Resumen del episodio 12 de The Truth
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Following his dinner with Dan Qing, Ye Qian realizes too late that his wine was spiked. As he drinks, his mind slips into a drug-induced stupor, and he grows increasingly incoherent. Amidst the haze, he is haunted by the traumatic memories of Dan Qing being assaulted years ago, a tragedy he feels he failed to prevent.
Deeply wounded by his own perceived failure to protect her, he hears Han Zhao calling his name desperately from outside the door, but his body fails him, and he slips into a deep coma. It is later revealed by Bao Hei that Dan Qing used a high-potency new drug called "Meat" on him, a move the gang leader finds morbidly fascinating. While Ye Qian remains incapacitated, the investigation into the female body found at the river reveals crucial details.
By measuring potassium ion levels in the cerebrospinal fluid and vitreous humor, forensics determine the time of death was roughly one week ago. Low diatom content in her internal organs confirms she was murdered and dumped into the water post-mortem, as her blood circulation had stopped before she was submerged. The autopsy further notes cranial bone deformity and defensive wounds on her hands, with male DNA trapped under her fingernails.
While her identity is initially unknown, her cheap clothing and heavy residues of mineral oil—a staple in low-quality cosmetics—suggest she habitually wore heavy makeup. The police track down Hu Yong, an illegal sand dredger, who admits his crew found the body near the Sishui Second Bridge a week earlier. Fearing legal trouble for their banned dredging operation, they had callously thrown her back into the river.
The search for the victim's identity gains traction when Si Yuanlong discovers the character "flower" on the victim's stockings. Recognizing the low-quality fiber, he deduces these are wholesale items typically sold in bulk to massage parlors, saunas, and foot bath centers rather than retail stores. Meanwhile, Leng Qiming leads the team back to the riverbank to search for missing clues. They discover suspicious Range Rover tire tracks leading to the dump site.
The marks show erratic speeds and a sudden U-turn, suggesting the driver was under extreme duress. Nearby, a urine sample is collected from the riverbank. Because of an unusual concentration of ants, which are highly sensitive to sugar, the team concludes the person who left the trace likely suffers from severe diabetes. This sample eventually matches the male DNA found under the victim's nails.
A breakthrough occurs at the Huadu Club, where manager Pang Xianglan identifies the facial composite of the victim as Zhan Qiuman. Zhan had come to Yunxi from Min City two years prior and worked as a hostess. Ye Qian later questions Pang, who reveals that Zhan came from a destitute family and had quit school early to support her sick parents and her brother’s education.
Though she was provided with dorm space, Zhan mostly stayed at a private apartment in Baiyuan South Village. Pang mentions that Zhan seemed to have a regular benefactor but kept her private life guarded. Meanwhile, Jiao Lei reviews footage and flags a suspicious, unlicensed SUV passing the turn-off to the dredging site on the night of the crime. He notes a specific dent on the rear of the vehicle that fails to reflect light in the black-and-white footage.
The investigation leads to Wang Meng, the head of Huitongda Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd., who had signed the lease for Zhan’s apartment. Wang admits to their relationship, describing Zhan as an honest, frugal girl who avoided luxury goods to save money for her family. He explains that he used his company’s name for the lease to avoid tax and keep the affair from his family, who have lived abroad for years.
However, Wang has a solid alibi, having been overseas for the past month, and his DNA does not match the evidence found on the victim. When questioned why she hid the fact that she introduced Zhan to Wang, Pang Xianglan dismisses it as a trivial matchmaking favor she often does for clients. As the case reaches another impasse, Leng Qiming is forced to deal with a domestic crisis.
His elderly father, suffering from worsening dementia, gets into a heated confrontation with a delivery man, accusing the youth of spying on him. The situation escalates until the residential committee intervenes. Leng arrives to apologize and offer compensation for the delivery man’s injuries. His housekeeper, Ms. Wang, warns him that the father’s condition is becoming unmanageable and urges him to seek professional medical help, noting that her own contract is nearing its end. Just as Leng is grappling with these personal burdens, he receives a call from Jiao Lei with critical news: the suspicious vehicle has finally been located.
