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Hang in there!

Please don't die!

My name is Li Cu.

My home address is

502, Court 17,

Shuangliu Alley, Shunjing.

These are my last words.

Now I'm in GuTongJing.

In a desert.

I was kidnapped.

The person who kidnapped me is dead.

And I'm next.

The person who kidnapped me

is...

Wu Xie.

=Sand Puzzle=

=Episode 01=

(Beijing No.2 Middle School)

Li Cu,

the full score of

Gaokao is 750, [*the national college entrance examination ]

and you only scored 150.

What were you thinking?

Are you trying to break some record?

Does your father know about this?

My advice is that

you continue your study

in any high school you can find

and aim at a third-tier university next year.

You are not stupid.

Don't indulge yourself

in this critical time.

Sir,

I don't want to continue studying for another year.

What are you looking at?

I'm looking for Shen Qiong.

Why didn't she even come to the graduation ceremony?

She went out on a journey

and hasn't come back yet.

The perks of living near her.

You even know that.

When she comes back,

remember to tell me.

Don't you even think about it.

She will attend Tsinghua University.

What's it about Tsinghua University?

There still are diploma mills near Tsinghua.

I can still go meet her.

Whatever makes you happy.

Only three students flunked.

You, me, and who else?

One who didn't even take the exams.

A hero!

Let's go make friends with him,

and study together in the coming year.

Don't.

Don't drag me into this.

I won't repeat the grade.

Bullshit.

If you don't,

your dad will beat your ass.

Is your dad at home now?

Probably not.

Let's go to yours.

Let's go.

Fun time!

Shen Qiong?

Shen Qiong!

Shen Qiong?

Did Shen Qiong just come back?

Pear,

I'm telling you,

even though Shen Qiong is going to Tsinghua,

what difference will it make?

I have lots of money.

I can still go ask her out.

Am I right, Pear?

Pear?

Shen Qiong!

Have you talked to Shen Qiong?

Did she mention me?

No.

I called out but she ignored me.

There seemed to be...

something strange about her.

Please elaborate.

What was so strange about her?

It was not her.

It was the truck that sent her back.

My clothes are all messed,

and a bottle of vitamin water is wasted.

You tell me,

what to do?

What else to do?

Just buy another one.

What did you say?

Don't get mad. Don't get mad.

Please let me buy you a new piece.

Let's follow the old rules.

The old rules.

That's right.

We're all friends.

After all, your Brother Hao

is not a petty person.

I'm telling you two,

tonight at 9,

I've asked that Zheng Yi kid to fight.

Both of you must come.

If you don't come,

I won't make it easy for you.

But we already gave you money.

I said we're all friends!

Did you just refuse to show me respect?

Do you still want to play soccer here?

Brother Hao, don't get mad.

We'll definitely come. We'll definitely come.

9 p.m. tonight.

9 p.m..

So let's follow the old rules

and meet at 8 p.m. on the rooftop.

Let's go.

You're home?

Have supper.

Dad,

how come you cooked a meal?

Don't waste words.

Just eat.

Dad hasn't

paid enough attention to you.

You failed Gaokao,

and it's also my fault.

Dad has thought about it.

In the following year,

Dad will accompany you to study.

What do you think?

I want to go to my mom's.

She said she would fix me up with a job.

No.

You have to repeat the grade.

I don't want to.

Now I'm talking to you nicely.

Don't make me angry.

You will enroll in the school tomorrow.

I was trying to talk to you but you wouldn't listen.

So you've learned to talk back, haven't you?

You're just like your mom.

Don't talk about my mom in that tone!

What now?

You're going to beat me again, aren't you?

Do it!

You beat Mom so hard that she ran away.

Now I'm the only one left for you to beat.

Do you really think I can't teach you a lesson?

Get up!

Go! Go inside!

I won't!

Go inside!

Go inside!

I'll repeat the grade!

I'll repeat the grade!

Let me out!

Tomorrow morning,

you will go to the classroom on schedule!

Su Wan!

You're finally here!

Do you know how miserable it was to be grounded?

Don't get mad.

Look.

I brought you Xifeng liquor.

Come on.

Let's drink all our problems away.

It's so spicy!

What are you watching?

Shut up.

See the iPad.

It's connected to my telescope via wi-fi.

You watch Shen Qiong every day.

Is she really that good-looking?

Of course she is.

But that's besides the point.

In fact, I'm trying to protect her.

You? Protect her?

Because I found that

there are some other people also peeping at her.

Really?

How could that be?

You see,

that person.

He sits there every day with a dog,

which he never walks.

And that person

reads the same magazine every day

under such dark light.

And that person

who has parked the car there for three days.

He never drove or got out of the car.

That's not a parking space there.

Pear,

don't tell me they all are admirers of Shen Qiong.

How could that be? You're overthinking.

Just because they appear near Shen Qiong's home

doesn't mean they like her.

Do you really think everyone is like you?

Pear,

shall we call the police?

Don't get worried yet.

Don't you think that

those people seem to be watching

the apartment next to Shen Qiong's?

See for yourself.

Yeah, yeah. That's right.

That's him. That's him.

If he's looking at Shen Qiong's

from that position,

his sight would be blocked by the tree.

So he can only be watching

the apartment next door

to Shen Qiong's.

Who is living next door to her?

Why would they seal the window with iron sheets?

How would I know?

You peep at her every day.

You should know who is her neighbor.

You and her grew up together. You should have known!

The quality of the footage is really poor.

At least you got a footage.

A little higher, a little higher.

To the left.

Go to the left, to the left.

That's right.

Get closer.

We're screwed.

It fell in.

No!

I told you to get closer.

Why did you let it fly in?

The thing cost more than 30,000.

I'll go get it back for you.

Don't do that.

What if something happened to you?

What are you thinking about?

30,000!

What else can be more important than that?

Wait here.

Your bro will go get it back for you.

Shen Qiong?

You scared me to death!

What are you doing here in the middle of the night?

Just...

Su Wan

had his drone fly into someone's apartment.

So I have to get it back for him.

Are you talking about this one?

It just

fell in the hallway.

I picked it up for you.

I thought it had fallen in someone's apartment.

By the way,

you and Su Wan,

you guys hang out

in the middle of the night instead of sleeping.

What were you thinking?

Won't you repeat the grade?

You know that

I never wanted to.

Don't you think that

this family is really strange?

Are you drunk?

I'm seriously talking to you.

The family who lives across from you

hermetically sealed all the windows.

Moreover,

there are three strange people outside watching them.

You must be careful.

The kid, Su Wan, brought liquor here, right?

Where is he?

How come he isn't with you?

I'm talking to you. Why wouldn't you listen?

Come here.

Come here. See for yourself.

They were here a moment ago.

I saw them for sure with a telescope.

You were peeping at me!

Who peeped at you?!

It was Su Wan.

Su Wan said he was worried about you.

After all, you got out from such a strange truck.

About that...

They are a bunch of friends I made when I was traveling.

They gave me a ride home.

This is for you.

What's that?

A souvenir

from my journey.

Having known you for so long,

I've never seen you give me a gift.

Go back and open it.

Opening it here

would ruin the surprise.

Alright.

Please take good care of yourself,

the flunked one.

Don't make me worry about you.

I got it back for you.

Why are you mad all of a sudden?

Don't think that I didn't see what you were doing.

Call me Big Brother, will you?

Call me Big Brother, will you?

I'm your Big Brother now.

Call me that, will you? Will you?

Will you?

Brother Hao, we're coming!

Come and save me!

Call me Big Brother.

Big Brother.

Call me Big Brother.

Big Brother.

Call me Big Brother.

Big Brother.

Call me Big Brother.

Big Brother.

Call me Big Brother.

Big Brother.

Call me Big Brother.

Big Brother.

In sync! In sync!

In sync!

Big Brother!

Good boys.

What were you talking to Shen Qiong about?

You guys even hugged.

She told me to drink less

and concentrate on study next year.

Why did you guys come so late?

Why so late?

Brother Hao, he betrayed our brotherhood.

He was flirting with a girl I have a crush on.

I, I...

So you were flirting with someone else's girl!

You were flirting with someone else's girl!

Flirting with someone else's girl, were you?

I wasn't! It was a misunderstanding.

You stole someone else's girl, didn't you?

I didn't!

Stole a girl!

I didn't! I didn't!

Misunderstanding?

Misunderstanding?

Stop hitting me! Stop hitting me!

Stole someone else's girl!

Stole someone else's girl!

Stole someone else's girl!

Brother Hao, good job hitting him!

I didn't!

For real, I didn't! I didn't!

Alright, so you didn't.

No,

I can't just swallow the humiliation.

I have to let that kid, Zheng Yi,

call me Big Brother instead.

Can you guys

figure out a way?

Brother Hao,

are you hungry at this hour?

Care for some midnight snacks?

Let's think about it while eating.

Sounds great.

Let's have some skewers.

It's already this late.

Let's go to the Big Brother Restaurant to have some porridge.

Don't you mention Big Brother.

Let's move.

Box!

My box!

My box!

Boys and girls,

what kind of question is this?

What kind of question is this?

It's a function question.

Wrong answer!

This is a question for you to take free points!

Such a simple question.

How could someone still get the answer wrong?

You tell me, is this person stupid or foolish?

Neither.

He just got no brain.

He didn't use his brain to memorize.

I'll explain it for one last time.

I hope all of you take notes meticulously.

This is for you.

What should we check first?

The options.

That's right.

Check the options first.

Skim the options

and you'll be able to figure out roughly

what knowledge

the question is designed to test you about.

Then,

with the options in mind,

we try to detect the problem,

to find the problem.

In the process of examining the problem,

we'll be able to

start thinking about

the ways to solve the problem.

What are the ways I'm talking about?

I'm talking about the ways to get the right answer.

So let's take a look at this question.

This multiple choice question

has four options.

A, B, C, D.

Four options.

Li Cu!

How come it's you again!

Pear, what's going on?

Stand up, you!

Su Wan, you sit down.

Li Cu,

I know you didn't want to repeat the grade.

Neither do you want to meet your teacher.

You teacher doesn't want to see you either.

Then what do we do?

Your only way out is to prepare for the exams diligently,

get good grades,

and eventually go to a college

so that you'll be able to get rid of me

and I'll be able to get rid of you.

We'll be able to get rid of each other.

Isn't that nice?

If you don't study diligently,

that means that you hope to see me every day.

I'm talking to you. What are you looking at?

Are you zoning out?

You guys keep working on the questions.

The class is over.

Are you happy now?

Pleased now?

But I'll tell you something unpleasant.

I'm going to contact your father

and ask him to come over.

Are you going to ask him or do I have to do it myself?

Oh, right. He's on my WeChat contact list.

I'll just invite him.

Boys and girls, class is dismissed.

Your son

got a head made of granite.

So stubborn.

He's not stupid.

He does it on purpose.

When I'm teaching the class,

he never listens,

just sitting in the back zoning out.

I have to teach the class

while being the guardian of his soul,

because I have to

bring his soul back now and then.

You tell me, isn't it exhausting for me?

Yes, yes, yes.

Sir,

you can educate him in whatever ways you want.

When I get back from the business trip,

I'll teach him a lesson.

Pear, you're screwed.

Judging from the look on your dad's face,

you're a dead person now.

I'm so sick of it.

No more fun here. I'll sneak out.

If you sneak out, things will get even worse.

Who cares? I'll get beaten up anyway!

Have you got money? Give me some to back me up.

I'll transfer some to you.

Got any cash?

I only got 50.

All is yours now.

You bro is backing you up.

You're a loyal bro.

Cover me.

Alright.

I have been so busy these days

that I neglected to watch the kid.

It's indeed my fault.

Uncle Li!

Mr. Yang.

I'm going to the toilet.

Li Cu?

Li Cu!

You rascal, come back!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Rascal, stop there!

That kid.

Keep running.

I'll teach you a lesson when you come home.

Give it back to me!

Give it back to me! Give it back to me!

Give it back to me!

Help! Help!

Give it back to me!

I'll give it to you!

I'll give it to you! Give it to you!

Give it to you!

Here is 50.

I only have so little money to live on.

That's... That's all I got.

Help!

Help!

Give it back to me!

My phone.

You won't even take my phone?

Give it back to me! Give it back to me!

My... My box!

My box!

I'm doomed!

It's gone!

I'm doomed!

It's all doomed.

Pear, what happened to you? Pear!

Where is the family member?

Are you a family member of the patient?

Li Cu's dad... Just take me as a family member.

Blood pressure.

105/60.

Pulse.

90.

Turn him over.

Don't move!

The medicine is not enough. Don't move.

Are you done with yelling?

The pain is killing me.

I will ask them

to give you a pain-killing injection later.

That way you'll be more comfortable.

Who is talking?

I'm the doctor in charge of your case.

Let go of him for a while.

Doctor,

what happened to my back?

Your back

was scratched by a knife.

But it does not matter.

As a real man,

it's pretty normal to have a few scars on your body.

A few?

The scars are all over my back!

Let's talk about it when your parents come over.

My parents are divorced.

They won't care for me.

Tell me the truth.

What really happened to me?

You really can't

remember anything?

Just for 50 yuan.

Was it really necessary to hurt me this bad?

What about that person?

How is he now?

He's dead.

Dead?

Self-mutilation,

which led to excessive blood loss.

He died right beside you.

He committed suicide.

Why?

If you want to know the specific details,

you should go ask the police.

I am just a doctor.

Don't ask me.

Hold on!

Why do you have so many questions?

Give him a shot of sedative later.

Have a good night's sleep

to stabilize your mental state.

Where is Li Cu?

Visits are not allowed now. Please get out.

It's fine.

You can visit him.

But I have to stay here with you.

Please get out.

So you are Li Cu, right?

That's right.

He is Li Cu.

I'm Liang Wan, the doctor in charge of his case.

And you are...

My boss needs to have a talk with you.

What does your boss want to talk about?

What are you doing!

No questions.

Just listen to me.

What I'm saying

is what my boss wants to ask about.

Okay?

My name is Wang Meng.

I know the guy who engraved the things on your back.

He is my colleague.

This

is the compensation my boss gave you.

120,000.

The password

is the date when you got engraved.

Here you are.

So you just took the card.

But there's a condition.

You have to come with me to meet my boss.

He wants to know the whole process of you being engraved.

Not even one detail should be left out.

It was you.

I won't go with you!

Come and taste the authentic stinky tofu of Changsha.

The seasoning is on point.

Crispy and refreshing.

Come on.

Have a taste.

Eat.

- I'll eat. - I'll eat.

Wang Meng, go handle things in the hospital tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Isn't it tasty?

Swallow it.

What do you want?

The person who scarred your back

is named Huang Yan.

He is my subordinate.

But he is dead.

So he can't apologize to you now.

Since you have taken my money,

I'm going to take you to a place.

Who are you?

My name is Wu Xie.