Episode 1: Wei Ruo came to the Central Bank to apply for a job

In Shanghai in 1930, the Nationalist government was extremely corrupt, and major gangs were fighting openly and secretly, and there were constant disputes.Wei Ruolai is from Jiangxi. He grew up in a poor family. He followed his elder brother to Shanghai to seek a living. Wei Ruolai worked part-time while studying at an accounting school. In order to have a good meal, Wei Ruolai would occasionally take risks to help the gang from his hometown to check accounts.

Wei Ruolai was entrusted by the gang boss Qian Shaoliang to audit the accounts. The accountant had been in charge of the gang's accounts for more than 20 years. He did a perfect job, but with his super auditing ability, he quickly found 14 deeply hidden false accounts.The amount involved was as high as more than 3,000 yuan. The person involved refused to admit the account and cursed Wei Ruolai. Qian Shaoliang ordered the accountant to be shot dead on the spot, which made Wei Ruolai tremble with fear.Qian Shaoliang asked Wei Ruolai to work as an accountant at the gang's Hengmei Trading Company after graduation, promising to give him generous treatment and ensuring that no one in Shanghai would dare to bully him. Wei Ruolai had already figured out where to work in the district, and Qian Shaoliang no longer forced him.

The new senior advisor of the Central Bank, Shen Tunan, came to Shanghai to take office. Deng Ze, director of the Political Conduct Department of the Central Bank, personally went to the station to pick him up. The purpose of Shen Tunan's trip was to rectify the Shanghai financial market and punish those banks with foreign investment backgrounds that did not obey the Nanjing government.Crack down and win over private banks to strengthen the central bank.Wei Ruolai rented in Qibao Street, a mixed and dilapidated place. Fortunately, the rent here was cheap and the neighbors were very kind to him. Wei Ruolai had been away from his hometown for many years and gradually regarded this place as his home.

Aunt Zhou, a neighbor, likes stock trading. Wei Ruolai recommended a stock in China Commercial Bank to her. Aunt Zhou pulled him to buy it. The stock has been rising since the opening. Aunt Zhou regretted that she bought less and spent all her money to cover her position.Shen Tunan carried out drastic work as soon as he took office, and the central bank's business was booming. This move shook the interests of the Commercial Bank, and they hated Shen Tunan.

Shen Tunan and Deng Ze went out to do errands, and their car was blown up. Fortunately, Shen Tunan had not gotten in the car. This was the fourth time Shen Tunan had been murdered since he took office.Lin Qiaosong, captain of the Criminal Investigation Team of the Military Justice Department of the Songhu Garrison Command, was ordered to take over the twelve prisoners extradited from the French Concession. Inspector Henry only sent four, and the others were involved in other cases and were under interrogation.

The stock price of China Commercial Bank rose from 18 yuan to 23 yuan. Shen Tunan bought 3,000 shares of China Merchants Bank, and the stock fell sharply. Wei Ruolai watched the stock fall to 18 yuan. He saw that the big investors were shorting the bank.I asked Aunt Zhou to sell all the stocks, but Aunt Zhou didn't listen at all.The stock plummeted all the way down to 14 yuan. Aunt Zhou was dumbfounded. Wei Ruolai helped her sell all the stocks. Aunt Zhou lost a lot of money. She cried, beat her chest and stamped her feet, and put all the blame on Wei Ruolai.Wei Ruolai gave kind words to Aunt Zhou and hurriedly found a rickshaw to take her home.

Due to the betrayal of the traitor Gu Lun, many underground members of the Chinese Communist Party were arrested. Shen Jinzhen launched a bloody battle to rescue the betrayed comrades and enemies. A large number of Kuomintang agents came after hearing the news. Shen Jinzhen was accidentally injured. She hurriedly changed into her night clothes and sneaked in.In the crowd, she and Wei Ruolai hailed the same rickshaw. Shen Jin was really worried that the secret agents would catch up, so he pulled Wei Ruolai into the car without further explanation and left quickly, pretending to be a couple going to the theater.

The agents set up cards to conduct strict checks on people passing by. Wei Ruolai had to get out of the car. He accidentally saw blood stains on Shen Jinzhen's body. Worried about being implicated, he had to take out Qian Shaoliang's name card to pass the customs. Shen Jinzhen thanked Wei Ruolai for helping her escape. Wei Ruolai was worried.Going back to pick up Aunt Zhou, he and Shen Jinzhen hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Shen Tunan successfully knocked down the stock price of China Commercial Bank, and his superiors recognized him.Shen Jinzhen came to the traffic station to meet the stationmaster Xu Nuo. Xu Nuo helped her bandage the wound. Shen Jinzhen asked Xu Nuo to move other comrades as soon as possible to prevent them from being shot.Wei Ruolai came home very late. He learned from his neighbor that Aunt Zhou had been cursing him all night and threatened to stomp him and feed him to the cat. Wei Ruolai had no choice but to climb through the window and go home. He was fired for delaying work by helping Aunt Zhou trade stocks. The money he had on himThere was not much left, so he remembered what his tutor had said just before graduation, and the tutor advised him to apply for a job at the Central Bank. The person who presided over the exam was Shen Tunan, a financial expert who had returned from studying in Germany. He publicly stated that he was not interested in academic qualifications and only recruited capable talents.

Wei Ruolai woke up early in the morning and heard Aunt Zhou yelling at home. He hid quietly to wash his face and brush his teeth, then put on some clothes and prepared to go out. Aunt Zhou took the initiative to come to him to admit his mistake and gave him a coat to make him decent.She went to the central bank to apply for a job. She just hoped that Wei Ruolai would not forget her after he became rich. Wei Ruolai felt warm in his heart.Awen took Wei Ruolai to the bank in a rickshaw and asked him for a peace charm.

There were many candidates applying for the central bank today. Shen Tunan specially found a classroom. Halfway through the exam, a fire suddenly broke out outside and the classroom was filled with smoke. The candidates were choked and coughed.