A Break In The Clouds

Huai Shang

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In a city shrouded by secrets, the past begins to stir—like a break in the clouds. Three years ago, a drug raid in Gongzhou went catastrophically wrong. The explosion killed the entire task force and buried the case under blood and rubble, leaving every lead incinerated, every witness dead. Now in Jianning, Senior Sergeant Yan Xie investigates a chilling new case: a young man found frozen to death in an industrial freezer. What should’ve been routine quickly brings more questions to the surface—especially when a composed, soft-spoken man named Lu Chengjiang inserts himself into the investigation. Interactions with the mysterious Mr Lu sets off alarm bells. Something doesn’t add up. He is too calm under pressure, too precise in his insights—and far too familiar. As Yan digs deeper, he uncovers a forgotten case file from Gongzhou. The name on the report? Jiang Ting. The photo? Unmistakable. The man who supposedly died three years ago… is very much alive. But why did he disappear? What is he hiding? And what really happened three years ago? A gripping detective mystery about the past you can’t outrun—and the truth that won’t stay buried.