In Shanghai in 1927, Shen Yanzhi, an overseas forensic doctor, was investigating his father's case with a scalpel and bumped into Lu Zhengnian, a "grassroots detective" wearing a long gown.
One believes in science, the other relies on the world; one has a neat suit, and the other has a sharp edge in his long gown.
The bloody cheongsam case forced the two to join forces. From the neon lights of the French Concession to the dark alleys of the Chinese border, a series of strange cases and conspiracies entangled old grudges.
"Forensic Doctor Shen, don't trust your microscope too much."
"Detective Lu, don't always rely on the cigarette stick to find clues."
In the flash of swords and shadows, there is mutual hostility, temptation, and even more, when they are back to back, they are relying on each other in life and death hidden in the shadow of the times.
(Two men lead the investigation of the Republic of China, the main plot of the unit is the strange case, the hard-core pairing of a long gown and a suit) This is a novel with a long storyline, and many questions will be answered later.
