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One cannot step into two rivers at the same time. But a bizarre case can lead to generations of people searching for it over forty years. Whether traveling upstream or downstream, the huge shadows, strangeness, terror and panic caused by one disappearance after another are ever-present. There seems to be an arm controlling everything. The impermanence of fate is breathtaking. And for the same purpose, the disappearance of a young man in the small town is complicated and foggy. Who can give the answer? Maybe there is only one solution to this equation, or there may be multiple solutions. The open ending makes people want to stop exploring the mystery.

When Qin Mo, a bank loan officer, was compiling the system's financial records, he discovered a case of treasury money being robbed and the disappearance of the keeper of the branch forty or fifty years ago. When he followed the clues to investigate, the person involved did not hesitate to fabricate history to cover himself up, and people were even more secretive about the missing person Zheng Songbai. Qin Mo found an ocher shadow following him in the compilation, and he was able to go back in time and enter the depths of history, peeking into the true face of the disappeared history. And his identity is constantly changing. When he wanted to restore the truth of history, he encountered desperate resistance from stubborn forces such as former president Wang Jiajun. When his life was in danger many times, Ocher Shadow secretly helped him through the danger. The resemblance and role reversal between him and the municipal party committee secretary further demonstrates the complexity and depth of human nature.

When the admissions van drove to this village called Chaihu Gou, we didn't know that there was a girl named Fan Huimin in this village because she was not on our admissions list. To be honest, our admissions list is a bit like the secret contact chart in Luan Ping's hand in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan", which is filled with the names of almost all the students who did not pass the high school entrance examination in Yima Town Junior High School. We know that holding this list is a bit unethical, like a voyeur, ready to make a person's privacy public at any time. But there is nothing we can do. Because many admissions units carry this "contact chart". According to Principal Xiong who provided us with the "contact map", it took a lot of trouble to get it from the county admissions office.

Here history and reality are intertwined, conspiracies and traps coexist, loyalty and betrayal coexist, solemnity and absurdity are mixed. A bank robbery during the Cultural Revolution mirrored the squirrel-like faces and souls of some Chinese people. Shameless forgetfulness calls for the urgency and necessity of rebuilding faith and reshaping the soul. The prism-like perspective is not only a writing technique, but also a torture and lashing of contemporary people's souls.

There are historical truths hidden in the seemingly absurd stories of the missing, and the pursuit of the real events requires huge sacrifices. True and false, false and true, test not only thinking, but also perseverance and courage. Is it really "We Are All Lying"? "Ghosts on Campus" and "Summer Fear" not only make people feel the hardship and helplessness of life, but also make people feel the value and nobility of human nature and kindness. "The Winding Gray Line" is not only a gray line, but also the only clue to solve the case. "Praying Mantis" confirms the ancient saying that when the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole follows behind. "Who is the gangster", has a reporter given a conclusion? Can his investigation and reasoning solve this strange case?

This is a collection of works by a writer. Most of them are works created by writers from Qishan in recent years, covering novels, essays, poetry, reportage, and literary criticism. Among the writers are Yang Hongke, who is at the height of his power, and young talents who have emerged in recent years, such as Qiu Zihong, Xia Meng, Liang Yajun, Li Xuanzang, Wang Yinghui, Mo Yu and others. Young people are formidable, they are a group of outstanding writers among Qishan Ruyun. The works they contributed to this issue are spectacular and have become a magnificent and beautiful cultural landscape.

Director Zhu Yibin of the Yima Town Police Station was eating mutton dip at a mutton stall in the town when he overheard several diners telling the story of Wang Yidao, the butcher in Yixi Village. They said that Wang Yidao had an unfortunate life. His ex-wife died in a car accident, leaving behind two underage children. The mother-in-law sent her sister-in-law to take care of her brother-in-law's life and the food and clothing of their two children. Later, Wang Yidao married his sister-in-law. Wang Yidao's life should have been happy now, but misfortunes came one after another. First, the second son left by his ex-wife died of leukemia, and then a few years later, the eldest son left by his ex-wife disappeared inexplicably. It has been more than ten years now, and there is no news at all. No one is seen alive or dead.