In the early years of the Republic of China, Xiao Jian was arrested on patrol, a boy who dreamed of becoming the number one detective in Shanghai. During the investigation of a series of mysterious cases, he accidentally touched on their so-called control incidents. He became a member of the Special Investigation Bureau inexplicably. A series of thrilling, bizarre and suspenseful events took over the code name of "Broken Army" and became an unknown guardian.

According to a legend, there is a secret treasure "Dong Tian Yi" in Tang Sect. It can predict a list of wicked people in advance and punish them before they do evil. However, Tang Wuyan’s name, Tang Wuyan’s new head, also appeared on Dong Tian Yi, and was forced to flee. Tang Wuyan met the kind-hearted thief Chu Chen. With him, she decided to return to Tang Sect and destroy him. The culprit, the armillary sphere, regains control of their own destiny.

The film tells the story of Zihao living in a seaside town returning to Hong Kong and living a life by the sea. One day, he met the mysterious girl Xiaoyi and began to take care of Xiaoyi's life. The ocean boat where Zihao's father was, the fishing boat returned, but the crew were all missing. Zihao, who experienced the pain of losing his father, walked out of the haze under the care of Xiaoyi, and the two were together. But the good times didn't last long. A mysterious middle-aged man named Lao Jin came to Hong Kong and revealed Xiaoyi's true identity

Yan is an illegal second child born during the One-Child policy. To avoid government punishment, Yan's parents hid their oldest daughter in the countryside and raised Yan as a girl. Now a young adult, Yan struggles with his gender identity and being treated as an outcast in a conservative society. His sole escape is drifting his father's old taxi through abandoned parking lots.

A criminal syndicate, taking advantage of the civil war and street riots, seizes power in a small third world country. With risk for her life Chinese journalist Hannah decides to infiltrate the refugee camp, but ends up in the hands of international criminals