About the names:
Ma Tongyan: MTY. Lin Zhilu: LZL. Ma Zhiwen: Su Zhiwen. Helan: Fang Lansheng + He Xiaomei. He Mu: He Mu.
Bai Muzhi: A name I liked, which I turned into a lousy Mary Sue. Su Qingtan: I don't think I wrote this storyline very well.
About the timeline:
Chen Qimei, Dasheng, and Shenxin in 1917 are all good reference points.
About other things:
I borrowed the Black Dragon Society big shot, using □□ after he went into exile in 1927 and went to Japan to meet Toyama Mitsuru. Part of Ma Tongyan's story is based on Chen Qimei.
□□, lion's head, and Xianlesi are my way of thanking the TV drama "Red".
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