Crown of Thorns

The story takes place in the fictional giant port city "Haimen". Thirty years ago, nine mafia families jointly concluded the "Terminal Covenant" to divide the power territory of the underground world - Fang Family: Controlling port logistics is the throat of goods · Gu Family: monopolizes the entertainment industry, with casinos and nightclubs all over the city · Duan Family: Controls smuggling routes and extends its tentacles overseas · Qiao Family: Master of Underground Banks and Money Laundering Networks · The Bai family: arms business, secret collusion with foreign forces · The Wen family: intelligence dealers, master of the city's secrets · Huo Jia: Killer Broker, providing "problem-solving" services · Yingjia: The dock union, the controller of the lower-level labor force · The Su family: On the surface it is a legitimate business, but in fact it is the "white glove" of the Nine Surnames Core Rules: There is an iron rule in "Dock Covenant" - the head of the family must be male. This rule has never been broken at the beginning of the story. The heroine's origin determines her dilemma: she is a marginalized person in the family, but she is pushed to the forefront due to an accident.