
The antagonists continue to dig deeper and unveil more answers and the twists at the end of each episode leaves you awestruck.

The progress after it, is what will amaze you continuously and keep you hooked. 2nd ep also lays the foundation further clarifying the previously created subtle indications. 1st ep is the basic intro with lots of confusion which is an obvious happening.

Can't really call it a 'staircase' development but the duo keep solving one case after another with clues from previous case, so yeah, it's somewhat similar to it. The plot development is actually very amazing for a 12 episode drama which reflects a steady progression with several temporary brakes, whenever the antagonists face some downfall. Together, they work secretly and find out the bigger forces behind it, who turn out to be their own and strive to reveal everything. Je Yi, who has joined the organization to find out about his father, an ex-agent gone missing a decade ago, joins hand with Ji Hyuk. Due to his unstable state, he is partnered with Yoo Je Yi (Kim Ji Eun) to carry out minor tasks. He resurfaces after a year in the Peninsula but this time with lost memories of one year, just to discover the rat or traitor among the NIS who helped their enemy on the back to have the upper hand. While carrying out an operation to destroy an underworld drug cartel in China with his 2 partners, he comes across abrupt truth behind the entire thing and suddenly vanishes off from the earth surface, while his partners are found murdered. The story revolves around Han Ji Hyuk (Namgoong Min), an ace among the National Intelligence Service (NIS) top agents and an 'one man army', known to be stubborn & unbeatable. It's definitely one of the most underrated dramas of the year 2021 bcs of known reasons. "The Veil" is indeed one of a kind action as well mystery thriller Korean drama, justifying it's own title and doing a good job in relaying it's performance in overall. Yet, your efforts to put things at their rightful places shouldn't go waste make sure of that. "The principle of justice are choosen behind the veil of ignorance." "When you try hard to find answers from your past, the past will come crawling to you and eat you up." The Veil that you wear to protect yourself from external forces, can either cause you immense pain or fee you from all the sufferings. (Source: Soompi, Viki, MBC Global Media) Edit Translation She has great affection for people, and she especially cares for her teammates. Seo Soo Yeon is the head of team 4 of the Crime Information Center who is excellent at performing her duties and solving cases. While on the team, he meets Je Yi, who is delicate and heartwarming but with a painful past. With his memory lost, Ji Hyuk gets assigned to a team with minor tasks. He had been driving an organized crime syndicate into a corner when he vanished off the face of the earth, but he returns in the most horrific state and doesn't remember anything that happened within the last year. He is held in awe by his colleagues for his perfect record and skill at completing missions.

Han Ji Hyuk is the top field agent in the NIS. In his endeavor to uncover the internal traitor that brought him to his downfall, he confronts a much bigger enemy behind the organization. A Korean-style spy investigation show with a story about a top National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent.
