Small-town cop returns to find everyone's lying, everyone's guilty, and the sandstorm never really ends.
72 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestAn old body-burning case is reopened, and Officer Chen Jianghe is urgently called back to his small town. Upon returning, he’s swept into chaos—schemers, a lying killer, and revenge-driven victims, all closing in like a raging sandstorm. Yet, Chen believes every storm ends, and justice will prevail once the dust settles.
Acting
Duan Yihong's weathered stillness carries entire episodes.
Cinematography
Sand and dust as characters, choking every frame.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Set in China's northwest Gobi-adjacent regions, the series uses actual sandstorm seasons as production schedule, with cast genuinely struggling to breathe through some takes.
Director Tan Jiayan's signature: the killer is revealed early, but their *becoming* is the mystery—here, episode 4's flashback reframes everything.
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