Book Transmigration: Being a County Magistrate Is So Hard

Also known as "Joining the Protagonist’s Crew to Coast Through Life"

Everything here is my own creation! My own creation! My own creation!

In a nutshell: Ji Xing, a lively, sharp-tongued ray of sunshine, × Jiang Beiyu, a cool, powerful show-off; Chen Beifang, the cold, incisive brains of the group, × Zhao Cheng, sharp-eyed and meticulous [The Squad’s Everyday Case-Solving]

Zhao Cheng, a university senior on the verge of graduation, is transported into the body of his ancient namesake, the county magistrate of Chen County and illegitimate son of the Minister of Revenue, after a car accident.

When he opens his eyes, his predecessor has already died of poisoning. The memories he inherits are riddled with unsettling clues: the last conversation with his mother before his death holds a hidden meaning; her injunction to “stay away from the capital,” along with an engraved jade thumb ring, casts doubt on his identity. He also discovers that he is inside the novel "Mysteries of the Capital". To uncover the truth about his predecessor, he joins the protagonist’s group and prepares to travel back to the capital with them. Along the way, they encounter various cases and witness all facets of life.

He gains not only experience along the way, but also friends, and even… um, a significant other?

Official synopsis: He knows how the story is supposed to go, but refuses to become a disposable extra. His predecessor’s death is shrouded in mystery, and the tangled fog must be cleared.

When Chen Beifang, a Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review; Ji Xing, heir to the Marquis of Zhennan; Jiang Beiyu, a Vice Minister of Rites; and the others arrive in Chen County following clues in the Qu Shui embezzlement case, Zhao Cheng decides to take the initiative and get involved. From Chen County to the capital, he moves carefully at every turn, seeking the truth behind his predecessor’s death and unraveling the political game at court!