The Chain of Unseen Blades

In the fictional nation of Kirishima, eight strangers are lured to an isolated island villa under false pretenses. Each carries a hidden connection to a brutal workplace knife attack that left a young salaryman scarred and a former colleague imprisoned. As a mysterious host forces them into a deadly game of confession and consequence, the line between victim and perpetrator blurs. Inspired by Teng Jingxiu's meditative style, this Japanese-Korean style psychological suspense novel unravels how a single act of violence spawns invisible chains of resentment, binding strangers across years and social divides, until the only escape is to break the cycle.