Strange Cases of the Republic of China

In Shanghai during the Republic of China, visitors came on a rainy night. A mysterious note that says "Skull Cup, Immortal, Eighteenth of the twelfth lunar month" draws the down-and-out detective Shen Mu into a shocking mystery that spans three realms. The missing reporter, the "living dead" in the cellar, the immortal elixir that can make people fake death, the skull cup made of the skull of a monk - behind every puzzle, there is a greater conspiracy. When he finally uncovered the secret of the Skull Cup, he discovered that it was just the tip of the iceberg. Zen Master Wuzhu's three-volume mental method, the legendary elixir of immortality, the undercover agent who has been lurking for twenty years, the mysterious figure peeping in the dark... The truth is like an abyss. The more you delve deeper, the more shocking it becomes. And the stubborn girl Meng Xiaodie who bit her lip and asked him to investigate the case, unknowingly became the reason why he was willing to die. A fantasy story that combines suspense, detective work, the style of the Republic of China, and the love of life and death. Opening this book, you will walk into the weird and confusing old Shanghai and witness a period of truth and love written in life.