In the early years of the Republic of China, the skin physiognomist Du Qi was able to make a mask out of human skin, which could steal memories at the cost of forgetting his past. When a famous troupe actress died suddenly after wearing the mask she made, her face grew on its own. She discovered that all the deceased people had worn costumes belonging to the antique dealer Liu Sanye - those gorgeous robes had the horoscopes of living people sewn on the lining. As the investigation deepened, Du Qi found thirty suitcases in the troupe's cellar, and his mother's humming came from the center one. Liu Sanye peeled off his own face, revealing the same scaly birthmark as hers: "Nephew, your mother refused to be the owner of the clothes, which was why the skin physiognomist family was wiped out..."
