Sword Rose Episode 29 Recap
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Ai Xin instructed Zhen Ni to call Liu Gang, asking him to pick her up in Ake Valley, which he referred to as "the usual place." The tech department quickly located Liu Gang's phone, confirming he was indeed heading in that direction. Police officers set up an ambush in Ake Valley, but they only managed to apprehend his subordinates. Liu Gang, suspecting Zhen Ni was being used by the police, had switched cars with one of his men.
He deliberately left his phone in his subordinate's car, sending the decoy to Ake Valley while he escaped. Chief Xiao Wenjin, using surveillance, quickly pinpointed Liu Gang's actual whereabouts. Deng Yan immediately notified Chang Rui, Yang Jiajia, and Feng Junjie to pursue him. Simultaneously, the police discovered Fei Yan's whereabouts. Chief Xiao Wenjin dispatched officers to apprehend him, and Fei Yan was swiftly taken into custody.
Chang Rui, Yang Jiajia, and Feng Junjie tracked Liu Gang to a deserted house at the foot of a mountain. They managed to subdue the individual they found there, only to discover it was an imposter. Chang Rui realized they had been tricked and promptly returned to search the abandoned house. They found a ladder behind the house, indicating Liu Gang had escaped into the mountains. Xiao Wenjin dispatched officers to reinforce Chang Rui's team.
Deng Yan personally led the operation, and by using Fei Yan as bait, they successfully captured Liu Gang. Meanwhile, Ye Xiuming was actively seeking investors to alleviate the financial strain on Dingshun Group's Shencheng tech branch. Wu Bin recommended a reliable investment company from Gangcheng. However, this company was only interested in collaborating with Dingshun's headquarters, expressing no confidence in the future of the Shencheng tech branch, which they viewed as a "money pit."
Fang Zilin shrewdly observed that their intention was to force Ye Xiuming to spin off the tech company from the main group. Reluctant to burden the headquarters, Ye Xiuming, after careful consideration, decided to separate the Shencheng branch. He then fully entrusted the Dingshun Group headquarters to Fang Zilin and Wu Bin, allowing Wu Bin and Fang Zilin to temporarily hold his shares. Fang Zilin disagreed with this hasty decision, but Ye Xiuming remained firm.
Wu Bin’s chosen investor was Mu Zhenliang, who arrived in Linshan with his son, Mu Haobo. Mu Zhenliang reiterated his lack of faith in tech companies. Wu Bin assured him that Ye Xiuming had already stepped down as chairman, solidifying Wu Bin's position as the new chairman of Dingshun Group. Satisfied, Mu Zhenliang agreed to finalize the contract promptly. Deng Yan requested to personally interrogate Liu Gang, wanting to confirm if he was Cripple, the abductor of Lin Ran.
Han Liang, concerned about her emotional involvement, advised her to wait for the official interrogation results. Ai Xin and Yan Lei proceeded to interrogate Liu Gang. When Liu Gang learned that Zhen Ni had implicated him as Cripple, he became enraged, but defiantly admitted to being Cripple. Yan Lei then presented photographs of other abducted children. Liu Gang feigned ignorance, claiming he knew nothing about them.
Yan Lei then explained the gravity of his situation, emphasizing that his involvement in multiple heinous trafficking cases, coupled with assaulting a police officer which led to his death, could result in the death penalty. Under pressure, Liu Gang retracted his confession, admitting he was not the true Cripple. He claimed that Xiaowu was Cripple's operative, tasked with monitoring him, and that he had never actually met Cripple in person, communicating only by phone.
Liu Gang recounted his involvement in the trafficking network, stating that over two decades ago, he met Old Wai, an illegal dog dealer who worked with Cripple. Cripple, a notorious figure in the underworld, was responsible for sales, while Liu Gang found "goods" (children and young women), and Old Wai handled transportation. Liu Gang admitted he was just a "runner" for Cripple, who paid well.
He revealed that Old Wai was later arrested for another case, and Cripple gradually stopped appearing, instead tasking Liu Gang with handling all operations under his name. Eventually, others began to assume Liu Gang was Cripple, and he simply went along with it, even faking a limp. He detailed numerous cases he had carried out under Cripple's instructions, including the abduction of a child named Kui. Liu Gang insisted he was a victim himself, hoping for leniency.
Ai Xin and Yan Lei concluded that Liu Gang was indeed working for someone else, the true Cripple, whose identity remained unknown. Separately, Fei Yan also confessed he had never met Cripple in person, communicating only through a single line, and the phone number provided was not registered. The police then turned their attention to investigating overseas financial transfers from Tianhai Group, which Liu Gang had mentioned in his testimony.
Deng Yan had previously learned that Mu Zhenliang’s adopted son, Mu Haobo, was born in 1992, making him 17 years old, which matched the age of Luo Xiaoyu, an abducted child, though Mu Zhenliang had previously denied the connection. Hearing that Mu Zhenliang and Mu Haobo were in Linshan for the signing ceremony with Dingshun, Deng Yan instructed Ai Xin and Chang Rui to investigate.
At the signing ceremony, Mu Zhenliang publicly stated that his investment in Dingshun was primarily an investment in Wu Bin. Ai Xin and Chang Rui went to the hotel to question Mu Zhenliang. They directly inquired whether Mu Haobo was his biological son, noting that his reported birth year of 1992 (making him 17) contradicted Mu Zhenliang's previous childless status before 1995.
Mu Zhenliang vehemently denied their suspicions and quickly dismissed them, claiming he had an urgent flight back to Gangcheng the next morning. After they left, Chang Rui instructed a cleaner to clean Mu Zhenliang and Mu Haobo’s room and hand over the trash for DNA analysis. Meanwhile, Xiaoxing saw Mu Haobo on the TV news and was struck by his resemblance to her abducted brother, Luo Xiaoyu.
Wu Bin was observed treating Qianqian, Fang Zilin's daughter, with great affection, showering her with gifts and referring to himself as her godfather. Ye Xiuming observed their comfortable interactions. Later, Xiaoxing directly approached Deng Yan, insisting that Mu Haobo was definitively Luo Xiaoyu. Ai Xin advised her to calm down and await the official investigation results, and Yan Lei escorted Xiaoxing out.
Unbeknownst to Fang Zilin, Ye Xiuming’s Shencheng tech company project suffered a severe setback when its core data was leaked, allowing a rival company to seize the project. All the money Dingshun had invested in the tech company was lost. Ye Xiuming, wanting to shield Fang Zilin from worry, pleaded with Wu Bin to keep the bad news secret. Wu Bin advised Ye Xiuming to return to Linshan.
Fang Zilin sensed Ye Xiuming’s unusual behavior and decided to visit him in Shencheng, asking Wu Bin to attend a business dinner on her behalf. Reluctantly, Wu Bin revealed the true extent of Ye Xiuming's predicament, leaving Fang Zilin feeling helpless. The police investigation continued; Deng Yan instructed Yan Lei to arrange for Xiaoxing to undergo DNA testing. The tech department compared Xiaoxing's DNA with samples obtained from Mu Haobo, confirming that they were indeed siblings.
As Mu Zhenliang prepared to take Mu Haobo back to Gangcheng, Deng Yan, Yan Lei, and Xiaoxing arrived at the hotel to confront him. They presented the DNA test results, proving that Xiaoxing and Mu Haobo were siblings. Faced with irrefutable evidence, Mu Zhenliang finally confessed the truth. He revealed that years ago, a fortune teller advised him to adopt a boy with two moles on his foot to ensure his business prosperity.
