Solve a Case from a Footprint? Song Ci Says It’s Impossible

[Hardcore forensic detail + ancient crime investigation + fast-paced case solving + no System + a purely technical edge]

Trace evidence expert Wu Mian transmigrates into the body of a starving refugee in the first year of Shaoding under the Southern Song. Song Ci, then serving as a county registrar, takes him in and saves his life.

Just then, a baffling case comes to light: a murder in a sealed room. Apart from a rope and a dense patchwork of footprints at the scene, there is no other evidence.

When everyone is at a loss, Wu Mian glances at the ground. “Judging from the length of the footprints, the stride, the wear patterns, and their depth...”

“The killer was five feet nine inches tall, carried the body on his left shoulder, and was between forty and fifty years old. As for his weight...”

It turns out the real killer has been hiding in plain sight among the crowd. Everyone is stunned.

From then on, the Great Song has a remarkable new sleuth known for solving cases with “eyes like a god.”

He can see the tiniest details and keenly spot every trace left at a crime scene.

He can use logical flaws in a confession to reconstruct the entire crime in reverse.

All it takes is a moment sitting across from someone for him to see the demons in their heart.

At last, Song Ci can’t help asking, “Is there anything you can’t do?”

Wu Mian sighs. “Perform autopsies.”

Song Ci smiles faintly. “Good thing I can.”

A modern trace evidence expert and the forefather of forensic medicine join forces to solve cases...