The Lion's Secret Episode 20 Recap
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Liu Qing, Lei Shuo, Li Mo, and Wu Fengyu, members of the Black Whale Security Company's special field group, were on a mission in Bazhen to apprehend a drug lord named Niusha. Li Mo, codenamed Fox, was assigned to the high tower. Liu Qing, codenamed Lion, and Lei Shuo entered the building to make the arrest.
Wu Fengyu, codenamed Aardwolf, was positioned as the getaway driver, waiting at the west side of the tropical rainforest for extraction, with the team planning to meet at the designated retreat point in five minutes. Their cover was compromised inside the outpost, leading Niusha to order his men to kill them all. A fierce gun battle ensued as they tried to retreat. Amidst the chaos, Liu Qing discovered several imprisoned individuals.
Despite Lei Shuo's insistence that accomplishing the mission was more important and there was no time to spare, Liu Qing declared his intent to save them. During the rescue, a teammate made the ultimate sacrifice, dying while protecting civilians from a grenade. Liu Qing himself was shot and wounded. They sought refuge in a cold storage facility, pursued by the drug dealers.
An enemy suggested blowing up the facility, but Shan Biao, one of the gang leaders, stopped him, reminding everyone that their boss was still inside. Instead, they ordered the cold air to be turned to maximum, planning to storm the storage in five minutes. Inside, the extreme cold quickly claimed the lives of the rescued civilians. Liu Qing struggled to stay conscious, with Lei Shuo urging him to wake up and not fall asleep.
Lei Shuo spotted a river behind the facility, offering a potential escape route. A teammate identified a weak point in the wall, but it was blocked by a large stone, making blowing it open very dangerous. However, Lei Shuo concluded it was better than waiting to die. As enemies breached the main door, Li Mo bravely stayed behind to block them, while another teammate detonated the back exit, ensuring the escape of Liu Qing, Lei Shuo, and Wu Fengyu.
Lei Shuo directed Wu Fengyu to prioritize saving Liu Qing and completing the mission, leaving Li Mo to his fate. Liu Qing, Lei Shuo, and Wu Fengyu made it out, but Li Mo did not. Later, Lei Shuo shared this traumatic experience with Fu Jundie, explaining that Liu Qing developed traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of it. Lei Shuo also confessed that he had never been able to forgive himself for what happened.
He told Fu Jundie that by confiding this painful story, she had become a very important person to him. Meanwhile, Feng Cong made a significant sacrifice for Maoyuan. He gave up a substantial company fund to convince his company's superior to renew their partnership with Maoyuan. His assistant questioned his sanity, pointing out that this was not just about money, but also about his hard-earned position within the company. Feng Cong, however, cared little for such things.
When the assistant suggested that Mu Wanqing would not even know of his efforts, Feng Cong simply stated she did not need to. The assistant then revealed that Mu Wanqing had moved out of her house, and her husband Liu Qing was not with her. Concerned, Feng Cong immediately went to the hotel where Mu Wanqing was staying.
She received a call from the front desk about his arrival and asked them to tell him to wait for her in the lounge. Meeting Feng Cong in the lounge, Mu Wanqing acknowledged his condolences regarding her grandmother's passing, admitting she was upset but learning to accept things calmly. Feng Cong urged her not to keep her feelings to herself.
Mu Wanqing then shared that her grandparents had spent a wonderful time in Bazhen, a place that witnessed their love, and she envied their pure happiness. She expressed a desire to visit Bazhen and, more importantly, take over the charity school her grandparents founded there and deal with some related matters. Feng Cong offered to accompany her, but Mu Wanqing politely declined, explaining that some things she needed to face alone, and she wished to find an answer there.
Before her departure for Bazhen, Mu Wanqing called Fu Jundie to inform her. Fu Jundie, worried, offered to go along, but Mu Wanqing, already at the airport, reassured her and light-heartedly questioned Fu Jundie's newfound sentimentality. Meanwhile, Liu Qing, who was staying at Lei Shuo's place, tried calling Mu Wanqing, but she did not answer. Fu Jundie later visited Liu Qing and Lei Shuo, who were relaxing, and sternly informed them that Mu Wanqing had gone to Bazhen alone.
She revealed that the Mu family's charity school in Bazhen was the actual target of Na Mu's group, warning of the potential trouble in such a place. Alarmed, Liu Qing immediately prepared to go to Bazhen and instructed Lei Shuo and Wu Fengyu to quickly deal with Na Mu's people and then meet him there.
Unbeknownst to Mu Wanqing, Feng Cong had also tracked her flight and followed her to Bazhen, having guessed she would visit a particular tree he saw on her phone. He had been waiting for her all day. As Feng Cong was taking pictures of Mu Wanqing, a child suddenly snatched her phone and wallet. They managed to catch the child who stole the phone.
Mu Wanqing, needing the school's address from her phone, tried to reason with the silent child, offering compensation for its return. With a spare phone provided by Feng Cong, Mu Wanqing decided against taking the child to the police, instead planning to bring him to her grandparents' charity school. However, upon hearing "charity school," the child attempted to run, but Feng Cong, who had stayed nearby, quickly blocked his escape.
Concerned about Mu Wanqing handling the child alone, Feng Cong opted to stay at her hotel, securing a separate room for himself and the child. He made it clear he would accompany, protect, and follow her. Liu Qing also arrived in Bazhen, covertly observing and protecting Mu Wanqing from the shadows. Fu Jundie and Lei Shuo arrived at the address of the school, but were immediately suspicious of its appearance.
Fu Jundie commented that it did not look like a school, a sentiment Lei Shuo shared, noting its gloomy facade, lack of signs, and the presence of barbed wire and surveillance cameras. Miss Yan, the person in charge, emerged and questioned their identity. Fu Jundie showed a photo of herself with Mu Wanqing, explaining they were friends who had become separated and wished to wait for Mu Wanqing there, as they knew she would arrive.
Miss Yan confirmed that Lawyer Hao had informed her of Mu Wanqing's visit and welcomed them inside. She explained that the exterior signs had been removed and the barbed wire fences were later additions for "safety guarantee" due to the "complicated" local situation. Inside, she introduced her son, Yan Jing, and the school's teacher, Tata.
Mistaking Fu Jundie for Mu Wanqing, Miss Yan addressed her as the Lin family's granddaughter, prompting Fu Jundie to clarify that she was Mu Wanqing's friend, and Lei Shuo introduced himself as well.
