In 1937, Shanghai fell. Xiao Yibai, secretary to the traitor Zhao Yulin and an undercover agent at his side, personally eliminated him on a rainy night and learned the whereabouts of the top-secret “Dark River” list.
The mission was complete, but Xiao Yibai was then struck by a bolt from the blue: the organization believed he had defected. Zhao Yulin had seen only him before he died.
In a single night, a hero became a traitor. The organization wanted to arrest him, and the Japanese were hunting him. Branded a traitor and left without support, Xiao Yibai was trapped in a desperate situation.
He wiped the blood from his gun, his gaze icy. The list has been burned. Believe what you want.
In the darkness of Shanghai, he must survive alone, navigating deadly schemes on all sides, uncovering the truth and clearing his name, so that “Dark River” can become the deadly blade that strikes the Japanese.
This is a hard-hitting spy thriller about a lone fighter, betrayal, and a desperate fight back.
