Chapter 97: Report on Progress and Ask for Votes

Report on progress and ask for votes

As everyone knows, bird-porpoises particularly love posting single chapters.

But since this book went live, the pressure has been immense—I had no saved drafts and no confidence.

I don’t know if this kind of criminal investigation will be popular.

I originally wanted to beg for votes with a cute single chapter, but I didn’t dare.

I waited nervously for the results.

I barely slept until nearly dawn.

I also learned how to check first-subscription numbers; according to a buddy, it’s the first-hour subscriptions multiplied by five, and mine slightly exceeded that—finally, I breathed a sigh of relief.

Launched on July 1, first subscriptions, now exceeding high-definition targets and average subscription targets—thank you all readers for your overwhelming support.

Every time I write a new genre, I feel uncertain.

I’ve written about dual-door time travel, mathematics, the petroleum industry, biology, doctors—this time I’m tackling forensic science.

There are countless TV dramas and films about forensic science.

But in online fiction, they’re surprisingly rare.

When they do appear, they’re usually centered on romance with a forensic scientist, with the profession as secondary.

I wanted to try this genre—to write an online forensic novel, a Chinese-style CSI.

Starting anything is hard—I bought many reference materials and studied numerous related books.

I also asked acquaintances to connect me with forensic practitioners, interviewing them face-to-face for research.

The more I learned, the more I realized how different reality was from my imagination.

Real forensic scientists aren’t those slick, cool figures in TV dramas who put on white coats and gloves and solve cases effortlessly.

It’s still a job—a somewhat unusual, yet not entirely unique one.

It’s a profession grounded in ethics and conviction.

It may not be as thrilling, but it has many shining moments.

I really want to write it.

To portray the work life and growth of a forensic police officer.

To write about a light, technical profession.

I chose a light tone not because I disrespect the profession, but because while the work is sacred, the people doing it are still flesh-and-blood humans—with wives and children, friends and daily lives.

I’ve talked too much and gone off track.

Anyway, I’m still asking for votes.

Writing a new genre isn’t easy—I hope everyone will support it.

Please support with monthly votes.

Thank you.