Baffling Cases

In early summer in the capital, a grand wedding is underway. The son of the Deputy Minister of Rites is marrying the daughter of a salt merchant, and the hall is packed with guests.

- At the height of the festivities, the bride suddenly bleeds from all seven orifices and drops dead. Her red wedding gown blends with the blood, leaving a horrifying scene.

- The Prefect of Shuntian urgently summons Shen Mo, a director at the Ministry of Justice. Cui Peng, a Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, is also ordered to the scene.