[Episode 28]
Qin.
Why's the psychologist here?
She's been here
all these nights.
Didn't you see?
I was so busy that
I didn't notice.
What's she doing?
I don't know.
I think she's been watching movies.
Movies?
Watching movies here?
Should she be going
to the theater with you?
It's with you.
[Ninghai Runying]
[Ninghai Runying Pictures Co., Ltd.]
Sleep in bed No. 6.
What are you looking at?
Never seen a man before?
Hey! You are...
Y-You're that...
superstar Yu Bofeng, yeah?
You're so handsome.
No wonder you're a star.
I know about you.
You hit a cop, right?
Everyone's talking
about it.
I support you.
Can I take a photo with you
after we get out?
How about this?
After I'm released,
if you want to
handle that cop,
I'll help you.
I'll help you.
You'll help me?
I can fight.
I'm in here because
of as*ault.
Outside, I-I have many
buddies.
You...
You're a celebrity after all.
Let me join you.
Then I can brag to my friends
outside.
Let me brag.
I want to k*ll someone.
k*ll?
Are you crazy?
K-k*ll someone?
You know...
Hey. Don't move.
It'll burn you.
You know...
It's been so many years.
Why's Yu Bofeng suddenly
unable to accept it?
Someone must have
provoked him.
But it's been a long time.
No matter how he was provoked, would he...
Besides,
Yu Zheng and I were involved in that.
Who told him?
I don't understand.
Then don't think about it.
Isn't your colleague
keeping an eye on it?
Rest a few days, okay?
Stop thinking about it, okay?
Does this really work?
I still don't feel anything.
Moxibustion
takes time to take effect.
It won't heal you instantly.
I'll do it for you
every night.
It's good for your health.
You're such
an experienced anesthesiologist.
Don't you have...
Don't you have an injection
that can take away
all my pain instantly?
Yes.
We happen to have that.
Muscle relaxants.
What happens after that?
After that,
you won't feel it even if I pinch you.
What? Totally...
totally relaxed?
Yeah, not a part
of your body will be tense.
Do you want it?
I'll inject you.
Forget it.
Better me than a stranger.
Dad.
Chengyi.
Come have tea with me.
Is... What's the matter?
Nothing.
Just to have a chat.
Okay.
Okay.
I'll...
go over later.
Okay.
Dad.
I ran into Director Xing.
Why didn't you tell me about
something so huge?
It happened when I just
joined the police force.
Although so many years have passed,
I still haven't
moved past it.
That Yu Bofeng
doing such a thing
even now...
To be honest,
I understand him.
You can?
By then,
no one will understand you.
You can't be soft-hearted
about this.
I did something similar
when I was younger too.
In your first year of high school,
I caught a kid;
After middle school,
he began working at a factory.
One day,
he had a dispute with the foreman
and hit him.
He's a big kid.
His punches caused
serious injury.
He should've been indicted
for as*ault.
After I detained him,
he was very apologetic.
He looked
to be around your age
and was obedient.
So I got soft-hearted.
I went to his parents
and suggested paying compensation
to try to get a lighter sentence.
His parents told me
they have no money
and we can deal with him
however.
My goodness.
So
I went to persuade
the victim
and got a letter of forgiveness.
I even personally
vouched for him
and applied for a lighter sentence
to the court.
Back then,
our former captain
told me to stay out of it.
He said that
if that kid violated the law
again,
everything I was doing
would be in vain.
I chose not to believe it.
In the end,
he was imprisoned for two years.
When he came out,
he was 18.
He was so young
with such a long way to go
in the future.
So I quickly
asked around to get him a job
so that he can integrate
into the society soon.
But not long after,
he k*lled someone.
The reason for the m*rder
was very simple.
It was because
of some minor arguments.
This time, my former captain
didn't let me go.
After my colleague detained him,
he told me that
that kid
was so apologetic.
He thought
he'd meet another
soft-hearted person like me
who'd help him suppress it.
When I wanted to join the police academy,
you were very supportive.
Then you suddenly changed your mind,
insisting that I go to a regular school.
Is it also related to this?
Yes.
I was worried
you'd encounter what
you're going through now.
You know,
if you want to be a good cop,
you have to be really tough
mentally.
Do you regret helping him?
I regret being
so self-righteous.
That kid
receiving his due punishment
was the right way to help him
and protect him.
Son.
Since you've chosen
this path,
you must stick to
your principles.
Step by step,
advance honestly.
Failure to protect others
and excessive bias
are all taboos.
Remember this.
Understood.
Really?
Yes.
Jiang.
Jiang!
Wrong door.
He's injured
and resting at home.
Jiang!
Jiang!
- Jiang!
- Stop ringing.
What's up?
Where'd you go?
I just came up.
Is your back okay?
Almost.
Why are you two here?
We have something to discuss with you.
We looked into Mr. Ke.
He's not even
in our field.
We also heard that he was
imprisoned
for six years for fraud.
There must be something off.
Jiang.
Tell me. What should I do?
Reviewing this contract
isn't within my capabilities.
Get a commercial lawyer
to help you.
I did.
They said as per the contract,
there's no way out.
No way out?
Well then,
it'd be tough
to dispute this contract
legally.
Wait, c-can I
sue Mr. Ke
for fraud?
How will you sue him?
Because he has a criminal record?
You signed this
contract voluntarily, right?
You signed it and stamped your fingerprint
after reading it, right?
So how's it fraud?
You signed it yourself.
Then...
What should we do?
Just leave it be?
We're trapped
by this project.
Zhong.
You've
never once suffered a loss,
so you've always been careless.
A contract stipulates
restrictive conditions on both parties'
actions.
And what's written in this?
You're giving him money
but he's restricting you.
No restrictions against him.
And you transferred
all the money in one go.
How'll you get it back?
Then... Then what should I do?
With this matter...
I think you can only
discuss this with them.
Do your accounts
and see what's your limit.
Just try to minimize losses.
Discuss with whom?
Wen Peng?
Him?
He gave us all sorts of excuses.
Wen Peng said
even if we withdraw now,
we won't get a penny.
It's my fault for trusting him
back then.
Since we're old friends,
I just got Dalu to skim through it
and signed it.
Now,
what I don't understand the most
is that
shouldn't Wen Peng have
run a background check
on Mr. Ke
before cooperating with him?
Even I could find out his criminal record.
There's no way Wen Peng couldn't.
Well, his criminal record
doesn't affect
their cooperation.
But...
I now suspect
they're in cahoots!
What does Wen Peng get from this?
He invested money in it too.
To suffer losses with me?
What for?
Read the contract carefully.
You invested your money
into their project.
How he'll use the money
is up to him.
You have no say.
When did you start
working with him?
It was...
On the day you made up with Lu Yan.
Weren't we having hotpot?
I went to his office
in the afternoon
with two bottles of good wine.
I told him
you made up with Lu Yan
and Tang Jie's pregnant.
So I asked if I could
get some shares of that project
to make some diaper money.
Zhong.
I don't know what to say.
We're buddies.
We go way back,
right?
Yeah.
After all these years,
you should
understand things more or less.
You even asked for a cooperation
after bragging to him
about me and Lu Yan?
Wait.
You mean he did it on purpose?
I don't know about that.
I just...
I-I was so happy
that I just
let it slip!
T-Then...
What should I do?
I doubt there's a way out
with
this contract.
Swallow your pride
and discuss it with him.
Try to minimize losses
however you can.
F-Fine.
I can only
take it a step at a time.
Don’t tell Lu Yan about this.
I’m worried she’d tell Tang Jie.
Tang Jie's pregnant.
I don’t want to worry her.
Don't worry.
If there's nothing you can do,
try investigating
their company.
Right!
Let's go, Dalu.
Let's hurry.
Thank you, Jiang.
What'd we do without you?
[Limin Detention Center]
Hello.
I'm sorry.
Yu Bofeng said he doesn't want to see you.
Comrade.
Can I trouble you
to give this to him?
Sure.
Thank you.
[Anshan, Ninghai Public Security
Criminal Investigation Unit]
Professor Yu.
Why don't you go home and rest?
You'll catch a cold if you sleep here.
It's fine.
I can't sleep anyway.
I'll just finish this.
I've always wanted to ask you
what you're watching
every day.
Just this and that.
You must be preparing
for your classes?
Shouldn't Wen Peng have
run a background check
on Mr. Ke
before cooperating with him?
I told him
you made up with Lu Yan
and Tang Jie's pregnant.
Wen Peng got into a fight
with a patient's family.
He isn't usually so rash.
His dad beat him up as a kid,
and his mom didn't protect him.
He may be traumatized
in this aspect.
When he saw that,
he was reminded of his childhood.
He was always beaten up as a kid?
Here you are.
You're back.
Yeah, I'm back.
Why are you so late?
I had many operations.
I just finished.
Why are you sitting here?
To get some fresh air.
How's your back?
I think I'm almost recovered.
I'll go to work tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Then let me sit with you.
I saw...
three cups in the living room.
Did someone visit?
Zhong and Dalu came
to discuss something.
About what?
It's about their company.
Alright.
Lu Yan.
What do you think...
of Wen Peng?
I...
I don't really
think about him.
I've known him for so long,
but I don't know him well.
Didn't you say
he was abused
as a kid by his father?
Is there anything else
that we don't know?
There's one.
I heard it from Mr. Han.
Didn't Wen Peng
always do well
in school?
One day, he suddenly
quit school
to go abroad.
He left without even collecting
his diploma.
Even his dad was unware
and only found out when
the school informed him.
So he's always been
unsociable since then?
Apart from his dad,
has he mentioned anyone from his family?
I don't think so.
Back then,
I guess I'd never seen him
having close friends either.
Then...
with Deng Man...
that is, was he close
to you girls?
I doubt Man knows him.
As for Ding Jing...
I don't know.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I just think we've never
really known him.
Hello?
Hello, where are you?
We have important leads.
Come to the team now.
Now?
Okay.
I need to go to the bureau.
Now?
Didn't you say tomorrow?
Something came up.
I'll be back soon.
Let's go inside.
Don't catch a cold.
Let's go.
Come on. Let's go in.
Is this...
Li Ruonan?
Yes.
Fast forward
to the
end credits.
[Love On a Sunny Day]
[Producer: Ninghai
Runying Pictures Co., Ltd.]
[Actors]
[Guest Stars]
Dubbing,
actors, screenwriters,
Art Design, Post-production, Props...
[Post-production team]
[Props team]
[Action team]
Action...
Stop!
Liu Lin.
Zhang Xueqiang.
Chen Kaimin.
Zhang Limin.
Xiao Wei.
Zhang Jiaqi.
Xiao Wei
should be Li Ruonan's pseudonym.
Pseudonym...
No wonder
we couldn't find her
in the credits.
Keep playing it.
[Ninghai Runying Pictures Co., Ltd.]
Wen Peng's company?
Qin Yue.
Go check up on
martial arts director...
What’s his name... Liu Lin.
Find out where he is.
If you find him,
ask him about
Li Ruonan.
Okay.
Let's go.
Hao,
stay to help Jiang.
How'd you figure out
that Li Ruonan
is linked to Wen Peng?
Because of something Yu Bofeng said.
You're all birds of a feather.
You framed Aunt Wang back then.
Would you let me go now?
Through the mouths
of the police,
I can't even imagine
what a deplorable villain I'd become.
What do you mean?
Didn't you say it yourself?
Regardless if Aunt Wang was a thief or not,
to protect yourselves,
you'd classify her as one.
After thinking about it,
I'm sure I've never said that.
So you mean...
Wen Peng
twisted your words?
Think about it.
As the head
of a talent agency,
he just wants me
to stop seeing Yu Bofeng.
But I've agreed to that.
So why did he go one step further?
Let's assume that Wen Peng
is the mastermind.
Then he must be in contact
with Li Ruonan.
Li Ruonan came to Ninghai City after
graduating from martial arts school.
It's most likely that
she'd be a stunt double
for films and series.
If we could
find Li Ruonan
in Wen Peng's works,
doesn't it prove that
the two of them
are more or less associated?
Should we look for Wen Peng?
It's not the time yet.
Let's wait a bit more.
Director, you see,
we're here
to ask you about something.
Do you know her?
I heard she was
a stunt double in your film.
I know her.
She's Xiao Wei.
Xiao Wei?
Are you close?
Not really.
I just know her through work.
How did you know each other?
We were sh**ting "Love On a Sunny Day."
The female lead's stunt double was injured
and we needed a replacement.
So the assistant director
introduced a stuntwoman.
I checked her out
and her skills and basics
were all decent.
So she stayed on.
Was there anyone from the crew
who was close to her
or interacted a lot with her?
Well, Xiao Wei
was very unsociable.
She rarely spoke.
At the set, she just
worked,
got her pay, and left.
Did your boss, Mr. Wen,
interact with
Xiao Wei?
Mr. Wen?
I doubt it.
Investors seldom
come on set.
Right, I remember.
It was when
we were about to wrap.
On set,
Xiao Wei got into a fight with
the assistant director.
I think
Mr. Wen was there that day.
Why did they fight?
I don't know why
specifically.
It was probably...
about money.
Because though Xiao Wei
rarely spoke,
I could sense that
she cared about money.
Since Mr. Wen was there,
how did he handle that?
It was such a big deal.
The assistant director
was seriously injured
and insisted on calling the cops.
Mr. Wen stepped up and suppressed it.
I think Mr. Wen had to
compensate him.
Director.
Don't mind me asking this,
but based on your
understanding of Mr. Wen,
if he spent so much money
to settle something for a girl,
do you think they
could've taken things
a step further or something?
No, I doubt that happened.
I don't think so.
I don't know the details.
Okay.
I'm just kidding.
Sorry for troubling you.
No problem.
Thanks, director.
Sorry for taking your time.
Okay, okay.
Thanks, guys.
Okay, bye.
Bye.
[Police]
If that's the case,
we can link
all of them with Wen Peng.
Deng Man,
Yu Bofeng,
Zhou Zhicheng, Ding Jing, Wang Qianqian,
and even Jiang,
you too.
As long as Wen Peng's involved,
everyone can be linked together.
But with every incident,
Wen Peng had
a verified alibi.
We haven't figured out his motive either.
So we can't summon him now.
Yes.
Wen Peng has always kept
his own hands clean.
He also has verified
alibis.
So the question now is
that if Li Ruonan is his hands,
how's he controlling her?
With Li Ruonan's mother.
Any news from
Chengzhou?
Bits and pieces were sent back,
but they're all worthless.
Nothing about the whereabouts
of Li Ruonan's mother.
They're too slow.
How about I go there?
Sure.
Liu Hao.
Yes.
Go with Professor Yu.
At Chengzhou,
figure out everything about
Li Ruonan
and the whereabouts
of her mother.
Got it.
Qin Yue.
Yes.
Go to
the Household Department
and send me all of Wen Peng's
information.
Okay. I’ll go now.
Mr. Wen.
This is the real-time report
of our film crews' shoots.
Anything wrong?
It's going well.
But two policemen showed up at the sh**t
in Hengdian yesterday.
Police?
What was it for?
I think they were looking for Liu Lin,
our martial arts director.
Okay, noted.
[Anshan Criminal Investigation]
At Chengzhou,
be careful.
If there's anything,
contact me.
Okay.
I have a classmate there.
Don't worry.
How's it going with
Yu Bofeng?
We haven't been in touch.
I think...
we'll never see each other again.
Don't be so pessimistic.
When you come back, find a chance
to talk to him.
We'll see.
Bye.
Hello, psychologist.
Bye.
Jiang.
The info you asked for.
Wen Peng's info.
He's from Longhai.
He came to Ninghai to attend
Ninghai University.
He went abroad in 2015.
His university was a five-year course.
He went abroad before
graduating.
It's marked as a drop-out.
His family is very simple.
His parents divorced early,
and he lived with his father.
His father didn't remarry,
so he doesn't have siblings.
[Main Social Relationships]
[Mother: He Yan]
W-What's wrong, Jiang?
What's wrong, Jiang?
Jiang.
Jiang!
Isn't the color
a bit old-fashioned?
You don't understand.
The receptionist told me
this is the trendiest color,
called the Maillard.
And you just took her word for it?
Of course.
Young ladies like this stuff,
- you know?
- Is it?
Look at this too.
I'll let you touch it.
Okay, enough.
Don't dirty it.
The texture's really great.
It's real silk.
Let's buy one for ourselves.
It's over 10,000 yuan.
Forget it.
I don't want it. No thanks.
You know what?
If our son really
manages to marry Yan,
I'll smile even in my sleep.
They'll definitely get married.
The key is to give us a grandchild
as soon as possible.
Yes!
Right?
But we can't rush about that.
Don't pressure them!
Dad!
I want a grandchild.
Mom!
Look.
Speak of the devil.
You're back!
I know.
What are you doing?
Come and take a look.
It's the gift I picked for Yan.
Don't you
have work today?
I do.
I'm just visiting.
I bought it for Yan.
Will she like it?
It's from you. Of course she will.
See?
Um...
Um...
Have something to say?
Yes.
When I was looking through records
in the office today...
I'll get to the point, Mom.
- Well…
- What's wrong?
Mom.
Wen Peng's your son, right?
I...
Yes.
Mom!
Mom.
School is over?
Did you have fun today?
Mom.
Did he hit you again?
No.
I fell down.
Does it hurt?
Don't worry.
It doesn't hurt.
I really fell down.
Mom.
Just leave.
Don't come back.
If I stall my dad...
you won't be beaten by him again.
My son's all grown up.
My son's all grown up.
I promise you.
After I settle down,
I’ll come pick you up.
Mr. Wen.
You asked for me?
Contact the police station.
Tell them I want to see Yu Bofeng.
Yes.
Did you say...
he has been in Ninghai all this time?
Yes.
Impossible.
Did you find the wrong person
with the same name?
He was
sent abroad by his dad when he was young.
His aunt has been updating me
about that kid,
you know?
Look!
I've always been
texting him during festivals.
Look!
Mom.
There are photos on the file.
It can't be wrong.
He has been in Ninghai all these years.
He was even my university classmate.
Both he and Lu Yan
majored in medicine.
He studied abroad,
but he came back soon after.
He's always been in Ninghai?
Al...
Always?
Chengyi.
Can you take me to him?
T-Take me to him.
No, no.
I don't believe it.
They've been lying to me!
I've been looking
for him for years!
Now you tell me...
Calm down. Calm down.
Don't...
Why?
Calm down.
Why?
Chengyi.
Is Wen Peng
related to the case you're
investigating?
A probable suspect.
Is it because you're
worried about your mom,
so you...
I wanted to see
whether she could accept it.
I wanted to see her reaction.
But I ended up...
Remember,
you're a police officer.
Do what you should do.
Your mom will understand.
You shouldn't have come, Wen.
I don't want you to
see me like this.
Because of my incompetence,
you're suffering.
Don't say that.
You've done more than
enough for me.
I’ve always wanted to
reconcile this with Jiang Chengyi.
But he
really wouldn't yield.
Originally,
this matter
isn't that serious.
As long as he forgives you,
it'll blow over.
But he...
I don't want his forgiveness.
Let him destroy me.
It's not his
first time anyway.
How about this?
For the next few days,
Be good while you're inside
and calm yourself down.
We'll talk after you get out.
Wait for me, Wen.
I'll wait for you.
But I promise this matter
won't just end like this.
You're back.
Yes, I'm back.
What's wrong?
Why are you sighing so much?
I discovered something,
but I don't know how to talk about it.
What is it?
Wen Peng's...
biological mother
is my mother.
Are you kidding?
It's true.
All these years,
Wen Peng hasn't contacted her.
She couldn't find Wen Peng either.
But Wen Peng was in
the same university
and basketball team as me.
No wonder he was
always so
hostile to me.
[Leading the new trend of civilization
and creating a civilized campus]
[Jiang Chengyi: Merit Student]
[Jiang wants to be a police officer.]
[Ninghai Uni, I'm coming!]
[Welcome, new talents! Let's work
together to create a better future!]
- [Jiang Chengyi, Male,
Department of Safety Engineering]
[Wen Peng, Male, Department of Medicine]
Faster! Faster!
All of you!
Hello, Coach.
I want to join the basketball team.
Kid.
This is the school team.
You need to pass the tryouts.
If you want to play,
you can join your department team first.
Do they play in the
department competition too?
Yes.
The one in the black vest
is Jiang Chengyi.
He’s the captain of the Engineering team.
If you want to play,
you can ask your department's captain.
Thank you, Coach.
What a coincidence,
really.
He...
He was always so hostile to you because
he transferred
his hatred onto you?
Like you said,
his dad beat him up as a kid
and his mother abandoned him,
so he might hate me.
But what does this
have to do with me?
I was abandoned by my own mother too.
No, it's...
So...
I was wondering why
you asked me about Wen Peng.
Are you investigating him?
I've been investigating something,
and I think something's off
with Wen Peng.