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[Love Me If You Dare]

[Episode 16]

He's an emotionally unstable psychopath.

But the fact that he's given me this info

implies that he's absolutely positive

we won't be able to find him with it.

Meanwhile, he's already begun round two.

And I've lost.

What an absolutely sophisticated crime he's constructed.

What do we do now?

There's no more evidence to go off.

If I were a truly conceited person...

I would do what he expects me to do.

Step by step, all the way toward failure.

But unfortunately for him, I'm not in over my head.

He underestimated me.

What have you found?

There are four discrepancies in his actions.

Although... he has yet to realize it.

He's too busy pitying me right now.

As such, he's close to revealing himself.

The first thing is also the most important.

The ultimate purpose of a psychopath's fantasy

isn't to take revenge or express rage at his past.

It's to bring about their true inner desires.

This is the one thing that gives serial killers

the immense pleasure they experience when they commit their crimes.

But...

Where has the Flower Cannibal hidden his desires?

You're right. Like in the robot killer case.

Sun Yong imagined himself as a murderer.

But what is this guy's desire?

The second thing. What he hates most is women.

Except then there's an inconsistency.

Why did he symbolically destroy the man's dignity

yet left the woman's intact?

Third.

Why put duct tape over the man's mouth

while he was torturing him?

Because he didn't want to listen to him.

There are reasons for all his actions

even if he himself is unaware of them.

Why only block out the man's voice?

There really are a lot of holes.

The fourth thing.

Why take a lock of the old man's grey hair?

If he's supposed to represent victory over life and death

taking his blood or organs should be more exciting to him.

So why just take a lock of soft, grey hair?

Because grey hair reminds people of

the natural progression of life and time.

It evokes a very soft emotion.

Precisely.

One more thing.

After the murders, why did he leave the bodies

and the doll in so many random places?

Let's say hatred was his motivator for wanting to be rid of them.

Why not toss them all at once instead of going to all this effort?

And it goes without saying

that these three victims must have some kind of connection.

We just haven't discovered it.

The only thing we can do right now is...

Go back to square one.

Analyze the victims in detail.

What?

Nothing.

We've asked the victims' families to come in as you requested.

But I don't get it.

My people checked them out

and we couldn't find any connection whatsoever.

Professor Bo, what do you hope to find?

We're looking for different things.

He means the Flower Cannibal's fantasy.

We'd been living there together for two years.

She was the most easygoing girl I'd ever met.

All our neighbors knew my dad as a wonderful man.

He was good-natured and an extremely kind man.

He was a teacher his entire life.

An extremely frugal person.

He spent all his money on kids

who couldn't afford to go to school.

Did she have a boyfriend?

Did you notice anything strange prior to her disappearance?

She had an ex.

But they broke up peacefully half a year ago.

He attended a lot of charity events?

Yes.

I'll need a list of everyone he donated to.

Ah, also... if she hadn't died

she would've been promoted next month

to work on Lamma Island.

Your brother was a very talented writer.

Why was he not a professional writer?

Our parents didn't approve of it.

They didn't consider writing a serious career.

It couldn't provide a sustainable future.

So when Yu Zhe went to college

they made him study architecture.

But he never gave up writing.

Yu Zhe was a very persistent person.

Last year, he won first place in the Galaxy Awards

even though the competition was strong.

He was the best. He really was the best.

Mr. Yang, thank you for aiding our investigation.

We'll let you know when we have an update.

Okay.

I recognize this expression.

You have a hunch, right?

We have enough evidence.

You know what he's fantasizing?

I know it all.

His fantasies... his desires.

I even know how to confirm his identity, name, and appearance.

What does he want?

To show off.

To show off?

He's been continuously leaving evidence.

He wants to demonstrate that these murders

aren't like the haphazard killings of others.

Everything he's done has been a show for me.

He has a strong desire... to seek attention from others.

He naively believes that everyone...

especially me, will be stumped by his accomplishments.

His murders just serve as a self-endorsement.

He needs to show me...

his life.

His life?

More precisely, a life that lies

between reality and paranoia.

No matter how crazy and illogical

a serial killer's actions are...

they're all tied to some sort of logic.

What we need to put together

is a diagram of his crimes.

We need to figure out what story he is telling from this diagram.

The female victim, Hua Xiao.

She was about to be transferred to Lamma Island.

And then we have Yang Yu Zhe, who lives there.

He was considering buying a house there.

So if they hadn't been killed, there's a chance they would've met.

Some people are meant to meet.

To be together.

Like you and me.

A single, pretty, and lively girl

spontaneously meeting a talented, but not very social, young writer.

What an excellent love story.

The killer killed her just because there was a chance they'd meet?

There's no question about it.

He'd already planned for them to meet, hadn't he?

That's messed up.

Now that we've determined the symbolization of these two

we begin to see a picture of an ideal family.

A kind and protective mentor figure.

An elderly father.

Young parents.

Cute child.

Zhou Lin Pu represents the perfect father figure for Yang Yu Zhe.

He was a language arts teacher.

He could guide young children toward becoming talented writers.

He was generous and empathetic.

He wouldn't have forced a child into a profession they hated.

In his illusion, the killer envisioned himself as Yang Yu Zhe.

He created the perfect father for him.

I still don't understand.

Why did he only create a father figure, but not a mother?

Because in real life

his situation was the other way around.

The killer never had a father.

He could only fantasize about one.

In his actual life, he had a mother.

It's very self-evident.

He feels a lot of hatred for his mother.

He regresses back into a child

whenever he faces representations of mother figures.

He never acts like an adult.

And of course, there's no need for him to envision an elderly mother.

With Yang Yu Zhe, he made himself an adult.

Yet with Hua Xiao, he became a child.

Hua Xiao is not only the perfect companion

but also the mother figure he always wanted.

All the other discrepancies can be explained

from this perspective.

Why did he only destroy the man's dignity?

Why only beat the woman?

Why take the old man's hair and the doll's hands?

And why toss their bodies so far apart?

Because ultimately, what he wants

is to unburden himself through his delusion.

Overwhelmed by past hatred, he abandons them.

Then he begins a new round of fantasizing.

Finds new victims.

Creates a new family.

Soon... Soon, I'll bring our son back.

Our son.

Your son.

He's your son.

You should love him.

You should be good to him.

You should think of him.

Please...

Let me go.

I gave you a chance. Why won't you repent?

What have I done wrong?

I'm a genius!

I can get whatever I want in this world.

Why don't you love me?

Why would you treat me like this?

Who are you? What do you want?

Let me go. Let me go!

Who in the world are you? What are you up to?

Hurry and let me go!

He can murder three completely random people

over something that's not even real?

Something fabricated in his mind?

From the perspective of a mentally unstable criminal

he's already perfectly fulfilled a fantasy.

Why would he quietly come to Hong Kong

after those manufactured explosions?

The 2015 Science Fiction Galaxy Awards Ceremony

took place on the second day he returned to Hong Kong.

I believe he went out of his way to rush back

in order to attend this ceremony.

I'll go check the contestant list.

No need. I've got Zi Yu on it.

I've developed a special search engine for you.

It can automatically search and detect info from

every literary contest in the region in the past decade

- including-- - We just need the results.

Seven people match your profile.

Seven is one too many.

We don't have the time to go through all of them.

But the information you gave me isn't enough.

If we want to tighten the search parameters, I'll need more.

Play Yang Yu Zhe's footage again.

Torturing people to death gives the suspect pleasure.

He enjoys the sound of the victim's screams and begging.

When the other three were being killed, their mouths weren't sealed.

Why was Yang Yu Zhe's mouth taped shut?

- Because the killer's psychotic? - Because... Yang Yu Zhe knows him.

Or more accurately, Yang Yu Zhe knows one of his fake personas.

Which one of our seven suspects could Yang Yu Zhe

have possibly met at some point?

Bingo.

One person is a perfect match.

31-year-old Chinese American. Single.

Mei Jun Yuan.

In the 2015 Galaxy Awards, Yang Yu Zhe won gold.

He was in second place.

This is his profile information from the competition.

Bad news. I tried to find him based on that.

That passport number doesn't exist. It's fake.

But at least now we know what he looks like.

I can only run facial recognition software in other databases.

But it'll take some time, and its accuracy can't be guaranteed.

Captain Liang, there are two new cases.

The victims match the descriptions you guys gave us.

- Transfer the info over immediately. - Yes, sir.

Andy, navigate to the jewelry store on Second Street.

Two missing people.

A retired literature professor

and a young woman.

Why have you chosen to go to the place where the young woman went missing?

Because she's a sales associate at a jewelry store.

- So? She's a sales associate. - The point is the jewelry store.

Jewelry stores have security cameras.

You're not an idiot after all.

Xiao He doesn't interact with that many customers

and nothing suspicious has ever happened here.

What are you looking for?

A face.

A face that has taken a lot of effort to uncover.

Right here.

Pause.

It's him.

The time stamp is the day before yesterday at 10:53 a.m.

He got close to Xiao He by pretending to be a customer.

Left her his number.

Xiao He definitely contacted him.

She was subsequently kidnapped after work.

Look here.

He didn't leave immediately after exiting.

[School Zone, Slow Down]

He was standing right over here.

What was he standing here looking at for so long?

Or rather... what was he waiting for?

He was looking at his next victim.

His next victim?

Hello, Jin Yan?

Which elementary schools are near the Second Street jewelry store?

Got it. Hongji Elementary.

Can you check if anyone from the school

has recently participated in any literary competitions?

Here we go.

Xu Zi Xi, nine years old.

A third grader at Hongji Elementary.

A participant in the 12th Annual Astronomy Essay Competition.

It says here that she's the grand prize winner.

When and where is the awards ceremony taking place?

The second floor of the Hong Kong Space Museum.

The time is this afternoon at...

Right now!

Honored guests, teachers, and students.

Good afternoon, everyone.

After intense deliberation...

we are gathered here today to commemorate the winners of the Space Museum's

12th Annual Youth Astronomy Essay Competition.

We received over 3,000 essays from all over Hong Kong

for our annual essay contest this year.

The judges have chosen five third place winners...

five second place winners, and two first place winners.

Xu Zi Xi is in the middle of the front row on the left. The second seat.

Next, let us welcome Mr. Jin Su, Deputy Director

of the Space Museum, for a speech. Mr. Jin Su, everyone.

Dear students and parents, welcome!

I am the deputy director of the museum. I sincerely welcome you to...

In the past six months, we received over 3,000 essays.

What are you doing?

Are you crazy? Let me go! What are you doing?

Next, let's have the directors hand the trophies out.

Where are you going?

No one panic!

The doors aren't opening!

Hurry, that way!

Over there! Everyone, head over there!

Out of the way.

What are you doing?

What are you doing! Be careful with the child!

- Are you okay? - I'm fine.

Professor Bo, are you guys all right?

We're fine. The boy?

He's safe. We've put him under 24-hour surveillance.

The suspect won't have a chance to get him.

His prints are on this.

Take it and see what you can find.

We've positively identified the suspect from the prints lifted off the trophy.

Mei Jun Yuan. Real name Xie Han.

His English name is Jabber.

There's no info on his father.

His mother was a paleontologist.

She was often out on expeditions in South America and Africa

and was never there for her son.

Xie Han switched nannies five times in his childhood.

It's likely that he was sexually assaulted by one of them.

His mother passed away when he was 19.

She had a lot of money under her name that didn't match her income.

I investigated everything Xie Han inherited.

He's been slowly transferring assets out of the US since 2003.

He's been really stealthy about it.

So far, I've been unable to determine his financial situation.

But I can tell that he has a huge trust fund to use

to support his criminal actions.

Xie Han last publicly revealed himself in the States in 2006.

Since then, he's disappeared without a trace.

Tommy's first crime was committed in 2006.

So it looks like Xie Han has been in action since then.

Today at the Space Museum, during the Astronomy Essay Competition

there was an attempted kidnapping.

Police are now interviewing Bo Jin Yan, who successfully thwarted the attempt.

Xie Han has already killed three people in Hong Kong.

He also currently has three hostages.

Retired literature professor Fan Hai Zhi from Victoria Harbor University.

Hengai Jewelry's sales associate, He Ai Wen.

As well as the unidentified fifth victim from the previous case.

We've released Xie Han's photo to all hotels, airports

and subway stations in Hong Kong.

So far we haven't received any useful info.

Has Xie Han transferred any of his assets to Hong Kong?

No.

I'm positive he has a private home here somewhere.

I imagine that it's secluded and spacious.

Have you checked under Lin Yi Yang's name?

He has. He's checked everything under Lin Yi Yang and Yin Zi Qi.

This is where the victims' bodies were left.

This is where the most recent victims disappeared.

We can deduce the general area of the crimes using the map.

This area is way too big.

If there isn't any indicative evidence...

it'll be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Jian Yao.

Jian Yao. Don't look at it.

It'll just make you feel worse.

It might not necessarily be him.

It is him.

Xun Ran.

Xun Ran!

Jian Yao, I know what you're feeling right now.

But I've really tried everything.

I can't make the image clearer.

- And there isn't any other way to-- - Zi Yu, what are you guys talking about?

Jian Yao thinks the fifth victim is her friend.

His name is Li Xun Ran.

- Li Xun Ran... - Tell me your thoughts.

As you said before...

the suspect uses domination and exhibitionism

to gain excitement and pleasure.

As long as you don't give up...

If there's still fight left in you, he won't be satisfied.

Correct.

I know Xun Ran.

He has a lot of willpower.

Physical torture is not enough to crush him.

His belief that good triumphs over evil is where he gets his strength.

You should give up.

Your girlfriend doesn't care about you.

She's probably already forgotten you.

Jenny and I are the same.

We're both very smart.

We both know who possesses true value in this world

and is worth grabbing.

But regardless, at the end, I will get rid of her.

Because everything I want will be mine.

Only mine.

Where's the kid?

In your so-called perfect family, there should be a kid.

But you weren't able to get him.

I will get him!

You came back empty-handed...

meaning you lost.

You aren't as smart as you think you are.

You perpetually brag about how much smarter you are than Jin Yan...

but you still lost.

Without your self-obsessive delusions of intelligence...

anyone can see that you're nothing but a stupid, disgusting, psychopath.

So Xie Han will find ways to torment him emotionally.

He'll try to destroy everything he believes.

If Xie Han wanted to show Xun Ran that he's better than the police

and smarter than you are, he likely would've told Xun Ran

what he was planning to do before filming this.

His fingers.

His fingers?

His fingers are moving.

Isn't he toying with his hair?

I thought so at first.

But he isn't.

Xun Ran's father taught him Morse code when he was young.

Morse code...

Li Xun Ran is not your average victim.

He's a cop.

He can definitely notice details the average person would miss.

If he's trying to send a message, it must be important.

What are we waiting for?

- Replay the video. - Okay.

- Find a code specialist. - No need.

He knows it.

3... 3... 7... 6... 7....

33767?

Does that mean anything to you?

Unless there's a secondary code.

But there are only five numbers.

I'm guessing...

Most streetlights have a serial number.

The streetlight with serial number 33767 has been located.

It is conveniently located where the suspect is living

two kilometers from where the bodies were left.

It's surrounded by a single-lane mountain path.

A remote location.

There are a few estates on the mountain.

One of them has been in Lin Yi Yang's family for 20 years.

This mansion is where the hostage rescue will take place, understood?

Yes, sir!

[Calling Yin Zi Qi]

Jin Yan.

This mansion is about the size of two buildings.

The floor plan isn't complete, and there's no sectional view.

Where's the entrance to this basement?

The basement isn't very deep.

Based on how the light filtered into the room

and what time it was in the video...

Kevin. Access to the basement's entrance

should be to the right of the main foyer.

Next to the third room.

Copy.

Are you on your way?

I've already introduced myself.

I am a friend of your fiancé.

I am currently helping you save his life.

Captain Liang.

Located basement entrance. Preparing to enter.

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