The Audit Mission

Name: The Audit Mission
ISBN: 9787521223705

康俊廷Writers Publishing House · ChinaApr 2026

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Word count: 285K words
Chapters: 205
ISBN: 9787521223705

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Summary

Audit Mission is a novel that reflects the economic responsibility audit of a mayor and showcases the work of auditors. Taking the performance of economic responsibilities by Mayor Qin Dachuan of Huayuan City as the entry point, the novel presents a complete economic responsibility audit process in full, vividly displays the somewhat mysterious work of state auditing, and successfully creates the auditors Ling Gang and Xie Dongzheng as representatives of the sense of responsibility and patriotic devotion embodied in "auditing for the country, accounting for the people." It portrays their emotions, loves and hates, dreams, and inner conflicts and struggles, reflecting to a certain extent the historical mission of auditing in promoting deepened reform, advancing anti-corruption and integrity, safeguarding national economic security, and ensuring long-term national stability. It embodies the spirit of "establishing oneself through the audit spirit, building one's career through innovation and standardization, and earning trust through self-development."

Editor's review

This novel brings the usually mysterious economic responsibility audit of a mayor into fictional narrative, letting readers enter the scene by following a complete audit process. Its readability lies not in suspense or novelty but in advancing the rigor of audit procedures, the judgment involved in evidence-gathering, and the pressure of human relationships along a single line. Auditors such as Ling Gang and Xie Dongzheng are portrayed as ordinary people with a sense of duty and with doubts; their emotions, loves and hates, and inner conflicts keep "auditing for the country, accounting for the people" from becoming a mere slogan. For readers unfamiliar with the audit system, the book offers a window into how economic responsibility audits operate and how they connect with deepened reform and anti-corruption efforts; for readers interested in realistic fiction and the ecology of government institutions, it is a novelistic attempt that balances professional detail with human warmth. It suits reading in relatively uninterrupted stretches, and also suits reading with the question "what exactly does an audit examine, and how?" in mind.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General readers interested in auditing, discipline inspection and supervision, and the workings of government
Novel readers who enjoy realistic long-form fiction and the fates of characters within institutions
Practitioners and students in auditing, finance, accounting, and related fields
Grassroots public officials who wish to understand the process and significance of economic responsibility audits

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer strong suspense and fast-paced crime fiction may find the pacing steady
Readers looking only for pure romance or pure family stories will find a great deal of professional content
Young readers with little interest in government-institution themes may find it harder to follow

Reading tips

Read the key chapters after the audit team arrives to build an overall impression of the economic responsibility audit process, then go back and fill in the character relationships.
While reading, pay attention to the tension between audit evidence-gathering and the characters' choices; don't treat technical terms as obstacles—understand them through the plot.
Discuss the book with readers who work in auditing or finance to compare the procedures and judgment in the novel with real-world experience.

About the publisher

Writers Publishing House China · Founded in 1953

Writers Publishing House is a Chinese publisher focused mainly on literary publishing. Its output covers classical literature, foreign literature, folk literature and Eastern philosophy, with some extension into popular reading such as social fiction and parenting books. Its catalogue contains more than 900 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber and its edited editions, Shakespeare's Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream, and foreign literary classics such as The Brothers Karamazov and Lost Illusions. In terms of authors, it includes classical writers such as Cao Xueqin and Gao E, foreign masters such as William Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Balzac, and translations by translators such as Zhu Shenghao, Geng Jizhi and Fu Lei. Overall, its publishing profile balances Chinese and foreign literary classics, emphasizes quality translations, and serves both academic and general readers; publicly available information on its specific publishing plans is limited.

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第十一章进退之间
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第十二章花明柳暗
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第十五章步步惊心
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第十六章思维陷阱
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第十八章商城早春
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FAQ

Can I understand this novel without professional auditing knowledge?

Yes. The novel follows a complete mayoral economic responsibility audit as its main line, and the professional content unfolds with the plot; it does not assume the reader is familiar with audit terminology. When you encounter procedural passages, simply keep three questions in mind—who is investigating, what are they investigating, and why is the judgment made this way—and you will be able to follow the narrative; the professional details then become the background for understanding the characters' situations.

Is this book mainly about audit work, or about the characters' emotions?

The two are interwoven. The audit process forms the skeleton of the story, while the emotions, loves and hates, dreams, and inner conflicts of auditors such as Ling Gang and Xie Dongzheng form its flesh and blood. The author presents both the professionalism and seriousness of audit work and the auditors' struggles between pressure and responsibility, so it should not be read as pure professional documentary or pure emotional fiction.

What does the "economic responsibility audit" mentioned in the book roughly refer to?

As the novel presents it, it centers on the mayor's performance of economic responsibilities, verifying relevant economic activities and the fulfillment of responsibilities through audit procedures. The work uses this to reflect the role of auditing in promoting deepened reform, advancing anti-corruption and integrity, and safeguarding national economic security. Specific institutional details should be based on current laws and regulations and authoritative interpretations; the novel provides an entry point for understanding.

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About the author

康俊廷 Author

Kang Junting is an author about whom limited public information is available. His only confirmed work is the novel Audit Mission, which is classified as a social novel. Judging from this genre positioning, the book is likely set against the audit profession and uses that occupational backdrop to observe and portray social realities. Because the author's biographical details—including nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name—are not clearly recorded, it is difficult to trace his full creative career or to determine his educational or professional background. The available material shows only that he has entered readers' view with a single work, and that his writing leans toward realistic subjects, focusing on the situations and choices of a particular professional group within a complex social environment. For readers interested in the field of auditing or in the methods of social fiction, this work offers a useful point of reference; further information about the author himself remains to be disclosed in public sources.