So I just finished the drama and i have to say, this was one of the most realistic ones I've ever seen. The pace was a little slow for me, i know, every moment of these 40 episodes were important in their own way, but if it was just 5 episodes less, it would've been so much better and pleasant to watch. The middle part of the show was a little bit boring to me, cuz there was just so much going on and there were so many characters that i couldn't even remember who was who sometimes. But this is the realistic part of this show. Cause in real life, these type of operations are like this (maybe?). You don't just form a squad and to some investigation and you're done. No. It's not like this at all in real life. Sometimes you may face constant failures, sometimes you get fed up - being in this for a long time. I have to say, the production team really did try to portray this as real as possible.

Now to the actors and characters, I like Yang Mi and Vin Zhang, having watched them in Eternal Love, Love O2O, Eternal Love Dream, Rattan, The Interpreter, etc.

I really liked Ma Shang. He was professional, serious when needed, funny, a good son, a good friend and a good agent. I won't write much about him, you guys get my point.

Now coming to An Jing, i really like dramas with strong female leads/characters and this drama gave me just that. She was a great leader, a really good friend and a responsible daughter. The moments when she used to motivate her subordinates was one of the scenes i liked.

Now coming to the supporting characters, the parents of Ma Shang were really cool and caring at the same time. I wish I had parents like them. An Jing's mom and his boyfriend were great too. The other two of the squad, Meng and Zi Xuan were great too. I was going to write something now, but i don't wanna spoil this drama for others. Just gonna say : I really really didn't expect it.

Shoutout to Miao Fei, Cheng Li, Xiao Li and Yang Xun. They were great supports.

The drama tried to show the real life of agents of NSS, how they have to hide things from their family, how they have to deal with their past, how success is never certain. This show was a whole package : it had the story of business world, national security, family, friendship, teamwork and a little bit of romance.

So the main question, did I like it? Not that much as it was too long for me. But is it a bad drama? Definitely not. Watch it if you're interested in these agent or business type of theme.