Blending first hand interviews with imaginative narrative techniques, this biography recounts the harrowing 32 hours after Professor Li Chia-Wei’s near-fatal car accident on November 21, 2017. This close brush with death is the lens through which key moments of Li’s life are explored, revealing how a scientist engages with, reflects on, and passionately embraces life. Skillfully blending reality with reflection and shifting fluidly across time and space help create a tense and suspenseful atmosphere. Employing a stream-of- consciousness approach, the narrative delves into Li’s thoughts and inner world much more deeply than allowed by traditional biographical literature. It also intricately weaves natural science into the story, underscoring Li’s unique identity as a biologist. In the quiet of the midnight valley, a naturalist’s life unfolds into a seamless blend of literature and science, of philosophy and biology. All is brought vividly to life within the pages of this biography.