On the first rainy night of autumn, a man is burned alive at a cement factory. His twisted death and a strange set of numbers look exactly like part of a ritual. Liu Shi'an leads the investigation with all his strength, but the killer is weaving a vast web. The killings never stop: as soon as night falls, someone loses their life...
Lawyer Shen Bunian, security company employee Lin Qing, intern doctor Liu Mingguang, physical education teacher Wang Ran, and Peng Ying, a middle-school student who writes mystery novels, are drawn into the case one after another. In just seven days, she climbs from the shadows to the courtroom. Over Wangjing, a county town the world has all but forgotten, ceaseless rain echoes alongside one horrific wail after another...
Theme: Light may be late for an individual, but it will never be absent for millions
