Ten years ago, an agent codenamed Boss entered the sights of investigator Dai Jinchao, but a sudden earthquake brought the surveillance to an abrupt end.
Ten years later, police officer Dai An is assigned to track down leads at a stand-up comedy company called NOW Club.
As one case after another unfolds, Dai An racks his brains and lets his imagination run wild to deduce the truth. With help from eight stand-up comedians, the cases are solved one by one. After each incident, Boss gradually comes into view. What connection does the out-of-place Langhua Middle School Mystery Club have to the events of fifteen years ago? And what untold stories lie beneath the seemingly carefree surface of these eight stand-up comedians?
When everyone finally gathers in one place, the truth about the earthquake, the pursuit, and the events of the past fifteen years is finally revealed.
The novel has the breezy feel of Kotaro Isaka, where being unhappy is the same as being sad. It also uses Orixara Ichi's twist mechanism, so everything has to be turned upside down. It weaves in the importance of security and confidentiality alongside the entertainment of modern stand-up comedy, inviting readers to join in a mystery game.
I've read quite a few mystery novels, though I wouldn't claim to have read a lot.
But there can't be many cases solved through stand-up comedy, right?
If this were a book, its layout would be really interesting. The editor-in-chief would probably want to talk to me.
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