Chapter 16 — Lead
A shack, a chest of drawers, and a fishbowl are all that a talented metalworker leaves to his three sons upon his death. Maomao is assigned to investigate how these strange inheritances all fit together.
Other chapters
- Chapter 1: Maomao
- Chapter 2: Chilly Apothecary
- Chapter 3: The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit
- Chapter 4: The Threat
- Chapter 5: Covert Operations
- Chapter 6: The Garden Party
- Chapter 7: Homecoming
- Chapter 8: Wheat Stalks
- Chapter 9: Suicide or Murder?
- Chapter 10: Honey
- Chapter 11: Reducing Two to One
- Chapter 12: The Eunuch and the Courtesan
- Chapter 13: Serving in the Outer Court
- Chapter 14: The New Pure Consort
- Chapter 15: Raw Fish
- Chapter 16: Lead
- Chapter 17: A Jaunt Around Town
- Chapter 18: Lakan
- Chapter 19: Chance or Something More