The Heart Sword

During the Hongwu period, a major corruption case gradually surfaced. In order to uproot the entire corruption network, the Jin Yiwei secretly launched a thorough investigation. Whoever solved the case would be promoted and rewarded. Ding Wu and Jiang Yao are a pair of small flag officers in Jinyiwei who are as close as brothers. One has a pregnant wife and is struggling to make ends meet; the other has fallen in love with a woman from a brothel and needs money to redeem himself. The two tried their best to solve the case, and vowed to improve the current situation for the sake of their lover, brother, and happiness. However, the case was repeatedly frustrated and clues were interrupted one after another. The mastermind behind the scenes seems to have been prepared, and Jin Yiwei has an informant hidden inside. Seeing that there was no hope of success, Jiang Yao, eager to save his lover, decided to risk his life.