Being a Hero Episode 30 Recap
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Qiong Jie, acting on behalf of Yang Xingquan's drug group, met with Chen Yu, demanding he bring Yu Miao, whom they believed was responsible for creating the "Big Yellow Capsule" that caused deaths. Qiong Jie confirmed that the watch Chen Yu carried belonged to Hao Dong, which would make Yu Miao trust Chen Yu. Chen Yu was instructed to prepare raw materials, and he stated he was the only one who could obtain the formula they sought.
He set two conditions: Wu Zhenfeng must remain unharmed, and they must agree on profit distribution. Chen Yu also revealed he had already adjusted the proportions, ensuring that even with the same raw materials, they would not replicate the original "Big Yellow Capsule." Chen Yu then reported to Lin Dezan, who questioned his chances of success. Chen Yu expressed confidence, stating that the group's desire for the "Big Yellow Capsule" was his only leverage to approach and protect Wu Zhenfeng.
Lin Dezan warned Chen Yu about the unpredictable dangers in Mengka, instructing him to be adaptable, protect himself and Wu Zhenfeng, quickly locate the drug manufacturing lab, delay production, and await backup. Chen Yu then requested to bid farewell to Yang Ling, feeling she needed to be prepared if he appeared as a drug dealer. He asked Lin Dezan to care for Yang Ling if anything unforeseen happened, just as he did when she was a child.
Lin Dezan rejected this as a farewell, sternly ordering Chen Yu to return alive for Yang Ling, for Wu Zhenfeng, for himself, and for the promise he made to be an anti-drug officer. Chen Yu later received instructions to pick up goods from a factory the next day. Preparing to leave, he told Yang Ling to rent out his upstairs room, but at a higher price than what she paid.
He also asked her to buy a birthday gift for Lin Dezan from his salary, providing her birthday as the password for his account. He asked her to keep Yang Yi's memory alive, confessing that he hadn't been an adequate boyfriend to Yang Ling and owed her much. He promised they would have a simple, happy life together in the future, but emphasized that he had to leave today to achieve a drug-free world.
Yang Ling sensed the immense danger of his mission. Chen Yu confessed he had sworn to Yang Yi to avenge him, and expressed a deep desire to say everything he wanted to Yang Ling before it was too late, unlike Yang Yi. He reassured Yang Ling of his love and that his actions were worthwhile, entrusting her with a jade pendant for safekeeping. At a drug rehabilitation expert's lecture, Chen Yu found Yu Miao backstage.
Yu Miao, recognizing Hao Dong's watch, anxiously asked for Hao Dong's whereabouts. Chen Yu accused Yu Miao of making the deadly "Big Yellow Capsule" and of trying to kill Wan Mengmeng but then regretting it, evidenced by his precise calculation of drug onset and preparation of Flumazenil for Diazepam overdose. Soon after, Lan Anran reported to Lin Dezan that Chen Yu had taken Yu Miao and the plan was proceeding as scheduled.
Yu Miao panicked, asking if he could never go back, and Chen Yu confirmed that he couldn't. Meanwhile, Wu Zhenfeng was carving his father's face when Yang Xingquan appeared. Yang Xingquan first addressed Wu Zhenfeng, asking about his carving and his carpentry skills for making a coffin, and if he recognized the face he was carving.
Yang Xingquan then confronted Hao Dong, stating their three years of grievances could finally be settled, as agreed in Hong Kong, but their personal debts could not. Yang Xingquan appeared to hallucinate his wife, Chunlan, and daughter, Yang Ling. Hao Dong argued that drug-related debts could not be repaid with blood and accused Yang Xingquan of being responsible for his wife's death by acting as a police informant.
He provocatively suggested that without Yang Xingquan's wife's death, Yang Xingquan would not have met his current associate nor established himself in Mengka, and he urged Yang Xingquan to shoot him. Hao Dong then admitted to killing Wu Gang, but claimed Yang Xingquan orchestrated the entire situation, manipulating everyone, including Wan Heda, Wu Gang, and Wu Zhenfeng himself. He then encouraged Wu Zhenfeng to kill Yang Xingquan.
Later, Chen Yu interrogated Yu Miao about his journey from a pharmacist to a drug manufacturer. Yu Miao explained that as a low-paid assistant pharmacist, he took private jobs helping people detox. He met Hao Dong, who was addicted to drugs due to his father's death but sought Yu Miao's help to quit for revenge. Yu Miao believed internal strength was crucial for recovery.
Three years prior, after avenging his father and taking over his business, Hao Dong invited Yu Miao to join him in making "magu," using his professional expertise. Yu Miao described how the first payment fundamentally changed him, opening his desires and making the smell of chemicals vanish, replaced by the feeling of financial security. He felt he could achieve boundless value with Hao Dong.
Yu Miao then revealed the depth of his desire for money, recounting a humiliating experience meeting his college girlfriend's parents, who scorned him due to his poverty, leading to their breakup over a 200,000 yuan dowry. Chen Yu expressed pity for Yu Miao, whose hands could have saved lives, but noted Yu Miao hadn't surpassed a rival named Hu Qingshan in making the Big Yellow Capsule formula.
Yu Miao vehemently dismissed this, claiming Hu Qingshan was merely lucky and that with his formula, he could create the world's best "Big Yellow Capsule." Chen Yu then revealed he possessed the formula and raw materials, offering to help Yu Miao. Yu Miao frantically demanded the formula, but Chen Yu stated it was in his mind and would only be shared if Yu Miao trusted him unconditionally.
Hao Dong continued to provoke Yang Xingquan, linking their respective fates to their fathers. He warned that if he were killed, his ghost would haunt Yang Xingquan and Yang Ling, and someone would inevitably seek revenge for him. Enraged, Yang Xingquan shot and killed Hao Dong. Yang Xingquan then told Chen Yu that he was next.
Chen Yu transported Yu Miao, hidden in a container with the raw materials, while police monitored their route, confirming their passage through the South Inspection Station. Meanwhile, Yang Ling met Lin Dezan at the orphanage where she grew up.
She told him Chen Yu had said goodbye, and, now aware that Yang Xingquan was her biological father and deeply disturbed by it, she expressed a desire to understand Chen Yu's mission, especially since he, Yang Yi, and Lin Dezan were her family, and she wished to contribute. Lin Dezan reassured her that she would be brave and strong like her brother, Yang Yi, and that while a life-or-death struggle lay ahead, he believed Chen Yu would return safely.
Upon arriving at the border, Chen Yu and Yu Miao were instructed to leave their vehicle. A report confirmed Yang Xingquan had crossed the border an hour earlier. Wu Zhenfeng, who was already at the destination in Mengka, refused to hand over the formula unless he spoke with a "Mr. Yu." Yu Miao, upon realizing they were in Mengka, anxiously asked about Hao Dong.
He was informed that Hao Dong was dead, a revelation that plunged him into shock and led him to accuse Chen Yu of lying. Yu Miao became distraught and was forcibly removed, told that "K is over" and he was now one of them in Mengka. A report confirmed Chen Yu had been brought out of the country as planned.
Police command instructed their foreign counterparts to cooperate, with the primary goal of identifying and capturing the true drug manufacturing site during production, without alerting the suspects. Chen Liwen was informed that Yang Ling, having learned her biological father Yang Xingquan's true identity, had volunteered to assist the police. Lin Dezan vouched for Yang Ling, emphasizing his trust in her as he had watched her grow up. Finally, Chen Yu was brought into a cell where Wu Zhenfeng was confined. Upon seeing Chen Yu, Wu Zhenfeng remarked, "Long time no see, Chen Yu. You coming to talk business with me, there's only one possibility: this is a setup."
