Resumen del episodio 16 de Eight Hundred
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Chen Hui successfully infiltrated the hotel disguised as a postman to retrieve the incriminating report letter left by Tian Jinhai. As he was leaving, he narrowly avoided his father, Chen Hongbing, and the police team led by Guo Lei, who had arrived to search for Tian Jinhai. Using a heavy bag of mail as a cover, Chen Hui slipped away unnoticed. Inside the hotel, the police discovered a bag of cash in Room 306, but the guest was gone.
The receptionist revealed that a man in a matching uniform had already taken the guest's mail, leading Guo Lei to realize the man they passed in the hallway was an impostor. Meanwhile, Chen Hongbing recalled that Tian Jinhai had a habit of taking taxis for long distances. Based on this lead, the police began a city-wide check of taxi records. This led Chen Hongbing and Kang Limin to Jinshui Road, near the house Chen Hui was renting.
Suspecting his son might be involved, Chen Hongbing decided to question him again. Chen Hui and Gao Songge claimed their association with Tian Jinhai was purely business-related, dating back to their time in Jingang, and that Tian had recently visited only to scout clothing markets and pay respects after Chen Hui’s grandfather’s funeral. During the visit, Chen Hongbing’s sharp eyes noticed freshly turned soil and new flowers in the yard, which seemed out of place for the cold season.
Suspecting Tian Jinhai might be buried there, he ordered an excavation. Chen Hui watched tensely, claiming he had originally planned to dig a fish pond but changed it to a garden due to bad feng shui advice from an online chat room. The search yielded nothing, as the police hit solid earth without finding a body. The investigation took a grim turn when railway maintenance workers reported a discovery at a remote bridge.
The police found the bodies of Tian Jinhai and Captain Liu Na. The scene was staged to suggest that Liu Na, who was terminally ill, had strangled the heavily intoxicated Tian Jinhai before passing away herself. In reality, Chen Hui had anticipated the police search and moved Tian Jinhai’s body under the cover of night to the location where Liu Na had died, framing her for the crime.
While forensics suggested natural causes for Liu Na and strangulation for Tian, Chen Hongbing remained deeply suspicious. Overwhelmed by grief and doubt, Chen Hongbing dragged Chen Hui back to the hotel that night, demanding the receptionist identify him as the fake postman. However, because the intruder had been masked, a definitive identification was impossible. The father and son’s heated argument led the hotel staff to call the local police, and both were taken to the station.
Ding Yue arrived to pick them up, scolding her husband for his relentless treatment of their son until he finally revealed that Liu Na had passed away. The news left Ding Yue stunned and silenced. Following a somber ceremony where Liu Na’s badge number was officially retired, Chen Hongbing fell into a deep depression.
Haunted by the fear that he could not save his son from a dark path, he locked himself in his room for two days, refusing to eat. Worried, Ding Yue called Chen Hui and Director Tong for help. However, when they tried to reach him, Chen Hongbing only demanded that his son stay out of his sight. Feeling rejected, Chen Hui spent the night at a bar.
After being provoked by two thugs, he vented his rage on them and then called the police himself, admitting he started the fight. Director Tong informed Chen Hongbing of the incident, finally drawing him out of his room. At the station, Chen Hongbing masked his concern with bitterness, telling Chen Hui he should remain in detention for fifteen days to reflect on his life. Despite the rift, Chen Hui insisted that no matter what he had done, he never intended to harm his parents.
