A Deadly Secret [Criminal Investigation]

Shen Zhiheng had a younger sister he hadn't seen in many years.

In his memory, the little girl was reserved and sickly, afraid of the dark and of pain. Even the slightest scrape was enough to make her swallow her sobs and tears.

She was hard to raise.

Later, a family upheaval forced them to send his sister away.

The little girl came to hate him completely.

They had no contact for years.

Many years later, now a captain of the criminal investigation team, he took charge of a serial murder case.

One day, the case that had left the police at their wits' end claimed its fourth victim: a renowned forensic pathologist, famous both at home and abroad.

The killer had brutally tortured her to death in a dark, shabby hotel storeroom.

The forensic pathologist's name was Shen Wan.

By sheer coincidence, it was the same name as Shen Zhiheng's sister.

In the sweltering summer heat, her body wasn't discovered until seven days after her death.

Looking at the gruesome crime scene photos, he found his memories of his sister growing incredibly hazy.

Everything in the past had become distorted.

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I traveled thousands of miles to see my brother.

I died in the city next to where he worked.

For seven days, before anyone found me,

I lay in the storeroom with my eyes open, feeling myself slowly decay.

I watched my brother's life.

For those seven days, his life was peaceful and steady. He could be just fine without me.

That's good. I'm just a little lonely.

Brother, don't wait for me. I can't come home.

A brilliant, clear-headed forensic pathologist younger sister x a steady, stern, deeply empathetic criminal investigator older brother

PS: Updates are irregular. The full novel is about 100,000 words and will be serialized for free.

Theme: The road is long. Come home soon.