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[Under the Skin Ⅱ]

[Episode 10]

Current location signal is weak.

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Do you know the deceased?

No, I don't,

it's my first time here, too.

Officer,

look,

can I go and change my pants first?

Take him.

Yes, sir.

An image of despair.

Captain Cheng,

there's 50,000 yuan in cash here.

Also,

there were originally

two desktop computers under here

and one has been taken away.

What is this?

Cement?

The color is similar,

but it's finer than cement.

It could be some other construction material,

or it might be...

sculpting clay.

I'm not sure.

We should take it back to the station for analysis.

Has the victim's identity been confirmed?

Not yet,

Li Han is working on it.

This place is so bizarre.

Someone was both living and working

inside this air raid shelter.

I just checked and noticed that

all the books here

are about law,

and the deceased died in such a terrible way

what on earth happened?

[Anatomy Room]

The time of death

was approximately between

8AM and 11AM yesterday.

The cause of death was due to organ damage

and massive blood loss.

The murder weapon was a 15 centimeters long,

5 centimeters wide,

single-edged sharp instrument.

There are five stab wounds to the chest,

each fatal, right to the point.

The lower abdomen suffered 16 stab wounds,

and his genitals

were completely mutilated.

Based on the angle

and force of the attacker's strikes,

the victim was likely

lying on the ground.

Judging from the ligature marks on his wrists,

and the varying degrees of bruising,

it seems that

before death, the victim

was continuously beaten by the attacker.

That's some brutal violence.

[Basic information Name Dong Yidan]

After verification,

the deceased is named Dong Yidan.

He was 39 years old,

and graduated with a law degree

and worked as a lawyer.

However, due to multiple violations,

his license was revoked.

He is currently

an illegal private detective.

He has counter-surveillance skills,

therefore surveillance cameras were unable to capture

the entrance and exit of his office.

Private detective?

Have you found out

what cases he was working on recently?

No,

but a desktop computer

is missing

and only the power cord remains.

[Customer list of Beijiang Telecom Co., Ltd. Internet and data list]

The telecommunications department

just informed us that

his broadband

was still transmitting data yesterday

at 9AM.

This means

it's highly likely that

the attacker took it after killing.

How's the crime scene?

No murder weapons were found at the scene

and no fingerprints were recovered.

No footprints were found on the floor either,

so it seems the attacker

deliberately cleaned up afterwards.

However, on the doormat,

two bloody

shoe print outlines were discovered.

Size 45.

There bed didn't have a bedsheet

so we don't know

if it was taken away by the killer.

On the sofa cushion,

we found the deceased's semen

and a woman's bodily fluids.

Based on the room's temperature,

humidity, and air flow rate,

it was likely produced

10 to 20 hours before the crime took place.

The voice recorder found at the scene

has been recording for a week prior to the incident.

What's wrong?

The content is as follows:

Yes...

Just like that...

Have you found out

the source of this recording?

Not yet,

but the day before the incident,

a woman

called him.

Her name is Song Minjie.

I also found a

canvas bag containing

50,000 yuan in cash at the scene.

Unfortunately, the cash in the bag

have been handled by too many people

during circulation,

so we are unable

to extract any

proper fingerprints from the bag.

Through the phone logs,

we also discovered that

on the day of the incident

some photos in his phone

were deleted.

By using technical means,

we recovered those photos

but they're either covered

or very blurry,

completely indistinguishable.

Is that all?

Currently, this is all we have from the phone.

However, I believe

these photos are likely

discarded photos left on the phone.

What do you mean?

If someone were to

transfer photos

from their phone to a computer,

typically

they would

[Choose]

select the photos

[Choose]

they want to transfer.

Then after transferring,

they would take their phone

and delete the already transferred photos.

Then, what's left on the phone

would just be useless photos

that might be deleted

altogether after a month

or even longer.

Can the tech department recover them?

It'd be possible if it were an exposure issue,

but since these photos

are covered up

or were taken

unclearly in the first place,

there's nothing we can do.

I can give it a try.

[Guangyang pottery workshop]

What's this?

Cement?

The color is similar,

but it's finer than cement.

It could be some other construction material,

or maybe...

clay used for sculpting.

Du Cheng!

What's wrong?

This is the location I was able to track down

from the discarded photos.

Escape room.

[Maili Auto Factory]

Auto repair factory.

[Guangyang pottery workshop]

Pottery workshop.

Remember the

soil particles we found

in the money bag?

I think...

[Guangyang pottery workshop]

it's likely related to this place.

The three locations Shen Yi reconstructed,

have you found anything about it?

Yes, I have.

They belong to Huang Tao,

[Photo Information- Name: Huang Tao]

[Photo Information- Name: Hao Ziqiang]

Hao Ziqiang,

[Photo Information- Name: Ruan Fangfang]

and Ruan Fangfang's workplace.

Are you sure it's them?

Yes, I'm sure.

Who are they?

Eight years ago

they were the attackers of a case.

The Haisu Internet Cafe arson case.

The internet cafe owner,

locked the iron gate

in order to avoid a surprise inspection

from the police.

The three of them,

[Photo Information- Name: Huang Tao]

after an argument with the owner,

[Photo Information- Name: Hao Ziqiang]

wanted to prank him for revenge

[Photo Information- Name: Ruan Fangfang]

so they set fire to the debris at the back door of the internet cafe,

which resulted in the death of the owner,

and 18 other people.

At the time, since all three of them

were under 18 years old,

Huang Tao was sentenced to seven years,

Hao Ziqiang was sentenced to eight years,

and Ruan Fangfang was probably

under 14 years old,

so she wasn't held criminally responsible.

We also found this video

taken near Dong Yidan's Law Firm

by the public surveillance cameras.

On that day,

these two men

gave the black canvas bag holding the money

to Dong Yidan.

Their escape route

and the location reconstructed by Mr. Shen

matches together.

So these two men

are very likely

to be Huang Tao and Hao Ziqiang.

[Photo Information- Name: Huang Tao]

[Photo Information- Name: Hao Ziqiang]

What are you doing?

I'm not going back.

What do you guys want?

You...

I'm not going back anymore.

I really won't go back.

I...

Stay away from me! I'm not going back!

[Maili Motors Maintenance Factory]

Stay away from me!

You're feeling wronged now?!

Where's the boss?

I want to ask him

why he hired a murderer

to work here!

Why?!

We already served our time in prison,

and the law now allows

us to return to society.

What more do you guys want?

Our hopes

have all been destroyed

by you murderers.

Why should you be released

after just a few years?!

Why should you?!

Why should you?! Tell me!

Do you know what kind of life

I had in there?

Eight years...

Eight years...

Eight years...

I won't go back, I really won't go back.

You deserve it!

What do you guys want?!

To kill us?

A life for a life?

You should have died long ago!

Die! Die! Die!

Just die!

Die! Die! Die!

Die right now!

Come on!

Don't do this...

I was molested by the internet cafe owner,

and you guys stood up for me,

then went to prison.

I can't let you guys

get hurt again.

Put it down.

Hurt?!

My child's soul

is floating before my eyes!

It's because of you guys!

You're preventing him from resting in peace!

It's you guys!

Stop! Police!

Police!

Police!

Stop fighting!

Officer,

don't take me back to jail.

I... I won't go back.

I... I'm begging you.

I'm begging you.

Don't take me back.

I beg you guys.

No one is taking you back to jail.

Have you seen this person before?

I need to fix cars...

I need to fix many cars...

That way I can pay Fangfang back...

I have to fix so many cars

to be able to pay back Fangfang.

His name is Dong Yidan.

He's an illegal private detective

who has been following you.

Officer,

I... beg you guys...

please... don't...

don't... don't blame Fangfang.

If you must...

If... you want to punish me... then punish me...

She is a good... good person...

She took...

the only fifty yuan she had...

to buy... food for me...

She...

She's more pitiful than I am.

But I...

I really don't want to go back.

I don't want to go back to prison.

This person seems

to be a bit unstable.

I knew he was following us.

Why did you go to see him that day?

He was blackmailing us

and demanding money from us.

If we didn't pay him

he threatened to send our addresses

to the victims' families.

Does the 50,000 yuan found at the scene

belong to you guys?

Yes.

What happened after you paid?

That bastard suddenly went back on his word,

and refused to delete the photos.

So you guys killed him?

No!

We just snatched his phone

and deleted the photos.

We didn't kill anyone!

Then was Dong Yidan's computer

taken away by you guys?

No.

We left after deleting the photos.

That bastard went back on his word...

so whoever the killer is,

I thank them.

You and Hao Ziqiang

have just been released recently.

50,000 yuan is not a small amount.

How did you guys manage to get that much?

We scraped it together.

How did you scrape it together?

Hao Ziqiang had no money at all.

I gathered from here and there

and got a little over 10,000 yuan.

A little over 10,000 yuan?

What about the rest?

The rest...

was all taken care of by Fangfang.

Ruan Fangfang?

Yes.

After I got out,

I contacted her.

I just wanted to know

how she had been doing these past few years,

but who knew that Dong Yidan

had been following us all along

and ended up exposing her instead.

So Dong Yidan initially

didn't know Ruan Fangfang's

actual whereabouts?

That's right.

It's all my fault.

Fangfang is the most innocent one...

Not only did she not blame me,

but she also helped us raise the money.

Officer,

this whole thing has nothing

to do with Fangfang.

She was just dragged into it.

Ruan Fangfang?

You've killed so many people,

yet you haven't spent a single day in jail.

Living quite comfortably out here, aren't you?

[New recording 10]

If I were to reveal the identities of you three

online,

what do you think will happen?

Fifty thousand,

to buy your happy life.

This deal

is a bargain, isn't it?

I don't have that much money.

No money?

If you don't have money, you can sell!

I've recorded this,

I can go to the police.

I know where you live.

I also know where those two

little punks of yours live.

Think it through carefully,

you're a murderer yourself.

If you don't want to pay this money,

then fine,

[Voice recorder]

I'll hand over all your information

and photos

to Wang Hao.

You were blackmailed,

why didn't you choose to report it to the police?

I wanted to report it to the police.

He molested me,

and took nude photos of me.

Did you meet Dong Yidan alone?

He found out where

the three of us lived

and demanded money from us.

I was thinking,

Huang Tao and the others

had finally just

gotten out of jail.

If Dong Yidan

were to meet them,

I was afraid something might happen.

So I decided to

meet Dong Yidan alone.

I wanted to see if there was

any other solutions.

I never expected that he would

actually...

He even threatened me...

to do the things that I don't like...

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry...

I didn't want it to be like this...

Why didn't you choose to resist?

I'm guilty.

I've made mistakes in the past.

So no matter what happens to me,

whatever it is,

I accept it.

At the end of the recording,

the Wang Hao mentioned,

who is he?

He's from the association of

the fire victims' families back then.

He's the one who commissioned Dong Yidan

to investigate our whereabouts.

This, too.

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

Captain Cheng,

the comparison results for Huang Tao

and the bloody footprints

are out.

Although the shoe sizes match,

the shape of the shoes

doesn't match the pattern on the treads.

The DNA of other individuals

found on the body

also doesn't match theirs.

Also, the female DNA

extracted from the bodily fluids at the scene

doesn't belong to Ruan Fangfang either.

We can basically conclude

it wasn't them.

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

Captain Cheng,

we've confirmed with the telecommunications department

that the cell phone signals of Huang Tao and the other two,

and their movement range and timing,

are the same as their statements.

They weren't lying.

Also, about that person you asked me to look into,

Song Minjie,

I've found some information.

She's a family member

of a victim from that fire

and has a husband named Wang Hao.

Wang Hao?

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

Ruan Fangfang just mentioned Wang Hao as well.

You two go to Song Minjie's house

and check for any leads.

-Okay. -Okay.

Oh right,

you can release them now.

Understood.

Ms. Song,

we're here today

to understand

the case of Dong Yidan's murder

and some related circumstances.

We hope you can cooperate.

Ms. Song,

what was your relationship

with Dong Yidan?

He's the legal consultant

we hired.

Eight years ago,

my son died in an internet cafe fire.

It was that infamous

Haisu Internet Cafe arson case.

The three culprits were only sentenced to a few years,

and they've all been released now.

I just wanted to know

their current address.

What did you want to do

with their address?

Nothing.

We just wanted to know

their current situation.

Simply by knowing that they aren't doing well

will give us a peace of mind.

Then did you find it?

Dong Yidan is a liar.

He always claimed to have leads,

and repeatedly asked for money,

but what he provided

was all useless information.

But we've learned that

the day before yesterday,

you went to Dong Yidan's

office, didn't you?

I went there to ask for a refund.

The information he provided was all useless.

At first, he was unwilling to give back the money.

But when I said I would sue him,

he agreed.

Actually, I doubt

that he would actually give me back the money.

I'm just taking it one step at a time.

Is that all?

That's all.

Ms. Song,

actually,

we found a voice recorder

at the scene.

There's an audio clip inside,

please listen to this.

[2024 Audio]

[Music] [Music player]

[2024]

Yes...

Just like that...

We've already collected

the female bodily fluids

left at the scene

and detected the DNA.

It's me.

But I was forced to do it.

Are you saying...

Dong Yidan forced you?

It was my husband,

Wang Hao.

Wang Hao?

Your husband?

I know you guys won't understand.

No one can understand.

You guys don't know...

how it's been like since we lost our child...

I... the life I've been living...

Wang Hao keeps an eye on me every day.

This home...

has become...

a prison for me...

and Wang Hao...

is the prison guard.

You're back,

perfect timing,

dinner is ready.

Where are our son's photos?

I put them away.

I wanted to organize them.

No matter what,

we need to

go on and live our lives, right?

We need to look forward.

How dare you talk about looking forward?!

I work hard every day,

and the only thing I asked of you was to

take good care of our child.

Can't you even do that one thing right?!

How old is our son?

Fifteen...

Fifteen years old...

spending the night at an internet cafe

because you couldn't keep an eye on him.

What kind of mother are you?!

Now you want to look forward?!

That's not possible!

I shouldn't have slept that day...

I don't know why

but I was so tired.

I'm guilty...

It's my fault...

I'm guilty... I'm guilty...

You're guilty, right?

Let me tell you something,

if you really feel guilty,

find the three bastards

that killed our son

and kill them all.

That's how you can atone

for your sins!

But I couldn't do anything...

I could only keep on

going to see Dong Yidan.

I have to do something,

to make myself

feel a little better, right?

Dong Yidan

always gave me ambiguous information

to stall me

and asked me to make exchanges.

I've struggled...

I've resisted...

but later on...

I actually...

found a bit of

inner peace

through his insults.

I think...

self-destruction...

is also a form of atonement.

Wang Hao probably

noticed my change,

so

he put a listening device

in my bag.

I've had enough.

I thought

he would surely follow me.

I wanted him to rush in

and kill me.

If I died...

all of this

would be over.

But...

he didn't come.

When you left,

was Dong Yidan still alive?

Can anyone prove it?

He saw me out to get a taxi.

The driver should have seen him.

Yesterday morning, from 8AM to 11AM,

where was Wang Hao?

I don't know.

Then when was the last time

you saw him?

Last night.

At home?

Did he seem unusual?

I don't know.

We haven't had a normal conversation

in a long time.

Ms. Song,

we'd like to take a look at

some household items.

Do you mind?

Please, go ahead.

[Beijiang Branch, Beijiang City Public Security Bureau]

Remember,

there's a meeting in an hour.

Got it.

[Guangyang pottery workshop]

[Building 210, Block B, Jiatai First City, Jiangcheng Avenue.]

[Stone decorations DIY, fridge magnets]

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

[The beautiful teacher is very patient and teaches me step by step. Even beginners can create beautiful works.]

[Her hands are soft and healing. Love it.]

[The pottery teacher is very beautiful. She speaks very gently.]

[This beauty does not like to take photos. I recommend you guys to come see her in person.]

[She makes me want to keep creating.]

[Time flies with Ms. Fang.]

[Beijiang Criminal Investigation Team]

[Pottery Workshop]

Why are you here?

Am I not welcomed?

No, you're welcome.

Is there a problem?

No,

I wanted to learn pottery from you.

Don't you usually work on cases?

I'm a sketch artist.

A sketch artist?

Yes, I draw.

But I don't know much about pottery.

I heard you opened a pottery studio,

so I thought I'd come and learn.

No problem,

I'll go prepare the clay

feel free to look around.

Is something missing from

the center of this ceramic shard?

It looks fragmented,

as if trying to escape.

Isn't it much better now?

It can't escape anymore.

It's so difficult.

It breaks as soon as

I apply too much force.

That's how pottery is.

You need to learn to control the force.

If you don't apply enough pressure,

you can't control the shape.

If you apply too much pressure,

all your efforts will be wasted.

Control

is the key.

Why did you want to open a pottery studio?

I opened this small workshop

so that I could have

a quiet place.

No one here

knows about my past.

I can also escape the endless harassment

from those families.

But I know that

I can't escape.

I know you

didn't really come to

learn pottery from me.

How's this one

that I made?