The Half-Cigarette Detective

Name: The Half-Cigarette Detective
Author: Sea of Worry-Free

半支烟神探

by Sea of Worry-Free (无忧之海)

Status: Completed
Length: 182k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 11mo ago
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He never smokes a cigarette down to the end; the cases he solves are never settled.??

At forty, Chen Mu is a legend who doesn't fit in with the police force. Sloppy in appearance and a little obsessive, he solves cases through a fixation on details and his odd habit of snuffing out a cigarette halfway through. From bizarre accidents to perfect murders, no trick can escape his notice.

But Chen Mu has never been after the killer right in front of him. Ten years ago, his father, Chen Guodong, was disgraced over an unsolved case and died with a grievance in his heart, leaving behind only a badge engraved with "The Shepherd" and half a cigarette he never finished.

When Chen Mu discovers the same ghostly mark lurking behind a series of strange recent crimes, he realizes the game from back then is not over. This time, his opponent is an apex predator capable of controlling life and death and defining the "perfect crime."

?He pieces together the clues and closes in on the truth. Before the half-smoked cigarette burns out, he must win.?

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