A female college student falls from a building in a bizarre manner. Cheng Rui, the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment who has just been transferred to the post, is assigned by the deputy director Du Yulin to investigate the hidden story behind the case.

A group of performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives.

Ling Jiushi finds himself inexplicably thrust inside a mind-bending reality dictated by an enigmatic Virtual Reality game where he must pass twelve doors to escape. The catch? Each door initiates new mysteries to solve and conditions to abide by.