A wealthy little county hides a string of bizarre cases, while low-ranking officials take on corruption!
Qingyang County seems prosperous and lively, but beneath the surface, dark currents run deep. The powerful hold sway, and murders occur one after another, only to be hastily written off. Zhao Erlang, a constable dismissed as a “good-for-nothing petty clerk,” and Su Jiu, an orphaned coroner, should each have minded their own business. Instead, one case after another brings them together. At first, they just want to avoid trouble and protect themselves. But after witnessing common folk suffer wrongful accusations and justice trampled underfoot, the two “nobodies” of the official world are forced to join forces. One uses his slick wit to navigate the powerful, while the other cracks the secrets of death with expert forensic skills. In investigations where one wrong move could cost them their lives, they cast off their cowardice and apathy, transforming from petty officials content to coast through life into champions of the people, willing to speak up for the weak and fight tooth and nail for the truth.
This is a tale of ordinary people turning the tables, as well as a story of growth through investigation. When two “nobodies” in the official world take on a web of power, can they tear open the shocking conspiracy behind the murders with courage and conscience?
