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Dude. Dude.

Why are you following me?

Don't be nervous.

I want that stone.

Only if your offer is high enough.

My boss can offer you two million.

I'll raise the offer to two and a half million.

I want at least six million.

We all do dirty business.

You

got that stone illegally, right?

No matter how good that stone is,

you won't get money if you don't sell it.

Five million.

In cash.

I'll raise my offer to three million.

Dude.

In Jiecheng, we are the only ones

who dare to buy that stone.

The muscle tissue and organs of the body

have fully decayed.

The left clothes on the body

gave no clues as to who he was.

We found an ID card in the car.

But it's a fake one.

We're not sure whether it belonged to the killed man

or to the murderer.

But the man in the photo on the ID card

looks like the person that the Ningzhou Police is looking for.

And this morning

we found a cartridge in the mud.

It has been sent to the technical department

where the traces left by the cartridge's firing pin are being examined compared.

Have you found the information

about the car in the case?

Yes.

The car's owner was a man named Lv Chao.

Three years ago, he gave the car

to Gu Erqiang to pay his debt cased by his stone bets.

The Gu Erqiang who was with Qin Tian?

Yes.

Sr. Captain Pan.

The Jiecheng Public Security Bureau sent a letter of joint investigation.

They said they had found a fake ID card

at a murder scene.

The owner of the ID card seemed to be Wang Dayong.

They also found a cartridge.

The trace left by its firing pin is almost the same as

those we found at the two scenes in 1998.

Nice to meet you.

Come on.

Nice to meet you.

Come on.

Thank you, Mr. Huang.

Get him the beer.

Let's drink it up.

Let me propose a toast to you, Mr. Huang.

Mr. Huang.

Here.

You are?

He is the owner of this restaurant.

Nice to meet you, Mr. Huang.

I'm greatly honored

by your presence.

All the food and drink will be on the house.

Thank you very much.

Mr. Huang.

He's a top expert in appraising the value of raw gemstones.

80% of the best raw gemstones

in Jiecheng were cut open by Mr. Huang.

What a coincidence.

I want to do some jade business.

Have you ever cut open any violet glassy raw gemstones?

Of course he has.

In Jiecheng,

almost all the violet glassy raw gemstones

were cut open by Mr. Huang.

That's great.

Was the stone

in the picture

also cut open

by you?

I didn't

cut open the stone.

But I once saw it

in Liucai Jade City.

When?

In 2005.

Are you sure it's 2005?

Yes.

The owner of Liucai Liucai Jade City, Qin Tian,

was shot to death in 2006.

A year before he died,

I saw this stone

at his shop.

I still doubt that.

Because this stone

belonged to my friend.

He didn't tell me he had come to Jiecheng in 2005.

That's him.

Back then, Gu Erqiang and his wife were also there.

Gu Erqiang's wife is Zhang Shuqiao?

I told you she didn't seem to be a good person.

Shitou.

From tomorrow on,

keep an eye on Zhang Shuqiao.

See if we can find any clues.

When Captain Lin was here,

he showed me the documents about Wang Dayong.

So

when I saw this ID card,

I recognized that it was him.

It’s him.

Have you figured out when he died?

Our initial judgment is

that he died in April 2008.

According to the results of our investigation,

the car in the case belonged to Gu Erqiang.

He

was also involved

in one of our previous cases.

He has been on the run since April of last year.

So the information Cheng Bing gave is accurate.

Have you found out the identity of the killed man?

There was nothing that could reveal his identity at the scene.

A biopsy of his body

has been sent to be tested

in the provincial medical test center.

It will take

about two weeks.

Can you

contact any of Gu Erqiang's

family members?

Yes.

They started their business long ago.

So their factories are relatively big.

Zhang Shuqiao.

This is Sr. Captain Pan from the criminal police team.

We need to

ask you a few questions.

Hello?

Hello, Bing.

Pan Dahai and Lin Ying are in Jiecheng now.

They came to find Zhang Shuqiao.

Officer.

I've told you many times.

I've never got involved in Gu Erqiang's business.

If you are good enough,

find him and bring him back.

Okay?

He's never come back?

Never.

Do you remember what had happened

before he left?

Someone called him

and told him that he had a very good stone.

Hello, who is it?

Who are you?

Yes, I want it.

Where are you?

Don't worry.

I have cash.

No problem.

Okay, let's talk in person.

That man said

he had a violet glassy raw gemstone

that was worth tens of millions.

And he would sell it for 3.5 million.

But after a few days, he raised the price.

Gu Erqiang got very angry at it.

He said he would get his stone

without spending a single penny.

How would he get it without spending a single penny?

He would just rob that man.

He had been sent to prison for robbery before.

What he could do was rob others.

Go on.

I have nothing else to say.

He has never come back since he left.

He's probably living with a slut.

Pan Dahai has come to Jiecheng in person.

It means we're moving in the right direction.

Maybe he's here for another case.

We found Zhang Shuqiao not long ago.

And he came here immediately.

I don't think it's a coincidence.

Pan Dahai

must have found some clues.

Bin.

Go visit Mr. Zhou with Xu.

To find more information about Gu Erqiang.

Now?

Okay.

According to Zhang Shuqiao,

Gu Erqiang killed Wang Dayong.

It's not impossible.

In 2007,

when we were investigating Qin Tian's case,

there was a murder case

in which Gu Erqiang was involved.

Because there was no sufficient evidence,

he ran away

before we could arrest him.

Sr. Captain Pan.

Do you think

Wang Dayong was killed?

Has Cheng Bing found any clues?

They ask around during the day and run a barbecue restaurant at night.

They're good at finding information from people in the streets.

Answer it.

Bing.

Are you in Jiecheng now?

We...

I know you went to see Zhang Shuqiao.

I just want to tell you a piece of news.

Someone saw

Wang Dayong and that raw gemstone

in Jiecheng in 2005.

Zhang Shuqiao was there too.

Hello.

I'm Pan Dahai.

Are you sure it's 2005, not 2008?

Yes.

Where are you?

Liao.

Okay.

Welcome.

Shitou.

Are you slacking off again?

So what?

My slacking off helps me find new clues.

Go away.

Stop it.

Pan Dahai will be here soon.

What is he coming for?

Here.

The other dishes are being prepared.

Try it.

Who is that girl?

She's pretty.

A new friend Shitou has found here.

Why aren't Cai Bin and Xu here?

They have something else to do.

Shitou, bring the beer.

Coming. Here.

I don't know Gu Erqiang well.

He and his wife have a bad reputation in the circle.

They make money illegally.

We're different from them.

I heard

he had committed a crime last year

and was still on the run.

By the way,

the violet raw gemstone you want to buy

may be a piece of stolen goods.

Really?

I heard

a car was found in the river several days ago.

That car

belonged to Gu Erqiang.

I don't know what Gu Erqiang

had to do with that stone.

The police are investigating it.

They came to my shop yesterday

and asked me if I could recognize a person.

Take a look.

This guy

seems to be

the one in the photo you showed me last time.

But I didn't tell the police anything.

I don't want to get myself any trouble.

The vice president of the Raw Gemstone Association of Jiecheng

is Huang Yihan.

He's an expert in cutting open and appraising the value of raw gemstones.

In 2005,

he was invited to Liucai Jade City

by its owner, Qin Tian, to appraise the value

of Wang Dayong's raw gemstone.

Qin Tian was shot to death in 2006.

He had an assistant named Gu Erqiang.

Zhang Shuqiao, the woman you met today

is his wife.

The couple were both there at that time.

I knew Zhang Shuqiao wasn't being fully honest.

She didn't mention what had happened in 2005.

Let me answer a call.

Hello, Bin.

Okay, I'll talk to you later.

Pan Dahai is with me.

I'm hanging up.

Sr. Captain Pan.

Is your information accurate?

I think so.

That's good.

When are you going back?

I won't go back

until I find Wang Dayong.

Come on.

Come on, cheers.

Why are you so sure Wang Dayong is in Jiecheng?

Because you're all here.

He has something to do with the car found a few days ago.

That car was Gu Erqiang's, right?

Wang Dayong,

Gu Erqiang, and Zhang Shuqiao.

There are some connections

between the three of them,

right?

Did Wang Dayong commit murder again in Jiecheng City?

Cheng Bing.

You have no right to ask about it.

And I have no right to answer your question.

Okay, forget about it.

Let's drink.

You drink soda and I drink beer.

Cheers.

Hey. Are my dishes ready?

Coming.

Coming.

The dish is too so salty.

Let me taste it.

Madam, are you okay?

What's wrong with you?

I'm really sorry.

Shitou.

Take care of the grills.

Wang Dayong came to Jiecheng in 2005.

Gu Erqiang disappeared in 2008.

The car was found this year.

It means that in the past three years,

many things have happened

because of that stone.

Based on the information we have now,

Zhang Shuqiao must know a lot about this case.

We must always keep an eye on her.

Liao, Xu.

You've never met Zhang Shuqiao.

You two take Shitou's place to keep an eye on Zhang Shuqiao.

Okay.

Okay.

Bin.

Let’s make a appointment with Mr. Zhou and talk with him again.

See if we can get any new clues.

Okay.

What about me and Uncle Ma?

Continue our investigation as planned.

Go visit

all the suspicious places.

Okay.

I'll try to borrow

Jia's car later.

It'll be convenient if we can use her car.

Captain Qi.

I've told you everything.

Why do I have to go to the police station?

We ask you to come

for a reason.

If you don't come,

we'll go to your place.

Don't do that.

If you park your police car in front of my shop,

no customers dare to go there.

What time should I arrive?

Sister.

The police want to see you again?

If I'm not back at night,

go find Guang.

Ask him to save me.

I'll follow her.

You stay there and watch.

Okay.

Captain Qi. She's here.

Zhang Shuqiao.

You have the obligation to cooperate with the police.

Yes.

What do you know about

that violet glassy raw gemstone?

Let me tell you.

We can find a witness.

Do you want me to ask Huang Yihang

from the Raw Gemstone Association to come here?

I did see that stone.

Then why didn't you tell us about it last time?

You asked what had happened

in 2008.

You didn't ask what had happened in 2005.

Besides,

Qin Tian was shot to death.

And Gu Erqiang disappeared.

He hid many things from me.

So,

I don't know

all the bad things

they did.

Then

tell us

everything you know

about that raw gemstone.

Start with what happened in 2005.

In 2005,

Gu Erqiang said his boss

was going to buy an extraordinary raw gemstone.

He said the seller was an amateur

who might have got that stone illegally.

So he wanted to buy that stone at a very low price.

How much money do you want?

Eight million.

In cash.

How about this much?

I'll give you the money right now.

Mr. Qin, your offer is too low.

This stone,

I think,

is worth at least 10 million.

Of course I know.

He got that stone illegally.

He's lucky that I would like to buy it.

Was the man in the photo the seller in 2005?

Yes.

Shitou, are you ready? Let's go.

Coming, Uncle Ma.

Who is it?

Me.

Uncle Ma.

We are going downstairs.

Why are you here?

I've got a stomachache.

I need to use the bathroom.

The car is downstairs.

Wait a moment.

There.

Okay, we'll wait for you downstairs.

Okay.

You're really good at getting girls to help you.

I didn't expect

that she would lend the car to you.

Of course I'm good.

With a text message,

I managed to get her to lend me the car.

You're not modest at all.

This car?

After our trip,

fill up the car.

Shitou.

I'm going to buy something at the shop near the gate.

See you at the gate later.

Okay.

You stay here and wait for her.

The map!

What are the things on the map?

We have been to

many jade markets.

These photos remind us of those trips.

What about those news reports?

Those are...

Well...

We...

Well...

Jia.

Actually, we used to be police.

Used to be?

Because of a case,

we were dismissed.

We came to Jiecheng

to catch a fugitive from justice.

He escaped from us back then.

So you rented a house

and opened a small restaurant.

You did all this to catch that man.

Not exactly.

It's mainly because we don't have enough money to solve the case.

Is he the man you want to arrest?

Yes.

He left his traces in Jiecheng

from 2005 to 2008.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Ma. Why are you back? We've done talking. So we're back.

Buying medicine?

Are you sick?

No.

The medicine I brought is running out.

So I bought some.

Tell Liao to reimburse the expense of Ma's medicine.

Okay.

No need. My medical insurance can cover it.

Can it be used in this city?

Don't lie to me. Give me the receipt.

We'll talk about it later.

If you feel unwell,

just tell us. Don't hid it from us.

I know.

We'll take care of things here.

Oh, you really managed to borrow the car.

Good.

Bing.

I have something to tell you.

Go ahead.

I've told Jia that we used to be police.

Let me finish.

I feel bad

if I lie to her.

It's not a big deal.

We're not doing anything bad.

She's good girl.

Treat her well.

What are you talking about?

You really think we can't tell?

Shitou.

Be the playboy you used to be.

Hello?

Bing, Zhang Shuqiao's brother went out.

Should we follow him?

Yes.

Xu.

Bing.

Ma, you stay in the car.

Have a rest.

Okay.

What's going on?

Jia has already known what we're doing.

Just say it.

He's in the bar.

He's talking to man but I don't know what they're talking about.

You wait in the car.

Bin, come with me.

This is so thrilling.

I do legitimate business. That thing...

Qian.

You must help us.

Otherwise,

I'll tell your wife

that you have an affair with my sister.

Fine.

Do it.

The man in a colorful shirt saw me once.

Go and see who he is talking with.

You're being a jerk.

Last year,

your sister took over a million from me.

If I hadn't helped you,

your creditors

would have destroyed your shop

and taken away all your things.

Besides,

all raw gemstones sold at your shop

were bought from me on credit.

You've never paid me.

How can you say that?

Those things are raw gemstones?

I can't even sell a single one of those stones

without fooling those customers.

You've admitted that you fooled those customers.

I think your sister was called to the police station

because the police knew

she was reselling raw gemstones.

Qian.

You slept with my sister. How can you not help her?

What you did

has nothing to do with me.

Listen.

You must help my sister.

Mr. Cai.

What a coincidence.

Mr. Qian.

Let's have a drink.

I've got an appointment.

Okay, have fun.

Okay.

This is...

A business friend.

Nice to meet you.

Have a seat.

Okay.

I don't care.

You have to find a way to help us.

We know that person.

His surname is Qian.

When we first came to Jiecheng,

I saw him at Mr. Zhou's.

According to their conversation,

Qian has an affair with Zhang Shuqiao.

The guy in a shirt

wants Mr. Qian to save his sister from the police.

I have to leave to do something else.

Do what you want to do.

Your sister hasn't been released yet?

Stop looking at me.

We met once.

At the police station.

Didn’t Director Zhang tell you

that you should not to do anything bad?

If you want your sister to come out safely,

you'd better have a talk with me first.

Why should I trust you?

Bing.

Dahai.

Bing, I'm not him.

I'm Shitou.

I'm Cheng Bing.

Is Zhang Shuqiao with you?

Yes.

When can she be released?

I'll first keep her watched for 24 hours.

After that, she may be sent to the detention center.

Okay, I'm hanging up.

I'll call you later.

What's going on?

I don't know.

Can we talk now?

What should we talk about?

Gu Erqiang.

My brother-in-law left Jiecheng long ago.

Why did he leave?

My sister told me

he might have committed a crime

so he had left.

What crime?

If you want to save your sister,

you'd better be honest.

Gu Erqiang

wanted to buy a good raw gemstone.

And he wanted to get it illegally.

He killed the seller

and then got away.

Is that stone this one?

Well.

I've never seen that stone.

My sister told me that it was

a violet glassy raw gemstone.

The only way to save your sister is to find Gu Erqiang.

Only when you find him

can it be possible to save your sister.

Well.

I remember

that I got a phone call during last Spring Festival.

A man said he had found a wallet.

Gu Erqiang's ID card and a business card of our shop

were in the wallet.

He asked me to transfer 500 yuan to him

and he would send me his ID card.

At that time,

I thought

it was just a fraud.

So I did nothing about it.

Later,

he kept calling me so I blocked him.

To what account did he ask you transfer the money?

I didn't even ask.

But his phone number

is still on the blacklist. Let me find it for you.

This is it.

I checked it.

This number is from northeast China.

It's very likely that

Gu Erqiang killed Wang Dayong.

Impossible.

It's impossible that Wang Dayong was killed by him.

He managed to escape from Chabang.

How would he be killed by a rogue in Jiecheng?

Nothing is impossible.

Many people got killed unexpectedly.

If that's true, I think it's a good thing.

If Wang Dayong really died,

we should be happy.

We can just go back to Ningzhou

and live our lives.

The thing is, we can't be sure

whether he was killed or not.

So we have to continue our investigation.

The number Bing found is the clue.

I can't continue to investigate the case with you guys for the time being.

I have to go back to Ningzhou.

What's wrong?

Chen Xiuli got scalded half a month ago.

She refused to go to the hospital.

Now her wound is seriously infected.

My son called just now.

She passed out because of blood poisoning.

I don't want to be a quitter.

But if something bad happens to Chen Xiuli,

I will never forgive myself.

You should go back.

Is that killed man Wang Dayong?

I don't know.

Do you think it's him?

Cheng Bing.

The DNA test results will come out tomorrow.

If Wang Dayong really died,

I will tell you even that means breaking the rule.

This thing has to come to an end.

Fancy peanuts, melon seeds or chocolates?

Liao.

No matter you're a policeman or a cook,

you're the head of our family.

The DNA test results

have come out.

We're busy every day.

We investigate the case during the day and run the barbecue restaurant at night.

Just wait a few more days. I know you're busy and tired.

Thank you for your support.

I’ll go back as soon as we solve the case.

Where is Ma?

He's not feeling well. He's lying in bed in the room.

He's asleep.

Bing.

Pan Dahai called you?

Yes.

What did he tell you?

Wang Dayong is really dead?

Yes.

Ma.

Bin.

Shitou.

Xu.

Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye.

I think I'm crazy now.

As long as I hear

any news about Wang Dayong,

I just want to take action and find him.

This is my craziness.

I can't keep getting you involved.

In the past few months,

we have been working together day and night.

It's like what we used to do we were in the 3rd Squad.

Thank you for being with me these days.

I want to keep investigating the case

on my own.

The subscriber you dialed is powered off.

He turned off his phone.

But

didn't he say Wang Dayong had died?

He didn't want to get us involved anymore.

He made decisions for me again.

Maybe he's right.

It's time we went home.

A few months have passed.

We've done nothing.

We were just having barbecues and becoming fat.

Exactly.

Look at me.

I've got so much belly fat.

Shitou.

What's your plan after going back?

What plan can I have?

I sold my car.

Why don't you go to your sister-in-law's beauty salon

and learn to do beauty treatment there?

That's impossible.

If I do beauty treatment, I'll only make my clients uglier.

How about being the driver for your sister-in-law?

Here, try this dish I cooked.

But I'm sure it's not as delicious as the dishes Liao made.

Let me try.

Not bad.

Not bad.

You did better than your teacher.

I think it's better than Liao's dish.

I'm glad you like what I cooked.

Stop working.

Come and sit with us.

Okay, I'll come when the chicken wings are ready.

What a good girl.

She's smart, virtuous,

gentle, and ladylike.

She is sociable and good at cooking.

Alright, stop looking.

You take a break. Let me do it.

You know how to do this?

No, but you can teach me.

It takes much time to learn this.

It's okay. I can learn it step by step.

Aren't you leaving tomorrow?

Actually, I can stay here.

The thing is, whether you are willing to teach me.

It takes a long time

to teach someone as foolish as you.

You need to be well prepared.

I won't leave if I can't master it.

Okay.

Are they ready?

Almost.

Let me do it.

Coming.

Jia.

Please say thank you to your third aunt on our behalf.

From now on,

Sankeyou will be run by you.

By us.

What do you mean?

You know what I mean.

Come on. Cheers. For our Sankeyou.

Cheers. For our Sankeyou.

Cheers.

Sr. Captain Pan.

The Xi'an Police called.

They said that a robbery had happened there and that the robber had left a gun.

They compared the gun with the image of Wang Dayong's gun.

It's the same gun.

Xi'an?