My Dear, We Are Both Guilty

At the new-book launch for The Beast in the Cage, author Zhang Xiaoguo is struck by a chandelier that suddenly falls from above and dies on the spot. The novel’s blurb reads, “A famous novelist dies at his own book launch. Was it murder or an accident?” The book becomes a bestseller as a result, but Song Zhe, captain of Yicheng’s criminal investigation squad, discovers a slip of paper tucked inside it. “21432.” He tracks down Yu Wan, a former colleague who has long since retired to a psychiatric hospital, and Yu joins the investigation. As they look into the case, they discover that the truth is far more complicated than they ever imagined...