Jiang Han fell asleep on the last subway train.
When he woke up, the carriage had changed. Thick white fog filled the view outside the windows. All the ordinary passengers had vanished, leaving only seven people, himself included.
The announcement rang out:
"This train is bound for Mist Station. There are seven participants. Your task: identify the murderer within seven stops, or everyone will die."
"At each stop, the lights in the carriage will go out once. You must vote to identify the culprit before they go out. If you identify the culprit correctly, the sentence will be carried out. If you are wrong, an innocent person will take the punishment instead. If no one makes an accusation, one person will be executed at random."
Seven stops. Seven chances. One of the seven is a murderer.
No one knows who it is. He knows, but he can disguise himself.
At every stop, the lights go out. In the darkness, something waits to pass judgment.
Get it right, and it kills the murderer. Get it wrong, and it kills an innocent person. Do nothing, and it picks someone at random.
Jiang Han isn't afraid.
He doesn't really know how to be "afraid."
He has emotional detachment disorder, and is naturally incapable of feeling fear, anger, or sadness.
While others break down, he observes. While others argue, he deduces.
The only thing he wants to know is this: what connection do his parents, who disappeared twenty years ago, have to this instance world?
Then he hears a voice only he can hear:
the thought that flashes through the murderer's mind:
"Fooled another one."
The writing is delicate, the story is moving, and the core is warm and profound. The plot is not exaggerated, every word touches the heart, and you'll gain a lot from reading it. Highly recommended!