ICAC Files

Author: Liu Ping
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: This revised edition is the first part of the "Archival Novel Series" written by Liu Ping, the Director of Huzhou Customs. The second and third parts are "Smuggling Files" and "Internal Files," respectively. The television drama series adapted from this book, titled "Deadly Game," will be broadcast nationwide simultaneously.
A provincial anti-corruption bureau in a coastal province of Southeast China sends personnel to receive a secret file from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong. The file records illegal massive deposits made by some corrupt officials and corporate tycoons in Hong Kong banks. Private entrepreneur Ding Wufa has been a close friend of Zheng Lujia, the head of the anti-corruption bureau, for many years. Ding Wufa appears refined and magnanimous but is very skilled in playing power games. He meticulously planned and successfully hijacked the file. Then, he deployed his to launch a nationwide "hunting operation" to extort the corrupt officials and corporate tycoons, hoping to amass vast wealth and achieve his grander ambitions. As the "hunting operation" unfolds, the dirty secrets of seemingly successful entrepreneurs and the downfall of high-ranking corrupt officials are exposed one by one.
Meanwhile, Yuan Ke, an expert in the anti-corruption bureau, is secretly investigating who hijacked the ICAC file. He gradually discovers that the true mastermind behind the hijacking is his long-respected friend, Zheng Lujia, the former head of the bureau. Zheng Lujia faces the choice between losing his position and upholding the dignity of the law.
As the prelude to "Smuggling Files," "ICAC Files" vividly portrays the rise of Ding Wufa, who later becomes a smuggling tycoon. The novel features a twisting plot, suspenseful twists, and gripping tension. It fully utilizes the artistic techniques of detective fiction while deeply revealing new criminal phenomena emerging in contemporary society. It is a thrilling anti-corruption masterpiece.