Recaps

Zhou Yi waited as Dongji County officials blocked the investigation into Shen Mo’s abuse, then sent Xie Zhaolong back to detention for seven days with a casual charge. In Anping, city officials praised footage of Zhou Yi rescuing a suicidal person and ordered the Municipal Public Security Bureau to address the school violence at Dongji Second Middle School.

• Song Chengquan’s bureau refused to open a case against Tao Manru, Zhu Lili, and Meng Yao, while Cai Xiaobo’s evidence gathering stalled and the school took no action.
• Xie Zhaolong left detention to a showy welcome, but Zhou Yi confronted him, took his sunglasses, and ordered him detained for seven more days for provocation and disturbance.
• Xie Zhaolong slapped Xie Yongming, returned to the detention center, and asked Wu Shicong to let him back inside.
• Tao Guozheng, Jin Min, and Zhu Xiangmin agreed to wait and gamble that Zhou Yi was bluffing, while Zhou Yi gave the city two more days to act.
• At a publicity meeting, Duan Chunyu called Zhou Yi’s rescue of a suicidal person a textbook operation, and the attendees praised the footage.
• Ding Zhenqian directed Du Jiang to ensure the Dongji County bureau properly handled the school violence case, citing Zhou Yi’s promise to Shen Mo.

Zhou Xiaofan sought Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian’s help arranging an interview with Zhou Yi after they watched footage of his rescue of a suicidal girl. Meanwhile, Cai Xiaobo and Shao Mingbao moved to raid the Golden Coast Bathhouse, only to find Zhu Jianping had already arrested Li Xiugui and others.

• Tian Tian and Jian Shuyue recognized Zhou Yi in Zhou Xiaofan’s draft and learned she wanted to interview him about his rescue of a suicidal girl.
• Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian watched Zhou Yi’s rescue video, while Bai Haoxuan and Xu Heng lamented that he had shown off again.
• Cai Xiaobo told Shao Mingbao that Li Xiugui had been visiting the Golden Coast Bathhouse, and Shao agreed to raid it.
• Shao Mingbao led officers from the Second Squad to the bathhouse, where they found Zhu Jianping escorting Li Xiugui and several others away.
• Shao Mingbao confronted Zhu Jianping for arresting people on his turf, and Zhu said he was easing the commander’s burdens.

Zhu Jianping’s attempt to win favor by arresting Li Xiugui backfired when Jiang Song was caught too, while Zhou Yi used the arrests and a county bureau meeting to pressure the officials opposing him. Shen Mo withdrew his criminal reconsideration request after his father accepted a bribe, but Zhou Yi shifted his focus to Tao Guozheng, who was soon reported for corruption.

• Zhu Jianping arranged Li Xiugui’s arrest, but the operation also caught Jiang Song, and Shao Mingbao reported the incident to Zhou Yi, who ordered the arrests to proceed without special treatment.
• Jin Min and other officials concluded that Zhou Yi was retaliating, and at a bureau leadership meeting Lei Ming praised Zhou Yi while directing Song Chengquan to reopen the investigation into the school violence case.
• Tao Guozheng, Jin Min, and Zhu Xiangmin pooled one hundred thousand yuan to persuade Shen Yaqing to settle the case, and Shen Mo learned that his father had accepted the money and a promised job.
• Shen Mo disowned Shen Yaqing and withdrew his request for criminal reconsideration, while Zhou Yi chose not to retaliate against Shen Yaqing and resolved to target Tao Guozheng instead.
• On Army Day, Zhao Dahai, Jiang Yixiang, and Liu Fuxing filed a real-name report accusing Tao Guozheng of taking bribes and selling government posts.

After Xie Zhaolong left detention, he misread Zhou Yi’s ambition and used a fabricated “Seed Plan” story to mislead Fu Yu and Zeng Xuehua, while Zhou Yi’s handling of Tao Guozheng changed how colleagues treated him. Zhou Yi faced a media interview at the County Public Security Bureau, where he spotted two impostors among the reporters.

• Zhou Yi told Xie Zhaolong he wanted to replace Fu Pingjiang or Yan Xiangyu, then warned him that he knew Xie had considered killing him.
• Xie Zhaolong told Fu Yu and Zeng Xuehua that Tao Guozheng had offended him and invented a story about Zhou Yi being part of the Seed Plan.
• Fu Pingjiang dismissed the Seed Plan story, suspected Zhou Yi had powerful backing, and told Fu Yu to get acquainted with him.
• Xie Bingkun reprimanded Xie Zhaolong over his past harassment of two women, and Xie smashed his wineglass after the call.
• Zhou Yi arrived at work to find his colleagues unusually deferential, then noticed two impostors among the reporters interviewing him.

During an interview about his capture of a wanted fugitive, Zhou Yi parried reporter Lin Fang’s hostile questions with quick answers and humor. He ended by crediting his good fortune and wishing his fellow officers safety, drawing thunderous applause.

• Zuo Qin introduced reporters Lin Fang and Zhou Xiaofan to Zhou Yi before the interview began.
• Lin Fang asked whether Zhou Yi would have preferred working in Heping Township or the county seat, and Zhou Yi explained that Heping Township was his hometown.
• Zhou Yi challenged Lin Fang with a hypothetical question, then pointed out the contradiction when she refused to answer it.
• Lin Fang asked whether Zhou Yi had feared facing fugitive Lü Wenhui, and Zhou Yi joked that he had feared accidentally beating him to death.
• Lin Fang suggested Zhou Yi had caught Lü Wenhui through luck, and Zhou Yi agreed before praising other officers and wishing them luck and safety.

Zhou Yi defended his mother and her actions during the school bullying incident, then ended Lin Fang’s hostile interview. After a friendly interview, Zhou Xiaofan asked her two friends whether they believed in love at first sight.

• Zhou Yi answered Lin Fang’s questions about love and police work, earning applause from the conference room.
• Zhou Yi explained that the school should bear civil liability and defended the victim’s homeroom teacher, who had warned the bullies, reported the situation, and called the police.
• Lin Fang accused Zhou Yi of defending the teacher because she was his mother, and Zhou Yi rebuked her and ended the interview.
• Lin Fang left the conference room, where the others applauded, and slipped and fell outside.
• Zhou Xiaofan conducted a friendly interview, then took her two friends outside and asked whether they believed in love at first sight.

Zhou Xiaofan admitted she had fallen for Zhou Yi and arranged to have dinner with him, while Zhou Yi reflected on his political enemies and his need for a powerful patron. Director Lei then summoned Zhou Yi to go to the county government offices, as Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian visited Zhou Yi’s mother before leaving Dongji County.

• Zhou Xiaofan gushed about Zhou Yi, revealed they had exchanged numbers, and told Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian they would have dinner on Saturday.
• Zhou Yi overheard Zhu Jianping praising his performance against reporter Lin Fang and returned to his office to consider who had encouraged her to target him.
• Zhou Yi thought about using Xie Zhaolong to bring down Tao Guozheng, resolved to cut ties with Xie Zhaolong, and sought a powerful political patron.
• Director Lei called Zhou Yi and told him to come downstairs so they could go to the county government offices.
• Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian visited Guo Dongmei and Old Zhou, who privately considered them both suitable daughters-in-law for Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi met County Magistrate Yan Xiangyu, who questioned his ties to Xie Zhaolong and his intentions. Zhou Yi described Dongji County’s public security problems in detail, leaving Yan impressed but still wondering why Zhou trusted him.

• Lei Ming brought Zhou Yi to the county government offices, where Section Chief Qiu Ze led Zhou to meet Yan Xiangyu alone.
• Yan Xiangyu made Zhou wait before questioning him about his plans, his view of Xie Zhaolong, and their relationship.
• Zhou said he had played along with Xie while waiting for the right moment, then saluted to affirm his loyalty.
• Yan asked about Dongji’s public security, and Zhou identified organized crime, officials shielding criminals, and the entertainment industry as major problems.
• Yan was surprised by Zhou’s knowledge and openness but wondered how Zhou knew he was not one of the officials protecting organized crime.

Zhou Yi said goodbye to Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian as they left Dongji, while Yan Xiangyu and Lei Ming began preparing a crackdown on organized crime with Zhou Yi and Zhang Liping’s help. After the women drove away, a white van suddenly sped toward Zhou Yi.

• Yan Xiangyu and Lei Ming agreed that Zhou Yi and Zhang Liping could be trusted and decided to target Zeng Xuehua first in the planned crackdown.
• Zhou Yi hurried to the department store to meet Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian before they left Dongji.
• Zhou Yi embraced Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian, then watched them drive away in Bai Haoxuan’s BMW.
• A white van suddenly drove against traffic and hurtled toward Zhou Yi.

After a white van nearly killed him, Zhou Yi fought its occupants and discovered they had abducted a tied-up girl. When he recognized their leader, Zeng Yuqiang, from his previous life, Zhou Yi beat him in the street while backup and police converged.

• Zhou Yi dodged the van, dragged Zeng Yuqiang from it, knocked out Wang Tao, and trapped Jin Liu’s leg in the door.
• Big Lin held the captive girl at knifepoint and called for reinforcements, while Zhou Yi called for backup and kept Zeng Yuqiang down.
• Zeng Yuqiang identified himself as Third Son Zeng, and Zhou Yi recognized him as a notorious abuser he had hated since his previous life.
• Zhou Yi beat Zeng Yuqiang as Wang Tao woke and hesitated over whether to intervene.
• Three vans carrying reinforcements arrived as police sirens approached.

Zhou Yi led the Public Security Management Brigade in crushing Zeng Yuqiang’s gang after they attacked him, then rescued Hou Xiaoxin from their van. Zeng Yuqiang called his younger brother, an executive deputy county magistrate, who asked why he had provoked Zhou Yi.

• Zhu Jianping and the county officers rushed to Victory Subdistrict, where they surrounded Zeng Yuqiang’s gang.
• The officers attacked the gang, and Zhou Yi fought several armed thugs despite suffering a slash to his arm.
• Zhou Yi subdued the remaining thugs, then checked on his injured officers and shared cigarettes with them.
• The police found Hou Xiaoxin bound in the gang’s van, and Zhou Yi reassured her that she was safe.
• Zeng Yuqiang called his younger brother for help, but his brother asked why he had provoked Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi’s assault case against Zeng Yuqiang became a power struggle as Zeng Xuedong tried to secure his brother’s release. The chapter ended with Zhou Yi entering the interrogation room and admitting that he had hit Zeng Yuqiang.

• Zeng Yuqiang claimed that Zhou Yi had beaten him after he nearly hit him with his car, and Zeng Xuedong ordered Zeng Xuehua to arrange his release.
• Zeng Liang pressured Zeng Xuedong to get his eldest son out, while Xie Zhaolong warned Song Chengquan not to release Zeng Yuqiang.
• Zhou Yi reported the incident to Zhang Liping, and Song Chengquan learned that Lei Ming had assigned the case to Zhang and ordered it handled strictly according to law.
• Zeng Xuedong arrived at the County Public Security Bureau and demanded to see Zeng Yuqiang, but Zhang Liping said he was being interrogated.
• Zeng Xuedong accused the detectives of torturing his brother, and Zhou Yi entered the room and declared that he was the one who had hit Zeng Yuqiang.

Zhou Yi accused Zeng Yuqiang of attempted murder and refused Deputy County Magistrate Zeng’s offer to settle the matter, insisting that Zeng Yuqiang be punished. After Zeng Yuqiang and his associates gave matching accounts that shifted blame away from him, Captain Zhou sent Cai Xiaobo on an undisclosed errand.

• Zhou Yi told Zeng Xuedong that Zeng Yuqiang and his gang had tried to run him down and attack him, while Zeng Yuqiang shouted that Zhou Yi was slandering him.
• Zhou Yi sent Zeng Xuedong out of the interrogation room and said Zeng Yuqiang had to face punishment because the girl in the van was his friend’s younger sister.
• Zeng Xuedong warned Zhou Yi that he would regret opposing him, but Zhou Yi dismissed the threat.
• Zeng Yuqiang, Wang Tao, Jin Liu, and Big Lin gave matching statements that blamed others for the van incident and the attack on Hou Xiaoxin.
• Captain Zhou summoned Cai Xiaobo, and Zhou Yi quietly gave him instructions.

Zeng Xuedong grew wary of Zhou Yi as corruption and collusion undermined the investigation into Zeng Yuqiang. After Zeng Yuqiang was released through threats and bribery, he confronted Hou Xiaoxin outside the bureau, where Zhou Yi intervened.

• Zeng Xuedong worried that Zhou Yi could disrupt the balance of power in Dongji County and resolved to prepare for a struggle.
• Zhang Liping suspected a mole in the Criminal Investigation Brigade after four suspects gave coordinated accounts, while Lu Yaohua stayed silent about taking money from Zeng Xuehua.
• Zeng Xuehua blackmailed Song Chengquan into ordering Zeng Yuqiang's release, and Song pressured Lu Yaohua to carry it out.
• Lu Yaohua released Zeng Yuqiang from the County Public Security Bureau that evening.
• Zeng Yuqiang taunted and threatened Hou Xiaoxin outside the bureau, and Zhou Yi warned him not to touch her.

Zhou Yi beat Zeng Yuqiang after he threatened Hou Xiaoxin, then led his officers to raid Happy Forest Hotel. As the raid began, the injured Zeng Yuqiang woke in alarm, remembering the computer there.

• Zhou Yi reassured Hou Xiaoxin, then beat Zeng Yuqiang when he threatened her again.
• Zeng Xuehua confronted Zhou Yi, but the officers denied seeing the beating, and the brothers left with a threat.
• Two detectives discussed Zeng Yuqiang's release and speculated about the forces behind Deputy Director Song's order.
• Brother Long grew angry about Zeng Yuqiang's release but hesitated before calling Zhou Yi.
• People at the night market celebrated Zhou Yi's actions and spotted his police cars heading toward Happy Forest Hotel.
• An underling woke Zeng Yuqiang to report the raid, and Zeng Yuqiang panicked about his computer.

Zhou Yi led officers to uncover Zeng Yuqiang’s hidden “Hao” room and seized a concealed laptop. As they prepared to leave the Happy Forest Hotel, Zeng Yuqiang and Zeng Xuehua arrived with armed support and confronted them.

• Zeng Yuqiang rushed to the Happy Forest Hotel with Zeng Xuehua and a group of thugs after hearing of the raid.
• Zhou Yi’s officers arrested gamblers and people involved in prostitution while Zhou Yi searched the hotel’s eighth floor for Zeng Yuqiang’s private suite.
• Zhou Yi ordered Liu Zhi to break through a concealed door in a restroom, revealing the “Hao” room and its evidence of abuse and trafficking.
• Zhou Yi found a laptop hidden behind a mirror and declared the mission accomplished.
• Zeng Yuqiang and Zeng Xuehua arrived with four vans, blocked the police vehicles, and confronted Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi’s planned hotel raid ended with Zeng Yuqiang and Zeng Xuehua arrested after Zeng Yuqiang tried to shoot him. At the county bureau, Zhou Yi reported that the laptop contained abuse videos implicating officials, and Chen Fengnan and Song Chengquan began to sweat as he spoke.

• Zeng Yuqiang and Zeng Xuehua approached Zhou Yi outside the Happy Forest Hotel, and Zeng Yuqiang drew a pistol.
• Zhou Yi shot Zeng Yuqiang in the wrist, while Cai Xiaobo, Shao Mingbao, and Zhu Jianping ordered the thugs to surrender.
• Liu Zhi arrested Zeng Yuqiang, Zhu Jianping arrested Zeng Xuehua, and Zhou Yi revealed that he had baited the brothers into his trap.
• Police reinforcements took the thugs away, and Zhou Yi escorted the Zeng brothers to the county bureau.
• Zhou Yi told Yan Xiangyu and the other officials that the laptop contained videos implicating Zeng Yuqiang, Zeng Xuehua, and leaders in the county bureau and government.
• Zhou Yi offered tissues to Song Chengquan and Chen Fengnan as they sweated during his report.

Zhou Yi’s actions helped bring down the Zeng Gang and expose corrupt officials, transforming Dongji County’s political landscape and earning him Yan Xiangyu’s trust. As Yan Xiangyu prepared the next phase of the anti-gang campaign, Zhou Yi recommended targeting Fu Yu before Xie Zhaolong, and Zhang Xinsheng guessed that the plan involved persuading Xie to stand aside.

• Zhou Yi exposed Deputy County Magistrate Chen Fengnan as a traitor who had secretly tipped off the Zeng Gang.
• The Zeng Gang’s leaders, Zeng Xuehua and Zeng Yuqiang, were arrested with their men, and investigators took Chen Fengnan, Song Chengquan, and several other officials into custody.
• Municipal Party Secretary Zhou Zhiyuan ordered a thorough investigation and a countywide crackdown on organized crime.
• Yan Xiangyu established a special anti-gang campaign group and appointed Zhou Yi to temporarily lead the Criminal Investigation Brigade.
• Zhou Yi recommended targeting Fu Yu before Xie Zhaolong, and Zhang Xinsheng suggested using influence over Xie to keep him out of the fight.

Zhou Yi proposed public reporting campaigns and hotlines for the crackdown, while the fall of the Zeng Gang made him a local hero and brought a flood of tips to the police. In Capital City, Jian Shuyue denied having romantic feelings for Zhou Yi as her mother urged her to consider other men.

• Zhou Yi explained how he learned Xie Zhaolong’s secret, then proposed publicity campaigns, reporting hotlines, tip boxes, and rewards to encourage reports of organized crime.
• Lei Ming said the bureau had received more than ten tips, including three about Fu Yu’s gang, and had formed a task force with Zhang Liping and Zhou Yi to investigate.
• News of the Zeng Gang’s downfall and the ensuing arrests of officials spread through Dongji County, and residents began heading to the Public Security Bureau to report grievances.
• Jian Shuyue checked her phone for a reply from Zhou Yi before her mother Mu Yalan questioned her about her romantic interest in him.
• Jian Shuyue insisted Zhou Yi was only her best buddy, while Mu Yalan urged her to settle down with a more suitable man.

Zhou Yi’s task force pursued evidence against Fu Yu, but Huang Sheng disappeared before he could be questioned. When Huang finally contacted Zhou and agreed to meet, Fu Yu threatened Huang’s family, and Zhou arrived to find Huang dead.

• Zhou Yi and the task force focused their investigation on Shen Hai and Huang Sheng as they gathered evidence against Fu Yu.
• Jian Shuyue exchanged late-night messages with Zhou Yi and privately wondered whether he had time to see Zhou Xiaofan.
• After Huang Sheng went missing, the County Public Security Bureau searched for him for three days without success.
• Huang Sheng called Zhou Yi, asked him to guarantee his family’s safety, and arranged to meet him at Daxing Construction.
• Fu Yu called Huang Sheng and threatened the little girl in a yellow dress, pressuring him to take the fall.
• Zhou Yi arrived at Daxing Construction with Shao Mingbao, Liu Zhi, and two officers, where Huang Sheng fell from the seventh floor clutching a family photograph.

After Huang Sheng jumped to his death and his wife and daughter disappeared, Zhou Yi confronted Fu Yu and vowed to bring him down. Shen Hai was murdered before the task force could arrest him, and the discovery of Huang Sheng’s family’s bodies left Zhou Yi ordering his officers to move out.

• Zhou Yi found Huang Sheng dead and confronted Fu Yu, suspecting him of abducting Huang Sheng’s wife and daughter.
• Fu Yu taunted Zhou Yi, who promised to put him behind bars within three days.
• Director Lei Ming redirected the task force to search for Huang Sheng’s family and investigate Shen Hai’s bribery and murder case.
• A killer posing as a water-meter inspector stabbed Shen Hai to death in his home.
• The next day, investigators found Huang Sheng’s wife and daughter dead in an abandoned warehouse.
• Zhou Yi ordered Cai Xiaobo, Shao Mingbao, Zhu Jianping, and the other officers to get ready to move out.

Fu Yu silenced witnesses and believed his political connections would shield him, while Zhou Yi faced a municipal inquiry over a video of him beating a suspect. As Fu Yu mocked Zhou Yi’s threat at his birthday party, Zhou Yi led police officers into the courtyard to arrest him.

• Fu Yu ordered the murders of Huang Sheng, his wife and daughter, and Shen Hai, frightening other witnesses into silence and stalling the task force’s investigation.
• Cui Mingzhi and Jiang Weihong arrived at the county bureau to investigate allegations that Zhou Yi had used excessive force.
• Lei Ming and Zhang Liping watched footage of Zhou Yi beating a suspect, then argued that Zhou Yi had acted amid an armed kidnapping and that the suspect later attacked him with a gun.
• Fu Yu hosted a birthday party, where he joked that Zhou Yi had threatened to put him behind bars within three days.
• Xie Zhaolong warned Fu Yu not to underestimate Zhou Yi, just as Zhou Yi led a large group of police officers into the courtyard.

Zhou Yi led police in a search of Fu Yu’s villa, where they uncovered a hidden fortune buried in the courtyard. Fu Yu was left exposed and defeated as Zhou Yi made good on his promise to arrest him.

• Zhou Yi presented Fu Yu with a search warrant, and Fu Yu signed it while threatening Zhou Yi’s career if the search found nothing.
• Zhou Yi and the officers began digging through the courtyard, and Fu Yu secretly called someone before returning to beg Zhou Yi to stop.
• Zhou Yi confronted Fu Yu over Huang Sheng and his family, accusing him of denying them mercy before they were raped and murdered.
• Zhou Yi struck the ground with a hoe, and investigators uncovered more than twenty buried jars containing cash and gold bars.
• Zhou Yi reminded the pale, defeated Fu Yu that he had promised to put him behind bars within three days.

Zhou Yi arrested Fu Yu despite his threats and his father Fu Pingjiang’s influence. Fu Pingjiang tried to arrange the case’s transfer and seek help from the mayor, while Zhou Yi returned Fu Yu to the bureau amid public attention.

• Zhou Yi warned Fu Yu that his crimes and the testimony of victims and witnesses could lead to his execution, then refused Fu Pingjiang’s call and ordered Fu Yu taken away.
• Shao Mingbao and Zhu Jianping seized Fu Yu when two criminal investigators hesitated, and the officers escorted him from the courtyard.
• Liu Zhi and Wang Hongwu continued separate patrols to protect Zhou Yi’s parents.
• Fu Pingjiang called prosecutor He Haidong and ordered him to demand that Fu Yu’s case be handed over to the County People’s Procuratorate, then arranged to seek a meeting with the mayor.
• Zhou Yi brought Fu Yu back to the County Public Security Bureau, where officers and county residents watched his arrest.
• Yang Liu encouraged Zheng Yifan as he considered telling Zhou Yi about his prospective role as County Magistrate Yan’s secretary.

Zhou Yi defended his actions in a street beating investigation and blocked the county procuratorate from taking Fu Yu and the stolen valuables. The chapter ended with the outsiders leaving the conference room while Lei Ming relished the victory.

• Zhou Yi explained that he had beaten Zeng Yuqiang to control a possible weapon and draw the hostage-takers’ attention, then offered the complete video as evidence.
• Jiang Weihong said the municipal bureau would protect Zhou Yi’s legitimate rights, while Cui Mingzhi struggled to challenge his account.
• He Haidong arrived with an order to transfer Fu Yu to the County Procuratorate, but Lei Ming refused, citing the police investigation into rape and contract killing.
• He Haidong asked Zhou Yi to hand over the stolen valuables, but Zhou Yi refused and identified a Gold-Inlaid Jade Buddha linking Fu Yu to a two-year-old homicide.
• Zhou Yi told He Haidong to leave before the task force discussed new developments, and Cui Mingzhi realized that he and his staff were outsiders who also had to go.
• He Haidong and Cui Mingzhi left the conference room, and Lei Ming felt triumphant.