Winter 1998, Linjiang Wharf. With nowhere left to turn, a young man named Lin Qi is forced into the darkness to save his gravely ill younger brother.
From an honest, kindhearted young man at the bottom of society, to a pawn in the underworld with no control over his own fate, and finally to an underground emperor wielding power over an entire region, he carves his way forward through blood and tears, weaving power, money, sex, drugs, and gambling into a black web that engulfs the whole city.
Young police officer Chen Mo swore to uphold justice from the night they first met.
He lays his nets in the darkness and presses on under pressure, fighting alongside Wen Lan, the love of his life, all to tear through the corruption and see the light of day again.
When the underworld’s reigning king comes face to face with a sweeping crackdown, and fated rivals must finally clash:
Some sink deeper into the darkness, while others refuse to yield an inch in the light.
A road of no return, a battle for justice, a life swept along by fate.
The surging tide of corruption must one day recede;
No matter how dark the night, dawn will always come.
