Dending, located in the northeast, is a resource-based city. It has been in decline for many years due to the depletion of coal resources. Thanks to the rise of the new energy industry, graphite-rich Danding is rising again. The newly appointed Mayor Bai is ambitious and wants to introduce leading new energy companies and build a graphite industrial park. However, during the investigation led by Mayor Bai, a verdict in the murder of his wife and son triggered a chain crisis for local graphite companies.
A year ago, Li Tianwei, the leader of the Huaifeng Group, the largest local graphite mine, killed his wife Xia Yi and son Li Hao because of his affair with Zhao Zhao, a divorced female doctor. After the incident, Zhao Zhao took the initiative to surrender, saying that Li Tianwei had killed his wife and son, and asked her to help dismember the body. Based on her confession, the police found ironclad evidence such as blood stains, partial body tissues, and crime tools of the two victims at the scene. Although there was no confession from Li Tianwei, the court sentenced Li Tianwei to death and Zhao Zhao to death with a reprieve based on the complete chain of evidence.
Li Tianwei expressed in court that he would appeal. He quickly hired Tian Li, a well-known local barrister. Zhao Zhao named Pang Lai, a rookie lawyer who had just lost three lawsuits in a row. As the case progressed, people discovered that Zhao Zhao, Xia Yi and Pang Lai were inextricably linked. A murder of his wife and children triggered tragedy for three families. At the same time, he composed a tragic song for Northeastern people to break through in a foreign land.
Concept: Is the death of a woman a murder committed by an individual, or a conspiracy by the entire society?