Recaps

Zhou Yi briefed Lei Ming and the task force on the evidence against Fu Yu while resisting pressure from He Haidong and Cui Zhiming. Fu Yu stayed silent after his interrogation, but Min Yashan and Wu Sen soon came forward with evidence that set the Fu Family’s downfall in motion.

• After Jiang Weihong left the conference room, Zhou Yi briefed Lei Ming, Zhang Liping, Yu Zhen, and the others on the operation and explained that the Gold-Inlaid Jade Buddha resembled an antique stolen in a Lingyun Town murder case.
• In the corridor, Jiang Weihong recognized that Cui Zhiming’s effort to target Zhou Yi reflected the political conflict between Zhou Zhiyuan and Mayor Chai.
• He Haidong demanded to see the Gold-Inlaid Jade Buddha, while Cui Zhiming demanded the complete video evidence; both left displeased after Zhou Yi met their requests.
• Zhou Yi arranged Fu Yu’s interrogation, but Fu Yu shut his eyes and refused to answer questions as he waited for his father to intervene.
• On August 20, Min Yashan reported that Fu Yu had raped her and provided video evidence.
• On August 21, Wu Sen confessed that Fu Yu had ordered the Lingyun Town home-invasion robbery and murder.

After Fu Yu’s arrest, evidence of his crimes mounted and Wu Sen turned himself in, while Zhou Yi was summoned by the Anping City People’s Procuratorate over an abuse-of-power investigation. Zhou Yi discovered that an online post featuring an edited video of him had driven the case forward, and recognized the commenter behind its pinned criticism.

• Min Yashan grew to hate Fu Yu after he used her and passed her to another man, while Wu Sen surrendered after learning Fu Yu had been arrested.
• The Special Case Task Force received a flood of tips about Fu Yu, and the county procuratorate approved his arrest on August 25.
• The Anping City People’s Procuratorate opened an abuse-of-power investigation into Zhou Yi, and Cui Zhiming personally served him a summons.
• Lei Ming reassured Zhou Yi that Yan Xiangyu had reported the matter to the city, while Zhou Yi’s colleagues questioned why the investigation continued.
• Zhou Xiaofan sent Zhou Yi a link to an online post featuring an edited video of his beating of Zeng Yuqiang, and Zhou Yi recognized the commenter “Fangfang.”

Zhou Yi watched Lin Fang and her supporters accuse him of police brutality, but “A Moon in the Sky” challenged her claims and “Little Boat” posted evidence explaining the incident. After Little Boat revealed Zhou Yi’s background and photos, commenters shifted from debating the case to asking how to marry him.

• Lin Fang used the forum thread to argue that Zhou Yi had abused his authority, while commenters joined in condemning him.
• “A Moon in the Sky” challenged Lin Fang’s conclusions and demanded evidence that the officer had used excessive force.
• “Little Boat” posted the full video and explained that Zhou Yi had acted to stop a kidnapping and had arrested the suspects.
• Lin Fang argued that the case required procedural justice and cited the procuratorate’s investigation, then accepted “A Moon in the Sky’s” bet over whether Zhou Yi was guilty.
• “Little Boat” posted Zhou Yi’s career record and police photographs, prompting commenters to abandon the argument and admire him.
• “Beautiful Bad Woman” asked what she should keep in mind if she married Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi watched online commenters rally to his defense and thanked Jian Shuyue for supporting him. At the procuratorate, officials arrived to support him, but before his questioning began, the case was abruptly dismissed and he was released.

• Lin Fang grew furious as forum users praised Zhou Yi, then recognized Zhou Xiaofan as the user who had posted clearer videos of him.
• Zhou Yi deduced that Zhou Xiaofan had collected the photos and videos, thanked Jian Shuyue for defending him, and received her invitation to her birthday party if she won their bet.
• Zhao Yue, Du Jiang, Jiang Weihong, Lin Changqing, Zhou Yi, and other officials arrived at the Anping City People's Procuratorate, where Wang Dongsheng joined them and warmly greeted Zhou Yi.
• Cui Zhiming prepared to question Zhou Yi over suspected abuse of power, while Song Haiping took a call from the mayor.
• Song Haiping returned and announced that the procuratorate had found Zhou Yi committed no crime and was dismissing the case, leaving Zhou Yi and the officials bewildered.

After Song Haiping dropped the case against Zhou Yi, Deputy Secretary Wang Dongsheng challenged the procuratorate’s grounds for investigating him and sharply criticized its officials. The chapter ended with Mayor Chai Xiongwei puzzling over a Liaodong Daily headline about Provincial Party Committee Secretary Jian Wanyan visiting Tongyuan City.

• Song Haiping told Zhou Yi that the case had been dropped and that the procuratorate would cancel his summons.
• Deputy Secretary Wang Dongsheng demanded that Song Haiping and Cui Zhiming explain why they had opened the investigation.
• Cui Zhiming showed Wang Dongsheng the online forum thread, whose comments supported Zhou Yi and condemned Zeng Yuqiang.
• Song Haiping claimed the procuratorate had dropped the case after hearing the public’s views, and Wang Dongsheng accused him and Cui Zhiming of dereliction of duty.
• Mayor Chai Xiongwei read a newspaper headline announcing Jian Wanyan’s visit to Tongyuan City and wondered what it meant.

Chai Xiongwei learned Zhou Yi might be connected to Jian Shuyue’s family, while Jian Wanyan watched videos of Zhou Yi and resolved to deal with him. After Fu Yu escaped custody, Zhou Yi anticipated the fugitives’ route and confronted him in the mountains.

• He Bin warned Chai Xiongwei that Zhou Yi seemed connected to Secretary Jian’s family, and Chai considered winning Zhou Yi over.
• He Bin assured Jian Shuyue he had kept her connection to Zhou Yi secret, while Jian Wanyan watched videos of Zhou Yi and took an interest in him.
• Zhang Liping told Zhou Yi that Fu Yu had escaped during a staged medical transfer, and Zhou returned to Dongji County.
• Lei Ming and Zhang Liping questioned where Fu Yu had fled, while Zhou Yi considered whether events still matched his past life.
• Fu Yu and three accomplices crossed Banla Mountain toward Xifeng County, but Zhou Yi appeared on their trail and asked what had taken them so long.

Zhou Yi’s team recaptured Fu Yu in Crow Forest, arrested Xu Hongbin, and shattered Fu Pingjiang’s efforts to protect his son. After Zhou Yi told him Xu had been detained, Fu Yu broke down and agreed to confess to the crimes he and his father had committed.

• Zhou Yi’s team and Xiao Han’s armed police squad captured Fu Yu and his gang in Crow Forest, killing one thug who tried to draw his gun.
• Xiao Han praised Zhou Yi’s accurate deductions and exchanged contact information with him after they returned to the County Public Security Bureau.
• Yan Xiangyu and Lei Ming learned Fu Yu had been recaptured, and Yan decided to appoint Zhou Yi deputy director of the Public Security Bureau after his probation.
• Zhang Liping questioned Fu Yu while two other suspects identified Xu Hongbin as the mastermind, and Zhou Yi led investigators to arrest Xu as he prepared to flee.
• Fu Pingjiang learned Fu Yu had been recaptured and Xu had been detained, while Mayor Chai Xiongwei urged him to abandon his son.
• After Zhou Yi told Fu Yu that Xu had been detained, Fu Yu broke down and agreed to confess to the crimes he and Fu Pingjiang had committed.

After Dongji County's political purge, Zhou Zhiyuan praised Zhou Yi's role in the crime crackdown and called for more officials like him. Xie Zhaolong tried to flee, but Zhou Yi found him gravely wounded and heard him plead for help.

• Fu Pingjiang and several other officials were detained, leaving Yan Xiangyu with the decisive voice in Dongji County politics.
• Zhou Zhiyuan praised Zhou Yi at a municipal Party Standing Committee meeting and called for stronger public security and the promotion of capable officials.
• The task force prepared to target Xie Zhaolong, who feared Zhou Yi and planned to flee with his trusted men.
• A member of Xie Zhaolong's group tipped off the police, and Zhou Yi led officers to his hideout on September 5.
• Xie Zhaolong escaped before the raid, but Zhou Yi caught up with his gray sedan and found him bleeding in the back seat, begging to be saved.

Zhou Yi called an ambulance for the dying Xie Zhaolong, then helped finish the cases that dismantled Dongji’s criminal gangs. After Zheng Yifan hinted that Zhou Yi would become a deputy director, Zhou Yi’s leave plans changed when Jian Shuyue returned to Liaoyang and invited him to visit.

• Zhou Yi called an ambulance as Xie Zhaolong handed him a wooden pendant for Li Ruoyun and died after asking Zhou Yi to pass it on.
• Dongji police arrested Xie Zhaolong’s two henchmen and confiscated 1.23 million yuan, completing the eradication of the county’s three major criminal gangs.
• Yan Xiangyu praised Zhou Yi’s work, promised him half a month of leave, and gave him a carton of cigarettes.
• Zheng Yifan told Zhou Yi that a deputy director position at the Public Security Bureau was opening, and Zhou Yi thanked him for the news.
• Zhou Yi and his colleagues spent half a month preparing organized-crime case files for the county People’s Procuratorate.
• Jian Shuyue told Zhou Yi she had returned to Liaoyang for their alma mater’s anniversary and invited him to visit, changing his plans to travel to Capital City.

Zhou Yi traveled to Liaoyang for Jian Shuyue’s birthday, while a gunman committed another armed robbery and murder in the city. The chapter ended with Ji Minsheng learning that the suspect had been caught.

• Guo Dongmei warned Zhou Yi not to give Jian Shuyue the wrong idea, but Mr. Zhou defended his son’s right to choose whom he loved.
• Zhou Yi traveled from Anping to Liaoyang and reunited with Jian Shuyue and Tian Tian, while Bai Haoxuan and Xu Heng rode with them.
• A gunman shot two machinery factory employees who had withdrawn cash, stole their money, and fled by motorcycle.
• Ji Minsheng recalled the earlier May 24 robbery and murder and suspected that the wanted fugitive Sun Zhe had struck again.
• Ji Minsheng ordered Guo Yong to send officers to Victory Avenue, then learned that the suspect had been caught.

Zhou Yi recognized a fleeing murder suspect outside the Niu Family Restaurant and subdued him before he could escape. His capture gave provincial leaders the breakthrough they had been demanding, while Zhou Yi joked with his companions about why he had taken the risk.

• Deng Yadong reported the latest murder and the suspect’s escape to Jian Shuyan, who demanded that Sun Zhe be caught or killed immediately.
• A helmeted motorcyclist crashed into the BMW’s open door outside the Niu Family Restaurant, and Zhou Yi noticed a pistol in the man’s pocket.
• Zhou Yi distracted the motorcyclist by pretending to apologize, then struck him down, secured the pistol, tied him up, and called 110.
• Jian Shuyue, Tian Tian, Bai Haoxuan, and Xu Heng questioned Zhou Yi about his actions, and he said both duty and the chance to advance had motivated him.

Zhou Yi captured Sun Zhe and was praised by senior provincial and municipal officials for his public service and earlier achievements. After the leaders met with him, Deputy Director He Bin took him away for a private meeting with Secretary Jian.

• Guo Yong arrived at the alley and thanked Zhou Yi for capturing Sun Zhe.
• Guo Yong learned Zhou Yi was a police officer and brought him to meet provincial and municipal leaders.
• Deputy Director Liu Ming recognized Zhou Yi as the officer who had captured a Class A fugitive and received a first-class merit award.
• The leaders asked Zhou Yi about his work and personal life, and he made a strong impression on them.
• He Bin summoned Zhou Yi, and Lin Hua and Ji Minsheng suspected Secretary Jian wanted to meet him alone.

Zhou Yi met Provincial Party Committee Secretary Jian Wanyan, who questioned him about his plans for an official career and was amused by his ambitious answer. Afterward, Guo Yong took Zhou out for pork knuckles and liquor, warmly offering to look after him whenever he visited the provincial capital.

• He Bin brought Zhou Yi to Jian Wanyan's office, where the secretary revealed he wanted to meet the young man close to his daughter, Jian Shuyue.
• Jian Wanyan asked Zhou Yi about his career plans, and Zhou said he hoped to advance through criminal investigation work.
• When Jian Wanyan teased him about aspiring to high office, Zhou answered, "Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born to their positions?" and made the secretary laugh.
• Secretary Liu escorted Zhou out of the Provincial Party Committee building, where Guo Yong intercepted him and took him to eat pork knuckles and drink liquor.
• Guo Yong warmly invited Zhou to call him whenever he came to the provincial capital.

Zhou Yi met Jian Shuyue’s friends at the Tai'an Grand Hotel and reflected on how events had changed since his rebirth. The next morning, he arrived at East Hill Villa for Jian Shuyue’s birthday party, unaware that the day would become unforgettable.

• Jian Shuyue introduced Zhou Yi to Huo Yunshen, Ren Han, Song Ting, and Luo Weiwei, while her friends discussed Zhou Yi’s chances with her.
• Jian Shuyue was called away during dinner, and she left with Tian Tian, Xu Heng, and Bai Haoxuan.
• Zhou Yi wondered whether his rebirth had changed events such as the Dongji market assault, the Lao San Department Store robbery, and Sun Zhe’s crime.
• Zhou Yi, Huo Yunshen, and the others traveled to East Hill Villa for Jian Shuyue’s birthday party, where Jian Shuyue had not yet appeared.

At Jian Shuyue’s birthday party, Zhou Yi bantered with Tian Tian and met her mother, Tian Ruping, and Shuyue’s mother, Mu Yalan. The arrival of newly promoted Mayor Shan Wenxu shifted everyone’s attention, leaving Zhou Yi and Shuyue’s other young suitors seemingly outclassed.

• Zhou Yi and Tian Tian traded teasing remarks about her dress while their friends watched.
• Mu Yalan and Tian Ruping came downstairs, and Tian Tian introduced Zhou Yi to her mother.
• Tian Ruping welcomed Zhou Yi warmly, while Mu Yalan kept him at a distance.
• Shan Wenxu arrived and greeted the two women, who welcomed him warmly; Tian Ruping called Tian Tian over to see him.
• Bai Haoxuan and Xu Heng were surprised by Shan Wenxu’s promotion, and Song Ting predicted that Shuyue and Zhou Yi had no chance against him.

At Jian Shuyue’s birthday party, Zhou Yi’s unexpected friendship with Xiao Han astonished the guests. Jian Shuyue came downstairs in a striking dress and asked Zhou Yi what he thought of it, leaving him under everyone’s gaze.

• Mu Yalan warmly welcomed Xiao Han, who arrived with his girlfriend, Ye Ziqing, and offered gifts for his family.
• Xiao Han surprised the guests by calling Zhou Yi his friend, then introduced Ye Ziqing and joked with Zhou Yi about their sparring matches.
• Xiao Han challenged Zhou Yi to spar again, but Zhou Yi declined because it was Jian Shuyue’s birthday.
• Jian Shuyue came downstairs in a purple dress, greeted the guests, and asked Zhou Yi whether it looked nice.

At Jian Shuyue’s birthday celebration, Zhou Yi’s closeness with her and Tian Tian irritated Su Shaokai and worried their families. When Xu Heng asked Zhou Yi to weigh in on Su Shaokai’s praise of Western freedom, Zhou Yi answered with a quip about America that left Su Shaokai speechless.

• Zhou Yi complimented Jian Shuyue, joked with Tian Tian, and drew Shan Wenxu’s notice while Su Shaokai grew hostile toward him.
• Jian Shuyue opened Zhou Yi’s Rogue Rabbit plush toy, and Tian Tian and Jian Shuyue teased him before sharing their cake with him.
• Zhou Yi sat beside Tian Tian and Xiao Han at dinner, where Mu Yalan and Tian Ruping watched his closeness with the young women with displeasure.
• After eating, Zhou Yi listened as Xu Heng and Su Shaokai argued about Western democracy and freedom.
• Xu Heng asked Zhou Yi for his opinion, and Zhou Yi joked that America was the land of the free, where gunfights were a daily spree, leaving Su Shaokai at a loss for words.

Zhou Yi joined a debate about freedom, criticism, and the country's progress, then calmly defeated the others' arguments. Mu Yalan acknowledged his talent but still felt he was not good enough for her daughter.

• Zhou Yi countered Su Shaokai's defense of foreign freedoms by pointing to gun violence and arguing that countries should be judged with equal standards.
• Huo Yunshen and Su Shaokai argued that criticism was necessary, while Zhou Yi distinguished good-faith criticism from biased accusations and challenged Huo Yunshen's assumptions.
• Fang Jinmei shifted the debate to economic and technological gaps, but Zhou Yi cited the country's growth and achievements, leaving her unable to respond.
• Shan Wenxu argued that the country still lagged behind Western nations, and Zhou Yi challenged comparisons that measured it against the entire world.
• Zhou Yi ended the debate by urging patience and time for the country to develop, leaving the living room silent.
• Mu Yalan recognized Zhou Yi's eloquence and command of the discussion but decided that his talent alone did not make him good enough for her daughter.

At Jian Shuyue’s birthday party, Zhou Yi won over the guests with his debate, while Su Shaokai’s attempt to impress Tian Tian fell flat. Zhou Yi then surprised everyone by playing piano and singing, just as Jian Wanyan and Xu Weiguang arrived and Secretary Jian caught him serenading his daughter.

• Tian Ruping reconsidered Zhou Yi and decided she might give him a chance to pursue Tian Tian if her daughter liked him.
• Xu Heng, Xiao Han, Ye Ziqing, and other guests praised Zhou Yi after his debate, while Su Shaokai left the table in frustration.
• Su Shaokai played piano and gazed at Tian Tian, but Tian Tian ignored him and started a birthday song game instead.
• Shan Wenxu and Tian Tian impressed the guests with their singing, and Zhou Yi took over the piano to perform “Homeland of the Moon.”
• Jian Wanyan and Xu Weiguang watched Zhou Yi play and sing as Secretary Jian suspected he was trying to charm his daughter.

After Zhou Yi and Jian Shuyue sang a romantic duet, Jian Wanyan summoned Zhou Yi upstairs. The provincial Party secretary asked whether Zhou Yi could replicate his anti-crime achievements if transferred elsewhere.

• Zhou Yi and Jian Shuyue sang a duet that captivated the guests and stirred Tian Tian’s curiosity about Zhou Yi.
• Jian Wanyan arrived and spoke with Shan Wenxu about his new appointment, expressing confidence in him.
• Jian Wanyan called Zhou Yi upstairs, leaving the other guests puzzled about his reason for doing so.
• Jian Wanyan asked Zhou Yi whether he could achieve results like those in Dongji if transferred to another city or county.

Jian Wanyan offered Zhou Yi a transfer to Yangcheng, and Zhou Yi decided to accept it, seeing both a chance to advance his career and an opportunity to confront the Xie family’s influence. The chapter ended with Zhou Yi appointed deputy director of the Dongji County Public Security Bureau, ahead of his move.

• Jian Wanyan offered to send Zhou Yi to Yangcheng and gave him a week to decide; Zhou Yi joked that he would be satisfied with the public security director’s post.
• Zhou Yi told Jian Shuyue that her father wanted to transfer him, then explained the offer to Zhou Yongxin and Guo Dongmei at home.
• Zhou Yi decided to accept the transfer because Dongji County’s crackdown had ended and Yangcheng was connected to Xie Bingkun and Kunning Industrial Group.
• Jian Shuyue told Jian Wanyan that Zhou Yi would follow his arrangements and wanted to bring two people with him; Jian Wanyan agreed.
• Jian Wanyan explained to Mu Yalan that he wanted to test Zhou Yi’s abilities in Yangcheng, where his success would shape Jian Wanyan’s future view of him.
• On October 11, the Dongji County People’s Government appointed Zhou Yi deputy director of the county Public Security Bureau and relieved him as head of the Public Security Management Brigade.

Zhou Yi was appointed Yangcheng City's new Public Security Director to lead a difficult crackdown on entrenched crime and corruption. Provincial Party Secretary Jian Wanyan trusted him with the authority to take on the challenge.

• Guo Dongmei's colleagues congratulated her on Zhou Yi's achievements, while Shen Mo enjoyed his improved standing at school and accepted Sun Jiarui's birthday invitation.
• Director Liao Chuangang praised Zhou Zhixin at the Archives Bureau and nominated him for an outstanding employee award because of his son's success.
• Yan Xiangyu learned that Zhou Yi was being transferred at the province's request and invited Zhou Yi and Liping to a farewell meal with Lei Ming.
• Provincial Party Secretary Jian Wanyan selected Zhou Yi to lead Yangcheng City's Public Security Bureau despite the city's entrenched criminal and political corruption.
• At the November 20 appointment meeting, Zhou Yi formally became Yangcheng's Public Security Director and pledged to improve the city's public security work.
• Jian Wanyan gave Deputy Secretary-General He Bin a signed document and hoped Zhou Yi would honor the trust placed in him.

Zhou Yi took up his post as director of the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau, where city leaders and bureau officials doubted his ability and competing ambitions simmered. After an uninformative meeting revealed how thoroughly the bureau concealed its problems, he chose three officials to accompany him on a walk.

• Qiu Ling welcomed Zhou Yi and urged him to fulfill his duties, while Shan Wenxu and Qiu Weiping regarded his appointment with hostility or resentment.
• Zhou Yi attended the appointment meeting, where officers whispered about his youth and Rao Yu privately concluded that the bureau was beyond hope.
• Zhou Yi met with the bureau's Party committee members and heard their misleadingly positive accounts of its condition.
• Zhou Yi ended the meeting by asking Fu Zhigang, Huang Jinping, and Li Guanghui to take a walk with him.

Zhou Yi toured the Yangcheng Public Security Bureau, where its leaders tried to assess and manipulate the new director while he kept his intentions hidden. After returning to his office, Zhou Yi continued inspecting the bureau and caught Sun Zhenxiang and other officers gambling during work.

• Qiu Weiping and Wang Guozhong agreed that they would resist Zhou Yi if he changed the bureau’s established practices.
• Zhou Yi toured several departments with Fu Zhigang, Huang Jinping, and Li Guanghun, and asked about the number of female officers.
• Fu Zhigang suggested lunch, and Zhou Yi ate in the public cafeteria before returning to his office.
• Zhou Yi reflected on the opportunity Jian Wanyan had given him, then went back out and encountered Rao Yu from the Political Work Office.
• Sun Zhenxiang froze while playing mahjong with Ma Yancai and two other deputy brigade commanders when Zhou Yi appeared at the doorway.

Zhou Yi confronted officers in the Public Security Management Brigade over drinking and gambling during work hours, then discovered brigade commander Cheng Shoukui had coerced a woman whose brother he had arrested. Zhou Yi subdued Cheng and documented the scene as he ordered an investigation, leaving the bureau leadership fearful of the consequences.

• Zhou Yi caught Ma Yancai, Sun Zhenxiang, and other officers drinking and gambling during work hours and asked about the penalties under the Five Prohibitions.
• Zhou Yi and the bureau leaders found Cheng Shoukui asleep in his office, and Cheng cursed at Zhou and tried to grab him.
• Zhou Yi evaded Cheng's grasp and threw him to the floor, then covered the handcuffed woman with his uniform jacket.
• The woman told Zhou Yi that Cheng had demanded sex in exchange for releasing her younger brother.
• Zhou Yi filmed and photographed the scene, ordered the Criminal Investigation Brigade to take statements, and left the bureau leaders apprehensive.