The seemingly prosperous and peaceful international metropolis "Haidu" is actually a giant chessboard where capital, technology and ancient forces compete.
Lin Fan, a former investigative reporter who was forced to "socially die" due to his accidental involvement in the shady affairs of a multinational group, was burdened with injustice and secrets. He had to remain anonymous and lurk in the gray areas of the city with a new identity. Three years later, there was a bizarre suicide case of the CEO of a technology giant, but all the evidence at the scene strangely pointed to him. In order to prove his innocence and uncover the truth about the "Abyss Project" that led to his ruin, he was forced to return to this muddy water.
However, the deeper the investigation goes, the more he discovers that there are huge implications behind this suicide case: the all-powerful financial oligarchs, biotechnology companies pursuing the limits of humankind, the mysterious hacker organization "Metis" who spreads panic on the Internet, and the "Night Watch", a looming underground association that has been passed down for hundreds of years... The forces of all parties are intertwined, as if an invisible hand is controlling everything, pushing the city to the edge of the unknown.
