Shencheng Puzzle 1917

In 1917, on the eve of Zhang Xun's restoration, the French Concession in Shanghai was a city of hustle and bustle and conspiracy. The "Greater Shanghai" nightclub is a feasting and feasting place. It is a gold-selling den for celebrities and dignitaries, but it also hides endless undercurrents. Shen Yanqiu, a Chinese consultant to the French Concession's Ministry of Industry Bureau, possesses the miraculous ability of "destroying lives with palm prints". With the help of the ancestral black iron compass, touching the palm of the deceased can predict the time of death. The price is that the fate lines of the deceased will appear on the palm. "Greater Shanghai" top dancer Bai Lu was killed backstage. The prophecy "Bloodlight of Childhood" appeared on her left palm, and there was a blood-stained "Tango Dance Score" beside her. Shen Yanqiu's autopsy triggering ability actually predicted that he was standing on the bank of the Huangpu River, facing a floating corpse like white dew, and the shadow of "closed loop of fate" quietly loomed over him. The Bagua symbols behind the dance score point to the restoration plot of the mysterious "Nine Palaces Society". Bai Lu is actually a secret agent of the Beiyang warlord, and Rouge Box hides the "Yangtze River Defense Map". As a result, Shen Yanqiu was hunted down by people sent by the fifth master of Hongmen, but the pursuer drowned in mysterious circumstances. The curse "Water Ghost Seeks Life" was found on his body, making the suspicion even stronger. Bai Lu's twin sister Qing Shuang appears and claims to have the secret of the "Nine Palaces Society". The two agreed to meet, but Qingshuang was shot dead at the scene. The death was the same as that of Bai Lu, adding another horror to the mystery of "predicted murder". Characters from all walks of life appear on stage. Gu Manshu, a doctor of medicine who studied abroad and a nightclub pianist, protects the "Yangtze River Defense Map"; Ito Hirobumi, a military attaché of the Japanese Consulate and Bai Lu's old lover, covets the "Nine Palaces Society" Zhenguo Ding; Fourth Master Huo, the leader of the Youth Gang and an arms dealer, profits from reselling prophecy information. In the story, the suspense is high at the end of each chapter.