The story of "Shadow of Horror" is very simple. The protagonist is an ordinary clerk who works in a soap company and leads a monotonous life. But from one day on, he always feels that someone is watching him secretly. At this time, his life changes. He meets a nice girl and falls in love with her. However, that peeping gaze always follows him like a shadow, making the protagonist neurotic and having many quarrels with his lover, boss and friends.

Later on, the protagonist not only had strange sights, he also heard strange noises and saw odd things in the corner of his vision. He became eccentric and lonely.

Then, one night, the protagonist finally discovered the source of the gaze. It was his own shadow. There were monsters lurking in his shadow. These monsters were not only in his own shadow, but also in the shadows of others.

As he walked under the sun and the shadow enveloped his lover, monsters emerged from his lover's body. The protagonist was extremely frightened and he stayed away from everyone, but the monsters in the shadow increased in number.

Finally one day, his friend found the protagonist. The protagonist had fallen into extreme madness at this time. Finally, he picked up a gun and killed the monster that emerged from the shadow on his friend's body. The bullet also pierced his friend's body. After killing his friend and the monster on his friend's body, the protagonist gradually understood everything. He took to the street and shot at all the monsters in the shadows. Finally, after killing his girlfriend, the protagonist was shot dead by the police.

The most commendable part of this book is actually the ending. After everyone thought that the protagonist was just hallucinating and the so-called monster did not exist at all, a tentacle quietly withdrew from the shadow left by the protagonist's body, which is terrifying to think about.

Moreover, the author's detailed description makes people feel the same way, as if there is a monster in their own shadow.

Darkness and shadows have been human fears since ancient times, and they are even more frightening when exaggerated by the author.

"…This novel seems a bit addictive."

Drizzt took a deep breath and put the book down. Suddenly, a slight knocking sound came from the shadow behind him.

His heart skipped a beat and he looked over quickly.

The fat orange cat woke up at some point and was jumping off the sofa, making that sound when he landed.

“The writing in this book is very uncomfortable.”

Xia was not as suspicious as Trist, she just frowned.

"So the man just now read this novel and fell into a similar situation as the protagonist, thinking that there are monsters in reality, so he took a gun and prepared to attack others?"

Lu Ban stood up and hugged the orange cat. The orange cat struggled reluctantly, but finally Lu Ban pinched the back of Fate's neck and the cat calmed down.

He pulled the corner of the cat's mouth and rubbed its belly. The orange cat looked like it had lost all hope in life and could only let Lu Ban do whatever he wanted.

"I've been obsessed with reading."

Drizzt commented, but he still felt a little scared.

After reading this book, I don’t know if it’s because the things in it are too real or for some other reason, but Trist always has a subtle sense of fear, afraid of seeing some monster coming out of Lu Ban or Xia’s shadow.

"But if this is a mission from the Land of Silence, maybe there really is some supernatural power behind this writer called Gu Du."

Shia added.

"really."

Drizzt nodded.

"Now it seems that perhaps the publisher approached me because it was influenced by the Land of Silence."

His current career development task is to solve a mystery with far-reaching impact. When he was still selecting cases, he came across Lu Ban's invitation. Thinking of the case in the ancient capital, Trist immediately reacted that perhaps this was the case required for his career development task.

Trist was originally just an ordinary down-and-out policeman. After being expelled from the police force for making a mistake, he was favored by the Land of Silence and became the Chosen One. The profession he chose was [Detective].

Along the way, career development tasks have been to solve a few cases, open a detective agency and the like. Although this can be considered to be punishing evil and promoting good in a sense, Drizzt is still a little scared when facing the increasingly difficult tasks in the Quiet Land and his own diminishing sanity.

"Here is the information the publishing house gave me, as well as the key to the residence in Gudu. I wanted to check it out when you guys get there."

He shook the key of the file bag and took out the documents.

It can be seen from the documents that Gudu's mother was a textile worker who once worked in a wealthy family. Later, she was driven out after she slept with the young master of the family. However, she was pregnant with him at the time. Later, the young master of the family died young and left no offspring. The family took Gudu and his mother back and raised them as illegitimate children.

Gudu's mother died before he reached adulthood. He began writing short stories when he was a teenager. Later, when he was 20 years old, he became famous with one book. His family gradually became proud of him, but Gudu never went back.

"Illegitimate children, this kind of situation is very common in the waste city. The lucky ones will be helped and live a relatively normal life, but the unlucky ones will never be found again and will die somewhere unknown."

Drizzt sighed.

"Gudu's house is in the wealthy area, within the Third Ring Road of Gudu. We can go there now."

The waste city has a circular structure, with a total of ten rings. The outermost layer is the poorest. The further in you go, the richer it is. Once you reach the fourth ring, you can be called rich. Trist's detective agency is in the fifth ring, which is the junction of the rich and the poor. You can see both rich people and ordinary people.

The security becomes more chaotic the further out you go, as the gangs have a firm grip on that area. The Fifth Ring Road is the farthest area that the police can reach.

"Also, no one outside knows about Gu Du's disappearance yet, but some people, mainly his lovers, have already noticed it. The publishing house came to me this time mainly because they have given me part of the beginning of Gu Du's new work, so they are actually looking for the rest of Gu Du's manuscript."

Drizzt said again.

"Is that the supreme masterpiece mentioned in the mission description? Have you seen it?"

Shia asked.

"Of course I haven't read it. The publisher said that if I confirm to accept the investigation, they will show me the manuscript to look for clues. I plan to reply to them today."

Drizzt put down the file bag and looked at the two of them.

"How about we go to the publishing house first, or to Gudu's home?"

"Let's not talk about these two for now. Can we have a meal? I'm a little hungry."

Lu Ban put the orange cat down, and the little kitten, who had been abused, immediately let out a cry and disappeared somewhere unknown.