My Addictive Days at the Urban Development Investment Company

My Days Lost in the City Investment Company is a series of novels that offers a profound look at the real-world challenges facing local government investment companies and the moral choices people must make. Through the intertwined lives of four protagonists, it exposes the institutional loopholes and glimmers of humanity behind the entanglement of power and profit, issuing a heartfelt call for integrity and moral awakening.

Part One (Chapters 1–53) follows Lin Feng, an idealistic university graduate who struggles to find his way through the complex world of a city investment company. Ultimately, moved by the law and his conscience, he turns himself in, completing his transformation from confusion to clarity.

Part Two (Chapters 54–101) centers on Zhao Xinchou, a well-connected man. Initially timid, he is used as a “straw man” in the financing department. Gradually seeing the truth for what it is, he chooses to cooperate with the investigation team, exposing the collusion between officials and businessmen and awakening to his own sense of self.

Part Three (Chapters 102–153) is told from the perspective of Huang Weiwei, a woman whose difficult journey takes her from a low-level service job into the vortex of power and greed. Torn between fear and conscience, she boldly becomes a key whistleblower, bringing about justice and her own redemption.

Part Four (Chapters 154–183) focuses on Liu Kai, a bankrupt businessman. After accidentally obtaining evidence of corruption, he is forced to choose between self-preservation and justice. In the end, he bravely exposes the scandal and finds a new beginning in life.

The four stories stand alone yet echo one another, together forming a realist portrait that explores the systems and human nature behind corruption, while championing the rule of law and positive values.