Joy of Life Episode 38 Recap
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Wang Qinian looked down from the window and found many spies around the inn. As soon as Guo Baokun left the inn, he was followed by the spies arranged by Shen Zhong. Wang Qinian quickly reported to Fan Xian, who had unexpectedly deliberately let Guo Baokun out to attract the spies. Guo Baokun walked through the streets and alleys, brazenly asking passersby for the address of the Jinyiwei prison. People avoided him.
Guo Baokun worked for half a day but gained nothing. Hearing the news, Shen Zhong came to the street and provided Guo Baokun with the exact unknown location. Shen Zhong concluded that the Investigator's Office would not send such a useless person to scout for information, so he directly led his men to the Tiaowang Inn to intercept Fan Xian. The rooms in the inn were empty. Shen Zhong ordered his subordinates to search carefully.
He arrogantly thought that Fan Xian would not hide in a closet or under a bed. He accidentally found dust on the table that had been stepped on, and concluded that Fan Xian had escaped by jumping out the window. Shen Zhong quickly dispatched men to pursue in different directions, while Fan Xian and Wang Qinian were hiding under the bed.
In fact, Fan Xian had another important task on this trip to Northern Qi, which was to rebuild the spy network here. However, as he had just arrived and didn't know where to gather the spies lurking in Northern Qi, he publicly planted a flag to provoke, which was to remind those spies. Fan Xian used this place as a lighthouse to draw out He Dao Ren. He secretly gave Fan Xian a note to meet during their match.
He Dao Ren arrived on time at the agreed location to meet Fan Xian and Wang Qinian. He took the initiative to admit that Chen Pingping had arranged for him to help Fan Xian, and he also produced an Investigator's Office token as proof. Fan Xian had Wang Qinian confirm that the token was real and then wanted to return it to He Dao Ren.
He Dao Ren repeatedly stated that he would only help Chen Pingping this once, and from then on, they would owe each other nothing. He Dao Ren promised to help Fan Xian transmit messages and gave him the address of the Southern Qing Inner Vault shops in Shangjing, asking Fan Xian to review the account books from these years, and also explained that the Jinyiwei had always conducted trade with these shops.
Fan Xian inquired of He Dao Ren about where Yan Bingyun was being held, but he knew nothing, only Yan Bingyun's residence before he was captured. Fan Xian sent Wang Qinian to the Inner Vault shops to check the accounts, while he went alone to that residence to look for clues, hoping to find out Yan Bingyun's whereabouts through subtle traces. Fan Xian did not dare to enter rashly to investigate.
He first sat at a tea stall outside the door and chatted with the guests, inquiring about an extremely important clue. Fan Xian pushed open the door and entered the small courtyard. Shen Zhong had already been waiting for a long time. He pushed open all the doors one by one, repeatedly claiming that he had already sent people to burn all the furniture inside, and even the roof tiles and courtyard bricks had been replaced.
Fan Xian knew that Shen Zhong was a meticulous person, so he had to give up. Before leaving, Shen Zhong also warned Fan Xian to give up early and not to act rashly in Shangjing, lest he encounter misfortune. Fan Xian retorted, vowing to investigate to the end, unless he could find a ninth-level expert or higher. Shen Zhong repeatedly mulled over Fan Xian's words. He was terrified after thinking carefully.
He also heard that Wang Qinian had taken the account books of the Inner Vault shops. Shen Zhong reviewed the ninth-level experts and above. Haitang Duoduo and Shangshan Hu would absolutely not serve him. So Shen Zhong went to the Empress Dowager and asked He Dao Ren to keep a close eye on Fan Xian. That night, He Dao Ren reported this matter to Fan Xian.
Unexpectedly, Fan Xian had already anticipated that Shen Zhong would ask He Dao Ren for help. Fan Xian inquired at the tea stall and found out that after Yan Bingyun came to Northern Qi, he befriended many high officials and nobles and spent lavishly. He also became acquainted with a girl. Before Yan Bingyun was captured, that girl notified him in advance to escape, but Yan Bingyun did not leave.
That girl punched and kicked the group of people who came to arrest Yan Bingyun, and they did not dare to fight back. Fan Xian concluded that that girl was related to Shen Zhong. He Dao Ren remembered that Shen Zhong had a sister. Fan Xian decided to personally meet this Miss Shen. However, the Jinyiwei guards were very strict.
So Fan Xian came up with a good idea: he had He Dao Ren suggest to Shen Zhong to withdraw the secret agents around the envoy team's residence, using the excuse that there was a tracking expert from the Investigator's Office in the envoy team. Shen Zhong had his men find out Wang Qinian's background and then agreed to He Dao Ren's suggestion.
Chen Pingping retrieved the information sent back by Yan Bingyun before he was captured from the Investigator's Office and learned that Yan Bingyun had used Shen Zhong's sister as a cover. He wanted to send a message to Fan Xian by carrier pigeon, but it was too late. Emperor Qing also had to give up. He Dao Ren took Fan Xian and Wang Qinian to stake out the building opposite the Shen family residence.
They finally waited until Miss Shen came out with a food box. Fan Xian sent Wang Qinian to follow the carriage. Wang Qinian followed all the way south and found that there were more and more secret agents on the street. He was worried about alerting the enemy, so he had to return to report to Fan Xian.
Fan Xian, He Dao Ren, and Wang Qinian analyzed that Miss Shen had gone to see Yan Bingyun and inferred the approximate area where Yan Bingyun was imprisoned based on the deployment of the secret agents. Fan Xian waited in the building until Miss Shen returned home and found bloodstains on her sleeve. Miss Shen quietly whispered a few words to her maid, and the maid hurried to a nearby pharmacy to buy medicine.
Wang Qinian came to the pharmacy and saw the maid buying medicine for external injuries and cold. Fan Xian therefore concluded that Miss Shen was helping Yan Bingyun treat his injuries and wanted to follow this clue to find him. He Dao Ren heard that Ku He's senior disciple Lang Tao was about to return to Shangjing, and he reminded Fan Xian to be careful. Fan Xian did not want to miss the opportunity.
He asked the maid to tell Miss Shen to stop and wait at the second intersection ahead tomorrow. Miss Shen came out early in the morning with a food box. She arrived at the intersection on time and waited. Seeing that no one was around, Fan Xian jumped onto the carriage, claiming he was there to rescue Yan Bingyun. Miss Shen drew her sword towards him. Fan Xian reasoned with her and appealed to her emotions, and she reluctantly agreed.
Fan Xian used a dagger to threaten Miss Shen and force her to take him to see Yan Bingyun. He Dao Ren reported to Shen Zhong according to Fan Xian's plan, falsely claiming that he was entangled by a masked ninth-level expert, and Fan Xian and Wang Qinian had luckily escaped his surveillance. Shen Zhong suspected that person was Shangshan Hu, but lacked concrete evidence.
Upon learning that his sister had been taken hostage, Shen Zhong immediately led his men to rescue her, leaving He Dao Ren behind to look after the guard post. Fan Xian entered the room and saw Yan Bingyun, but Yan Bingyun suspected that he was a secret agent sent by Shen Zhong, whose purpose was to extract the Southern Qing spy network. Fan Xian revealed his identity as the head of the envoy team and used a long needle to help Yan Bingyun open his shackles.
