A journey that never ends, a mysterious book that points to the truth.
During the Guangxu period of the late Qing Dynasty, detective Lin Moxuan, who returned from studying abroad, could not accept the conclusion that his brother Lin Moyuan was "committed suicide" in a secret room in London. For three years, the truth remained unknown until a detective novel titled "The Mystery of the Chamber" quietly became popular - the perfect crime depicted in the book was exactly the same as the scene of his brother's bizarre death.
Is it provocation or guidance?
A murder-hunting game using the truth as bait begins.
Lin Moxuan followed the novel's spread along the river, from the misty and rainy boats to the industrial furnaces, from the misty river wheels to the theaters of the ancient capital. Everywhere, he was forced to be involved in the whirlpool of bizarre murders; at every step, he could glimpse the shadow cast by the mysterious book. The seemingly unrelated dead are all connected to a huge conspiracy aimed at stifling the country's rebirth.
When he finally approaches the end of the game, what awaits him is not only the author of "The Mystery of the Chamber", but also the "sir" behind the scenes who planned everything and hides at the pinnacle of power.
The mystery of his brother's death in the past and the fate of the country today are both on the balance. In the last fog of the old era, Lin Moxuan must use reason and evidence to complete the ultimate reasoning that spans life and death, family and country.
The river is rushing and the moon is shining like a blur. What he seeks is not only an answer to revenge, but also an answer to a bright future.
