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[Under the Skin Ⅱ]

[Episode 23]

Your love energy is diminishing.

Wait.

I see another woman.

Petite and quiet.

Fair-skinned.

That girl

should be the new intern

at his workplace.

I knew it.

He's been so happy

going to work these days.

What should I do?

Black.

Wear some black obsidian.

It can help you gather energy.

Thank you.

What do you two want to know about?

Career

or relationship?

[Public Security]

We're from the Criminal Investigation Team of the Beijiang Branch.

We'd like to ask you about

Su Youliang.

You're willing to reinvestigate

Youliang's death?

Have a seat.

I'll look around a bit.

That's great.

How long were you

and Su Youliang together?

Many years.

Youliang and I

started cosplaying together

back in middle school.

He was very handsome

and had many fans back then.

When did you find out about

Su Youliang and An Luran's relationship?

I knew it from the very beginning.

In the second year of graduate school,

he went to a campus recruitment event.

An Luran took notice of him then.

Later, our senior,

Tang Keying, helped make him

her intern.

So…

you knew about their relationship

from the very beginning?

Yes.

Then why didn't you

break up with him?

Because I needed to save him.

I'd been with Youliang

for a long time.

I knew him well.

He was very naive.

But that woman…

She's a devil!

Youliang was bewitched by her.

After Su Youliang's death,

why did you try to prevent the cremation?

Because he was murdered!

If he was cremated,

there would be no evidence left!

You know what?

His brother signed for the cremation.

His brother had previously

received favors from An Luran

and kept speaking ill of me.

Youliang is dead now.

No evidence is left.

He didn't tell his parents

and went to sign himself.

Did that make sense?

He must have been

bought off by An Luran.

An Luran knew

she couldn't break us apart,

so she killed Youliang

and had his brother help cover it up.

How do you know

An Luran killed Su Youliang?

I have psychic powers.

Psychic powers?

I read Youliang's birth chart.

I also did tarot readings and used crystal balls.

All of them

indicated that there would be

a greedy woman

who would kill Youliang.

So,

you don't have any

solid evidence

to prove that An Luran

killed Su Youliang.

Limiting the world

to one's own knowledge

is the most arrogant thing humans have ever done.

That's a line from Count D.

Did you ever notice

any signs of Su Youliang's health

deteriorating?

With An Luran tormenting him like that,

his health was naturally

getting worse and worse.

Officers,

please trust me.

Investigate An Luran thoroughly.

Thank you for talking with us.

An Luran has returned.

The tattoo on Su Youliang's chest,

do you know about it?

Yes.

What about the tattoo?

Nothing.

Love, hate, and obsession

inevitably leave

marks on the body,

reflecting human nature

and aesthetics.

Let's go.

If there's any progress,

we'll contact you.

I really like

the Bohemian style here.

You are?

We're from the Criminal Investigation Team of the Beijiang Branch.

[Public Security]

An!

We'd like to speak with An Luran

to learn more about

Su Youliang.

Come in.

What was your relationship with Su Youliang?

I guess we were boyfriend and girlfriend.

How did you meet?

My medical center

was recruiting at his school.

His major matched,

and someone referred him internally,

so we met.

Do you know

he had another girlfriend?

Yes.

Lin Xiaoyin, right?

What's wrong?

I was not planning to get married anyway.

On the night Su Youliang died,

what exactly happened?

I only remember that night,

we had a wild time in bed.

When I woke up in the early morning,

he wasn't breathing.

So I called the hospital.

Is that all?

I don't know

what Lin Xiaoyin told you.

She believes

I'm responsible for Su Youliang's death,

which I find quite ridiculous.

You like Caravaggio's paintings?

He loved painting hot, handsome men.

Of course I like his paintings.

You have that painting

hanging in such a prominent place.

It must be for more than just that reason, right?

The painting on your wall

is called "David with the Head of Goliath."

Caravaggio painted it

after he fled Rome.

It's also one of the works

from the last year of his life.

Interestingly,

the severed head in the painting

was modeled after

Caravaggio's own face.

The reason he did this

was to present it to the Pope in Rome

to express his repentance after committing murder,

in hopes of obtaining forgiveness.

You know a lot about paintings.

And then?

Then,

I made a

bold guess.

You like this painting

because you imagine yourself

as the Pope who controls everyone's fate.

What are you trying to imply?

That I controlled Su Youliang's life,

so

I killed him?

I've just sensed that

in your relationships,

you like to be in control.

You're right.

I like men

who are obedient to me.

If I'm not mistaken,

this painting by Caravaggio

also hints at a master-servant,

life-death contract

between you and Su Youliang.

However,

the servant in the contract

is really dead now.

So I'm curious.

Did Su Youliang

do something wrong

to be punished like this?

Why would I punish him?

I should thank him.

For what?

He helped me get pregnant.

I was quite surprised myself,

but I'm already one month pregnant.

When I had a medical checkup before,

the doctor said

for a woman in her forties like me,

the chances of getting pregnant

were only about five percent.

It should've been hard for me to conceive,

but…

perhaps it's a miracle.

Alright, officers,

Su Youliang is dead.

If you have any questions

about his death,

investigate all you want.

I just want to make sure nothing goes wrong

before I give birth.

For anything else,

contact my lawyer.

Chen.

Show them out.

[Beijiang Branch, Beijiang City Public Security Bureau]

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

Have you found the source of the thallium?

I contacted Su Youliang's mentor.

He made it clear

that their research

didn't involve thallium.

I also checked Hua'an Medical Center.

Everything's by the book.

No record of purchasing thallium.

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

However,

there's someone you should find familiar.

Fang Kaiyi's assistant?

Yes, her name is Tang Keying.

She's from Kailai Biotechnology.

She's the senior Lin Xiaoyin mentioned,

who introduced

Su Youliang to An Luran.

So I further investigated

Kailai Biotechnology

and found records of them purchasing thallium.

I

found this

in Su Youliang's gym locker.

After analysis,

traces of thallium

were detected inside.

I confirmed the source of this water bottle.

It's a luxury item.

This bottle costs several thousand yuan.

I found An Luran's name

in the brand's

sales records.

Several thousand.

Jiang Feng,

An Luran is the prime suspect in this case.

Have someone keep a close eye on her,

ready to arrest at any time.

Okay.

Li Han,

contact Kailai Biotechnology.

Have them ready to cooperate with the investigation at any time.

Okay.

The trident represents punishment

and control.

Control.

[Reject] [Answer]

[Fang Kaiyi]

Hello?

Want to come over?

I have something to show you.

I promise it'll be worth your while.

Alright.

[Jiangcheng Kailai Biotechnology]

Look.

The protein monomer model

of Cao Jian's MAOA gene.

It looks much more consistent, right?

You've adjusted it?

Yes.

Last time I showed you

his gene sample,

you spotted

its inconsistency at a glance.

So I

re-edited it.

The human MAOA gene's

low-activity variant

can lead to violent behavior

and emotional issues.

My lab has been studying this,

and I've been looking for

new research directions.

In simple terms, this time

I tried removing

the aggression-inducing gene in Cao Jian's cells

and found that the activity

of his MAOA gene

increased,

which means

less violent behavior

and more controllable

emotional issues.

This is an accidental success.

In scientific research,

failures are more common than successes.

Look.

I don't even know

how many times I've failed.

It's rare to see you so happy.

Over these years,

I've been dedicated to

treating and intervening in

human violent behavior,

addictive behavior,

and emotional issues.

If research in this direction

continues to be successful,

it'll provide new targets

for those treatments

and generate

new gene therapy methods and drugs.

This is just the beginning of success.

Although there's a long journey ahead,

I have confidence.

These are the purchase

and usage records

for our experimental materials.

We have detailed logs for all hazardous materials,

like heavy metals and radioactive substances,

showing how much was acquired and used

and where they were used.

And this.

This is our company's

surveillance footage for the past year.

In the past year,

how many people visited,

where they went, and when they left,

you can see them all.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Wait.

These materials

involve our company's

trade secrets.

Mr. Fang

is willing

to assist with

your investigation,

so he asked us to offer them to you.

To prevent information leakage,

please read them here and now.

After you're done, we'll need to retrieve them immediately.

Here and now?

If you please.

Genes are selfish.

Extremely selfish.

They constantly seek immortality,

and we humans

are merely tools

for them to achieve that.

Thus, we've become selfish too.

Gene mutations are the same.

They continue to survive,

which is why humans develop

various diseases.

Our research

uses science to combat

this selfishness,

to suppress

or even alter their expression.

It's similar to your work.

You guys

use laws to suppress human desires.

From my understanding, this selfishness

isn't all bad.

Many good genes

have also been preserved because of this.

Isn't that right?

Of course.

For instance, your extraordinary

artistic sensitivity and insight

must be rooted in a certain gene.

Once that gene is awakened,

your feelings will become increasingly powerful.

It's like those super smart people

we've seen.

Their brilliance stems from

some genetic specificity.

So, Shen Yi,

do you know how lucky you are?

You're the same.

Of course.

We

might be the kind of people

who can change the world.

[List of Flammable and Hazardous Items]

[List of Flammable and Hazardous Items]

Based on the information and footage

you've provided,

we haven't found any issues.

However,

I'd like to meet with Mr. Fang.

No problem.

I'll arrange it.

Experiments are just like this, time-consuming

but quite magical.

Sometimes they're really interesting.

You'll discover many unexpected things.

Officer Du.

What is it this time

that you need my cooperation with?

I called Shen Yi over to share

my research progress.

We need your cooperation

with a case

about An Luran.

We'll do everything we can

to help them.

Okay.

Jiang Feng,

check the lab and the warehouse.

This way, please.

Officer Du, you barely came here.

Come to my studio for some tea.

To be honest,

although I'm not close to An Luran,

I'm not surprised at all

by what happened to her.

How's your personal relationship with An Luran?

Personal relationship?

Although we've known each other for many years,

I don't like her.

We're two different types of people.

She's very ambitious

and sees everyone as a rival.

She needs money and power

to satisfy her desire for control.

Moreover,

her worldly desires are also very strong,

including that Su...

Su Youliang.

Yes.

Su Youliang.

I don't want to make moral judgments.

Everyone has the right

to choose their own lifestyle.

We suspect

that An Luran used trace amounts of thallium.

I don't know about that,

but it definitely wasn't from me.

But we found out

that your gene therapy and targeted drugs

were all tested in her medical center.

Yes,

I do research and development.

She does clinical trials.

Officer Du,

I have no reason to cover for her.

I've been to the warehouse

and the lab.

Based on the inventory list,

nothing suspicious has been found.

The surveillance footage here

is automatically overwritten every month.

But the estimated time of Su Youliang's poisoning

was about six months ago.

The footage from that time

should be gone by now.

What about this month's footage?

The entries and exits

all match the records.

Shen Yi.

Let's go.

Jiang Feng.

Go check the security personnel.

You often meet with him?

His research

is related to genes linked with violent crime.

It's indeed

very helpful for my research

on criminal personalities.

You should maintain boundaries

in your interactions with him.

Don't worry.

We just have

a lot of common ground

in our respective research areas,

and our work provides

support and encouragement to each other.

We don't discuss topics beyond that.

Let me ask you.

If one day,

your work

and your passion didn't line up,

how would you choose?

I believe

they're different paths to the same destination.

Sir,

the painting on the back of the seat

is quite unique.

Did you paint it yourself?

A passenger before

smoked in the car

and accidentally burned a hole in it.

I didn't want

to replace the whole thing.

My son happened to see it

and drew something

around that hole.

I have to say, it looks pretty good.

Sir, could you please go faster?

I'm in a hurry.

Okay.

Poisoned?

During your time together,

didn't you notice that?

No, I didn't.

About six months ago,

he wasn't feeling well for a while.

He got tired easily and didn't look as good as before,

which annoyed me a lot.

I even thought about breaking up.

But he recovered not long after.

How long exactly?

Less than a month, I guess.

Thallium is slowly metabolized

in the human body,

making it difficult

to recover quickly.

Am I right?

Are you saying Su Youliang

was poisoned with thallium?

How is that possible?

You rushed here

just for this tattoo?

Yes.

In ancient times,

when soldiers died on the battlefield,

other soldiers would

cut off their tattoos

and bring them back to their loved ones,

because their tattoos were the only things

that could prove who they were.

It's the same now.

IDs and dog tags

can all be faked.

Only tattoos are difficult to forge.

But don't you think

the composition of this tattoo is strange?

I always feel that

there are unnecessary strokes.

So?

I think this tattoo

might have two layers.

Although it's well-covered,

some things

cannot be changed.

I want to know what the other layer of the tattoo

looks like.

Su Youliang's sudden death

was mainly due to

earlier thallium poisoning

that had already harmed his body,

and afterward, he took

too many aphrodisiacs.

This bottle was a gift from you, wasn't it?

Yes.

We found

traces of thallium inside.

So you suspect

that I poisoned him?

Why would I poison him?

I have no motive.

Because he deceived you.

About what?

Give it to her.

These are Su Youliang's

chat records with Lin Xiaoyin.

At first, Su Youliang

only wanted to make money from you.

But he told everything you did together

to Lin Xiaoyin.

Then they wanted to settle things once and for all,

so they tampered with the condoms

to get you pregnant.

They planned

to use the child as leverage

to ask you for money in the future.

You thought

you were controlling Su Youliang,

but in fact, from the very beginning,

your every move

was calculated by him.

Look at me.

Give me 500,000 yuan,

and I'll give you something more exciting.

Su Youliang was nothing!

He was just a plaything to me.

I was the one in control!

Who was he to deceive me?

He deserved to die.

It's the price he paid for deceiving me.

Serves him right!

Give me my medicine.

Medicine.

Medicine.

Medicine.

How is she?

An asthma attack.

I gave her the inhaler. She's fine now.

I think

her reaction

when she learned she was deceived

didn't seem fake.

And to put it bluntly,

she just wanted to use money

to control Su Youliang to meet her needs.

Poisoning Su Youliang

and ruining his health

wouldn't do her

any good.

She just said

Su Youliang's health

was bad for a while,

but then he recovered?

Yes.

Logically, with continuous thallium poisoning,

his health should only get worse.

How could he have recovered?

I'll take a look.

Any new findings?

Those were the clothes

Su Youliang wore before he died.

Since his cause of death

was a sudden heart attack,

not a violent attack,

and the poisoning was old,

we didn't examine the clothes

he was wearing when he died.

I just examined them

and found this.

Whose blood is it?

It's not human blood.

It's cow blood.

Cow blood?

[Blood Test Report]

I'm not sure what it means.

[Test Result]

Shen Yi just came by.

He thinks Su Youliang's tattoo

has two layers.

The skull tattoo on top

covered his original tattoo.

This is the original tattoo

he drew.

Did he say

what it represents?

No.

He just gave me this

and said he needed to confirm something

before he left.

It's you?

We meet again.

Is there any progress on the case?

When will you

arrest An Luran?

Not yet.

Then why are you here today?

I want to learn more

about Su Youliang.

Alright.

Go ahead and ask.

Can you tell me

how you and he

got together?

We were classmates.

Many girls liked him at the time.

He was always surrounded by them.

But I was not

one of them.

After all, back then,

there were many boys around me too.

But I never expected

that he would pursue me

and put in so much effort.

Then,

you agreed?

Of course not!

To be precise,

I didn't at first.

But what surprised me even more was that

in order to pursue me, he actually

publicly burned the love letters

from other girls.

That…

seems a bit extreme, doesn't it?

It was very romantic to me.

I was deeply moved.

No man had ever

treated me like that before.

He

made me feel special

and loved.

He drove away

all the boys around me.

He said I belonged only to him.

We were always like that.

He loved me with his whole heart.

He even got a tattoo for me

and made me swear with him

that we'd never betray each other.

He said whoever betrayed the other

would be punished.

Well,

didn't his relationship with An Luran

count as betrayal?

He did it for me!

Since I knew about it, it was not betrayal.

For you?

Yes.

He rented this shop for me

with the money he earned.

His relationship with An Luran

was purely physical.

It was just for that one million yuan.

We agreed

that with that money,

I'd open a studio,

and in the future,

he'd open a clinic.

Then we could live

the life we had always wanted.

So,

at the beginning,

it was you

who came up

with that idea?

No.

It was Youliang.

Xiaoyin.

-Don't get wet. -Stop following me!

Xiaoyin!

Calm down and listen…

How can I calm down?

That woman wants you to be her kept man.

Instead of refusing her,

you said you'd think about it.

What is there to think about?

If that's the case,

let's break up.

Xiaoyin.

We promised each other

never to say those two words.

Then what do you want me to do?

What am I supposed to do?

You want me

to let you make out with her?

I can't!

Ms. An promised

to give me one million yuan a year.

One million.

It's one million, Xiaoyin.

That's so much money.

What can we do

to earn that much money?

It's just one year.

Just one year.

Once I get the money,

we can live the life

we want, and all our dreams

will come true.

She's rich,

but she's also beautiful!

What will happen as time goes by?

You'll definitely leave me.

You'll surely betray me!

Xiaoyin,

I promise you,

I'll never betray you!

Trust me, okay?

No matter who I'm with,

you're the only one in my heart.

I'm doing all this for you.

As long as my tattoo is intact,

I'll always keep

my promise to you.

I see.

So in this studio,

is there anything

related to him left?

No.

He has a box

that contains some herbs

from his grandpa.

Would you like to take a look?

May I?

Sure.

Go ahead and look.

I don't know much about herbs.

[Wood Ash]

What's wrong?

Is there a problem?

Officer Shen?

Nothing.

I sense confusion in you.

Next time, come to me for a tarot reading.

Sure.

I'll definitely do that when I have time.

What are you doing?

Xiaoxuan was wandering outside.

You've come at the right time.

Sit down.

What are you doing?

What's that smell?

I'm doing an experiment.

Let me tell you a story first.

Several hundred years ago,

there was a craftsman in Berlin

who made carmine from cochineal.

One day,

he ran out of alkali,

so he borrowed some from an alchemist.

Then he returned home

to make pigments as usual.

Suddenly,

he found that

the precipitate

had turned deep blue.

Later, he learned that

the alkali provided by the alchemist

had been used to distill animal oil.

In the end,

this blue pigment was used

on Prussian soldiers' uniforms.

Hence, it was named Prussian blue.

I know Prussian blue.

That color is very popular.

Among Su Youliang's belongings,

[Wood Ash]

I found wood ash.

Theoretically,

wood ash mixed with cow blood

can produce Prussian blue.

It's not human blood.

It's cow blood.

[4. Test Result]

He Rongyue

found cow blood

on Su Youliang's shirt.

That's why I'm here.

But what does this have to do with the case?

Prussian blue

is an effective antidote for thallium poisoning.

You mean

Su Youliang knew

he was poisoned

and made

Prussian blue as an antidote?

It's very likely.

Look.

By mixing cow blood and wood ash,

we get

potassium ferrocyanide.

This is the etching solution

I usually use for copperplate printing.

Iron chloride solution.

When it reacts with potassium ferrocyanide,

it should produce

the precipitate we want.

It's showtime.

If I can do this,

for a

medical student,

it's just a piece of cake.