My Roommate Is a Detective Episode 30 Recap
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Upon their arrival at Zou Jing’s home, Lu Yao showed clear signs of annoyance towards her, even as Qiao Chusheng urged him to search for clues. Lu Yao, however, was preoccupied with reading a newspaper, expressing his irritation at Zou Jing's presence and his reluctance to speak with her. This led Qiao Chusheng to use reverse psychology to get him to engage.
When Zou Jing went to the kitchen to boil water, Lu Yao followed, openly stating his fear that she might poison them. In response, Zou Jing produced a collection of newspaper clippings she had gathered while in the UK, showcasing all of Lu Yao’s solved cases. She explained that her sister had sent them, and she had genuinely celebrated his successes. Acknowledging their past personality clashes, she urged him not to let his feelings for her hinder his future.
Qiao Chusheng then requested the evidence. Zou Jing hesitated, questioning if he would protect Mr. Bai. Qiao Chusheng admitted he couldn't guarantee impartiality given his loyalty to Mr. Bai, but promised to give her a day's head start if Mr. Bai was indeed involved. To persuade her, Qiao Chusheng emphasized Mr. Bai’s reputation for righteousness, citing an old scandal involving Youning’s mother where Mr. Bai, despite his anger, merely exiled the man involved rather than killing him.
He added that if Mr. Bai had intended to harm Zou Ying, he would have known about it. He personally guaranteed a thorough investigation and pledged to inform Zou Jing if they encountered insurmountable obstacles, leaving the choice to fight or flee in her hands. Convinced, Zou Jing handed over Zou Ying’s detailed account book, suggesting it held the motive.
As they left, Lu Yao unexpectedly asked why Zou Jing had cried when she parted ways with their professor, Keynes, years ago. Zou Jing deflected, promising an answer after the case was solved. Lu Yao immersed himself in the account book, discerning a peculiar financial pattern. He noted that while the family’s general expenses were incredibly high, Zou Ying’s girls’ school and restaurant had been losing money.
In stark contrast, her pharmaceutical factory showed abnormally low raw material costs coupled with exceptionally high sales profits, with shipping listed as the largest expenditure. Lu Yao found this suspicious, as the factory claimed to produce Bronin, a cough medicine with a major Shanghai distributor, which negated the need for extensive shipping. He suspected tax evasion or uncollected debts.
Qiao Chusheng proposed that Lu Yao investigate the factory while he confronted Mr. Bai, vowing to resign if Mr. Bai was implicated. Just then, Bai Youning arrived with a test report showing Liuzi’s fingerprints on the bullet from the threatening letter. She insisted on joining Qiao Chusheng to confront her father. To prevent a family argument, Qiao Chusheng fabricated a story about Lu Yao and Zou Jing rekindling their romance.
Enraged, Youning chased Lu Yao for an explanation, allowing Qiao Chusheng to make a swift exit. Qiao Chusheng met with Mr. Bai, presenting him with Zou Ying’s account book. Mr. Bai dismissed it as a business matter outside his jurisdiction. Qiao Chusheng pressed him, revealing that Youning had seen Liuzi outside the dance hall before the explosion and that Zou Jing had witnessed him photographing the scene afterward.
Mr. Bai admitted sending his men but vehemently denied killing Zou Ying, stressing he never harmed those who didn't deserve it, especially not someone he once cared for. He claimed Zou Ying had gone "too far" for money. Meanwhile, at the pharmaceutical factory, Lu Yao and Bai Youning were ambushed by heavily armed guards. Lu Yao identified their weapons as American-made Thompson submachine guns, realizing they were overwhelmingly outgunned. Terrified, Youning clung to Lu Yao as bullets rained down.
Amidst the chaos, a grenade exploded, followed by the sound of a British Enfield sniper rifle. As the enemy fire diminished, Liuzi and his men appeared, having rescued them. After the firefight, Lu Yao noticed smoke seeping from a wall crack, deducing the presence of a secret room. Inside, they discovered a large, concealed laboratory filled with heroin. Lu Yao pieced together the operation: Zou Ying was purifying heroin from opium and shipping it to Hong Kong for international distribution.
This explained the factory’s high profits, low costs, and large shipping expenses. Bai Youning confronted Liuzi, accusing her father of ordering Zou Ying's murder. Liuzi denied this, explaining Mr. Bai’s deep hatred for drug trafficking. He revealed that after their legitimate businesses failed due to Zou Ying's lavish spending, she turned to making and dealing drugs. Mr. Bai discovered this and sent her a bullet as a final warning.
Later, Zou Ying connected with Mr. Huang, who facilitated her Hong Kong drug route. On the night of the explosion, Mr. Bai had ordered Liuzi to deliver funeral wreaths to the dance hall opening, intending to publicly sever ties with her. However, the explosion occurred before they could act. Mr. Bai, suspecting a powerful external force, sent Liuzi back to photograph the scene for evidence. Following the factory incident, Qiao Chusheng confronted Mr. Huang, accusing him of orchestrating the attack.
Mr. Huang denied involvement, citing his close ties to the Bai family. Undeterred, Qiao Chusheng issued a chilling threat, vowing to retaliate against Huang’s entire family if Lu Yao or Youning were harmed again. Later, he reported the shootout to Mr. Bai, who suspected the British were behind the bombing to frame him, dismissing the idea that Mr. Huang would kill his "cash cow," Zou Ying. He instructed Qiao Chusheng to continue investigating to clear his name.
That night, Qiao Chusheng learned from Youning that Lu Yao had gone with Liuzi to investigate the explosion site and rushed to join them. At the dance hall, Lu Yao explained the urgency of their investigation. He sniffed the air, noting the absence of pungent sulfur, which led him to theorize the use of a new, colorless, and odorless liquid explosive, possibly French.
He also observed that the explosion’s trajectory was top-down, and discovered a cylindrical stage component with a clean inner wall, unlike other fire-blackened fragments, indicating it had been wiped. Suspecting evidence tampering, Lu Yao asked Liuzi to bring in the men who had taken photos for questioning. Just then, Qiao Chusheng arrived, and Liuzi, mistaking him for an intruder, lunged at him before Lu Yao intervened.
Meanwhile, a British man named Mr. Norman learned of the factory’s fall but was confident his technicians could restart production elsewhere, expressing interest in recruiting Zou Jing. Mr. Bai confronted Mr. Huang, reiterating his lifelong disdain for drugs. Mr. Huang cautioned him against offending the powerful British, reminding him to consider Youning and Lu Yao’s safety. Mr. Bai defiantly declared his readiness to fight the British to the death over his principles.
Later, Youning found Lu Yao reading recruitment ads, and he confessed he was preparing for a new career, anticipating his removal. Youning then revealed a crucial clue: a week before the explosion, Zou Ying and Zou Jing had a massive argument because Zou Ying tried to force her sister to become Mr. Huang’s concubine. With this motive established, Lu Yao concluded that Zou Jing was the bomber.
Youning, seeing his conflicted expression, accused him of letting his feelings cloud his judgment. Though Lu Yao admitted Zou Jing had been kind to him, Youning passionately argued that justice must be served for the more than twenty innocent people injured in the blast.
The two had a heated argument, with Lu Yao asking for time to think, while Youning starkly reminded him of how Qiao Chusheng had coped after arresting Tong Li, suggesting he too might face a painful choice.
