Embers in the Mirror

20 Years ago, the "Red Flower Killer" bloodbathed the city and judged the "evildoers" with strange red flowers and cold smiles. She eventually lost her mind and disappeared in prison, with only her smile lingering like an ember and her whisper lingering. 20 Years later, the curse returns. A new victim fell, and the death was a horrifying reenactment of the old case: a blood-stained rose was inserted into the chest, and the corners of the deceased's lips were frozen with the same cold smile as the portrait! Forensic police officer Lin Zhao has amazing insight, but he is closely involved in this strange series of cases and an old case from 20 years ago. He intuitively knew that this was not just imitation. Following the trajectory of his smile, Lin Zhao ran into the murderer who was painting red flowers with blood in an abandoned factory. The murderer - Zhou Yu - turned around, and an evil smile exactly like the "Red Flower Killer" suddenly appeared on his face! Lin Zhao was deeply trapped. The interrogation went deeper, and Zhou Yu's broken confession pointed to his mother. A shocking secret emerges: Zhou Yu's mother was actually an accomplice of the "Red Flower Killer" back then! She suffered a mental breakdown due to betrayal, and implanted her smile and twisted "view of justice" deeply into her youngest son's heart. Zhou Yu's "imitation" is actually his mother's unfinished atonement and the unfinished trial of the "Red Flower Killer"! The murderer was brought to justice, and Lin Zhao trembled: the real "evil" never dies. It simply changes its face, seeks a new host in the abyss of intergenerational trauma, and circulates forever. The embers in the mirror are burning endlessly, who can escape?