In Jincheng in 1912, the concessions of the nine countries were divided, and the rivers and lakes were intertwined with the family and the country. Due to the tragic death of his father and brother from the Qing Dynasty, Shaolin Dusong, a relic of the Qing Dynasty, went to Spain to study art. He returned under the pseudonym of the magician "Wooden Double Shake" and performed Western magic in the theater on the surface, but secretly organized people with ideals to resist the reactionary rule. The cold-faced policeman Xu Chengfeng was born as a low-level official in the former Qing Dynasty. Due to the change of dynasties, he was promoted to the deputy director of the police department. He is cautious and reticent, but he has repeatedly crossed paths with this flamboyant magician while solving crimes.
A murder occurs during a magic show, and the two are forced to join forces and chase the man from the theater to the foreign mansion in the concession. In the process of peeling off the cocoon, Xu Chengfeng discovered Mu Shuangyao's true identity - the youngest son of the Lin family who was executed by everyone in his family. Before the hatred of the country and the family, the two strangers gradually developed a tacit understanding. One was a flamboyant revolutionary, and the other was a cold-faced and cautious old official. However, they held hands for the first time on a snowy night.
On the eve of the war, Mu Shuangyao blew up the Beiyang arsenal and died unjustly after being framed as a spy. Xu Chengfeng traveled to many places to clear his name, while protecting the people of Jincheng and the man's unfinished ideal - I will finish the road you have not finished for you.
Two male protagonists in the Republic of China (basic reference) detective novel, Plato
"This is all my magic, do you like it?"
Intention: great love and righteousness