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- 51 The Debtor 欠债人 Bian Xiangyang was drowning in debt. Overwhelmed after his divorce, he jumped into a river to end his life, but Jiang Zihao happened to be there and stopped him. Jiang hatched a sinister scheme and hired him for two million yuan to murder his mistress, Wang Lili. But Bian was completely won over by Wang Lili's beauty and courage. He learned that everything she did was for revenge, came to understand her, and fell in love with her. He went on to climb the career ladder and begin a new life... The 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 In the Name of the People: My Teacher Is Gao Yuliang 人民名义之我的老师是高育良 Thirty years in a dream. He transmigrates to Handong University, becoming Qi Tongwei’s junior, a classmate of Hou Liangping and Chen Hai, and a disciple of Gao Yuliang. In this wild and passionate era, will he go with the flow, or take command and make his moves across the black-and-white chessboard? 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 In the Name of the People: I, Zhao Dehan, Will Become Zhao Gao 名义：我赵德汉要做赵高 [The Name of the People + The Knockout + Tazhai + behind-the-scenes mastermind] My name is Zhao Dehan. My family has been farmers for generations. We’ve known poverty and hunger, but if the money isn’t mine, I wouldn’t dare pocket a single cent or touch a single cent. I haven’t spent a single penny! On Blue Star, I was a gang’s number-two, sharing the same name as Zhao Dehan from The Name of the People. I was caught in a special crackdown on organized crime and spent more than ten years in priso 173Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 54 Xiao Xiao Hao's Book 小小昊的一本书 A lowly live-in son-in-law has little say in anything and must always watch his in-laws for approval. His career hits rock bottom, and he faces pressure from both sides. But when he is down on his luck, one strange encounter after another comes his way, and he unexpectedly transforms into a dragon in a single day. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 My Father Is Zhao Mengsheng. My First Order Is to Investigate Li Dakang! 家父赵蒙生，我上任先查李达康！ Zhao Mobei transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes the son of Zhao Mengsheng. On taking office, he first investigates Li Dakang, then keeps tabs on Sha Ruijin. Before long, Sha Ruijin is parachuted into Handong Province. Sha Ruijin: “If I can't get something done, nobody else can either. In Handong Province, no one at my level has dared to keep tabs on me yet!” ??? Zhao Mobei, what exactly do you think you're doing? You dare keep tabs on me? What? Your father is Zhao Mengsheng? I didn't 67Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 56 With a GDP of Ten Trillion Dollars, Hou Liangping Still Investigates Me 十万亿美金GDP，侯亮平还查我 Li Jiang, who came from a rural background, rose through his own abilities to become the top official in Jingzhou City. By chance, he awakened the Super Company System. During his ten years in office, he grew Jingzhou City’s GDP to ten trillion dollars, turning it into the world’s leading megacity. Handong Province and the entire country benefited greatly from Jingzhou’s prosperity. But the arrival of Hou Liangping and the Sha faction changed everything. Wielding the imperial warrant, Hou Liangp 3Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 57 In the Name of the People: Yan Song's Chess Game in Handong 名义：严嵩的汉东棋局 He was once a powerful minister of the Ming dynasty, commanding the court and wielding immense power. When he opens his eyes again, his identity has changed. Now he is the head of a local political and legal affairs system, at the center of an invisible web of intrigue. The power struggles around him come one after another. In this game, he must not only find his footing amid the undercurrents, but also lay out an endgame no one can predict. 165Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 58 Loyalty Starts in the Municipal Party Committee Compound 忠诚从市委大院开局 A man in his fifties wakes up one day to find himself back in the municipal Party committee compound. In his previous life, he endured countless hardships and could barely make ends meet. Now that fate has given him another chance, he is determined to use his foresight, political savvy, and social skills to serve the people wholeheartedly, setting out on a smooth path to ever greater heights in government. This story is an inspiring account of an ordinary man who stays true to his original aspir —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Reborn in 1988: A Small-Town Cadre's Defiance of Fate 重生1988小镇干部的逆天改命 In his previous life, Lin Chen’s life plunged into darkness after he was framed. Reborn, he faces the impoverished countryside and undercurrents of officialdom once more. Watch him use his past-life experience to navigate policy and people’s hearts; See how he rises from a suppressed newcomer at the grassroots level to a ruthless force stirring the tide of reform, forging a path to wealth and success in officialdom in the 1980s! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Reborn: From Suspension and Self-Criticism to the Pinnacle of Power 重生：从停职检讨到权力巅峰 (This book needs extensive revisions, so updates are temporarily suspended.) You only get a few chances in life to give it your all. Returning to 1997 with memories of his past life, he starts by writing a self-criticism after being suspended, then rides the tide upward, rises rapidly through the ranks, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle. 6Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 61 Officialdom: Stop Shouting! I’ll Call Someone from the Capital 官场：都别叫了！我给京城摇个人 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.6kReads7.3Score10414d adds
- 62 Climbing the Official Ladder: Starting as My Ex-Girlfriend's Boss 仕途升迁：从成为前女友上司开始 After graduating from graduate school, Wang Cheng passed the provincial government’s selected graduate recruitment exam and reported to his new post in a township, only to discover that he had become his ex-girlfriend’s direct supervisor… 754Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 The Political Arena: Starting as the Youngest County Magistrate 官场风云：从最年轻县长开始 From a senior leader’s chief secretary to the province’s youngest county magistrate, Zhang Yi had barely taken office when he was hit by a once-in-a-century downpour. A reservoir holding nearly a hundred million cubic meters of water was on the verge of bursting its dam, threatening the lives and property of thousands downstream, and he had not a single soldier at his disposal! Then a highly daring plan suddenly came to mind... 515Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 64 The Road to Power: Who Holds the Reins? 官路之谁主沉浮 Who will rule this vast land? His superior is murdered, his girlfriend betrays him, and Lin Feng reaches the darkest moment of his life. Demoted to the Bureau of Religious Affairs, he has nothing to do all day. Unwilling to waste away, Lin Feng finds a new way forward: he works with the Tourism Bureau, makes full use of his department’s role, and promotes temple construction and tourism. At the same time, he secretly assists Liu Qingqing, captain of the city criminal investigation brigade, in in 316Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei and I Are Both Reborn! 人民名义：我和祁同伟都重生喽！ He transmigrates into a world that brings together a whole host of TV dramas from Rabbitland, becoming Zhao Mengsheng's only son in Under the Flower Garland. He attends the political science and law department at Handong University, and from the start, beats up Hou Liangping and Zhong Xia'ai… 5Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 66 Officialdom: From the Health Clinic to the Peak of Power 官场：从卫生院走向权力巅峰 This isn’t a medical novel. It’s a pure officialdom novel. In his previous life, Lin Haoyun was framed and spent his entire career stuck at a neighborhood health clinic. Reborn, he had no other ambition than to hold on to his position as director. Yet he never expected to rise from a tiny neighborhood clinic, step by step, into a towering tree. 3.5kReads8.2Score25614d adds
- 67 Zhong Zhengguo Panics After Hou Liangping Investigates Me! 侯亮平调查我后，钟正国慌了！ After transmigrating into a parallel world, he becomes Cheng Du, chief of the Guangming District Branch! But unexpectedly, Cheng Du is now the legitimate heir to one of the most powerful families in the capital! And with the memories of his past life, he defies fate and makes a fortune! What Zhao Ruilong? He's only qualified to drive for Cheng Du! As for Zhong Xiaoa's family? They're nothing but bodyguards for Cheng Du's grandfather! But Cheng Du's background is a closely guarded secret, and all 405Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 68 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—14d adds
- 69 In the Name of the People: Sha Zhenjiang's Biological Child 人名的名义之沙振江亲子 In In the Name of the People, the six surviving members of Chen Yan Shi’s elite squad set out to find the descendants of their fallen comrade, Squad Leader Sha Zhenjiang. They return to his hometown, Shajiaba, only to discover that his family has disappeared. In the end, they adopt an orphan from the village, Sha Ruijin, and raise him as their fallen squad leader’s heir. The story begins with the Sha Zhenjiang family’s flight from Shajiaba during wartime. 392Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 The Barefoot Civil Servant 赤脚公务员 Liu Chengjin, a university graduate from a poor farming family, went from being an auto mechanic to a grassroots civil servant. Amid changing times and the ups and downs of officialdom, he stayed true to himself, stood by what was right, and served the people, transforming from a brash nobody into one of the province’s outstanding civil servants. Yet, at the peak of his career, with power firmly in his hands, he chose to step down while he was still ahead and return to a simpler life... What did 50Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 71 I'm Just an Ordinary Guy. Do I Really Have to Get Promoted This Fast? 我就一俗人，不要升职那么快吗 (Contemporary, urban, political drama, no rebirth, multiple heroines.) This novel is simply a dramatized take on the everyday affairs of political life. If you see yourself in it, please don’t take it personally. Let me make this clear first: the political story is entirely fictional. This is urban life, so don’t read too much into it. Please be kind. Thank you. 111Reads6.3Score10514d adds
- 72 A Weathered Political Career 沧桑官途 Without attaching himself to power, and without using it to bully others, Gong Zheng unexpectedly embarked on a career in public service. Starting by taking the fall for the county Party secretary, he skillfully leveraged every opportunity and rose steadily through the ranks, while also experiencing the ups and downs of officialdom... 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Black and White Twin Reapers 黑白单煞 Don’t mess with me. If you do, you’ll be in for trouble, endless trouble... I may be a young man from a small town with a vocational college education, but in this world, my wife’s iron-fisted ways let me walk the line between black and white, all for the beliefs I hold dear... (Note: Any resemblance in content or names is purely coincidental!) 385Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 In the Name of the People: Partnering with Sha Ruijin to Get Yuliang Remarried! 名义：搭档沙瑞金，让育良复婚！ Transmigrated into a combined world of TV dramas. “Gao Yu Liang, Li Da Kang, Sha Rui Jin…” “Ta Zhai, Gao Ming Yuan, Gao Qi Qiang…” “…” Lin Yuze says: He's here. 147kReads7.6Score9.3k14d adds
- 75 Climbing the Ladder: I Really Want to Get Ahead 步步高升：我真是太想进步了 Gao Sheng majored in Chinese Language and Literature. In college, he was a class officer, presented a polished image, earned excellent grades, and joined the Communist Party. During the 2010 graduation season, he landed a job at Bingzhou Industrial Investment Group, a state-owned enterprise under the provincial capital in his hometown. Coming from a rural background, he thought that joining a state-owned enterprise would let him put his outstanding abilities to use and build a brilliant future. 131Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 In the Name of Ruilong: How to Be a Crown Prince 瑞龙的名义：如何做一个太子爷？ Zhao Ruilong was born in the capital into a powerful, though not top-tier, family surnamed Zhao. As a member of a collateral branch, he grew up watching his relatives in the main line throw their weight around and the family scheme against itself. He studied hard and became an outstanding student, hoping to contribute to the family in exchange for a place in it. But he was always treated as a “useful tool” and never truly accepted. In the end, he became a disposable pawn in a shady deal involvin 15Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 77 My Name Is Ding Yizhen, but They Call Me Tom Ding! 我叫丁义珍，绰号汤姆丁！ 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! 6Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 78 In the Name of the People: I, Sun Liancheng, Will Claim the Top Spot in Handong 名义：我孙连城要问鼎汉东 District Chief of the Universe Sun Liancheng is reborn in his college days. In his previous life, with no connections or powerful backing, he worked diligently in Jingzhou for many years. He was capable, incorruptible, and never abused his position. In the end, Sha Ruijin and Li Dakang still banished him to the Youth Palace. In this life, he will defy fate and make it to the provincial government as soon as possible. Drawing on the perspective and abilities he gained from being reborn, he will c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 A Book About Eating Six Meals a Day 一天六顿饭的一本书 Wang Hongwei graduated from a prestigious university and seemed destined for a bright future, but an accident happened while he was drunk... Fortunately, he was reborn and cleverly managed to defuse the crisis, setting out on a career path in public service all his own! 60Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 80 Reborn in the Political Arena: My Road to High Office 重生官场：我的青云路 This story may take a little while to get going, but trust me: the more you read, the more hooked you’ll get, and the more satisfying it becomes. This is an ensemble power fantasy centered on officialdom. Please bear with the author if you encounter any illogical or awkward parts. I’ll keep doing my best (ง ˙o˙)ว. He was reborn, returning to 2004. Cancer hadn’t ended him; instead, it had given him eyes that could see through people and a backbone strong enough to crush every thorn in his path. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Yuliang, Stop Crying. I Really Am the Leader of the Shajiabang Gang 育良别哭了，我真是沙家浜帮主 Zhao Weixin transmigrates into a world that combines various film and television dramas. After years of hard work, he becomes the head of Duancheng, a prefecture-level city in Handong Province with the worst economy in the province. Just as he is getting ready to make his mark and transform the city, Hou Liangping shows up. “Explain this jade Buddha, over a foot tall. Where did it come from?” “And where did you get all the antiques filling this villa?” “…” Watching Hou Liangping revel in his own 387Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 82 With the System in Hand, I Become a Top Government Official 手握系统后，我成为超级公务员 [Wish fulfillment + male lead focus + play the pig to eat the tiger + growth] Just as graduation approached and Lin Chuandong was looking for a job, he unexpectedly got a Super Civil Servant System! Lin Chuandong was a graduate student at the nation’s top-ranked university of political science and law, with a brilliant future ahead of him. Yet he took a grassroots civil service job in the obscure Linjiang District. It left his classmates and teachers utterly bewildered. They thought his talents 203Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 83 The Pinnacle of Power: I Help Qi Tongwei Defy Heaven and Win 权力巅峰：我带祁同伟胜天半子 234Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Reborn to a Career in Officialdom 重生之官运 Wu Zhuoran, a university graduate selected for a government post with no connections to rely on, stumbles into politics by chance. With his intelligence and courage, and through tireless effort, he makes like-minded friends, resists temptation, and challenges and defeats every obstacle in his way, step by step reaching the pinnacle of his political career and his life... 100Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 85 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—14d adds
- 86 Qi Tongwei Cracks Down on the Underworld, Leaving the Sha Family Gang Devastated 祁同伟重拳扫黑，沙家帮集体破防 Li Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes Qi Tongwei. He obtains the Justice Police System. Every time he punishes a criminal, he receives a random reward. He personally arrests Zhao Ruilong, takes on Zhao Lidong in Crazy Wind, Dong Shu of Tazhai, Gao Mingyuan of Lucheng, Guo Xiaopeng of Haizhou, Cai Tianming of Drug War, and many others. Ultimately, by continually upholding justice, he makes his way toward success. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 In the Name of the People: From the Start, I’m Parachuted In to Take Charge of Handong County 名义：开局空降汉东县服一把手 Is being the provincial governor's niece's husband a halo or a shackle? At thirty-one, Lu Zhenhua is parachuted into Lin City, becoming Handong's youngest county chief. On his first day in office, he is met not with smiles but with local power brokers sidelining him, a mess of an old town, and murky accounts. And there's the rumor spreading all over Lin City: “He got his position through connections.” Lu Zhenhua offers no explanation. Half an hour later, Qin Weidong walks in and takes Liu Changh 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Endless Road of Officialdom 官场无涯 A vast land stretching ten thousand miles belongs to the one who rules! Keep a low profile as a person, but make a bold impression through your work! A son of a farming family? A grandson of an established clan? Who says the path to office has no great men or heroes? Watch as Zhang Zetao, armed with a special System, cuts through obstacles and overcomes dangers to forge a unique path of his own. 31Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 89 My Survival Game in the Civil Service 我的体制内生存游戏 Zhou Zhengyi is a struggling student from a third-rate college, with a girlfriend who looks down on him and no prospects for the future. Hoping to pass the civil service exam and land a secure government job, he signs a loan-shark-like contract and enters the legendary “Guaranteed Pass” boot camp. Here, everything has its price, and the rules are dark. From the moment he is forced to swallow his first answer against his conscience, power begins to quietly reshape him. Money, women, opportunities 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 I Turned In Controllable Nuclear Fusion. Hou Liangping, Why Are You Panicking? 我上交可控核聚变，侯亮平你慌啥 He transmigrates into a parallel world and becomes Sun Liancheng, the district chief of Guangming. Carrying the memories of his previous life, he unexpectedly awakens a [God-Tier Scientific Research System] and decides to change his fate. He develops carbon capture technology to reduce emissions, then joins a project to develop ultra-micro carbon nanotubes. Two years later, he is transferred to a department in charge of science and technology. Not long after, Ding Yizhen flees abroad, and Hou Li 1Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 91 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—14d adds
- 92 Reborn: Why Does This Guy Act Like He's from the Authorities? 重生：这小子怎么厅里厅气的？ Lin Zetao is a Level Four Research Fellow at the provincial capital's Municipal Party Committee Research Office. At work, you're supposed to address him by his official title. If you want to be polite, call him Director Lin. He owns a home and a car, has a mortgage, and has written two books in his spare time. He's a Level 5 author on Xihongshi. Then he unexpectedly becomes reborn in his senior year of high school. Teacher: “You can't even solve this easy question?” Principal: “How does this stu 929Reads8.4Score10214d adds
- 93 A Dragon in Officialdom 官场游龙 What kind of story would unfold if someone who could control small insects like mosquitoes, flies, and bees to eavesdrop infiltrated the world of government? Long Ziyou, a college graduate from a third-rate sports school, unexpectedly gains this ability. What will he accomplish in the political arena? See how Long Ziyou uses his power to navigate the sea of officialdom, making connections everywhere and climbing steadily up the ranks! 1.6kReads8.6Score15914d adds
- 94 Qi Tongwei: Hou Liangping Kneels, and I Rocket Up the Ranks 祁同伟：侯亮平下跪，我狂飙进步 [The most fearsome sniper in the whole network: Qi Tongwei + bell-ringing + The Knockout + Tazhai + crossover universe] He transmigrates into a world of film and television dramas, becomes Qi Tongwei, and gains a System that can turn his fate around. With a sniper rifle in hand, I make Hou Liangping kneel and beg Liang Lu. I, Qi Tongwei, am in charge of ringing the bell! “Monkey, you even kneel to Liang Lu? You must be really desperate!” “Ai, you want to have triplets for me?” Lin Yaodong: With 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 I, Qi Tongwei, Force Gao Yuliang Into the Central Government 我，祁同伟，逼着高育良进部 [In the Name of the People] + [The Knockout] + [Ice Breaking] + [Storm Against Organized Crime] + [System] + [Multiple Heroines]... Qi Tongwei transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a low-ranking narcotics officer in a county town. He ventures into Eagle Ridge and takes three bullets while saving the people, then single-handedly destroys a drug lord’s lair. At death’s door, he awakens the System. Just then, a powerful figure takes an interest in him, and from that moment on, he sets out t 84Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 96 In the Name of the People: Zhao Dehan Has Only Two Cloves of Garlic Left in His Fridge! 名义：赵德汉冰箱只剩两瓣蒜！ I wake up as Zhao Dehan, the man with 200 million hidden away, and anti-corruption chief Hou Liangping is due to arrive on the scene in 48 hours! At the brink of disaster, a white-jade ring once owned by Heshen quietly recognizes me as its master. It can devour ill-gotten wealth from across the world and see through people's greed and lust. From then on, Handong's political circles gain an oddball: He loves studying foreign languages in bed late at night. The budgets for projects he handles are 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Officialdom: The Road to Power Begins as a Police Officer in a Detention Center 官场：掌权之路从看守所民警开始 Yang Junbang, a police officer with the criminal investigation squad, was framed and demoted to work at a detention center. There, Yang Junbang met his benefactor and ultimately embarked on a path to defy fate and change his destiny. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Eagle’s Outlaw, Qi Tongwei, Wants Me to Return to China! 鹰酱法外狂徒，祁同伟请我回国！ [Back to Handong]+ [Crush the Sha Family Gang]+ [Save the Handong University Faction] As a rising star in Silicon Valley, Gao Chen was thriving, using the law to clear the way for his company while staying in close contact with China. Then Qi Tongwei showed up and told him that his father, Gao Yuliang, was under investigation. Gao Chen: ???? Qi Tongwei: If you do nothing, the Handong University Faction will be finished, and your teacher's reputation will be ruined in his final years. Qi Tongwei: 123Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 99 After Three Years Blacklisted, I Take the Civil Service Exam, Then Take Down the Billionaire Circle 封杀三年我考编，上岸先斩富豪圈 Jing Haoran is reborn! He’s back on the day before his girlfriend betrayed him, a rich second-generation heir bullied and suppressed him for three years, and he failed the civil service exam! At his next civil service interview, Jing Haoran discovers that the old man being beaten and berated as he sweeps the floor is actually a powerful figure he’d only ever seen in the news in his previous life! It turns out the scene unfolding before him is the real interview! What a trap! In his previous life 675Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 100 Reborn: Qi Tongwei’s Economic Development 重生之祁同伟经济发展 In his previous life, he was an ordinary stock investor. Now he transmigrates into Qi Tongwei’s body. Faced with a difficult start, he chooses to rise to the challenge, using his knowledge of the future and an all-seeing perspective to develop the economy. What do Liang Lu, Chen Yang, and Zhong Xia’ai amount to? They’re all minor characters compared with Lu Yike. He sets traps for Hou Liangping, makes peace with Liang Lu, and takes on Zhao Ruilong head-on. With sheer economic strength, he resolv 1.3kReads5.7Score—14d adds
