Silent Merits

In the winter of 1948, the great edifice was on the verge of collapse.

Lin Weiyang, a senior adviser at the Ministry of National Defense, held the Yangtze River Defense Deployment Map, a document capable of deciding the outcome of the war. Torn between loyalty and conscience, he chose a faith that could illuminate the darkness. Taking on the codename “Farstar,” he sent report after report, stained with the blood of his comrades, into the unknown.

Meanwhile, a used-book shop called “Mo Sheng” quietly opened on a street in Taipei. Its owner, Shen Mosheng, codename “Echo,” was gentle and refined, the only guide leading Lin Weiyang toward the light. With “Night Owl,” the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' ace, closing in at every turn with deadly interrogations, the two danced on the edge of a blade, building a top-secret lifeline across the Taiwan Strait.

But when a traitor's betrayal brought the Taiwanese underground organization crashing down, Lin Weiyang died a hero and Shen Mosheng was imprisoned... Everyone thought the mission had failed.

Then the cold barrel of a gun turned toward the last survivor. In the absolute darkness, “Night Owl” slowly revealed his true identity. This game ran far deeper than anyone had imagined.

No one knows their names, but their achievements will endure forever.