The Case of the River God of Song Cizhi

During the Southern Song Dynasty, the former magistrate of Tonggu County secretly abducted children under the guise of the "River God" for his own selfish gain. The people were panicked and were led to believe that sacrificing children to the "River God" could quell disasters. Song Ci was ordered to come to Tonggu and repeatedly stated to the people that offering sacrifices to the river god was nonsense, and promised that the truth of the matter would be found out. His arrival made the old county magistrate feel threatened. Under the instruction of the old county magistrate, his gang members defied Song Ciyang and secretly oppressed him in an attempt to kill Song Ci without anyone noticing. When one wave of dangers befell Song Ci, children continued to disappear, which made the people lose trust in Song Ci, forcing Song Ci to sacrifice to the river god quickly. Song Ci, under pressure from many parties, conducted a thorough investigation, using his superb forensic methods to make the corpse "speak", gradually identifying the real murderer and discovering the huge conspiracy behind it. In the end, Song Ci risked his life to bring the real murderer to justice.