Drifting Away

Original Title:漂白

Author: Chen Ping
Raw Link : Piao Bai

Male Lead: Guo Jing Fei; Wang Qian Yun
Female Lead: Zhao Jin Mai

This is a gripping thriller based on a true case, skillfully weaving elements of suspense, criminal investigation, psychological analysis, and more. The depths of human evil depicted here are chilling, leaving readers both terrified and utterly captivated. It could be considered China’s version of “The Silence of the Lambs.”

That year, the winter in Xuecheng was bone-chillingly cold. In an ordinary apartment building, a grotesque dismemberment case unfolded that even the battle-hardened Chief Detective Peng Zhaolin found deeply disturbing. What he could not forgive himself for was that he had passed by the suspect, Deng Ligang, in the hallway, a mere brush with fate that turned into a ten-year delay. Deng Ligang and his accomplices roamed across various regions, committing heinous crimes—specifically kidnapping, extorting, and murdering “nightclub girls.” The major crimes team pursued them across several provinces but ultimately failed to capture them.

The criminal gang suddenly vanished, having cleaned their identities through illegal means and settled into peaceful lives. However, Peng Zhaolin was frequently haunted by nightmares. Young girls, like lambs awaiting slaughter, with their anguished cries echoing in his ears, refused to leave him.

A seemingly insignificant piece of information reopened the long-buried case, setting Peng Zhaolin on a journey spanning thousands of miles in pursuit of justice.