A Hint of Spring

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An antique shop, ten-year-old bones, a mu*derous nursery rhyme, a mountain villa haunted by a ghost, a cave skeleton . . .

Every single culprit behind these bizarre cases will fall into a tight, inescapable net. This net, sown by Su Yunkai and Ming Yue, is cast without missing anyone . . .

Associated Names
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Smiling Spring Wind
Xiao Chun Feng
笑春风
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06/04/21 Polychromatic Prose c89
05/31/21 Polychromatic Prose c88
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04/30/21 Polychromatic Prose c79
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Hanmy
Hanmy rated it
August 29, 2020
Status: Completed
I enjoy reading this story very much. Even though I'm not into mystery theme, but I like it. Sometimes, I get scared and sad after knowing the facts.

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There are 9 cases:

The antique shop

Red bean paste buns girl

Ten years bones of the dead

Prefecture and county patrol

Homicide nursery rhymes

Gold robbery

Pipe dream of capital city

Ghosting mountain villa

Skeleton Cave

The victim of first case is antique shop owner. The mu*derer of first case is quite clever so protagonists need to explore another place to get clues.

Second case is about the past of protagonists, Su Yunkai and Ming Yue.

In the third case, a medicine shop owner found bones of the dead when he went to gather medicine. Protagonists try to find out whose bone it is and the reason why the victim was killed. It's not only about mu*der case, but also ghost marriage and corrupt officials who make people's lives miserable.

Forth case is about Su Yunkai and team patrol. There are some minor cases.

In the fifth case, a girl in Rongshu (Banyan Tree) Village hung to death under banyan tree half a year ago. Not long before the protagonists came to the village, children in village started singing nursery rhymes.

Tree roots, tree roots, sister's hair. Branches, branches, sister's hands. Leaves, leaves, sister's face. Upside down tree can't get up and down, when wind blows, shakes and shakes, when the wind stopped, she stopped too. But don't stop passing by, because sister is smiling and looking at you.

Sixth case is still related to the previous case.

In seventh case, Su Yunkai had to return to the capital. Transferred, got a higher rank but reduced his authority.

Eighth case is the best case for me. I'm very sad after knowing the facts.

Ninth case is related to protagonists past, brother of Ming Yue's friend (Bai Shui).

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Xylia125
Xylia125 rated it
November 6, 2021
Status: c89
3.5 stars

If you're here for romance this is not for you.

If you're looking for something mind blowing, again this is not for you.

The novel is something you can read to pass time. It's a pretty good read with mystery as it's main focus. There honestly was not much character development and the plot was a little cliche.

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The ending felt a bit rushed, I would have liked to see some extras of their married life. I'm not sure if the author managed to give the all the main characters the development they needed, it just felt a little flat.

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MyRAMEN
MyRAMEN rated it
October 2, 2020
Status: c4
The writing quality was really average. The story was filled with cliche and other than prologue, I honestly grew to dislike the MC and ML personality / characters. I had higher hopes on this novel due to higher reviews but it is a new novel with (counting thos) only having 2 reviews so not that surprised, as the rating my possibly be boosted (by fans of the non translation)
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breadgangrookie
breadgangrookie rated it
October 30, 2022
Status: Completed
A rather good take on mixing mystery with josei elements, no glaring plot holes as such.

The story progression was almost cliché and predictable at times. Not a bad read though, it's a good story. The mystery solving bit was very interesting and every part of the story was well connected. But I cannot say the same for the characters themselves. I suppose that's on me because I expected more fleshed out female characters in the story.
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I am sure they wouldn't even pass the Bechdel test. It's almost as if the FL was just a second fiddle to the ML. The manner in which the FL was proposed to just threw me off lol

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Lola.
Lola. rated it
September 14, 2022
Status: Completed
Amazing novel! First if all thank you to the translator for choosing this, it’s such a gem.

As an avid detective story reader, I thoroughly enjoyed reading each chapters. Why isnt this adapted into drama series??? I’ve already picked which actors playing ML and MC lol

I really like how each chapters connected with next ones, and how subtle the clues are. I really think ML is perfect as a male lead, steadfast, reliable, just- like the perfect ancient male official. You cant help be in awe for his deduction skills and... more>> principles.

The only downside probably the subtle romance, but hey, not every characters need to be aggresive with their love like they are in the 21st century. And even if you like that type, there’s the 2nd couple for that. <<less
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chande
chande rated it
August 16, 2022
Status: Completed
I personally enjoyed this story. Some cases were quite interesting and I love FL and ML duo when they solved the cases together. But don't expect many romantic scenes between FL and ML because there were barely any. Maybe because the author focused more on the criminal and investigation side so romance was considered a side dish. It's okay though because the author still gave FL and ML and also 2nd FL and 2nd ML a happy ending.
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smaa.arff
smaa.arff
July 9, 2022
Status: Completed
sorry forgot the rate, , , its 4/5

i just registered the account just for the review this novel

i think this is a heart warming story with mistery dan a little bit romance in it, but all off it is perfect

not too complicated but not simple either, so is a worth reading in your spare time

the translate is ok too thanks to the translator I really enjoyed the story very much, ,

just try to read it and you will like it
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Theron
Theron rated it
August 27, 2021
Status: Completed
The mystery is quite good. The cases are connected and give clues to the ending. Not a bad read. A good novel to pass time with. There's not a lot of romance though.
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