The hit danmei (Boys’ Love) thriller from the author behind Guardian: Zhen Hun and Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang–both available from Seven Seas!Something lurks beneath the city of Yancheng, and as international spotlight falls upon it, the darkness begins to stir.
As one of the police force’s best investigators, the task of unraveling the city’s morbid mysteries falls to Luo Wenzhou. But as the case develops, a common thread seems to emerge: the infamous playboy and wealthy CEO, Fei Du.
With a harrowing past of his own, Fei Du is no stranger to the ins and outs of the crime investigation unit, and his suspiciously shrewd insights into the workings of the criminal mind are a great help to Luo Wenzhou’s team. As they work together to pursue justice, Luo Wenzhou must reconcile this new version of Fei Du—sharp, astute, with impeccable skills of deduction—with the troubled child he once helped…
SECRET UPON SECRET...CRIME UPON CRIME
As Sergeant Luo Wenzhou and his team investigate treachery and hunt for a traitor at Yancheng Municipal Public Security Bureau, they delve deep into the institution’s past. They quickly uncover further betrayals...and hints about the shadowy force that’s seemingly haunted each of their recent major cases.
The initial Sketchpad Project, which once appeared benign, is now starting to seem like a more sinister undertaking. So when the project was revived, why was Fei Du eager to take a role? And why has his own mind blocked out crucial details of his past?
The team’s findings lead Tao Ran to an isolated county to question a nondescript local. But the man Tao Ran tracks down has a more disturbing secret than they guessed, and Tao Ran’s attempts to uncover it provoke that shadowy force again.
