Fateful Consequences: A Guardian Story

A gruesome killing at a Shanghai museum marks the beginning of a series of events that no one could have predicted.

Tasked with solving the crime, Zhao Yunlan, the young but capable leader of the city's Special Crimes Division, immediately notices a connection to Imperial China, and seeks out an expert to assist with the case.

Shen Wei, the youngest ever head of Shanghai Metropolitan University's Department of Ancient History, finds his quiet, uneventful life suddenly turned on its head by the presence of the charming, charismatic police chief.

Despite their drastically different personalities, the unlikely pair must quickly find a way to work together, as bodies escalate and stakes rise. But things take a sudden turn when Shen Wei's world is invaded by an unexpected danger emerging from the shadows, threatening the burgeoning relationship between the two men, and even the investigation itself.

This story is a fanfiction based on characters in the Chinese drama, Guardian, and the Priest novel of the same name. The plot is my own. I have tried to be accurate with all historical references and with the geography of modern day Shanghai, but I apologise in advance for any inadvertent errors.