White Cat Legend Episode 20 Recap
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Wang Qi and Cui Bei found Zhao Ruyi's old lover to inquire about the situation. She said Zhao Ruyi was very loyal and even bought her freedom. Afterwards, the two of them ran a dye shop together. Zhao Ruyi washed his hands of the trade, and even chopped off a finger as a symbol of his resolve. This time, he committed the crime entrusted by a friend. Zhao Ruyi's lover was not clear about who the client was.
Sun Bao and Alibaba caught a habitual thief who was stealing at the market. They asked about Zhao Ruyi. He said Zhao Ruyi was a loner, never worked with others, and his stealing methods were beyond ordinary people. Li Bing found the money shop owner to talk, who was a middle-aged man dressed like a ruffian. He spoke disrespectfully in front of Li Bing and showed great contempt for the court.
Li Bing checked the key the man held, and it matched the lock, so he prepared to let the man go home. Sun Bao happened to return to Mingjing Hall and saw Lu Chenghuang's godson in the hall, so he directly beat him up fiercely. Wang Qi and the others quickly pulled Sun Bao away. After Lu Chenghuang's godson left, Sun Bao explained the reason for his hatred. Years ago, Sun Bao fought with the army.
When he reached Huangsha Valley, he accidentally got hit by a stray arrow, injuring his leg and making him unable to move. His good brother Xu Hu carried him out of the wilderness with his last breath, saving his life. Later, the two entered the yamen together as constables, known as the "Tiger and Leopard Duo". The area they were responsible for patrolling had a notorious ruffian, who was Lu Chenghuang.
Because he often looted the belongings of fallen soldiers on the battlefield, he was also known as "Lu the Locust". Lu Chenghuang gradually accumulated some wealth, gathered a few street ruffians, and committed all sorts of evil. One time, he brought in a batch of smuggled goods. Xu Hu investigated alone and was found dead, his body dumped in the moat, a day later. A few years later, the Jinwu Guard conducted a public security crackdown in Shendu.
Lu Chenghuang started his business with ill-gotten gains and engaged in legitimate business. The owner of the money shop was also Lu Chenghuang; his godson was just a runner for him. Li Bing decided to meet Lu Chenghuang. Lu Chenghuang's house indeed had many valuable items. Seeing Li Bing arrive, he first distanced himself from Zhao Ruyi's tragic death. He then reprimanded his godson who had disrespected Li Bing. When asked about anything else, he claimed to know nothing.
Sun Bao visited the lock shop. The lock shop had very strict control over the mold for each lock, with multiple layers of security. Walking into the mold warehouse, Sun Bao saw at a glance that the room's window had been pried open. Looking closely at the box, it had been cut from the bottom and re-sealed. Such familiar methods were similar to military scouts.
Sun Bao asked Alibaba to go back first, as he wanted to find an old friend. Wang Qi and Cui Bei learned from the counter owner that a customer wanted to deposit money, hesitated for a long time, and then withdrew the money. The two suspected this person was Zhao Ruyi's accomplice, so they asked the owner to describe him and drew a portrait. Li Bing examined the portrait and found it was the fugitive arrested together with Qiu Qingzhi.
Li Bing went to the Jinwu Guard prison to interrogate the fugitive. Vice Minister of Justice Feng Jian also happened to arrive. The fugitive told Li Bing that he had previously received a favor from Zhao Ruyi, so he helped scout the location. After some time, Zhao Ruyi told him to leave town to avoid attention, and then he was apprehended by Li Bing.
When Li Bing and Feng Jian were about to leave the prison, Lai Zhongshu reminded Li Bing not to be dragged down by people around him, meaning Sun Bao. He also told Li Bing that the Jinwu Guard had been looking for Xu Hu. Feng Jian followed Li Bing back to Court of Judicial Review and directly apprehended Sun Bao.
Feng Jian stated that the Ministry of Justice coroner found a wolf head pendant in Zhao Ruyi's throat, which is an honor worn only by top scouts, so he was likely killed by Xu Hu. Sun Bao countered that after Xu Hu was killed, anyone who picked up the wolf head pendant could frame someone. Feng Jian frankly admitted that the Ministry of Justice had been paying attention to Xu Hu for a long time.
Lu Chenghuang committed numerous evil deeds, but Xu Hu was the last victim. Since then, there have been no more wrongful cases caused by Lu Chenghuang. Lu Chenghuang had a grudge against Zhao Ruyi, so Zhao Ruyi was likely killed by Xu Hu. Feng Jian took Sun Bao away. Alibaba suddenly remembered that Sun Bao had mentioned several times that many of the crime methods were similar to military scouts.
