The second book in the criminal investigation series. It shares the same world as The Nameless, but follows police officers and criminals in another city.
One day, a mysterious deputy captain suddenly arrives at the major crimes unit in Yijin, a coastal city in eastern Xia. He shows up for work on time every morning, clocks in on time, and completes whatever tasks he's given. Other than that, he rarely speaks.
Ever since he arrived in Yijin, murders have kept happening. Gradually, people around him start calling him the "jinxed detective."
Bit by bit, his colleagues uncover his background: a prodigy who studied abroad, one of the country's top elites, and, at a very young age, the renowned captain of the only pilot team in a central province selected for the first batch of "Special Operations Units."
But during a battle against a criminal gang, a mistaken decision caused heavy losses for his team. His deputy captain, who was also his best friend, died in an operation.
At that time, the country's largest game studio announced that it would work with Qiongzhou Province, where Yijin is located, to develop a large-scale intelligent early-warning tool. The project would take two years, with its chief engineer stationed at the provincial public security department as the studio's representative.
The case from that year was made into a promotional video, repeatedly reminding him of his bad call. The chief engineer looked at him as he sank into grief. "You should spend every day and night blaming yourself for my younger brother's death."
He woke from a dream to hear his departed friend questioning him once more: "How long are you going to keep running away?"
In the darkness, he picked up an object and murmured, "You risked your life to bring this back. I'm waiting for them to come looking for me."
This is a story about finding the light again and being redeemed~
Thesis: Evil will never triumph over good.
