Plot
The series is set in Shanghai in the 1920s in early Republican China. Two young men, Hui Man-keung and Ting Lik, join a triad led by the wealthy tycoon Fung King-yiu. Both of them fall in love with Fung's daughter, Ching-ching, who has a crush on Hui. When Hui discovers that Fung is actually collaborating with secret agents from the Japan-based Black Dragon Society to destroy the patriotic Ching-mou School, he turns against Fung and kills the Japanese spy Kaoriko Yamaguchi. Fung is furious with Hui's betrayal and he sends Ting to kill Hui, but Ting secretly helps Hui escape on account of their friendship.
Hui settles in Hong Kong, where he marries So Wong-tai and starts a new life with her family. Fung King-yiu is still furious with Hui for betraying him and he sends his men to hunt down Hui and kill him. Tai and her family are murdered by Fung's assassin, but Hui survives because he was not at home. Hui swears vengeance on Fung and returns to Shanghai to take his revenge. He becomes an adviser to Nip Yan-wong, Fung's business rival. During Hui's absence, Ting Lik starts a romantic relationship with Ching-ching. After Ting is seriously injured on one occasion, Ching-ching agrees to marry him. Hui suffers an emotional breakdown due to the loss of his family, and after seeing that his ex-lover has agreed to marry his best friend. His depression ignites the anger in him and increases his thirst for revenge. Hui challenges Fung King-yiu to a Russian roulette game later and kills Fung.
Ching-ching is unable to forgive Hui for killing her father and she leaves China for France. Although Hui and Ting Lik later cooperate and manage to dominate the Shanghai underworld, Hui is uninterested in triad affairs as he is eager to find Ching-ching and patch up with her. In the last episode, Hui is shot to death outside a restaurant on the night before he leaves for France.
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