In 2003, a small mining town in Ningxia faces relocation when a burned body appears, echoing an unsolved case from a decade earlier. Veteran detective Chu Zhiqiang teams up with Zhang Tao, a reassigned investigator, to uncover the truth as the town prepares for relocation.

2003年宁夏某矿区小镇面临动迁，一具被焚烧的女尸出现在警局门前，死状和10年前当地发生的一起恶性未结案件极为相似，即将退休老刑警褚志强和因工作过失被下调到矿区刑侦队的张韬成为同事，合力侦破案件，在小镇动迁的同时也揭开了过往留下的悲剧真相 。