The Devil Between Us
Season 1
Created by: Lei Mi
Network: iQiyi
Season aired: 2026-02-23
Overview
In a quiet coastal town, a missing bag of drugs ignites a chain of chaos, pulling together a detective, a desperate father, an ambitious young woman, and two siblings caught in addiction. As their lives collide, a risky rescue mission begins—one that no one will walk away from unchanged.
Episodes · 16
Episode 1
Anti-drug officer Jin Longfeng’s operation in Nuanfeng County collapses when casual visitors interrupt a sting. Accountant Cheng Ken ends up with a young girl, Xiaoyu, unknowingly carrying drugs, setting off a desperate chain of events to save his daughter.
Episode 2
Police trace Xiaoyu to Cheng Ken, suspecting collusion. Amid family tensions and old romantic entanglements, Cheng must protect the girl while evading the authorities and rival drug dealers.
Episode 3
Cheng Ken discovers a potential kidney match in a hospital patient, but his desperate actions risk exposing him. Meanwhile, officer Hu Wenjing suspects a larger drug network tied to a local bar.
Episode 4
Hu Wenjing investigates connections between a deceased addict and local bars, while Cheng Ken’s financial desperation pushes him closer to crime.
Episode 5
A student overdoses while fleeing police, exposing a web of drug dealers linked to local bars. Cheng Ken is forced into alliances to secure his daughter’s treatment.
Episode 6
Cheng Ken’s attempts to secure a kidney lead him into the dark underworld of drug trade, while Hu Wenjing narrows in on a suspicious milk tea shop.
Episode 7
Police raid fails to trap all targets; Ding Lai escapes, leaving chaos behind. Cheng Ken and Hu Wenjing’s cat-and-mouse intensifies.
Episode 8
Li Xiaoya and Cheng Xiaodong reconcile amid lingering secrets. Cheng Ken faces mounting pressure from both police and criminal factions.
Episode 9
Cheng Ken pressures a former accomplice to reveal the head of the drug ring, learning the lethal potential of his own stash.
Episode 10
Hu Wenjing opens up about workplace struggles, while Cheng Ken experiments with drugs to secure funds—pushing everyone closer to the edge.
Episode 11
Surveillance tightens as Hu Wenjing gathers evidence; a risky new plan to turn Cheng Ken’s drugs into “weight-loss pills” emerges.
Episode 12
The drug operation scales up, but police close in, and tensions between conspirators threaten to unravel the plan.
Episode 13
The stakes escalate: profits soar, but law enforcement pressure and moral dilemmas push Cheng Ken and his allies toward a point of no return.
Episode 14
Li Xiaoya maneuvers to complete one final shipment, while Hu Wenjing monitors every move—until an unexpected death upends the plan.
Episode 15
Cheng Ken scrambles to meet a misinterpreted demand for money, while Hu Wenjing and Jin Longzheng track his every move.
Episode 16
After a final, chaotic confrontation, Hu Wenjing rescues Li Xiaoya, and Cheng Ken faces the consequences of his choices.
