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Title: I’m Not a Psychopath—Stop Slandering Me! Or: How to Accidentally Mimic a Serial Killer While Avenging a Monkey Short synapse: "Ji Xiahan, a struggling writer, just wanted revenge on a poop-throwing monkey—until his ‘creative research’ mimicked a serial killer’s MO. Now, detective Gou Ming, cursed with visions of the past, must untangle: Is this narcissistic novelist a psychopath... or just really unlucky? A dark comedy where Dexter meets The Office, with a sentient flashlight as the cherry on top." Synopsis: Ji Xiahan, a struggling crime novelist with questionable morals, just wanted to camp peacefully and research his new book. But when a smug monkey steals his prized sneakers and pelts him with feces, he declares war—dismembering the creature and burying its parts with meticulous, eerily professional precision. Meanwhile, Gou Ming, a disgraced detective cursed with the ability to witness fragments of past crimes, stumbles upon a real serial killer’s dumping ground—in the same forest. The killer’s MO? Dismemberment. Triple burials. Just like Ji Xiahan’s monkey revenge plot. Now, as Gou Ming’s visions drag him deeper into the mind of a murderer (who may or may not be watching him back), Ji Xiahan blissfully writes his novel—borrowing liberally from his "experience." Problem? The detective thinks he’s hunting a psychopath. The writer thinks he’s artistically inspired. The actual killer is taking notes.