"The game of death begins now."Only weeks after the fire at Chen Kang Psychiatric Hospital, Huzhou University is plunged into chaos by a spate of murders that seem linked to what happened at the mental institution--and to the deaths of Xie Qingcheng's parents. Desperate for answers, Doctor Xie takes matters into his own hands, and He Yu offers to help, driven by childhood memories of Xie Qingcheng's fleeting kindness. Yet when they unearth long forgotten secrets from Xie Qingcheng's past, a terrible truth shakes He Yu's grip on reality.

With lies and self-delusion laid bare, a confrontation between the two men is inevitable--but how will He Yu and Xie Qingcheng cope when the reckoning takes a more intimate turn?