Chess Game 4

Name: Chess Game 4
ISBN: 9787516215005

Chang ShuxinChina Democracy and Legal System Publishing House · ChinaJan 2026

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Word count: 216K words
Chapters: 9
ISBN: 9787516215005

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Summary

The protagonist, Shuai Lang, is the son of Shuai Shicai, a railway police detachment commander and an expert in catching pickpockets and fraudsters. Growing up on trains with his father, he developed an exceptionally keen sensitivity to scams through constant exposure. Shuai Lang's upbringing was rough: his father was busy with work and neglected the family, his mother left them unable to bear it, and his father started a new family, creating a rift between Shuai Lang and his father. After graduating from university, Shuai Lang decided to support himself. By chance he met a master of deception and was drawn into various conflicts. Shuai Lang cleverly handled every situation, ultimately saw through one scam after another and worked with the police to bring the criminals to justice.

Editor's review

As the fourth installment of the "Dui Yi" series, this book continues Chang Shuxin's forte for streetwise jianghu storytelling, giving the anti-pickpocketing and anti-fraud subject a solid, lived-in texture. The protagonist Shuai Lang is a compelling setup: the son of a railway policeman, raised on trains, with an almost instinctive sensitivity to scams, yet estranged from his father because of a broken family. This contradiction of "understanding scams but not family affection" makes the character credible. Beyond the main line of exposing frauds and cooperating with the police, a hidden thread of father-son estrangement runs throughout, so reading it offers not just the thrill of intellectual duels but also an aftertaste of growth and reconciliation. The author's laying out of fraud details and control of the nested-scheme rhythm are fairly mature, making it suitable for readers who enjoy urban suspense, light mystery, and jianghu themes. As the fourth book in the series, it builds on prior plot and character relationships, so reading in order is recommended for the complete experience. The pacing works well for fragmented reading on commutes or before bed, but the intellectual-duel passages are information-dense and worth close attention.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General readers who enjoy urban anti-fraud and intellectual-suspense themes
Fans of Chang Shuxin who prefer streetwise jianghu storytelling
Readers interested in the professional details of anti-pickpocketing and anti-fraud work
Readers looking for a tightly paced novel suited to fragmented commute reading

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer pure literature or serious social-procedural mystery
Standalone readers who do not accept series books that must be read in order
Readers with little interest in emotional threads such as family conflict and father-son estrangement

Reading tips

It is advisable to read earlier books in the series first to clarify Shuai Lang's relationships with his father and the master of deception before starting the main text.
Treat each scam as a standalone small case, reading while guessing the layout, for a better intellectual-duel experience.
Pay attention to the father-son chapters; they mirror the main scam plot and are key to understanding the characters' motives.
Consider taking notes on each character's position in each scheme to avoid confusion when multiple threads intertwine in the middle and later sections.

About the publisher

China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House China · Founded in 1989

China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House focuses on professional legal publishing. Its output covers working materials for state organs of power, compilations of laws and regulations, legal popularization readers for the public, law textbooks and documentation on people's congress work, with law, politics and social sciences as common categories. Representative titles in the catalog include the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China, the Constitution of the People's Republic of China and the Ecological Environment Code of the People's Republic of China, alongside practice- and research-oriented works such as Legislators Explaining the Law: Li Yuan's Reports on Legal Interpretation and On Record Review and Constitutional Review. Its authors include Li Yuan, Qin Qianhong, the General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and editorial teams. The press emphasizes accuracy in legal texts and the organization of practical people's congress materials, while also serving public legal education.

版权信息
第一章 “泥鳅 ”也敢斗 “飞鹏 ”
第二章掀货占摊放狗
第三章以战逼和
第四章最终嫌疑人
第五章无赖也成抢手货
第六章欺师灭祖的大师兄
第七章老巢被一锅端了
第八章大师的连环套

FAQ

Can I start with the fourth book without having read the first three?

You can read it, but there is a clear barrier. This book carries substantial prior character relationships and backstory; Shuai Lang's entanglements with his father and the master of deception were set up in earlier books, so jumping in directly can make motives and positions feel unclear. It is best to at least know the main storyline of the earlier books, or read in order for a more complete experience.

Is this book based on real cases?

The materials do not state whether it is adapted from real cases, so it should not be judged as such. What is certain is that the subject focuses on anti-pickpocketing and anti-fraud, and the author lays out considerable detail in designing and countering scams. It is fictionalized jianghu storytelling; readers should treat it as a fictional story and need not verify it against real cases.

Is the main storyline more about intellectual duels or family emotions?

The main line is the intellectual-duel process of Shuai Lang being drawn into conflicts, seeing through scams, and working with the police to subdue criminals; family emotion is a hidden thread running throughout. Father-son estrangement and growth toward reconciliation provide character motivation, but the focus remains on scams and responses, so readers who prefer purely emotional stories should take note.

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About the author

Chang Shuxin Author · China · 1975

Chang Shuxin, whose real name is Chang Shuxin, was born in 1975 in Qinshui, Shanxi. A Chinese online literature writer, he was among the first group of "online writers" at the Shanxi Online Literature Academy, and readers often call him "Lao Chang." He has long focused on police, crime, and criminal investigation fiction, skillfully unfolding deduction and reversals within realistic case structures, giving his suspense narratives a sense of social observation. His representative works include Yu Zui, Black Pot, The Game, and Business Sea Espionage. Yu Zui sold over a million copies, and its eponymous web series became a phenomenal hit in 2016, leading many to regard him as one of the representative authors of online criminal investigation fiction. His works are usually classified as suspense and social fiction; fourteen titles are included in the collection, and series such as the Anti-Fraud Case series and The Game series continue to show his interest in scams, games of strategy, and the gray areas of human nature.