The Bloody Blade of Pursuit of Fire

Old Shanghai before liberation was in a dark age where crime was rampant and right and wrong were reversed. Prices are soaring, gangsters, warlords, and foreigners are running rampant. The oppressed and bullied people hope most for justice. So a group of righteous and brave young people stepped forward and used their wisdom and beliefs to dispel the darkness. Detective Inspector Zhong Lang (played by Zhong Hanliang), who was put on long leave for making a mistake, was making trouble and getting drunk in a restaurant. At this time, his sister Zhong Hui (played by Tu Liman), a newspaper reporter, told him a shocking news. A body was found in the southern suburbs. The deceased's throat was cut and his hands were tied behind his back with a sailor's knot. After hearing the news, Zhong Lang suddenly woke up. It turned out that three years ago there was a famous "slit-throat demon" whose committing methods were exactly the same as those in the southern suburbs. Back then, Zhong Lang allowed the Cutthroat Demon to go free and kill more people because he caught the wrong murderer. The now-different "Tiger Inspector" Zhong Lang has restarted his investigative journey with the help of intern Han Fei (played by Shi Xiaolong) and female professor Yu Shengnan (played by Qi Fang) from the Medical University...