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The Slip Accusation
Words: 3224 · Source Novel:: Grains of Truth
Circumstantial evidence is expertly manipulated to point at Lin Yue, a quiet meteorologist. Professor Zhou sees eerie parallels with Xu Di’s case, but the crew, desperate for a simple answer, starts believing the neat narrative fed to them by the charismatic glaciologist Wei Minglun. Lin realizes he is being framed.
Polar Night Descends
Words: 4112 · Source Novel:: Grains of Truth
The last supply ship fails to arrive, and communications die. In the chaos of spoiled rations and sabotaged equipment, archaeologist Professor Zhou shares his translation of the Xu Di bamboo slips—a tale of torture and a forced confession. When a hidden file suggests a notorious war criminal is hiding under a new face, fear grips the station.
Visitor from Sajian
Words: 3156 · Source Novel:: Ruins of Redemption
Investigating the jade, Xu discovers it was excavated from a mass grave at Sajian, matching the exact spot where Gao Hou was slain. A shadowy figure called Wujiu begins appearing in his apartment, his clothing soaked and his eyes hollow. Wujiu claims to be the spectral residue of Gao Hou’s clan, pulled into existence by Xu’s obsessive writing. He warns that the novel has awakened a historical curse, and that Cui Zhu’s violent patterns are already repeating in the modern world—new murders exactly mirroring the ancient purge.