Asking Rice in the White Night

My new story, The Ghost Gate: Like Wood Knows, launches on October 16. Follow my Weibo for details. Weibo: Dingyu Jiuchang Jiuchang Feiyao Chang de Touching Song Shuming, former captain of the criminal investigation squad, lost his younger sister, Song Shuqing, on a rainy night four years ago. He quit his job and became a private detective, devoting himself to finding her. Early this spring, a headless, limbless female corpse was recovered from the city's moat. Song Shuming went to identify the body, only to discover that all the clues pointed to an eighteen-year-old university student named Lin Su. That night was the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. Lin Su, born posthumously, came into the world crying, while her mother died of a hemorrhage that very night. Only Old Lin, withered as deadwood, raised her from infancy. Old Lin made his living painting animal masks. Lin Su grew up following him, traveling to folk opera festivals throughout the Guanzhong countryside. When Lin Su was sixteen, the raging fire surrounding the animal masks somehow spread to Old Lin, burning him into a thrashing monster. Lin Su watched the blazing flames engulf his human form, tears streaming down her face. A pure heart is wood; two trees make a forest. Song Shuming: "I heard you can help me find my sister?" Lin Su: "I heard you can help me uncover the mystery of my past?" Completed works: White Night, Asking About Rice; Ghosts in the Clouds; Phoenix Spirit; The Road to Redemption Audiobooks of the completed works White Night, Asking About Rice and Ghosts in the Clouds are now popular on Ximalaya. Upcoming works: Eleven Cuts; Sky City South of the Swan Sea's North Shore; A Zoo That Makes Your Heart Flutter; Half a Jianghu Song Essay: Reflections on the Years of Talent Shows Weibo: Dingyu Jiuchang Jiuchang Feiyao Chang de Touching Premise: