Xia Anran, a modern forensic doctor, dressed as a female widow from the Chen Dynasty. On the first night she entered Yizhuang, there was an unknown corpse in the house.
She originally thought someone was just testing her, until one after another "accidental" murders pointed to an unjust case that was suppressed seven years ago.
Corpses cannot lie, but living people dare not listen.
She insisted on asking Gu.
Purpose: To pursue the truth with the evidence of corpses, and to write about people who still choose justice amidst power and silence.