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Go back.

Ms. Lin.

-Ms. Lin. -Ms. Lin.

Ms. Lin.

Ms. Lin.

When was he found?

Two hours ago.

A driver passed by and called the police.

The murderer even took the time to build a snowman.

Cut the body loose first. Seal off the crime scene.

Ms. Lin.

Doesn't this look like...

Ms. Lin! Mr. Song!

"Come and catch me."

I...

-Mr. Zhao. -Mr. Zhao.

Is it him? Yes.

The Snowman is back again.

Regarding the background of this victim,

Ms. Lin, explain to everyone.

The victim,

Hong-yun Sun, is the third victim of this serial murder.

A 44-year-old ex-convict.

He was the owner of a container freight station.

His freight station is not far from the crime scene.

After analyzing the crime scene,

Hong-yun Sun probably left his freight station last night

around 10:30 p.m.

Then, he was ambushed by the murderer.

As we can see from the photos,

the cause of Hong-yun Sun's death is mechanical asphyxia.

The murder weapon is a jump rope.

We can tell from the ligature mark on his neck

that the murderer is left-handed.

Furthermore, we have lifted a fingerprint

from the handle of the jump rope.

It matches the one from two previous cases.

Any ideas?

Comparing with the previous two cases,

these victims have one thing in common.

All of them had criminal records.

It's possible that these murders were acts of vigilantism.

But the murderer's fingerprint is not listed in our police database.

I think we should look into Hong-yun Sun's personal relationships,

and rule out possible suspects. Let's see if we can make a breakthrough.

Seven.

Little chick.

Mrs. Li.

Let's call it a day.

What are you talking about? Hurry up and play.

Hua Li.

Is there any clue that you can give us

about the death of your husband, Hong-yun Sun?

None.

-Two dots. -Pong.

Did he run into any conflicts recently or did he have any enemies?

I don't know.

How would I know trivial matters about him?

-He should have died earlier. -Watch your attitude!

According to Hong-yun Sun's phone records,

he was going to meet

a woman named Hui-ru Zhu after he left this place yesterday.

Do you know what was his relationship with Hui-ru Zhu?

-Is your name Hui-ru Zhu? -Yes.

What is your relationship with Hong-yun Sun?

How long have you known him?

Four years. Four years?

You were a nurse in the district hospital four years ago.

He was a patient in our hospital at that time.

Did you know that he was married?

You asked him to meet you here last night. Is that correct?

-Yes. -Why did you want to see him?

-I wanted to talk to him. -About what?

Breaking up.

What's the reason for the breakup?

I wanted to end it with him a long time ago,

but he wouldn't agree.

Four years ago,

my brother had to undergo a big surgery. I needed a large sum of money.

He was the only one who would help me at that time.

But later, he didn't allow me to go out and work.

He wouldn't let me leave too.

He hit me every time I asked for a breakup.

I gathered all the things that he had given me last night.

I told myself that this was going to be our last negotiation.

I was going to break up with him no matter what.

I waited the entire night,

but you people showed up instead.

How could you prove that you were home last night?

He set up a surveillance camera over there.

He questioned me every time I went to meet my friends.

Who is this man?

My brother, Fu-lai Zhu.

I heard that he has a disability.

He was amputated.

You also have a pet?

-For only three days. -Why?

Hong-yun Sun didn't like animals. He kicked it to death.

-Where are the clients? -Over there.

Our director bought you coffee.

Thank you.

Hello, our director bought you coffee.

Mr. Shao, to whom should I give this cup of coffee?

Make a copy of these.

Okay.

Zhang, where's the document I asked for?

All right.

-Yu. -Yes.

I'm coming.

-Mr. Jin. -Mr. Jin.

Did you write this memo?

Yes, it's concerning a critical evidence.

I've been looking for a week...

I only asked you to write a memo.

Don't do anything unnecessary.

Get on the court if you're so good.

But the truth of this case...

The truth is bullshit.

We're here to win the case for our client.

The truth?

Are you a police officer or a judge?

The truth is none of your business.

-I... -What?

Mr. Jin, your client is here.

-Here. -Understood, Mr. Jin.

Are you an idiot? Are you?

Everything is arranged with that leader. We only need to go through the process.

Why are you looking for new evidence?

What if they really asked for an appeal?

Can you take the responsibility? Can you?

Mr. Shao, there's a client.

Okay.

You can go.

Well, I've understood the situation.

When your husband was alive,

-he wanted to give this lady... -Skank.

-The address doesn't matter. -Of course, it does.

Anyway, your husband spent a fortune on her

and you want the money back, right?

Yes.

Could you provide any evidence

to prove that your husband gave the money to her?

It could be the receipts, recordings or any person who was there to witness.

How ridiculous.

Listen.

Why would I need you if I had those proofs?

Here's the thing, ma'am.

According to our country's marriage law,

the shared property of a married couple is generally protected.

-But in the case of... -Speak human, speak human.

Simply speaking,

it's hard to win the case if you don't have evidence.

You should've just told me that you couldn't do it.

I didn't need to hear all that nonsense.

Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li, why are you here?

I came to ask for advice.

This boy said you couldn't handle it.

Yu, what did you say?

-Mr. Jin, she doesn't have... -Get lost!

Mrs. Li, this way.

Let's go inside and talk.

-Check, please. -In a moment.

Thank you. See you soon.

Miss.

Just leave it over there.

Fu-lai, clean the table.

Fu-lai!

Yes, I'm coming.

Hui-ru.

Is it still busy at the hospital lately?

I was just wondering. Our customers are increasing now.

Quit the job if it's too tiring.

Come back and help me out, all right?

I've already resigned.

What?

Really?

Hello? I am

Mr. Jin, an attorney from Jinhui Law Firm.

Hello.

Are you Hui-ru Zhu?

Yes, I am. How can I help you?

Yes.

Hong-yun Sun wrote a will through our law firm before he passed.

You're the assignee.

He left you an inheritance.

We need you to drop by for confirmation.

I'm sorry. I don't need the inheritance.

No.

We still need your signature even if you don't want it.

Distribution of inheritance is a serious matter.

I hope you can cooperate with us.

Okay? How about it?

I'll wait for you at my law firm at 8:30 a.m.

I'll be here until you show up, okay?

Hello?

Dear officers,

my man spent a lot of money on this little skank.

Could you get them back for me?

I'm sorry.

That's not within our line of duty.

I see.

So you're saying that you don't care?

We'll contact you again if anything comes up.

See you.

Ms. Lin, coffee.

Thank you.

You must eat something hot during this cold weather.

-Li, let's eat. -Have a seat.

Here. Hey.

Why is there Gacuha here?

-Ha what? -Right, Ms. Lin.

I forgot that you aren't from the northeast.

Gacuha is Manchurian.

It's the ankle bones of a pig, a cow or a sheep.

We used them as toys when we were young.

Where did these come from?

They were the snowman's eyes.

I thought they were odd,

so I went through the files of the previous three crimes.

I found out that they were used as eyes on every snowman.

All right. Let's talk about the case.

Right.

We checked all the surveillance videos near the crime scene. No leads.

Surveillance cameras nowadays only monitor the main roads.

The alleys are not within the range.

-Anything else? -Well.

We looked into Hong-yun Sun's social life.

-Right. -First of all.

He had a complicated one since he owned a freight station.

He had more than ten freight vehicles.

This guy owed that guy money, that guy owed another person money.

It's a chain of debt.

There's more. Hong-yun Sun was also involved in illegal businesses.

He offended a lot of people.

-Mr. Song. -Yes.

What about the crime scene?

Well.

The crime scene is even messier.

There are many things that do not make sense.

-What do you mean? -We still...

haven't figured out how he died.

What did you say?

Goodness. Let me show you.

For example,

this is the crime scene.

Lend me your chopsticks.

This is our victim.

He got off the car from here and entered the alley, right?

He walked up here to take a piss.

This spot.

Took a piss. Then,

the murderer strangled him

with a jump rope from behind.

From here,

he was dragged all the way to here.

Strangled to death.

The murderer dragged the victim from here to there at the crime scene.

The distance is about 20 meters.

There were only victim's footprints,

but not the murderer's.

The victim was dragged by the murderer

along 20 meters in the thick snow after he was killed.

There were only the victim's footprints in the end, but not the murderer's.

Is that what you said?

-Yes. -How's that possible?

So nothing makes sense.

Come on. Let's eat.

Don't let me ramble on. Come on. Eat first.

-Mr. Song. -Yes?

Think about it.

A snowman has no feet.

Cut the crap.

Don't talk nonsense.

-Mr. Zhao. -Mr. Zhao.

You're criminal investigators.

Right?

The crime scene may seem inconceivable,

but everything must be connected.

Why didn't we let the public know about this crime?

Rumors are exactly what we're trying to avoid.

Understood.

Keep following the trail on Hong-yun Sun.

Investigate his social life thoroughly. Make it quick, okay?

-Yes. -All right.

Do you have any leads yet?

This is indeed an odd case.

Take this as an example, okay?

I haven't seen these for years.

And as for the crime scenes,

there were cigarettes at every crime scene.

It's been three years and I haven't got a clue.

-Mr. Zhao. -Yes.

Give me more time.

I will definitely find the answers.

I don't doubt your ability at all,

but I still want to assign you an assistant.

Who?

Pair sevens.

Pass.

-Pair circles. -No.

Why play pairs?

I'm not stupid.

Pass.

Hello?

Liang Yan.

What is it again?

How are things at home?

It's none of your business.

How are my flowers?

Dead.

Goldfish?

It died a long time ago.

Anything else?

No.

Come back quickly if so, okay?

Let's get the process done.

I hate indecisive people.

And you...

Why are you staring at me?

You did hit him.

Apologize to him.

I'm sorry.

I was impulsive.

I'll pay for your loss.

Do you accept his apology?

What do you want then?

Let me crack his head as well.

Then, we're even. Nonsense!

This is the police station.

I don't know what to do then.

Think on your own.

Put away the cigarette. Do it.

Smoking is not allowed in the police station.

Here's the fine.

I'm craving for a smoke today. I'll pay for the entire night.

What's with the hustle-bustle at the door?

Celebrating the Lunar New Year?

What's going on?

They were both drinking in a bar.

This kid got drunk, peed on his shoes and also hit him.

Hit him?

-Compensate him. -He wouldn't agree.

He insisted to crack his head too.

Look, they're all his people out there.

What should we do?

What should we do?

Satisfied?

Well?

Mr. Yan...

How should I write this report?

You're the King of Hell?

No, I mean, Mr. Yan.

You know me?

Everybody knows you.

Wipe the floor with it!

Do you feel better now?

Mr. Yan, it was only a small conflict.

It's all cool now, okay?

-It's all cool? -Yes, it's all cool.

Are you sure?

Yes.

All right.

-Make peace with him. -Sure.

Hey, buddy.

We're cool now.

Yes?

As long as you two are cool.

I'll see you two out.

What kind of era are you living in?

Why are you wearing gold chains and a mink coat?

They should be on the list of cultural heritage articles. -It's not like that. -Change your outfit, okay?

Okay.

Damn, you made quite a scene there.

-Right? -No, not at all.

What are you all looking at? Get lost.

You don't want to leave?

Here, come in and take a urine test.

Get lost now.

You've done nothing good.

It was only a trivial matter, right? Don't do this again.

If word got out,

people would say that you were bullying a kid.

-Am I right? -Yes.

Yes, Mr. Yan.

Now that we've known each other, let's exchange business cards.

That's right.

Of course.

This is my business card.

Mr. Yan, I'll be at your service.

Just give me a call, all right?

I'll be leaving, Mr. Yan.

Come here.

Are you all right?

Keep this in mind, okay?

Don't mess around with these gangsters.

Glad I happened to be on duty today, or else you wouldn't be able to leave.

Do you hear me?

Drop the act.

What did you say?

Drop the act! You're not my dad!

I couldn't care less about you!

Your mom

will come pick you up in a few days.

You'd better behave these few days.

Do you hear me?

Go home now.

Don't wander around the streets.

You still have school tomorrow.

I'll teach you a lesson if you skip school again.

Hey.

Liang Yan.

Come here.

Hey! Liang Yan!

How have you been these past two years?

I'm all right.

How's work?

Are you used to it?

It's all right. Hey.

I heard that you're filing for divorce again.

Come on, you're not young anymore.

Can't you just find someone reliable?

I'm a problematic person, all right?

Hey.

I have a murder case right now.

Come and join us.

No.

-Are you not coming? -I'm just a small fry.

I shouldn't meddle in criminal investigators' affairs.

Are you holding grudges against me?

Old man.

Mr. Zhao.

I only have love for you, no hate.

All right?

I must get back to work, okay?

Hey!

Stop right there!

I'll let you return to the team if you solve the case.

Ms. Lin, we have the results from the forensics team.

The most ordinary A4 paper.

The most ordinary printer.

This printer has over a million units sold.

It's impossible to track down.

We looked into the murder weapon too.

This jump rope was used in professional training.

It ceased production five years ago.

You can't possibly find this on the market in recent years.

That's fine.

It seems like the Snowman took several years

to plan these serial murders.

Any progress on the footprints at the crime scene?

No.

Hey.

-Mr. Zhao. -Mr. Zhao. I've brought you an external support.

Liang Yan.

Mr. Zhao, the condition is much better now compared to our days.

Come and meet everyone, come.

Hello, everyone.

Liang Yan.

-Cheng-cheng. -Hello.

-Mr. Song. -Nice to meet you.

Ms. Lin, right?

Hello. Nice to meet you.

-Right. -Hey.

-Li. -Liang Yan.

Li.

The Snowman murder case.

Is there anything you don't understand?

Tell me about it. Come on.

Sit. Don't be shy.

The reason Mr. Zhao invited me here is to help you solve problems.

Go on.

Hey.

-This is the situation. -Ms. Lin.

Our crime scene investigation shows...

Take a seat.

He's all yours.

Can I refuse?

Don't be fooled by his appearance.

He's actually quite competent, or else I wouldn't ask him to come.

Hey.

Lower your voice if you want to criticize someone.

Please continue.

In my opinion,

you will crack this case if you two work together.

What else can I do?

I can only follow orders.

Let's not just stay here and talk.

Let's go.

Let's take a look at the crime scene.

Ms. Lin.

What's with this bumpkin?

I heard he used to be in the criminal investigation division

as Mr. Zhao's disciple.

-That guy? -I've heard of him.

His nickname is the King of Hell.

But this guy is quite a troublemaker.

Both the police and the mob on his turf

fear him.

I didn't know he was Mr. Zhao's disciple.

Hey.

Why is this guy still a district officer if he's really that competent?

Hey.

What's your name? Come.

You, come here.

-Me? -Go on.

You, you're Li, right?

Stand over here

and face the snowman, okay?

-Okay. -Observe it carefully.

What should I observe?

Just look.

See if you can find something.

-Hey! -Don't move!

Protect the crime scene!

What are you doing, Liang Yan?

Look at the footprints.

Just like Hong-yun Sun.

The murderer and I both made a sudden attack.

Look at the footprints on both sides.

Are they the same?

There are no signs of struggling over the trail here,

but look at the prints on this side.

The secret of the footprints has been revealed.

That night,

Hong-yun Sun did get off the car to take a piss on the side of the road.

The murderer did indeed ambush him here.

But unlike what you speculated,

the murderer didn't strangle him with the rope right away.

He took control of him first.

Then, he put on the victim's shoes and dragged him to where the snowman is.

At the same time, he forged the victim's struggling footprints.

The real murder spot

is actually next to the snowman.

It wasn't the murderer's footprints

that disappeared in the snow.

It was the victim's footprints instead.

Ms. Lin, what do you think?

Doesn't this explanation make sense?

I have a question.

You said that the murderer had already taken control

of the victim before he died.

That came from your imagination.

It has been 36 hours since the time of death.

The autopsy report should be ready.

Was I talking nonsense?

Just make a call and ask.

Hello, Ms. Lin.

I was just about to call you.

I have the autopsy report.

We've just found

an electric mark at the back of the victim's neck.

We missed it previously

because it was in the same spot as the livor mortis.

This is the newest lead.

What did he say? All right.

We've solved the easiest problem.

The rest are the difficult ones, right?

Let's wrap it up earlier.

The weather is too cold.

No...

Hey, Ms. Lin.

Make sure you take pictures of the crime scene.

Don't miss any details, no matter how small.

By the way,

that snowman can be moved to the yard of our station.

-What? -What? What did you say?

Don't you understand?

Move it.

Don't you get it?

How do you do so?

Ask your leader, okay?

She certainly knows how.

This is the one that I want.

-Don't make me a new one. -But...

Hey!

Ms. Lin, this...

Move it. Listen to him.

YANG'S BARBECUE RESTAURANT

Look.

Who is it?

The mistress of Mrs. Li's husband.

Mr. Jin tricked her into coming in.

Mrs. Li wants to sue her.

Can we win this case?

There's no need to take this to court.

There are many ways to solve a problem.

If everyone's a blockhead like you, we won't get anything done.

Go on. What are you waiting for?

Okay.

This is the money he gave me over the years.

I'm returning it now.

That's all you've got?

It includes my brother's operation fee

and the living expenses that he gave me.

I remember that he bought you a restaurant.

It's a small casserole restaurant.

He bought it with 200,000 yuan four years ago.

The money is included in there.

Don't try to fool me!

I know that you hate me.

I hate myself too.

I didn't have a choice in the past.

I owe you this.

Cut it out!

Cut the crap! What are you talking about?

Mrs. Li.

Calm down.

It's not worth getting upset over a mistress. Calm down.

What are you looking at?

Well, Ms. Zhu.

Thank you for being so cooperative.

But my client's demand is very specific.

She hopes

that you can return all properties her deceased husband gave you.

Of course, this includes the casserole restaurant you've mentioned.

But I've already included the cost for the restaurant in there.

The value was valid four years ago.

You know that over the past four years,

that area has become a commercial district.

The value of real estate does not remain stagnant.

Furthermore,

what my client wants isn't the money.

She wants the restaurant itself.

My brother and I make a living off the casserole restaurant.

We can't give it to you.

How about this?

Name me a price.

Sure.

Five million. What did you say?

It's either five million,

or give me the restaurant and get lost.

I understand now.

This was your plan from the start.

The restaurant is under my brother's name now.

If you continue to be unreasonable,

-I'll see you in court. -Hold on.

Ms. Zhu, do you have to bring matters to a deadlock?

You're not giving me a way out. What can I do?

You should know

that litigation is not the only way to solve a problem.

That's right.

Isn't your brother handicapped?

What do you mean?

Don't forget to tell him

to watch his back when he goes out.

If you dare touch my brother, I won't let you off easily.

Come on! Let's go!

All right.

Come on, brothers!

Hey, who's this?

This was the girl Mrs. Li mentioned.

-She's the one? -Yes!

-Get out! -You! Get out of the car!

-Get out of the car! -Get out of the car! You!

-Get out! -Come on!

-Get out of the car! -Do you hear us? Get out!

-Get out! -Hey!

It's useless to honk.

-Are you trying to hit us? -You know what? Let's tear down the car!

-Tear it down! -Hey!

Flip it over!

All right.

Stop it!

-Who are you? -I'm her lawyer.

I've recorded everything you've done.

-No. -My client can press charges anytime.

So what if you're a lawyer?

Who cares if you're a lawyer?

-Hey! -Do you want to get sued?

Stop it!

Have you thought things through?

Kid.

You've got guts.

Just wait and see.

Let's go!

Do you remember me?

We're graduating soon.

What is your plan?

I want to leave this place and go to Hasong.

A small town like this

doesn't suit you.

You can do it.

You have good grades.

You can definitely leave this place.

What's wrong? Let's go there together.

Let's go to Hasong together.

I know you don't want to stay here too.

Let's get into the same university.

I can help you with your homework.

I...

Will I be able to leave this place too?

Of course, with my help.

Would you like some sugar?

Thank you.

I recognized you the minute you removed your sunglasses.

It's been ten years since we last saw each other.

You're so impressive.

You're really a lawyer now.

I'm only an intern. I'm preparing for the bar examination.

What about you?

I'm sorry. It's all right.

I look down on myself too.

Don't say that.

I know that you did it for your brother.

When your brother got into the accident,

I couldn't reach you.

I was quite worried.

At least, you and your brother are doing all right now.

That's all that matters.

Life is like this sometimes.

It doesn't give you a choice.

Don't blame yourself.

I'm sorry. Don't cry.

You haven't changed at all.

You still like to apologize.

Actually,

I really appreciate what you did today.

I really didn't know what to do

when they blocked my car.

Let's talk about the case.

I'm quite familiar with your case.

From the legal perspective,

there's no way they can win by taking it to court.

They can only get the 200,000 yuan from four years ago at most.

-But they... -That's right.

That Mr. Jin

is our director.

He wants to earn Mrs. Li's money. He won't let this go easily.

And Mrs. Li is a tough one.

But it's all right.

This saying always resonates with me.

"Don't cause trouble,

but don't be afraid of it if you're in one."

I can find someone to help you

if they're really going to play dirty.

Yu.

You don't have to get yourself involved.

But I'll definitely help you.

After all, we're old friends.

I'm going to go in there. Wait for me here.

-Whose is this? -Mine.

I'm going over there.

-Hey, sir. -Yes.

Can you call Blondie over for me?

I need to talk to him.

-Okay. -Thank you.

Did you want to speak to me?

Yes.

I'd like you to settle a matter for me.

Do we even know each other?

We've met before.

At the law firm.

-Our director and Mr. Zhang are good... -I see.

You're that...

You're that gofer, aren't you?

Yes.

-Blondie, here's the thing. -What?

Mrs. Li had a partner called Hong-yun Sun

-who died two days ago, and... -Cut the crap. I know that.

Just cut to the chase.

Mrs. Li is furious with my client.

She's now asking for five million

and is threatening to hurt her family.

I was hoping that you could help us out.

What's your name?

Yu Guo.

Yu Guo, is that right?

All right.

Let me teach you something today.

Don't just randomly get friendly with people next time.

I don't even know you.

Blondie, hold on.

Blondie.

Blondie, could you please help me?

Yu, is this the beautiful girl you mentioned who needs help?

Don't worry.

I will help you out.

This is the situation.

Mrs. Li is being unreasonable.

-So Blondie... -I understand.

It's not a big deal.

I can settle this matter right away.

Thank you, Blondie.

But Blondie...

How about this?

Come on, I said I've got it.

Stop nagging!

You know what?

Get out for now.

-I'll discuss with this beauty alone. -No.

She's my client.

I have to...

Fine. Go ahead.

Tell me.

I will hear you out.

It's all right. I'll talk to him.

-Be careful. -Okay.

Tell me.

How much do you want?

I don't have a lot of money.

But I'm willing to pay if you can help me keep my restaurant.

Miss, don't talk about money with me.

It's too tacky.

It's a trivial matter. I can get it settled in a minute.

Come on. Let's have a drink first.

Miss, I've been in the business for years.

I didn't give a damn about Hong-yun Sun and Mrs. Li is a nobody to me.

Cheers.

That's right.

What do you mean?

Dong lives with you.

It's to cover the living expenses.

I don't need it, okay?

Hurry up and pick up your son, so we can be done with each other.

I can't do that now.

He is your son, not mine.

All right?

Listen, I'm really busy now.

It's none of my business if he gets into trouble.

We used to be married. Can't you just help me out?

When is my mom coming to pick me up?

Soon.

Don't move.

Where are you going?

Go home and sleep.

You can sleep on the sofa.

I want to go home.

Go home?

Who knows where you will be if I let you out?

From now on, you'll be wherever I am.

You can either finish the food, or go to sleep.

You eat instant noodles every day.

Drink this.

So slow.

Why does it take them so long to dig a snowman out?

Go up!

Slow down!

Okay! Stop!

All right! Move the car!

This way! Drive this way!

This way!

Mr. Liu, there's no need to rush.

Ms. Lin.

What exactly does that Yan guy want? What was he thinking?

Moving the snowman to the station?

How did he come up with this idea?

Let's move it.

Perhaps Liang

could really catch the Snowman.

Yes, he sure did

with the help of a forklift.