The world of Tikhodonsk has changed little: thieves and bandits, conflicts and shootouts, corrupt officials and greedy Moscow dealers, whose goal is to buy up the entire city and coldly eliminate anyone who gets in their way, from the mayor to the criminal authority. Standing in the way of the invaders is the terror of crime, Lis — Korenyev. The new times are even more brutal and ruthless. But Lis is no longer the same as before. It's not just that Major Korenyev has become a Lieutenant Colonel, the head of the main department of RUBOP. Now, besides his natural cunning and ability to weave complex operational combinations, he has the levers of control over a deeply disguised gang inherited from the slain Koldund.