“The Devil” is a story about two men who were predestined to confront each other over a tragic incident that happened when they were young, and a woman who has psychometric powers. Through the bitter fight of its main characters and their desperate attempts to uncover the truth, this drama attempts to find answers to such questions as what is good and what is evil, and how good and bad fortune are formed.

The murder case that begins with an afterimage of one girl is completely ignored and closed quickly because of the girl’s preposterous testimony. Twelve years later, detective Kang Oh-soo (played by Um Tae-woong) receives a taro card meaning “judgment” and a letter. A brutal game begins between the culprit and the victim of the case, which began as a trivial incident 12 years ago but has snowballed into a big tragedy, and a mysterious witness.

~~ Adapted from the web novel "Kong Que Cheng Xia Xiao Qing Yi" (孔雀

On the eve of the birth of New China, the father of the capitalist abandoned the 11-year-old Xu Lingjun to the United States. In the early 1960s, Xu Lingjun (Yu Xiaowei), who was mistakenly classified as a capitalist, decentralized the Helan Mountain Farm Team 7 and made a joint venture with the beautiful and kind Li Xiuzhi (Sun Hao ornaments). In the face of various unfair situations for 20 years, Xu Ling did not give up his dreams, cultivated a group of rural children into artistic talents, and affected the simple and good team of the seven teams. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, Xu Ling was transferred back to Yinchuan for cultural studies. In order to prove the value of culture, Xu Ling established a film and television company, developed Zhenbei Fort, built it into a famous film location in the country, and led the farm staff with the power of culture. Get rich together. He used culture to turn ruins into wonders, used art to promote the realm of the people, and wrote a legendary story of the new generation of intellectuals who cling to their beliefs and realize their dreams.

Makino Hiyori is a rookie detective who is passionate about her work. One day, a video clip depicting a person being burned alive, is posted on the internet. Investigators believe this is a copycat crime of a murder that took place 5 years ago.

Makino Hiyori visits ex-detective Natsume Soichiro who investigated the case 5 years ago. He lives is at a share house where only ex-police officers can live.

7 years ago, Kazuki died at the age of 25. While Kazuki’s wife, Tetsuko (Riisa Naka), and her father-in-law, Rentaro (Takeshi Kaga), live together, she slowly gets over her sadness by meeting people who were related to her late husband.

Tsukiyama Kayo is an editor of a fashion magazine. Contrary to the glamorous image of the fashion industry, Kayo always ends up doing work dumped on her by her younger colleagues. For the fifth year in a row, she is spending her birthday alone at the office. One day, chief editor, Kawamura Ryoko says that the fashion magazine Kayo is in charge of will be suspended. She is thus transferred to the editorial desk of a comic book for girls, a genre that she is not interested in at all. Kayo will be in charge of Hanazono Yuriko, an extremely popular manga artist. When she arrives at Hanazono Yuriko's luxurious apartment to pick up the newest manuscript, Kayo meets Tanaka Ichiro, the veteran editor of a rival publisher. He has been working with girls' comics for 20 years. In the backroom are two men, supposedly assistants. Out of the blue, they order Kayo to go buy a girl's dress. They need it for the image-building of the comic's character. As a rookie editor, Kayo is in no position to talk back. Thus, Kayo goes to town in search of the perfect dress. But when she tries a dress on, she jams the zipper. Unable to take it off, she is forced to leave the shop and walk around the city in an extravagant outfit. When Kayo finally returns to the apartment, the men order her to prepare a meal. She can't take it any more and yells, “I'm here to see Hanazono Yuriko!” “We're Hanazono Yuriko.” Kayo turns around to see the men who have been pushing her around. She is shocked to learn that Hanazono Yuriko is actually consists of four brothers, Wataru, Osamu, Satoshi, and Hinata. They warn Kayo to never let this secret become known. Kayo is still in shock, but right now, her priority is to get the manuscript due tomorrow morning. She begs the brothers to rush, but they say “not tonight” and leave the apartment.

Business genius Xu Yunlong is highly regarded within the group, arousing intense jealousy from Zhang Feng, the son of the chairman. For a smooth succession to power, Zhang Feng seduces Xu Yunlong's wife to cheat on Xu. Then, they set up a scheme to ruin Xu's reputation together and subject him to various torments before tossing him into the river. However, justice has long arms, which allows Xu to get away with it by a fluke. From then on, he adopts the alias "Wu Ergou" and starts from scratch as the poor son-in-law of a noodle shop's owner. With determination and resilience, he embarks on a journey of entrepreneurial success, vowing to defeat Zhang Feng and make a comeback in the business world!

Based on the life story of Ding Bao Zhen, an official from Guizhou, China.

Episodes: 27