Set in the modern metropolis of Binhai, a thriving coastal city, the story spans fields such as financial investment, cross-border trade, and the legal and political systems. On the surface, the economy is booming and order prevails, but beneath it, dark currents run deep, and tangled networks of illicit interests are deeply entrenched. A hidden power controls the city’s shadowy underbelly. For years, forces of justice have pursued it, only to hit dead ends again and again, leaving the investigation at an impasse.
