In the Name of the People: Trapped at the Grassroots? I'll Dominate Handong with the Tide of History!

Qi Tongwei was reborn, standing at a window on the second floor of the township government building. Before him lay the dilapidated Hongshan Township; behind him was Liang Lu's relentless oppression. In his previous life, he had knelt. In this one, he would stay on his feet and carve out a path. Gao Yuliang advised him not to join the anti-drug squad, but Qi Tongwei had already figured it out: the political and legal track was a dead end. The grassroots economy was the way forward.

When he returned to his village to visit his family, his father brought out the ledger. The whole village had scraped together fifty thousand yuan to put him through school. His father reminded him, "If anyone in the village breaks the law, you still have to help them when you can." Qi Tongwei closed the ledger. "I'll repay the favor, but don't come to me about anything illegal."

At the village entrance, a Santana plunged into deep water. Qi Tongwei jumped into the freezing March pool, rescued the driver first, then the girl. Terrified, she clung to his neck and nearly dragged him underwater. He slapped her twice to bring her around, then performed CPR and saved her. Li Jun sneered, "Enjoyed feeling her up while playing the hero?" Qi Tongwei replied coldly, "Why don't you try going in yourself?"

The ambulance drove off, and a crane operator handed him a hundred yuan for his trouble. Wiping the water from his face, he glanced at the train ticket to Jingzhou in his pocket. There was only one thing on his mind:

"Once I've repaid the money and settled the favors, this officialdom will answer to me."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.