Heroes Episode 2 Recap
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Carrying his injuries, Wang Jialuo arrived at an inn, intending to continue pursuing the murderers. However, the inn staff, unwilling to attract trouble, refused his stay on the grounds of having no rooms. Unexpectedly, Lin Anjing suddenly appeared and took him in. Wang Jialuo wanted to find more clues from Lin Anjing, but she was completely unaware of the whereabouts of her uncle and aunt.
After learning what had happened during his twelve years in prison, Mu Qing was filled with indignation at the Qing government's cession of land and payment of reparations. The next morning, Guard Getai arrived, wanting to gloat over Mu Qing. However, Mu Qing hadn't just spent the night learning about the events of the past years; he had also circled the suspect who stole the treasure map, the palace maid Wanhe.
The detail that cracked the case was that Wanhe had changed her route from her residence to the palace where she was on duty. Getai was greatly impressed upon hearing this. Mu Qing inquired with Getai about Yuan Shikai, stating that it was he who had informed Empress Dowager Cixi back then, otherwise the Great Qing would be in a different state today.
Cun Qing urgently summoned Mu Qing, mentioning the nine people killed at the inn in Daguzhen, Tianjin, suspecting it was related to the omen rumor. Mu Qing suggested transporting the nine people back to the capital for examination. While sending someone to interrogate Wanhe, Mu Qing also checked the palace exit records. He suddenly got up and went to the Imperial Kitchen to find Old Jiang. Unexpectedly, Old Jiang, having gotten wind of the situation, was preparing to escape.
After being apprehended, Old Jiang swallowed a Western-made ring. Mu Qing immediately went with Getai to a general store at Dengshikou, because that place specialized in selling Western items, and judging by the route, Old Jiang was heading there. Getai was puzzled, but Mu Qing explained that since palace maids couldn't leave the palace, there must be an insider, and Old Jiang leaving half an hour earlier was certainly suspicious. His hasty escape today confirmed his deduction.
The general store attendant told Mu Qing that Old Jiang had given him a dog fur hat, saying it was for a relative. Someone came that day, taking the hat using the nine copper coins Old Jiang had mentioned. The person had a tattoo on his hand. Mu Qing drew the design of the tattoo. He had already guessed the person's identity: a guard from the Qilin Formation back then. After the reform failed, these people were also implicated.
Subsequently, Mu Qing changed his route and went with Getai to the Gongyuan in the eastern suburbs. Zhuo Bufan's Master's wife retrieved that hat from the pawnshop using nine copper coins. Shortly after she left, she was ambushed and the hat was stolen. Zhuo Bufan had anticipated that someone would make a move. He intervened, repelled the attackers, and recovered the hat. He then found the treasure map inside the hat.
However, the treasure map was only a rough drawing, making the specific location difficult to guess. Zhuo Bufan felt the clues on the map were incomplete. The people who returned from Japan were supposed to meet the person who held the treasure clues. Tan Xian should know the secret of the treasure. Mu Qing reported his investigation to Cun Qing. First, the nine copper coins were used as a signal for a meeting.
Second, someone had buried gunpowder in the Gongyuan in the eastern suburbs, which was likely for the uprising. Mu Qing exposed Guard Hanhe as the insider on the spot. Cun Qing praised Mu Qing but also expressed deep regret, because he had known about this for a while and revealing it too early would prevent him from passing the information he wanted to convey to the mastermind behind Hanhe. Mu Qing apologized for his haste.
Cun Qing already had a suspect, Prince Qi, but without concrete evidence, he could do nothing about him. He asked Mu Qing to continue investigating the treasure map matter, emphasizing the need for concrete evidence. Meanwhile, Prince Qi was also preparing for the uprising, with the time set for the day of Mangzhong. His son-in-law, Zhong Haichao, was the main person he relied upon.
Mu Qing investigated and discovered that the person who took the hat was Chen Wu, the guard from the Qilin Formation back then. Wang Jialuo also unexpectedly learned this news. He first found Chen Wu at a casino, hoping to find clues about the murderers on him. After a fight, Chen Wu was defeated and fell to the ground. Just then, Mu Qing arrived with his men. He ruthlessly interrogated Chen Wu, forcing him to confess that Hanhe was the mastermind, and that the person who took the pawn ticket was dressed like a Lengxi person.
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