安遇时

An Yushi is the compiler of the Ming dynasty case-fiction collection Bao Gong An (also known as Longtu Gong'an). His life is not recorded in historical sources, and public information on his nationality and dates of birth and death is limited. The fourteen works held in the collection all revolve around the cases judged by Bao Zheng, including divided volumes of Bao Gong An, a vernacular edition, and the Longtu Gong'an series. These works present stories of investigation and judgment in the form of linked short tales, with tight plots that make use of suspense and coincidence and a plain, accessible style bearing clear traces of popular storytelling. The Bao Gong they portray is upright and perceptive, embodying ordinary people's hopes for fair justice. The book circulated widely and provided material for later plays and novels about Bao Gong, occupying an important place in classical Chinese case fiction and serving as a common source for understanding popular ideas of justice and narrative traditions.