A critical condition notice drove Liu Dali to the end of his rope.
With nowhere else to turn, he pushed open the door of a strange paper funeral-goods shop called Fushoujin.
The owner, Qian Lao Qi, said, "Write down your name and birth details, and I can get you out of a bind."
He received a heavy stack of silver dollars, and a blank paper figure that looked exactly like him.
From then on, an ever-present gaze followed close behind him.
Theme: Beware of debt traps.
