[Zhang County Magistrate's Case Files: The Wintersweet Case]
The night Liu Xun died, someone saw a woman climb over the wall into the back courtyard of the Liu residence.
That woman should have died three years ago.
When County Magistrate Zhang opens the old case files, he discovers that the death of Qingmei, the Tofu Beauty, was a lie from beginning to end. The coffin was empty, the records had been altered, and even her younger brother vanished without a trace three years ago.
Everyone in the Liu household is afraid of the same thing:
The dead woman has come back.
But the only clue County Magistrate Zhang finds at the scene is a red plum blossom.
The star courtesan at the Chunhua Courtyard says she gave it to Liu Xun.
She says her name is Hongmei.
She says she doesn't know Qingmei.
But when she smiles, she looks exactly like the dead woman.
※ Two male leads, no CP, mystery and investigation. ^
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Liu Xun is this year's third-place palace exam graduate, riding high on success, when he is mysteriously murdered one night...
His gruesome death and the bizarre circumstances of the case lead the people to believe that a demon is responsible. But County Magistrate Zhang finds a spirit talisman in his mouth, making the case even more perplexing...
Theme: Justice may be delayed, but it will arrive
