Justice in the Dark (2023)

Drama	Justice in the Dark
Title	光·渊 / Guang Yuan
English title	Justice in the Dark
Also known as	默读 (Mo Du) / 深渊 (Shen Yuan) / Light the Darkness / Abyss
Genre	Crime, psychological, mystery
Episodes	30
Broadcast network	Youku
Broadcast period	2023-Feb-18
Original soundtrack	Justice in the Dark OST
Country	China
Episodes	30
Aired	Feb 18, 2023 - ?
Aired On	Saturday
Original Network	Youku
Duration	45 min.
Content Rating	Not Yet Rated
Native Title	光·渊
Also Known As	Mo Du , Silent Reading , The Light in the Night , 默读 , Shen Yuan , Light the Darkness , 默讀 , 深渊 , Guang Yuan , The Abyss , 光渊
Original Writing	Mo Du (默读) by Priest
Director	Qiu Zhong Wei
Screenwriter	Li Lin, Yang Xia, Zhang Jing
Producer	Yang Xia, Li Zhan Ying, Zhang Xiao Zhou, Hu Cheng Hai (胡成海)
Executive Producer	Xie Ying
Company	Youku, New Style Media
Genres	Action, Thriller, Mystery, Psychological
Tags	Police Officer Male Lead, Tragic Past, Investigation, Detective Fiction, Age Gap [Drama Life], Friendship, Censored Adaptation Of Same-sex Original Work, Smoking, Child Abuse, Rich Male Lead

Synopsis

Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences…

We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them. It’s not to put ourselves in their shoes and sympathize, or even forgive them; it’s not to find some reasons to exculpate their crimes; it’s not to kneel down before the so-called “complexity of human nature”; nor to introspect social conflicts, much less to alienate ourselves into monsters. We just want to have a fair trial – for ourselves and for those who still have hope for the world.

~~ Adapted from the novel "Silent Reading" (默读) by Priest

STAR CAST

• Zhang Xin Cheng as Pei Su, President of Pei Organization
• Kang Jia Ze as Pei Su (young)
• Fu Xin Bo as Luo Weizhao, Captain of Special Investigation Unit's Sixth Team
• Liu Yi Hong as Tao Ze, Vice Captain
• Zhao Zhi Wei as Xiao Hanyang, originally a team member of Lower West Side Administration's investigation team
• Xu Wei Luo as Xiao Hanyang (young)
• Xiao Yu as Lan Qiao (voiced by He Wen Xiao)
• Geng Jia Wei as Xiao Wu
• Ma Yue as Zhang Zhaojin, team leader of Special Investigation Unit
• Liu Qi Wei as Zhang Zhaojin (young)
• Ding Hai Feng as Du Yuliang (voiced by Yang Mo), temporary leader of Special Investigation Unit
• Qiao Xin Feng as Yang Zhengfeng, previous captain of Sixth Team. Luo Weizhao and Tao Ze's teacher
• People around Pei Su
• Yu Bo as Pei Chengyu (voiced by Wang Min Na), Pei Su's father
• Xue Jia Ning as Shi Nan (voiced by Yang Jie (杨洁)), Pei Su's mother
• Zhang Jun Yi as Du Jia
• Jiang Long as Zhang Donglan, son of Zhao Nan Organization's CEO. Zhang Zhaolin's nephew and Pei Su's friend
• Zhang Yuan Yu as Bai Qian (voiced by Wan Shu Xin (万舒心)), Pei Su's psychiatrist
• Wang Yi Xiao as Miss Miao, Pei Su's assistant
• Xu Ling Chen as He Zongyi, murdered deliveryman
• Gao Liang as Cui Hongliang, Vice Commisonner of Lower West Side Administration
• Hu Hong Yu as Miao Xiaowei, He Zongyi's flat mate
• Zhao Qian Zi as Wang Xiujuan, He Zongyi's mother
• Lu Jia as Zhang Ying, Zhang Donglan's younger sister
• Pang Han Chen as Zhou Hongchuan, Zhang Ying's boyfriend. A lawyer at Rong Shun Law Firm
• Gao Yi as Jin Zaihong (Kim Jae-hong), boss of Hong Fu Properties
• Zhang Zi Lin as Chen Yuan, victim
• Liu Pei as Chen Zhen (voiced by Li Guan Chen (李冠辰)), Chen Yuan's brother
• Zhang Di as Hu Xuechun / Linda, waitress at Hong Fu Bar. Chen Zhen's friend
• Xie Si Yuan (谢思远) as Cui Ying, Chen Yuan's friend and Zhou Hongchuan's junior
• Gao Zi Feng as Guo Shinan (voiced by Luan Li Sheng), Guo Feilng's father
• Zhang Miao (张淼) as Wu Guangchang, suspected murderer who was stabbed to death by Guo Shinan
• Guo Xian Ling (郭弦聆) as Guo Feiling, victim
• Zhang Xin Yi as Yang Xi
• Long Zheng Xuan as Tang Ning, Tao Ze's matchmaking partner
• Ren Fei Er as Zhang Yuchen (voiced by Qian Chen), Tang Ning's niece
• Zhang Shen as Zhang Zhaolin
• Zhang Zhi Zhou as Zhang Zhaolin (young)
• Zheng Yu as Fan Siyuan
• Chai Wei as Su Ruowan (voiced by Zhang Yu Meng)
• You Li Ping as Zheng Kaifeng (voiced by Zhang Duo (张铎))
• Du Zhi Guo as Luo Cheng (voiced by Tang Shui Yu)
• Wen Jing as Zou Feng
• Xu Rong Zhen as Mu Xiaoqing
• Li Bo Wen as Xu Dongyu
• Shi Di Wen as Xu Dongyu (young)
• Jiang Mo as Zhou Huaijing (voiced by Wang Yong Gang (王勇刚))
• Han Hao as Su Huaijing (young)
• Su Xun Lun as Zhou Huaixing (voiced by Li Lan Ling (李兰陵))
• Hou Pei Shan as Dong Xiaoqing
• Feng Bing as Du Guosheng
• Zuo Lin Jie as Wei Wenxuan (voiced by Zhang Si Wang Zhi)
• Zhu Zhi Xin as Feng Bin (voiced by Yun Wei Yi (云惟一))
• Ren Qing Na Mu as Xia Xinan
• Zhou Ling as Fu Jiahui
• Meng Ling Jiao as Wang Ruobing, mysterious receptionist
• Guo Hao Lun as Huo Xiao
• Liu Bo as Lin Ming / Lin Tao
• Wang Gang as Wei Zhanhong
• Wu Jun Chao as Yang Bo (voiced by Jiang Bo (姜波))
• Liu Bei Ge as Wu Zhengyu (voiced by Cai Jie)
• Zhang Yi Mo as Wang Xiao
• Zhang Wan Fang as Liang Yujin
• Gu Dian as Yi Zhi Yan (One Eye)
• Sun Mei Qun (孙美群) as Hou Sufen
• Qi Ling as Kong Weicheng
• Yang Feng as Su Cheng, Vice President of Pei Organization
• Mo Qian as Wei Lan
• Wang Jia Li as Wei Wei
• Hu Tu as Yang Yaozong
• Huo Jia Hui (霍嘉辉) as Sun Jian
• Liang Da (梁达) as Pan Yunheng (voiced by Guo Hao Ran)
• Wang Wei Zhi (王伟之) as Lao Qiu
• Jiang Lai as Su Lingnai
• Zhang Jing Jing as Zhou Xin / Mu Yang Quan (Shepherd)
• Sang Qiu Shang (桑湫尚) as Li Chunsheng
• Han Ya Ao (韩亚奥) as Yang Yaozong's son
• Zhang Yu Xin as Qu Tong
• Zhang Shu Yu as Su Pei (young)
• Luo Chang (骆畅) as Sun Xin
• Ji Yun Xiao as Feng Chao Manager
• Hu Bi Sheng (胡必胜) as Long Yun Cheng Manager
• Qu Gang as Pei Su's grandfather
• Shu Kai (舒凯) as Pianist
• Su Hua (苏华) as Orphanage Vice Director
• Xie Jia Yi (谢家毅) as Shao Nian Gong Representative
• Qin Yuan Ze (秦源泽) as Kidnapper
• Lu Jun Lin (陆俊霖）as Kidnapper
• Liu Ren He as Zhang Yifan
• Zhang Yang as Zhang Yifan's father
• Cheng Lu Jun (成禄军) as Zhang Yuchen's father
• Fang Li Juan (方立娟) as Zhang Yuchen's mother
• Zou Chuan (邹川) as Xia Xinan's grandfather
• Zhou Yue Qi (周跃齐) as Yang Bo driver
• Yin Huai Jun (尹怀俊) as Wang Xiao's father
• Lin Jie (林洁) as Wang Xiao's mother
• ??? as The Reader Narration (voiced by Li Jia Yang (李嘉祥))