Detective L Episode 5 Recap
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Luo Fei and Qin Xiaoman returned to Han Wei Wei's apartment under the cover of darkness. As they walked down a dimly lit street, a route Han Wei Wei would have taken home, Luo Fei speculated that this might have been the initial ambush site rather than the apartment itself. Qin Xiaoman then noticed lights on in Han Wei Wei's apartment, prompting them to rush upstairs, where they found two women.
The women introduced themselves as Chen Hui Yan and Zhao Su, reporters from "Shenbao" and Han Wei Wei's colleagues, who were there to keep vigil. They explained that Han Wei Wei, previously a supplement editor, had been transferred to the main section two months prior.
Through his questioning, Luo Fei deduced that Han Wei Wei was indeed a reporter who had been working undercover in finance for about a month and a half, collecting evidence to expose a major scandal in Shanghai Beach. She had called her colleagues the previous day to arrange an editorial meeting to serialize the news, but sadly, she was murdered before she could.
Qin Xiaoman suggested the scandal might be connected to the Jin Chamber of Commerce's Yellow River disaster relief fund, and that Han Wei Wei was silenced after uncovering the truth. Luo Fei refined this, proposing it was more likely certain individuals within the Chamber, driven by self-interest, who had Han Wei Wei killed. Concerned about Luo Fei's worsening cold, Qin Xiaoman prepared chicken soup for him. However, the taste was so unpleasant that Luo Fei immediately spat it out.
The following day, the Jin Chamber of Commerce hosted a grand donation event. Due to threats from the Black Dragon Society, the police department deployed all available officers, including forensic doctor Benjamin, for security. Benjamin complained about being pulled from his regular duties, noting that the Black Dragon Society's threats were still a mystery, even to Luo Fei, who had thought about it all night. As Chairman Tang began his speech, gunshots rang out, instantly plunging the event into chaos.
Qin Xiaoman rushed to the building where the sniper was hiding to pursue him. Upon reaching the vantage point, she found only spent bullet casings, realizing the killer had already blended into the fleeing crowd. Remembering Luo Fei's advice on crime scene analysis – dividing areas, classifying, eliminating, and filtering possibilities, as well as imagining the killer's mindset to pinpoint the best sniping location – Qin Xiaoman managed to identify the killer's position.
However, as she prepared to engage, a terrified horse-drawn carriage veered towards a child. Qin Xiaoman instinctively moved to protect the child, saving him but losing her target, though she did manage to recover a sniper rifle. Meanwhile, the killer continued to attack the police protecting Chairman Tang, driving them inadvertently towards a gasoline truck. Luo Fei quickly noticed the impending danger and shouted a warning, but it was too late. The gasoline truck exploded, sending everyone flying.
Amidst the devastation, Lu Xiang Dong was shot and critically injured. Qin Xiaoman rushed to his side, pleading with him to reveal the meaning of the numbers "720900" from the note he had given her. With his last breath, Lu Xiang Dong whispered "Huifeng" before dying. Enraged, Qin Xiaoman chased the killer into an underground passage, where they both became trapped in a basement.
The killer, a Japanese man, revealed that Lu Xiang Dong was killed for betraying the Black Dragon Society. He then attempted to execute Qin Xiaoman, but she quickly dodged the bullet, sustaining only a minor graze before Luo Fei arrived and rescued her. Later, at the hospital, Qin Xiaoman informed Luo Fei of the killer's words.
Benjamin arrived, reporting that investigators found evidence of Lu Xiang Dong's embezzlement of Yellow River disaster relief funds at his home, and importantly, the handwriting on these documents was consistent with Han Wei Wei's. They also found a clay figurine whose base matched Han Wei Wei's head wound and dog hairs consistent with those at her apartment. Benjamin concluded that Lu Xiang Dong was Han Wei Wei's murderer.
Luo Fei, however, immediately rejected this theory, highlighting the absence of the torn photos and the fact that Han Wei Wei's killer was estimated to be over 1. 8 meters tall, a height inconsistent with Lu Xiang Dong. He further argued that a single, fatal blow suggested a professional killer, which Lu Xiang Dong might not be capable of.
Luo Fei then proposed an alternative theory: Lu Xiang Dong had hired the Black Dragon Society to kill Han Wei Wei but then double-crossed them, leading to his own assassination as an act of revenge. He then asked Qin Xiaoman to vividly recall the height of the killer when he stood behind her in the basement. After concentrating, she concluded he was at least 15 centimeters taller than her, which, when added to her height, matched the 1.
8-meter-plus height of Han Wei Wei's killer. Luo Fei then concluded that "this killer" (the Japanese man from the Black Dragon Society) was indeed the one who killed Han Wei Wei. However, Luo Fei immediately proposed a "third possibility", questioning why such a highly skilled killer, capable of a single fatal blow, had chosen to spare Qin Xiaoman. As Luo Fei pondered these revelations, his gaze fixated on Qin Xiaoman's shoes, triggering a sudden insight.
He immediately dashed out, heading back to Han Wei Wei's apartment, with Qin Xiaoman close behind. At the apartment, they encountered Huo Wen Si, the newly appointed police psychological consultant, who offered his assistance. Luo Fei, however, stated his policy of never cooperating with others and expressed his skepticism towards psychological analysis.
As they examined the apartment, both Luo Fei and Huo Wen Si observed the extreme cleanliness and meticulous arrangement of items, concluding that Han Wei Wei was a severe mysophobe. Huo Wen Si pointed out a missing pair of shoes from the shoe rack, an anomaly for someone so particular.
Luo Fei, recalling his earlier argument against the killer taking trivial personal items to hide identity, then questioned why a killer "would" tear up photos, suggesting that the missing shoes might hold a vital clue for a different reason. With a new direction in mind, Luo Fei instructed Qin Xiaoman to retrieve all travel magazines and newspapers from the last three years, including foreign publications, from the police station for further investigation.
