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BODY FOUND! COME NOW!

TOMB OF HE PEIJIE

Darling,

I'm really not a good father.

Our daughter is working so hard on the case.

She even looked into her foster dad.

I know she's in pain.

What can I do about it?

Maybe you can teach me.

Officer,

the first time I saw you,

I recognized you as the officer who went missing years ago.

Yang Guangyao.

You recognized me right away?

I just thought looked alike.

Given how tomboyish you look, obviously no one's pursuing you.

- It's pointless. - You're so sharp-tongued.

No woman would like you.

Well, you're wrong.

I have a wife, and a daughter, a happy family of three.

Really?

Seeing the communication between you,

intuition tells me you're her father, Yang Guangyao.

There's something I've been wanting to ask you.

Why haven't you changed at all? It's like you've not aged.

You might not believe it if I tell you. The whole thing is absurd.

How will you know if you don't tell me?

I was investigating a serial murder case.

I entered an elevator while pursuing the criminal.

An accident happened.

Overnight, I came from the year 1993 to 2018.

The whole thing is bizarre.

I can't explain it myself.

Kaiqing also took a long time to accept this.

It's hard to believe.

But I feel you wouldn't deceive Kaiqing.

So, I believe you.

Actually, when we adopted Kaiqing,

we already knew who her parents were.

Look, this is my husband. His name is Yang Guangyao.

He's missing, and I've been searching for three years.

Could you

help me report this? Here's a photo

and my contact information, thank you.

You must be having a hard time at the moment.

Is there anything we can help you with?

All I hope is for my husband to come home. My daughter and I miss him very much.

MISSING PERSON

We also hope that you can spend more time together.

After all, you are her father.

No matter what she chooses in the future, it will be her own decision.

I don't want to break up your family.

After all, for all this time,

Kaiqing has regarded you as her only kin.

I know you love her dearly, as if she were your own daughter.

I am very grateful to you.

If you truly want to thank me,

could you promise me

she won't look into her dad?

Doing so is causing her a lot of stress.

If she keeps on looking,

she'll recall those painful memories from before she was six.

The whole case feels to me as if it happened just yesterday.

I must solve this case.

Only then can I return to the year 1993.

That's the only way that I can see my wife and daughter.

Tell me frankly.

Do you suspect that my husband was an accomplice of Mai Zhihong?

I won't give up on any leads.

I called you here today

because I need a favor from you. I know it will put you in a tough spot.

- What is it? - I need information on Dr. Chen.

Which school did he attend?

Was he still in Hong Kong in 1990?

Was he connected to Vista Tower?

Can you help me?

I wanted to help.

But my husband strayed when he was young.

He did some wrong things.

He doesn't want to bring it up, so I've never asked.

I'm not very clear about his past.

However, to prove my husband's innocence,

I can try.

Thanks.

This list of medical graduates should be correct.

But I can't find Dr. Chen's name anywhere.

Maybe he didn't study medicine in Hong Kong?

That's impossible.

You said he appeared in the sewers in 1993

and you fought with him.

Unless his name isn't Chen Zijun.

He changed his name?

It's very possible.

This list only has names and no photos.

If he changed name, we wouldn't know.

We need to find the photo.

The medical graduates of 1993.

Dr. Zhou.

I've found something I want to show you.

We'll talk when we meet.

Meet me at the cafe across the university in 30.

Come by yourself.

Keep me updated.

- I'm going. - Okay.

Dr. Zhou, what have you found?

No, thank you.

I found a box.

Inside there was a student ID card.

GANGGUANG UNIVERSITY

He Qingcai.

I just found out that he had changed his name.

He never told me before.

I found something.

I found a graduate named He Qingcai

in the 1992 yearbook.

He looks exactly like Dr. Chen.

Tianming told me

that in the 1992 yearbook of Hong Kong Gangguang University,

he found He Qingcai,

who looks exactly like your husband.

Your husband is so smart.

I suspect that he didn't go through the procedures

to change his name in Hong Kong, but in Canada.

He wouldn't leave any traces in Hong Kong.

If we dig deeper,

Kaiqing could be in danger.

That won't happen.

He cares most about me and our daughter. He won't harm Kaiqing.

Officer, no matter what clues you find about my husband,

please let me know.

I've told you everything I can.

Understood.

However, regarding the name change,

could you keep it from Kaiqing?

Their relationship has just improved. I don't want them to fall out again.

I don't want to make it hard for her.

Thank you.

- What's up? - We have a lead to find Zhuang Xiaohua.

Come to Tuen Mun. I'll send the address.

Roger that.

What's the situation?

Zhuang Xiaohua's car is here, but she's gone.

We've been tracking her cell phone.

This morning, the signal appeared here.

But suddenly her phone turned off, and the signal was lost.

- Search everywhere. - We'll search this side.

When is Sundess coming to Hong Kong?

My boss is very careful with his dealings.

He won't inform me until the very last moment.

If you want to know, give me back my cell phone.

You want to use it to call for help, right?

If he can't contact me, he won't come to Hong Kong.

Miss this chance

and you will never find him.

Think carefully.

You might never find him in your lifetime.

You won't take your revenge.

Over here.

Ms. Zhuang.

Who kidnapped you? Do you have any enemies?

Officer, how would I know who kidnapped me?

He was covering his face.

It was a man.

We've checked your phone.

Two days ago, you sent a message to someone.

Logically, you were abducted at that time and couldn't use your phone.

Did the kidnapper force you to contact someone?

Is that someone your boss, Sundess?

Why were there clippings of the Vista Tower fire case everywhere?

Did he kidnap you

because you're involved in the fire case?

Officer.

Don't blame everything on me.

What does the fire case have to do with me?

However, that kidnapper talked about that fire

as if he had experienced it himself.

It was really terrifying.

We're not blaming everything on you.

Just think about who that kidnapper might be.

He wanted to get back at Sundess?

Officer, perhaps you didn't hear me clearly.

I don't know who the kidnapper is.

There's no point in keeping asking me.

Let's talk about your phone's location.

Before the incident,

you went to a warehouse.

We found a lot of

artwork linked to money laundering.

How do you explain that?

What warehouse? What artwork?

I don't know what you're talking about.

We caught

a few anonymous buyers.

One of them ratted you out.

And we found a lot of evidence of money laundering on those computers.

Ms. Zhuang Xiaohua,

you are suspected of money laundering.

We are now officially charging you.

Officers, are you here to scare me today?

Where's my lawyer?

Get me my lawyer.

We are not scaring you.

It's just a reminder. You might want to get some sleep now or it'll be hard later.

There is a game tonight, quite a rare occasion.

Go watch the game. I'll clean up.

I'll wash them.

The game is quite exciting. Why don't we go watch it?

Let your mom do it.

Sure.

There's a patient I need to attend to. I'll wash them when I get back.

- I could drive you. - No need. I'll take a taxi.

Go see the game.

Why were you in such a hurry to see me?

I have a question.

Last Thursday,

the day of the auction, from three to six in the afternoon.

Your husband was originally working in the dissection room.

But all of a sudden,

he told his assistant you were feeling unwell.

He wanted to take time off to come home to be with you. Did this happen?

You're being so specific.

- What happened? - Answer me first.

I had a bit of a cold that day and a really bad headache.

After my husband found out,

he bought some porridge home for me.

When you were unwell, did you sleep? Was he with you the whole time?

Are you certain

he didn't leave you even for a minute?

I couldn't sleep that day. I was listening to music in the room.

You were listening to music.

Could he have been in the living room or the kitchen?

You sound like you don't quite believe me.

That's not what I mean. I just want to be clear.

What exactly happened?

I suspect that during that time,

your husband kidnapped someone.

- Kidnapped? - Not just kidnapping.

He also tortured and poured kerosene on her. She almost died.

He did all this just for information on Sundess.

That great philanthropist?

How's he related to my husband?

I suspect that Sundess

is the mastermind behind the Vista Tower fire case.

I don't understand.

Do you recognize this person?

His name is He Zhaoyong.

He is one of the victims of the Vista Tower fire case.

I've checked all the family members' lists of the charity foundation.

He doesn't have any family.

No family members ever attended the memorial activity.

As if he had no relatives.

I suspect that He Zhaoyong

is actually your husband's father.

Your husband changed his name and surname probably to avenge his father.

He killed the culprits of the Vista Tower fire, one by one.

I want you to help me find proof

to prove your husband

is the son of He Zhaoyong.

I won't look into my husband.

You can go to the deaths registry. There should be a record.

I've checked. There are no records.

They were probably not born in Hong Kong

Only you can help me.

I want you to help me

to prove your husband

is the son of He Zhaoyong.

Mom.

You're investigating Dad?

I just went to see Officer Chen.

He suspects your father's father is a victim of the Vista Tower fire case.

He killed people

to avenge his father.

He didn't tell you because he's worried that you'd get your feelings involved.

I know he means well, but I also want to know the truth.

Mom, this is so heavy.

Take a look.

Take it out.

Be careful.

LATE FATHER, HE ZHAOYONG

Dad.

You weren't going to work just now. You went to see that policeman.

I saw everything.

You're helping an outsider investigate your husband.

Dad.

Is this your father?

Yes.

If it weren't for you two,

I wouldn't even want to bring up this scumbag.

I'm begging you. Please go see her.

Alright, alright. I will go.

- Enough. - When will you go?

I'm not going to see her, damn it.

You hate him so much.

Why would you keep his urn at home?

I deliberately left him here without buying him a spot in the columbarium

so that he has nowhere to rest after death.

Do you know when I was young,

he never brought a penny back home?

He even stole my mom's money to keep a mistress.

When my mom was dying, we couldn't even afford the medical bills.

Honey, you never told me these things.

We're family.

Yes, Dad, we are a family.

Family.

Now you two betray me.

Darling.

All these years, I've reminded myself that nothing is more important than family.

Today, you have betrayed me. You are just like He Zhaoyong.

Why are you locking the door?

Open the door! Don't leave!

Why lock the door? Open it!

Unlock the door.

I've never seen this side of my dad before.

He feels so unfamiliar.

Who would've thought he hid so many secrets?

He hates his father so much.

The motive for avenging his father doesn't seem to hold.

I can't bear to think about it.

We still don't have enough evidence to accuse Dr. Chen.

But the person who kidnapped Zhuang Xiaohua has a very clear purpose.

It is to lure Sundess back to Hong Kong

and go after him.

What we have to do now

is to stop this person from killing Sundess.

Furthermore,

while Sundess is back in Hong Kong,

find evidence to bring him to justice.

This old fox, it's hard for us to catch him.

At least we caught his sidekicks.

Ms. Zhuang, do you have any instructions?

Regarding the kidnapping,

the boss must not know about it.

- The blabbermouths, deal with them. - Understood.

The man who kidnapped me knows about the Vista Tower affair.

He might work with the lunatic.

The case of Mai Zhihong has now concluded.

If the kidnapper is related to him,

the police will definitely re-investigate this case.

At that point,

the boss will surely be implicated.

The situation isn't in your favor.

Your best option now is to…

Sir,

my client and I have not finished talking.

No need to talk.

Ms. Zhuang is a smart person.

You should be well aware why that person kidnapped you.

Based on all the evidence currently in possession of the police,

you cannot be dissociated from the 1990 Vista Tower fire case.

This case involves a large number of people.

We won't drop the case because of your silence.

Think carefully.

Neither you nor your boss

will get away with it.

Lawyer, you go back.

How should I cooperate?

If you agree to become a witness,

and testify against Sundess

with valid evidence, we'll reduce your sentence.

Are you trying to get me killed?

Ms. Zhuang, you must understand.

Sundess treats you as a tool.

Is it worth taking the blame for him all by yourself?

Officer,

you have to understand too.

My boss is cautious in his dealings.

Even if I were tasked with those affairs, I wouldn't know much.

If I asked even one extra question, he could take my life anytime.

Has Officer Ye ever met Sundess?

Yes.

Many years ago

when the boss came to Hong Kong.

All right then,

I'll let you out now.

- One condition. - What condition?

Be my referrer.

Zhuang Xiaohua gave us two key figures of the syndicate.

Deputy Director of the Planning Department, Mo Haoji.

New Territories notable, Liang Jianxing.

They, along with Zhuang Xiaohua, can directly contact Sundess.

I don't believe a fool could do all this.

Keep digging.

People are divided now.

That woman never shows her face.

She is an art dealer and looks down on us to begin with.

We need new help now.

His people are everywhere.

No wonder he acts so high and mighty.

Also,

Sundess and Zhuang Xiaohua mentioned

finding someone to do Ye's job.

So I have decided.

Come on.

- You're not planning to join them, right? - Yes.

Officer Ye has a shady past, that's why Sundess could bribe him.

- Go in now and you may not come out alive. - We have no time left.

Sundess will only be in Hong Kong for a few days.

If we let him go, we'll never catch him.

Don't you know how he died?

I know.

- You still want to do it? - If not me, then who?

There's no other choice.

Officer Yao,

trust me this one time.

Back me up.

With you here,

I'm not afraid.

Trust him once.

I'll talk to Weitao.

What's wrong?

Another dozen beers? Are you going to jump in the sea again?

I can't save you now. I'm old.

You still remember that? It has been 20 years.

- Officer Yao. - What should we do?

Officer Yao.

To you, it's just something from a few months ago.

But the world has changed.

Yes, indeed.

You probably can't find another officer

who would, like you, try to experience death for a case.

Aren't you also quite foolish?

You can't swim yet you jumped into the sea to save me.

I still remember that time

you had just joined the DCS. You were indeed loyal and righteous.

Officer Yao,

you really went crazy and worked desperately for cases.

But this had a profound impact on me.

I think over 20 years, I've learned about 30%.

It's enough.

It made someone like me a Chief Inspector.

I'm considered your successor.

Have you thought about who will take over for you?

- No. - Tianming.

This kid is really crazy.

Got Zhuang Xiaohua to refer him, pretending to be a corrupt cop.

It's too risky. Did you try to dissuade him?

How?

He's just a Senior Inspector.

He can't give Sundess the info he wants. Sundess won't trust him.

So, you gave Tianming some information.

This case

has dragged on from 1993 to 2018.

Let's solve it and you can retire in glory.

I never thought about retiring in glory.

Officer Yao,

do you know why I've been single all these years?

You don't fancy me, do you?

The year you suddenly disappeared,

I watched your wife cope alone.

You don't need to come every day.

I'll notify you if there's any news.

Thank you.

Those scenes were always in my mind.

Never mind marriage, I don't even dare to think about dating.

Because I am afraid,

about what would my wife do if something happened to me.

I couldn't help your wife. To this day, I still feel deeply guilty.

So if this case can be cracked and it could get you to your wife.

I'm willing to provide Tianming with info.

I want to be more than his contact. I will support him.

Because I need to ensure both of you are safe.

What are you doing?

- Officer. - You still here?

I'm looking into Zhuang Xiaohua's information.

And you? You're here too.

I just had a couple of drinks with an old colleague.

I came back to work since it's early.

The Nei-guan point for stopping nausea. You taught me that.

- It's just hiccups. You're overthinking. - Sorry, sir.

You're quite like me.

I used to be the same way.

Always afraid of not doing well and getting fired.

Later on, my boss told me

the most important thing in DCS is to grit your teeth and persist.

You'll make it.

Thank you.

Don't worry, we'll catch this big fish.

With Officer Liu here, there's no case we can't crack.

Get to work.

Perk up.

- Work, work. - Come on.

Boss, I'm out. It's fine.

Your crime was so heavy and yet you're fine.

Someone in the station helped me.

I want to introduce you to him.

You mentioned

finding someone to do Officer Ye's job.

Who is he?

Zhang Tianming.

The son of Zhang Qiang, the representative

of the fire department of the investigation committee.

- Does he know what happened to his dad? - He doesn't.

I've talked with him.

He feels that his dad worked honestly all his life

and got nothing.

Just a worthless medal.

Not even worth a penny.

We make far more selling artwork.

He could solve it even when you were caught red-handed.

It proves he's got some skills.

Alright, I'd like to meet him too. Set up a meeting.

Understood.

See you at the old place in Hong Kong.

I'm going to greet the dean.

- Hello. - Dr. Zhou.

Do you know the person chatting with your husband now?

- The dean of the College of Biotechnology. - College of Biotechnology.

Is it Sundess' groundbreaking ceremony in two days?

If that's the case, your husband is very likely to attend.

Let's talk later.

That was a long conversation?

Just chit-chatting.

Are you free the day after tomorrow?

We've not taken a trip for so long.

I have official business on Sunday.

Next time, perhaps.

No problem. I'm going to the restroom.

He said he had business that day. He might really go to the ceremony.

He may make his move this time.

Keep an eye on him and let me know if anything changes.

Will Sundess go straight to the site after landing?

Don't know for now.

Let me know if you have any news.

I will try to stop my husband. I won't let him make another mistake.

Sundess is well-known. His hideout is in a place like this?

This used to be an electronics factory. He made his fortune here.

He thinks the feng shui here is good, and it's low-profile too.

Split up and set up the cameras.

What room is this?

I don't know. I've never been inside.

Only he has the password.

- Shall we try to hack in? - No need.

If something goes wrong and Sundess finds out, it would be troublesome.

There must be evidence of Sundess' crime in this room.

Let's play it by ear.

On seeing Sundess,

we must find a way to get him to open this room.

Okay, you give it a try.

Take her to the safe house.

The ceremony will be held at the main entrance.

There will be hundreds of people.

I plan to arrange for some guys to go in and keep an eye on Sundess.

We don't have enough people. Get some help from next door.

- Okay, I'll see to it. - I've checked the weather forecast.

It might rain that day.

The ceremony could be changed to indoors at any moment.

If it's indoors, there will be blind spots.

You have to be careful.

Officer Liu, what I'm actually most worried about is

if he uses the trick he used on Shi Dazhi.

- Putting cyanide in drinks. - Sorry, Sir.

Kaiqing.

Copy. I'll be right there.

Zhuang received the info that Sundess has arrived in Hong Kong.

She'll take me to see him now.

Notify Jiajie.

Hello.

He's asleep. What's the matter?

Keep an eye on him.

If he leaves the house, call me immediately.

What happened?

Has Sundess arrived in Hong Kong?

Do as I say and stay in touch.

Subtitle translation by: Wenlong Zhong