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Qin's DepartureAuthor: Toyoshima Yoshio
| Original Title | 秦の出発 |
|---|---|
| Author | 豊島 与志雄 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the labyrinthine heart of Shanghai, where opulence and shadow intertwine, Matsuzaki’s secluded office offers an unlikely sanctuary. Amidst Go games and hushed transactions, fortunes shift like pieces on a board. Here, Qin Qiyuan—a man veiled in enigma—orchestrates clandestine deals in metals and power, his motives as fluid as his strategies. Yet beneath the city’s glittering surface simmers danger: allies turn targets, and loyalty is a currency as volatile as gold. \nEnter Liu Danyong, a woman straddling worlds. Her uncanny communion with the unseen—a whispered prophecy of blood, a vision of death—unsettles even Qin’s calculated calm. When violence claims his lieutenant, her warnings ripple through Shanghai’s underworld, entangling gang loyalties and igniting a chain of retribution. \nShanghai itself breathes as a character: a paradox of murky rivers and neon-lit decadence, where basements hold secrets and spiritual whispers pierce the smog. As Qin navigates this maze of betrayal and ambition, Danyong’s fragile psyche becomes both compass and omen. Their fates converge in a dance of fire and shadow, where every move risks annihilation—and the line between salvation and ruin blurs like mist over the Huangpu. |
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