College professor Hong Xia Wei is on trial for murder for killing Chen Xin, a man involved in the rape of her student Ye Xiaohuan three months earlier.

Xia Wei remains silent without making a statement, so the procurator Li Rui begins his arguments, connecting the parties involved in the crime to the criminal underworld of the Liucheng District as well as to the robbery of the Tang Dynasty Empress Tomb thirty years earlier and Mayor Yan Zhitian himself.

"[8] Reviewer Carla Hay of Culture Mix wrote, "'The Procurator' is a very good but not outstanding legal thriller with some intriguing layers to the story.

"[9] Reviewer Jason of Jay's Movie Blog gave the film a rating of 2 and a half out of 4, writing, "Co-writer/director Alan Mak Siu-Fai looks for ways to inject something into what looks like an open and shut case, with the most consequential probably being Xia's fuzzy memory, although that is seemingly more for the audience than the courtroom for all that the attorneys mention it.

"[10] Reviewer Richard Gray of The Reel Bits gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5, writing, "Even as the courtroom summation attempts to tie it all together, I have to admit I still wasn’t entirely sure about it all.