Mobius Episode 10 Recap
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In 2016, in the United States, a young Maggie watched as her mother delved into stock market research and worked diligently. Just a few days later, her mother surprised her by purchasing luxury cars and office buildings, bringing Maggie immense joy. The fourth loop day began. As was their routine, the team searched Ye Kun's room for clues.
A minute before Ye Kun entered, Ding Qi subtly returned everything to its original place and left, ensuring Ye Kun noticed nothing amiss. Ding Qi then returned to the police station and showed his team a video playback of Jiang Yuwen's explosion scene from eight years ago at the Ivy Bay University's biology lab. At first, the officers didn't spot anything unusual.
However, after Ding Qi pointed it out, they were astonished to realize that while six firefighters entered the laboratory, a seventh person, difficult to discern without close inspection, emerged with them. This individual had cleverly used a blind spot for concealment, leading Ding Qi to conclude that Jiang Yuwen had disguised himself as a firefighter to escape the lab. This indicated a meticulously planned escape, likely utilizing a fireproof cabinet inside the lab as a hiding spot during the fire.
Ding Qi revealed his plan to activate mass surveillance, suspecting that Jiang Yuwen was currently hiding in Hua'ao. Ding Qi later arrived at Mo Yuanzhi's home, finding Mo Yuanzhi practicing his boxing as he always did. Mo Yuanzhi acknowledged the demanding nature of his work and his need to recover daily, noting, "The loop is back." Meanwhile, Fu Jun appeared at Moma Biotechnology, not to demand compensation as before, but to deliver a takeout order.
He then asked for paper and a pen to write a letter to Mo Yuanzhi. Ding Qi decided to focus his investigation on Maggie. Conveniently, An Lan was unable to pick someone up at the airport, so Ding Qi volunteered for the task. He learned from Duan Zheng that an important American investor was arriving in Hua'ao, and An Lan, who was supposed to meet her, was held up.
Ding Qi promptly offered to go, stating he would be the quickest. Duan Zheng had already investigated Maggie's background and informed Ding Qi that she was born and raised in the U. S. in a single-parent household, graduated from a top university as a math prodigy, and joined the prestigious investment firm Volly.
Most notably, her mother, a housewife with little education and poor English, had suddenly won the lottery in 2016 and then expertly invested in stocks, rapidly escalating their wealth from poverty to middle class. Ding Qi found the 2016 timeline and the sudden acquisition of wealth strikingly similar to his own experiences. Upon Maggie's arrival at the airport, Ding Qi positioned himself directly in front of her to test if she was a time loop perceiver.
She walked past him without any recognition of him or his car. On the drive to Moma, Ding Qi continued his tests, offering her a dark roast flat white with ice, and observing her unfamiliarity with the M17 intersection and the car accident site that occurred in the loop. Her immediate reactions seemed too genuine, leading Ding Qi to conclude that she was not a time loop perceiver. However, he remained convinced that a time loop perceiver was influencing her.
He reflected on her mother's sudden financial acumen and Maggie's decision to invest in Moma during a crisis, coupled with her strong interest in gene technology. He deduced that if Maggie wasn't a perceiver, someone else was behind her. As Ding Qi successfully brought Maggie to Moma Biotechnology, ensuring events were back on their established course (confirmed by a reported glass-breaking incident at the shareholder meeting), Yu Shiya unexpectedly appeared in the parking lot.
Ding Qi noted that her trajectory had changed, as she was supposed to be on the rooftop at this time. Han Yufei rushed towards her, confronting her about abstaining from the shareholder vote. He reminded her of their agreement to combine their shares to take control of Moma once Mo Yuanzhi fell.
Yu Shiya declared their deal over, stating she no longer wanted his shares and would pretend she had never seen him, telling him he was no match for Mo Yuanzhi. Han Yufei then demanded the lab access code, threatening to reveal how Mo Yuanzhi's wife had schemed for his assets. Yu Shiya warned him not to go, but eventually relented and gave him the password, instructing him not to seek her out again.
Ding Qi then confronted Han Yufei, identifying himself as a police officer. He surmised that Han Yufei believed his father's death was suspicious, especially after the appearance of "Squid," and was seeking revenge. Ding Qi assured Han Yufei that he shared his goal of finding his father's killer, but stressed that such matters should be handled by the police. Han Yufei recounted overhearing his father, Han Song, arguing with Mo Yuanzhi about a "secret laboratory" in his father's office.
Han Song had expressed his intent to sell his shares and distance himself from Moma, believing Mo Yuanzhi's actions would destroy the company. Han Yufei, suspecting his father's death was linked to the lab, had sought the password. His father had vehemently warned him against getting involved and to never speak of the secret lab to anyone, displaying an unprecedented level of nervousness.
Ding Qi informed Han Yufei that Mo Yuanzhi would be at the Zhao family's wedding tonight, presenting an opportunity, but reiterated his advice to stay out of the dangerous affair. After her visit to the lab, Maggie departed from Moma, with plainclothes police following her to the airport to ensure her exit from the country. Meanwhile, Yu Peishan was reviewing surveillance footage. An Lan, desperate to help her mother, had been secretly administering medication to her.
This action was noticed by Dr. Chen, who questioned her about it, noting that her mother's condition had improved overnight in a way no known drug could achieve, though he warned the effect might be temporary. Dr. Chen recalled a similar, unverified case in 2016: an anonymous patient at a hospice who recovered in seven days before suffering a complete systemic collapse.
An Lan, realizing the significance, confirmed the patient suffered from a late-stage malignant spinal tumor, and requested to use the hospital's computer. She found a medical record with the name Wanqing. An Lan watched a video call from 2016 with Wanqing, who was noticeably thinner and seemed to be in a hospital. An Lan realized that Wanqing, like her mother, had suffered from a spinal coma, and recognized the "Moyunshan Care" logo in the background of Wanqing's video chat.
Wanqing mentioned her condition was "fifty-fifty" and asked An Lan to review her records. Yu Peishan subsequently reported her findings to Ding Qi. She discovered that Jiang Yuwen had a daughter, Tang Xin, whom he had given up for adoption to a childless couple after his wife died and he became engrossed in research. Yu Peishan had unearthed the confidential adoption records.
Ding Qi wondered if Jiang Yuwen was indeed Squid, given that Tang Xin was one of the three survivors of the cake bombing. Yu Peishan then revealed another child of Jiang Yuwen: one he had with an Asian woman while he was a visiting scholar in the U. S. in 1995. This child and their mother had later disappeared without a trace. Connecting this to Maggie's background—U. S.
birth, no information about her father, and her mother's sudden wealth in 2016—Ding Qi suspected Maggie was this child. He promptly instructed Yu Peishan to take a water cup Maggie had used and arrange a paternity test with Jiang Yuwen's DNA. The results confirmed Ding Qi's theory: Maggie was indeed Jiang Yuwen's biological daughter.
