A bizarre murder occurs at the eerie Ashworth Castle, and the famous detective Alan Bobby is invited to investigate. A perfect secret room, strange clues, endless "supernatural" events intertwined with amazing "scientific" interpretations, a mysterious heir, and dusty diary passwords push the case into the abyss. In this carefully choreographed "Phantom Theater" that challenges tradition, every clue may be misleading, and every participant may be involuntarily. When the curtain of the truth is lifted layer by layer, what kind of shocking ending awaits everyone?
Purpose: Through a carefully planned bizarre murder case that aims to subvert the rules of traditional mystery novels, it explores the boundaries of narrative art, the fuzzy zone between rules and rebellion, reality and fiction, as well as the insight and game of human wisdom in complex puzzles. The novel uses a meta-narrative approach to invite readers to participate in a deconstruction and reshaping of "reasoning" itself.