In a crowded and noisy subway station, a ragged man and his heavy suitcase aroused the vigilance of security personnel.After a chase, the man claimed that there was a bomb in the suitcase, which immediately caused a huge commotion.When the riot police arrived and subdued him, they found a body curled up in the box.The arrested man’s name is Zhang Chao, a well-known lawyer in Jiangtan City.He initially confessed to the crime, but later produced an alibi and recanted his confession in court.

For this reason, experienced criminal policeman Yan Liang quickly joined the task force.Not long after, - Jiangtan Evening News - female reporter Zhang Xiaoqian received an anonymous letter. The sender claimed that she wanted to play a nine-square grid game related to the case.For a time, the case became confusing, and as the investigation deepened, Yan Liang also discovered that the case was actually closely related to a case many years ago...

This film is adapted from Zijin Chen's novel "The Long Night Is Hard to See".

Finally, Zhang Xiaoqian appeared in front of everyone, with irrefutable evidence and the truth was revealed.After Jiang Yang was released from prison, he was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. He was unwilling to accept it. In order to overturn the case of Hou Guiping, he jointly staged a "murder and body dumping case" with Zhu Wei, Chen Mingzhang, Li Jing, Zhang Chao and Zhang Xiaoqian, with the purpose of attracting attention.A high-level investigation team intervened to bring the evil forces to justice through legal channels.

Jiang Yang actually committed suicide through an elderly handrail machine with the assistance of Chen Mingzhang, and the police launched a comprehensive arrest operation.

《The Long Night》 is produced by iQiyi, produced by Haoji Pictures, directed by Chen Yifu, written by Liu Guoqing, starring Liao Fan, Bai Yu, and Tan Zhuo, with special starring roles by Ning Li, Huang Yao, Zhao Yang, and Tian Xiaojie, a modern suspense drama with special appearances by Wang Jianguo and Cao Weiyu, and starring Lu Xiaolin and others.

The play is adapted from Zijin Chen's novel "Long Night Is Hard to See". It tells the story of prosecutor Jiang Yang who spent many years and paid countless costs to find out the truth of the case. It will be broadcast on iQiyi“ Mist Theater” on September 16, 2020.broadcast.

On January 18, 2021, the second Integrated Screen Communication Cloud Ceremony hosted by People's Daily Digital Communication won the award, and "The Long Night" won the Integrated Screen Era Drama Award.

In March 2021, the play was selected into the catalog of outstanding works for the fourth quarter of 2020 in the selection of outstanding online audiovisual works announced by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.