Officialdom: Reborn, I Leave Everyone in the Dust

After graduating from university and passing the civil service exam, Li Wei worked in a township for two years. Unable to stand some of what he saw, he quit and applied for a job as a journalist. Along the way, he turned into an out-of-shape middle-aged man.

It wasn't until his mother was on her deathbed that Li Wei learned his origins were anything but ordinary. She had kept the truth from him for decades...

On the day of his mother's funeral, a deliberately caused car accident sent Li Wei back to 2003. He had just started working as an accountant at the local finance office.

Back at twenty-two, Li Wei resolved to return to a career in government. He planned each move carefully, leaving the competition far behind at every turn...