Episode 1 recap: In 1936, China was under the shadow of Nationalist Party rule, facing both internal and external troubles
Under the Nanking's Wutong trees, a car carrying Hua Zhen slowly arrived He was the son of Lieutenant General Hua Zhuoqin from the Military and Political Department, and was about to graduate from the Jiangyin Electrical and Artillery School to begin his internship He came home to attend his father's 50th birthday celebration, but unexpectedly became embroiled in a political storm
Hua Zhen's brother Hua Liang was a secretary in the attendant's office, and their home was crowded with guests who came for their father's reputation. Hua Zhen was not interested in an official career and only wanted to continue his education or work in the navy. His father did not oppose this, but his brother warned him not to discuss politics at home.
At this time, the Communist underground party member Deng Mingyuan hurriedly came to the Hua family to avoid the pursuit of Nationalist traitors. He had an important intelligence that needed to be passed to a contact person quickly. In his urgency, Deng entrusted the intelligence to Hua Zhen and told him the rendezvous location. Soon after, Deng was taken away by the traitor Wei Dai Qing, and Hua Zhen was left with this heavy responsibility, about to embark on an unknown journey.
Deng was detained at the Shanghai Songhu Headquarters. Following his instructions, Hua Zhen brought a book to Shanghai, prepared to hand it over to a Mr. Meng. While waiting, Hua Zhen saw someone climbing the building opposite, a common occurrence there. Entering the building, he found a young girl in a panic, her candy stick dropped from her hand. At that moment, someone pointed a gun at her, and Hua Zhen quickly pulled her aside and hid in a nearby room.
The police arrived shortly after, and Hua Zhen escaped the building with the girl. She revealed that Mr. Meng was her father, who had just been shot dead by a gunman in police uniform. As Hua Zhen had a meal with the girl, he repeatedly examined the book, discovering forged IDs, including the girl's, hidden in the front page. It turned out that Deng had asked Hua Zhen to deliver the forged transfer documents, but Hua Zhen's late arrival led to the tragic incident.
Seeing other children with their parents, the girl broke down in tears and begged Hua Zhen to take her away. Hua Zhen hesitated, knowing it would be dangerous, and asked if she knew anyone else.
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