It was late autumn in the fifteenth year of the Republic of China. Liu Xiangjun, a famous stage actress from the Tianchan stage, fell off the stage and died in full public view. The circumstances of her death were exactly the same as those in "The Peony Pavilion: Leaving the Soul". The third young master of the Shen family, Shen Yanqing - a well-known playboy in Shanghai, who loves antiques, is good at Kunqu opera, and has a vicious mouth and a soft heart - was detained and questioned on the spot by the newly appointed patrol room inspector Gu Linyuan as the first witness.
A cold-faced detective who returned from studying abroad and believes in evidence and logic. A arrogant young man who is immersed in Shanghai and is well versed in opera gardens and antique shops. When they first met, there was a tit-for-tat confrontation. One said, "Follow the procedure" and the other said, "This young master is frightened." But when the real fan was replaced and the fake one appeared, both of them knew: no one can live without this case.
From tit-for-tat to joint investigation, five strange and unsolved cases followed one after another——
The case gets deeper and deeper, and people's hearts get closer and closer. One is speaking for the deceased on the stage, and the other is blocking the gun for the truth behind the stage. He fanned him to keep out the rain, and he shielded him from knives and guns. When the Shanghai bell rang again, the proud young master finally took the lead and pierced the window paper.
The story is set in Shanghai from the late 1920s to the early 1930s, and combines suspense, comedy, the character of the Republic of China, and the tragedy of an era when mountains and rivers were shattered. The five cases are interlocked and come from the same origin; the group of figures each have their own sorrows and joys, and all have their origins. In the turbulent times, they walked side by side through the long street, with a bell tower, a river, and a city behind them. Moving forward is the rest of my life.
