During the Republic of China, Xiao Jun, the staff officer of the Jiangnan Pacification Command, suffered from pressure on his career, his wife Hongxing cheated on her, and his life hit rock bottom. When the new appeasement director Gu Dingchang took office, Xiao Jun was appreciated for his talents and became the "No. 2 Leader" around him. Since then, he has been involved in the turbulent waves of the power game in the military - espionage, political rumors, wooing of business gentry, dark wars, marriage breakdown, and every step of the way is dangerous. Faced with the pressing pressure of Deputy Director Yu Jingyao, he held back to gain momentum, planned his moves, and transformed from a chess piece to half a chess player, finally witnessing a shocking chess game.
