Modern forensic examiner Zhao Cheng transmigrates to the second year of the Jiayou era in the Northern Song dynasty, becoming an apprentice coroner at the very bottom of society.
From the start, he wakes up at a corpse scene and is mistaken for the killer?
No problem. He uses modern forensic techniques to leave everyone in the dust:
The coroner’s office? He becomes a top-tier star.
The rigged imperial examinations? He roots out the corruption.
Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng? They all become his friends.
Bodies floating in the Bian River, conspiracies at the examination hall, poisonings at Fan Tower, spies on the frontier... Behind each bizarre case, the court is seething with hidden currents.
Along the way, he also brings modern delivery-app thinking to the Song dynasty and launches Zhao’s On-Demand Delivery.
This is the story of a lowly coroner who becomes a top-tier star in the Northern Song dynasty by combining forensic science with the power of technology.
[Historical mystery + forensic power fantasy + interactions with historical figures + court intrigue + ancient food delivery]
Come on, author, I'm optimistic about you, hehe