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=Sword Rose=

=Episode 25=

Where's this car now?

I rented it out two days ago.

It's not back yet.

Who rented it?

Someone from the local car rental group chat.

How did you hand over the car?

He was supposed

to pick it up himself,

but he said he couldn't come that day.

My shop was swamped,

so I mailed him the key,

and he got the car from the garage.

So you never saw

this person?

No.

Please show us all the transaction records.

Sure, this way.

This is it.

(Hi, I saw your message in the rental group chat. Is the car still available?)

(Yes. When do you need it? You can come collect the key.)

(I need it tomorrow, but I'm busy.)

(Could you mail me the key instead? I'll pick up the car myself.)

Something's wrong with this Santana.

It was following Hu Xiaolu's car.

Check the nearby CCTV

and track its route.

These people knew

her driving routine beforehand,

so they planned earlier

and picked a spot without cameras

to make their move.

This Santana

premeditated

a child abduction.

Earlier planning and staking out.

They went to such lengths.

Could there be another motive?

Tang Dongquan's company

has been doing well in recent years.

Could this be

a kidnapping and extortion?

Unlikely.

If it were for ransom,

they would've called by now.

Yan Lei,

contact Tang Dongquan.

If he gets a ransom call,

notify us immediately.

Got it.

Also, contact the traffic department

to find information

about this Santana's owner.

This should be the car.

Check whether the plate

is fake or swapped.

- I'll take a look at the back. - Okay.

Miss,

what are you looking at?

Is this your truck?

Yeah.

Do you want to rent it?

I'll give you a good price. Yes?

Or maybe free.

Let's go.

Police business.

Please cooperate.

Did I do something wrong?

If not, I have a delivery to make. I should get going.

This is the car.

Where's your boss?

Boss, someone's looking for you.

Who is it?

Ding Shuncheng, right?

Yes, it's me.

Officers, hello.

On the 21st of this month,

you were involved in a traffic accident, right?

Yes.

We have to ask you to come with us.

We have a few questions for you.

Wait, officers.

I thought that was settled.

Ding Shuncheng,

please come with us and cooperate with the investigation.

On the 21st of this month, you were driving

through the middle section of Renmin Road, correct?

21st?

Let me think.

That was days ago.

I don't remember.

Why?

You don't remember?

Good. Let me remind you.

There was a scrape between two vehicles on that road.

Oh, I remember now.

I was driving normally.

I wasn't speeding.

I just saw two cars scrape each other

behind me,

and I

kept driving.

If you were driving normally,

why did you try to run just now?

I... I didn't.

I just wanted to make more deliveries.

Every time I haul goods,

I overload

just a little.

Plus, I was tired that day.

I had been on the road all night.

I didn't expect

to run into something like that.

I was just afraid of getting into trouble.

So, this isn't about overloading.

But the scrape

has nothing to do with me.

On the 21st of this month,

your Santana was involved

in a scrape, wasn't it?

Yes, that's right.

Can you describe what happened that day?

At the time,

there was a car

in front of me

and a big truck on my front left.

(The truck was driving very slowly.)

(I got impatient)

(and tried to overtake,)

(but it wouldn't let me through.)

I was stuck behind it.

I got anxious

and took the right lane to pass,

but then I bumped into the car.

But based on the surveillance footage,

the left lane was clear.

Why did you swerve right instead?

No way.

There was no camera there.

How do you know?

I...

I...

I don't know.

I scraped a car,

so I checked around

and didn't see any cameras.

Officers,

I admit

I have

bad driving habits.

But I was fully responsible.

I paid for the damages on the spot,

got fined 200 yuan,

and three points were deducted.

I won't complain about that.

So, to you,

this was a regular traffic accident?

Yes, of course, it was just a traffic accident.

We checked the surveillance around that area.

You'd been following the car

from a distance until you reached the main road,

and then the accident happened.

Quite a coincidence.

That's all it was, a coincidence.

We happened to be driving in the same lane.

Officers,

if you're done questioning me,

I'll get going.

Maybe this really was a regular traffic accident.

I don't think Ding Shuncheng

has anything to do with Kui's case.

He wasn't nervous.

Even if it was a regular traffic accident,

a child went missing that day,

how could he stay so calm?

It's strange.

I checked with the traffic department.

Ding Shuncheng

hasn't had a single violation in years.

That's highly unusual.

Release him for now.

Yan Lei, keep a close watch on him.

Report immediately if anything comes up.

Yes.

Yes.

I'm back.

Welcome home, Mr. Ye.

Hello?

Mr. Ye,

thank you so much.

It's nothing, Mr. Fu.

I asked a friend for help.

As long as you're happy.

I'll send the contract to your finance later.

Sure.

You can contact Ms. Fang.

Alright. Thank you.

Good.

Zilin.

Fu Haochen gave us the project.

Got it.

Come have some fruit.

Take a look at the papers on the table.

No need.

If it's about the company,

you can just sign it.

This isn't about the company.

Adoption application?

Here's the copy.

I've submitted the originals

(Adoption Application) and all the documents.

They'll call you for verification later.

Cooperate with them.

About this...

Dear,

we're still young.

Let's give it another try.

I don't want to try anymore.

I've taken medicines and injections

for such a long time.

I'm exhausted.

Let's stop trying.

Dear,

I know you've been through a lot

to have a kid.

It's my fault.

Let's talk about it again.

When do you ever have time to talk to me?

Out of 365 days,

you're only home for a few.

The rest of the time,

whenever I call or text you,

you're either at dinner or on your way to one.

You care less about me

than Wu Bin does.

And it's not like I haven't brought this up before.

You never took it seriously.

I've made up my mind.

I'm not here to discuss it with you.

But adoption

isn't a small matter.

Have you thought about it?

What if...

What if we adopt a child

and later have one of our own?

Would that be fair

to the adopted child?

I've been to the hospital.

The doctor said...

The doctor said I can't have children...

It's okay.

There, there.

It doesn't matter.

It's fine if we can't have children.

I know you're busy with your work.

I understand.

It's your dream.

It's your ambition.

But I also have my wish.

I really hope to come home every day

to a lively house

with you and our child here.

But we've been trying

all these years...

Enough. Stop.

- I desperately want... - I promise you.

this home to feel like home.

I wish so much to have a child of our own.

I promise you.

I'm sorry.

I promise you.

I'll say yes to anything you want.

It's alright.

It's alright.

(Adoption Application)

Can I have my bill, ma'am?

One moment.

Your noodles taste delicious.

Come again anytime.

Sure.

That's

28 yuan.

28 yuan.

Thank you, please come again.

- Well, we're off. - Have a nice day.

Goodbye. Thank you.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I'm back, Madam Zhang.

Meiyu.

You're back, Xiaoxing.

Meiyu,

you have been helping out here these past few days.

Who's looking after your pet shop?

My shop hasn't been too busy lately.

The restaurant's been short on staff,

so I came over to help.

Still, you have to take care of your own business.

Xiaoxing's back now.

You should head back.

Exactly.

It's fine.

- I'll do it. - Take a rest. I'll handle it.

Honestly,

my shop hasn't been doing well,

and I owe a lot of rent.

A few days ago,

I transferred it to someone else.

Your business shut down?

What are you going to do now?

Have you found a new job?

I went for a few interviews,

but nothing's worked out.

Given my case,

it's not easy to land a job.

But don't worry,

I'll definitely find a job.

How about this?

Meiyu,

once you find

a job,

you can move on.

Until then,

you can stay in Tuanyuan Restaurant.

Really?

Can I stay?

Of course.

I'll talk

to Lawyer Sun

- about the living expenses. - No.

I want to stay here.

I love being with everyone.

You don't need to worry

about the rest, Madam Zhang.

Alright. Enough of that.

Say no more.

From today on,

you'll be

staying here.

Thank you, Madam Zhang.

Thank you.

Get back to work.

Sure.

I'll do it.

Go rest, Madam Zhang.

- I'll do it. - It's fine.

You're all working so hard,

and now I'm the helper here.

Give it to me.

Sure.

I've got it.

Let me.

Okay.

Give it to me.

Sure.

Sit and rest a bit.

Alright.

Get the relevant contracts ready.

Okay.

Let's get out.

All right, Qian.

It depends on the situation.

Come here.

Mommy will take you out for a walk in a while, okay?

Yes.

Qian.

Qian,

this is our home.

Qian.

Come.

Let Mommy change your shoes, okay?

Have you arranged the meeting with the investors?

Good.

I'll give you a hand. Here.

Could you get Qian's shoes?

Let me know once the time's confirmed.

Don't be scared.

This little girl is quite heavy.

Such a sweetie.

Good.

From now on,

this is your home.

Look at Mommy's orchids.

Aren't they pretty?

Mommy will show you around.

This is our living room.

Look. This is a piano.

If you want to learn,

Mommy can teach you, okay?

We can also draw together.

This is the big balcony,

and outside is a garden.

Look.

Daddy's busy

on the phone.

Is the amount he's investing what we demand?

Look at this.

Do you like it?

That's great.

Daddy's been on the phone.

He's very busy.

That's it, then.

Don't always stay on the phone.

Play with the girl.

Well,

Wu told me

he's dealt with Fu Haochen.

But

I need to go to Shencheng tomorrow

to meet him in person.

You're leaving tomorrow?

Weren't we supposed

to take Qian to the amusement park?

This is important.

Wait for me.

We'll go when I get back.

Should we be mad at Daddy?

Should we?

So adorable.

Say "Mommy", okay?

Mommy. Look at me.

Mommy.

Mommy.

Good girl.

See, I told you she gets along with us.

Say "Daddy".

Daddy.

Don't feel like saying it?

Haven't learned that yet?

Maybe next time, okay?

Okay?

You're always on the phone.

Go on and keep being busy.

Look, Daddy bought you this.

Do you like it?

No?

She's cute.

Don't like the color?

Do you prefer pink or purple?

Right. Little girls

love pinkish colors,

right?

(Missing Person: Tang Zhikui)

Meiyu,

can you check if the notice is okay?

Yes, it looks fine.

I'll go out again

and post the notices.

The more people who see them,

the more hope we have.

Here.

(Missing Person)

What's wrong with his account?

(This account has been deleted. Messaged failed to send.)

No way.

Crap.

The account is gone?

Trying to dump everything on me?

Fine.

Very well.

Just you wait.

Mr. Fu.

Good evening.

Give me a minute.

I need to talk to him about work.

Daddy's going to work.

Let's play.

What are you doing here?

All the procedures are done.

Mr. Fu,

I did help you find a girl.

What's with this cold tone?

Not inviting me in for tea?

What on earth are you up to?

Mr. Fu,

I'm just trying

to make your life easier.

Right now,

the cops are everywhere searching for the kid.

Don't talk nonsense.

I adopted an orphan.

I'm doing a good deed.

Mr. Fu,

are you doing a good deed

for someone else or for your wife?

You know better.

I don't need to spell it out.

Leave now,

or I'll call security.

Call security?

Why not call the police?

You won't talk with me, huh?

Fine.

I'll talk with your wife.

Don't go too far.

Let go of me.

Baby.

Let go.

Don't go too far, I'm telling you.

Let go of me!

Ding Shuncheng.

Are you Ding Shuncheng?

Yes, it's me.

- Madam Zhang. - Madam Zhang.

We found Kui.

This is Kui.

Sweet little Kui.

So you're Kui?

So pretty.

Kui.

Madam Zhang, I couldn't thank you more.

This is what anyone should do.

Alright.

Dongquan, don't just stand there.

Come on here.

Sweetie.

Xiaolu,

Dongquan's been here for a while now.

Kui.

Carry the baby and play with her.

Liu,

go get dinner ready.

We'll have a reunion meal.

Sure, leave it to me.

Dongquan,

didn't you say earlier

you had a lot you wanted to tell Xiaolu?

I can't remember it all,

and I can't say it right.

You'd better tell her yourself.

Hurry up.

Say what you need to say.

Go on.

Xiaolu,

well,

I'll go get busy.

Xiaolu.

I've failed you.

You didn't fail me.

I shouldn't have expected much from you.

I'm your husband

and Kui's father.

I didn't do enough.

Mr. Tang,

didn't you say I'm not gentle

and considerate enough?

I must've been the one who did wrong.

You just made the same mistake

all men do.

Xiaolu.

It's my fault.

I failed you.

It won't happen again.

Can you

stop holding onto this?

I'm petty.

I'm not generous.

It's all my fault, okay?

That's not what I meant.

It's my fault.

You're not wrong.

I didn't say it clearly.

Xiaolu.

Have some fruit.

Well...

Dongquan,

if you've made a mistake, just admit it.

You need to truly reflect on it.

Accept

what you did wrong.

Yes.

Xiaolu.

Look at this.

A whole wall of missing person notices...

Behind every child

is a broken family.

When will they

come home?

Will they ever see

their parents again in this lifetime?

No one knows.

(Missing Person)

Do you know

how many people envy you

for having your child back?

Your whole family

is together again.

That's more important than anything else.

Come,

Kui.

Let Daddy hold you.

You must've missed Daddy.

Let Daddy hold you.

Daddy.

Don't cry, Kui.

What's wrong, Kui?

You're back home now.

Don't cry.

Look at this grape, Kui.

Mommy's here, Kui.

Yan Yuyan,

tell us about the child.

Yan Yuyan.

Where's Wenwen?

Where did you hide Wenwen?

Answer us.

Where did you get the kid?

Where's Wenwen?

Where did you hide her?

Where did you hide Wenwen?

Where did you hide her?

(Regarding)

(the recent child trafficking case in our city,)

(the police found the missing child)

(within just five days)

(and arrested a suspect.)

Hello?

Did you clean up everything?

The job wasn't done well,

but there are no loose ends. Don't worry.

I messed this one up.

Should I

find you another child?

No need.

You'll still get paid.

No, that won't do.

I didn't finish the job well.

I let you down.

It's under strict watch now.

Put the labor company on hold.

Understood.

Gang,

why are you calling?

Look into Fu Haochen's company

in Shencheng.

See if they're having new investments

or

dealings with other firms.

All right.

Gang,

the cops are cracking down right now.

Maybe we should slow down

the overseas labor business.

We can't stop.

Wealth comes with risk. That's how we do things.

Fu Haochen.

Tell us

about the child.

I believe you already know about

my wife's condition.

After she gave birth,

she suffered severe postpartum depression.

Our child passed away

at one year old,

and her condition

only got worse.

Given

her state

and the situation in our family,

I decided to adopt a child.

Adopt?

Do you know what conditions you must meet

to legally adopt a child in our country?

Conditions...

I'm not sure.

Then let me tell you.

According to the law,

an adopter cannot suffer from any medical condition

that makes them unfit to adopt a child.

Do you think, with your wife's condition,

she meets that requirement?

But I really had no choice.

Our family needs to carry on, don't we?

We still need to carry on somehow.

Where did this child come from?

One of my business partners said

there was a baby

abandoned by a couple in the mountains.

The child was at a welfare home.

Right, when they brought the baby over,

they had welfare home papers with them.

Those papers were fake.

This child was kidnapped off the street

by a suspect.

I really didn't know that.

I swear I didn't.

Whether you know it or not, we'll verify that.

Who is your business partner?

Ye Xiuming.

Ye Xiuming from Dingshun Group.

Officers,

I don't know anything else.

I just delivered the kid.

Then why were you

at Fu Haochen's place

and the scene of the incident?

Let me refresh your memory.

On the 21st of this month,

you staged a car accident

at the intersection of Renmin Road and Guangshun Road

and utilized the chaos to abduct Hu Xiaolu's daughter, Tang Zhikui.

Later,

you pretended to be a welfare home staff member

and handed Tang Zhikui

to Fu Haochen.

And you're saying you knew nothing?

Confessing now

or confessing after we find the truth

are totally different cases.

You're the prime suspect in this case.

You can stay silent,

but that won't help you.

I...

I...

I'll confess.

Officers, I...

I'll tell you everything.

I'll tell you everything.

About two years ago,

I met a guy online.

Sometimes,

he'd give me some money.

All I had to do was place an order,

like renting a car

or arranging a delivery.

Before the car accident,

that guy contacted me again.

He told me to hit a car.

I had no idea why.

I thought maybe he had a beef

with someone

and wanted me to scare them a little.

This guy

always treated me well,

so I couldn't turn him down.

What is his name?

I don't know his real name.

I only know his username is Ding Fengbo.

(- Teach them a lesson for me. - Okay, Bo.)

I called him "Bo".

Have you met him?

Never.

We only talked online.

After you questioned me last time,

I tried to reach him immediately.

But I didn't expect him

to delete his account!

Trying to dump everything on me?

Officers,

I honestly didn't know it was a kidnapping.

If I had,

I'd never have done it.

Why wouldn't you?

You took a baby girl without a guardian

and drove her all the way to Shencheng.

Where's the mother?

Mister, taking a child with you on a long trip

must've been really inconvenient.

No, Officer.

Please listen to me.

That all happened later.

After the accident,

I realized the mother had lost her child.

I knew it was serious,

so I kept trying to reach Bo,

but he wouldn't reply.

I kept texting him.

He only got back to me late that night.

He told me to find that van

and deliver whatever was inside

to Shencheng,

as he instructed.

I went to the location he gave me

to find him.

When I got there,

I never expected

there'd be a kid in the van.

Since you saw a kid,

why didn't you call the police?

Why did you follow his instructions and send the kid away?

No, I didn't want to.

But Bo

threatened me. He said

there's no way I could clear my name.

He said

if I refused,

he'd report me to the cops.

I...

I panicked.

Then why did you go to Fu Haochen?

I did everything Bo told me to.

But when I asked for my payment,

he deleted his account.

Officers,

I was scammed.

I did the job for nothing.

I couldn't accept that.

The only person I knew was Fu Haochen.

Since I handed the kid to him...

I thought I could at least get some money back from him.

Did you notice anything suspicious

during the whole thing?

Nothing really.

I was busy

arguing with that woman.

Everything happened so fast

that I barely had time to react.

The guy who grabbed the kid

was wearing a mask

and glasses.

Completely covered up.

I couldn't see a thing.

He was quick.

Really quick...

Bracelet.

What bracelet?

The guy who grabbed the kid

had a bracelet on his wrist.

My car was hit...

Kui!

Kui!

Where are you going?

Kui!

- Kui! - Xiaolu!

Based on Ding Shuncheng's statement,

he didn't see the kidnapper's face,

but he thought

it was a young man.

He also mentioned the person wore a jade bracelet.

A young man wearing a jade bracelet?

Could it have been a woman disguised as a man?

I'm starting to feel

that this case

is linked to Cripple.

Also,

Fu Haochen admitted

that the person who gave him the child

was Ye Xiuming from Dingshun Group.

Ye Xiuming,

do you know

the child you gave to Fu Haochen was abducted?

Abducted?

That's impossible.

How could that be?

I knew all along

Fu Haochen wanted to adopt a child,

but was facing hurdles.

Later, I had my secretary handle it.

And he managed

to get it done.

Consider it

a favor he owed me.

What's

your secretary's name?

Zhang Quanzhi.

How long has he been with you?

Seven or eight years.

How did your secretary, Zhang Quanzhi,

arrange for the adoption?

It should have been through proper channels.

The paperwork

was all in order.

Everything went smoothly.

Once it was done,

Fu Haochen

gave us

a project

as a way of repaying the favor.

Do you know the online username "Ding Fengbo"?

No, I don't.

Do you know Ding Shuncheng?

Ding... who?

Ding Shuncheng.

Ding Shuncheng...

Businessmen like me

know a lot of people,

but that name

doesn't ring a bell.

I don't think I know him.

Where were you on October 21?

October 21.

I should have been in a company meeting.

Yes, I was in a meeting at the office.

My staff and executives can testify for me.

One more question.

Does your company

have any dealings with Tianhai Lucky?

No, we don't.

(Tianhai Lucky) (We sometimes had business dinners)

(in Tianhai Lucky,)

(but I personally don't like that place.)

Am I considered a VIP here, Mr. Liu?

Yes, of course.

I need to find you myself, though.

My bad.

Sirs,

let me introduce a friend.

This is Mr. Liu, the owner of Tianhai Lucky.

Mr. Liu.

Mr. Xu.

A pleasure.

This is Mr. Huang.

Let me give you a toast.

May your business prosper.

Have a seat, please.

Please.

Let me introduce you properly.

Come.

This is my boss,

Mr. Ye, CEO of Dingshun Group.

Nice to meet you. I'm Liu Gang.

I'm so grateful.

Let me toast to you.

You've got to add a little more.

Alright.

You can really hold your drink, Mr. Liu.

Allow me to go first.

Please have a seat.

Mr. Liu,

this is Mr. Ye's first time here.

We can't just drink like this.

Oh.

Come in.

Mr. Wu.

Mr. Ye.

Hello, Mr. Ye. Hello, Mr. Wu.

Well, if there's nothing else, I'll step away.

You can come back later.

I will.

Mr. Ye,

if you need anything, let me know.

Thank you.

No problem.

Alright.

We've reviewed your situation.

If we have more questions,

we hope you'll cooperate with us.

Of course, I will.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

(Here's the list of all companies)

(and contract amounts Lu Sheng's company signed with Dingshun Group)

(during Zheng Weiwei's abduction period.)

(Dingshun Group?)

(Anything wrong?)

(I'd like to know...)

Does Lu Sheng's case

have a big impact

on Dingshun?

Definitely.

Don't worry.

We've filled the gap

left by Lu Sheng's order.

(You have to admit, Xiuming's pretty resourceful.)

(Anti-abduction Office) According to Ye Xiuming's secretary,

after receiving instructions,

he logged into the welfare home's website

and submitted Fu Haochen's information

to apply for adoption.

After some time,

the application was approved

and accepted.

Then, the secretary reported this

back to Ye Xiuming.

♪What kind of person do you want to be?♪

♪A beacon in the night, lighting the way for others♪

♪A brave soul♪

♪No matter the role I play♪

♪My heart stays true♪

♪Through it all, I became who I am♪

♪I walked my youth with nothing to regret♪

♪Bearing love's pain, I fight for the impossible♪

♪Never letting down those unwavering eyes♪

♪Go on river, just keep flowing♪

♪With steady eyes, I raise my hand♪

♪The gentle strength of navy blue, one moment etched in eternity♪

♪Once I choose this path, I won't turn back♪

♪Let time come and go as it will♪

♪There's always someone behind the spotlight♪

♪What we cherish in time stays forever new♪

♪Just like my heart♪

♪It will never rust♪

♪This heart in navy blue♪

♪Will never rust♪WEBVTT

♪Will never rust♪