Zero’s Langye Overture

Six murders have taken place in succession in Lanzhi City, and the sixth is inextricably linked to her.

“I know who has information about the case! Why won’t any of you believe me?” A faint shimmer of tears glinted in her eyes as she spoke to the police. “Sorry, Ye Qinglang. It’s not that we don’t believe you. The person you’re talking about simply doesn’t exist.”

But she never expected that on this, the seventh occasion, she would be the killer’s final prey. When she saw the killer’s face, despair washed over her.

“Surprised, A-Lang? I did all of this.” He stared at her face and said, “Are you ready?”

She had barely escaped one disaster when she discovered it was only the beginning. There were still so many unknowns in this world. How could two helpless women support each other as they faced a world rife with undercurrents?

Or perhaps they were waiting to hear those words: “A-Lang, it’s me. I’m back.”