On the first day after transmigrating, Gu Changqing knew he was finished.
In his previous life, he was a forensic pathology PhD. In this life, he was a death-row inmate.
His crime was “spreading absurd rumors.” All because he'd said, “This man didn't hang himself. Someone strangled him and then hung him up.”
The coroner at the Dali Temple said he was talking nonsense. The county magistrate said he was disrupting the court.
Execution after the autumn harvest. Fine. Let the world burn!
He'd already accepted his fate.
Then a psychopath appeared in the capital, the kind who specialized in flaying people alive.
The Embroidered Uniform Guard couldn't solve the case and was getting desperate.
Then they remembered the “madman who can make the dead speak” locked up in the prison.
Shen Shiliu stood at the cell door, the light from his blade reflected on his face.
“Come out. Solve the case and you'll be spared. Fail, and I'll personally send you on your way.”
Gu Changqing looked at the rats in his cell, then at the embroidered spring blade in Shen Shiliu's hand.
“Fine. I'll solve the case.”
He dragged his shackles to the Hanlin academician's residence and asked three questions.
A high-ranking official fell apart on the spot.
Shen Shiliu's gaze shifted from “looking at a corpse” to “looking at the living King of Hell.”
Gu Changqing: ...
He really was just a forensic pathologist. All he wanted was to examine a body in peace.
Why did everyone look at him as if he were a ghost?
Never mind. What mattered was this:
Where's the next body?
So far, I'm quite enjoying it. Since I've only been watching for a short time, Gu Changqing and Shen Shiliu's character designs and portrayals are very good. But teacher, are you really not considering them? 🥺 I'd be happy to support them! 🥺🥺🥺 I hope you see this.
It's good, especially the character portrayals, which are incredibly realistic and vivid. The protagonist, Gu Changqing, is a coroner who only pursues the truth; he's calm and rational at work, but a bit reckless. Shen Shiliu, burdened by his father's wrongful conviction and the rise and fall of his family, is willing to be the emperor's tool, cold-blooded and ruthless, yet still possessing a…
I wonder if anyone has seen the version of Young Detective Dee starring Bosco Wong? It was amazing, I read it several times. This book is similar to that one, super engaging, with a tight pace, one plot point after another, and the protagonist is incredibly intelligent. I remember someone in the comments saying the protagonist is Shen Shiliu's external brain, hahaha, so true!
If you love suspense, enjoy stories with two male leads, and are obsessed with ancient-style crime dramas, then this is a must-read! While reading, I felt like I was dissecting corpses and investigating cases alongside the protagonists, unraveling mysteries step by step. The thrill and immersion were both top-notch, making it a truly worthwhile read! I finished reading this novel in two days.
The plot is quite engaging, the scenes are realistic and immersive, the forensic perspective on solving cases is fresh, and the dialogue and details keep the tension high. I felt some of the torture descriptions were a bit contrived, and the pacing was a little slow. Overall, it's down-to-earth and gets more and more addictive the more you watch!
I should mention that I really enjoy forensic literature, so I'm giving it an extra star. To summarize the strengths, the writing style is good, the dialogue and pacing of the story are quite good, the characters are decent, and there are no major flaws in the characters. While there's some technical information, it's not excessive, which is just right. The flaws are quite obvious.
This author writes very well; each character is vivid, and the story is very immersive. I have a small question: the character of Lord Shen is unique because of his father and his position. His aloof personality is fine, but he always threatens to kill you. However, even after the male lead, Mr. Gu, joins the story, he doesn't change at all.
It's good, don't believe the synopsis, there is a romantic pairing, but the author writes very well. I personally prefer simple crime-solving stories. Goodbye.
Having read up to chapter 50, I'm starting to get confused. Who exactly is in charge of the Thirteen Divisions? It seems like Shen Shiliu doesn't know anything about the people under his jurisdiction, while Gu Changqing, who used to work at the Dali Temple and only recently joined the Thirteen Divisions, seems to know much more about them. How strange!
The writing is a bit ambiguous, oh dear 🙈 If you don't take it too seriously, it's quite well written and very vivid. There are occasional minor issues, but they don't affect the overall writing style. Listening to audiobooks is like listening to a story; it's fast-paced and engaging.