In 1998, a small city in Northeast China was battered by icy winds, and the underworld was in chaos.
The orphan Chen Hu scraped by on the streets, enduring every kind of humiliation. Desperate for a full meal and a shred of dignity, he knelt in front of everyone and swore brotherhood with Zhao Shanhe, making him his big brother.
Zhao Shanhe treated him well, giving him clothes and a place to stay, standing up for him and backing him up. Chen Hu was utterly devoted, valuing loyalty more than his own life.
A gang fight ended in a death, and the whole city launched a manhunt. Zhao Shanhe was trapped with no way out.
Chen Hu agreed without hesitation: “I'll take the fall for you!”
He endured ten years in prison, weathering every hardship while waiting for his big brother to keep his promise.
But the moment he was released, reality dealt him its cruelest blow:
His former big brother had made it big, married and had children, and was living in luxury. Not only did he deny knowing Chen Hu, he sent men to finish him off!
Chen Hu's loyalty had gone to the dogs, and he'd thrown away ten years of freedom for nothing.
At last, he woke up to the truth: the underworld knows no loyalty, only strength!
He swallowed his humiliation and plotted every move, gathering old comrades, outsmarting powerful foes, tearing traitors apart, and crushing rival factions.
He repays every grudge, returns every kindness, honors every bond, and fulfills every dream!
From a street punk anyone could bully to an underworld boss who commands a region,
come see how Chen Hu, the toughest man in the Northeast, fights his way to an impossible comeback between crime and loyalty!
