Espionage: The Red Shopkeeper

Some people complained that the protagonist didn't have any cheat codes. He arrived in Shanghai as a commoner and entered a Japanese government agency in less than a month, without any background check, and became a high-ranking official. He communicated with his teammates daily, was never afraid of bugs, and didn't care about phone operators; he could say whatever he wanted over the phone…

What use are lawyers during wartime? Everyone's armed; who cares about the law? You might be somewhat useful if you're American, but that's only because America has guns. You can't control the two parties in your own country, you can't control Japan, you can't control America, and you can't stop those businessmen from defecting to them. It's a truly shocking idea.

Someone like the protagonist, who reaches the top in the enemy camp, will probably never be able to return to the main camp until his death. They either achieve total victory, but may have other missions; or they remain behind enemy lines, feigning death to escape in their old age; or, on their deathbed, they leave a last wish to be buried under the Party flag...

I've completely forgotten the plot. 😰

Well written! It has a bit of the futuristic God-like perspective of a time traveler and the satisfying feeling of overwhelming opponents with historical limitations. I'm giving it a monthly pass! Keep up the good work, author!

It opened strong, but I don't know what will happen next.

As a light novel, it's passable, but as a spy story, the author's sense of secrecy is appalling. The protagonist brazenly meets with people in government offices multiple times, without any concern for eavesdropping, treating the puppet government like his own bedroom.

The three people only had three small yellow croakers (about 300 silver dollars) as start-up capital. Less than two or three months later, the organization demanded the purchase of a large quantity of cotton yarn? This is highly unreasonable. Secondly, allowing undercover agents to purchase large quantities of controlled goods in enemy-occupied territory is also highly unreasonable.

A scholar can't reason with a soldier; in the Republic of China, strength and guns were what mattered. What good was a lawyer's eloquence? Offending someone meant the protagonist's entire family would be fed to fish in the Huangpu River—that was no big deal. In chaotic times, human life wasn't as valuable as the author imagined. Don't write what you don't understand and make yourself a laughingstock.

I'm really curious, does Qidian (the platform) really not care about authors who suddenly stop updating? If it's due to insufficient manuscript, lack of inspiration, or unforeseen circumstances, at least issue a statement? Suddenly stopping updates without a word... Who can stand that?