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Lan Jinglin is an author about whom little public information is available. The existing bibliographic record shows only two works, The Inspector (Tanzhang) and Upright Donglai (Zhengqi Donglai), commonly classified as social fiction and documentary literature. Judging from the subject matter of these two books, Lan Jinglin's writing appears to span both fictional narrative and factual record: on the one hand, social fiction offers a literary rendering of human affairs and case stories; on the other, documentary literature attends to reality and records observations. Because details of the author's life, identity, and creative background are not yet available, a full account of the writing career cannot be given. It is nonetheless reasonable to say that the works lean toward social reality and themes of criminal investigation and integrity, in a plain and readable style. Readers wishing to know this author may begin with these two works and see how the narrative balances fiction and reportage.