The Thirteen Branches of Zhuyou: Di Renjie's Modern Criminal Investigation Chronicles

[Hardcore traditional detective work + criminal psychology is hopelessly outclassed + teammates all come around + Killer: he's scarier than a ghost]

Di Renjie, a legendary detective, opens his eyes to find himself reborn as a rookie being ostracized at a modern police station.

From the start, he encounters a bizarre case of “spirit possession,” and his colleagues laugh at him for being superstitious. In the interrogation room, he neither reads the case file nor asks questions. Facing a crime boss with countless deaths on his hands, he simply says, “There's a crying baby sitting on your shoulder.”

The next day, the hardened criminal breaks down in tears and confesses to a family massacre from seven years ago.

While modern criminal profilers are still analyzing motives, Di Renjie uses a copy of The Thirteen Branches of Zhuyou to lay every crime bare, as fear strips away all concealment.

The criminal investigation captain stares in disbelief. “You call that interrogation?” Di Renjie sighs. “This is the finest way to attack the heart. You modern people, your minds are never at peace.”