Tang Dynasty female coroner Cen Baozhu opens her eyes and finds herself in Xiangjiang, reincarnated as a forensic examiner.
No spirit-seeing abilities, no System, no pocket dimension... All she has is the autopsy experience her mother taught her, and unfortunately, it's all outdated methods like "boiling bones in the rain" and "examining bones with a red umbrella."
Her supervisor reads her report and laughs in exasperation. "Do you even know what DNA testing is?"
Cen Baozhu asks earnestly, "What is a 'who's-your-daddy' test?"
Her supervisor waves her away. "From now on, you're in charge of cleaning the morgue."
Then one day, a member of Xiangjiang University's art society suddenly dies.
No external injuries, no signs of strangulation, and the screening for common poisons is all negative!
Her supervisor makes the call. "Natural causes. Case closed!"
But Cen Baozhu, passing the autopsy table while cleaning, stares intently at the dead woman's gums: there's a fine blue-gray line, thin as a hair.
Her mother's words flash through her mind: "Those poisoned by ranunculus have gray-blue gums. Boil the stomach in vinegar, and the indigo will glow like ghost fire."
Cen Baozhu drops her broom, grabs the dead woman's stomach, and throws it into a pot.
Her supervisor cries out, "Have you gone mad?!"
Ten minutes later, her supervisor exclaims, "Cen Baozhu, you're a genius!"
Cen Baozhu remains calm. "This plant is imported. Among the art society members, whoever has a yard and a background in Chinese herbal medicine is the culprit. Go arrest them!"
Blurb written on 2026.04.26
Theme: A genius forensic examiner.
