Anecdotal Records of the Punishment of Cao Cao in the Ming Dynasty

During the Wanli period, mysterious cases occurred one after another in Qingzhou Prefecture: wealthy businessmen suddenly died without corpses in their coffins, and the sound of "headless monks" chanting sutras came from ancient temples in the middle of the night. Cao Mo, a demoted official, was forced to assist in the investigation, but was involved in a deeper conspiracy - the case pointed to a covered-up palace murder ten years ago. He must use his unique post-mortem skills and treacherous torture methods to uncover the shocking secret behind the fog while being pursued by powerful officials and jealous of his colleagues.