The Heavenly Trial

On April 11, 2025, Ji Chunsheng, deputy secretary of the Yuhe Municipal Party Committee, was taken away by the provincial discipline inspection commission after a meeting on rectifying corruption among the masses. Twelve years ago, he stunned the audience with his poem "Ode to Yuhe"; a dinner, a woman, a USB drive, and a photo pushed him to the other side of history. He built an intricate network: Zhao Qiming was his business spokesperson, Ji Chunming his enforcer, Ye Yuji his political ally, and Chen Yan his mistress. He thought this web was impenetrable. But he miscalculated a gambler and two idle people seeking internet fame; a kidnapping case unraveled old scandals. Dual narrative, three threads interwoven: USB video, fake discipline inspection case, and intimate photos from the kidnapping. Merits and faults will be judged by history, and the people will deliberate. And history has just written its first page. — Description from novelcodex.org