Detective Di Renjie: The Mists of the Luo River

Prologue: After the Great Detective's Triumph In the spring of the second year of Yongchang, Luoyang basked in the warm sunshine. A thin mist still lingered over the Luo River, while the palace rooftops appeared and disappeared in the morning light. Just days earlier, Di Renjie had foiled the “Supernatural Wonders of the Luo River” conspiracy, hatched through the collusion of Princess Taiping and Wu Sansi, sending shock waves through the court. Yet the elderly statesman, now past sixty, felt no relief at all.