The Ancient Temple Corpse Case: Master Huiming, abbot of Longquan Temple in Shun'an Prefecture, dies mysteriously atop a locked bell tower. He hangs beside the bronze bell, a strange smile on his face and bloodstained prayer beads clutched in his hand. The scene is a sealed room with no way in or out.
The Nursery Rhyme Murder Case: A string of bizarre murders takes place in Shun'an Prefecture. The wealthy Liu Wanguan, Shopkeeper Wang, and Li Fugui are successively stabbed to death in locked rooms, each with a look of terror frozen on their face. Beside every body lies a strange nursery rhyme, as if the Grim Reaper were calling names from a list...
Wu Shisi, an eccentric of Shun'an Prefecture, painstakingly unravels every clue. He seeks no fame or official post and wants no part in government, relying only on his wits as he roams the countryside in pursuit of the truth. Though he holds no office or position, he repeatedly solves baffling cases that leave the authorities stumped. With nothing but his case notes and keen insight into human nature, he earns a name as a “great detective of the people.”
Great, really good
What kind of messy plot, a fire incident twenty years ago, the revenge of a fifteen-year-old son, and he still looks twelve or thirteen years old?
Beautiful, so exciting
Sounds good, sounds good, sounds good, sounds good