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Song Ci (played by He Bing) passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. He was preparing to return home to complete his marriage and then accompany his fellow scholar Meng Liangchen (played by Wu Jun) to the border city. However, until the day of the wedding, Song Ci's father, Song Gong, had still not returned home. Just as the two newlyweds were about to enter the bridal chamber, a carriage brought back the body of his father. Song Gong had spent his life working in criminal trials and had never made a mistake, but he was sentenced to death for a wrongful judgment, which was a failure to achieve his goal. This was his way of apologizing with his life, and he left a will prohibiting future generations of the Song family from entering the field of criminal trials. However, misfortune struck again as news of Meng Liangchen's murder on his way to take office reached home. Under the persuasion of his mother, Song Ci went to the border city to investigate the case for his dear friend and restore his innocence. As a result, Song Ci was promoted exceptionally to the position of Main Affairs Officer of the sixth rank in the Ministry of Justice, and later appointed as the Provincial Inspector of Criminal Trials. Song Ci then solved one mystery after another, including the "Taiping County Injustice Case," the "Li Family Linked Case," the "Headless Case in Maozhuwu," the "Corpse in the Well Case in the South of the City," the "Mischievous Fan Case," the "Li Yugu Disappearance Case," and many other unsolved cases...