Mobius Episode 9 Recap
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An Lan found her opportunity to study at Stanford Medical School maliciously replaced, leaving her disheartened and contemplating giving up her dreams. However, her friend Feng Wanqing stood by her, reminding An Lan of her academic achievements, including a paper published in SCI, and urging her to believe in her own capabilities. Feng Wanqing clarified that fate offers multiple choices, not just one.
She asked An Lan if she truly loved her chosen field, explaining that devotion meant she couldn't live without it for even a minute. An Lan confirmed her deep devotion, which prompted Feng Wanqing to offer her entire savings of 50,000 yuan to support An Lan's self-funded pursuit of her dream. Initially reluctant, An Lan eventually accepted, vowing to regain her rightful spot, a determination that Feng Wanqing welcomed.
Meanwhile, Ding Qi returned to the laboratory where Jiang Yuwen's explosion occurred, hoping to uncover new clues. Concurrently, Duan Zheng angrily confronted Huang Yuan with Jiang Yuwen's case files, demanding to know why cold cases, including the lab explosion and university protests, were being assigned to his team. Duan Zheng then led Huang Yuan to the remnants of Jiang Yuwen's laboratory.
Huang Yuan recounted that the incident happened on November 6, 2016, after 8 PM, when the lab suddenly burst into flames. The fire was so intense that by the time firefighters arrived, the interior was mostly destroyed. Despite a report of a teacher inside, no casualties or bodies were found. Huang Yuan noted that surveillance cameras clearly showed Jiang Yuwen entering the lab at 8:05 PM, and many students, including Mo Yuanzhi, witnessed his entry.
However, no one saw Jiang Yuwen exit before the explosion occurred just thirty seconds later, providing Mo Yuanzhi with a complete alibi. After extensive searches yielded no trace of Jiang Yuwen, the case went cold. Duan Zheng inquired about You Yuxiang, who had reported witnessing Mo Yuanzhi kill Jiang Yuwen with a dagger. Huang Yuan, however, dismissed this account due to the absence of bloodstains or a body.
He also asserted that Mo Yuanzhi had no motive for murder, as he was the one who suffered the greatest loss in the fire, losing nearly complete groundbreaking research data. Back at his home, Mo Yuanzhi awaited Yu Shiya's return and asked her about the police questioning. Yu Shiya revealed she told the police about their marital relationship to clear herself of suspicion, and starkly stated that Mo Yuanzhi had never loved her.
Mo Yuanzhi momentarily contemplated removing his wedding ring, but a flashback brought him to his internship days. He had just started at the hospital, introducing himself to Feng Wanqing, his mentor, as a biomedical engineering graduate from Ivy Bay University with five consecutive years of scholarships. During ward rounds, Feng Wanqing and Mo Yuanzhi attended to a patient suffering from a Grade 4 spinal tumor, writhing in unbearable pain.
Mo Yuanzhi suggested increasing the fentanyl dosage, but Feng Wanqing adhered to hospital regulations. Later, he secretly administered an increased dose of the painkiller to the patient. Feng Wanqing, observing him, simply questioned if he was there to ask her questions. An Lan, seeking to review early research data from 2018 for comparative study, found her access permissions denied. Judy, an archivist, explained that due to strict security measures against hackers, only Mr. Mo could approve access to electronic documents.
However, Judy informed An Lan that she had full permission to review hardcopy documents. An Lan requested to see data starting from 2018. Judy then provided An Lan with a shelf of archived materials. When An Lan noted the absence of early genetic data, Judy left to retrieve more specific files, giving An Lan a brief window to surreptitiously photograph some of the 2016 data. An Lan then discovered a clear connection between Feng Wanqing's disappearance and Moma Biotechnology.
Meanwhile, Mo Yuanzhi confronted Yu Shiya, revealing he knew she had hired a private detective to investigate him. He correctly surmised that she would have told the police he married her for her family's assets and social connections. Mo Yuanzhi admitted that her family's background and her father's investments were indeed what he "desperately needed back then." However, he declared that after all these years, he had long replaced her father as her new backbone.
He coldly stated that while feelings might fade, interests would not, asserting they were "a match made in heaven." Ding Qi, back at the explosion site, pondered whether Mo Yuanzhi was the killer, recalling the lack of evidence of Jiang Yuwen leaving the lab. As he meticulously examined the laboratory, he discovered a hidden compartment within a cabinet. Upon entering it, Ding Qi realized that this secured space could have offered protection during the explosion.
This startling discovery caused him to experience a sensation of "death," and the loop day restarted. Concurrently, You Yuxiang and Kai also felt a similar, unsettling sensation, mistaking it for a dream. In this new loop, An Lan's lab mice showed renewed activity, and her paralyzed mother also began to awaken. As An Lan exited the laboratory, she encountered Mo Yuanzhi.
She quickly informed him that her mother's EEG was showing changes and she was rushing to the hospital, inadvertently distracting him. This allowed Yu Shiya to discreetly slip into the B1 laboratory just as the door was closing and quickly photograph the access code. An Lan arrived at the hospital and found her mother's eyes open. Though her mother couldn't move, she blinked in response to An Lan's voice, confirming she could hear her, bringing An Lan immense joy.
Shortly after, during a moment when Mo Yuanzhi was away, Yu Shiya returned to the B1 laboratory and used the code she had photographed to enter. She was visibly terrified by what she saw inside, emerging from the lab looking utterly distraught. Ding Qi, now aware of Mo Yuanzhi's repeated early morning visits to Moma Biotechnology in previous loops, decided to track him.
He instructed his team: plainclothes officers were dispatched to Mo Yuanzhi's home for surveillance, while Kai was sent to locate Ye Kun and install a tracking device on him. Ding Qi himself covertly entered Ye Kun's residence. Inside, he discovered an elaborate setup of wiring equipment and a wall covered with detailed information about Mo Yuanzhi, Han Su, and Tang Shaorong. Simultaneously, at Mo Yuanzhi's home, plainclothes police meticulously monitored his every move.
Another officer, acting on Ding Qi's orders, placed a listening device on Ye Kun's clothing at a film set. Moments later, Yu Shiya, still visibly shaken from her visit to the B1 lab, returned home. Upon seeing Mo Yuanzhi, she attempted to feign normalcy, a struggle observed by the hidden police officers. Soon after, Kai reported to Ding Qi that Ye Kun had woken up and was on his way back.
