The flames of the old years have long been extinguished, but the marks left by the burning are still lingering over the years.
Xie Ling is a litigation translator specializing in foreign-related disputes and has been dealing with files and testimonies all year round.
He understands that words can restore the truth and can also falsify facts. An unexpected foreign-related civil case many years ago, and a translated text that was secretly altered, trapped him in a heavy guilt. At such a young age, he holds the truth, but is unable to shake the established ending. He can only keep the secret deep in his heart, restrain his sharpness, and bear the past alone.
Su Jin specializes in civil complaints that have little chance of success.
In that case, he was still a trainee lawyer. He saw with his own eyes that the truth was being covered up, but he was hamstrung by the reality and was helpless. The years have worn away his calm and sharp shell, but there is always an unresolved regret in his heart.
A complaint that had been gathering dust for many years came to our door, and piles of old foreign language testimonies were in urgent need of deciphering.
After several years, Xie Ling and Su Jin met again.
They are the only two people in the world who know the full story of what happened that year.
One person dismantles the lies hidden in the gaps in the text, and the other fights against the barriers of reality.
On the road to revisiting old cases, dusty scars are repeatedly uncovered. They are not invincible heroes, they will waver and compromise, and they must also recognize the imperfections of reality.
With a handful of remnants of the past, two adults carrying the past support each other and find their buried conscience and sincerity.
[Reading Tips] Light suspense, no serial murders, realistic, no Shuangwen-style perfect comeback, 1v1 two-way focus.
Intention: Face the past that has been deliberately distorted, accept the incompleteness and powerlessness of reality, and support each other even if we are in scars, and keep the conscience in our hearts.