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[No: 045, Binxi Criminal Investigation]

[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 3]

[Forensic Department]

Liu!

Deputy Chief Chang.

Xiaoqiang.

Where is Liu?

He got an urgent mission

so he went to a meeting.

Let me know when he's back.

I have a bomb with me. It's unnerving.

Okay.

Mentor!

What mentor?

Are you in Journey to the West?

Mentor this, mentor that.

But you are my mentor.

Let me reiterate.

I do not take in tutees.

You are my mentor no matter what.

I heard about the case you solved by

tracking the criminal to no end when I was still in the university.

My goodness.

You trailed him for almost

20,000km in one and a half years' time.

That is impressive.

I look up to you.

You're new here

but how many times have I told you this?

Give up. I don't take in tutees.

Stop pestering me.

But why?

All rookies in the police force have a mentor.

That has nothing to do with me.

You don't have a tutee. I don't have a mentor.

Just take me in.

Stop dallying.

Don't you have something better to do?

Yes, I do.

What thing?

To be your tutee.

Just take me in, mentor.

Come.

Go out.

Mentor.

Mentor, when you just joined the police force,

didn't you have a mentor too?

Leave.

Mentor!

[Locker Room]

Give me a break.

[Dad.]

[If I can't solve your case,]

[I do not deserve to be a police officer.]

[Zhao Pengcheng]

Chang Zheng.

Meet at

Dock 2 in Dongwan Wharf in half an hour.

What?

Zhao Pengcheng!

Zhao Pengcheng.

Zhao Pengcheng.

Pengxiang.

Shouldn't we get more people?

How many times have I told you

this is not a brawl?

We are trying to keep Pengcheng in line.

Do you not get it?

All right, Pengxiang.

Drive steadily.

What's the matter?

I don't know.

I'll have a look, Pengxiang.

Jesus.

What's going on?

I don't know what's wrong with it.

Find someone to fix it then.

If Pengcheng has left already,

I'll skin you alive.

I'll make a call.

[Flight Reminder]

[Chang Zheng]

[Jiuzhou Motel Base, Secret Task Force]

Our people.

It's Zhang.

Open the door.

Political Commissar.

I just received the news.

Zhao Pengxiang's private yacht

just exploded.

Zhao Pengcheng was caught in the blast.

[Command and Dispatch]

Is the security footage of the scene in yet?

Deputy Director Xiao,

it was already sent to us.

Wide Screen One.

Yes, sir.

Pause.

Zoom in.

Can you make it clearer?

[Dock 2, Dongwan Wharf]

Zhao Pengcheng?

That's him.

Continue.

Pause.

[Dock 2, Dongwan Wharf]

Why was Chang Zheng...

It was Chang Zheng.

Continue.

[Dock 2, Dongwan Wharf]

From the moment Zhao Pengcheng boarded the yacht

to the explosion,

Chang Zheng was the only one who went in and left the yacht.

[Chang Zheng boarded the yacht]

Chang Zheng...

[Chang Zheng]

Now is not a good time to call

Chang Zheng.

[Chang Zheng]

If you think it's not a good time, I won't make the call.

Zhang.

Come walk with me.

Political Commissar.

It's too risky to do that now.

Zhang.

Bring the car.

Still no call?

No.

What happened?

Tell me.

What happened?

Did something happen?

Did something happen?

Pengcheng.

Pengcheng died in an explosion.

Pengcheng

died in an explosion?

Old man.

Old man.

Dad.

Dad.

Dad.

Old man.

Pengcheng.

Call for help!

Tang.

Tang.

Old man.

What happened to grandpa?

Call an ambulance.

Hurry.

[Changwu City 120 Emergency Center, Changwu People's Hospital]

Pengxiang.

Pengxiang.

Pengxiang.

What's going on, Pengxiang.?

Almost.

So close.

What is, Pengxiang?

So close.

This family is almost mine.

What?

What do you mean, Pengxiang?

This opportunity

is hard to come by.

What?

Pengxiang.

Are you okay?

Shanmao.

Let's go.

To the hospital.

Let's go.

Careful.

Political Commissar.

Where should we go?

Just wander around.

[Deputy Director Liao, Binjiang Provincial Public Security Bureau]

I received

a report letter here.

[Three Months Ago] The subject

[Three Months Ago] is Zhao Xiaosheng's family in Changwu.

Pass it around.

We'll speak as we read.

This letter claims

that the Zhao family

has deep-rooted and far-reaching

influence in Changwu.

[Yang Chaoxu, Chief of Binjiang Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation General Brigade]

[Report Letter]

The paterfamilias is Zhao Xiaosheng.

I know

him.

He was my classmate in the police academy.

He was two years my senior.

I know him very well.

All right. You'll present him then.

Sure.

Zhao Xiaosheng.

[Zhao Family]

59 years old.

President and Chairman of

Changwu Tieshi Mining Group.

After graduating from the police academy,

he was assigned to the Mining Safety Branch

[Zhou Zhenggang, Crime Investigation Specialist]

and slowly climbed to the rank of chief.

Then, he resigned to do business.

He managed the mines.

He told everyone that he got rich from mining.

The Zhao's business

[Maritime Transportation Wharf]

now

expands to construction, food and beverage, entertainment, logistics,

[Logistics Wharf]

and many more.

[Ship Dock]

The locals of Changwu use "Four Ones"

to describe Zhao's family business.

What "Four Ones"?

One liquor,

one house,

one mine,

one ship.

What does it mean?

One liquor

because

the Zhaos

monopolize the liquor industry in Changwu.

One house because the Zhaos

monopolize the real estate business.

One mine because the Zhaos

monopolize the mines in Changwu.

One ship because the Zhaos

monopolize maritime transportation in Changwu.

They sound like a bully

who will force you to buy and sell to them.

They monopolize everything.

The inhabitants

sure aren't too happy about it.

Shared prosperity?

That term is just a slogan

in Changwu.

But this is Changwu's current situation.

Guohua.

You know your thing

so you must have come prepared.

That coincides with today's agenda.

The higher-up studied

this report letter

and decided to establish a task force

to investigate the Zhao family.

Guohua.

You will be

the chief.

Deputy Director Liao.

I have a special request.

As long as it is not against the rules,

you have my full support.

Tell me.

Great.

The Zhaos didn't just become powerful overnight.

They have remained powerful for almost three decades

and their power has never dwindled.

I can't help

but suspect

that they have allies behind them.

Those allies are powerful too

and they are numerous.

Changwu only has a few hundred thousand people.

More than ten thousand people

live in the city center.

You can browse through the commercial street

within half an hour.

In a packed place like this,

the evil force can easily

weave an interconnected network via clans, bloodline,

marriage, and friendship,

that will help them build

an empire.

People within the network can hardly break out

while people outside the network cannot penetrate through it.

To dismantle everything,

you need both parties to work together.

And not just the evil force,

you also have to capture

their allies.

To squash a crime,

you need to work

with the anti-corruption organ and the ones on the front line.

Eliminate every obstacle in the wall.

This will be like a spring cleaning.

We'll return Changwu

its transparency and integrity.

I suggest

to set the task force's confidentiality level

to the highest level.

Don't worry.

We have thought about it.

This task force

will be a secret task force

that will be stationed inside Changwu.

The local

authority will not be made privy of its existence.

You will select its members.

I already have a candidate

for the first member.

And who is that?

The one who handed in this report letter.

Deputy Director Xiao.

The lab report is out.

[Li Bodong, Deputy Chief of Changwu Public Security Bureau Criminal Investigation Brigades]

We can confirm

that the body remains on the exploded yacht

belong to Zhao Pengcheng.

Deputy Director Xiao.

The analysis of the explosive is out.

It's the explosive used by Tieshi Mining Group.

You can identify its source that quickly?

We just examined this kind of explosive not long ago.

Not long ago?

Chief Zhang sent it to us.

It was from

the premeditated assault case under Deputy Chief Chang.

Dad.

Why are you here?

Leave now.

Chang Zheng is a prime suspect.

Silence.

This is not a place for gibberish.

I have evidence.

Deputy Director Xiao.

Xiao Chen called me

and said he had something important

to tell us.

I called him here.

Maybe his info

will be useful for this case.

Chang Zheng came to the People's Procuratorate this morning.

Not only did he get into

a physical fight with my mentor, Pengcheng.

He also took away the explosive used

as evidence.

How strong is the explosive used

as evidence?

Can it blow a yacht up?

It has been confirmed.

There were two explosions.

The first one was triggered by the bomb

while the second one

was because the bomb caused the oil tank to explode.

Deputy Director Xiao.

The security footage also shows

that Chang Zheng was the only one who boarded the yacht

and left safely.

Everything is pointing towards Chang Zheng.

Why are we standing here then?

I know Chang Zheng.

He didn't do it.

Call him.

Ask him to come back.

That is not wise.

Why?

If he comes back now,

it means he's innocent.

But if he is not innocent,

once you make this call...

Deputy Director Xiao.

Don't forget

that Chang Zheng

finished his post-grad in the police academy.

He has spent three years in the detachment

and possesses expert counter-surveillance skills.

Deputy Director Xiao.

We just confirmed that the bomb's switch

was triggered by Zhao Pengcheng's phone.

If someone calls...

Cut the crap.

Who was Zhao Pengcheng's

last caller?

Chang Zheng.

Search

Chang Zheng's residence and office.

When you find him,

subdue him.

You will lead the squad.

Yes, sir.

Stand by and watch.

Political Commissar Yan.

You came up with the task force

safety regulations.

It's suffocating.

A slit during a rainy day won't cause much harm.

Besides,

the world outside

has always been dark anyway.

[Chang Zheng]

Dad.

Dad. I know you care about Chang Zheng.

But what if he is the prime suspect?

I will arrest you too.

Let alone

Chang Zheng.

Leave the bureau now.

This is not where you should be.

Hello.

Uncle Pengzhan.

Grandpa is hospitalized.

He is now being operated.

What happened to him?

He fainted after he heard the news

that Uncle Pengcheng died in an explosion.

Uncle Pengzhan.

Are you okay?

Uncle Pengzhan?

I'm fine.

Is Uncle Pengxiang

all right?

His car broke down on its way there

so he was late.

He was spared.

His car broke down?

His car broke down.

His car broke down.

His car broke down.

Song.

I just went to the evidence room.

My mentor didn't return the explosive.

Ning Yu.

You sure you saw your mentor

bring the explosive to the locker room?

I did

see him carry an evidence bag.

But I don't know if the explosive

was in it.

That's a problem.

Did my mentor...

Only ask questions

you can ask.

Guangming, what's the situation?

Chief Zhang.

I didn't find the explosive in the locker room.

It isn't in the evidence room either.

Okay. Got it.

Is everything all right?

Didn't I tell you?

Only ask questions you can ask.

[Chang Zheng]

Chief Zhang.

Come have a look.

Look.

More than two hours ago,

Chang Zheng booked a flight ticket to Serbia.

Serbia?

Yes.

Serbia?

When will the plane leave?

Okay.

Bodong.

Contact the Maritime Port Bureau Branch now.

Send Chang Zheng's photo to them.

Ask them

to begin searching with the airport police.

Subdue Chang Zheng

if they see him.

In addition,

contact all near police stations

to dispatch police officers to the airport.

Yes, sir.

[Rescue Room]

I have news

from the public security bureau.

In the security footage,

only Chang Zheng boarded

the yacht

and left it.

If he didn't kill Pengcheng,

who else did it?

Those who stay here, wait for my order.

Jia Xiaoqiang.

Yes, sir.

Drive.

Yes!

Hurry.

Yes, sir.

Go.

[Chang Zheng is at the airport]

[Chang Zheng is at the airport]

[Unknown number: Chang Zheng is at the airport]

Chang Zheng went to the airport?

Screw you.

Chang Zheng

arrested me.

He killed Pengcheng.

I'm not done with him.

Shanmao.

Cripple him.

He will never get out of Changwu.

I will play with him.

Understood.

Uncle Pengxiang.

I'm going to the toilet.

Where are you?

Turn around.

Head to the airport.

Chang Zheng is in danger.

I will

brief you about your task later.

Take a box truck. Use a local car plate.

Take the main road

to the airport.

Switch the van's car plate to a foreign one.

Take the shortcut

to the airport.

I don't get it.

Why did Chang Zheng use a computer to book a plane ticket?

Right?

Doing it on your phone is much more convenient.

Who still uses the old-fashioned way?

[Jia Xiaoqiang, Auxiliary Police, Changwu Public Security Bureau Binxi Branch]

Perhaps

this is a trap set by someone else?

This is a flaw that is intended for us to find out?

This piece of evidence

will be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

As expected of my superior.

Very eloquent.

Chief Zhang, our smartphone

is very practical.

You can satisfy all your basic needs

on it.

Why did Deputy Chief Chang use a computer

to book the flight ticket then?

Isn't that a hassle?

The need to avoid any hassle is problematic itself.

We're veterans here.

Do I need to tell you

whether phone or computer is safer?

But I still think...

What you think doesn't matter.

You keep thinking this and that.

In front of the law,

only facts

and evidence matter.

Once we have Chang Zheng,

everything will become clear.

[Rescue Room]

Doctor.

How is

my dad?

High blood pressure

caused by mental shock,

which in turn triggered an ischemic stroke.

He is safe

but as to when he'll wake up,

that is hard to say.

In the worst-case scenario,

he'll be vegetative.

[Rescue Room]

[First Aid]

Attention, all units.

Our suspect, Chang Zheng,

is a police officer in Binxi Criminal Investigation Detachment.

He possesses strong counter-surveillance skills.

His photo

has been distributed to you.

Please check.

Roger.

[Departure Hall]

Yes?

Pengzhan.

Dad is safe.

But he

might become vegetative.

If he can't wake up,

what should we do?

Pengxiang.

I know what is in your mind.

I'm warning you.

Do not do anything.

Wait for my return.

Hello, Sangniu.

I also know what is in your mind.

Excuse me, madam.

I have a question.

Have you seen this person before?

This one here.

No.

Are you sure?

Yes.

[Binxi Criminal Investigation]

Is there anything unusual

in your shop lately?

Not at all.

[Ning Yu]

There is nothing unusual.

Can you look at the person closely?

[Toilet is nearby]

Mentor, something bad has happened.

What?

Zhao Pengcheng died in an explosion.

He died?

What?

You scared me.

Why are you standing here?

Why?

Are you leaking info to your mentor?

Not at all.

I...

I caught a few thieves

when I was in the police station.

Thieves, they all

panic.

Panic?

Are you talking about me

or my mentor?

[Arrival Exit]

[Sangniu, Zhao's Combatant]

They are here to catch Chang Zheng.

Chang Zheng?

Let's go.

[Airport Bus Waiting Area]

Go look for him.