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Humiliated at My Divorce Banquet, I Set Sail for a Brighter Future 离婚宴受辱，我的前程自此启航
On the day of his divorce, he endured ridicule and scorn. Everyone thought he would sink into despair, unaware that after lying low for so long, he was about to begin a whole new chapter in life. Free of the shackles of his past, he keeps his feet on the ground and breaks through prejudice with his own abilities. Through wind and rain, he presses forward step by step. The era that belongs to him is about to begin.
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- 2 The Road to Power: From Betrayal to Commanding the Storm 官路：从遭人背刺到执掌风云 For love, Lu Xiuyuan hid his identity as the heir to a powerful family, rejected his family’s arrangements, and went to a small county town. He came first in the written exam and eagerly expected to land the position, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend, lose his place, and be mocked in public as a nobody with no connections. Fine. If that’s how it is, then I’ll stop pretending. From then on, the winds of change began to blow. The people who once humiliated him finally learned what it meant to 7.4kReads7.8Score654Shelves
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Officialdom: Starting with an Investigation Report 官场：从一份调查报告开始
Song Jingchuan is an ordinary civil servant at the municipal government's research office, with no connections or powerful patrons. A research report on the chemical industrial park is sent back by his superiors three times. Everyone tells him: Some numbers can be written down, but some truths cannot. In the end, Song Jingchuan signs his name anyway. Late that night, a torrential rain floods the city, and disaster strikes the chemical industrial park. The report no one wanted to read is delivere
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Lu Beifang, Tonight the Officialdom Runs Red with Blood 路北方，今夜官血沸腾
[High-Octane, Passionate, and Deeply Sentimental Political Intrigue!] With power comes responsibility. One thought can separate public duty from private interest, like heaven and earth. Only by holding fast to your principles can you avoid being swept away by the storms or trapped by the gains and losses of personal relationships, and achieve great things. Lu Beifang came from humble beginnings, but lived an extraordinary life. He became a town mayor at 23, a county magistrate at 25, and married
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Officialdom: From the Family’s Discarded Son to the Pinnacle of Power 官场：从家族弃子到权利巅峰
Su Jianbo, a spoiled young master, caused a terrible scandal while drunk. Abandoned by his family in the capital, he became a discarded pawn. Only on his deathbed did he learn that the scandal had been a trap laid by his stepmother... Reborn, Su Ning still became the family's unwanted pawn and was sent away from the capital. In this life, he'll forge a new path for himself and reach the peak of power he never dared to touch before. But danger awaits at every turn...
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- 6 Rising Through the Official Ranks, Starting as a Secretary 官场从秘书开始 When hardship reaches its limit, good fortune follows. With a pure and earnest heart, Zhang Jun gets his lucky break and begins his career on the bench at an institute of traditional Chinese medicine. Skillfully navigating political maneuvering, officialdom, and human relationships, he wins allies at every turn and steadily rises through the ranks. 343.3kReads9.2Score16.9kShelves
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Don't Mess with Me! I'm My Own Backing! 别惹我！我自己就是背景！
My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Road to Power Begins with a Disaster 权途，从一场灾难开始
A dam burst, and Yang Yi turned the tide against disaster. From that moment on, he began climbing step by step. Serving the people is the foundation of everything. See how he reaches the pinnacle in the name of the people.
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- 9 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei Fights Fate Alongside His Teacher 名义：祁同伟带着老师反抗命运 Politics, an anti-corruption campaign, and a little reconciliation. This story is truly different. Welcome to a whole new world. Qi Tongwei returns to the time before the story begins and takes an honest look at his heart. Slowly, he finds his way back to true justice. In the end, he will triumph against fate by half a move, all In the Name of the People. 1.8kReads8.0Score120Shelves
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The Long Road to the Azure Clouds 青云漫漫路
My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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The Road to Officialdom: One Text Message Changes My Fate 官途：一条短信改变命运
A breakup text quietly rewrites the career trajectory of a young official. In the world of politics, every step forward or back involves both calculations of the human heart and contests of power. Standing at a crossroads in his life, Li Anping takes his first steady step...
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From the Start, One Whistleblower's Letter Reforms the Entire Officialdom 开局一封举报信，整顿整个官场
After filing a real-name report against his superior, Chen Ming was kicked into the county archives with a transfer order. Everyone thought his career was over. But they had no idea that the old files nobody ever looked through contained the very things they were most afraid of bringing to light. You use a transfer order to push me around, and I use evidence to investigate you. From a section chief to the powerful backers protecting him at every level, this whistleblower letter is only the begin
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The Road to Power: A Clash of Ambition and Desire 官途从权欲交锋开始
[Political Revenge] + [Career Advancement] + [Alliances of Mutual Interest] + [Romantic Entanglements] + [Political Scheming and Wits] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Ensemble Cast] [The male lead keeps a low profile without being creepy early on, reveals his sharp edge with a roguish charm in the middle, and takes revenge on all his enemies later.] Wang Maoyuan is a "golden phoenix" who flew out of the countryside. The year he graduated from college, he passed the civil service exam and joined the la
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A Lucky Man Destined for a Smooth Rise to the Top 官缘之平步青云直上的幸运儿
Yang Wei was an obscure civil servant until an unexpected emergency arose. Without a moment's hesitation, he risked his life to rescue the people from danger. His bravery earned him the high regard and trust of his superiors, who sent him to serve in Dahe Town. There, he made full use of the area's unique resources, leading the villagers down the road to prosperity. By chance, Yang Wei uncovered a secret hidden by someone close to him. To reveal the truth behind this mystery, he had to put himse
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- 15 After Accidentally Saving a Leader's Secretary, I Race to the Top 意外救下领导秘书后，我一路狂飙 Ye Dongcheng, an ordinary young man who entered government service after graduating from Southeast University, had been quietly working in officialdom while holding on to his ambitions. But the gears of fate suddenly shifted because of a good deed his father did. One day, his father accidentally rescued a mysterious middle-aged man and received an inconspicuous USB drive in return. Who could have imagined that this drive would be like a key opening Pandora's box, drawing the Ye family into a sho 134Reads7.7Score—Shelves
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The Female Police Chief’s Shocking Case 女局长之惊天大案
This novel seamlessly blends political intrigue, criminal investigation and suspense, and realist literature. Liu Shuyun is caught in an astonishing scheme. It is a contest with no equal! Three factions are vying for power on this island. There is an underground hangar spanning five levels, and a “teacher” who has never shown their face. Gao Han’s investigation goes beyond clearing his fiancée’s name. He must also uncover the truth behind his father’s “fake death.” As the blades of political int
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- 17 The Pinnacle of the Official Road: Three Parts Jiangning, Step by Step on Thin Ice 官路巅峰之三分江宁：步步惊心 Jiangning is divided three ways: the Zhang family holds power, the Bao family controls the money, and the Chen family runs the show. Everyone has met someone who came from the bureaucracy. A pit every three steps, a trap every five. No one has ever made it out of this game of Jiangning alive. Lin Bai tells Liu Xin: If the whole world betrays you, I'll betray the whole world for you. This book is for everyone in the system who lies awake, restless and turning over in bed. For those forced to ben 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Female Official 机关女干部 A serious novel about officialdom that faces reality and holds firm to its principles. There's no simplistic division between “black and white,” only the real compromises and choices of life within the system. Here you'll find solid engineering details, meticulous criminal investigations, moving relationships, and steadfast faith. The story follows Lin Ruxi and Shen Chan as they work side by side to break through deadlocks and uphold justice amid the politics, reform, and personal struggles of Q 7.2kReads7.9Score567Shelves
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Reborn with an AI Brain, I Master the Power Game 重生AI大脑玩转权力
An overworked programmer dies from working overtime and is reborn with an AI brain. In this life, he becomes a child prodigy, builds a business empire before turning 20, then enters politics and uses his resources to climb to the pinnacle of power!
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- 20 I Gave Up the Pinnacle of Business to Reach the Pinnacle of Power 放弃商巅的我登上权巅 In the study of the Zhu family's villa, Zhu Wanli slams the table and roars, “If you don't pass the exam, you'd better come back and inherit the family business!” Hugging a stack of review materials a meter high, Zhu Feng coolly shoots back, “Grandpa, have you heard the saying, ‘The first thing you do after passing the exam is strike down the one you love’?” “If I pass, the first thing I'll offer up to the heavens is our family's nouveau riche image.” On exam day, he's stunned to find that the e 496Reads—Score—Shelves
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Power's Pinnacle: From the Start, I Crossed the Female Leader 权力巅峰：开局从得罪女领导开始
I'm just an ordinary nobody, but fate played a cruel joke on me, making me stumble across my boss's secrets twice in a row. To make sure I kept quiet, they actually dumped me alone in the mountains... But I refuse to give up. I'll fight back. I'll find a way out...
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- 22 I’m a Township Civil Servant 我是乡镇公务员 Zhang Hua is a low-ranking township civil servant who only wants to do his job without getting involved in anyone else’s business. He is the unluckiest man, yet also the luckiest; the loneliest, yet has the most friends; the poorest, yet never short of a little spending money. He most wants to be an ostrich, yet somehow has more than his share of trouble. He has no desire to become an official, yet there is always a position waiting for him. His life is full of one contradiction after another. M 45.2kReads9.0Score5.6kShelves
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Political Rivalries: A Grassroots Rise to Power 官场争锋之草根逆袭
New to officialdom, Lu Zhaoyuan carries lofty ideals, only to be battered at every turn. After enduring hardship, he glimpses the logic behind power: “Only those who truly serve the people can go far!” Standing on the precipice between conscience and desire, what choice will he make?
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A Career in Public Service 为民官路
[A gritty, realistic tale of ambition and struggle in the government ranks] In 1990, top student Zhen Weimin offends the wrong people and gets kicked down to a poor rural township. Everyone thinks his life is over. But he is determined to make flowers bloom among the thorns. He breaks through obstacles with his knowledge and grounds himself in his conscience, with every step in sync with the pulse of the times. Starting in the township, he moves forward one step at a time. This is a true chronic
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Tiger's Roar Over the Sea of Clouds: Starting with Military Discharge 虎啸云海从转业开始
Lin Haoyu leaves the military as a senior colonel and enters local government, rising from county magistrate to a powerful official in charge of an entire region. His wife, Su Mengyao, heads a Fortune 500 company. His younger sister, Lin Xiaowan, quietly supports her brother's political career, while his older brother, Lin Yu, is fiercely protective of her. Their background is enough to leave people speechless. I hope you’ll enjoy my new book.
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- 26 Soaring Through Officialdom: From Township to the Summit of Power 官途腾龙从乡镇到权利巅峰 After Chen Linhai passes the civil service exam, his girlfriend betrays him and a powerful family uses its influence to take his position. He keeps his illustrious family background hidden and starts out at the grassroots level in a township. Staying true to his original ideals and relying on exceptional ability, he overcomes one crisis after another and rises through the ranks to the pinnacle of power. Along the way, he uncovers the mystery of his birth and fulfills his ambitions and purpose in 6.6kReads7.2Score674Shelves
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The Great Physician of Officialdom: My Patients Fill the Circles of Power 官场大国医，我的患者遍布权利圈
[Political Intrigue + Traditional Chinese Medicine + Suspense + Power Fantasy] With a silver needle in hand, Lu Jiuzhang can save lives, and decide the fate of officials. A trainee at a top-tier hospital, he uses his ancestral “Qi-Reading Technique” to see at a glance that a city leader’s heart meridians are entangled with toxic rare-earth miasma. Three needles save the man and turn the tide, but from then on, Lu is drawn into a game of power. The vice president reports him for practicing medici
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The Pinnacle of Politics: Who Can Stand Against Me? 巅峰官路之谁与争锋
The political arena is a chessboard, and there’s no taking back a move. Those who can read the game survive; those who can break it win. Knowing when to advance and retreat is wisdom. Understanding people is a skill. Read the game, know when to stop, plan wisely, and know how to understand her. In this arena of fame and fortune, who will have the last laugh?
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- 29 Restarting Life on the Road to Success 重启之人生青云路 Actually, every novel is a portrayal of real life! Whether what you watch or read is... yourself!... I hope you see yourself! 1.1kReads7.3Score107Shelves
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Officialdom: I’m the Strategist Behind the Scenes 官场：我在背后当军师
Li Na was a deputy section chief in the municipal government office. Caught in the treacherous currents of city hall, she held fast to her own principles while others focused on ingratiating themselves with everyone, only to be suppressed by her leaders and colleagues. Her husband, Liu Dehua, could no longer stand by and watch. He began helping Li Na, clearing the way for her rapid rise. She connects the city’s grand plans above with the everyday lives of people at the grassroots below, navigati
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- 31 My Rise Through the Ranks 我的官场升迁记 [Superpowers + Comeback + Inspirational + Political Intrigue + Inspirational + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] After Liang Zhiyuan was suppressed and jumped into a lake to end his life, Heaven granted him a second chance. Suddenly gifted with X-ray vision, telescopic sight, super hearing, and mind reading, Liang decides to work his hardest to win back his dignity. By chance, he earns Director Wu’s appreciation. The story of Liang Zhiyuan will brighten your outlook on life! 587Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Road to Power: The Pinnacle of Officialdom 官道：权力巅峰 Peng Zijuan’s Notes on Climbing the Career Ladder Peng Zijuan was an ordinary female official who had hoped to lead a quiet life. But her husband, Wu Dashan, chose a rich woman over her and divorced her. Wu Dashan said, “You’re a woman. Why are you always thinking about becoming an official?” Peng Zijuan replied, “That’s right. I want to become an official!” Wu Dashan said, “You’re a woman. You should stay home and take care of the kids. Stop thinking about becoming an official all the time!” Pe 1.6kReads6.7Score108Shelves
- 33 Hou Weidong's Notes on Being an Official 候卫东做官笔记 As a graduate of a prestigious university, Hou Weidong encounters one thorny problem after another upon entering government service, yet manages to turn danger into safety every time. Taking different approaches: that is Hou Weidong’s political philosophy. That is how Hou Weidong conducts himself. That is Hou Weidong’s great wisdom. 3.5kReads6.7Score484Shelves
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The Official's Path Through the Seas of Bureaucracy 宦海官途
Amid the struggles of the workplace and the ways of the world, he holds fast to his sincerity and principles. Through trials and hardships, he handles each matter with calm and steadily moves forward, finding himself through the passage of time and taking each step along the road with care.
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- 35 The Turbulent Road to Power 官路风云 Lin Hai, a former soldier, angered powerful people while helping someone in need. He was transferred to a township government job, where his fight against local criminal forces brought him a steady stream of attacks and obstruction. But with sheer determination, he rises from adversity. Using his exceptional intelligence and endless array of tactics, he punishes criminals, upholds justice, and crushes every enemy beneath his feet. In the treacherous world of politics, he makes his way through th 104.2kReads9.1Score6kShelves
- 36 The Great Preacher Zhang Daolin 传道达人张道林 The xianxia fantasy novel The Dao Preacher Zhang Daolin traces Zhang Daolin's difficult life, his many varied experiences, and a love story of passionate devotion. It also shows the efforts he makes as a successor to the Three Thousand Daoist Sects: slaying demons, upholding justice in the human world, and showing compassion for the suffering of ordinary people. Through it all, he gains immense faith from humanity. From an ordinary newborn who begins cultivating immortality, he rises to become t 57Reads—Score—Shelves
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Officialdom Is Like a Chess Game 官场如棋
There is no straight road through life, especially when it comes to being an official. Hao Xiaodong spent many years navigating the political arena before gradually understanding its many hidden rules. Now, following his novel The Way to Promotion, a new story is here for readers. Join us as we witness another kind of life in the world of officialdom.
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- 38 Climbing the Ranks and Proving the Way 升官证道 Synopsis: Lu Haoming's son-in-law said, “At government offices in the city, reaching director-general level is already the ceiling for people from farming families like us.” Lu Haoming refuses to believe it. The road to office is beset by countless obstacles. He's too handsome, attracting one beauty after another, and his outspoken nature brings him repeated setbacks. Watch how he breaks through and rises straight to the top. 90kReads9.5Score10.2kShelves
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Gamalang Terrace 噶玛兰台
A realistic look at the limits of what an ordinary person can achieve! The protagonist, Li Li, goes from being a demobilized soldier to a schoolteacher, then, by a twist of fate, leaves the public education system to enter the administrative ranks. Driven forward by the tide of the times, and through events that seem accidental but are in fact inevitable, he grows step by step into a towering tree. Spring snow, the moon in a well, wine at the mountain pass, flowers in a mirror: the secret lies w
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Rising Through Officialdom: A Nobody's Road to the Top 官场纵横：小人物的登天之路
(The rating just came out, but it’ll go up.) Li Long spent more than thirty years as a beat cop before being reborn thirty years in the past. In his previous life, his achievements were stolen and he was banished to a remote region. Now that he’s back, he won’t let anyone take what should be his. Our protagonist has the advantage of memories from his previous life. He also has what it takes to go head-to-head with major criminal cases. This is the story of an ordinary man using memories from a p
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Justice of Heaven’s Way 天道正义
The Way of Heaven and Justice trilogy is a political-philosophical epic that probes the nature of power. Through the trials of grassroots official Chu Feng, it embarks on a profound search for the “Way of Heaven” and reflects the sweeping changes in China's officialdom. Is there a higher justice beyond the rules? In A Gentle Breeze, characters find a way through the mire of a society governed by personal connections, exploring the balance of the Way of Heaven between “law” and “human feeling.” I
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The Wind Rises: The Deer Call 大风起兮：呦呦鹿鸣
The Scales Tip Left, the People Turn Right Also known as "The Political Arena: Don't Mess with the Village Secretary" Ordered to take up a village post at his engagement banquet, he plans to build roads and help the villagers escape poverty, only to get caught up in the undercurrents of the political arena. He dares to talk back to leaders, take on the well-connected, and tackle the toughest challenges. Decisive and ruthless, he rises from a lowly village secretary to the very heart of power.
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Reborn After Disaster: The Rise of a Powerful Official's Son 劫后重生：进击的官二代
In a busy downtown district, a public bus explodes in broad daylight. Huang Weiming, a driver who used to chauffeur a leader, becomes a pawn in this carefully orchestrated struggle. At the moment his life slips away, he is unexpectedly reborn as Zhou Mingyang, the son of a high-ranking official. Before, he was a nobody at the very bottom of the unofficial pecking order. After being reborn, he wants it all: power, status, money, and beautiful women! In the arena of power, he treads carefully a
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Rising Through the Ranks of Officialdom! 人在官场：步步攀升！
Lin Feng was too honest, so his career never advanced. His wife, Zhang Meina, left him for money. Faced with a woman's betrayal and the indifference of friends and family, Lin Feng finally saw the harsh realities of society for what they were. Then, unexpectedly, a major opportunity came his way: Secretary Huang transferred him to Xincheng County to serve as the county Party committee secretary.
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- 45 A Meteoric Rise in Officialdom: I Use Medicine to Reach the Pinnacle of Power 官途狂飙：我靠医术问鼎权利巅峰 [No transmigration, no rebirth, no System, political scheming, ruthless, single-mindedly focused on treating the sick and saving lives, and even more determined to help ordinary people live better lives] Three years ago, Li Qiushui, born into poverty, graduated with a degree in traditional Chinese medicine from Capital Medical University! To care for and treat his seriously ill father, Li Qiushui resolutely gave up the opportunity to work at a major hospital. He returned to Taohuawu Village to b 9.7kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
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Officialdom: Special Inspector 官场：巡视特使
Is the standard male lead in an officialdom novel a wealthy family's lost heir who gets cheated on from the start? With an official transfer order, Xu Juyi, a decorated national hero returning from abroad, is recommended by his mentor Zhong Baoguo, known as Elder Zhong, whose daughter is Zhong Xia'ai and son-in-law is Hou Liangping. He officially takes personal authority over inspections and disciplinary investigations, stepping into the turbulent chess game of officialdom. Even a commoner can w
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Reborn in Politics: Qi Tongwei's Rise to the Top 官场重生：祁同伟的逆袭青云路
[Political Intrigue + Reborn Comeback + Intelligence + In the Name of the People + Male-Oriented Power Fantasy] “This time, I, Qi Tongwei, will never bow to fate!” Reborn back in his university days at Handong University, Qi Tongwei looks at the “marriage proposal” Liang Lu hands him and tears it up with a sneer. “Teacher Liang, Hou Liangping is a better match for you.” In his previous life, he knelt his way to the position of Public Security Department director, only to fall to gunfire at Lone
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A Lucky Man in Officialdom, the Leader's Trusted Aide 官场幸运儿，领导身边的红人
This is a political intrigue novel set in local government. When the young Qin Feng is appointed in a crisis through his family's connections and parachuted into Nanping County, he is met not with welcoming applause, but with constant exclusion and covert obstruction from all sides. Every step he takes is like walking on the edge of a blade. As power, money, and personal ties weave together into a web, some choose to go along with the corruption, while others swim against the current. Faced with
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The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始
My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right...
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Adoption into the Family 过继
This is a novel about a man growing up through blood and tears. Along with the cruelty of reality comes the trickery of fate. But if you’re a man, wipe away your tears and face every hardship. Make yourself tough as steel, unbreakable...
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