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Could we be mistaken?

Find a workshop.

Monitor the mechanic yourself.

Disassemble the car

and examine each part.

[Chasing the Undercurrent]

[Punish those who commit crimes and make mistakes so as to discipline them, and execute those]

[who violate the prohibitions so as to terrify would-be violators. -Guanzi, Ban Fa]

[Episode 12]

Are they wearing

the uniform of Tieshi Mining Group?

They're actually strolling around

instead of working at this hour?

They aren't workers.

I distributed a set of uniforms to everyone in Zhaojiawei

who's at an appropriate age.

But why?

There must be an invisible force

supporting a noble enterprise in the dark.

Recognition of one's identity is vital.

Take another look.

Are they truly strolling around?

You made the residents of Zhaojiawei

devote themselves to your constructions.

They're constructing

their own home.

Look at the empty land.

A school will be built in the future.

All children of Zhaojiawei

can study for free.

A school?

But it'll cost a lot

to ensure the quality of education.

That's why we need to make more money.

Next,

we'll build a stadium,

a hospital,

and even a cinema.

Zhaojiawei

will turn into a small ecosystem.

It'll have its own recirculation.

From the basic necessities like food and shelter

to disease treatment,

we'll resolve

every issue for them.

And I am

the creator.

I didn't expect you to do this much

right after you returned from overseas.

You do have plenty of ideas.

I've been thinking about them for a long time.

Luckily,

I have a platform like Tieshi Mining Group

to realize my dream.

Your dream does sound nice.

However, it's not that easy to realize it.

It's worth it

because it's difficult.

Did you tell Chang Zheng

that you planned to join our group?

I did.

You argued about it, didn't you?

Do you need me to talk to him?

No need for that.

It's my personal affair.

Personal affairs

are different from public affairs.

I can handle it.

I rushed here right after work.

In the end, you came to find me because of work.

Not really.

I haven't eaten yet.

And, this place is near your house.

That's why I called you here.

Did Chang Zheng tell you to come?

No.

I came here

to confirm it with you right after I heard about it.

I think he doesn't even know about it.

I was the one who persuaded Madam to return here.

She's at home right now.

I'll give you her address

if you don't know.

I know her address.

I just wanted you to do me a favor.

I'm afraid that she doesn't want to see me.

Why don't you contact her for me in advance?

Sure.

Wait.

You can call her after the meal.

Say,

what do you think about the wontons?

If I must say,

it's pretty good.

I didn't know

that there was a delicious stall

like this beside my house.

You live

like a recluse.

If so,

I guess I need a person like you

to bring me around.

[Wanda Center]

Aren't you going to treat me to a drink?

I need some time alone.

I need to think about

the castle in the sky you drew for me.

It's a blueprint.

Were you captivated by it?

If everything works out as intended

and Zhaojiawei does have its own recirculation,

Tieshi Mining Group

will become a small kingdom.

If that happens, you'll be...

The king.

Actually, my father assigned me a secret task

when I returned to the country with you.

He told me to observe

Tieshi Mining Group in secret

and see if you guys have the potential to develop

and if it's worth it for us to invest in you guys.

I didn't know

that your father was interested in the mining industry.

No matter if it's mining,

apple harvesting,

or generating power from waste incineration,

he'll be interested in them as long they can make money.

What do you plan to tell him then?

It's confidential.

What's the rating?

I'll give you five stars,

Mr. Zhao.

I bought some food for you.

Have them while they're hot.

Great, I was starving too.

Come, we can talk while you eat.

Talk about what?

I have a major discovery.

What is it?

I met Xiao Chen

when I was having dinner just now.

He told me

that he persuaded Dong Lu to return to Changwu.

You mean Zhao Pengcheng's wife?

That's right.

You should contact her then.

I was afraid that she didn't want to see me.

That's why I told Xiao Chen to contact her.

What happened after that?

After that, he made an appointment with her.

I'll meet her

at her house tomorrow morning.

Excellent.

This is great.

Listen.

In the future, you should get in touch with

Xiao Chen more often.

You should buy him meals more often.

Why should I buy him meals for no reason?

Wait.

I'll reimburse you for them.

What do you think?

There she goes again.

Show me

Dong Lu's

data.

Yes, Deputy Chief Chang.

This isn't your leftover, right?

Have a seat.

Alright.

Alright.

Have some water.

Thank you.

Thank you, Lu.

Lu,

[Dong Lu, wife of Zhao Pengcheng]

Before this,

I misunderstood

Pengcheng many times.

It was my fault.

Let me apologize to you.

There's no need to apologize.

When he was alive, Pengcheng said

that bad guys treated him as a good guy

while good guys treated him as a bad guy.

Everyone knew

that he was the son of Zhao Xiaosheng.

However, no one knew that he hated

his father the most.

Pengcheng loved and respected

his mother the most,

who was my mother-in-law.

[She was a pure mountain girl.]

[She came to the city in search of a job.]

[In the end, she was deceived by Zhao Xiaosheng.]

[She got pregnant,]

[and she didn't dare to tell anyone about it.]

[That's why she returned to the mountains,]

[gave birth to her child,]

[and raised him herself.]

[It was tough on her.]

[When Pengcheng was ten,]

[Zhao Xiaosheng received news]

[that he had a son in the mountains.]

[He and his men went into the mountains]

[and brought Pengcheng back by force.]

[He hated my mother-in-law]

[for hiding his son for a decade.]

[That's why he sent his men to hold my mother-in-law captive]

[and never allowed her to leave.]

[They were never allowed to see each other.]

[Pengcheng only went into the mountains to find his mother]

[after he got into a university]

[and left Changwu.]

[By that time,]

Pengcheng's mother had already lost her mind.

She couldn't recognize her son at all.

She had to be hospitalized,

and she needed someone to tend to her needs.

Before Pengcheng

confirmed our relationship,

the first question he asked me

was

if I could accept his mother.

Zhao Xiaosheng

made it look like

he was taking good care of my mother-in-law.

He spent money and effort

and made it look like he was trying to treat my mother-in-law.

However, the doctors already said

that it was impossible for Mother-in-law to make a recovery

as it was too late.

After Pengcheng started working,

he brought Mother-in-law to our place

and refused to take anything from the Zhao family.

Three years ago,

my mother-in-law passed away.

Pengcheng told me

that the only bond

between him

and the Zhao family

was gone.

Our child didn't adopt his surname.

Instead, she adopted my surname.

She's called Dong Zili.

Lu,

I...

Actually...

You don't need to feel guilty.

I believe that Pengcheng will forgive you

when he's in the heavens.

Xiao Chen told me the reason

you guys came here over the phone.

You guys

can ask away.

Lu, it's like this.

We just wish

to know

if Pengcheng

went anywhere

or met anyone

two days before the incident happened.

During those days,

he went to work and got off work on time.

When he came home,

he supervised our child when she did her homework.

He didn't go out at night.

No one came to find him.

However, I had no idea

what he did in the office.

He didn't tell me anything

about his work,

and I never asked him about it.

That's the chemistry between us.

If so, did he exhibit

any abnormal behaviors

after he came home?

Or did he utter

something strange?

Now that you've mentioned it,

I suddenly realized

that he was

acting strange when he spoke

to me and our child.

You're wrong.

The smallest unit is millimeter.

After that, it's centimeter and meter.

Don't commit such mistakes again, okay?

Pengcheng,

have you seen my medical insurance card?

I need to buy some flu medicine.

Did you catch the flu?

Yeah.

Remember, this is where we keep our medicine.

It's in this drawer.

Zili, come here.

Mom caught the flu. Prepare the medicine for her.

Just one packet.

Follow me.

What?

Don't keep your things in random places.

Keep them in the same place.

Make it a habit.

That way, you won't need to fret when you find things.

Why should I fret?

I have you around.

What if I'm no longer around?

I can call you then.

Mom, your medicine is ready.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Come, Zili.

I have something to tell you.

In the future, you should help Mom out

if she can't find her things.

The first drawer

contains vital documents of the family.

[Certificate of Honor]

House property certificate, household registration permit,

your certificate of honors,

bank cards,

and medical insurance cards.

This drawer

contains spare keys, USB cables,

and daily necessities.

Remember that.

What about this?

This drawer is...

I got it.

It contains contact lenses, right?

Alright.

Go and finish your homework.

Dong Lu,

remember to burn incense for Mom when I'm not around.

Alright.

[That night,]

[he told]

[me and our child]

[about where]

[the important things were kept.]

He was a thoughtful person.

Back then, I thought

his OCD was acting up again.

I thought he was annoying.

But he was actually making arrangements before his death.

I'm sorry about that.

Lu,

we have an unreasonable request.

Say.

Can you bring us around

the places he had shown you?

Pengcheng told me

that all of the vital documents were here.

After that,

these are the spare keys.

Take a look.

Okay.

And this drawer

contains my personal stuff.

He always remembered them better than I did.

Take a look.

Did you find something?

No.

Check it again.

Lu,

did Pengcheng

show you somewhere else

besides these drawers?

There was this drawer too.

I think this drawer contains medicine.

Over here.

Take a look.

Okay.

We still found nothing.

We can talk in the car.

Are you okay?

It's not like

we found nothing today.

At least we can confirm

that Zhao Pengcheng

was already prepared to meet his demise

before he came to see me.

And, he said he was going to give you an explanation.

That's what I've been thinking about.

Was he

trying to express his stand?

Or was he trying to have a chat with me?

Or was he...

There's no need to beat around the bush.

Of course it concerns the evidence of the Zhao family's crime.

If not, he wouldn't have been killed

and you wouldn't have been framed for it.

According to that logic,

if he wished to show me evidence of their crime,

the evidence

must be something easy to carry around.

I'm sure he carried it with him.

But doesn't that mean

the evidence has been blown into bits

after the yacht was blown up?

He's a senior prosecutor.

Of course he'll prepare a backup.

Are you saying

that he hid the backup inside his house?

However, we've already searched

the places we should.

Where else can he hide it?

Yeah.

We found nothing.

Forget it. Let's return to the bureau first.

What about his car?

You're right.

He didn't drive to the wharf back then.

He hired a cab instead.

Go and ask for his car keys.

I'll head there immediately.

I have a new discovery.

Dong Lu said she was reminded

of something

when I went to take the car keys.

Dong Lu.

I'll place the car keys

on the cabinet beside the door.

Okay.

If you have important things to do,

you can hire a cab.

Do not use my car.

Got it?

I got it.

Wash your hands.

He told her not to use his car?

That's right.

Did she use his car then?

She said she took her child

and went into hiding after the incident.

She never touched his car.

I'm sure it's inside his car.

Find a workshop

and disassemble the car.

Examine each part.

Alright, I'll head there right now.

This case is under the Public Security Department.

You guys need to hurry.

Deputy Director Xiao,

over here.

I thought your office was here?

It was initially.

After the Secret Task Force was formed,

they've been using this place as their office.

I've moved to that office.

You weren't unhappy about it, right?

Of course not.

Deputy Director Xiao,

you understand

Chang Zheng's temper well.

And you know what our relationship is like.

It's best if we can avoid each other.

It doesn't look good

when the chief and deputy chief

argue with each other all day.

Alright.

You've become mature.

Not at all.

Why isn't there anyone around?

Deputy Director Xiao, you're a senior detective yourself.

Don't you understand why?

No detectives stay in their offices.

Besides,

the case that Chang Zheng is handling

is a disputed case.

It's under the Public Security Department too.

They can't afford

to sit in their office.

Alright.

I'll visit your office then.

Please.

Mister,

you must disassemble every part of the car.

From the interior to its exterior,

you must disassemble everything.

Alright, don't worry.

Deputy Chief Chang.

Alright.

You may resume your work.

Deputy Director Xiao.

How was it?

Did you make any progress regarding the case?

I'm here to hear some good news from you.

I was planning to make a report to you.

I have some ideas, and I wish to hear your opinion.

Over here, please.

According to Dong Lu's statement,

I concluded

that Zhao Pengcheng was already prepared for the worst-case scenario

before he invited me to the yacht.

As a prosecutor himself,

I'm sure he knew how important

the evidence was.

Therefore, even if the evidence he carried with him

was destroyed.

I'm sure he prepared a backup.

But you haven't found it yet, right?

That's right.

I will surely find it.

Chang Zheng,

I'm ashamed as your mentor.

I'm putting the pressure all on you.

Mentor, don't say that.

You took me in

during

my lowest moments.

Are you done with your family affairs?

Yes, sir.

When are you returning to the academy?

Tonight, at 8pm.

Chief Xiao,

I wish to work in Changwu City PSB

after I get my Master's Degree.

I want to be a detective.

You're a talented boy.

You're the top student at the police academy too.

Of course I'll be glad to welcome you.

But I heard that your father

wanted you to stay in the police academy.

That's right.

However, I wish

to decide for myself.

You're just like your father.

Both of you are stubborn.

Are you sure you won't regret it?

Yes, sir.

Alright.

I promise you.

When you report for duty

in Changwu City PSB,

I'll lead you

and take you as my student.

Huh?

What's with that reaction?

I've been

a detective for 20 years.

Am I not good enough to be your mentor?

That's not what I mean.

I was...

I was just surprised.

To be honest with you,

your father and I made a promise long ago.

You know this too.

We were old comrades.

He was my squad leader too.

One time, when we drank together,

he told me

that you have an excellent base.

He said that you deserved to be nurtured.

I asked him what he wanted you to be.

He said a cop.

He told me to be your mentor.

I asked him

why he didn't want to nurture you himself.

He said one should not teach his own child.

He even said that he would disown me as his comrade

if I refused him.

How could I refuse him?

I didn't expect you

to refuse me.

Greetings, Mentor.

I have a request.

After you joined Changwu City PSB,

you should address me

by my title when you're here.

You should only call me Mentor

when no one is around.

Understood?

Understood.

I also don't want the others

to look at me in a different way

because you're my mentor.

I will work hard

to be a good cop.

Back then, I thought to myself

that the heavens

weren't being that unfair to me.

Although I lost my father,

they gave me a mentor.

[Office]

Why didn't you knock on the door?

Chang.

Deputy Chief Chang.

Deputy Chief Chang.

Deputy Chief Chang.

What's the matter?

It's nothing.

[Meeting Room]

Let's talk inside.

Are we being oversensitive here?

I don't know either.

Anyway, no matter what I do,

I keep feeling like someone is spying on me.

And, it's more than a single person.

Do you suspect that there's a traitor among us?

Ever since

the explosives I brought back

vanished out of nowhere,

I suspected that there was a traitor among us.

Mentor,

can we do

a thorough internal investigation?

That's a huge operation,

especially when it comes to this.

If we hold an investigation

without any evidence,

people will panic

and it might affect our work progress.

What about this?

You can forget about this for now.

I'll send someone to investigate them in secret.

I'll notify you immediately

once I receive any news.

Alright.

[Office]

Alright.

I'll make a move first.

Let me see you off.

Remember to report to me

[Changwu City PSB Binxi Branch]

if you receive any news from Dong Lu.

Okay.

You may resume your work. See you.

Take care.

How was it?

There was nothing in the car.

If so, you should send the car back.

I'll drive. I'll give you a ride.

What's the name of his community again?

I think it's Happiness Community.

Happiness Community, huh?

[Xishan Cemetery]

Where were you heading with the GPS?

I never used its GPS before.

You never used it before?

[Navigation system activated.]

[Destination: Xishan Cemetery]

[Longcheng Avenue Side Road, Longcheng Avenue, Elevated Outer Ring Side Road]

[Navigation begins.]

This is the road

to Xishan Cemetery.

A cemetery?

My father was buried there.

That's why

I'm familiar with the road.

Let's take a look.

[North Entrance]

According to the map,

I think the destination is inside.

It should be leading us

to the wall graves inside.

My father was buried there.

Are you sure?

I'm not too sure about it.

I usually enter it

from the side door.

I've never driven inside before.

There's no one in there.

I think they already got off work.

It's fine.

We can head to the management office

and see what's going on.

[Xishan Cemetery Management Office]

Excuse me.

I'm a cop.

We need to investigate

the cemetery.

We have to drive our vehicle inside.

Please cooperate with us.

Alright.

Alright, please follow me.

[Xishan Cemetery Management Office]

[North Entrance]

Right.

Head right.

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

[Depository, Wanshou, Tianxiang]

It's indeed the wall grave.

Let's take a look.

[Depository, Wanshou, Tianxiang]

[No smoking]

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

Dad,

this is my colleague.

Is this your father's grave?

That's right.

My father said

that he would never be buried in the ground

before the Zhao family was brought to justice.

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

That's why I buried him here for now.

Say, why did you think Zhao Pengcheng

spend all this effort

to lure us here?

Don't tell me he hid the backup evidence

in your father's...

I'm sure it's here.

Dad,

sorry for disturbing you.

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

Did you find anything?

Did you?

This is impossible.

This is impossible.

I was mistaken.

Chang Zheng,

the rain is getting heavier.

Let's return for now.

This is impossible.

Zhao Pengcheng didn't know my father.

Why did he come here?

It doesn't make any sense.

Why did he come here?

Why?

Why did he come here?

He came here for a reason.

What are you mumbling about?

Let's go.

Why did he come here?

Why did he come here?

Chang Zheng?

Why?

Chang Zheng?

You should head back for now.

I'll take another look.

Just forget it.

We spent more than an hour

investigating

a tiny place like this.

Just go back!

Calm down!

Even if we cannot locate Zhao Pengcheng's backup evidence,

we can think of other solutions.

What other solutions are there?

Tell me!

All of the witnesses are dying one by one.

The leads are always incomplete!

It's like this every time.

There's no other solution.

My father is lying in his grave

because he found a clue!

Zhao Pengcheng was blown to bits

because he found a clue!

Do you understand?

I understand.

But don't you think it's meaningless for you to do this?

Tell me what's meaningful then.

Tell me!

Chang Zheng.

Go back!

Go then!

Show your father

how disgraceful you are right now!

[Tomb of Chang Fei]