In the Name of the People: I Steal Gao Xiaoqin Away, and Even Zhong Xiaai Kneels

Wen Yan is the most inconspicuous seconded clerk in the Handong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Every day, he bends over to pour tea and water, treated like he's invisible by everyone.

No one knows that he's the eldest legitimate grandson of the Wen family in the capital, carrying a secret decree from the Celestial Pivot that grants him authority to execute first and report afterward.

Hou Liangping arrives in Handong with imperial authority in hand, intent on going after Gao Xiaoqin and vowing to bring down Qi Tongwei and topple Handong's protective network.

At the banquet at the Shanshui Manor, Wen Yan rises from a corner and gently places a black credential in front of Hou Liangping.

"Special Envoy of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wen Yan. Comrade Hou Liangping, you are suspended."

The entire room falls silent.

The Gao sisters, Gao Xiaoqin and Gao Xiaofeng, are no longer at anyone's mercy. With nowhere else to turn, Qi Tongwei submits to Wen Yan, while Zhong Xiaoe breaks down after seeing the hard evidence.

Handong is only the first stop.

From Gao Qiqiang in Jinghai to Gao Mingyuan in Luteng, and the anti-corruption storm in Zhonghai, Wen Yan uses his immense influence to crush every hypocrite and rewrite the fates of every character in the worlds of film and television.

From a seconded clerk to the hand behind the scenes directing the nation's entire political chessboard.

A slow burn with heightened emotions, tangled romantic relationships, and every heroine included.

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