Drifting Away (2025)
In an ordinary residential building, a tragedy of mutilation occurred. Even experienced criminal police captain Peng Zhao Lin couldn’t help but feel horrified when he saw this scene. What he couldn’t forgive himself was that he once passed the criminal suspect Deng Li Gang in the corridor. Deng Li Gang and others traveled across the country to commit crimes, specializing in kidnapping, extorting, and killing "nightclub girls." The task force traveled to many provinces to hunt down the murderer, but failed.
The criminal gang suddenly disappeared. They launder their identities through illegal means and live a peaceful, contented life. However, Peng Zhao Lin often wakes up from nightmares. The girl was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, her miserable cries lingering in his ears. A piece of inconspicuous information pried open a long-standing unsolved case, and Peng Zhao Lin embarked on a thousand-mile journey to find the murderer…
(Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = MyDramaList)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Bleaching" (漂白) by Chen Ping (陈枰).
