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[Under the Skin Ⅱ]

[Episode 25]

[Reject] [Answer]

[An Luran]

I can't find the core data.

Can't find it?

How is that possible?

Don't you know him well?

Doesn't he trust you a lot?

Is it that you can't find it,

or are you still harboring illusions about him?

I really can't find it.

Tang Keying, wake up.

Fang Kaiyi doesn't like you.

You're worthless in his eyes!

Stop it.

I actually regret it so much.

I just wanted to stay by Mr. Fang's side back then.

That's why I agreed to cooperate with you.

You've been using me all along.

And now I'm being blackmailed by you.

Do you think you have any other choice now?

Who is it?

Mr. Fang, it's me.

Whatever it is, let's talk about it tomorrow.

Mr. Fang.

Have you been drinking?

I...

I've made a mistake.

I'm sorry, Mr. Fang.

I'm sorry.

If you want to talk about

you sneaking into the studio,

then there's no need.

They're all pressuring me.

An Luran said

if I don't get the core data,

she'll make me

bear all the consequences.

And that police officer, Du Cheng,

is also on to me.

I really can't take it anymore.

Mr. Fang,

I've actually been thinking for a long time.

I think...

I think we can

give the core data to An Luran.

Once An Luran leaves,

she won't be involved in anything else.

Why do you think I'll help you?

I...

I just want to

get rid of her.

I want to be with you.

Enough.

I...

Everything I've done from start to finish

was all because of you.

I know

I'm not worthy to stand by your side.

So when An Luran told me

I could join the research institute,

I was overjoyed.

That's why…

that's why I agreed to everything she said.

Everything I've said,

everything I've done, was all because of you!

Don't try to make excuses

for your despicable actions.

You must bear the consequences of your own choices.

You shouldn't have come to me.

Everything I've done was because of you.

It's all because of you!

I'm sorry, I lost my composure.

Go.

I can't keep you here anymore.

Go find An Luran and have her arrange for you to leave.

She's the only one who can help you now.

I'm going back to the studio.

You calm down.

Close the door when you leave.

You still haven't gone back?

I'm looking at gene samples.

Time flew by without me noticing.

What happened to your hand?

It's nothing.

Just a small cut.

How about

you teach me how to paint?

What do you want to paint?

I want to paint the starry sky.

But...

I don't think there are many stars out tonight.

The starry sky is a kind of imagination.

The way each person looks up at the stars

reflects their

unique way of seeing the world

from within.

Every star

is a cell of the universe,

and every cell of a living being

is itself a universe.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less

than the journey-work of the stars.

Walt Whitman's poetry.

We can indeed see

vast information in grass.

DNA

is a powerful storage device.

Take humans for example.

The massive data in DNA

includes

the entire course

of human development,

specific characteristics of family lineage,

and the unique differences

of each individual.

There are also unspeakable

dark secrets.

Unfathomable like the black holes

of the universe.

I really want to know

what your starry sky looks like.

Chaos.

Why?

Perhaps it also reflects

my recent state of mind.

The more cases I work on,

the more I feel

like I'm walking deeper into the mist.

The mist of human nature

is gray

and complex.

But your work

should be clear-cut, black and white.

That's why I believe

that after crossing through the mist,

there will be a different view.

Here with me,

you can completely

focus on your research without distractions.

Humanity

is nothing but innate nature and habits.

Innate nature is naturally encoded in genes,

while habits

have also been engraved into our genes

after millions of years of development.

Please cherish the experimental data.

They sincerely

indicate the future.

Although we're not in the same field,

I believe making the world better

is our shared vision.

I will work hard for it.

Let's go.

Let's paint the starry sky.

[Beijiang City Public Security Bureau, Beijiang Branch]

Captain Cheng.

Tang Keying has gone missing.

How is that possible?

I saw her just yesterday.

She hasn't shown up for work today

and she's not answering her phone.

Her colleagues at the research institute

don't know where she's gone either.

Have you checked the surveillance footage?

Yes.

She left the Kailai Biotechnology

at 8:30 last night.

Around 9:30,

she entered An Luran's villa.

She stayed for about 20 minutes,

and when she left, she was walking quickly.

At 11:30 PM,

she appeared

at Fang Kaiyi's residence.

Fang Kaiyi

left 10 minutes later

and didn't return all night.

As for Tang Keying,

it wasn't until half an hour later

that she left the complex and took a taxi.

At present, the surveillance footage

doesn't show anything unusual.

What about after that?

Where did she go? Who did she meet?

She took the taxi and headed toward

the seaside.

The approximate location was

the deserted beach southeast of Beijiang.

But tourism development

hasn't taken off in that area,

so the surveillance coverage is incomplete.

We can't find where she went

after that.

Before she went missing,

Fang Kaiyi was

the last person to see her.

That's what we know so far.

I see.

[Hang up]

[Tang Keying]

Sorry,

the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable.

Please try again later.

Mr. Fang.

Do you know where Tang Keying is?

I don't know.

At 11:30 last night,

did she visit your residence?

Yes.

What happened to Tang Keying?

I saw her here

last night

around 8 PM.

You met her?

Yes.

She came last night

to copy materials

from Mr. Fang's computer.

We had a short chat

and she left.

Mr. Fang,

can we go to your residence?

Of course.

Let's go.

Feel free to look around.

Please have a seat.

Tang Keying came

to see you from

11:30 to 11:40.

Yes.

She discussed some

work arrangements with me.

Did you have an argument?

No.

There was a glass vase there

that I accidentally broke.

Did she mention

where she was going afterwards?

No.

What did you do

after she left?

I went back to the studio to learn painting from Shen Yi.

We painted all night.

Yes.

We painted the starry night.

You paint too?

Influenced by Shen Yi,

I wanted to give it a try myself.

We understand the situation now.

Thank you for your cooperation.

You're welcome.

-I'll go back later. -Let's go.

[Public Security]

[Beijiang City Public Security Bureau, Beijiang Branch]

Tang Keying's cell phone signal

disappeared near

the beach on Baichuan Road.

A fisherman provided a lead

that he saw Tang Keying around 2 AM last night,

entering an abandoned fishing boat.

What about Fang Kaiyi?

Fang Kaiyi entered

the research institute at 12:15 AM

last night.

He left at 2 AM

and then drove by himself

toward Binxi Road.

But there are no surveillance cameras

near Binxi Road,

so we don't know where he went.

At 4:30 AM,

cameras captured him returning

to the research institute from Binxi Road.

Binxi Road is not far from Baichuan Road.

Li Han,

keep an eye on Fang Kaiyi.

Jiang Feng,

come with me to the beach.

The vase probably wasn't

accidentally broken, was it?

What exactly

happened here last night?

I originally thought

she came to apologize to me.

I never expected she would come to confess...

her love.

Her thoughts

indeed made me feel

a very strong sense of humiliation.

I didn't expect

she would think that way,

to the point that she would

lose her composure.

I indeed couldn't control myself.

But I really didn't hurt her.

What was she wearing

when she came?

I think it was gray clothes.

Are you interrogating me?

Don't I need to confirm

your involvement in this matter?

I really didn't see her

after she left.

That's the truth.

And now, I'm a bit...

worried something might happen to her.

You're afraid An Luran might harm her?

When Tang Keying came,

she was very emotional.

I think

An Luran must have

put a lot of pressure on her.

Moreover, she didn't get

what she wanted.

So for An Luran,

Tang Keying is no longer of value.

Shen Yi,

you must help me find her.

She's worked with me for so many years, after all.

Even if she's made mistakes,

I really don't want anything to happen to her.

But I need to confirm one thing.

What exactly was the thing

Tang Keying wanted to steal?

You've hidden it so well

and An Luran values it so much,

to the point that if she can't get it,

she might even harm Tang Keying.

So now,

you must be honest with me.

This concerns

what might happen to Tang Keying.

The core data of specialized human embryo

gene editing.

Rest assured.

Gene editing

on human embryos

itself is not illegal.

The boundary lies in

whether the results of gene editing

are stored or destroyed

according to laws and regulations.

According to international practice,

edited embryos

must be destroyed

within 14 days.

Going against norms

and implanting them into human bodies

is what constitutes a crime.

I see.

How's it going?

The entire cabin

has been thoroughly cleaned.

We didn't find

any obvious blood stains.

However,

we found this in the cracks

of the cabin floor.

We detected

traces of cyanide that hadn't fully evaporated yet.

Can you extract any human tissue?

If there is any, we should be able to.

Is it possible

that Tang Keying was killed here

and then the body was dumped into the sea?

That's unlikely.

Even if this is

the primary crime scene,

the killer wouldn't have

dumped her body into the ocean.

Why not?

Based on the ocean currents,

if the killer had chosen

to dump the body in the sea,

Tang Keying's body

would likely

have been discovered by now

at a downstream beach.

No matter where you go

from the beach,

you have to pass through this small path.

These tire tracks

are all from three-wheeled motorcycles

and the sand and soil trucks

from the nearby construction site.

This wider one

should be tire tracks from a business sedan.

What's in that direction?

I think it's a fishing village.

Take some people to that village

and ask the villagers if they saw

any business sedans last night.

Alright.

Mr. Shen,

are you here to see An?

My girlfriend's.

Officer Shen, what brings you here?

Is there any news about Tang?

You know Tang Keying is missing?

Captain Du just contacted me.

Last night, Tang Keying

called me.

What did she say on the phone?

I couldn't hear clearly.

When I answered, it was all

jumbled background noise.

I thought it was a misdial,

so I didn't pay attention to it.

This is my fault.

If only I had

called her back…

Ms. An, you went to the seaside again?

The guesthouse also serves as a dating spot,

doesn't it?

Officer Shen, is there anything else?

No, that's all.

Then if there's nothing else, I'll be going.

If you have any news about Tang,

please let me know immediately.

This is

the stuff from Tang Keying's workstation.

Thank you for your hard work.

By the way,

when Tang Keying came to see you,

did you notice her nails?

What about her nails?

Something like this with nail polish.

I think I remember something like that.

I really didn't pay attention.

Do you have any soda in your fridge?

Yes.

What brand do you want?

I'm not picky about the brand.

Okay, I'll go get it.

Captain Cheng,

a business sedan indeed

drove into the fishing village last night.

Due to the darkness

and the high speed,

it hit and injured a villager's dog.

The villager said the driver was a man.

What about the license plate number?

It was too dark, so he didn't notice.

But he said

the driver mentioned

he was heading to the animal protection shelter in Mingnanli.

He promised to take the dog for treatment

and then bring it back.

Alright, got it.

Hello, Xiaowu,

navigate to Mingnanli.

Navigating to Mingnanli.

Why are you here?

It's...

a human's.

[Beijiang City Public Security Bureau, Beijiang Branch]

Why are you at the animal protection shelter?

Among Tang Keying's office supplies,

I discovered a

calendar with pencil marks,

but the writing was very faint.

so I tried to

restore it.

[Animal Protection Shelter]

Animal Protection Shelter.

He Rongyue has confirmed it.

The deceased is Tang Keying.

It really is her?

We traced Tang Keying's movements

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

and found a white business sedan.

The driver later went to the animal protection shelter.

It seems he's a major suspect.

Tang Keying's

last three-second call was with An Luran.

An Luran's shoes

should have been to the seaside.

The car.

The driver.

There's a red press-on nail in the car.

Mr. Shen,

are you here to see An?

My girlfriend's.

When I saw Tang Keying yesterday,

she seemed to be wearing

red press-on nails.

Could it be such a coincidence?

Captain Cheng,

I searched Wu Bin's home

and An Luran's car that he was driving.

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

In his pocket,

I found this

red nail.

[Beijiang City Public Security Bureau, Beijiang Branch Criminal Investigation Team]

In the car, I also found

the face powder Tang Keying used

and strands of her hair.

[Beijiang City Public Security Bureau, Beijiang Branch Criminal Investigation Team]

Additionally, according to

the surveillance footage from An Luran's residential area,

this car returned to An Luran's villa

at 9:07 PM

two nights ago.

The car left again at 1 AM

and didn't return until

5:48 AM.

It was out for

nearly five hours.

Wu Bin was driving,

but due to the car's privacy features,

it's unclear

whether An Luran was in the car or not.

The time the car left

was 1 AM.

The time it arrived at the animal protection shelter

was 3 AM.

Excluding the round-trip driving time,

Tang Keying's time of death

should be between

1:40 and 2:30 AM.

Do we have a cause of death?

We found partial skull fragments.

There's deformation,

suggesting she was struck.

There are signs of skull fracture,

but it wasn't fatal.

Combined with the drugs

we extracted from

the abandoned fishing boat,

we suspect the death was caused by drugs.

You two, go investigate

Wu Bin's social connections

and financial transactions.

I was at home last night.

I had a social engagement earlier.

It ended before 9 PM.

I didn't go out again after I came back.

Right, didn't you take

the surveillance camera at my door?

Wu Bin

moved your car

late last night.

Did you know that?

I didn't know.

In the middle of the night?

I was already asleep.

Who can prove that?

Chen can prove it.

Chen.

Come.

Ms. An.

The officer has some questions for you.

What did she do last night?

Last night,

she was with me.

She hasn't been feeling well lately.

I had to stay with her the whole time.

She didn't fall asleep until almost 1 AM.

I was still worried after she fell asleep,

so I slept on the lounge chair in the room.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

[Interrogation Room 1]

Wu Bin.

Last night,

you went to the animal protection shelter, didn't you?

You used the incinerator too.

It was so late.

What were you doing there?

You know Tang Keying, right?

We found her hair

in the back seat of your car.

You two

met last night.

I killed her.

I... I killed her.

Why did you kill her?

What was your motive?

She annoyed me. I couldn't stand her,

so I killed her.

Last night,

you drove An Luran's car.

I-It has nothing to do with anyone else.

I killed her.

I killed her.

Captain Cheng,

I found out that Wu Bin

originally had severe hereditary anemia.

It was the gene therapy developed by Fang Kaiyi

that cured him.

We have a lead.

[China Construction Bank Transaction List]

Wu Bin was introduced

by Fang Kaiyi to be An Luran's driver?

Yes, and that's not all.

I also found out

that Fang Kaiyi has been transferring money

from his personal account

to Wu Bin every three months.

The amounts have been increasing.

From what I can see,

this doesn't seem like ordinary financial aid,

but rather payment for Wu Bin's services.

Wu Bin has been sending

all these payments back to his hometown.

People from his hometown can confirm this.

That's what we know so far.

So,

Wu Bin is not only

An Luran's driver,

but also works for Fang Kaiyi.

I even think

he might have a closer relationship

with Fang Kaiyi.

We also found out that on the night of the incident,

besides talking to An Luran,

he also had a conversation

with Fang Kaiyi.

Li Han checked the surveillance footage.

Fang Kaiyi left Kailai Biotechnology

between 2 AM

and 4:30 AM.

The technical investigation also found that Wu Bin and Fang Kaiyi

had a phone call record last night.

I was at his studio all night last night.

He was painting with me.

Are you sure that Fang Kaiyi

was with you the entire night yesterday?

There's something wrong with that painting.

[Interrogation Room 1]

We found out that besides

being a driver for An Luran,

you also have financial dealings

with Fang Kaiyi.

Kailai Biotechnology

usually conducts animal experiments.

Tang Keying would contact me

to help them

transport the animal bodies

to the animal protection shelter for cremation.

So, in that case,

you also work for Fang Kaiyi?

N-Not regularly.

It was gig work.

I guess you could call it a side job.

Besides transporting

the bodies of research animals,

what else was part of this side job

you just mentioned?

N-Nothing else.

That's all.

How's your personal relationship

with Fang Kaiyi?

He's the big boss.

How could I possibly

have a personal relationship with him?

Then why did we find out

that you called him at 1:56 AM

this morning?

What did you talk about?

I…

I called to ask him

how to discreetly

dispose of a human body.

Why did you ask him?

I thought he was educated

and knew about everything.

Didn't you just say

that you two weren't close?

He once cured my illness.

I don't want to implicate him.

What did he say at the time?

He...

thought I was joking.

Wu Bin,

stop talking nonsense here.

Most people hearing this

wouldn't think it's a joke.

Didn't he ask you

why you were asking

such a question?

H-He did ask.

I...

But I felt

he was my savior, after all.

With this kind of thing,

it's not good to involve him.

So I didn't say anything.

Did you tell him

that the body you were disposing of

was Tang Keying's?

Of course not.

Then I just hung up.

Officer,

I... I've already said

it has nothing to do with anyone else.

I killed

Tang Keying.

Wu Bin,

don't think I haven't noticed.

All your answers

are contradictory.

Think it through carefully.

At this point,

it's time to tell the truth, isn't it?

Can I have a glass of water?

Can you drink strong tea?

Thank you.

I didn't kill her.

The one who killed Tang Keying

was Fang Kaiyi.

I've thought it through.

I don't need to take the blame

for such a serious crime as murder out of gratitude.

Continue.

Last night,

Fang Kaiyi called me

and asked me to go to the shipyard.

He said there was something I needed to handle.

I left after 1 AM.

When I got there,

I saw

Tang Keying lying inside.

She seemed to be dead.

He called you?

When you arrived at the shipyard,

you didn't see Fang Kaiyi, did you?

No.

Then what?

I was shocked at that time.

So I called him.

He told me to clean up first

and if the police caught me,

I should take the blame.

So after you arrived at the shipyard,

were you sure Tang Keying was already dead?

Yes.

When I got there, she was already dead.

Then why are you retracting your confession now?

I want to live.

If one doesn't look out for oneself,

heaven and earth will destroy them.

Any news about Tang Keying?

Shen Yi?

Come to the police station with me

and explain everything clearly.