When idealists break into the labyrinth of power, data becomes the most dangerous weapon. Li Zhen, a scholar-official, was appointed to take charge of the Provincial Bureau of Statistics, determined to use real data to clarify the current situation. However, he soon discovered that he was trapped in a carefully woven "Truman World" - the numbers on the report were constantly deformed under the filter of power, the smiles of his colleagues hid poisonous daggers, and even the wind on his pillow was swayed by profit calculations.
On the battlefield of the game between cloud computing and human nature, he not only has to deal with his father-in-law's political advice, his opponents' precise hunting, and the fatal attraction of his confidante, but he also has to face the fire of truth passed down by his mentor with his life. When beautifying data becomes a compulsory course in official circles, sticking to the truth becomes a dead end for the brave. This is a war without gunpowder, and behind every number is a desperate struggle for souls.
