Director Guo of The Knockout took over the post of director Meng Dehai, and has been secretly resisting Zhao Lidong's wooing. He is a good man. Guo, like An Xin, pays attention to distinguishing right from wrong and doesn't care who the officials behind him are. Therefore, Guo soon became a man of Meng Dehai, helping Meng Dehai deal with Zhao Lidong.

The Knockout was produced by CCTV and iQiyi, jointly produced by Bai Liu Film and Television and China Changan Publishing Media, directed by the Propaganda and Education Bureau of the Central Political and Legal Committee and the Comprehensive Information Center of the Central Political and Legal Committee, directed by Xu Jizhou, starring Zhang Yi, Zhang Songwen, whitehairpin, Zhang Zhijian and Wu Gang, starring Ni Dahong, Han Tongsheng, Li Jianyi and Shi Zhaoqi, and starring Li Jian, Gao Ye and Wang Xiao.

The play tells the story of a 20-year life-and-death struggle between the righteous forces and the evil forces, represented by Anxin, a frontline criminal policeman. Through group narration, it shows the black-and-white contest and complex humanity in the anti-gang action.