War of Faith Episode 1 Recap, Plot

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1930s Shanghai, the Nationalist government was corrupt and rotten, and major gangs engaged in open strife and veiled struggles, with constant conflicts. Wei Ruolai was from Jiangxi, from a poor family since childhood. He followed his older brother to Shanghai to seek a living. While working part-time, Wei Ruolai also studied at an accounting school. To get a full meal, Wei Ruolai occasionally risked helping his fellow townsmen's gang check accounts.

Wei Ruolai was entrusted by the gang boss Qian Shaoliang to check the accounts. The accountant had managed the gang's accounts for over twenty years, and he did it flawlessly. However, with his exceptional auditing skills, he quickly uncovered fourteen deeply hidden fake accounts, involving over three thousand yuan. The person concerned refused to admit it and cursed at Wei Ruolai. Qian Shaoliang immediately ordered the accountant to be shot dead. Wei Ruolai was trembling with fear.

Qian Shaoliang asked Wei Ruolai to become the accountant at the gang's Hengmei Trading Company after graduation, promising him generous treatment and guaranteeing that no one in Shanghai would dare bully him. Wei Ruolai had already decided where he wanted to work, so Qian Shaoliang did not force him. The new Senior Advisor of the Central Bank, Shen Tunan, arrived in Shanghai to take office.

Deng Ze, Director of the Central Bank's Discipline Inspection Department, personally went to the station to pick him up. Shen Tunan's purpose for this trip was to rectify the Shanghai financial market, suppressing banks with foreign investment backgrounds that did not obey the Nanjing government, and winning over private banks to strengthen the Central Bank's power. Wei Ruolai rented a place on Qibao Street, which was a mixed bag of good and bad people and run-down.

Fortunately, the rent was cheap here, and the neighbors were all kind to him. Having left his hometown for many years, Wei Ruolai gradually came to regard this place as his home. Neighbor Auntie Zhou liked to trade stocks. Wei Ruolai recommended a Commercial Bank stock to her. Auntie Zhou dragged him to rush and buy. This stock kept rising from the moment it opened.

Auntie Zhou regretted not buying enough and took out all her money to increase her position. As soon as Shen Tunan took office, he vigorously carried out his work, and the Central Bank's business flourished. This move shook the interests of the Shanghai Green Gang, and they hated Shen Tunan deeply. Shen Tunan and Deng Ze went out for business. Their car was bombed, but fortunately, Shen Tunan had not yet gotten in.

This was the fourth assassination attempt on Shen Tunan since he took office. Lin Qiaosong, Captain of the Investigation Team of the Military Law Department of the Songhu Garrison Command, was ordered to take over the twelve prisoners extradited from the French Concession. Inspector Henry only sent four, while the others were being interrogated regarding other cases. The Commercial Bank stock rose from eighteen to twenty-three yuan.

Shen Tunan bought three thousand shares of Commercial Bank stock, and the stock fell sharply. Wei Ruolai watched helplessly as the stock plummeted to eighteen yuan. He saw that the large investors were shorting the Commercial Bank stock and told Auntie Zhou to sell all of hers, but Auntie Zhou did not listen at all. The stock plunged all the way down, falling to fourteen yuan. Auntie Zhou was stunned. Wei Ruolai helped her sell all her shares.

Auntie Zhou lost a lot of money. She cried, beat her chest, and stamped her feet, pushing all the blame onto Wei Ruolai. Wei Ruolai gently advised Auntie Zhou and quickly went to find a rickshaw to take her home, Due to the betrayal of traitor Gu Lun, many underground members of the Communist Party of China were arrested. Shen Jinzhen, in order to rescue the betrayed comrades, engaged in a bloody battle with the police.

Lin Qiaosong personally directed the scene. Subsequently, a large number of Kuomintang secret agents rushed to the scene upon hearing the news. Shen Jinzhen was accidentally injured. She quickly changed out of her night clothes and mingled into the crowd. She and Wei Ruolai called the same rickshaw. Worried that the secret agents would chase after them, Shen Jinzhen pulled Wei Ruolai onto the rickshaw without explanation, and they quickly left, pretending to be a couple going to the theater.

Lin Qiaosong searched the scene and found a set of night clothes worn by a woman. He sent people to set up checkpoints at the intersections to strictly check passing people. Wei Ruolai had to get off the rickshaw. He accidentally saw bloodstains on Shen Jinzhen's body. Worried about being implicated, he had to take out Qian Shaoliang's name card to pass. Shen Jinzhen thanked Wei Ruolai for helping her escape danger.

Wei Ruolai was anxious to go back and pick up Auntie Zhou, so he and Shen Jinzhen hurriedly said goodbye and left. Shen Tunan successfully shorted the Commercial Bank stock, and his superiors affirmed his achievement. Shen Jinzhen came to the liaison station to meet with station master Xu Nuo. He helped her bandage her wound. Shen Jinzhen asked Xu Nuo to quickly transfer other comrades to prevent them from being shot. Wei Ruolai came home very late.

He learned from his neighbors that Auntie Zhou had been cursing all night and even threatened to stomp on him and feed him to the cats. Wei Ruolai had to climb in through the window to get home. He was fired from his job because he delayed his work by helping Auntie Zhou trade stocks. He had very little money left.

Remembering what his mentor said before graduation, his mentor advised him to apply for a job at the Central Bank. The exam was being administered by Shen Tunan, a financial expert who returned from studying in Germany. He publicly stated that he did not look at academic qualifications, only hiring talented individuals. Wei Ruolai woke up in the morning and heard Auntie Zhou yelling and shouting at home.

He quietly hid to wash his face and brush his teeth, then changed into a set of clothes and prepared to go out. Auntie Zhou proactively came to apologize to him and gave him a coat, telling him to apply to the Central Bank looking decent. She only hoped that Wei Ruolai would not forget her after he became successful. Wei Ruolai felt warm in his heart.

Awen took Wei Ruolai to the bank by rickshaw and also got him a good luck charm for safety. There were many candidates applying for the Central Bank today. Shen Tunan specifically found a classroom. Halfway through the exam, a large fire suddenly broke out outside. The classroom was filled with smoke, and the candidates were choking and coughing non-stop.

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