The formula of the alchemist. Lebedev I.G.

Investigating the death of the student, the detective of Ardov enters the disgraced scientist-alchemist Gorsky, who managed to comprehend the secret of gold transmutation.

However, Gorsky dies under mysterious circumstances, and the mysterious formula is in the hands of attackers who begin to blackmail the government. They promise to easily collapse the national currency.

It seems that the collapse of the Russian economy is inevitable. The chief police officer instructs Ardov to find out whether the missing formula really allows you to produce cheap gold. The fate of the empire depends on this question...