Unsolved Case in Huangtang

During the Wanli period, murders of women occurred one after another in remote river towns. The county police chief and the new prison officer teamed up to investigate the case. The countryside is thick with fog, clues are broken repeatedly, and suspects repeatedly overturn their testimonies. Every time they get closer to the truth, a new murder will occur. One of the two is accustomed to relying on local experience to solve cases, and the other is good at legal autopsy deductions. Their concepts of handling cases often conflict. As the investigation progresses, official constraints, villagers' ignorance, and the limitations of the times are exposed one after another. Even if all efforts are devoted to the investigation, the case is still shrouded in mystery. Years later, the old story is revealed again, and the murderer who was not caught back then is still hiding in a corner that no one knows about. An old case that has been shrouded in dust reveals the powerlessness of criminal investigation in the old era and the ups and downs of thousands of ordinary people. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.