The Zero Trial

In the fictional East Asian nation of Shin-Yamato, a series of perfectly natural deaths at a high-end nursing home masks a chilling secret. When trainee investigative journalist Rin Asakura begins to question the sudden passing of her grandfather, she uncovers a lethal human trial run by the pharmaceutical giant Sakamoto Pharma. The experiment uses an undetectable biological trigger to test an anti-dementia drug’s hidden side effect, leaving no trace that conventional forensics can catch. As the police cling to outdated investigative methods, Rin must piece together a digital and genetic puzzle before the trial reaches its final phase. A taut, modern thriller about a crime so advanced it outruns the law itself.