Recaps

Xun Yin and Pei Qingyu confronted Song Sheng at the reservoir, where she attacked them and tried to escape. Pei Qingyu caught her as she fell from the bridge, but the railing snapped and he fell as Xun Yin reached them.

• Xun Yin disarmed Song Sheng after she splashed sulfuric acid at him, but she seized Pei Qingyu and held him at the railing.
• Pei Qingyu named Song Sheng and told her that Song Xiao was in the hospital, then had Xun Yin call Song Ranran for information.
• Song Sheng tried to flee, but Pei Qingyu used a nerve hold to break free and caught her wrist as she fell over the railing.
• Pei Qingyu asked whether Song Sheng had killed Zhang Zhao, and Xun Yin reported that Song Xiao had confessed to the killing and said Song Sheng was innocent.
• Song Sheng broke down and shook the railing until it snapped, sending Pei Qingyu falling just as Xun Yin reached them.

Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin captured Song Sheng after Xun Yin caught Pei Qingyu as he fell from a bridge. Xun Yin carried the injured Pei Qingyu to the hospital, where Song Xiao remained silent about Zhang Zhao’s death as Song Ranran and Lin Shichu waited for the captain and the others.

• Xun Yin held Pei Qingyu over the reservoir after Pei Qingyu threw the unconscious Song Sheng to safety, despite Xun Yin’s injured, bleeding arm.
• When Song Sheng began to wake, Pei Qingyu told Xun Yin to let go, and Xun Yin threw him onto the concrete platform.
• Pei Qingyu subdued Song Sheng, and Xun Yin handcuffed her before carrying the injured Pei Qingyu toward the car.
• Xun Yin took Pei Qingyu to the hospital, where Song Ranran and Lin Shichu sat with Song Xiao, who refused to explain how she had killed Zhang Zhao.

Song Xiao’s sudden claim that she killed Zhang Zhao prompted further questioning, but a blood transfusion triggered a hemolytic reaction and interrupted the interview. Pei Qingyu suspected Song Xiao had lied and ordered Song Sheng taken to the station while he struggled with his own worsening condition.

• Song Ranran asked Song Xiao why she was certain she had killed Zhang Zhao, and Song Xiao said she would feel it if she had killed someone.
• Song Xiao claimed she remembered blood at Zhang Zhao’s scene but could not explain what happened to her parents.
• Pei Qingyu stopped Song Xiao’s blood transfusion when she showed signs of shock, and the doctor confirmed she was having a hemolytic reaction despite the matching blood types.
• Pei Qingyu concluded that Song Xiao must have lied and ordered Lin Shichu to take Song Sheng to the station for questioning.
• Pei Qingyu’s dizziness and ankle pain worsened, and Xun Yin took hold of his arm.

After Pei Qingyu collapsed from heart strain, Xun Yin took him to Song Xuanmo, who treated him and ran a requested test. Later, Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin confronted Song Xiao, who had taken her injured sister Song Sheng’s identity, and demanded the truth about Zhang Zhao’s murder.

• Pei Qingyu lost consciousness, and Xun Yin carried him to Song Xuanmo for treatment.
• Song Xuanmo treated Pei Qingyu and reassured Xun Yin that his condition was dangerous but not life-threatening.
• Xun Yin asked Song Xuanmo to verify Song Xiao’s identity and perform a test, and Song Xuanmo agreed.
• Pei Qingyu told the masked suspect that the woman in the hospital bed was the real Song Sheng and identified her as her younger sister, Song Xiao.
• Xun Yin presented test results that left Song Xiao shaken, and Pei Qingyu said Song Sheng had tried to take the blame because Song Xiao had killed someone.
• Song Xiao said Song Sheng was pregnant, and Xun Yin cited fingerprints from the scene and knife as Pei Qingyu urged her to tell the whole truth.

Song Xiao recounted how she killed Zhang Zhao and how Song Sheng planned to take the blame so her younger sister could escape. In the interrogation room, Song Xiao asked whether her sister would face consequences, leaving Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin to consider her plea.

• Song Xiao stabbed Zhang Zhao with a sedative and killed him while trying to stop his attack.
• Song Sheng told Song Xiao to flee and planned to stage the deaths as suicides caused by mercury poisoning, then take responsibility for Zhang Zhao's death.
• Song Sheng revealed that she was pregnant and asked Song Xiao to inject her with a painkiller.
• Song Xiao finished recounting the events to Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin, who asked where the syringes were.
• As Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin left the interrogation room, Song Xiao asked whether anything would happen to Song Sheng.

After leaving the police station, Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin teased each other, and Xun Yin carried his injured captain to the hospital. There, they confronted Song Sheng about the missing syringes, and Pei Qingyu appealed to her concern for her unborn child.

• Pei Qingyu leaned against Xun Yin and joked about hiring him as a human backrest after retirement.
• Xun Yin accidentally brushed Pei Qingyu's forehead with his lips, then grew flustered when Pei Qingyu teased him.
• When Pei Qingyu stumbled on his swollen ankle, Xun Yin caught him and carried him to the hospital.
• Xun Yin confronted Song Sheng about where she had hidden the two syringes and told her the police knew she had switched identities with Song Xiao.
• Song Sheng argued that the police lacked physical evidence against Song Xiao, but Pei Qingyu said they could pursue other charges and warned that Song Sheng's child might be sent to an orphanage.

Song Sheng revealed where she hid the needles, but someone had removed them before Wang Yu could find them, suggesting the investigation was being monitored. As Xun Yin and Pei Qingyu tried to assess the threat, Pei Qingyu suffered a severe heart attack and was rushed for medical care.

• Song Sheng admitted that she had hidden the detached needles in the sofa cushions, but Wang Yu found only needle holes and signs that someone had taken them.
• Pei Qingyu warned Wang Yu to leave and contact him from somewhere safe, and Wang Yu escaped through a window after spotting someone in the corridor.
• Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin checked Song Sheng's room for a bug and asked who had visited her, but they found no clear lead.
• Xun Yin told Pei Qingyu they could start by having Song Ranran check whether Song Xiao carried a bug, while Pei Qingyu struggled with worsening pain and nausea.
• Pei Qingyu collapsed with a severe heart attack, and Xun Yin gave him medicine and called for help as medical staff brought a stretcher.

After Pei Qingyu collapsed from a PTSD episode, Xun Yin confronted him for hiding his condition, but Pei Qingyu left the hospital room after receiving a call. The call revealed that Wang Yu had tracked the stolen syringes to a suspected drug den and possibly spotted Zhuo Wumian, while Xun Yin was left searching for Pei Qingyu.

• Pei Qingyu regained consciousness in the hospital, and Xun Yin confronted him for never revealing that he had PTSD.
• Pei Qingyu tried to follow Xun Yin out, but a call from Wang Yu interrupted him, and he left the room after answering it.
• Wang Yu told Pei Qingyu that he had tracked the stolen syringes to an alley lined with bars and suspected drug users.
• Wang Yu reported that the person carrying the syringes might have been Zhuo Wumian, and Pei Qingyu ordered him to withdraw and alert the narcotics unit discreetly.
• Xun Yin returned to find Pei Qingyu gone, then called Wang Yu, who was surprised to learn that Xun Yin was no longer with the captain.

Pei Qingyu infiltrated a hidden bar while Xun Yin followed him into the alley after learning he had gone there alone. Xun Yin found a secret underground hall where a game was about to begin, but Pei Qingyu’s whereabouts remained unknown.

• Xun Yin learned from Wang Yu that Pei Qingyu was alone and sent Wang Yu to wait with new headsets while Song Ranran investigated the location.
• Pei Qingyu entered the neon-lit alley, used Xun Yin’s coat as a disguise, and slipped away from the bar entrance to reach the location Wang Yu had identified.
• Xun Yin arrived to find the alley dark and deserted, then spotted a light and climbed onto a roof while instructing Wang Yu to summon the Narcotics Team leader discreetly.
• Xun Yin dropped into a hidden hall, where a bartender announced that the additional player had arrived and the game was about to begin.

Xun Yin and Pei Qingyu were trapped in a blood-based gambling game where players wagered for rewards or faced punishment. When the pointer paired them, Xun Yin asked to reclaim two syringes, while Pei Qingyu wagered for Xun Yin to leave unharmed.

• Xun Yin found Pei Qingyu seated among masked players and took the empty seat marked No. 9.
• The bartender explained the gambling rules, and Xun Yin watched players accept wagers, withdraw, and suffer the consequences.
• Xun Yin realized that withdrawing players had their blood drained, while accepted wagers took effect immediately.
• The pointer paired Pei Qingyu with Xun Yin, and Xun Yin stood to request the return of two syringes.
• Pei Qingyu rose and said he wanted Xun Yin to leave the place without a scratch.

Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin accepted the bartender’s demands and were forced into Russian roulette, but Xun Yin shot the bartender after realizing the gun was not loaded with real bullets. As the bar’s punishment mechanism attacked, Pei Qingyan and Song Ranran tried to reach the trapped team, while Xun Yin and Pei Qingyu hid and prepared to defend themselves.

• The bartender demanded that Pei Qingyu die, then made him and Xun Yin play Russian roulette after both accepted their demands.
• After five empty shots, Xun Yin seized the gun and shot the bartender, but Pei Qingyu warned that the bartender was probably still alive.
• When bullets struck where they were hiding, Xun Yin shielded Pei Qingyu as Pei Qingyu said the punishment mechanism had been triggered.
• Outside the bar, Song Ranran told Pei Qingyan that a signal jammer blocked contact, while Pei Qingyan found the collapsed wall sealing the alley entrance.
• Amid the bar’s chaos, Xun Yin gave Pei Qingyu a scalpel, and Pei Qingyu took it from his hand.

Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin realized the hall’s roulette game had begun and raced to reach the central bar before its gate closed. They made it inside together, with Pei Qingyu laughing at Xun Yin’s tackle as the game’s next stage approached.

• Pei Qingyu killed a gunman with his scalpel, and Xun Yin helped him take cover as more gunmen appeared.
• Pei Qingyu explained that the survivors were now the roulette ball and the central bar was the wheel, while Xun Yin reported losing contact with the outside.
• Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin decided to reach the bar before the hour’s bell, and Xun Yin covered Pei Qingyu as he ran between hiding places.
• With seconds left before the gate closed, Pei Qingyu caught Xun Yin’s thrown handgun and shot two gunmen, then Xun Yin leaped through the entrance with him.
• Pei Qingyu laughed and asked whether Xun Yin had trained to tackle people, and Xun Yin denied it while rubbing his back.

Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin learned that the roulette game hid an expanding field of lethal electricity, while Pei Qingyan learned of Pei Qingyu’s worsening condition and called for help. When Number 6 tried to shut Number 4 out of the bar, Pei Qingyu caught him and pulled him to safety as Xun Yin blocked Number 6.

• Number 6 explained the roulette rules, and Pei Qingyu spun the wheel, which selected Number 3.
• Pei Qingyan cleared the alley entrance, learned from Song Ranran that Pei Qingyu was in poor condition, and called Little Mo for help.
• Number 3 died after stepping into the electrified area, and Number 1 was shot after running out of time.
• Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin realized that the current was spreading through the sectors left by dead players.
• Number 4 retrieved a bullet, but Number 6 slammed the bar door shut as he returned.
• Pei Qingyu caught Number 4 and dragged him into the bar while Xun Yin stopped Number 6 from interfering.

Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin survived the Russian roulette round after No. 6 revealed that the bartender, Zhuo Wumian, controlled the safe zone. When the pointer landed on Pei Qingyu, he decided to follow the rules and enter the newly opened door.

• Pei Qingyu saved No. 4 from No. 6, but No. 4 betrayed him and knocked him unconscious before escaping over the bar.
• Xun Yin caught Pei Qingyu, kicked No. 6 away, and helped Pei Qingyu recover; No. 4 was then shot dead after No. 6 revealed the rule about killing the gun holder.
• No. 6 picked up a hidden handgun and admitted that only one person could survive, then explained that the bartender Zhuo Wumian controlled the roulette's safe zone.
• When the pointer landed on No. 6, he tried to shoot Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin, but Pei Qingyu pulled Xun Yin down and No. 6 was killed in the exchange.
• The pointer landed on Pei Qingyu, and he insisted on going through the opened door himself, telling Xun Yin that they had to follow Zhuo Wumian's rules for now.

Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin survived the deadly wheel game and confronted Zhuo Wumian over his promises. After secretly moving to the bar’s only window, they challenged Zhuo Wumian to settle the demands from both games together, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Pei Qingyu returned with the bullet, and Xun Yin loaded it into the gun after Pei Qingyu said his arm hurt.
• Pei Qingyu warned Xun Yin about an approaching gunman, and Xun Yin shot him before carrying Pei Qingyu to safety.
• Xun Yin spun the wheel, which landed on their shared space, and Pei Qingyu demanded that Zhuo Wumian honor his wager.
• Zhuo Wumian argued that they had broken the rules, then offered to honor the first wager if they fulfilled his demands.
• Pei Qingyu revealed that he and Xun Yin had moved a table to the only window and proposed settling both rounds’ demands together.

Pei Qingyu tried to help Xun Yin escape while hiding his worsening condition, but Zhuo Wumian revealed the sacrifice he had made to obtain the syringes. Xun Yin stayed with the unconscious Pei Qingyu as Zhuo Wumian challenged him to wager that he would love someone he could never have.

• Pei Qingyu noticed the surveillance camera moving and suspected Song Ranran had taken control of it, then returned to Xun Yin instead of stepping into the electric current.
• Pei Qingyu collapsed into Xun Yin's arms, told him about the syringes hidden in his pocket, and coughed up blood.
• Zhuo Wumian revealed that Pei Qingyu had given him his medicine in exchange for Xun Yin's survival, and Xun Yin asked to trade his own life for Pei Qingyu's.
• Zhuo Wumian offered Xun Yin a new wager: he could love Pei Qingyu but could never have him.
• Zhuo Wumian explained that Pei Qingyu had endured the electric current to retrieve both syringes, leaving his heart and body in dangerous condition.

Xun Yin rescued Pei Qingyu from the underground room after agreeing to Zhuo Wumian’s terms, then brought him to the medical team. As Pei Qingyu was taken for treatment, he insisted that Song Xuanmo accompany Pei Qingyan to investigate the dead at the scene.

• Xun Yin agreed to Zhuo Wumian’s terms and carried Pei Qingyu out through a hole blasted in the wall.
• Xun Yin brought Pei Qingyu to Pei Qingyan and the medical team, where Pei Qingyu clung to Xun Yin’s jacket and calmed when Xun Yin held his hand.
• Song Xuanmo warned that Pei Qingyu’s heart was at risk and that Xun Yin’s presence helped steady him.
• Pei Qingyan told Xun Yin to stay with Pei Qingyu while he investigated the underground bar and adjoining room.
• Pei Qingyu woke and asked Song Xuanmo to go with Pei Qingyan because there were dead people and no forensic doctor at the scene.
• Song Xuanmo agreed to accompany Pei Qingyan after Xun Yin said medical knowledge would help the investigation.

Pei Qingyan and Song Xuanmo uncovered a hidden chamber beneath the underground bar and found bodies, blood, and a clue labeled “The Innocent.” Meanwhile, Pei Qingyu suffered cardiac arrest in the ambulance, and the medical team began resuscitation.

• Pei Qingyan sent Xun Yin with Pei Qingyu in the ambulance, then took Song Xuanmo to investigate the underground bar.
• Pei Qingyan and Song Xuanmo found concealed seams in the floor, and Song Xuanmo discovered a booth button that opened the hidden chamber.
• Pei Qingyan and Song Xuanmo found two masked bodies marked with the numbers 6 and 4, along with blood from multiple people.
• Pei Qingyan found a slip of paper labeled “The Innocent” in the booth.
• Pei Qingyu lost consciousness in the ambulance, suffered cardiac arrest, and the elderly doctor began chest compressions while Xun Yin watched.

Xun Yin waited anxiously while Pei Qingyu underwent emergency surgery, and helped Song Ranran investigate the listening devices found on Song Sheng and Song Xiao. Pei Qingyu survived surgery, while Pei Qingyan revealed that the identity of one body found in the underground bar had been discovered because the man was famous.

• Doctors revived Pei Qingyu after his heart stopped and took him into surgery to repair his ruptured old injury.
• Song Ranran told Xun Yin that Song Sheng identified Zhuo Wumian as the person who gave her and Song Xiao listening devices.
• Xun Yin arranged for Wang Yu to deliver two syringes so Song Ranran could close the case, while the evidence involving Zhuo Wumian would be filed separately.
• Pei Qingyu came through surgery and was admitted to the ICU for overnight observation.
• Pei Qingyan told Xun Yin that the identity of one body recovered from the underground bar had been found, and Song Xuanmo explained that the man was famous.

Pei Qingyu woke in the hospital after the case, while Xun Yin kept his distance and Pei Qingyu considered leaving his home. The chapter ended with Pei Qingyu borrowing Song Xuanmo’s phone and being connected to his brother, Pei Qingyan.

• Pei Qingyu asked Xun Yin why he always brought him case reports in the hospital, and Xun Yin checked his pulse instead of returning the file.
• As Pei Qingyu drifted off, he asked Xun Yin not to be angry with him; Xun Yin quietly denied being angry after Pei Qingyu fell asleep.
• Xun Yin left to buy food, answered a call from Captain Yan, and hurried back to the hospital room.
• Song Xuanmo told Pei Qingyu that his heart was seriously damaged and that he might need oxygen at night.
• Pei Qingyu asked Song Xuanmo not to tell Xun Yin that he was considering leaving his place, then borrowed his phone and spoke with Pei Qingyan.

Pei Qingyu learned that he would be expected to return to work on the investigation into two wealthy men’s deaths soon after leaving the hospital, despite Song Xuanmo’s concern for his recovery. Days later, Zhou Fu’s godson Zhou Yang arrived at the Special Case Team and demanded that Captain Pei question him in his office.

• Pei Qingyan told Pei Qingyu that the Special Case Team had been ordered to investigate the deaths of Zhou Fu and Zhang Bu, and that Pei Qingyu would have to return after a few more days of rest.
• Song Xuanmo objected to Pei Qingyu returning to work so soon, but Pei Qingyan explained that the higher-ups had specifically insisted Pei Qingyu handle the case.
• Pei Qingyu reassured Song Xuanmo that he was fine and said he still had Xun Yin with him.
• At the police station, Song Ranran and Wang Yu reviewed the case files and discussed the wealth of the two deceased men.
• Zhou Yang arrived with his assistant Lele, insulted the Special Case Team, and demanded to be questioned in Pei Qingyu’s office.
• Lin Shichu refused to let Zhou Yang use Pei Qingyu’s office and explained that Pei Qingyu was recovering from an injury, but Zhou Yang insisted that Captain Pei come question him.

Zhou Yang insulted Pei Qingyu and accused him of fooling around with Xun Yin, prompting Xun Yin to defend his captain and arrest Zhou Yang. After Zhou Yang was escorted away, Xun Yin admitted he had learned the law by watching a video of Pei Qingyu reciting it, leaving Pei Qingyu puzzled about the recording.

• Pei Qingyu arrived at the Special Case Team and traded insults with Zhou Yang, who threw a cup at him and mocked his relationship with Xun Yin.
• Xun Yin gave Pei Qingyu his medicine, then subdued Zhou Yang and handcuffed him for defamation and assaulting a police officer.
• Xun Yin told Zhou Yang that even if he and Pei Qingyu were together, it was none of his business, and Lin Shichu escorted Zhou Yang to the meeting room.
• Xun Yin nervously asked Pei Qingyu whether he had embarrassed him, and Pei Qingyu teased him about memorizing the Criminal Law.
• Xun Yin said he had learned the law from a video of Pei Qingyu reciting it, leaving Pei Qingyu unable to remember the recording.

Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin joined Lin Shichu’s questioning of Zhou Yang about his adoptive father and Zhuo Wumian. Zhou Yang could not identify Zhuo Wumian, but said the man’s demeanor felt familiar.

• Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin entered the conference room, where Lin Shichu had removed Zhou Yang’s handcuffs.
• Pei Qingyu warned Zhou Yang that he questioned only serious criminals, so Zhou Yang agreed to answer Lin Shichu instead.
• Zhou Yang said he had last seen his adoptive father three days earlier to ask for an acting opportunity, but his father had refused and mentioned a major opportunity he was preparing for.
• Zhou Yang said he did not know Zhuo Wumian, then recognized something familiar about the man’s demeanor.
• Zhou Yang insisted that he recognized people by their demeanor and defended his ability to read others.

Zhou Yang identified someone resembling a person connected to his godfather’s death, but the photo Lele showed Pei Qingyu was of Zhu Qi, not the suspect. As Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin left, Zhou Yang offered Pei Qingyu an invitation to a banquet where Zhu Qi would be present.

• Song Ranran asked Pei Qingyu whether Zhou Yang’s claim about him was true, and Pei Qingyu admitted Zhou Yang held grudges.
• Zhou Yang said the person in Zhuo Wumian’s photo reminded him of someone he had seen at his godfather’s office and claimed Pei Qingyu knew that person.
• Pei Qingyu confirmed the person was the prime suspect in the godfather’s death and warned Zhou Yang not to seek revenge.
• Lele showed Pei Qingyu a photo of Zhu Qi, but Pei Qingyu said Zhou Yang had remembered the person wrong and asked Song Ranran to investigate Zhu Qi.
• After a banquet invitation appeared on Lele’s phone, Zhou Yang offered Pei Qingyu an invitation, saying Zhu Qi would attend and only Pei Qingyu could go.

Pei Qingyu reassured Xun Yin about his history with Zhou Yang, then the two prepared for an operation at a lavish banquet hosted by the Zhu family. The chapter left them checking their equipment as they took positions to investigate the deaths among the guests.

• Pei Qingyu told Xun Yin that Zhou Yang had bullied people at banquets when they were young and that meeting Xun Yin at the public security university had been his own choice.
• Song Ranran interrupted Pei Qingyu and Xun Yin in a compromising embrace, offered to distract Brother Lin, and asked Pei Qingyu to reimburse her broken computer.
• Pei Qingyu asked Xun Yin to buy formal clothes, but they borrowed a suit from Pei Qingyan instead because they still had case files to handle.
• Pei Qingyu adjusted Xun Yin's headset before the operation at the Zhu family's banquet celebrating Zhu Qi's company going public.
• Pei Qingyu arranged for Wang Yu and Song Ranran to support the operation remotely, with Wang Yu sniping from the top floor and Song Ranran handling backend operations.