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[Changwu City People's Procuratorate, Inquiry Notice]

Inquiry notice for

Chang...

Chang Zheng?

Chen,

what are you guys doing right now?

Deputy Director Xiao Zhenbang,

I'm here as a representative of

Changwu City People's Procuratorate

to discuss with you when I can bring Chang Zheng away

to assist us with our investigation.

Besides that,

please mind the way you address me.

Even if you become the chief prosecutor,

you're still my son!

Director Xiao, calm down.

Chen, I...

Prosecutor Xiao,

Chang Zheng has already gotten himself in plenty of trouble.

I have many affairs to attend to too.

Can you guys

stop creating trouble for me?

Deputy Director Xiao, please mind your words.

Let me be frank with you.

We have already contacted Director Wang Dingshan

before we came here.

However, he was having a meeting in the provincial bureau.

He said you would be in charge of all affairs

before his return.

If not,

did you think I would come and find you?

I!

[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 21]

I wish to extend Cao Dalong's detainment.

Can you

think of something for me?

Do you have any evidence?

Deng Xiaojun told me that Cao Dalong

murdered his father right before he died.

I need some time to extract his testimony.

Regarding what Deng Xiaojun said

before he died

and if he did say anything or not,

none of us have any idea

except for you.

Are you suspecting me right now?

I'm just stating a fact.

If you don't have any evidence,

and if you can't make Cao Dalong

confess within 24 hours,

you have to release him.

No negotiations are allowed.

Fine.

Since I've already told you about it,

I'll go and find Director Xiao.

This was Director Xiao's instruction.

This was his instruction?

Did Director Xiao tell you personally?

No, he didn't.

It was Deputy Chief Li.

Deputy Chief Li told me to pass the message on to you.

He even said

that according to Deputy Director Xiao,

if you guys don't have any substantial evidence,

you guys have to cease investigating

the Zhao family

and Four Seas Group

immediately.

Yan,

say,

do you think finding Chief Zhang will work?

I suggest you guys

stop dreaming.

Most probably,

he'll request us to release him.

Hello, Deputy Chief Chang?

How did it go?

Release him.

You see?

Alright.

Got it.

Thanks.

Pengxiang,

you can pick up Cao Dalong right now.

[Jin Yan]

How did it go?

We didn't manage

to make Cao Dalong confess.

Understood.

[Changwu City PSB Binxi Branch]

He's coming.

Dalong!

Pengxiang!

Pengxiang,

what are you doing here?

Come here.

Let me take a look at you.

Get in the car.

Please.

You're the boss today.

Cao,

it must've been tough, huh?

This is nothing.

It's just like I pulled an all-nighter playing Mahjong.

It's nothing.

Did the cops

bully you?

Tell me about it.

If they dare to bully you,

I'll instruct our lawyers to sue them.

No one dares to bully me.

They knew my relationship with the Zhao family.

What did the cops

ask you when you were in there?

They brought up old scores

from over 20 years.

That Chang Zheng

kept interrogating me.

But don't worry,

Pengxiang.

I told them nothing.

Excellent.

Shanmao.

What did I say again?

What did I say again?

Look at Cao.

He's a veteran of the Zhao family.

There's no need

to teach him what to do.

But of course.

I may not be good at anything else,

but

I'm loyal.

I'll never do something

that'll harm the Zhao family.

Excellent.

Excellent.

Pengxiang,

where are we going?

Where else?

Of course we're going to celebrate your return.

Thank you, Pengxiang.

This is...

You flatter me.

I told you already.

Today,

you're the boss.

Alright!

Shanmao,

step on the gas.

Come and try our shooting game!

Okay?

Come.

Try our shooting game!

Try our shooting game!

Come.

Come and try our shooting game!

Okay?

Try it!

Try our shooting game!

You can play for free if you can't hit any targets!

You can play for free if you can't hit any targets!

Hunk,

try our shooting game.

No thanks.

Just try it.

No thanks.

You can play for free if you don't get any.

Win some balloons for your girlfriend.

No thanks.

You can play for free if you don't get any.

Mister,

here's 100 yuan.

Okay.

What are you doing here?

Get me another gun.

You two know each other?

You two can play together.

You two can play together.

Let's spar.

This is too easy for me.

What? Are you afraid of losing?

What are we playing for?

It's a showdown.

What will the loser do?

Treat the winner to a meal.

Come.

-Bring it on. -Bring it on.

Come, turn off the music.

Everyone, raise your glass.

Raise your glass!

Come!

Raise your glass!

To Cao Dalong,

the hero of the Zhao family.

Thank you for your service.

To Long!

To Long!

Enough already.

So, what do you think?

Is it your loss?

Buy me a meal.

I already played this with you.

So, the winner buys the loser a meal now?

What's the point in competing then?

Do you feel better now?

I guess so.

I feel more relaxed now.

Great. Buy me a meal then.

I'm not hungry.

You can eat by yourself.

I'm starving.

But I'm not.

I know a place that sells excellent fried rice.

Let's go.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Try it.

Listen,

this place is very popular.

You won't even get to have them

even if you queue up on Saturdays.

Isn't today the weekend?

Just try it.

It looks pretty good.

Try it.

What do you think?

It's great.

Yeah, right?

Is that all you ordered?

Did you order nothing else?

You're a thrifty girl, huh?

You see,

about Cao Dalong,

you shouldn't take it to heart.

Actually, I just feel frustrated.

But I'm already used to it.

Nothing has ever gone smoothly

when I investigated the Zhao family

in Changwu.

So, what do you plan to do next?

I'll continue my investigation.

I don't believe

that I cannot arrest someone else

after releasing Cao Dalong.

Murder!

Someone, help!

Over here!

They're killing me!

How dare you run?

Murder!

We're cops!

We're cops!

-Don't move! -We're cops!

What are you guys doing?

Don't pursue them.

Let's check out

the wounded first.

Are you okay?

Mister.

Don't gather around.

Thank you for saving me.

Don't mention it.

I'll kowtow to you.

Don't do that.

Get up.

I'll kowtow to you!

I'll help you up.

Here.

I'm fine.

Words can't express my gratitude.

Why did they beat you up?

Just forget it.

It's...

Mister,

can I have your contact number?

Forget about it.

You're seriously wounded.

Let me send you to the hospital first.

I...

Do you have any backups?

We've arrived.

Mister,

see you when I see you.

This guy is...

Don't move!

Nobody moves!

Don't move!

Stop pursuing him.

We can find him in his shop tomorrow.

Alright.

We'll try to grasp the situation.

Hao Dazhi.

Chang Zheng?

What are you doing here?

I was having my supper here.

Coincidentally, they fought right here.

You vanished for so long.

So,

why don't you check out my place?

Let's go.

Alright then.

Let's go.

Dong, see you.

[Bao Xiao, owner of Jianghu Auto Repair]

Hello?

Alright, I got it.

Pengxiang,

someone's looking for you.

Scram.

Pengxiang!

Pengxiang,

it's yours.

Who is it?

Uncle Pengxiang.

Over here.

Cut to the chase.

I'm busy.

Come, turn off the music.

Ladies, let's give Long a toast!

To Long!

Who told you guys to do so?

Who told you guys to give him a toast?

All of you, get out.

Scram!

Get out!

Hurry up!

Mr. Zhao,

they were having too much fun just now.

I couldn't stop them.

The environment here is pretty good.

The environment is great.

It's spacious too.

It's just that we lack manpower.

It's the same for every bureau.

We lack manpower too.

Why didn't you guys chase after that guy

when he ran away?

Why should I?

I recognized him at first glance.

Situations like these

happen quite often.

We're already used to it.

We'll arrest him

in his auto repair shop tomorrow morning.

He won't be able to escape.

What does he do for a living?

You mean the one who was beaten up and escaped?

His name is Bai Xiao.

His nickname is Bai Xiaosheng.

He opened an auto repair shop here.

It's pretty popular too.

He always told other people

that he was the true head of the Zhao family.

He said he knew

everything

about the Zhao family.

Which Zhao family?

The one managing Four Seas Group.

His surname isn't Zhao.

How could he be the head of their family?

Although that's the case,

he wasn't lying entirely.

We did an investigation on him.

Bai Xiaosheng's younger sister

is the wife of Zhao Pengzhan.

When you look at it,

he's considered the elder brother of Zhao Pengzhan.

Of course,

we couldn't care less about it.

However, he takes pride in it.

[Police]

He always shows off in public,

especially after he drinks.

He'll point his finger at people

and insult them.

In the end,

he always gets beaten up.

That's why he became a regular at our bureau.

Didn't the Zhao family keep him in check

after he got beaten up?

He just loves to brag.

However,

he has a kind heart.

He doesn't create any trouble.

That's why the Zhao family ignores him.

No matter what,

he's a relative of the Zhao family.

Didn't they assign him a post?

Bai Xiaosheng

cannot do anything great.

But he's not willing to do lowly jobs.

His only strength

is bragging.

I guess the Zhao family knew that about him.

That's why

they couldn't care less about him.

They just

leave him be.

They don't keep him in check

or interfere with his business.

The only right they gave him

was the freedom to move around within the Zhao family's territory.

If so, he should know something

about the Zhao family.

Maybe.

His words are a mixture of truth and deceit.

Even so, he needs some materials

before he can brag about them, right?

Cao,

I just received a phone call.

He said although

the cops had released you,

they'd been trying to gather new evidence.

He even said

that getting summoned would be the least of your problem

if they managed to obtain new evidence.

What should we do then?

Mr. Zhao,

you need to help me out.

Look at that cowardly look of yours.

You got scared from a phone call?

You know this as well.

Chang Zheng

is a pestering kid.

Go and pack your stuff.

I'll send you out of the country

tonight.

Send me out of the country?

If the cops can't find you,

it's useless even if they obtain

new evidence,

right?

If so...

Shanmao.

Passport,

USD,

[Passport]

we've prepared everything for you.

You can spend them however you like.

You can go anywhere you like.

It's much better than being on tenterhooks here, right?

Mr. Zhao,

you guys

are too nice to me.

Cao,

I said before

that you were the hero of the Zhao family.

All of these

are what you deserve.

Tonight,

a boat

will take you to Southeast Asia.

When you reach there,

everything will be arranged for you.

Alright.

I'll follow your instructions.

After you leave,

the Zhao family

will cover everything for you.

Mr. Zhao,

can I do anything else for you?

If not, I feel guilty

toward your family.

Do you really wish to do our family

another favor?

Please tell me.

I'll do whatever you want.

Film a video for me.

Is Bai Xiaosheng your next target?

No.

You asked him about his details just now.

You even asked him for the address of his auto repair shop.

I know your character too well.

I just plan to investigate him. What if we obtain new clues from him?

Am I right?

This meal is worth it, right?

You took out your frustration on a fight

and even obtained some new clues.

Don't you think you should thank me?

Thank you.

I haven't had my fill yet.

Let's return to the stall.

Come on.

Pengxiang,

once I leave,

I might never be able to return.

I wish to call my friends and families

and bid them farewell.

Do you think it's okay for me to do so?

Cao, are you dumb?

Why are you trying to call them?

How could you leave

if your cover was blown?

You're right.

I won't call them.

But I feel restless

about it.

What about this then?

You can stay here and deal with the cops yourself.

That won't do.

Cao.

I understand how you feel.

You're not that young anymore,

and it's your first time leaving the country.

You're going to an unfamiliar environment.

That's why you feel insecure.

But don't forget.

You have this.

You can solve everything with this.

By then,

you can live in a huge villa

with some hot chicks.

You can enjoy the beautiful scenery and sea breeze.

You'll get to live in paradise.

And, listen up.

We will expand the family business

to other countries soon.

Who will be in charge of our overseas branches then?

Of course it's you.

Are you serious?

Father summoned Pengchao

back from abroad

in order to discuss this matter.

Say no more.

I'll work hard when I'm there.

I'll wait for the day when I can return to the Zhao family.

Cao,

you're the hero

of the Zhao family.

You can do it.

Pengxiang.

Cao Dalong.

Qiang.

Long.

A pleasure to meet you.

Take good care of Long.

Understood.

Don't worry, Pengxiang.

Pengxiang,

I'll go and relieve myself.

Dalong,

that place isn't Changwu.

You must take care of yourself.

Understood.

Contact me immediately

once you reach there.

Remember,

you can only contact me.

Understood.

Go now.

Shanmao hasn't returned yet.

He must've drunk too much beer.

Alright, forget about him.

You should get on the boat.

Long, over here.

Pengxiang, I'll go now.

Dalong!

Thank you, Pengxiang.

Take care.

Go now.

We cannot keep Cao alive.

What do you mean?

Although the PSB released him

because they had no evidence,

that doesn't mean we're safe.

They should

do everything in their power

to keep us under surveillance instead.

What's the use of keeping us under surveillance?

They can't do anything against us

when they don't have the goods on us.

Cao is our weakness.

Right before Deng Xiaojun died,

he told Chang Zheng

that Cao Dalong was the one who murdered his father.

That's why Chang Zheng

will try to investigate Cao

for a breakthrough point.

Once he finds it,

you know what the consequences will be.

So, what do you mean by this?

This isn't my intention.

It's Father's intention.

Pengxiang,

did you know what I was doing up there?

I'm sure you know about it.

I was celebrating Dalong's return, you know?

I told everyone

that Cao Dalong

was the hero

of the Zhao family.

But now, you want me to...

I understand.

Don't worry.

I've thought of a solution for you.

Scram!

I don't need your stupid solution!

I don't need it!

If you want to do anything to him, you can do it yourself!

Pengxiang,

a bookworm like me can't do anything.

Qiang.

Qiang,

how much longer will it take?

Long,

we haven't reached the open sea yet.

It's still early.

I guess I drank too much just now.

It feels terrible

when the boat is shaking.

Do you have any hangover medicine?

Long, are you okay?

I don't have any hangover medicine.

If you feel terrible,

maybe you can put your head over the boat.

Maybe you'll feel better.

What are you looking at?

Is this

Bai Xiaosheng's auto repair shop?

That's right. What's the matter?

Where's your boss?

You're looking for our boss?

What's the matter? Just tell me about it.

It's useless to speak to you when I'm talking about business here.

Call your boss here.

Business?

You want to talk about business?

If you think it's useless to speak to me,

it's useless even if you find our boss.

What do you mean?

You may not know,

but the business here

is managed by the Zhao family.

No one can do anything about it

if they don't give us their permission.

Enough. Leave if there's nothing else.

Wait.

Where is he?

Didn't I tell you already? He's busy.

He's busy.

Why are you skiving?

Boss.

Go and change the brake oil of that vehicle.

You must be Bai Xiaosheng.

Who are you?

Did you forget about me? I saved you last night.

I don't know you.

You don't know me?

Didn't you say that I was your savior

and that you wanted to repay me?

I guess they hit my head too hard last night.

I don't even know

if my brain is functioning right now.

What's the matter?

Will you bring me to the hospital for a checkup?

I have some business to discuss with you.

Enough already.

Just leave.

I don't have time for you.

It's either

you bring me to the hospital for a checkup

or you leave.

I'll invest in you...

Just leave!

-You don't need it? -Just go!

Leave!

Boss.

Boss,

why were you so nervous?

What do you know?

That kid is a cop.

Since when did the Zhao family

mingle with cops?

It'll be terrible

if people hear about this.

You're the head of the Zhao family.

Why are you afraid of him?

Just scram.

Scram!

Director Xiao.

Chang Zheng,

come to my office immediately.

I can't. I have something to...

Cut the crap!

Come immediately.

Yes, sir.

Director Xiao.

Chang Zheng.

Xiao Chen.

Chang Zheng,

you're suspected of breaking police regulations

and Article 247 of the Criminal Law

of the People's Republic of China.

During your investigation, you've resorted to violence to obtain testimony

and exacted a confession by torture.

[Changwu City People's Procuratorate, Inquiry Notice]

This is our inquiry notice.

Please follow us

and cooperate with us.

[Changwu City People's Procuratorate, Inquiry Notice]

Director Xiao,

what does this mean?

Chang Zheng,

You can follow them and assist them

in their investigation.

Go now.

Yan!

Yan,

Mentor is in trouble.

What happened?

When I came in,

everyone was saying

that the People's Procuratorate

came and took him away.

The People's Procuratorate?

What exactly is going on?

I don't know either.

Yan,

what should we do now?

Yan!

Jin, what happened to Chang Zheng?

Chief Zhang!

Alright.

Alright.

Is it related to Chang Zheng?

So, it was true?

What did Chang Zheng do?

Why did the People's Procuratorate take him away?

They're doing an investigation right now.

Next,

they will talk

to the members of the task force one by one.

Cooperate with them.

But Chief Zhang...

I guess it's related to the work

you guys are doing right now.

That's why I'm asking you.

You actually had no idea what was going on?

I got to know it just now.

I just received the notice not long ago.

I'm your superior here.

You better mind your attitude.

I'll look for Director Xiao.

Wait.

I'll join you.

What?

Exact confession through torture?

That's not true.

Director Xiao,

I suspect that someone is trying to frame Chang Zheng.

From my understanding of him, Chang Zheng

will never do such a thing.

Enough already.

Stop creating trouble for me.

From a personal perspective,

I feel the same as you guys.

I believe Chang Zheng

wouldn't break the law on purpose.

However, the People's Procuratorate

won't just take him away

without any evidence, right?

That's why

we have to wait

until the result of the investigation is out.

The truth will definitely be revealed.

The truth cannot be falsified,

and lies cannot be verified.

Don't just stand there.

I still have plenty of things to do here.

Go and resume your work.

Chang Zheng,

please answer our questions honestly.

When you were interrogating Cao Dalong,

did you torture him and hurt him

in order to exact a confession?

I didn't.

If so, did you threaten him

and force him to give his statement according to what you wanted?

I didn't.

At 1:06pm,

you turned off

the surveillance camera and listening device inside the interrogation room.

You spent some time

with Cao Dalong in the room alone.

How do you explain yourself?

Back then,

Cao Dalong was having his lunch.

I went to visit him.

After he was done,

he said he wanted to have a chat with me.

However, he felt insecure with the surveillance camera around.

That's why I turned it off.

I wanted him to lower his guard.

I wanted to see

if I could get something out of the chat.

As a cop, you should understand

that turning off

the surveillance camera and listening device during an interrogation

is a breach of our regulations.

I know that.

If so,

were you trying to perform

some special actions on him during that time,

for example, torture him to exact a confession?

That's not true.

Only you and he were inside the interrogation room.

How can you prove yourself?

Since we were in the room,

we could testify for it together.

I'll confront him.

Fine.

You can watch this video for now.

I'm desperate.

That Chang Zheng, not only did he torture me to exact a confession,

but he also threatened me!

He said he would find a way to send me to prison

if I didn't confess!

He said he would make my life a living hell!

I don't want to be his puppet!

I would rather die

and prove my innocence!

Do you have anything else to say?

Is that all?

"I don't want to be his puppet".

Does that sound like something Cao Dalong will say?

Did prosecutors like you all

learn nothing all these years?

You're using this video as your evidence?

I've arrested so many people over the years.

If every one of them records a video

to frame me,

does that mean you guys have to interrogate me

every day?

Right before daybreak,

a boat from the Maritime Department

found a corpse nearby Xigang Wharf.

After their verification,

the victim was confirmed to be Cao Dalong.

Cao Dalong

is dead?

[Binjiang, Changwu]

The current situation

is complicated.

The provincial committee, municipal committee, and Discipline Inspection Department

all have received reports of Chang Zheng's police brutality.

[Wang Dingshan, Director, Changwu City PSB]

Let's have a discussion.

What should we

do next?

I'll tell you one thing!

Cao Dalong was my subordinate.

If he tells other people about what happened back then,

not only will the Zhao family be done for,

but all of us will also be in trouble!

Have you ever considered this?

What will Chunhua do by then?

What will happen to Xiao Chen's future?

Which one is more important?

You can determine that yourself.

Xiao,

tell us your opinion.

Director Wang.

Xiao,

you're in charge of the criminal investigation detachment.

What's your opinion?

Director Wang has already expressed his stand

in front of the press.

Actually, it's simple.

We will not forgive evildoers

and not frame the innocent.

So, our current priority

is to cooperate with the inspection department to the best of our abilities

and find out the truth as soon as possible.

We should try to reduce

its effect on society to the best we can.

I suggest

suspending Chang Zheng from his position

and converse with every member

on the yacht explosion case

task force.

Xiao,

have some water.

Xiao,

you look troubled.

I could tell during the meeting.

Director Wang,

actually, Chang Zheng is...

Xiao,

I understand.

You and Chang Fei, his father,

were always comrades from the military

to the PSB.

And, you watched over Chang Zheng as he grew up too.

You think highly of him.

And now,

he's in trouble.

I'm sure you feel terrible.

To be honest,

regarding the case that Chang Zheng is involved in,

I have the feeling

that there's something more to it than meets the eye.

I never believe

that Chang Zheng will break our regulations.

Everyone could see

that he did great in the PSB

during his years of service.

We can never

allow an outstanding cop like him

to be framed.

Director Wang,

I know what to do.

By the way,

I heard that Xiao Chen volunteered

to be in charge of Chang Zheng's case.

He's messing around again.

That young kid is driven.

How can you say that he's messing around?

If you turn back time

and return to 30 years ago,

you'll do the same thing

just like him.

To me, it's a good thing.

On one hand, you have to face your son.

On the other hand, you have to face your student.

You have no choice but to be impartial now.

Director Wang, don't worry.

I will surely stay impartial.

The autopsy report of Cao Dalong

won't be out soon.

Our current priority

is to find out what Chang Zheng...

[Jin Yan]

Sorry about that.

[Jin Yan]

We should find out what Chang Zheng

had done to Cao Dalong

when they were

in the interrogation room without surveillance.

[Jin Yan]

[Jin Yan]

He didn't pick up?

Xiao Chen took it to heart

when Chang Zheng misunderstood

his mentor.

I don't know if he's ignoring my calls

because of that.

No wonder.

I was wondering why

this kid always showed contempt

whenever he saw Mentor.

Yan,

could it be that he's abusing his power

to exact revenge against Mentor?

What nonsense are you saying?

Resume your work.

The successor you chose

had surpassed you, huh?

He's still a child.

Is he your fourth son?

He's the son of me and Han Ya.

No wonder.

He excels at both the pen and the sword.

With just one move,

not only did he eliminate Cao Dalong,

but he also landed Chang Zheng in trouble.

His fancy moves

are even confusing

to me.

No matter how good he is,

he's still your assistant.

It's rare for you to take a liking to someone.

Now that Cao Dalong is dead,

your secrets are safe.

You can rest at ease now.

I've always been at ease.

Regarding the case 28 years ago,

at best, I could be charged for accepting bribery.