Song Xian was introduced to the county government as a minor official because of a chance rescue of the county magistrate Li Jinsong. Relying on folk wisdom and dexterity, Song Xian showed his talents in a series of strange cases and rose through the ranks of the officialdom. He had the fun of outsmarting the officialdom and the wit of solving cases among the people. He became close friends with police officer Xiao Ye, medical girl Qin Xu and others, and worked together to expose the conspiracy of the dark force Cai Shu'an. They traveled to many places and continued to grow. Between the stormy official career and the repeated unsolved cases, Song Xian realized the transformation from an unknown person to a righteous judge. Each volume solves a major case independently. It contains tense reasoning, but also full of jokes and heart-warming interactions. In the end, the black hand that dominates the situation is revealed and the right path is achieved.
