▁a ▁provincial ▁governor . ▁Japanese ▁General ▁N ish ino ▁int ends ▁to ▁make ▁Ch eng ▁the ▁pu ppet ▁mayor ▁of ▁Shang hai , ▁so ▁Ma o ▁suggests ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁keep ▁Ch eng ' s ▁loved ▁ones ▁alive ▁and ▁use ▁them ▁to ▁l ure ▁Ch eng ▁back ▁to ▁Shang hai . ▁In ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Ch eng ▁and ▁Ye ▁hear ▁of ▁the ▁imprison ment , ▁tort ure , ▁and ▁hum ili ation ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁and ▁Ma o ▁of ▁Hong , ▁L ing , ▁and ▁others . ▁▁ ▁Ch eng ▁and ▁Ye ▁return ▁to ▁Shang hai ▁and ▁rel uct antly ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁though ▁they ▁find ▁themselves ▁des pis ed ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁population . ▁They ▁secret ly ▁plan ▁to ▁save ▁their ▁loved ▁ones ▁and ▁assass inate ▁N ish ino . ▁One ▁evening , ▁while ▁N ish ino ▁and ▁Ma o ▁Z ai ▁are ▁dist ract ed ▁by ▁an ▁opera ▁performance ▁by ▁Ye ▁and ▁her ▁tr oupe ▁in ▁a ▁theatre , ▁Ch eng , ▁rejo ined ▁by ▁Lin ▁Hu ai , ▁" F at so ," ▁and ▁his ▁mob , ▁leads ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁prison ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁air field ▁where ▁Hong , ▁L ing , ▁and ▁other ▁prisoners ▁are ▁held . ▁The ▁prisoners ▁are ▁liber ated , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁save ▁L ing ▁and ▁Hong . ▁Lin ▁Hu ai ▁sacrific es ▁himself ▁to ▁d eter ▁purs uit . ▁Ch eng , ▁Ye , ▁and ▁their ▁com r