The Crime Investigation Unit

Name: The Crime Investigation Unit
Author: Candied Sweet Potato Cake

罪案调查组

by Candied Sweet Potato Cake (拔丝蛋糕地瓜)

Status: Completed
Length: 220k Words
Genre: Mystery
Subgenre: Mystery & Supernatural
Updated: 5mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Seven years ago, a serial murder case known as the “Campus Poet” killings shocked the entire city. After murdering five people, the killer vanished without a trace. Detective Captain Chen Guodong was caught in an explosion while pursuing the killer, leaving him gravely injured and with amnesia. A legend of the police force had fallen.

Seven years later, a body is found in a ritualistic style identical to the old murders. The bloody poem at the scene points unmistakably to Chen Guodong's sealed case files.

The once-famous detective is now the prime suspect.

When the Municipal Public Security Bureau calls him back, Chen Guodong makes only one demand: that his apprentice, Lu Xiao, accompany him. Lu Xiao lost the use of one leg because of him and hates him to the core.

“Teacher, you'd better really have lost your memory.” Lu Xiao slams his service pistol onto the table, his gaze sharp as a blade. “Otherwise, I'll put the handcuffs on you myself.”

A detective with amnesia and an apprentice consumed by hatred are forced to work together. But when they tear away the copycat's disguise, they discover that every clue points to the same truth: the killer from seven years ago never left.

He's finishing the “masterpiece” he began back then. And Chen Guodong's name is written on the final page.

There are plenty more crime stories waiting for you to discover!

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