In the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, the situation on the Songhu beachfront was treacherous. Foreign compradors, youth gang tycoons, warlord forces and foreign consuls were intertwined, forming a huge web that devoured lives. Brother Biao, a young man from the country, rushed to Shanghai alone with the obsession of avenging his fellow villagers. He has brute strength and courage that is not inferior to ordinary people, but he is involved in the vortex of gang war at the Shiliupu Pier where people and animals are mixed. From a coolie carrying bags and unloading goods, to a thug licking blood from his knife edge, to a tycoon in charge of a party, Brother Biao fought his way through the hail of bullets with the fierceness of "I won't attack others unless they attack me, and if they attack me, I will eradicate them." He dealt with the cunning second boss of the Youth Gang, competed with the ruthless executive of a foreign bank, and even performed a love affair with his confidante Claudia in troubled times. Power, affection, hatred, and desire surged above the Pujiang River. Standing on the top of Shanghai Beach, Biao Ge looked at the river rolling eastward, only to realize that he had become an involuntary pawn in the chess game of this troubled world. What he wanted was never overwhelming power, just a home where his brothers could live safely. But once he embarked on this road, there was no possibility of turning back.
