The Text Messages Are Haunted

WangcaiJiuku Literature2016

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1M words

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Featured Fiction Mystery and Suspense Forces of NatureSupernaturalSupernatural ForceHidden MastermindPranksTime of DeathFirst PersonWeb Novel

Summary

Before the New Year, unemployed young man Zhang Wangcai receives a bizarre text message claiming he will be killed by a falling object in three months. At first he dismisses it as a prank, but his friends Wang Pangzi, Tao Ming, and others also begin receiving messages predicting the time and manner of their deaths, which come true in rapid and strange succession: an extra on a film set is shot through the head by a real arrow, and Tao Ming narrowly escapes being hit by a car. The messages cannot be deleted, and the caller ID shows 444444. To survive, Zhang Wangcai must join his friends in investigating the truth behind the "death messages," while attracting the attention of the beautiful and determined policewoman Li Min, who suspects he may be the mastermind. As the countdown closes in, supernatural forces and human schemes intertwine.

Editor's review

This book follows a countdown-suspense route, opening with a powerful hook from the "death texts": fast pacing, dense mystery, and a thoroughly streetwise voice full of jokes—good for readers who like urban paranormal and light snark. The downside is a sleazy style with plenty of suggestive description, weaker logic and mystery rigor in the middle and later sections, and serious mystery readers may be pulled out of the story.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the first few chapters to see whether you can accept the protagonist's streetwise narration.
  2. Pay close attention to the rules of the death texts; the countdown clues are the core of the book.
  3. Don't overthink the dense side-character deaths—treat them as seasoning for the thrills.

About the publisher

Jiuku Literature

Jiuku Literature focuses on planning and publishing online fiction. Its library currently holds 47 titles, covering categories such as ancient romance, urban novels and male-oriented fiction, with common labels including premium novels and quality web fiction. Representative works include ancient romance titles like The Imperial Physician's Charming Empress and Palace Power Struggle: The Consort's Scheme, as well as urban and male-oriented stories such as I Am the God Realm Prison Warden, My Beautiful Disciple and The Beauty's Divine Bodyguard. There are also romance-driven titles like First Marriage Pet: My Husband Is Ruthless and Military Marriage: Doting on My Delicate Wife After Marriage. Signed authors include Fusheng Rumeng, Xuanwu, Nannan, Longgui, Yushi Manman, Diqi Jian, Mumu and Han Nandi, whose works often center on emotional conflict, power intrigue and light, fast-paced satisfaction. As public information about its founding background is limited, its publishing character is mainly reflected in genre-based titles and series operation aimed at online fiction readers.

FAQ

Is this book paranormal or human crime? The novel runs two threads at once: supernatural mystery and clues to a real culprit, with the truth revealed at the end.
Does the protagonist survive in the end? That would spoil the ending—read the final chapter yourself.
How many words is it? About 1.04 million words in total, 326 chapters, completed.

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About the author

Wangcai Author

Wangcai (English name: Wangcai) is a Chinese-language author whose nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal background remain unclear in publicly available sources. To date, two works can be confirmed: the representative titles "SMS Has Ghosts" (Duanxin You Gui) and "The Strongest Male Technician" (Zui Qiang Nan Jishi). These works fall into suspense and mystery fiction and urban fiction respectively, and are commonly grouped on the book site under categories such as quality fiction, suspense and mystery, and urban novels. Judging from these two titles, Wangcai writes in both eerie suspense and urban-life directions: the former builds a chilling atmosphere through everyday communication devices, while the latter focuses on the professions and fortunes of urban characters. Overall, the writing leans toward genre fiction with strong readability. Because public information is limited, details of the author's life, creative career, and literary influence cannot yet be described in depth; readers may turn to the two works above to understand the author's basic thematic interests and narrative style.