I Refuse to Be a Cog: I Rise Step by Step Through the Officialdom Mirror

Li Jianyu has spent seven years as a “workhorse” in the county government office, working 996 and drafting documents every day, taking the blame while his superiors take all the credit.

At 32, with his mortgage payments looming and no hope of promotion, he is mocked to his face by a well-connected colleague: “People at the bottom like you are born to be skill packs for people like us to exploit!”

One late night, after another round of relentless workplace manipulation and having blame dumped on him by a superior, the humiliated Li Jianyu unexpectedly awakens the “Officialdom Mirror”!

Whenever someone steals his credit or suppresses him, he can scan them to reveal their [Decision-Making Risks] and [Conduct Flaws]!

“If you’re determined to use me as a stepping stone, then none of you gets to play anymore!”

The top official pushes through an illegal project to claim credit? One scan reveals the hidden risks. A flawless, anonymous data report goes straight to higher-ups, triggering a crisis that gets the official removed on the spot!

A well-connected colleague mocks him in front of everyone at a meeting? He presents a forward-looking risk alert, stunning the room, and the county Party secretary immediately approves his exceptional promotion!

From the lowest-level office drone to the hidden player holding every county official’s “conduct profile” in his hands, Li Jianyu advances step by step, legally and by the book, sending everyone who once walked all over him into the bottomless pit of disastrous decisions!

Years later, standing at the pinnacle of power and looking down at the big shots of the past, he smiles faintly:

“I owe everything I have today to the ‘nurturing’ I received from all of you leaders back then!”