Absolute Power: Starting as the Municipal Party Secretary’s Chief of Staff

A bridge collapses, and a disciplinary notice is issued. Shen Ruizhe becomes the scapegoat for the disaster.

With nowhere left to turn, he decides to risk everything, vowing to expose the truth behind the scenes.

In the evening breeze by the river embankment, he unexpectedly encounters the newly appointed mayor, who is conducting a covert inspection.

The wheels of fate suddenly begin to turn...

Called upon in a crisis, he rises at a stroke to become the mayor’s secretary.

Under the churning currents of officialdom, with entrenched factions on all sides, he seizes his one chance to dig ever deeper into the truth of the accident, battle corrupt officials, unravel the mystery, and claim power amid the shifting tides.