A Young Gentleman of the Republic

In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic, the flames of war in Shanghai consumed half the nation.

Chen Fan, a disposable operative of the Blue Shirts Society, narrowly escaped pursuit by the Japanese military police stationed in Shanghai.

But his escape was so improbable that he was suspected of turning traitor. Headquarters discarded him like a pawn, sending him into occupied Shanghai!

Yet fate played a joke on him. Through a series of coincidences, he infiltrated the Japanese collaborationist apparatus and transformed into a privileged young gentleman whom everyone envied!

With this identity as his cover, he navigated the rival factions in the guise of a merchant interested in nothing but profit.

The Communists: "Our organization is short on arms and ammunition. Mr. Chen, could you find a way..."

No. 76: "Sir, we've just captured several Military Statistics Bureau spies. Boss Dai wants to pay for their release. Rest assured, sir-they're willing to pay handsomely!"

This young gentleman, who got his start as a black-market merchant, relied on his powerful backers and dared to buy and sell anything.

Military supplies, weapons blueprints, travel passes, medicine, even the top-secret intelligence undercover operatives needed...

As long as you could afford his price, there was nothing he couldn't obtain.