The Goddess Catcher: A Scheme within a Scheme

This film (drama)Also known as女神捕之计中计，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2007Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating6.8(For reference only)。

Ning Zhongze, an upright and honest official from Zhejiang, is beloved by the common people but has offended countless colleagues in the officialdom. The Zhejiang officials view Ning Zhongze as a thorn in their side, wishing to eliminate him without delay. One day, Ning Zhongze sets off from Zhejiang to visit relatives in the capital, but on the way, he is attacked by assassins and tragically dies. His death stirs the court, prompting the inspector Tie Feihua to rush to Hangzhou to investigate and catch the murderer. Upon arriving at the crime scene, Tie Feihua deduces from the evidence and the sword wounds on Ning Zhongze that Gu Yuxuan is undoubtedly the culprit. However, due to lack of solid evidence, Tie Feihua apprehends Gu Yuxuan but is released by the officer in charge, Lord Chen. Frustrated to see the “murderer” go free, Tie Feihua vows to bring him to justice. Gu Yuxuan, a notorious assassin in the Hangzhou area, makes a living by taking contracts to kill. One day, an elder approaches Gu Yuxuan, offering fifty thousand taels of silver to assassinate Dong Cheng, the owner of the Deshun Restaurant in Huzhou. Gu Yuxuan agrees but declines the job upon realizing the elder possesses martial skills. This refusal leads to threats from the elder, causing Gu Yuxuan to suspect he is connected to Tie Feihua. Soon after, events unfold that change Gu Yuxuan’s initial judgment. Just as he is in a dilemma, a gang of desperate criminals is ready to put Gu Yuxuan to death. With his family held by the elder, Gu Yuxuan has no choice but to press on with the assassination of Dong Cheng. Gu Yuxuan secretly follows Dong Cheng but discovers complexities during the assassination attempt and is attacked by masked assailants. Gu Yuxuan's predicament leads Tie Feihua to reconsider his initial assumptions. At this point, he recalls the legend of "Nangong Yifeng" from the martial world, who is known for hiring skilled fighters to assassinate him, only to kill those assassins after playing a cat-and-mouse game. Could it be that Dong Cheng is "Nangong Yifeng"? With such questions in mind, Tie Feihua observes quietly and ultimately forces Gu Yuxuan, the true murderer of Ning Zhongze, to confess, while Liu Yuliang, the Suzhou governor and mastermind behind the contract killing, also receives the punishment he deserves. It turns out that there is no real "Nangong Yifeng." After Ning Zhongze's murder, Tie Feihua and his friend Dong Cheng set up this scheme to pressure Gu Yuxuan, causing him to become distracted and make mistakes. With this, the truth of Ning Zhongze's case is revealed. Suzhou governor Liu Yuliang and the true assassin Gu Yuxuan are executed according to the law as a warning to others.