Lin Rui, an out-of-school boy from a remote mountain village in Guangxi, followed his uncle to sneak into a foreign border town.
After his uncle was shot dead by a local gangster, Lin Rui lived on the streets, without any relatives and penniless. In order to survive, he could only step into the cold underground boxing ring and gamble for his life.
He escaped death several times in the iron cage. With his desperate forbearance and ruthlessness, he was appreciated by the local Hongmen rulers and entered the vortex of the gang.
This border town is divided and controlled by four major families. All parties plot against each other and are fighting for their own interests everywhere. Lin Rui lurked in the depths of the undercurrent, dealing with various forces including aristocratic families, gangs, and local defense forces. He worked step by step to defeat the established wealthy families entrenched in the local area one by one.
After becoming the regional leader, he gathered the Chinese self-defense forces and took charge of public security in the border towns.
Knowing that the gray industry has no long-term future, Lin Rui decisively gave up the gray business and turned his back to the industry: opening processing plants, opening up overseas commerce, building streets, setting up schools, and improving people's livelihood and welfare.
He took in the wandering overseas compatriots, opened up wasteland and started businesses, and with the long-term vision of running the city-state, he built a stable settlement territory for the foreign Chinese to take root in the chaotic foreign land.
