1922, Shanghai Beach Zhabei Pier.
Shen Zhinian woke up from a pool of blood - he clearly remembered that he died in 1932, stabbed thirteen times by Japanese spy Go Fujita, and watched his sister be disfigured and his brother hacked to death. But when I opened my eyes, I was back ten years ago.
In this life, he is no longer the wharf coolie at the mercy of others.
He rescued his sister Shen Nianzhen, subdued the local snake Tiger Master and his reckless brother Akun, and took over the Zhabei Pier step by step. In the first confrontation, he took the sword with his bare hands, leaving Japanese businessman Yamamoto Ichiro disgraced. In the second confrontation, he slashed Hua Lian's face with a knife, making Zhang Xiaolin's people frightened.
But the real opponent is Tsuyoshi Fujita - the Japanese spy who killed his whole family in his previous life.
Public opinion wars, assassinations, moles, encirclement and suppression... Fujita Tsuyoshi's methods are more vicious than the last. However, Shen Zhinian recovered from desperate situations time and time again, taking advantage of Du Yuesheng's power, using the intelligence of the underground party, and relying on the blood of his brothers to gain a foothold in the French Concession.
Ping'an Lane Wharf, Lonni Ferry, Sakura Tavern... Every bloody battle brought him one step closer to Fujita Tsuyoshi's throat.
But the water on the beach was deeper than he thought. The three tycoons Huang Huangrong, Zhang Xiaolin, and Du Yuesheng each have their own agenda. The Japanese are pressing harder. Workers' strikes, student demonstrations, and turmoil in the concessions - a bigger storm is brewing.
And Shen Zhinian has been drawn into the center of the whirlpool.
