The Tales of Di Renjie

Name: The Tales of Di Renjie
Author: Cooking Wine and Investigating Cases

狄仁杰故事

by Cooking Wine and Investigating Cases (煮酒问案)

Status: Completed
Length: 218k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Mystery + Deduction + Crime Solving + Ancient China + Tang Dynasty]

1. Story Background

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, the young Di Renjie discovers a case involving a skeleton while on his way to take up the post of magistrate of Luoyang County. As he investigates its hidden secrets, a murder occurs in the Wang family. Everyone is a suspect, but who is the killer?

In a secluded manor, the host dies before a banquet ends. No one present could have committed the crime, so how did the killer do it?

2. Cases

Planned cases include The Wang Residence Murder, The Life-and-Death Mystery, The Stone Treasure Case, The Secret Butterfly, Bloodshed in the Ancient Town, The Eight-Sided Inn, The Missing Shoe, Lullaby, Dreaming of the Ancient Bell, and other unsolved mysteries from ancient times.

3. Main Characters

Di Renjie, the protagonist: intelligent and level-headed, though he sometimes takes rash risks for the people and his subordinates.

Zheng Wu, second male lead and one of Di Renjie’s personal guards: an average fighter and a martial arts fanatic.

Di Pu, second male lead and Di Renjie’s steward: helps Di Renjie analyze cases.

Duan Shiyu, second female lead and a chivalrous woman serving under Di Renjie: a formidable fighter skilled with short swords.

Li Wenyang, second male lead and one of Di Renjie’s personal guards: a formidable fighter.

Liu Xinyue, fifth female lead and Di Renjie’s wife.

4. Setting

Note: The purchasing power of money is close to that of the early Tang Dynasty, though there are still some differences. The ages of some characters should not be judged by historical standards.

This is not a wuxia novel. Although it includes varying levels of martial prowess, the characters are all ordinary people compared with those in wuxia stories.

Stats

106Chapters

736Reads · 30 days

30.6kReads · all time

105Shelf adds, last 14 days

6.5Score

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