Chiyangduan

In Chiyang in 1996, the loess overflowed the slopes, the wind swept the sand, and there was no monitoring. Human lives were like grass and grievances were often buried under the soil. Chen Shanhe, an old detective, was once an apprentice at a snack shop in the Chenghuang Temple. He has developed the unique skill of making an abacus with both hands. His eyes are sharp, his hands are steady, and his mind is calm. He can calculate the grievances hidden in the loess from the traces of soil, debris, and footprints. He can also sense the faint atmosphere of the place where injustice is buried - he takes care of the lives that no one cares about; he settles the accounts that no one can settle. The auxiliary police officer, with his flying legs and feet, can ride a motorcycle very fast. He is Chen Shanhe's most powerful eyes and legs. He runs all over the ravines of Chiyang, delivering messages and searching for clues for him, with the passion and sincerity of a young man hidden in his eyes. Mr. Su, a forensic doctor, talks little and is careful, and does not join in the fun. He always spends his free time at the card table. But once he arrives at the scene, he is only calm and professional, trying to find out the truth about death from nameless bones and tiny poisons. From the bones hidden in the tree in the Laba Huihui courtyard to the nameless floating corpse beside the Zhengguo canal; from the incomplete bowl seal in the grocery store to the hidden traces in the old kiln; from the hypocritical mask in the village covenant to the secret old feud in the family - six independent strange cases, six grievances buried in the loess, seemingly unrelated, but connected by an invisible thread, involving Chiyang's secret past for decades.