Dark Night and Dawn Recap, Plot, Synopsis
Dark Night and Dawn Synopsis
In 1943, a shocking explosion case in Shanghai brought together Lu Zhengyang, an underground Communist Party member, and Lin Shaobai, a former police officer. Both men demonstrated their unique skills during this initial encounter. Six years later, after the liberation of Shanghai, Lu Zhengyang became a key figure in the city’s public security bureau’s anti-espionage unit. Faced with the tough challenges of counterintelligence work, Lu, with the support of his leaders, boldly recruited Lin Shaobai, the former policeman known as the "Shanghai Know-it-all," after careful scrutiny.
The two became partners, working together to crack major cases such as the "Great Treasury Robbery," the "Counterfeit Currency Case," and the "Hidden Radio Station Case," all masterminded by veteran secret agent Zheng Lanting of the Shanghai Special Station of the National Security Bureau. Through their efforts, they ultimately thwarted the schemes of enemy agents hiding in the shadows. During the investigation, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai evolved from constant friction to mutual trust, eventually becoming comrades who would live and die together.
Dark Night and Dawn Recap
Episode 1 Recap
In May 1949, on the eve of the liberation of Shanghai, police officer Lin Shaobai had a gun pointed at his head. If he didn't execute the person in front of him, it would be his own life on the line. The clock rewinds twelve hours earlier. Lin Shaobai, a young man from a wealthy Shanghai family, went out to stockpile goods to prepare for the imminent war.
The last time he didn't stockpile enough, the memory of his hunger was still vivid, and he didn't want to go through that again. Lin Shaobai, working at the police station, believed that the bandits wouldn't dare to touch him. Confidently, he rode his bicycle to the police station to collect his salary. The streets were chaotic—some people were beaten, others cried. Lin Shaobai couldn’t help them, so he silently pedaled past without stopping.
At the police station, Ye Shiwu was in the middle of beating someone. Lin Shaobai tried to sneak by unnoticed, pretending to be invisible, but Ye Shiwu called out to him. Director Ye informed him that due to financial constraints, Lin Shaobai’s salary would be reduced by 20%. Lin Shaobai was unhappy but had no choice but to accept it. Ye Shiwu also warned him not to boast just because his father had died in the line of duty.
Lin Shaobai let the words go in one ear and out the other, as he didn’t take Ye Shiwu seriously. A truck carrying Jin Yuan Coupons (a form of currency) arrived. Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei worked together, diverting the people in the warehouse so they could sneak in and steal goods as compensation for their reduced wages.
However, the front yard was filled with people collecting their pay, so Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei hid the goods in a box, planning to secretly take them out during overtime in the evening. Lin Shaobai told Xu Wei that these goods were in high demand and could fetch the equivalent of two years’ worth of their salary at the market.
But just as they were about to leave with the goods that evening, the police station was brightly lit, and surprisingly, Mao Sen, the head of the station, was there. Ye Shiwu had brought in a group of Communist Party members to be secretly executed, and Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei accidentally stumbled upon it. They tried to sneak away, but Ye Shiwu caught them. Ye Shiwu decided to make them each execute two of the Communist Party members.
Once the bullets were fired, their hands would be stained with the blood of Communist members, leading to the scene where Lin Shaobai had a gun to his head, forced by Ye Shiwu to pull the trigger. Thinking quickly, Lin Shaobai shouted upstairs, claiming he had urgent enemy intelligence to report. Mao Sen heard this and told him to come upstairs to report. Having overheard some information earlier, Lin Shaobai offered to stay behind as an undercover agent.
Knowing that Mao Sen desperately needed undercover operatives in Shanghai, Lin Shaobai pointed out that neither he nor Xu Wei had blood on their hands yet, and they had no ties to the Bureau of Confidential Affairs, making them trustworthy. Mao Sen was eventually convinced by Lin Shaobai. However, Xu Wei, thinking the plan had failed, shot and killed the two Communist members in frustration.
Few dared to negotiate with Mao Sen, so Mao Sen believed he could impose his conditions, forcing Lin Shaobai to work for him. After leaving the police station, Lin Shaobai devised a plan to escape to Hong Kong with Xu Wei. Meanwhile, Mao Sen personally sought out Zheng Lanting, also known as Bailao, trying to persuade him to come out of retirement.
Zheng Lanting had no interest in taking up an official post, but what did interest him was the list of all the undercover agents in Shanghai that Mao Sen held. Unable to make the decision on his own, Mao Sen failed to strike a deal with Zheng Lanting. He left his secretary, Liu Guihang, in Shanghai to wait for the right opportunity to seize the trump card that Zheng Lanting held.
That night, Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei took three women and prepared to board a boat. Xu Wei went to purchase tickets but found there were only four. Xu Wei initially intended for Lin Shaobai to take his wife and Lin Shaobai’s two mothers, but Lin Shaobai volunteered to stay behind—and was then captured again by Ye Shiwu.
Episode 2 Recap
Ye Shiwu planned to stay behind to blow up the power plant, but since the chief engineer Rong had not arrived, he had no idea where to place the explosives. Lin Shaobai was sent over to help with the work, but he seized the opportunity to try and escape with the car keys. Just as the car started, Ye Shiwu and his men stopped him again.
Lin Shaobai lied, claiming that he was going to find the chief engineer, saying that his Uncle Jin—Jin Maochang—had often invited the chief engineer for meals, and he had attended many times. Ye Shiwu didn’t believe him and ordered his men to detain Lin Shaobai, giving further instructions that when the explosion happened, Lin Shaobai was to be tied to the center of the blast site, and it would be reported that Lin Shaobai had died in the line of duty.
Shortly after, the chief engineer Rong Zheng arrived. Lin Shaobai introduced himself to Rong Zheng, and Ye Shiwu used him to test whether Rong Zheng was the real engineer. Rong Zheng immediately pointed out that Lin Shaobai wasn’t a secretary but a policeman because on the day of the meal, Lin Shaobai had worn his police uniform. With this, Ye Shiwu had no further doubts about Rong Zheng and invited him inside to arrange where to place the explosives.
Meanwhile, Xu Wei, who was on the boat, saw Lin Shaobai being taken away by Ye Shiwu. He quickly disembarked and returned to look for Lin Shaobai. After making some arrangements, Rong Zheng excused himself to go to the restroom. Lin Shaobai also planned to escape through the restroom, but Rong Zheng threw away the wire he was using to pick the lock and flee.
In desperation, Lin Shaobai admitted that he had never been to the Sassoon House for a meal and had never met Rong Zheng, meaning that Rong Zheng’s claim of recognizing him was a lie. Lin Shaobai also realized that this Rong Zheng and Ye Shiwu were not on the same side and that Rong Zheng must have been a Communist agent sent to rescue the power plant.
Lin Shaobai threatened to expose Rong Zheng’s identity by shouting, but Rong Zheng warned him not to make any noise, or it would lead to his death. Rong Zheng hinted that once his mission was complete, he might come back to save Lin Shaobai. Xu Wei went directly to Mao Sen, hoping he could help find Lin Shaobai, but instead, Mao Sen had Xu Wei join him on the mission to the island.
Ye Shiwu received a phone call and learned that the real Engineer Rong had been taken hostage. At this moment, the fake Rong Zheng dismissed Ye Shiwu's men and began dismantling the detonator wires. Ye Shiwu quickly gathered his men and surrounded the imposter Rong Zheng. Meanwhile, the driver had received an order to cut the power, and in the darkness, Rong Zheng was able to hold Ye Shiwu hostage.
However, Old Dong, Cao Rui, and others refused to free the Communist Party members in exchange for Ye Shiwu's safety. Ye Shiwu was eventually shot dead by his own men. Lin Shaobai, who had witnessed the entire event from the shadows, hesitated briefly before deciding to drive over and rescue the fake Rong Zheng. The two of them were then surrounded.
Rong Zheng told Lin Shaobai to support him and escort him out, giving them a chance to act, but before Lin Shaobai could respond, they heard the sound of the Liberation Army approaching. The Liberation Army entered the city and saved both Lin Shaobai and the fake Rong Zheng. The fake Rong Zheng was actually Lu Zhengyang, a seasoned Communist spy whom Lin Shaobai had met four years earlier.
Lin Shaobai was disarmed and taken into custody, and as he was led away, he saw many Liberation Army comrades lying on the ground. He learned that the soldiers had promised not to disturb civilian homes, honoring their commitment to the people of Shanghai. Lin Shaobai’s two mothers went to cry to Jin Maochang, deeply worried about Shaobai. Meanwhile, Liu Guihang, who had been left behind by Mao Sen, was quickly discovered by Zheng Lanting (also known as Bailao).
Liu Guihang, who had been monitoring communications, knew that he had been exposed. He left the watch shop but was already being tailed by Bailao's hawk-like surveillance team. Although Bailao wasn’t there in person, he kept close tabs on Liu Guihang’s movements and eventually waited for him at the Blue Chimney Pier, run by a British firm. Though Bailao didn’t do anything, his mere presence humiliated Liu Guihang for thinking he was clever. Two days later, Lu Zhengyang personally led the interrogation of Lin Shaobai, who appeared ready to confess everything.
Episode 3 Recap
Lu Zhengyang wanted to uncover the truth about the incident on Fuzhou Road four years ago to honor Comrade Wen Tian, who sacrificed his life while in hiding. Lin Shaobai, a former policeman, was a key figure in that event. Four years ago, Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei used traffic violations as an excuse to detain Lu Zhengyang and his comrades while they were on a mission, indirectly leading to the death of several of Lu Zhengyang's comrades.
Lin Shaobai played dumb until Lu Zhengyang presented the case file from the Fuzhou Road bombing, which bore Lin Shaobai’s signature. Lin Shaobai admitted that he had signed under duress from Ye Shiwu, but Lu Zhengyang didn't believe him. At that moment, Jin Yan, claiming to be Lin Shaobai's friend, arrived at the public security bureau. When her request to bail him out was denied, she tried to arrange a visit, but was also refused.
Jin Yan then produced a copy of the Eight-Point Code of Conduct of the Liberation Army, arguing that Lin Shaobai was neither a war criminal nor a counter-revolutionary. According to international conventions, the public security bureau should not detain Lin Shaobai for more than 24 hours. Lu Zhengyang countered, explaining that Lin Shaobai was involved in a serious case, which made such conventions inapplicable.
He assured Jin Yan that the investigation would be fair and just, and that if Lin Shaobai was innocent, the process would ultimately benefit him. Jin Yan left, hoping Lu Zhengyang would keep his word. Shortly after, Lu Zhengyang paid a special visit to Lin Shaobai's two mothers, assuring them not to worry. Meanwhile, Lin Shaobai was still unaware that his brother Xu Wei and his two mothers had not left Shanghai as planned.
During another interrogation, Lin Shaobai truthfully recounted the events of four years ago but claimed to know nothing beyond that. Lu Zhengyang, with his years of experience, could see that Lin Shaobai was tough and stubborn, refusing to reveal any useful information, regardless of threats or persuasion. Whether Lin Shaobai was a co-conspirator or simply caught up in events still needed thorough investigation.
Meanwhile, Zheng Lanting (also known as Bailao) was tasked with his first mission: to retrieve the money from the underground vault at Jinsheng Bank. When the principal of Minli Primary School took the students to visit and show respect to the Liberation Army soldiers, Zheng Lanting, posing as an art teacher, went along to take photos to keep track of time.
His subordinate, Wang Liqun, disguised himself as a Liberation Army soldier in charge of taking over Jinsheng Bank and emptied the vault, killing the comrades who were guarding it. Lu Zhengyang was given one week by his superiors to solve the case. Upon arriving at the crime scene, Lu Zhengyang noticed ear prints left by the person who had been picking the lock on the iron door.
He also learned that the local military had been delayed by over 20 minutes due to the visit from Minli Primary School, even though the trip should have taken just 15 minutes. Lu Zhengyang, posing as a reporter, visited Principal Shen at Minli Primary School for an interview. However, everything Principal Shen said matched the accounts of the other teachers, and his background was clean.
The crime was either a coincidence or the robbers had gotten wind of the visit schedule and used it as an opportunity to rob the vault. Lin Shaobai, being clever, realized that those who had been recently arrested were all involved in thefts. By analyzing the locations, he deduced that the Jinsheng Bank vault had been robbed. Lin Shaobai shouted that he could solve the case and provided Lu Zhengyang with a lead on Ghost Hand Luo San.
Lin Shaobai took Lu Zhengyang to find Luo San, only to discover that Luo San had already fled. Lin Shaobai then led Lu Zhengyang to Luo San’s favorite breakfast stall, where he identified a skinny man as Luo San's accomplice. Lu Zhengyang believed him, but the skinny man didn’t recognize Luo San and wasn’t even called "Skinny. " Realizing he had been deceived, Lu Zhengyang turned around, only to find that Lin Shaobai had already disappeared.
Episode 4 Recap
Discovering he had been deceived, Lu Zhengyang went directly to Lin Shaobai's house to wait for him. Lin Shaobai rushed home, only to find Lu Zhengyang sitting in his house. Lin Shaobai had no choice but to take Lu Zhengyang to the Haolaiwu Club to look for someone. Luo San had a big gambling addiction and was a regular here, so Lin Shaobai suspected that if he had money, he would come here to play a few hands.
Lin Shaobai was like a fish in water in social settings; lies came easily to him. He chatted happily with the club owner, Gu Laoban, claiming that he was on duty at the Public Security Bureau and describing Lu Zhengyang as his newly recruited subordinate. Lu Zhengyang did not expose Lin Shaobai's lie either.
Lin Shaobai subtly inquired and found out that Luo San had been here yesterday, lost two small gold bars, owed Gu Laoban a large sum of money, and would come back to pay it in a couple of days. Lin Shaobai got the name of the hotel Luo San was staying at from Gu Laoban. Afterward, Lu Zhengyang went with him to the hotel room, only to be startled to find Luo San dead in bed.
Lu Zhengyang asked the waiter to call the Public Security Bureau to report the case. He then took out the ear portrait and confirmed that the person who picked the lock was Luo San. Lu Zhengyang's movements were within Bo Lao's calculations. He instructed Xiao Yun to prepare a "welcome gift" to wait for the police to investigate here. Lin Shaobai invited Jin Yan, who worked part-time as a forensic doctor, to perform the autopsy.
He did not forget to boast in front of Lu Zhengyang that he and Jin Yan were childhood sweethearts and that the Lin family and Jin Maochang's family were old acquaintances. At the autopsy report meeting, Jin Yan stated that Luo San died of poisoning. With Lin Shaobai's help, Lu Zhengyang followed the clues and traced it to the Wu family iron factory, deciding to take action that very night.
Lin Shaobai considered himself part of the operation and asked for a gun, but what he got was a pair of handcuffs. Lu Zhengyang arrived at the Wu family iron factory with his team. Wang Liqun was ambushing from a high vantage point. Bo Lao had previously instructed him that if Lu Zhengyang wasn't killed by the explosion, he should finish him off, trying his best not to expose himself. The telephone in the guardhouse rang.
Lu Zhengyang used visual distraction, allowing Lao Xu (Xu Wei) to sneak over and apprehend the enemy agent at the high position, while he himself detonated explosives to confuse the opponent. Wang Liqun was not an easy target either; sensing that the police were approaching him, he immediately opened fire to protect himself and fled during the chaos. Wang Liqun called to report the failure of the operation and that he himself had sustained superficial injuries.
Bo Lao coldly ordered him not to make any mistakes in the next operation and showed no concern for his injuries. Lu Zhengyang suspected that the enemy agents were eager to sell silver dollars, and the only place on the market where large amounts of silver dollars could be exchanged was known only to Lin Shaobai. Lin Shaobai told them that before the liberation, the Kuomintang had already exchanged the money held by the common people for Gold Yuan Certificates.
Now, the only places where large amounts of silver dollars could be exchanged were banks, specifically underground banks. The Haolaiwu Club they had been to before was ostensibly a gambling house, but secretly it was a large underground bank. Lin Shaobai took Lu Zhengyang to gamble at Haolaiwu. He lost the money he brought, and then Lu Zhengyang took over, won it all back, and directly won over six thousand silver dollars from Haolaiwu.
Gu Laoban appeared, attempting to use six thousand silver dollars to dismiss them. Lu Zhengyang used these silver dollars to cause a commotion in the gambling house, while Lin Shaobai took advantage of the chaos to sneak into Gu Laoban's office. Lin Shaobai picked the lock on Gu Laoban's safe and found numerous gold bars inside. Gu Laoban argued that these were lost by gamblers, but Lin Shaobai exposed his lie.
Gu Laoban was embarrassed and angry and initially didn't want to confess, but after Lin Shaobai's persuasion, he revealed the time and location of the transaction with the other party tomorrow. Lu Zhengyang brought people to stake out, but unexpectedly, before they could make the arrest, the person was silenced by the enemy agents from the shadows. Bo Lao had someone organize a team called the Anti-G Salvation Army and used them to carry out his Anti-G plan.
Episode 5 Recap
This mission failed, Wang Liqun admitted his mistake. Bo Lao taught him not to lose fighting spirit just because of one or two failed missions, after all, Wang Liqun is a falcon, not an ordinary sparrow. But that being said, he assigned another task to Lao Yang.
Wang Liqun was dissatisfied that Bo Lao assigned the task of organizing the Salvation Army to Lao Yang, who came from a painter's background, but he also knew it was because he failed to complete the Gold Yuan mission this time, making his teacher unhappy.
In front of Lao Yang, Wang Liqun felt superior, believing that Lao Yang's paintings were not as good as his teacher's, and that Lao Yang had neither the qualifications nor the ability to be the deputy head of the Shanghai Special Station. Lao Yang did not retort, only said after Wang Liqun left, "Heaven desires its destruction, it will first make it mad. " As if a prophecy, foretelling Wang Liqun's future direction.
Deputy Director Yang told Lu Zhengyang to learn to use Lin Shaobai. The first thing was to make Lin Shaobai relax. This did not mean that the events of that year would not be thoroughly investigated, but rather to use Lin Shaobai to reduce the difficulty of investigating the case. Zheng Lanting (Bo Lao) took Wang Liqun to land on an island in Zhoushan to meet with Mao Sen.
Mao Sen highly praised the stir caused by the major vault case created by Zheng Lanting. Zheng Lanting unreservedly mentioned the list of lurking personnel again. Mao Sen wanted the trump card in Zheng Lanting's hand as an exchange. Zheng Lanting refused to hand it over. Xiaocang was an important part of his Overturning the Sea plan, equivalent to his killer move.
The victor is not blamed, so even though there was a precedent of the Japanese using this method, Zheng Lanting still went his own way, and he did not need the party-state to take responsibility. Hu Zi looked like he was taking Lin Shaobai for his last meal, which startled Lin Shaobai. It turned out he was being taken to have dinner with Lu Zhengyang.
Lu Zhengyang stated that Lin Shaobai was innocent and had contributed by helping them clarify the case. Lu Zhengyang invited Lin Shaobai to join the Social Department. Although he would only be an unofficial member, Lu Zhengyang guaranteed that Lin Shaobai would be the highest-paid unofficial member. Lin Shaobai was unwilling to do it. For him, this was a job where his head was tied to his belt; he didn't think his life was long enough.
Lu Zhengyang didn't force him, stating that he could leave at any time. Xu Wei knocked out a Juntong agent and secretly boarded Zheng Lanting's boat leaving the island. He was discovered by Wang Liqun and Zheng Lanting, but they told Liu Guihang that Xu Wei hadn't managed to board the boat. Lin Shaobai returned home as he wished, holding the kitten Liu Yi, and found his two mothers selling vegetables.
These vegetables had not been sold in time and were starting to spoil. With just a few easy words, Lin Shaobai sold many cans stockpiled at home, offering the vegetables as a bonus. Lin Shaobai planned to send some to Xu Wei, but learned that Xu Wei hadn't returned with them. Xu Wei was used by Wang Liqun back then and, unknowingly, indirectly became one of the murderers of the CCP members in the Western-style building.
After receiving the money from Wang Liqun and learning the truth, Xu Wei threatened Wang Liqun not to harm Lin Shaobai, or else he would turn against him without mercy. It was precisely because of this "relationship" that Zheng Lanting did not let Mao Sen's people know after discovering Xu Wei had secretly boarded the boat. Xu Wei knew what sort of shady dealings Wang Liqun and Zheng Lanting's group were up to.
He resolutely refused to go along with them. Zheng Lanting wasn't angry; Xu Wei was a very useful pawn, and Zheng Lanting had plenty of ways. Lin Shaobai was well aware of the explosion case from back then. The reason he delayed and didn't dare to confess was because this matter involved his good brother Xu Wei. Hu Zi tracked Lin Shaobai and discovered he was looking for a person named Xu Wei.
Lu Zhengyang connected the methods used in recent major cases and found that they bore a considerable resemblance to the methods used in the explosion case of that year. And Lin Shaobai had no discipline at all, so it was unlikely he was a Juntong agent. The Xu Wei that Lin Shaobai was searching for was very likely the reason Lin Shaobai had always wanted to conceal the truth about the explosion case of that year.
Episode 6 Recap
The Public Security went to Xu Wei's wife's home to ask some questions. Xu Wei rushed back wanting to see his wife, but he could not be discovered by the Public Security, so he was forced to leave. Immediately after, Lin Shaobai arrived and comforted his sister-in-law, telling her not to worry, the Public Security was just doing routine questioning. The bureau recruited a batch of newcomers, and Jin Yan volunteered to be a forensic doctor.
When Lin Shaobai learned of this, he wanted to persuade Jin Yan to give up being a forensic doctor, because this job is not only dull but also dangerous, making one easily targeted, and a slight mistake could cost one's life. But ever since her mother died, Jin Yan had been determined to become a forensic doctor, but back then, due to her father Jin Maochang's connections, no one in Shanghai dared to hire her as a forensic doctor.
Now that Shanghai is liberated, Jin Yan wants to continue pursuing her dream. Just like Lin Shaobai, who insists on wanting to be a police officer. Zheng Lanting has always sent people to use Xiaocang for research. The doctor said that researching the super anthrax is not that easy, lacking manpower and test subjects, so the progress is relatively slow. Zheng Lanting used the incident from four years ago to pressure the doctor.
The doctor guaranteed that he would research the super anthrax as quickly as possible, turning a city of several million people into a dead city. Xu Wei went to find his wife Zhao Lan again, only to find that Zheng Lanting was already keeping an eye on his wife. In a moment of desperation, he tracked Zheng Lanting and threatened him with a knife, telling him not to go find Zhao Lan again.
Zheng Lanting was unconcerned and directly stated that Xu Wei could not see the reality. Zheng Lanting coaxed Xu Wei to work with him, waiting for the party-state to recover; at that time, Xu Wei would be a hero, and he, his wife Zhao Lan, and their unborn child would all live in the sunlight. The secret organization lurking in Shanghai has been creating various disasters in an attempt to disrupt social order.
Following the vault theft case, they also created the postal office arson case. Xu Wei was horrified to see countless ordinary people die in the arson case. The actions of the secret agents could not stop Shanghai's thriving momentum. The radio and broadcast stations were playing news of Shanghai's brand new future. Zheng Lanting instructed the Falcons to wake up all the personnel on the lurking list.
Only one person with the codename 'White-headed Thrush', Jin Maochang, was feigning sleep and could not be awakened. Of course, Zheng Lanting would not let him off just like that. He had the Falcons bring Xu Wei along when they acted, with the excuse of letting Xu Wei get some good training. So the Falcons took Xu Wei to scout locations and had Xu Wei keep a close watch on Liu Mingjian.
Jin Maochang's cotton mill signed a contract with the People's Liberation Army to produce their summer uniforms. Wang Liqun and Xu Wei were watching from not far away. Jin Maochang was determined to get the position of Chamber of Commerce chairman, but at this moment, Liu Mingjian took out the accounts to threaten Jin Maochang.
Mom urged Lin Shaobai to go out and work, saying that he couldn't just sit around and eat away their savings, and a grown man couldn't stay at home all the time, as the neighbors would gossip. Seeing Lin Shaobai was unwilling, Mom deliberately mentioned Jin Yan, and Lin Shaobai quickly agreed to put on Western clothes. Xu Wei reported Liu Mingjian's daily routine to Wang Liqun.
Wang Liqun decided to act tomorrow night, choosing Jin Maochang's office as the location, both to make Jin Maochang owe him a favor and to put a deterrent on him. While having dinner with Lin Shaobai and his two mothers, Jin Maochang received a call from Liu Mingjian, who demanded that he immediately bring the official seal to the factory to hand over to him. In Jin Maochang's office, Xu Wei was threatened to kill someone.
He was unwilling to do it and was held in a headlock by Wang Liqun. At this moment, Liu Mingjian and Jin Maochang entered, and Xu Wei and Wang Liqun hid. Jin Maochang handed the official seal to Liu Mingjian and agreed to complete the procedures tomorrow. As soon as he left, Liu Mingjian was killed by Wang Liqun and Xu Wei together.
The next day, Lin Shaobai went to the cotton mill for work and was stopped by the gatekeeper old man. Jin Maochang arrived at the office, only to see Liu Mingjian's corpse. The secretary screamed "Murder! ", and Jin Maochang quickly told her to go out and call people.
Episode 7 Recap
A murder occurred at Jin Maochang's textile mill; the manager was killed in Jin Maochang's office. Jin Maochang called to report the crime. Lin Shaobai, who happened to be shopping nearby, heard about it and rushed to the murder scene to investigate. He discovered footprints below the window and a safety amulet that had fallen to the ground. His first thought was Xu Wei, because he had previously given this safety amulet to Xu Wei.
Out of self-interest, Lin Shaobai pocketed the safety amulet. Meanwhile, Lu Zhengyang arrived at the murder scene, ordered Lin Shaobai to leave, then questioned the factory employees, and subsequently questioned Lin Shaobai. Lin Shaobai had an alibi; he ate at Uncle Jin's house until past nine last night. Jin Yan could corroborate this, and if that wasn't enough, they could ask the Jin family's driver. The last person to be questioned was Jin Maochang.
At first, he claimed that investing in Liu Mingjian's factory was saving him, but according to feedback from the factory employees, that wasn't the case. Jin Maochang confessed truthfully that he had provided some financial assistance to the KMT secret organization in Shanghai, mainly through accounts payable reimbursements for things like restaurants, clinics, and grocery stores. A few days ago, Liu Mingjian had taken these accounts to threaten Jin Maochang into transferring the factory to him for free.
For a moment, Jin Maochang did indeed want to silence him permanently, but reason returned, and he abandoned the idea. The Social Department believed Jin Maochang had a motive for murder. To cooperate with the investigation, Jin Maochang was not allowed to travel far in the near future. This case involved Jin Yan's father, so according to discipline, Jin Yan was not allowed to participate in the autopsy.
Unfortunately, assistant Liu Rui's skills were not proficient enough to complete the autopsy independently. Jin Yan helped exceptionally. Lu Zhengyang came over and saw this, called Liu Rui over to emphasize the importance of discipline. Jin Yan explained the situation clearly and gave her assurance. Lu Zhengyang watched the autopsy process from outside, tacitly allowing Jin Yan's participation.
Lin Shaobai returned to the scene and found two sets of footprints outside the window, inferring that there were two murderers who returned the same way after committing the crime. Previously, Lin Shaobai had asked the newspaper boy, Xiaozhang Ge, to look for Xu Wei. Xiaozhang Ge didn't find him, but his friend A Cheng had seen Xu Wei arguing with another person around the same time today. Lin Shaobai quickly questioned them about the content of the argument.
A Cheng truthfully said that the two had talked about the amulet being lost. Lin Shaobai's investigation progress was clearly much faster than Lu Zhengyang's. While Lu Zhengyang was still looking into newspaper photos, Lin Shaobai had already basically confirmed that this matter was related to Xu Wei. After seeing Xu Wei in other photos taken by the newspaper, Lu Zhengyang also noticed Xu Wei.
The autopsy report came out, and they found that the murderer's method was very similar to the Fuzhou Road explosion case four years ago. The victim was also left-handed, and the weapon used was a double-edged butterfly knife. Lin Shaobai rushed in, claiming that the murderer in this case was the same one from the Fuzhou case that year.
He even directly produced a portrait of the murderer, stating that he had seen this killer on Fuzhou Road four years ago. Lin Shaobai wanted to continue working for the Public Security and catch this person. Lu Zhengyang pointed out that Lin Shaobai's goal was not just this. Xu Wei had answered the alarm call four years ago, and the explosion case was related to Xu Wei.
Therefore, Lin Shaobai had not confessed before because he wanted to hide things for Xu Wei, and it was the same for this case. Lin Shaobai confessed everything he knew truthfully to show his sincerity. Meanwhile, Wang Liqun, code-named Falcon, found Jin Maochang and threatened him using Jin Yan to make him continue working for the party-state. As for Liu Mingjian's 'certificate of allegiance', Xu Wei could be considered to have submitted it.
Zheng Lanting instructed Wang Liqun to hand a bag of money to Xu Wei. Xu Wei, taking advantage of no one watching, went to the department store to give the money to his wife. Just then, Lin Shaobai came over and noticed Xu Wei hiding in the storage room. However, there were people watching nearby, so Lin Shaobai could only pretend to be repairing a lock.
Lin Shaobai wanted to help Xu Wei, but Xu Wei jumped out of the window and ran away. Lin Shaobai was forced to act as if nothing had happened. Soon, Lin Shaobai officially started working at the Social Department, but he ended up being late on his first day.
Episode 8 Recap
On the first day of reporting for duty, Lin Shaobai and another new person, Cen Xiaoman, were both late, but Lu Zhengyang excused Cen Xiaoman from writing a self-criticism, stating she was new and unfamiliar. As a former "old hand," Lin Shaobai had to write a deep self-criticism of over a thousand words. Xu Wei, using a fake identity, worked at the docks and secretly investigated the Hand-Hook Gang and news about Dai Yueqing through the workers.
However, the workers were tight-lipped, and Xu Wei couldn't get any substantial information for the time being. Falcon gave him two more days; if he still didn't find anything, he would cut off Xu Wei's hand. Lu Zhengyang distributed confidentiality regulations to Cen Xiaoman and Lin Shaobai respectively, requiring them to memorize them and strictly abide by them.
In addition, Cen Xiaoman received a police uniform, while Lin Shaobai, being an external staff member, would only get one after officially joining. Jin Yan, who was busy in the Public Security Bureau office, received a call from Old Zhou, learning that her father had an accident at the docks. Jin Yan immediately rushed to the docks.
Jin Maochang was perfectly fine; he used this as an excuse to call his daughter to the docks, trying to find a way to get her onto a boat and away from danger. Falcon's threat from last time was still fresh in his mind. But before Jin Yan could board the boat, Falcon arrived, threatening that they had many people abroad as well, making it easy to lay hands on Jin Yan.
Jin Maochang was terrified and finally abandoned the idea of sending his daughter abroad. Jin Yan was unaware of this, thinking her father had temporarily recovered, and asked him to go to the hospital for a check-up. In the car, Jin Maochang already knew his daughter was a forensic doctor at the Public Security Bureau, and he no longer opposed her profession. Instead, he gave Jin Yan a gun for self-defense.
Jin Yan didn't think much of it and accepted the gun. Jin Maochang agreed to cooperate, but his condition was to ruin his strong competitor, Wang Xisheng. Falcon's execution was very efficient; soon after, a scandal about Wang Xisheng broke in the newspaper, making it certain that Jin Maochang would become the president of the Army Support Chamber of Commerce. All comrades in the Social Department reviewed the case files.
Lin Shaobai thought this was a stupid method, but sometimes stupid methods were the most effective. Cen Xiaoman could do shorthand and speed-reading, reviewing all the files, and discovered that the spies had already been active using fake identities when the Japanese occupied Shanghai. Jin Maochang was forced to establish a Sugar Research Institute in the textile mill, which was actually providing a venue and equipment for Zheng Lanting's research.
After this, Jin Maochang hired a killer named Jiang Yang, who was said to only care about money and not about people, attempting to have Jiang Yang find an opportunity to kill Falcon and his superior. Xu Wei, under the alias Wei Shan, was bullied after receiving his wages and fought back, easily taking down ten people.
His excellent fighting skills were noticed by the Da Huzi boss, who promised to take him to a gang fight with the Shuihe Gang in two days, and if he killed someone, he could join the gang. Afterward, Xu Wei found out that the leader of the Hand-Hook Gang liked to dance and had a permanent private room at the Paramount Ballroom. Li Qian had previously bailed out Chen Ying. Lu Zhengyang led a team to arrest Li Qian.
Lin Shaobai had the pork chop vendor prepare in advance. When Li Qian tried to escape into a car, a ladle of hot oil was thrown at him. Li Qian was successfully apprehended and confessed information about Chen Ying, who was the Kuomintang agent whose real name was Wang Liqun.
Lin Shaobai then inferred that Wang Liqun should have been living in the Xin Malu area at that time, and a search within a five-kilometer radius centered on Xin Malu should be about right. Xu Wei went to report to Falcon. Falcon looked down on him, which angered Xu Wei, but he had no other choice. After investigating the Turkish bath, Lin Shaobai believed that this Wang Liqun was very lecherous.
Cen Xiaoman raised a question that was difficult for both Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai to answer; Lu Zhengyang's explanation was incredibly awkward. The two mothers wanted to watch "The White-Haired Girl" and initially wanted Lin Shaobai's help but felt it was inappropriate. Just then, Lin Shaobai overheard them and felt relieved. The next day at work, he asked Lu Zhengyang for help getting two tickets for "The White-Haired Girl," explaining the reasons clearly.
Episode 9 Recap
Lu Zhengyang could help Lin Shaobai get two tickets, but his condition was that Lin Shaobai would not be late again in the future. Lin Shaobai readily agreed. Wang Liqun went to the Xianle Gate, hooked up with a dancer, and was subsequently taken upstairs by Dai Yueqing's people. The leader of the Hand-Hook Gang was named Dai Yueqing, a beautiful woman.
She accepted the money Wang Liqun brought, but didn't mention cooperation at all, treating it only as a souvenir. Wang Liqun was very frustrated; he had given the money, but Dai Yueqing had no intention of cooperating, and his head was even being held at gunpoint. Wang Liqun returned without success, taking his anger out on the dancer and taking her home to torment her. The dancer was afraid of him and had to obey.
After Wang Liqun was finished, he threw money at the dancer and told her to leave. The dancer accidentally discovered Wang Liqun's identity, and then he killed her to silence her. Liu Guihang asked why there had been no assassinations or explosions recently. Zheng Lanting's idea was to collapse Shanghai's economy, which he believed was more effective than simply carrying out assassinations and explosions.
Zheng Lanting asked Liu Guihang to send a telegram to Mao Sen, asking him to provide several radio transmitters, and stating that he would report directly to Mao Sen if needed. Xu Wei was treated as manual labor and was responsible for handling the dancer's corpse. Xiao Yun came to inquire about the progress. Wang Liqun reported truthfully, and then Xiao Yun asked for Xu Wei's thoughts.
Xu Wei was more inclined to help the Hand-Hook Gang resolve the major problem of the Shuihe Gang, as that would be a condition Dai Yueqing could not refuse for cooperating with the Juntong. Xiao Yun thought Xu Wei's suggestion was very good and said she would relay it to Bo Lao. Before leaving, Xiao Yun warned Wang Liqun that after disposing of the body, he was not allowed to act without instructions.
After disposing of the body, Wang Liqun threatened Xu Wei, questioning if he had ever thought about taking his place. Xu Wei certainly hadn't, and he promised not to report above his head again in the future. Only then did Wang Liqun spare his life. Lu Zhengyang went to queue early in the morning and finally got two tickets for "The White-Haired Girl. " After Lin Shaobai got the tickets, he bragged about it in the second office.
Everyone knew Lu Zhengyang had the ability to get tickets and came forward asking for them. Lu Zhengyang told them to focus on the case, promising two tickets each after the case was solved. Lin Shaobai was pleased with himself, but learned from Huzizi that Lu Zhengyang had lined up at the theater entrance at dawn to buy the tickets. There were too many businesses in the Putuo area, making it impossible to find Wang Liqun quickly.
Lin Shaobai rushed over in a hurry, informing them that a female corpse with horrific injuries had been found at the Anyang Road garbage dump. Anyuan Road was in Putuo. If the investigation into the female corpse alerted Wang Liqun, all their efforts would be in vain.
When Jin Yan reported the autopsy report, Lin Shaobai, after careful analysis, deduced that the murderer was very familiar with Shanghai, specifically choosing the garbage dump as the disposal site, and that the deceased was a dancer who worked in a red-light district, meaning a missing person report should be filed in about three days. Captain Zhang of the criminal police team saw how capable Lin Shaobai was and tried to recruit him to the criminal police team.
Lin Shaobai deliberately asked if he could become a permanent staff member. Lu Zhengyang, who was nearby, overheard this and interrupted Captain Zhang's recruitment plan. Jiang Yang failed to find Wang Liqun and returned the gold bars to Jin Maochang. Jin Maochang valued his trustworthiness and did not take back the gold bars, asking Jiang Yang to continue investigating and reminding him that Wang Liqun was a spy and that he absolutely must not reveal his identity.
Lin Shaobai looked through the first case he investigated after becoming a policeman and accidentally discovered that one of the abducted girls, Zhao Wangju, had a birthmark on her hand, and the deceased woman also had a birthmark in the same location on her hand. Thus, Lin Shaobai concluded that the deceased was Zhao Wangju. However, Lu Zhengyang still decided to continue the household-by-household investigation. Lin Shaobai did not give up and informed Captain Zhang of this clue.
During the evening meeting, Cen Xiaoman did not dare to lie and admitted that she had not investigated with Lin Shaobai. Lu Zhengyang was very angry, saying that if Wang Liqun was among the thirty-five households Cen Xiaoman investigated that day, the consequences would be unimaginable. Lu Zhengyang told Cen Xiaoman to be in his group the next day.
Falcon received a call; the matter of the dancer had been discovered, and he could no longer follow the Dai Yueqing lead. Bo Lao instructed him to only be responsible for the Bai Tou Weng lead.
Episode 10 Recap
Lin Shaobai's handwriting was not on the screening list at all. He admitted to letting the baozhang assist with the screening. Lu Zhengyang severely reprimanded Lin Shaobai for acting without authorization, stating that if there was a next time, he would be kicked out of the second office immediately. Lin Shaobai stubbornly asserted that the murderer in the dancer case was Wang Liqun, and he would see it through to the end.
If the murderer wasn't Wang Liqun, he could resign, but what if he was? The kidnapping case of Zhao Wangju back then was the first case Lin Shaobai handled after becoming a policeman. Zhao Wangju held extraordinary significance for him, so no matter what obstacles he faced, he had to clarify the case and bring Wang Liquun to justice. Wang Liqun arrived uninvited and demanded 25,000 silver dollars from Jin Maochang.
He wrote the HSBC account number on a piece of paper and gave it to Jin Maochang, demanding that Jin Maochang transfer the money in full. Jin Maochang handed the account number to Jiang Yang, stating that this was the only clue to finding Wang Liqun. He would arrange everything at the bank for Jiang Yang, and Jiang Yang needed to keep a close watch on the bank to see who came to withdraw the money.
When someone came to withdraw the money, the bank clerk deliberately knocked over a teacup to attract Jiang Yang's attention. Jiang Yang then followed this person to a place called Hongda Commercial Firm. Jin Maochang's intention was not only to get rid of Wang Liqun but also his superior behind him. Meanwhile, after screening, Lu Zhengyang and his team found two people who recognized Wang Liqun. They were Wang Liqun's landlords.
Lu Zhengyang led his team to inspect and search the rented room, where they found a radio transmitter and a notebook with the writing "Go to Hangzhou by water" previously written on it. Lu Zhengyang mistakenly thought Wang Liqun had gone to Hangzhou. Lu Zhengyang noticed that the wires of the radio transmitter were very clean, which didn't match the characteristics of frequent use.
By checking the electricity meter usage after the liberation, Lu Zhengyang concluded that Wang Liqun was deliberately misleading them. Continuing to visit nearby residents, they discovered that Wang Liqun, under the alias Yang Jun, was very familiar with the wholesale prices of department store goods, suggesting his hidden identity was related to the department store business. There are many department stores in Shanghai, making it impossible to check them one by one.
On the other side, Lin Shaobai didn't forget to investigate the dancer case. After being identified by other dancers familiar with Zhao Wangju, the deceased was indeed Zhao Wangju, now named Lin Li. The head dancer at the dance hall where Lin Li worked told Lin Shaobai that the man who took Lin Li away was wearing a custom-made suit from Peilomeng.
Lin Shaobai showed him a portrait, and the head dancer confirmed that it was the man who took Lin Li away. Lu Zhengyang invited Master Zhao, who was familiar with Wang Liqun's business from the medical clinic, and had him identify Wang Liqun's voice over the phone. It was finally confirmed that Yang Jun's voice was heard on the phone at Hongda Commercial Firm.
Here, Lin Shaobai and Captain Zhang, based on the delivery records for the custom-made Peilomeng suit, confirmed that the murderer of Zhao Wangju was the spy Wang Liqun, whom they were currently pursuing. Captain Zhang called Lu Zhengyang, but there was no answer. Lin Shaobai decided to immediately set out to make the arrest. Meanwhile, Lu Zhengyang disguised himself as a buyer, controlled Regan at the department store, and proceeded to apprehend Wang Liqun.
Wang Liqun was very alert and escaped by jumping out of a window, eventually being blocked from the front and back by Lu Zhengyang, the arriving Lin Shaobai, and others. While Lu Zhengyang was struggling with Wang Liqun, Lin Shaobai, in a moment of desperation, fired a shot at Wang Liqun. Wang Liqun was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Jiang Yang, who had been watching Wang Liqun, saw him being arrested and reported the matter to Jin Maochang.
Jin Maochang instructed Jiang Yang to kill Wang Liqun before he could talk. Xiao Yun used an emergency signal to inform Bo Lao that Falcon had been captured. Bo Lao decided to rescue him. After Wang Liqun woke up, Lin Shaobai's provocation was ineffective on him. Instead, he brought up the explosion case from four years ago to provoke Lu Zhengyang. Lu Zhengyang tried his best to maintain control, his expression unchanged.
Episode 11 Recap
Seeing that his provocation failed to get a rise out of Lu Zhengyang, Wang Liqun lay down to sleep and refused to speak further. The Public Security had rules against using private torture, but Lin Shaobai was not so merciful. With the brutal murder of Zhao Wangju fresh in his mind, he hated Wang Liqun to the bone. When Lu Zhengyang was not present, Lin Shaobai severely pinched Wang Liqun's wound, making Wang Liqun sweat profusely from the pain.
Jiang Yang, disguised as a hospital doctor, entered the hospital to investigate, finding the police defenses were tight. He only exchanged glances with one comrade before arousing suspicion, so he immediately left and monitored from a building outside the hospital, waiting for an opportunity to find a breakthrough and silence Wang Liqun. Xiao Yun came to the hospital to see a doctor for a stomach problem.
Lin Shaobai followed her after noticing, but after confirming she really had a stomach problem, he dismissed his suspicions. Wang Liqun was as stubborn and unyielding as a stone in a latrine pit.
Lin Shaobai wanted Jin Yan to help obtain a truth serum, but Jin Yan said those drugs were neurological medications, their effect similar to speaking the truth while drunk, and they would be useless on an experienced agent like Wang Liqun because their psychological fortitude was stronger than ordinary people. Lu Zhengyang gave Lin Shaobai some money collected by their comrades, asking him to go to the guesthouse to comfort Zhao Wangju's parents who had hurried from Anhui.
The hospital security was tight, making it as difficult as climbing the sky to rescue someone from there. Therefore, he intended to have the Public Security transfer Wang Liqun, and then they would seize the opportunity to act during the transfer to rescue him. Bo Lao's arrangement for Xu Wei was to return to where he came from and use the people he could. So, Xu Wei found the addict Lao Bai.
Last month, the hospital had commissioned Lanting Studio to paint slogans, agreeing to touch up the colors once a month. Lao Yang used this opportunity to go to the hospital. While touching up the colors, he painted Morse code onto them. Wang Liqun, who was passing by to use the restroom, saw the hidden Morse code on the propaganda painting. After returning, he began eating heartily, no longer going on a hunger strike.
Lu Zhengyang noticed that the propaganda painting had just been freshly painted but didn't think much of it. Zhao Wangju's parents were heartbroken. The newspaper's acceptance letter happened to arrive. Lin Shaobai felt indignant for the deceased Zhao Wangju. If it weren't for Wang Liqun, Zhao Wangju would already be living a new life now. Lu Zhengyang used evidence to tell Wang Liqun that the person who killed his brother Wang Liheng back then was his current superior.
Wang Liqun didn't believe him and asked Lu Zhengyang to find a living witness. Lin Shaobai entrusted Jin Yan to take good care of the two elderly people. He returned to the hospital to interrogate Wang Liqun, propped a box against the door to interrogate Wang Liqun alone, and used private torture. Lin Shaobai knew that Wang Liqun didn't want to die now, so he pretended to inject riboflavin as bromine water into the IV bottle.
The fear of death made Wang Liqun confess that his superior was named Bo Lao and they were executing an "Overturn the Sea Plan". Lu Zhengyang and others broke in, interrupting Lin Shaobai's interrogation with torture. Lin Shaobai couldn't ask for more before he was confined. Lu Zhengyang reiterated to Wang Liqun that the person who killed Wang Liheng was this Bo Lao.
Wang Liqun said that as long as Lu Zhengyang could find evidence, he would agree to any condition. Cen Xiaoman returned to the commercial firm to investigate and found that some paintings were not registered. Lu Zhengyang appealed to his emotions, asking Lin Shaobai to choose between continuing to be a "wolfdog" and being a people's policeman. Lu Zhengyang told Wang Liqun about his brother Wang Liheng's arrest back then. Ma Jianqi of No.
76 was responsible for interrogating Wang Liheng, but Wang Liheng chose not to confess to protect Wang Liqun, who was a subordinate of Bo Lao. As soon as Ma Jianqi from Suzhou arrived, Wang Liqun could confront him in person. Lu Zhengyang understood that as soon as Ma Jianqi arrived, Wang Liqun would confess.
Episode 12 Recap
Wang Liqun looked at the materials left by Lu Zhengyang and recalled that after his brother Wang Liheng died that year, Bo Lao had stopped him from pursuing the real killer. Although the witness Ma Jianqi had not yet arrived, Wang Liqun had already begun to suspect Bo Lao in his heart, to the point of shedding tears of remorse. The route for transferring Wang Liqun was set.
At night, they moved him quietly, and the plainclothes team guarding outside the hospital immediately withdrew. Jiang Yang and his subordinates discovered that the suspect had been transferred and immediately went after him. The convoy transferring Wang Liqun was ambushed on the road. Wang Liqun took the opportunity to take Jin Yan hostage, threatening Lu Zhengyang to open the back door so he could go back and do something.
It was obvious what this 'something' was: to confront Bo Lao face-to-face and confirm whether or not Bo Lao had killed his brother Wang Liheng. Jiang Yang arrived, hiding in the shadows, and shot at Wang Liqun who was holding Jin Yan hostage. Lu Zhengyang sensed something was wrong and speculated that there were two groups of people at the scene: one group wanted to rescue Wang Liqun, and the other wanted to kill Wang Liqun to silence him.
In the chaos, someone threw a bomb. Xu Wei used the smoke as cover and rode a motorcycle to rescue Wang Liqun. Along the way, Wang Liqun cursed Xu Wei for not knowing how to drive. Xu Wei, remembering Wang Liqun's previous threats and various insults, became angry and skidded, causing the motorcycle to crash, and both fell off the vehicle.
Wang Liqun didn't restrain himself, pinning Xu Wei down and continuing to curse, resulting in Xu Wei shooting him in the abdomen. Jiang Yang chased after them and witnessed Xu Wei killing Wang Liqun with his own eyes. Lu Zhengyang and the others rushed over, but Wang Liqun was already dead. However, before they arrived, Jiang Yang had already left. Explosive bullets were left at the scene of the exchange of fire.
This type of bullet is inhumane and has been banned, with only a small quantity still circulating on the black market. Xu Wei returned and told Bo Lao that the Falcon was dead. He explained that because Wang Liqun had been swayed by Lu Zhengyang and suspected that Bo Lao had killed Wang Liheng, Xu Wei killed him to prevent him from confessing about everyone.
Bo Lao planned to make Xu Wei the leader of the action team, but his qualifications were too shallow, and he might not be able to command respect, so they could only wait. The route for transferring Wang Liqun must have been leaked. During the planning of the route, Lin Shaobai was in solitary confinement, so he could be excluded from suspicion. Lu Zhengyang requested Deputy Director Yang to let Lin Shaobai join him for the internal investigation.
Lin Shaobai initially played hard to get, but then heard he would have to continue being confined, so he immediately called out to Lu Zhengyang and agreed to go with him for the internal investigation. Xu Wei wanted to secretly take away his wife Zhao Lan, but was stopped by Xiao Yun.
Her lie made Zhao Lan believe that Xu Wei was working for a secret anti-spy organization within the Public Security Bureau, so she agreed to go with Xiao Yun, relieving Xu Wei of his worries. Only Xu Wei knew in his heart that with Zhao Lan gone, Bo Lao would use her as leverage against him, and he would have to obey any of Bo Lao's instructions.
After the internal investigation, only Lao Xu and Lao Chen, who had gone to the bathroom, were suspects. Lin Shaobai and Lu Zhengyang went to investigate at the Taiping Bathhouse and found that the five minutes Lao Xu spent using the restroom was not enough time for Lao Chen to access the route map left in the luggage storage room.
Afterwards, they questioned the owner and learned that a Public Security officer named Bai Qingfang had come that day, looked at all the lockers, and his fingers were yellow, indicating he was a heavy opium user. Bai Qingfang was the most suspect, but before Lu Zhengyang and the others could find his residence, Xu Wei silenced him. Initially, it was thought that Bai Qingfang died from a morphine overdose.
Later, Jin Yan's examination found needle marks on his chest, indicating someone had directly injected morphine into his heart, causing his death. Lu Zhengyang said the next breakthrough would be the hospital's propaganda paintings. If they truly contained information transmitted to Wang Liqun, then it would be a breakthrough. Cen Xiaoman also took out several paintings found at the commercial firm, suspecting they were Bo Lao's work.
Episode 13 Recap
Cen Xiaoman had conducted a detailed investigation; these paintings were extremely strict, and Bo Lao was precisely this type of person. Just then, Huzi informed Lu Zhengyang that the cryptography expert had arrived. When Xu Wei rushed to the hospital, the expert was already studying the propaganda paintings. He called Bo Lao to inform him, and Bo Lao immediately devised a countermeasure.
He took a photo of Lao Yang, whose painting style and technique were very similar to his own, and then appointed Lao Yang as deputy station chief. Lao Yang was overjoyed, believing his efforts had been rewarded, unaware that this was a trap set by Bo Lao. Cen Xiaoman went to various shops to look at paintings but couldn't find any with a style similar to the ones from the commercial firm.
As she walked out, she inadvertently noticed that the propaganda paintings on the street were quite similar, signed 'Lanting Studio'. She then went to Lanting Studio, pretending to be a customer buying paintings. Cen Xiaoman bought a painting of a falcon, but her acting was still immature, and she was noticed by Xiao Yun as being suspicious. Bo Lao had his own countermeasure and temporarily did not need to move Yang Hui (Lao Yang), who served as a chess piece.
Xu Wei received a letter containing a letter from Bo Lao and a photo of Zhao Lan. In the letter, Bo Lao said that Zhao Lan was safe and sound. The back of the photo had the words "He Ji Bing Shi" written on it. Xu Wei then went to He Ji Bing Shi to meet with Bo Lao. Bo Lao told him that the Zombie Sparrow would come to find him in a few days and to await arrangements.
The cryptography expert deciphered the Morse code on the propaganda paintings. Lu Zhengyang and the others followed the clues and traced it to Lanting Studio. Deputy Director Yang ordered the arrest to be carried out that night. Before the operation, Cen Xiaoman returned to report. Lin Shaobai said sternly that she might have alerted the enemy. Unexpectedly, when the Public Security Bureau knocked on the door of Lanting Studio at night, Zheng Lanting had not absconded.
Instead, he and Xiao Yun cooperated very actively with the investigation. Zheng Lanting claimed that the hospital's propaganda paintings were painted by him, but the subsequent retouching was not done by him. On the other side, Xiao Yun confessed that the retouching was usually handled by the shop assistants Li Xu and Yang Hui. What they said had no loopholes. When Lin Shaobai reviewed the case, he said they were either honest and ordinary citizens or extremely skilled spies.
The next day, Li Xu was arrested when he went to work. According to him, on that day, Yang Hui went to retouch the painting but referred to it as picking up the sample. Afterwards, Lin Shaobai and Cen Xiaoman went to the school to investigate. They found no other abnormalities in the impression of Zheng Lanting among other teachers. The Public Security officers staking out Lanting Studio were distracted by Li Xu upstairs.
Xiao Yun was able to pass a message to Yang Hui through someone who came to pick up a painting. Lu Zhengyang found Yang Hui's residence and discovered many paintings there, as well as a cipher book hidden on a fan. Lin Shaobai came up with an idea: pretending to be Xiao Yun delivering a meal to Zheng Lanting, with a note hidden in the food, attempting to trick Zheng Lanting this way.
However, Zheng Lanting's first reaction was to report to the Public Security Bureau that there was a note in the food. Liu Guihang intercepted the Public Security telegram and learned that Zheng Lanting had been arrested by the Public Security Bureau. He wanted to use this as an opportunity. Xiao Yun remembered Zheng Lanting's previous instructions and decided to find Xu Wei. Liu Guihang half-persuaded, half-threatened, Yang Hui into cooperating with his plan to rescue Bo Lao.
Xiao Yun risked shaking off the Public Security tail to meet Xu Wei at He Ji Bing Shi, telling him to stop the rescue of Bo Lao at all costs. Xu Wei took this opportunity to demand a promotion because he knew that the higher the rank, the safer he and his wife Zhao Lan would be. Moreover, after the matter was done, he wanted Xiao Yun to agree to send Zhao Lan to T Bay first. Xiao Yun agreed, but the promise could only be fulfilled after this matter was accomplished.
Episode 14 Recap
Xiao Yun was very cautious; the Public Security officers tracking her found nothing amiss. Xu Wei found the watch shop where Liu Guihang was lurking in disguise and told Liu Guihang not to rescue Bo Lao. How could Liu Guihang listen to him? The result was that he was knocked out by Xu Wei and tied up. Another subordinate was also knocked out and tied up, unconscious. Lin Shaobai told Zheng Lanting that he would be transferred to Beiping tomorrow.
This was another tactic to trick Zheng Lanting into revealing his true identity. Lu Zhengyang decided to use a freight train to transfer Zheng Lanting. If it turned out later that he was truly innocent, he would have to tell Zheng Lanting the truth and ask for his understanding. The next day, when it was time to depart, Zheng Lanting looked listless. After examining him, Jin Yan said it was acute anxiety.
Lin Shaobai suggested delaying the transfer by two days, but Lu Zhengyang did not agree. Yang Hui brought people to bury explosives under the tracks in advance. When the time came, no one on the train would be spared, and they could take whatever they wanted from the freight train. On the train, Lu Zhengyang chatted with Zheng Lanting, but Zheng Lanting did not say much. Xu Wei rushed to the woods, trying to stop Yang Hui's operation.
He directly stated that Liu Guihang was using Yang Hui as a pawn. Yang Hui did not believe him and ordered his men to restrain Xu Wei. Just as the train was about to arrive, Xu Wei broke free from the restraints and prevented Yang Hui from pressing the detonator. The train passed safely over the tracks where the explosives were buried.
Xiao Yun waited in agony, secretly deciding that if Bo Lao were exposed, she would take poison and accompany him to the netherworld. Xu Wei called, and she finally felt relieved. She also told Xu Wei that Yang Hui was the most important pawn. By then, the Public Security would mistake Yang Hui for Bo Lao, and Zheng Lanting would continue to lie low.
As for Xu Wei's mission, it was to ensure that Yang Hui died at the right moment. When transferring Zheng Lanting, the spies made no move at all. Lu Zhengyang ordered the return. Zheng Lanting discovered that the train had stopped and questioned why they were not going to Beiping, expressing strong dissatisfaction. Lu Zhengyang went forward to explain and appease him. Afterwards, everyone reviewed the situation. There was still no conclusion on whether Zheng Lanting was Bo Lao.
Lu Zhengyang said they would reach a conclusion after catching Yang Hui. The Reconnaissance Section intercepted a telegram and learned that the spies would assassinate industry figures tonight. Deputy Director Yang gave instructions that the industry meeting would proceed as usual, but the location would change. Lu Zhengyang and the others could go ahead and act freely.
Deputy Director Yang could see that this was another trap, so he had Captain Zhang cooperate with Lu Zhengyang's operation to turn the tables and capture all the lying-in-wait spies. Lin Shaobai caught the leader of this group of spies, Old Liu (Liu Guihang), and used him to lure out Yang Hui. However, Yang Hui was very cautious. He sent another person ashore. After discovering the deception, he pulled the nearest person, Cen Xiaoman, over as a hostage.
Deputy Director Yang exchanged himself for Cen Xiaoman. Originally, he had persuaded Yang Hui to abandon the dark side and come to the light, but Xu Wei shot secretly, causing Yang Hui to resort to desperate measures. Before he could shoot, Lin Shaobai had already killed Yang Hui one step ahead. Afterwards, they found a torn photo on the boat, as well as other materials, pointing to Yang Hui as Bo Lao.
Lu Zhengyang felt that every clue found so far was too perfectly fitting, making it suspicious. Zheng Lanting requested the Public Security to issue him a certificate stating he was a good citizen. Lu Zhengyang agreed, and Xiao Yun came to pick Zheng Lanting up to go home. Zheng Lanting discovered that several paintings were missing from his room. He sternly emphasized to Xiao Yun again that nothing in that room could be moved without his permission.
Later, Bo Lao and Xu Wei came and released Liu Guihang. Although they didn't kill him, even Xu Wei, who was of a lower rank than him, could treat him with contempt, showing how little Bo Lao regarded Liu Guihang.
Episode 15 Recap
Bo Lao announced in front of Liu Guihang that Xu Wei would become the new Falcon, the captain of the Shanghai Special Operations Team. Liu Guihang was unconvinced, but he dared to be angry yet dared not speak. Bo Lao then used the broken watch to remind Liu Guihang that a team needs sincere cooperation and must not go too slow or too fast.
Lin Shaobai performed outstandingly in the operation to capture Yang Hui and was officially hired by the Public Security, receiving his own police uniform. In the evening, everyone gathered for a meal to celebrate the success of the operation and congratulate Lin Shaobai on becoming a glorious People's Public Security officer. Bo Lao made arrangements for the next mission. Xu Wei would enter the transport team to facilitate contact with Dai Yueqing of the Hand Hook Gang.
When Lin Shaobai, who had been called by Lu Zhengyang for help, was mentioned, Xu Wei lied, saying that he had only been partners with him for a while and they were not on the same path. Lin Shaobai drank too much and blamed Old Xu, who had worked in the underground police station, for not recruiting him back then. Old Xu, in turn, told everyone about Lin Shaobai's embarrassing stories before the Liberation.
Lu Zhengyang took the drunk Lin Shaobai home. The next day, when Lin Shaobai sobered up, the first thing he did was put on his police uniform. A silver dollar craze appeared in Shanghai. The Renminbi was depreciating more and more, and people increasingly wanted to hold onto silver dollars. Bo Lao planned to take advantage of this silver dollar craze and disrupt Shanghai's economy through counterfeit currency printing machines, making Shanghai citizens increasingly distrust the Renminbi.
Previously, when Mao Sen and his group evacuated Shanghai, they took away several printing machines from the Central Printing Plant. However, those machines were huge and very difficult to transport. Bo Lao smiled and just said, "Where there's a will, there's a way. " Xu Wei became the new Falcon and contacted Jin Maochang. Xu Wei asked Jin Maochang to transport a printing machine from Zhoushan to Shanghai, but was refused by Jin Maochang.
Xu Wei's attitude was overbearing, and Jin Maochang immediately cowered, saying that he would definitely try his best to do it, but Liu Xisheng was causing him trouble everywhere, so he still needed Xu Wei to help him solve the problem of Liu Xisheng. As soon as Xu Wei left, Jiang Yang followed him and discovered that Xu Wei's hidden identity was someone from the transport team.
Lin Shaobai took Jin Yan out to eat and learned that two people had been following her for several days. So he used a little trick to control those two people and, after asking, learned that Jin Maochang had sent them to protect Jin Yan. They had photos as evidence, and Jin Yan no longer doubted, but she felt her father was too cautious. Big Mother and Second Mother were playing mahjong with her friends.
When asked about the silver dollar craze, Lin Shaobai told them not to speculate in silver dollars. The master plate for the counterfeit currency was too crude, so Bo Lao personally copied it and felt that the designer of this set of Renminbi was an artist. Xu Wei called and said that he had already connected with the Hand Hook Gang. Bo Lao was very excited and wanted to see the day when counterfeit currency flooded Shanghai soon.
The Water River Gang came to take revenge, but instead fell into a trap. Boss Feng of the Water River Gang became meat on the chopping block, to be butchered by Dai Yueqing at will. Most people from the original Water River Gang changed allegiance with the wind, picking up hand hooks and betraying the Water River Gang. Everyone picked up hand hooks and turned towards their former boss.
By now, Dai Yueqing had not only annexed the territory of the Water River Gang but also absorbed Boss Feng's subordinates. Dai Yueqing met with Bo Lao. Bo Lao invited her to fight together on the financial battlefield. Between one silver dollar and one Renminbi note, Dai Yueqing believed in silver dollars. Her choice was also the choice of the vast majority of people in Shanghai. Now the PLA has entered Shanghai, but the Renminbi might not necessarily enter Shanghai.
Xu Wei was still using his hidden identity in the transport team. He transported the counterfeit currency to the dock. Da Huzi instructed his subordinates to spend this Renminbi and buy all daily necessities that could be bought, no matter what method they used.
Episode 16 Recap
Jin Maochang, the president of the Chamber of Commerce, took the lead in organizing representatives from the financial and industrial sectors, appealing to them to pool their wisdom and efforts, stick together, and get through the turbulent financial crisis together. Bo Lao was eavesdropping on the industry meeting and heard someone talking about speculating in silver dollars; Bo Lao was smugly satisfied. Of course, there were also dissenting voices.
Among them, Liu Xisheng believed that Jin Maochang was not worthy of his position and left in anger. Afterwards, Old Gao said that these were all conspiracies, and he was unwilling to get involved in this mess. After saying that, he got up and left. Other Boss Jin and Boss Qian also left one after another. Among the remaining four people, one person acted smugly after gaining an advantage.
Bo Lao signaled Xu Wei to put poison on a towel and poison this person to death in the restroom. Bo Lao instructed Xu Wei to send counterfeit money to the capitalists on the list who were keen on speculation, so that counterfeit money would flood Shanghai. Lu Zhengyang received news that five banks in Huangpu and Xuhui districts had deposited a large amount of counterfeit currency.
The bureau asked them to immediately form a special investigation team to investigate the source of these counterfeit notes. While called counterfeit notes, they were actually very similar to real notes. It was experienced bank staff who noticed something was wrong based on the subtle feel. And it can now be confirmed that the real and counterfeit notes share serial numbers.
Old Wei, a member of the North China Financial Committee and deputy governor of Beihai Bank, was invited to Shanghai to assist with the investigation. Lin Shaobai proposed his immature idea, and Lu Zhengyang further suggested applying to make a set of replicated copper plates. Old Wei thought these ideas were very good. Liu Xisheng was quietly murdered, and Jin Maochang was rid of his trouble.
His body, along with counterfeit money, was hidden in a sack and surfaced, where it was discovered. Rumors circulated that Liu Xisheng had paid his workers with counterfeit money, leading to him being retaliated against. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Building became a stronghold for rampant speculation and was later sealed off by force.
The organization specially approved Lu Zhengyang and his team to infiltrate the counterfeit money business chain as businessmen, to quickly connect with the source of the counterfeit production. At first, they acted as sellers, but without connections, no one dared to cooperate. Lin Shaobai simply suggested acting as buyers, saying that customers are God and they wouldn't have trouble finding partners. As expected, the first Boss Tian readily agreed to cooperate upon seeing the copper plates.
However, Lin Shaobai and Huzhi, who was pretending to be a driver, were surrounded by a group of armed men. Lin Shaobai quickly told Huzhi to leave with the copper plates, but he himself was captured. Jiang Yang checked the route and found that the location where the Falcon met with his superior was at or near the delivery address. Lin Shaobai was blindfolded and brought before Manager Hu of the Hand Hook Gang.
Manager Hu interrogated Lin Shaobai about his boss. Even when his life was in danger and his body was hooked by hand hooks, Lin Shaobai endured the pain and fabricated a story, finally making them believe him. Dai Yueqing would not put all her eggs in one basket; she told Da Huzi to call the Falcon over to test him out.
Deputy Director Yang arranged for Lu Zhengyang to conduct a joint large-scale search across three garrison areas, mobilizing students and workers for full cooperation, investigating thoroughly and arresting everyone who should be arrested. Jiang Yang snuck into Xu Wei's transport vehicle and was discovered by Xu Wei. He simply pretended to be a desperate poor person trying to steal flour.
Xu Wei was very suspicious and kept probing, but Jiang Yang's answers were airtight, and he also mentioned having two children. As soon as children were mentioned, Xu Wei's heart softened. Even so, Xu Wei tested him again in the end, asking Jiang Yang how to correctly burp a baby. When Jiang Yang's answer matched the method he had heard from his wife, Zhao Lan, he finally dispelled his doubts and let Jiang Yang go.
Afterwards, Jiang Yang reported this matter to Jin Maochang. Jin Maochang reminded him that such a thing must not happen a second time.
Episode 17 Recap
Lin Shaobai was missing. The police were searching everywhere, and several docks were forced to shut down. Da Huzi brought Xu Wei over and asked if Lin Shaobai was his man. Xu Wei's answer was reserved. Da Huzi then asked Xu Wei if he knew "Bing Weimo". Xu Wei said he didn't know him, and pretended to angrily beat Lin Shaobai.
When Da Huzi wasn't paying attention, he threw a wire that could help Lin Shaobai unlock the handcuffs into his hand. Xu Wei knew Lin Shaobai was skilled at picking locks. Da Huzi had someone drag Xu Wei out and conveyed Dai Yueqing's instructions, telling Xu Wei to deliver a message to Bo Lao, demanding another meeting for negotiations before they could continue distributing counterfeit currency through the Hand Hook Gang's docks.
After Lin Shaobai unlocked himself, he injured someone and hid behind a car. Xu Wei pretended to leave but then returned, firing shots to provide cover for Lin Shaobai. Lin Shaobai managed to escape. He did not kill Da Huzi of the Hand Hook Gang. Lin Shaobai escaped, and Xu Wei was waiting for him by the car. They still had great chemistry. Xu Wei threw him a bottle of wound medicine and got in the car, intending to leave.
Lin Shaobai wanted to persuade him to turn back, but Xu Wei had too much blood on his hands and could no longer turn back. Since Xu Wei saved him today, it showed he hadn't changed. Lin Shaobai didn't give up, but Xu Wei instead aimed his gun at him. Although he didn't shoot Lin Shaobai, he fired a few shots at the ground near Lin Shaobai's feet, then drove away.
Lin Shaobai didn't go home, nor did he call the bureau. He found someone to help stitch his wounds himself, and then called home to say he wouldn't be back for dinner for the next couple of days. Just then, Lin's second mother was talking with Lu Zhengyang. Hearing from Lin's first mother that Lin Shaobai had called, Lu Zhengyang and Huzhi quickly rushed to find him. Lin Shaobai pretended everything was fine.
The wound on his head couldn't be hidden, but the one on his abdomen could. He acted relaxed and didn't mention the abdominal injury. Lin Shaobai took Lu Zhengyang to find Qin Ye. According to Lin Shaobai, this Qin Ye was the head of all gangs, big and small, in Shanghai, so he must have clues. Lin Shaobai said a slang phrase to Qin Ye.
Qin Ye also saw the wound on Lin Shaobai's abdomen and knew it was from the Hand Hook Gang. He had someone bring a photo, which was a picture of him with Dai Yueqing and her husband from the past. He hadn't had contact with Dai Yueqing in recent years, but he had heard that she had reorganized the Hand Hook Gang.
Ever since Jin Maochang learned that Jiang Yang had two children, he specifically arranged for someone to pick them up for tutoring lessons. It's best to express thanks in person. Jiang Yang went to meet Jin Maochang. Jin Maochang arranged for him to be his assistant, so Jiang Yang would have a legitimate identity. Jiang Yang was very grateful and immediately stated that he would definitely catch the Falcon.
Lu Zhengyang guessed that Lin Shaobai's escape was likely due to Xu Wei's rescue. Lin Shaobai didn't want to hide it and told the truth. Lu Zhengyang reminded Lin Shaobai again that Xu Wei used to follow Wang Liqun, but Wang Liqun and Yang Hui had died one after another, and Xu Wei was also involved in the trafficking and production of counterfeit money, so he must already have intricate connections with that organization.
Lin Shaobai guaranteed that he would personally capture him the next time they met. Jiang Yang noted down the stopping points of the transport team. After analysis, he concluded that the Falcon's superior contacted the transport team through deliveries, and the most frequent point of contact was Lanting Art Studio.
The police had previously monitored Lanting Art Studio, and it was not appropriate to have another murder case there now, so Jin Maochang only asked Jiang Yang to keep an eye on it for the time being.
Dai Yueqing met with Bo Lao and proposed two conditions for their continued cooperation: first, the Hand Hook Gang must be the sole channel for the counterfeit currency's distribution to the outside world; second, she wanted Xu Wei's life, to kill one to warn a hundred. To save Xu Wei's life, Bo Lao agreed to give Dai Yueqing a set of copper plates for making currency.
But afterwards, he instructed Xu Wei to bring more men tomorrow, kill Dai Yueqing, and annex the Hand Hook Gang's docks and industries. Dai Yueqing had also acquired a printing press on her side, but Da Huzi was skeptical whether Bo Lao would readily hand over the copper plates for making currency.
Episode 18 Recap
For the future of the gang and her brothers, Dai Yueqing wanted to take the risk of getting the copper plates to make a huge profit. According to the information provided by Old Qin, the Social Affairs Department investigated the background and details of Dai Yueqing of the Hand Hook Gang. Although this woman appears gentle on the surface, she is actually a ruthless character.
After her husband died, she killed three gang elders and has been in charge of the gang ever since. Lin Shaobai felt there was no need to fight her to the death; it would be better to ask Old Qin to step forward and invite Dai Yueqing for tea. Soon, Dai Yueqing received an invitation from Master Qin, saying he wanted to meet her to discuss a profitable business deal.
Lin Shaobai and Lu Zhengyang waited with Master Qin, but past the appointed time, Dai Yueqing still hadn't arrived, so Master Qin asked them to wait longer. After a while, Dai Yueqing arrived, and she also brought ginseng for Master Qin to nourish his body. After discovering that Lin Shaobai and Lu Zhengyang were police officers, she didn't finish listening to Master Qin's advice before splashing tea at him.
Master Qin sighed, reluctantly left the scene, and let Lin Shaobai, Lu Zhengyang, and Dai Yueqing talk. Dai Yueqing first offered twenty thousand US dollars as a bribe, which was refused. Finally, she agreed to cooperate, but on the condition that her and her brothers' safety was guaranteed. Dai Yueqing mentioned Bo Lao, lying that she had arranged to meet him at St. Joseph's Church the day after tomorrow.
Given that she might have Bo Lao's informants around her, Lu Zhengyang and the others didn't take Dai Yueqing back to the police station, but instead pretended to be Master Qin's people to monitor her. Lin Shaobai and Lu Zhengyang both didn't expect Bo Lao to still be alive. Lu Zhengyang also said perhaps someone was using Bo Lao's codename, and Dai Yueqing's reaction was very abnormal; there must be something fishy.
Arriving at Dai Yueqing's home, Lin Shaobai deliberately asked Dai Yueqing to take him to find water and a teapot. Lu Zhengyang and Huzhi searched and found a secret passage in her upstairs bedroom. It seemed her cooperation was fake, and her intention was to escape. Lu Zhengyang deliberately created a facade of being lax on the outside but tight on the inside, allowing Dai Yueqing to escape.
In the middle of the night, Dai Yueqing indeed escaped through the secret passage. After dawn, Lu Zhengyang led his men to follow, discovering that Dai Yueqing was very likely meeting Bo Lao today. Like a mantis stalking a cicada, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai were the orioles behind. They controlled the back door of the church.
After Dai Yueqing and the Hawk tore into each other and a gunfight occurred, the police intervened, controlled the church, and captured Dai Yueqing and her subordinates. Dai Yueqing handed over her gun, and Lu Zhengyang agreed to be lenient with her brothers. At this moment, Xu Wei threw in a grenade. Lu Zhengyang immediately pulled Dai Yueqing to jump away, and fortunately, they were unharmed. Xu Wei then fired supplementary shots, all of which were stopped by Lu Zhengyang.
Seeing that he couldn't kill Dai Yueqing, Xu Wei escaped. Lin Shaobai ran to stop him, but failed, and Xu Wei escaped, leaving behind a fake driver's license. While escaping, he took a tram and saw the PLA checking IDs. Xu Wei got off the tram and was called out by the PLA soldier. Before the other party could control him, Xu Wei knocked him out and ran away. Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai found Zheng Lanting near St.
Joseph's Church and deliberately brought him back to the station to stall for time. Lin Shaobai quickly verified and found that Zheng Lanting had indeed come for a home visit, but the location of the home visit could clearly see St. Joseph's Church. After Zheng Lanting finished drawing the sketch and left, he deliberately wrote a delivery order and then intentionally let a habitual thief steal it, thus logically sending the delivery order out.
Xiao Yun, codenamed "Zombie Sparrow," was in the counterfeit currency factory. Now it was up to whether they could deliver the message to Xiao Yun before Dai Yueqing confessed. Dai Yueqing refused to confess. Lu Zhengyang planned to start with that photo. He and Lin Shaobai went to Master Qin for help to find the child in the photo. After finding the child's residence and information, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai spoke frankly with Dai Yueqing. At first, Dai Yueqing adamantly denied that Tong Susu was her flesh and blood.
Episode 19 Recap
Calamity doesn't extend to descendants. However, Lu Zhengyang and Lin Shaobai could take advantage of Dai Yueqing's strong protective feelings for this child and lie to her, saying that the Hawk had seen this child before them, and also under the guise of being public security officers. Lin Shaobai's answer completely dispelled Dai Yueqing's doubts. She confessed that the location of the counterfeit currency factory was in Xingfu Li, Putuo District, Pier No. 46.
Dai Yueqing finally asked if the child already knew that his mother was a heinous criminal. Lin Shaobai admitted that he had not told the child the truth. The child knew he was adopted, but in the story told by his adoptive parents, his biological mother was a female battlefield doctor who sacrificed her life on the anti-Japanese front. After listening, Dai Yueqing was touched and shed tears.
Lu Zhengyang hoped she could truly turn over a new leaf and strive for leniency. A Xiang sent back news that he followed Zheng Lanting back to the studio, and Zheng Lanting did not leave the studio after that. Two thieves, holding the delivery order, smugly went to No. 46 to pick up a box of penicillin. After understanding the situation, Zombie Sparrow Xiao Yun killed the two thieves, realizing that Bo Lao was sending a warning.
Before the public security officers arrived, she set up ambushes in the courtyard and the warehouse. A fierce gun battle erupted between the two sides; the scene was full of gunfire flashes and thick smoke. Lu Zhengyang and his team pressed closer step by step, and when they approached the warehouse, they found there were also ambushes inside. Lin Shaobai, at Lu Zhengyang's signal, threw a bomb inside, turning the passive situation into an active one.
After everyone was shot, the Zombie Sparrow, taking advantage of their inattention, lit a lighter and threw it towards the counterfeit currency and equipment. Lin Shaobai immediately fired two shots towards where the Zombie Sparrow was hiding; the Zombie Sparrow was shot and wounded and escaped. Before the explosive was ignited, Lu Zhengyang pulled Lin Shaobai to the ground to avoid the explosion.
Afterwards, the bureau held a meeting to summarize; although the counterfeit currency incident had come to an end, someone was hoarding rice, grain, and cotton, and the special agents would definitely continue to watch for opportunities. Lu Zhengyang injured his foot protecting Lin Shaobai, making it inconvenient for him to go to the station to pick someone up, so he asked Lin Shaobai to do it.
The little girl's name was Lu Feihang; although young, she was very sensible, spoke articulately, and had a great dream of building airplanes. Lu Feihang wanted to see Lu Zhengyang, so Lin Shaobai took her to the office to greet everyone and get acquainted. Lin Shaobai accompanied Lu Zhengyang to take the child home, and incidentally learned that Lu Feihang's parents were the Wen Tian couple from the Fuzhou Road explosion case.
Xu Wei could not provide valid documents when passing the checkpoint, and was discovered by the PLA soldier to be the Hawk Xu Wei; he broke through the checkpoint and escaped. Xu Wei asked if he needed to change his identity, but Bo Lao did not agree. Xu Wei also did not mention that his document had fallen into Lin Shaobai's hands. But who was Bo Lao?
After he became suspicious, he had Li Xu follow Xu Wei, found that Xu Wei's driver's license was missing, and the pier transport team had not returned. Lin Shaobai went to find a stamp shop and found that Xu Wei had also come to inquire at this stamp shop before him. Lu Zhengyang took Lu Feihang to school; the school she attended happened to be the primary school where Zheng Lanting worked.
Lin Shaobai lied about taking leave; Lu Zhengyang became suspicious, went to Lin Shaobai's home, and found that his two mothers had not gone to the funeral, so he knew Lin Shaobai was lying. Lu Zhengyang arranged for Huzhi to follow Lin Shaobai, and found that Lin Shaobai knew Xu Wei's whereabouts but didn't say anything.
Before midnight, Lin Shaobai waited by the stump for the rabbit; Xu Wei arrived, Lin Shaobai tried to persuade him to turn over a new leaf, but Xu Wei did not listen. Lu Zhengyang, hiding outside, was worried that chaos would injure Lin Shaobai; only when he saw Xu Wei come out alone did Lu Zhengyang order the action, but unexpectedly, they were blocked by a car that suddenly rushed out, missing the excellent opportunity for arrest.
Lu Zhengyang chased the car; he happened to see Lin Shaobai beside the car and mistakenly thought he had driven to rescue Xu Wei. Lu Zhengyang did not listen to his explanation and hit Lin Shaobai with a heavy punch, knocking him to the ground.
Episode 20 Recap
Although it wasn't Lin Shaobai who drove the car, his concealment of Xu Wei's whereabouts was a serious dereliction of duty. Lu Zhengyang told Huzhi to take Lin Shaobai down and await punishment. On the other side, Xu Wei was also questioned by Bo Lao, who directly gave Xu Wei a gun and told him to end his own life.
Xu Wei didn't hesitate, leaving a message "Take good care of Zhao Lan for me," and directly pulled the trigger, but to his surprise, there were no bullets in the gun. Bo Lao had tested him and finally let him go because of his loyalty. When Bo Lao was Zheng Lanting, he very seriously taught Lu Feihang how to draw, looking like a harmless teacher.
Although Lu Zhengyang was very strict with Lin Shaobai, he still went to plead with Deputy Bureau Chief Yang for Lin Shaobai, hoping for a lenient punishment. Huzhi and the others were huddled outside the bathhouse door, secretly listening. They heard Lu Zhengyang suggest transferring Lin Shaobai from Department Two to help out in Old Hu's police pigeon section.
Deputy Director Yang sensed that Lu Zhengyang had long prepared a way out for Lin Shaobai, asking what would happen if Lin Shaobai made another mistake in the police pigeon section. Lu Zhengyang patted his chest and guaranteed that he would take responsibility and be fired together with Lin Shaobai. Deputy Director Yang didn't believe him. Lu Zhengyang said solemnly that this was the last time. Xu Wei was taken to see Zhao Lan blindfolded.
Bo Lao's move, rewarding instead of punishing, made an unforgettable impression on Xu Wei. After dinner, Zhao Lan told Xu Wei that she wanted to return to Shanghai to have the baby. Xu Wei comforted her and told her to wait a little longer. Old Xu went to see Lin Shaobai, who was in solitary confinement, and told him that he had not been sentenced, but he could no longer stay in the Social Affairs Department.
There was still a chance if he went to the police pigeon section. Old Xu also said that to allow Lin Shaobai to stay, Lu Zhengyang had risked his police uniform. Initially, Lin Shaobai was very resistant to going to the police pigeon section to raise pigeons. After listening to Old Xu, he fell silent. Lu Feihang fainted due to a congenital heart disease. Zheng Lanting rushed her to the hospital in time.
Lu Zhengyang, who arrived later, expressed his gratitude to him and humbly accepted Zheng Lanting's suggestion. Lu Feihang woke up and comforted Lu Zhengyang not to worry. She also said that under Teacher Zheng's patient guidance, her drawing was getting better and better. The Doctor had people take the experimental mice to be buried deep, but these people took the easy way out and just threw the sacks into the woods. Soon after, Doctor Zhao discovered several cases of anthrax.
Jin Yan received the notification and went to assist Doctor Zhao in tracing the source of the infection. Investigations revealed that all these patients had been to the Sitang River in Wusong District. One patient was a sugar factory worker and worked right at Sitang River. Doctor Zhao remembered that this person was the first case to develop symptoms.
Jin Yan had an acute intuition that this sugar factory might be Jin's Sugar Factory, which was her father Jin Maochang's sugar factory. Jin Yan took Liu Rui to the sugar factory to collect samples for testing. Manager Li quickly called Doctor Ogura (小仓博士) to notify him, and then went to the entrance of the sugar factory to stop Jin Yan and delay her.
Jin Yan ignored his obstruction, entered the laboratory, collected samples, and also collected other samples from the surroundings. Jin Maochang received a call from Xu Wei, who warned him to manage Jin Yan well, otherwise if she saw something she shouldn't see, the consequences were imaginable. Jin Maochang reminded Jin Yan that evening, but Jin Yan did not take it seriously. Maosen asked Bo Lao to come to an island in Zhoushan overnight to meet him.
He first said some nonsense about protecting Bo Lao, and then mentioned the real business – asking Bo Lao to find an opportunity to transport dozens of ships loaded with supplies from Shanghai merchants to Zhoushan. Bo Lao politely refused, but then Maosen produced the President's personal directive, and Bo Lao agreed to try to find a solution as soon as possible. It was Lin Shaobai's first day at the police pigeon section wearing his police uniform, and he climbed a very high staircase with Old Hu.
Episode 21 Recap
Xu Wei and Zheng Lanting met at the pigeon square. Jin Maochang arranged a new identity for Xu Wei - warehouse administrator at the docks. Zheng Lanting handed Xu Wei a folder containing his identification documents and Jin Maochang's latest mission. Zheng Lanting said that Xu Wei's dormancy was over, and it was time for him to spread his wings and fly high.
Soon, Jin Maochang received the mission from Xu Wei: to track the movements of pro-communist entrepreneurs on the list and pass the information to the Osprey. Lin Shaobai muttered to himself while cleaning the pigeon cage full of feces. Jin Yan brought two popsicles to see him, joking that she smelled the sourness of someone with unrecognized talent.
Lin Shaobai was stubborn and wouldn't admit it, boastfully saying he could solve major cases with pigeons and make the Social Affairs Department regret it. Jin Yan mercilessly pointed out his arrogance. Lin Shaobai boasted that he could make the pigeon Daba return in ten seconds, but ten seconds passed, and Daba still didn't return. Jin Yan left, and the pigeon named Daba slowly flew back. Lin Shaobai tried to catch it but failed.
Daba flew into the sky and directly "bestowed a blessing from heaven," hitting Lin Shaobai's head with warm feces. Doctor Zhao and his team found anthrax bacteria in the rat feces samples they collected on site. These few pieces of feces were all found near Jin's Sugar Factory. Jin Yan arranged for Liu Rui to cooperate with Doctor Zhao on the investigation. Doctor Zhao invited her to a Western restaurant tonight to give her the test report.
Liu Rui blabbed that everyone knew Doctor Zhao was pursuing Jin Yan. Jin Yan immediately decided to work overtime tonight and asked Liu Rui to go to the Western restaurant to get the test report for her. Liu Rui said it was inappropriate, but when he got to the Western restaurant, he ate steak heartily, eating more uninhibitedly than anyone else. Doctor Zhao silently hid the roses, handed the test report to Liu Rui, and did not stay long.
As soon as Jin Yan left, Jin Maochang called the Osprey to notify him that the Public Security Bureau was going to expand the investigation. Jiang Yang showed Jin Maochang the photos he had taken. Jin Maochang found Zheng Lanting familiar and remembered that Zheng Lanting was writing slogans the day the sugar factory opened. Jiang Yang added that Zheng Lanting was indeed the art teacher at Minli Primary School and had taught Dabao and Erbao art.
Jin Maochang said that children were a weakness, and for the sake of the children, they should take action. Jiang Yang, disguised as a boss who wanted to order a new shop opening sign, entered the Lanting Art Studio, which aroused Bo Lao's suspicion. Jin Maochang handed the list of pro-communist entrepreneurs to Xu Wei and provided an abandoned warehouse. He voluntarily asked Xu Wei to arrest him along with the others to avoid suspicion.
Soon, Xu Wei led a group of people disguised as the People's Liberation Army and arrested a group of pro-communist Shanghai entrepreneurs, including Jin Maochang. The PLA guards at the checkpoint discovered people were being held in the car and were silenced by Xu Wei before they could react. Xu Wei took these people to the warehouse, where Jin Maochang acted along with him. Bo Lao developed the photos and sent them to a newspaper.
The newspaper published news about the PLA kidnapping Shanghai entrepreneurs, causing a huge uproar. Lu Zhengyang immediately took people to the site where the entrepreneurs were arrested to investigate. They found similar sized sand at the scene, suggesting the sand might have come from the same place. Jin Yan was responsible for analyzing the sand. Lu Zhengyang started from the photos and asked people to investigate how many stores in Shanghai sold photo paper.
Lin Shaobai took a pigeon to the Social Affairs Department, pretending to deliver it, but actually inquired about the case progress. Lu Zhengyang's warning was useless to him; Lin Shaobai had his own reasons. Lu Zhengyang and his team found that a private detective had bought a lot of photo paper but only used a little over one box. Huzhi questioned the detective about the whereabouts of the remaining photo paper.
Episode 22 Recap
Private detective Lu Tingzhen did not deny buying a lot of photo paper. He had put the remaining two boxes on credit at the Yao Hua Photo Studio for Master Qi. Lu Zhengyang and Huzhi immediately rushed to Yao Hua Photo Studio. At that time, Master Qi was busy developing photos, so Lu Zhengyang asked the photo studio apprentice A Xing some questions and looked at the account book. At first, Master Qi seemed to be hiding something.
Lu Zhengyang solemnly pointed out that the people photographed with this photo paper had all disappeared. Master Qi was stunned for a moment. He originally thought losing photo paper was a small matter, but he didn't expect it to be related to spies. Master Qi was currently the biggest suspect. Lu Zhengyang and Huzhi took him back to the Public Security Bureau to cooperate with the investigation. Xu Wei hid behind them and took photos of this scene.
The Osprey planned to use the photos to tell a false story targeting Lu Zhengyang. Xu Wei used torture on Boss Qian, causing his death to achieve the purpose of killing one to warn a hundred. He voluntarily wrote down the routes and ship numbers of each ship. If anyone refused to write, Old Qian was a typical example of their fate. Jin Maochang was the first to write.
Immediately after, Gao Huaipu was so scared that his asthma flared up. The others pressed his philtrum, and Jin Maochang put medicine in his mouth before he slowly recovered. Master Qi was taken to the Public Security Bureau and confessed that the photos had been stolen. The reason he didn't dare to say anything was that he was afraid the young boss would fire him because of it. The photo paper was lost on the night it rained.
After he sent A Xing home and was about to close up and go home himself, a customer unexpectedly came and asked Master Qi to take many photos for him. Lu Zhengyang showed Master Qi the photos for him to identify the person. Master Qi pointed out that the person was Xu Wei. Lu Zhengyang was puzzled why the spy would go to such lengths to steal them.
Before he could figure it out, the families of those entrepreneurs came to the entrance of the Public Security Bureau to demand their release, and some even knelt down. Jin Yan comforted everyone to get up first, but the families were still very emotional. Lin Shaobai noticed that one person among them didn't seem to be causing trouble but rather watching the excitement. He asked a comrade next to him and learned that the person was Gao Huaipu's son.
Lu Zhengyang worried that Lin Shaobai would act on his own and went to the rooftop with Huzhi. He found Lin Shaobai enthusiastically telling stories to the pigeons and dismissed his worries. As soon as they left, Lin Shaobai stopped acting. He hadn't given up on investigating the case at all.
After returning home, Lin Shaobai accidentally learned that Old Gao from Xingfu Lane was Gao Huaipu's son, and he had been disowned and kicked out of the family years ago. Lin Shaobai asked his second mother for help to arrange another mahjong game with Old Gao tomorrow. The photo studio apprentice A Xing went to work the next day and found his master hanging. He immediately cried and screamed as he took Master Qi down.
Forensic doctor Jin Yan came to examine the body and confirmed that the primary crime scene was in the darkroom where photos were developed and that Master Qi was murdered. However, the surrounding neighbors insisted that the Public Security Bureau taking him in for questioning led to Master Qi's death. News articles and photos quickly appeared in the newspaper.
When Lin Shaobai saw them, he immediately called the Social Affairs Department to stop Lu Zhengyang before he went to Deputy Director Yang to request disciplinary action against himself, but it was unsuccessful. Deputy Yang told Lu Zhengyang to continue doing things according to his own ideas, and Deputy Yang would handle the external pressure. The Osprey didn't care if Lu Zhengyang was disciplined; his target was all of Shanghai.
While playing mahjong, Old Gao revealed that Gao Huaipu had severe asthma and needed to take a special American-made medicine, isoproterenol tablets. Lin Shaobai asked Jin Yan for a general understanding of this medicine. Zheng Lanting didn't come, and Jiang Yang's assassination plan failed. He sent his brothers away and went to the studio alone with explosives tied to him to find Zheng Lanting. Zombie Sparrow Xiao Yun calmly and gently tried to appease him and distract Jiang Yang.
Li Xu secretly locked the door of the studio. Jiang Yang was very suspicious and initially refused to drink the cup of tea.
Episode 23 Recap
Xiao Yun's attitude was very proper. Seeing her voluntarily drink the tea first, Jiang Yang thought there was no drug in it, so he also took a sip. Xiao Yun said she was going upstairs to ask the boss to come down. As soon as Jiang Yang waited for him to come down, he was about to act, but the drug took effect.
He was instantly controlled by Li Xu and knocked out by a knife hand chop to the back of his neck. The Osprey received the order to take Jin Maochang out alone, and then Jiang Yang was tied up and thrown before Old Jin. For the sake of his two children, Jiang Yang firmly refused to say that Old Jin hired him to kill someone.
Shrike appeared and gave Old Jin two choices: first, both Old Jin and Jiang Yang go into the pit, and Shrike does the deed; second, Jiang Yang goes into the pit, and Old Jin does the deed. Recalling Jiang Yang's countless assurances before that once exposed, he would never reveal Old Jin. To save his own life, and also for his daughter Jin Yan, Old Jin finally acted and buried Jiang Yang alive.
Based on Jin Yan's analysis, Old Lu and the others analyzed many characteristics of the location where the entrepreneurs were held, but there were too many places with these characteristics, making it impossible to investigate thoroughly. Old Lu went to the police pigeon section at the bureau to find Lin Shaobai. He happened to encounter Captain Zhang of the criminal investigation team who wanted to poach him.
Old Lu privately told Old Zhang about Lin Shaobai's shortcomings, and Old Zhang backed off. The reason Old Lu had Lin Shaobai stay in the police pigeon section was to let him temper his personality. However, seeing that Lin Shaobai's temper hadn't changed, Old Lu let him continue to stay honestly in the police pigeon section. Lin Shaobai didn't listen at all.
He turned around and took the time to go to the pharmacy to check on isoproterenol tablets, tracing the lead to a motorcycle named 0229. Lin Shaobai ran to Office Two to find Old Lu. Cen Xiaoman was dedicated to her duty and firmly refused to let him enter Office Two.
As soon as Lin Shaobai heard that Old Lu had gone to the Hongkou and Gaoqiao areas for investigation and wouldn't be back anytime soon, he turned around and left. Returning to the police pigeon section, he secretly sent a message using a pigeon, signing Old Zhang's name. The comrade in Hongkou received the message on the police pigeon and immediately informed Old Lu.
Old Lu rushed back to the bureau immediately, but when he inquired, he heard that the criminal investigation team had not found any important clues related to the kidnapping case. Old Lu had a change of thought and knew that the message might have been sent by Lin Shaobai. He went straight to the rooftop to find Lin Shaobai. He rejected Lin Shaobai's condition to join the special task force. Even so, Lin Shaobai still told him the important clue.
Lin Shaobai was able to join the special task force as a special liaison officer for the police pigeon section. According to his idea, Dai Yueqing could assist in the investigation, and the Hand Hook Gang, which originated from the Gaoqiao area, could assist in the search. They did ideological work on Dai Yueqing. Dai Yueqing voluntarily offered to be an informant.
If they were not at ease, they could have the unfamiliar face Cen Xiaoman keep an eye on her. After analysis by the team, Old Lu decided to take a risky approach and let Dai Yueqing assist in the investigation. Old Lu instructed them that this matter must be kept highly confidential. Currently, both the Hand Hook Gang and the spies were watching Dai Yueqing. Shrike received a call from Liu Guihang. He urged them to quickly gather twenty ships.
Shrike hung up the phone and immediately had Zombie Sparrow notify Osprey to quickly have the entrepreneurs let the merchant ships set sail. Xu Wei's methods were cruel. Anyway, Shrike's instruction was not to keep anyone who didn't cooperate. Seeing his peers being pushed to the limit, Old Jin tried to speak up for them, but Xu Wei didn't listen at all. Gao Huaipu had another attack.
Xu Wei held the medicine and threatened him to notify people to sail within five days. Gao Huaipu was in great pain and chose to nod in agreement. Cen Xiaoman drove Dai Yueqing over. Dai Yueqing envied her youth and having a job that no one dared to bully her in. As for Dai Yueqing herself, she was born into a boat family on Taihu Lake and made a living by boat.
Episode 24 Recap
Dai Yueqing requested to find a phone booth by the roadside, she wanted to make a call. Cen Xiaoman parked the car by the road and let Dai Yueqing make the call. Cen Xiaoman listened to her say something like "The Great General is awe-inspiring in all directions, the Second General is capable and goes first," and was completely confused.
As soon as she got in the car, Dai Yueqing showed her true colors, snatched Cen Xiaoman's gun, and taking advantage of a streetcar coming by, ordered Cen Xiaoman to drive. Old Lu quickly drove to follow, but was forced to stop by the streetcar and lost track.
Old Lu immediately made a call by the roadside, asking Hu Zi to notify all sub-bureaus to intercept that car, and ordered the people from Office Two to stake out places where Dai Yueqing might appear, and to immediately carry out the arrest once she appeared.
Back at the bureau, Hu Zi and the others came over and said that Dai Yueqing hadn't returned to her residence or the dance hall, hadn't gone to the pier, and hadn't gone to Tong Susu's adoptive mother's place either. Old Lu had Old Xu go to the archive room to retrieve all the files of the Hand Hook Gang's former members.
Old Xu didn't delay for a moment, but Old Chen from the archive department deliberately kept one copy back, and then used the excuse of delivering it to Old Xu to observe that Dai Yueqing's photo was placed in a conspicuous spot and the map was full of question marks. He speculated that Dai Yueqing had escaped while assisting the social affairs department.
Old Xu met with Shrike, told him this important news, and guessed that Dai Yueqing had a son. Old Xu reminded him that the whereabouts of Dai Yueqing's son could be learned through Master Qin. Xu Wei sought out Master Qin and stabbed him several times, but Master Qin remained expressionless and steadfastly refused to give the address of Dai Yueqing's son. Master Qin's subordinate couldn't bear it and revealed where Tong Susu was.
Master Qin closed his eyes and had already stopped breathing. Near Tong Susu's school, countless people were watching. Tong Susu's adoptive mother had already arrived, but Dai Yueqing was still nowhere to be seen. Xu Wei arranged for a man and a woman to kidnap Tong Susu. Gunshots rang out, and the school entrance became a chaotic scene. Lin Shaobai and Old Lu immediately took action and shot dead two spies, but Xiang Zi was shot and injured.
Dai Yueqing didn't go to find her son; she went to the warehouse to meet Da Huzi and some subordinates, ordering them to find a warehouse in the Gaoqiao area that could be used to hold people. Regarding her escape, Dai Yueqing mentioned in passing that someone powerful had helped her, and that Cen Xiaoman was the granddaughter of that powerful person and was now her adopted daughter.
Privately, Dai Yueqing instructed Da Huzi to pay close attention to who exactly in the gang was leaking information; by following this person, they could find Osprey. Xiang Zi was injured, and Hu Zi blamed Lin Shaobai. --- Wu Laoshan, who was tracking Dai Yueqing's car, was discovered and shot, making him unable to resist. But he was afraid of being killed by Osprey and dared not reveal Osprey's whereabouts.
Cen Xiaoman revealed her public security identity and persuaded Wu Laoshan. Finally, Wu Laoshan revealed that Osprey was in Shanhuang Village, Gaoqiao. Dai Yueqing did not break her word, but she did not go back with Cen Xiaoman because there were some things she needed to handle. Cen Xiaoman went to see Old Lu. Later that night, Dai Yueqing brought her brothers to surrender.
She had not broken her word; instead, she went to persuade her brothers to surrender with her. Old Lu assured her that these people would be properly dealt with and arranged according to the new government's policies. After learning the location where the entrepreneurs were held, the bureau held a meeting to discuss how to rescue them. Lin Shaobai's and Cen Xiaoman's plans were approved, and Wu Laoshan assisted in this operation.
Wu Laoshan's lie was flawless; no matter how suspicious Xu Wei was, he couldn't find any loopholes. He immediately ordered the transfer of the hostages. Old Lu and Lin Shaobai, who had been hidden in the boat, coordinated with the public security comrades outside, and successfully rescued all the entrepreneurs safely. Jin Yan received two calls. One was from Shaobai saying her father had been rescued, and the other was from Dr.
Liu Rui Zhao saying they had found the source of the anthrax infection near the sugar factory. The public security held a press conference at the Merchants Bureau pier. The rescued entrepreneurs publicly stated that spies had kidnapped them, not the Liberation Army. Gao Huaipu loudly declared that they would unconditionally support the new government.
Episode 25 Recap
Jin Maochang declared that he would expand supply and lead the cotton yarn factories to bring down the price of cotton yarn together. Other entrepreneurs also echoed him, unanimously and unconditionally supporting the new government in Shanghai. The bureau held a summary meeting. Deputy Yang specifically praised Lin Shaobai.
Their next task was to make Shanghai the main battlefield, mobilize large quantities of cotton yarn, grain, and coal from all over the country, transport them to Shanghai, and concentrate their release, using absolute economic strength to defeat the speculators. The task of the Shanghai Public Security was to ensure the safety of these supplies and serve as a strong backing for this rice and cotton battle.
Lin Shaobai took Tong Susu and her adoptive mother to pick flowers near the prison. Dai Yueqing, who was working, saw her son, her eyes turned red. Lin Shaobai intentionally let her see Tong Susu, fulfilling her wish. Old Jin returned home safely. Jin Yan cooked noodles for him, and Jin Maochang ate them with more relish than anything else. Old Lu went to the police pigeon division to see Lin Shaobai.
Lin Shaobai assigned him the task of managing pigeon droppings, and Old Lu actually did it without fail. Lin Shaobai took out a newspaper and mentioned the fake news on the papers recently, which were all dirt splashed at Old Lu. Old Lu didn't care, but Lin Shaobai couldn't stand it.
He proposed fighting a public opinion war against Shrike, publishing articles in the newspaper exposing Shrike's notorious past of betraying his own people to compete for the position of Shanghai Station Chief, as well as sacrificing Yang Hui, who had followed him for seven or eight years, in order to stage a golden cicada shedding its shell. This was also to let the spies under Shrike see clearly what kind of person Shrike truly was.
Deputy Yang added that this public opinion war could be used to divide and disintegrate the spy group. After obtaining Deputy Yang's consent, Lin Shaobai invited reporters to interview Old Lu and clear his name. Old Lu was unwilling to appear on camera, so Cen Xiaoman came up with an idea: taking photos of a police cap for publication and promotion. Soon, the news was published in newspapers and broadcast on the radio.
People in the streets and alleys all knew about this notorious spy Shrike and utterly hated him. Shrike seemed indifferent, but in fact, he was furious. For the first time, he lost his temper at the female teacher who often took advantage of him. Han Jinkui went to find Jin Maochang. Old Jin dared not tell the truth that he was forced to bury Jiang Yang alive.
Han Jinkui was blinded by anger and wanted to seek revenge against Zheng Lanting. Old Jin advised him to give up, gave him two small gold bars, helped him think of a way out, and promised to cover all future expenses for Jiang Yang's two children. Old Lu asked Lin Shaobai to return to the social affairs department, but unexpectedly, Lin Shaobai said firmly that he would not return. Six people on the undercover list lost contact.
Shrike didn't care, saying that these defectors could be used to paralyze Lu Zhengyang and pave the way for the next plan. Shrike showed up uninvited and ordered Old Jin to purchase a batch of high-purity white phosphorus. He planned to make gasoline bombs with this white phosphorus and detonate them in the three warehouses belonging to Old Jin on the street, burning all the supplies.
Old Jin was so scared that he was sweating profusely, repeatedly saying that he couldn't get 300 jin of white phosphorus. Shrike knew perfectly well that Old Jin was a major shareholder of Changhua Match Factory. It was not a problem for the match factory to import a batch of white phosphorus, in Shrike's view. Mao Sen conveyed the decision from above, inviting Shrike to return to the rear as office director. Shrike tactfully refused.
After hearing Shrike's next plan, Mao Sen exclaimed that it was excellent. On the surface, he arranged for Liu Guihang's men to be at Shrike's disposal. Jin Maochang took the lead, and entrepreneurs like Gao Huaipu also followed suit, donating warehouses for the new government to store supplies. The bureau transferred two people to Office Two, one of whom was Old Chen from the archive department.
Episode 26 Recap
Deputy Yang transferred Old Chen from the archive department and intelligence analysis expert Li Yaohong to Old Lu's Office Two. Old Lu cleared out Lin Shaobai's workstation for Li Yaohong to use, and Hu Zi then returned the things that originally belonged to Lin Shaobai to him. Lin Shaobai used two jin of sorghum candy in exchange for Hu Zi telling him the new person was named Li Yaohong, a native of Shandong with rich experience in intelligence analysis.
Lin Shaobai felt unbalanced. He ran to the canteen to argue with Old Lu. Li Yaohong sensed he was in the way and quickly took his lunchbox and left. Lin Shaobai took all of Old Lu's tableware, demanding to talk in his office. It wasn't that Old Lu didn't know the reason Lin Shaobai stayed in the police pigeon division was to avoid the gaze of the mole.
He also had a premonition that Shrike's gaze had very likely infiltrated important positions in the bureau. However, for work needs, the things on Lin Shaobai's original workstation still had to be taken away. Lin Shaobai was displeased and deliberately didn't give Old Lu the chili sauce his mother made. Lin Shaobai got off work early and was close to the school, so he went to the school to pick up Feihang.
The little girl was very happy staying at the Lin family's home and also really liked eating the dishes Grandma Lin made. By the time Old Lu got off work and went to pick up the child, Feihang was already asleep. It was very late today, so Old Lu agreed to let Feihang stay here. Lin Shaobai discussed with Old Lu letting Feihang stay here temporarily.
Besides being close to the school, there were also two mothers to look after Feihang. Old Lu thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed. The two mothers mentioned asking Old Lu to help transfer Lin Shaobai back, which caught Lin Shaobai by surprise. He quickly indicated he had his own arrangements. Ever since the publicity came out, many spies came to surrender, but most of them were either already known to the bureau or had already been apprehended.
Among numerous materials, Li Yaohong discovered a chemical factory salesperson named Liang Yunda had received a mission notification from his superior. He was afraid of getting too deeply involved, so he chose to surrender. Old Lu decided to use Liang Yunda to lure out his superior. Old Chen, whose spy codename was Lin Chi, saw Old Lu going out on a mission and bringing Liang Yunda. He immediately told Shrike this information. Shrike then immediately contacted Xu Wei.
Xu Wei went to inform Liu Guihang that Liang Yunda had defected and turned traitor. At first, Liu Guihang didn't believe it. Xu Wei insisted on letting Little Four go and check first. Later, Little Four returned and confirmed Liang Yunda had indeed turned traitor. The waiter at the coffee shop was an unfamiliar face, and there were many more people inside. Liu Guihang insisted on using unfamiliar faces to transport the explosives.
Xu Wei didn't refute any further, saying he would go back and report to Shrike. In the evening, Old Lu went to the Lin family's home and personally cooked dishes. With the child there, the Lin family's home became much livelier. After eating, Lin Shaobai walked Old Lu back, learning that today's mission failed and the spy did not show up. However, the spy purchased white phosphorus and also drew a map of the dock.
The next day, Lin Shaobai pretended to be someone who writes letters on behalf of others and went to wander around the dock. He helped workers write over thirty letters, but gained nothing. The next day, Old Lu and Lin Shaobai went together to the school to pick up Feihang, but Feihang had gone to the art studio with Zheng Lanting to draw propaganda posters. The two of them then immediately went to the art studio.
Lin Shaobai intentionally mentioned the photo of the Wen Tian couple, asking Zheng Lanting to help draw Feihang's parents based on descriptions. After Old Lu and Lin Shaobai left, Shrike and Xiao Yun both knew that Old Lu and Lin Shaobai were intentionally probing just now. Everyone has a weakness, and Shrike planned to use Feihang to threaten Lu Zhengyang later. Someone was smoking outside the white phosphorus storage warehouse door and was severely scolded by Xu Wei.
Lin Shaobai inadvertently learned from a worker that the sand in the flour at first was discovered in Jin Maochang's Warehouse Number Four. Lin Shaobai went to the Jin family's warehouse to observe. He discovered Liu Guihang, who was by Mao Sen's side, came over to deliver goods. He realized that the spies wanted to bomb the government supply warehouse. He immediately wrote a letter, released a police pigeon to go back and deliver the message.
Lin Shaobai then immediately secretly got into the vehicle and went together with the vehicle to the white phosphorus storage warehouse. Xu Wei was very vigilant and insisted on checking the vehicle and then discovered Lin Shaobai. Liu Guihang wanted to kill Lin Shaobai, but was stopped by Xu Wei.
Episode 27 Recap
As soon as Xu Wei left, Liu Guihang ordered Little Four to kill Lin Shaobai. Little Four knew his own limitations; he was no match for Xu Wei's men. Liu Guihang was frustrated by his lack of progress and could only instruct him to sell off the remaining sand-mixed rice and cotton at a low price.
Xu Wei reported to Shrike that Liu Guihang had mixed sand and grain into the rice and cotton provided by Jin Maochang as a cover, keeping some of the rice and cotton to sell for personal gain. It was precisely by following this clue that Lin Shaobai discovered their secret. Shrike immediately ordered him to find someone to install fuses on every incendiary bomb in the government supply warehouse and ignite them before the new government was founded.
As for Lin Shaobai, Shrike ordered Xu Wei to eliminate him and bid farewell to the past. Xu Wei agreed, but every step he took as he turned to leave was heavy as iron. Soon, the spies disguised themselves as coal union members and entered the government supply warehouse under the pretext of needing to pick up a batch of supplies to celebrate the founding ceremony. They quickly installed fuses on every incendiary bomb hidden within the supplies.
On the other side, Old Hu handed the note to Old Lu. This matter was currently only known to Old Lu, Old Hu, and Li Yaohong. Old Lu immediately ordered action to intercept and capture the group of spies who were about to leave. Shrike's objective was straightforward: to use the incendiary bombs to turn the government supply warehouse into a sea of fire.
The fire would spread with the wind to the dock, turning Shanghai into a hellish inferno of fire. The police pigeon Dabai flew to the warehouse. Lin Shaobai whistled to attract it, took out a pen and a note to send a message, writing down the eight characters "Old Taihu Factory, Changjiang Warehouse" and sending it out. Xu Wei bought the Four Heavenly Kings for Lin Shaobai.
Lin Shaobai ate as usual and returned the amulet he had picked up before to Xu Wei, but Xu Wei no longer believed in it. He felt it was better to rely on oneself than to pray to Buddha. Lin Shaobai disagreed and argued with him. Their brotherhood had crumbled due to their differing values.
Lin Shaobai directly pointed out that Xu Wei had many choices back then, and his wife and child were just excuses for his pursuit of power. But no matter what he said, Xu Wei was stubborn, believing that everything he did was correct, including killing Lin Shaobai. When Xu Wei pulled out his gun to kill Lin Shaobai, gunshots were heard from outside. Lin Shaobai, with quick reflexes, flipped the table and knocked Xu Wei's gun away.
The former brothers became enemies, engaged in a life-and-death struggle. Xu Wei beat Lin Shaobai until his head bled, but before he could kill him, Old Lu drove into the warehouse door, rescuing Lin Shaobai. Xu Wei had already hidden upstairs and threw down explosives. The warehouse instantly turned into a sea of fire. Li Yaohong pushed Old Lu and Lin Shaobai into the water, allowing them to escape death.
And before this, Old Lu had already had someone remove the detonators from all the incendiary bombs, and all supplies were well-protected. The police pigeon Dabai risked its life to deliver the message back, allowing Old Lu to bring people to rescue Shaobai in time. Shaobai buried Dabai and saluted Dabai together with Old Lu. Zheng Lanting met Mao Sen on an island in Zhoushan.
Mao Sen did not blame Lanting for the failure of this mission, and he himself was also transferred. He held a negative attitude towards the future situation, but Zheng Lanting felt there was still a chance. A meeting was held at the bureau to summarize. Since the great success of the last mission, prices in Shanghai had stabilized. The common people were able to buy cheap rice and flour.
Old Huang's breakfast shop reopened, and things were much cheaper than before. Li Yaohong was discharged from the hospital after recovering, and he was welcomed by everyone. He said directly that he was the great hero who saved the two "troublemakers" of Office Two. Lin Shaobai was transferred back to Office Two from the police pigeon division. He was quite reluctant to leave the police pigeon division. Old Jin returned to his office, suspecting that Shrike had placed a mole close to him.
Episode 28 Recap
金昴昌 suspected Shrike had placed a mole close to him. After analyzing with Old Zhou, the sugar refinery manager Li Yuquan was highly suspicious. To deal with Shrike, they first had to remove this thorn. Lin Shaobai returned to the team. Before his seat was even warm, he was called into Old Lu's office.
The hidden danger of the incendiary bombs in the supply warehouse had been resolved, but the next step was to investigate the source of the white phosphorus in the incendiary bombs. Old Lu discovered that Jin Maochang's factory had purchased white phosphorus, and several warehouses storing white phosphorus were also under Jin Maochang's name. This made it difficult not to suspect that Old Jin was involved with secret agents.
Afterward, Lin Shaobai and Cen Xiaoman went to Jin Maochang to understand the situation. Uncle Jin said all the accounts were at home. Lin Shaobai deliberately asked Cen Xiaoman to go over and look at the accounts, which was actually to get her out of the way, hoping to get Uncle Jin to tell the truth.
Lin Shaobai said that when the Kuomintang ruled Shanghai, Uncle Jin's business was very big, and he inevitably had to help the Kuomintang with things. But now it was a new society, and some things were better ended sooner rather than later. Jin Maochang hesitated for a moment but still didn't tell the truth, stating that an impartial investigation would clarify everything. When Cen Xiaoman returned, she complained to Old Lu.
Old Lu didn't know whether to laugh or cry and explained for Lin Shaobai that he sent her away to dispel Jin Maochang's guard. However, he also reminded Lin Shaobai that in the future, if such a situation arose again, he could inform Xiaoman in advance. Old Jin sent Li Yuquan to another province to collect debts. Old Zhou personally took him to the station, and Ah Kui (Han Jinkui) was also in the car.
Li Yuquan noticed the car was driving in the wrong direction and quickly spoke up to remind them. The impatient Ah Kui directly pulled out a gun and told him to shut up. — Shaobai (Lin Shaobai) and Xiaoman (Cen Xiaoman) went to the sugar refinery to inquire about the use of white phosphorus but found that Li Yuquan happened to be away on a business trip.
He then called Uncle Jin, entered the white phosphorus storage warehouse with Uncle Jin, and discovered that the stored white phosphorus was fake. Old Jin said that only the manager Li Yuquan had the warehouse key, but he had actually engaged in self-stealing while guarding, without his knowledge. He ordered someone to immediately go and find Li Yuquan. The test results came out, but they were different from what Jin Yan and the others had expected.
She then guessed that the previous investigation had gone down the wrong road. She told Shaobai (Lin Shaobai) about this, speculating that someone deliberately used anthrax bombs to cover up the fact that anthrax bacteria existed near the sugar refinery. However, the other party didn't notice that the bacteria on the anthrax bombs were not the same type as the bacteria carried by rats.
The real source of infection had not yet been found, so Jin Yan secretly came in to investigate. Shaobai (Lin Shaobai) reminded Jin Yan not to investigate further, but Jin Yan didn't listen. Returning to Office Two, Shaobai (Lin Shaobai) reported the situation to Old Lu. As long as Li Yuquan was found, everything would be clear. Jin Yan tossed and turned, unable to sleep. She ran to search Jin Maochang's office.
After being discovered, she pretended she came to get a bottle of ink. Li Yaohong had been investigating the mole. He retrieved Chen Rushan's file and was surprised to find that everyone who knew about Chen Rushan's past was no longer around. This meant that Chen Rushan's past experiences, or even the person himself, might be fake. Old Lu and Li Yaohong decided to start investigating Chen Rushan's disability.
If they found that the disability was fake, then Chen Rushan himself was also fake. So, hospital medical examination forms were sent to everyone in the Social Affairs Department. Although Old Chen (Chen Rushan) was seconded, he also needed to go. Jin Maochang used a large sum of money and promised to send him to Hong Kong afterward. Li Yuquan agreed to take the fall for Old Jin for everything.
After that, Old Jin came up with a counterintelligence ploy, planning to use Shrike's hand to eliminate Li Yuquan. Chen Rushan didn't go for the medical examination. Li Yaohong persuaded him to go, and they ended up arguing back and forth. Shaobai (Lin Shaobai) and Old Lu successively stepped forward to ease the tension. As soon as Old Chen (Chen Rushan) heard it was Deputy Director Yang's idea, he agreed to go for the medical examination. Shaobai (Lin Shaobai) and Old Lu personally escorted Old Chen (Chen Rushan) to the medical examination to get an X-ray.
Episode 29 Recap
With Lin Shaobai's cleverness, he had long seen that this medical examination was a test for Old Chen. Old Lu reminded him to keep his mouth shut. The X-ray results came out, proving that Old Chen indeed had a disability in his left leg, and it was an old injury from many years ago. However, this could not dispel Old Lu and the others' suspicions about Chen Rushan. It's possible this move by Chen Rushan was a disguise.
Despite having an injury in his left leg, he repeatedly refused to go for the medical examination initially to arouse suspicion, and after proving he indeed had a disability, he wanted to completely dispel the suspicion against him. However, as experienced counter-espionage personnel, Old Lu, Lin Shaobai, and Li Yaohong would not be easily fooled.
Chen Rushan met with Shrike, and Shrike told him not to take any action recently, trying to make the investigation by the Social Affairs Department fall through. Shi Pengfei and Old Zhou went to Ningbo to investigate, but Boss Qiao said he hadn't seen Li Yuquan. Shi Pengfei immediately called back to inform Lu Zhengyang.
Lu Zhengyang ordered an immediate search of all places related to Li Yuquan, and in his office, a confession letter was found, which stated that the sugar refinery had been researching anthrax. Lu Zhengyang led people to the sugar refinery without delay. The research laboratory was empty. Old Lu ordered someone to notify the forensic department personnel to come over. Office Two analyzed the authenticity of the confession letter.
Lin Shaobai, through a detail, was certain that the confession letter was written by Li Yuquan himself. Old Lu asked for Old Chen's opinion. Old Chen suggested setting up a cordon to find Li Yuquan's whereabouts. Upon testing, the sugar refinery's research laboratory was the source of the anthrax bacteria. The anthrax bombs were indeed a deceptive tactic. Lin Shaobai took Grandma Er to inquire about the situation with Mrs. Li. Mrs.
Li's reaction made Lin Shaobai realize that she was indeed completely unaware of Li Yuquan being a secret agent. However, Mrs. Li said that Li Yuquan loved playing chess, which caught Lin Shaobai's attention. He then examined the chess set and unexpectedly discovered a key. Further investigation revealed the key's address was Room 403 of Jian'an Hotel. They immediately rushed to the hotel but were a step too late; Li Yuquan had already been silenced.
The murderer used dumdum bullets, the same as the third party who tried to kill Wang Liqun. Lin Shaobai suggested treating a desperate situation as if there's still hope, betting that Shrike didn't know Li Yuquan was dead, and using the opportunity to force Old Chen to make a move. Before the operation, Old Lu specifically left Old Chen, Old Xu, and Xiaoman behind.
As soon as Old Lu and the others left, Old Chen left the office on the pretext of getting materials from the bureau and went to a phone booth to transmit intelligence to Xu Wei. Li Yaohong, who had been tapping the phone booth's line, confirmed that Old Chen was the secret agent codenamed Linchi. Xu Wei came to silence him but was ambushed midway. He escaped, and Old Lu's capture plan failed.
To avoid Shrike's suspicion, Old Lu decided to act as if nothing had happened. Dumdum bullets were found at the crime scene, making it almost certain that the third party did it again. Xu Wei and Xiao Yun both advised Shrike to evacuate. Shrike disagreed. He calmly analyzed and found that Jin Maochang might be setting a trap, and Li Yuquan might not have absconded with the money as Jin Maochang claimed.
So he asked Xu Wei to call Jin Maochang, but the phone was constantly busy. The phone couldn't be reached, but Jin Maochang came himself. Shrike instructed Xu Wei to immediately eliminate Jin Maochang if he found anything amiss. Old Jin came over to explain. His lie had no flaws. And after Shrike's questioning, he admitted to making Li Yuquan take the blame.
Old Lu wasn't in a hurry to arrest Old Chen, keeping him on a long leash to catch a big fish. However, the matter was significant, and Deputy Director Yang needed to discuss it with several leaders before making a decision. Shrike and his group were people who could overturn the chessboard at any time. For his daughter's safety, Jin Maochang specially obtained a letter of admission from Professor Lin Ji. Classes would start after the New Year. Jin Yan was also very happy to be able to study under Professor Lin Ji.
Episode 30 Recap
Li Xu, arranged by Shrike, went to survey key locations in Shanghai such as electrical machinery plants and water plants, including not only coordinates but also wind direction, factory safety, production, and prevention and control, the more accurate the better. The information provided by Shrike's group of secret agents helped the Kuomintang, who had air superiority, bomb Shanghai, at the cost of countless Shanghai residents' lives. The once lively Taiping Li has now become a living hell, with wails everywhere.
Lin Shaobai's eyes turned red, watching everything around him turn into ruins. His heart ached, and overwhelmed by emotion, he saw Chen Rushan pretending to save people. He pulled out his gun to shoot Chen Rushan, the secret agent, but Old Lu held him back tightly. Old Lu promised Lin Shaobai that they would definitely make Chen Rushan and the secret agents behind him pay for what they did today.
Yangshupu was hit by more than a dozen bombs, leading to widespread power outages throughout Shanghai, and factories and water plants in the city also stopped work and production. But Shrike didn't stop there; he would continue to send coordinates for further bombing of Shanghai. Xu Wei didn't understand, if the bombing continued like this, Shanghai would only be a ruin when they got it. Shrike didn't care; he believed he was purifying Shanghai by bombing some useless ants.
And the 'ants' he spoke of were the lives of countless Shanghai citizens. Following coordination by the central government, the Soviet side dispatched an aviation corps, which would soon secretly arrive in Shanghai. A joint air defense command post would be established then. Deputy Director Yang planned to send Old Lu there to be responsible for the security of the command post.
Old Lu guaranteed he would complete the mission, and Deputy Director Yang reminded him that it was also time to use the mole against them. After the big bombing, Taiping Li had no water or electricity. The usually stingy Mr. Wang, who wouldn't part with a penny, now took out his precious canned luncheon meat to share with everyone.
Falcon demanded that Jin Maochang hand over Shanghai's work resumption and production restart plan to him as the key target for the next bombing. Old Jin had no choice but to agree. Feihang relayed a message, and Lin Shaobai quickly went to the forensic department to see Jin Yan. He learned that Li Yuquan's death time was before the anthrax bacteria's decay time. This meant that the bacteria research base in the sugar refinery was moved after Li Yuquan's death.
Shaobai told Jin Yan that Jin Maochang was very likely connected to the secret agents. Jin Yan agreed to verify this with Shaobai. Old Jin returned home from work and saw Jin Yan's car at the entrance, the car door wide open, no one inside, and an earring left in the car. Jin Maochang immediately thought his daughter was kidnapped by Shrike and ordered Old Zhou to drive to the Lanting Studio.
But as they approached the Lanting Studio, he suddenly figured it out and told Old Zhou not to stop, but to drive towards the Social Affairs Department. Lin Shaobai specifically waited in the office with Jin Yan and persuaded Old Lu to stage a play with them. Afterwards, Old Lu instructed Shaobai not to make any more moves, to make Jin Maochang believe they had eliminated their suspicion of him.
Jin Yan returned in the evening and nonchalantly said she had helped deal with a car accident that day. Old Jin didn't ask much, even though he vaguely guessed it was his daughter's personal action, as long as she was safe. As the New Year approached, Xu Wei voluntarily requested to go to Zhejiang to deliver New Year goods. He had a personal reason; his wife Zhao Lan was about to give birth.
Shrike saw this and agreed to let Xu Wei be responsible for delivering the New Year goods to Zhejiang. Feihang and Old Lu went to the Lin family for the New Year. There were five people in the family, which was very lively. Zheng Lanting and Xiao Yun were distributing things for free to Shanghai citizens. Xiao Yun had drunk some wine and suggested having a child with him. Zheng Lanting just thought she was talking nonsense.
After the New Year, Shaobai learned tracking techniques from Old Lu and made significant progress. Shrike ordered Falcon to contact Linchi, telling him to be prepared to accept a mission: find out the location of the air defense command post through Lu Zhengyang. Then Shrike's side would notify T-Bay to send planes to bomb the command post.
Episode 31 Recap
In recent days, T-Bay's air raids have suffered consecutive failures. Deputy Director Yang speculated that Shrike would definitely try every means to find the location and coordinates of the command post and make it a key bombing target. Old Lu proposed to fake a command post to make the secret agents think it was real. Even though Shrike was naturally suspicious, it was possible with effort, moreover, the public security bureau still had Chen Rushan as a card in hand.
The public security's suspicion of Chen Rushan had not been completely removed, so Xu Wei contacted Chen Rushan, informed him of the mission, and reminded him that if anything went wrong, the mission would be immediately stopped. Xiaocang was moved by Shrike to another secret place to continue researching anthrax. This time, Shrike ordered to give him two more months, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In fact, Xiaocang's research results had come out long ago; he just overturned and restarted again and again, because he knew that once the super anthrax came out, he would lose all value to the secret agents. Lin Shaobai intentionally mentioned that Old Lu was going on a mission tonight, secretly followed Chen Rushan after work, and kept watch near his residence all night. Early the next morning, Chen Rushan went out.
Lin Shaobai used the tracking techniques Old Lu taught him to continue tailing Chen Rushan and saw him go to the cemetery, but the tombstone was an unmarked one. Although he followed him for a few days, Shaobai didn't find Chen Rushan make any moves, but at this time, which was neither a festival nor the New Year, for Chen Rushan to go and pay respects at an unmarked tombstone was a rather unusual behavior.
In order to make Chen Rushan make a move quickly, Shaobai and Old Lu used another method. This time, they successfully made Chen Rushan take the bait and pass the fake information to Xu Wei. After they separated, Shaobai followed Xu Wei. Unexpectedly, Xu Wei was very vigilant and deliberately chose to jump onto the tram just as it was about to leave quickly. Shaobai couldn't get on the tram and stopped following to avoid being discovered.
Liu Rui can now handle things independently. Guangzhou Forensic Department needed people, so Jin Yan recommended Liu Rui to go there. Yi Jiang, who was close to graduation, came to replace Liu Rui, taking over his work of assisting Jin Yan. The fake information had been passed out, and Chen Rushan had lost his use. Lu Zhengyang took people to quietly arrest him. Old Chen realized later that the command post location was fake.
Next, Old Lu and Shaobai interrogated Old Chen suddenly, but Old Chen only confessed about himself and refused to confess who Shrike was. He said quite proudly that Shrike would definitely cross-verify the authenticity of the information before transmitting it to T-Bay. Once the information was found to be fake, Shrike would definitely immediately move. Chen Rushan's refusal to confess led to the interrogation reaching a deadlock.
They knew that to make Old Chen say who Shrike was, they had to find his weakness. Shaobai remembered the unmarked tombstone. According to the cemetery staff, the owner of this unmarked tombstone was named Du Lengquan. Old Chen came to pay respects at irregular times, but the number of times was not small. Old Lu and Shaobai's group started looking for people and found a photo. """ Xu Wei secretly observed near No.
1899 and also took photos back to show Shrike. Shrike always felt that since Lu Zhengyang was responsible for the security of the command post, he should be entering and exiting that place, but he wasn't. So his next step was to personally verify it, while Xu Wei was responsible for keeping a close watch on Lu Zhengyang. Zheng Lanting pretended to make a home visit. Shaobai contacted Old Lu to come back.
Xu Wei personally saw Old Lu come out of the command post. After the home visit ended, Shrike's goal was achieved. He specifically stayed at the wonton shop at the alley entrance and chatted with Old Huang. When Old Huang first saw he was unfamiliar, he was very vigilant. This made Shrike feel it was very special. Old Huang planned to change his shop sign to "Fried Jiang Wonton Noodles". He was certain that with the Communist Party around, Old Jiang couldn't fight his way back.
Episode 32 Recap
Shrike named Old Huang's breakfast shop "Hao Chenguang". Afterward, Old Huang's wife reminded him not to be fooled by a swindler. This time when he came into contact with Lu Zhengyang, Shrike smelled a fragrance on him. It should be because he had been in contact with someone who used this perfume for a long time, which is why he also had this scent. This perfume was favored by a large number of Soviets.
Then Xu Wei returned to report that he had personally seen Lu Zhengyang come out of No. 1899, which further confirmed to Shrike that the address was the location of the anti-aircraft command post. He ordered a telegram to be sent to T-Bay. Old Lu interrogated Chen Rushan and pointed out that his real name was Du Lengquan.
Four years ago, after approaching Chen Rushan and becoming his right-hand man, he cruelly killed Chen Rushan and took over his identity until now. Lu Zhengyang also found out that Du Lengquan had family in Hong Kong, but Du Lengquan seemed completely unfazed, as if he didn't care about his family. Du Lengquan also said that the one who should truly feel guilty was Lu Zhengyang.
If Lu Zhengyang hadn't gone to provide timely support back then, the Wen Tian couple wouldn't have died. These words hit a sore spot for Lu Zhengyang. He ran to the building where the Fuzhou Road bombing occurred and stayed there. Lin Shaobai didn't see him at the bureau and guessed he was here. Lin Shaobai comforted Old Lu for a while and handed him the Du Lengquan file he had found.
At this moment, Shrike had already sent the specific coordinates of the command post and other information. All that was left was to wait. After Deputy Director Yang learned of this, he demanded that they interrogate Shrike's identity as soon as possible within a few hours. --- At this moment, Lu Zhengyang returned after thinking things through. Everyone felt as if they had seen their backbone, and their confidence increased by a few points.
Du Lengquan was a tough nut to crack. He deliberately brought up the Wen Tian couple and the Fuzhou Road tragedy repeatedly, attempting to make Lu Zhengyang feel too guilty to work. However, Lu Zhengyang was not as fragile as he imagined. Instead, he countered by mentioning how the real Chen Rushan, in order to cover Du Lengquan's retreat, was forced by the Japanese to jump directly from the rooftop, breaking his leg.
Du Lengquan escaped, while Chen Rushan was rescued by other comrades. When Du Lengquan was criticized by other comrades, it was still Chen Rushan who stood up to protect him. Although the faction Du Lengquan secretly belonged to was different from Chen Rushan's, he couldn't help but identify with Chen Rushan. Lu Zhengyang seized this point and gradually broke through Du Lengquan's psychological defense.
He used the little conscience Du Lengquan had left to awaken his guilt towards the real Chen Rushan, slowly revealing his flaws. Du Lengquan was defeated by the true faith Lu Zhengyang spoke of, showing endless shame and self-reproach. Lu Zhengyang took out dumplings. Du Lengquan ate them ravenously and finally confessed that Shrike was Zheng Lanting, and that Zheng Lanting was Shrike, the head of the Shanghai station the public security bureau had been looking for.
Lu Zhengyang immediately took people to Lanting Art Studio to apprehend Shrike. At that moment, Shrike had just put down the phone, learned he had been tricked, and Lu Zhengyang brought people charging in. However, Zheng Lanting was despicable and shameless enough to use Feihang as a hostage, and he had also buried a large amount of explosives under the art studio.
Lu Zhengyang immediately ordered people to evacuate the masses, but Zheng Lanting said it was too late and that after the bomb was detonated, everything within five miles would be leveled in a short time. As soon as people heard there was a bomb, they scattered like birds and beasts. Just as Lu Zhengyang was in a difficult situation, Deputy Director Yang came over and told Old Lu to do as Shrike said.
Before leaving, Shrike told Lu Zhengyang not to destroy his works in the art studio. After he left, they could cut the blue wire. Facing someone like Shrike, many people didn't dare to believe his words.
Episode 33 Recap
Under the threat of countless guns, Shrike and Zombie Sparrow took Feihang hostage and left. Lu Zhengyang stayed behind to handle the bomb crisis, remembering that Shrike, who didn't care about human lives, had specifically instructed him not to destroy his paintings. Old Lu finally took action, cut the blue wire, and the bomb crisis was resolved. Lu Zhengyang drove non-stop to follow Shrike's car, attempting to rescue Feihang, but was blocked by Xu Wei driving a truck.
The two sides engaged in a high-speed gun battle at the street corner. Xu Wei deliberately knocked down the bamboo scaffolding next to a building, blocking Lin Shaobai's path, and Lin Shaobai had to brake sharply to stop. After Feihang discovered that Teacher Zheng was a bad person, her attitude towards him changed dramatically, from the original equal and friendly teacher-student relationship to Feihang's disgust, or rather hatred, towards Zheng Lanting.
Shrike abandoned the car on the outskirts of the lake. By the time Old Lu arrived, Lin Shaobai said there was no one in the car and no bloodstains were found, so Feihang should not have been harmed. Feihang ran back to the Lin family's home alone. She didn't say anything when her two grandmothers asked, and silently ran into the room and cried. They quickly called Shaobai, and Old Lu and Shaobai rushed back.
They didn't know that Zheng Lanting had told Feihang about the death of the Wen Tian couple and Lu Zhengyang's presence, which was why Feihang didn't want to see Lu Zhengyang. Shrike hid in Xiaocang's secret research laboratory and instructed Xiao Yun to continue monitoring the radio. If T-Bay was slow to send a telegram, it was very likely they had been abandoned. The next day, Old Lu found Feihang had a fever and urgently took her to the hospital.
Fortunately, it was nothing serious. After Feihang woke up, she wasn't interested in eating and directly asked about the death of her parents. She also said that Teacher Zheng had told her that if it weren't for Lu Zhengyang, her parents wouldn't have died at all. Lu Zhengyang was speechless for a moment and didn't tell her the truth. Lin Shaobai, who was about to enter the ward, heard these words.
Afterward, he asked Old Lu why he didn't tell the truth. Old Lu felt Feihang was still young, but Lin Shaobai believed that although Feihang was young, she was very strong. After Feihang felt resistant towards Old Lu, Lin Shaobai stepped in and softly asked Feihang what Zheng Lanting had said that day. After listening to Feihang's answer, Shaobai explained that what was said was incorrect and then told Feihang the true situation of that day.
On the other side, Old Mr. Jin made a deal with Xu Wei. Old Mr. Jin said that as long as Xu Wei proposed to Shrike that there would be a boat going to Hong Kong in two days, Old Mr. Jin could help Xu Wei bring Zhao Lan and his children from Zhejiang and Xu Wei himself to leave together, and become Xu Wei again. As soon as Zhao Lan was mentioned, Xu Wei was moved. Old Mr.
Jin then took out a box of money, and Xu Wei could choose to take it or not. Xu Wei thought for a moment and resolutely took the box of money and left. Shaobai received a call and learned that Feihang had left the hospital by herself. He told Old Lu about this. Old Lu immediately rode his bicycle to the villa on Fuzhou Road and saw Feihang's small figure sitting in the sun, quietly drawing.
Old Lu walked over, and Feihang opened up to him. Although Old Lu didn't say it, Feihang knew that he had always loved her the most. Feihang said that from now on, Old Lu was her real dad. These words instantly made Old Lu's eyes red and filled with tears. Shaobai, who was not far away, saw this and smiled with relief. Xu Wei told Shrike what Old Mr. Jin had asked him to say.
Xu Wei didn't mention anything about the money, Zhao Lan, or the fact that Old Mr. Jin gave him money. Shrike then spoke with Old Mr. Jin, and they agreed to meet at the warehouse at No. 3 Changjiang Road. Shrike asked Xu Wei to prepare. Xu Wei's failure to mention Zhao Lan and the children's reactions aroused Shrike's suspicion.
Following the arms dealer who sold guns, Shaobai and his colleagues drew a portrait of Akui and learned that Akui had recruited more than a dozen killers. It seemed this third party was about to make a move.
Episode 34 Recap
According to what happened, Old Mr. Jin is highly suspect. Cen Xiaoman and Li Yaohong returned from their investigation and reported that the account with large sums of money regularly deposited belonged to Wang Liqun. The remitter was always Shanghai Gangtong Trading Company, which specializes in foreign exchange transfer business, with its clients being major Hong Kong banks.
Recently, in addition to remitting funds to Wang Liqun's account, they also remitted fifty thousand US dollars to a person named Han Jinkui. Cen Xiaoman and Li Yaohong went to the household registration office to look up people, while Old Lu went to Deputy Bureau Chief Yang to coordinate the issue with the HSBC headquarters. Later, comrades in Hong Kong put in great effort and found out that the boss behind Han Jinkui was Jin Maochang.
The information brought back by Xiaoman and Yaohong further confirmed that Jin Maochang was the one providing funds to Shrike and was also the third party who hired Han Jinkui. Lin Shaobai belatedly realized that Uncle Jin arranged for Jin Yan to go to Nanjing so that he would have no worries and wanted to fight Shrike to the death. Old Lu knew that Jin Maochang was no match for Shrike and immediately arranged for people to take action.
On the other side, as they were preparing to meet, Jin Maochang did not plan to let Old Zhou get involved, but Old Zhou was loyal and would follow him through thick and thin. Jin Maochang was not in his office or at home, so Old Lu ordered an investigation into Old Mr. Jin's social connections. Not long after the agreed time, Shrike and Xu Wei arrived at the dock warehouse on bicycles. Old Mr.
Jin asked about Xiao Yun, and Shrike nonchalantly said he had left her behind. Entering the warehouse, Han Jinkui appeared. Old Mr. Jin overturned the table, no longer acting, completely tearing off the facade. Shrike was somewhat abnormal; he said he could give Old Mr. Jin another chance. Han Jinkui revealed his identity as Jiang Yang's brother. Shrike immediately told him that Old Mr. Jin had buried Jiang Yang alive.
This made Han Jinkui incredulous, and he turned his gun on Jin Maochang. After some struggle, Han Jinkui turned his gun to kill Shrike. Xiao Yun, who was squatting hidden, immediately shot and killed Han Jinkui. A fierce gun battle erupted at the scene. Xu Wei shot Jin Maochang. Xiaoman reported to Old Lu that there was a report of intense gunfire at Changjiang Road Warehouse No. 3. Old Lu immediately took his men there. They were a step late.
Jin Maochang had been shot, was losing consciousness, and was on his last breath. He struggled to tell them that Zheng Lanting had escaped to Hong Kong by boat. Shaobai stayed to accompany Uncle Jin for his last moments, promising to take good care of Jin Yan. Jin Maochang closed his eyes and died. Jin Yan rushed back by train but did not get to see her father one last time.
Given Jin Maochang's relationship with the special agents, Old Lu told Jin Yan that all of Jin Maochang's factories were to be shut down for rectification. It has now been clarified that Jin Yan had nothing to do with Jin Maochang's affairs. After her pain, Jin Yan had to accept the facts. Her father was always restless during his lifetime, and now he could finally sleep peacefully.
Shrike ordered Xu Wei to sink the boat and kill the crew to create the illusion that they had already left Shanghai. Shrike saw that Xu Wei was hiding something from him. Xu Wei confessed that he had been bribed by Old Mr. Jin, and although he took the money, he didn't do the job. Even though Xiao Yun said Xu Wei was no longer useful, Shrike did not punish Xu Wei.
There were not many people available now, and he couldn't push everyone to the opposite side. The Bureau of Secrecy contacted the Shanghai Special Station. When Shrike went, he saw a familiar face, Liu Guihang. Mao Renfeng played a trick of raising high and letting go lightly, demoting Shrike to deputy station chief to redeem himself, while Liu Guihang transformed into the station chief.
When he returned to the clock shop, he found that all the gold bars and US dollars hidden in the concealed place were gone. Shaobai took the two mothers and Feihang to see Jin Yan and cooked a table of dishes.
Episode 35 Recap
The two mothers felt Jin Yan was lonely living alone, so she might as well live with them. But Jin Yan is very determined and also very strong. She can go back to work next week; her father's death did not break her. Everyone held a meeting to discuss Shrike's possible whereabouts. Places like Hong Kong and Japan were ruled out; T-wan was even less likely.
Old Lu said Shrike is not someone who gives up easily, and he hasn't played the trump card of Xiaocang yet. Following the lead of Xiaocang, they can find Zheng Lanting. Jin Yan asked Shaobai about her father's last words. Shaobai did not hide anything. Jin Yan continued to ask if the Society Department had investigated her father before he died. Even if Shaobai didn't say it, Jin Yan had a feeling.
She blamed herself for not discovering her father's abnormality in time. Liu Guihang's men were secretly tailing and were caught red-handed by Xu Wei. Just then, Xiaocang told Shrike that the live-subject experiment had been successful and the next step was human testing. Shrike took Liu Guihang's men to use for experiments. Li Xu had already killed all the people Jin Maochang sent to the village and also safely transferred the families of Xu Wei and others.
Shrike excitedly told Xu Wei and Li Xu that they would soon send a big gift to their old friends in Shanghai. Soon, everyone in the Society Department received a letter. Old Lu noticed something was wrong and ordered everyone not to open them. Then he invited Jin Yan and others from the Forensic Science Department. Jin Yan informed them that someone had put anthrax powder in the envelopes.
Fortunately, they weren't opened, but the Forensic Science Department still disinfected the office thoroughly. As ordered by Shrike, Xu Wei and Li Xu blindfolded Liu Guihang and took him to the secret test site. Seeing Meng Heng, who had come with him, covered in sores, Liu Guihang was both shocked and terrified and repeatedly agreed to help Shrike report to the Bureau of Secrecy to apply for funding. Having only Meng Heng for human testing was far from enough.
Li Xu and Xu Wei needed to continue recruiting people, and they couldn't let the Gongan find out. Xu Wei casually tried to get close to Li Xu. He managed to extract information and learned that Zhao Lan was in Jiading, next to Puji Hospital. But when asked for the exact location, Li Xu stopped talking.
Shrike quickly learned about the conversation between Xu Wei and Li Xu and repeatedly warned Xu Wei not to let his guard down, saying good days were ahead. Meng Heng held Xiaocang hostage and took the opportunity to escape. Shrike was greatly alarmed and immediately ordered men to pursue Meng Heng. Meng Heng rushed into a clinic, muttering words like "anthrax". The doctor called the police. Old Lu and Shaobai rushed over, followed closely by Jin Yan.
Meng Heng was already unconscious and was taken back for treatment. Jin Yan speculated that he was a human test subject for anthrax bacteria. If he could wake up, they could get the address of the test base from Meng Heng. Old Lu instructed Shaobai to be responsible for security work and to closely protect Meng Heng until he woke up. Shrike knew that with antibiotic treatment, Meng Heng would definitely wake up, so Meng Heng had to be silenced.
Since they couldn't find the person, they would let the Gongan find him for them. Shrike ordered that this matter be handled by Liu Guihang. Soon, several tip-off letters were sent to the bureau. In Deputy Yang's hands, Old Lu was arranged to bring Shaobai back for questioning. Little did they know this was exactly the trap set by the spies. Xu Wei and Li Xu followed Old Lu and easily found the place where Meng Heng was hidden.
As soon as Old Lu left with Shaobai and Jin Yan, Xu Wei arranged for Liu Guihang's men to lead the charge. On the way back, the more Shaobai thought about it, the more something felt wrong. He pointed out that this was likely a spy conspiracy. Old Lu realized it, stopped the car, dropped off Jin Yan, and turned back with Shaobai. By the time they rushed back, the gun battle was over.
Meng Heng had been silenced, and Xu Wei did it. Xu Wei and Liu Guihang both ran away. Lin Shaobai didn't return to the bureau but went out to look for Liu Guihang.
Episode 36 Recap
Lin Shaobai wanted to follow Liu Guihang's lead to find Shrike's location. He persuaded Lao Lu to agree to his plan. In the last operation, Liu Guihang's men charged first, resulting in deaths and injuries. He was devastated. To get the approved funding from above, he instructed his subordinates to fabricate reports, claiming that news such as the bridge collapse and the death of government officials were all their doing.
A subordinate produced a newspaper which reported that the Fourth Detachment harassed the public but soon failed. Liu Guihang immediately told his subordinate to invent a Fifth Detachment and fabricate non-existent "deeds". Liu Guihang found that the watch shop was for rent. He immediately sent his subordinate to inquire about the rental situation. This subordinate was a bit slow-witted, making Liu Guihang furious and roar. --- The gold bars and US dollars in the watch shop were missing.
Liu Guihang could never get over this, so he decided to go look for them again. Lin Shaobai followed Liu Guihang's subordinate, deliberately exposed a weakness, and was captured by Liu Guihang. Meanwhile, Lao Lu and Xiaoman disguised themselves as a couple and secretly followed him. Seeing Shaobai being held hostage by Liu Guihang, he immediately told Xiaoman to notify Huzi to bring a team for support.
Liu Guihang deliberately took a photo and had his subordinate write in the report that they had captured Lin Shaobai, a key member of the Public Security Bureau. To increase the report's value, they even wrote Lin Shaobai's position as director. Just as Liu Guihang was about to order his subordinate to act, Lin Shaobai mentioned the gold bars and US dollars, giving the exact amount.
Liu Guihang immediately understood that the money he hid in the watch shop had been taken by Shaobai. With the money in Lin Shaobai's hands, Liu Guihang was forced to treat him as an honored guest, serving good wine and food, and even started calling him brother. When Lao Lu led his men in, he was surprised to see Lin Shaobai drinking with Liu Guihang. Liu Guihang was immediately arrested.
Lin Shaobai honestly stated that his money had been turned over to the national treasury. Liu Guihang was both angry and annoyed but dared not show his anger. Lao Lu ordered Liu Guihang to be interrogated on the spot. Liu Guihang said a lot of nice words. Lao Lu went straight to the point, asking him about Zheng Lanting. Liu Guihang said Zheng Lanting was still in Shanghai, but he didn't know his exact location.
However, he could arrange for Zheng Lanting to come out by sending a telegram. The Tian Zi Special Assassination signal was still effective, so Liu Guihang used it to transmit orders to Zheng Lanting. Zheng Lanting believed it was true but did not intend to use anthrax to assassinate Chen Yi, because his target was the Overturn the Sea Plan, which was the entire Shanghai, not just a single person.
However, Liu Guihang was still the nominal head of the Shanghai station, so Zheng Lanting decided to attend the meeting. On the other side, Lao Lu arranged for everyone to lie in ambush at Shenghe Pawnshop. As soon as Zheng Lanting arrived, they would immediately carry out the arrest. But Zheng Lanting was naturally suspicious and did not go to Shenghe Pawnshop. At the last minute, he made a call asking Liu Guihang to change the location to Leyouyuan Hotel.
Originally, Liu Guihang was unwilling to go, but Shaobai and Lao Lu successfully tricked him with a few words into agreeing to go and redeem himself by capturing Zheng Lanting. The traffic near Leyouyuan Hotel was complicated, and Xiao Yun was on the lookout, increasing the difficulty of the operation.
Lao Lu listened to Shaobai's suggestion and found a smart comrade with an unfamiliar face to go to Leyouyuan Hotel, using the excuse of a gas leak to evacuate the public. Xiao Yun noticed something was wrong and immediately informed Zheng Lanting. Lao Lu led his men in. Xiao Yun held Liu Guihang hostage. Xu Wei covered Zheng Lanting's escape. Xiao Yun stayed behind to cover the retreat and delay time, and was shot dead by Lao Lu.
While escaping, they ran into Jin Yan. Zheng Lanting ordered his men to capture her and take her back to the anthrax base. He then ordered her to be locked up with the anthrax test subjects. Later, the Public Security found the getaway car, but there was no one in it and no bloodstains, so Jin Yan was likely still alive.
Episode 37 Recap
Lao Xu keenly sensed that Shrike was definitely not just using Meng Heng for anthrax human trials. Lao Lu immediately issued an order to investigate missing persons. At the same time, Lin Shaobai interrogated Liu Guihang and found out that Liu Guihang had been to Shrike's anthrax test base once, but he was blindfolded. Lao Lu took Shaobai to eat.
Now was not the time when Liu Guihang was taken to the anthrax base, and it was unrealistic to have Liu Guihang walk the route blindfolded again. Li Xu hid Xu Wei's letter and was discovered by Xu Wei. He snatched the letter and saw that it was indeed a letter written by Zhao Lan to him.
The letter said that their two-month-old child was sick with a high fever, and she kept writing to Xu Wei but never received a reply, worried that Xu Wei had forgotten about them all. Xu Wei's heart ached as if being cut by a knife, and he immediately went to plead with Shrike.
However, Shrike refused Xu Wei's request to take medicine to Zhao Lan and the child, using the reason that the Overturn the Sea Plan was at a critical juncture. He only instructed someone to send a telegram, asking the people there to make sure they took good care of Xu Wei's wife and child. In the evening, Shaobai and Xiaoman blindfolded Liu Guihang and walked that route again.
As soon as she heard Shaobai say he wanted to create a sense of tension for Liu Guihang, Xiaoman immediately expressed her stance and was very fierce towards Liu Guihang, which left Shaobai stunned. Xu Wei held a knife to interrogate Li Xu, found out Zhao Lan's location, then tied up Li Xu and ran to find Zhao Lan and the child. Shrike was certain Xu Wei would return.
Except for nearby Shanghai, the child's illness could not be treated anywhere else. Shrike also instructed Li Xu to report to the T-wan side. As for whether they replied or not, that was their business. Liu Guihang took Shaobai and Xiaoman around several times but couldn't find the correct way, so they had to temporarily give up. Xu Wei disguised himself as a peddler, but still couldn't get close to the small house where Zhao Lan was.
He forcefully killed two guards and took Zhao Lan and the child away. Fortunately, they went to the hospital in time, and the child received timely treatment and didn't develop pneumonia. However, Xu Wei was discovered by the doctor to be a person on the wanted list, so the doctor secretly called the police. Shaobai arrived, but Xu Wei had already left. He persuaded Zhao Lan to convince Xu Wei to cooperate with the Public Security's operation.
Xu Wei returned to the anthrax test base and admitted his mistake to Shrike. Shrike still did not punish him this time but did not allow such incidents to happen again in the future. In private, Shrike instructed Li Xu to find Zhao Lan and her child. --- The child had a high fever again. Zhao Lan took the child to see a doctor. Unexpectedly, this doctor was a spy. Zhao Lan was forced to go with him.
Xiaoman and Huzi noticed something was wrong and immediately stopped them with guns. The spy went all out, killed two comrades, and Zhao Lan was also shot. Xiaoman protected Zhao Lan. Huzi went after the spy. Huzi, who was protecting the child, was shot three times by the spy. By the time Xiaoman came down, Huzi held his last breath and said his dying words. When Lao Lu and Shaobai arrived, Huzi had already passed away.
Lao Lu was close to collapsing. Huzi had no parents since childhood. As soon as he joined the army, he always treated Lao Lu as his older brother, and Lao Lu treated him as his younger brother. Shrike, this utterly evil spy, had killed too many people. Shaobai was determined to bring him to justice. Shrike instructed Li Xu that regarding Zhao Lan's death, they must insist they had no knowledge.
Shaobai accidentally overheard someone recruiting workers on the street, but the questions asked during recruitment were very strange. He suspected that Shrike was recruiting people for experiments under the guise of hiring workers. Shaobai discussed with Lao Lu about infiltrating the recruitment crowd, but Lao Lu disagreed. The next day, when Lao Lu woke up, Shaobai had already left secretly, leaving behind an application to join the party.
Xu Wei discovered Shaobai and deliberately had someone bring him in, taking the opportunity to ask him why he had come here. Shaobai truthfully told Xu Wei about the situation with Zhao Lan and her child. If Xu Wei didn't believe it was Shrike's doing, he could find an opportunity to go to Guangci Hospital and ask Zhao Lan to clarify. Shrike assigned tasks to Xu Wei and Li Xu, drawing a grand picture by saying that after the mission was accomplished, they and their families could be sent to wherever they wanted to go.
Episode 38 Recap
Xu Wei snuck into the hospital to see Zhao Lan, but Lu Zhengyang had already brought people to wait at the hospital. However, they didn't do anything, allowing Xu Wei to put down his gun, and then took Xu Wei to see Zhao Lan and the child.
Xu Wei heard from Zhao Lan herself that it was Li Xu who wanted to harm her and the child, and that the Public Security comrades had protected the mother and child risking their lives. Lin Shaobai pretended to be scared and was selected by Xiaocang to undergo experiments.
In the separate laboratory, Lin Shaobai controlled the experiment personnel, asked where Jin Yan was held with the patients, then knocked him out, changed into his clothes, blended in with the experiment personnel, entered the place where the patients were held, and took Jin Yan away. Jin Yan recognized his voice. Lin Shaobai wanted to send Jin Yan out, but Jin Yan said he had no professional knowledge and would expose them if he touched the experimental equipment.
She wanted to stay. At this critical moment, Lin Shaobai could only agree. Li Xu discovered Jin Yan was missing and after asking Xiaocang confirmed that Jin Yan had not been used for experiments. He immediately ordered a room search. Lin Shaobai knocked out one of the special agents, changed into his clothes, and created a disturbance inside to attract Li Xu's attention so that Jin Yan wouldn't be discovered. Lin Shaobai was discovered.
He deliberately delayed time, allowing Xu Wei, who was hiding behind Li Xu, to hear clearly Li Xu's personal confession that he wanted to replace Xu Wei as Shrike and was willing to kill Xu Wei's entire family. Xu Wei was enraged by what he heard. Just as Li Xu was about to kill Lin Shaobai, Xu Wei struck first. Lin Shaobai knew Xu Wei had returned to the right path.
Xu Wei had also seen Lu Zhengyang at the hospital before and reminded him not to follow them, as there were sentries within five li of the anthrax base. Lu Zhengyang trusted him and said he would wait for good news from him and Lin Shaobai. Thus, Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei joined forces and took control of the laboratory. Shrike discovered Jin Yan was missing and that Li Xu had been beaten to death.
He immediately ordered men to go to the laboratory. Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei were responsible for delaying time so that Jin Yan could find the anthrax weapon as quickly as possible. Gunfire erupted in the laboratory, the sound of shots was continuous. Jin Yan proceeded deeper step by step and discovered the latest anthrax drop point was on the rooftop. Xiaocang appeared behind her, stabbed her with a scalpel. Jin Yan resisted and shot Xiaocang dead.
Lin Shaobai and Xu Wei were both injured. Jin Yan met up with them, and the three fought their way out of the factory. However, Shrike's men were like maggots on a bone, impossible to shake off. Xu Wei was even hit by two shots. Shrike appeared, leading his men to surround Xu Wei, Lin Shaobai, and Jin Yan. Xu Wei took advantage of Shrike's inattention, pulled out a grenade, and threatened to pull the pin.
He knew the area was full of explosives, and Shrike dared not gamble. Xu Wei's condition was for Shrike to let Jin Yan and Lin Shaobai leave. Shrike agreed. After Lin Shaobai drove away, Xu Wei pulled the pin, and the special agents fired several shots at him. Gunshots and explosions sounded behind him. Lin Shaobai knew Xu Wei was gone. Jin Yan knew Shrike's anthrax drop point was on the rooftop of the New World Department Store.
If they went back to inform Lu Zhengyang now, Zheng Lanting would definitely escape. Lin Shaobai decided to let Jin Yan drive back to inform Lu Zhengyang, while he went to capture Zheng Lanting. Jin Yan met Lu Zhengyang and weakly said the five words "New World Department Store," then fainted. Zheng Lanting ordered his men to deploy the anthrax on the top floor. He was extremely excited. Lin Shaobai rushed up, killed two people, and was also shot himself.
Lin Shaobai told Zheng Lanting that what he deployed was not anthrax, but limestone, and that the real anthrax bacteria had long been swapped by Jin Yan. Zheng Lanting was like someone who had lost their parents. Lu Zhengyang, who arrived shortly after, surrounded Zheng Lanting. Zheng Lanting did not surrender and jumped off the building. Even after being hit by several shots, he did not stop. Lu Zhengyang immediately drove the critically injured Lin Shaobai to the hospital.
Lin Shaobai could now be considered the city's impenetrable fortress. May 27, 1950, marked the first anniversary of Shanghai's liberation. The people set off firecrackers to celebrate, and Taiping Alley was bustling with activity. Lin Shaobai, whose injuries had healed, got a haircut. Today was the day he would join the party, and he attached great importance to it. Lu Feihang had undergone heart surgery, and she had the dream of becoming an engineer.
Jin Yan was severely injured and also given penicillin. Her body was badly damaged, and she was in a coma, not yet awake. Lin Shaobai firmly believed that she would wake up one day.
