My Roommate Is a Detective Episode 25 Recap
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On a stormy night, actor Dong Lin fled in terror from Room 403 of the Liulin Apartment Building after discovering his lover, Xiaolian, apparently murdered in the bathtub. Arriving home in a panic, he instructed his maid, Axiu, to immediately wash his clothes and to lie to anyone who asked, claiming he had arrived home at half past nine.
Later, around ten-thirty, an apartment resident discovered the door to Room 403 ajar and found another body, reporting it to the police. Inspector Qiao Chusheng brought a bewildered Dong Lin to the scene, where Dong Lin was horrified to find his wife, Qian Yiru, dead in the bathtub in the exact same manner. Lu Yao, a senior detective consultant, also arrived and was taken aback by the gruesome scene.
Qiao Chusheng identified the victim as Qian Yiru, a thirty-five-year-old famous entrepreneur, and Dong Lin as her husband and the company’s general manager. When reporter Bai Youning arrived, Dong Lin pleaded with her not to publish the details of his wife's death, repeating his alibi that he had been at a dinner party and returned at nine-thirty, a story his maid could confirm.
At the police station, Axiu told Inspector Qiao that Qian Yiru had eaten dinner quickly before dressing up to meet a "Mr. Ding" at Room 403 of the Liulin Apartment Building. Qian Yiru had instructed Axiu to tell Dong Lin she had a headache and had gone to bed, warning him not to enter the master bedroom. Axiu confessed she suspected an intimate relationship between her mistress and Mr. Ding, noting their frequent, happy phone calls.
She provided Mr. Ding's phone number, begging Qiao not to reveal her cooperation to Dong Lin for fear of losing her job. Bai Youning quickly identified Mr. Ding as Ding Shuhan, a married Chinese teacher and Qian Yiru’s lover, confirming they often met for private dinners. She also discovered Room 403 was a short-term rental with a discreet key-exchange system and obtained the rental slip for the night of the murder, which was under the pseudonym “Miss Wu.”
Meanwhile, Lu Yao visited Dong Lin's camera store. Dong Lin, desperate for the case to be solved, offered Lu Yao a camera before leaving for an appointment. A store employee told Lu Yao that Dong Lin rarely involved himself in the business, was considered a "kept man," and had once been publicly slapped by his wife without retaliating. Inspector Qiao apprehended Ding Shuhan, who, after initially denying the affair, confessed under pressure.
He stated that Qian Yiru had asked him to meet at Room 403 at nine forty-five. Arriving late due to heavy rain, he smelled blood, found her body, and fled in terror, leaving a bouquet of roses he had brought for her on a nearby cabinet. He pleaded with Qiao to keep the affair secret to protect his family. Concurrently, Lu Yao’s sister, Lu Miao, arrived in Shanghai and met with Municipal Council director Anderson.
On behalf of their father, she requested Anderson's official help in forcing Lu Yao to return home, citing disapproval of his work with the police and his association with gangsters, and flatly rejecting any possibility of him marrying into the Bai family. At the police station, Lu Yao asserted that Ding Shuhan was not the killer, explaining his "gut feeling" that a man with such timid eyes couldn't commit such a brutal murder.
He theorized that Ding's affair was a way to fund his chronically ill wife's medical care, a suspicion supported by the expensive supplements found in Ding's home. Lu Yao pointed out the key discrepancy: Ding's roses were on a cabinet, so the roses in the bathtub must have been brought by someone else, likely someone very close to the victim.
This led Qiao and Bai Youning to suspect Dong Lin had killed his wife to frame her lover and inherit her fortune. Feeling the case was more complex, Lu Yao insisted they investigate the will's beneficiaries and took Qiao to meet Qian Yiru's younger brother, a degenerate gambler. The brother confirmed that Qian Yiru's will left her entire estate to him, a decision she made after he vehemently opposed her marriage to Dong Lin.
Meanwhile, a distraught Dong Lin went to a bar to ask about Xiaolian, providing a detailed description to the bartender, who reported the inquiry to Qiao. Later, Qiao, Lu Yao, and Bai Youning arrived at Dong Lin's residence to search the premises. Lu Yao noted a spotlessly clean bicycle Dong Lin had gifted Axiu and that Dong Lin's clothes from the previous night were already washed.
Cornered, Dong Lin confessed to his tryst with Xiaolian in Room 403, explaining he had found her dead in the bathtub and fled, believing someone had killed her first and then his wife to frame him. Axiu stepped forward to corroborate his alibi. Lu Yao then announced that Xiaolian had been arrested. When Axiu feigned ignorance, Lu Yao threatened a face-to-face confrontation, causing her to blurt out that she had told Xiaolian to "run far away."
Lu Yao then exposed Axiu as the true murderer. He laid out the timeline: at nine o'clock, as Dong Lin headed to Room 403, Axiu called Ding Shuhan to arrange a 9:30 meeting with Qian Yiru, then informed her mistress. At 9:15, Dong Lin arrived, and Xiaolian, who had been bribed by Axiu, faked her death. After Qian Yiru left home, Axiu called Ding again, delaying their meeting until 9:45, knowing he lived far away and would be late.
Axiu then rode her bicycle, arriving at the apartment before Qian Yiru's rickshaw. She ambushed Qian Yiru in the hallway, knocked her unconscious, and hid her. At 9:30, Dong Lin found Xiaolian’s "body" and fled. Axiu then paid Xiaolian, who left, before dragging the unconscious Qian Yiru into the bathroom and fatally stabbing her. Lu Yao presented his evidence: Axiu’s testimony mentioned Qian Yiru's "miserable death" before the police had released any details.
The rental slip for "Miss Wu" contained a typo and a full stop after the name—a unique writing habit identical to Axiu's on her signed witness statement. Fingerprints on the slip were also hers. Finally, her bicycle was spotlessly clean, proving she had meticulously washed off the mud from the rainy night to hide her movements. Her motive, Lu Yao concluded, was an obsessive love for her master, Dong Lin.
