Soul Fisherman
钓魂者
by Thousands of Fish (万万鱼)
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 2k Words
- Genre
- Multi-Orientation
- Era
- Modern Era
- Updated
- 1y ago
- Source
- JJWXC
Stats
Tags
- ThemeMystery
- POVMale Lead
- Age18+
- Suspense Mystery
Synopsis
During the rainy season, the body of wealthy businessman Shen Mingyuan was discovered on the banks of Bailu Lake. Silver fishing line was wrapped around his neck. Half of a fishing rod and a fishhook with water plants beside him suggested that the murder was related to fishing. After forensic identification, it was confirmed that it was not self-hanging. The metallic luster of fibers between the nails of the deceased made it even more strange. Immediately afterwards, the night shift security guard at the abandoned freight terminal was killed in the same way of being strangled with fishing line. A special fishhook engraved with the letters "J. Y" also appeared at the scene. Following the clues, the police found the "Jiyu" fishing tackle company, but found that the general manager died mysteriously, and the circumstances of his death were exactly the same as those in the previous two cases. As the investigation deepened, a building collapse case that had been sealed for five years came to light - Shen Mingyuan and Mr. Wang collaborated to develop a real estate, and three people died due to jerry-rigging. After being imprisoned for three years, Shen Mingyuan suddenly transformed and became the leader of the Bailu Lake Resort project. After Shen Mingyuan's wife drowned in the swimming pool and was also entangled in fishing line, the key evidence micro camera exposed the murderer's crime process. On a rainy night, the truth was revealed at Bailu Lake: the detective boss Zhou was actually the murderer. It turned out that his father was a victim of a construction accident that year. Shen Mingyuan used compensation to bribe everyone. After Lao Zhou retired from the army, he used fishing line as the weapon and fishhook as a symbol, and launched a three-year revenge plan, including all those involved in the "hunting list." In the end, Lao Zhou tied himself to the fishing line and sank to the bottom of the lake amid the sound of sirens. The fatal fishing line became a silent witness to this bloody revenge. Purpose: The purpose of the novel "Soul Fisher" is mainly to explore the boundaries between revenge and justice, and to reveal the degradation and struggle of human nature under the temptation of profit. In the novel, Lao Zhou's father was killed in a construction accident, but the mastermind of the accident, Shen Mingyuan, and others escaped their guilt with money, so they launched a revenge campaign. He used fishing line and hooks as tools to kill people related to the accident, believing that they should all pay the price for their greed. This reflects an extreme pursuit of justice. Lao Zhou tried to seek justice in his own way and let the guilty be punished. However, his actions also made him a murderer and fell into the abyss of sin, causing readers to think about whether revenge can truly achieve justice. At the same time, the novel shows the greed and ugliness of human nature through the plot of Shen Mingyuan and others cutting corners and causing the death of workers, but doing whatever it takes for profit, and warns people to stick to their moral bottom line and not to be blinded by profit.