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What have you got?

I disassembled all that I could

but found nothing.

Return them, then.

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

[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 35]

Zheng,

have you made up your mind?

After you graduate

from the police school,

you’ll be a policeman.

Do you really like to be a policeman?

Yes, of course.

[Letter of Admission]

Good.

Your father and I

never went to a police school.

Not to mention getting a letter of admission.

But we got a red flower for military service.

Yes, yes.

We did.

Don’t gulp. A few more dishes are coming.

Come on.

Lin Bai,

stop making more dishes.

Sit down and eat with us.

OK. In a few minutes.

[Letter of Admission]

Tastes great.

Zheng,

we’re having this dinner

to celebrate it for you.

Make a toast.

OK. Listen, guys.

Come on.

It’s a special case for today.

I reported to Director about it.

Drink all you want. It’s OK.

Drink freely.

To Mr. Zhang first.

Congratulations on your admission

to the police school

and wish you a bright future.

OK.

Thank you, Mr. Zhang.

Cheers.

-Good. -Nice.

Have something to eat.

Why must he go to the police school?

I really don’t understand.

Chang Fei,

tell me.

Aren’t you tired of being a policeman yet?

Why do you want your son to be one, too?

Since he was little,

he has wanted to be a policeman.

It’s his own choice.

Mr. Li,

a toast to you.

Cheers.

Wish you academic success

and sweet love.

OK.

Good boy.

Good.

Mr. Chang,

you’ve got a good son.

He’s so much like you.

He has your ambition.

He has your height.

He even has your capacity for liquor.

Chang Zheng,

after you graduate,

come back to Binxi Branch.

Then,

you and your father

will work together.

Right?

Qiufeng.

Thank you.

Be more broad-minded.

He’s going to the police school.

Why must he come back to Changwu?

Isn’t it good to work in Beijing?

Come on.

It’s best to stay in Beijing.

Mr. Zhang,

I want to come back to Changwu.

It’s good to work with you.

But you know what?

Changwu is

too complicated.

You have no idea, huh?

The injury case

in Donghe...

Yesterday,

it was rejected by the procuratorate.

For the lack of evidence,

a supplementary investigation is required.

We worked day and night for three months.

But it was rejected for such a simple reason.

The Zhaos...

Incredible.

Chief Li,

what on earth are they up to?

Who knows?

Keep investigating, then.

Stop. Stop this.

Why are we having dinner here?

Take about the case in your office.

Right, right.

Forget about work.

Come on,

Chang Zheng.

Let's have a drink.

OK. Cheers, Mr. Xiao

Let me say something.

I want to be a policeman

not only because of my father,

but also because of you.

You two solved cases at the risk of your lives.

I’ve listened to such exciting stories

since I was little.

Thank you, Mr. Xiao.

Cheers.

The third cup.

Cheers.

Good.

Let him stop.

Or he’ll get drunk.

My son won’t get drunk.

What a father!

-OK. -Here, Mr. Xiao.

What?

Another cup?

A toast to my father.

Yes, yes.

A toast to him.

OK.

Dad,

you’re my role model.

I promise

I’ll be a good policeman.

Cheers.

My son has grown up.

My hair has turned grey.

Nice.

Good, good.

Have something to eat.

Come on.

Enjoy some dishes.

Take a break.

Four cups already.

The Zhaos'criminal organization

can be far more complicated

than we imagined.

Policemen like us

who have made

our own decisions

must be ready

to pay any price.

Remember.

You’re a sharp blade

to confront the Zhaos'vicious power.

However,

you’ve never been fighting alone.

Dad,

I’ll take good care of Mom

and my brother.

Don’t worry.

[Tomb of Chang Fei]

Dad,

I miss you.

Mom,

I’m back.

You’re back?

I’ll go make lunch for you.

Don’t, don’t.

Mom.

Mom.

Stop.

You just came back from the hospital.

Don’t bother to cook.

Let me take you to a restaurant.

Go.

What?

I know you feel bad.

Whatever you want to say,

say it out.

Don’t hold it back.

Mom, what am I holding back?

If you feel embarrassed,

don’t bother to call me Mom.

Who else should I call, then?

I’ve been calling you Mom for over 20 years.

What else can I call you?

It’s something serious,

but I kept it from you for years.

I don’t deserve to be your mother.

Mom,

be seated. Come on.

Sit.

Why don’t you deserve to be my mother?

You brought me up,

didn’t you?

When I was little,

I sprained my ankle

and couldn’t walk.

You carried me back home

and got dog-tired.

Do you remember?

When I was little, I played instead of doing my homework.

When it was time to hand in my homework,

I was anxious.

And I cried at home.

You accompanied me

until I finished my homework overnight.

Right?

Behind my father’s back,

you put pocket money on my bedside table.

Didn’t you?

On a cold day,

I was sick.

It was also you

who took me to have an injection on a bike.

When I was little,

I had a stomach problem

and I was fussy about food.

Look.

In the past,

you couldn’t cook anything.

But now,

you’re a chef.

You can quickly make a table of good dishes.

It’s all for me, right?

You’ve done everything for me, Mom.

Why don’t you deserve to be my mother?

You are my mother.

I acknowledge no one

but you.

Mom.

But...

Mom,

no buts.

In this world,

you’re the best mother to me.

All right.

Stop crying.

You mentioned your childhood stories

and it makes me feel bad.

You’re touched, huh?

Stop crying.

Let’s go have lunch.

Then I’m going back to my office.

There’s a lot to be investigated.

Will you

still investigate the Zhaos?

But you know

Zhao Xiaosheng is your father.

Mom,

I’ve been a policeman for years.

At work,

I won’t be sentimental.

And I’ve thought about it.

He’s what he is.

And I’m what I am.

Even if I know

he’s my biological father,

I will not shield him.

As long as he’s involved in crimes,

I’ll arrest him

without mercy.

But Zhao Xiaosheng...

If he knows you’re his son,

he’ll do anything he can.

Mom,

actually,

I’ve kept something

from you for years.

What is it?

I suspect

that

it was Zhao Xiaosheng

who killed my father.

What?

Or why have I been

haunting the Zhaos over the years?

I hope that one day

I can find the evidence

of Zhao Xiaosheng’s crimes

to avenge my father’s death

and have justice for those

who were persecuted by him.

Why didn’t you tell me earlier?

Mom,

over the years,

you’ve gone through too much.

I don’t want you to worry.

And like my father said,

a man

of the family

should shoulder every responsibility.

Right?

I’m thinking.

If your father were still alive,

what would he say to you?

He would smile,

pat you on your head,

and say,

"Son,

go ahead.

Do what you think is right

and what you think you must do."

Today,

I’m gonna say this for him.

Son,

go ahead.

Do what you think is right

and what you think you must do.

Mom.

Don’t worry, Mom.

Don’t worry.

Chang Zheng,

have you made up your mind?

Yes.

I have

reported this to Chief Yang.

What did he say?

He said,

you’ve traced

the Zhaos'case

for the longest time

and you know most about them.

As long as you apply,

he’ll especially allow you

to still get engaged

in the investigation.

Want a cigarette, huh?

Thank you.

You suspect Deputy Director Xiao?

If it’s really Deputy Director Xiao

who sent him the message,

how did he do that?

Before

Xiao Chen died,

he kept asking me

[Fair Justice]

to give you the cigarettes.

He kept them

in his office drawer for a long time.

Hello?

Chang Zheng, where are you?

I’m just back at the branch.

Have you noticed

what cigarettes Deputy Director Xiao smokes?

He smokes...

A foreign brand, isn’t it?

What’s wrong?

I’ve found something striking.

Wait for me there.

OK.

[Fair Justice]

Son,

I’m sorry.

I failed to protect you.

Sorry.

The interrogation

for Cao Dalong

was completely isolated.

Like you said,

it was the only moment

that he might get a message

from someone else.

But I asked Deputy Director Xiao

to give him a cigarette.

So, I think

something’s wrong with his cigarette.

What’s wrong?

Think about it.

Deputy Director Xiao keeps smoking this brand of cigarettes.

It’s also

what Xiao Chen asked me to give him.

When I was in his home just now,

I saw an obvious mark

on the packaging of the cigarettes.

I’ll go talk to him.

[Binxi Criminal Investigation]

[Fair Justice]

[Folder of the Zhaos'cases]

Son,

do you see?

[Folder of the Zhaos'cases]

[Chang Fei’s suicide case]

These are all evidence.

[Crash case of Chenhua Mansion]

With this,

the Zhaos will be taken down.

[Maritime smuggling case]

To take down the Zhaos

is the last wish

of Chang Fei

and Zhao Pengcheng.

I think

it’s what you would love to see,

[Fair Justice]

isn’t it?

[To Chang Zheng]

[Upload new file]

[File]

[Scanning]

[File]

Mr. Zhao,

Xiao Zhenbang is sending an email.

Can you intercept it?

I’m on it.

[Try to intercept Xiao Zhenbang’s email...]

[The interception is about to succeed]

It’s intercepted.

A big file.

Downloading.

[Intercept success]

[File]

[Save as]

[Send]

[Chang Zheng]

[Downloading file...]

Chang Zheng,

this may be the hardest message

I’ve ever sent.

Because I don’t know

if you still believe

what I say.

Where shall I start?

How about the day

you forced me

to tell you the truth?

Indeed, I lied to you.

It wasn’t just a mistake.

Because of some external pressure,

I took the blame for Xia Zongtao’s death.

Dad.

What is the pressure?

After you review the files I sent you,

you’ll understand.

I don’t mean to pass the buck.

I don’t need to.

I'm responsible for Cao Dalong’s death, too.

When I gave him a cigarette,

I hinted at him not to confess

with the mark on the cigarette packaging.

But I really hope...

Chang Zheng,

I really hope

you can figure out everything

with your criminal investigation skills.

I shouldn’t have left hurriedly.

Deputy Director Xiao was in low spirits.

At that time,

he must have been the weakest.

I should have stayed.

Enough. Don’t blame yourself.

Speaking of investigation,

I want to make something clear.

I’ve supported you

to investigate the Zhaos.

I really mean that.

I hope you can uproot the Zhaos

who are too complicated to deal with.

I’ve tried my luck

to pin the hope

on you

simply because I’m immoral,

incompetent,

and useless.

I’m not even brave enough

to turn myself in.

I expect most

that you can arrest me personally

and put me in prison.

Now you know

why I don’t let you call me Master

in front of others, right?

Because I don’t deserve that.

I just don’t.

Xiao Chen is a good man.

Like you,

he’s honest in life

and just at work.

He’s stronger than me

and even braver than me.

Believe it or not,

I have to tell you.

I’ve done every single thing

to protect my family

and my son.

But in the end...

In the end, I failed to protect him.

I failed.

I just failed.

Now he’s gone.

And I’m completely awake.

Deputy Director Xiao sent me a video.

Chang Zheng,

this may be the hardest message

I’ve ever sent.

It’s done.

Hack into his email

and delete everything.

OK.

Chang Zheng,

before your father Chang Fei died,

he wanted Zhao Pengcheng to continue the investigation.

Before Zhao Pengcheng died,

he had a backup copy

of all the evidence in this pen drive.

It’s me.

It’s me who took it away

before you arrived.

I’ve sent everything you need

through email.

Please give me one last chance.

Let me give you

one last order.

Keep investigating.

You must keep it.

However hard it is,

keep investigating.

Drive faster. Faster.

Email?

Did you receive it?

No.

[Fair Justice]

[Chang Zheng]

Did he just say the last order?

Oh, no.

He’ll be in trouble.

Faster, faster!

Mr. Yan,

I have something urgent to tell you.

The Zhaos must be spying on Xiao Zhenbang.

If...

If he indeed sent the email,

it’s very likely

that Zhao Pengchao has the evidence now.

Chang Zheng,

find Xiao Zhenbang as fast as you can

and make sure he’s safe.

I’ll have someone

check the email thing.

Right. Turn right.

Turn.

Have you got through?

Master.

Mr. Yan,

you activated the emergency contact.

Any special mission?

Qiu Tao,

here’s an emergency

that needs you to check out.

Make sure you’re safe

and check it out as soon as you can.

What have you got?

I’ve tried my luck

to pin the hope on you

simply because I’m immoral,

incompetent,

and useless.

I’m not even brave enough to turn myself in.

I expect most

that you can arrest me personally

and put me in prison.

Now you know

why I don’t let you call me Master

in front of others, right?

Because I don’t deserve that.

I just don’t.

His apartment was searched.

No trace has been left.

We asked his wife, too.

She doesn’t know anything

about his email.

Our colleagues of the Network Security Department

are on their way here.

You...

Are you OK?

I’ve sent everything you need

through email.

Please give me one last chance.

Let me give you

one last order.

Keep investigating.

You must keep it.

However hard it is,

keep investigating.

Speak.

I just got some news.

Xiao Zhenbang

had a suicide jump.

Xiao Zhenbang

had a suicide jump.

But did he

leave any clue?

He cares very much about his family.

If he leaves anything,

his family will be involved.

So,

he didn’t.

All right.

Leave me.

OK.

[The Zhaos'cases]

[The Zhaos'cases]

His email is hacked.

However,

it was intercepted.

Check out

if you can find what you want.

[Today’s missions are done]

[Today’s missions are done]

[No sent emails]

Everything was deleted.

Nothing is left.

Let’s take his laptop back.

What a surprise!

Xiao Zhenbang has

what Pengcheng left.

Luckily, we intercepted the email.

If Chang Zheng had the evidence,

the consequences would be dire.

Did you review it?

Yes.

Would you like to review it?

No.

It’s what I’ve done personally.

No fun in reviewing it.

Fine.

I’ll deal with it as soon as I can.

The sooner, the better.

I should go.

[The Zhaos'cases]

[The Zhaos'cases]

[Copying to the pen drive]

[Empty Trash]

I’ve got that thing.

And I’m sure

it’s what we want.

That’s great.

Qiu Tao,

listen.

I order you

to end your undercover mission immediately.

Come back to us

with that thing.

Meanwhile,

you must protect yourself.

Yes.