The Police God is the third book in the "Police Trilogy" (Ultimate Police, Pill Police, The Police God) by the web novelist Jingye Jisi, whose real name is Yuan Rui. It has been serialized on Qidian.com since September 16, 2012; the full text runs about 3.02 million characters and is complete. The protagonist was originally the most flamboyant playboy in the capital, but after being caught up in a scandal involving his widowed sister-in-law, he is beaten severely, his body and mind both damaged, and he is nearly reduced to a wreck before being driven out of the family. Idle, unlearned, and timid, he is crushed under such labels and becomes a marginal figure whom everyone can mock and ignore. The turning point comes when he unexpectedly awakens the abilities of a future secret agent: the former "fool" becomes a marksman who can hit a serious criminal with a single shot and masters unfathomable methods. He observes the world with a cold gaze, and once anyone touches his family or friends, he strikes with extreme ruthlessness. The book broadly follows the arc of "expelled from the family—abilities awaken—rise in the police world—confrontation among multiple forces," interspersed with key nodes such as "the fool earns merit" and "Ye Minghao is doomed," uncovering the family conspiracy while also portraying his place and choices within the police system, and closes with an open ending. The author has a legal background and is careful about the boundaries of police subject matter; the cases advance logically, with action and suspense given equal weight. It is a fairly representative early urban supernatural crime novel and has been adapted into a comic.
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Public information about Jingye Jisi is limited; all that is known is that the author has one work to their name, Only as Far as Litang, which is classified as prose and miscellaneous writings. From this slender clue, the writing appears to lean toward the personal essay, with its length and subject matter likely centering on the author's observations and inner feelings. The place name Litang readily evokes the landscapes and travel experiences of the western Sichuan plateau, while the words "only as far as" in the title suggest a sense of stopping, looking back, or something left unfinished. The author thus seems less concerned with grand narrative than with recording, in a light and relaxed tone, fragments and moods gathered along the way. Because no records of the author's life, identity, or body of work are available, it is impossible to judge the overall character or reach of their writing; readers can presently approach the author's style only through this single work.
