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Faced with the highly suggestive statements from Li and Xiao, the police once suspected they were accomplices of Wang Xingde and his wife. Fortunately, Zhang Cheng was rational and clever, and decided to first investigate whether the four were connected. Zhang Cheng entered the lounge and confiscated their electronic devices, including the phone taken from Wang Xingde’s dorm. As he was about to leave, Li Shiqing called him back and asked if it was Tao Yinghong who made the bomb.

At the same time, the police confirmed there were no call records between the four, nor any overlap in their social circles. Li Shiqing anxiously tried to extract information about Tao Yinghong, but her behavior only deepened Zhang Cheng’s suspicions. The bus company staff, Wang Xingde’s roommate, and the locksmith all testified that Li and Xiao had impersonated identities and collected information without permission.

Li and Xiao switched tactics and confessed they had taken Wang Xingde’s phone and investigated on their own. They also cited Li Shiqing’s survivor’s syndrome to ease Zhang Cheng’s concerns. Xiao Heyun casually revealed that the explosion was set to happen at 1:45. Thanks to this lead, the police quickly identified the phone in Wang Xingde’s collection as belonging to his daughter, Wang Mengmeng.

Five years earlier, she had died on Route 45 after insisting on getting off in the middle of a bridge, where she was struck by a truck. But Li Shiqing clearly remembered that Wang Xingde had told her his daughter was studying at the university and already working. The last call from Wang Mengmeng’s phone was at 1:44 PM on May 13, five years ago—a call to her father that went unanswered.

That became her final message, as she was hit by the truck at 1:45 PM while stepping off the bus. Thanks to the clues provided by Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun, the bus bombing case was solved in under eight hours. When Li Shiqing asked Zhang Cheng about the motive, he initially hesitated, as it wasn’t something police could casually disclose. But with Xiao Heyun acting like his girlfriend wouldn’t rest without answers, Zhang Cheng eventually told them everything.

As they were about to leave, Li Shiqing asked Zhang Cheng whether he would respond to an anonymous call claiming a bomb was on a bus. Zhang Cheng firmly answered yes—protecting citizens’ safety was their duty as police. Xiao Heyun stepped forward and quietly asked for Zhang Cheng’s phone number. Back in the time loop, Li Shiqing noticed that Xiao Heyun's nose was bleeding profusely.

Xiao Heyun had to admit that his body was getting weaker with each loop, suggesting the cycle might be limited for him. He reassured Li Shiqing and quickly wiped the blood away before sending Tao Yinghong’s photo to Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng received a call from a stranger affectionately calling him “Old Zhang,” and was asked to check a message. After reading the message, Zhang Cheng immediately led the police to deploy at Yanjiang West Road Station.

Seeing Li Shiqing in tears and worried about him, Xiao Heyun hugged her tightly to comfort and encourage her. The two used their old trick—causing a commotion on the bus by claiming there was a pervert—to delay the ride. Once the bus stopped, Xiao Heyun took the chance to sit behind Tao Yinghong, coordinating with the police.

As the explosion time neared, Wang Xingde stepped hard on the gas and drove straight toward the bridge, throwing the police at the station into chaos. Zhang Cheng led his team to catch up, and several police cars blocked the bus from moving further. Xiao Heyun shouted for Lao Jiao and the others to help restrain Tao Yinghong, but Wang Xingde locked the doors, determined to die with everyone.

At the critical moment, Xiao Heyun smashed the bus window again and pulled out the pressure cooker containing the bomb. Zhang Cheng threw his gun to a colleague and reached out to grab the bomb. He shouted for everyone to get out of the way and ran alone to the edge of the bridge. Just as he released the bomb, flames burst out with a thunderous explosion. Zhang Cheng collapsed, covered in injuries.

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