Character Relationship Map: Deep Evil

Characters

• Wen Zisheng (played by Kaiser Chuang) — protagonist

  Wen is a police officer leading the investigation into Lin Hsiao-yu’s murder. He defends his handling of a resisting suspect, whose death in hospital brings scrutiny, by referring to the brutal crime...

• Han Xuening (played by Ivy Shao) — supporting

  Han is a coroner and Wen’s partner in the investigation. She recognizes that Lin’s murder resembles an unsolved case from seven years earlier and later attacks Gao with a surgical knife, saying she wa...

• Gao Junwei (played by Fu Meng-po) — supporting

  Gao owns the cosmetic clinic connected to Lin’s breast implants and becomes a focus of Wen’s questioning. He initially requires a warrant before providing surveillance footage and is preparing to leav...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Wen Zisheng → Han Xuening (Professional Investigative Partners) — They work together on the murder investigation, while Han's connection to the case's past becomes increasingly personal.

  The plot identifies Han Xuening as Wen's partner and describes them investigating Lin Hsiao-yu's murder together.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Han Xuening → Gao Junwei (Conflict Former Partners Turned Adversaries) — Their shared past becomes a source of personal conflict when Han attacks Gao; the later account of her pregnancy is disputed by Gao's fiancée.

  Han attacks Gao with a surgical knife and says she wanted to break free from her past. She also says she had been pregnant with his child but miscarri...

• Wen Zisheng → Gao Junwei (Conflict Investigator And Suspect) — Wen pursues Gao as a person connected to the investigation, while Gao's clinic and artwork are linked to evidence in the case.

  Wen questions Gao about Lin's surgery, requests access to clinic surveillance, and presses him about the older murder.

Story Analysis

A murder investigation links a clinic, a gallery, and an older case while exposing personal histories and leaving a final account in doubt.

Plot Progression

1. The Cost of the Arrest — A traffic-stop suspect dies after swallowing amphetamines, bringing scrutiny onto Wen. Wen defends his conduct by referring to the brutal child-murder case that led to the arrest.
2. Following Lin's Trail — Wen and Han investigate Lin Hsiao-yu's murder through her implants, alias, and phone connection to Tu-yong. The inquiry grows beyond Lin as investigators discover a broader pattern involving clinic cl...
3. The Older Murder — Han recognizes similarities between Lin's strangling and an unsolved murder from seven years earlier. Wen questions Gao, and the investigation links the case to Empty Gallery artwork.
4. Han's Personal Reckoning — As Wen presses Gao while he prepares to leave the country, Han attacks him with a surgical knife. She discloses her past with Gao and is arrested and sentenced for wounding him.
5. Closure and Doubt — Investigators close the cases after identifying Gao's younger brother as responsible for both murders, while Gao's use of assault recordings for artwork is revealed. After prison, Han presents a novel...