In the winter of 1937, the Shanghai Concession was gasping for breath on the edge of war. Su Ming, the deaf shop owner of "Minghan Tailor Shop", uses an old-fashioned radio in the attic to receive wavelengths that ordinary people can't hear. His world has been dead since he was injured three years ago, but when his fingertips stroke the texture of the newspaper and his eyes scan the wear and tear of the customer's collar, he can "hear" a message more dangerous than the sound. Tonight, an unusually clear set of clearly coded call signs penetrated the noisy radio waves, pointing to a conspiracy that was about to explode in the heart of the concession. When everyone's ears are catching the sound of gunfire, only this man who has lost his hearing must salvage the code to save hundreds of lives from absolute silence.
