A Book by Little Octopus, the Great Artist

[Government career drama + Not reborn + Powerful connections + Political power struggles + Phoenix man + Mild wish fulfillment]

After years in the military, Lin Yuan was on the verge of a promotion when his good friend Xu Jianshan died unexpectedly in a car accident.

Xu Jianshan had once led Linjiang County and earned the people's trust, yet his funeral was eerily quiet.

After looking into it, Lin Yuan learned that before his death, Xu Jianshan had been under investigation by higher-ups over the collapse of an agricultural market project. In the end, his death was labeled a suicide driven by guilt.

Determined to uncover the truth and clear his friend's name, Lin Yuan decisively gave up a promotion that had practically been guaranteed and applied to leave the military for a civilian post.

After working things out, he got his wish and transferred to Linjiang County as a deputy county magistrate.

But as he drew closer to the truth, Lin Yuan discovered that his friend's death had been nothing more than a casualty in a power struggle between influential figures.

Black and white, emotion and law, conspiracy and justice.

Watch as Lin Yuan, a former military officer turned civil servant, rises through the treacherous political world!