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Welcome back to Zhihai Town, before it disappeared. Summer here brings the sound of cicadas, crashing waves, chilled watermelon juice, and... my corpse.
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A high school girl from Qiuming Middle School fell from the rooftop.
Fifteen-year-old Jian Lan witnessed it.
Having just arrived in Zhihai Town, she had no idea that this case would be the pebble that stirred the stagnant waters of the town.
Cases kept occurring that summer, and they led to a large number of child disappearances from long ago.
She even found her own corpse among them...
Before the truth could come to light, her family, friends, and everything and everyone in the town vanished in an instant, like ashes.
Only Jian Lan's memories as a ghost remained, wandering the world.
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Twelve years later, Jian Lan entered a virtual reality recreation of Zhihai Town.
As an investigator, she would guide the viewers watching the livestream as they uncovered the truth behind every case that had taken place in Zhihai Town, all within two months.
Including the mystery of the town's disappearance.
This time, she was no longer an innocent girl. As the one pulling the strings, she would turn the wheel of fate once more, dragging everyone into the "abyss."
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Rules for reading this mystery:
1. The CP is: quietly going insane (Jian Lan) x silently devoted (Ling Qi).
2. Don't read it as a collection of standalone stories.
3. Keywords: fair-play mystery*, transformative mystery*.
4. Don't skip the viewers' comments in the story. They contain clues.
5. Don't jump to conclusions.
*Fair-play mystery: Focuses on reconstructing the story and relationships rather than the method of murder.
*Transformative mystery: Contains supernatural elements.
Special note: The fatal fall happens from Chapter 3 onward, but Jian Lan isn't just a "detective"; she is also part of the story. Chapters 1 and 2 contain foreshadowing for a twist, so it's up to you whether to continue!
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There will be a little crossover with The Wasteland Divine Nation Reboots, a cyberpunk wasteland mystery about a secretive cult, where a lowly wage slave becomes a god.
---Coming Soon---
Why Is the Cold Lawyer So Keen on Solving Cases?
Leng Zhiwei, formerly a civil lawyer, is now so broke she's practically living on dirt.
After driving away several unreliable clients, she's forced to take on criminal cases.
Other lawyers make reasonable suspicions, boldly question things, and sort out the details through legal documents.
Leng Zhiwei heads straight to the front lines, joins the investigation, and digs every inch of the ground, turning herself into a detective instead of a lawyer.
No one has faith in her, yet she has the highest success rate.
The cases get stranger, and the secrets grow deeper.
Until one day, she discovers that the cases she's taken on aren't coincidences.
And she seems to be becoming part of the secret herself.
Theme: Face life head-on.
Why Is the Cold Lawyer So Keen on Solving Cases?
We're Reborn, So Who Needs to Bind to a System?
Saintheart Orphanage [Mystery]
Cyber Gods Descend Upon an Infinite World
Awakening in the Deep Space [Interstellar]
The God-Tier Big Shot Sets the Infinite World Straight
Rebooting the Wasteworld Theocracy
Evil and Punishment [Crime Investigation]
Wow, you guessed it right, Xie Siming's game is really about time [Spreading Flowers], but Zhihai Town is really miserable... Then don't the residents of this town always live in garbage...
So it's actually an environmental protection promotional video, hahahahaha, it's quite interesting, the male protagonist is essentially the network administrator of this area?
I feel that this suspense book is very well written. At least the writing style is good, it is not embarrassing, and there is logic and so on. However, the data in this book is poor. Some literature for primary school students can be on the list, but why are the well-written ones less popular? I think if the author really likes to write suspense, he can change the platform...
Baicheng is a bit outrageous, right?
I really think the male protagonist is very unlucky
It's not easy for both of them
"Zhou Mingchan." This is a big bug for the author~ Zhou Mingna
I'm so excited to go to the wasteland! This is the most amazing book I have read recently, I fell in love with the author ❤️ [spreading flowers]
I learned it. I always thought that mechanical suffocation was the compression of the neck. I didn't expect that drowning was also [spreading flowers]
After watching it, my God, this extra episode really went by so fast. The only thing I don't quite understand is the three Jian Lans. Are they illusions created by brain machines or waves, or are they real people who have been brainwashed and given Jian Lan's memories and social identities? If it is an illusion, how can we operate the materials in the world to carry out work, study, labor production and other activities?