=The Truth=
=Episode 24=
Ning Haiyang!
Don't worry.
Ning Haiyang ran east along the riverbank!
After him!
- Stop! - Stop!
What happened?
You, go that way.
Stop!
- Stop! - Stop!
Stop!
Over there! He's over there!
- Stop! - Stop!
Stop!
- Stop! - That way!
After him! Hurry!
Stop!
Go on, run.
Keep running.
Go on scaling the wall.
Stop!
- Stop! - Still running?
Stop!
Give it up!
Stay back!
One more step, and I jump.
Don't be rash.
Don't be rash. Stay calm.
Everyone step back.
Easy. Take it easy.
You won't survive that drop.
It's too high.
Don't underestimate me.
Why would I underestimate you?
I just think you are so young.
What a tragedy it'd be if you fell.
My life's worthless. No tragedy at all.
Stay calm.
You're here to see your mom, right?
You're already here.
Why not just meet her?
Come over here. Come on.
Don't move.
Meeting her won't change anything.
They've got new lives.
New families.
They don't want to see me or care about me.
Your mother's downstairs right now.
Come over here.
I'll take you to her. Come on.
Stop lying.
I'm not lying.
See for yourself.
She's right downstairs.
That's not my mother.
My real mother died long ago.
Help! Help!
Hurry! Help me!
- Don't let go! - Hold on!
Help over here!
Hold on tight!
Stop struggling! Pull him up!
Come on!
Great work.
Need to take this.
Master.
We found him.
We also found Xiao Lan.
Okay. Head back immediately.
You're quite the window climber.
Where'd you learn it?
Martial arts school.
Why'd you learn that?
I never did well in school.
Knew I wouldn't get into college.
My mom worried I couldn't find a job
and support myself.
Your mom really thought it through.
My dad died young.
She could've remarried.
But she had me to care for.
So she never did.
I knew I was adopted since childhood.
But they always treated me well.
I never wanted to leave to find my real parents.
Then my mom got sick.
That's when she told me
I was actually born in Renshan.
She said I should find my birth parents someday.
So you went to Baijia Village and found Bai Youfu's family.
When I found them,
they already had a family and a new life.
I didn't fit in at all.
Your father said you threatened him.
Is that true?
Yeah.
I threatened to call the police.
That's when he told me
who those two traffickers are.
Why didn't you call the police?
Do you know?
We've been trying to catch them.
They're wanted for many cases.
Many families are waiting for them to be caught,
hoping to find their own children.
I didn't mean to.
I was just so angry.
Those traffickers said I wasn't taken away at all,
but was sold by my own parents.
I didn't believe it at first.
So, when you ate in room 601 at the Rose Garden Hotel,
was that before or after you killed Liu Min?
After.
I'd been watching them for a long time.
No time to eat.
I was starving.
Why send Liu Min and Liu Jianyuan's phones to the police station?
They were using fake identities.
It'd be hard for you to catch them.
I wanted to bring them to justice.
Don't you get it?
This kid's mind is completely set on revenge.
He probably hasn't even considered the consequences.
Ning Haiyang just turned 18.
By law, 18 is an adult.
Premeditated murder could get him the death penalty.
At the very least, life imprisonment.
The victims in this case are quite unique.
Maybe he'll get a lighter sentence.
A kid's sense of right and wrong isn't fully developed.
And he has no family around him.
He's been lost on this journey to find his family.
Chang, almost done?
Tell me what you want to eat later.
Thank you, Ms. Jing.
Is the food okay?
Yeah, it's fine.
Okay.
Let me know if you want more dishes.
- Got it! - Okay!
Everyone's here today.
Is the case closed?
I said I'd treat Master once the case was wrapped up.
It's still a way off.
We ordered a lot. Dig in.
Got reports to write.
Come on.
- Let's finish this. - Good work, everyone.
Yeah, good job.
Let's toast.
You okay here?
I'm fine. It's nothing.
(Dan Qing, why not reply to my message?) I heard you almost lost that kid today.
Why don't you try chasing him yourself?
You just don't take kids seriously enough.
Kids these days are tough.
Right, Xiaoyu?
Eat.
Stop playing.
He's been on his phone since we got here.
Why don't you blame him?
Stop playing.
Set an example for Xiaoyu.
Put it down.
Anything happened?
Go handle it.
Anything happened?
No, Master.
Even selling your own child for profit
is still child trafficking.
It's still a crime.
So shouldn't the child's real parents be held legally responsible?
The middleman is dead.
The statute of limitations has expired.
Gao!
- Call an ambulance! - Call an ambulance!
- Gao! - What's happening?
Hello? This is No-Name Diner.
Step back, everyone.
Someone's fainted. Come now!
What happened?
Call an ambulance! Hurry up!
Did someone call?
It's done.
You called?
I don't know.
He just collapsed suddenly.
- How much did he drink? - Does he need CPR?
- He didn't drink. - Didn't he? Then how...
Be careful.
Take it slow.
Slowly.
Lift him up.
Help lift from inside.
Huang, you go.
You may leave.
Call his wife.
Okay.
Master, I'll take them to hospital.
Take it easy.
Go. I'll take you there.
Thanks, Captain Leng.
Gao isn't even 50 yet, is he?
Cardiovascular issues already?
Fortunately, it was caught in time.
His daughter's taking the exam.
Police work is inherently high-pressure.
Especially in their unit, where tasks are heavy and deadlines tight.
But someone's got to do this job, right?
Don't ever eat pork chops.
- I won't. - Cardiovascular disease.
I know.
Let's go.
Don't worry.
No problem.
(No-Name Diner)
Right over there.
- Ye, thank you. - Ye.
Thank you.
Qian, thank you
for staying here so late.
How is he?
Busy all day.
Go get some rest.
- Thanks. - Okay.
He'll be fine. Don't worry.
Okay.
How is he?
In the emergency room.
The doctor's here.
Doctor, how is he?
Nothing too serious.
Doctor, doctor.
(Dan Qing)
Come on.
Take a look.
This is your grandpa's room.
Haven't tidied it up much.
I'll sleep in here tonight.
My room has been cleaned up.
You sleep there.
Come.
Hungry?
Kind of.
If you're not hungry, skip eating.
Lose some weight.
Actually, I quite like Ms. Ziwu.
I mean
I wouldn't mind if you married her.
What's that little head of yours pondering every day?
If I were her, I definitely wouldn't choose you.
What do you mean?
You think she looks down on me?
That's not what I meant.
How's your mom?
She's alright.
Does she talk about me often with you?
Can't we just see you on TV?
What's that talk?
♪Replacing the weight of tears with that of sweat♪
♪Covering the gunshot's sound with wounds♪
♪No one is born unyielding and strong♪
♪But because someone always rushes ahead♪
♪To shield us from the storm♪
♪When every extraordinary act becomes routine♪
♪Just to polish the badge upon their shoulder♪
♪Like light surging unseen through the night♪
♪Converging into your form♪
Hello, Mr. Zhao.
Sorry to disturb you so late.
Ye Qian,
I know what you're calling to ask.
What I can tell you now is the big fish has bitten.
Your mission is complete.
No further involvement is needed from you.
Okay.
♪Alone, they charge ahead♪
♪Traversing♪
♪The battlefield of fate♪
Grandpa misses you a lot.
But the hospital isn't allowing visitors lately.
Next time.
Alright, next time.
Lately, I've been pretty busy too.
Not much time spent with you.
You okay?
It's fine. I'll come again during summer break.
Okay.
Eat.
Mr. Long lost at video games and can't accept losing to me,
saying he'll beat me next time.
Is that so?
He's not bad at gaming.
How's that uncle from last night?
He's okay.
He's fine?
(Welcome to today's Legal Report.)
(Regarding the Ning murder case that occurred recently,)
(after extensive searches by the police,)
(the suspect was apprehended.)
(Due to a child trafficking incident,)
(Ning intended to kill.)
(Details follow.)
(In this arrest operation,)
(through the joint efforts of Yunxi CID's captain and officers,)
(CID carried out surveillance and apprehension measures)
(while ensuring public safety. Braving personal risk,)
(they apprehended the suspect, Ning, to justice.)
Have a steamed bun.
Dad, work's been busy.
Take care of yourself.
See you next month.
Okay.
Thanks, son.
You need to focus on your studies too.
Get plenty of exercise.
Take good care of your mom.
Don't make her angry.
Remember that.
I will.
Play fewer video games.
- It's almost time. - You should get going.
Xiaoyu.
Take a steamed bun.
- Thanks, ma'am. - for the road.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
Okay.
Thanks.
Could you pack this up for us later?
Okay, I'll take care of it.
Goodbye, ma'am.
Take care.
(Yunxi Police Department)
It's been several days now.
She hasn't replied to my messages.
I wonder how she's doing there.
Maybe she just doesn't want to talk to you?
Impossible.
Could it be that Little Zhao attracted someone's attention
as soon as she got there?
Could be!
I'm worried she might run into bad people.
What if she met her true love?
I'm her true love, okay?
Captain Leng.
Master.
Ever seen Captain Leng like this?
Never.
Did he win the lottery?
I'll go ask.
Captain Leng.
What's got you so happy?
Mind your own business.
Get back to work.
(No-Name Diner)
Come on.
Alright.
I'll make another batch.
You're picking this up fast!
Come on.
Careful, don't spill it.
It's fine.
I'm off.
Alright!
Bye-bye.
Take care.
Got it. See you tomorrow!
You've worked hard.
Bye!
(No-Name Diner)
Here.
Come on.
Three lunch boxes.
- Thank you. - Much appreciated.
Thanks.
- Share them. - Help yourselves.
Chopsticks.
Here you go. Okay.
- I got it. - Okay.
Thanks a lot.
Take your time.
- Okay. - Thanks for the hard work.
Thank you.
Come on, Qian.
Let's eat.
Come on.
Thanks.
Remember what I told you before?
Times like this always make me really happy.
Know why?
It's that joy of helping others.
That sense of accomplishment money can't buy.
I just want a simple life every day.
With family, with friends,
with work I enjoy,
with brothers,
that's enough.
You asked me once if being a cop makes me happy.
Speaking of happiness,
there is.
But more importantly, it gives me a sense of purpose.
How so?
Every time I catch a criminal,
it makes me believe I'm changing something.
Maybe it's the people.
Maybe it's situations.
I always think if I work harder,
fewer tragedies would happen,
and the world might become a better place.
You really have a strong sense of mission.
You're right.
It's just that some things...
Once you have a goal and then act,
the outcome might be different.
It depends on what we do.
Cheers.
I'm so scared.
What happened? How did he get killed?
Heard it was a man from building 8.
Usually, his wife and kids aren't around.
He lived alone.
Do you know how he died?
They say debt collectors broke in and hacked him to death.
How awful.
Just gone like that.
In broad daylight.
Exactly.
- Captain Leng. - Captain Leng.
How is it?
What happened?
Via property management, we found the deceased was Zhao Sihui.
Nicknamed Zhao Heizi, aged 55.
He lived alone in room 208, building 8.
His daughter married to Shanghai in 2020.
His wife also went to Shanghai a year later.
We've notified his daughter to return.
Additionally, our neighborhood canvass revealed
that he had a poor reputation.
Debt collectors often came.
According to a neighbor,
she heard loud knocking this morning,
but was too scared to go check.
When she looked out,
she found the door opposite wide open.
She went inside and discovered Zhao Sihui murdered,
lying in blood.
So she called the police.
Is the scene sampling done?
Yes.
Quickly!
Which floor?
Second floor. Ahead.
Master.
Hurry.
Homicide.
Heard there's blood everywhere in the room.
I will lose sleep tonight.
Exactly.
Well, this is just great.
Who knows?
Will this affect our property values?
Why did we have to get this awful trouble?
Single perpetrator.
Based on footprints,
it appears so.
This room.
Captain Leng.
Any findings?
The deceased was wearing leather shoes.
Slippers were still on the rack.
Normally, he'd change into slippers upon entering.
So he hadn't changed yet
when the killer attacked.
The killer either followed him in
or was waiting inside.
A kitchen knife is missing.
Its pattern matches this one.
The suspect definitely took this knife from the kitchen.
Look, Ye.
See these neck wounds?
Suspect must have struck twice at the neck.
Blood spatter concentrated here too,
though less volume.
If the suspect attacked from behind,
catching him off guard,
the spatter pattern wouldn't look like this.
This indicates
the suspect faced the victim during the attack.
According to my analysis,
two possibilities.
First,
personal grudge.
Suspect lay in wait
and seized the opportunity.
Or they were strangers.
During the crime,
suspect was discovered,
so he killed and fled.
But we need to verify all this.
Wang Tong,
examine the victim's connections as soon as possible.
Ye,
take Liu Yang
and identify the two individuals at the scene this morning.
We can't proceed without this.
Yes.
Get moving! Fast!
Shanzai, Haozi.
I-I'm here.
We're from Yunxi Police Department.
Here are our credentials.
You're here for Zhao Heizi, right?
Witnesses say you went to Building 8, Lvyin Community for Zhao Heizi today.
We did go there.
But when we arrived, he was already dead.
How did you find him?
I-I pried the door open.
H-He was lying right there when I entered.
Come with us.
Please cooperate.
Officer,
I know the drill.
But we really didn't kill him.
We're willing to cooperate with the police investigation.
Yes, we're very willing.
Absolutely willing.
Take them in.
Follow me.
Get in the back.
Come inside.
Have a seat.
You know the situation already.
Zhao Heizi is dead.
We need your cooperation.
Tell us everything you know.
I'll cooperate fully.
I'll give you my full cooperation.
Did you know Zhao Heizi well?
I knew him fairly well.
He was notoriously addicted to gambling.
Go on.
Speaking of Zhao Heizi,
he was a lucky man.
His daughter was his personal cash cow.
Otherwise, he'd have starved years ago.
Get to the point.
About six or seven years back,
I met him during a card game with friends.
He was gambling heavily back then.
He'd show up in every card game.
Was Zhao Heizi wealthy?
Him?
How could a laid-off worker have that kind of money?
It all came from his daughter.
His daughter was stunning.
Rumor says she married some rich southern businessman.
Bought multiple properties right here in Yunxi City alone.
How do you know all this?
Zhao Heizi bragged about it himself.
Because of his gambling,
his wife and daughter got fed up and moved to Shanghai,
leaving him here all alone.
So how did he support himself?
His daughter sent him a few thousand yuan monthly.
She also left him several properties.
But the deeds were all in her name.
So he couldn't sell them.
He could just rent them out for pocket money.
The rest was decided by fate.
Decided by fate?
Playing Pai Gow, betting on dice rolls.
Winning or losing was up to fate.
(Hongfa Mahjong Parlor)
Heizi, you're leaving?
(Haibo Finance)
Shanzai.
What's Uncle Bo's word?
He said to tag along with you.
Got it.
But did Uncle Bo mention anything
about the money?
Wait, sir, don't get me wrong.
I know Uncle Bo always treats me right.
I rushed over the second I heard the news.
Thinking I'd help Uncle Bo collect that debt fast.
Relax.
Would Uncle Bo ever short you?
Uncle Bo's orders are
collecting the money, and then following standard procedure.
Gimme a minute. Got some business first.
I need to handle something real quick.
We'll head over later.
Wait for my word.
Okay, sir.
You go ahead.
Okay.
Alright!
So you were after him to collect a debt?
Zhao Heizi borrowed 100 thousand from Uncle Bo last month.
He hasn't paid back a single cent since.
Haozi told us
that he won a lot yesterday and sent us to collect.
Getting that would clear his debt.
Do you know who else he owed money besides you?
It was his first time borrowing from Uncle Bo.
We heard he had multiple creditors.
His daughter covered a lot of it already.
So you fronted him the cash.
Uncle Bo gave the green light.
Sir,
what if he won't open the door later?
Won't open?
If he doesn't open, we'll pry it open.
Okay.
Wait, sir.
He... Zhao Heizi knows me.
This won't cause trouble, right?
What trouble?
What's he going to do to you?
Afraid of what?
Paying debts is only right and proper.
Be smart later.
Just learn how to talk
and handle things.
Okay.
Know the unit number?
Yes. His place is 208.
You've been here?
No, it's my first time too.
A friend told me.
He loves gambling, right?
He's superstitious about numbers
like 66 or 88.
What 66 and 88?
He's just a gambler.
If the money isn't paid,
he's dead.
Okay. Dead.
Sir, here.
Zhao Heizi!
Paying back the money or not?
Playing dead in there, huh?
Say something, or we're coming in!
Sir,
h-he's not opening. What now?
Is he even inside?
Yes.
My friend saw him come back today.
He's definitely home now.
Pry it.
Okay.
Pry it.
I told you to pry it! Pry the door!
Okay, okay.
Sir.
What was this Uncle Bo of yours doing this morning?
Uncle Bo was at the company the whole time.
He sent us to cooperate with your work.
This definitely has nothing to do with Uncle Bo.
No way. It's only 100,000.
I'm telling you.
You're involved in illegal debt collection.
We'll need you to cooperate later.
Who is Uncle Bo?
Uncle Bo's real name is Lv Haibo.
In his fifties.
About 1.7 meters tall.
He runs a loan company.
About a month ago,
Zhao Heizi borrowed 100,000 yuan from him.
He still hasn't paid it back.
Yesterday, I heard from my friend
that Zhao Heizi won 150,000 in cash at another card game.
Since I knew he owed Uncle Bo money,
I thought I'd help Uncle Bo get the money back.
By the rules, I get a 10% commission.
Did Zhao Heizi have enemies?
I really don't know about it.
He owed money to a lot of people.
And he hung out with all sorts of people.
Uncle Bo is the only one I know about.
So, do you think Lv Haibo is involved in this?
I think it's unlikely.
Uncle Bo has over a dozen guys working for him.
And he's so rich.
Killing someone over 100,000 yuan? Probably not worth it for him.
So who do you think it was?
I think maybe after he won that 150,000 at cards,
he got targeted.
Then someone broke in, killed him, and robbed him.
Do you know where he won the money?
Yes.
Not just the location,
I can even find out
how many people were there.
♪Replacing the weight of tears with that of sweat♪
♪Covering the gunshot's sound with wounds♪
♪No one is born unyielding and strong♪
♪But because someone always rushes ahead♪
♪To shield us from the storm♪
♪When every extraordinary act becomes routine♪
♪Just to polish the badge upon their shoulder♪
♪Like light surging unseen through the night♪
♪Converging into your form♪
♪Looking up♪
♪Such dazzling glory♪
♪Like hope♪
♪Reaching out its arms♪
♪Cloaked in light♪
♪Alone, they charge ahead♪
♪Traversing♪
♪The battlefield of fate♪