Eric Lay

Local property developer Song Longchen secretly employs black magic—known as Hexing—to seize control of valuable land parcels. His schemes leave behind a trail of unexplained deaths, which authorities dismiss as mere accidents due to widespread skepticism toward the supernatural.

Anya, abducted from wealth, endures life in a brothel. Xinniang, once a child beggar, blossoms into a refined lady. Anna, cast away as a jinx, returns to upend their lives. As secrets unravel, love and kinship are tested—will they rise above fate?

Detective Zhou Shuheng's first case in the CID Major Crimes Unit leads him and prosecutor Zhou Keying into a string of brutal murders tied to their family's past. As forensic psychiatrist Dr. Susan Su uncovers clues surrounding Keying's missing mother, Shuheng must overcome his alexithymia to stop a killer before history repeats itself.

A sudden drug bust triggers the rise of an external crime syndicate attempting to dismantle the social order long maintained by Nangang's triad, Yi He.