This is a full-length novel set in Nanjing in 2020, and was derived from the banned book "Gu Wangyan" in the Qing Dynasty.
Zhong Mingliang is the section chief of the Qinhuai District Culture and Tourism Bureau who has been on the bench for ten years. His lover Qian Xiaoman lost his sight due to a car accident three years ago, and his sharp hearing became his "eyes". In the reconstruction project of Nanquting Block, the developer Huan Shian appears to be a Confucian businessman, but is actually an invisible powerful person. Zhong Mingliang discovered that he had cut down on cultural preservation funds, intending to build a private club on the construction site, and embezzled the Ming Dynasty tomb cultural relics excavated during the construction to resell.
Takeaway rider Ma Xiaolong took the key evidence that his neighbor Niu Youde "committed suicide" due to demolition, and he was killed as a result. Zhong Mingliang traces the truth with the help of Qian Xiaoman, but encounters pressure from his superiors and threats from evil forces. University classmate Zhou Ziheng is a core member of the Huan Shian Group, and the two went from being close friends to becoming enemies. Huan Shi'an's wife Jia Ru had been subjected to cold violence for a long time and became a witness under Qian Xiaoman's inspiration. Internet upstart Tong Zida was coerced into a conspiracy by debt.
On a rainy night, Zhong Mingliang sneaked into the construction site to take pictures of the irrefutable evidence. When he was hunted down, he was escorted to a safe area by Ma Xiaolong and the delivery riders. After the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision intervened, eunuch Shi'an and others were investigated and punished, and the eunuch's "empire" collapsed. The Nanjing Hall was renovated according to the "repair as before" principle.
Qian Xiaoman regained his sight and held a wedding with Zhong Mingliang in the old home. The novel is titled "Qinhuai Remains Still", which means that the hustle and bustle will eventually dissipate, and kindness and conscience will still flow.
