Chapter Summaries

Dong Xuebin showed Mu Zhengzhong the stolen Sesshu's Splashed Ink Landscape and gave it to him for his private museum to exhibit, hoping it could later be exchanged for Chinese relics. After leaving the painting with Mu, Dong hurried to Madam Han’s birthday gathering because he was already late.

• Dong Xuebin explained that he had brought Sesshu's Splashed Ink Landscape back to give Japan trouble, and Mu Zhengzhong recognized it as a Japanese national treasure.
• Mu Zhengzhong decided to buy the painting, but Dong refused payment and asked him to display it as a donation from a patriot.
• Dong suggested that Mu exhibit the painting before considering an exchange for Chinese cultural relics, and Mu agreed to handle it as he saw fit.
• Mu gave Dong his phone number and offered him a favor, then invited him to dinner.
• Dong left the painting in Mu’s car and hurried to the Mercedes Business to attend Madam Han’s birthday gathering.

After being criticized by Geng Yuehua, Dong Xuebin decided to keep a low profile and focus on producing results, but a downpour left him sick and locked out of his home. Geng Yuehua found him collapsed outside his door and brought him to her home, where he began to see her as principled despite her hostility toward him.

• Dong Xuebin instructed the Street Office staff to prepare for the Japanese investment delegation’s visit and then left work to clear his head by the river.
• A sudden downpour soaked Dong Xuebin, and he decided to work carefully and build his record despite pressure from Wang Anshi and Geng Yuehua.
• Dong Xuebin caught a fever, lost his home keys while searching for his car, and collapsed outside his locked apartment door.
• Geng Yuehua found Dong Xuebin outside his door, brought him into her home, and left him a towel, quilt, and medicine.
• Dong Xuebin appreciated Geng Yuehua’s help and reconsidered his resentment toward her, but realized he had no water to take the medicine.

After Dong Xuebin helped save everyone in a major traffic accident, the news credited his efforts to his pregnant wife, Xie Huilan, and boosted her promotion prospects. Xie Huilan returned home and learned that her transfer had been decided: she would become Municipal Party Secretary of a city in the Southern Region.

• A provincial newspaper praised Xie Huilan for directing the rescue and described Dong Xuebin only as her husband, while Dong realized the coverage was building support for her promotion.
• Dong Xuebin explained to Luan Xiaoping that his emergency treatment had prevented any deaths and turned the accident into a political achievement for Xie Huilan.
• Xie Huilan came home, reunited with Dong Xuebin and Qian Qian, and watched a television report in which Dong said helping people was his duty.
• Xie Huilan received a call from her father, who told her that her transfer had been decided.
• Xie Huilan told the family she would become Municipal Party Secretary of a city in the Southern Region, and they celebrated her promotion and the upcoming birth.

After the earthquake, Dong Xuebin returned to Guangming Park, organized rescue and relief efforts, and checked another shelter. He learned that the District Committee Courtyard was burning with leaders trapped inside, and feared Yuehua might be among them.

• Dong Xuebin and his companions brought injured civilians to Guangming Park, where Geng Xinke reported hundreds injured, scarce supplies, and inadequate rescue resources.
• Dong Xuebin ordered the Street Office to rely on its own people, prioritize saving lives, and organize rescue teams while securing food and water.
• Dong Xuebin went to the Small Square and heard Wang Yuling's report on the shelter's conditions.
• A clerk reported that the District Committee Courtyard was on fire, with leaders and cadres trapped inside and Fire Trucks unable to reach them.
• Dong Xuebin feared Yuehua had stayed behind to rescue people and might be trapped in the fire.

Dong Xuebin kept Zeng Linghua alive with acupuncture while her family arrived and feared she would die before the surgeon could reach them. He then announced that he knew surgery and would operate himself, leaving the story at the start of the emergency operation.

• Dong Xuebin used acupuncture to raise Zeng Linghua's blood pressure and heartbeat, but said she had no more than eight minutes.
• Chu Peng's elderly in-laws arrived, blamed him for failing to protect Zeng Linghua, and tried to reach her in the ambulance.
• When Zeng Linghua's vital signs dropped again, Dong Xuebin used acupuncture to stabilize her once more.
• Dong Xuebin put on a white coat and gloves, ordered everyone to clear the ambulance, and announced that he would perform the operation.

Dong Xuebin learned that Peace Street Office had been nominated for a National Model Elder Care Unit, and the district was rallying behind its inspection. He returned to Guangming Street Office and shared the news, leaving his colleagues troubled by the honor going to their rival.

• Geng Yuehua praised Peace Street Office’s nursing home work and issued six directives to accelerate elder care construction across the district.
• Chu Qinghua described Peace Street Office’s work, and Shen Fei announced that a central Inspection Team would inspect it the next morning as a nominee for a National Model Elder Care Unit.
• Officials congratulated Chu Qinghua while Dong Xuebin resented his rival’s nomination and recalled Chu’s past attempt to frame him.
• Dong Xuebin convened a Party and Government Work Committee meeting at Guangming Street Office and relayed the district’s nursing home directives.
• Dong Xuebin told the meeting about Peace Street Office’s nomination, prompting Zhou Yanru, Qu Yiqiang, Geng Xinke, and other attendees to react with displeasure.

Dong Xuebin went to watch Chengxi Branch Bureau face Chaoyang Branch Bureau as the team tried to avoid another loss. With the match tied in stoppage time, a collision let Chaoyang’s No. 21 break through, and the referee awarded a penalty after the goalkeeper brought him down.

• Li Qing told the bureau’s soccer players that avoiding defeat was a political assignment, while Dong Xuebin stayed behind at the office.
• Dong Xuebin and Tan Limei went to Yuetan Sports Field, where Chengxi Branch Bureau was holding Chaoyang Branch Bureau to a 0–0 draw.
• Chang Juan told Dong Xuebin and Tan Limei that Director Xu and East City Branch Bureau’s deputy political commissar Xu Yan were rivals because Xu Yan had married Director Xu’s ex-husband.
• In stoppage time, Guo Panwei collided with a teammate and Chaoyang’s No. 21 broke into the penalty area.
• Goalkeeper Xiao Gao brought No. 21 down, and the referee awarded Chaoyang Branch Bureau a penalty.

Villagers armed with weapons surrounded County Chief Jiang and County Chief Dong's cars, prompting Zhenshui County officials to mobilize and rush to their aid. Wei Lin learned that Jiang Fangfang might be among those trapped, but the chapter ended before the confrontation was resolved.

• News spread through Zhenshui County that nearly twenty villagers had surrounded County Chief Jiang and County Chief Dong's cars with weapons.
• Yao Cui learned from Yan Yizhi that the officials were trapped inside their cars and hurried to drive to the scene.
• Meng Rui and Chu Peng led police cars out of the County Public Security Bureau to reach the stranded officials.
• Wei Lin told Little Li that he had arranged for villagers to hassle Dong Xuebin and the others, then cautioned him not to let the situation get out of hand.
• Little Li realized that his county's officials were choosing to ignore the incident to do Wei Lin a favor.

Han Fei and her colleagues worried that Dong Xuebin would be punished after he fought Yang Zhen, so Han Fei called her father to ask for help. Han Zhenghe recognized Dong Xuebin’s name as someone he had heard about, leaving Han Fei wondering what her father knew.

• He Zhou suggested Han Fei ask her father to plead for Dong Xuebin, but Han Fei doubted he would intervene.
• Yin Cheng'an told Han Fei that the Eighth Office’s leaders intended to hold Dong Xuebin accountable and that Zhu Weiye was still unavailable.
• Han Fei decided to call Han Zhenghe and explained how Yang Zhen had scraped her car before Dong Xuebin crashed into Yang Zhen’s car and kicked him.
• Han Zhenghe questioned Dong Xuebin’s conduct, then recognized his name and said he had heard of him since Dong Xuebin transferred to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Dong Xuebin watched a news report clearing up the mass incident with Yu Meixia and Yu Qianqian, then spent the night growing closer to Yu Meixia. The chapter ended after the two were intimate in her bedroom.

• Dong Xuebin, Yu Meixia, and Yu Qianqian watched a news rerun explaining that Dong Xuebin's assets came from legal income and that the incident's perpetrators had been arrested.
• Yu Qianqian asked where she should sleep, then went to bed alone in the Small Bedroom.
• Yu Meixia went to the Master Bedroom, and Dong Xuebin followed her and climbed into bed beside her.
• Dong Xuebin and Yu Meixia talked about her bank job and his wish to take care of her, then kissed and became intimate.
• Dong Xuebin used REV during their encounter, and Yu Meixia lay exhausted afterward.

Dong Xuebin returned to the Discipline Inspection Committee and spent most of the workday watching movies, despite his colleagues’ disapproval. After speaking with Xie Hui Lan, he decided to ask for leave so he could join her on an inspection trip to Macau.

• Dong Xuebin arrived at the office, met deputy director Chen Dayou, and watched a movie while his colleagues criticized his behavior.
• Han Fei delivered Wuyang City’s documents to Dong Xuebin, who later reviewed the report and issued a warning without imposing punishment.
• Xie Hui Lan called Dong Xuebin and invited him to join her provincial inspection and study trip to Macau with family members.
• Dong Xuebin agreed to ask Director Yin for leave so he could travel to Macau with Xie Hui Lan.

Dong Xuebin accompanied the Nanshan District delegation to Dafeng County to retrieve investors, where his history with local officials and the hotel drew wary attention. After Li Feng agreed to let the investors go, the delegation waited for Geng Yuehua’s instructions and headed to Ruihe Hotel, where staff recognized Dong Xuebin and went on alert.

• Dong Xuebin met Deputy Director Sun Pengpeng at a restaurant and taunted him about trying to take investors from Nanshan District.
• Ma Li and the Nanshan District delegation ate while Dong Xuebin stayed quiet, and Wang Bo reported his arrival to County Chief Li Feng.
• Li Feng recalled Dong Xuebin’s earlier actions at the Investment Conference and told Wang Bo to take Geng Yuehua to pick up the investors.
• As rain fell, Ma Li and the delegation waited until Geng Yuehua called them to Ruihe Hotel.
• Hotel staff recognized Dong Xuebin as he entered Ruihe Hotel and alerted the manager, leaving the Nanshan District group stunned by his notoriety.

Dong Xuebin tried to follow Xie Huilan’s advice and keep a low profile, but Liu Hanqing blocked the parking spaces again at the Discipline Inspection Committee. After a leader told him to park elsewhere, Dong rammed Liu’s Crown aside and parked his Porsche, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Xie Huilan urged Dong Xuebin to stay calm and handle Liu Hanqing’s provocations with care, while assuring him their family was not afraid of anyone.
• Dong Xuebin arrived at the Municipal Party Committee Courtyard and found Liu Hanqing’s Crown taking up two parking spaces again.
• Liu Hanqing ignored Dong’s honking while speaking with his father, Liu Dong, who warned him not to cause trouble before his transfer order arrived.
• A Discipline Inspection Committee leader told Dong to stop honking and find another place to park.
• Dong Xuebin backed up, rammed Liu Hanqing’s Crown forward, and parked his Porsche in the space he had made.

Dong Xuebin let the police take him in for questioning but challenged their conduct as officers tried to handcuff him. When they pointed a gun at him and rushed to subdue him, he overpowered them and left the scene facing a shocked crowd.

• Onlookers blamed the illegal taxi and Chengguan Police Station for the incident and praised Dong Xuebin for standing up for the civilians.
• Hu Hanbin left officers to arrest Dong Xuebin, who agreed to go to the Police Station but warned them against handcuffing him.
• An older officer pointed his pistol at Dong Xuebin and ordered another officer to cuff him, but Dong knocked the officer back with a flick of his wrist.
• Dong Xuebin turned the pistol’s muzzle toward his own forehead and dared the older officer to shoot.
• Five officers and the Black Car Driver charged Dong Xuebin, but he fought them off with one hand and punched the Black Car Driver flying.

Dong Xuebin welcomed his cousin Luan Ying and her husband Chen Daqing at their wedding, bringing Yu Meixia and Yu Qianqian along. When Qian Fei arranged for Ma Sanr to repeatedly block the wedding procession for red envelopes, Dong Xuebin ordered the police officers to smash the Mercedes, and the procession continued as Qian Fei watched furiously.

• Dong Xuebin warmly received Luan Ying and Chen Daqing, accepted their wedding invitation, and gave them a five-thousand-yuan red envelope.
• Dong Xuebin brought Yu Meixia and Yu Qianqian to Luan Ying's wedding, where Huitian Township police officers helped welcome guests.
• Qian Fei told Ma Sanr to block the wedding procession with his Mercedes and demand red envelopes, while Yu Meixia and Yu Qianqian recognized Ma Sanr as a man who had driven them out of Jin Di Mountain Villa.
• After Ma Sanr blocked the procession three times, Dong Xuebin ordered Chu Feng and the other officers to smash the Mercedes.
• Dong Xuebin's group pushed the wrecked Mercedes aside and continued the wedding procession, while Qian Fei angrily smashed his phone.

Dong Xuebin stayed overnight at Jiang Fangfang’s home and discovered that she suffered from severe insomnia after her husband’s death. He offered to read to her, and the economics book quickly put her to sleep.

• Jiang Fangfang told Dong Xuebin that she had relied on sleeping pills for years because she could not sleep after her husband died.
• Jiang Fangfang explained that her husband used to read to her at bedtime, and Dong Xuebin offered to try reading to her himself.
• Dong Xuebin brought an economics book into Jiang Fangfang’s bedroom and noticed that her wedding photo had been taken down.
• Dong Xuebin read aloud, and Jiang Fangfang fell asleep within minutes, so he tucked her in and turned off the light.

Dong Xuebin denied that Geng Xinke had gotten physical with him, preventing the District Discipline Inspection Committee from pursuing the incident. Geng Xinke thought he had escaped punishment, but then learned the district had approved 1.5 million yuan for Dong Xuebin’s earthquake drill.

• Dong Xuebin found that rumors about the videotape had not spread, but heard staff gossiping that Geng Xinke had grabbed him by the collar.
• Wu Liang called Dong Xuebin to ask about the reported incident, and Dong Xuebin said Geng Xinke had only argued with him over work.
• Wu Liang reported Dong Xuebin’s account to Geng Yuehua, and the Discipline Inspection Committee dropped the matter.
• Geng Xinke heard from Ma Li that the investigation had found nothing and believed the incident was over.
• Geng Xinke learned that the district had allocated 1.5 million yuan to Guangming Street Office for Dong Xuebin’s earthquake drill.

Dong Xuebin used his abilities and improvised medical treatment to save several victims after a highway accident, while other rescuers organized around him. He rushed to help a ten-year-old girl named Xiao Yan, whose abdomen had been pierced by a school ruler.

• Dong Xuebin stopped a badly injured man's bleeding and revived him, then went on to treat other victims.
• Dong Xuebin revived a girl with a severe head injury and stabilized a woman with fractures in both legs.
• Highway staff joined the spontaneous rescue effort as teachers and bystanders evacuated students from the tour bus.
• Rescuers discovered that Xiao Yan had a ruler lodged in her abdomen, and Dong Xuebin ran to her as her teacher begged him to save her.

Dong Xuebin defeated a seventh Seoul Taekwondo gym and demanded that Tianma Taekwondo Hall apologize, throwing Korea’s Taekwondo world into crisis. After news of his challenges spread across China, an assistant coach from Tianma publicly apologized, while Dong Xuebin’s identity remained undisclosed.

• Dong Xuebin defeated another black-belt coach and warned Seoul’s gyms to control their students, saying he would keep challenging them until Tianma Taekwondo Hall apologized.
• Coach Li joined Seoul Taekwondo leaders in a meeting where they urged Piao Enzhi to apologize and contain the damage from Dong Xuebin’s challenges.
• Seoul’s gyms went on alert, disciplined students who attacked Chinese people, and faced withdrawals as the gym-challenge crisis spread.
• Chinese newspapers reported Dong Xuebin’s seven consecutive victories, and students, teachers, celebrities, and online commenters praised the unnamed tourist.
• An assistant coach from Tianma Taekwondo Hall publicly apologized that evening.

Dong Xuebin reunited with former classmates at Lian University and joined them in helping Teacher Jiang prepare for the anniversary celebration. The others soon stopped working, leaving Dong Xuebin to move almost all the heavy items by himself as Jiang Min returned to help him.

• Sun Ru Hua, Zhao Meng, and Le Hai Dong chatted about their lives while Dong Xuebin listened quietly.
• Jiang Min arrived and explained that she had called the former students to help with tasks for the university anniversary celebration.
• Jiang Min led the group into the auditorium and asked them to move tables and flower baskets backstage.
• Le Hai Dong, Zhao Meng, and Sun Ru Hua gradually stopped helping and went to chat, while Dong Xuebin moved nearly all the heavy items alone.
• Jiang Min returned, saw Dong Xuebin working by himself, and tried to help, but Dong Xuebin insisted that she rest.