My name is Lin Xu, and I'm a “folk customs consultant” specially hired by the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
Every day at work, I do two things:
First, I use feng shui secrets to track down criminals and solve cases.
Second, I turn the investigation into a flawless scientific report.
That is, until the serial “death by bronze bell” murders begin, and the killer uses forbidden folk rituals to taunt the entire criminal investigation team.
The bureau chief slams my report onto the desk. “‘Yin artifact invading the body’? Consultant Lin, how long are you going to keep promoting feudal superstition!”
I push up my glasses and add a line to the end of the report:
“Recommend dissecting the victim's chest. There should be a Song Dynasty coin inside the heart.”
That afternoon, the autopsy results come back, and the entire bureau falls silent.
Then my phone lights up, and an unfamiliar text appears on the screen:
“‘Questioner of the Yin’? Your father's debt must be repaid with your life.”
The truth behind the “accidental” fire three years ago that burned my parents to death is finally coming to light.
The rhythm control of this book is superb. Each chapter ends abruptly at just the right place, tightly grasping your curiosity like a pair of invisible hands, making you stay up all night and just want to turn to the next page. The subtlety of the author's foreshadowing is impressive. All the seemingly random details in the early stage have become a key piece of the puzzle in the end. When the final reversal comes, it brings not only a scalp-numbing shock, but also an intellectual pleasure of all the clues being perfectly connected. It is not only a story about a mystery, but also a subtle exploration of the depths of human nature. The characters' choices in extreme situations are real and complex, making the thriller penetrate into the bones from the plot. After reading and closing the book, the feeling of being completely 'cheated' yet completely 'respected' is exactly the kind of enjoyment that top-notch suspense novels can bring.
The rhythm control of this book is superb. Each chapter ends abruptly at just the right place, tightly grasping your curiosity like a pair of invisible hands, making you stay up all night and just want to turn to the next page. The subtlety of the author's foreshadowing is impressive. All the seemingly random details in the early stage have become a key piece of the puzzle in the end. When the final reversal comes, it brings not only a scalp-numbing shock, but also an intellectual pleasure of all the clues being perfectly connected. It is not only a story about a mystery, but also a subtle exploration of the depths of human nature. The characters' choices in extreme situations are real and complex, making the thriller penetrate into the bones from the plot. After reading and closing the book, the feeling of being completely 'cheated' yet completely 'respected' is exactly the kind of enjoyment that top-notch suspense novels can bring.