鸦片战争后，西方列强用枪炮打开了中国的门户，肆无忌惮地用各种手段对中国进行残酷的掠夺。尽管世界上贩卖黑奴的活动已逐步衰退，但是贩卖华工这一罪恶行径，却在中国东南沿海兴盛起来。英国驻厦门的领事查理士，接到威廉爵士的一封密信，要他从中国运送500名华工到澳洲去开掘金矿……

鸦片战争后，西方列强用枪炮打开了中国的门户，肆无忌惮地用各种手段对中国进行残酷的掠夺。尽管世界上贩卖黑奴的活动已逐步衰退，但是贩卖华工这一罪恶行径，却在中国东南沿海兴盛起来。英国驻厦门的领事查理士，接到威廉爵士的一封密信，要他从中国运送500名华工到澳洲去开掘金矿……

落魄青年林北欠下巨债被逼绝路，无奈继承全家最烂的资产——一间满是荒草的废弃动物园。他应聘成日薪一万的临时兽医，每天竟在指挥毁天灭地的朱厌练习握手，把口吐真火的麒麟当成大黄狗梳毛。全城权贵都在等林北被“畜生”分尸，好吞掉这块地皮，不料神兽契约悄然启动！当豪门保镖妄图动粗时，那只只会翻肚皮的小狗竟化身遮天蔽日的哮天神兽，一口吞尽万物。马甲掉落那刻，全球顶级大佬尽数跪地：恭迎兽皇归位！当初视他为草芥的白眼狼通通悔到泣血，看林北如何降维打击全员恶人，在废墟上重建秩序，只手遮天，爽度爆表！

The young English consul's wife who arrived in Shanghai to join him just as he is arrested by the nationalist troops charged with supporting the "enemy". Mary is also arrested and her device of pretending to be a Russian agitatress doesn't work: the Chinese general has seen a photo Ralph's freedom is offered by the general in exchange for the possession of Mary, but before this awful bargain is concluded, the British fleet shells the general's headquarters. He dies, a glass of champagne held aloft: "To China, the country that is strong enough to wait for more centuries." (extracted from J.L pp 70 )

建筑系才女秦楚曾为爱放弃前程，却在五年守候后被顾淮亲手摧毁一切。他偏袒假孕的林晚晚，对她施以冷暴力与折辱，直到她在海边别墅纵身跳入黑夜。劫后余生的秦楚被暗恋多年的周慕白救起，这场以爱为名的囚禁，终于迎来破碎后的反击。