On the southern coast of England where heavy rains are pouring, the Gothic Sea Mist Villa stands on the top of the white cliff like a dormant beast. The private dinner held by the owner of the manor, Edwin Howard, was held in a luxurious atmosphere of crystal chandeliers and red wine, but little did they know that there was already an undercurrent surging in the darkness.
Business partner Li Chuan had a fierce confrontation with Edwin because of the missing goods. A physical conflict broke out between the two at the banquet. The sound of the argument was mixed with the out-of-tune jazz music of the gramophone and the exclamations of the guests. Li Chuan accused Edwin of embezzling insurance policies, revealing the truth about cargo detention at the Port of Rotterdam, and involving secret past events in Cape Town many years ago; Edwin showed no sign of weakness and fought back with the other party's excuses. At the same time, the private secretary Lin Wanrou looked nervous and seemed to be hiding the secret of embezzlement of public funds; the distant cousin Xingyu was huddled in the corner, her eyes averted, and she hesitated to speak.
That night, the manor suddenly fell into darkness, and a shrill scream cut through the rain. Early the next morning, everyone found Edwin dead in the study, with a carved dagger stuck in his back. The scene was in a mess, documents were scattered, and the safe seemed to have been pried. Strangely, the priceless pocket watch and cash were not lost, only the documents were rummaged through, and a series of wet footprints disappeared out of thin air. The broken lamp bulb, the pen held tightly in the deceased's hand, and the vague scratches on the paper all cast a heavy fog on the case.
Detective Xia Mo and his assistant Shen Yunyou intervened in the investigation. As clues gradually emerged, the suspicions of the three suspects became more intense: no one testified at the time of Li Chuan's case, Lin Wanrou's whereabouts in the kitchen were questionable, and Xing Yu claimed to be walking but was soaked. Xia Mo found a torn note in the desk drawer "I know your secret, see you in the study tonight" and found a hidden safe behind a crooked painting. After cracking the code and opening it, yellowed photos and letters reveal shocking secrets - Edwin once planned a commercial fraud, which led to the destruction of a certain family, and the survivors were among the suspects. In the morning mist, Haiwu Villa is still shrouded in an unsolved mystery, as if telling the sins and secrets that will never disappear. Who did all this? …
Purpose: If you kill him, you will be just as guilty as he is