Master?
Why would a girl come to a crime scene in the middle of the night by herself?
What's the matter with you?
The Ye family has special status in Lin City.
It's a very complex case so people might be ambushed outside.
I knew you'd come.
Just a little later than I'd expected.
I thought I'd be behind you.
Ye Qiao wasn't the killer.
You should know that.
Have you got evidence?
- Give me another hour-- - You have 20 minutes.
We need to split up because I need to work alone.
I get distracted if there's someone else around.
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[When A Snail Falls In Love]
[Episode 10]
Both women were the same age and had similar builds.
One fell down the courtyard and got repeatedly stabbed.
While the other didn't get hurt at all.
It doesn't make sense.
Ye Qiao said she used a knife to stab the victim in the courtyard.
But that doesn't explain
the large areas of soft tissue contusion in the victim's body.
That's just your speculation.
Zhang Shi Yong also mentioned
that he heard the microwave beep when he entered the house.
But the late night meal Ye Zi Xi prepared was salad and salmon.
It didn't need to be heated.
So it wasn't the microwave that Zhang Shi Yong had heard.
It was the notification beep after a message has been sent.
The killer didn't stay at the crime scene.
He used an app to set a timer to send that message
so that he wouldn't leave any traces behind.
In Ye Qiao's statement, she said it was really cold that night
because the air conditioning was on.
But it's spring.
She would have had the heater on at night.
Then why was it so cold inside the house?
I know!
The killer turned on the air conditioning
in order to lower the temperature of the victim's body
so that he can delay the time of death and try to fool us.
No.
By turning on the air conditioning
he could only lower the surface temperature of the body.
When estimating the time of death
we base it on the temperature of the liver.
So such external factors will not be able to affect the result.
He must have delayed sending the message for a reason.
What else could he have done to delay the time of death?
Did we miss any clues?
I'm sure this must be it.
Master.
- It's okay. - Keep it on.
We're under the gun with this case.
I won't let you take any sick leave.
I'm fine.
Why? You think it's dirty?
No, I'm not used to wearing other people's clothes.
See?
I can jump to keep myself warm.
You already knew, didn't you?
The reason why Ye Qiao sent a message to ask Zhang Shi Yong to come here
was because she wanted to see how he'd react to Ye Zi Xi's death.
She said she waited outside the door for more than an hour.
She might have waited longer and seen a lot more.
In the interrogation room, she totally gave up on defending herself.
The person she's trying so hard to protect is the real killer.
So you already knew.
You just didn't tell anyone about it.
You're right.
We should hypothesize boldly but search for evidence carefully.
If we suggest bold speculations without any proof
we might mislead others by making them give up their original thoughts
And we might miss out on leads that might have been found.
I get it, Master.
I know I was rushed to judgment.
Listen.
Let's write out the name of the killer and see if our judgments are the same.
Ready?
What are you doing here?
Captain Ji.
What are you doing here?
It's been three days.
Someone should come and say goodbye to Zi Xi.
Don't you think so, Third Son?
Sister-in-law.
I didn't look after Zi Xi.
I'm so sorry.
I'm really sorry, Brother.
When Xu Xu kept staring at the photo in the office
I didn't realize what was wrong.
But I felt really weird when I woke up in the middle of the night.
We might have missed something in this case.
But all the evidence was against Ye Qiao and she already confessed.
Was she trying to be someone else's scapegoat?
The only person worth doing such a silly thing for...
would be Zhang Shi Yong.
- What's the password? - 78578.
Captain Ji.
I know this might be against the rules.
But we need to make the necessary arrangements
for her funeral and final farewell.
So we need to take some of her clothes back with us.
Third Son.
Considering our past relationship...
can you let us do that?
You can't take anything.
If you need it for the funeral
you should submit a request to the police station.
Chairman Ye, I'm sure you're aware that
in regards to both personal and financial benefits
Zi Xi's biggest enemies
and our top suspects are the members of the Ye family.
I know.
My youngest daughter...
is being held at the police station right now.
But she had nothing to do with Zi Xi's death.
She's a good child.
When she saw stray cats on the street when she was young
she'd ask our maid to give them her favorite--
I'm an officer of the law.
I only believe in evidence. Not stories.
It's true that Zi Xi and Xiao Qiao were never close.
But she definitely didn't have a motive to kill her.
Zhang Shi Yong and her were regarded as the perfect couple in the industry.
In looks and ability.
Do you think she's really in love with Zhang Shi Yong?
No.
Although she didn't want him to die when he got kidnapped
she lost all hope in him.
Why would she take the blame for murder for a man like him?
What if Zhang Shi Yong had wanted to break up with Ye Zi Xi?
The two of them got into a fight.
Then he killed her in order to save his marriage with Ye Qiao.
- Ye Qiao was so touched that-- - Oh my goodness.
Why would you have such a crazy thought?
You don't understand women at all.
A man betraying his wife for his own benefit can never be forgiven.
If he then betrays his mistress for an even bigger benefit
who would want to associate with such a bastard?
Zhang Shi Yong had a lot of women.
Zi Xi wasn't his first and wouldn't have been his last either.
Xiao Qiao already knew that a long time ago.
She'd already given up on Zhang Shi Yong.
She even prepared the divorce agreement already.
His affair with Zi Xi
was only one of Xiao Qiao's excuses in divorcing Zhang Shi Yong.
Not all men are bastards and not every woman is that strong.
At least Ye Qiao is.
She wouldn't have put up with it.
Think about it, she already prepared the divorce papers.
Would she have ruined her own life for a man who betrayed her
and was only after her family's money?
She'd never do that.
You know what?
Men are so soft.
Just like women, they can't survive without love.
Not all men are like that.
I guess you're right.
That's just the majority of men.
Because Master's not like that.
- He's such a male chauvinist-- - It's what you call a responsible man.
Don't move.
- Come here, let me see. - What... what is it?
You're wearing your rose-colored glasses again, aren't you?
Such high resolution.
Although there are disagreements among our family
they're only conflicts between ourselves.
Now that there is so much trouble in our family...
if the Ye family collapses then everyone's stock will become trash.
What's the point of fighting one another?
I'm sure everyone understands that in our family.
Both Zi Xi and I have already signed and notarized
this stock transfer agreement.
She agreed to use the money she embezzled
to pay for the Ye's Investment's deficit.
I gave her 10 percent of our stock in return.
Both Zi Qiang and Xiao Qiao knew about it so they've already signed this agreement.
I know.
Zi Xi and Xiao Qiao never got along.
But she would never kill her just because they didn't get along.
I'd hate to see something like this happen to my family.
Mr. Ye, thank you for your additional information.
It'll definitely help us with our investigation.
Please bring this with you when you come back to the police station with us.
- The police station? - Based on our investigation
it's very likely that Ye Zi Xi's time of death was earlier than 10:00 p.m.
Where were you at that time?
Zhi Shan.
I need to go to the police station with Captain Ji.
I'm afraid we'll have to postpone our board meeting.
Also, Zi Qiang is very short-tempered.
Make sure you keep an eye on him.
No matter what our clients say don't panic, okay?
Okay.
Captain Ji just called and asked us to bring back Ye Zi Qiang.
Captain Ji said we should tell him that we've found the killer
so we need some additional information from him. Let's go.
Time really flies.
I can still remember the first time I went to Beijing.
And picked up a few kids from high school with my brother.
Zi Xi came out holding a handsome boy's hand and stood before my brother.
She pointed at that boy and said
"Daddy, this is Ji Bai, I call him 'Third Bro.'"
When we got back my brother asked me to find out more about you.
Then he said, "The Ji family is a good match for the Ye family."
"This boy is very suitable, and good enough for Zi Xi."
I wish you could ask all your questions in one go.
We've found a new lead and new suspect.
We'd like to ask you to come back with us to help our investigation.
New suspect?
Does it have anything to do with our family?
We can't disclose who it is before we reach a verdict.
Once we do have a verdict, we'll need your statement.
15 years.
Time certainly flies.
People...
have also changed a lot.
13 years, 4 months, and 27 days to be exact.
I'm not asking you who it is.
Just tell me if he has anything to do with the Ye Corporation
because it's very likely to affect our stock price.
Sort of.
I have a meeting this afternoon so I need to call my staff.
Sorry, but you can't use your cellphone right now.
Okay.
What's my dad doing here?
Is he the killer that you've caught?
Move!
Let go of me!
Zi... Zi Qiang.
Why did you arrest my dad?
I killed her, it's got nothing to do with him!
Let go of me...
I'm not afraid of going to jail!
- Go! - Let go of me!
Come on, send me to jail!
What's going on? Brother...
Dad?
Don't move.
This is nothing.
When I was shot through the stomach, I still managed to complete my mission.
[Qiang]
Why?
If our speculation about the time of death was correct
then it would have ruled out Zhang Shi Yong and Ye Qiao as the killer.
Among the remaining people in the Ye family
only two people would be the most likely suspects.
Ye Zi Qiang and Ye Lan Yuan.
Ye Lan Yuan's maid was able to give an alibi for him
while Ye Zi Qiang couldn't explain his whereabouts between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.
At first we thought only Zhang Shi Yong and the hired private detective
knew the address of Ye Zi Xi's mansion in Lin An Mountain.
But that wasn't the case.
Ye Zi Qiang had once mentioned
that Zhang Shi Yong had dinner with him on the night of the murder.
Since they don't usually spend time together
he wouldn't have asked Zhang Shi Yong out just to have dinner with him.
In our initial interviews
Zhang Shi Yong was the only person who remained calm
about the plummet in Long Xi's stock price.
It's like as if he'd expected it.
In addition to being secret lovers
Zhang Shi Yong and Ye Zi Xi were also partners in crime.
If he'd wanted to have all the money to himself
then Ye Zi Xi's relationship with the Ye family
would become his best chance.
Since Ye Zi Qiang's very impulsive and has had a history of violence
if Zhang Shi Yong tells him that the financial reports have been leaked out...
and unintentionally tells him the address of Ye Zi Xi's mansion unintentionally...
[3 You Ma Road, Lin An Mountain]
But of course there are still doubts in my speculation.
Want to see mine?
[Ye Zi Qiang]
Why?
It's time to go to work.
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