The Dragon Hides in the Abyss: A Tale of Ruthless Power Plays

Name: The Dragon Hides in the Abyss: A Tale of Ruthless Power Plays
Author: The Zhu Clan's Spring and Autumn

龙隐于渊：铁血权谋

by The Zhu Clan's Spring and Autumn (朱氏春秋)

Status: Completed
Length: 581k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 1y ago
Source: Fanqie

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Amid the tide of reform and opening up, Lin Qinghai, a boy who was abducted as a child, grows up under his adoptive mother’s military-style discipline. He enters the National University of Defense Technology as the top scorer in his province and proves his mettle in live-fire exercises, only to lose his chance to compete in an international special forces tournament because of interference from a mysterious force. His encounter with Wang Wan’er, the daughter of a military family, entangles his fate with that of the Four Great Families. During the “Operation Sharp Sword” mission on the southwestern border, special forces commander Lin Qinghai falls into a meticulously planned explosive trap. The mysterious nurse Chen Fei’er not only saves his life with her family’s traditional acupuncture techniques, but also uses big data analysis to identify the culprit. The attack is tied to the theft of blueprints from a military-industrial complex twenty years earlier. After leaving the military for civilian life, Lin Qinghai introduces a “Sky Eye grid management” System at the local police station, only to uncover a money-laundering network involving financial magnates. Deputy Chief Shen Wanyang’s obstruction is actually an attempt to protect a leading technical expert who has become ensnared in gambling. The two go from confrontation to cooperation, exposing a multinational technology conglomerate’s plot to develop AI weapons. The mystery of Lin Qinghai’s origins comes to light during major renovations at the Forbidden City. The pocket watch kept by his adoptive mother conceals a code based on the Big Dipper, pointing to a wartime diary belonging to a reformist elder. Facing a siege by the Four Great Families, Lin Qinghai enlists the civilian think tank Starwatch Pavilion and lays the groundwork for a new system of social governance through smart-city development.

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