Forensic Detective (3 Volumes).

Summary

In Chapter 12, "The Sorrowful Cry of the Cold Cicada," forensic doctor Zhang Tong encounters a distraught young woman, Ren Shu Yi, who identifies a corpse as her missing friend, Cao Ying Ying. Shu Yi describes Ying Ying's unique pink sweater, a birthday gift, which confirms the identity of the deceased. As Shu Yi mourns, another storyline reveals a captive's despair in a dark room, fearing for her life while enduring torture. Her pleas for mercy go unanswered, culminating in her tragic death and disposal in a pit. Meanwhile, a police investigation into a past case surfaces as family members recount the complexities of loss and guilt associated with drug addiction.

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