The third section comments on the creation of Court-Case Novels. 第三部分论及公案小说的创作。
The uncertainty about novels 'ontology made Court-Case Novels decaying into compilation of law cases. The authors' legal consciousness was very dense. 小说本体的不明确使得晚明公案小说几乎异化为案例汇编,编撰者的法律本位意识极为浓厚。