When memory becomes a lie, how do you find the truth?
Retired prosecutor Li Zhenmin is shot dead in broad daylight in a park. The only eyewitness insists the killer was the serial murderer “Night Crow,” who was executed thirty years ago.
Detective team captain Xing Conglian is assigned to investigate, but soon finds himself caught in a carefully constructed maze: a mysterious coating on the bullets, altered memories, and missing research stars...
“This isn’t a copycat killing. It’s a declaration.” Criminal psychologist Lin Chen looks at the killer’s portrait, drawn by forensic artist Shen Yi. “Someone is showing us that they can manufacture evidence and manipulate memories at will.”
With forensic doctor Qin Ming, anti-drug officer Jiang Ting, and hacker Wang Chao joining the team, the investigators discover that the case is connected to a fifteen-year-old academic injustice.
When the investigation points to a mysterious facility deep in international waters, they face not only a high-IQ criminal but also an ultimate battle over technological ethics and the limits of human nature.
“You think you’ve uncovered the truth?” A voice from beneath the water chuckles coldly. “This is only a mirror, showing you the deepest cracks in your justice system.”
When the system upholds evil, does breaking it become the only form of justice?
This is a desperate battle to defend the dignity of the law and seek the light in human nature.
