Turbid Proof

Dedicated to the passage of the Environmental Code of the People's Republic of China. When you gaze into a river, the river gazes back at the black and white in your eyes. On a stormy night, a man rescued from the water pushes away his lifebuoy three times. His death uncovers the river's secrets, drawing Zhang Cheng, a grassroots law enforcement officer, into a deadly trap. Caught between a storm of blame and a maze of human nature, he gradually uncovers the truth behind his father's death twenty years earlier and the secrets of river conservation, risking everything for truth and conscience. A hard-hitting work that seamlessly blends individual lives, family ethics, the pressing issues of the times, and suspense. It is more than a tale of solving a case: it is a profound allegory about a river, a group of people, and an era. Grassroots law enforcement officers, an incorruptible inspector, a lone-wolf journalist, and a desperate river guardian... Together, they form a vivid portrait of an era.