Chapter Summaries

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.

Deputy Department Director Huo investigated Dong Xuebin’s account of the museum theft case and found that Zhangze City police had misrepresented their role and detained the officer who solved it. The provincial authorities punished the responsible officers, credited Yantai County with the case, and Dong Xuebin later received a First Class Merit medal.

• Deputy Department Director Huo arrived at the Zhangze City Public Security Bureau and questioned Dong Xuebin about the dispute and his detention.
• Dong Xuebin explained that he had infiltrated the criminal group, recovered the cultural relics, and killed the criminals while Zhangze City officers stayed out of the fight.
• Deputy Department Director Huo questioned Xiao Wang, Brother Xu, and Hou Qing, whose accounts confirmed Dong Xuebin’s role and exposed misleading reports by Zhangze City police.
• Deputy Department Director Huo confronted Sun Hai and reported the investigation to the provincial department.
• Brother Xu and the thin-faced criminal police officer were suspended, Sun Hai received an internal Party warning, and the evening newspaper credited Yantai County Public Security Bureau with solving the case.
• Dong Xuebin traveled to Beihe Province’s provincial capital and received the First Class Merit medal.

Dong Xuebin secretly returned to Capital City and startled Qu Yunxuan while she watched an adult video, then spent the day with her at home. After she warned him to protect his health and urged him to consider leaving the Public Security System, they grew intimate, and the chapter left them resting together after he kept her from work for an hour.

• Dong Xuebin returned to his apartment in Capital City to escape the congratulations and visitors in Yantai County, then called Qu Yunxuan at home.
• Dong Xuebin secretly entered Qu Yunxuan’s apartment and mistook the sounds of her adult video for her being with another man before barging into her bedroom.
• Qu Yunxuan scolded and playfully hit Dong Xuebin for sneaking in, then massaged him and warned him about the risks of his work and his chance of promotion.
• Qu Yunxuan cooked Dong Xuebin noodles, and he pulled her back into bed despite her saying she had to go to work.
• Dong Xuebin and Qu Yunxuan became intimate for an hour, then lay together as she scolded him for exceeding their agreed time.

Dong Xuebin realized that lottery winnings could give him a legitimate source of wealth and protect him from accusations over his expensive car and watch. He used his rewind ability to copy a PK Shi result and bought six bets, then waited to see whether they would win.

• Qu Yunxuan warned Dong Xuebin that the expensive car and watch had led to frequent corruption reports and urged him to stop using them.
• Dong Xuebin considered how to earn legal money and recognized that lottery winnings might solve his problem.
• Dong Xuebin visited a Welfare Lottery Shop and learned that PK Shi held a drawing every five minutes.
• Dong Xuebin watched a PK Shi drawing, memorized its result, and rewound time by two minutes.
• Dong Xuebin placed six pick-ten bets using the memorized sequence just before sales closed.

Dong Xuebin used his ability to go back in time to win the PK Shi lottery twice, earning nearly eight million yuan with Qu Yunxuan. Yun De Auction Company’s assets reached around forty million yuan, bringing Dong Xuebin closer to his billionaire goal.

• Dong Xuebin matched all ten numbers on a PK Shi ticket and won the First Prize.
• Dong Xuebin decided to make one more bet, bought tickets online using Qu Yunxuan’s bank card, and went back two minutes to place a winning ticket before betting closed.
• Dong Xuebin won six First Prize bets online and showed Qu Yunxuan the winning results, convincing her that he had really won.
• Dong Xuebin and Qu Yunxuan claimed both prizes the next day and received nearly eight million yuan after taxes and prize sharing.
• Dong Xuebin and Qu Yunxuan brought Yun De Auction Company’s working capital to around thirty-seven million yuan and its total assets to about forty million yuan.

Dong Xuebin returned to work and was assigned to secure a Japanese investment delegation, while suspecting Xiang Daofa had given him a thankless task to hinder his promotion. After discussing his prospects with Xie Huilan, he learned she could still seek a Zhengke Level nomination if an opening arose, and he resolved to pursue one soon.

• Dong Xuebin returned to the Yantai County Public Security Bureau and Liang Chengpeng assigned him to oversee security for a Japanese company's inspection delegation.
• Dong Xuebin learned the delegation's arrival had been delayed a day, then went to Xie Huilan's home and hid when Geng Yu Chao arrived to discuss Xiang Daofa's handling of the investment visit.
• After Geng Yu Chao left, Dong Xuebin told Xie Huilan about his security assignment, and she said Xiang Daofa likely wanted to block his promotion by giving him risky work without credit.
• Xie Huilan explained she could seek a Zhengke Level nomination for Dong Xuebin if a suitable position opened, though she advised him to build his standing and wait.
• Dong Xuebin rejected the idea of waiting a year and decided to hope for a Zhengke Level vacancy in Yantai County within the next few months.