Shooting Stars Episode 1 Recap, Plot

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In 1936, China was under the Kuomintang's White Terror, plagued by internal and external troubles, and the situation was rapidly changing. Under the luxuriant sycamore trees in Nanjing, a car slowly drove up. Sitting in the car was Hua Zhen, in the prime of his youth, handsome and charming. He was currently studying in the second term of the Navigation Department at Jiangyin Electrical Engineering School. Today he had come home specifically to attend his father's fiftieth birthday.

In another month, he would graduate and board a ship to begin his internship. This time, his father had sent him a special telegram asking him to make sure he came home. Hua Zhen's father was Hua Zhuoqin, the Vice Minister and Lieutenant General of the Ministry of Military Administration, and his elder brother Hua Liang was the secretary of the Second Office of the Attendant's Office.

Many guests had come to the house, and Hua Zhen understood that many of them were here because of his father's reputation in the military. When he saw his father, he was as stern as ever. When his father heard that Hua Zhen hadn't greeted the guests, he asked his elder brother to take him to do so. Hua Zhen had no interest in officialdom and did not plan to go into business or politics.

He was preparing to continue his advanced studies at the Electrical Engineering School or work more in the navy. To his surprise, his father did not object when he heard his decision. The living room was packed with guests, and the music and dancing were jarring. Hua Zhen disliked such a noisy environment, so he hid in the study nearby to eat quietly. His brother Gao Shunping asked him about his future plans.

Hua Zhen couldn't help but talk about the current situation in China that he had recently learned about. He said the war of resistance against Japan would be a long-term affair, and he no longer held hope for the Kuomintang. His brother Hua Liang was already impatient and immediately warned him not to discuss political matters at home.

As soon as Deng Mingyuan, a comrade from the underground Communist Party of China, got off the train from Shanghai to Nanjing, he was tracked by Kuomintang agents. In a panic, he thought of Hua Zhuoqin, who held important positions within the party, and perhaps he could seek refuge with him. Deng Mingyuan also had an important piece of intelligence that needed to be handed over to a contact person as soon as possible.

Hurriedly entering Hua Zhuoqin's mansion, Deng Mingyuan met Hua Zhen. Seeing that the enemies would soon catch up, Deng Mingyuan handed the book containing important information to Hua Zhen and told him the address where he needed to go. Soon after, he was taken away by the Han traitor Wei Daiqing. Deng Mingyuan was imprisoned at the Shanghai-Wusong Garrison Headquarters. Hua Zhen then took a train to Shanghai as instructed by Deng Mingyuan.

He also had to deliver this book to a person surnamed Meng. Before the appointed time arrived, Hua Zhen had tea near the meeting place. He casually noticed someone climbing on the exterior of the building opposite. People eating by the street stalls seemed unperturbed, saying that the residents living opposite often climbed in and out through the windows on the building's exterior. As soon as Hua Zhen walked into the building, he noticed something unusual.

The little girl, who was probably about six or seven years old and had entered the building with him just moments ago, was in a panic, and the string of sugar candies in her hand dropped to the ground. Hua Zhen took a step forward and saw someone pointing a gun at the little girl. The situation was critical. Hua Zhen alertly pulled the little girl to the side and then quickly hid in a nearby room.

Hua Zhen understood that something unexpected had happened. Soon, police arrived in the hallway. Hua Zhen quickly took the little girl and left the building. According to what the little girl told him, the Mr. Meng that Hua Zhen was looking for was her father. Just moments ago, while she had run out to buy sugar candies, her parents and several guests had been shot dead, and the killer was also wearing a police uniform.

Hua Zhen took the little girl to eat. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. After repeatedly examining the book, he finally discovered the secret. He used a small knife to cut open the flyleaf of the book, and inside were several forged documents, including one for the little girl.

It turned out that what his teacher Deng Mingyuan had urgently asked Hua Zhen to deliver were several sets of identity documents for people in disguise who needed to be relocated. Unfortunately, Hua Zhen was a step too late; otherwise, the tragedy that just occurred would not have happened. When the girl saw other children around with their parents, her face was full of tears, and she asked Hua Zhen if he could take her with him too.

Hua Zhen hesitated. He knew that taking this little girl with him would be very dangerous, so he asked the girl if she knew anyone else here to whom he could take her, like a relative.

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