Episode 1 recap: The Illusionist boards the ship, and the slaughter begins.
It is an era of social unrest and warlord conflicts, with the power of Xie Chengqi being the strongest. Xie Chengqi has plundered the wealth of numerous millionaires. Due to the sudden change in the situation, he must escape to Hong Kong, but he is unable to take all of his possessions with him. Therefore, he entrusts a trusted person to transfer his wealth and records the location of the treasure on a microfilm. However, the film never makes its way back to Xie Chengqi.
Various individuals and factions intervene to search for the treasure, using different means to find the microfilm. Among these people, the most terrifying is an assassin known as the Illusionist. The Illusionist kills all of Xie Chengqi's former subordinates who are connected to the treasure. Some of the survivors, in order to protect themselves, can only follow in Xie Chengqi's footsteps and flee to Hong Kong. The Ji Le, a ship bound for Hong Kong from Shanghai, is about to set sail, and many passengers have arrived at the boarding gate, including the comprador Song Bo and his fiancée Jiang Yuenin.
Because Chen Jie did not arrive at the designated time, Song Bo bought two tickets and prepared to leave. Jiang Yuenin believed that Chen Jie was a punctual person and if he didn't arrive on time, something must have happened. She wanted Song Bo to wait a little longer for Chen Jie. Due to Jiang Yuenin's words, Song Bo looked around and at that moment, Luo Junjun from the nightclub greeted Song Bo and immediately took away his soul, leaving him no mood to worry about Chen Jie.
Chen Jie, a former subordinate of Xie Chengqi, is targeted by the Illusionist when he is about to leave. In order to save his life, he can only lie and claim that he doesn't have the item and that it is with Song Bo. However, the Illusionist does not spare him. Sun Ruichen, a journalist from the Republic, runs to the boarding gate in a hurry to stop Jiang Yuenin. Upon learning that Jiang Yuenin intends to be with Song Bo and board the Ji Le together, he follows them onto the ship.
After boarding the ship, Luo Junjun immediately flirts with Song Bo, and their relationship becomes intimate, while Jiang Yuenin watches silently without showing any reaction. Sun Ruichen greets Jiang Yuenin, but she hurriedly leaves. Unexpectedly, she runs into Yu Ba, an unidentified person carrying a gun. Seeing Yu Ba with a gun, Jiang Yuenin dares not make a sound and quickly runs away, while Yu Ba anxiously keeps an eye on Song Bo.
Meanwhile, Chen Jie's body is discovered by the police, with several large characters written in blood underneath it, making everyone aware that the Illusionist has arrived and that the Ji Le is in danger.
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