In the novel "The Mystery of the Dark Mirror", the protagonist is Cheng Mo, an archaeologist determined to find his missing fiancée. Here are the details about the protagonist:
### Main Characters:
1. Cheng Mo (male protagonist)
- Identity: Artifact appraisal expert at the Palace Museum and archaeologist
- Motivation: To find his fiancée, Su Qing, who mysteriously disappeared three years ago
- Distinctive Mark: A black bird tattoo on his left wrist that changes with frequency, a biological key implanted by Su Qing
- Key Abilities: He can read encrypted memories in bronze mirrors and is unusually sensitive to sound frequencies
### Dual-Heroine Setup (Mystery of Dual Identities):
2. Su Qing (heroine)
- Public Identity: Cheng Mo's fiancée and a researcher at an acoustics laboratory
- Hidden Identity: The ninth-generation perfect host of the "Black Bird Project"
- Current Situation: Trapped in a mirror world, pregnant with a quantum fetus capable of connecting the two worlds
3. Shen Lu (second heroine)
- Public Identity: Special investigator for the National Security Bureau
- True Identity: A seventh-generation mechanically modified host, half human and half machine
- Special Feature: Her mechanical right eye contains some of Su Qing's memories
### Character Dynamics:
- As Cheng Mo searches for Su Qing, he gradually discovers that Shen Lu and Su Qing share a connection of consciousness
- The two women share some memories but represent opposing sides: Shen Lu belongs to the resistance, while Su Qing is on the side being controlled
- The ultimate secret of the "Black Bird Project" is hidden within the love triangle: an experiment involving a life-form in a quantum-entangled state
### Protagonist