I watched the first episode of a 2016 Chinese police procedural called "Medical Examiner Dr. Qin" last night, and I can't recommend it highly enough. Spoilers ahead, but as you'll see it doesn't really matter.
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Naturally, the evil plumber confesses to all of this instantly. Even Medical Examiner Qin has to admit that the rookie did a good job. If not for her scrappy work, they might never have traced the hand to two missing people and their charnel-house apartment full of evidence.
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The next episode of this series is called THE ELEVENTH FINGER and I can't wait to watch it.
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This is basically The Wire set in modern China and I ask
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A fun part of watching a Chinese police procedural is just the little totalitarian details. No search warrant? No problem! Need to detain the food vendor for a while without charges? He'll be in cell block 2. Found a fingerprint? Run it through the national population registry!
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It makes one wonder whether fiction originating in a totalitarian society tends to be intrinsically absurd, as the creators and the audience have experience of avoiding dangerous conclusions and purporting to adhere to the official line
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