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South China, an ordinary river. At 5:42 in the morning, a fisherman accidentally took a blurry photo. On the foggy river surface, apart from another fishing boat, there was also a huge black shadow that no one could explain. That night, the fisherman in the photo disappeared. The boat is still there, the fishing net is still there, and the mobile phone, wallet, and shoes are not taken away, but the person seems to have disappeared out of thin air on the river. Hydrological engineer Shen Yanchuan was ordered to investigate the abnormal water level fluctuations that occurred at the same time, but unexpectedly discovered that similar records had appeared decades ago. Liang Heqiu, who studied local chronicles and folklore archives, found another answer from an abandoned Dragon King Temple, a "Shui Book" that has been passed down for more than 200 years, and a series of old county chronicles. "Growing Things Go Against the Current" in 1936. "The Shadow in the River" in 1959. The 1984 ferry disappearance. The last record left by Shen Yanchuan's father in 2008—— **"Not Hong Feng."** **"Something is flowing against the current."** Longtan, Suolongjing, Dragon-Slaying Sword, Walking Dragon, Dragon Mother, Flood, Underground River... Those stories that modern people regard as superstitions and weird stories never seem to really disappear. They were just recorded in different ways by different people at different times. Shen Yanchuan originally wanted to prove that everything had an explanation. Until one day, he brought back a black scale that did not belong to any known aquatic animal from the bottom of a pool more than 60 meters deep. What the old people told may never have been a story. They just have no way to tell future generations—— What exactly was it that I saw back then?