Progressive Young Woman

His surrender, even if it did nothing to hinder the war effort, was enough to make the whole world doubt the Chinese and look down on them. That traitor Wang was even more hateful than the enemy.

This was Lao She's assessment of the traitor Wang Zhaoming in Four Generations Under One Roof, a million-word novel published in 1944 and completed in 1948. It was fair, correct, and hit the nail on the head.

News of Wang Zhaoming's attempted assassination in Hanoi spread, and most people cheered, wishing the traitor Wang dead. But it was different for Dai Yunong. After all, the people who had tried to assassinate Wang Zhaoming were his men. Their failure meant he had not done his job well. Though he had sent out his best forces and fate had not been on his side, he was the Military Statistics Bureau's top man. When Bald Head's temper flared, wasn't Dai Yunong the one who got cursed out?

Nor could he curse Chen Gongshu, who had led the operation below. The man truly had done his utmost. Dai Yunong could only stew in silence, repeatedly sending urgent telegrams to Hanoi, ordering them to keep looking for an opportunity and make sure the traitor Wang was dealt with.

But they had no more chances. Wang Zhaoming had already been on guard. Willing to be a turtle, his internal security was no slouch either. How could he possibly give Chen Gongshu and the others an opening?

Besides, Kagesa Teiaki had already taken men there. Less than two days after arriving in Hanoi, he boarded a ship and left directly. Chen Gongshu and the others could only withdraw helplessly, while everyone else went back to their own business. Chen Gongshu, however, spent two months warming the bench in Chongqing. As