The Abyss of Power and Desire

Name: The Abyss of Power and Desire
Author: Classical Chinese, Wen Yi 1983

权欲深渊

by Classical Chinese, Wen Yi 1983 (文言闻一九八三)

Status: Completed
Length: 339k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
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The kerosene lamp flickered in a village elementary school as a young teacher hired by the school marked assignments, his heart full of hopes for the future. No one could have imagined that thirty-nine years later, this young man who had once vowed to transform the countryside would end up in handcuffs in the provincial Party compound. By day, he was a model official presenting his experience with clean governance at televised meetings. By night, he conducted all manner of shady deals in places hidden from view. In public, he spoke earnestly, championing integrity and clean government. In private, he kept close company with unscrupulous businessmen and lived a life of extravagance. In the spring of 2011, his political career came to an abrupt end. As the investigation deepened, a vast web of connections gradually came to light. It implicated countless people and sent shock waves across the entire region. From his hesitation when first faced with temptation to his later numb descent into a life of excess and indulgence; from the passionate ideals of a village teacher to the tragic end of a prisoner. This is a story spanning thirty-nine years, and a true portrait of someone lost to power and desire. When every mask is torn away, what stands exposed in the sunlight is not merely one man’s flawed choices. It also raises a question worth deep reflection: how can we build a comprehensive system of oversight? Power comes with responsibility, and one’s original aspirations are bound up with the choices one makes. He spent the first half of his life climbing to the top, only to take a wrong turn and head down a completely different path.

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