
When his superior retired, Li Lin, as his secretary, was implicated and demoted to an indefinite secondment as deputy township head in a remote rural town.
With no backing, Li Lin's political career seemed bleak. Coming from a grassroots background with no connections, he was marginalized and made invisible by the township leaders, enduring various suppressions and exclusions.
Just as Li Lin believed his life was hopeless, his patron descended from the sky, and from then on, his rise was unstoppable.
It turned out that his greatest support was none other than himself!