Do Not Pray to the Abyss [Criminal Investigation]

A live human sculpture appears at a city art exhibition, causing a national uproar. The case is heinous and complex, prompting international criminal investigator Xu Changying to return to his homeland to collaborate with local police after an eight-year absence. The moment he sets foot on the familiar yet long-unseen soil, memories of old faces and past events come flooding back. Xu Changying thought his heart had turned to stone, but the sight of that familiar yet distant face leaves him uncontrollably shaken and bewildered. In the dissection room, the man removes his mask and greets him as if meeting for the first time: “Hello, I’m Xia Qing.” Over the past eight years, Xu Changying has...