As the New Year approaches, the long-established Luobai Department Store in Haizhou City suddenly experiences a subsidence accident, trapping 13 people underground. This race against time and life brings profound tests of humanity, morality, and faith.
In 1943 Shanghai, an explosion leads to a showdown between Communist undercover agent Lu Zhengyang and former police officer Lin Shaobai. Six years later, Lu Zhengyang, now a key member of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, recruits Lin Shaobai, the "Shanghai Expert," to tackle major cases and thwart the plots of veteran spy Zheng Lanting. As they work together, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai build trust and become close comrades.
Xiangcheng, a declining fifth-tier town, is about to hold an international marathon. Around this marathon, all kinds of people appear: young people from small towns who organize weddings, gangsters who open mahjong parlors, an acrobatic troupe with few people, and the boss behind the counterfeit money business... Zhang Kuang wanted to hitch a ride on the marathon and opportunistically "borrowed" the elephant from his girlfriend's acrobatic troupe. However, he accidentally lost the elephant and was involved in the vortex of the counterfeit banknote case...
During the 1944 Wang Jingwei regime of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, Lu Feng, an orphan, returns home to Shanghai after studying for two years in Japan. Unbeknownst to the world, he has been ordered to enter the No. 76 Headquarters as an undercover agent for the Communist Party. Along the way, Lu Feng encounters the mysterious Hua Xiang Yu, a capable and skilled woman who has just returned from studying abroad in America, and his old childhood friend, Huo Fei. Both individuals seem to hold secrets of their own. Time and time again, as Lu Feng strives to protect his undercover identity, he finds himself on the opposite side of Hua Xiang Yu. Slowly and uncertainly, the two circle around each other, each hoping to uncover the other's real purpose. In this time of chaos where corruption and violence dominate the world, these underground agents, can only choose to fight for what they believe is right... and, hopefully, bring about a more peaceful tomorrow.
During the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, Zhao Da Sheng, a reconnaissance company commander, lost his memory and was saved by comrades. His friend, Yu Zhong Jun, believing Zhao had died, took care of Zhao's wife, Wang Yu Lan, and son, Zhao Xiao Jun, leading to a new family. Years later, Zhao regains his memory and returns home, only to find his wife remarried. With little time to address his personal life, Zhao is assigned to lead an investigation into a hazardous chemical explosion at Yangpu Port. As a member of the Dongjiang City Discipline Inspection Commission, he uncovers deep political and military connections, complicated by the rise of his former comrade as mayor. (Source: MyDramaList)
