A Livestreamed Murder? I'll Let the Data Speak

Livestreamed murders, ghost tenants, code-based trials... I solve cases with data, but get caught up in a revenge plot eighteen years in the making.

I'm Lu Zhiyuan, a police consultant who can hear data "talk." My new partner is Lin Xi, a captain of the criminal investigation squad who can't stand me.

Our first case: an internet celebrity suddenly dies during a livestream, and a lethal, flashing code is hidden in the data stream.

Then come tenants who "don't exist," murders that imitate old cases, and a genius hacker called "The Hermit," who posts "trial announcements" on the dark web.

Every clue points to the "Rust Case," which my father failed to solve years ago. And the Hermit's true identity turns out to be the orphan left behind by that tragedy.

He tells me, "Join me. Together, we can rebuild justice with code."

My father tells me, "Catch him. Don't let him become a demon, and don't let yourself become me."

Now I stand on the edge of an abyss, reason's algorithms in my left hand and my father's hopes in my right. The price of the truth may be more than any of us can afford.