In December 1913, a series of attacks on cash boxes of military units took place in Primorye. Sentinels and spotters who helped the criminals get to the money were stabbed. All the victims were brutally killed: their chests were opened, and the right lung was pulled out while they were still alive… The new novel by Nikolai Svechin features new adventures and investigations of the famous detective Alexei Lykov. This time he will have to confront a dangerous maniac obsessed with Chinese people. Primorye will shudder from a series of bloody murders, but the culprit will be caught. At any cost.