The Ming Dynasty's Uncanny Case: The Eighteen Rat Holes

[A game of cat and mouse that seems to change fate but actually wagers lives sparks a string of murders in the capital. Its cruel rules conceal human greed, but how can the players beat it?] During the Chenghua era, the unexpected death of Wang Shiyuan, a lame clerk with the Eastern City Garrison Command, entangles the fates of four people: archer Zhang Cheng, who wants to turn his life around; Jinyiwei officer Gan Feng, who seeks the truth; Tang Yunong, a widowed woman with two sides to her; and the audacious thief Luo Zhenzhen. Together, they are drawn into the mysterious game of “Eighteen Rat Holes.” Through the game and their investigation, they witness human nature and put people's hearts to the test. As they lift the veil of mystery, they ultimately discover that the game's organizers are connected to Wang Shiyuan's undercover case from three years earlier. It seems everything was fated. Every player is trying to defy fate and wager on a future for themselves, only to lose everything in a moment of wishful thinking and plunge into the abyss. Is it that human hearts are like demons, or that demons have taken human form?