In a city of dazzling lights and surging undercurrents, young municipal Party committee secretary Wang Yaping thought his promotion marked the start of a new chapter in his career. Instead, he was unexpectedly drawn into a web of competing interests spanning the political and business worlds and stretching back decades.
The financial investigation into Xinghua Group seemed like an ordinary assignment, but it touched a vast network of interests extending from the local level all the way to the provincial capital. Behind it stood Gao Zhengwei, a business tycoon from humble beginnings who had risen through sheer ruthlessness and intelligence, an opponent who inspired both respect and dread.
Ideals and reality, principles and temptation, justice and corruption all blurred together amid the tangle of power and money.
It was only when Wang Yaping realized that the person on the other side of this struggle might be the superior he trusted most that he understood: he was no longer an outsider. He was a crucial piece on the board.
This is a story about choices, principles, and human nature.
In this city, some sink while others rise, but most are trapped somewhere in between. Here, most choose nothing but self-interest. Only a few hold on to their original ideals and pass hope on to those who come after them.
Like and favorite, well written.