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| Original Title | 狂人は笑う |
|---|---|
| Author | 夢野 久作 |
| Genre | Detective & Mystery |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | Confined within the chilling walls of an asylum, a young woman spins two unsettling narratives that challenge the very nature of truth. First, she recounts her dark imprisonment by a villainous uncle, the shocking revelation hidden within a childhood doll, and her brutal fight for freedom, believing herself rescued by the celebrated detective, Mr. Blue Necktie. Yet, within the hospital's supposedly safe confines, a new terror emerges: a fellow patient, a "Chinese foreign student," seemingly poisoning her with a legendary, mind-altering "Kunlun tea essence." As her insomnia spirals into vivid paranoia, the boundaries of her world dissolve. Is she a victim of elaborate deception and sinister plots, or has her brilliant mind finally fractured, leaving her trapped in a labyrinth of her own making? |
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