At 21, Chen Pusheng is the most forgettable errand runner in the Shanghai branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation, until someone beats him nearly to death. When he wakes up, a soul from 2026 has taken up residence in his body.
He was once a soldier, but now he's a secret agent in Republican-era China. He has knowledge and skills far beyond his time, yet he's trapped in a frail, emaciated body. His only advantage is knowing where history is headed, but history never changes course for one person.
From “Little Chen,” serving tea and running errands in the puppet government's Avenue Dazhi building, to the “Ghost” highlighted on the Number 76 Bureau's list of agents; from a rookie nervously opening a dead drop for the first time to the commander of an entire underground intelligence network. Over eight years undercover, he weaves an invisible web in the shadows of Shanghai, all on his own.
The pace is a bit slow, the logic is acceptable, a bit bland, but watchable.