A Glimpse into the Situation

Autumn 1936, Shanghai. The first city in the Far East, Shili Foreign Market. The neon lights in the public concession stay on all night long, the jazz music of Paramount floats along Nanjing Road, and the whistles of ocean ships on the Huangpu River come and go. However, beneath the prosperity there is an undercurrent. The Japanese secret service "Mei Agency" has penetrated into Shanghai's economic lifeline. The spies of the Military Command and the Central Command are fighting hand to hand in the alleys, and the Green Gang bosses are entrenched in the opium hall and casino to divide their spheres of influence. The underground organization of the Chinese Communist Party secretly develops strength among workers and students. Everyone is waiting - for the moment of war that is destined to come. There is less than a year left before the July 7th Incident. And Lu Yuanzhou knew that this war was just the beginning. The next thirteen years will be the most magnificent and cruel years in this land.