Mystery: Believe in Science, You Sew Up Corpses and Summon Spirits?

Tags: Folk Customs and Criminal Investigation, Hard-Core Deduction, No System, This Really Is Science

(This book is entirely fictional. Believe in science, but there are some rules in this world that you have no choice but to follow!)

“Ask not for directions at the third watch, lest the headless ghost claim your life.”

A massive string of serial murders has rocked Binhai. Every victim was decapitated and left kneeling toward the southeast. Not a single fingerprint could be found at the scenes, only the ashes of burned spirit money.

Just as the task force was about to classify the murders as the work of a cult, Jiang Ye, the “suspect” Su Qing had forcibly dragged out of seclusion, took one look at the crime scene photos and let out a cold laugh.

“Kneeling southeast means they were making an offering to Heaven. The ashes are there to hide the stench of the corpses. The killer isn’t a ghost, but a cripple who knows the rules of the ‘Even the’ trade.”

“Complete nonsense!” A provincial department expert slammed the table and jumped to his feet.

Without another word, Jiang Ye pulled out a sheet of yellow paper, folded it into a paper figure in a few quick moves, and tossed it into a vent. Then came a bizarre sight: the paper figure swayed and “walked” along with the airflow, finally stopping in front of a hidden crack in the wall.

They broke open the crack, revealing the bloodstained murder weapon!

In the deathly silence, Jiang Ye lit a cigarette. “That’s called ‘reading the wind to find its source.’ Ever heard of aerodynamics?”

This is an age of advanced technology, but in corners untouched by sunlight, ancient evils are taking root.

Knife sellers, corpse seamsters, paper effigy makers... These “Outer Eight Trades,” vanished from history, have now become even more secretive methods for committing high-IQ crimes.

Jiang Ye possesses two extraordinary skills, corpse sewing and paper effigy making. He had hoped to remain hidden in plain sight, but the cold and short-tempered policewoman Su Qing dragged him headfirst into frontline criminal investigations.