In his previous life, Gao Qisheng went mad trying to protect his older brother. He ended up dying violently in the street, while the entire Gao family was destroyed.
When he opened his eyes, he had been reborn on New Year's Eve in 2000, back on Old Factory Street. He had arrived at the turning point where his older brother, Gao Qiqiang, was being bullied by the Tang brothers and was about to fall into an abyss.
Armed with the trump card of knowing the future, he swore on the spot: this time, he would protect his brother and change their fate. He wouldn't touch drugs or get involved in murder, but he would never let anyone push him around!
He thought he was only rewriting Jinghai's dark history. But once he entered the game, he realized the board was far more chaotic than he had imagined:
The protectors in Handong Province were deeply entrenched, the shadow of Tazhai stretched across the border, the cold case in Luteng remained unresolved, and Changwu's underground kingdom had long since sunk deep roots.
This was a hellscape where every kind of darkness intertwined. With the ruthlessness he had learned in the underworld of his previous life, the advantage of knowing what was coming, and secret trump cards he would unlock later, he became the wild card the criminal forces feared most.
From a fish stall on Old Factory Street to the power behind the Jian Gong Group, from Jinghai's dark alleys to the heart of Handong's political establishment, Gao Qisheng advanced step by step:
He became half a gangster to protect his brother and secure his footing, joined forces with Chen Shuting to consolidate their power, and accepted Uncle Tai as his mentor to take charge of the big picture. Yet he always held to his principles, turning his blade only against criminal forces and their protectors.
I, Gao Qisheng, swear this:
Anyone who harms my family will pay a hundredfold!
Any place that harbors filth and corruption will be torn out by the roots!
I'll overturn this chaotic game, and sweep away the gloom hanging over this world!
