Troubled Times of the Republic of China

Introduction to the work The 16th year of the Republic of China, Shanghai. Warlords are separatist, there are many concessions, and gangs are rampant. Under the bustling surface of this largest city in the Far East, undercurrents are surging, and murderous intent is brewing at every step. Su Wan, the daughter of the wealthy businessman Su Huaiyuan, was born beautiful and gentle, but she was not an ordinary boudoir. When her father's business is pressed hard by the warlords, and when an anonymous letter reveals the shocking truth about her mother's sudden death, her peaceful life is turned upside down overnight. A mysterious man named Shen Junzhi broke into her world - his clothes were shabby and he was covered in dust, but he had eyes that had seen blood and fire. He told Su Wan: Your mother did not die of illness. She was an intelligence agent of the Alliance and died in a conspiracy that lasted for ten years. And you are the only key to finding the truth. The old accounting room of the Su family hides a secret that can shake up Shanghai; the warehouse at Shiliupu Wharf is involved in an old arms case involving the Japanese; warlords, gangs, and concession patrol houses are three forces secretly wrestling on the same chessboard. And Su Wan's father, the man she has called "Dad" for nineteen years, is he a safe haven to protect her in this whirlpool, or is he a pusher pushing her into the abyss? When Shen Junzhi said, "Don't trust anyone, including your father," Su Wan knew that she had no way out. In troubled times, people's hearts are unpredictable. She wants to find out her mother's death, protect the Su family's foundation, and identify friends and foes in an invisible net. And the thread between her and Shen Jun that was gradually tightening on the edge of life and death, was it trust, use, or feelings that shouldn't have sprouted? The orchid is blooming, a secret sign