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At one point in time,

protecting my daughter,

ensuring that she could grow up safely,

was my only life purpose...

to be living in this world.

Hsiao Chia-ying...

was murdered.

She was even labelled as a murderer.

Chia-ying could never have done that.

All this

was maliciously done by the person who took her away from me.

They killed Chia-ying...

and left her all by herself,

rotting away in the mountains.

Over the years,

I've sacrificed everything

just so I can find the truth

behind my daughter's death.

I want those who killed my daughter...

those who took away my life purpose...

to pay the price...

for what they did...

each and every one of them.

It really was her.

Yuan Chi-ling,

Liu Shu-yen,

and Wu Chun-lu

were all killed by her.

Since day one, everything has been a part of her plan.

She's been among us and misleading us.

This case was mishandled,

causing a lot of pain to the victim's mom all these years.

You can't continue mishandling it.

I don't care what kind of person you think Lin Ching-jui is.

Hsiao Chia-ying is someone's daughter too.

You're not qualified to be a forensic investigator.

Some skin tissue was found under the victim's nails.

It belongs to you.

My DNA on Hsiao Min-chun's body must have been planted by her.

But why?

Mr. Chang, the reports are here.

Fang Yi-jen.

They found your daughter's fingerprint here.

Why?

THE FINGERPRINT MATCHES CHIANG HSIAO-MENG'S

Where was it found?

Where did you guys find it?

Over there.

Fifteen years ago...

my father Lin Ching-jui

was concerned for me

and thus framed an innocent girl

to be the scapegoat for a murder.

For the past 15 years...

I've spent each day thinking

if I could go back to that day,

I wish that

I could be the one who dies.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

I'm really sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Why were you at Hsueh Hsin-ning's place?

I visited her at the hospital.

Her key card was left behind, so I went to return it to her.

Fang Yi-jen, are you suspecting me?

I'm worried about you.

- Do you know that she... - She has never harmed me.

Do you know she could be the killer in the recent serial murders?

Do you know?

The Ms. Hsueh that I know

is not like that.

You shouldn't be so trusting and get deceived by her.

Hsiao-meng.

Have I lost my freedom now?

That's not it. I'm worried about your safety.

No matter what you think she did,

it's a fact that she's never harmed me.

Can you please...

I was also on that wall.

Fang Yi-jen.

I'm not a child anymore.

I don't need a dad who tells me when to eat and sleep

and controls my every move.

I'm sorry.

I'm truly sorry.

I have no intention to control you.

I call every day to remind you to eat...

only because it gives me a reason to talk to you.

It's okay if you don't want to come home.

But I don't want to go back to the way we were before,

when we were like strangers.

And you're really too thin.

You should be eating regular meals.

It's really dangerous right now. Come home with me first.

Later on, you can live wherever you want. We can discuss it.

Okay?

There are new developments in the recent shocking serial murders.

The suspect has uploaded videos on social media.

The videos all show that before the killer killed the victims,

they were tortured in cold blood until they confessed.

We only wanted to run away.

The things that happened afterwards,

none of us knew that they would end up that way.

I just wanted to forget my past

and start a new life.

I don't want to die.

I don't want to die.

I beg you...

Just kill me already.

Hsiao Chia-ying was the one who had a place that she wanted to go.

Why won't you believe me?

I can't find Lin Ming-cheng, but I found this.

One of the videos shows Lin Ming-cheng,

CEO of Sevenleaves Social Charity Foundation, who's been missing.

He confessed that he once committed murder.

His father, Sergeant Lin Ching-jui of Investigation Division, covered it up.

Mr. Chang.

Neither Hsueh Hsin-ning nor Hsiao Min-chun has any property under their names.

Moreover, their household registries are outdated with wrong addresses.

We can only locate her by tracing her IP address.

Of all the people who know the truth,

only Lin Ming-cheng is still alive.

We must find him.

Get going.

I shouldn't have left him by himself.

Lin Ming-Cheng left me a document before he was abducted.

He transferred me his shares of the Foundation

and put me in charge.

I think he had been waiting

for the killer to get to him.

It's not your fault.

We will find him.

Can you guys come and take a look?

I was right about the diary last time.

So I'm sure I can help.

Moreover, if Ms. Hsueh really did all the things that you said she did,

then I want to know why.

What did you want to say earlier?

What did you find?

Take a look at this photo.

I took it when I was at her place.

It's Hsiao Min-chun and little Hsiao Chia-ying.

How is Hsueh Hsin-ning related to Hsiao Min-chun?

Why would she kill for Hsiao Min-chun?

All we know right now is that the dead body wasn't Hsiao Min-chun's.

It means that Hsiao Min-chun might still be alive.

What about Lin Ming-cheng?

Is there a way to find him?

Take a look at this.

The furniture in the video is all covered with white fabric,

but the background looks identical to the photo.

Could it be Hsiao Chia-ying's childhood home?

If the killer wants to avenge Hsiao Chia-ying,

her old home would be a good place to do it.

On my way here, I was on the phone with Liao.

He said they couldn't find any properties nor addresses.

Then, how do we locate this house?

- Sanlung City. - Sanlung City.

This painted chimney can only be found in Sanlung City.

Hsiao Min-chun's last job was at a hospital in Sanlung City.

Maybe we can find her employment info there.

Wait for me! I want to go too.

CHARGING 10%

Fang Yi-jen.

Something about the diary somehow bugged me.

All the handwritings look similar,

but aside from Yuan Chi-ling, someone else also wrote in here.

Take a look at this flower.

It appears many times in the diary, although not in every entry.

I saw this flower in the bus too.

It could be Hsiao Chia-ying.

The person who drew this flower

kept mentioning a place, called the place of rebirth.

Look here.

"A long time ago, a musician lost his beloved one.

The King of the Underworld was moved by his songs

and gave his lover a chance for rebirth."

That's the story of Orpheus in Greek mythology.

So it's just a story.

But it's written in the diary

she held her mom's hand under the phoenix tree.

and walked into the place of rebirth,

where there was a huge field of daylilies.

It's a real place.

Yuan Chi-ling's lyrics depict something similar.

BLUETOOTH MUSIC PLAYER

We can go to the misty mountains And erase our shadows from behind

MISTY MOUNTAINS

We can go to a fortified bunker And bury our innocent memories

SUNGLENG SCENIC AREA

Or we can go to the deep blue sea

We are nothing before our departure

DEEP BLUE SEA

Perhaps we can go to the wind-bell valley

We might as well start Our path towards rebirth now

WIND-BELL VALLEY

At the end of the railway track Lies the nirvana we dream of

Through the tunnel Hopes are planted in a field of daylilies...

Pause the song.

Misty mountains and deep blue sea.

I went to these places before.

So in the second stanza,

train tracks, tunnel and daylilies

should also be real places too.

So, if we can find the location in the lyrics,

we'll know why Hsiao Chia-ying ran away from home.

I've never seen so many stars before.

Doesn't your family take you on a trip?

My parents are the kind of people

who forget about their son when they're busy.

They may not even notice that I'm gone.

But why do I envy you?

My mom actually treats me really well.

But sometimes I can't help but think

that she's treating me so well

just to make sure that I will never leave her.

You must feel very stressed, right?

I'm already used to it.

We should swap our parents for a change.

You won't be able to handle my mom.

Because no matter how hard you try,

she will still suspect if you love her.

That sounds really scary.

Will you come save me?

What I mean is...

Let's say if one day...

your mom is making me feel really stressed

and I can't breathe...

I'll definitely come save you.

I'll never turn my back on you either.

Who are you?

Who is Hsiao Chia-ying to you?

Why are you killing us all?

SANLUNG GENERAL HOSPITAL

Ms. Hsu.

Hello, Ms. Chen.

- Thank you for helping. - Don't mention it.

Your story about medical malpractice did us a big favor.

I came over as soon as I got your call.

This way, please.

All the old hospital records are here. I have to get back to the nurses' station.

Thank you.

PERSONNEL INFORMATION HSUEH HSIN-NING, GENERAL SURGEON

Hsueh Hsin-ning used to work here.

Is it possible that she met Hsiao Min-chun here?

That is very likely.

I found it.

Hsiao Min-Chun's personnel file.

HSIAO MIN-CHUN

The address is in Sanlung City.

But why is Hsueh Hsin-ning's reason for leaving the job

is death from illness?

Is the person in this photo

really Hsiao Min-chun?

Ms. Hsueh's neck has an identical scar around here too.

So,

the Hsueh Hsin-ning that we know

is actually Hsiao Min-chun.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRL KILLED BOYFRIEND AND THEN HERSELF IN A MURDER SUICIDE

Are you...

Are you Chia-ying's mom?

Does it hurt?

You guys murdered Chia-ying back then.

Then you and your dad maligned her as a murderer.

Do you know how much it hurt me?

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

However sorry you are,

it still won't bring back my Chia-ying, will it?

To help me get my revenge,

the real Hsueh Hsin-ning gave up her cancer treatment,

so that I can use her identity after she dies.

I can hardly remember

how many times I was under the knife and then stitched up.

All I can remember...

is the pain that I have endured along the way.

I carved out Yuan Chi-ling's larynx.

I gouged out Liu Shu-yen's eyeballs.

I'm sorry.

I don't want to die.

Please, don't!

I cut off Wu Chun-lu's tongue.

But none of them had the courage

to admit that they lured away Chia-ying,

which caused her death.

So,

I want to give you guys a taste of the pain that I've felt.

But your pain is nothing compared to the pain

that you inflicted on a mother when you took away her child!

Killing you guys...

does not even mitigate my pain a bit.

Now,

it's your turn.

Do you have an answer for me?

I'm sorry.

It was me who killed her.

I killed Hsiao Chia-ying.

Chen Yang-yu.

- It hurts so much. - Chen Yang-yu.

What should we do?

Chen Yang-yu.

- It really hurts. - Hang in there, all right?

Hey!

Chen Yang-yu!

Chen Yang-yu!

Chen Yang-yu!

Chen Yang-yu.

I didn't do that on purpose.

He charged at me.

I didn't mean to hurt him.

I've got nothing to do with that...

That's right.

- It's not my fault. - He pulled the trigger.

It's got nothing to do with us.

It's got nothing to do with us...

No! We must take him to the hospital right away.

We can't.

If we do, it will be the end for Lin Ming-cheng.

Are you crazy? We can still save Chen Yang-yu.

If you leave him here, he'll die for sure.

Is that what you want?

Chen Yang-yu is already dead.

We can't give up Lin Ming-cheng.

What are you doing?

Chen Yang-yu is already dead.

It's too late for us to do anything.

Lin Ming-cheng brought the gun to protect us.

We are all responsible.

Let go!

- Stop pulling me! - Put the gun down first!

- What are you doing, Hsiao Chia-ying? - Let go!

Let go!

Let go of the gun!

It's dangerous!

- Stop pulling me! - Let go!

- Get out of my way! - Hsiao Chia-ying!

- Let go first. - It's dangerous.

Get off me!

- That's enough! - Get off me!

Get out of my way!

Hsiao Chia-ying!

Go away!

Put it down first!

Stop it already.

She has loosened her grip.

Hsiao Chia-ying.

Hsiao Chia-ying.

Hsiao Chia-ying!

Hsiao Chia-ying!

Hsiao Chia-ying!

Hsiao Chia-ying

died because of me.

But all I wanted was...

to protect her.

Ms. Hsiao.

I've told you the whole truth.

She only died

because she wanted to help me.

Over the past 15 years,

I've never forgot about her for a single day.

Why didn't you come forward with the truth?

I couldn't.

You had 15 years to tell the truth,

but you didn't.

You allowed your dad to frame her,

and left her to rot away in the mountains.

You played dumb

and kept your mouth shut.

You didn't care about Chia-ying.

You only cared about yourself!

How could you say you wanted to protect her?

You're not allowed to say so!

Chia-ying.

I'm sorry.

If Hsiao-meng's speculations are correct,

Hsiao Min-chun underwent plastic surgeries to carry out her revenge plan.

She used Hsueh Hsin-ning's identity to become the medical examiner.

Her motive was to get close to you

and find out what Lin Ching-jui did during the Hsiao Chia-ying case.

The first step of her plan

was to fake her own fall to death.

Not only did she frame you for the murder,

but she could also insert herself in your investigation,

steering you away from the real Hsiao Min-chun.

Give me the key.

I know where it is. I'll drive.

Ms. Hsueh once told me that

she wouldn't want to forget what it feels like to be a human.

If she was really behind all these things,

she must be feeling terrible.

Let's go.

Fang Yi-jen!

Mr. Chang.

We've tracked down her IP address.

Hsueh Hsin-ning used to live here.

- Is the tactical team ready? - On the way.

Let's go!

Fang Yi-jen, what's going on?

Do you think you must handle it by yourself again?

You are so unbelievable!

Fang Yi-jen, explain yourself.

Don't just keep everything to yourself.

I'm sorry, but it could be dangerous.

You both mean a lot to me.

I'll call Liao.

You be careful.

Mr. Chang, the IP address hasn't moved.

Move faster. We must apprehend the killer.

Roger.

Alpha 3 finds a suspicious box.

Tell Mr. Chang, hurry!

We got played.

Hello?

Have you found Lin Ming-cheng?

Is Fang Yi-jen there?

Fang Yi-jen?

We're at Hsueh Hsin-ning's old place and it's empty.

What are you talking about?

Hsueh Hsin-ning is Hsiao Min-chun.

They are the same person?

The same person?

Hello?

I've found Lin Ming-cheng.

How is he?

Fang Yi-jen.

Fang Yi-jen!

Fang Yi-jen!

Hello?

Excuse me. Can you please drive faster?

Mr. Chang, we found a syringe at the scene.

Okay.

It's Fang Yi-jen's car.

Sorry, no entry.

Okay, we understand.

- Sorry, police on duty. - Liao!

- Liao! - We understand.

We know someone inside.

Sir, let me handle this.

Thank you.

Where is Fang Yi-jen? You found him?

No sight of Fang Yi-jen, only Lin Ming-cheng.

- But Lin Ming-cheng is... - I know.

Can you please let me in to take a look?

- Can you just let me in to take a look? - Enough, calm down.

We won't go inside.

We can look from the outside.

Mr. Chang is here. I can't let you in.

What info do you have?

Why did Fang Yi-jen come here by himself?

He wanted to save Lin Ming-cheng.

Did Hsueh Hsin-ning take Fang Yi-jen?

We're not sure right now.

But it's very likely.

Are there any clues?

Do you know where Fang Yi-jen might be?

Hsiao-meng, calm down.

- If I knew, I'd tell you. - What do you mean?

Is Fang Yi-jen in danger?

Answer me. Is Fang Yi-jen in danger?

- Tell me. - Hsiao-meng, listen to him and calm down.

Listen to him? How can I calm down?

I have no one else. Fang Yi-jen is all I have.

Sir, the K-9 team has got something.

Escort them away. Don't let them interfere.

Mr. Chang.

- Hey! Just let us take a look inside! - Okay! Let me handle this.

Please!

I'll keep you in the loop.

I want to find your dad as much as you do.

Can you calm down? Please take her home first.

I will be in touch again.

Will you answer my call?

All right! Just go home first.

Hsiao-meng.

The doors are not locked.

Why am I here?

Why am I here?

I trusted you.

But you deceived me.

You deceived everyone.

To save Lin Ming-cheng,

you set up Hsiao Chia-ying to be the murderer.

Do you know how many people died?

I became an accomplice.

I'm an accomplice!

Why are you following me?

Why won't you leave me alone?

Answer me! Just say something!

Please, just answer me.

Is it me who wouldn't leave?

Or is it you who don't want me to leave?

What are you scared of?

I...

I don't understand what you are saying.

The Hsiao Chia-ying case 15 years ago was not right.

Why didn't you dig deeper?

You told me...

there was nothing wrong.

The case was suspicious,

but you turned a blind eye.

I trusted you.

You refuse to let me go.

Jen.

What are you afraid of?

If I find out the truth...

will you still be here?

I'm sorry.

Jen.

For your child,

how much would you sacrifice?

It's your turn now.

Fang Yi-jen.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Hsiao Min-chun.

Fifteen years ago, I failed to give you the truth.

But now, at least let me tell you

the last place where Hsiao Chia-ying went.

Subtitle translation by: Helen Huang