War broke out in the Republic of China, and Li Xiang, a young boy from the Northeast, suffered a disaster at home. He had no choice but to join the Fengjun army, just to earn a living. Before he could figure out the rules of the military camp, the warlord war broke out suddenly, and the team was scattered after a huge defeat. Fortunately, he saved his life and went all the way south, eventually settling in Shanghai.
The ten-mile foreign market looks prosperous, and the various forces within it are intertwined. Foreigners, gangs, and bureaucrats restrain each other, and they will get involved in right and wrong if they are not careful. In a short period of time, Li Xiang has already seen clearly that in troubled times, enthusiasm is most useless and will only become a stepping stone for others.
He never takes sides easily, and always leaves room for interaction with others. He always plans a way out in advance and refuses to give everything up. Thanks to his amazing memory gained from an accident, he is able to see through the pros and cons of all parties and skillfully use the appeals and conflicts of others to resolve difficulties. Foreign doctors, concession patrols, and low-level workers, all kinds of people can interact with each other, quietly accumulate connections and savings, and find themselves in dangerous situations several times, relying on careful thinking to escape safely.
In troubled times, empty talk about moral principles cannot overcome the difficulties of livelihood. He is well versed in the way of life, which is to hide one's edge and guard one's position, to make trade-offs, to walk between light and dark, and not to pursue his own whims.
At that time, the defeated and homeless soldier in the army, who had no strong support or family background in the numerous games in Shanghai, slowly paved his own way of survival in the chaos of the times with only a pair of eyes that could see the world and a step-by-step plan.
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