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A BODY FOUND! COME NOW!

Tell Boss I got it.

Be swift. Boss doesn't want any complications.

Officer Zhang,

Tech Department asks for more time to crack Shi's phone.

It would be too late.

By then the Boss might have the disk.

That car.

We've been found.

Please leave right away.

Excuse us, Mrs. Shi. We are just performing our duty.

You have made a serious impact on the Shi's lives.

You have no right to interfere with a police investigation.

Mrs. Shi is not interested in doing so.

Please leave now or I will take legal actions.

Didn't imagine it could be resolved so fast.

We are truly safe now?

If they want that trash, then just leave it to that dumb woman.

It's all settled.

Honey,

why don't we plan for our next trip?

Europe? Or Andaman Islands?

I've got a way to take the gold bars out.

All right.

We haven't been on a vacation for so long.

Let's have some fun

and lay low.

Wonderful.

Then it's a deal.

Have a toast so don't you take your promise back.

Honey! Honey!

Found anything? Dr. Chen?

Just some preliminary findings.

There is a tiny pinhole

on the victim's neck.

So I suspect the murderer

had injected an anesthetic into her with a needle.

And then

he cut off the arteries

of her hands and feet with a knife.

She died of blood loss.

A pinhole?

It's Mai Zhihong again.

Why did he

only kill Mrs. Shi

and let her husband go?

Or maybe

Mai is not the murderer.

It's the Boss.

You know who killed her?

Is it Mai Zhihong?

Or did your Boss kill her?

You messed up with the underground bank.

And your Boss decided to kill your wife

because he was worried that we would catch you. Is it?

Answer my question!

You should think twice.

Maybe you're the next one to die.

Mr. Shi, please come to the police station with us.

We need your testimony.

I'll get changed upstairs.

Officer Zhang.

Search around for clues.

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

- How is he? - It's too late.

What did he say to you?

Didn't hear it.

The autopsy report shows

there was anesthetic residue

in Mrs. Shi's body.

The makeup was the same

as found in the serial murder cases.

Anesthetic injections again! It must be Mai Zhihong.

Shi Dazhi died of potassium cyanide poisoning.

The report also reveals

this substance on his mug.

So, the murderer must have

rubbed the poison on his mug.

And he got poisoned when he drank from it.

But why kill them in such an elaborate way?

Mai doesn't seem to be the murderer.

Jiajie,

what comes to your mind?

Let's think about it.

The Shi couple were both in the room.

Why didn't the murderer

kill them all at once?

Why separately?

Also,

with such great difficulty

when all the police were there too?

Killing people in front us?

This isn't Mai's style.

How about

asking Dr. Chen to reconstruct the case

and then asking Dr. Zhou

to be our psychology consultant?

Let's see if we can deduce

the murderer's methods and motives.

Go prepare for it.

Sorry, Mr. Chen.

I feel sorry to trouble you today.

I'm not driving.

No worry.

Look!

The sixth generation! Finally!

Let's buy it next time.

You haven't completed the fourth one yet.

We can buy it, and build it along with the fourth gen.

Then you need to

explain to your mom first.

Or she'll keep nagging me.

Anyway, let's get it first.

The reason why a serial murderer keeps killing people

is that he can get unparalleled satisfaction.

But that sense of satisfaction wanes as he kills more and more.

When the existing means of killing no longer brings joy and sensation,

he will then become more brutal.

Suppose Mai Zhihong is the murderer.

He killed the female victim in such a cruel way

in order to inflict mental torture upon Shi Dazhi,

who would have to watch his wife die a tragic death.

And with that horror he thought he had escaped,

but he eventually died from poisoning.

Thank you Dr. Zhou. I may call you again if we need more help.

My pleasure. Hope it helps. Bye.

Daddy, how's it going?

- Nothing found. - Dr. Chen.

How long would it take for the symptoms to show

when one is poisoned?

It depends on the dosage.

What about the dosage found in Shi Dazhi's body?

Three to ten minutes.

Three to ten minutes?

So that means

anyone who was there could have poisoned him.

Is that correct?

Yes.

Thank you.

Mike, I'm almost done.

Tell the lab I'm on my way to the meeting.

You really did not hear what Shi said to you? You were close to him.

Mr. Chen, you suspect me of killing him.

Hey, what do you mean?

You suspect my dad? Are you insane?

Dear, I have a meeting. I gotta go.

We are working a case.

Could you please hold up your personal feelings?

Be professional.

You should be professional!

And be more objective!

He was the first one to get close to Shi Dazhi.

And he was the one who knows poison best.

- Shouldn't he be a suspect? - So?

That doesn't mean he's the killer!

Both you and I could have been, too.

I just don't want to let go a single clue.

why aren't you affected by what he said?

I think that's a reasonable doubt.

I kinda like him

because he can think outside the box.

But he was suspecting you.

That's ridiculous.

Sorry, Daddy, gotta go.

Be careful.

Mom, I'm heading back to the office.

Have an apple first?

No thanks. I'm in a hurry.

Fine, take care.

Daddy, do you have a powerbank?

I do. In my room.

Why is my room key in your room?

I picked it up at the elevator outside your home.

I forgot to give it back. You need to be more careful.

Just leave it at home.

You always lose it. Take it back next time?

All right, Mommy.

Hurry off to work.

- Bye. - Bye.

Thanks.

I know it was you who took it.

Our daughter has grown up.

You don't have to worry about her.

If I don't do something,

I'm afraid I might lose her.

How could it be? She's your daughter.

For her whole life.

Honey,

we've tried every possible way.

Maybe God

doesn't want us to have our own kid.

We can adopt one. It doesn't matter.

We hope for a girl.

Maybe at the age of five or six.

Because at a younger age,

she'll grow closer to us.

And

we don't mind

if the kid has mental issues.

Yes, my wife specializes in psychology.

If she can help the kid grow,

it would be good for the kid.

it looks just like you!

Does it? It hasn't got a mustache. Look here.

There's a girl as well.

They must be a set.

So we both have one.

It's our lucky charms.

I take the daddy.

CHEN JIAJIE

It's fine. Go mind your own business.

Spend some time with me next time.

- Don't worry. - I'll be with you next time.

- Bye. - Bye.

Kaiqing.

Kaiqing.

Why are you here?

Are you stalking me?

No, I'm just passing by.

Come on in. I'll drive you to work.

Stop.

What's wrong?

This is my dad's suitcase.

The number you dialed

is unavailable.

- No one answered. - Please dial again later.

Maybe something happened.

- Police. - How can I help?

- We want to check the camera. - Okay. This way.

It was Mai Zhihong!

He kidnapped my dad!

What does he want!

Calm down.

He won't kill him.

Dr. Chen should be safe at least for now.

Call Officer Liu.

Okay.

Dr. Chen was kidnapped by Mai Zhihong.

Ask the Department of Transport

to locate a vehicle with plate number of VV3339.

Tianming, ask CID

to check up footage.

Come on! Hurry up!

Hello, Officer Liu?

We found him.

Street Number Three, Sai Ying Pun.

A surveillance camera captured Dr. Chen's car.

Sai Ying Pun.

Mount Davis Battery!

Over there!

Daddy, are you okay?

Are you okay?

Daddy, wake up!

Daddy, hold on.

POTASSIUM CYANIDE

FELL OFF CLIFF

39 CASUALTIES IN VISTA TOWER FIRE

Those bastards deserve it

with their shameful deeds.

39 DEATHS IDENTIFIED

The fire was like a hell.

What do you have to do with that fire?

Just like you.

I only want the truth.

NAMES OF THE DEAD

- Get some water. - Okay.

Slowly.

The doctor did a preliminary examination.

My dad's got anesthetics in his body.

And bruises in many parts.

But luckily it's not serious. He just needs more rest.

Dr. Chen,

since we've got little time,

we have some questions.

Okay, go ahead.

Did you remember

how Mai Zhihong hit you back then?

He attacked me from the back.

And he strangled me,

injecting anesthetics into my neck.

And I passed out.

I was in Mount Davis when I woke up.

Did you know why he kidnapped you?

Because he wanted to know what Shi Dazhi said to me before he died.

How did he know Shi had talked to you before he died?

Because he heard you questioning me.

You really did not hear

what Shi said to you? You were close to him.

Mr. Chen, you suspect me of killing him.

- Honey, I have a meeting. I gotta go now. - Bye-bye.

Actually Mai Zhihong mentioned that

he wanted to know

whether Shi Dazhi had told me who the Boss is before he died.

I told him the truth, which is Shi told me nothing.

Mai wouldn't believe me and kept beating me up

until I lost consciousness.

I guess he ran away when you two came.

That's enough!

You suspected my father before,

but now we found potassium cyanide in Mai's bag.

Shi Dazhi was probably killed by him.

I'm sorry for mistaking you as a suspect.

It's fine. You were just doing your job.

I'll leave you be.

Have a good rest.

Kaiqing.

We've got the toxicity report.

The potassium cyanide we found in Mai Zhihong's bag

has the same composition with the one that killed Shi Dazhi.

We also found a notebook

in which there was a record

of the victims' names of the Vista Tower fire.

Thirty-nine of them, exactly.

In addition,

he also listed in order the names

of the victims of the serial murders.

Shi Dazhi was the eighth.

The ninth was left empty.

Could it be Dr. Chen?

Probably not. Dr. Chen said

Mai Zhihong just forced him to answer his questions

and asked him what Shi said

before he died.

If there were a ninth person,

then it should be the Boss.

We also got this sketch.

What do you think, Dr. Zhou?

This sketch differs greatly from

Mai's previous work.

One is an oil painting, the other one is a sketch.

The face versus the back.

The one with all the backs indicates

Mai is filled with horror

and that he dares not face them.

But for the one with the face,

the girl has a bright smile,

meaning Mai thinks she's kind,

and that he values her.

The girl wears school uniform,

so maybe she is Mai's schoolmate?

Well,

then let's find the girl first.

Thank you, Dr. Zhou.

You're welcome. I'm glad to help.

Meeting is over.

- I'll walk you. - Jiajie.

Can we talk a bit?

What's up? Why so quite? Anything on your mind?

Tell me.

Mai Zhihong is a cunning man.

How could he deliberately

leave so many clues?

Maybe you got too close, leaving him no time?

How long can it take to take a bag?

But he left it there,

with so many clues.

He did that on purpose.

Mommy, why so hurried?

Your dad wants to see you. Take a seat.

Since the incident with Mai Zhihong,

he's had nightmares.

He can't sleep well

and suffers a lot mentally.

Daddy, don't worry.

We will catch him very soon.

It's hard to tell.

I've got an idea.

Maybe we can move back to Canada,

living our ordinary and peaceful life.

- When? - The sooner the better, of course.

We are in a very dangerous situation.

Mai Zhihong won't stop.

Look at what he has done to Shi.

He killed his wife

just to get him talk.

He will do the same to us.

Daddy, I know you are worried about us.

I promise you

we'll leave right away after the case is solved.

Shall we?

You can leave the case to someone else.

What could be more important than your family?

Don't push our daughter like this.

She's got her own ideas.

All we can do is to support her.

You are the one who said

family is the strongest support,

right?

It's different this time.

We could die.

Daddy, Mommy, give me some time, okay?

Hello, Mr. Qiu?

Yeah, a customer wants to take a look at your house.

Will anyone be at home then?

Just try to make do.

All right. Call me back then.

Thank you.

What's up again?

This is your brother's drawing.

Do you know this girl?

No, I don't.

You didn't even take a look at it.

Look at it, carefully.

Madam, I do not know her. That's the answer.

Hello?

Yeah.

So you can make it? Than…

What are you doing?

So you will compensate me if the deal is off?

If you lose your daughter,

money would mean nothing, right?

What do you mean?

How is it relevant?

Mai Zhihong is getting crazy.

He will kill people around you

and make you watch them die.

Ms. Mai,

you'd better help us.

Otherwise,

there will be more victims.

Is it easier to tell in this way?

I don't recognize her.

Was there any female friend

of Mai Zhihong?

Every girl was afraid of him.

No one wanted to get close.

Was there a girl who did not fear him?

Right, there was one.

She was even willing to tutor him.

A tutor?

I don't know if she was his tutor.

But back then he told me she cared a lot about him

and was nice to him.

She didn't ask for money for tutoring him.

So he behaved normally in that period of time.

He was particularly happy after a tutorial.

What's her name? Can you find her?

I never met her in person.

I even doubted whether she existed.

From what we hear,

Mai's family didn't treat him well.

He was bullied at school each day.

If someone would tutor him for free,

he should have valued this person.

I can't understand

why parents would treat their kids like this.

You mom worried so much about you.

She got ten alarms to wake me up

for your interview with the kindergarten.

And when you were little, you kept asking, "Daddy, why are the alarm so noisy?"

There will be a Canadian real estate seminar on Sunday.

- Coming with me? - Is it Dr. Chen?

How is he?

He's got insomnia lately.

He wanted back to Canada.

Return to Canada?

What about you?

They want me to go with them.

In Canada

you may not be able to become a cop.

We've got a clue.

In 1990, Mai Zhihong was investigated by the police

because of injuring other people.

- What for? - Fighting with his classmate,

biting off an ear.

A social worker was there with him

when he gave his statement.

Zhang Jiajian.

Wasn't he one of the victims

of the serial killer?

That's right.

According to the deposition,

Zhang Jiajian thought

Mai Zhihong was a weirdo.

- What's wrong? - What are you doing!

Eat it.

Eat it, you stupid jerk.

I'm gonna kill you.

- You are crazy! - Let me go!

- Let him go! - Hands off!

Then Zhang Jiajian found

dog meat in the lunchbox

Mai's mom gave him.

How could she give dog meat

to her son?

No wonder her son went crazy.

However, Mai's deposition

told a different story.

While in the view of others

this social worker seemed nice,

he seemed to be a jerk

in Mai's eyes.

Retard!

Long time no see.

Hungry? Don't you want to bite off my other ear?

- Watch out! - You are so reckless.

Boss is asking you questions. Answer?

- You want to study? Say it! - Nothing?

Get up!

Say something!

- Are you okay, Boss? - Are you crazy?

- What's up? - You just saw it!

- He cut me with that knife! - Mai Zhihong, give me the knife.

Why did you beat him? You guys bring him to the medical room.

Fine, your problem is never going to be cured.

Pick it up. Come with me to the Principal's Office.

Are you okay?

Then it's possible that the girl in the sketch

was not a tutor, but a female disciplinarian.

Or maybe

this disciplinarian

was also his tutor.

A disciplinarian in 1990.

Let's find her.

Sorry, the number you dialed is out of service.

Please check the number and dial it again.

I moved abroad long long ago.

Can't really remember anyone from that school.

No impression at all.

Sorry.

Oh, well, you mean that lunatic.

I remember him. He ate dog meat! Who dares even talk to him?

Unfortunately,

she passed away two years ago in an accident.

Mai Zhihong?

She never mentioned this guy.

HONG KONG ZHIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL

Tianming!

Can we talk?

Sure.

What's the matter?

What?

My daughter's

going back to Canada soon with Dr. Chen and his wife.

Do you know it?

Nope, she never told me.

Now you know it. What do you think?

Nothing I can do about that if that's her decision.

But she is the most capable person on our team.

It would be such a pity if she leaves.

I'm not talking about this.

I mean the other thing.

Which one? I don't really understand.

Come on! Don't be a dull guy.

You know how to charm girls?

If you really like her,

then go for her.

Or you will lose her

if she goes back to Canada.

Officer Yao, you must have been mistaken.

We are just colleagues, nothing else.

Are you kidding me?

Why do you care about her?

Anyway all I care about now is the case,

and my family. That's all on my mind.

- Well… - I have to leave now.

Officer Zhang, you forgot something.

Thanks.

She heard it all.

I gotta go.

I'm sorry.

I don't even know what you mean.

Why did you say anything like that to him?

I was so worried you'd leave Hong Kong

that I hurried to find Tianming.

I really don't know how to be a good dad.

All I had is three years,

and my daughter suddenly grows up.

Let me ask you one thing.

In this world,

what is more difficult than investigating cases?

What?

Being in a relationship.

Your mom was hard to win over.

Being in a relationship is tough,

any time, any age.

Everyone has to experience embarrassment.

It was even worse when I was trying to win over your mom.

I asked her to a midnight movie.

She wanted to watch Chow Yun Fat's.

So I bought the tickets right away,

thinking that she would definitely fall for me this time.

But when we entered the theatre,

we found we got wrong tickets.

She wanted to watch An Autumn Tale.

Then what did you get?

Dragon and Tiger Fight.

It also featured Chow.

You were being stupid.

Girls of course prefer romantic movies.

She wouldn't like gang movies.

But I then had a brilliant idea. I used it as an excuse

to ask her out again.

For An Autumn Tale. And then she agreed to be with me.

Where did you go

for dates?

When we just got together,

I wanted to show off,

so we went to East Tsim Sha Tsui,

ballrooms and DD clubs.

DD clubs?

Disco.

It's known as Lan Kwai Fong now.

I don't like going to clubs.

Neither did your mom.

I learned later that she went there for me.

Then what did she like?

Watching planes.

When the old airport was still there,

she liked to date me on the rooftop to watch the planes.

How to stage it the same way?

The hit movie, Police Story.

Did you see Jackie Chan

with that move?

- It's so cool. - Like a magic.

So here are my two guns.

It's coming over.

- Where? - There.

It's coming!

Right there.

It's the plane.

Actually I owe a thank you to you.

I always wanted to know the answer,

but I was too afraid to ask.

Take it easy.

You are great.

There'll be so many guys.

Maybe even foreigners will be after you as well.

All in all,

nothing is more important than family.

If you really decide to go back to Canada,

I will understand

and I'll always back you up no matter what happens.

Subtitle translation by: Qian Sun