Chen Mo, a retired special forces soldier, now works as a private detective, lying low in an old shipyard. He has eyes that can see through ashes and an analytical toolkit of mysterious origins. When the beautiful consultant Liu Yifei from the city procuratorate comes to him with a bizarre murder case, he immediately senses a conspiracy.
The victim is a business tycoon. Strange symbols and unusual ashes were left at the scene, but the official verdict calls it an accidental death. As the investigation progresses, Chen Mo discovers it is not an isolated case. Behind multiple deaths over the past three years, each written off as a “suicide” or “accident,” lurks the shadow of the same organization.
Together with Li Dachui, his forthright assistant, and the meticulous Liu Yifei, he forms a temporary team to seek the truth in a rainy-night art gallery, a high-tech industrial park, and an abandoned laboratory. Every scene contains carefully arranged ashes, and every victim had once come into contact with a secret known as “Wangchuan.”
This is an organization devoted to “erasing” witnesses. With perfect crimes, they purge memories that are not allowed to exist. As Chen Mo draws closer to the heart of the matter, he discovers that he himself has become caught up in a shocking conspiracy involving memory manipulation.
In a city where rain and flames intertwine, they must race against this invisible monster and uncover the truth buried beneath the ashes before the next victim appears.
