Detective Dee: The Celestial Mystery

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|2025|0 min

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Detective Di Renjie and his allies Li Sicheng and Qing Ci unravel a web of deceit as they investigate a series of murders, only to discover a long-buried conspiracy.

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