When a Snail Falls in Love Episode 2 Recap
> When a Snail Falls in Love Recap
In the eerie dark night, a shifty figure seemed to hide something on the lawn, then pretended nothing had happened and walked away. Early the next morning, police cars were dispatched. Many green-painted blades were dug up from the lawn. An old woman tearfully complained that her grandson had been cut by a blade. The police then found buried blades stained with the victim's blood in another part of the lawn, which was outrageous.
Yao Meng quickly set the water bucket on the dispenser. Her good physical fitness made the slender Xu Xu envious. The two received a call for a mission, and the inexperienced pair were very excited. In the car, Zhao Han analyzed the intricate clues hidden in the blades imprinted with the Ye Group's logo. He took Yao Meng and Xu Xu to the Ye Group to investigate all the blades sold last week.
Yao Meng took notes diligently, while the observant Xu Xu noticed that the floor material was very special. She placed her hands on the ground, feeling the difference in material. At the same time, everyone learned from Ye Group employees that Director Zhang of the Ye Group, Zhang Shiyong, had been missing for 130 hours since the meeting last week, and the blades that caused injuries were personally approved by him.
However, Director Zhang's wife, Ye Qiao, seemed indifferent to her husband's disappearance. Ye Qiao was the third daughter of the Ye Group and also Ye Zixi's cousin. She even refused police questioning and investigation, poured herself red wine, claimed to have no news of her husband, and was completely unaware of the large number of blades her husband had approved.
Faced with police skepticism, Ye Qiao self-righteously believed she had done nothing wrong and also mentioned an old case that occurred in the Ye family, where her uncle was murdered, but the police failed to catch the real culprit. Xu Xu quietly moved around the room. She noticed a painting hanging on the wall, and on the wall where photos should have been, there was only a lonely nail remaining.
Ye Zixi was alone in the room, silently weeping while looking at Ji Bai's old photos. Hearing Ji Bai call her downstairs for dinner, Ye Zixi quickly wiped away her tears and got up to go downstairs. After observing for a long time, Xu Xu stated her conclusion to everyone: Zhang Shiyong had been kidnapped and would not return on his own.
Based on the Ye Group store's decor, the wedding photos removed from the wall, and the affectionate photos put away, she analyzed that there was infidelity in the relationship between Zhang Shiyong and Ye Qiao, and that Ye Qiao was arrogant and narcissistic. Ye Qiao was unaware of her cheating husband's whereabouts and helpless. Furthermore, it was impossible for someone of Zhang Shiyong's status to personally arrange and plant the blades.
All clues pointed to Zhang Shiyong being kidnapped and no longer free to act. Ye Zixi and Ji Bai sat on the balcony, reminiscing about their verdant campus days. Ji Bai used to ride his bicycle with Ye Zixi. Ye Zixi had been teased by Ye Qiao and isolated by the whole school, but only Ji Bai remained by her side. She sighed that everyone else had not changed, only she herself was no longer as before.
The two sat in silence for a moment. A phone call broke the tranquility of the moment. Zhao Han reported the progress of the blade injury case to Ji Bai, who said he would return that evening. Everyone at the police station was paying attention to the news reports on the blade injury case. Xu Xu stood thoughtfully in front of the television, deep in thought.
Zhao Han instructed Yao Meng to protect Ye Qiao closely, but Ye Qiao expressed disdain. As Zhao Han was about to lead everyone away, the always silent Xu Xu suddenly spoke, claiming that the kidnapper would call soon. Like a divine prognosticator, the kidnapper's call indeed rang. Ye Qiao, who had just been proud and dismissive, instantly became flustered and uneasy, trembling and afraid to answer the phone. Xu Xu calmly told Ye Qiao to speak as she wished.
Unexpectedly, Ye Qiao burst into curses, telling her husband to go to hell. At the critical moment, Xu Xu calmly comforted Ye Qiao and instructed her to reveal to the kidnapper that her bottom line was two million, and that she would proceed with her cousin. The kidnapper, having hung up the phone, roughly tied Zhang Shiyong's limbs and gagged him. Ye Qiao tried every possible way, making calls everywhere to raise cash.
When faced with Xu Xu's question about whether Zhang Shiyong had offended anyone, Ye Qiao merely sighed, looking as if she had much to say but couldn't. Xu Xu and Zhao Han were eating noodles together. Zhao Han was very interested in Xu Xu's accurate predictions of the kidnapper's movements.
Xu Xu clearly stated that the person who planted the blades and the kidnapper should be the same person, and that after the blade incident fermented, they would tarnish the Ye Group's image and then demand a huge sum of money. Although Xu Xu's physical fitness was not up to par, she still requested to participate in the next stage of the case.
Zhao Han thought the kidnapper was very amateurish, but Xu Xu believed it was the kidnapper's first crime and insisted on being involved. Zhao Han had no choice but to concede. Ye Zixi drove Ji Bai to the crime scene. Ji Bai reminded Ye Zixi to call the police if she had any trouble. Ye Zixi gazed affectionately at Ji Bai's retreating figure, reluctantly letting the driver drive away.
Ji Bai swiftly issued orders for the investigation of several suspicious points, suspects, and case files related to the blade case, acting decisively and efficiently. The next day quickly arrived. The police had made their deployment, and Yao Meng would accompany Ye Qiao to hand over the ransom. Ye Qiao clearly cared somewhat about her husband, yet still maintained an indifferent attitude as if it had nothing to do with her. Yao Meng practiced calling Ye Qiao "cousin" beforehand.
Ye Qiao believed that the kidnapper would release her husband once they received the money, so there was no need to worry too much. After Ye Qiao obtained the cash, she put it into the car despite her employees' attempts to stop her and drove to the parking lot. The two walked out, pulling a suitcase full of cash, and went to a dessert shop to buy cake. At this moment, a bearded man dressed in black walked up to the two women, eyeing them with ill intent.
