The Unforgotten Dead

In Qing Dynasty Beijing, a revered Confucian scholar secretly rooted in the lowest beggar class murders everyone who knows his past to protect a lifetime of built honor. When a decayed corpse surfaces in the Forbidden City's Tongzi River, a determined constable unravels a chain of killings designed to silence the truth. The investigation exposes a justice system that values reputation over the unquiet dead, challenging the illusion of fairness in a society that refuses to give the deceased their due.