I'm a Well-Connected Insider in the Modern Era

Chen Xiaobei was just a rental-property manager in an urban village, with three apartments to his name. An accident pulled him into a secret struggle between top-tier capital players.

The powerful figures on all sides saw him as a cheap, useful scapegoat and kept pushing him to handle troublesome situations. He played along, pretending to be timid and obedient, patiently enduring and leaving a trace at every turn as he accumulated leverage and favors amid the tug-of-war between factions.

The weapons of public opinion, financial safeguards, legal shields, and connections in elite circles: he gathered them all one by one amid the crisis.

He had no intention of reaching the summit and only wanted to protect himself. Yet amid the clashes between powerful factions, he became the key balancing force that would decide the winner.