Sao hei feng bao

The TV series is based on a real story in China, and reflects how the gang infiltrates and destroys the order of a society. Hope this will never happen again.

This is a highly anticipated series based on real life high profile crime cases, with an all star cast, including Honglei Sun and Yue Wu. It starts with crime investigation meeting resistance everywhere. The mafia seemed to infiltrate the system and corruption was overwhelming. The conflicts were well presented. There was brutal and heart breaking moments. The acting was emotional charged. Most of the time the story felt "dark" and "heavy". There was a suspense regarding who the betrayer was, which was decently developed and explained.

It is a very promising series but did not turn out to be as impressive as it would have been, story telling wise at least. The parallel lines of cases were not easy to follow. There were many details and distractions. However, the message was well delivered regarding the battle between mafia and authority, and how justice triumphs over evil.