Silent Night: Criminal Investigation

[The later chapters contain some logical inconsistencies. If that bothers you, feel free to stop reading. This is the author’s first crime procedural, and I didn’t consider everything carefully enough. I’m truly sorry.] On forensic pathologist Jian Chen’s first day at work, the detectives had one question. Why was their unflappable captain, Huo Wugui, always picking on Jian Chen? Seventeen years ago, a kidnapping clung to Jian Chen like a curse. Seventeen years later, a corpse glowing an eerie green surfaced in the river, and long-dormant evil came surging in on dark currents. A voice from the depths of his memory cried out: You’ll go to hell with me. Someone reached out and pulled Jian Chen back to the first light of dawn. Police captain Huo Wugui and forensic pathologist Jian Chen work together, following every clue to uncover the truth behind a case spanning seventeen years. “I should have gone to hell. But the road there was long and rugged, and when I met you, the sky suddenly grew bright.” - Three months after forensic pathologist Jian Chen joined the force, the detectives had one question. Had their upright, principled captain Huo Wugui secretly taken a lover? Forensics team: Check the crime-scene technician, now! Jian Chen: No need. It’s me. 1. The stoic, taciturn, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted police captain, gong. 2. The long-suffering, easygoing forensic pathologist who loves to lie flat, shou. 3. This is a fictional setting. Please don’t compare it to reality. It takes place roughly twenty years ago. - Take a look at my upcoming novel, *Where There Is No Life: Crime Procedural*. When Yu Wusheng opened his eyes, he was lying in a hospital bed. A notorious serial-killer case had made headlines, and every clue pointed to him. As if things weren’t bad enough, the police captain Lu Bu Wen, who wouldn’t let up on him, became his new partner. Clear his name. Solve the murder. Time limit: three months. Three months later Yu Wusheng: “I’ve already cleared my name, Captain Lu. Why are you still chasing me?” “God uses all kinds of tricks to make people lonely, so that I can see you when the crowd has gone.” The obsessive police captain Lu Bu Wen x Yu Wusheng, a hard-of-hearing crime-scene technician Theme: Use modern investigative techniques to find the truth. Justice will prevail.