The Seventh Specimen

"The Seventh Specimen" is a youth coming-of-age novel that spans seventeen years and tells the story of seven teenagers' transformation and choices from campus to workplace. In the autumn of 2008, transfer student Ruan Qinghe walked into the classroom of Yunchuan Middle School and met six people including Nalan Chen and Gu Yan, starting a youth chapter for the seven-member group. In high school, she set her ambition to study medicine under the influence of "Forensic Qin Ming" and secretly fell in love with the dazzling Chen Yu, but she didn't know that Nalan Chen was always guarding her silently. In 2016, Gu Yan, who became an idol, accidentally fell to death. Ruan Qinghe found evidence of homicide during the autopsy, but due to insufficient evidence, the case became unsolved. In 2022, Ruan Qinghe, who has become a forensic doctor, once again experienced the death of his best friend Luo Chengyi in the line of duty. When she took over the case of a female corpse, she found that the evidence had been tampered with, the laboratory had been set on fire, and all clues pointed to Chen Yu, who was already a barrister. With Nalanchen's help, she was determined to uncover the dusty truth, but she didn't know that she was stepping closer to the core of the truth that had been buried for fifteen years. The story is intertwined between the beauty of youth and the cruelty of growth, as seven teenagers drift away over time. Some people stay in yesterday forever, some people get lost in lies, and some people spend their youth waiting. When all the truth came to light, Ruan Qinghe finally understood that each of them was a specimen of time, sealed in that summer that could never be returned. This is not only a story about the growth of the forensic profession, but also an epitome of the youth of a generation. In the process of dissecting the truth, what we ultimately have to face is always our own heart.