With undramatic writing, Guo Ping made the description into a way of finding clues in investigating a case.And so, there was a restrained voice and a regulated rhythm in his novels.

• 郭平的小说是非戏剧性的，他把小说的叙述处理成“探案”似的发现，这使得他的小说具有了一种内敛、节制的语调和节奏。