"Dark River" novel planning plan
1. Core settings and characters
· Core concept: This is a suspenseful ethical novel about gray justice, moral dilemmas and self-salvation. Explore whether the "scavengers" who wander on the edge of darkness have the power to judge and execute when the sunlight of law and procedure cannot shine into certain corners.
· Time span: two-line narrative. The main plot is the crisis outbreak and confrontation in the "present tense"; the sub-plot gradually reveals the complete truth of the "old case five years ago" through memories and evidence.
·Character settings:
1. Lin Yan (female protagonist, 32 years old): On the surface, she is a calm and sharp elite lawyer who specializes in economic cases and has a very high winning rate. In fact, he is a well-known "scavenger" in the underground world, codenamed "Dark River". He is specially entrusted by powerful people to "clean up" troubles (such as evidence, witnesses, opponents) that they cannot solve through normal means by means of walking on the edge of the law or even outside the law. She has a strict set of self-logic: she only deals with the dregs of "social death" and collects huge rewards to donate to the families of the victims to complete her inner compensation.
2. Su Wan (female partner, 22 years old): A fresh graduate from law school, she was admitted to Lin Yan's top law firm with first place, and was designated as Lin Yan's intern. She is smart, diligent, has clear eyes, and is full of admiration for Lin Yan. Her mother was the "trouble" that Lin Yan dealt with as "Underwater" five years ago - a low-level female worker who had evidence of a rich man's crime but was framed instead.
3. Chen Zui (male protagonist, 35 years old): Captain of the criminal police detachment, keen and upright, always investigating
