The Pinnacle of Power: Starting with Rejecting an Arranged Marriage

[Rebirth + Officialdom + Anti-corruption + Entrepreneurship in the 1990s] In my previous life, my wife framed me, and I went from municipal party secretary to a death-row inmate. Only before my execution by lethal injection did I see the truth: beneath that gentle face lay a poisonous scheme that ruined my life. When I open my eyes again, it’s 1990, the first day of my assignment to the Communist Youth League committee. Li Xuexue sidles up to me again. Her perfume is cheap, her eyes alluring. “Brother Feng, how about we… spend the night at the guesthouse?” I smile. “No thanks. I’m heading to the countryside to take up a post.” This time, I don’t want a mansion or a fancy car. I only want the people to live in peace. I won’t curry favor with the powerful. I only want to make friends with comrades who stand up for the people. From exposing data fraud in the township to denouncing county-level vanity projects; from doggedly building a road to a mountain village to establishing a model of clean governance. This time, I’ll be an upright official, honest and aboveboard...