A corpse that was accidentally discovered raises many questions. Using his blade, forensic doctor Qin Ming cuts through the shocking voice of the dead to find clues that will help track down the murderer. Hailed as the "corpse whisperer", Qin Ming has dissected more than 1000 corpses and never once made a single mistake. When a corpse that has been soaked in formalin for six year is discovered to have died of homicide, it causes widespread indignation and doubts about misjudgment. Guided by the clues, Qin Ming is assisted by intern Jia Jia and police captain Lin Tao in an investigation that leads them to a murder case from 16 years ago.

In Jiangzhou city a new synthetic drug called "蜜蜂" (Bee) is devastating the drug market and causing multiple deaths among teenagers . After the drug's creator, is arrested and executed, the formula faces extinction—creating panic in the underworld .

Director King Hu earned much fame in pioneering in a new aesthetics for martial arts films in the 1960s Chinese cinema. He made The Valiant Ones in 1975 to unfold a story of a patriotic military general and a princess who courageously fight against the invaders during the Ming dynasty. Now the remake stars Nicky Wu, who has just returned to the silver screen with the blockbuster A Battle of Wits alongside Andy Lau, and Huang Yi from the TV versions of Everlasting Regret and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Roy Cheung from Johnnie To's Exiled also plays a crucial role in the film. With Yuen Wah from Kung Fu Hustle in the supporting cast and also serving as the action choreographer, this 2006 remake promises action sequences just as stunning as in King Hu's original. Unlike the many period epics released recently, the film puts greater emphasis on the historical aspect rather than the visual effects.

As the first film to reflect the development history of China's construction industry, the China Construction Association selected the group as the main co-shooting unit, which is a high recognition of the group's transformation and upgrading in recent years, and its achievements in leapfrog development. The Group attaches great importance to this and has established a cooperative shooting group with the party committee secretary and chairman Chen Wenshan as the team leader, the party secretary and general manager Liu Yong, the party secretary and disciplinary committee secretary Zhang Zhanguo, and the union chairman Chen Wenshuang as the team leader.