Mr. & Mrs. Chen Episode 1 Recap, Plot

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In the year 1940, Nanjing, a covert operative of the Kuomintang military intelligence with the code name "Red Heart Five," known as Zuo Shuangtao, undertakes a mission. The objective of this operation is to target Shan Xia Wu Fu, an undercover agent of the Imperial Japanese Army's Military Affairs Division. Shan Xia Wu Fu has been residing in China under the guise of a businessman for many years, and his appearance is unknown. He intercepted a confidential letter prepared by the military intelligence destined for Shanghai. They cannot allow their intelligence agency to decipher the letter, so they must retrieve it. The person in the photograph is Shan Xia Wu Fu's bodyguard, and according to reliable intelligence, he will escort Shan Xia Wu Fu on a train from Nanjing to Shanghai. Zuo Shuangtao speculates that the bodyguard's left eye is either squinting or blind, with a prosthetic eye.

After discussing the operational plan, they commence their mission. Akun accidentally knocks the sunglasses off a person, only to discover that he is neither blind nor squinting. Zuo Shuangtao, putting her hand down, accidentally collides with a one-eyed man and realizes that he is the bodyguard in the photograph. Shan Xia Wu Fu is cunning; to avoid attracting attention, he is seated in second class, indicating that there might be more than one bodyguard. The bodyguard's photo falls from Xiao Hu's pocket, and when he goes to retrieve it, he is confronted by the bodyguard with a gun. After shooting the bodyguard, Xiao Hu quickly uses a knife to kill him, grabs the wallet, and the sound of gunfire scatters the people around. Xiao Hu is mistaken for a thief and killed by the military police. Zuo Shuangtao holds back the others from approaching, as crossing would mean a dead end.

The Taihe Trading Company is the intelligence station of the Japanese Garrison Headquarters in Shanghai. Chen Jiaping, a Communist Party member, working there learns that Shan Xia Wu Fu will arrive in Shanghai by train. After observation, Zuo Shuangtao confirms that the person in the third train carriage wearing a gray woolen coat is Shan Xia Wu Fu. He must have the confidential letter in his briefcase. Chen Jiaping attempts to open the safe in the trade group leader's office, but unexpectedly, Zhao An and Luo Guanqun's wife, Zhang Shuyun, are having an affair there. He is forced to hide behind the curtain. Kimura Kensan knocks on the door; Zhao An quickly has Zhang Shuyun hide behind the curtain, coincidentally the opposite side of the curtain. Zuo Shuangtao poisons the tea cup, and as expected, Shan Xia Wu Fu is poisoned, but the dose is not lethal.

Zuo Shuangtao believes that when the train arrives at the station,Shan Xia Wu Fu will undoubtedly be taken to the infirmary for treatment. They plan to strike then. Kimura Kensan opens the curtain, sees Zhang Shuyun, sarcastically comments on Zhao An, and then gets to the point, assigning Zhao An to protect Shan Xia Wu Fu and take him to the infirmary. The famous actress Han Lu, suspected of being a collaborator, almost gets shot at the station but is saved by Chen Jiaping. However, the sound of the gunshot alerts Zhao An's men. Akun and Daxuan urgently intervene, but both get shot. Zuo Shuangtao has no choice but to leave first, but Zhao An notices her and closely follows. Zuo Shuangtao changes her outfit, discarding her coat, hat, and gun. Later, she encounters Chen Jiaping.

In front of Zhao An, Chen Jiaping claims that she is his girlfriend, and Zhao An refrains from arresting her. Two years ago, due to mission commitments, Chen Jiaping missed the time to register with Guoguo, so they parted ways. They reunite in such a way they never expected. After confirming they are not being followed, at a street intersection, one goes left, the other goes right. Suddenly, Zhao An appears in a car with others. Chen Jiaping immediately turns back to hug Guoguo, but they are both taken separately for questioning. Luo Guanqun interrogates Chen Jiaping. They met in 1938 when Chen Jiaping, tracking him, accidentally took a bullet meant for Luo Guanqun. Despite being a formality, Luo Guanqun does not go easy and directly asks about Chen Jiaping's girlfriend and which train she took to the station.

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