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Bro. You're not from the town, are you?

I haven't seen you before.

Are you here to do business?

When I was laid off,

I wanted to do some small business.

So I went to Dalian with two of my relatives

to get seafood.

Who would have thought I lost all my money

and my wife left me?

I've accepted my fate.

In life,

you can't accept your fate.

You must change your fate.

Why don't you care?

I lost my belongings here at your place.

Now you say you don't care about it.

Are you a big shot?

I run a bathhouse,

not oversee things for you.

You're just talking nonsense.

We're customers here. Of course, you should take care of our belongings.

What do you mean?

Do I need to place a dog beside each cabinet?

How could say that?

Did you place it?

I will. Then what?

Why are you shouting?

Why are you shouting?

What kind of attitude is that?

How can you do business like this?

You don't care if the customers lose something?

What's wrong with how I do my business?

I lost something here.

Would you help me with it or not?

How can you run a bathhouse like this?

How can you do business like this?

What's wrong with the way I do business?

Don't you care, do you?

Let's call the police.

Bring over your landline phone.

Call the police.

Go ahead.

Call the police.

Call the police.

Cheng Bing. People have many choices in their lifetime.

You can do something else if you can't be a police officer anymore.

Pan.

I know you don't want me to get involved.

But let's be realistic.

You only have that many police.

You have to solve so many cases every year.

You can't

focus on one case.

But I can.

Although I don't know

what led you to find this place,

the fact that we met here

indicates that the direction is correct.

Wang Dayong definitely showed up here.

And I just found out

Wang Dayong was related to a woman here.

Is that the woman Liu Danan mentioned,

who went to the bathhouse to find her man?

Exactly.

Cheng Bing, don't you think

using this kind of information to find someone

is like finding a needle in a haystack?

I am looking for a needle in a haystack.

It took me a year

to get here.

All the leads I've gathered have been

painstakingly collected bit by bit.

Didn't Uncle Seven always say before,

"Criminals should be drowned

in the vast sea of the common people"?

Just consider me one of the common people.

Do you remember my dad?

He passed away.

How?

Cancer.

It's been three years.

From the discovery of cancer to his passing,

it was a total of three years.

I always advised him

not to be preoccupied with his illness

because I believe many people

don't die from their illness,

they are scared to death.

But after he passed away,

I realized,

how could he not have been preoccupied with his illness?

He was a doctor himself.

So, you're the same,

Cheng Bing.

Even though you've taken off the police uniform,

deep down, you're still a cop.

The man who killed Gu Erqiang was caught in Xi'an.

He confessed

to stealing the gun from this bathhouse.

Pan.

Have you ever thought

that Wang Dayong soaked

in this pool two years ago?

Yes.

We're getting closer to him.

Okay.

I see.

Thank you.

Okay.

Alright.

There's a reply from Xi'an.

According to Yang Hong'an's confession,

when he was moving Gu Erqiang's body, he found

Gu Erqiang's wallet had fallen on the ground.

In a panic, he quickly picked it up

and absentmindedly put it in his pocket.

That makes sense.

After Yang Hong'an came back,

he found Gu Erqiang's wallet on him.

He casually threw it into the trash can.

And then it was picked up by Dummy.

Dummy found Gu Erqiang's ID card

and Zhang Shuqiao's brother's contact information in the wallet.

Afterward, he made a call

demanding money to return the ID card.

You know what?

It seems everything has its own fate.

When did you start to believe in fate?

I've believed in it for a long time.

Not just in fate,

but also in karma.

Pan.

What was the name of the person

who often contacted with Wang Dayong

on the stolen phone?

Xia.

Just that one character.

Xia.

She should be the woman

who went to the bathhouse looking for Wang Dayong.

And people wouldn’t travel far for a bath,

so she should

live near the bathhouse.

Going village by village would be too troublesome.

Chief Inspector Wei.

Could you help me find a woman with the name

containing "Xia" in your jurisdiction?

Xia as in Caixia.

She aged between thirty and fifty.

Check all the natural villages

within a thirty-kilometer radius

from your town as the center.

Don't tell them you saw me here.

Let them enjoy the Spring Festival.

I know.

Stay safe.

Have a safe journey.

Bro, what exactly do you do?

If you keep messing around with young girls,

I'll arrest you.

Look at Bing.

He didn't answer our calls or reply to our messages.

We don't even know where he is.

So annoying.

I think after the incident in Jiecheng,

Bing's made up his mind

not to involve us.

Alright then.

Shitou.

How are you and Jia?

When are you going to marry her?

We plan to talk about it next year.

If we get married,

Bing will show up, right?

Are you trying to lure Bing out

with your wedding?

Not bad, Kid. You've become smarter.

Can Jia agree to it?

What do you take her for?

I'm just saying.

How about you guys?

Same as before.

Today gets dark early.

Clean yourself up and wait for me at home.

I'll be right there. Yes.

Aren't you not coming back today?

Come in.

Come in.

This way.

Make me two bowls of noodles.

Bro.

Where did this kid come from?

Bro.

Tell me the truth.

What exactly do you do?

One moment you're a cop, the next you're collecting debts.

Now you've brought a kid here.

You...

Tell me.

I know the rules.

What rules?

I know what should be said and what shouldn't.

Do you believe me if I say I found her on the street?

No.

I really picked her up.

In the alley next to the bus station.

I asked her, but she wouldn't say anything.

I was worried she'd get too cold outside,

so I brought her back.

Kid.

Kid.

Isn't she that woman's child?

Why did you get her back?

You know her?

Why are you still up?

Why did you come back so late?

I had a case to handle today.

So I missed your birthday.

It's okay, Dad.

I saved you a piece of cake.

It's delicious.

Shao Xiaoyun.

Shao Xiaoyun!

Shao Xiaoyun.

What's wrong, Kid?

Shao Xiaoyun.

Shao Xiaoyun!

Shao Xiaoyun!

Shao Xiaoyun!

Mom.

Mom.

Mom.

You...

Where have you been?

Do you know how long I've been looking for you?

Didn't I tell you

to stay at home?

Who told you to come out?

She said...

I was so worried.

She said the keys were locked inside.

Stop hitting her.

Put on your clothes.

It's cold. Come on.

Let's go.

Are you still going to run out?

You dropped the gloves.

I'll beat you when we get home.

Shao Xiaoyun?

Let's discuss this. How about I return the mushrooms to you?

I don't want them anymore.

Why do you suddenly not want them?

Why didn't you say earlier?

I bought too many.

I don't need this much now.

Let me return them.

What are you doing?

Who are you talking to?

Do you want to fight?

Need a taxi, Buddy?

Why should I let you return them?

Let me tell you, it's not possible.

You know?

Do you think you can shove your shit back in?

Why are you speaking so rudely?

How can you do business like this?

If my words are rude, so what?

Forget it. It's just 15 yuan.

Will you give me the 15 yuan then?

15 yuan means nothing?

What...

Why are you everywhere? Get lost.

It's none of your business.

Let's talk about the mushrooms.

Let me return them. Hurry up.

Listen.

Are you still doing business?

I definitely won't let you return them.

Go ahead and sue me.

Why did he provoke this woman?

He really has nothing to do.

You know her?

Yes, she's Li Hongxia.

We're from the same village.

She went to work in the South a few years ago.

Later, she brought back a man

and said she wanted to get married to him.

But when it came time to get married,

the man ran away.

He ran away?

What do you mean?

He left without saying goodbye.

When was that?

The year before last.

Around this time.

Bro. Do you want to take a taxi?

I do.

Where are you going?

To your village.

Okay.

Li Hongxia is a whore.

She must have worked as a prostitute in the South.

Otherwise, how could that man run away

when she was already pregnant?

Stop talking nonsense. Let's play cards.

Why would I be talking nonsense?

The son of Big Rogue

witnessed it when he worked in Guangdong.

She can go wherever she wants.

I don't have a daughter like her.

Coming.

Xiaoyun.

Here.

Put the gloves on.

What are you doing?

Well.

- I’m here to give Xiaoyun the gloves... - Get lost.

Can I talk to you?

I said, "Get lost!"

Can't you understand?

Well, listen to me.

Shao Gang asked me to come here.

Uncle, did my dad say when he will be back?

I told you, that woman is not easy to deal with.

You didn't believe me.

How about now?

I've known it for a long time.

During the summer,

I went to her place to buy some mountain goods.

I thought it was not easy for her alone

to take care of two children.

So I passed her a note when I paid.

I meant she could come to me if anything happened.

I would like to help her.

I was sincere. I didn't mean anything else.

Guess what?

She pointed at my nose

and yelled at me.

It was like I took advantage of her.

Don't you think that woman is tough...

You're here.

I'll prepare two more dishes.

You talk.

Where is he?

Actually, he didn't ask me to come to you.

I'm looking for him too.

Sit down and talk.

The deceased's boyfriend said

he had drunk too much at that time.

When he woke up, the deceased had already fallen from the building.

But the autopsy result shows

the real cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation.

I'm sorry.

You go ahead.

Hello.

Tell me.

I found the woman. Her name is Li Hongxia.

She has two kids.

She used to be together with Wang Dayong.

Wang Dayong is not with her now.

Maybe he ran away after the gun was lost.

The woman is also looking for him.

So that means this lead has come to a dead end.

I don't think so.

At least we found someone

who lived with him.

We will be able to know his life trajectory

in the past few years.

How about this?

I'll contact the police station there

and ask them to interrogate her.

If the police come to her, I'm afraid she'll resist.

Let me do it.

I don't mean anything else.

I'm just reporting this to you.

That's all. I'm hanging up.

Listen...

Hello.

It's New Year.

Buy some clothes for the kids.

Why didn't you go out to do business today?

I've earned enough money for us to live on.

Sit down and drink.

Take a cup yourself.

I know what you do.

You're a police officer.

He told me

the police were looking for him.

Did he say why?

He said

it was because of the homestead issue.

He broke the village secretary's leg.

I was cheated again?

Perhaps there's no truth coming from men's mouths.

Did he commit a big crime?

Yes.

Very big.

When did you meet?

In 2005.

She was less than two years old then.

Isn't Xiaoyun Shao Gang’s child?

Her biological father was like a beast.

He never took care of his child.

All he did was gambling on stones in the market.

In the end, he gambled away all the money from my foot massage shop

and owed a lot of debt.

In the end, he ran away.

The creditors blocked my house every day.

I sneaked out with my child in my arms.

Could you give us a ride?

Ma'am. Where are you going?

To the train station.

It's on the way.

Get in.

Great. Thank you.

Ma'am.

You should thank

this gentleman.

I didn't want to give you a ride.

But he said

that you seem to have a tough time.

Thank you. Sir.

You're welcome.

We are both away from home.

Where are you going?

We're going to Chenzhou.

What a coincidence. I'm going there too.

Really?

In his words,

it may be

destiny.

What happened then?

After we arrived in Chenzhou,

we went our separate ways.

We didn't exchange any contact information.

About three months later.

One day...

Take care, Sir.

Come again.

Are you here to apply for the massage therapist position?

He became a massage therapist in my foot massage shop.

At that time,

he was really nice to me and my daugther.

Especially to my daughter.

I was quite confused sometimes.

I thought

if

he were Xiaoyun’s father,

it would be great.

Later,

we rented a house and lived together.

In those two years,

we felt like a family.

At that time,

I hoped he could propose to get married.

But he never mentioned it.

I had no choice.

I had to take the initiative.

Let's get married.

I've been too ashamed to go home these years

because I had a child before getting married.

If you don’t mind

to be Xiaoyun's father,

after we get married and go back to the Northeast,

let's live a stable life.

What do you think?

I don't mind.

Then why?

I have no household registration.

My ID card is fake.

Don't think too much.

When I was in my hometown,

the village secretary always bullied me.

So I beat him up.

Then I ran away.

They couldn't find me,

so they eliminated my household registration.

Come back to the Northeast with me.

I'll give you a household registration.

Okay?

I have a cousin.

He used to be an assistant police officer.

I gave my cousin 2,000 yuan.

He promised me that after the Spring Festival,

he could get the thing done.

I've discussed it with Shao Gang.

After he got the household registration,

we would get married.

But before the Spring Festival,

he went to take a shower in town

and never came back.

I was so worried.

I looked for him in town for days,

but I couldn't find him.

Later, someone told me

he saw him

on the highway to the county.

I followed the highway

and went to the county,

but still couldn't find him.

Later,

I found out I was pregnant.

Then I just realized that

I was going to have...

I was going to have another child without a father.

Who is it?

Uncle.

These are all the things my dad left before he left.

My mom asked you to give them to him when you're available.

Okay.

My mom said you're a cop.

Will my dad come back during the Chinese New Year?

No matter whether he comes back or not,

you have to grow up well

and be good to your mom.

Take care.

How about

putting on this hat? It's too cold.

No need.

You put it back on.

I'm leaving.

Take care.

Come here when you're in the Northeast again.

The bag you sent has been tested.

There are biological traces of Wang Dayong on it.

I haven't seen this guy before.

Well.

I remember something.

Chen Laonian from our village

went down the mountain during spring.

He said

he saved a person who was about to freeze to death

during the Spring Festival in the mountain.

Could it be the person you're looking for?

Which mountain?

This one. Mount Laoniang.

Chen Laonian

is a forest ranger.

Buddy.

You can't enter the mountain now.

You'll freeze to death.

It's okay, Sir.

I'm wearing thick clothes.

I can stand the coldness.

You're awake.

What are you looking at?

I'm alone in this room.

I don't understand.

It's so cold.

Why are you here

instead of staying at home?

Sir, I’m looking for someone.

Who?

Chen Laonian.

Why are you looking for me?

You are him?

I have something to ask you.

Where is my bag?

Look.

Do you know this person?

Isn’t this Shao?

You've met him?

Yes, just like you two years ago.

He was almost freezing to death.

I picked him up.

He's been staying in the other room

for over a month.

What happened then?

He left.

Where did he go?

How would I know?

I don't care.

This is the old house for the forest rangers.

Now we have a new one.

This one is vacant.

Was he the only one living here?

Yes.

Did he leave anything behind?

What?

When he came, he had nothing.

He left nothing behind.

Shao

was nice

and diligent.

When he worked,

he was quick

and skillful,

but his personality was a bit introverted.

He was kind.

He always smiled and had a very good temper.

Hello, Lin Ying.

Uncle Seven is dying.