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Hello?

Yu, when are you going to give me the money?

ANONYMOUS

If you don't give me the money before tomorrow morning,

-I'll... -Call the police.

Isn't that what you're going to do?

Damn it!

Go call the police then!

What's your problem? It's midnight.

Are you drunk or something?

Look what time it is.

Let me...

How much did you have to drink?

Do it then. Do it.

What a psycho.

Do it then.

Call the police.

Hey! Hello?

-Hello? -Hey.

-Time is up. -Wait a minute.

I'll get the money. I'll get it.

Hello? It's me!

I'm trying to get the money.

-I'll get the money. Really. -Where's the money?

Wait a minute.

I can get the money.

Please. I can get it.

-Wait, I... -Come on.

Please! Please, no! I...

I know a kid. He killed one of Mr. Huo's men.

It's true.

He'll give me the money.

-Who did he kill? -He killed a lot of people.

Hong-yun.

Blondie.

Bing.

He killed Bing too.

Okay.

Talk.

Nothing special.

What's the problem?

This is someone you've been hunting for seven years.

And you bring chocolate?

Get up.

Mr. Yan, there's something here.

Sodium cyanide.

What?

Keep this safe.

It's very toxic.

If it comes in contact with water,

everyone here will die.

Tell me.

Who do you want to take with you to hell using that?

It's an experimental product from my company.

I took it from our lab illegally.

The company will penalize me.

I don't think you understand.

I'll explain it to you.

It's midnight right now.

Why did you come to this factory that has nothing to do

with you?

Would you believe me if I tell you I was sleepwalking?

Fine.

I admit that I tried to commit theft.

Nothing was stolen,

so I'll be held in custody for 14 to 37 days.

Tell the truth. Mr. Yan, let's search his house.

If you have a warrant, I'll gladly cooperate.

Never mind.

If he's here now, his house won't have anything.

Right?

Since you're here,

let's talk.

Do I have a choice?

Yes. We can talk here or at the station.

We can talk here.

You won't have to do the paperwork.

And our talk won't be limited to 24 hours.

Just you and me?

Whatever.

Good work, guys.

-Go home and rest. -Mr. Yan.

I'll talk to him alone. You know me.

If I say I'm talking to you alone,

there won't be a camera or voice recorder.

I don't care.

You're the Snowman, right?

Talk to me.

No.

Liang.

Give me the chocolate.

I have hypoglycemia.

Thank you.

Liang.

You want my testimony.

But I'm sorry.

I can't tell you anything.

Wen. Why?

We know each other's situations.

If possible,

starting from now,

I won't say a word.

Ms. Lin, Wen is really tricky to deal with.

Even Liang is stumped this time.

Or he wouldn't come up with this idea.

Wen probably knows this was set up by Liang.

Why did he go then?

That's Wen's weakness.

Wen has been looking for the Snowman for seven years.

He wouldn't miss out on any lead.

So,

can Liang make Wen talk?

I don't think so.

Wen is different from other suspects.

He used to be a forensic doctor.

He knows the interrogation methods better than anyone.

You want him to talk?

It's going to be tough.

That depends on how good Liang is.

-Chatting? -Mr. Zhao.

-Mr. Zhao. -Mr. Zhao.

-Where's Liang? -Mr. Yan is...

-He's working on a case. -I see.

Good. I was worried he had given up.

I always scold him,

but we need him. When he comes back, tell him

that I called in more support for fingerprint collection.

Tell him to come to me if he needs anything else.

Mr. Zhao.

What is it?

-Mr. Zhao, I... -Yes?

What is it? You don't need to worry.

Just tell me.

You can call off the support.

What did you say?

Call it off? Why?

This was Liang's plan.

Mr. Zhao.

Liang tried to make it a big deal on purpose.

He wanted Wen to think that the police were stumped

and could only collect fingerprints.

And then?

Liang forged a suspect report

and showed it to Wen.

Wen thought it was the owner of the fingerprint.

In other words, it's the person who broke into his house back then.

If Wen shows up at the address on the fake report,

it can prove that Liang was right.

Did Wen show up?

-So is Liang with him right now? -Yes.

Yes?

I sent out 80% of the whole precinct

just to get one person.

Yes.

-Did you know about this? -Yes.

So did you all know about this?

We found out later on.

This is a very important moment between Liang and Wen.

When this is over, as the captain,

I will be penalized with everyone else. Penalized?

Tell this to that punk.

If he still can't catch him,

he's going to be in trouble.

Watch out, you guys.

He's a bad influence on you!

Hey, are you still up?

If you don't want to talk, let's eat first.

-You added too much water. -The soup is the best part.

There's a lot of nitrite in here.

-It's bad for your body. -How is your health?

You shut your mouth whenever we talk about you.

So hypothetically,

if you didn't get diagnosed four years ago,

would you still kill?

-There's no "hypothetically." -How about "what if"?

What if?

I don't know.

You don't know?

I said, I don't know.

Do you want to know

what my life was like before I was diagnosed?

I was all alone

in this city.

I kept searching

among all the people.

I kept searching.

It felt like

I would sometimes see a woman from behind

or hear a little girl's voice.

My heart would start racing.

But you'd find out it's not them.

During that period, I had no will to live.

Honestly,

after being diagnosed,

I'm much happier.

Yes.

Because you handed me the problem.

Is that so?

I'm sorry.

If you're really sorry,

confess your crimes.

I won't.

You've changed.

Yes, I have.

Fine.

If you don't talk, I will.

Do you know why I left?

You left because of me.

I left because of myself.

But of course, you played a part.

You may not know this,

but the only thing I want to do is become a police officer.

But thanks to you,

I couldn't be a police officer for eight years.

-Do you hate me? -Yes.

I despise you.

You don't know this,

but when it just happened,

I wanted to stop you on your way home from work.

But I didn't despise you anymore later on.

Why?

It's because of something you said one time.

Liang.

This is actually

quite a gruesome case.

An eight-month-old body

on the rooftop of an unfinished building.

I've cracked the case.

That fast?

Eight months ago, this woman came to the police

and said her husband was missing.

After inspecting the body, we found out it was her husband.

Cause of death was head injury.

Who's the killer? This woman.

Her drunk husband abused her. She had enough.

So she killed him.

How did she move the body?

The lock on the only door to the rooftop

had not been touched for over a year.

There weren't any fingerprints on it.

This electric drill.

The killer used this drill and took off the whole door.

After hiding the body,

the killer put it back again

without touching the lock.

Therefore, no prints.

We found the weapon in her house.

She already confessed.

This is the report.

Good work.

I knew you had it in you.

Well, please get this processed

and turn it in.

Is there something else?

No.

Wen.

Were you looking for me?

Yes.

I read your report.

Was there a problem?

No.

Just like you said, you had a witness, evidence and a testimony.

A perfect triangle.

She couldn't stand the domestic violence, so she killed her husband.

-Very simple. -Yes.

Liang.

Is that the truth?

What?

I'm asking you.

Is that the truth?

Wen, don't you trust me?

I trust the evidence.

What evidence?

This is the victim's body.

It was indeed severely decomposed when we discovered it.

But from the muscle fiber

and clothes,

the victim was at least 180cm tall.

He had to weigh at least 90kg.

So what?

The victim's wife

only weighs 45kg.

Can you get to the point?

You'd better be ready for it.

Do you know

how much

an athlete of the same weight can lift?

According to your report,

that night,

their son was at school, right?

How could a woman

with such a small frame,

carry her husband who is bigger than her, in just one night?

Reaching the rooftop of an unfinished building

that doesn't even have an elevator?

And you're saying

that she also took out

an entire metal door

and then put it back again.

How is that possible?

-Wen. -Let me finish.

I saw the first version of the report.

It said that during that night,

the high school kid

had to buy dinner for his sick mom,

so he skipped school.

That was an extremely important fact,

but it didn't show up in your report.

Wen.

Can I say something?

Go ahead.

The kid

accidentally killed that man. He's not a bad kid.

He does well at school.

He'll be sitting for the examination in a few months.

So his mom...

She took the blame.

Yes.

You pity the kid.

So you thought it was your responsibility to cover for him?

Yes.

I have hopes for his future.

I understand everything you said.

Even if you do,

you won't help me.

Right?

I must admit

that you're an amazing police officer.

Nevertheless,

I shouldn't have to tell you this.

We're police.

The only thing we must do

is find the truth.

Find the truth.

It's my job. I'm sorry, Liang.

We're police.

The only thing we must do

is find the truth.

Wen.

No matter how much I hated your stubbornness,

no matter how much I hated you,

I must admit that you were right.

This is what you taught me.

Did you think I'd forget it?

No.

I'm glad you remembered it.

Tell me the truth then.

No.

I understand

that you were frantic when your wife and child went missing.

The police couldn't help you then,

so you're forcing us to help you.

In some way,

it does make sense.

-I can understand. -You don't understand.

Yes.

I'll never experience how lonely you are.

You were wronged.

You are the victim.

But Wen,

you committed a crime.

Yes.

I did.

But where's the evidence?

A witness, evidence, or a testimony.

Just give me one and I'll go with you.

Wen, don't make me despise you.

You told me to find the truth.

I'm doing just that!

But you're not cooperating!

Liang.

If I give you the truth,

who will give me the truth?

What about my wife

and my daughter?

Where are they?

I killed those people

because they have something to do with the Snowman.

I still can't understand one thing.

What is it?

You didn't kill Blondie.

Yu and Hui-ru Zhu must have done it.

You cleaned up for them.

That's why you wrecked the crime scene.

I'm sorry.

I can't answer that either.

That's not my question.

My question is,

why did you help them?

Why did you help

that high school kid back then?

The way she cried was like my daughter.

What?

Liang.

This is meaningless.

How about we make a deal?

What kind of deal?

YU GUO

So?

Do you agree to the deal?

Let me explain it again.

If you find the Snowman for me

and have him tell me

where my wife and daughter are,

alive or not,

let me see them once.

Just once.

And I'll let you arrest me.

Or else,

you'll never find the evidence to catch me.

Wen.

Do you have any dignity left as a forensic doctor?

So what?

I haven't been one for years.

But I'll always be a husband and dad.

Of course,

in this situation,

I'm not really a husband and dad.

Nevertheless,

if I don't get an answer,

I'll never confess my crimes.

-What if I don't take the deal? -More people will die.

Before I die,

I'll make the case even bigger.

I'll make the police across the nation search the country.

Are you threatening me?

Yes.

So?

I told you my deal. I just need an answer.

If you give me the answer,

I'll tell you everything.

I'll tell you the motive,

testimony and weapon.

I'll give them all to you.

I just need an answer.

Think about it.

Liang.

I'm reluctant to say this, but I'm sorry.

Stop joking around with me.

Do I look like I'm joking? I'm not a killer.

Give me the answer and I'll give you everything.

I know

that I'm taking advantage of you.

But I have no choice.

Before I find the Snowman,

don't do anything rash.

Okay.

I promise you.

22 MISSED CALLS

Hui Jin asked Huo Ge for a loan of 500,000 yuan.

Well, look who decided to show up. Do you still work here?

No need to look for him.

Mr. Jin isn't here today.

-He is not coming? -No.

Are you sad about that?

Missed out on a chance to skip work.

How can Wen be sure

the person called the Snowman online is the person who broke into his house?

He said that person has a strange habit

of ripping off the filter every time he smokes.

That's it?

So later on,

whenever he killed someone, he would leave that clue.

So that the police would find the real Snowman for him.

NANGANG CASSEROLE RESTAURANT

Fu-lai.

What's wrong?

Hey, you're here.

Nothing is wrong.

I didn't open the restaurant today.

Why?

Ru.

Let's close down the restaurant, okay?

I thought about it all night.

We can't stay here anymore.

Let's go.

Where can we go?

Yes.

Where can we go?

Remember how I brought you out here?

We'll go back now.

I have a plan.

We'll put the place up for sale.

If it gets sold,

we'll take the money and go home.

We'll open a bigger restaurant. A hot pot restaurant.

Hot pots are the best, right?

We'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

We'll be fine.

-We have to. -It's fine.

It's fine.

We're fine.

We'll be fine.

HASONG POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION

Mr. Yan.

Is there anything you want to ask?

I'll ask you later.

Get some rest.

Are you hungry? We have instant noodles.

They have nitrite in them.

It's not healthy.

Just eat something and we'll talk.

So he didn't talk?

It's fine.

I sent someone to keep an eye on him.

We'll talk tomorrow.

Fine.

We'll talk tomorrow.

Hold on.

So,

-if I can't catch Wen... -Who knows?

Just go to bed.

I messed around with Mr. Zhao.

He'll never forgive me.

If he really gets into it, we can't do anything about it.

I was in it too.

We'll be penalized together.

Sorry, I dragged you into this.

What are you looking at?

You said sorry.

-I am sorry. -You never said that.

I'm sorry.

I can't catch him.

Go to sleep.

Hey.

What is it?

Nothing.

Good night.

-What do you want for dinner? -I don't know.

There's a new restaurant nearby.

-Hello? -Yu, where are you?

-I'm at the firm. What's up? -I need to tell you something.

Go ahead.

Can we meet up? I'll go to your firm.

No, don't come here.

Why?

Well, I'm kind of busy today.

I'll call you later. Wait for my call.

Hey, you're not leaving yet?

Let's leave together.

Who's leaving with you?

I'm having dinner with this girl.

-Hold on! Hai! -Don't forget to lock up!

Hai!

Hai?

What happened?

Did someone break in?

The pipe broke. It was like that when I got home.

How did that happen?

How is that possible? -How? -I don't know.

What do you know? Yu, tell me why?

Bad things have been happening in this house since you came.

Why?

I don't know.

Get up now.

Get up.

I'm going to sleep here tonight.

-What about me? -Do whatever you want.

I'm sorry, Hai.

Good job, Feng-tian!

I knew I could count on you!

Oh, yes, I forgot.

It's not enough.

Not enough? That's true.

I'll still need you in the future.

I'll give you more. I'm sorry.

Here.

Is that enough?

Not enough?

How much do you want?

I said half.

Half?

Look.

It's just a small book. How valuable can it be?

How much is half of the money?

-I've already given you... -I've looked through the whole book.

It's worth more than your life.

Think about it.

How much

is half your life worth?

Feng-tian, you have no right

to look through my book.

Look at me.

I'm staying in this dump. I only have half my life left.

And you want the other half?

Why? Is it because you hate me?

We had a deal.

Cut out the nonsense!

Take the money and leave!

CALLING WEN LOU

Hello?

Hello?

Wen? It's me.

What is it?

I need to see you.

It might be the last time I see you.

Please?