The Criminal's Code

Name: The Criminal's Code
Author: Peach Blossoms Fall Silent as I Seek the Swordsman

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by Peach Blossoms Fall Silent as I Seek the Swordsman (桃花不语寻剑客)

Status: Completed
Length: 339k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 5mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

I’ve always believed that only works with real depth are worth readers’ time!

I hope you can see the characters grow as you read this novel!

Some people always think that little people don’t matter, until their retaliation exceeds all expectations. Only then do they realize, too late, how wrong they were!

Gao Lei smiled faintly. After taking a few puffs, he asked Shen Che, “What is a police officer’s responsibility?”

Shen Che replied, “Fight crime and maintain public order.”

Gao Lei stubbed out his cigarette and smiled. “But wasn’t the reason the police were established to protect people from harm?”

Shen Che couldn’t immediately understand why Gao Lei was saying this, so he blurted out, “Fighting crime and maintaining public order are how we ensure people aren’t harmed.”

“No, no, no.” Gao Lei said no three times in a row. “That’s not the same thing. The order matters. Fighting crime and maintaining public order are a police officer’s duties, the work they do, but they aren’t the original purpose.”

Gao Lei continued, “The difference might not seem great, but in essence, they’re worlds apart. Take Liu Lanzhi, for example. The police failed to protect her, and she didn’t even get a fair hearing. That’s why Liang Bing sought revenge. And now, we’re going after Liang Bing to fight crime. But doesn’t that run counter to the original purpose of protecting people from harm?”

Mystery + revenge + evidence of crimes + high intelligence + human nature + officialdom + ideals + reality

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673Reads · 30 days

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