Li Mo, who died after a long illness, carried with him a lifetime of regret over being held back and missing his golden opportunity for promotion. He is unexpectedly reborn in Qinghe County in 2004, just after taking up the post of deputy director of the Development and Reform Bureau. He now faces the resentment of County Party Secretary Zhang Jianjun and a frame-up involving forged invoices arranged by Zhang’s confidant, Liu Feng. He stands at a turning point in his fate...
