Recaps

Dong Xuebin returned to find Xie Huilan furious after she received photos of him kissing Qu Yunxuan and confronted him about his relationships with both women. He admitted he liked them both, and the chapter ended with Xie Huilan drinking wine without eating while Dong Xuebin struggled to figure out how to make amends.

• Dong Xuebin visited Xie Huilan and brought groceries, but she treated him coldly.
• Xie Huilan showed Dong Xuebin a report and photos of him with Qu Yunxuan, and he suspected Wei Nan had taken them.
• Dong Xuebin explained how his relationships with Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan had become entangled, then admitted that he liked both women.
• Xie Huilan ordered Dong Xuebin to leave and smashed a remote control when he refused to go.
• Dong Xuebin cooked lunch and waited in the bedroom, but Xie Huilan left the food untouched and drank most of a bottle of wine.

Dong Xuebin learned that Wei Nan had brought potential investors to Yantai County to get close to Xie Huilan, and he followed their group to a shooting sports center despite Xie Huilan’s cool reception. On the drive, the investors became intrigued by Dong Xuebin’s expensive car and accessories, while he watched Xie Huilan’s car ahead.

• Dong Xuebin called Hu Silian after Xie Huilan did not answer, learned about the luncheon with Wei Nan’s investment group, and suspected Wei Nan meant to pursue Xie Huilan.
• Dong Xuebin waited outside the restaurant and saw Xie Huilan leave lunch with Wei Nan, Hou Zi, Zhou Zi, Hu Silian, and Lu Dafa.
• When the group planned to discuss business at a shooting sports center, Dong Xuebin joined them by dragging Lu Dafa into his Mercedes despite Xie Huilan’s distant response.
• Hou Zi and Zhou Zi noticed Dong Xuebin’s Mercedes, Patek Philippe watch, and Qilin Pendant, and chose to ride with him to the shooting sports center.
• On the drive, Hou Zi asked whether Dong Xuebin’s watch was borrowed, and Dong Xuebin claimed it was a cheap fake.

At a shooting range, Wei Nan tried to impress Xie Huilan with his marksmanship, prompting Dong Xuebin to challenge him. Dong Xuebin stunned everyone by scoring five perfect shots at a hundred-meter target with a handgun.

• Xie Huilan discussed investment matters with Wei Nan while Hou Zi negotiated with Lu Dafa, and Dong Xuebin grew jealous of Wei Nan's attention toward her.
• Hu Silian outshot Zhou Zi in their handgun contest, then lost to Wei Nan by seven rings.
• Wei Nan invited Xie Huilan to shoot, and Dong Xuebin stepped in to challenge him instead.
• Wei Nan scored forty-four rings at fifty meters, then Dong Xuebin chose a hundred-meter target and fired five shots in ten seconds.
• The results showed that Dong Xuebin had scored ten rings with all five shots.

Dong Xuebin impressed everyone at the shooting range, then learned that fugitive Wu Dagang might be seeking revenge in Yantai County. He quarreled with Xie Huilan over her plans to have dinner with Wei Nan, but the next morning he received shocking news that she was in trouble and rushed out to find her.

• Dong Xuebin used Back to score five perfect tens at a hundred-meter target, stunning Xie Huilan, Wei Nan, and the others.
• Hu Silian handed Xie Huilan an important call, and Xie Huilan left the shooting range; later, Deputy Captain Feng warned Dong Xuebin that fugitive Wu Dagang might be in Yantai County to avenge his brother.
• Dong Xuebin urged the police to protect his family and relatives, then focused on repairing his relationship with Xie Huilan.
• Dong Xuebin sneaked into Xie Huilan's apartment and tried to reconcile, but she rejected him and said she was considering Wei Nan.
• Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan argued, exchanged angry parting words, and he left after returning her keys.
• The next morning, Dong Xuebin learned that Xie Huilan was in trouble and raced out in his car.

Dong Xuebin rushed to the office building after learning that Xie Huilan had been strapped to a bomb by the escaped prisoner Wu Dagang, but the bomb disposal experts could not defuse it. With the countdown running, Dong Xuebin entered the room and tried to find a way to save her, then locked himself inside with her.

• Wu Dagang kidnapped Xie Huilan and strapped a complicated timed bomb to her before disappearing.
• Dong Xuebin arrived at the cordon and learned that the bomb disposal experts could not safely defuse the bomb, with only minutes remaining.
• Dong Xuebin rushed into the office building despite Liang Chengpeng ordering officers to stop him.
• Dong Xuebin found Xie Huilan seated with the exposed bomb and proposed cutting its strap and shielding her, but a bomb disposal expert warned that the plan would trigger the blast and the shields would not protect them.
• Dong Xuebin locked the office door from inside and took Xie Huilan's hand as the countdown reached six minutes.

With the bomb counting down, Dong Xuebin refused to leave Xie Huilan and repeatedly used Back to survive failed attempts to cut the bomb’s wires. At the last second, he cut two blue wires together, stopped the timer, and freed Xie Huilan; they survived and embraced.

• Dong Xuebin refused Xie Huilan’s pleas to leave the locked office and confessed that he loved her, including Aunt Xuan, while Xie Huilan forgave him and agreed to marry him if they survived.
• When Xie Huilan suggested cutting wires, Dong Xuebin realized he could try to defuse the bomb and began cutting wires while using Back to rewind after explosions.
• Dong Xuebin tested the bomb’s wires and metal parts, repeatedly rewinding to avoid detonations until only one red wire and two blue wires remained.
• With seconds left, Dong Xuebin cut both blue wires at once, stopping the timer at one second, then cut the red wire and removed the bomb strap.
• Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan confirmed the bomb had not exploded and embraced.

Dong Xuebin dismantled the bomb and saved Xie Huilan, but Wu Dagang remotely detonated it after they left the building. Dong used Back to protect Xie Huilan and then rewind five minutes to intercept Wu Dagang, leaving both men unconscious after their cars collided.

• As the countdown reached zero without an explosion, Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebin emerged unharmed, and Xie Huilan revealed that Dong had dismantled the bomb.
• Dong Xuebin described cutting wires and prying apart copper plates, astonishing the bomb disposal experts and the county officials.
• The bomb exploded remotely as Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan walked away, killing Xie Huilan and injuring Dong; Dong used Back Five Seconds to shield her from the blast, and they survived.
• The bomb disposal experts identified the explosion as remote-controlled, and the police searched for Wu Dagang before learning he had stolen a Chevrolet and was driving north.
• Dong Xuebin used Back Five Minutes, commandeered a police car, and drove toward Wu Dagang, then rammed the Chevrolet when Wu tried to swerve away.
• Dong Xuebin and Wu Dagang both lost consciousness after the collision, and pursuing officers discovered Dong had been driving the police car.

While recovering in the hospital, Dong Xuebin faced Qu Yunxuan after she learned about his relationship with Xie Huilan, and the two women confronted him together. He chose neither of them, then collapsed as they rushed to call a doctor.

• Dong Xuebin received visitors who praised him for defusing the bomb and capturing the escaped prisoner, then called Xie Huilan, who did not answer.
• Qu Yunxuan confronted Dong Xuebin about his relationship with Xie Huilan, and he admitted it before she arrived at his hospital room.
• Xie Huilan entered and introduced herself as Dong Xuebin's girlfriend, and she and Qu Yunxuan challenged each other over their claims on him.
• Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan each demanded that Dong Xuebin choose one of them, but he declared that he liked neither and told them to leave.
• Dong Xuebin collapsed as Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan cried out and called for a doctor.

Dong Xuebin collapsed after accumulated physical and psychological strain, and doctors revived him after his heart briefly stopped. He awoke temporarily out of danger, while Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan agreed to stay by his side and postpone their relationship dispute so he could recover.

• Doctors rushed Dong Xuebin to the Emergency Room after finding his blood pressure and heart rate dangerously low, and Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan waited anxiously as his heart briefly stopped.
• Xie Huilan ordered the hospital leaders to keep resuscitating Dong Xuebin, and Director Yang later announced that he had awakened and was temporarily out of danger.
• Director Yang told Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan that Dong Xuebin's accumulated injuries, exhaustion, and psychological strain had contributed to his collapse, and that he needed prolonged rest.
• Dong Xuebin woke in the ward, learned he had not suffered a terminal illness, and recognized that his unresolved trauma and conflict with Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan had overwhelmed him.
• Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan argued over who should remain with Dong Xuebin, then agreed to treat him as having two girlfriends for now and focus on his recovery.

Dong Xuebin recovered in the hospital after saving Xie Huilan, while Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan cared for him and agreed to discuss their relationship peacefully. The chapter ended with the three watching a movie together, as Dong Xuebin resolved not to wrong either woman.

• Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan stayed with Dong Xuebin overnight, fed him breakfast, and urged him to rest and follow his treatment plan.
• Dong Xuebin called home and his colleagues, received thanks from Han Jing and Xie Guobang, and underwent tests that showed no abnormalities.
• Qu Yunxuan told Xie Huilan that Dong Xuebin needed time to recover mentally, and the two agreed to keep him calm.
• Qu Yunxuan explained that she and Dong Xuebin ran an antiques auction company, and she and Xie Huilan chatted warmly with him.
• Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan said they would talk through their relationship without blaming Dong Xuebin, then watched a movie beside him and held his hands.
• Dong Xuebin set aside his worries and resolved to take things one step at a time without wronging either woman.

After leaving the hospital, Dong Xuebin received three merit medals and set his sights on earning another First Class Merit to secure a promotion. When the Provincial Museum was robbed of priceless relics, Liang Chengpeng assigned him to help investigate, and Dong Xuebin launched a countywide search determined to recover the treasures.

• Dong Xuebin left the hospital, returned to the County Public Security Bureau, and planned to earn a First Class Merit before his probation ended so he could pursue promotion to Zhengke Level.
• A provincial leader pinned First Class, Second-Class, and Third-Class Merit medals on Dong Xuebin at a commendation meeting.
• A Provincial Public Security Bureau leader rushed away after learning of a major incident, and Dong Xuebin later watched news reports confirming that the Provincial Museum had been robbed.
• Liang Chengpeng showed Dong Xuebin the list of stolen relics, including the Liu Sheng Jade Burial Suit, and assigned him to assist with the investigation and search in Yantai County.
• Dong Xuebin ordered checkpoints and enlisted the Criminal Investigation Team to search for the thieves, then continued studying the case materials after work.

After the museum theft investigation stalled, Dong Xuebin used a fake offer of twenty million to draw out an informant and learned the stolen relics might still be in Beihe Province. He used back to undo the meeting and left with the intelligence without paying.

• The stolen Liu Sheng Jade Burial Suit and other relics caused a national uproar, but police traced the suspects only to a stolen vehicle in Shanbei Province, and the investigation task force was disbanded.
• Liang Chengpeng gave Dong Xuebin another week of leave after hearing concerns about his condition from Hu Silian, who had conveyed County Chief Xie's concern.
• Wang Bo told Dong Xuebin that Cybersecurity had intercepted an email from sasasa668 that might contain information about the stolen relics.
• Dong Xuebin offered sasasa668 twenty million for accurate information and met a middle-aged man at a bank, who confirmed the check and passed him a call from sasasa668.
• sasasa668 said the relics probably remained in Beihe Province and had passed through the hands of the owner of a Bath Center called Seaside two days earlier.
• Dong Xuebin used back to return six minutes, avoided the meeting, and drove away after obtaining the intelligence.

Dong Xuebin went undercover at Haibin Bathhouse in Lü'an City to investigate information about its criminal connections, posing as an ordinary worker. After Ma Wentao tested his story and nearly exposed him, Dong Xuebin used BACK to correct his answers and was allowed to return to work.

• Dong Xuebin traveled to Lü'an City without his usual belongings and went to Haibin Bathhouse to investigate on his own.
• Dong Xuebin talked his way into a job washing towels by claiming he had worked for Brother Bao in Fenzhou City, then learned the bathhouse layout and staff arrangements.
• Ma Wentao told his staff to tighten security during the crackdown and ordered Flathead to bring Dong Xuebin in because he had no identification.
• Ma Wentao and Flathead tested Dong Xuebin's story, caught him contradicting their claims about Brother Bao, and had two men pin him down.
• Dong Xuebin used BACK to return to the questioning and gave answers consistent with his claimed work history, convincing Ma Wentao to release him.

Dong Xuebin realized the center’s manager was secretly testing antiques and used his knowledge of counterfeits to get Ma Wentao’s attention. After failing the first appraisal, he reversed time and correctly identified the three items, earning Ma Wentao’s approval and a chance to get closer to the stolen cultural relics.

• While massaging Hou Qing, Dong Xuebin learned she had met the center’s boss and asked when the place became quiet at night.
• Dong Xuebin learned that Xiao Shi had been asked to appraise antiques, and suspected the manager’s group had acquired the cultural relics stolen from the Provincial Museum.
• Dong Xuebin claimed he had experience making counterfeit antiques, prompting Crew Cut to bring him to Ma Wentao for an appraisal test.
• Dong Xuebin misidentified a genuine Stone Age pottery piece, a fake sandalwood bracelet, and a counterfeit Yuan Dynasty coin, so Ma Wentao dismissed him.
• Dong Xuebin used his time-reversal ability to try the appraisal again and correctly identified all three items as Ma Wentao watched with satisfaction.

Dong Xuebin gained Ma Wentao’s trust by helping him capture an undercover police officer, though he had initially tried to let her escape. He used his time-reversal ability to change the outcome, and Ma Wentao now trusted him more while the officer was taken to his office.

• Ma Wentao hired Dong Xuebin as an antique appraiser, gave him a private room, and secretly ordered his men to restrict his communications and watch him.
• Dong Xuebin noticed his clothes had been searched and rejected the escorts sent to his room, then spent the night pretending to sleep while planning how to locate the cultural relics.
• At one in the morning, Dong Xuebin saw Hou Qing fleeing through the corridor as Ma Wentao’s men pursued her, and realized she was an undercover police officer.
• When Ma Wentao ordered Dong Xuebin to stop Hou Qing, Dong Xuebin pretended to fail, and Ma Wentao became suspicious after she escaped the building but was caught outside.
• Dong Xuebin used his time-reversal ability to return to the moment Ma Wentao gave the order, then tackled Hou Qing and grabbed her ankle until the pursuers caught her.
• Ma Wentao had Hou Qing bound and taken to his office, praised Dong Xuebin, and dismissed his suspicions about him.

Dong Xuebin discovered that Ma Wentao’s group planned to flee the country with stolen cultural relics and was forced to travel blindfolded to a hidden basement. The chapter ended with Dong Xuebin searching for a way to get the captured Hou Qing released without alerting the criminals.

• Ma Wentao tortured Hou Qing, who continued to deny being a police officer, then called his boss and learned they should abandon the Bath Center and flee with her as a hostage.
• Ma Wentao told Dong Xuebin about the planned escape and invited him to join; Dong Xuebin pretended to agree while resolving to find the cultural relics and help Hou Qing.
• Ma Wentao’s men collected the group’s phones, made them wear opaque glasses, and moved them through several vehicles to an unknown location.
• Ma Wentao brought the group into a remote basement, announced an important mission, and sent everyone to choose rooms.
• Dong Xuebin failed to find Hou Qing and began planning how to get her brought to the basement safely.

Dong Xuebin tried to get Hou Qing away from Ma Wentao’s men by pretending he wanted her for himself. Ma Wentao made them settle who would take her with a dice game, and the contest was still underway when the chapter ended.

• Dong Xuebin heard Ma Wentao bring the injured, bound Hou Qing into the basement and order the men to guard her.
• Hou Qing broke free briefly and tried to crawl toward the stairs, but Ma Wentao’s men caught and beat her.
• Dong Xuebin asked Ma Wentao to give Hou Qing to him, claiming he preferred mature women.
• Ma Wentao proposed a dice game to decide who would take Hou Qing, and the men gathered around a table.
• The first two men rolled weak results, but the third rolled a three-four-five straight and turned toward Hou Qing, confident he had won.

Dong Xuebin won Hou Qing in a dice game and took her to his room, where she fought him and tried to escape. He treated her injuries while she tried to persuade him to turn against the criminals, unaware that he was an undercover agent too.

• Dong Xuebin used BACK to roll six-six-six and beat Flathead, winning the right to take Hou Qing.
• Flathead demanded that Dong Xuebin send Hou Qing to his room later, but Dong Xuebin refused and carried her away despite her resistance.
• Hou Qing struggled in Dong Xuebin's room, accused him of being a beast, and kicked him when he tried to question her.
• Dong Xuebin fetched medicine and returned to find Hou Qing hiding behind the door, then persuaded her to let him treat her wounds.
• While Dong Xuebin bandaged Hou Qing, she revealed she was investigating the stolen Provincial Museum artifacts and urged him to report the criminals to the police.
• Dong Xuebin continued treating Hou Qing's injuries and removed her pants despite her protests.

Dong Xuebin appraised stolen cultural relics for the gang and learned their boat was arriving, while Hou Qing vanished from his room and was found about to be assaulted by Crew Cut and the others. Just as Dong Xuebin decided to fight them, gunshots sounded upstairs, suggesting the police had arrived.

• Dong Xuebin fed Hou Qing, kept her tied up, and refused her pleas to contact the police.
• The next morning, the gang's boss and Ma Wentao summoned Dong Xuebin to authenticate stolen relics, and he confirmed several were genuine.
• Ma Wentao learned the boat would arrive soon and ordered the gang to prepare weapons, a vehicle, and the goods for departure.
• Dong Xuebin returned to the basement and discovered Hou Qing missing, then found Crew Cut and several men preparing to assault her.
• Dong Xuebin decided to fight the men and rescue Hou Qing, but gunshots rang out upstairs, and Hou Qing realized the police might have arrived.

Dong Xuebin revealed his undercover identity after killing Flathead and Lao Hei to rescue Hou Qing and two police officers. With the criminals preparing to escape by boat, he left the basement alone to stop them.

• Dong Xuebin watched Manager Ma and the boss capture two police officers and bring them to the basement, where they learned the gang had stolen cultural relics from the Provincial Museum.
• Flathead and Lao Hei prepared to execute Hou Qing, Brother Xu, and Xiao Wang, but Dong Xuebin disarmed and killed both men.
• Dong Xuebin freed the officers and told Hou Qing that he was an undercover officer named Dong Xuebin from the Yantai County Public Security Bureau.
• The group decided to hold the basement while waiting for police, but Dong Xuebin took the remaining gun and went upstairs alone to confront the criminals.

Dong Xuebin left the basement and confronted the Haibin Bathhouse gang at an abandoned harbor while Hou Qing and the injured officers supported him from the building. After killing Ma Wentao and the gang’s men, Dong Xuebin continued advancing under heavy fire, leaving the remaining criminals terrified.

• Dong Xuebin agreed to let Hou Qing, Xiao Wang, and Brother Xu support him from the stairway while he scouted upstairs and outside.
• Dong Xuebin found the small building empty and discovered Ma Wentao’s gang had concealed themselves among vehicles at the harbor, with the stolen artifacts already loaded.
• When Ma Wentao ordered Dong Xuebin to come to his car and the sunglasses-wearing Big Man approached the building, Dong Xuebin shot and killed both men, exposing himself as a cop.
• The gang opened fire, but Dong Xuebin avoided the bullets, took Ma Wentao’s pistol, and advanced while shooting down more attackers.
• Dong Xuebin killed eight gang members in total, while Hou Qing, Xiao Wang, and Brother Xu watched in shock and the surviving gang members grew terrified.

Dong Xuebin defeated Boss Wu’s armed crew, rescued the stolen cultural relics, and revealed his identity to the astonished officers. The chapter ended with Boss Wu in custody and all the relics recovered.

• Dong Xuebin shot the remaining criminals and cornered Boss Wu, who threw a grenade at him and the officers.
• Dong Xuebin used Back to return six seconds, kicked the grenade into the air, and forced Boss Wu to surrender.
• Dong Xuebin found the stolen relics in a Honda Accord and identified the Liu Sheng Jade Burial Suit as genuine.
• Xiao Wang called the bureau, and Hou Qing and Xiao Wang recognized Dong Xuebin from his earlier exploits.

After Dong Xuebin recovered the stolen cultural relics, Sun Hai tried to claim the case and its credit for Zhangze City, then had Dong arrested when he resisted. Dong Xuebin was locked in a small room at the city Public Security Bureau, furious and determined not to let the matter end there.

• Sun Hai arrived at the waterfront, confirmed the relics had been recovered, and praised Brother Xu and Xiao Wang before learning Dong Xuebin had killed the criminals.
• Brother Xu accepted praise for solving the case, while Hou Qing declined to claim credit and Dong Xuebin recognized her efforts.
• Dong Xuebin asked to escort the cultural relics to the provincial authorities, but Sun Hai ordered them taken to the Zhangze City bureau instead.
• Dong Xuebin accused Sun Hai of stealing Yantai County’s credit, blocked the Accord, and fought off one officer before others pointed guns at him.
• Sun Hai ordered Dong Xuebin taken in for questioning, and Brother Xu stayed silent as police cuffed and escorted him to the city bureau.
• Dong Xuebin was locked in a dark, bare room while Boss Wu was taken elsewhere, and he vowed the dispute was not over.

After a week missing, Dong Xuebin was found in Zhangze City, where he had recovered the stolen provincial museum relics but was arrested and denied credit. As Yantai County officials rallied to challenge Zhangze City, Xie Huilan told Dong to stay in the Little Black Room and make as big a scene as he could.

• Liang Chengpeng learned from Hou Qing that Dong Xuebin had gone undercover in Lü'an City and helped recover the stolen cultural relics, but Zhangze City police had detained him.
• Xiang Daofa and Xie Huilan informed Yantai County's Standing Committee that Zhangze City had taken over the case and arrested Dong, then mobilized to contest the credit.
• Xie Huilan called reporters to draw attention to the dispute and reassured Qu Yunxuan that Dong had been found.
• When Zhangze City officers confirmed Dong's identity and tried to release him, Dong refused to leave or remove his handcuffs unless they explained themselves.
• Bie Hai asked Liang Chengpeng to persuade Dong to stop causing trouble, and Xie Huilan had Liang pass him the phone.
• Xie Huilan told Dong to stay in the Little Black Room because she had everything covered, and Dong eagerly agreed to make a scene.

Dong Xuebin remained locked up by Zhangze City police while Xie Huilan used photographs of his detention to expose the bureau’s false claim of credit for recovering the cultural relics. The resulting newspaper story sparked public outrage, and provincial leaders ordered an investigation as Deputy Department Director Huo rushed back to Zhangze City.

• Dong Xuebin refused to leave the Little Black Room, struck the thin-faced officer when he tried to remove his handcuffs, and Sun Hai ordered him locked inside until the provincial delegation had left.
• A reporter secretly photographed Dong Xuebin in the cell, and Xie Huilan arranged for the images to appear in Jianghai Newspaper.
• Sun Hai falsely credited Zhangze City officers with stopping the criminals and solving the museum theft, and Deputy Department Director Huo praised them before leaving with the recovered relics.
• Jianghai Newspaper published a report questioning why Dong Xuebin, the case-solving hero, had been detained, prompting angry calls, online protests, and plans by people he had helped to demand his release.
• After the report reached provincial leaders, Deputy Department Director Huo was ordered to investigate Sun Hai and turned his car back toward the Zhangze City Public Security Bureau.