Criminal police Li Hongqi accompanied his girlfriend back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year, and accidentally discovered that his father-in-law Lao Tao was involved in this crime-related case. Li Hongqi, with a strong sense of justice, decided to give up his vacation and cooperated with the local police to start an investigation.
Gu Xi is about to lose her job because of undocumented citizenship status. While making use of all her connections in her effort to get official registration papers, she also tries to getting along with her brother's new girlfriend.
먼지와 부서진 벽돌조각이 가득한 철거민들의 폭동현장. 포효하는 포크레인, 무너지는 전신주와 담벼락, 충돌하는 사람들이 핸드헬드카메라와 빠른 편집으로 그려진다. 정부의 도시건설위원회 대표 탕이지에가 고층건물 아래로 떨어진 시체로 발견되고 신참형사 양지아동(징보란)은 사건을 조사하게 된다. 탕이지에의 아내 린훼이와 딸 탕샤오누어(마쓰춴)를 만나 이들과 탕이지에의 관계가 원활하지 않았음을 알게된다.
