Civil servant Liu Kai is a deputy director of the Tai County Natural Resources Bureau. By chance, the new county magistrate took a fancy to Liu Kai's writing style and was promoted to director of the county government office. He cooperated with the county magistrate to carry out a series of tasks and gained the appreciation and trust of the leader. Later he was promoted to assistant to the county magistrate. In the infiltration of power, he gradually lost himself and forgot his original intention. The novel shows the current situation of the county civil servants struggling for survival, which is thought-provoking to read.