Embers of Old Building

Qiming Old Building is a strange and forbidden place that everyone in the city avoids. There is a set of cold survival rules here: lock the door without making any sound at 22 o'clock, do not peek into the corridor late at night, stay away from red ropes and black hair... Those who abide by the rules can survive, and those who disobey will disappear silently. Former suspense editor Su Yan, in order to find out the truth behind her sister's mysterious disappearance three years ago, resolutely shed her rational shell and voluntarily stepped into this cage. Everyone said that her sister accidentally fell from the building, but she was the only one who was sure that there was a deliberately buried truth hidden under the strange fog of the old building. Lu Chen, the taciturn old building manager, guards this dead and dangerous building all day long. He is burdened with unresolved guilt and secrets. He watches with cold eyes as countless tenants enter, struggle, and sink. He never reveals any clues easily. He only says "Follow the rules to survive", covering all the unspeakable secrets. Everyone said that fresh graduate Lin Wei was greedy for low rent, so she took the risk of living in a dark old building. Only the dark wind in the dark night, the shadow peeking through the crack of the door, and the lingering sweet fragrance know that she is never a lucky tenant, but a prey who is surrounded by strangeness step by step and forced into the game. She went to this prison not to live in peace, but to die for others and replace the dead souls. The flickering lights hide the obsessions of resentful spirits, the mottled walls seal up old tragedies, and the survival rules written in black and white may not be salvation, but may be hunting shackles that trap the living. In an old building in desperate situation, everyone has a secret. Some people seek the truth, some overcome their sins, and some escape their fate. When the rules fail and the shadows break the boundaries, the treacherous nature of the human heart is intertwined with the obsession of the dead souls. In this desperate situation that begins with obsession and guilt, who can finally escape from the ashes of the old building?