Zeng Chen

In 2006, anti-narcotics chief He Guangchen targets the notorious “General” drug syndicate, but the operation is sabotaged by a masked rogue and a trusted ally’s betrayal. Facing loss and deception, He Guangchen races against time to close the case.

In the late Qing and early Republic of China period, there is unrest, bandits and warlords wreaking havoc, and rampant crime. A series of murders breaks out in Jiuhe Town, a small county in the northwest of China, in which many died in strange and mysterious ways, as if they were harmed by evil forces. This causes panic in the town and puts everyone in danger. So, the county’s female constables, San Geng and Qi Xi, are ordered to conduct in-depth investigations. Surprisingly, red phosphorus powder, commonly known as Gumizi, is found on the corpses and at the scene of the murder. This powder is commonly used by magicians in the martial world as a prop. To seek clues, the two of them invite the Western magician Xin Shi Si, who is deeply hidden in the mountains, to assist in solving the case.

20 years before, a middle-aged man lost his way in the mysterious deep forest in the midnight. After several days, he came back to village. However, as some strange things happened in the village, villagers thought the man was haunted by ghosts. After 20 years, the man had become the boss of a small restaurant, but he was still immersed in his horrible memory 20 years before. Afterwards, many mysterious things happened one after another. Therefore , Feifan, an editor ,his girlfriend Shuya, a hypnotist and their friends decided to go to the forest and uncover the truth 20 years before, and the man acted as their guide.

After a series of suspicious deaths are disguised as accidents, detective Zhuang Lan leads a special investigation unit to uncover the truth behind the cases. As the team exposes hidden abuse, revenge-driven crimes, and impossible murder mysteries, they discover a secret organization known as “Lighthouse” manipulating events from the shadows.