Ripples in the Sea of Officialdom: Reborn on the Road to Power

Name: Ripples in the Sea of Officialdom: Reborn on the Road to Power
Author: A Tale of Years Gone By

宦海微澜：重生仕途路

by A Tale of Years Gone By (风叙经年)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 257k Words
Genre: Urban
Subgenre: Urban Everyday
Updated: 4mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Lin Yanzhou died.

He died on the front line of flood control, swept away by the breach in the Huai River embankment, on the levee he had guarded for twenty years.

His forty-eight years of life had been painfully meek. No connections, no backers, no resources. He was afraid to accept invitations, in case he couldn't afford to return the favor. He was afraid to accept gifts, in case he got in trouble and dragged his wife and children down with him. After twenty years, he was still only a deputy town mayor, and he hadn't even seen his father one last time.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 2008.

His senior-year dorm room, a yellowed ceiling, civil service exam materials piled on his desk. Everything was just beginning. His father was still alive, his career in public service had yet to start, and he still had time to make up for all the regrets that had weighed him down in his previous life.

This time, he had no intention of being meek.

He placed first in the written exam across the entire city, then first in the interview, and secured a position in the municipal government office. He thought that with the experience of two lifetimes, he could build a steadier, higher, and longer-lasting career.

That was until he took over the audit of the Huai Shui Township river improvement project.

A project worth 13.8 million yuan, with an unqualified contractor, an inflated budget, and concealed safety hazards. The Water Resources Bureau's approval documents were forged, the third-party assessment firm was a shell company, and even calls from his superiors were being used to “safeguard” the project.

The more he uncovered, the more people kept their eyes on him.

Someone invited him to dinner and slid over a kraft-paper envelope. “Just a little something.” He refused.

Someone patted him on the shoulder and said, “When the water is too clear, there are no fish.” He let the remark pass.

Someone cornered him in an alley and brought a steel pipe down on his back, asking if he would “listen.”

He said, “No.”

This time, he would not live on his knees.

He was determined to find out just how far this web extended.

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