Chapter Summaries

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.

Su Qiao questioned Li Jingtai about his past and learned that he never pitied himself or felt his life had been tragic. Li Jingtai explained that finding the birthday gift his mother and sister had left him gave him a purpose, and that purpose led him to avenge them.

• Su Qiao guessed that Li Jingtai had used the opportunity to get into the orphanage even without Li Jingtai’s help, and he tried to coax her into comforting him.
• Su Qiao gave Li Jingtai a cushion as a consolation prize, then teased him with the threat of a bump on the head.
• Li Jingtai told Su Qiao that he had never felt sorry for himself and did not need anyone’s pity.
• Su Qiao asked why Li Jingtai had been so eager to avenge his mother and sister if he had not been driven by deep hatred.
• Li Jingtai explained that finding their birthday gift in a garbage heap gave him a goal and a reason to keep living, and that he later understood he should avenge them for the warmth they had given him.

Police questioned Li Jingtai about blood found on a knife, but forensic testing showed the blood was not his and that the evidence had been tampered with. He Meishu’s attempt to challenge the new results left the investigation’s manipulation exposed.

• He Taisheng watched He Meishu leave the repair shop and realized that Li Jingtai was the man who visited the park to feed animals.
• Police returned to question Li Jingtai about his blood on a knife, while Su Qiao urged him to answer calmly.
• Li Jingtai showed the officers a small cut on his finger and agreed to a professional examination.
• A forensic examiner confirmed the cut was fresh and reported that the blood on the knife did not belong to Li Jingtai.
• The examiner explained that a third person’s blood had appeared on the knife since its first test, indicating the evidence had been tampered with, and Su Qiao gave He Meishu a knowing glance.

Li Jingtai challenged the police to investigate their own ranks and hinted that the person killing small animals could be behind the serial murders. After Team Leader Fan and He Meishu left, Su Qiao urged Li Jingtai to be careful, and he asked whether she thought the culprit was about to act.

• Li Jingtai told Team Leader Fan to investigate the police and demanded evidence for the accusations against him.
• He Meishu presented evidence about Qilitun’s suspicious deaths, the knife, and Li Jingtai’s alleged memory loss.
• Li Jingtai suggested that whoever had been killing cats and dogs might also be the serial murderer, then used cooking for Su Qiao as a reason to end the meeting.
• Team Leader Fan left after warning that he might return if anything came up.
• Su Qiao reproached Li Jingtai for using her as an excuse and warned him to be careful over the next few days.
• Li Jingtai asked Su Qiao whether she thought the culprit was going to make a move.

Su Qiao prepared for another attack and caught the Perverted Killer during an ambush. Li Jingtai and Team Leader Fan rushed to the Abandoned Mental Hospital in the Northern Suburbs after Su Qiao called for them.

• Su Qiao secretly armed herself with Black Technology products in case the culprit attacked again.
• Two days later, Su Qiao was ambushed on her way home from work and managed to catch the culprit.
• Team Leader Fan questioned Li Jingtai again about the Serial Murder Case and the knife he had purchased.
• Su Qiao called Li Jingtai and told him she had caught the Perverted Killer at the Abandoned Mental Hospital in the Northern Suburbs.
• Li Jingtai panicked when he learned Su Qiao was with the killer, and Team Leader Fan hurried there with several officers.

Su Qiao captured He Taisheng after tracing the second person’s blood on a knife and anticipating his attempt to kidnap her. After questioning him and treating his asthma, she explained how she had followed his sister’s warning and waited for him to act, but he tried to kill himself by striking his head against a table.

• Su Qiao taunted He Taisheng and briefly pressed a wet plastic bag over his face to make him experience suffocation.
• Su Qiao noticed He Taisheng was wheezing from asthma and used a golden needle to help him recover.
• He Taisheng asked who Su Qiao was, and she told him she had been waiting for him since his previous kidnapping attempt.
• Su Qiao explained that evidence from the knife and information from He Taisheng’s sister had led her to anticipate his move to kidnap her and force Li Jingtai to confess.
• He Taisheng suddenly slammed his head into a metal table leg.