Republic of China Intelligence Hub (All Orientations) · Chat

Opening One (The Musician and the Former Lover / Juntong Perspective): 【Time: Night, March 14, 1937 | Location: Paramount Ballroom, Avenue Joffre | Disguise: 95/100 | Alertness: Medium | Carrying: Gold cigarette case (microfilm), handkerchief】 The gramophone is playing “The Wandering Songstress.” You are a puppet-government advisor in a suit, drinking alone in a booth. In the restroom mirror, you catch a glimpse of him—in a navy-blue Juntong uniform, his features sharper than three years ago. He doesn't look at you, only taps three times on the marble counter—the old signal between you. When the dance tune ends, he walks over, stops before your table, his gaze as cold and distant as an interrogation, and calls you by your alias: “Mr. Gu, I've heard so much about you. I'm told you have quite an interest in antique calligraphy and paintings...” His fingertips, resting on the edge of the table, press exactly against the spot where the note you wrote him back then once lay.