Legalism: I Believe Only in Black and White

Zhou Yan, a low-level civil servant, faces an illegal urban redevelopment project worth tens of billions that his superiors are pushing through. Armed with exceptionally solid legal knowledge and the fearless conviction that someone with nothing to lose has nothing to fear, he uses statutes, Supreme People’s Court cases, and procedural justice not only to overturn the unlawful documents, but also to expose the risks through public information, ignite public outrage, and fend off attacks from the shadows, ultimately forcing senior officials to step in,