When the old bridge collapsed during the flood season, a skeleton was fished out of the concrete with a grab.
The knot is a method for tying sand mining boats, and the deceased is the informant Lao Qi who "absconded with money" twenty-three years ago.
But the name of the person who signed the wanted order was his master.
The time of death was a full three months after he "absconded" - he did not escape, but was imprisoned, silenced, and poured into a bridge pier.
Qin Zhen, a former criminal policeman who was demoted to a community police officer, knew that these bones should not be fished out.
But he also knew that when the water receded, everything on the river bed would be visible.
What he was investigating was not a case, but a sentence that he owed for twenty-three years.
And buried under this river is not just one corpse, but also the original sin on which the city relied.
There is no system, no rebirth, no golden fingers, just old pocket watches, half-page ledgers, and a group of people who refuse to swallow their words.
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"Don't fish!" Don't tell ghost stories. It only describes how people work underwater, how they pay accounts, and how they swallow their words. I won't feel scared after reading it, I will just feel my throat tightening - like I just surfaced from the water and haven't learned how to breathe normally yet. Thank you also for your willingness to follow Shen Shen. The pace of Chapter 15 is slow and the clues are fragmented. Those who can read this are the ones who are really willing to hold their breath with me in the dark. This patience is heavier than any data. There are no words under the water, but your gaze gives me the confidence to continue diving.
"Don't fish!" Don't tell ghost stories. It only describes how people work underwater, how they pay accounts, and how they swallow their words. I won't feel scared after reading it, I will just feel my throat tightening - like I just surfaced from the water and haven't learned how to breathe normally yet. Thank you also for your willingness to follow Shen Shen. The pace of Chapter 15 is slow and the clues are fragmented. Those who can read this are the ones who are really willing to hold their breath with me in the dark. This patience is heavier than any data. There are no words under the water, but your gaze gives me the confidence to continue diving.
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