An orphan born into poverty, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power through extraordinary intelligence and ruthless determination. He is Ze, the youngest president in the history of Country A, a political genius adept at dancing on the edge of a knife.
The two parties wage a vicious war, and the political landscape is treacherous and unpredictable. He rose from humble beginnings, yet always finds precise, ruthless ways to bring his opponents down one by one. He has no shortage of supporters: generous benefactors, dangerous partners... But no one knows that the only person he relies on emotionally is the classmate who has stood by him since law school, the one willing to descend into darkness for his sake and take care of every sordid task: his “Hoover,” Ming.
To outsiders, Ming is his sharpest weapon. Only Ze knows that, amid all his schemes and calculations, Ming is the one vulnerability he leaves unguarded. From standing side by side in their youth to conspiring together at the pinnacle of power, they are the perfect allies and the most silent of lovers.
Yet the road to slaying dragons is also a path to becoming a monster. By the time he finally takes the highest seat, he looks back to find a mountain of bones beneath his feet. Amid endless suspicion and betrayal, the only question he needs to ask is: Where did the idealistic young man he once was go?
And where will the complicated feelings between him and Ming, born of ideals and ending in self-interest, lead when laid upon the altar of power?
