The Mind Reader Behind Bars: I Rule the Prison

In 2023, in the maximum-security wing of a prison in a northwestern city, Jiang Lin is sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for intentional homicide. During his three years in prison, he remains taciturn, though the truth behind his case lies hidden in his heart. Prison life is governed by a strict hierarchy, with a delicate balance maintained between guards and inmates. A rare night of thunderstorms becomes a turning point. When Jiang Lin touches an iron railing in the corridor, lightning strikes him, granting him the ability to read minds within a radius of ten meters. He can hear what others truly think but have not said aloud, and the stronger their emotions, the clearer their thoughts become. Meanwhile, young guard Zhang Jianjun is transferred to the prison wing. Once an elite member of the criminal police, he was demoted after a mistake in an unsolved case. Driven by an obsession with "finding the fugitive still hiding among the inmates," he is shunned by his jaded colleagues for his principled conduct. Their fates intertwine through a bizarre theft, setting the stage for an unusual partnership between a prisoner and a detective.