In 1920s Shanghai, an infamous police officer, a genius consultant, and a resourceful journalist work together, specializing in strange and unsettling murder mysteries.
A man dies in a locked bathroom—Lu Yao is arrested as the prime suspect.
Lu clears his name and joins Qiao and Bai to investigate a vanished tram.
The missing tram hides a plot to seize Chinese transit—Lu Yao sees through it.
A vampire-like death reveals a pharma cover-up and a serial killer's legacy.
Lu exposes a pharma ring as more victims die mysteriously.
The trio juggles murder cases and overdue rent in 1930s Shanghai.
A man is lifted mid-air and killed—Lu proves it’s not supernatural.
Another locked-room death; a land dispute turns bloody.
Bai vanishes; Lu uncovers a ritual tied to an old disappearance.
A priest is hanged in a church—Qiao begins to doubt Lu’s past.
Lu reveals the priest’s death was staged to hide church secrets.
An actor is killed during a screening—Lu finds the bullet and the motive.
Lu is arrested, then solves a ritual murder inside a secret society.
A child trafficking ring leads to a gang boss’s death.
Old secrets resurface as Qiao and Lu fall out over a dark past.
A doctor’s suicide sparks a probe into failed medical trials.
A fake corpse leads Lu to confront academic corruption.
A school official dies—revealing years of abuse and bribery.
A pen becomes a murder weapon in a locked newsroom mystery.
A suspect dies mid-interrogation—romance clouds Qiao’s view.
Lu and Bai uncover a journalist’s staged suicide and deeper rot.
A tycoon combusts at a club—his wife may have sparked it.
A teacher dies in a locked piano room—motive: love and revenge.
Bai poses as a student to solve a love-fueled school killing.
A woman’s death in a guarded flat hinges on a single footprint.
A man is “struck by lightning” in sun—Lu uncovers the science.
The Tesla-like murder leads to a theater disappearance.
Lu saves kidnapped children as drugs and politics collide.
An ex dies in a staged explosion—Lu suspects deeper motives.
Lu and Bai fight gangs and confess their love mid-crisis.
Zou Jing’s past catches up—Lu is ambushed in a deadly setup.
A fire reveals elite corruption—Lu sees a pattern emerge.
A murder masks a massive gold heist with global stakes.
At the Manson Club, Lu unmasks the man behind the chaos.
A patient explodes mid-op—jealousy, money, and lies ignite.
Lu and Bai wed—but a new case hits just before they depart.
Hu Yitian
Lu Yao
Leon Zhang
Qiao Chusheng
Xiao Yan
Bai Youning
Zeng Yongti
Lu Miao / Irene
Xiang Yunlong
Lu Ah Dou
Qiao Junda
Xiao Yu
Zhang Xiang
Lin Xiaobai
Wang Xiao
Liu Zi
Fathi Anouar Ghammam
George
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