Swan Brooch

When forensic doctor Feng Ruoxi arrived at the scene, a rusty swan brooch glowed coldly in the evidence bag. This is a token she picked up at the back door of the theater twelve years ago. It is wrapped with exactly the same silver thread as the one worn by the missing principal dancer Lin Shuya. As the investigation deepens, the deceased's twin sister Wu Qianqian's broken confession, the burn scars on the face of night watchman Chen, and the drug dealing tape hidden in the hidden compartment of the music box gradually piece together the sins spanning two generations: a black account of embezzlement of public funds, cocaine hidden in ballet shoes, the truth of the murder buried in the fire, and a mysterious man who always delivers white lilies on rainy nights. When Lao Chen was stabbed in the chest, the half of the old theater ticket he held before his death matched perfectly with the half collected by Feng Ruoxi; when the silver bracelet that Wu Qianqian took off revealed the indentation of the word "ya", pointing to the missing Lin Shuya; when the copper buckle of the collar of the female corpse in the suburbs perfectly matched the spiral pattern on the stage - Feng Ruoxi finally understood that her father's murmurs before his death were not an illusion. The fire twelve years ago had never been extinguished, and the swan brooch on her chest had long been soaked in blood that spanned time and space. The photos in the anonymous text messages, the lily petals deep in the orchestra pit, and the melody of "Swan Lake" that automatically sounded, all told: There are more swan skeletons buried in the brick walls of the Peace Theater. This killing in the name of ballet has just begun the final chapter.