Yesterday's Promise

The story takes place in Nandu, where reform and opening up are entering a critical moment. Bai Yiming (played by Lu Zhiqi), the urban construction director of Nandu City, usually wields great power. He arranges his subordinates to accept bribes during urban construction bidding, and asks for everything from cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, luxury watches, to money. At the same time, in view of his concerns about party discipline and state laws, he flattered and flattered Zhang Shifa (played by Chen Rubin), the deputy mayor in charge of urban construction, and defrauded his trust. In order to steal huge amounts of money, he ordered his subordinate Hu Chengyi (played by Quan Jiefang) to use a large amount of substandard cement in the city's housing project. As a result, the walls peeled off and the floor cracks appeared less than a year after the residents moved in. The "home" that the people bought with their life savings became a dilapidated house in such a short period of time. Anti-corruption director Zhao Hanqing (played by Yang Zaibao) received a large number of reports from the masses. He started to investigate the bribery materials of individual builder Wei Baocai (played by Li Rentang) over the years, and first detained Wei for review. After several rounds, Wei Baocai, who refused to explain the problem, was finally defeated...