In Huaxia, Jiaodong Province, lies Weihai City. Crossing over from a key role in the police force into officialdom, Liu Guosheng relies on his resolve to break deadlocks and his clear-eyed judgment to navigate the currents of power in Weihai. The covert battles over attracting investment, the maneuvering around leadership elections, and the desperate reversals from frame-ups to vindication: every step is strewn with thorns, and every promotion comes with a life-or-death struggle. He puts away his sharp edges and conceals his true nature, seeking balance between principle and political maneuvering. Amid tangled relationships and conflicts of interest, he stays true to his original convictions as he climbs the steep ladder of officialdom, witnesses the tides rise and fall, and writes his own remarkable career story.
