Cyberpunk: Special Incident Chronicles

Ethan Lin was once just an ordinary ancient texts restorer—a part-time livestreamer repairing priceless artifacts. One day, while restoring a Sanxingdui bronze mask, he accidentally triggered a mysterious paranormal phenomenon that caused a catastrophic livestream accident and shocked the entire internet. Initially, he assumed it was merely a livestream mishap. However, the incident caught the attention of the National Special Cultural Relics Bureau, and before he knew it, Ethan was forcibly recruited as an external investigator tasked with handling those “supernatural” yet top-secret artifact cases.

Thrown into a whirlwind of bizarre and surreal investigations—from the hidden underground tombs beneath the Forbidden City to a haunted milk tea shop tucked away in the heart of a modern metropolis, and even extending to the international supernatural black market—Ethan soon realized that the rules governing this world were far more complex than he had ever imagined.

At the same time, a shadowy organization known as the “Nine Nether Group” was secretly advancing a shocking plan. They sought to harness cutting-edge technology combined with ancient yin-yang secrets to create an “Artificial Ghost King”—a being that would shatter the boundary between life and death, redefining the very relationship between humans and souls.

As Ethan delved deeper into his investigations, he gradually uncovered a startling truth: the origins of these paranormal events were inexplicably tied to his own family. His grandfather, it seemed, had once been a key figure in the Spirit Suppression Project—a covert operation whose true purpose was to maintain the balance of the world.

Now, as the Nine Nether Group schemes to open the “Ghost Gate” and merge the realm of the living with the netherworld, Ethan faces an impossible choice. Should he honor the legacy left by his ancestors and assume the mantle of the new Spirit Suppressor by sealing the Ghost Gate, or should he shatter the constraints of the old world and usher in a new era where life and death coexist?

In a time when technology clashes with the supernatural and the natural order of yin and yang is on the brink of collapse, Ethan Lin must decide where his true destiny lies.