A police academy prodigy? A keen observer? A brilliant logician?
Jiang Mohan graduated under that very same halo, until she joined the criminal investigation unit of the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau.
There are no superhuman master detectives here, only bloodshot eyes after all-night shifts, endless clues to investigate, and one case conference after another.
She had imagined criminal investigation as a lone hero cracking bizarre cases through sheer intelligence. The reality was teamwork and painstaking deduction, and sometimes making sure the arresting team outnumbered the suspects just to keep everyone safe.
Her partner, Ling Tian, is no domineering special forces hero, just an ordinary detective with a little more experience and a past he cannot leave behind.
Her senior colleague, Chang Feng, is no all-purpose assistant either, just a fun-loving coworker who is occasionally reliable and often trades barbs with her.
From the bizarre “Battle at the Fish Farm” to the eerie “Dressing Table Mystery,” and then the fog-shrouded “Gunshots in the Dense Forest”...
Behind every case lies the truth, unearthed bit by bit by countless frontline officers who cover the ground on foot, work through the sweat, and learn from failure after failure.
Jiang Mohan gradually realizes: in real life, there aren't that many geniuses.
There are only ordinary people in police uniforms, protecting the dawn of this city with their sense of duty, their sweat, and even their lives.
“I'm no genius detective, but my comrades and I will always be out there.”
