The story takes place in Qingxi Village, where the fictional dynasty holds a grand banquet. Fan Shouyi, the accountant in the village, dies mysteriously, and all six characters are suspected. Under the murder case, there was a turbulent undercurrent, and old cases of missing disaster relief grain, embezzlement of banknotes, and land annexation by squires surfaced. It is difficult to distinguish the truth from the confession, and the interests are intertwined. A rural murder case has revealed the tip of the iceberg of local corruption, and the battle between lies and conscience has begun.
