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First Chapter A strange meeting takes place on a lotus lake; Judge Dee is attacked on his way to Lan-fang |
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1 | (16) |
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Second Chapter Judge Dee opens the first session of the tribunal; He discovers in the archives an unsolved problem |
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17 | (14) |
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Third Chapter The judge witnesses a quarrel on the market; A young man forecasts his father's murder |
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31 | (9) |
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Fourth Chapter Tao Gan reports on a mysterious old mansion; An ingenious trap is set in the dark tribunal |
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40 | (9) |
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Fifth Chapter Twenty ruffians attack in the dead of night; Judge Dee sets out on a dangerous excursion |
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49 | (11) |
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Sixth Chapter Four guildmasters are received in the main hall; Mrs. Yoo visits the tribunal with an old picture |
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60 | (12) |
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Seventh Chapter Three roguish monks receive their just punishment; A Candidate of Literature reports a cruel murder |
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72 | (13) |
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Eighth Chapter An old General is murdered in his own library; Judge Dee goes to visit the scene of the crime |
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85 | (7) |
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Ninth Chapter Judge Dee ponders alone in a dead man's room; The autopsy brings to light the cause of death |
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92 | (11) |
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Tenth Chapter Judge Dee pays a visit to an eccentric young man; He presides an artistic meeting in the tribunal |
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103 | (13) |
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Eleventh Chapter Tao Gan has an adventure in an old temple; Ma Joong meets his match in a drinking bout |
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116 | (11) |
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Twelfth Chapter Judge Dee discusses the secrets of two pictures; A young girl discovers passionate love letters |
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127 | (13) |
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Thirteenth Chapter Yoo Kee entertains a distinguished guest to tea; Judge Dee decides to revisit the General's studio |
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140 | (10) |
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Fourteenth Chapter A strange clue is found in a dead man's room; Judge Dee sends his men to arrest a criminal |
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150 | (8) |
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Fifteenth Chapter Painter Woo reveals his secret in the tribunal; Judge Dee orders a search of the Eastern city |
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158 | (14) |
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Sixteenth Chapter Ma Joong investigates the licensed quarter; He is made a partner in a nefarious scheme |
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172 | (12) |
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Seventeenth Chapter Mrs. Yoo pays a second visit to the tribunal; A queer discovery is made in an old mansion |
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184 | (12) |
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Eighteenth Chapter Judge Dee decides to consult an old hermit; Ma Joong catches his man in the Drum Tower |
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196 | (14) |
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Nineteenth Chapter A recluse discourses on the purpose of life; Judge Dee learns the old Governor's secret |
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210 | (12) |
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Twentieth Chapter A rebel chieftain confesses under torture; A mysterious stranger is at last identified |
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222 | (14) |
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Twentyfirst Chapter Judge Dee closes the case of the murdered General; Chiao Tai relates the story of a military disaster |
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236 | (17) |
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Twentysecond Chapter Judge Dee explains the murder of General Ding; He reveals the secret of the scroll picture |
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253 | (12) |
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Twentythird Chapter The judge leads his men to the heart of the maze; A gruesome discovery is made in a secret pavilion |
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265 | (13) |
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Twentyfourth Chapter A young girl goes to visit a famous artist; A criminal is caught in an unexpected place |
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278 | (16) |
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Twentyfifth Chapter Two depraved criminals suffer the extreme penalty; Judge Dee learns the secret of an abstruse couplet |
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