# The Truth Seekers

The Truth Seekers (Chinese: 真探) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series stars Chen Hanwei, Rebecca Lim, Desmond Tan and Yusuke Fukuchi who play a team of cold-case investigators who go over unsolved mysteries to uncover the truth. It consists of 23 episodes, and began its run from 28 April 2016.

## Cast
### Main

* Chen Hanwei as Bai Qingxiong 白庆雄: A former CID team leader, Bai Qingxiong, formed a detective agency called the Cold Case Investigators (CCI) and also the team leader of the investigators.
* Rebecca Lim as Huang Yuyang 黄渝阳: A former CID team member, Hang, joined the CCI as an investigator.
** Isabel Yamada (山田熙) as young Huang Yuyang
* Desmond Tan as Hong Junyan 洪俊焱: A CCI investigator
** Ezekiel Chee (徐从义) as young Hong Junyan
* Yusuke Fukuchi 福地祐介 as Lan Haifeng 蓝海峰 : The IT Whiz of CCI, Lan is also a shareholder of the CCI and also member of the investigation team.

### Supporting cast

| Cast | Character | Description |
| Hong Ling 洪凌 | Momoko Bai Xue'er 白雪儿 | Bai Qingxiong and Yamamoto Atsuki's daughter |
| Lynn Poh 傅芳儀 | Yamamoto Atsuki 山本秋月 | Japanese restaurant owner Bai Qingxiong's wife Momoko's mother Arrested for child abduction (Arrested - episode 20) |
| Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 | June He Xiulian 何秀莲 | Dance Instructor Huang Deliang's wife Huang Yuyang's mother Bai Qingxiong's ex-lover Arrested by the police after the police knew that she asked Kunxing to kill Deliang, Pachai, Guiquan and Jiaqiang (Arrested - episode 23) |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Wang Kunxing 王昆兴 | Main Villain CID Officer Bai Qingxiong's ex-teammate Murderer of Deliang and Pachai Shot Qingxiong when attempting to shoot Xiulian. Died after being shot by Ye Rongtao while trying to flee (Deceased - episode 23) |

### Cameo appearance

| Cast | Character | Description |
| Guo Liang 郭亮 | Ye Rongtao 叶荣涛 | Ye-Sir (叶Sir) Bai Qingxiong's ex-collegaue at the police force Huang Yuyang's biological father Commissioner of Police Fired the shot on Kunxing in episode 23 |
| Chue En Jye 朱恩洁 | Zhou Miaoqin 周妙琴 | Mother of a murdered victim who was killed in 2001 |
| 陈愿冲 | Guangsheng 广升 | Police officer |
| 赵娜 | May | He Xiulian's colleague at the dance school |
| Teo Ser Lee 张思丽 | Sakura 樱花 | Dragon Fruit's wife Bai Qingxiong's old flame/friend/acquaintance Runs a seafood restaurant in Malaysia |
| Li Yuejie 李岳杰 | Dragon Fruit 火龙果 | Sakura's husband Runs a seafood restaurant in Malaysia |

### Unsolved cases characters
#### Park Murder (公园裸尸案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| Yusuke Fukuchi 福地祐介 | Lan Haifeng 蓝海峰 ✘ | Main suspect-cum-hirer of the case Li Xiaoqing's boyfriend Was suspected of murdering Li Xiaoqing and served detention, only to be released in 2010 See Cold Case Investigators (CCI) |
| Melody Low | Li Xiaoqing 李晓晴 † | Lan Haifeng's girlfriend Li Junlang's daughter Rainbow Charity volunteer Killed by Liang Meiyun at the park, thinking that she caused her son's death (Deceased - 18 February 2008) |
| Marcus Mok 莫健发 | Li Junlang 李俊朗 | Li Xiaoqing's father Local Billionaire Forgave Lan Haifeng in the end and provided equipment for CCI in episode 3 |
| Debra Teng 丁玉鸿 | Junlang's wife 俊朗妻 | Li Junlang's wife Li Xiaoqing's mother |
| Chen Huihui 陈慧慧 | Liang Meiyun 梁美云 | Lan Haifeng's part-time helper Chen Jieming's close friend Gao Haowen's mother Suffers from severe depression Revealed as murderer of Li Xiaoqing and had "spiked" Lan Haifeng's food all the while in episodes 2-3 (Hospitalized - episode 3) |
| Ryan Lian 廖永谊 | Adam Teo ✘ | Eliminated as suspect Xu Guifeng's ex-husband who has become a pimp and stripped Junyan |
| Louis Wu 伍洛毅 | Tang Zhenguo 汤振国 ✘ | In-line skating instructor who previously worked for Li Junlang Eliminated as suspect as there is not enough time for him to kill Li Xiaoqing |
| Justin Peng 彭修轩 | Chen Jieming 陈杰明 | Rainbow Charity volunteer Liang Meiyun's close friend Mentally Unstable |
| Shannon Zann 苏仪珍 | Xu Guifeng 许桂凤 | Adam Teo's ex-wife who currently works as a beer lady |
| Jay Goh Jun Hui 吴俊辉 | Gao Haowen 高浩文 † | Liang Meiyun's son University student Admired Xu Qingqing Died after committing suicide (Deceased - 2007) |

#### Familicide (灭门惨案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| 郑开怀 | Zheng Pinghe 郑平和 | Psychiatrist Liang Meiyun's doctor Zheng Caifa and Song Lizhu's son Youngest brother of deceased siblings Wenkang, Tingting and Wenkai Zheng Caishun's nephew Hirer of the case, almost dropped out because of Lizhu and Caishun |
| Lina Ng 黄嫊芳 | Song Lizhu 宋丽珠 ✘ | Zheng Caifa's wife who was abused by him Zheng Caishun's sister-in-law Zheng Wenkang's foster mother Zheng Tingting, Zheng Wenkai and Zheng Pinghe's mother Blood type A Eliminated as suspect due to height considerations |
| Zhang Xinxiang | Zheng Caifa 郑财发 † | Bookie Song Lizhu's husband who often abused her Zheng Caishun's elder brother Zheng Tingting and Zheng Wenkai's father Blood type O Slashed to death by Caishun, when he refused to pay Wu Yalong the winning bet and humiliated him (Deceased - 7 June 1988) |
| Wang Yuqing 王昱清 | Zheng Caishun 郑财顺 | Provision shop owner Zheng Caifa's younger brother Song Lizhu's brother-in-law Zheng Wenkang, Zheng Tingting, Zheng Wenkai and Zheng Pinghe's uncle Admits he is the murderer, and ended his life by pleading for Lizhu and Pinghe's forgiveness and slashing his throat (Deceased - episode 5–6) |
| Alston Yeo 杨峻毅 | Zheng Wenkang 郑文康 † | Zheng Caifa and Li Meijiao's eldest son Song Lizhu's adoptive son Zheng Tingting and Zheng Wenkai's elder brother Blood type B Slashed to death by Caishun when he found out he killed his father (Deceased - 7 June 1988) |
| 陈静雯 | Zheng Tingting 郑婷婷 † | Zheng Caifa and Song Lizhu's younger daughter Zheng Wenkang's younger sister Zheng Wenkai's elder sister Blood type O Suffocated to death when she and Wenkai were squeezed by Caishun (Deceased - 7 June 1988) |
| Justin Lim Ye Teng 林业腾 | Zheng Wenkai 郑文凯 † | Zheng Caifa and Song Lizhu's younger son Zheng Wenkang and Zheng Tingting's younger brother Blood type O Suffocated to death when he and Tingting were squeezed by Caishun (Deceased - 7 June 1988) |
| 周全喜 | Master Yang 杨爷 | Original name Yang Zhengye (杨振业) Bai Qingxiong's ex-superior in the police force Investigator of the case Adult version portrayed by 何培斌 |
| Alan Yeo Thiam Hock 杨添福 | Wu Yalong 吴亚龙 ✘ | One-legged Long (独脚龙) Suspect; Has a criminal record Previously placed a bet with Zheng Caifa Currently works as a coffeeshop cleaner |
| 云秀莲 | Old lady 老妇 | Ex-neighbour of the Zheng family who lived for 30 years |
| 陈凤凌 | Li Meijiao 李妹娇 | Ex-neighbour of the Zheng family Incurred a debt from loansharks, later paid by Haifeng Zheng Wenkang's biological mother |
| Lin Mingzhe 林明哲 | Chen Zhihan 陈志汉 ✘ | Member of Ang Meng Tong Song Lizhu's alibi and lover Nursing home patient Suffers from dementia Eliminated as suspect, as he attended Hong Jinchi's mother's funeral at the time of the incident |
| 云昌凑 | Hong Jinchi 洪金池 | Leader of a secret society Ang Meng Tong in the 70s to 80s |

#### Couple's Suicide Pact (殉情悬案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| Hong Ling 洪凌 | Momoko Bai Xue Er 白雪儿 | Society of Paranormal Activities (SPA) member Possessed by Julie in the police station, and was hence arrested by the police due to her involvement with the couple's suicide pact Was eliminated as suspect as an hotel employee Alan saw her at the hotel, hence being released from jail See Supporting Cast |
| Ian Fang 方伟杰 | Derrick Chen Guohui 陈国辉 | Daredevil Derrick SPA member and Professional magician Murderer of Fang Kailun, Anthony and Julie Was blackmailed by Anthony after Fang Kailun's murder in the Halloween party in 2012, and hence schemed to kill Anthony Was revealed as the murderer and arrested (Arrested - episode 9) |
| Fang Rong 符芳榕 | Julie Zhou Jiayi 周嘉怡 † | Anthony's girlfriend Murdered by Derrick in Anthony's condominium bedroom when she found out Anthony was killed Possessed Momoko in the police station (Deceased - 31 October 2013) |
| Louis C. Hillyard | Anthony Zhou Huaiming 周怀铭 † | SPA's founder and ex-member Julie's boyfriend Used a glove that was used for murdering Fang Kailun to blackmail Derrick and pay off his $30,000 soccer bet Murdered by Derrick after Derrick spiked his red wine with sleeping pills and was suffocated to death (Deceased - 31 October 2013) |
| Leron Heng 王丽蓉 | Joyce | SPA member who went with Momoko and Ben to the haunted house |
| Fraser Tiong 张家奇 | Ben | SPA member who went with Momoko and Joyce to the haunted house Recorded the intuition of Momoko and uploaded it to the SPA blog |
| Sheila Tan 陈玮甜 | Mandy He Huiping 何惠萍 ✘ | Works at a floral shop SPA's founder Julie and Anthony's close friend Eliminated as suspect as she had entered Anthony's apartment after Anthony and Julie died |
| 王俊雄 | Gary Zhang Zuyao 张祖耀 ✘ | Works at his family-run TCM clinic SPA's founder One of the suspects, later cleared of suspections. Admitted that he sexually harassed Julie and was arrested by police. |
| Tommy Wong 王昌黎 | Zhou Donghai 周东海 | Anthony's father; objected to Anthony and Julie being together and cut off his financial support Hirer of the case |
| 蔡韵君 | Julie's Ma Julie妈 | Julie's mother; uses Julie's old handphone Like Zhou Donghai, she also objected to Julie and Anthony being together |

#### Corpseless Kidnap (无尸撕票案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | Huang Yuyang 黄渝阳 | Hirer of the case, later revealed that she is not Huang Deliang's biological daughter See Cold Case Investigators (CCI) |
| Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 | He Xiulian 何秀莲 | Huang Deliang's wife See Supporting Cast |
| Seth Ang 翁兴昂 | Huang Deliang 黄德良 | He Xiulian's husband Huang Yuyang's foster father Fang Musen and Wang Antai's friend Went on a business trip with Fang Musen, incurred a debt and offended a gang member Killed by Fang Musen after staging a kidnap Was revealed that he is not Huang Yuyang's biological father in episode 12 (Deceased - 25 October 1998) |
| Andi Lim 林伟文 | Fang Musen 方木森 | Cai Huixin's husband Huang Deliang and Wang Antai's friend Went on a business trip with Huang Deliang, incurred a debt and offended a gang member Killed Huang Deliang after staging a kidnap, went to Thailand and changed his name and looks |
| Joy Yak 易凌 | Cai Huixin 蔡慧心 | Fang Musen's wife |
| Li Wenhai 李文海 | Pachai 帕猜 | Sponsor of the dance school Hails from Thailand Reveals he is Fang Musen in episode 11 Ran over and killed by Wang Kunxing's car after attempting to flee from the crime scene reconstruction (Deceased - episode 12) |
| 欧宗强 | Insurance agent 保险经纪 | Peace Insurance agent Represented the insurance company to hire CCI in verifying Pacai's true identity |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Wang Kunxing 王昆兴 | Communicated with a mystery man over Pacai's whereabouts, so as to kill him See Supporting Cast |
| 张华珉 | Panda Cheng 熊猫成 | Original name Li Guocheng (李国成) Works at a coffee-shop Smuggled Huang Deliang and Fang Musen to a forest in Singapore in 1998; both of them were quarreling |

#### Floating Partial Body (半截浮尸案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| David Leong 梁家豪 | Lin Dawei 林大卫 | Doctor Feng Xinmei's husband Used the watermelon evocation method to bring Xinmei back Hirer of the case Has two extramarital affairs with Jiang Ying and a fourth party Tempted to get Xinmei's mother's assets, but is revealed in episode 15 |
| Esther Low 刘慧娴 | Feng Xinmei 冯欣梅 | "Heart-to-Heart" columnist Lin Dawei's wife Left home and went missing over Lin Dawei's extramarital affair Jiang Ying's rival in love Kidnapped by Wang Rifa and suffocated to death by Jiang Ying in a wooden hut (Deceased - 15 March 2011) |
| 朱玉叶 | Xinmei's mother 欣梅母 | Feng Xinmei's mother Hospital patient Used the watermelon evocation method to bring Xinmei back Learned of Lin Dawei's extramarital affairs and motive in episode 15 |
| 譚丽芳 | Aunt Wang 旺婶 | Yamamoto Atsuki's assistant at the restaurant Uncle Wang's wife Wang Zhiwei's mother |
| 符和增 | Uncle Wang 旺叔 | Original name Wang Rifa (王日发) Wanted criminal for assault Aunt Wang's husband Wang Zhiwei's father Jiang Ying's accomplice in murder Turned himself in in the end (Arrested - episode 14) |
| Joey Feng 冯瑾瑜 | Jiang Ying 江盈 | Lin Dawei's assistant/lover Feng Xinmei's rival in love Revealed to have murdered Feng Xinmei and dumped her body in the sea, then feigned Feng Xinmei's suicide. Arrested in the end (Arrested - episode 14) |
| Nigel Chung 张证杨 | Wang Zhiwei 旺志伟 | Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang's son National Schools Mathematical Olympiad Champion |

#### Jewellery Robbery (金庄抢劫案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| 卢冠耀 | Bao Lemin 宝乐民 | Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery fourth-generation successor Hirer of the case Bao Jianbang's son Guo Jinkai's primary school classmate Indirectly caused the family to lose the family heirloom, Jade Peacock Younger version portrayed by Albert Eu (余泳德) |
| Zhang Wei 張為 | Guo Zhenshan 郭振山 | Founder of Guo Transport Guo Jinkai's father Appears in the private collector's exhibition Revealed he is Snail in episode 17 and swopped Jade Peacock |
| Tony Kim Ju Gong 金举拱 | Bao Jianbang 宝建邦 | Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery third-generation successor Bao Jianye and Bao Ruzhen's eldest brother Bao Lemin's father Shot by Lin Dayong on 25 February 1974 while trying to protect the family heirloom, Jade Peacock (Deceased) |
| 陳斯倫 | Bao Jianye 宝建业 | Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery third-generation successor Bao Jianbang's younger brother Bao Ruzhen's elder brother Bao Lexuan's father Witnessed Bao Jianbang in cahoots with Lin Dayong (Deceased) |
| Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤 | Bao Ruzhen 宝如珍 | Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery third-generation successor Bao Jianbang and Bao Jianye's younger sister Saw Bao Jianbang with another woman Adult version portrayed by Ho Ai Ling (何爱玲) |
| 盧佳俊 | Lin Dayong 林大勇 | Mastermind of the Robbery Wild Boar and Snail's boss Robbed Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery on 25 February 1974 Died after being shot by the police, after revealing that someone close to him had taken away the Jade Peacock (Deceased - 9 March 1974) |
| Vincent Tee 池素宝 | Wild Boar 山猪 | Original name Zheng Fushan (郑福山) Street performer Repeat offender Lin Dayong and Snail's accomplice in crime Jailed 10 years for committing the robbery at Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery; jailed 10 more times for repeat offences Adult version portrayed by CKay Lim 林志强 |
| Jasper Lai 赖奕翰 | Snail 蜗牛 | Original name Guo Ah Niu (郭阿牛) Lin Dayong and Wild Boar's accomplice in crime Swapped the Jade Peacock after robbing Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery Jailed 10 years for committing the robbery, went to Hong Kong and Malaysia upon his release and changed his name |
| Kelly Lim LT 林俐廷 | Bao Lexuan 宝乐萱 | Bao Rui Xiang Jewellery fourth-generation CEO Bao Jianye's daughter Bao Lemin's cousin |
| Zhou Quanxi 周全喜 | Master Yang 杨爷 | Fired the shot at Lin Dayong on 9 March 1974 See Familicide |

#### Missing Children (失踪奇案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| Tracer Wong 王裕香 | Xie Meigui 谢玫瑰 | Xie Qicong's mother Hirer of the case, but later dropped out of the search |
| 陈志光 | Wu Hanwen 吴汉文 | Wu Meiwei's father Liu Yanyan's husband Zhao Caixia's ex-husband Hirer of the case |
| Johnny Ng 黄家强 | Janitor Jiang 蒋校工 | Janitor of Xin Chuan Primary School Jiang Xiaodong's father |
| Ivan Lo 卢楷浚 | Xie Qicong 谢启聪 | Blue School Bag (蓝色书包) Xie Meigui's son Xin Chuan Primary School student Wu Meiwei's classmate Taken away by an "alien" (Yamamoto Atsuki) after she ushered him and Meiwei inside a spaceship at the carnival on 19 July 2006 Was sent by Yamamoto Atsuki to Zhao Caixia upon arriving Malaysia a day later Works at the garden in Cameron Highlands Xiaowei (Wu Meiwei)'s boyfriend Died due to brain cancer and pneumonia (Deceased - episode 19) |
| 刘哲杨 | Taro 太郎 | Blue School Bag (蓝色书包) Xie Meigui's son Xin Chuan Primary School student Wu Meiwei's classmate Taken away by an "alien" (Yamamoto Atsuki) after she ushered him and Meiwei inside a spaceship at the carnival on 19 July 2006 Was sent by Yamamoto Atsuki to Zhao Caixia upon arriving Malaysia a day later Works at the garden in Cameron Highlands Xiaowei (Wu Meiwei)'s boyfriend Died due to brain cancer and pneumonia (Deceased - episode 19) |
| 周情依 | Wu Meiwei 吴美薇 | Wu Hanwen and Zhao Caixia's daughter Liu Yanyan's adoptive daughter Xin Chuan Primary School student Xie Qicong's classmate Taken away by an "alien" (Yamamoto Atsuki) after she ushered her and Qicong inside a spaceship at the carnival on 19 July 2006 Works at the garden in Cameron Highlands Taro (Xie Qicong)'s girlfriend |
| Uncredited | Xiaowei 小薇 | Wu Hanwen and Zhao Caixia's daughter Liu Yanyan's adoptive daughter Xin Chuan Primary School student Xie Qicong's classmate Taken away by an "alien" (Yamamoto Atsuki) after she ushered her and Qicong inside a spaceship at the carnival on 19 July 2006 Works at the garden in Cameron Highlands Taro (Xie Qicong)'s girlfriend |
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Jiang Xiaodong 蒋肖冬 | Janitor Jiang's son Diagnosed with autism Saw the missing children taken away by an "alien" (Yamamoto Atsuki) See Supporting Cast |
| 朱爱华 | Zhao Caixia 赵彩霞 | Receptionist at the dance school Wu Hanwen's ex-wife Wu Meiwei's mother Yamamoto Atsuki and Liu Yanyan's classmate at the cooking class Assisted Atsuki in taking Qicong and Meiwei Turned herself into the police (Arrested-Episode 20) |
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | Bai Qingxiong 白庆雄 | Xie Qicong's father See Cold Case Investigators (CCI) |
| 陶樱 | Liu Yanyan 刘燕燕 | Wu Hanwen's wife Wu Meiwei's foster mother Yamamoto Atsuki and Zhao Caixia's classmate at the cooking class |
| Lynn Poh 傅芳儀 | Yamamoto Atsuki 山本秋月 | Zhao Caixia and Liu Yanyan's classmate at the cooking class Xie Qicong's best friend Took Xie Qicong and Wu Meiwei away to Malaysia with Zhao Caixia Turned herself in to the police and shut down her restaurant in the end, not before revealing she sent Qicong away to protect Qingxiong's career (Arrested - episode 20) See Supporting Cast |

#### Sudden Mysterious Death (神秘猝死案)

| Cast | Character | Description |
| Cansen Goh 吴开深 | Xu Jiaqiang 许家强 | Hong Junyan's uncle-cum-stepfather Killed Guiquan by injecting drugs to him as ordered by Kunxing killed by an explosion, planted by Kunxing after he Kunxing kidnapped him (Deceased - Episode 22) |
| Hu Wensui 胡问遂 | Hong Guiquan 洪贵权 | Hong Junyan's father Liu Shujuan's husband Involved in a bribery case Died a mysterious death (Deceased - 24 April 2000) |
| 黄曼玲 | Liu Shujuan 李淑娟 | Hong Junyan's mother Hong Guiquan's wife (Deceased - 2 years ago) |
| 叶进华 | Qiu Liren 邱立仁 | Received a bribe from Hong Guiquan and Xu Jiaqiang Yang Yujiao's husband (Arrested - episode 21) |
| Cat Ang 翁慧霖 | Yang Yujiao 杨玉娇 | Laboratory head of the Health Sciences Authority Qiu Liren's wife (Arrested - episode 21) |
| Desmond Tan | Hong Junyan 洪俊焱 | Suffers from a long-standing hearing problem Unable to accept Xu Jiaqiang as stepfather and plunged into water in the bathtub on 29 April 2000 See Cold Case Investigators (CCI) |
| Seth Ang 翁兴昂 | Huang Deliang 黄德良 | Hong Guiquan and Xu Jiaqiang's friend See Corpseless Kidnap |
| Andi Lim 林伟文 | Fang Musen 方木森 | Hong Guiquan and Xu Jiaqiang's friend See Corpseless Kidnap |

## Original Soundtrack

| Song title | Performer |
| 白光棱镜 | Lin Si Tong 林思彤 |
| 嚼士 | Lin Si Tong 林思彤 and Yeo Min 杨敏 |
| Killer Boy | Ferlyn Wong |

## Accolades

The Truth Seekers was nominated for the Best Screenplay in the 2017 Star Awards and won the award.
| Year | Accolades | Award | Nominees | Result | Ref |
| 2017 | Star Awards | Best Screenplay | Ng Kah Huay 黄佳华 & Cheong Yan Ping 张彦平 | Won | |