Li Duansheng, a former mercenary from Country Y, had only two unexpected things in his life: one was his encounter with the legendary detective Wen Yan, and the other was that Wen Yan boarded the "Black Pearl" cruise ship alone three years ago. The mysterious game with a prize of 100 million US dollars left Wen Yan without a trace and plunged Li Duansheng into the abyss of endless pursuit of the murderer.
Now, a client knocked on the door of the detective agency with a huge amount of cash, begging Li Duansheng to take over his "invitation to death."
It turns out that the death game is restarted every three years for billionaires to place bets and live broadcast. Participants play a life-and-death game in an unknown venue. The rules and organizers are both a mystery, but it only selects elites from all walks of life to gnaw at human nature.
In order to find traces of Wen Yan, Li Duansheng broke his vow to "wash his hands in a golden basin" and got involved in the danger again. On a deserted island, every game is a gamble on life.
As the investigation deepened, he was shocked to realize that Wen Yan's disappearance actually led to the dark industry chain behind the game, and even entangled the bloody secrets within the organization back then.
In this life-and-death game of chasing a murderer, who is the master? Who is the hunted chess piece? The truth about Wen Yan's "sacrifice to join the game" three years ago is far more thrilling than the death game.
A ruthless but careless ex-mercenary who lost his wife x a legendary detective who pursues the truth and the public interest first
Intention: Bravely pursue love