Killer And Healer Episode 25 Recap
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When Jiang Yuelou regained consciousness, his first thought was of the woman he had seen just before he collapsed. Chen Yuzhi, seeing his weakness, stopped him from rushing to the police bureau, insisting he was too fragile and needed to recover. Chen Yuzhi then went downstairs to fetch some porridge for him. Meanwhile, at the police bureau, Commissioner Bai was speaking with Jiang Rushui (who later identifies herself as Jiang Shengnan), recounting Jiang Yuelou's past.
He recalled saving Jiang Yuelou, then known as Kang Sheng'an, from debt collectors. He remembered Chief Bai's confrontation with Yang Jing's men, asserting his authority and even buying Kang Sheng'an's freedom for 1,000 yuan, despite the debt being 3,000. Commissioner Bai had then taken Kang Sheng'an to the police bureau. He tried to get Kang Sheng'an to open up about his past, but the boy would become uncontrollably emotional.
To protect him from the usurers and help him forget his painful memories, Commissioner Bai offered to change his name. Kang Sheng'an chose the surname "Jiang," after his mother. Commissioner Bai then proposed "Jiang Yuelou," which Kang Sheng'an accepted. Jiang Yuelou, still deeply troubled, confessed to Chen Yuzhi that before he fainted, he saw the woman with a gun approaching him.
He couldn't make out her face, but the sensation was overwhelmingly familiar, and he believed she might be his long-lost mother. He wanted to go to the police bureau to confirm her identity. Chen Yuzhi, concerned about Jiang Yuelou’s fragile condition, prohibited him from going. Instead, he asked for his mother’s name, "Jiang Rushui," and promised to investigate with Commissioner Bai.
At the police bureau, Commissioner Bai pressed Jiang Rushui to reveal the mastermind behind her actions, but she steadfastly refused, claiming sole responsibility and daring him to kill her. Just then, Chen Yuzhi arrived, sent by Jiang Yuelou to inquire about his mother. Commissioner Bai was taken aback, realizing that Jiang Rushui was indeed Jiang Yuelou’s mother. He expressed bewilderment at her transformation into a drug trafficker, particularly one who had targeted Jiang Yuelou.
Recognizing Jiang Yuelou's growing suspicion, Commissioner Bai warned Chen Yuzhi that revealing the truth would be incredibly difficult for Jiang Yuelou to handle, leaving them in an impossible dilemma. Upon Chen Yuzhi's return, he found Jiang Yuelou awake. Chen Yuzhi tried to mislead him, claiming the name Jiang Yuelou mentioned was incorrect and suggesting his "vision" was a hallucination, a form of hysteria caused by his intense longing for his mother. However, the truth was already spreading.
In the prison, an informant (likely working for the mastermind) deliberately manipulated inmates, many of whom hated Jiang Yuelou, into spreading rumors that his mother was a drug trafficker. This ensured the news reached the police and the general public, making concealment impossible. Soon after, Chu Ran visited Jiang Yuelou, informing him that Zhong Yiren had received intelligence from a source within the police bureau confirming his mother's identity.
Chu Ran surmised that the mastermind was aware of their relationship and was exploiting Jiang Shengnan to force Jiang Yuelou into a difficult choice. Jiang Yuelou, though understanding the manipulation, felt compelled to confront the situation despite his weakened state. Unbeknownst to them, the mastermind, a high-ranking executive, was pleased to hear that Jiang Yuelou now knew, viewing the mother-son conflict as "a good show."
Meanwhile, prison guards gossiped about Chief Jiang's predicament, fearing for his career and discussing the impossible choice he faced regarding his mother's fate. Taking the initiative, Jiang Yuelou took some medicine and asked Chu Ran to investigate the person who sold the information. Chu Ran promised to notify him immediately if she found anything. Jiang Yuelou then went to the police bureau, accompanied by Chen Yuzhi, who waited outside.
Jiang Shengnan, having considered her options, agreed to disclose the mastermind's identity but only after seeing Jiang Yuelou. Commissioner Bai, after some hesitation, granted her five minutes. Jiang Shengnan revealed her self-chosen name, "Jiang Shengnan," meaning she wanted to be stronger than men, having endured immense suffering. Her birth name was Jiang Rushui.
She recounted her tragic past: Jiang Yuelou's father had become addicted to opium when he was a small child, plunging their family into a life of constant beatings, cold, and humiliation. She was even forced to endure public shaming by his father's associates, all for the sake of his opium. Unable to bear it any longer, she attempted suicide by jumping into the Jing River. However, she was rescued by an opium dealer who treated her with kindness.
They eventually had a child together. After his recent death, she naturally took over his business, thus walking the same path that had ruined her family. She mused on the irony of how opium destroyed her family, and now, through her actions, she destroyed countless others. As she spoke, she suddenly began to cough and bleed from her nose, hastily wiping the blood away.
She confessed to Commissioner Bai that she had taken a potent poison, intending to die to avoid implicating Jiang Yuelou further. She remorsefully admitted to being an unfit mother, thanking Commissioner Bai for raising him. With her dying breath, she desperately pleaded with Commissioner Bai for one final opportunity to see her son and cook a meal for him, to fulfill a mother's duty one last time. Commissioner Bai, moved by her plea, reluctantly agreed.
Jiang Shengnan completed preparing the meal just as Jiang Yuelou arrived. Commissioner Bai confirmed that he had allowed her to be in the dining room, a decision Jiang Yuelou questioned, insisting she was a prisoner. Jiang Yuelou struggled internally, reminding himself to act as a son, not Chief Jiang, and as Kang Sheng'an, his old name. Jiang Shengnan, tears welling in her eyes, called him "An'er." Jiang Yuelou gently corrected her, stating his name was Jiang Yuelou now.
She apologized profusely, acknowledging her absence for thirteen years was entirely her fault. She offered him steamed buns and soup, saying she had made his favorites. Meanwhile, outside, Chen Yuzhi expressed his concern for Jiang Yuelou to Commissioner Bai. Commissioner Bai revealed that Jiang Yuelou's willingness to confide his old name, Kang Sheng'an, to Chen Yuzhi demonstrated his deep trust, as he typically kept that part of his past secret.
Commissioner Bai confided that Jiang Yuelou carried immense pain and loneliness, and that Chen Yuzhi had become his most trusted confidant. Jiang Yuelou, inside, refused the food, stating he was no longer the "little Kang Sheng'an" who loved them, and he no longer liked anything she cooked. When Jiang Shengnan tearfully asked what she could do to earn his forgiveness, Jiang Yuelou's voice cracked with pain and anger.
He asked if she had ever considered how he, a small child, would survive after she abandoned him. He declared that from the moment she chose this irreversible path, her hands became stained with blood and opium, and neither he nor the world would ever forgive her.
