Chen Moyuan, a graduate student in political economics at Peking University who came from a rural area in the southeastern coastal areas, spent seven years studying American and European politics and economics. He came from an ordinary family and tried his best to get out of farming. He should have received an offer from a top policy institution and headed for a bright and smooth road.
An unexpected meeting broke all the peace. The recruitment order came suddenly, placing the heavy mission of "lurking in the United States" in front of this low-key and forbearing young man. Giving up on the future, hiding one's name, smuggling into the country, starting from a low-level worker washing dishes, step by step penetrating into the core circle of American politics and economy, and exchanging youth and even life for key information - this is a journey with no turning back.
On one side is the expectation of parents and a stable life within reach; on the other side is the safety of the motherland and the secret mission that no one knows about. Chen Moyuan put away the passionate feelings for his family and country in his heart and embarked on the road of lurking across the ocean. In the undercurrent of a foreign country, he not only has to deal with the strict investigation of the US intelligence agency, but also has to navigate step by step in the whirlpool of capital and power; he has to hide his true identity and stick to his inner beliefs.
This is a story about persistence and sacrifice, as well as a game between personal destiny and the national chess game. When an ordinary background meets an extraordinary mission, when a silent scholar turns into a sharp blade in the dark night, can Chen Moyuan embark on his own journey without regrets on a battlefield where gunpowder smoke is invisible?
