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[Episode 15]

What?

Is human life less valuable than a car?

I just wanted to burn his car.

I even wanted to kill him.

[Millennium Night]

My father has been missing for so long.

But now, he's putting all the blame on my father.

He's just doing this because he has a rich and powerful father.

As for him,

he can manage his company, drink, and sleep with women just like usual.

Four, three, two, one.

[To Zhou Luo]

That day,

I only wanted to see if the offer was real.

I wasn't up to anything else.

I don't want your future to be affected because of me.

I've always felt guilty

about your expulsion.

I didn't handle our relationship well.

I'm willing to do everything I can do to make it up to you.

Zhou Luo was the most hypocritical person in the class.

He might look like he didn't like to study,

but he always pulled all-nighters

to study secretly.

[Shanghai East China University, Zhou Luo, Physics]

Chen Ling wanted to burn his car.

I just lent her a hand.

We had the same enemy anyway.

That's not how you burn a car.

Give me the lighter.

It was the night of the millennium.

The fireworks they set

weren't as amazing as what I set.

There's nothing to celebrate.

Do they really think the world will change

after the night of the millennium?

What was bad before won't get better.

The filthy people will still be filthy.

Small potatoes will still be small potatoes.

My father only wanted me to lead a better life.

He did everything

because Xu Yi coerced him into doing so.

He never did anything bad before in his entire life.

Is he the villain

just because he made one mistake?

♪Where is it? Where...♪

Who's that?

Who's that girl,

walking without looking at the road?

What was Zhang Qingli doing there that night?

She was sobbing so hard. I'm sure something was off.

Maybe

she was up to no good with Zhou Luo.

Something's definitely off about Zhou Luo.

[Tender Light]

It was proper self-defense.

There are no points of suspicion.

The bridge case

and Hu Lifan's case

aren't related to Nan Ya directly.

Chen Ling and Liu Xun were the ones who burned his car.

There's no way

I can continue the investigation.

I'll tell the chief about it tomorrow.

Do you truly think

that Nan Ya acted out of self-defense?

Now, the situation is clear.

Xu Yi is suspected of murdering two people.

Nan Ya wanted to divorce him.

She was threatening him

with Hu Lifan's case.

However, Nan Ya didn't know

that Liu Changshui's body

was also hidden in the lake.

Xu Yi would definitely be panicking.

She was cornering him so tightly.

Anybody in his shoes would lose their mind too.

It makes sense

in terms of motivation

and results.

And there was a witness.

Do you think

was I prejudiced against Nan Ya

in the past?

Nan Ya led a rough life.

She suffered so many grievances.

And she had no one to share her sorrows with.

In the past, you told me

that showing sympathy is one thing

while the truth behind the case is another thing.

We, the police,

shouldn't be carried away by sympathy.

What are you trying to say?

I read all the written statements.

Zhou Luo left the riverbank

at around 11:40 PM.

He returned to the riverbank at around 12:50 AM.

After that, he sent Wanwan home.

He witnessed the murder by then.

That was around 1:10 AM.

But from 11:40 PM to 12:50 AM,

he cannot prove where he went or what he did

for that one hour or so.

Well,

you are splitting hairs.

Sometimes, we do things alone too, you know?

But Zhou Luo is different.

He's the only witness.

Chen,

you asked me this question before.

Now, I'll ask you the same question.

Do you feel like

Xu Yi's death

and Hu Lifan's death

are kind of similar?

That's because Chen Ling was sure

that Xu Yi agreed to the divorce.

Now that Chen Ling has said so,

the logic has been straightened out.

What about Zhou Luo, then?

What about the fact that he was expelled from university?

Wait.

Are you saying that he cannot be a valid witness

just because he was expelled from university?

I...

Look at you.

Before, I said it was a case of murder

while you said it was a case of self-defense.

Now that we have all the reasons,

you're still unsatisfied with the result.

Actually, you have no idea

that I hope this is a case of self-defense

more than anyone else in the world.

How many relationships have you been in?

Several.

Are they the same every time?

Of course not.

They're different in some ways.

Precisely. To me,

love might have a basic structure,

but every relationship is definitely different.

It's the process.

They're special because of the different processes.

And

these two are really young.

No, I mean, these three are really young.

You see,

isn't youthful love pure and innocent?

[Carnets Ⅰ, 1935-1942, by Albert Camus]

Show me your ticket.

Be careful. Watch your steps.

[Shanghai East China University]

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

[Shanghai, the 17th Day after the murder]

[17th January 2000]

Officer Lin,

this is our main teaching building.

Mr. He's office is on the third floor.

Okay. Thank you.

Don't mention it.

Hello.

Are you Mr. He?

Yes, I am.

I'm Lin Fanglu from the Yishan Police.

Okay.

Please come inside.

Here, have a seat.

Thank you.

I came here

mainly to find out

the real reason behind Zhou Luo's expulsion.

What has he done again?

What kind of trouble has he got involved with?

That's not it.

He's the only witness

for one of our murder cases.

That's why I want to know about him

more comprehensively.

Did he quit school due to sickness?

It's like this.

As for his incident,

the superiors in the university

all came to an agreement.

We promised not to mention why he was expelled

to the outside world.

We're giving him

a second chance here.

Therefore...

Here, have some tea.

Don't worry.

We'll definitely

keep this a secret.

We won't prevent him from furthering his studies.

Well, in essence,

Zhou Luo was

an excellent student.

His grades were good.

He didn't have any bad habits either.

However,

some of the things he did

impacted the school

very negatively.

Therefore, we had no choice

but to deal with him in this manner.

Is it related to her?

How did you know?

Her name is Yang Mei.

She teaches theoretical mechanics in our department.

However,

she has a cold personality.

She's still single even though she's almost 40.

She's not close

to her colleagues.

And she doesn't interact much

with her students.

However, she likes and takes good care of Zhou Luo.

She often asked Zhou Luo

to translate the research materials.

She even designated Zhou Luo to participate

in competitions and workshops outside of school.

Gradually,

they were getting

too close to each other.

People started to gossip about them.

Some people even said

that the two of them were having an affair.

Did they have an affair, then?

Of course not.

After the school's investigation,

we found

that those were just nonsense.

However, rumors were spreading non-stop.

We spoke to Ms. Yang Mei as well.

She chose to resign from her post.

However, Zhou Luo

didn't agree to the school permitting Ms. Yang's resignation.

He stormed into the office

out of impulse.

I think

we must deal with this seriously.

You can't just fire Ms. Yang.

Zhou Luo?

Who told you to come here? That was reckless of you.

What are you trying to do here?

You can't just fire Ms. Yang.

What did she do wrong?

Zhou Luo,

please mind your words.

What did she do wrong?

If you two did nothing wrong

and had a clear conscience,

why would people gossip about you

instead of other people?

I can't explain myself.

However, I'm honest and upright.

Honest and upright?

Instead of reflecting upon your actions, you two are seeking excuses

after you got yourself in trouble.

Do you two think the people are blind?

You're slandering us!

What did we do?

What did you do?

We already received reports of your wrongdoings.

You two can just wait for the results.

Zhou Luo.

Come here. Quickly.

You're already here.

Be sincere, okay?

Madam.

Is Mr. Zhang around?

He's still sick. He's not seeing anyone.

Madam...

Look, we're already here.

We bought the nourishment

especially for you two.

We came here today

because Zhou Luo wanted to apologize to Mr. Zhang.

He'll admit his mistake sincerely.

Thank you, Madam.

Zhou Luo.

Come on.

Zhang, your students are here.

Mr. Zhang,

do you feel better now?

Mr. Zhang,

we bought these for you.

Mr. Zhang,

he knows his fault now.

He's remorseful about it.

He's truly remorseful.

He felt sorry for you.

I don't need your nourishment.

You may leave now.

Weren't you fearless?

Go back to where you came from, then.

It wasn't a big deal in the first place.

It would've been over if you just let Yang Mei resign from her post.

But you just wanted to act hero, huh?

Well, now,

if you two want to be together, just do it.

Zhou Luo.

Mr. Zhang, we're sorry.

Zhou Luo!

Zhou Luo!

What do you mean by this?

Were you trying to hit me again?

Mr. Zhang, we're truly sorry.

What kind of person are you?

Zhou Luo!

Zhou Luo, stop right there!

Do you know the situation we're in? Why are you still so impulsive?

You're already here.

Just let him scold you.

He has a filthy mind and a mouth.

I can't listen to him.

Hey, it's just a few sentences.

You don't need to take them to heart.

I didn't want to apologize to him. He doesn't deserve it.

That's not the point here.

Aren't you going to attend university?

No.

Wait, Zhou Luo. Why are you acting like a fool

at this particular moment?

There's no way I can bow to a person like him.

If this is the kind of university I'm attending,

I would rather not attend it.

You...

Zhou Luo!

That punch

was quite a powerful blow.

Although Mr. Zhang did say something terrible

back then,

Zhou Luo was

overreacting.

No matter what,

Mr. Zhang was his teacher.

He hit him first.

And he refused to apologize.

After that?

The school decided

that it was a malicious incident of assaulting teachers.

We persuaded Mr. Zhang.

In the end, we decided to take severe disciplinary action.

However, the prerequisite was

that Zhou Luo had to write a deep reflection report

and apologize to Mr. Zhang.

He would rather be expelled

than apologize to him?

Yes. He was too stubborn.

He never thought

that he was wrong.

After that,

the school decided to expel him.

If so,

why did you change the reason for his expulsion?

It was all because of his mother.

You know,

it's all about selfless parental love.

After his mother heard about the incident,

she rushed to the school overnight

and went here and there

sobbing

and begging them to spare Zhou Luo.

As Zhou Luo used

to make a good performance,

the superiors in school

decided to spare him.

We didn't want to ruin his future.

Therefore, we agreed to their request to change the reason for expulsion.

Also,

we didn't reveal the real reason to the public.

That's it

for Zhou Luo's case.

If so, is Mr. Zhang around?

I wish to speak with him.

You should forget about it.

Well,

Zhou Luo hit him badly.

And he refused to apologize to him.

Even now,

this case still troubles him deeply.

What about this?

If you have any questions,

why don't you ask Ms. Yang directly?

I'll make the call for you.

I came to teach in Shanghai

because my husband

passed away in a car accident.

It was so sudden that I couldn't accept it.

I was depressed

for a very long time.

I couldn't walk out from my grief.

I even contemplated suicide.

One weekend, we had a seminar.

I fell to the ground in a daze.

It was Zhou Luo who rushed to me immediately.

He carried me

and sent me to the hospital.

[Group photo of athletes] So,

[Honoring outstanding students] did the rumors

[Photo of freshman representatives] start spreading after that?

Maybe.

Zhou Luo is a kind kid.

After that,

he would ask me out for meals

and chat with me from time to time.

He was just afraid that I might be depressed.

If so, how will you describe

your relationship with him, then?

He's both my student and my friend.

Was he always this loyal

without caring about the consequences?

Zhou Luo's biggest weakness

[Physics] is that he gets emotional easily.

[Common Confusions Found In Physics Teaching]

He never makes compromises once he's sure about something.

He loves to engage in direct confrontations.

The worldly standards

and the ways how people interact

mean nothing to him.

For certain things,

one has to pay the price.

That's why I agreed to resign from my post immediately

after the school superior intervened.

I hid it from him as I was worried that he might act impulsively.

I have no idea how he heard about it.

If so, do you think

that someone did it on purpose?

I have no way to verify it.

Maybe I'm just paranoid.

Zhou Luo is too impulsive.

If only he could bow to Mr. Zhang

and apologize to him back then.

The only thing I could do

was to negotiate with different parties.

Even so, I couldn't stop Zhou Luo from being expelled.

I only managed to change his reason for expulsion.

Actually, my relationship with Zhou Luo

wasn't a love relationship like what the rumors said.

Zhou Luo is clean

and has a sense of justice.

He suffered a lot of grievances due to the expulsion.

If so, Ms. Yang,

do you think

Zhou Luo

would be manipulated by other people

due to his kindness, innocence,

or impulsiveness?

I cannot make any judgment for you.

But if Zhou Luo said that he saw it himself,

I believe that it must be the truth.

Are you going home?

You can put your bag on my bike if you want.

Where did you go?

Shanghai.

Was it a business trip?

I was investigating some minor details.

Why would you go through so much trouble to investigate minor details?

Sometimes,

a single detail

can affect the verdict of the entire case.

If so, what have you discovered?

Are you willing to tell me about

why you quit school due to sickness?

Didn't you already investigate that?

I want you

to tell me the answer.

Would you believe me if I told you about it?

In this world, there's one type of thing

that never has a definite answer.

Truth only remains in the heart of one who's involved.

It's pointless to talk more about it.

They found the body of Liu Xun's father.

They found it in a wild lake in the suburbs.

When?

No idea.

Was it suicide? Or murder?

My father wasn't willing to tell me anything.

But my guess is

Xu Yi did it.

What are you guys doing?

The teacher is here.

Can't you guys hear the bell?

We'll learn about

the functions of Trigonometric Function Models.

So, what is a Trigonometric Function Model?

Okay. Class is over.

Fanglu.

What are you doing here?

The three of you, stay here.

I need to ask you guys something.

Zhou Luo,

you may go.

Let's go.

Bingbing,

I want to use the restroom.

Huashan Cram School is pretty famous.

I've heard

that it's hard to get in too.

It's kind of depressing studying here.

What do you guys think?

I think it's not that bad.

Mainly, it's because I want to get into a police academy.

I've already chosen the tuition books

that I promised you.

I'll deliver them to you once they arrive at my house.

Thanks, Fanglu.

Jiang Bingbing,

what about you?

I...

There's no way I can be admitted to a university.

I just want to get through this year.

What about Zhou Luo?

What do you guys think about him?

He's a top student.

He's totally different

in this cram school.

However, to us,

he's one of our best friends.

Fanglu,

just get straight to the point.

It's nothing.

I'm just having a casual chat with you guys.

What do you guys

think about Zhou Luo's personality?

He's pretty nice.

Is that all?

He's smart,

kind,

and sincere.

And loyal.

Do you guys think

that Zhou Luo is an impulsive person?

He's a guy.

I think it's normal for a guy to be impulsive.

What about getting beaten up

and sent to the hospital because of a woman?

Would you do something like that?

I would.

I would be the first to fight

if someone tried to bully Bingbing.

If so, do Zhou Luo and Nan Ya have this kind of relationship?

Nan Ya and Zhou Luo

are nothing more than sister and brother.

Zhou Luo was acting courageously for the right cause.

Is there anything wrong with him protecting the weak?

No.

Nan Ya is

quite pitiful indeed.

I'm sure Zhou Luo desires

to protect her and help her out badly,

right?

He didn't do it of his own accord.

It was just a coincidence.

Since you all are good friends,

has Zhou Luo ever told you

about the real reason he quit school?

We're buddies.

Of course, I know that.

What did he tell you, then?

That's a secret among us.

We promised him

not to tell anyone else.

That's right.

It's a secret.

It's a secret between buddies.

Fine.

If so, I'll take it

as if we're on the same page here.

Then, do you think

Zhou Luo would fall

for a woman older than her?

For example, Nan Ya.

Fanglu, how is that possible?

You must be joking.

Yeah. His relationship with Nan Ya isn't what you think.

That's right.

Are you sure about that?

It's because I'm the person he fancies.

I'm his girlfriend.

Seems like neither of them knew about this.

That's right.

They had no idea.

It's because we promised each other

that we wouldn't tell anyone else.

Mainly, we didn't want our parents to know.

That's why we didn't tell them.

We're going to go to Beijing to attend university together.

You suspect Zhou Luo and Nan Ya are in a relationship?

That's ridiculous.

They're not close to each other at all.

Not close, huh?

He got into a fight and was hospitalized

for her.

He took care of her child before.

And he's the only witness in her case.

They have the same taste in books.

They spent quite some time with each other.

They even lived near each other.

As his girlfriend,

how could you not notice any of that?

That's nothing.

You didn't even know where he was

on such an important day like the night of the millennium.

You couldn't even find him.

Does that mean nothing either?

It's because we were together the entire night.

You guys were indeed together

before he left the riverbank.

But that night,

Zhou Luo was missing

for over an hour.

And it coincides with

the countdown.

Don't you mind that at all?

It's because we were together

during that one and a half hours.

But you said you couldn't find him

when I inquired you previously.

I didn't want other people to find out.

Find out about what?

That we were together.

Do you even need to hide that?

Yes.

Why?

It's because we did that kind of thing.

What do you mean?

The thing that a man would do with a woman.

We didn't want our parents to find out.

That's why I lied to you and said

that I couldn't find him that night.

If so, what's driving you

to tell me

the truth now?

It's because you are backing us into a corner.

I don't want you to hurt Zhou Luo any longer.

Don't worry.

I'll keep this secret for you.

Regarding our conversation today,

I won't tell anyone else about it.

Qingli.

♪Dear, my beloved♪

♪Believe me at least♪

♪Without you, languishes my heart♪

♪Dear, my beloved♪

♪Without you, languishes my heart♪

♪Your faithful one sighs always♪

♪Cease, cruel one♪

♪So much severity♪

♪Cease, cruel one♪

♪So much severity♪

♪So much severity♪

♪Dear, my beloved♪

♪Believe me at least♪

♪Without you, languishes my heart♪

♪Dear, my beloved♪

♪Believe me at least♪

♪Without you, languishes my heart♪