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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 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 In the Name of the People: Beat Heaven at Its Own Game? My Family Has Connections Everywhere 名义：胜天半子？老子家族通天 [Reborn] [Three-generation family saga] [Hong Kong crime drama, The Knockout, and In the Name of the People fan fiction] [At home in both the underworld and the legitimate world] [Spanning nearly 130 years] On Guling Ridge, Qi Tongwei shot himself. He had once been the brightest rising star in Handong, yet he was also the most tragic pawn on the chessboard of power. Reborn in an instant, he returned to the turning point of his fate. In this life, he would no longer be the Qi Tongwei who knelt at 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 In the Name of the People: I Take Over Gao Yuliang's Body and Help Qi Tongwei Get Promoted 名义：魂穿高育良，保祁同伟进部 One morning, overworked office drone Chen Mo wakes up as Gao Yuliang, the man about to be disgraced in In the Name of the People! From the start, Qi Tongwei is already tearfully reporting Chen Hai's car accident, and Hou Liangping is about to arrive from out of town. Is this a dead end? Gao Yuliang smiles calmly and picks up the phone. “Tongwei, don't panic. Hou Liangping wants to investigate Zhao Dehan? Take your men and go turn the tables on him!” Sha Ruijin: “I can't make sense of Gao Yuliang 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 54 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
- 55 In the Name of the People: Handong's King of Clapbacks, Taking Everyone Down 名义：汉东怼人王，创飞所有人 [Fun, Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Not Strictly Accurate] Wang Minghui, with powerful connections, parachutes into Handong. The capital's Wang the Roaster has arrived, so everyone else better get out of the way! Everyone in Handong is evil? What a coincidence. So am I! Chen Yanshi, trading on his seniority? Wang Minghui: "Mao Yanshi, you want to be Handong's emperor in all but name. Does Little Sha agree?" Sha Ruijin wants to turn Handong into his personal fiefdom? Wang Minghui: "Don't make me send 101.1kReads8.4Score5.6k14d adds
- 56 In the Name of the People: Reborn in Handong, Investing in Gao Yuliang from the Start 名义：重生汉东，开局投资高育良 427Reads7.3Score10614d adds
- 57 In the Name of the People: Who Says Handong Is a Mess? It's Amazing! 名义：谁说汉东乱？这汉东太棒了 The rating just came out. It’ll go up later. … A group of extraordinary people won their way back into the game, and after reviewing what happened, they chose to start another round in Handong. And so, the tone of In the Name of the People changed completely! Fighting! Awesome! Mayhem everywhere! If all else fails, we’ll sink Handong! [Meme-Filled] [Lighthearted] [Just Here for the Fun] [Entirely Handcrafted] 1.1kReads6.5Score10514d adds
- 58 In the Name of the People: The Academy Sends Someone, and Xiao Jinzi Panics 名义：学院派来人，小金子急疯了 A single transfer order sends him straight to Handong! Xu Zhiyuan takes up his new post with an iron hand. Facing Handong’s political infighting and an economy that has slammed on the brakes year after year, Xu Zhiyuan has only one goal: “No one is going to stand in the way of Handong’s economic development!” As billions in revenue and trillions in orders keep pouring into Handong, the higher-ups issue one commendation after another. Sha Ruijin is on edge. His voice trembling, he demands, “Comra 83kReads6.8Score4.3k14d adds
- 59 One Thought to Slay the Transmigrated Soul: Qi Tongwei Rises to the Top in Handong 一念镇杀穿越魂，祁同伟登顶汉东 The scores are out today... They should go up, right? “Raise the beams, ring the bell, log in! I’m about to rule Handong!” “How can your thoughts be so filthy?” When Qi Tongwei heard another consciousness roaring in his mind, he was thoroughly baffled. “What kind of nobody are you to think you can take over my body?” A single thought swept through his mind, and all was quiet! From then on, he was rid of a delusional, self-important loser’s soul. Qi Tongwei gained a set of memories from the futur 59.5kReads8.6Score4.6k14d adds
- 60 In the Name of the People: Dawn Breaks Over Handong 名义：天亮汉东 After transmigrating to Handong, Li Mingyuan becomes Gao Yuliang's student. Knowing the story inside out, he faces the overtures, tests, and attempts to ensnare him from every major faction with a thermos always in hand and a warm smile on his face. While others build their own power bases, he organizes team-building activities; while others trade on personal ties, he upholds party principles; while others rely on their connections, he relies on his political convictions. Qi Tongwei: “Mingyuan, 1.7kReads8.1Score12014d adds
- 61 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei Pledges Allegiance to Powerbroker Wang Hongtao 名义：祁同伟投靠大佬王洪涛 With powerful backing, Qi Tongwei can make even the Twenty-Four Heavens a reality. Nineteen ranks to the top. Now he has power, and he can sing his heart out. Looking back, the land and old friends have all returned! Watch, listen, and let the wind sing as he climbs step by step to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea! 160Reads5.4Score1114d adds
- 62 In the Name of the People: Reborn as Handong's Number One Troublemaker 名义：重生汉东第一搅屎棍 Another graduation season has arrived at Handong University of Political Science and Law, and no one could have imagined what would begin this year. A bizarre soul from the Immortal Realm fell into Handong. Yang Kui had caused so much trouble in the Immortal Realm that he had offended just about everyone he met, and in the end, the immortals ambushed him and destroyed his soul. But the space within him gave him a chance to be reborn. Yang Kui was such a troublemaker, though, that even the space 1.2kReads6.1Score—14d adds
- 63 Huang Zhichen's Tenth Book 黄智宸第10本书 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn in Officialdom: From Refusing to Step Aside to the Pinnacle of Power 官场重生：从拒绝让位到权力巅峰 Xu Mo, a government-recruited graduate trainee, was reborn and returned to the day he was forced to sign an application giving up his promotion. In his previous life, he believed he had to “put the bigger picture first.” In return, he was sidelined, made a scapegoat, and fired. This time, when the county Party committee office director tried to threaten and bribe him, he gave a cold laugh and tore up the application right in front of him. Using his information advantage to rattle the old hands 258Reads—Score10514d adds
- 65 Officialdom: The Ladder to Success 官场：青云梯 In 1995, Chen Mo, a top student in the Water Conservancy Department at Heyang University, resolutely gives up a job at the provincial newspaper and heads to Qingshi Village to serve as a clerk. But a land requisition compensation notice sets off a string of bizarre incidents: villager Wang the Lame sets himself on fire, a granary vanishes, and a bloodstained Jun porcelain vase appears... From the village to the provincial government, Chen Mo spends twenty years walking a political tightrope. Tem 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Gao Yuliang's Redemption 高育良的救赎 A turning point in fate: Gao Yuliang was reborn, still unwilling to accept his lot. Now that he knows everything, can he and his disciple Qi Tongwei outwit fate? Should he plan ahead, cut his losses and survive, or force his way to victory? 4.2kReads8.4Score21314d adds
- 67 The Road to Office: Rising to the Top 官路之平步青云 [No System + Antagonists Stay Smart Throughout + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] The jianghu isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about human relationships and worldly wisdom. Its intrigues and betrayals are even more perilous than the battlefield. One wrong step, and you’re doomed beyond redemption. Bu Qingyun was once the top soldier of the Tinnan Military Region, but secretly retired without telling his former commander. After retiring, he became Fang Xinyi’s driver. But less than half a month int 3.8kReads7.3Score37814d adds
- 68 In the Name of the People: Reborn as Gao Zhiwu, Monkey, You're Too Green 名义：重生高植物，猴子你太嫩了 The ending of his previous life, when he trusted Zhao Ruilong and misjudged Sha Ruijin, only to end up behind bars and disgraced, remained etched in his mind like a carving in stone. Yes... Life is full of regrets, and the waters flow ever eastward. Regret is simply part of life. Why should I be any different? Gao Yuliang opened his eyes and found himself back on the eve of Sha Ruijin’s arrival in Handong. He could still feel the rust of the prison bars on his fingertips, but a cold fire had alr 52Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 69 The Ups and Downs of the System 体制风云 Wang Yibo had passed the provincial civil service selection exam and expected to serve in a prosperous township. By a twist of fate, however, he was sent to impoverished Shanling Township as a full-time deputy Party secretary. When his career ambitions clash with his belief in serving the people, what will he choose? 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 I, Zhao Lichun’s Son-in-Law, Hold All the Power 我，赵立春的女婿，一手遮天 “I’m not here to be a pawn. I’m here to flip the table!” Using his position as department head as leverage, he sets the entire political chessboard of Handong in motion. If you’re an ally, he’ll join forces with you to break the deadlock. If you’re an enemy, he’ll strike you down without mercy! He’ll stir up the storm and reshape the order, turning Handong’s stagnant waters upside down for good! 5Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 71 In the World of Officialdom, One Wrong Move Can Get You Promoted 官场，不小心就升官了 Qin Mo, a 50-year-old, low-ranking employee at the Archives Bureau, wakes up one morning having traveled from 2025 back to the night before the 1995 civil service exam. After a miserable, bullied life in his previous life, all he wants this time is to make money and chase women, staying well clear of the troubles of government service. 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Path to Power: Breaking the Deadlock 官途之破局 A college student from a small county town enters the government and eventually rises to the very top. A new work is here! Come read my stories on Fanqie Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 In the Name of the People: Backed by Handong University, I'm Headed Straight for the Top! 名义：背靠汉大，直奔巅峰赛！ Refusing to stay at the university from the start, Yang Fan takes up a post in the provinces. Backed by Han University, he blazes a trail with technology and brings prosperity to the people through industry. After more than a decade of dedicated work in Handong, his legacy benefits the entire province. Rat Poison: That Han University… he said, looking at the circle of colleagues around him. The Han University Secretary Squad! How can we possibly let this happen? Gao Yuliang: Better to find enlig 115.6kReads8.4Score6.5k14d adds
- 74 The Rugged Road to Officialdom 官道崎岖 During an era of sweeping reform, Li Chengfeng had only just entered public service when his parents suddenly passed away. With them gone, his various connections grew cold as people drifted away. Heartbroken and with a bleak future ahead, Li Chengfeng experienced an extraordinary stroke of fortune in a chance accident. A person's fate can change in an instant. From then on, Li Chengfeng carved a path through the thorns, leading all the way to the halls of power. 18.4kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 75 In the Name of the People: Twelve Turns on the Road to Power 名义之仕途十二转 After transmigrating into the TV series In the Name of the People, she becomes Qi Tongwei's undergraduate classmate and obtains a career System. She helps Qi Tongwei, only to get caught up in the crackdown herself! Fine, fine, so you're all going to make things difficult for me? No problem. I'll just get promoted and transferred somewhere else, then come back later and deal with you all. (This novel is mainly about career advancement and isn't limited to the events of In the Name of the People.) 76Reads7.2Score2414d adds
- 76 In the Name of the People: Chunlin Sounds So Good, I'll Rise from Deputy Governor to Governor 名义：春林好好听，省六变省一 (The rating may be low at first because the early plot takes its time, and the author is adjusting the direction as they write. The pace will pick up as the story unfolds. Please read a couple more chapters before rating. Thank you, thank you!) In his previous life, Xia Qing spent over thirty years working his way up from humble beginnings. In this life, he arrives in the world of In the Name of the People and is born into a prestigious family. With both a powerful background and hard work, even 15.1kReads6.7Score50714d adds
- 77 Rising from a Northwest Frontier Police Post After Leaving the Army 退伍后，从西北边陲警察开始崛起 In 1987, Zhou Yang, a reconnaissance soldier returning home wounded, suffers a devastating blow. He resolutely chooses to transfer to the impoverished Northwest, beginning his rise from the desolate region, one step at a time... 27.5kReads8.7Score3.1k14d adds
- 78 A Most Extraordinary Path to Power 非常权途 Behind closed doors, one gripping power struggle after another is quietly unfolding in the world of politics. Sun Zhewen, a low-ranking civil servant whose talents had gone unrecognized, saw everything change after meeting his beautiful superior. He had thought he was destined to be a nobody, but his outstanding abilities, keen political instincts, and knack for leveraging others' influence helped him steadily climb the career ladder. Yet as his position rose, the temptations of power followed c 3.9kReads8.4Score33514d adds
- 79 Officialdom: I Came First in the Interview, and You Sent Me to a Remote Mountain Village 官场：面试第一，你让我去穷山沟 [No System + Slow Burn + One Female Lead + Mind Games + Rise from the Grassroots + Feel-Good Read] (Most reviews are positive, and the rating is still climbing. Read with confidence.) “I threw you into the mud so you would rot.” That was the verdict delivered to Xu Tian by Zhao Mingxuan, a rising star in Jiangdong Province politics. And so Xu Tian, who had ranked first in the interview, was banished to Hongfeng Town. A tinderbox notorious for clan feuds, so poor it could barely scrape by. No con 18.5kReads7.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 80 In the Name of the People: Sha Ruijin Went to Prison to Work a Sewing Machine 名义：沙瑞金进去踩缝纫机了 For reasons everyone knows, Fang Xiangming was suddenly parachuted into Handong, where he joined forces with Sha Ruijin. The two then embarked on a fierce and gripping struggle… 7.9kReads7.6Score34114d adds
- 81 Reborn in 1998: Back on the Road to Power 重生1998，再踏官途 A celebratory banquet for a promotion became the last straw for Zhang Haiqing! He has been working for twenty-three years, yet has spent more than a decade stuck at the section-level, without moving up an inch! Who could have guessed that fate would play such a cruel joke on him, sending him back to October 3, 1998! With two months left before he is assigned a job, how will he face the road opening up before him once more?! Reborn and embarking on his official career again, he is ready to give i 192Reads6.0Score12014d adds
- 82 In the Name of the People: Gao Yuliang Returns, and Handong’s Skies Change 名义，高育良归来，汉东换天了 [In the Name of the People] + [Gao Yuliang] + [Qi Tongwei] + [comeback] Reborn on the eve of the Handong storm, I am Gao Yuliang! In my past life, I became a pawn to be discarded. My students, colleagues, and superiors joined forces to betray me, leaving me with nothing. This time, I can see every move in the game ahead of time! Sha Ruijin wants to use Li Dakang as a weapon? I'll turn them against each other instead! Qi Tongwei wants to get on his knees and beg for a position? I'll turn him stra 4.3kReads—Score10014d adds
- 83 The Self-Cultivation of a Minor Bureaucrat 小官僚的自我修养 What exactly is the system in China? It seeps into every aspect of society and people's hearts, reaching every corner. It is ever-present, like a shadow. This book is a guide to surviving within the system, and can also serve as a case study to learn from. With penetrating thought, firsthand insight, and delicate prose, the author recreates the true story of an ordinary man growing into a minor bureaucrat. The petty rivalries, wine, women, wealth, and power of local officialdom; the humiliation 451Reads8.7Score11814d adds
- 84 Li Dakang, Go Take Him Down! Why Are You Chickening Out? 李达康，你去干他呀，你咋怂了 This is a fanfic based on In the Name of the People. The protagonist, Xiao Chaoyang, is a transmigrator whose parents were martyrs. His adoptive father is the president of Handong University. The story mainly revolves around the Thirteen Tigers of Handong Province. 11.6kReads5.8Score15814d adds
- 85 In the Name of the People: Zhao Lichun's Son-in-Law Is Transferred to Handong 名义：赵立春女婿，调任汉东 A phone call between Lin Zhiyuan and his father-in-law, Zhao Lichun, completely changed the political landscape of Handong. Before arriving in Handong. Sha Ruijin: “If I want to do something, there’s nothing I can’t get done.” After arriving in Handong. Sha Ruijin: “Seriously, is there something wrong with Lin Zhiyuan and Handong? How come I can’t get a single thing I want to do done?” 39.3kReads6.1Score2.2k14d adds
- 86 In the Name of the People: Reborn, Starting in Handong 名义：重生从汉东开始 At eighteen, he enters Handong University's School of Political Science and Law, the same year as Hou Liangping and Chen Hai. He also meets Qi Tongwei, a year ahead of him. Before graduating, he witnesses Qi Tongwei kneel to propose with his own eyes. At that moment, he understands that knowing the plot alone won't change anyone. By the time the storm truly arrives, he is no longer a bystander. 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 In the Name of the People: Setting Han Dong Straight with a Fortune from the Start 名义：开局携百亿身家整顿汉东 After transmigrating into the world of television dramas, he was suppressed from the start and transferred to a remote backwater, with no hope of promotion. Fortunately, the System arrived. When he set foot in Handong again, undercurrents were already swirling, and the various factions were locked in open and covert struggles. He smiled faintly. “This time, I’m taking back everything that belongs to me!” 127.6kReads6.6Score8.2k14d adds
- 88 In the Name of the People: I Backed Qi Tongwei, and Became the King of Handong 名义：力挺祁同伟，我成了汉东王 Yu Shendu transmigrates to Lone Eagle Ridge with the magical phone Sha Niu. Just as Qi Tongwei is about to kill himself, Yu takes him back to the moment they were arresting Ding Yizhen. Grateful to Yu Shendu for giving him a second chance, Qi Tongwei transfers all his shares in the Shanshui Manor to him. Qi Tongwei then begins to lay new plans for Handong. With the lessons of his past failure and Yu Shendu’s help, he will never lose to Hou Liangping this time. And as Yu Shendu helps Qi Tongwe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 In the Name of the People: Can I Outwit Heaven? 名义：我能胜天半子吗 “Don’t trade your knees for someone else’s charity.” I said this to Qi Tongwei just as he was about to kneel. Reborn in 1989, I carry thirty years of memories from the future, starting out as a college graduate assigned to a poor county. The deputy section chief gives me a hard time? One report is all it takes to leave him roasting over the fire in front of his superiors. Others see an abandoned archive room. I see ironclad evidence of crimes. Others fear the Liang family’s power. I’m ready to t 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 From Grassroots to the Summit: A Path to Success in Government 官途青云从基层到嵿峰 I, Wen Zhendong, was humiliated into becoming someone else's fall guy. From then on, my career soared, and with the support of the women in my life, I finally became the director of the Eighth Inspection and Supervision Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Only then did I discover that being made the fall guy all those years ago had been a move in the game laid out for my life... 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Catbait's 27th Book 猫饵第27本书 His patron is arrested, his sister-in-law is humiliated, his girlfriend betrays him, and petty people push him around. Lin Xiangdong faces his darkest hour from the start. Determined to change the lonely, frustrated life he led in his previous life, he decides to stop being timid and take the initiative, beginning by saving Fang Jie, his sister-in-law, from her tragic fate. This is the story of an ordinary man who rises step by step from the depths of power to reach the pinnacle of a political c 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 In the Name of the People: Replacing Sha Ruijin, I Take Control of Handong 名义：取代沙瑞金，拿捏汉东全局 A single transfer order moved Lin Zhiyuan from faraway Haicheng to Handong. Handong was complicated. On the surface, two factions, the Secretary's Circle and the Handong University Circle, were locked in a power struggle, while criminal gangs had entrenched themselves in cities across the region. Lin Zhiyuan was determined to bring down both of Handong's major factions. Gao Yuliang and Li Dakang were first on the list. Then there was Qi Tongwei, who had broken the law and abused his power. He ha 229.2kReads7.3Score17k14d adds
- 93 In the Name of the People: Handong's Number One Boxer, the King of Handong Is Here 名义，汉东第一拳王，汉东王来了 Promises other people make to you don't count. Only what you can decide for yourself counts. Old Secretary Zhao Lichun is the most upright and decent man around. He shouldn't have ended up like this. The Zhao family can't let their boat capsize. 90.3kReads8.5Score5.4k14d adds
- 94 From the Start, I Became Gao Yuliang’s Most Troublesome Student 开局成了高育良最头疼的弟子 Everyone thought that with Gao Yuliang as his patron, Lu Xiaodong would rise smoothly through the ranks in Handong. But this disciple refused to follow the usual path. He wouldn’t step into the game his master’s faction had laid out. Qi Tongwei targeted his weakness: his brother-in-law, Shen Jianfeng, became entangled in business with the Shengqiang Group, giving Qi leverage to threaten him. His mentor, Gao Yuliang, lost himself in the pursuit of power, and the two men drifted apart, going from 4.9kReads—Score10214d adds
- 95 In the Name of the People: Plotting My Rise After Graduating from Handong University 名义：从汉大毕业后开始布局 In the Name of the People + Scion of the Central Leadership Zhao Ruilong: Jingzhou cannot allow someone this damn impressive to exist. Su Muyan: Well, today you’ve met one. Su Muyan also said: A Director Qi with political savvy off the charts is so captivating. But I’m not jealous, because he’s one of my people. Someone is using the Moon Lake Food City to try to drag Professor Gao into the mess. Don’t worry, a mysterious force will step in. You say that old Chen Yanshi has a foul temper and 872Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 The Town Leader 镇领导 The sky over Dashan Town has fallen. The Party secretary died unexpectedly, leaving behind a funding black hole worth billions. Town Mayor Gao Yuanxing is pushed into the spotlight, with every step he takes bringing him to the edge of a cliff. But the real hunter is his deputy, the man who calls him brother: Jia Haoran. He rides on Gao Yuanxing’s “achievements” to climb to power, manipulating events as he pleases and enjoying every minute of it. Watching the people’s hard-earned money being squa 3kReads7.6Score21814d adds
- 97 In the Name of the People: Qi Tongwei Is Reborn and Refuses to Kneel for Zhong Xiaai 名义：祁同伟重生拒跪娶钟小艾 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 A Modern-Era People’s Official 当代民吏 This is a modern novel about an ordinary person navigating a career in government. It does feature a “System,” but it isn’t a wish-fulfillment fantasy. It’s more like a guidebook to working within the system, with the “System” serving only as a voice-over that explains things. For ordinary readers, it offers a look at how people work and live within the system. For those already working within it, it offers a deeper understanding of how to conduct yourself and get things done. WTF? He gets hit b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 My Wife's Childhood Friend Shows Up and Demands We Divorce 妻子竹马上门，开口要我们离婚 My Wife Zhu Ma Showed Up and Announced She Wanted a Divorce 1.7kReads—Score3514d adds
- 100 In the Name of the People: I Vote for Chen Yanshi, Who Refuses to Retire! 名义：我投退而不休陈岩石一票！ [System novel] [Transmigration novel] [Alternate universe] [Fiction] [Fan fiction] Li Quan is a transmigrator whose life is a mix of good and bad luck, full of twists and turns. The good news is that he comes from a well-off family and never has to worry about food or clothing. The bad news is that he was born with an incurable lung disease. Although it has no obvious symptoms, is not contagious, and leaves his lung function normal, his life is as fragile as a dying candle. Fate always seems to 7Reads5.3Score—14d adds
