Duoguhuang Town, Shili Hongzhuang. As the sedan crosses the bridge, the bride is left with nothing but her wedding dress.
Scholars from poor families died suddenly one after another. They drowned in a water vat, had their throats cut under the moon, and had their mouths sewn in front of a mirror... They died in different ways, but only a single word was left at the scene.
The government blames ghosts and gods, but Shen Ci, the former detective of Dali Temple, is dragged back into the abyss by a line of words. The widowed actress Su Wan holds onto her late father's autopsy notes - there was one missing body in the fire that destroyed the family 15 years ago.
He deciphered the words, and she performed the autopsy. The eleven characters of the crossword puzzle represent one life, one way of death, and one old grudge.
When the last word was deciphered, they discovered that this was not the work of ghosts and gods, but a letter of revenge that had been written for fifteen years using corpses as pens and blood as ink.
And their names are also a mystery.
Purpose: "Moon Under the Bridge" is not a simple crime-solving novel. It asks: How should people deal with themselves when justice is absent? When the truth hurts, do you still want to know?