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Ms. Lin.

Is it going to work?

Ms. Lin.

It's all set.

You can use interrogation room one and room two. Great. Please thank the director for me.

We have no idea what's going on. This is our director's order.

All right.

It's 9:00 p.m. now.

You can use them until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. You have 24 hours.

You have no time to lose.

Okay. Thank you.

Ms. Lin.

What we are doing is insane.

They're here.

Yu is in room one.

Hui-ru is in room two.

Leave this to me.

I will accomplish the mission

in 24 hours.

Ms. Lin.

Mr. Yan has probably fooled us.

Let it be then.

Let's go.

I want a lawyer.

Sir.

I said that I want a lawyer.

Hey!

Hey!

Go interrogate him now.

Let him sit there for a few more hours.

We don't have much time.

If you interrogate him now,

he'll only give you a law lesson.

Let him suffer first.

All right.

Mr. Yan.

What do you think happened to his face?

We'll ask him that later as well.

You believe that he really killed Blondie.

Don't you believe it?

I can't tell.

It doesn't matter.

Our only objective

is to make him sell Wen out.

Tell us about the incident.

Tell us now.

Li, come on.

I didn't see what happened.

I left immediately when I escaped from Blondie's car.

Hui-ru.

We couldn't bring you here

if we didn't have any evidence.

Your attitude is very critical now.

It's up to you whether to cooperate or not.

I'm willing to cooperate,

but I really didn't see how Blondie died.

And we really appreciate that. Now, let's go through that day again.

He came to my restaurant and ordered takeout.

He asked me to deliver it to the railroad bridge next to the river.

I went there.

He made me get in his van and he tried to rape me.

I escaped from the car, but I slipped and fell.

That was the moment Yu arrived.

Then, he took me home.

When did you meet Wen?

Who is Wen?

I don't know this person.

Buddy.

Please, have a seat.

What is your name?

Here's the thing.

I've already made a deal with Mr. Zhang.

He agreed to give me another week.

I don't need a week. Five days.

No, three days.

Give me three more days.

Okay?

Seriously, I really don't have money now.

I'm telling the truth.

Hey, what are you doing?

You have a pair of large kidneys.

One for 200,000 yuan. How does that sound?

No.

What about 250,000 yuan?

Sir!

I will go borrow some money, all right?

That works.

Mr. Jin!

You're such an old man. Why do you still act so naughty?

Are you playing hide and seek with me?

What are you talking about?

I'm in such predicament.

-What predicament? -What predicament?

-Who's this hobo-looking man? -Ask him yourself.

Hey, old man.

What are you doing here?

Collecting debts. Tell me.

Who asked you to come here?

Mr. Huo.

Old man.

I'm telling you.

This business right here is Mr. Zhang's business.

It has nothing to do with you.

Do you hear me? Get lost.

Mr. Guo.

Are you sleepy?

It's still early.

Wake up.

Let's have a chat.

Did you have a fight with someone?

-Yes. -Who was it?

He hit you hard.

I didn't know him.

He gave you quite a beating.

This is enough to press charges.

He could be sentenced to three years in prison.

How does that sound?

Do you want to take revenge?

You don't like to talk much.

All right, then.

Let's have a chat.

This is the statement that you gave us when you came in to give your fingerprint.

According to the statement,

you asked Hui-ru out that night,

but she didn't show up at the agreed time.

Therefore, you went looking for her

and ran into Hui-ru

who just escaped from Blondie's car by the river.

Is that right?

Yes.

If we've missed out something here,

you can add on to it.

I have nothing to add.

All right.

I'm going to record our conversation

from now on.

Let me give you another version of the story.

Okay?

Mr. Yan, what exactly do you want to say?

When Hui-ru didn't show up that night,

you went to the river.

You saw that Blondie was about to rape her.

At that very moment,

Hui-ru accidentally

killed Blondie.

Then, you two met a man called Wen Luo.

The three of you

rearranged the crime scene

and made up a false testimony together.

Then, you waited for the police to knock on your doors.

Do you think you like this version of the story?

Now, guess how I figured it out?

You make a contribution

if you confess now.

But to confess later means being uncooperative.

You're a lawyer.

You should know better than us the differences these two actions

can make on the sentence.

Think about it, okay?

Look at him.

He's panicking.

He's finally cracked.

Is what Mr. Yan said just now the truth?

Bullshit.

Can't you tell?

He couldn't elaborate the things that he isn't sure of,

so he wrapped it up in one or two sentences.

He only talked about the things that he's certain of. -He's quite a bluffer. -What a skill.

It's all a trap.

I was a bit skeptical about him at first.

But judging from his reaction,

there's definitely something fishy about him.

Whether he killed Blondie

or whether he knows Wen or not.

Tell me.

Why did Wen help you falsify the crime scene?

I'm going to tell you again. I don't know who Wen is.

Hui-ru, you're really a bad liar.

This is getting boring.

We're wasting our time here.

If you're so certain about us,

why don't you arrest that man

and let the three of us confront each other?

Of course.

Why not?

You can't outrun the law.

Lawbreakers will be punished.

Tell you the truth.

We wouldn't have arrested you two

if we didn't have any evidence.

Show me the evidence then.

Let's put that aside first.

Let me ask you a personal question.

Do you like Yu?

Yu

really takes good care of her.

You're boring.

Do you find this boring?

It's not boring to Yu though.

He's a great man.

Yu told me

that he killed Blondie and that it had nothing to do with you.

He was trying to protect you.

I could tell.

Did Yu really say that?

There are many things

that this man is willing to go through for you. Although we're on different sides,

I actually quite admire him.

Therefore, Hui-ru,

tell us the truth.

It's the best for Yu and you.

Why are you smiling?

I'm laughing at you.

Yu has never met Blondie. How could he have killed him?

You're lying to me.

Goodness.

Silly girl.

Keep lying to yourself.

Goodness, dawn is breaking.

We can't compete with the youngsters. Do you think this is working?

Everything is going as planned.

I don't think this is working.

Psychological stress

takes time to build up.

Especially for people like them.

They've had enough rehearsals and preparations

before coming in here.

You need to take it slow

to have a crack at them.

But Liang,

besides coaxing and lying,

do you have other methods?

You can't use the same trick on the two of them.

Take Yu as an example.

He has a sensitive and wary personality.

That's why I told him

that Hui-ru had already confessed.

I'll let it gnaw on him.

What about Hui-ru?

The thing about Hui-ru is that

she appears to be naive,

but she's actually quite shrewd.

However, this girl,

is also very sentimental.

That's why I told her that Yu had been protecting her

to make her feel bad and guilty.

I'm curious.

On what are you basing this analysis of their personality?

Their horoscopes.

FU-LAI

It's Hui-ru's phone again.

Her brother is looking for her.

Give me the phone. I'll let the tech department examine them.

There's no need.

I've checked it.

All the data on this phone has been wiped clean.

Someone must have taught them.

Why do they need to keep quiet?

Because they can't let anyone know who's behind them.

Otherwise, things will get complicated.

What if

it wasn't Wen?

Then, I'll thank god.

I hope I'm wrong.

If it really was Wen,

that would be the worst ending.

Ms. Lin.

Mr. Yan!

What's the matter?

Liang!

We got busted.

Hang in there.

The bathroom.

This way.

LADIES

Liang!

Liang!

Liang!

Liang!

Is he gone?

Go ahead and take a look.

Liang!

Liang, come out.

You're hiding in the women's bathroom.

You should've brought your car too.

I saw your car in the yard.

Come out now.

Look at the place you chose. You've got quite a taste.

Come out.

All right, I'm out now.

Stop shouting.

It's embarrassing.

Hello, you have a delivery.

Hi, this is the casserole that you ordered.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Hello. See you next time.

Hello, take a seat.

Mei. Come here.

Where did Hui-ru go? She didn't answer her phone.

Do you know where she went?

I don't know.

She's probably with her boyfriend.

Nonsense.

Mr. Zhang.

I haven't seen Yu for the past two days.

Hui-ru has gone missing as well.

Did they flee the town?

I knew there was something fishy about them. Damn it.

It's all right.

We have nothing to worry about.

Hui-ru cares about her brother.

Let's do this.

Get some of our people to guard her brother's place.

Bring her to me if she dares to return.

Got it.

What if she abandoned her brother and left this town?

What should we do?

There will be nothing left of us. None of us will live.

Mr. Zhang.

-What is it? -Mr. Zhang.

Someone took Mr. Jin's debt from us and also beat up our man.

Hey, Right-hand!

Bring him over here.

Right-hand!

-Mr. Zhang. -Who beat you up? I'm right here.

A scarred-face asshole

did this to me.

Scarred-face?

He didn't talk much.

Look at you.

Mr. Zhang, how did this happen to him?

Fuck, Feng-tian.

Mr. Zhang, who is Feng-tian? Mr. Huo, that asshole.

He let Feng-tian took over my business.

Listen.

Go out there, everyone.

Find Feng-tian and bring him to me.

-Take care of him. -Yes, Mr. Zhang.

-Take care of him. -Hurry up and carry him out.

Give me a hand.

Hey, Mr. Zheng, it's me.

Mr. Jin.

I'm good.

Here's the thing.

I have a project in hand.

Its prospect is looking great.

Would you be interested in joining...

Mr. Jin.

-Mr. Jin. -What is it? Well...

Here's the thing.

-I have something to report to you. -What's the matter?

It's about Yu.

-Yu? -Yes, do you remember

that he was taken away by the police a while ago? He has been acting weird recently.

Last night, some people broke into our house

and beat the hell out of him. They also turned our place upside down.

I still haven't been able to get in touch with this kid.

-What happened to him? -I don't know.

He refused to tell me. In fact, he was quite rude.

You be the judge.

That kid is going to quit soon. Let him do whatever he wants.

-I'm busy. -But Mr. Jin,

there's something else

I need to let you know.

Then, get on with it.

It's about Yu again.

He asked me to investigate someone a while ago.

Who was it?

A lackey of Mr. Zhang. Just a small thug.

I looked up this man again two days ago.

He had died apparently.

This is the guy.

Bing Zhang came talk to me.

He had a lackey

who died at the hands of her.

When did this happen?

A week ago.

-A week ago? -Yes.

What are you doing?

Yu!

Come back here, jerk!

Mr. Jin?

-Mr. Jin? -Yes.

Good.

You're very vigilant. That's good.

Great.

Actually, I have no other intentions.

I think that Yu is not the honest man that he appears to be.

Actually, I feel that he's quite cunning.

If he really did something that might hurt our law firm,

it wouldn't be good, right? All right. I should stop bothering you.

I'll take my leave now.

Hold on.

-Help me investigate two people. -Okay, sir.

One is Yu,

and the other one is Hui-ru. Are you Feng-tian?

You are, aren't you?

Fine, you don't have to answer now.

You'll have quite a lot to explain later.

Mr. Zhang would like to see you.

He needs to have a chat with you.

Do you hear me?

Mr. Zhang, we found him.

Hurry up. Is he the one?

Is he the one, Right-hand?

Yes, it's him.

Feng-tian.

Do you recognize me?

I'm Bing Zhang.

Mr. Zhang is talking to you.

Feng-tian.

Mr. Huo allowed you to take over my job

because of the misunderstanding between Mr. Huo and I.

Let's put this aside first.

You beat up my man with no apparent reason.

Why did you do that?

Right.

You're exactly as Right-hand described. You don't speak a word at all.

How about this?

I'm a reasonable man.

I can ignore the fact that you took my business,

but you have to pay

-for Right-hand's medical bills. -I have no money.

Are you kidding me?

YOU'RE ALLOWED TO TAKE PHOTOS, CHAT, DATE AND ROLL AROUND, BUT NO MASTURBATING.

Your health line doesn't look right.

-Really? -Yes.

There's something wrong with your kidney.

Sir.

Who are you looking for?

Is Yu here?

No, he's not.

What do you need?

Why is everyone looking for Yu these days?

It's been almost a day.

Have a bite.

Don't be stubborn.

Mr. Yan asked me to tell you this.

What you two did is merely excessive self-defense.

Besides, Blondie was trying to rape her in the first place.

If you behaved well and made contributions,

you'd only get a year in prison and be suspended for three years.

It won't change anything.

Think about Hui-ru

if you don't care about yourself.

Why are you covering for her when she's already sold you out?

At the end of the day,

she'll still walk free. Are you going to jeopardize your life?

Is it worth it?

Actually,

you two are a perfect match.

Don't try to cover up a small problem and make the situation worse.

Don't let this ruin your future.

You know who we are looking for.

We want the Snowman.

Are you the Snowman?

If you insist on covering up for him, who knows what's going to happen to you?

Do you understand?

Don't be so stubborn.

Hurry up.

Eat.

Are you really not going to help him?

Hui-ru.

He could be the scapegoat

if you continued to stay quiet. Do you know that?

Is there more food?

Does Yu know that you're this kind of person?

Wait here.

I believe Liang now.

The two of them are not innocent.

But they're not the ones we want.

There's a mastermind behind them.

Who is it?

Wen.

Wen?

Wen's wife and daughter went missing seven years ago.

Did you know that?

I don't remember.

He resigned after I got transferred.

I believe

that's the cause

of the sudden change in Wen's temperament.

That's the reason why he became the Snowman.

No way.

Mr. Zhao, every clue that we have points to Wen.

Do you have any evidence?

It is a reasonable speculation.

We're just missing a few pieces of evidence.

Besides that,

they have the evidence too.

They're not who I'm after.

I brought them in to make them give up his name.

-Are you sure you can succeed? -Yes, if I have enough time.

But this legal means is only effective for 24 hours.

That's enough.

All right.

I'll put my trust in you again.

Did you request to see the surveillance video?

That's right.

I lost my dog. So I'd like to check the footage.

Sure.

What time did you lose it?

I think it was around 6:00 p.m.

Until what time?

Until what time? Let me think.

You don't know the time your dog went missing?

Yes, I really forgot.

How about this?

I'll go through the footage myself. I don't want to trouble you.

-Fine, but don't take too long. -Thank you.

WEN LUO

Hey, expert.

Are you going to treat me to dinner again? I was in a hurry last time.

I should invite you over to my place.

Sure, I forgot to bring you a gift last time anyway.

Let's arrange a time.

Sure.

I've been kind of busy lately.

How about this weekend?

Hello?

Hey, Liang.

Where was I?

This weekend then.

Let's meet up at my place.

No problem.

We have a deal then.

Stay in touch. I traced the number.

The call was made from a payphone.

Did we alert him?

Wen has probably already found out

that we arrested Hui-ru

and Yu.

We're running out of time.

COME AND CATCH ME.

PERSONAL RECORD OF HUI-RU ZHU AND YU GUO

"Eight hundred years of treasured wine."

What a slogan.

PERSONAL RECORD OF HUI-RU ZHU

XIFENG LIQUOR

Have some wine.

No, thanks.

No? Bing Zhang.

Yu, have you made up your mind?

This is your last chance.

Where's the evidence?

Show me the evidence.

Sure.

But then, you'll lose the chance

to confess your crime and make redemption.

Involuntary manslaughter,

destroying of body

and crime scene.

How many years do you have to serve if you add up all these crimes?

Besides, the person whom you're helping is unforgivable.

Is it worth it?

I might as well just tell you since we've gotten to this point.

Hui-ru has already confessed. She had made contributions.

We can also prove

that Blondie was actually threatening her

at that time.

It can be considered as excessive self-defense.

Her sentence won't be too harsh.

It's different for you.

You can make fun of me all you want.

I got married twice.

I got divorced twice.

It got uglier each time.

Women are my kryptonite.

I kind of envy you as a man.

Hui-ru is a nice girl.

But that's about it.

Yu.

She'll be released in less than three years.

And you?

Where will you be then?

It doesn't matter how close you are

or how strong your bond is.

Look at the world right now.

How long will she wait for you?

Stop it.

Stop talking.

I understand.

The truth is ugly.

But it's what's best for you.

I'm telling you this because I see you as a friend.

Hui-ru...

She wouldn't sell me out.

She would never sell me out.

Blockhead.

What are you doing?

What's that across us?

An apartment.

Put up the newspapers.

-Mr. Yan. -Don't talk to me.

What are you going to do?

Can I talk to Mr. Yan again?

Yan.

-He's going to give up. -Something came up.

Killing a person in downtown and spreading the news on the internet?

He's trying to divert our attention.

Mr. Zhao.

The media arrived earlier than the police.

There are so many cameras and phones.

What should we do? We're reporting to you

a murder case that took place in Saint Sophia Cathedral.

Our sources tell us

that this case might be related to the previous serial murders.

We'll continue to follow up with this case.

Mr. Zhao is here.

Come on. Step aside. Make way.

Make way for us!

Hey, stay away from the crime scene.

Come on! Step aside!

Make way!

Don't block the way.

-Mr. Zhao! -Mr. Zhao!

Please let us interview you.

Mr. Zhao, according to the internet, this is the sixth murder in our city.

-This is a serial murder case. -Don't gather near here.

We need some light.

This has been going on for four years.

What has our police department done?

Make way, please.

Come on. Make way.

Come and catch me.

Carry this snowman down.

One, two, three, up.

Be careful.

A little further back.

Move backward a bit.

A little further back.

All right. Put it down. Turn him over.

Ready.

One, two, three.

There's a bitter almond smell.

He was poisoned by cyanide.

Take the body away.

Okay.

Mr. Zhao.

Study the crime scene as fast as you can.

After that, bring the body back for an autopsy.

By the way, tell your people

to release them.

Mr. Zhao.

The Snowman killed him to save those two.

This proves that our speculation is right.

Do you have any evidence?

You're in serious trouble this time.

It's all over the Internet that you've arrested the wrong people.

The provincial office called me because of this.

Release them if you don't have evidence. This is an order.

What are you doing, Liang?

There's no evidence.

Could he possibly leave any evidence for us?

He's playing us!

Is there anybody out there?

Is there anybody out there?

Hello? I need to go to the bathroom.

Anyone?

I need to go to the bathroom.

Hey, I need to go to the bathroom!

Hui-ru.

Where have you been?

I need to go to the bathroom.

You can leave now.

I didn't say anything.

I know. Let's go.

Calm down.

You simply stepped on a mine.

You can always restart the game.

Come on.

I'll buy you late-night snacks. Let's go.

Yu.

Yes?

Thank you.

For what?

Were you scared when you were in there?

Of course.

How could I not be?

But I told myself

that you would never betray me.

Because of that,

I was no longer scared.

I'd never betray you.

What about you?

Were you scared?

I was.

I told them everything when they questioned me.

You traitor.

Wen was right.

The police couldn't do anything to us

if we listened to him.

It's better to stay away from him.

Why are you still saying this?

In order to save us,

he even left his fingerprint at Blondie's crime scene.

That's because he has an agenda.

We just happened to cross his path.

Hui-ru.

Don't talk to me if you're going to keep on saying that.

I'm sorry. I'll stop. Don't get mad, all right?

I know you killed someone.