Sword Rose Episode 5 Recap
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Deng Yan and Chang Rui traveled to Peng'an Town for their investigation. An informant approached Chang Rui for a fee, and Chang Rui paid him all the money he had. They learned from an old woman that the wealthiest family, the Mo family, had taken in a mute girl. The old woman initially mentioned the east side of town but then corrected herself, stating they lived on the west side of the street.
Deng Yan and Chang Rui decided to visit the Mo family to investigate. Upon meeting Mr. Mo, he claimed the mute girl was a distant relative who had returned home after failing to find a job due to her disability. His son, Mo Lin, was present but remained silent. Mr. Mo quickly sent him away. Deng Yan suspected Mr. Mo was hiding something and believed the mute girl was key to solving a case.
When Chang Rui suggested further questioning, Deng Yan decided instead to have someone monitor the family to avoid alerting them. Separately, Cai Xin contacted Lin's mother, explaining that she and Lin Hao had located Little Spud through Zhao Zhilong's cousin, but the individual demanded 200,000 yuan for his specific whereabouts. Lin Hao and Cai Xin only had 20,000 yuan in cash, so Cai Xin appealed to Lin's mother to help raise the rest.
Lin's mother was overjoyed at the news but also worried about potential scammers. Cai Xin quickly sent her a photo of Little Spud's back as proof and assured her that people in the town had seen him. Lin's mother offered to borrow money from relatives, but Cai Xin adamantly urged her not to involve anyone else or the police, fearing it could jeopardize Little Spud's safety.
Lin's mother promised to find a way to raise the money herself, without telling anyone. Meanwhile, Luo Xiaoxing, whose brother Luo Xiaoyu was abducted, had become an orphan after her parents and grandparents passed away. Despite twenty-four years passing, she continued her search for him. Sun Wenhan, whose own son Xiaoguang had also been abducted, empathized with her plight.
He offered to represent her as her lawyer and introduced her to Madam Zhang, the owner of Tuanyuan Restaurant, where Luo Xiaoxing started working as an assistant. Luo Xiaoxing spent her free time drawing her imagined version of Xiaoyu, fearing she wouldn't recognize him if they ever met. Madam Zhang and Sun Wenhan, both carrying the pain of missing children, offered words of comfort, emphasizing a psychic connection between family members, which helped ease Luo Xiaoxing's heart.
After careful consideration, Lin's mother decided to sell her apartment. Despite it being a valuable school district property that was about to gain more value with a new school branch, she insisted on a quick sale for cash, even if it meant a significant price reduction. Her real estate agent quickly found a buyer willing to pay cash that day. Lin's mother transferred the 200,000 yuan to Lin Hao.
Later, seeing an anti-fraud public service announcement, she grew increasingly uneasy and called Deng Yan for advice. Deng Yan immediately recognized it as a scam, leaving Lin's mother devastated and distraught, blaming herself for being tricked. Lin Hao and Cai Xin met with the individual, later identified as Zhao Zhilong's cousin. He took half of the 200,000 yuan, and a middleman revealed Little Spud was supposedly at Yao Laosan’s house in Lianxiang Town.
The individual then quickly left after receiving the remaining 100,000 yuan. Lin Hao and Cai Xin soon spotted a woman holding a child whom they believed was Little Spud. Cai Xin seized the opportunity, quickly grabbing the child from a stroller and getting into their car. The woman and her husband, realizing their child was gone, immediately called neighbors for help and pursued Lin Hao’s car. The couple and their neighbors chased Lin Hao, eventually intercepting his car.
Lin Hao got out to confront them, while Cai Xin, seizing the moment, ran off with the child into a high-rise parking lot. Officer Yan Lei, witnessing the chaos, immediately reported the situation to Deng Yan, stating that Lin Hao and Cai Xin had snatched a child and were near Linshan North Station. Deng Yan, without hesitation, rushed to the scene with Chang Rui and Yang Jiajia. On the rooftop parking lot, Cai Xin was cornered by the furious couple.
She became increasingly agitated, threatening to jump with the child if they came any closer. Firefighters had already deployed a safety mat below. Deng Yan arrived and calmly talked Cai Xin down, playing on her conviction that the child was Little Spud and reassuring her that no one would take him away. Cai Xin eventually handed the child over to Deng Yan, who instructed Chang Rui and Yang Jiajia to take the child for a DNA test.
The forensic DNA results confirmed that the child was not Little Spud. Lin Hao and Cai Xin were utterly heartbroken, realizing they had been victims of a sophisticated scam orchestrated by the Wang brothers, who had transferred the money to Zhao Zhilong. The revelation left them completely distraught, clinging to each other and weeping uncontrollably.
Upon hearing the news, Lin's mother was overcome with grief, crying profusely and taking all the blame for their misfortune, including the loss of her house money. Deng Yan felt a deep sense of sadness witnessing their despair. Recognizing the need for better resources, Yang Jiajia proposed creating a comprehensive database to centralize all information on abducted children, believing it would significantly improve the efficiency of future searches. Chang Rui supported her initiative.
Later, Yin Jiansheng collapsed from exhaustion due to his relentless efforts to find clues about Little Spud and was hospitalized. Han Liang informed Deng Yan, advising her to extend support to her colleagues. Deng Yan went to the hospital but found Yin Jiansheng had left, having claimed he had family matters to attend to, but was likely still pursuing leads.
She then visited the retired former Director, who understood Yin Jiansheng's unwavering dedication and encouraged Deng Yan to remain steadfast in her anti-abduction work, emphasizing the importance of perseverance. Yin Jiansheng's wife was visibly frustrated by his preoccupation with cases, even while hospitalized, and he even hid in the bathroom to continue making calls. Chang Rui attempted to visit Yin Jiansheng but was initially denied entry by a strict nurse.
He managed to sneak into the room, where Yin Jiansheng eagerly inquired about the Little Spud case's progress. Chang Rui mentioned Yang Jiajia’s database project. Deng Yan later returned to the hospital to check on Yin Jiansheng, finding Chang Rui hiding, thinking she was the nurse. Yin Jiansheng wanted to discuss the case, but Deng Yan insisted he focus on his recovery, promising to talk after his discharge.
Concerned for Yin Jiansheng’s health, Xiao Wenjin and Han Liang agreed that he needed to rest and decided to entrust the Little Spud case to Deng Yan. Deng Yan appeared on television, publicly announcing Little Spud’s abduction and urging the public to provide any leads. She highlighted the surge in child trafficking cases and emphasized that the Little Spud incident was a critical opportunity to mobilize the public to fight abductions, ensuring every family understood prevention.
Sun Wenhan sought out Professor Yang, Linshan City's top sketch artist, to draw Luo Xiaoyu's appearance as an adult based on Luo Xiaoxing's features. Meanwhile, Yang Jiajia successfully created a trial version of the comprehensive database, compiling all of Little Spud’s case information into a mini-database, which she then showed to Chang Rui.
