My name is Lin Yan, and I run an old family clinic.
Eighteen years ago, my father vanished under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind just one sentence: “Don’t touch the basement.”
I thought I’d spend my whole life alone, until the night of that torrential rain
Every ten years, a package wrapped in kraft paper arrives right on time.
1996, 2006, 2016...
Every one bears my father’s handwriting!
The moment the basement door opens, a chill runs through me:
Dust covers the floor, but the footprints are fresh;
A hidden old book, its knot tied exactly like the one on the package;
The elders, friends, and police officers I trusted most...
Every last one of them has been lying to me!
Old Chen: Not a murderer, but my father’s sworn brother.
Zhao Lei: Not a corrupt cop, but the guardian bound by a pact made by our fathers.
The Fatty: Not a foolish childhood friend, but a trump card among the hidden guards.
And my “missing” father
He isn’t dead at all!
He’s been hiding for eighteen whole years in a fold of time inside the clinic!
Time that heals wounds, coordinates across space and time, a shadowy organization, secrets spanning a century...
When the copper box opens, the diary comes to light.
Only then do I learn that this clinic holds the secrets of time itself, secrets that span the entire world.
“When the rain stops, I’ll return from the past.”
“But the clinic door can only be opened once.”
This time, I’ll be the one to protect you and bring you home.
This time, I’ll be the one to wield time!
