A string of serial murders involving zodiac symbols has erupted in Xinggang City: a horn-shaped climbing carabiner is found at a climbing gym (Aries), a lion-head mask is hidden in a grand theater (Leo), and an archery target is covered in Sagittarius marks... Every victim turns out to have “defied” the traits of the corresponding sign: a greedy Taurus, a fickle Gemini, a deceitful Libra. It is as if the “Zodiac God” is hunting them with deadly precision!
The rational captain of the criminal investigation team, Lin Chen, can reconstruct crime scenes with his “memory palace of details.” He meets Su Xing, an astrological profiler who analyzes a killer’s mind through star charts. The two clash over whether astrology can help solve crimes, but are forced to join hands and track down Gu Ye, the mastermind behind it all. Once a famous astrologer, Gu Ye launched the “Twelve Houses Purification Plan” after his daughter, a Pisces, was killed by a “betrayer of the zodiac.” A murder occurs with every zodiac cycle!
The killer posts bloody threats on the dark web to taunt the police. Zhang Lei, Lin Chen’s partner who vanished three years ago, is deeply entangled in Gu Ye’s plan. As the final Capricorn symbol is carved into the Xinggang City planetarium, can Lin Chen use his memory palace to unravel the ultimate mystery? Is the zodiac a key to salvation, or an excuse for slaughter? This hunt spanning all twelve houses of the zodiac is only now reaching its climax. Could you be the next target?
