In the winter of 1935, Jinling City was caught in a serial murder case that spanned time and space. An antique dealer died mysteriously, and blue and white porcelain fragments were embedded in his eyeballs; the bones of the funeral home vigilante were frozen, but his chest was as hot as fire; the Paramount dancer disappeared mysteriously, and the human skin telescope was discovered in the circus. Forensic doctor Lu Chenzhou peeled off the cocoon and teamed up with agent Gu Mingyuan to investigate, but they uncovered a bigger mystery: Japanese bacterial warfare, transfer of palace relics, laboratory human body mapping...
Ten years ago, the ancient jade seal lost in Prince Gong's Mansion unexpectedly became the key to the door to hell. Lu Chenzhou's "disabled" sister Lin Yuetang has hidden chemistry skills, underground party agent Bai Jinse's dual identity is confusing; the salt gang's "freak" female killer A Chou breeds deadly venom in her body; the suave railway engineer Cheng Jiuzhang even hides the ultimate secret of the Northeastern fortress.
During the "seven days" countdown, undercurrents surged along the Qinhuai River, and there were numerous institutions under the Purple Mountain. Nanjing in the Republic of China became a battleground between humanity and technology. Can Lu Chenzhou break the curse of the "Twelve Murders" before the bell tower chimes the time? When the truth emerges, a thrilling mystery drama of the Republic of China begins: ancient secrets are intertwined with modern technology, loyalty and betrayal take turns, the puzzles are advanced layer by layer, and the truth is horrifying.
Purpose: In a chaotic era, the truth is the only light that illuminates the darkness