Chess Game 6

Name: Chess Game 6
ISBN: 9787516214466

Chang ShuxinChina Democracy and Legal System Publishing House · ChinaJan 2026

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Word count: 262K words
Chapters: 11
ISBN: 9787516214466

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Summary

The protagonist, Shuai Lang, is the son of Shuai Shicai, a railway police brigade commander and an expert in catching pickpockets and swindlers. Growing up on trains with his father, he developed an exceptionally keen sense for scams through constant exposure. Shuai Lang's upbringing was rough: his father's busy work led him to neglect the family, his mother left 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 make his own way. A chance encounter with a master swindler drew him into various conflicts; he navigated each situation with wit, ultimately saw through one scam after another and worked with the police to bring the criminals to justice.

Editor's review

Sharing the same protagonist and story framework as Volume 7, The Chess Match 6 centers on Shuai Lang, the son of a railway policeman, whose scam-detecting instincts forged by growing up on trains form the novel's core narrative anchor. The volume's value lies not in the scale of its cases but in treating "seeing through scams" as a survival skill: Shuai Lang's responses to the master of deception reveal both a young man's quick wits and the wariness and loneliness left by his upbringing. Author Chang Shuxin drives the plot with colloquial dialogue and fast-paced scenes; the read is brisk and suited to fragmented reading time. The undercurrent of the father-son relationship runs throughout, lifting the genre novel beyond puzzle-solving—readers follow the breaking of each scheme while also sensing how a young man raised on the margins comes to terms with where he comes from. For anyone seeking a fast-paced mystery with a touch of street-level grit, this volume is a solid choice.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers who enjoy fast-paced, plot-driven suspense
Readers interested in anti-pickpocketing and anti-scam themes and everyday street life
Commuters or busy professionals wanting an easy, gripping read for fragmented time
General fiction readers drawn to father-son relationships and coming-of-age themes

Not a good fit for

Hardcore mystery fans expecting rigorous honkaku deduction or intricate tricks
Readers uninterested in colloquial narration and street-level subject matter

Reading tips

Read chapter by chapter on commutes; most chapters end on a hook, making segmented reading easy.
Note the basis for Shuai Lang's judgments about scams and try to predict the next move before the character does.
Read alongside the seventh volume to observe how the same character handles things at different stages.

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
第一章螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后
第二章奇招频出退敌有方
第三章尔虞我诈真假难辨
第四章天生我材必有用
第五章画蛇添足作茧自缚
第六章谋事在人成事在天
第七章亡羊补牢犹未迟也
第八章香饵之下必有死鱼
第九章我本将心向明月奈何明月照沟渠
第十章误打误撞鸡鸣狗盗

FAQ

What is the relationship between the sixth and seventh volumes?

Both feature the same protagonist and center on Shuai Lang's coming-of-age and anti-scam experiences, with the same publisher and publication year. The available information indicates that the seventh volume continues the main thread of Shuai Lang meeting the master con artist, being drawn into conflicts, and cooperating with the police. Reading in numerical order is recommended for clearer character relationships and plot continuity.

Is the anti-scam knowledge in the story practical?

The novel centers on plot and character, with scam designs serving narrative tension rather than functioning as a fraud-prevention guide. Readers may gain vigilance about common scam tactics, but the specific methods are literary embellishments; in real life, if you encounter something suspicious, rely on calling the police and official alerts.

What kind of person is the protagonist Shuai Lang?

Shuai Lang is the son of railway police battalion commander Shuai Shicai. He grew up on trains and has a sharp sensitivity to scams. His upbringing was rough and he has a rift with his father; after university he chose to make his own way. Overall he is quick-witted, independent, with a touch of street smarts, as well as emotional loneliness and stubbornness.

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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.