Inspired by the Nine Sons of the Dragon in Chinese culture. The saying goes that a dragon has nine sons, each different from the rest. A mysterious tycoon in Baimei City invites nine exceptionally intelligent people to take part in a hunting game. They are ranked by intelligence according to the order of the Dragon’s Nine Sons, and each receives a token bearing their name. The rules are simple: everyone writes a hunting warrant naming an enemy, then passes it to the person ranked immediately below them. The game begins with Chiwen, the ninth son, hunting down the people named on the warrant given to him by Fuxi, the eighth son. Once the task is complete, Fuxi hunts down the targets on the warrant given to him by the seventh son. Finally, when the eldest son, Qiuniu, kills the enemy of the ninth son, Chiwen, the circle closes. The game ends, and whoever commits the perfect crime without getting caught by the police wins the enormous grand prize.
Nine criminals with genius-level intelligence face off against the Baimei City Criminal Investigation Team in a series of epic showdowns. Just when the detectives think the criminal is right in front of them, he turns out to be far out of reach. The Thirty-Six Stratagems are deployed to dazzling effect by killers and police alike. One baffling case after another twists and twists again, while schemes come to light as the investigations progress. In this battle between dragon slayers and evil dragons, who will come out on top? Let’s wait and see.
Pure deduction, with no romance. Schemes, counter-schemes, meticulous plans, and revenge. Each case is like an onion: layer after layer is peeled away, only to reveal that the truth isn’t the heart at its center, but one of the onion skins that has already slipped away.
