Recaps

Yue Xiaofei confronted Yang Jiaojiao at her graduation banquet over her abuse of his family and their compensation money. After she staged an assault for the hotel camera and threatened to have him jailed, Yue Xiaofei struck her for real.

• Yang Jiaojiao celebrated her film academy admission with delinquent friends in a smoky, unruly banquet hall.
• Yue Xiaofei arrived at the hotel with Sha Zhenjiang, Secretary Zhou, and Leng Feng, then found Yang Jiaojiao wearing a Cartier bracelet and mocking him.
• Yang Jiaojiao and her friends demanded forty thousand yuan from Yue Xiaofei, then tried to seize his uncles' compensation money for themselves.
• Sha Zhenjiang stopped Secretary Zhou and Leng Feng from intervening while Yang Jiaojiao taunted Yue Xiaofei about his fallen uncles and their compensation.
• Yang Jiaojiao pretended Yue Xiaofei had hit her and threatened to use the camera footage to demand three hundred thousand yuan.
• Yue Xiaofei announced that he would show her what a real hit looked like and slapped Yang Jiaojiao.

Yue Xiaofei confronted Yang Jiaojiao and her family over their insults and the compensation they had taken, with Leng Feng defeating the delinquents who attacked him. He declared that he had come to reclaim what was owed to his mother, Ye Qingmei, and demanded that the Yang Family clear her name.

• Yue Xiaofei slapped Yang Jiaojiao for insulting soldiers and coveting his uncles' compensation payments.
• Yang Jiaojiao offered the delinquents money to cripple Yue Xiaofei, and they tried to force him to drink their spit-filled water.
• Yue Xiaofei poured the water down the tattoo-sleeved young man's throat and punched him, prompting the delinquents to attack.
• Secretary Sha ordered Leng Feng to intervene, and Leng Feng quickly defeated the dozen or so delinquents.
• Wu Hongyan arrived and insulted Yue Xiaofei and his parents, while Yang Jiaojiao accused him of causing trouble at her celebration.
• Yue Xiaofei demanded the return of his mother's exam-credit honor and compensation, and called on the Yang Family to apologize to Ye Qingmei and clear her name.

Yue Xiaofei confronted Yang Jiaojiao and Wu Hongyan over stealing his mother’s martyr benefits, poverty subsidies, and grave plot. He rejected their money and forced apology, then demanded public acknowledgment, repayment, and that the Yang Family turn themselves in to the police.

• Yue Xiaofei exposed Yang Jiaojiao’s use of his mother’s pension and martyr-child exam bonus points, while Sha Zhenjiang ordered Leng Feng to stop her and Wu Hongyan from leaving.
• Under pressure, Yang Jiaojiao admitted taking the benefits and boasted that she had also spent three years of poverty subsidies on luxury goods.
• Wu Hongyan offered Yue Xiaofei four hundred thousand and demanded a confidentiality agreement, but Yue Xiaofei threw the bank card back at her.
• Yue Xiaofei confronted the mother and daughter over moving his mother’s grave to the West District Sin Mausoleum and rejected Yang Jiaojiao’s insincere apology.
• Yue Xiaofei demanded that the Yang Family publicly acknowledge the fraud, repay the pension and subsidies, and surrender to the police.

Yue Xiaofei and Sha Zhenjiang confronted Yang Jiaojiao and Wu Hongyan after they insulted them, and Sha Zhenjiang headed to the main banquet hall to face the Yang Family. There, Yang Guohua celebrated his new expressway contract and boasted about his influential brother-in-law Wu Liangde just as a commotion erupted outside.

• Yang Jiaojiao and Wu Hongyan mocked Yue Xiaofei and ordered him and his elder to leave.
• Yang Jiaojiao called Sha Zhenjiang a damn old man and threatened him, while Wu Hongyan challenged him to confront Yang Guohua.
• Sha Zhenjiang stopped Leng Feng from intervening and asked Yang Jiaojiao whether a powerful person could do whatever he wanted to her.
• Sha Zhenjiang took Yue Xiaofei toward the main Banquet Hall as Yang Jiaojiao and Wu Hongyan continued to taunt them.
• Yang Guohua celebrated his three-billion-yuan expressway project and praised Wu Liangde’s promotion, while the guests sought his favor.
• A commotion broke out outside the Banquet Hall as someone demanded to be let in because their father was inside.

Sha Zhenjiang confronted Yang Guohua over Yang Jiaojiao’s alleged crimes and canceled the Yang family’s 3 billion highway project. The chapter ended with Sha revealing that he was from the Handong Provincial Party Committee.

• Sha Zhenjiang arrived at Yang Guohua’s banquet with Yue Xiaofei, Secretary Zhou, and Leng Feng, while Wu Hongyan and Yang Jiaojiao accused Yue Xiaofei of attacking them.
• Sha demanded justice for Yue Xiaofei and gave Yang Guohua’s family the choice to turn themselves in or face his intervention.
• Yang Guohua threatened the group by invoking his brother-in-law Wu Liangde, and Wu Hongyan and Yang Jiaojiao taunted Yue Xiaofei and Sha.
• After Yang Guohua threatened Yue Xiaofei’s family, Sha called the Department of Transport and ordered the Yang family’s highway project canceled and its bids invalidated.
• Section Chief Wang called Yang Guohua to confirm that the 3 billion project had been terminated and the Yang family barred from future bidding.
• Yang Guohua demanded to know which department Sha represented, and Sha replied that he was from the Handong Provincial Party Committee.

Sha Zhenjiang confronted the Yang family and gave Wu Liangde ten minutes to come apologize, while the family dismissed him as a powerless retiree. Wu Liangde arrived ready to punish Yue Xiaofei, but recognized Secretary Zhou and hurried over to greet him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Sha Zhenjiang demanded that Wu Liangde come apologize within ten minutes or face the consequences.
• Yang Guohua called Wu Liangde, who assumed Sha Zhenjiang was a retired research officer and promised to arrive and make him apologize.
• Wu Liangde reached the banquet hall, where the wealthy guests fawned over him, and told the Yang family that Handong leaders had come to Jiangcheng to visit a doctor's grave.
• Yang Jiaojiao accused Yue Xiaofei of causing trouble, and Yue Xiaofei confronted her over the stolen survivor benefits and exam bonus points.
• Wu Liangde moved to confront Yue Xiaofei, then spotted Secretary Zhou and rushed over to greet him respectfully.

Yue Xiaofei confronted the Yang Family over their fraud and demanded public apologies, repayment, and that they turn themselves in. Wu Liangde tried to buy Secretary Zhou’s favor with a share of a highway project, but Sha Zhenjiang revealed himself as Handong’s party secretary and Wu Liangde fell to his knees.

• Wu Liangde recognized Secretary Zhou and learned he was Sha Zhenjiang’s personal secretary, while the Yang Family tried to ingratiate themselves with Zhou.
• Yue Xiaofei accused the Yang Family of stealing his mother’s Martyr recognition, misusing student aid, and extorting people, then demanded they confess and repay what they had taken.
• Wu Liangde ordered Yang Guohua and Yang Jiaojiao to apologize, but Yue Xiaofei rejected their apologies and vowed to expose the Yang Family.
• Wu Liangde offered Secretary Zhou a share of a three-billion-yuan highway project in exchange for letting the matter go.
• Sha Zhenjiang stood up and confronted Wu Liangde, who slapped Yang Jiaojiao and then knelt before Sha to beg for mercy.
• Secretary Zhou identified Sha Zhenjiang as the party secretary of Handong Province, stunning Yang Guohua and Li Hongyan.

Sha Zhenjiang exposed the Yang Family’s crimes against Yue Xiaofei’s mother and ordered an investigation, then helped Yue Xiaofei learn about his imprisoned father and missing brother. Moved by Yue Xiaofei’s resolve, Sha asked him to accept him as his honorary grandfather.

• Sha Zhenjiang denounced Yang Guohua, Wu Hongyan, and Yang Jiaojiao for exploiting Ye Qingmei’s compensation and dishonoring her grave, while Yue Xiaofei rejected their offers to make amends.
• Sha Zhenjiang ordered officials to investigate Wu Liangde and the Yang Family and restore Ye Qingmei’s title as Handong Hero; investigators took Wu Liangde, Yang Guohua, Wu Hongyan, and Yang Jiaojiao away.
• Sha Zhenjiang praised Yue Xiaofei’s exam results, suggested Handong University, and gave him a watch as a keepsake.
• Yue Xiaofei asked Sha Zhenjiang to investigate his father, Yue Changlong, and elder brother, Yue Feng; Sha learned Yue Changlong’s imprisonment was classified and Yue Feng had disappeared during a Bureau 7 mission.
• Yue Xiaofei mourned the possibility that Yue Feng had died and declared he would also give his life for his country.
• Sha Zhenjiang told Yue Xiaofei he felt a bond with him and asked him to accept him as his honorary grandfather.

After Jiang Bichij used her powerful connections to secure Gao Zisheng’s release, Gao Zisheng and Gao Tianxiong planned to ruin Yue Xiaofei by luring him into committing a real crime. Yue Xiaofei’s conflict with the Gao Family escalated as Gao Zisheng prepared his retaliation.

• Sha Zhenjiang left after promising Yue Xiaofei his protection, while Yue Xiaofei vowed to uncover the truth about his father and eldest brother.
• Anti-corruption investigators arrested Yang Guohua, Wu Hongyan, Yang Jiaojiao, and the Yang Family’s loyalists after Wu Liangde fell, while Gao Zisheng remained protected in detention.
• Jiang Bichij returned to Clearwater Manor, struck Gao Tianxiong for failing to protect Gao Zisheng, and called her Master for help.
• A powerful caller ordered Li Dakang to release Gao Zisheng on Medical Parole, and Li Dakang complied despite Sha Zhenjiang’s investigation of the Gao Family.
• After Gao Zisheng returned to Black Tortoise Manor, he rejected Gao Tianxiong’s warning and announced that he would ruin Yue Xiaofei’s reputation by making him commit a real crime.

Tang Xian'er sought Yue Xiaofei's help to bring down the Gao Family and free herself from her engagement to Gao Zisheng. After giving him evidence of the family's crimes, she made a provocative offer that left him stunned.

• Tang Xian'er introduced herself as Gao Zisheng's fiancée and persuaded Yue Xiaofei to talk with her at the Hilton Hotel.
• Tang Xian'er revealed that she despised Gao Zisheng and had been forced into the engagement by her family.
• Tang Xian'er showed Yue Xiaofei a photo of Gao Zisheng enjoying himself on medical parole and warned that he planned to retaliate against him.
• Tang Xian'er gave Yue Xiaofei a USB drive containing evidence of the Gao Family's dirty dealings and asked him to pass it to Secretary Sha.
• Tang Xian'er removed her dress and suggested that Yue Xiaofei could take revenge on Gao Zisheng by sleeping with her.

Yue Xiaofei saw through Tang Xian'er's attempt to seduce and frame him, then used his connection to Secretary Sha to make her confess Gao Zisheng's plan. Tang revealed that Gao intended to expose compromising footage at Yue's school graduation ceremony in three days.

• Tang Xian'er tried to seduce Yue Xiaofei, but he refused and accused her of setting a honey trap for Gao Zisheng.
• Yue Xiaofei found a hidden camera in Tang Xian'er's dress and confronted her with the evidence.
• Tang denied knowing about the camera and tried to flee, but Yue blocked the door and warned that he could have her arrested.
• Yue called Secretary Sha Zhenjiang and revealed that Sha was his honorary grandfather, frightening Tang into changing sides.
• Tang confessed that Gao Zisheng planned to play compromising footage during Yue's graduation speech at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School in three days.

Yue Xiaofei turned Tang Xian'er from Gao Zisheng’s accomplice into his ally and arranged a ruthless counterattack. Gao Zisheng believed his scheme was succeeding, but woke the next day humiliated and injured, still intent on disgracing Yue Xiaofei at the graduation ceremony.

• Yue Xiaofei ordered Tang Xian'er to tell Gao Zisheng that she had secured an indecent video, then whispered his counterattack plan to her.
• Tang Xian'er agreed to help Yue Xiaofei after he promised to get her engagement to the Gao Family broken and protect the Tang Family from repercussions.
• Gao Zisheng received Tang Xian'er's message that the plan had succeeded and prepared to celebrate at Black Tortoise Manor.
• Gao Zisheng entered the basement expecting foreign women, but several muscular men attacked him instead.
• Gao Zisheng woke injured the next day, found the surveillance footage was broken, and vowed to make Yue Xiaofei lose face at the graduation ceremony.

At Jiangcheng No. 1 High School’s graduation ceremony, Gao Zisheng tried to publicly ruin Yue Xiaofei with a video he claimed proved Yue had swindled people and seduced women. The video instead showed Gao surrounded by seven or eight men, leaving the audience stunned.

• Yue Xiaofei arrived at school as classmates and staff eagerly greeted him, then rejected Pan Tiantian’s invitation to a graduation trip.
• Tang Xian’er attended the ceremony and briefly met Yue Xiaofei’s gaze while pretending not to know him.
• Principal Xiao praised Yue Xiaofei as the province’s top scorer and descendant of heroes before inviting him to speak.
• Gao Zisheng arrived with reporters, accused Yue Xiaofei of cheating people out of money and love, and threatened to expose him with evidence.
• Gao Zisheng played a video on the auditorium screen, but it showed Gao surrounded by seven or eight hulking men instead of Yue Xiaofei.

Yue Xiaofei exposed Gao Zisheng with humiliating footage at the graduation ceremony, then watched the scandal spread online. At Black Tortoise Manor, Gao Tianxiong ordered Brother Dao to assassinate Yue Xiaofei during the Gao Group skyscraper ceremony the following night.

• Gao Zisheng’s video played across the graduation hall, and Yue Xiaofei revealed that Gao Zisheng had tried to frame him.
• Gao Zisheng attacked Yue Xiaofei but was slapped down and restrained by security guards as the crowd applauded Yue Xiaofei.
• The censored video went viral, and Gao Zisheng smashed his phone and blamed Yue Xiaofei for the public humiliation.
• Gao Tianxiong scolded Gao Zisheng for provoking Yue Xiaofei, then agreed that the Gao Family needed to eliminate him.
• Gao Tianxiong ordered Brother Dao to kill Yue Xiaofei the next night, while Gao Zisheng demanded that the assassin bring him back alive.

Yue Xiaofei was abducted by Gao Zisheng’s men and imprisoned in Black Tortoise Manor, where Gao threatened to kill him. Trapped in shackles with his phone destroyed, Yue Xiaofei found a way to call for help and remembered Zhao Mengsheng’s number as his last hope.

• At Gao Tianxiong’s building-opening ceremony, Gao Zisheng looked forward to taking revenge on Yue Xiaofei.
• Brother Dao ambushed Yue Xiaofei and forced him to come along by threatening his grandfather.
• Brother Dao’s men shackled Yue Xiaofei in the Black Tortoise Manor basement, and Gao Zisheng called to threaten him with death.
• After Gao Zisheng hung up, Yue Xiaofei tried and failed to break free while the guards watched soccer.
• Yue Xiaofei discovered that Sha Zhenjiang’s watch could make calls and remembered Zhao Mengsheng’s phone number from his father’s photograph.

Yue Xiaofei reached Zhao Mengsheng while imprisoned in Black Tortoise Manor, but the thugs caught him and beat him. Hearing the attack, Zhao Shanhe mobilized his personal guards and ordered a march to Jiangcheng, leaving the chapter with a hundred thousand soldiers preparing to ride south.

• After dozens of failed attempts, Yue Xiaofei reached Zhao Mengsheng on his ninety-ninth call and told him that Gao Zisheng had locked him in the basement of Black Tortoise Manor.
• The two thugs discovered Yue Xiaofei’s call, smashed his watch, and beat him while Zhao Mengsheng listened through the still-connected call.
• Zhao Mengsheng ordered his forces to locate Black Tortoise Manor, ready an aircraft, and light every beacon tower between the Northern Frontier and Jiangcheng.
• Zhao Mengsheng told the eight hundred thousand soldiers that Yue Xiaofei was Yue Changlong’s son and vowed to rescue him and demand justice.
• Zhao Shanhe ordered the main force to guard Wolf Country and announced that his hundred thousand personal guards would march south to Jiangbei.

After learning that Yue Xiaofei had been kidnapped in Jiangcheng, Zhao Mengsheng defied orders and led one hundred thousand troops south to save him. As military leaders gathered at Jade Spring Mountain to discuss stopping Zhao, Elder Xu arrived.

• Zhao Mengsheng led one hundred thousand troops from the Northern Frontier toward Jiangcheng, lighting beacon fires along the route.
• Dragon Kingdom military leaders learned that Zhao was heading south to rescue Yue Xiaofei and worried about the upheaval.
• A Jade Spring Mountain chief ordered Zhao to land, but Zhao refused, explaining that Yue Xiaofei was his old company commander's son.
• Zhao told his deputy that he was breaking the rules to save Yue Xiaofei and continued toward Jiangcheng.
• Military leaders condemned Zhao's disobedience and discussed reining him in.
• Elder Xu entered the command center, and every military leader stood and saluted him.

Elder Xu backed Zhao Shanhe’s move to rescue Yue Xiaofei and ordered the military to clear the way and support the operation. As Zhao Mengsheng raced toward Jiangcheng, he called his former comrade Jin Dapao for help, and Jin answered by reminding him of Company Commander Yue.

• Elder Xu defended Zhao Shanhe’s actions as an expression of loyalty, and the generals agreed that the military should not suppress that spirit.
• Elder Xu took responsibility for the consequences and ordered the air corridors cleared and the Jiangbei Military Region to support Zhao Shanhe’s operation.
• Elder Xu learned Yue Xiaofei’s identity and recalled a man named Yue who had once helped him escape during a breakout.
• Zhao Mengsheng learned that Elder Xu had arranged military support, but he worried that reaching Jiangcheng would take too long.
• Zhao Mengsheng remembered Jin Dapao, a former company comrade now assigned to the Jiangbei Provincial Public Security Department, and called him for help.
• Jin Dapao answered Zhao Mengsheng and teased him, then praised Company Commander Yue for having protected him in battle.

After Zhao Mengsheng learned Yue Xiaofei had been kidnapped, he called his old comrade Jin Dapao, who mobilized the Flying Tiger Squad to rescue him. As Beacon Fires blazed across more than a hundred cities, Gao Zisheng remained confident that Yue was trapped and helpless, unaware that the alarm had been raised for him.

• Zhao Mengsheng told Jin Dapao that Yue Xiaofei had been kidnapped and was being held in the basement of Black Tortoise Manor.
• Jin Dapao, now deputy director of the Jiangbei Provincial Public Security Department, ordered the Flying Tiger Squad to assemble and race to Black Tortoise Manor.
• More than a dozen special police vehicles set out for Jiangcheng as Zhao Mengsheng trusted Jin Dapao to save Yue Xiaofei.
• At the Gao Corporation Building ribbon-cutting ceremony, guests spotted Beacon Fires burning over more than a hundred cities and panicked.
• Gao Tianxiong and Gao Zisheng discussed Yue Xiaofei’s captivity, while Gao Zisheng dismissed the Beacon Fires and boasted that no one could trace the kidnapping to them.

Yue Xiaofei endured a brutal beating in the Black Tortoise Manor basement while Zhao Mengsheng and Jin Dapao raced to rescue him. As Buzz-Cut Thug prepared to stab Yue Xiaofei, Jin Dapao burst into the basement and challenged the attackers.

• Yue Xiaofei counted the thugs’ blows and bit a chunk of flesh from Buzz-Cut Thug’s arm after they threatened his grandfather.
• Zhao Mengsheng pushed his fighter jet toward Jiangcheng, determined to reach Black Tortoise Manor within ten minutes.
• Jin Dapao rammed an off-road vehicle through the manor gates and led the Flying Tiger Squad inside.
• Buzz-Cut Thug threatened Yue Xiaofei with a dagger, but Yue Xiaofei refused to kneel and declared his family’s heroic legacy.
• As Buzz-Cut Thug thrust the dagger toward Yue Xiaofei, Jin Dapao kicked open the basement door and threatened the attackers.

Jin Dapao and the Flying Tiger Squad rescued Yue Xiaofei from the Gao Family’s basement and arrested the thugs who had beaten him. Jin promised to protect Xiaofei as the squad prepared to punish the men for the 1,086 blows they had inflicted.

• Jin Dapao entered the basement and ordered the Flying Tiger Squad to arrest the two thugs threatening Yue Xiaofei.
• Jin recognized Xiaofei as Company Commander Yue’s son, introduced himself as his father’s former subordinate, and freed him from his shackles.
• Xiaofei told Jin the thugs had hit him exactly 1,086 times and asked him to avenge him.
• The thugs confessed that Gao Zisheng had ordered them to kidnap and beat Xiaofei.
• Jin ordered the Flying Tiger Squad to give the thugs exactly 1,086 blows, then helped Xiaofei leave the basement and promised no one would bully him again.

Jin Dapao led the Flying Tiger Squad to rescue Yue Xiaofei, but Hou Tao and Jiangcheng police blocked their exit on the Gao Family’s orders. As Jin Dapao ordered his squad to break through with weapons ready, an unseen authority figure challenged him.

• The Gao Family learned that Jin Dapao had taken Yue Xiaofei and decided Yue must die before the case exposed their allies.
• Gao Tianxiong summoned Hou Tao and sought help from Director Ruan to stop Jin Dapao at Black Tortoise Manor.
• Jin Dapao prepared to take Yue Xiaofei for medical treatment as Hou Tao arrived with dozens of police cars and challenged his authority.
• Hou Tao ordered his officers to surround the manor and prevent Yue Xiaofei from leaving.
• Jin Dapao ordered the Flying Tiger Squad to break through and authorized them to fire if anyone stopped them.
• As Jin Dapao advanced toward the exit with Yue Xiaofei, an angry voice asked whether he would obey its order.

Jin Dapao defied Ruan Zhongxian’s attempt to control the rescue and defended Yue Xiaofei, while the Flying Tiger Squad remained loyal to him. After recounting his battle scars, Jin led Yue toward the edge of the encirclement as Ruan urged Hou Tao’s men to stop them.

• Ruan Zhongxian arrived and offered to overlook Jin Dapao bringing the Flying Tiger Squad to Jiangcheng if Jin submitted a written self-criticism.
• Jin refused, accused Hou Tao of obstructing official duty, and vowed to investigate the Gao Family.
• Ruan ordered the Flying Tiger Squad to arrest Jin and then to withdraw, but the squad stood firm and ignored him.
• Jin told the squad they were his brothers, and Yue Xiaofei was moved to learn how deeply his father had influenced his comrades.
• Jin exposed his scars and explained that he had earned them in dangerous operations.
• Jin led Yue toward the edge of the encirclement and warned that anyone who wanted to hurt him would have to step over Jin’s dead body.

Jin Dapao defied Ruan Zhongxian and tried to take Yue Xiaofei away, explaining how Company Commander Yue had shaped his life. After Ruan drew his gun, Jin quit on the spot and charged at him, leaving his punch about to land.

• Jin Dapao led Yue Xiaofei through the Elite Guards, whose men stepped aside out of respect for Jin’s battle scars.
• Ruan Zhongxian blocked Jin and threatened to use his connections to end Jin’s military career, but Jin insisted he would take Yue Xiaofei regardless.
• Jin recounted how Company Commander Yue had trained and protected him, and explained that he owed it to Yue to stand up for his son.
• Ruan drew his pistol and aimed it at Jin, while the Flying Tiger Squad raised their guns and Yue Xiaofei urged Jin to leave without him.
• Jin laughed, tore off his uniform, declared that he had quit, and swung a punch at Ruan Zhongxian.

Jin Dapao savagely beat Director Ruan after he threatened Yue Xiaofei, then refused to flee despite the political consequences. As Director Ruan’s influential father-in-law promised to intervene within five minutes, Jin Dapao hinted that he had powerful backing of his own.

• Jin Dapao attacked Director Ruan and beat him until a Flying Tiger Team member urged him to stop.
• Hou Tao and his men watched in shock, while Yue Xiaofei admired Jin Dapao for standing up for him.
• Director Ruan threatened to call his father-in-law and have Jin Dapao fired and arrested.
• Jin Dapao told Yue Xiaofei he did not regret his actions and would accept the consequences rather than run.
• Director Ruan called his father-in-law, who promised to contact Jiangcheng within five minutes.
• Jin Dapao refused to back down and hinted that he had powerful support as dark clouds gathered overhead.