Mobius Episode 4 Recap
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Years before, Yu Shiya visited Mo Yuanzhi at his laboratory, finding him there as they were deeply in love. Yu Shiya, holding a drink despite laboratory rules, complained about the company's many rules. Outside, rumors circulated that Mo Yuanzhi, merely a staff member, was only pursuing her for her father's angel investment. Upon hearing this, Mo Yuanzhi jokingly agreed with the rumors, then declared, "You are my angel."
Though they eventually married, they each harbored unspoken thoughts, making it difficult to truly understand each other. Ding Qi found himself in the second loop, his mind racing. He immediately invited his colleagues, who had just died in the previous loop, for a late-night snack, yearning for their presence. As they arrived, he embraced them tightly, his eyes tearful, much to their confusion.
He then called Duan Zheng, stating he wanted an early deployment and warning that something significant would happen that day. When his colleagues gathered, expressing their exhaustion from the demanding work, Duan Zheng teasingly asked for a hug, but Ding Qi turned his attention to meticulously planning the day's mission, deliberately sidestepping Duan Zheng. Ding Qi announced that Mo Yuanzhi had several crowded events that day, making it highly probable that "Squid" would make a move and cause massive casualties.
Taking charge, he assigned tasks, instructing his team to shadow Yu Shiya, Tang Xin, and Han Yufei, treating them as potential suspects for being "Squid." He emphasized recording their every move. Meanwhile, in his office, Han Yufei stood before his father's portrait, solemnly vowing to find his killer and ensure justice. The following day, Ding Qi arrived to pick up Mo Yuanzhi for a speech at their alma mater. He meticulously scanned their surroundings, determined to eliminate any potential threats.
As he saw An Lan in the company hallway, he covertly placed a listening device on her. Overhearing her conversation with Mo Yuanzhi, Ding Qi learned that Mo Yuanzhi was promoting An Lan. Mo Yuanzhi expressed the company's unrest since the incidents involving Han Song and Tang Xin's father, noting that An Lan had remained committed to her work.
He proposed appointing her as Assistant to the Chief Scientist, giving her control over the research team, a move he would announce at the upcoming shareholders' meeting. Mo Yuanzhi confided that his own time might be limited, hinting at a similar fate to Han and Tang's father, but quickly dismissed the thought, stressing that genetic research must continue and that An Lan, as a fellow scientist, would understand his sentiments.
He then asked An Lan to wait outside until the latter half of the meeting. Simultaneously, a multi-vehicle collision near Highway 1, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries, was reported on the radio. During this time, one of Ding Qi's team members remarked on Mrs. Mo's rare appearances at the company. Aggrieved former employees, demanding compensation, gathered outside Moma Biotechnology but were stopped by the police.
Inside the shareholders' meeting, Mo Yuanzhi faced pressure from the board to temporarily relinquish his management control, ostensibly for his safety but with ulterior motives. Han Yufei, who had proposed the idea, argued that it was for both the company's future and Mo Yuanzhi's personal safety, hoping "Squid" would spare him. Mo Yuanzhi challenged the proposal, asking for how long this "temporary" relinquishment would last and who would manage the company in his absence.
He reminded Han Yufei that he inherited shares, not his father Han Song's position, and that his presence at the meeting was a courtesy to Han Song. Han Yufei, undeterred, voted to remove Mo Yuanzhi's management rights. Yu Shiya also voted in favor, explaining that while she could forsake all business interests, she didn't want to lose Mo Yuanzhi and wanted him to be safe.
Tang Xin, however, voted to retain Mo Yuanzhi, asserting that her father, a lifelong researcher, would have wanted Moma's authority in the hands of someone who understood scientific research. With his own vote, Mo Yuanzhi secured his position as Moma's leader. He then announced An Lan's appointment as Assistant to the Chief Scientist for the R&D Department.
This enraged Han Yufei, who shattered a glass, accusing Mo Yuanzhi of consolidating his own power with researchers who he claimed had achieved little. Mo Yuanzhi countered, emphasizing that Moma was an R&D company and its most valuable assets were those who mastered core technologies. Ding Qi, observing from outside, realized this was how the glass had broken in the previous loop.
An Lan entered, confidently accepting the challenging role, promising to manage the R&D department effectively and pledging to be as fearless as Tang Xin's father and Mo Yuanzhi. After the meeting, Yu Shiya approached Mo Yuanzhi, taking his hand in an unspoken acknowledgment. Later, Yu Shiya secretly met Han Yufei on the rooftop. Plainclothes police, stationed on the floor below, could only faintly hear their conversation.
Yu Shiya expressed concern that Mo Yuanzhi was growing suspicious of her and worried that their plan to ensure the shareholder meeting went smoothly had failed. Han Yufei insisted that if Mo Yuanzhi wouldn't relinquish control of Moma, "Squid" would target him, warning her that she wouldn't want her husband to meet the same fate as his father and Tang Xin's father. Meanwhile, at the police station, an agitated former delivery driver who had protested at Moma was being interrogated.
He vehemently denied any murderous intent, explaining he only went to Moma to demand his rightful severance pay, arguing that Mo Yuanzhi's death would prevent him from getting his money. An automated message from his phone confirmed a timed-out delivery. Mo Yuanzhi began his speech with the same words as in the previous loop, stating his exhaustion and acknowledging that if he was too well protected, "Squid" would never appear.
Ding Qi, recognizing the familiar rhetoric, instructed his colleague Wang Haoxin to protect Mo Yuanzhi at the event. He then called the police, inquiring about the delivery driver's motive and You Yuxiang's guilt, asking for another half-hour to stall. An officer on the line seemed to mock him. Mo Yuanzhi continued his speech, humorously recounting the death threats he had received and defiantly asserting Moma's right to "defy nature" through genetic research, accepting any "sacrilege" this might imply.
Concurrently, Ding Qi visited You Yuxiang at his flower shed, discussing the importance of time and the Soviet entomologist Lyubishchev. As You Yuxiang spoke of doubling time for meaningful pursuits, Ding Qi subtly confiscated a poison syringe from his pocket. You Yuxiang felt an unsettling familiarity with Ding Qi. Subsequently, You Yuxiang was brought to the police station. He repeatedly denied being reported and claimed his innocence, questioning the lack of evidence.
During the speech, Mo Yuanzhi also noticed a girl leaving early. Ding Qi, feeling an uneasy sense that he had overlooked crucial details, decided to have his colleagues escort Mo Yuanzhi home while he departed to investigate the Zhao family wedding. He received a call from Fang Lu, who reported that Tang Xin and An Lan were discussing what to wear for the wedding that evening. Fang Lu also mentioned that most of Moma's executives would be attending.
Ding Qi instructed Fang Lu to keep a close eye on An Lan, realizing that as Tang Shaorong's successor, An Lan might now be "Squid's" next target. He pondered the true identity of "Squid" and the implications of so many changes in this loop.
