Drawing the Sword in Officialdom

Any Novels with Fresh Ideas and Great Stories?

Books like "The Academic Prodigy of Konoha", "Endless Killing Intent", "Write Your Own Destiny", "Infinite Reincarnation Game", "Dali", "Replicating Mirror", "Slaying the Gods", and so on. No need to recommend the ones everyone already knows. -_-||

Looking for a High-IQ Story Where the Protagonist Plans Ten Moves Ahead

High Intelligence, Brilliant Scheming, Calculating, and Cunning

Preferably with dual personalities.

For Middle-Aged Readers: Smart Characters, No Goody-Two-Shoes, Decisive and Ruthless, Highly Rated

Urban, System, reborn, fantasy, or gaming novels are all fine, as long as they’re good, the characters are smart, and there’s no saintly protagonist. Bring out any books on your shelf that fit the bill!

Good Completed Novels About Political Life

Recommend Some Good Books with Basic Common Sense

No school or academy settings, school beauties, goddesses, empresses, harems, male-male pairings, saintly heroines, teams where one person drags along several deadweights, or characters who act less than human and look for someone to own them.

High-IQ Protagonists, Intricate Plots, No Harem, Dark and Scheming, Not Goody-Two-Shoes

Looking for Stories Where the Male Lead Is a Police Officer, Detective, SWAT Officer, or Anti-Drug Cop

Something with a fresh plot. A big age gap is fine, and I prefer a mature male lead.

Desperately Seeking an E-book of The Pinnacle of Power: From Grassroots Civil Servant to the Top

The author is Lu Fan, who loves snail rice noodles.

Every Twist Leads to Another, and It Gets Better the More You Read

A Powerful Male Lead and One Love Interest in an Urban Setting

Please, please!

Looking for an Extremely High-IQ Novel That Shows the Characters' Reasoning

It can be workplace scheming or a suspenseful escape, but it must feature exceptionally high intelligence or cunning human nature.

The Best Books on Tomato Novel

Everyone is welcome to post recommendations!

Looking for Real Political Bureaucracy Novels, Preferably Written by Someone Who Works in the System

High-IQ Plots with Tightly Interwoven Twists, Any Genre

Recommend Highly Rated Novels About Brilliant Schemes, Setting Traps, and Breaking Out of Them

Looking for Political-Intrigue Novels I Haven’t Read Yet

Looking for books like "The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a Grassroots Civil Servant".

Classic, Engaging, No Idiotic Characters, No System, No Showing Off. Anything Else Goes

I don't want that kind of simplistic, amateurish novel.

Looking for High-IQ Political Intrigue

Both the male and female leads are intelligent and strategic, while the supporting characters are loyal and warmhearted.

Political Schemes, High-IQ Strategizing, Hidden in the Shadows

High-IQ political scheming in an alternate history or an ancient world in another realm.

Novels About Scheming and Political Intrigue

Anything is fine as long as it isn't set in modern times.

Awesome Political-Intrigue Novels

Looking for books similar to Starting with a Small Grocery Store, I’m Going to Become the World’s Greatest... Practical, logic-driven political stories are worth reading. I want to be immersed in the story.

Classic Political Fiction, Excellent Urban Slice of Life, Realistic and Philosophical

Looking for something like The Confused Road of Grassroots Officialdom. A classic political novel and a gem of everyday urban fiction. Realistic in style and full of philosophical insight. It exposes social realities and portrays human weaknesses. You’ll come away with plenty to think about and a lot learned.

Mind-Bending, Cunning, Full of Obscure Facts and Schemes

Of the books I've read, I feel Tower of Mist and Rain is one of the more scheming ones.