Recaps

Su Qiao questioned Li Jingtai about the adult toy she had found, then heard the truth about his childhood and family. The chapter ended with her learning that he had grown up hidden and isolated because he lacked legal household registration.

• Su Qiao challenged Li Jingtai about why he had bought an adult toy, and he tried to avoid her questions by pretending to be exhausted.
• Su Qiao threatened to wake Li Jingtai with a Silver Needle and sent him upstairs to shower before he explained himself.
• After dinner, Su Qiao and Li Jingtai talked on the sofa about what had happened in the past.
• Li Jingtai explained that he and his mother and older sister had come illegally to find his father, who turned out to be a liar and refused to acknowledge him.
• Li Jingtai told Su Qiao that he had no household registration, so he could not attend school or leave home, and that his mother and sister had to leave him alone in their attic.

After his mother and older sister were murdered while he was lost on his birthday, Li Jingtai discovered their gifts and realized they had not abandoned him. He formed a plan and later assumed the identity of a child believed to have died in a bus accident.

• As a child, Li Jingtai ran away to visit an amusement park after his mother and older sister could not take him, then got lost and slept outdoors.
• A stranger helped Li Jingtai return home, where he found police surrounding the house and learned his mother and older sister were gone.
• Li Jingtai found the Little Vajra his mother had prepared and the illustrated primer his sister had bought, realizing they had not abandoned him.
• Li Jingtai overheard neighbors say that his mother and sister had been murdered, then began forming a plan while wandering with their gifts.
• After a bus carrying Li Jingtai's parents crashed and burned, Li Jingtai was mistaken for a child who had died in the river and assumed that child's identity.

Su Qiao learned about Li Jingtai’s childhood and warned him not to interfere in the current cases or harm He Meishu. Meanwhile, the Major Crimes Unit uncovered that Li Jingtai’s identity was false and found evidence linking him to the murders of He Shangyuan and A Zhi.

• Li Jingtai told Su Qiao how he survived a bus accident as a child, was sent to the Orphanage under another child’s identity, and later studied abroad and became a writer.
• Su Qiao ordered Li Jingtai to stop pursuing his plans until the current cases were resolved and forbade him from harming He Meishu.
• Li Jingtai told Su Qiao that Min Xingyu had encountered and fought with An Yixi, who was disguised, and said he was waiting to see whether Min Xingyu’s group would expose An Yixi’s past.
• The Major Crimes Unit reported that the real Li Jingtai had died in the bus accident and that the man using his identity had later become a writer.
• The Major Crimes Unit said the recent events were connected to Li Jingtai and revealed that a knife bearing A Zhi’s blood and Li Jingtai’s fingerprints had been found near the crime scene.

Su Qiao watched Li Jingtai get arrested after He Meishu presented evidence linking him to A Zhi’s murder. She believed Li Jingtai was being framed and promised to find a way to clear him.

• He Meishu arrived with an arrest warrant and claimed fingerprints, victim’s blood, and an online purchase record tied Li Jingtai to the murder weapon.
• Li Jingtai brought out his knife and insisted he had not killed A Zhi, while Min Xingyu treated the evidence as grounds to take him in.
• Su Qiao told Li Jingtai she believed him and asked whether he trusted her to get him out.
• Li Jingtai agreed to trust Su Qiao and went with the police.
• Afterward, Su Qiao wondered who had planted the evidence and suspected the situation was more complicated than it seemed.

Su Qiao investigated An Yixi and Councilman An, discovered An Yixi was in contact with Min Xingyu, and began monitoring their communications. Li Jingtai escaped after Min Xingyu tried to kill him in a staged car accident, and Su Qiao rushed to rescue him as the police tracked his phone.

• Su Qiao investigated An Yixi and Councilman An and found that An Yixi was in contact with Min Xingyu.
• Su Qiao decided to monitor Min Xingyu and An Yixi's phones, calls, emails, and chats.
• Li Jingtai called Su Qiao and said he had escaped after a car accident nearly sent him over a bridge railing.
• Li Jingtai identified Min Xingyu as the person who had deliberately rammed the police car to kill him.
• Su Qiao told Li Jingtai to hide his phone on a passerby, then drove to meet him while the police tracked his number.

Su Qiao disguised Li Jingtai as a woman to keep him safe and took him from a small hotel, where authorities might inspect, to find a more secure place. Before they left, she planted a tiny device in his mouth.

• Su Qiao found Li Jingtai near a subway station and led him to a small hotel.
• Su Qiao used potions and cosmetics to disguise Li Jingtai as a woman, but he protested and asked to stay indoors or be disguised as an old man.
• Su Qiao rejected his suggestions, explained that the disguise was safer, and told him to act more confidently.
• Su Qiao added height-increasing insoles to her sneakers so she and Li Jingtai would look the same height.
• Su Qiao decided they could not remain at the hotel because authorities might inspect it and prepared to take Li Jingtai somewhere else.
• Su Qiao placed a tiny object in Li Jingtai's mouth and fixed it to his teeth.

Su Qiao brought Li Jingtai, disguised as a woman with a voice-changing device, to the company dormitory, where Sister Wu noticed Su Qiao's increased height and told her about international designers seeking to hire her. Sister Wu then became interested in Li Jingtai as a potential model, while Su Qiao tried to discourage her.

• Su Qiao used a device to change Li Jingtai's voice, and he was startled when it sounded feminine.
• Su Qiao and Li Jingtai arrived at the company dormitory and encountered Sister Wu.
• Sister Wu noticed Su Qiao had grown taller and asked about the protein powder she had been drinking.
• Sister Wu told Su Qiao that international designers had invited her to work as a guest model, and Su Qiao was pleased the invitations could help complete her mission.
• Sister Wu admired Li Jingtai's proportions and urged him to consider modeling, but Su Qiao described him as timid and unsuitable.

Su Qiao kept Sister Wu from immediately recruiting Li Jingtai as a model by promising to give him time to adjust before a trial. Li Jingtai learned it was only a delaying tactic and believed Su Qiao would not let him take a risk.

• Sister Wu enthusiastically examined Li Jingtai and said his appearance made him a promising model despite his flat chest and timid manner.
• Su Qiao pulled Li Jingtai behind her and told Sister Wu she was worried her enthusiasm would scare him.
• Li Jingtai rejected the idea of modeling, but Su Qiao squeezed his hand and persuaded him to listen to Sister Wu.
• Su Qiao promised to let Li Jingtai stay in her dormitory and bring him to the training ground for a trial in a few days.
• After Sister Wu left, Su Qiao told Li Jingtai the trial was only a delaying tactic, and he concluded she would not let him take a risk.

Su Qiao brought Li Jingtai to a vacant apartment in her building so he could hide while she left to avoid being found. She questioned him about a knife tied to a murdered police officer, and he said it was his but denied leaving it beside a trash can.

• Su Qiao took Li Jingtai to her apartment building and packed clothes and toiletries for him.
• Su Qiao settled Li Jingtai in her absent friend’s room on the second floor and told him to stay inside and order takeout.
• Su Qiao showed Li Jingtai a photo of the knife found near the crime scene and asked if it was his.
• Li Jingtai said the knife was probably his, explained that he had bought one online and another through the Black Market, and denied throwing it beside a trash can.

Su Qiao explained why Li Jingtai had been framed and gave him a phone to protect him from Min Xingyu and his allies. After warning Su Qiao that a serial killer might be near Qilitun, Li Jingtai watched her hurry home to avoid arousing suspicion.

• Li Jingtai explained that his knife had likely fallen beside the trash can, where someone used it to frame him for the police officer's murder.
• Su Qiao concluded that Min Xingyu had probably killed his teammate by accident during a fight with An Yixi, then framed Li Jingtai to escape responsibility.
• Su Qiao gave Li Jingtai a modified phone that would warn him if Min Xingyu or the others came close and help him detect surveillance.
• Li Jingtai warned Su Qiao that the serial killer might live near Qilitun, prompting her to think of Kim Ji-woo's home.
• Su Qiao hurried home instead of going to Qilitun, worried that Min Xingyu and the others might notice if she stayed away too long.

Su Qiao returned home while police watched the area and denied knowing where Li Jingtai was. As she monitored audio while researching evidence, she heard An Yixi speak with Captain Min.

• Min Xingyu asked Su Qiao whether Li Jingtai had contacted her and warned her to report any calls from him.
• Su Qiao said she had no news of Li Jingtai and dismissed Min Xingyu's questions before going inside.
• Su Qiao showered, changed, and began researching while monitoring audio through her phone and earphones.
• Su Qiao recognized An Yixi's voice speaking to Captain Min and recalled that he had previously called to harass her.

Min Xingyu received a threatening call from An Yixi, while Su Qiao used what she overheard to expose President An’s alleged crimes online. The chapter ended with President An confronting An Yixi, who wondered whether his father had discovered he killed He Shangyuan.

• An Yixi called Min Xingyu and reminded him that they were implicated together, then suggested they meet to discuss killing someone.
• He Meishu noticed Min Xingyu was troubled, but he concealed the reason from her.
• Su Qiao overheard the call and posted photos and evidence of President An’s illegal activities across the internet.
• Su Qiao accessed a live view of the An family living room using Nano Drones she had planted earlier.
• President An angrily confronted An Yixi, who suspected his father had learned he killed He Shangyuan.

President An confronted An Yixi over the online scandal and learned what his son had done. Su Qiao recorded their conversation and decided to wait for the right moment to use the evidence against President An.

• President An told An Yixi to check the online reports, and An Yixi blamed Min Xingyu for the scandal.
• President An slapped An Yixi and demanded a full account of what had happened.
• An Yixi confessed, and President An promised to handle the matter while confining him to his room for three months.
• President An threatened to send An Yixi to prison if he kept acting recklessly.
• Su Qiao finished recording the conversation and chose to hold the evidence until President An could be taken down in one decisive move.

Su Qiao denied that Li Jingtai had contacted her and rejected He Meishu and Min Xingyu’s warnings and demands for cooperation. After Min Xingyu ordered He Meishu to keep watch on her, he hurried away, distracted by something.

• He Meishu and Min Xingyu visited Su Qiao and asked whether Li Jingtai had contacted her.
• Su Qiao denied it, challenged the police for monitoring her phone, and refused to help them find Li Jingtai.
• Min Xingyu gave Su Qiao his card and asked her to contact them if Li Jingtai reached out; she threw the card away after shutting the door.
• Outside, He Meishu doubted Su Qiao would cooperate and wondered whether Li Jingtai would come looking for her.
• Min Xingyu told He Meishu to keep watch on Su Qiao, then hurried away without explaining where he was going.

Min Xingyu searched Su Qiao’s dormitory for clues about Li Jingtai, while Li Jingtai slipped away through the back of the building disguised as a female model. Min Xingyu left without identifying him, and Li Jingtai returned to the apartment wondering what Su Qiao was doing.

• Min Xingyu arrived at Su Qiao’s company, while Li Jingtai noticed the warning on Su Qiao’s phone and left the dormitory through the back exit.
• Li Jingtai passed the guard by acting like a model and headed out through the snack street.
• Min Xingyu entered the apartment complex and searched Su Qiao’s dormitory, but found nothing.
• Min Xingyu reviewed the security footage and saw Su Qiao with a woman whose appearance and height did not match Li Jingtai.
• Min Xingyu concluded that Li Jingtai would avoid contacting Su Qiao because he knew she was being watched, then left the complex.
• Li Jingtai returned through the back entrance carrying takeout and wondered what Su Qiao was doing.

Min Xingyu confronted An Yixi in a residential parking lot, where An Yixi admitted to killing He Shangyuan and arranging the car accident. An Yixi accused Min Xingyu of posting damaging information online and threatened to expose him for killing a subordinate, while Min Xingyu insisted that death had been an accident.

• An Yixi called Min Xingyu and angrily accused him of provoking him, leading Min Xingyu to realize An Yixi believed he had posted things online.
• Min Xingyu returned to his residential complex and found An Yixi waiting for him in the underground parking lot.
• Min Xingyu accused An Yixi of killing He Shangyuan and arranging the car accident, and An Yixi admitted to both.
• An Yixi explained that he killed the man because he annoyed and threatened him, including over Su Qiao and some photos.
• An Yixi accused Min Xingyu of posting things online and threatened to expose him for killing a subordinate, and Min Xingyu replied that it had been an accident.

An Yixi accused Min Xingyu of helping cause A Zhi’s death before Min Xingyu killed him and presented a recording identifying him as He Shangyuan’s killer. Su Qiao decided to give the police the complete video and recording, and the internet erupted again an hour later.

• An Yixi blamed Min Xingyu for A Zhi’s death and taunted him, while Su Qiao secretly listened and alerted He Meishu’s team and the police.
• He Meishu and the officers arrived at the underground parking lot, where Min Xingyu said An Yixi was He Shangyuan’s killer and handed over his recording.
• The officers identified An Yixi and discussed how their suspicions about Li Jingtai had been wrong, while Min Xingyu said An Yixi had ambushed him.
• Su Qiao removed her earphones and decided to submit the complete video and recording to the police.
• An hour later, the internet erupted into a massive uproar.

After an online video revealed that Min Xingyu had killed Li Zhixian and An Yixi, Min Xingyu admitted the murders and went with the Inspection Department. Su Qiao then visited Li Jingtai and told him that An Yixi was dead.

• He Meishu told Min Xingyu that a video online exposed the truth about A Zhi’s death, and the team learned that the video was genuine.
• Min Xingyu admitted killing Li Zhixian and An Yixi and agreed to accompany the Inspection Department.
• Min Xingyu told He Meishu he could no longer take care of her and left with the inspection officers.
• Su Qiao watched the scene through a Nano Drone, changed clothes, and went to see Li Jingtai.
• Li Jingtai greeted Su Qiao wearing only a bath towel, and she told him An Yixi was dead.

Su Qiao told Li Jingtai that Min Xingyu had killed An Yixi and been arrested, clearing Li Jingtai of suspicion. She confronted Li Jingtai about putting himself at risk to protect her, and he tried to make amends.

• Su Qiao told Li Jingtai that Min Xingyu had killed An Yixi and been arrested.
• Li Jingtai realized Min Xingyu had framed him with the knife and asked whether Su Qiao had posted President An's affairs online.
• Su Qiao explained that Min Xingyu wanted Li Jingtai dead because he suspected Li Jingtai had witnessed A Zhi's accidental killing.
• Su Qiao questioned Li Jingtai about why he had gone after the Perverted Killer, and Li Jingtai admitted he wanted to threaten him to protect her.
• Su Qiao scolded Li Jingtai for risking himself instead of taking evidence to the police, and Li Jingtai knelt and asked how he could earn her forgiveness.

Su Qiao teased Li Jingtai about his physique and agreed to help him get men’s clothes, while he kept his plan for dealing with the police secret. The chapter ended with Li Jingtai questioning the outfit Su Qiao brought back.

• Li Jingtai offered to carry Su Qiao or cook for her as punishment, then massaged her sore shoulders.
• Su Qiao asked how Li Jingtai planned to handle the police discovering his true identity, but he kept his approach secret.
• Li Jingtai showed off his abdominal muscles, and Su Qiao told him to resume boxing practice with her instead of going to the gym.
• Su Qiao agreed to buy Li Jingtai men’s clothes, and he kissed her cheek in thanks.
• Su Qiao returned ten minutes later with a new outfit, and Li Jingtai asked if she expected him to wear it.

Su Qiao and Li Jingtai returned home after his escape, and Li Jingtai cooked her dinner. The next day, they answered police questions about his identity and challenged He Meishu over Min Xingyu’s actions before leaving the station.

• Su Qiao made Li Jingtai wear clothes bought from a night-market stall so they could leave the modeling venue, then he cooked for her at home.
• The police asked Li Jingtai to assist with their investigation, and Su Qiao accompanied him to the station.
• Li Jingtai presented a hospital report stating that he had lost his memory after a childhood head injury and did not know his true identity.
• Su Qiao reminded He Meishu that Min Xingyu had allegedly tried to knock Li Jingtai into a river and said they reserved the right to press charges.
• Su Qiao and Li Jingtai left the station after the police failed to produce evidence against him.

After leaving the police station, Su Qiao teased Li Jingtai and agreed to go home with him to cook seafood. Meanwhile, He Meishu learned that the murder weapon carried rare Rh-negative blood, a discovery that made her suspect someone whose presence at the scene she believed was impossible.

• The officers let Su Qiao and Li Jingtai leave because they lacked evidence against him.
• Li Jingtai tried to avoid Su Qiao’s planned punch practice by suggesting they go surfing, then proposed cooking seafood at home instead.
• Su Qiao agreed to buy seafood and go home with Li Jingtai.
• A forensic officer told He Meishu that a small amount of another person’s blood had been found on the knife that killed A Zhi.
• He Meishu saw that the blood was rare Rh-negative blood and briefly thought of someone who could not have been there.

He Meishu sought a blood sample from Li Jingtai to compare with the blood found at the crime scene while Su Qiao and Li Jingtai discussed the secrets they had kept from each other. Li Jingtai explained how he had been mistaken for the missing boy and sent to an orphanage, leaving the blood comparison unresolved.

• He Meishu asked the forensic examiner whether the two blood samples could belong to Li Jingtai and learned that there was no sample to compare them with.
• Su Qiao woke from her nap after seeming to hear He Meishu mention Li Jingtai, then released five mechanical spiders onto the lawn.
• Li Jingtai questioned Su Qiao about keeping secrets, and she pointed out that he had kept secrets from her too.
• Li Jingtai explained that, after a car hood injured his head, adults mistook his silence for amnesia.
• Li Jingtai said he was taken to the orphanage because the missing Li Jingtai's body could not be found, his parents were dead, and the two boys looked similar.

Su Qiao offered to help Li Jingtai with his next goal, and he accepted before going to cook for her. Meanwhile, He Meishu questioned He Taisheng about where he had been on May thirteenth and the wound on his hand, but he denied being at the old house and said he had only hurt himself repairing a car.

• Su Qiao asked Li Jingtai whether he had another goal after taking revenge, and he said he did.
• Su Qiao offered to help Li Jingtai, who thanked her and went to make her food.
• He Meishu hurried to the auto repair shop and asked He Taisheng whether he had visited the old house in Qilitun on May thirteenth.
• He Taisheng said he had played chess in the park and returned after dark, denying that he had gone to the old house.
• He Meishu confronted He Taisheng about the wound on his hand, and he claimed he had scratched himself while repairing a car.
• He Taisheng reassured He Meishu that he had stopped his past extreme behavior, blaming it on witnessing their parents burn to death when he was young.

He Meishu confronted He Taisheng with a blood test report linking him to the knife used to kill A Zhi, but he denied committing the crime. She reconsidered whether the blood belonged to Li Jingtai and left warning her brother not to hide anything from her.

• He Meishu accused He Taisheng of lying and threw a blood test report at him.
• He Meishu pointed out that the knife held rare RH-negative blood and that He Taisheng had a matching cut on his hand.
• He Taisheng admitted his blood might have been on the knife but claimed Li Jingtai had cut him while chasing him.
• He Meishu recalled that Li Jingtai might also have RH-negative blood and asked why he had chased He Taisheng.
• He Taisheng denied knowing Li Jingtai and assured He Meishu that he would not do anything illegal.