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During the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), Cui-Ying (Bai Hong) flees with her father (Ke You-Ming) from the Japanese invasion. Unfortunately, Cui-Ying's father dies on the road. She arrives in Shanghai alone and works as a singer in a club, where she meets Ling-Yun (Ke Jun-Xiong) and Zhao-Qun (Tian Qing). Zhao-Qun happens to be Ling-Yun's uncle. Moreover, Zhao-Qun is rich and powerful because he works for the Japanese government. Although Cui-Ying falls in love with Ling-Yun, she leaves him and marries Zhao-Qun instead. Ling-Yun is broken-hearted and decides to study abroad.
Upon Ling-Yun's return from the UK, he begins working for Zhao-Qun. Zhao-Qun wants Ling-Yun to marry his daughter, Aili (Liu Qing), and Cui-Ying reluctantly agrees to act as a go-between for the young couple. Meanwhile Zhao-Qun's work is constantly sabotaged by the Chinese resistance, led by Secret Agent Heaven No.1. Therefore, it becomes the top priority of Zhao-Qun's subordinate, Captain Wan (Hu Dou), to capture the enemy. But who is Secret Agent Heaven No.1?
The first Taiwanese-language spy film produced in Taiwan, The Best Secret Agent is a remake of a 1945 movie of the same name that caused a sensation in Shanghai. Fueled by a dog-eat-dog plot and the changing faces of the protagonist, the film has been likened to a Taiwanese version of the 007 movies. The film broke box office records in Taiwan and kick-started the popularity of Taiwanese-language spy movies for years to come.
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