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Fading Red

Rating 3.3
Word count
197K words
Chapters
53
ISBN
9787221178794

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Summary

Lawyer Jin Hong has a glittering career, a husband who loves her, and a well-behaved son. Recently she took on a case tied to the Ziyong Bridge built by Xinghui Company three years ago. While looking into the matter, she suddenly learns that a long-distance bus has plunged into the river on the Ziyong Bridge—and that her son, returning that day from visiting a school-dropout classmate in Ziyong County, was on that very bus. Investigation points strongly to the bus driver, Chen Qigang, but he died in the accident, as did Jin Hong's son.

From her son's classmate, Jin Hong learns that the dropout girl he had gone to visit, Chen Xiaolei, is the daughter of Chen Qigang, the driver of the bus that went into the river. Jin Hong also discovers that the accident is somehow connected to the Xinghui Company case she has taken on. What exactly links the two? How deep do the waters run?

Editor's review

Hong Shou unfolds through the dual perspective of the female lawyer Jin Hong: on one side, the commissioned case of Xinghui Company's construction of the Ziyong Bridge; on the other, the sudden accident in which her son is aboard a bus that plunges into a river, his fate unknown. Tang Dawei tightly intermeshes professional workplace investigation with a family emotional crisis, letting readers pursue the question "what exactly connects these two matters?" while also following Jin Hong as she is torn repeatedly between her roles as mother and lawyer. The book's strength lies in using a single accident to pry open the chain of interests behind construction contracting; the suspense is solidly built and the pacing brisk, without sacrificing character logic for the sake of twists. It suits being read in one sitting over a weekend or a short trip, especially for readers who like social-issue suspense and care about engineering safety and women's workplace circumstances. After finishing, it is worth going back to sort out the timeline and character motives—you'll find the detail work was done with considerable care.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Readers who enjoy social-issue suspense and investigation threads
  • Readers concerned with the dual pressures of career and family on a female lawyer
  • Suspense fans who prefer tight pacing and a standalone, complete novel
  • Readers interested in engineering accidents and chains of interest

Not a good fit for

  • Readers hoping for pure honkaku推理 or locked-room puzzle-solving
  • Readers sensitive to scenes of children in danger who may find them emotionally taxing
  • Readers who prefer lighthearted, low-conflict reading experiences

Reading tips

  1. Read in chapter order, noting each point where Jin Hong obtains new information, to link the two case threads.
  2. Midway through, pause to sketch a character-relationship map and distinguish the interests connecting Xinghui Company, the accident party, and the involved individuals.
  3. After finishing, revisit the opening chapters—you'll find the author planted foreshadowing of later conflicts quite subtly.

About the publisher

Guizhou People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

Guizhou People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher based in Guizhou, with publishing directions covering architecture, foreign literature, Eastern philosophy and history. Its library currently holds 232 titles, including representative works such as Liang Sicheng's A History of Chinese Architecture, Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country, The Old Capital, The Izu Dancer and Thousand Cranes, Mou Zongsan's Nineteen Lectures on Chinese Philosophy, Jiang Tingfu's Modern Chinese History and Rashomon. Its author resources span architecture, foreign literature and philosophical studies. These titles show that the press both introduces foreign literary classics, including Japanese literature, and continues to publish academic and general-interest works on Chinese architectural history, Chinese philosophy and modern history, reflecting a publishing profile that balances Chinese and foreign works and combines classics with accessible reading. Public information on its fuller publishing history and key series is limited, so no speculation is offered here.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 世界不只有黑白
  3. 第一章 又见故人往事沉浮
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 第二章 天降横祸永失爱子
  9. 1
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. 第三章 夫妻罅隙婉拒芳心
  14. 1
  15. 2
  16. 3
  17. 4
  18. 第四章 盘根错节扑朔迷离
  19. 1
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 4
  23. 第五章 铤而走险害己害人
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. 3
  27. 4
  28. 第六章 慈者爱念怒目相向
  29. 1
  30. 2
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 第七章 冰释前嫌伉俪同心
  34. 1
  35. 2
  36. 3
  37. 4
  38. 第八章 蛛丝马迹隐于不言
  39. 1
  40. 2
  41. 3
  42. 4
  43. 第九章 社鼠城狐浮出水面
  44. 1
  45. 2
  46. 3
  47. 4
  48. 第十章 皓月清辉福圆好梦
  49. 1
  50. 2
  51. 3
  52. 4
  53. 尾声

FAQ

Is this a series or a standalone story?
According to available material, the book centers on one case handled by the lawyer Jin Hong and is a standalone, complete suspense story; no prior volume is needed to enter the plot.
Are there many scenes of the child in danger—will it be hard to read?
The son being aboard the bus that plunges into the river is the story's core triggering event, but the narrative focus is on Jin Hong's subsequent investigation and emotional response, not prolonged depiction of the danger itself. Readers sensitive to child-safety content may wish to prepare themselves.
The case involves construction contracting—do I need professional knowledge to understand it?
No. The author gradually reveals the contracting relationships and the chain of responsibility through the lawyer's investigative perspective, with technical information introduced naturally as the plot advances; ordinary readers can follow Jin Hong's questioning to understand the case logic.

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About the author

唐大伟 Author

Tang Dawei is a Chinese author about whom limited public information is available. What can be confirmed is that nine works appear under his name, spanning social fiction, modern romance, and inspirational personal growth. His novels often engage with officialdom and moral choice: titles such as Guan Jie and De Shi: Tan yu Lian Jiu Zai Yi Nian Zhi Jian explore the boundary between power and integrity, while You Huo: Mei Nü Ju Zhang Yu Zhong Chan Hui Shou Ji adopts a confessional voice and leans toward social realism. Works including Yu Chong, Yu Se, Cang Liu, and Hong Shou combine narrative tension with the unfolding of characters' fates. On the inspirational side, Nü Ren de Di Qi: 40 Sui Qian Ni Zui Hao Kan Qing de Ren Sheng Da An addresses female readers and discusses life planning and self-understanding before midlife. Overall, Tang Dawei's writing stays close to real-world issues and uses story to dramatize the pull between desire, morality, and choice, giving his work a degree of visibility within genre reading.

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