A Deputy Section Chief's Siege

Name: A Deputy Section Chief's Siege
Author: City Farmer

一个副科长的围城

by City Farmer (都市老农)

Status: Completed
Length: 535k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 4mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

You think it’s just a trap, never realizing you’ve already stepped onto the chessboard.

Chen Yuan, a cautious deputy section chief in the government offices, leads a life as calm as still water. Then new colleague Lin Xue arrives like a pebble tossed into a stagnant pond. Helping her after she gets drunk, receiving a late-night call for help: step by step, he is drawn into a gentle trap. Fifty thousand yuan in “hush money,” an expensive fountain pen, and intimate photos that “accidentally” get leaked. By the time he catches on, he has been accused of “coercing a female subordinate,” suspended for investigation, and left with a shattered family.

But this is only the tip of the iceberg. When Lin Xue, the very woman who betrayed him, secretly hands him a hard drive containing explosive evidence of a massive cover-up, and his wife, Zhao Jing, is dragged into a deadly pursuit while trying to protect their son, Chen Yuan finally realizes in despair that he is merely a pawn, casually manipulated within a vast web of vested interests. The so-called scandal is just a cover for the disappearance of hundreds of millions in state-owned assets, with the trail leading straight to senior provincial officials.

The woman who once shared his bed is now his ally. To prove his innocence and, above all, protect his family, Chen Yuan must fight back from the brink. Caught between his former flame and his devoted wife, and facing ruthless enemies and an invisible protective umbrella, how can he tear through this impenetrable web?

This is a deadly game of wits that begins at a dinner table, is driven by self-interest, and tests the limits of human nature. Watch an ordinary man seize his last lifeline amid a raging tide of corruption and make a breathtaking comeback, rising from pawn to player.

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