The Dark River Shines Forever (New Era Detective Handbook, Book One)

[Childhood Sweethearts] [Rekindled Romance] [Criminal Investigation Mystery]

The Linjiang Public Security Bureau receives two unusual transfers: Shen Qingyi, a criminal psychology PhD returning from abroad, parachutes in as an investigative consultant and is paired with criminal investigation captain Gu Chenzhou to form the Stillwater Task Force.

A financial company executive's fall from a building brings the childhood sweethearts, who haven't seen each other in three years, back together.

As a string of cases comes to light, including the "Kappa Sacrifice Case" and the "Body-Dissolving Plastic Surgery Case," a human trafficking network that has been buried in Linjiang for twenty years gradually comes into view.

The mischievous boy of the past has grown into an investigative consultant with connections on both sides of the law. Meanwhile, the childhood friend who always stood in front of him is lighting the last beacon for him at the end of the dark river.

Theme: Stay true to your original aspirations and welcome the future