No Such Person

- Writing isn't easy, so please support the official release. Exclusively published on Jinjiang. - The novel is complete. A simplified Chinese edition has been signed with Lu Shang; follow Mu Chisu for updates. - The audiobook is complete. Search for "No Such Person" on Ximalaya to listen! - A crime investigation novel set in the same universe, "This Is a Distress Signal," is currently being serialized. Please check it out. - Weibo: Mu Chisu · Blurb for "No Such Person": On the night of their graduation, Qi Zang and his roommate Xu Ci accidentally drank too much... After that night, Qi Zang felt he had to take responsibility for Xu Ci. But Xu Ci left without a word and vanished completely. No one in the world could find any trace of him. They met again eight years later. A brutally gruesome dismemberment case heralded the start of a series of murders. Qi Zang, now captain of the criminal investigation team, was ordered by his superiors to solve the case within a set time limit. A hand with clearly defined knuckles held a knife and slashed the victim's vulnerable throat. In full view of the crowd, the killer finished the deed and raised a face drenched in blood, with eyes as cold as a corpse's. The scar at the corner of his eye was red as a sky set ablaze. He looked like a grim reaper, blood-crazed and heartless as iron. That man was Xu Ci. Eight years after they parted, Qi Zang personally put handcuffs on Xu Ci. "Xu Ci, you are the prime suspect in this case. "Confess and you'll be treated leniently. Resist and you'll be punished severely." · That hidden shadowy cloud continued to hang over the city. He chose to be the brave one who went against the tide, never standing in the light, yet daring to hope he could summon the sun. [Reader's Guide] 1. Happy ending. Qi Zang (Zang, first tone), gong x Xu Ci, shou. Sharp-eyed, stern, roguishly handsome police detective [gong] Beautiful but tragic, highly intelligent, cold and stunning, master of time management, "suspect" [shou] 2. Fictional city setting, entirely made up, with no real-world basis. Please don't read it as such. 3. Some original details are included. Please don't overanalyze them. Thank you. 4. The shou protagonist does not break any laws. 5. Completed novels: "Escape from the Asylum," "Live-Action Scripted Murder Mystery," and "Chosen Prophet." They're all Infinite Flow. Check the author's profile for more. (Blurb dated 2021.12.07) ***Below is the blurb for the next novel, "The King's Scripted Murder Mystery Game [Infinite]"*** [Player Shi Zong, welcome to the King's Scripted Murder Mystery Game] [Your role in this round is the Black Widow. All three of your previous husbands died unnatural deaths, and now you are about to marry your fourth husband.] Shi Zong: "…" [The game is dangerous. Explore with caution.] [Immerse yourself in your role. OOC behavior will result in death.] [Uncovering the truth can help you avoid a death ending.] Always keep one important rule in mind while playing: [Never look directly at the King's face!] Shi Zong officially became a player. From then on, he spent his days setting up killers, civilians, and even NPCs. As countless people cursed him, he walked into the temple under their watchful eyes. In the solemn, austere temple, the King sat on his throne wearing a bronze mask. Seven knight's seats stood empty beside him. They said becoming a knight granted all kinds of extraordinary powers, and the players were fighting tooth and nail over the seven seats. Wearing the title of [First Knight], Shi Zong passed the knight's seats without pausing. Step by step, he walked up to the King and reached out, his fingertips lightly touching the bronze mask. Everyone bowed their heads and closed their eyes at once. They held their breath, not daring to catch a glimpse of the King's face. Then Shi Zong asked softly: "Why won't you let anyone see your face? "My King, what are you afraid of?" [Reader's Notes] 1. You don't need to have played a scripted murder mystery game to enjoy this. 2. The protagonist doesn't break any laws in the real world. 3. The focus is on deduction and solving mysteries, with fantasy and eerie elements. Inspired by Jorge Luis Borges's "Two English Poems": "What can I give you to keep you? "I offer you the streets of poverty, the desperate sunsets, the moon over rundown suburbs. "I offer you the sorrow of someone who gazes at the lonely moon for a long time. "I offer you the loyalty of someone who has never had faith. "I offer you the memory of a yellow rose seen one evening, long before you were born. "I offer you my loneliness, my darkness, the hunger of my heart; I try to move you with confusion, danger, and failure." (Dated 2022.3.12) Theme: Find the truth and embrace the light