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=Sword Rose=

=Episode 26=

Then, the secretary reported this

back to Ye Xiuming.

So, from Ye Xiuming and his secretary's perspective,

the adoption process they handled for Fu Haochen

was legal and proper.

But in Fu Haochen's perspective,

things went far too smoothly.

He believed

Ye Xiuming used personal connections

to solve the problem.

So out of gratitude,

he offered a business deal

to keep the child.

But...

Ye Xiuming and his secretary

repeatedly claimed

they completed the adoption

legally.

The welfare home didn't receive any applications.

Why is that?

They didn't receive an application?

This gave me an idea.

I already sent the secretary's computer

to the tech department.

I have a theory.

Either their computer

was tampered with,

or the website they accessed

was fake.

So Ye Xiuming and his secretary misunderstood

that their adoption procedure

was legal.

If that's the case,

Ye Xiuming doesn't have much to do with this.

Keep investigating.

(Missing Person: Zhang Xiaochu, Deaf Since Young)

(Missing)

(Tuanyuan Restaurant)

Hello.

I'm looking for someone.

Looking for someone?

Have you seen her?

Can you

take another look?

Madam Zhang.

Madam Zhang.

He's here for someone.

Have you seen this girl?

Madam.

Madam.

Have you seen her?

No.

Can I

put this up here?

Of course.

- Put it on the wall. Help him. - Okay.

Here.

Here.

(Missing Person, Zhang Xiaochu)

You...

This...

I have a hearing impairment,

but...

I

can

read lips.

Read lips?

Sit.

Sit.

Sit.

I'll get you some water.

Thank you.

Can you

tell me

what happened exactly?

I'll record it.

This...

This is...

This is my

wife.

She's also

hearing-impaired.

Your wife?

She loves dancing.

She loves dancing.

She's beautiful.

She really enjoys

traveling.

The two of us

had a travel wedding.

But

when we got here...

(I wanted)

(to take a picture of her.)

(While I was changing the lens,)

(she was taken away.)

(I couldn't catch up.)

Did you call the police?

Call the police?

I did.

The...

The license plate was fake.

I...

I've been to many places.

I believe I...

I will find her.

I read online

that your restaurant

has helped many people reunite with their families.

Is that so?

So I wanted to give it a try.

I hope

you can help me.

Yes.

We'll definitely help you.

We've got

a lot

of volunteers.

Volunteers?

Right.

Meiyu.

Tell the volunteers about his case.

Okay.

I know

the person in charge

of Anti-abduction Office.

We'll help you.

You must have faith.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Have faith.

I do.

Have faith.

(Missing Person, Zhang Xiaochu)

She's at it again?

I told you

she can't conceive.

She can't even give birth.

What's the point of keeping her?

Just throw her out already.

What?

Throw her out?

We paid tens of thousands for her.

It'll go to waste.

You worthless fool.

You just liked her looks, didn't you?

Let's wait a bit.

If she still can't conceive, we'll see what to do.

Alright?

Mother...

Just a few more days.

Okay?

I'll try harder.

Among all unfilial acts,

not having kids is the worst.

Calm down, Mom.

Not having kids is the worst.

I'll have kids. Who says I won't?

I'll have kids. Calm down.

How can I face your father?

I'll try harder.

I'll go try harder.

Alright?

Don't cry.

I'll try again.

(Mixin International Labor Company)

Jenny.

How's the investigation

of Fu Haochen's business dealings

that I asked last time?

I was just about to tell you.

Right after Fu Haochen got the child we sent,

he signed a huge deal with Dingshun.

Alright. Got it.

(What's the connection)

(between Cripple and Dingshun Group?)

(Could it be him?)

(Tianhai Lucky)

Mr. Ye.

They're on the way.

They should be here soon.

Mr. Wu.

Mr. Ye.

You two should've told me you were coming.

Come, sit.

Is this okay?

Of course.

Great.

Mr. Liu, something good must have happened today.

You look happy.

It's because you two are here.

It's been a while since you visited.

I had someone bring this wine from France.

It tastes amazing. Try it.

This is premium stuff.

You're too generous.

No.

Do you have something later on?

Let's have a drink together.

Sure.

Thank you.

Let me pour.

I'll pour it for you.

Let me do it.

I heard Dingshun is doing well lately.

You two

must send more clients to Tianhai Lucky.

Mr. Liu.

We already spend a lot here every year.

Isn't that enough support?

Yes.

Thanks so much

for supporting me.

I heard Dingshun just signed a big deal.

Why not bring your clients here to have fun?

Mr. Liu, you're well-informed.

What? Thinking of switching from KTV to trading?

I'm not fit for that.

It's just

that business hasn't been good lately.

I'm seeing if there are other ways to make money.

Mr. Liu.

How is business not good?

It looks like it's booming.

Mr. Wu, you don't know.

Recently,

Linshan hasn't been peaceful.

The police keep coming to investigate.

I heard it's about some missing child.

Not sure if I should say this,

but I heard about a rumor.

They say this missing child case

might be connected to Dingshun.

Mr. Liu.

What do you mean by that?

Mr. Liu.

You can't spread such rumors.

You'll be held legally responsible for it.

Look at my big mouth.

I'll punish myself by taking three shots.

Fill it up.

Here, I'll drink with you.

- Here. - Thanks.

Sorry.

(All these years,)

(who would've thought)

(that the infamous Cripple in the underworld)

(is actually a big shot)

(in Linshan's business world.)

(You pushed me to become Cripple)

(so that you could pin)

(your crimes on me)

(and use me as a scapegoat.)

(It seems)

(I should find myself a way out too.)

(Director Deng.)

(The police in the neighboring city just caught a trafficker.)

According to his statement,

the child he handled might be Luo Xiaoyu.

Here, Jiajia.

Pull up relevant information first.

We'll discuss at the office.

(The trafficker also confessed)

(that his superior)

once asked him to find a child

for a businessman surnamed Mu from Gangcheng.

He was paid handsomely afterward,

but they never contacted him again.

I've just screened Gangcheng's businessmen.

Only Mu Zhenliang meets all the criteria.

He has a son named Mu Haobo.

Mu Haobo was born in 1992.

He's 17 this year,

the same age as Luo Xiaoyu.

Also, this Gangcheng businessman, Mu Zhenliang,

visited Linshan City in 1995.

1995?

That's the year Luo Xiaoyu went missing.

Time and place both match.

What do you think, Director?

Here, Ai Xin.

Contact Luo Xiaoxing.

Inform her of this lead first.

Chang Rui.

Try contacting Mu Zhenliang

and see if he's willing to cooperate.

Caiyun.

Madam Jin.

Drying vegetables?

Yeah. The mustard greens grew like crazy this year.

We can't finish them, so I made some salted vegetables.

I'll bring you some later.

Okay, thank you.

Let me tell you.

I went to pull radishes in the field.

This year's radishes grew really well.

- I'm telling you. - Really?

They're super juicy.

Take two.

No.

No.

You're too kind.

Way too kind.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

Come in and have some water.

No, let me tell you.

School will be over soon.

I've got to cook for them.

- Right. - I'm off.

Next time.

Bye.

Alright.

Mom!

Mom!

Slow down.

Don't fall.

Mom.

Hmm?

Let me tell you.

There's a crazy lady in our village.

Her hair's super long.

She has huge teeth.

I heard she bites people.

Nonsense.

It's true.

She lives in that grumpy man's house up the mountain.

The one that's always locked.

Is it the Tu family?

Yeah, Qiang told me about them.

I didn't believe it.

Then he took me to see it.

So what did you see?

Nothing.

I didn't see her,

but Qiang took me to their back wall.

I heard it.

It sounded like a person.

They're whimpering.

Sounds like they're sobbing.

A person?

Crying?

Yeah.

(Tuanyuan Restaurant)

Director Deng.

I plan to go to Gangcheng to find Xiaoyu tomorrow.

Don't rush.

Hear me out first.

We've already contacted Mu Zhenliang,

but he denied adopting any child.

That makes this difficult.

All we have is the trafficker's statement.

We have no solid evidence.

What can we do then?

Xiaoxing.

Don't worry.

We'll keep contacting him.

At the very least,

we now have a lead.

As long as there's a lead,

there's hope.

Don't worry.

Help!

Mom.

My exercise book is almost used up.

Next time you go to the market, buy me some.

Mom, I'm talking to you.

Xiaoyun.

Did Qiang say anything else

about that crazy lady?

Not much.

He just said

that the crazy lady is Mr. Tu's wife.

She's locked up, not allowed to see anyone.

Qiang also said something's wrong with Mr. Tu

marrying a crazy lady.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

(Fu Haochen) The case is mostly clear now.

(Ye Xiuming learned that Fu Haochen)

(wanted to adopt a daughter.)

(Dingshun Group: Ye Xiuming) (To sign a deal with the Fu family,)

(he catered to their wishes)

(and asked his secretary, Zhang Quanzhi, to help.)

(Using Dingshun's charity, Zhang Quanzhi)

(put out word)

(to seek a suitable orphan.)

(Mysterious Man, Disguised Abductor)

(A man with the username Ding Fengbo)

(contacted him,)

(saying Lingzhou Welfare Home)

(had just taken in an abandoned girl)

(who matched his criteria perfectly.)

(So Zhang Quanzhi used the website)

(Tang Zhikui, Registry Info) (Ding Fengbo provided to apply.)

(He thought everything was legal and proper,)

(but the website)

(was made by Ding Fengbo.)

(Then, Ding Fengbo arranged for Ding Shuncheng)

(to abduct Kui...)

Miss, this car...

(And sent her to Shencheng.) Wait!

Wenwen.

(Once it was all done,)

(Ding Fengbo deleted his account)

(and vanished completely.)

So, from what we see,

Ye Xiuming is basically cleared of suspicion.

That's the strange part.

No matter how you look at it,

Ye Xiuming is the one who benefited.

After signing with the Fu family,

Dingshun's stock price rose significantly.

(Dingshun Group, Ye Xiuming Provided Info to Ding Fengbo)

It seems

Dingshun was the one who benefited,

but anyone benefiting from Dingshun

had a motive.

It's not just Ye Xiuming necessarily.

The timing of this person

shows they know Dingshun's current revenue situation very well.

Be honest with me.

Is our deal with Lu Sheng

completely dead?

(Does Lu Sheng's incident)

(have a big impact on Dingshun?)

(Yes.)

Our company's entire cash flow is extremely tight right now.

The hole is so big.

I don't even know how to fill it.

If I have no choice,

I'll go out and find business for myself.

It's not like

I've never done this before.

(Dingshun Group, Ye Xiuming Provided Info to Ding Fengbo)

Hello?

Okay.

Okay, got it.

There's been progress from the task force.

They want us to head over.

Officer Yan.

We didn't find any trace

left behind by the suspect.

This is the salvage scene at Xinfeng Reservoir.

We confirmed

this scrapped taxi

is the same one reported missing

by the scrapping plant earlier.

The killer used this car

to flee the crime scene.

Was the killer's DNA recovered?

Before pushing the car into the reservoir,

the killer wiped all traces clean.

Footprints around the reservoir

also show signs of tampering,

so it couldn't be fully retrieved.

They

clearly came well prepared

and seem to have a certain level of

counter-surveillance ability.

This killer

isn't simple.

Zhou Hongcai

was a human trafficker from out of town.

He was killed in Linshan.

The person who did it was very skilled.

They even dared to attack police officers.

Why is that?

Deng Yan.

Share with us your thoughts.

We suspect Zhou Hongcai knew Cripple,

so Cripple killed Zhou Hongcai

to protect himself.

Because in all of Linshan,

only Cripple's gang

would pull off something like this.

Of course.

That's just our preliminary theory.

We don't have solid evidence yet.

Any new findings from the autopsy?

Two items were found in the deceased, Zhou Hongcai's stomach.

Both were wrapped in waterproof plastic bags.

But due to prolonged time in the stomach,

gastric acid leaked into the bags

and damaged the contents.

We can't determine what they are yet.

Have the tech department process it urgently

and see what's inside.

Yes.

(Items extracted from Zhou Hongcai's stomach)

Who is it?

It's me, Yang Caiyun.

I just moved here.

Sir.

What is it?

I just got back to the village.

There are many people

I couldn't recognize.

I think this is Madam Gu's house.

Madam! It's me, Caiyun!

I'm back, Madam!

My mom is sick.

She's a bit irritable.

How about this?

She's not well now, come another day.

Sir.

Look, I brought vegetables for her.

I grew them myself.

Let me just see her.

Just give them to me.

Thank you.

Sir.

Thank you.

What happened to your hand?

That cat inside

scratched me.

Give them to me.

Sir.

I haven't been back for years.

Just let me see her.

Let me come in.

- What are you doing? - I want to see her.

I'll thank you on her behalf.

I'll ask her to find you when she's better, okay?

Go home.

Sir.

Go home.

My vegetables...

Sir.

Sir, open the door. Sir.

What are you filming?

I'm leaving.

I'm going to keep searching

for my lover.

I'll film all of this.

As I search

for Xiaochu,

I'll also look

for other people.

Have you

filmed this one?

Yes.

I filmed everything.

This is my daughter.

Your

daughter?

I've been looking for her for over 20 years.

Madam.

Let's record it.

Record?

I'll post

what you want to say to your daughter

online

so that more people

can see.

Okay.

Let's record it.

Okay.

Alright, I'll stand...

Like this?

Are you ready, Madam?

Yes.

Yes.

Ranran.

I'm your mother.

I'm

waiting for you at Tuanyuan Restaurant.

It's

the same noodle restaurant

you and Yanyan loved as kids.

I'm here

waiting for you.

You hear me?

Ranran.

(Missing Person, Ranran)

Ranran.

I will always be here waiting for you.

You hear me?

Ranran.

Madam.

You'll reunite

with her.

(Tuanyuan Restaurant)

Who are you?

Madam, it's me.

Do you remember me?

Yang's daughter.

Yang Caiyun.

I'm back.

What do you want?

I came by yesterday to see you.

Your son said you were ill.

I came to check if you're better.

I made these pancakes for you.

Well then, have a seat.

The cat...

The cat's in heat.

It's making a commotion.

How annoying.

If you go on, watch me beat you to death!

Madam.

Why does your cat

sound like a woman?

Yang.

You're not a stranger.

To tell you the truth,

it's my daughter-in-law.

She was pregnant last year,

but she lost the baby and got traumatized.

This went wrong.

It's not something to brag about.

Right?

We didn't want the neighbors to know.

Madam.

Let me see her.

I'll talk with her a bit.

Maybe it'll help her let go.

No!

Let me tell you.

Something's mentally wrong with her.

She's always biting and hitting people.

Even I'm scared to go in.

Madam, you didn't let her see a doctor?

Where would I get that kind of money?

It's getting dark now.

School will be over soon.

Look.

The pancakes...

We talked so long

that I forgot the time.

I have stuff to do too.

I'll head back now.

I'll visit again soon.

Okay, come again.

Take care of yourself.

Thanks for the pancakes.

Miss.

Where are you from?

Miss, where are you from?

Were you brought here?

Miss, what's your name?

Where are you from?

You're quite obedient today.

That's more like it.

Eat when you're hungry, and drink when thirsty.

Be good.

If you need something, knock.

Got it?

If anything happens,

knock and call me.

Got it?

She's absolutely starving. Don't worry.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

Ai Xin, someone's here for you.

Caiyun? What brings you here?

You're looking much better now.

Is there something we can help you with?

It's not about me.

It's about our village.

I suspect a girl was trafficked.

Caiyun.

How did you discover her?

My daughter

was playing with her friends

when they mentioned her.

I felt something was off,

so I sneaked in

when no one was home.

I peeked in through the window.

There was this tiny, skinny girl

with messy hair

and a dirty face.

She cried non-stop,

curled up in the corner.

I just felt

something's off.

I think she was trafficked too,

so I came here right away.

Do you know her name?

No.

I tried talking to her.

Seems like she couldn't speak.

She just kept

babbling.

Yes, I was panicked too.

I was scared.

I think she wrote the word "Beg" on my hand.

Junjie.

Contact the local police station.

Find out more.

Got it.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

You're still doing it?

What are you fussing about?

What are you fussing about?

Keep your mouth shut!

You can only stay on the bed.

Don't go near the window.

Got it?

Got it?

Did I say you could make a fuss?

Got it?

You don't listen.

Pack your things.

What are you doing?

I said pack your things.

How useless.

(Recently,)

(police acted on a citizen's tip)

(and rescued a trafficked deaf and mute woman.)

(It's reported the informant)

(was also a victim rescued)

(in a past anti-trafficking operation.)

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

Rui.

How did it go?

We caught Zhang Xiaochu's trafficker.

He works for Skinner.

Zhang Xiaochu should be discharged soon.

As for the evidence in Zhou's stomach,

the tech department hasn't fully recovered it yet.

But they said

it looks like a newspaper photo

with several people in it.

A newspaper-sized photo

with several people in it.

I think this item

must be important to Zhou Hongcai

if he would swallow it.

Either it was to save himself

or he meant to leave this evidence for the police.

Could Cripple be in it?

This Zhou Hongcai

knows Cripple...

♪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♪

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♪Just like my heart♪

♪It will never rust♪

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