Synopsis of the plot of "The Embers"
During the Anti-Japanese War, Shen Yuwei fell in love with Lu Zhengnian, who was lurking inside the Japanese army, but they were separated due to misunderstanding. After the reunion, the two became more and more affectionate and spent a tender night together. Shen Yuwei became pregnant unexpectedly. As they were looking forward to the future, a crisis in the dock warehouse broke the peace - Lu Zhengnian failed to save Shen's father in time in order to obtain the bombing list that was related to the safety of thousands of people. Shen Yuwei also lost his child due to the shell impact, and the two broke up due to a misunderstanding.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Shen Yuwei followed Gu Yanchen to Jiangnan to heal his wounds, but reunited with Lu Zhengnian, who was responsible for the post-war material liquidation. As the investigation deepens, suspicions about the dock case emerge: the anonymously leaked list, the mysterious whereabouts of Shen's father, the hidden numbers on the pen, and the shadow of the mysterious force "Mr." Behind the scenes, draw the three people into a greater whirlpool.
Everyone went to Shanghai Huxi Warehouse to explore the truth, uncovering Lu Manqing's true identity, the secret cooperation between Shen's father and Lu Zhengnian, and also discovered that Gu Yanchen's uncle Gu Mingyuan, who faked his death, was actually a chess piece of "Mr." In the end, the three of them found the key ledger and key in the old library of St. John's University, and shattered the chemical weapons crisis of "Project Ember". Gu Yanchen sacrificed his life to protect everyone, and Shen Yuwei and Lu Zhengnian resolved all misunderstandings and joined hands to move towards the peaceful years after the war.
