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The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy

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by Xnoval Originals · Mystery · 100 chapters · complete series

The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy is a Mystery web novel by Xnoval Originals, with 100 chapters.

The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy

Synopsis

In the heart of Cologne, Detective William Wagner stands at a crossroads of history and crime. Tasked with decoding a lost inscription on the 'Rhine Wordless Stele,' he uncovers a web of lies entangled with a family secret and a transnational artifact heist. His investigation is complicated by Greta Hartmann, a meticulous archivist, and old rival Friedrich Baumann, who desperately tries to protect his reputation. As shadows lengthen, a quiet mole in the family begins to leak information, while forensic consultant Karl Albert manipulates the scene from the sidelines. Wagner must trust the evidence, not the silences, to expose the truth before the past erases the present forever.

科隆刑警解读失传碑文,追查家族内鬼与跨国文物旧案。

Chapter 1: First Words on the Stele

Cologne’s rainy season carried a suffocating damp cold, the water dripping from the cathedral’s spires and pooling into the murky canal on the old city’s southern bank. I stood just outside the警戒 line of the demolition site at the old mill ruins, the rain soaking my badge and sending a bone-deep chill through me. The site supervisor was shouting into his radio, his voice laced with barely concealed frustration, but my gaze remained locked on a newly exposed concrete foundation in the sub-basement. Thick mud crusted over it, yet under the harsh glare of the searchlights, the edges of a deliberately smoothed stone surface were faintly visible. That space shouldn’t have been empty.

I dialed Friedrich Baumann. The appraiser, who had spent four decades in the old book auction houses, answered with the rigorous yet gentle cadence of an old-school scholar. “William, if you’re seeing smooth plaster, you’ve likely just dug through the foundation reinforcement layer. But if there are incisions—even if they’re just modern repairs meant to conceal older marks—then there’s a story here.”

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Details

Author
Xnoval Originals
Genre
Mystery
Status
Completed
Chapters
100
Length
1462819 words
Updated
Updated 2026-11-08
Languages
简体中文, 繁體中文, English, Français

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Is The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy complete?

Yes — The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy is complete, and all 100 chapters are published.

Who wrote The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy?

The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy was written by Xnoval Originals.

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You can read The Silent Stele: Uncovering the Rhine Conspiracy online on Xnoval. The first 3 chapters are free, and the book is available in 简体中文, 繁體中文, English, Français.

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