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- 101 The Political Ups and Downs of a Government Official's Heir 官场世家子弟的官场风云 A passionate political drama with a single heroine. The protagonist rises through the ranks from the grassroots level, growing through political struggles and practical experience. He always serves the people, never forgets his original purpose, and puts his ideals into practice. 4.1kReads7.6Score266Shelves
- 102 From the Start at Lone Eagle Ridge: Awakening the Sniper God System 开局孤鹰岭，觉醒狙神系统 [Reborn] + [System] + [Special Forces] + [Revenge] Wang Zhe is a Special Forces soldier who transmigrates into the world of "In the Name of the People". He transmigrates into Qi Tongwei! From the start, he finds himself on Lone Eagle Ridge, aiming a sniper rifle at Hou Liangping. Seeing Hou Liangping’s smug, self-righteous face, Qi Tongwei is disgusted. “You think I’ll kill myself out of guilt? “You think I’ll surrender with my hands up? “You think I don’t dare put a bullet in you?! “Keep dreami 97Reads5.7Score—Shelves
- 103 In the Name of the People: Ordered to Arrest Ding Yizhen from the Start 人民的名义：开局奉命抓捕丁义珍 He transmigrates into "In the Name of the People" and becomes a student at Handong University: Gao Yuliang's student, Qi Tongwei's junior, and a classmate of Zhong Xiaai, Hou Liangping, and Chen Hai! Just as Yuan Ze is complaining about how unfair it is and fretting over how he can possibly compare to the protagonist, he discovers that he has a photographic memory and the physique of a top soldier! If I can't compete with their connections, then I'll become my own connection! 3kReads5.5Score104Shelves
- 104 After Being Driven Out of Handong, Dongfeng Sets Its Sights on the Anti-Corruption Bureau 被汉东赶走后，东风锁定反贪局 Su Feng transmigrates unexpectedly and joins the development of the Dongfeng missile series. From the Dongfeng 5B, capable of striking anywhere on Earth, to the Dongfeng 41, Su, the chief engineer, has helped develop them all. These weapons earn Dongfeng Express its reputation for delivering on its mission, making the whole world tremble. Just as Su Feng is working on the Dongfeng 51, terrible news arrives. His wife and daughter have been taken, and he's been framed as a spy. It turns out Hou Li 389Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 105 In the Name of the People: A Classmate’s Sudden Arrival in Jinghai Leaves Gao Yuliang Stunned 名义：空降京海，同学高育良懵了 Zhou Yi’s soul transmigrates to Handong, and from the start he becomes the leader of Jinghai, a city under the control of criminal forces. Faced with overtures from his former classmates and students falling into ruin, he wields foresight like a blade and plots with political cunning. He saves his wayward students, outmaneuvers his corrupt former classmates, and manipulates every enemy with ease. In the end, he roots out the mastermind behind it all and builds a just and upright world. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 106 Racing Up the Career Ladder: Starting by Taking Control of the Whole Scene 仕途狂飙：从镇压全场开始 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 357Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 107 In the Name of the People: My Brother Is Qi Tongwei. You Want to Investigate Me? 名义：我哥祁同伟，你要查我？ He was watching a TV drama at home, but after falling asleep, he woke up in the 1990s and found himself as Qi Tongwei’s younger brother? From the start, he’s been stabbed and left lying in bed. What is he supposed to do? Ding! The Anything-Goes System has successfully bound itself to him? Wait, this System really lets him do anything? Then, Zhong Xiaohui, I won’t hold back... 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 Reborn: The Road to Power 重生之一条官路 294Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 The Political Arena 宦海 [Political intrigue + satisfying revenge] “Hold office and bring blessings to the people!” Song Yang, who grew up in a small mountain village, stumbled into officialdom by chance. Since he was there, he decided to make the best of it. He overcame one obstacle after another, braving every challenge as he contended with forces from all sides, while one tale of love and hatred after another unfolded around him. His highest principle, from beginning to end, was to serve the people’s interests, and i 126Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 110 In the Name of the People: One Drunken Night, and Zhong Xiaai Became My Fire Extinguisher 名义：醉酒，钟小艾成了我灭火器 Qi Tongwei transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking clerk at a judicial office. After being reborn from a desperate predicament, he awakens the [Dual-Track System] By day, he writes An Extravaganza of Hou Liangping and earns a million a day. By night, he takes down Xu Jiang at Lonely Eagle Ridge! “Kneel? I’m the one who can make your father kneel and beg me to come in now!” When Hou Liangping confronts him over his billions in deposits, warrant in hand, he shows him the copyright contract fo 8.7kReads5.4Score150Shelves
- 111 Officialdom: A Reborn Playboy’s Ascent to the Top 官场：纨绔重生跨越巅峰 [Reborn + officialdom + political struggles + economic development + patriotism] A spoiled young heir weathered a lifetime of setbacks. Reborn, he used his foresight to lead his family out of hardship. In finance, he guided his brothers to sweep all before them. In politics, he dodged one open and covert attack after another. In the economy, he selflessly served his country and its people. Follow Li Linxuan through the heart-pounding world of officialdom as he devotes his passion to millions of 694Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 112 I, Peerless Patriot, Help Qi Tongwei Beat Heaven by Half a Move 我，无双国士，助祁同伟胜天半子 [Cutting-Edge Technology] [Behind the Scenes] [National Fate] [No Female Lead] Qi Tongguang transmigrates into a world where multiple dramas overlap, becoming Qi Tongwei's older brother. He knows all too well the tragic fate awaiting his younger brother, who dares to challenge Heaven itself. Fortunately, a Super Technology System awakens, and he chooses an unprecedented path: forge the nation's fate with technology and defy Heaven to change destiny! At Guxialing, Qi Tongwei is utterly despairing 6.2kReads6.2Score206Shelves
- 113 A Life in Officialdom: The Stories of Women in Politics 人在仕途：官场女人那些事儿 (Realistic political workplace + case-based stories + no harem) It’s hard to be a person, harder to be a woman, and harder still to be a woman in politics. But women in politics have their own rules for survival. Drawing on my 17 years navigating the political world, with firsthand experience across township, county, municipal, and provincial offices, I’ll show you what a woman in politics is really like! 16Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 114 The Game of Power 权利的游戏 Reborn in 2001, Gao Yuan decides he won’t lie flat anymore. He’ll ride the waves and fight his way forward in officialdom. Subtle dealings and favors, ruthless political power struggles, intense clashes of ideals, and the unpredictable ups and downs of a career in government. This is the story of a young official’s journey of transformation. 498Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 115 Reborn: From Junior Clerk to the Very Top 重生：从小科员直达巅峰 (Rebirth + urban life + officialdom) Zhang Zhengyu, middle-aged and stuck in a rut, is involved in a car accident while hosting an official reception. When he wakes up, he has returned to 1995 and become a clerk at Linshui County’s Investment Promotion Bureau. Having achieved little in his previous life, he decides to seize this chance to make a name for himself, rise steadily through the ranks, and reach the pinnacle of power! 1.1kReads7.1Score—Shelves
- 116 Film and TV: I Transmigrate Between the Siheyuan and the In the Name of the People World 影视，我在四合院和名义世界穿越 [Dual transmigration + multiple heroines + Siheyuan + powerful background + putting the scoundrels through hell + backing the In the Name of the People world.] Gao Yang transmigrated. And he had transmigrated between two worlds. One was a television world centered on In the Name of the People: the Magic City in 2010. His parents had both died, leaving him a house and ten million in savings. He also had an uncle, Gao Yuliang. The other was a period world centered on the Siheyuan: the countryside 44kReads7.2Score3.1kShelves
- 117 Exiled to the Countryside, I Rose Rapidly Through the Ranks 发配乡下后，我的仕途一路狂飙 After the old Party secretary falls from power and his wife betrays him, Chen Yuan, once a top aide, never dreamed he'd be sent deep into the mountains to take a post at an abandoned resort that had been left undeveloped for years. In his memory, the place was a remote backwater where not even birds would shit. His career and marriage are both in ruins, and he thinks his life is completely over! However, during the new leader's first inspection after taking office, he specifically chooses the ab 53kReads8.5Score5kShelves
- 118 I Started Climbing the Official Ladder as a Grassroots Civil Servant 我从基层公务员开始混官场 The protagonist, Chen Gong, comes from a family of high-ranking officials. He is strong-willed and upright, with a bit of cleverness. His father thinks he isn't suited to the world of officialdom, so he arranges an ordinary job for him at a company, far from politics. But Chen Gong, born into privilege, has no interest in a nine-to-five life of going through the motions. He quietly quits and enters the world of officialdom, venturing alone into its treacherous depths. Bold and unrestrained, he w 226Reads6.1Score100Shelves
- 119 I'm the Power Broker of Handong, and I'll Take Good Care of You, Sister-in-Law Liang Lu 我，汉东操盘手，梁璐嫂子我疼你 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! 104Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 120 The Police Badge Shines 警徽闪耀 The whole family is reborn + people's police + criminal investigation + solving cases + experience across multiple police divisions + slow-paced + character growth + a touch of officialdom! Yun Zheng started work at sixteen and spent forty years as a veteran police officer, only to be wrongfully imprisoned just before retirement. Perhaps Heaven could not bear to see him suffer and took pity on him. By a twist of fate, he was reborn in his youth! It was 1980! Even more amazingly, he gradually dis 1.5kReads8.4Score114Shelves
- 121 The Pinnacle of Power: Rising Through the Ranks from Police Officer 权力巅峰：从警员开始步步高升 After an intelligence leak led to an ambush, Chen Lexing was gravely wounded and beyond saving. He returns to the time of his graduation. In this life, he’ll reenter government service, care for his wife and daughter, and keep his family safe. He’ll clear his father’s name and right the wrongs done to him, then rise steadily through the ranks and enjoy a smooth career in government! 565Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 From the Start, I Was Air-Dropped into Changwu: From Binhai to Handong 开局空降昌武：从滨海到汉东 Punish the Guilty, The Knockout, In the Name of the People In his previous life, Lin Feng was an undercover narcotics officer. A corrupt cop exposed his identity and got him killed. He was reborn into this world of television dramas, and this time he’ll set right all the injustices that still haunt him and pull the people he can’t forget out of the mire along the way. He has a little bit of backing and will never back down. The plot won’t drag, and the timeline may be adjusted. The story foll 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 The Ultimate Chauffeur: Winning Over the Gorgeous Boss’s Wife 顶级司机：攻略美艳老板娘 [Comeback + forbidden relationship + workplace power plays] When he accidentally overhears his boss, Zhang Jiangang, admit that he sees him only as a pawn to frame his wife, discharged soldier Chen Sheng realizes he has long been trapped in a deadly game. The bigger the storm, the more valuable the catch. Chen Sheng willingly falls into his boss’s wife Lin Meijiao’s seductive trap and is reborn in the depths of adversity. From a working-class driver rescuing people at the night market to a guest 133Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 124 I'm a Hundred-Billionaire, and My Uncle Is Gao Yuliang 我千亿富豪，叔叔高育良 After transmigrating to 1992, Gao Yi made his fortune trading stock subscription warrants, then shorted the pound and returned home with a trillion-dollar fortune. His grandfather was a leading scientist and a pioneer of the nuclear industry. His parents were top medical professors. Gao Yi thought his life was perfect. Then his grandfather told him he had a paternal uncle named Gao Yuliang. Gao Yuliang of Handong Province. There was also another paternal uncle, Gao Jin, who had been sold to Hong 14.9kReads7.9Score1kShelves
- 125 I'm Really Not an Official's Son 我真不是官二代 [Sly] [Giving Up] [Carefree] Stop trying to help others, and respect their fate. Reborn in 1994, at the turning point of his utterly ruined life, Wang Luo decides to fulfill his father's wish to devote himself to his work until his dying breath. He also intends to fulfill his own wish to wander the world and live life to the fullest. He'll learn from good role models like Xu Jinx, Liu Luanx, Yang Qix, and Zhao Shix, and become the kind of person he used to envy in his past life. Come on! Let loo 166Reads8.6Score119Shelves
- 126 My Father Is Qi Tongwei: Joining Handong State Security Without Going Dark 家父祁同伟，加入汉东国安不黑化 [In the Name of the People fan fiction + officialdom + urban life + transmigration + national security] Qi Minghui transmigrates into the shared TV universe of In the Name of the People. He is the son of Qi Tongwei and Chen Yang. See how he rewrites the fates of Director Qi and Gao Yuliang. Qi Tongwei: “I’ll repay any debt of gratitude I owe. My son says it has to be done without compromising my principles.” Zhao Ruilong: “Someone actually called using my name! That’s not allowed, not allowed. W 432Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 127 One Step to the Clouds 一步青云 A mountain can crumble, and a river can run dry. Lu Zhengliang is suppressed by his superior and betrayed by his beloved wife, sending his life into a downward spiral. At his lowest point, he relies on sheer courage to win the favor of a benefactor and the support of a beautiful woman. In the end, he builds a grand empire and becomes a winner in life. 1.7kReads8.7Score178Shelves
- 128 From the Start, I Took Zhao Dehan’s 200 Million, Leaving Hou Liangping Stunned 开局拿走赵德汉两亿，侯亮平懵了 [No System + In the Name of the People + Breaking the Ice + A Rise from the Lowest Ranks Amid Handong’s Political Storm] He got mixed up with Qi Tongwei and Zhao Ruilong and was sentenced to fifteen years. He had no regrets. After all, it was his own choice. But one day, his sentence was changed to death! Though unwilling, he could only accept it. Then he was reborn. In this life, I, Cheng Du, will start out as nothing more than a nobody in your eyes. Step by step, I’ll rise above you all. 14.6kReads5.9Score535Shelves
- 129 Officialdom: Starting Out as a Township Party Secretary 官场：从乡镇书记开始 This book is also titled The Long Road Home. The main text is a continuation of the bonus chapters for Part One, Reborn: The Red Officialdom. Part One had a limit on how many bonus chapters could be published, so the rest are included in this book. Please take note. 17Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 130 A Bloody Murder Sparked by an Affair 婚外情引起的一起血案 A Bloody Case Born of an Affair 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 The Pinnacle of Power: Defying Heaven's Mandate 权力巅峰：胜天半子 The road to officialdom is hard, with one obstacle after another. Li Tongwei spent ten years rising and falling in the political world. Reborn, he sets out on the same path once more, but with new insights and a keen understanding of its ever-shifting currents. Watch as he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power, roots out corrupt officials, and paves the way to a happier life for the people. 17.4kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
- 132 Reborn in Qi Tongwei’s Body: I Awaken the Progress System from the Start 魂穿祁同伟，开局觉醒进步系统 [Fast-paced] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not brainless] [One heroine] Give him a System, and he can become student council president at a top university right from the start. Give him a sacred physique, and he can order Li Dakang to run personal errands for him. A junior county committee clerk transmigrates into Qi Tongwei during his university days and awakens the Progress System from the start. Complete missions, and you can advance. Hou Liangping has Zhong Xiaoai? Sorry, I've got a System. Zha 4Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 133 The Ultimate Power Play in Handong: Gao Yuliang Joins Forces with Li Dakang! 汉东巅峰局：高育良连手李达康！ [In the Name of the People] + [Gao Yuliang] + [Yan Shifan] + [Never Give Up] + [Gao-Li Partnership] What would happen if Yan Shifan of the Great Ming Dynasty transmigrated into Gao Yuliang in Handong? Would a ruthless man who once wielded unchecked power at court let others push him around? Sha Ruijin arrives in Handong from above, cutting off Gao Yuliang's path to a seat in the cabinet. When has this Grand Secretary of the Great Ming ever put up with such an indignity? "And you dare lecture me 2.4kReads6.7Score101Shelves
- 134 I'm a Civil Servant Now. Who Still Wants to Be a Literary Great? 都公务员了，谁还当文豪啊！ [Political drama + no System + not reborn + steadily rising through the ranks] The writer Jiang Yue didn't do too well on the civil service exam. He barely passed, and the only post available to him was in his hometown's most remote and underdeveloped township. But he never expected a huge writing fee to reveal that he was a popular author. He even won the favor of a powerful patron, and from then on, his career in government soared! 1.8kReads7.4Score104Shelves
- 135 In the Name of the People: Yuliang’s Secretary Makes Handong University Great Again 名义：育良秘书，让汉大再次伟大 He Ming transmigrated and became Gao Yuliang's secretary. There was no way off this ship. So... The Handan faction had only one chance to be saved. If you, Qi Tongwei, and Gao Yuliang can't seize it, then I'll do it myself! Let the struggle begin! From Li Dakang in Jingzhou to Gao Qiqiang in Jinghai, let Lvteng City boil and Dongshan City tremble. Even if I bleed my very last drop, I'll make the Handan faction rise again. If I can't save it from defeat, then let all of Handong burn! 49Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 136 A Wild Ride Through the Corridors of Power 官路狂飙 Lin Xu, a grassroots civil servant, seizes every opportunity as he rises from the township to the county, the city, and the provincial level. He turns the tide again and again, constantly improving people's lives, in a story of a meteoric rise through the world of government. It all begins with a sudden mudslide. Facing workplace persecution, betrayal by his girlfriend, and the merciless force of nature, how will Lin Xu launch his rise to the top? 13.3kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
- 137 A Stunning Rise Through the Ranks 升迁：一鸣惊人 Facing obstacles at every turn in the workplace, he rises to the top and becomes unstoppable. Wei Yiming had been living a smooth and easy life, until his arrogant, short-tempered new boss ruined everything on her very first day. From then on, she picked on him at every turn and ordered him around constantly. One chance act of courage brought him face-to-face with the woman of his dreams, lighting up a life in which every step had been a struggle. After years of keeping his head down, he finally 1.9kReads8.4Score223Shelves
- 138 A Young Police Officer's Reversal of Fortune 小民警的逆袭人生 The woman before him left Li Jia with a jumble of conflicting feelings. He could look down on anyone else. Back in the village, he was his family's pride, and his classmates practically put him on a pedestal. But to her, he was nothing. It's true that a change of environment can change a person. As soon as her career started taking off, she seemed to become a completely different person. He couldn't make sense of it. He looked at his girlfriend, dressed to the nines in a work uniform, and felt 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Officialdom: Starting with the Investigation into the Loss of State-Owned Assets 官场：从侦破国有资产流失案开始 [Political Intrigue + Overwhelming Power + Satisfying Read] Xiao Muchen, an economics prodigy at Huaijiang University, is unexpectedly reborn in the 1990s as a junior official at the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission in Luo’an City. As corruption swirls beneath the surface of the state-owned enterprise reforms, he uses the memories of his previous life and his mastery of economics to unleash a storm over a case involving the embezzlement of state assets at a cement fac 578Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 140 The Pinnacle of Power: A Political Career Starting in 1997 权利巅峰：从1997开始的官场 My new work is out! You can read it 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! 513Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 141 A Chronicle of Officialdom 官场纪实录 The author works within the system and draws on real experience in officialdom. This is not a wish-fulfillment story; there aren't that many gratifying moments in the system. To make the story more entertaining, some things will be exaggerated and others invented. As for what is real and what is made up, readers can decide for themselves. The place names and personal names are deliberately mismatched, not what you might think. 561Reads—Score106Shelves
- 142 Rising to the Top: I Started Out on a Construction Site 青云直上：我从工地开始 Given another chance at life, Lin Yang refuses to follow the same path as before. This time, he starts at the bottom as a labor administrator on a construction site for a building company. He overcomes one hurdle after another, rising from the corporate world to local government and finally to the very top, his career soaring all the way! 467Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 143 Umbrella Has Come to Handong 汉东来了个安布雷拉 What should have been a perfectly ordinary urban anti-corruption drama somehow got turned into an apocalypse story... Surrender? Not a chance! They won't even let you get the plot going. It's straight to racking up achievements. With everyone cheering me on, I even managed to reach a million words, an achievement I never would have dared dream of... 15kReads6.7Score733Shelves
- 144 The Deputy Secretary on Temporary Assignment 挂职副书记 Zhuang Xiaobo, vice chairman of the Writers' Association, arrives in Jiangcheng on a transfer order and takes up a deputy secretary post overseeing cultural projects. With nothing but his pen, he pries open a web of corruption. His scholar's cunning cuts to the bone. With no powerful backer, he relies on ink and paper to fight his way through... 154Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 I Saved Wang Xiyuan, and My Career Took Off Overnight 救下王熙媛，我的仕途一日千里 Reborn, Su Ting, a junior clerk in the County Party Committee Office, accompanies his female superior on a business trip. Using his foresight and the knowledge and experience he gained in his previous life, he foils conspiracies, earns great merit, and roots out corruption, winning his superior's favor. From there, he turns his fortunes around and rises rapidly through the ranks… 713Reads8.1Score265Shelves
- 146 The Rising Star of the Officialdom 官路枭雄 Wang Jianjun is reborn in 1997. Thanks to his qualifications as a technical college graduate assigned to a job, he enters government service. Starting out as a low-ranking station chief, he is exceptionally promoted three ranks in his very first year... 878Reads8.3Score171Shelves
- 147 In the Name of the People: Rising from Han University 名义：从汉大崛起 They are both talented young men from poor families. After being reborn, Lu An becomes Qi Tongwei's roommate in the lower bunk, as well as the most prized student of Han University Law School director Gao Yuliang... With memories of his previous life, Lu An is determined to change his good friend Qi Tongwei's fate. Years later, Lu An arrives in Handong by parachute, ready to begin his legend! 626Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Turning Gold into Dust 点金成土 Lin Weimin, a Peking University graduate, arrives in Qingshi County, the poorest county in the province, as a selected government trainee. On his first day, nobody thinks much of this idealistic young scholar. He is assigned to manage archives and energy conservation. In a county tangled up in webs of personal connections, anyone who doesn't know the rules won't last three episodes. In a year, he goes from a marginal department to the core decision-making circle. Using rules set down in black an 83Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 149 Setting Sail for Yunzhou 启航云州 Driven by the ideal of “making Yunzhou a better place,” dedicated official Chen Wangshu leads his team into a new chapter. They conduct in-depth research and develop plans to upgrade local industries, connect businesses with resources to help them overcome difficulties, and organize activities to enrich residents’ cultural and spiritual lives. With each new effort, they move steadily toward their goal and help Yunzhou set sail for a brighter future. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 In the Name of the People: Gao Yuliang Reborn at the Height of Power! 名义：高育良重生，权势之巅！ [In the Name of the People] + [Gao Yuliang] + [Reborn] + [Political intrigue] + [Careful maneuvering] + [Master of every twist and turn] + [The pinnacle of power] After being reborn and recalling the timeline of every major event, Gao Yuliang begins setting the board. But his gaze is fixed on a much more distant horizon. The Sha-Li alliance? The Sha faction? The secretaries' faction? To him, reborn, they're nothing worth mentioning. He has always known the true reason he failed in his previo 601Reads—Score—Shelves
