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* LightsOffSomebodyDies: The murder that kicks off the story (See summary above).
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* OldCopYoungCop: Zhong Jingguo, the seasoned detective (Old Cop) and Yang Ruisen, his plucky new mentee (Young Cop) are a textbook example of this trope.
* PlotTwist: As typical of the genre, has these in spades.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Yang Ruisen gives Zhong Jingguo one of these during their argument on what is "right" versus what is "righteous", calling him out for trying to justify sticking to his choice on [[spoiler: leaving his former partner to die.]]
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* {{Armor Piercing Question}}: Yang Ruisen asking Zhong Jingguo if [[spoiler: given a second chance, he would have still left his old partner to die.]]
* {{By the Book Cop}}: Liu Fei, one of Zhong Jingguo's past mentees who has since been promoted higher than him, is one of these, which is a point of contention between the two of them given Zhong Jingguo's [[{{Cowboy Cop}} preferred methods]] (though they still have a good relationship).
* {{Boarding School of Horrors}}: Where Zhong Meibao was sent [[spoiler: after attempting to murder her stepfather for driving her mother to suicide, and where she met and became best of friends with Li Moli and Ding Xiaoling.]]
* {{Childhood Friends}}: Zhong Meibao and Lin Mengyu turn out to have been this.
** [[spoiler: Except then it's revealed that the ''true'' childhood friends were actually Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling, who became close through meeting at a reformatory boarding school.]]
* {{Childhood Friend Romance}}: It is revealed that Lin Mengyu was actually childhood friends with Zhong Meibao and had feelings for her since they were kids, leading to him cheating on his wife with her.
** [[spoiler: Except...he didn't, and he wasn't.]]
* {{Cowboy Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo has gotten into trouble with his higher-ups several times for this, and Yang Ruisen is warned by Liu Fei to not follow in his steps.
* {{The Idealist}}: Yang Ruisen, who became a cop to uphold justice, and finds her faith challenged through the course of the investigation.
* {{Lecherous Stepparent}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's stepfather physically and sexually abused both her and her younger half brother (who was his biological son).]]
* {{Lights Off Somebody Dies}}: The murder that kicks off the story.
* {{Murder Suicide}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's plan to get rid of Yan Yongyuan was one of these.]]
** [[spoiler: Except in the end, she decides not to go through it--only to then be murdered by Yan Yongyuan instead.]]
* {{Old Cop Young Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo and Yang Ruisen are a textbook example of this trope.
* {{Plot Twist}}: As typical of the genre, has these in spades. See {{The Reveal}} for some examples.
* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: Yang Ruisen gives Zhong Jingguo one of these during their argument on what is "right" versus what is "righteous".
* {{The Reveal}}: Episode 15 when you find out that [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling were childhood friends all along, and there's no way Lin Mengyu was cheating on Li Moli with Zhong Meibao.]]
* {{Room Full of Crazy}}: Xie Baoluo's room, which is filled with amateurishly repaired/sewed dolls and stuffed toys, appears to be one of these.
* {{Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped}}: See {{Anvilicious}}.
* {{Uptown Girl}}: Li Moli, the youngest daughter of a rich and famous architect, is this to her husband, Lin Mengyu, who grew up on the {{Wrong Side of the Tracks}}.
* {{Wham Line}}: [[spoiler: "Officer Yang, Zhong Meibao...didn't kill herself."]]
* {{Workaholic}}: Yang Ruisen is a bit of one of these, something that starts to cause friction between her and her boyfriend when she starts spending more and more overtime working on the case.
* {{By the Book Cop}}: Liu Fei, one of Zhong Jingguo's past mentees who has since been promoted higher than him, is one of these, which is a point of contention between the two of them given Zhong Jingguo's [[{{Cowboy Cop}} preferred methods]] (though they still have a good relationship).
* {{Boarding School of Horrors}}: Where Zhong Meibao was sent [[spoiler: after attempting to murder her stepfather for driving her mother to suicide, and where she met and became best of friends with Li Moli and Ding Xiaoling.]]
* {{Childhood Friends}}: Zhong Meibao and Lin Mengyu turn out to have been this.
** [[spoiler: Except then it's revealed that the ''true'' childhood friends were actually Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling, who became close through meeting at a reformatory boarding school.]]
* {{Childhood Friend Romance}}: It is revealed that Lin Mengyu was actually childhood friends with Zhong Meibao and had feelings for her since they were kids, leading to him cheating on his wife with her.
** [[spoiler: Except...he didn't, and he wasn't.]]
* {{Cowboy Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo has gotten into trouble with his higher-ups several times for this, and Yang Ruisen is warned by Liu Fei to not follow in his steps.
* {{The Idealist}}: Yang Ruisen, who became a cop to uphold justice, and finds her faith challenged through the course of the investigation.
* {{Lecherous Stepparent}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's stepfather physically and sexually abused both her and her younger half brother (who was his biological son).]]
* {{Lights Off Somebody Dies}}: The murder that kicks off the story.
* {{Murder Suicide}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's plan to get rid of Yan Yongyuan was one of these.]]
** [[spoiler: Except in the end, she decides not to go through it--only to then be murdered by Yan Yongyuan instead.]]
* {{Old Cop Young Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo and Yang Ruisen are a textbook example of this trope.
* {{Plot Twist}}: As typical of the genre, has these in spades. See {{The Reveal}} for some examples.
* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: Yang Ruisen gives Zhong Jingguo one of these during their argument on what is "right" versus what is "righteous".
* {{The Reveal}}: Episode 15 when you find out that [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling were childhood friends all along, and there's no way Lin Mengyu was cheating on Li Moli with Zhong Meibao.]]
* {{Room Full of Crazy}}: Xie Baoluo's room, which is filled with amateurishly repaired/sewed dolls and stuffed toys, appears to be one of these.
* {{Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped}}: See {{Anvilicious}}.
* {{Uptown Girl}}: Li Moli, the youngest daughter of a rich and famous architect, is this to her husband, Lin Mengyu, who grew up on the {{Wrong Side of the Tracks}}.
* {{Wham Line}}: [[spoiler: "Officer Yang, Zhong Meibao...didn't kill herself."]]
* {{Workaholic}}: Yang Ruisen is a bit of one of these, something that starts to cause friction between her and her boyfriend when she starts spending more and more overtime working on the case.
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* {{Cowboy Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo has gotten into trouble with his higher-ups several times for this, and Yang Ruisen is warned by Liu Fei to not follow in his steps.
* {{The Idealist}}: Yang Ruisen, who became a cop to uphold justice, and finds her faith challenged through the course of the investigation.
* {{Lecherous Stepparent}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's stepfather physically and sexually abused both her and her younger half brother (who was his biological son).]]
* {{Lights Off Somebody Dies}}: The murder that kicks off the story.
* {{Murder Suicide}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's plan to get rid of Yan Yongyuan was one of these.]]
** * CowboyCop: Zhong Jingguo has gotten into trouble with his higher-ups several times for this, and Yang Ruisen is warned by Liu Fei to not follow in his steps.
* TheIdealist: Yang Ruisen, who became a cop to uphold justice, and finds her faith challenged through the course of the investigation.
* LecherousStepparent: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's stepfather physically and sexually abused both her and her younger half brother (who was his biological son).]]
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* {{The Idealist}}: Yang Ruisen, who became a cop to uphold justice, and finds her faith challenged through the course of the investigation.
* {{Lecherous Stepparent}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's stepfather physically and sexually abused both her and her younger half brother (who was his biological son).]]
* {{Lights Off Somebody Dies}}: The murder that kicks off the story.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Everyone has their own secrets, but whose secrets are you most willing to believe?"'']]
''A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower'' (Chinese: 摩天大楼; pinyin: Mó Tiān Dà Lóu;) is a 2020 Chinese {{Detective Drama}} starring Guo Tao, Yang Zishan, Angelababy and directed by Leste Chen and Zhaoren Xu, based off of the novel of the same name by Chen Xue.
One night, a sudden blackout strikes a towering, modern high-rise apartment building, during which Zhong Meibao (Angelababy), the beautiful owner of the coffeeshop on the ground floor, dies under mysterious circumstances. Assigned to the case are seasoned detective Zhong Jingguo (Guo Tao) and his mentee, newly arrived rookie Yang Ruisen (Yang Zishan), and over the course of their investigation, they slowly come to unravel the complex and bizarre web of relationships and mysteries connecting the various residents of the tower.
A security guard, a reclusive writer, a cleaning lady, a real estate agent, a prodigy pianist, and a rich architect and his wife...what secrets are they all hiding? And what, if anything, connects them all to Zhong Meibao?
The show, with 16 episodes, can be found on [[https://wetv.vip/en/play/6ygrmch0xcd8rkw/x00340cdmj8?vid=x00340cdmj8 Tencent Video]] with English subtitles.
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!! This show contains examples of:
* {{Armor Piercing Question}}: Yang Ruisen asking Zhong Jingguo if [[spoiler: given a second chance, he would have still left his old partner to die.]]
* {{By the Book Cop}}: Liu Fei, one of Zhong Jingguo's past mentees who has since been promoted higher than him, is one of these, which is a point of contention between the two of them given Zhong Jingguo's [[{{Cowboy Cop}} preferred methods]] (though they still have a good relationship).
* {{Boarding School of Horrors}}: Where Zhong Meibao was sent [[spoiler: after attempting to murder her stepfather for driving her mother to suicide, and where she met and became best of friends with Li Moli and Ding Xiaoling.]]
* {{Childhood Friends}}: Zhong Meibao and Lin Mengyu turn out to have been this.
** [[spoiler: Except then it's revealed that the ''true'' childhood friends were actually Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling, who became close through meeting at a reformatory boarding school.]]
* {{Childhood Friend Romance}}: It is revealed that Lin Mengyu was actually childhood friends with Zhong Meibao and had feelings for her since they were kids, leading to him cheating on his wife with her.
** [[spoiler: Except...he didn't, and he wasn't.]]
* {{Cowboy Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo has gotten into trouble with his higher-ups several times for this, and Yang Ruisen is warned by Liu Fei to not follow in his steps.
* {{The Idealist}}: Yang Ruisen, who became a cop to uphold justice, and finds her faith challenged through the course of the investigation.
* {{Lecherous Stepparent}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's stepfather physically and sexually abused both her and her younger half brother (who was his biological son).]]
* {{Lights Off Somebody Dies}}: The murder that kicks off the story.
* {{Murder Suicide}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's plan to get rid of Yan Yongyuan was one of these.]]
** [[spoiler: Except in the end, she decides not to go through it--only to then be murdered by Yan Yongyuan instead.]]
* {{Old Cop Young Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo and Yang Ruisen are a textbook example of this trope.
* {{Plot Twist}}: As typical of the genre, has these in spades. See {{The Reveal}} for some examples.
* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: Yang Ruisen gives Zhong Jingguo one of these during their argument on what is "right" versus what is "righteous".
* {{The Reveal}}: Episode 15 when you find out that [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling were childhood friends all along, and there's no way Lin Mengyu was cheating on Li Moli with Zhong Meibao.]]
* {{Room Full of Crazy}}: Xie Baoluo's room, which is filled with amateurishly repaired/sewed dolls and stuffed toys, appears to be one of these.
* {{Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped}}: See {{Anvilicious}}.
* {{Uptown Girl}}: Li Moli, the youngest daughter of a rich and famous architect, is this to her husband, Lin Mengyu, who grew up on the {{Wrong Side of the Tracks}}.
* {{Wham Line}}: [[spoiler: "Officer Yang, Zhong Meibao...didn't kill herself."]]
* {{Workaholic}}: Yang Ruisen is a bit of one of these, something that starts to cause friction between her and her boyfriend when she starts spending more and more overtime working on the case.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Everyone has their own secrets, but whose secrets are you most willing to believe?"'']]
''A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower'' (Chinese: 摩天大楼; pinyin: Mó Tiān Dà Lóu;) is a 2020 Chinese {{Detective Drama}} starring Guo Tao, Yang Zishan, Angelababy and directed by Leste Chen and Zhaoren Xu, based off of the novel of the same name by Chen Xue.
One night, a sudden blackout strikes a towering, modern high-rise apartment building, during which Zhong Meibao (Angelababy), the beautiful owner of the coffeeshop on the ground floor, dies under mysterious circumstances. Assigned to the case are seasoned detective Zhong Jingguo (Guo Tao) and his mentee, newly arrived rookie Yang Ruisen (Yang Zishan), and over the course of their investigation, they slowly come to unravel the complex and bizarre web of relationships and mysteries connecting the various residents of the tower.
A security guard, a reclusive writer, a cleaning lady, a real estate agent, a prodigy pianist, and a rich architect and his wife...what secrets are they all hiding? And what, if anything, connects them all to Zhong Meibao?
The show, with 16 episodes, can be found on [[https://wetv.vip/en/play/6ygrmch0xcd8rkw/x00340cdmj8?vid=x00340cdmj8 Tencent Video]] with English subtitles.
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!! This show contains examples of:
* {{Armor Piercing Question}}: Yang Ruisen asking Zhong Jingguo if [[spoiler: given a second chance, he would have still left his old partner to die.]]
* {{By the Book Cop}}: Liu Fei, one of Zhong Jingguo's past mentees who has since been promoted higher than him, is one of these, which is a point of contention between the two of them given Zhong Jingguo's [[{{Cowboy Cop}} preferred methods]] (though they still have a good relationship).
* {{Boarding School of Horrors}}: Where Zhong Meibao was sent [[spoiler: after attempting to murder her stepfather for driving her mother to suicide, and where she met and became best of friends with Li Moli and Ding Xiaoling.]]
* {{Childhood Friends}}: Zhong Meibao and Lin Mengyu turn out to have been this.
** [[spoiler: Except then it's revealed that the ''true'' childhood friends were actually Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling, who became close through meeting at a reformatory boarding school.]]
* {{Childhood Friend Romance}}: It is revealed that Lin Mengyu was actually childhood friends with Zhong Meibao and had feelings for her since they were kids, leading to him cheating on his wife with her.
** [[spoiler: Except...he didn't, and he wasn't.]]
* {{Cowboy Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo has gotten into trouble with his higher-ups several times for this, and Yang Ruisen is warned by Liu Fei to not follow in his steps.
* {{The Idealist}}: Yang Ruisen, who became a cop to uphold justice, and finds her faith challenged through the course of the investigation.
* {{Lecherous Stepparent}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's stepfather physically and sexually abused both her and her younger half brother (who was his biological son).]]
* {{Lights Off Somebody Dies}}: The murder that kicks off the story.
* {{Murder Suicide}}: [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao's plan to get rid of Yan Yongyuan was one of these.]]
** [[spoiler: Except in the end, she decides not to go through it--only to then be murdered by Yan Yongyuan instead.]]
* {{Old Cop Young Cop}}: Zhong Jingguo and Yang Ruisen are a textbook example of this trope.
* {{Plot Twist}}: As typical of the genre, has these in spades. See {{The Reveal}} for some examples.
* {{The Reason You Suck Speech}}: Yang Ruisen gives Zhong Jingguo one of these during their argument on what is "right" versus what is "righteous".
* {{The Reveal}}: Episode 15 when you find out that [[spoiler: Zhong Meibao, Li Moli, and Ding Xiaoling were childhood friends all along, and there's no way Lin Mengyu was cheating on Li Moli with Zhong Meibao.]]
* {{Room Full of Crazy}}: Xie Baoluo's room, which is filled with amateurishly repaired/sewed dolls and stuffed toys, appears to be one of these.
* {{Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped}}: See {{Anvilicious}}.
* {{Uptown Girl}}: Li Moli, the youngest daughter of a rich and famous architect, is this to her husband, Lin Mengyu, who grew up on the {{Wrong Side of the Tracks}}.
* {{Wham Line}}: [[spoiler: "Officer Yang, Zhong Meibao...didn't kill herself."]]
* {{Workaholic}}: Yang Ruisen is a bit of one of these, something that starts to cause friction between her and her boyfriend when she starts spending more and more overtime working on the case.
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