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EpitaphAuthor: Toyoshima Yoshio
| Original Title | 碑文 |
|---|---|
| Author | 豊島 与志雄 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In a riverside estate shrouded in mystery, the Cui family’s opulence conceals unsettling truths. Patriarch Cui Zhigeng, a self-made tycoon with rumored ties to shadowy organizations, treasures two possessions: an ancient pot dredged from Qingdao’s waters—allegedly filled with gold—and his delicate wife Cui Fan, decades his junior, whose ethereal beauty masks a fragile constitution. When Cui Fan collapses after a cryptic vision of a black bird, tensions escalate between loyal steward Xu He—a man of enigmatic past and unwavering obedience—and her skeptical nephew Cao Xin, who uncovers disturbing patterns in Zhigeng’s secretive travels and dealings. \nAs Xu He meets a violent end under suspicious circumstances and Zhigeng retreats into spiritual seclusion, Cao Xin’s investigation unravels a web of deceit linking the family’s fortune to dangerous ambitions. Years later, Cao Xin returns transformed, bearing gifts that echo the family’s troubled history, only to confront unresolved enigmas and Zhigeng’s ominous final words. Amid decaying grandeur and buried secrets, the river whispers of monuments to unspeakable acts—and eyes that watch eternally from the dark. |
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