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BODY FOUND! COME NOW!

My wife's kindness

will definitely continue to help

the victims of the fire.

PHILANTHROPIST

Do you know who he is?

Justice of the Peace.

So what?

Something may happen to you.

Officer Ma wants to fire you.

I kept your job for you.

You came from 1993 to 2018.

I helped you every time.

But this time I can't help you.

What do you mean?

You wanna stop me again?

I'm afraid you'll die.

Thirty-nine lives in the Vista Tower,

plus Officer Ye,

making it 40.

Now you fear I'll die and ask me to stop?

I'm afraid you'll be the 41st.

How can you return to Peijie if something happens?

How can I if the case is unsolved?

Even if you solve it, you may not be able to go back to her!

Officer Yao.

What you've been doing

is wishful thinking.

No one can be sure

that by solving the case, you can go back to your wife.

I don't want to let her down again.

Liu Weitao.

Do you remember when I first met you?

My first day on the team.

I kept throwing up at the sight of a dead body.

It was the day we caught Nie Jitian.

Stop!

Stop, police!

- Stop! - Draw your gun!

Stop it!

You still remember that from so long ago?

NEWBORN DAUGHTER AND HER MOM ARE SAFE!

My daughter, Xingyao, was born on that day.

I saw you in that military uniform.

You were brave,

very spirited.

Then you were transferred to DCS, under my command.

You got into trouble when you investigated those cases.

Chaitou said it to me,

he said,

"This guy is not up to par."

"Why not transfer him out?"

I told him no.

Give him some time.

He can do it.

Who would have thought, 25 years later,

you wouldn't have changed at all.

You're still so afraid of death.

Being a cop,

no matter how tough the opponent is,

or how ruthless the opponent is,

you can't flee from the battle.

You must hold on.

Otherwise, why even be a cop?

If Peijie were here today,

she would support me too.

Zhuang has always been in the beauty business.

But in this past year,

she has been frequenting auction houses,

buying and selling artwork.

The amounts are getting larger.

Transaction records show

Zhuang Xiaohua and her team

keep buying and selling.

I guess she buys back her own art pieces

to double the price, jacking it up.

After a few rounds,

the money gets laundered.

So, you can ask for any outrageous price for an artwork,

and no one complains?

Theoretically, yes.

Actually, there's more.

She donates some artwork

in the name of charity

to get tax breaks,

and to win some applause,

earning both money and fame.

Regardless,

Zhuang Xiaohua is just a pawn for Sundess.

Let's quickly return these paintings to Zhuang Xiaohua.

Fishing requires bait,

especially for a big fish.

Once Zhuang Xiaohua gets the goods,

she will get in touch with Sundess.

We'll arrest her the moment she acts.

REMOTE CONTROL, UNATTENDED

CONNECTING

SUCCESSFUL

AUCTION DRAWING

Before it's done,

no one must know about me.

Do you know who the mastermind is?

Your boss wants to silence you.

And you're covering for him?

Tell me who he really is?

Sun, Sun, Sun--

Sundess.

Another punch.

I'll lead the police away.

Let them arrest me.

They will close the case then, and you will be safe.

I need a bit more time to wait for his return to Hong Kong.

Before we succeed, no one must find out about me.

Do you know who the mastermind is?

The law can't punish rich people like him.

But I can.

What do you want me for?

Sit down. Let's have a chat.

What's wrong?

Have you ever thought about it?

We have been investigating this case for so long.

There are so many victims.

All the death reports of the deceased

were written by Dr. Chen.

So,

if he really falsified evidence,

we wouldn't be able to tell.

If he is the mastermind behind Mai Zhihong,

then he has deceived us all.

What do you mean by telling me this?

Why do you still suspect him?

Let me tell you,

it cannot be my dad.

I went to the gallery.

And I met Dr. Chen there.

He asked the gallery's curator

about Sundess's return to HK.

Hello, Mommy.

Sweetie, are you free tonight?

Daddy misses you and wants to have dinner with you.

Sorry, Mommy.

I'm not free tonight.

But after I get off work, I can come home.

Okay, see you tonight.

- Do you have a new toothbrush? - Yes.

Here.

- Thanks, Mommy. - Time for bed.

Throw the old toothbrush away.

Don't always stay up late, understand?

- Good night, Mommy. - Good night.

Don't stay up late.

Good night, Daddy.

Why are you still up?

Not used to sleeping here?

Why can't you sleep?

Something on your mind?

I feel like,

I don't understand my daddy at all.

Why do you say that?

Tianming told me

about him and his daddy.

But about my dad, I know nothing at all.

Actually, I'm not very clear either.

Your dad wouldn't say, so I didn't ask.

Even you don't know?

He has told me a little bit.

When he was young,

he got to know a group of bad friends.

And he did some wrong things.

But he started anew.

He studied very hard

to be a great coroner.

Do you know what he did wrong?

Kaiqing.

Actually,

everyone has their own secrets

and a past.

You, me, your dad. We all have.

I will respect him.

Let the past be the past.

The most important thing is that we now, as a family, are happy.

Right?

My stomach hurts a bit.

- I'm going to the bathroom. - Okay, I'll wait.

No need. You should go to work.

I'll call a cab.

Alright.

BARGI LAB

I urgently need the DNA comparison report.

Can it be expedited?

WE WILL SPEED UP AND KEEP YOU UPDATED.

All the death reports of the deceased

were written by Dr. Chen.

If he really falsified evidence,

we wouldn't be able to tell.

If he is the mastermind behind Mai Zhihong,

then he has deceived us all.

I am checking the info on Sundess and Zhuang.

I'm reviewing it.

What type of info?

Don't know if it's true. Let's talk after checking.

Come to my place tonight.

The previous report was for a male.

I went to the lab again.

It was for a female.

That toothbrush is likely my mother's.

I think someone must have hacked into my computer,

changed the gender.

Today I took my dad's toothbrush

for another test.

The result should be out soon.

Also,

about Shi Dazhi's autopsy report.

My dad said before,

that after being poisoned by cyanide,

there wouldn't be immediate asphyxiation.

In other words,

it's highly likely Shi Dazhi said something in my dad's ear.

It could have been the name "Sundess."

Then let's assume.

Let's assume Dr. Chen

is in league with Mai Zhihong.

What Mai Zhihong wrote in the statement room

was not "SUICIDE,"

but "SUNDESS."

Why did he commit suicide?

Hang in there!

- Sorry. - Hang in there!

Hang in there!

That day, Mai Zhihong kept apologizing to me.

Was there anyone standing behind me?

Hang in there!

Dr. Chen.

But what does he have to do with Vista Tower?

Is his next target

Sundess?

Although we don't know now whether Sundess will return to Hong Kong

to the art exhibition,

we can only follow Zhuang Xiaohua.

I have received a message.

Zhuang Xiaohua's online auction tomorrow

might involve money laundering.

I'll ask CSTCB for help.

See if we can find anything.

Stay out of this case.

Leave it to us.

I also want to know the truth.

I'm back.

What brought you here?

I bought you a cake.

Daddy, I'm a bit tired today. I'll eat it tomorrow.

Alright.

Rest early.

Is the light broken?

Daddy, it's okay.

I'll get a repairman tomorrow.

Changing a bulb will be quick.

Do you remember where you put it?

Is it here?

It's fine, really. I'm very tired tonight.

You should rest early if you're tired.

Go rest in your room.

I'll leave in a bit.

What is it, sweetie?

Hello, Daddy.

I heard Mommy has been feeling very down lately.

Maybe I should move back in with you.

- You're moving back in with us? - Yes.

You don't like the idea?

I do.

Your mommy would surely be happy to know.

Alright, goodbye.

Drive safely.

Goodbye.

You two,

inviting me out to eat and drink together.

You're even serving me wine, Something's wrong.

Spill it. What's the trouble this time?

What level is it?

Tomorrow, Zhuang Xiaohua has an online auction.

Both Tianming and I find it strange.

Buyers don't show up in online auctions.

Fake buyers will be there,

driving up the price.

And the goods are sold to the owner.

Then, the money is laundered.

She chose Hong Kong after careful consideration.

Why?

- Hong Kong is a tax haven. - Exactly.

Such a good opportunity,

delivered to your door,

we can kill two birds with one stone.

If we don't catch her now,

Tianming and I will feel sorry.

So, you're planning

to exploit Zhuang's weakness

and get to Sundess through her?

Yeah.

However, the online auction

involves a lot of high-tech online tracking technology.

So, we need help from CSTCB.

You need CSTCB?

A cross-department collaboration, right?

Officer Ma will be easily alarmed.

If Officer Ma finds out that you're investigating Sir Sundess,

you're going to be in big trouble.

Get this straight.

We've been investigating the illegal money-laundering case.

We are not investigating Sundess.

It's just that we happened to find new leads.

- And we need CSTCB to help us, right? - Yeah.

- However-- - No more "however," okay?

If Officer Ma finds out

you're investigating cross-national money laundering,

and you neither report it nor work on it.

Think about who will be in more trouble.

I know you guys won't give up.

Just be very careful.

Don't let Officer Ma know.

I can't cover for you forever.

Don't worry.

Officer Liu. We've opened several shadow accounts for the online auction.

We can monitor the entire transaction.

Good.

Ms. Zhuang.

Ms. Zhuang brought five men

into a shop.

There's CCTV at the entrance.

And there are lookouts.

This place seems like their den.

I'll send Tianming armed for backup.

As for this batch of paintings,

each one's market price

is estimated to be less than 400,000 dollars.

In any case, don't let it exceed 500,000.

I will keep watch.

- Roger. - Roger.

Jason, you make the first bid.

Arken, Billy, Stephen,

follow each bid closely

and follow each other.

Pause once we reach 230,000 or 240,000.

- Xin, make heavy bets to secure our back. - Got it.

- Don't let anyone cut in. - Roger.

Jason, bid 300,000.

Billy, raise the bid.

Stephen, finish it off.

Can we track the buyer?

We can't. They must have used a VPN.

What does that mean?

What is a VPN?

A VPN masks their IP addresses

as if from different countries,

so we can't track them.

- They can rig bids. - I don't follow.

So, can we track them or not?

In this auction,

more than half are their people.

Other buyers can't purchase at all.

They're exploiting legal loopholes.

If the price is below 500,000, passports are not required.

They can trade indefinitely.

She is the buyer.

She is also the seller.

Through self-dealing,

the money is laundered clean.

The American buyer is close.

The bid has reached 500,000. Do we follow?

Give up on this one.

Roger.

Miss, you can't park here.

Sorry, sir.

I'll move it right away.

As for this one,

get it for less than 380,000.

- Roger. - Roger.

That Korean buyer is really troublesome.

Just won't let go.

380,000 is not enough.

Raise it to 400,000 to block him.

It's raised to 420,000 now.

It's at 450,000. Should we follow?

We must get this one.

Billy, you raise it to 500,000.

Copy that.

A guy is heading to the warehouse entrance.

He's going to talk to the guard.

Don't act. Take action after the deal is done.

Don't alert them.

Hey.

You.

Stand aside.

- Your ID. - Stop joking around, sir.

I'm not joking with you. Show me your ID card.

I'm afraid you'll be sorry.

You're threatening a police officer now. Let me check your ID.

Stop dawdling.

- Transfer the money. - Copy that.

It's done.

Everyone, move out!

Move!

Don't move!

- Police! - Police!

- Freeze! - Don't run!

Don't move!

- It hurts, sir! - Kaiqing!

Be gentle, please.

The transaction records of the auction house show,

two months ago, this batch of goods was already traded

anonymously.

And the record shows

all the goods have already been delivered to the buyers around the world.

But now, we have found it all in the cargo hold.

It's obviously self-dealing.

And in the computer we found on the scene,

there's evidence of Zhuang manipulating this online auction.

We managed to convince a fake buyer

to testify against Zhuang Xiaohua for laundering.

We have testimonies and evidence.

Zhuang Xiaohua won't get away.

We didn't catch her this time,

but we have taken down a money laundering group.

That will do.

What do you mean, that will do?

Altogether,

these goods are worth over 100 million.

We wanted to bait Sundess,

but Zhuang Xiaohua got away.

The plan failed.

The DNA report.

The DNA on the toothbrush and the knife match up.

The mysterious person in the sewer was Dr. Chen.

Kerosene?

Who the hell are you?

You scared?

The big fire over 20 years ago.

It started burning from the second floor.

It kept burning upwards.

The fire was very fierce.

The fire alarm kept ringing,

kept ringing.

The fire grew larger and larger.

The smoke grew thicker and thicker.

Many people were crying for help…

MAJOR FIRE 39 DEAD 80 INJURED

…banging on the iron door.

They kept banging.

Open the door!

Don't leave us!

Help!

- Don't leave! - Help me!

- Don't leave us! - Help us!

Help!

Help us!

That odor.

I can still smell it to this day.

The smell of charcoal.

The smell of sulfur.

The smell of metal.

Do you know why?

When human skin is charred,

it smells like charcoal.

And in hair,

there are amino acids containing sulfur.

So, it smells like sulfur.

Another thing,

many people believe

when human flesh burns,

it emits a barbecue smell.

Just like grilling.

But actually, it will not.

Because the blood is not drained,

and blood contains a large amount of iron.

So, when it burns,

there will be a metallic smell.

And that odor

will linger in your nostrils continuously.

One week. Two weeks.

One month. One year.

You can even remember it forever.

Ms. Zhuang.

Do you believe in hell?

You were at the scene.

I want to see your boss Mr. Sundess.

You want me to betray him? I will die! I--

No, No!

This is your last chance.

I'll help you!

Don't!

No!

Hello.

Boss, I'm sorry.

It was my fault this time.

Are my goods still safe?

Safe.

The matter has been settled.

The groundbreaking ceremony and charity dinner

have both been arranged according to plan.

You can depart at any time.

Named after the Justice of the Peace Mr. Sundess,

the biotech building will hold its groundbreaking ceremony

next Monday.

It's said that Sir Sundess will also return to Hong Kong to attend.

The technology building cost 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars,

covering 60,000 sq. feet.

At that time, we will continue to follow this story.

When Dr. Chen heard Sundess is coming back to Hong Kong,

did he have any reaction?

He seemed to not care at all.

He spent the whole night working.

He might be planning to deal with Sundess.

Find an opportunity to check his computer.

Since I moved back,

his study is often locked.

He seems to be wary of me.

Be careful.

I think I have a way.

Air tickets are so cheap now.

We haven't traveled as a family for a long time.

How about we go on a trip together?

Sure, when?

How about next Monday?

So soon?

Your dad and I are going to a concert on Monday.

We've got the tickets.

How about next time?

What's the matter?

What happened?

You suspected before that Dr. Chen tampered with your computer,

altered the report.

But I suspect

he installed a bug in your phone.

He can't have had the chance to do that.

If it's not on the phone…

- What are you doing here? - Nothing.

You're investigating me.

Call your colleagues over.

I'll explain everything.

I've known for a while that you're on to me.

So, I installed a camera at home.

You took my toothbrush.

Was it because of him

that you suspect I killed Shi?

It's more than that.

I've checked your DNA.

It perfectly matches

the blood sample of the suspect.

- From the sewer back then. - I know.

I was in the sewer back then.

That DNA was indeed mine.

Darling?

Since they want to know the truth, I will make it clear tonight.

I think our daughter also wants an answer.

I didn't have a good upbringing.

I was with the wrong crowd.

Once, we robbed a convenience store.

We didn't know the owner was inside the store.

He rushed out,

and we started fleeing.

I hid in a sewer.

Later, someone chased us there.

I didn't see what the person looked like.

In the end, he stabbed me,

causing this wound.

So, the DNA was indeed mine.

But what does that prove?

Why didn't you admit it before

letting Mai Zhihong be your scapegoat?

Because I am selfish.

I don't want you to look down on me.

The scar on Mai Zhihong's waist is in the exact same place as yours.

- How do you explain that? - Why should I explain it?

He's a psychopath.

Speaking from a medical standpoint,

I can only tell you

his knife wound was inflicted by someone else.

I don't know anything else.

I still have some questions.

Why did you steal the key card for my room?

The night you brought me the cake,

did you mean to fix the light for me?

Why did you go into my room?

Why did you look at my report?

What were you trying to find?

I was not investigating anything.

I just don't want you to dig into my past.

I don't want you to look down on me

because of this.

I don't want it to break up our home.

I don't want your mother to lose you, her daughter.

- There is something else-- - Enough.

Kaiqing.

Tell me honestly.

Did you move back in

to look for evidence?

You've been so kind and caring towards us.

Is it just because you want to solve the case? Is it?

After tonight,

our relationship might be different from before.

But I want you to know,

your mother's love for you is real.

I don't want this

to affect your relationship with your mother.

Subtitle translation by: Chang Liu