[Republican-Era Mystery] [Time Travel] [Survival by Extending His Life] [Logical Deduction]
Beicheng, 1912. Xie Shiyan falls from a deathbed into a world in turmoil and binds himself to a life-extension System, finding a way to survive by solving cases in exchange for more time.
Using the eye of a modern-day mortician, he unravels the city's strange and baffling mysteries:
The madam of the Wen residence dies under suspicious circumstances in her own courtyard. The sound of a knife being sharpened carries through a thatched cottage on the outskirts of town in the dead of night. A bloodstained peachwood box reveals a terrifying murder plot...
By solving one sinister murder after another, he extends his fleeting lifespan.
At first, he thinks himself a mere passerby observing the world. Little does he know that from the day he stepped into the paper effigy shop, he was already caught up in the entire affair.
When the truth behind the final case comes to light, he finally understands:
They say solving cases adds years to your life, but this so-called life extension is nothing more than a delusive dream in this fleeting existence.
"Mr. Xie, the fog over Beicheng has lifted. Your journey home has come to an end."
It's a very interesting time-travel plot, and the method of murder is quite innovative. I'm looking forward to the next plot, and the author will keep up the good work [Love]