MADNESS OF THE HEART (心狂)

by Chu He (初禾)


Carrd by Yuu

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Title: Madness of the Heart (心狂)
Author: Chu He (初禾)
Status: 186 Chapters
Genre: Mystery, Crime, BL
Tags: Childhood Friends, Clever Protagonist, Crime, Detectives, Modern Day, Murders, Mystery Solving Police, Power Couple, Strong Love Interests
Related Series: This novel is a sequel of Mint-Stained Shirt. The link has the carrd for the prequel.

/NOVEL SUMMARY/

Upon completing a year-long training program with a special operations team at the Ministry of Public Security, Ming Shu returns to Dongye City to discover that he has a new boss.

Many people said to him, “Ming-ge, the new boss is such an enigma. Don’t let him harass you.”

To which Ming Shu replied, “…that guy has been harassing me for years. You guys just don’t know it.”

Ever since Ming Shu returned to the bustling metropolis of Dongye City, strange murders have been cropping up one after another. An unemployed man suddenly goes berserk in a cafe. A mysterious incident occurs at a long-abandoned playground in the middle of the night. Underneath the body of a man who met a tragic end, a second corpse is discovered to be buried.

Captain of the Serious Crimes Division, Ming Shu, and Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Xiao Yu’an, join forces to investigate and solve all these bizarre cases and more.

Note: The main plot is a criminal investigation drama. Part of the same series as ‘Poisoned Heart’.

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/MANHUA SUMMARY/

When Ming Shu finished his training and returned to Dongye City's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, he found himself abruptly reunited with Xiao Yu'an—his old neighbor and childhood friend who disappeared from his life years ago without a word. Not only is Xiao Yu'an suddenly back in Ming Shu's life, he's been instated as Ming Shu's boss. What's more, they suddenly become roommates and start living together as well! At the same time, Ming Shu is faced with a string of baffling murder cases: an unemployed man suddenly goes berserk in a cafe, a band's most diligent member dies under bizarre circumstances, and a mysterious game room seems to host more than games...

//MAIN CHARACTERS//

Trope: Childhood friends with a 6 years age gap

/Ming Shu (明恕)/

(MC, Shou)

◆ Age: 28 years old
◆ Height: 1.85 m
◆ Captain of the Serious Crimes Division
◆ Paid attention to his own appearance and often dressed in a flashy eye-catching outfit

/Xiao Yu'an (萧遇安)/

(ML, Gong)

◆ Age: 34 years old
◆ Height: 1.9 m
◆ Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau
◆ A very capable man who have many achievements at such young age

//WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS NOVEL//

◆ Power couple!!! Both main characters are very smart and sexy!

◆ A crime story with super thrilling cases, plot twists, and amazing mystery solving. Each cases are so interesting and there's no a single moment that feel empty. If you like detectives story you must read this novel!

◆ Character growth from the main characters!

◆ Impactful side characters. Each characters has their sides and not just as backgrounds.

◆ The translation is very good! Kudos to the translator!

◆ Childhood lovers trope! This novel is the sequel of Mint-Stained Shirt, you can read the prequel if you want to know how they met for the first time, however if you decide to read this first that is also okay since both novels are capable of standing alone. They have very different genres, the first one is a slice of life novel which focuses on the character growth while this one is a detective novel which focuses on criminal cases with an established relationship.

//CONTENT WARNINGS//

Murders, abuse, graphic depictions of violence, homophobia, mentions of sexual assault, child abuse, frightful bloody accident

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Please pay attention that this novel is a R18 crime investigation story! This novel contains heavy topics so please be warned!

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