Silent Years: Wild Path

In the 1990s, a small northeastern city was hit by a wave of layoffs, old orders quietly collapsed, and undercurrents surged in the streets. Teenagers Wang Yaowen, Liu Yuming, and Ren Shiqi walked together, relying on youthful loyalty to support each other, struggling to survive in confused and turbulent times. Local resources had long been controlled by Long Xiaotian, and Lu Zhendong and Tian Guanghui, unwilling to remain subservient, rose up to fight. After the storm, Long Xiaotian's gang was destroyed, and its core members were punished by law. When Long Xiaotian was released from prison, he still clung to his past power and wanted to regain his footing. The old generation's struggles settled, leaving a huge vacuum of interests. Wang Yaowen and his group, swept by the times, stepped into the complex world of fame and fortune. They seized opportunities and moved forward step by step, but interest disputes, ideological differences, and accumulated estrangement gradually diluted their youthful friendship, and the brothers who once stood side by side eventually went their separate ways. Half a lifetime of ups and downs, all with causes and effects. In 2018, the anti-crime campaign began, and the grudges sown by youthful impulsiveness came to an end. Some ended up in prison, some lived in poverty; every choice had its corresponding outcome. This is the story of a generation in the northeast, where after the glitz fades, everything finds its place. — Description from novelcodex.org