The Son of Taihu: Traces Left by the Years

Son of Taihu: Traces Left by Time: A True Memoir of a Veteran Public Security Officer

Son of Taihu: Traces Left by Time

Introduction

This is a true personal autobiography and memoir, with no fiction or embellishment. It faithfully records the difficult yet inspiring life of its protagonist, Jin Dingqian.

The book recounts his real life:

From a poor and difficult childhood in a waterside town, growing up through the trials of famine,

to an adolescence tempered by hard labor and endurance,

and then to his youth, spent studying diligently and striving to make something of himself.

Born to an ordinary farming family in the Jiangnan waterlands, the protagonist relied on his own determination to leave the fields and countryside behind, enter a police academy, and pursue a career in public security.

From a rural boy, he grew into an outstanding people's police officer, loyal, upright, and dedicated to his duties.

The book faithfully recreates the life of a grassroots public security officer in the 1980s:

Serving on the front lines at a local police station, participating in special crackdowns, pursuing criminals across provinces for thousands of miles, tackling difficult murder cases, escorting prisoners across provincial borders through snowstorms, and upholding justice through impartial law enforcement.

Born into humble circumstances, he weathered many storms, strove ceaselessly to improve himself, and never gave in despite repeated setbacks.

Rooted in the Jiangnan countryside and bearing witness to changing times, this is a sincere and down-to-earth autobiography of a veteran public security officer.