Which Way Lies Ahead?

Lu Renjia, a timid and cautious man with an overactive sense of compassion, heads a section at some Shanghai office of the Kuomintang’s Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. By chance, unable to bear what he saw, he tipped off a friend, never imagining it would put his life in danger. So he fled with his entire family in tow. On the run, they faced blockades ahead, pursuers behind, and Japanese invaders causing havoc. Trouble erupted at every turn: his elderly parents’ health, disagreements among the brothers, squabbles between sons and nephews, the women’s inability to adapt, and a shortage of money for the desperate journey. There were divine interventions, useless teammates, and wanted posters plastered everywhere, leaving Lu Renjia at his wit’s end. But the biggest question was where they were going to flee. Which way lay the road ahead?