Deep Sea

Li Yuanming rises from obscurity to become the leading developer in the eastern city. To secure projects, he spares no effort, causing officials like Zheng Ke and Director Li from the Urban Construction Bureau to fall from power, and Li successfully wins key projects such as the Donghai Cross-River Bridge and No. 3 Middle School. After Gu Haiyi steps down due to a stroke, Li Yuanming sends He Xiaoyu to get close to Lu Ting. When he learns that Lu Ting has embezzled public funds for stock trading, Li Yuanming pays off his million-yuan debt, threatens Lu Ting with explicit photos, and uses tactics to make Deputy Mayor Sun Pin allocate the No. 13 plot of the former Eastern City Hospital to the Li family. Problems arise with the projects, and the Donghai Cross-River Bridge collapses. Due to the severity of the incident, Zheng Ke is detained, but Li Yuanming escapes punishment using agreements and a scapegoat. Lu Ting accidentally discovers that Sun's mother's car accident is related to Li Yuanming, but after negotiating with Li, he vanishes without a trace. While investigating her husband's disappearance, Li Hong uncovers the relationship between Lu Ting and He Xiaoyu. Qi Duoduo has long been blackmailed by her ex-husband Zhou Quan. After she finally refuses to lend him money, Zhou Quan is found dead in the western suburbs. The police suspect Chen Lei of killing Zhou Quan, but Qi Duoduo finds new clues indicating that Xiao Yong is the prime suspect in Zhou Quan's case, and that this case is closely linked to Lu Ting's disappearance. He Xiaoyu returns to the eastern city to visit a prisoner and is kidnapped and threatened by Li Yuanming. He Xiaoyu and Chen Lei are forced to help Li Hong investigate the truth behind Lu Ting's disappearance. — Description from novelcodex.org