Bone Diviner.

Summary

Summary of the passage: The story follows investigators Ma Tian Cai, Yang Hong Jun, and the narrator, who are struggling with a stalled investigation. Feeling defeated and hopeless, they consider abandoning their current mission and hiding. The narrator discusses a conversation with his father about their family's fate, involving fortune-telling that suggests an irreversible decline. As they prepare to potentially escape, the narrative takes a dramatic turn when a shocking scream from the narrator's mother interrupts their preparations, creating a sudden and tense cliffhanger.

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