Zhigao Pu is just an artistic image in the novel. Its life prototype is a combination of Liu, secretary of Chongqing underground municipal party Committee, and Ran Yizhi, deputy secretary. Both of them were arrested and defected at 1948.

Gu, Xiang and Zhang are famous traitors in modern the Communist Party of China (CPC).

China went to Japan with Wang Ching-wei, Chen Gongbo and Zhou Fohai.

Li Xiucheng was captured and defected to the Kingdom of Tian Ping.

Qin Gui is also a traitor. He voted for the Golden Man.

The most famous traitor in the west is Judas, a traitor in religious stories.

There was a famous traitor Arnold during the American Revolutionary War.