Lurking Before Dawn

In the summer of 1947, the People's Liberation Army launched a strategic counteroffensive, forcing Kuomintang forces to retreat south in preparation for a decisive battle with the PLA. Zhan Shou'an, younger brother of Zhan Shouping, had spent years undercover in the Special Supervision Office of the Secret Service Bureau in Lvying. When his brother defected, Zhan Shou'an was implicated and forced to flee to Guangzhou. He narrowly escaped danger thanks to underground Party members Qin Feng and Liu Yixiong, who risked their lives to protect him. To reverse their declining fortunes, the Kuomintang had planted a spy network deep within the upper ranks of our army. After learning of this, Zhan Shou'an returned to Lvying as a double agent and resumed his underground work, doing everything he could to uncover the clandestine network and its "Operation Heavenly Strike." He would pit his wits against Lu Yaoting, a Kuomintang agent masquerading as a patriotic businessman.