In a nation, a covert faction orchestrates a secret excavation beneath a sacred temple, planning a controlled demolition to be blamed on a rival power. The goal is to ignite a massive holy war and pave the way for a controversial reconstruction they call a new temple. Professor Lin Yue, a renowned scholar, uncovers the plot and—together with investigative journalists and whistleblowers—navigates propaganda, misinformation, and political peril to reveal the truth before it can reshape history.