Quiet!
You want me dead?
As you wish!
CONFESS YOUR GUILT
I asked the landlord, and he said that he rarely visits.
A girl called him and told him that something was wrong.
Who is this girl?
The landlord said he doesn't know her.
His post-mortem interval should be around four hours.
The landlord reported it two hours ago?
That means the girl would've known about the suicide beforehand.
Suicide?
These items are scattered as you'd expect for suicide.
And there's no sign of a fight. He committed suicide.
The girl who informed the landlord...
She acted strangely.
If she knew that he would die, why didn't she come to us?
It doesn't make any sense to call the landlord.
We have many long hairs.
Presumably they are from a woman who comes here often.
She could be related to the victim.
Yes... A woman, right?
And her name is...
- Yi-Ting Lin. - Your friend?
Nowadays, there's this high-tech product called a cellphone, you know?
Look. At 10:38, there were 16 missing calls.
In that case, the four-hour post-mortem interval should be correct.
- Angel, please take out the call log. - OK.
What?
Madam Yang, we need the trouble-causing vehicle.
Go and get the evidence from the empty house with Madam Yang.
- Cian Yang, please. - Cian Yang.
- Madam Yang. - Cian Yang, please.
Give it to me, please.
Please.
- Hsiang! - I'm coming!
No, because the bank needs at least seven days to run checks.
You can't help... OK, never mind.
Fine... Cian! I'm sorry.
Do you have a girlfriend?
- No - Do you have one or not? You little puppy!
Tell me, did you get a girlfriend? Did you actually get a girlfriend?
No girlfriend? So, why are you sneaking off on secret phone calls?
- Go and question the neighbor! - OK, right away!
It's noon. You're not eating? Not hungry?
I’m copying Wen-Ting Liao's files into the computer. I'll eat later.
Just leave it to copy automatically. Why stare at it?
I'm not hungry. But he must be starving.
Wanna eat something?
You haven't eaten for ages, right? You look famished.
No, I have no money.
What's wrong?
There are only 38 dollars left in my account, and I can't get them out.
Why? Spent too much money on your girlfriend?
Not on a girlfriend.
The bank told me that my account had been emptied using the online ATM.
- Eight thousand dollars are gone! - You use online banking?
Yeah, I use it to transfer money. What? What's wrong?
Online banking is normally OK. Unless...
your computer is hacked.
What have you watched recently?
When I'm free, I'll help check your computer.
The wound goes through to the bone.
The artery and median nerve are broken. Even if he didn't die...
he would've lost the use of his hand.
It is generally believed that...
suicide happens suddenly, but it doesn't.
The suicide victim experiences a lot of psychological conflict
and struggles over their decision.
Around 60 to 80 percent of suicide victims
will send out S.O.S. signals, directly or indirectly.
So, people really should learn to read those signals.
I do.
Let me talk to him, first. We'll talk later.
Reasoning backwards, by time, the Webcam turned off 8:31 at night,
then turned on at 9:29.
Printing began at 10:15,
and Word was opened at 10:17.
It's just a computer log.
Our points of reference are the reading of files, the deleting of records,
connecting to websites, and e-mails. For example...
- Strange. - Strange? Why?
- What's strange? - It's damn strange.
No way. Can you see? This isn't right.
- I don't... - What did you see? What's wrong?
This isn't right. What happened here?
Yi-Ting Lin. 36 years old, unmarried. A family history of obstruction.
A boyfriend, CEO of Liantong Corporation.
Liantong is no simple company. It has a gang background.
So, the victim might have been in trouble with gangs?
Possibly
Look at this. It's the victim's call log.
Last night, from six to twelve o'clock, Yi-Ting Lin made 28 calls to the victim.
Only one, at 10:38, connected. It lasted 35 seconds.
By deduction, the post-mortem interval should be correct.
Also, this is the victim's financial report.
Thank you.
7.5 million dollars in the week of March the sixth!
Three hundred and fifty dollars on March fifteenth....
A bit strange. And the money was transferred to the online casino
dollar-by-dollar.
No wonder! This guy lost so much money, he committed suicide.
But who was behind the online casino? The cause of death may not be so simple.
And it's up to me to solve the mystery, right?
Cian! Thunder Lei! There's something you should see.
OK.
This is the video that Kao retrieved from the victim's cellphone.
You don't need to be the mistress of both of us.
Look at that part!
You made the old man lose face. You'll get in trouble.
I already told you, I didn't upload those photos, OK?
Yi-Ting, I feel like somebody has their eyes on me.
- Bullshit. - Really!
Somebody's watching me.
Don't be crazy!
You're so paranoid. You must just feel guilty. Go to sleep!
The relationship between the victim and Yi-Ting is so complicated.
But it doesn't seem possible that Wen-Ting Liao killed himself for love.
Killing oneself for love is so foolish!
The victim had long history of depression. In the last 2 months,
he saw the doctor more frequently, around once every two weeks.
Whether it was a mental health issue or heartbreak,
Yi-Ting Lin was involved.
But it could also have been a financial issue.
Please check into it, Cian Yang.
Give the documents to me, please.
Hsiang, let's go.
OK!
I'm going to get a coffee.
That's him. He really is dead.
Really?
He was suspicious that he was being watched.
Even the monitors on the road could scare him.
OK.
You called him 28 times that day. Why?
I'm scared of Mr. Lin...
Come on! We've seen this video before!
It's on his cellphone, too!
I thought that he was just being paranoid.
But you see, he was right! We really were being watched!
But... why didn't you report it to the police?
Report it to the police? Are you insane?
How could I have told the police that I was being watched
by my computer, television, cellphone, even my juicer?
How could I? Do you think anyone would have believed me?
But his relationship with Mr. Lin is very strange.
Hey! I found two deleted letters from Wen-Ting Liao's computer.
The first, addressed to the victim, has the title "Confess Your Guilt".
We've seen it. Next.
The second is the victim's bank record. Look.
The sender's website doesn't look like a bank.
And this record can't be acquired easily.
Mailnesia.com.
What company is that?
It must be a website on which the sender set up an anonymous e-mail account.
How can we find out who the sender is?
It'll be difficult to track them down.
The emails have passed through a network springboard.
What's the network springboard?
Really, it was an IP springboard,
which is a way for hackers to conceal their identities.
Simply put, the hacker hacks into one computer, first.
They take control, then use this computer for crime.
And a hacking master will hack many computers, one by one
Sometimes, they go abroad. Anyway, it'll be hard to track them down.
You can't figure it out?
Tracking the emails is just one idea. We still have other clues.
It's just a matter of time.
No wonder.
No wonder they were able to use Wen-Ting's webcam to watch him.
Webcam?
How could I forget that?
Disconnect it! Run!
What?
Get away!
- Why? - What were you doing?
I was hacked! What were you doing, here?
We didn't know!
What do we do?
- OK, OK! It's not their fault. - Sit down.
That's where the Webcam was.
Hey!
Yes.
Hey, genius, how's it going?
Saving a formatted computer takes some time.
You can even save a formatted one?
Sure, formatting always leaves a trail.
This is what we found in Wen-Ting Liao's bedroom.
Oh! An IP monitor!
Oh! An IP monitor! What is it?
Look here!
Traditional monitors use this cable, which allows limited distance.
But IP monitors use the network to transmit sounds and images worldwide.
Look, this is my home. I have one in my house to monitor the cat's behavior.
So cute!
You voyeur.
It's easy to hack into others' homes.
Anyway, there are no rules on the internet.
So, you hackers can hack into anything? Hack into the stock market, into the bank?
Not every hacker is a bad guy, OK?
Breaking security, intruding privacy... Not a bad guy?
- Do you think you're a good guy? - Where there's an IP, there's a way.
- You, there... - Kao...
Why are you skulking back there? Did you steal something?
- Kao... - What's wrong? Come here!
Speak!
The letter Wen-Ting Liao received, asking him to confess his guilt.
- I got that letter, too. - You got it, too?
"Confess your guilt. You broke the law as a policeman.
Let me relieve your conscience. What crime did you commit?"
- He's taunting you? - I didn't do anything!
OK, I did.
But I just downloaded some movies from time to time.
You deserve it! Watching that filth.
- You dirty guy! - Just normal movies!
Then recently, my account was emptied.
The bank said my money was transferred to the Stray Dog Protection Association.
That's why I'm so poor.
What are you doing?
Damn it, I didn't notice that!
- What? - I knew it!
So, it's money you need? Try me.
- But what about the money in my account? - Too small.
I got you! Yes!
He's gone mad!
This is who he is. He used to be a big shot in the hacking world.
A headache of many network companies.
Piece of cake.
Show me who you are.
In all systems, there are vulnerabilities or programming negligence.
This leads to hacking invasion.
Just one Trojan virus can expose your IP location.
That means he can remotely control anything.
The IP location is like your house number. As long as I know your house number,
I can hack into your house and I can steal your personal information.
Hsiang! Can you sell me your laptop?
This shitty laptop is so old. What do you need it for?
Come on, you don't understand! This laptop is a treasure!
It's like a virus museum! There are so many extinct virus inside!
That's a cruel joke.
I'm serious. 17,000 dollars.
How about 20,000 dollars?
15,000.
Why are you going down?
18,000.
15,000.
16,500?
14,000.
Got it! Got it! New discovery!
The monitor was purchased by the victim.
I found the invoice and receipt in his trash bin.
Aren't I awesome?
So... Yi-Ting Lin has nothing to do with it?
- Eighty percent, she doesn't. - I really doubt it.
We really can't rule out the possibility that he did it on purpose,
- Or... There could be someone else. - But here...
Kao has found something strange in the online search history.
The victim did a lot of online searching.
He searched for information about people and companies.
Hey!
Anything related to gambling?
No.
But a few days before he died, he repeatedly searched his bank records.
He also asked anonymous questions on internet forums
about how to recover the stolen money.
If it was stolen, why not report it to the police?
If the money was stolen to begin with,
how could he dare to report it to the police?
Kao.
Kao!
Schema... Tables where table...
I've got it!
The computer data must match the physical evidence.
He looks like crashing down! What's the problem?
He's working hard. Just leave him be.
Here comes supper!
- Why are you lying on the floor? - Kao!
Supper's here, Kao. Kao...
- Kao. - Hey, Kao!
Kao! Kao!
I'll get someone.
You scared us!
What's up? What time is it?
Quarter past twelve.
Here's supper.
What is it?
- It's "X". - "X"?
"X"!
An opponent.
Do you remember that whole thing about internet paralysis?
HACKER CAUSED INTERNET PARALYSIS
It was...
INTERNET SAFETY HAS BEEN THROWN INTO DOUBT
It was them who started it.
Were you part of it?
That was... accidental.
Accidental?
The world was turned upside down. How dare you say it was "accidental"?
So, you were with them?
That was because the boss of Yi Wang Food abused a puppy.
He denied it. He didn't even care about being scolded by the press.
That's why the hackers took online action.
So, this is justice?
No wonder my money was transferred to some animal charity.
Do you want to see her?
Wait.
Three minutes to 12:30.
Kao...
Are you sure this is legal?
Relax! It's all digital.
Look, look!
I'm not a fool.
Who are you?
Going under with great passion. Saving the world with dancing fingers.
Really? Are you Phoenix?
Yes, I'm dlPhoenix.
It doesn't matter who you are. You're screwing with my computer.
What the hell do you want?
Who's your boss?
Why do you care?
Wen-Ting Liao killed himself.
So this is over?
She surrendered.
A battle between hackers comes to end when the cable is unplugged.
X is just some little girl?
Didn't she look hot?
Kao.
You just asked who her boss is. What did you mean?
Nothing
Because of some information I found, I don't think she's the mastermind.
Then who is it?
I'm sorry.
There's no junk food. I can only buy this organic stuff.
How is it?
What is this? Why you eat it?
Hi.
Guys, I found something new.
This victim used online banking to transfer
1,000 dollars to this Love Charity.
When checking the bill, we found that he actually took a million.
In the last month, there were 20 transfers like this to Love Charity.
Wait...
I saw this organization in Wen-Ting Liao's files!
I thought he was just a charitable man, so I didn't pay much attention.
The problem is, there is no such organization.
- No such organization? - It doesn't exist
Does the account look familiar?
Is it the account of the online casino?
I found that this online casino is in Morocco.
Wen-Ting Liao, Yi-Ting Lin and Hsiang
all got the letter titled "Confess Your Guilt".
Their networks were all hacked.
But Hsiang's money was donated to the Stray Dog Center.
There might not be any correlation.
The worst thing is, there are many organizations doing this.
I think we should start with these victims.
We might find some clues.
- Sorry to bother you. - No, no. I'll tell you
- if there's any news. - Thank you.
This Hsin-Hua Wang received the "Confess Your Guilt" Letter, too.
Plus, a video of herself.
She thought that she was being watched.
He said he knew everything I did.
He even sent photos to scare me.
How did he know everything I did?
She thought it was her husband.
So, she sent someone to follow him. As a result, all was exposed.
Her husband found out that she was having an affair.
A powerful business woman just ruined her marriage.
There's daily information lasting for one month.
The suspect knows everything. Probably better than her secretary.
When I talked with Hsin-Hua Wang about her business,
she mentioned a key person.
Mr. Lin.
Mr. Lin?
Boyfriend of Yi-Ting Lin.
Yi-Ting Lin? I'm familiar with her.
And Yi-Ting Lin's other boyfriend,
Wen-Ting Liao, what was he doing?
What was his job? How did he make money?
Don't you think it's strange?
Is he a member of the group?
Miss Lin!
Would you come back to C.S.I.C. with us? We have to put some doubts to rest.
You did so much harm to me. I'd rather run away than go with you.
Don't you know? He knew that I had changed my number,
and warned me not to tell anybody.
These bags... Are you really leaving? Where are you going?
I'll go wherever I want. You can't stop me.
We can't stop you, but they can find you wherever there's internet.
I found out that there are huge problems with his company,
- yet I'm afraid to confront him. - Why? Anything special?
What about the source of his income? Could it be illegal?
I don't know anything about his income, only that he's happy to share it with me.
- Share it with you? Why? - Why is he so kind?
How should I know?
I help with clients' investment issues.
I need you to help find some clients for me.
Take them to afternoon tea. Make small talk.
Easy. Yes?
Remember to ask for their name cards.
Among the people you know, has anyone become suspicious, recently?
They have become super suspicious, recently.
Are you aware that you've become an accomplice of online crime?
I suggest you stay here, because I don't know what will happen next.
On a sunny day, halfway up the hill, a phoenix comes from the west.
Hope you can join me. Dlphoenix.
Genie, Genie!
What's up with you?
You've been doing something illegal.
I... I also helped catch criminals!
Really? You're just playing around, not doing your job.
I'm not just playing!
To get the evidence, you hacked into other computers.
- Even if we're forensic staff... - Be quiet!
This isn't right.
You've brought us big trouble.
I just can't be sure about it. I'll show you, first.
So. Her.
This "X".
X has already confessed that she did something illegal.
She's a criminal, too. Why are you hesitant?
I just feel so strange.
I don't want to frame good people.
You don't want to frame good people?
You've just thrown yourself at her.
Hey!
OK, then.
About X...
Fine. I'll keep your X secret.
- But I'm not making any other promises. - Genie!
Kao, sit down.
It's OK, I can stand here.
So, how's everything going?
That hacker is very tricky. He used lots of advanced technology.
Like click-jacking, cyber-squatting, and sock hole.
Anyway, it's difficult to track him down.
Kao, you have a chance to make it clear.
I spent all night competing with the hacker.
The work is complicated and tiring.
Tell the truth.
I'm not lying
The IP is changing on springboard.
I can't find where it is located.
Kao, say it. We'll help you deal with it.
Genie, you betrayed me.
Thunder Lei, even you suspect me.
We are the last defense of forensics.
Any forensic mistakes for evidence
or misleading on purpose could affect the final judicial decision.
- If just to catch the hacker... - Thunder Lei, don't do this.
Fine.
You're gonna punish me?
So, do it!
Kao, what are you talking about?
Little Phoenix.
Going under with great passion. Saving the world with dancing fingers.
You're such a homebody.
Like ID, like reality.
I started hacking only to show off my skills.
But I didn't know how dangerous it is.
I hate those who only talk about laws, procedures for justice.
- Don't go extreme. - I have reason!
The laws only protect rich people.
You can't go back once you stray from the normal path.
My colleague Wei-Hsiang Jiang is innocent
Wei-Hsiang Chiang?
He's your colleague?
So, you're a cop.
You're investigating me.
I care about you.
And I hope you can help with the case.
Have I done anything wrong?
I really hate dishonest people.
Here are some words for you.
Officials help one another, and never apologize.
I quit my job for you, you know?
You lied to me.
You said you would keep the secret.
Then?
I did.
I told Thunder Lei that you have some problems.
It's not some problems of the case.
I care about you, not about a criminal.
You just can't understand.
Was I too impulsive?
Sometimes...
we'll have empathy with the suspects.
So, we might make mistakes on judgement.
Am I in love?
This is love?
You are so lame!
Really?
The online criminals might not need to contact
the victim directly to know his features.
But the continuous crimes
have the same or similar behavior patterns.
Look, although Hsiang and Wen-Ting Liao have been taken,
PLEAD GUILTY
their money went to different places.
One is for charity, the other is for money laundering.
They have different goals.
And Chin, to me,
is just a little kid.
It sounds reasonable.
I think her computer skills are actually cool.
Look, you can still see the points.
Why didn't you tell?
So that we could prove she's innocent?
And I'd like to say we are a team.
You should have trusted us
What? I haven't finished my words.
You're a cop, right?
Good, I need your help.
What's wrong?
- My life is in danger. - You?
Yes
I found the evidence.
Here.
Evidence.
I thought for a long time yesterday, then went back to hack my boss.
Then, were you spotted?
Not yet, but soon.
So, are you running away with me?
Anyway, you lost your job.
Go!
I, I want to go back
Whatever, I go with you.
Anyway, the most dangerous place is the safest place.
Hello, officer!
What officer? I'm not an officer!
I'm so young!
It's the grandpa there.
Hello, officer.
- Hello. - Hello, officer.
- I'm no officer, either. - Hello, officer.
Come on. Stop hiding your guilt.
Say it.
You must be Thunder Lei. Please don't blame Kao.
Kao asked me to apologize to you.
It was me who made him lose his mind.
This is for you.
What's in it?
Evidence.
Found a criminal group, say 50 people. Here's their information inside.
50 people? Unbelievable!
I rewrote a double Trojan program,
and I used it to hack into their computers.
You're so awesome
- 486 gave me a hand. - 486 did help?
What is 486 or 586? What is double Trojan program?
Simply put, you were planted a Trojan,
then used this Trojan to hack backward?
It's not that simple.
Anyway, I hacked it back.
Then you became a person like Kao.
I'm not a cop. I'm from the folks.
Okay, what is your crime... no.
What is their crime technique?
The chief used the downline
to connect with some innocent people.
Then, the downline sends out the emails.
When you open it, the Trojan will be planted immediately.
Yi-Ting Lin should be such a role.
Then Wen-Ting Liao should be the downline.
Exactly. Many rich people are computer idiots.
So, the chief specially targets them.
No matter the information on cellphones, on computers
even the cameras at home and in the company.
Everything is monitored by him.
Any illegal things spotted, will be recorded immediately.
Wow.
What about the Love Charity Group?
The Love Charity Group is just a disguise.
When these people transfer 100 NT online,
the Trojan will add some zeros behind it.
So, that's why the victim became guilty
and didn't want to report the case.
Then Wen-Ting Liao?
He's a poor guy.
He regretted and planned to stop.
However, the chief attacked and monitored him by all means.
Finally, he went to a dead end.
These people should go to hell.
So, can you track down where the chief is?
Ready.
- You hack him from this IP. - Okay.
Got you!
- Handcuffs! - Here.
You will face many cases in the future.
The evidence on site would be much different from the case.
At that moment, you gotta hold it tight.
You have to listen to the evidence.
Because whether the suspect is judged to be guilty or innocent,
it all depends on how you handle the case.
This time I'll forgive you.
There's no next time.
- Hi - How's it going? The teaching going well?
Great, I feel cool.
- Oh, our teacher has a boyfriend. - He's so handsome!
Little punk
Look, they are so cute.
Actually, I'm so grateful that Thunder Lei testified for me.
So that I don't have to go to jail.
You're dumb.
Wanted to be a hacker without knowing anything.
- Go practice for 100 years - Take it as a lesson.
Wisdom comes from experience.
You should be grateful.
You're a senior hacker, but your skill is so bad.
Go practice for 100 years.
There is always a first time.
Subtitle translation by Hiu Li