I, Shen Zhao, am a staunch materialist and a scientific benchmark in the criminal investigation world.
Now... He is a glorious Jin Yiwei in the Ming Dynasty.
Not long after I traveled through time, I took over a shocking murder case in a secret room:
The minister of etiquette was devoured and eaten in a heavily guarded home, but the doors and windows were intact.
The only clue was a huge, inhuman paw print on the beam.
Colleagues burned incense and drew talismans, believing that it was an "injustice soul seeking life." I... Silently took out the magnifying glass.
God seemed to think this was not exciting enough and gave me a pair of real eyes.
It allows me to see through all false pretenses and identify demons and ghosts.
It just gives me a clear view of:
The beauty in front of me is actually a painted fox demon;
That respected master had a ring of resentment on his head;
Even the pet cat my boss carries in his arms exudes an aura that makes my hair stand on end!
In order to survive in this "high-risk" world, I can only pick up my old profession:
Criminal psychology, trace identification, micro-expression analysis...
While my colleagues were studying the Bagua formation, I was doing ballistic analysis; while the masters were calculating the birth dates of monsters, I was doing suspect profiling.
They call me the sharpest knife in the "Demon Suppression Division" and the "King of Hell" with the highest crime detection rate.
Only I know that when facing those "suspects" with green faces and fangs;
I had to resist the urge to turn around and run away every time. I pretended to be calm, held my hat wing, and said calmly: "This...'Strong man', I think your alibi is full of loopholes."
Welcome to the Daming Jinyiwei Paranormal Case Investigation Office. We believe in science... But solving crimes really relies on metaphysics!
A bit toxic, but still ok and edible