At thirty-two, Chen Siyuan is parachuted into a poor county.
That is where his career in government begins.
Some warn him that Anyuan is a deep pond. Others tell him he won’t last. There are people waiting to laugh at him.
He refuses to be intimidated.
He turns the tide, breaks deadlocks, and strikes back. Every promotion comes at a bloody, heartbreaking cost, and every opponent is a cunning operator.
Ten years in government, one life-and-death struggle.
He has worked his way up from the bottom, and never forgotten who he is.
