After sixteen years of hard work, Lu Yuan had diligently done his job, only to be caught up in a data scandal and unjustly accused.
Those who had plotted against him rose steadily through the ranks, leaving him consumed by resentment.
Then he opened his eyes and found himself back on the day he joined the statistics bureau in 2008. The chief who smiled while hiding a knife was right in front of him, and the inflated reports would later bring disaster.
With memories from decades in the future, he knew every scheme, every looming danger, and every opportunity he had missed.
While others pursued impressive-looking achievements, Lu Yuan chose to put down roots at the grassroots level, visiting the front lines and recording the people’s true circumstances.
A research report earned him the county Party committee leaders’ approval and helped him break out of his deadlock. One local livelihood problem after another arose in the townships, and he handled each calmly, resolving conflicts as they came.
The obstacles that had plagued him in his previous life appeared again, but this time, he would never let anyone manipulate him.
Starting as a grassroots clerk, he moves forward one steady step at a time, staying true to himself and serving the people. The justice he was once denied, he will reclaim with his own hands, piece by piece.
