In the spring of 1932, Tianjin and Peiping were under heavy clouds, surrounded by foreign enemies, and the political situation was turbulent. In the process of investigating the death of his father, detective Cen Weizhou was accidentally involved in many suspense cases, including the largest drug trafficking case of the period, the murder of a Shanghai-Tianjin business gang, the disappearance of a newspaper reporter, and a bizarre murder in a medical school. He teamed up with female reporter Shen Manqing to gradually uncover the truth about Jinmen's undercurrents, family grudges, police corruption and underground power. The intertwined and complex clues of the case continue to promote the growth and psychological transformation of the characters. Multiple story lines start from the starting point of their own destiny and intersect under multiple games such as third-party forces, gangs, foreign enemies, families, and the police, and finally usher in the truth and fateful showdown. The whole novel has a tense rhythm and interlocking cases. It not only expresses personal salvation and faith, but also reflects the various social conditions of the Republic of China.
