Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong and Miaomiao, a little girl, face the Ghost of Mount Tai, a formidable monster.
• Mo Qiong uses candy to power up and fight the Ghost of Mount Tai, leading it around the village while restocking on candy from a convenience store.
• The outsider personnel set up a trap, and Mo Qiong lures the Ghost of Mount Tai into it using a mocking gesture and a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
• The Ghost of Mount Tai is captured and imprisoned in an alloy cage.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong demonstrates her ability to use candy to power up and fight, revealing her strategic and playful nature.
• Miaomiao shows courage, intelligence, and a love for candy, imagining she can also gain superpowers by eating enough of it.

Significant Themes

• The power of determination and resourcefulness in the face of adversity.
• The theme of playfulness and mockery as a form of resistance against oppression.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Miaomiao form a bond as they work together to outsmart the Ghost of Mount Tai.
• Mo Qiong teaches Miaomiao Rock, Paper, Scissors, and they use it to mock and defeat the Ghost of Mount Tai.
• Mo Qiong shows a playful side, using humor and mockery to taunt the Ghost of Mount Tai.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Ghost of Mount Tai is successfully contained, and a base is to be built for its suppression.
• An innocent civilian girl, Miaomiao, was found to have been missed during evacuation and was rescued by Mo Qiong.
• The Mohist School's Wooden Puppet Men and Wooden Automaton Brains are discovered and contained.
• The containment operation is considered a success with minimal losses, but significant financial costs.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong: Shows compassion towards Miaomiao and decides to give her a chance to join the Blue White Society if she still wants to when she grows up.
• Master Gou: Advocates for preserving the Wooden Puppet Men and understands the importance of the Mohist School's contributions to containment.
• Miaomiao: Experiences her first containment event, which leaves a profound impact on her, and expresses a desire to join the Blue White Society when she grows up.

Significant Themes

• The importance of knowledge and preparation in containment operations.
• The impact of containment events on civilians and the responsibilities of the Blue White Society and the government.
• The potential consequences of memory alteration and the desire to preserve memories of significant experiences.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Miaomiao: Mo Qiong comforts and reassures Miaomiao, promising to meet again if fate allows and her memories will be returned.
• Master Gou and Mo Qiong: They discuss the containment operation's success, the Mohist School's contributions, and Miaomiao's future.
• Miaomiao and the hypnotist: Miaomiao resists the hypnotist's attempt to alter her memories, expressing her desire to remember the containment event.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong successfully contains several powerful entities, earning him twelve Alpha Medals, bringing him close to promotion to Beta.
• He uses his bonus to buy a Lightning-struck Wood, enhancing his resistance to electricity.
• The cleanup of the Mo Palace incident involves the state and the Blue White Society, with cultural relics and Mohist School artifacts being sorted and studied.
• The Blue White Society tries to extract information about Rong's Feather from the captured Mohist Wooden Puppet Men, but they remain uncooperative.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong becomes a seasoned Alpha member, demonstrating his combat prowess and strategic thinking.
• The Mohist Wooden Puppet Men, particularly Meng Sheng, show unwavering loyalty to their principles and the Mohist School, even in their current state.

Significant Themes

• Righteousness and Self-importance: The Mohist School's belief in their own righteousness and their self-importance in containing harmful objects is explored. The Blue White Society also grapples with this theme, reflecting on their own origins and purpose.
• Legacy and Responsibility: The Wooden Puppet Men grapple with the legacy of the Mohist School and their responsibility to uphold its principles. Mo Qiong, on the other hand, takes on the responsibility of containing powerful entities to protect the world.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong interacts with the Blue White Society researchers, demonstrating his understanding of the organization's purpose and his eagerness to contribute.
• The Mohist Wooden Puppet Men interact with the Blue White Society researchers, showing their unyielding loyalty to their principles and their disdain for the organization's attempts to extract information from them.
• Mo Qiong's actions reflect his growing understanding of his role in the Blue White Society and his commitment to its mission.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ying Fei leaves for Extreme Island to train, with Mo Qiong advising him not to get kicked out and suggesting he could become a member.
• Mo Qiong and Master Gou discuss the Wooden Puppet Technique's potential as a standard method for members, outlining three conditions for popularization.
• Mo Qiong learns that the Wooden Puppet Technique can't be popularized immediately due to the containment time requirement and needs to be tested by a small number of members first.

Character Developments

• Ying Fei shows determination to become a member and pass the exam, despite his initial reluctance.
• Mo Qiong demonstrates his concern for Ying Fei's well-being and career progression.
• Master Gou reveals his understanding of the organization's rules and the importance of thorough testing before popularizing new containment methods.

Significant Themes

• The importance of thorough testing and understanding of Contained Objects before widespread use.
• The potential benefits and drawbacks of the Wooden Puppet Technique.
• The organization's rules and regulations regarding the containment and use of objects.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Ying Fei: Mo Qiong encourages Ying Fei to train hard and become a member, while Ying Fei expresses his concerns about the membership process.
• Mo Qiong and Master Gou: They discuss the Wooden Puppet Technique's potential, with Mo Qiong pushing for its use and Master Gou explaining the organization's rules and the need for thorough testing.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong completes his first wooden puppet beast, a swift, focusing on agility over strength.
• He returns home for a brief visit, where police and plainclothes officers arrive, searching for a black Rubik's Cube (Mo Fang) related to his family's ancestry.
• The officers reveal they're looking for a descendant of Mo Li, the last Mohist Grand Master, to succeed him and gain control of the Mohist School's contained objects.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong: Shows his combat skills by easily subduing a special commissioner, revealing his status as a Blue White Society member.
• Mo Qiong's Father: Shows knowledge of the family's history and the black Rubik's Cube, revealing the family's potential connection to the Mohist School.

Significant Themes

• The legacy of the Mohist School and the search for their successor.
• The Blue White Society's interest in contained objects and their willingness to exploit the Wooden Automata's mindset.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and the Plainclothes Officer: They have a private conversation where the officer reveals the true purpose behind the search for Mo Fang and the Mohist Grand Master's successor.
• Mo Qiong and his Father: Mo Qiong learns about his family's potential connection to the Mohist School and the black Rubik's Cube from his father.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong, a member of the Blue White Society, is tasked with finding a descendant of the Mohist Grand Master to claim an artifact, the Mo Fang.
• Mo Qiong discovers that he is the descendant when he finds the Mo Fang in his ancestral grave.
• The higher-ups of the Blue White Society decide that Mo Qiong should be the one to claim the artifact and become the Mohist Grand Master.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong: Initially reluctant, Mo Qiong accepts his destiny as the Mohist Grand Master. He also learns about the profound meaning behind his name.
• Master Gou: He supports Mo Qiong's appointment as the Mohist Grand Master and is aware of the higher-ups' plans.

Significant Themes

• Destiny and fate: Mo Qiong's discovery of his lineage and his acceptance of his role as the Mohist Grand Master.
• The past and the present: The Mohist School's rigid adherence to their principles and their willingness to compromise to adapt to the present.
• Legacy and inheritance: The importance of passing down knowledge and traditions, as seen in the Mohist School's search for a descendant.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou: They have a friendly, bantering relationship. Master Gou supports Mo Qiong's appointment as the Mohist Grand Master, while Mo Qiong is initially reluctant but eventually accepts his role.
• Mo Qiong and the researchers: They explain the significance of Mo Qiong's name and the situation with the Mohist School, helping him understand his role better.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong, with a fake Blue White Society President Token, enters the Wooden Puppet Men's residence to meet the Mohist ancestors.
• Mo Li, a Wooden Puppet Man, is initially hostile but asks Mo Qiong to recite Mozi's classics, which he does successfully.
• Mo Qiong is asked to recite four key Mohist texts: Shared Will, Universal Love, Heaven's Will, and Valuing Righteousness.
• Mo Qiong is given the Grand Master Token after proving his knowledge and commitment to Mohist principles.
• A true family tree is discovered in a Mo Fang (a puzzle box), revealing Mo Qiong's lineage and verifying his identity as the Grand Master.
• Mo Qiong receives the Grand Master Token again and accepts the Mohists' bow, committing to uphold Mohist righteousness.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong: Proves his knowledge of Mohist classics, gains insight into Mohist principles, and accepts the Grand Master Token, becoming the Mohist Grand Master.
• Mo Li: Initially hostile, becomes accepting after Mo Qiong proves his lineage and commitment to Mohist principles.
• The Wooden Puppet Men: Initially skeptical, they accept Mo Qiong as the Grand Master after his lineage is verified.

Significant Themes

• Identity and lineage: Mo Qiong's identity as a Mohist descendant is verified, and he accepts his role as the Grand Master.
• Knowledge and commitment: Mo Qiong's knowledge of Mohist classics and his commitment to their principles are tested and proven.
• Trust and deception: The Mohists initially distrust Mo Qiong but eventually accept him after he proves his lineage and commitment.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Mo Li: Initially hostile, their relationship improves as Mo Qiong proves his knowledge and commitment to Mohist principles.
• Mo Qiong and the Wooden Puppet Men: They initially distrust Mo Qiong but eventually accept him as the Grand Master after his lineage is verified.
• Mo Qiong and the Blue White Society guards: Mo Qiong entrusts them with caring for the Mohist ancestors, showing his commitment to his new role.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou discuss Rong's Feather, a Contained Object capable of igniting upon contact and causing drought in a thousand-li radius.
• Rong's Feather is contained in the Taklamakan Desert, with the Mohist School sacrificing a piece of inland territory to keep it there.
• The main topic shifts to the Thunder Egg, also known as Ball Lightning, which is unpredictable, deadly to ordinary people, and has various colors and shapes.
• Mo Qiong reveals that Mozi believed the color of the Thunder Egg represented its effect, and eyewitnesses were always women.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong demonstrates his extensive knowledge about Contained Objects and ancient legends.
• Master Gou shows surprise and disbelief at the revelations about the Thunder Egg.

Significant Themes

• The unpredictability and danger of Contained Objects.
• The ancient understanding and interpretation of natural phenomena like Ball Lightning.
• The connection between women and the Thunder Egg's appearances.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou engage in a conversation, with Mo Qiong providing information and Master Gou reacting with surprise and disbelief.
• The researcher listens and takes notes throughout the conversation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Hua Xu's premarital pregnancy is linked to a possible misinterpretation of Ball Lightning as the Thunder God's footprints.
• The Blue White Society decides to verify this conjecture secretly among female witnesses.
• Mo Qiong discusses Mozi's theories about Ball Lightning and its relation to pregnancy.
• The society learns about a Devout Totem from the Mohist School, which could be subtly spreading its influence.
• Master Gou and Mo Qiong volunteer to investigate the totem's origin in Southeast Asia, choosing Thailand due to Master Gou's familiarity with the region.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong: Shows expertise in Mohist School's history and theories, guiding the society's investigation.
• Master Gou: Demonstrates eagerness and experience in handling such missions, volunteering to lead the investigation in Thailand.

Significant Themes

• The power of belief and its potential influence on society.
• The spread of memes and their impact on human behavior.
• The verification of historical events and their relation to present-day phenomena.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and the researchers: Mo Qiong shares his knowledge about the Mohist School, guiding the society's research.
• Master Gou and Mo Qiong: Master Gou expresses his willingness to lead the investigation in Thailand, with Mo Qiong agreeing to accompany him.
• The researchers and Master Gou: The researchers express concern about the totem's potential spread and the need for a collaborative investigation, with Master Gou insisting on going to Thailand.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou receive information about strange pregnancies related to Ball Lightning, but the phenomenon is not guaranteed and seems too "whimsical."
• They arrive in Thailand and meet Nawa, the former king's son-in-law, who provides information about five isolated primitive tribes, one of which performs daily sacrifices.
• They decide to conduct a surprise raid on the homes of people who have had contact with the tribe suspected of worshipping the Devout Totem.
• Mo Qiong leads a raid on a house and finds a blood-smeared totem pole, which he destroys. He arrests two men who were behaving strangely.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong demonstrates his skill and determination in dealing with the totem situation, showing no hesitation in destroying the totem pole and arresting the suspects.
• Master Gou shows his experience and knowledge in handling such situations, suggesting the use of goggles, police dogs, and D-Class Personnel.
• Nawa, though not directly involved in the raid, shows his understanding of the situation and cooperation with Mo Qiong and Master Gou.

Significant Themes

• The unpredictable and uncontrollable nature of the meme-like totem.
• The importance of thorough investigation and immediate action in dealing with potential threats.
• The isolation and disconnection of some primitive tribes from modern society.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou work together, complementing each other's skills and knowledge.
• Mo Qiong interacts with the arrested men, showing no tolerance for their lies and immediately destroying the totem pole.
• Nawa interacts with Mo Qiong and Master Gou, providing valuable information and cooperating in their mission.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou apprehend over 900 people connected to the jungle Horde incident in just four hours.
• They discover that these people have wooden pillars with a specific pattern in their homes, which they worship daily.
• The arrested individuals are interrogated, revealing that they believe in and worship an "Unnamable Pattern, Indescribable."
• It's found that believers can script their dreams in advance and experience them vividly, leading many to become reclusive and lazy.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong shows determination and patience in interrogating the believers.
• The believers, despite their strange faith, show resilience and devotion to their worship.

Significant Themes

• Faith and Belief: The believers' unwavering faith in an abstract pattern, despite its lack of clear attributes or benefits.
• Addiction and Obsession: The allure of the dream-scripting ability and how it leads to the believers' descent into obsession and laziness.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong interacts with various believers, trying to understand their faith and its effects.
• The believers, particularly the brothers Zagu and Pengu, show a united front in their devotion and willingness to defend their faith.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Master Gou orders D-Class Personnel to inspect followers' homes, destroying totem-related items.
• The totem faith spreads passively and efficiently, simply by being seen.
• A video of totem worship is discovered, having reached over 100,000 viewers worldwide.
• The totem's Dream Script enhances cognitive abilities during sleep but leads to decadence in reality for those with weak willpower.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou work together to understand and contain the totem's influence.
• Mo Qiong reflects on his past, acknowledging he once had a weak will similar to the totem's followers.
• Researchers express interest in using the Dream Script for scientific advancement.

Significant Themes

• The power of suggestion and the ease of spreading beliefs, even without active promotion.
• The dual nature of technology and knowledge, which can benefit or harm humanity depending on how it's used.
• The importance of willpower and self-control in resisting corrupting influences.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou collaborate and share insights about the totem and its effects.
• Mo Qiong and Master Gou discuss the potential benefits and dangers of the Dream Script.
• Researchers express enthusiasm for using the Dream Script, while higher-ups are cautious and urge containment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Containment Department decides to collectively worship the totem to speed up the eradication of the faith.
• Mo Qiong, Master Gou, and two thousand outsider personnel perform a ritual worshipping the totem.
• They begin a global operation to remove all totem symbols and plan to collectively erase the memories of believers using the Memory Shredder.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong demonstrates calm and fearlessness in the face of the totem's Mental Distortion.
• Master Gou shows expertise in hypnosis and memory manipulation.
• Nawa expresses concern for Mo Qiong and Master Gou's well-being after their ritual.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and Conformity: The characters collectively participate in the ritual to conform to the totem's influence, symbolizing their willingness to sacrifice individuality for the greater good.
• Memory and Identity: The Memory Shredder's indiscriminate nature raises questions about personal identity and the consequences of memory loss.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou work together, demonstrating camaraderie and trust in their mission.
• Nawa shows concern for Mo Qiong and Master Gou, highlighting his loyalty and protective nature.
• The two thousand outsider personnel collectively participate in the ritual, showing unity and obedience to the mission's objectives.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong, accompanied by a hypnotist, captures Bason, a member of the Non-Human Research Association, who attempts suicide to hide secrets.
• Bason is revived and interrogated, revealing his organization's plan to evolve mice into an intelligent species using totems and gene drugs.
• The Non-Human Research Association aims to create a new generation of intelligent species that can serve as superior spies, assistants, and warriors.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong demonstrates his quick thinking and resourcefulness in saving Bason's life and capturing him.
• Bason, under hypnosis, reveals his organization's plans and objectives, showing a mix of dedication and despair.

Significant Themes

• The unintended consequences of human intervention in evolution.
• The potential dangers of secret organizations manipulating memes and contained objects.
• The ethical implications of creating and exploiting intelligent life.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and the hypnotist work together to capture and interrogate Bason.
• Mo Qiong and Master Gou discuss the implications of the Non-Human Research Association's plans and the threat posed by other secret organizations.
• Bason, under hypnosis, interacts with Mo Qiong and Master Gou, providing information about his organization's objectives and methods.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Non-Human Research Association (NHRA) has spent twenty years modifying rats' brains to have complex folds, enhancing their intelligence.
• These intelligent rats are trained for various roles: Combat Junkrats, Agent Rats, and Research Rats.
• The NHRA's goal is to create a non-human force that understands tool use and weapons, not to establish a rat civilization.
• The appearance of Totem gives rats the ability to learn rapidly in dreams, but few rats utilize this effectively.
• The NHRA has no interest in subverting humanity; their focus is on scientific research and creation of new species.
• The Blue White Society (BWS) is aware of the potential threat of intelligent rats but cannot guarantee their complete elimination.

Character Developments

• Bason, an NHRA operative, reveals the organization's goals and methods under hypnosis.
• Mo Qiong, a BWS agent, understands the complexity and long-term nature of the mission to contain intelligent rats and their totem.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of unchecked scientific advancement and the responsibility of researchers.
• The potential threat of newly emerged intelligent species and the role of the Blue White Society in containing them.
• The long-term nature of memetic threats and the need for continuous monitoring and suppression.

Character Interactions

• Bason and Mo Qiong's interaction highlights the differing perspectives and responsibilities of the NHRA and the BWS.
• Mo Qiong and Master Gou discuss the mission's long-term nature and potential solutions, such as ultrasonic weapons and electrotherapy.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with a high-walled compound housing an Intelligent Rat factory disguised as a viper research center.
• A masked man, later revealed to be the Pig-faced Mask Man, urges experts to evacuate, while Intelligent Rats, including War Rats and White Mice, prepare for defense.
• The Pig-faced Mask Man seals the research institute, destroys evidence, and orders the execution of White Mice.
• A team from the Blue White Society, led by Mo Qiong, surrounds the area and deploys an ultrasonic rat repeller to prevent Intelligent Rats from escaping.
• Mo Qiong enters the institute, electrocuting Intelligent Rats and creating a charged steam cloud to combat them.

Character Developments

• The Pig-faced Mask Man is revealed to be the leader of the Intelligent Rat operation, capable of communicating with rats using a whistle and strategic in his actions.
• Mo Qiong, a member of the Blue White Society, demonstrates his ability to manipulate electricity, using it to electrocute and repel Intelligent Rats.

Significant Themes

• The theme of intelligence and its manipulation is central, with both humans and rats exhibiting intelligence and using it for their respective purposes.
• The use of technology and strategy is another key theme, with both sides employing advanced techniques and tactics.

Character Interactions

• The Pig-faced Mask Man interacts with the Intelligent Rats, giving orders and communicating through ultrasound and a whistle.
• Mo Qiong interacts with the Intelligent Rats through electrocution, using his ability to manipulate electricity to combat them.
• The relationship between humans and rats is explored, with rats being used as tools by humans and humans trying to control and eliminate them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong, a member of the Blue White Society, demonstrates his ability to control electricity, using it to kill swarms of Intelligent Rats.
• He encounters a Pig-faced Mask Man who has set up a lightning-attracting formation to protect against electricity. Mo Qiong bypasses this protection by directing his electric arcs to slide off the lightning rod and strike the man directly.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong: Shows exceptional control over electricity, using it as a deadly weapon. He also demonstrates strategic thinking by bypassing the Pig-faced Mask Man's defenses.
• Pig-faced Mask Man: Initially confident in his defenses, he underestimates Mo Qiong's abilities and is quickly defeated.

Significant Themes

• The power of electricity and its control.
• The futility of relying solely on defenses against a powerful and adaptable opponent.
• The importance of strategic thinking and adaptability in combat.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong vs. Pig-faced Mask Man: Mo Qiong demonstrates his superiority by adapting to the Pig-faced Mask Man's defenses and defeating him.
• Mo Qiong vs. Intelligent Rats: Mo Qiong uses his electricity control to massacre the swarms of Intelligent Rats.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong, an electrical abilities user, infiltrates a laboratory controlled by Intelligent Rats.
• He takes down the 'commander', a Pig-faced Mask Man, causing the Intelligent Rats to panic.
• The rats counterattack using self-destructing drones and bombs, but Mo Qiong destroys them with electromagnetic interference.
• Mo Qiong enters the laboratory, where he encounters a White Rat that doesn't attack him immediately.
• The White Rat surrenders and offers Mo Qiong a cup of coffee, believing it's a human ritual of submission.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong demonstrates his powerful electrical abilities and strategic thinking.
• The White Rat shows intelligence, understanding of human language, and cultural awareness, but also displays fear and the ability to surrender.

Significant Themes

• Culture and Intelligence: The Intelligent Rats have developed their own culture, including language, idioms, and rituals, demonstrating their high level of intelligence.
• Power Dynamics: The relationship between the Intelligent Rats and their human 'masters' is explored, highlighting the rats' dependence on and reverence for their creators.
• Communication and Understanding: The White Rat's ability to understand and communicate with Mo Qiong, despite being a rat, emphasizes the importance of understanding and empathy in conflict resolution.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and the White Rat: Mo Qiong shows mercy to the White Rat, and they establish a form of communication, with Mo Qiong showing curiosity and amusement towards the rat's cultural understanding.
• The White Rat and the Pig-faced Mask Man: The White Rat fears the Pig-faced Mask Man and has learned to make coffee without sugar to please him, indicating a power dynamic between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong encounters the last surviving White Rat in the research institute.
• The White Rat reveals the organization's caste system, with War Rats trained for combat and White Rats for intellectual tasks.
• Mo Qiong learns about the institute's fire suppression facilities and uses them to electrocute the War Rats.
• He captures the Pig-faced Mask Man and the White Rat, intending to interrogate them.
• The Pig-faced Mask Man attempts to kill the White Rat to silence it, but Mo Qiong intervenes.
• Mo Qiong learns about the formula and materials for Life Number Two, a drug for humans, from the White Rat.
• The Pig-faced Mask Man dies by suicide, and Mo Qiong realizes the importance of the material Californium in the formula.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong demonstrates his strategic thinking and combat skills, taking control of the situation and interrogating the captives.
• The White Rat shows resilience and survival instincts, evading the Pig-faced Mask Man's attempts to kill it.
• The Pig-faced Mask Man reveals his desperation to keep the White Rat's knowledge secret, suggesting the importance of the information it possesses.

Significant Themes

• The caste system and division of labor among the intelligent rats.
• The value of knowledge and information in the organization.
• The struggle for survival and self-preservation.

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong interacts with the White Rat, questioning it about the organization's secrets.
• The Pig-faced Mask Man attempts to kill the White Rat to prevent information leakage.
• Mo Qiong prevents the Pig-faced Mask Man's suicide and interrogates him, ultimately learning crucial information from the White Rat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mo Qiong and Master Gou eliminate 30 million Intelligent Rats.
• They learn that eight experts are escaping via a cruise ship in Pattaya.
• Mo Qiong arrives in Pattaya, meets a woman who tries to solicit him, and eventually boards the cruise ship.
• Master Gou has already completed the mission and is enjoying the cruise's services.
• Mo Qiong receives a call from Sister You, Master Gou's Soulmate, who is self-harming on the other end.

Character Developments

• Mo Qiong: Shows adaptability and understanding in dealing with unexpected situations.
• Master Gou: Reveals his strong willpower and ability to endure pain. His past actions as the "Dog Thief" are exposed.
• Sister You: Demonstrates her determination and desperation by self-harming to get Master Gou's attention.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of one's past actions (Master Gou's reputation as the "Dog Thief").
• The struggle between desire and duty (Master Gou's enjoyment of the cruise's services despite the mission).
• The lengths people go to for love or attention (Sister You's self-harm).

Character Interactions

• Mo Qiong and the woman in Pattaya: A brief encounter where the woman mistakes Mo Qiong's self-defense move for acrobatics and tries to solicit him.
• Mo Qiong and Master Gou: They work together on the mission, and Mo Qiong learns about Master Gou's past and his current situation with Sister You.
• Master Gou and Sister You: Their tense relationship is highlighted as Sister You self-harms to get Master Gou's attention. Master Gou struggles to maintain his composure while talking to her.