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Luo Haoran agreed to plead guilty?

No.

Because that night...

Luo Haoran took his own life.

He committed suicide?

How can you be sure it was suicide?

Aunt Chang said so.

He must have felt the weight of his sins...

so he chose to end his life.

Captain, we've figured it all out.

[Chinese Lawyer]

Chang Xiangning is a criminal defense lawyer

who just retired this year.

Her husband is Wu Jianjun, the one who committed suicide

in the underground parking lot of Luobai.

After Wu Jianjun died, his household registration was canceled,

which is why we hadn't noticed

this lead.

Don't you live with your parents?

[Wu Meng, Chang Xiangning's daughter]

I went to university in Beijing

and stayed there to work after graduation.

We have compared multiple times

and found that this fabric is used for lawyers' court attire.

Court attire?

[Wu Hanlei]

[The Limbo]

[Episode 4: Trial]

[Collapse Incident; Day 3]

Give my portion to your father.

Stop pretending to be a good person here.

Ding Zi, don't you understand?

If your dad stayed,

you'd be implicated too.

Luo Haoran has made us all suffer so much.

You've seen how much everyone hates him.

Fine,

even if I hadn't voted to cast him out,

sooner or later, they would definitely

have taken revenge on him.

When that time comes, you'd be implicated.

Ding Zi,

I've done this for your own good.

For my own good?

Voted my dad out

and let him starve to death here?

Ding Zi, didn't you tell me before

that you hated him?

You've told me more than once

how much you hate him.

You even wished that he would

disappear from your world the next second.

Whatever conflicts we have as father and daughter,

what's that got to do with you?

Haimei, you are the most

practical person I've ever met.

If my family weren't wealthy,

would you even want to be friends with me?

What?

Are you upset now?

Going to get angry?

You've been wanting to say these things...

Take back your crocodile tears!

You've been wanting to say these things for a long time, right?

Yes.

Now you make me sick.

You don't deserve to be my friend.

Every meal you treated me to,

every item you bought for me,

and even every expense when we went out.

[July 6, invited me to see a film, 40 yuan]

[July 2, Ding Zi gave me a jacket, 320 yuan]

[September 28, gave me a backpack, 260 yuan]

[September 15, treated me to a concert, 550 yuan]

I've kept track of them all.

[October 7, treated me to a hotpot]

[September 28, gave me a backpack, 260 yuan]

I remember all your kindness.

I even thought that when I had money,

I would have the chance

to take you out for fun.

You say I'm friends with you because you're rich.

That's not true.

It's because I felt sorry for you.

Because you don't have many friends.

Because you're just like Luo Haoran,

using money to buy affection.

You think money

can maintain

our friendship.

Friendship isn't like that.

I think friendship means

that yes, I know what kind of person you are, Ding Zi,

but I will still be good to you.

I really cared for you.

But have you ever really cared for me?

Yet you still voted to cast my dad out.

Did it ever occur to you

that he has harmed so many people

and didn't even apologize?

Based on the current radar detection results,

[Profile map of Luobai Shopping Mall, floors 5 to 8]

the survivors

are very likely trapped on the fifth floor.

The weight of the debris

is about twenty tons.

Can we

bypass the rubble from the side

and dig directly to this place?

[Profile map of Luobai Shopping Mall, floors 5 to 8]

This method won't work.

There are tens of thousands of residents nearby,

and the ground is filled with

various gas pipelines,

as well as electrical cables and water pipes.

The situation is very complex.

So, the only solution

is to dismantle it

layer by layer from above.

Can we use a drilling machine

from this point

to create a lifeline that is ten centimeters wide

to reach the area where the survivors are?

[Light steel frame structure; Blue-gray glass]

We can send down water, food,

medicine, and other supplies through a casing.

If the air below is murky

or there's insufficient oxygen,

we can use this lifeline

to facilitate ventilation.

We can also send down

a landline phone and notes

to communicate with the survivors

and understand the situation below

through it.

It's like killing three birds with one stone.

So, how long will it take

to establish this life supply line?

Our rescue team

doesn't have such drilling equipment.

We need to specially request it from the mine.

Okay.

I'll handle it.

As long as the drilling machine is in place,

we can establish the lifeline in a couple of days.

Good.

Who's there?

Master, it's me.

Guo Haoyu.

Be careful!

Don't step on my formation.

Master,

you've made a complete mess here.

It's quite scary.

What is all this stuff?

Don't talk nonsense.

You don't know anything.

There are rules to this?

Of course.

I've seen it all.

Stop scaring yourself.

Have a drink.

Come on.

You're stashing supplies.

Aren't you afraid that Xiaoguang will find out?

Do I need to be afraid of him?

Besides...

this is alcohol, not water.

It doesn't count as survival supplies.

It's for entertainment.

Come on, Master.

Master,

can you tell me the truth?

Can we get out of here?

Xiaoguang said seven days, but I don't quite believe him.

You've been with Luo Haoran for so long.

You must know something.

One.

Two.

Three.

Today is

the third day since the collapse.

The central courtyard

is about

forty meters from the bottom of the sinkhole.

Right now,

the oxygen is abundant,

and the air is clear here.

I think

there's a passage at the bottom of the sinkhole

connecting to the outside,

so I'm trying to find a way

to go down and take a look

to see if I can find a way out.

Are you okay?

Why are you recording this?

I want to

record the situation down there.

When we get out,

the recordings

will be very helpful for future rescue efforts.

Then use this one.

This one has a longer standby time.

I've seen this before.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Why did you

vote to cast Luo Haoran out?

I didn't want Ding Zi to be implicated.

Do you think I did the wrong thing?

Because if something

really happens to Luo Haoran,

it will be because of me.

You're not wrong.

This was a collective decision.

And don't worry.

I'll talk to everyone.

Luo Haoran will be fine.

Can I stay with you?

Aunt Chang,

did I do the wrong thing?

It's all Luo Haoran's fault.

Even if...

something unexpected were to happen to him,

it wouldn't be your responsibility.

Just looking at you,

I can tell you're a very simple girl.

But people

are much more complicated than you think.

Sometimes we only see

a small part of the whole picture.

Luo Haoran's fate

may have been sealed long ago.

This accident

just changed some of the processes,

but his outcome

won't change.

[Collapse Incident: Day 4]

Defendant Luo Haoran,

you are charged with the murder of Wu Jianjun,

a senior engineer

at the Sancheng Construction Group.

Now,

I will judge you

for my husband.

You're Engineer Wu's wife,

aren't you?

You should know...

what I want to know, right?

I've already told you

that your husband's death has nothing to do with me.

He committed suicide.

Wu Hanlei said

that you drove him to his death.

Wu Hanlei is mentally unstable.

Can't you see that?

Why would you believe him?

When my husband died,

he didn't leave any last words.

This wasn't like him.

If he really had wanted to end his life,

he could have chosen a simpler method.

I think...

the reason he chose

to commit suicide in the parking spot next to the locked room

was to draw

the police's attention

to the problems with Luobai Shopping Mall.

Moreover,

I can ascertain...

that he must have had crucial evidence,

which

you all took away.

Just because you suspect

that your husband's death is related to me,

you tied me up

and poured gasoline around me

on the ground?

You're a lawyer.

I have relapsed with cancer

and won't live much longer.

Actually, I just

want to find out

how my husband really died.

I think

you should understand, right?

Lawyer Chang.

I'll tell you everything.

I believe you're a reasonable person,

so you can judge whether I was wrong

or if everything is just fate's arrangement.

I knew about the sinkhole's existence

five years ago.

But it's really not my fault.

Twenty-two years ago,

I invested everything I had to build Luobai.

At that time, this area

was an old and rundown neighborhood—

dilapidated and outdated.

There wasn't even a decent shop,

let alone a mall.

I was the first to take the risk.

The technology back then was very backward.

The people who surveyed the foundation

didn't even discover

that there was a sinkhole underground.

And so,

I built the business I had always wanted

on the edge of a chasm.

Five years ago,

this area became more and more popular,

and new commercial entities sprang up around it.

Luobai's business continued to decline.

I am not someone who can easily concede defeat.

I hired the best designers

and ordered the best construction materials from home and abroad.

I wanted to renovate Luobai.

The shareholders disagreed, so I persuaded them one by one.

When the money wasn't enough,

I mortgaged Luobai for a loan.

When everything was ready,

and we were about to start construction,

we discovered the problem.

The probability of ground collapse was very low,

only one in ten thousand.

I spent some money

and bought that report.

[Haizhou University of Technology]

The school I had sponsored gave me an opportunity.

That's how...

I met your husband.

You approached him from the beginning

just to use him, right?

Lawyer Chang, I had no choice.

Your husband was an authority in the field of construction.

If he agreed to help me,

the renovation of Luobai would definitely be fine.

I got five hundred thousand yuan

to talk to your husband.

But I didn't expect...

that he would turn against me.

He asked me to turn myself in.

He said if I didn't,

he would report Luobai's situation to the Housing and Construction Bureau

and have it classified as a dangerous building.

How did you...

drag him into this?

It was your illness that helped me.

Engineer Wu told me

that his wife had cancer

and needed a large sum for surgery.

I used all my resources

to find the best oncologist at Haizhou Hospital

to perform your surgery.

Your life was saved.

Your husband and I became friends.

He started

actively helping me smooth things over.

He even

helped me alter the blueprints.

I never expected

that I would be the one who pushed my husband into that abyss.

was actually me.

Lawyer Chang, don't say that.

No one wanted today's events

to happen.

At first, the renovation project for Luobai

was progressing smoothly.

But I didn't expect that...

Was it that big fire?

That fire

was the last straw that led to my falling out with your husband.

He was too nervous.

He was worried that the fire investigators

would uncover the secret.

He again asked me to turn myself in.

Lawyer Chang,

this has been my life's work.

Wu Hanlei helped me come up with a plan.

We spent a lot of money

hiring internet trolls and marketing accounts

to shift the blame for the accident

onto

that elevator installer

and his firefighter brother.

We really diverted the investigation team's attention,

and Luobai narrowly escaped.

Do you know

who that unfortunate firefighter brother is?

I thought he looked familiar.

That kid is a good person.

I can only repay

what I owe him in the next life.

My husband

never mentioned to me

the things between you and him.

He didn't tell you to protect you.

The less you know, the better.

How much money did you give him in total?

That's nothing.

Medical expenses,

surgery fees, and miscellaneous costs,

plus the expenses for smoothing things over,

are less than three million yuan.

Well, since...

you've already dragged him into this;

why would he still want to end his life?

Two months ago,

your husband suddenly came to me.

You see,

the groundwater in the Xinkai District has been extensively drained.

[Luobai Shopping Mall] [Sinkhole]

The water level is dropping,

and there are structural changes in the soil layers.

If we don't take measures soon,

the entire shopping mall

could fall into the sinkhole at any time.

I've been painstakingly managing Luobai for over twenty years

on what they call a sinkhole.

God is watching.

That one in ten thousand chance

won't fall on me.

Engineer Wu,

thank you.

Wu Hanlei gave me an idea.

He suggested I find someone

to make your husband stay quiet forever.

I'm a businessman. That's not something I would do.

I decided to

have a heartfelt conversation

with your husband.

Engineer Wu,

I've thought about it.

I can turn myself in,

but I'll tell them this:

all the documents

have your signature on them.

The money I transferred to you

is recorded by the bank,

and I have witnesses.

You tell me,

who do you think they'll believe?

I can testify

that you extorted and blackmailed President Luo

multiple times.

You...

You've planned this all along

to set me up.

Actually,

I wanted to have an honest, heart-to-heart talk with you.

The pressure on me is greater than on you.

Apart from Hanlei

helping me in his own way,

I can't find anyone to confide in.

Every time my daughter comes to see me,

I find ways to make her leave.

Can I tell her...

that it's because this building might collapse?

I haven't had a good night's sleep in years.

Tinnitus.

Hallucinations.

What can we do?

Let's bear this burden together.

You're a technical person.

A one-in-ten-thousand chance.

We should gamble.

Why not take the gamble?

I thought what I said

had gotten through to him.

But I didn't expect that...

[Sector D, basement 2]

Shoot!

[Security Booth]

Your aim is terrible!

[No Entry]

Your sweaty feet.

Your footwork stinks.

Wu Jianjun!

Wu Jianjun!

[Sector D, basement 2]

President Luo.

President Luo.

Which parts of the car have you touched?

The big iron door, the glass,

and the handle.

Also this door, and...

You go first.

I'll take care of the rest.

Go that way.

Hurry.

[Luobai Shopping Mall Parking Fee Notice]

[Sector D, basement 2]

President Luo?

What did you see?

What did I see?

I didn't see anything.

It's good

that you didn't see anything.

It's not a good thing

that something like this happened at our mall.

It's so cold.

Take better care of yourself.

Buy a small heater or something.

Okay.

I'm leaving.

Take care, President Luo.

My name is Wu Jianjun.

I want to report Luo Haoran from Luobai Group

and Wu Hanlei.

There is a sinkhole beneath Luobai Shopping Mall.

Three years ago,

when Luo Haoran planned to renovate the mall,

he already knew about this.

However,

for his own interests,

he deliberately concealed the truth

and forced me to illegally proceed with the renovation.

To ensure the project went smoothly,

Luo Haoran bribed me.

Hello, 110.

I want to report a death.

I'm at the second basement-level parking garage of Luobai Shopping Mall.

Someone has died.

Please send someone quickly.

I deeply regret it now.

Just call this number.

I didn't stick to my principles

and keep my bottom line.

I was dragged down

by Luo Haoran.

I was on patrol, you see.

And I saw this person commit suicide.

I was in a hurry to save him, so I

smashed the car window.

How do you know it was suicide?

Such a long tube

connected from the exhaust pipe into the car.

I've seen it on TV.

Can you show me the surveillance footage of the parking garage?

The surveillance system is broken.

Well, I accidentally spilled an entire jug of water

while drinking,

and it short-circuited the cameras.

It just happened to break at this moment?

Yes,

it's my fault.

Thank you

for helping me solve this mystery.

I feel responsible.

You've recorded it?

You've recorded it!

Give me your phone.

Give me your phone!

Give it to me!

Help.

Help!

Help!

I-I-It's too late.

Who... Who set the fire?

Grab her.

Don't let her...

He must have felt the weight of his sins...

so he chose to end his life.

I'm next in line.

It's my turn.

I'm next in line.

[Dear Daughter]

My dear daughter,

by the time you see this letter,

I may no longer be in this world.

I should have said a proper goodbye to you,

but I really don't want you

to see me in my last moments.

No water, no food,

and no hope.

I can't imagine how horrible

that kind of death would be.

So I've decided

to end my life with dignity

while I still have a choice.

I've left you a gift.

You'll receive it when you make it out alive.

Ding Zi,

you must get out of here alive.

You must face all difficulties with strength.

I will be with you in my own way,

helping you through every challenge life throws your way.

Ding Zi,

Dad loves you.

Are you alright?

I just went to see Ding Zi.

I saw Luo Haoran

leave her a suicide note.

A suicide note?

It seems after he was driven away,

he had already decided to take his own life.

It's all my fault.

If it weren't for my vote...

Haimei,

that's not your fault.

The most important thing now

is to adjust your mindset

and maintain your strength.

Don't overthink it.

He killed himself...

But why didn't he choose

an easier way?

Luo Haoran

was a very superstitious man.

Maybe he believed

that a big fire was the path

to heaven.

Why do I feel like burning in fire is a punishment?

Aren't there mountains of blades and seas of fire

in the eighteen layers of hell?

Doesn't he deserve

to go to hell?

Wu Hanlei helped me come up with a plan.

To shift the blame for the accident

onto

that elevator installer

and his firefighter brother.

Give it to the police.

It can prove

that you and your brother are innocent.

I know

you hate Luo Haoran and Wu Hanlei,

but you really are a good person.

I don't want to see you

suffer anymore.

Let me take the fall

for all of this.

This is also

the only thing I can do for you.