The Winds Rise in Handong, and Qi Tongwei Is Far Too Naive

In 1988, at Handong University’s School of Political Science and Law, Lin Zhou transmigrates with memories of In the Name of the People. He becomes Qi Tongwei’s junior and a classmate of Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoi.

Like most transmigrators, he hopes to “take a shortcut.” He has no plans to cozy up to anyone; he simply wants to use his knowledge of the future to seize the right opportunities at university and during job assignments after graduation, and secure a promising future. But time and again, things don’t go his way. He fails to get ahead, and instead, by consistently scoring higher than Hou Liangping on every exam, provokes Hou into quietly competing with him. Even Chen Hai thinks Lin Zhou is “too calculating,” and gradually distances himself, leaving their friendship to fade.

Just as Lin Zhou is lost and uncertain, his golden finger unexpectedly activates, allowing him to pinpoint crucial clues in cases and subtle shifts in the political sphere.

Over the next decade or so, he devotes himself to the political and legal system, working his way up from the grassroots and steadily rising through the ranks on the strength of his abilities and golden finger.

The “116 Incident” erupts in Handong. Hou Liangping is parachuted into Jingzhou to lead the anti-corruption investigation, with Zhong Xiaoi supporting him behind the scenes, while Chen Hai unexpectedly falls into a coma. Lin Zhou is also reassigned to Jingzhou. By now, he has become a heavyweight with real power.

When former classmates meet again, they find themselves on opposing sides, evenly matched. The regrets and rifts of the past become the groundwork for the fiercest power struggles in the storm now sweeping Handong.