- - The only son of former imperial censor Shen Zhiyue. Five years ago, his father was imprisoned for impeachment of his chief minister Zhang Wei for corruption. Instead, he was imprisoned on the charge of "forming a clique for personal gain and framing Zhongliang", and his entire family was executed. Shen Zhou escaped by chance and was admitted to the Zhenfu Division incognito, just so that one day he could get access to the dusty "counter-case" files and overturn his father's case.
- **Character:** He is cold and cruel on the surface, but in fact he sticks to the final justice and conscience in his heart. He is as thoughtful as a hair and is good at taking advantage of all rules and people's hearts. He is a pretender and avenger who walks on the edge of a knife.
