Medical Examiner Dr. Qin Episode 15 Recap
> Medical Examiner Dr. Qin Recap
Years ago, Wu Lixue, driving his new car and distracted by a phone call, fatally struck a person. Around the same time, Chen Biao, pursued by creditors for his debts, was rescued by his father. His father then appealed to Chen Biao to take the fall for Wu Lixue's hit-and-run.
The father argued that Chen Biao, having never attended college and possessing a criminal record, had no future, while Wu Lixue had been accepted into a prestigious university and was destined to inherit the family business. Despite Chen Biao's protests, his father insisted he sacrifice for the family, even threatening to kneel. Chen Biao, feeling disappointed in himself and his father, reluctantly agreed.
His father, pleased, promised Chen Biao half of his fortune upon his release from prison in seven years. Chen Biao reflected bitterly on his fate, feeling that he was only born to be compared, much like a spare part for a superior, identical car. However, during Chen Biao's incarceration, his father transferred the entire company to Wu Lixue. Upon his release, Chen Biao sought out his brother, only to be betrayed.
Wu Lixue feigned ignorance, showed no gratitude for Chen Biao's sacrifice, and even threatened to confess to the crime himself, which would result in both brothers being imprisoned. Terrified of returning to jail, Chen Biao felt worthless, realizing he was merely a disposable tool for his father, who only needed one hardworking son. Forensic Pathologist Qin Ming then asked Chen Biao if the murder of Wu Lixue was premeditated or a sudden impulse.
Chen Biao recounted that after he killed Li Kehua, the doctor who was having an affair with Wu Lixue's wife, as per Wu Lixue's request, he was overcome with panic. He never thought he would kill someone and understood that his old life was irrevocably destroyed.
Faced with two paths – either to remain a "rotten" Chen Biao and flee his hometown forever, or to replace Wu Lixue and reclaim the life he felt was stolen from him – he chose the latter.
He confirmed that the stolen methadone from the pharmacy, the 100,000 RMB, and the knife found in the house were all deliberately placed to mislead the police, making "Chen Biao" the primary suspect and ensuring Li Kehua's case became a cold case after his supposed disappearance. He also admitted to transporting the doctor's corpse to an abandoned crystal factory and burning it to ensure he had enough time to kill Wu Lixue and assume his identity.
Officer Lin Tao then inquired how Chen Biao managed to convince Wu Lixue's wife, Ruan Fang, to participate. Chen Biao revealed that when he informed Ruan Fang of Li Kehua's death, she was initially indifferent. However, her demeanor changed when Chen Biao revealed that she was not included in Wu Lixue's will. Chen Biao then proposed a partnership, stating that she had no other choice. Ruan Fang agreed to his "small condition," sedating Wu Lixue.
Chen Biao then stabbed Wu Lixue in the chest with the same knife he had used to kill Li Kehua. He believed he had fooled everyone, but acknowledged that he could not deceive the forensic pathologists and police. Qin Ming explained that a forensic pathologist interprets every wound on a victim, as well as the perpetrator's body, to uncover the truth.
He pointed out that Chen Biao's teeth, which showed signs of drug use inconsistent with the original Wu Lixue, along with the absence of photographs of the narcissistic Wu Lixue in the office he now occupied, and the ill-fitting prescription glasses Chen Biao was forced to wear, all provided crucial clues. Qin Ming suggested that Chen Biao's imitation of his brother's habits was a subconscious attempt to feel closer to him.
Chen Biao, however, bitterly responded that he hated looking like Wu Lixue, lamenting how two people with the same face could have such different fates, and how seeing his own reflection reminded him of the man he killed. Qin Ming challenged him, asking if he considered himself unlucky to have such an older brother, then what Wu Lixue might have thought of having a younger brother like him.
Assistant Da Bao also mused how one "egg" could lead to two very different destinies. Chen Biao reflected on fate, describing it as an unassailable force without weakness, capable of forceful attacks or retaliation. He asserted that fate is an unending choice, and one should not blame fate for choosing wrongly. He concluded that being good is incredibly difficult; kindness without teeth becomes weakness, while kindness armed with a weapon transforms into malice.
Qin Ming then told Chen Biao that he was a smart man, but ultimately destroyed by his own cleverness, before Lin Tao ordered him to be taken away. That night, Qin Ming was plagued by a recurring nightmare of a young boy crying out, "Dad, wake up!" He woke up in a cold sweat. There was a knock on his door, but upon opening it, he found no one, only an envelope containing a molar and a stack of documents.
The documents, written by his father Qin Song, described his father's professional misconduct and subsequent suicide out of guilt, along with a family photograph of Qin Ming's family of three. The next morning, Qin Ming was uncharacteristically late for work. Da Bao jokingly remarked on his tardiness, quoting Qin Ming's own words that being late was an attitude problem, not a capability issue.
Lin Tao found Qin Ming's lateness unusual, while Da Bao speculated that he might have spent the night with a girlfriend. Disturbed by the molar and documents, Qin Ming sought out criminal psychology expert Luo Yao. He explained that a molar had been found in several cases he had handled over the past six months, and now, along with the documents, a molar had been left at his door. He suspected the work of a serial killer.
Luo Yao analyzed the killer's psychology, suggesting that in the killer's mind, he was the righteous one, and Qin Ming was the culprit. Luo Yao also pointed out that the incomplete offense report involving Qin Song's suicide implied that his father's alleged malfeasance might be invalid, and more than one person could have handled the case. Determined to uncover the truth behind his father's death, Qin Ming decided to investigate Qin Song's last handled case from twenty years ago.
He located Wang Tingting's mother, the victim in that case. To Qin Ming's surprise, the mother claimed not to know anyone named Qin Song, stating that the forensic pathologist at the time was a man named Fan Jian. Qin Ming recalled that some words in the anonymous documents delivered to him had been obscured by ink, as if someone was trying to hide something.
Qin Ming found Fan Jian, who resided in a dimly lit room with curtains drawn even during the day, surrounded by medication, confined to a wheelchair. Fan Jian recognized Qin Ming, acknowledging that after twenty years of hiding, "what should come has come." Fan Jian confessed that Qin Song had held evidence against him. Fan Jian had falsified evidence in Wang Tingting's case to secure money for his wife's heart surgery. Qin Song discovered this and prepared to report him.
Fan Jian pleaded with Qin Song for mercy, appealing to their former collegial relationship, but Qin Song, unwavering in his commitment to justice, refused. He stated that in the face of evidence, personal affection held no weight and that fabricating evidence could influence legal sentences. Qin Song emphasized his duty to expose the truth and declared that the accusation letter would be submitted. However, Fan Jian was never reported.
Qin Song tragically died by suicide the night before he was due to submit the report. Qin Ming, without judgment, opened the curtains, suggesting that sunlight would be beneficial for Fan Jian's health. Fan Jian then revealed another event from the night of Qin Song's death. Worried about the accusation letter, Fan Jian covertly entered Qin Song's home, taking advantage of the family's preparations for the funeral. His intention was to retrieve and destroy the letter.
To his surprise, he found another man in the house, leaving the study, and subsequently, the accusation letter was missing. Qin Ming pressed him for details, but Fan Jian could only confirm seeing the man come from the study and that the letter was gone. Qin Ming, reflecting on Fan Jian's question about fate, declared that he would continue his investigation, believing that humans were better at fabricating lies than "heaven's will."
He noted that true repentance is marked by fear, and aging with an uneasy heart is a greater punishment. Later, amidst another heavy rain, Qin Ming walked to the site where his father had fallen to his death, vividly recalling witnessing the tragic event as a child.
