The Bronze Man Mystery of Chang’an: The Great Tang Murder Files

At the height of the Great Tang, under Chang'an's glittering facade, dark currents swirl. Pei Sansi, a Court of Judicial Review official who loves poring over case files but is poor at socializing, is a low-ranking ninth-grade clerk who unexpectedly gets caught up in the bizarre case of the “Bronze Man's Deadly Summons.” The victim is a minor official from the Ministry of Works, found dead in a strange manner, as if one of the legendary Twelve Bronze Men of Qin Shi Huang had claimed his life. As the investigation deepens, Pei Sansi discovers that this is no isolated case. A string of deaths points to a long-lost occult art and a shocking conspiracy capable of overturning the imperial court. Facing the hostility of his colleagues, pressure from his superiors, and pursuit by the mastermind behind it all, Pei Sansi can only rely on his understanding of the law and human nature to find the truth in the smallest clues. The ghost he must investigate is not a spirit, but the human heart. Yet when he finally peels away the layers of deception, the truth leaves him chilled to the bone: in this city of Chang'an, who is human, and who is a ghost?