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EPISODE 5

I'll remove your brother's leg

if you don't give me Blondie's thing today.

Please don't, sir.

What is it that you're looking for? Just tell me.

Remove his leg.

No, sir! Hear me out!

Look! I've called the police.

Let's go.

NANGANG CASSEROLE RESTAURANT

-Mr. Zhang. -What?

Why are we leaving?

She's not the one.

Who is it then?

Are you a fool?

No, I'm not.

Let me ask you.

Who would she be scared of if she was the person?

The police.

Why did she call 911 then?

I see.

No wonder you're the boss here.

Use your brain when you take action in the future.

Use your brains, everyone.

Mr. Blondie...

This is the first time I've heard someone calling him mister.

Tell me. What about Blondie?

Did you see that guy just now?

The one in the down jacket?

-Yes, that's right. -Yes, I saw him.

Find out who he is. Hurry up. -Go, quickly. -All right.

Hey, move it! Mr. Zhang, what do we do then?

Just follow me.

What a bunch of fools.

They ran away when I told them I called the police.

Are they also suspecting you?

Bing Zhang's men said they were looking for Blondie's thing.

I have no idea what it is.

I owe you.

I owe you.

I owe you.

I owe you.

Hey, lend me your face wash.

What?

What are you doing?

I'm reading a novel.

What novel is it?

Where is it?

Mr. Shao, here you go. I'll lend you the novel when I'm done.

Kid, you've picked up some bad habits.

Fine, I'll have a talk with you after shower.

-Hui-ru. -Yes?

Come over here.

Fu-lai, why did you drink so much?

I'm fine.

Hui-ru.

I want to ask you something.

Can you tell me the truth?

Just one question.

Go ahead.

It is about

what those men said today.

Did it have anything to do with you?

No.

I knew it.

I knew that it had nothing to do with my sister.

Fu-lai, stop drinking.

Leave me alone. I'll go to bed after I've finished this bottle.

You should go home now.

It's really late. Go home now.

Go home.

I'm all right. Just one last drink. Go home.

Listen to me. Go home.

-Don't drink too much. -All right.

Be careful on the road.

Be careful on the road.

What do you need?

Can I come in?

Are you taking medications?

You can't mix alcohol with medications. It can be harmful.

How can I help you?

The police came again

and they tried to get a lead from me and Yu.

They asked so many questions.

I'm worried

and I feel lost.

I don't know what to do.

Tell me about it.

INVESTIGATION BOARD

I still can't find the connection between the three of them.

I believe you've got it wrong.

You're suspecting Wen

simply because you two happen to be old acquaintances.

You were only looking for a medical examiner's opinion.

"Happen to be"?

The time when Wen was diagnosed with uremia

also happens to match the time of serial murders.

The bruises on each body indicate that the murderer is a lefty.

Wen's right hand is powerless.

Is this also a coincidence?

There's more.

The expression Yu and Hui-ru had when they saw his picture.

Can you still call it a coincidence?

Even if the three of them did it,

what's their motive and where's the evidence?

We have nothing.

Their expression is all we've got.

Can we stop pulling all-nighters?

The bags under my eyes are so big that they're going to cover my cheeks.

Hold on.

Why do I feel that you're just making a wild guess?

Don't put it that way.

This is called the substitution method.

When I can't find a suspect in a case

by using normal means,

I will use the substitution method.

Assume that he's the murderer,

substitute him into the case

and try to prove every single detail.

When everything is established,

the case is closed.

Your substitution method is even worse than wild guesses.

This is a presumption of guilt.

I'm just presuming that a guilty person is guilty.

What's wrong with that?

I'm not as superficial as you. Are you sure you can convince the law?

I'll see you tomorrow. Hey.

-What is it? -Do me a favor.

I want to investigate Wen.

It's already late.

You have so many people working for you.

Make them work overtime.

Hey, can't you be honest with yourself?

You're obviously suspecting him as well.

You must trust your instinct.

They said

that Yu and I have been ruled out as possible suspects

because they found a fingerprint.

That fingerprint

also appeared in the crime scenes of many other murder cases.

The police also told us

that they've already found the serial killer.

They even showed me his photo.

Wen.

I really don't know who to trust now.

You...

Are you that killer?

Wen?

Wen.

Wake up.

Wen?

Wen, wake up.

Wen, don't scare me!

COME AND CATCH ME

-Happy birthday to you -Happy birthday to you

-Happy birthday to you -Happy birthday to you

-Happy birthday to you -Happy birthday to you

-Happy birthday to... -Happy birthday to...

You're awake.

Do you know that you almost died?

I know.

I know it's your life and I'm in no position to say anything.

But you should think about your family.

Do you know how hard your daughter cried?

All right. Get some rest.

By the way, the police asked about you yesterday.

Thank you.

Wen.

Wen, are you okay? Get your hands off me.

Open the door!

Open the door! Is anyone in there?

-Who are you looking for? -Hey!

-Just stand there! -What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Yu, is that right?

Mr. Zhang.

Take a seat.

Mr. Zhang, what are you guys doing?

Yu.

I'm a straightforward man.

You should be straightforward too.

I...

We know each other after all.

Help me out.

What do you mean?

How about this?

Let me refresh your memory.

Did Mr. Blondie tell you about that matter?

Tell me.

You said "that matter."

What is it about?

Mr. Zhang.

You're not thinking that I have something to do with Blondie's death, are you?

It depends on how well you explain yourself.

I...

Yes, I...

I did ask Blondie to help my friend out.

Hui-ru?

Yes.

He didn't help her.

He tried to take advantage of her instead.

I went there in time and took her away.

Later, I heard that he died.

-That's all? -Yes, sir.

Shuai.

I'm here, Mr. Zhang.

Help him refresh his memory.

Roger that.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

You need to manage your people better.

What's wrong with my people?

Where's Mr. Song and Li?

I haven't been able to find them since last night.

They didn't pick up their phones too.

Were you trying to go over my head and make them go to Suihe

to investigate Wen?

Relax.

They're on their way back.

So,

you believe me.

Shouldn't you thank me?

Why should I thank you?

You're the boss.

This is what you're supposed to do.

Come here and take a look at this.

Choose one between these two.

How pathetic you are.

It's the last mine.

-Pick one out of the two. -I won't do it.

I wouldn't blame you if I lost.

The left one.

Then, I will choose the right one.

Too bad.

Do you know why I like to play minesweeper?

This game is just like cracking a case.

The culprits have hidden the mines

for the police to find out.

In the beginning, you can only follow the clues

and take it step by step,

but when you get to the end,

there's only one mine left.

You have to pick one out of the two. What can you do?

You can only make a wild guess.

-You made the wrong guess. -Just start over again.

As long as we make one correct guess, -we win the game. -Excuse me, sir.

Our time and energy are limited. You know that, right?

And that's exactly why.

You have to trust me then.

Let's work together.

When brothers come together, there's nothing they can't achieve.

I'm not your brother.

-Mr. Zhang. -Yes?

We've searched the entire place.

We didn't find it.

I don't think he took it.

Give me the thing

and I won't make you pay for Blondie's death.

Mr. Zhang.

I...

I have nothing to do with Blondie.

You bastard!

Mr. Zhang!

What are you doing?

You don't want to kill him.

Mr. Zhang!

He will die, Mr. Zhang!

I'm not done

with you yet.

Let's go.

Eight wan.

East wind.

Nine wan.

Mrs. Li.

Just cut to the chase. Can't you see that I'm busy?

Seven tiao.

Three tiao.

Pong.

Little chick.

Let's talk in private.

Then, you'll have to wait.

Whose turn is it?

Pong, pong, pong, I got it.

Two circles.

It's about that case.

Three tiao.

What is it?

We can't pull back from Hui-ru's case.

Didn't you send someone to watch them?

Don't stop,

or else all our efforts will be in vain.

That restaurant is valuable. Don't you want it?

-I don't want it anymore. -Pardon me?

I'm telling you.

There's something going on with that skank.

That girl?

What's wrong with her?

Do you know why I pulled my people out?

Listen.

Bing Zhang came talk to me.

Bing Zhang?

What did he need from you?

He had a lackey

who died at the hands of her.

There's also Hong-yun.

I still don't know how he died.

Let me tell you the truth.

I don't care about that money.

I'm not afraid of her either.

I just don't want to cause myself trouble. Do you understand me?

But we've made a deal.

You simply want a share of that money.

I urgently need money right now indeed.

I see.

Are you in debt?

Mrs. Li.

Why don't you help me?

Do you need a loan?

How much do you need?

I need 500,000 yuan.

How are you going to repay me?

With our relationship.

I can repay you in any way.

In any way, my ass.

Get lost!

Watch where you're going, dumbass!

GUANGLONG LOGISTICS

Who are you?

Don't you know who I am?

How would I know?

I will tell you who I am then.

Mr. Zhang is my elder brother.

I'm his right-hand man.

-Hey, I'm working on it. -Hold on.

You have to call me sir.

Sir, I'm working on it.

Don't worry.

Take your time. Don't worry about it.

Take your time.

Right-hand.

-Sir? -That's better.

Even if you follow me around, I still have no money for you.

Give me a couple more days.

Don't worry.

I can wait with you.

Don't worry.

Come on. Let's go.

It'd be nice to get some rest at your place.

Let's go.

Move it.

Mr. Yan.

-Mr. Yan. -You're back.

-Thank you for your hard work. -Mr. Yan.

What have you discovered?

Everything is in here.

His work record as a medical examiner.

His awards and certificates

as well as some files from the local police station.

There are so many files.

When Mr. Song is in charge, he wouldn't miss any details.

Those are not important.

The important part is here.

When Wen quit his job, he filed a police report.

Here's the report.

Did he?

See?

We've just eliminated a mine.

Wen, please get some rest.

Don't leave yet.

I have some questions for you. You found out who I am.

You knew.

Why did you save me?

Well, you saved me.

The staff at the hospital called you my daughter.

Why did you say that?

I didn't want to raise suspicion. I just made it up.

I'm sorry.

Would you like a drink?

Don't be nervous, girl.

I won't hurt you.

Sir.

Are you really the Snowman?

Yes.

I'm the Snowman.

You're curious, aren't you?

Why did I kill those people?

You saved my life.

I can tell you the reason.

But the more you know, the more danger you're in.

It's the same for you and me.

I'm not afraid.

Great.

Look over there.

That's my wife and my daughter.

I was a medical examiner many years ago.

I was being transferred to Suihe

from Beijing due to my superior's order.

My wife and I lived there for ten years.

During that period,

we had our child.

In order to let my child go to school in Beijing,

I left the police force

and prepared to sell my patent

to start my own business.

I had to go on business trips all the time

to find the right clients.

My last business trip was a week long.

I finally got a good price for my patent.

That was my biggest regret.

A missing person's report? That's right.

Seven years ago,

Wen filed a missing person's report at the local police station.

He said that his wife and daughter were missing.

According to the record,

Wen was on a business trip

on the 22nd of November in 2009.

When he came home seven days later, which was on the 28th,

his wife, Wei Yang,

and his daughter, Ying Luo,

had gone missing.

According to the information provided by Wen,

the last time he talked to his wife

was three days before she went missing.

The police report indicated

that there were no signs

of breaking and entering,

but Wen was skeptical about this result.

He went from the police station to the central city police department.

This case got police attention since he used to be a medical examiner.

A number of men worked on this case,

but there was no result.

This missing person case

remains unsolved until today.

Do you know the meaning of missing?

A missing person case is classified as a civil case.

The criminal investigators won't get involved.

Three months later,

the court declared them missing.

I haven't heard from them since.

They stopped looking?

-Yes, they stopped. -Why?

I didn't want to ask why anymore.

They stopped, but I couldn't.

Wen filed another police report exactly a week

after the police declared them missing.

But the police never found them.

What does this indicate?

What does this indicate?

He tried to file more reports

as the victim's family after a period of time

when the case has already been closed.

This means that he must've found new evidence during that period of time

and that he wanted the police to hurry up and look into it.

-That's right. -What kind of evidence?

I'm just making this up.

Let's say a fingerprint.

I believed there must've been evidence that got overlooked.

My instinct wasn't wrong.

I really found it.

A stranger's fingerprint

and a cigarette butt without a filter.

They weren't much of a help

for a missing person case.

But they actually explained many questions.

I examined his cigarette butt.

It wasn't a local brand

and it was very cheap.

It didn't have a filter as well.

That man wasn't a local and he had a low income.

I was able to narrow down the investigation scope

by following these leads.

It took me days

to search all the rental places nearby.

So,

did you find him?

Yes, I did.

However,

I missed him.

He had already left

when I found out he was at a cybercafé.

Then, I found the place

where he stayed,

but he had just moved out.

The place got pretty much tainted by the tenant after him,

so I couldn't obtain any useful information.

But I still discovered something.

Is this

-gacuha? -Yes.

Does this belong to that man?

Yes.

How did you find your way to this city?

The landlord's computer.

He didn't clear his search history.

Before he left Suihe,

he was looking at the train timetable

from Suihe to this city.

Besides that,

I also obtained his online username.

His username was the Snowman. The Snowman?

I came to this city

according to this clue.

I looked for my wife,

my daughter,

and the Snowman every day for the first three years.

Day by day.

Every single day.

I spent three years looking for them.

Then, I found out that I got uremia

and didn't have much time to live four years ago.

That was the moment

that I completely accepted the reality.

I finally realized

that I could never find my wife, nor could I ever find my daughter,

or even the Snowman on my own.

What could I do?

The only thing I could do

was make all the investigators

look for the Snowman.

Although the men I killed deserve to die,

I'm aware that

no punishment is adequate for the crimes I've committed.

But so what?

I just need to find out

where my wife and my daughter are

before I die.

That Blondie

should've died in my hands,

but you two got to him first.

You could've just walked away.

Why did you help us?

If I must answer you, Hui-ru,

you reminded me of my daughter

the way you cried that night.

-Wen. -All right.

You know the entire story now.

I've told you everything.

I've said everything.

You can leave now.

Wen.

Can I give you a hug?

You will find them.

When you insert the password, please...

Please take your cash.

After the transaction...

Please cover the keyboard.

Please take your cash.

After the transaction...

What the hell?

Get out of my way.

Mr. Huo!

Mr. Huo!

Get lost! Mr. Huo!

Mr. Huo!

Mr. Huo!

-Why are you making a fuss? -Take a look!

What's going on?

Another new message. More money was withdrawn.

Don't just stand there!

-Get Bing Zhang here. Hurry up. -Understood, sir.

By the way, did Liang talk to you?

Do you know him?

I'm sorry.

When he showed me your photo yesterday...

You were surprised and he saw your expression?

It doesn't matter.

Wouldn't you get into trouble?

Liang is troublesome,

but it doesn't matter.

He is only making guesses.

I'm sure he doesn't have any evidence.

Don't worry.

All the evidence

will eventually lead to the Snowman.

There's no other way.

Are we safe?

Of course, we are, as long as you follow my orders.

Do you trust me?

That's enough.

Frankly speaking,

Liang is a variable.

But all variables are useless in an equation that has no solution.

I will call your restaurant tomorrow

at this hour to ask for a delivery.

We can talk then if there's a situation.

And Hui-ru,

I've said a lot of things today.

I hope you can forget them.

That will be good for both of us.

Do you understand?

-Yes. -All right.

I'll get going. Wen.

-Get some rest. -Thank you.

First of all,

look at the time when Wen was diagnosed with uremia

and the time when the first victim appeared.

It's a match.

Then, as his health deteriorates,

he becomes weaker,

so there was Hong-yun and his electric injury.

It's also a match.

Thirdly, a left-hander.

That's enough. Cut to the chase.

Come on. Don't I look professional?

Fine, I'll cut to the chase.

Fourthly, he has a fingerprint all this time

-which he used as a cover-up. -Hold it right there.

There's no "fourthly."

It's merely your speculation.

It makes sense.

Making sense is not what I need.

I need irrefutable facts.

Fine, even if this is refutable,

the other three points explained the situation well.

-What's his motive? -To retaliate this society.

Why?

He's upset with the way the police handled his family's investigation.

They went missing in Suihe. Why did he come to Harbin to kill people?

There's more.

Who killed Blondie?

You told me firmly that

The Snowman couldn't have killed Blondie.

Why don't you answer me?

Besides, I looked into Wen's personal life.

There's no connection between Hui-ru, Yu and him.

How did they know each other?

You've finally asked the right question.

I need an answer from you.

Sure, under one condition.

-How dare you talk terms with me? -Do you want to know why?

Then, do me a favor first.

Yu!

Were you home this morning?

Did you come into my room?

I'm talking to you. Did you hear me?

What happened to you?

It's nothing, Mr. Shao. I fell.

That's unlikely. Did someone come to our place?

This has nothing to do with you.

Come on. Who was it?

Don't leave yet.

Come on. Let me take a good look.

-Mr. Shao, I'm all right. -Come on. Let me admire the work.

You want to take a good look.

Go ahead. Take a look.

Is this enough?

You just took a beating.

How dare you act so arrogant?

What's the matter, Hui-ru?

All right.

Both the restaurant and my place are not good places to talk.

Wait for me at the law firm.

Okay.

See you later.

Where's my account book?

Where's my lifeblood?

I lost it.

How did you lose it?

I left it with Blondie.

Who knew he would die so suddenly?

Aren't you a piece of work? You left the account book with a dead man.

How coincidental is that?

Where's Blondie's body?

The police took it.

Mr. Huo.

What will happen to me if they have my account book?

Are you that stupid?

Are you?

Haven't I told you many times to take good care of the account book?

How dare you lose my lifeblood?

Are you trying to destroy me?

Mr. Huo, please calm down first.

-I'm guessing that the police... -What did you say? Cut the crap.

There's no need for you to guess.

I would be in jail right now if the police had the account book.

Would the police steal my money?

Someone took your money. I'll go look for it right now, Mr. Huo.

I'll get both your money and account book back.

You have three days.

You must bring them back,

or else I will consider you as the thief.

Yes, Mr. Huo.

By the way,

you're no longer in charge of Mr. Jin.

Someone else will collect his debt.

-Mr. Huo, but... -Enough.

Get lost.

OUTPATIENT CLINIC

-What happened to your face? -Bing Zhang came to my place.

He did?

He is looking for something. But what exactly is he looking for?

Probably this.

What is this?

It's the bank card that you gave Blondie.

I got it back for you.

Did you take a beating for this?

Hold on to it.

How did you find it?

I found a bag in his car that day.

Forget it. Let's not talk about this.

Why did you need to see me?

I...

I went to find Wen.

Why did you meet him?

How many times did I tell you? I told you not to go see him.

Don't be mad.

I really don't want to believe that he's that kind of person.

I just want to ask him.

-You talked to him... -Calm down first.

How could I not be mad?

You were risking your life.

I'm sorry.

So is he the killer?

But he has his reasons.

So he killed those people

to make the police look for his family?

Luckily, I went to see him,

or else he would be in danger.

The dead can't provide testimony. It'd be better for us if he were dead.

I didn't mean to say that.

Don't get mad at me.

Yu, I can't believe it.

How could you say something like that?

Mr. Guo.

Ms. Zhu.

Are you two dating? What is it?

Here.

ARREST WARRANT

I'm sorry, you two.

I have the order to arrest you.

Yu and Hui-ru.

You're under arrest on suspicion of murder.

Please come with us.

Hey. Who is it?

What do you want?

To collect debts.

Buddy.

Tell Mr. Zhang to give me a few more days, okay?

I'm not a deadbeat.

Who is Mr. Zhang?

You don't work for Mr. Zhang.

I don't know.

Bing Zhang was always the one who collected my debts.

I'm in charge now.

Come on, have a cigarette.

Please excuse its quality.