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[Love Me If You Dare]
[Episode 11]
Over here.
Put it here.
Captain, please assign me tasks for the day.
How about fish wontons tonight?
I'm a police officer, not a maid.
Hello, Juan Juan?
What's wrong?
Slow down. Don't panic.
Yao Yao! Yao Yao!
- Are you okay? - I'm fine.
But Xiao Ran is terrified.
Also, she knows that girl. They were roommates.
They just spoke this morning.
I got it.
What's your name?
- Jing Wei. - Did you know the victim?
No.
How did you discover the victim?
Victim is Ruan Ming Huai, 19 years old.
A freshman in the Department of Economics and Management.
The murder weapon was left two meters away from the body.
A knife.
The rushed work of an amateur.
What are your thoughts?
I just want to solve the case and catch the person who did this.
You're right.
Treating a young girl like this...
is the act of a monster.
The killer shows signs of antisocial personality disorder.
The victim died with the first blow, but he continued stabbing her.
He then stayed at the crime scene.
There's no sign of the anxiety you'd feel in a crime of passion.
He was motivated by hatred, hence the brutal murder.
But take a look at these final incisions.
He started to enjoy it.
If he isn't stopped...
he will escalate.
He will kill again.
Has her family been informed?
We've already sent someone over.
The victim's parents are laborers at the local textile mill.
They worked so hard in order to send their daughter to Jiangzhou University...
Her death is bound to hit them hard.
Time of death?
Between 9 and 11 last night.
We'll be able to narrow it down after the autopsy.
What about personal belongings?
Just a purse.
In it were two meal cards, some cash, makeup, tissues, and a pair of keys.
What about her phone?
You're right. It's impossible that a girl her age didn't have a phone.
What have you discovered?
Can't you come up with something on your own?
The first question...
Is the killer from the school or not?
From the school.
That's right.
So the murderer is likely a student, professor, or staff member.
How can anyone treat someone they know like that?
It's so cruel.
How so?
College is just a subset of society.
There are all kinds of people in society.
It's a matter of probability and population density.
It has nothing to do with how groups are divided.
Oh, you were simply expressing empathy.
The second question.
Did the victim come here voluntarily or was she forced?
Voluntarily.
Even though the crime happened at night, there are still lots of people here.
Threatening a person in that situation isn't the easiest thing to do.
Also, the path up this hill doesn't show any signs of struggle.
So...
Why would a girl willingly come to a place like this to meet?
And who would ask to meet her here?
A boyfriend.
This is a popular spot for lovers.
She came for a date.
Exactly. A date with death.
It seems like you know this place well.
Let's go. It's time to have a chat with her classmates.
See? This is behavioral analysis.
It's not complicated.
That's because I have you.
You simplified it for me.
Deputy Captain, we didn't find the phone.
Perhaps the killer took it?
Find out the victim's cell phone number.
See if you can get a location.
Also, contact the phone company and get her phone records.
Got it.
Ruan Ming Huai had three roommates.
Xie Xiao Ran, Huo Xiao Lu, and Zhao Ying Zi.
With the exception of Xiao Ran, the other two are from local families.
I have their information here. Do you need to take a look?
It's fine. You've seen it. Let's conduct the interview first.
Ming Huai often stayed out all night.
When she didn't come back last night...
We were still covering for her.
If only we had...
There are no if only's.
Xiao Ran, this isn't your fault.
When was the last time you saw her?
Last night around seven.
Where?
Outside the administration building.
She said she needed to go make a payment...
But it was too late, so the financial office was closed.
A payment?
Ming Huai was class president.
She was in charge of collecting everyone's meal money this semester.
A total of about 40,000 yuan.
Last night around eight
Xiao Ran and I ran into her outside the administrative building.
She said she wanted to go to the financial office, but they were closed
so we returned to the dorm.
I didn't feel too well and fell asleep after drinking a glass of sugar water.
I didn't wake up until nine or so
and realized that everyone had left.
Around 11, Xiao Ran and Ying Zi came back, only a few minutes apart.
At 11:30 p.m., the RA came for head count and we covered for Ming Huai.
And then it was lights out.
Does Ruan Ming Huai have a boyfriend?
I guess so.
You guess?
She had this crush on Su Bei when she first arrived at school.
Su Bei wasn't into her at first
but his attitude slowly started changing.
Last week they started eating together and going out to the movies.
I don't know if that counts as an actual relationship.
Everyone in our room gets along really well.
Ming Huai and I were best friends. How could something like this happen?
Before she left the room, did she take the money with her?
I'm not sure.
She should have.
After the incident, investigators came to go through her belongings.
The money isn't in the room anymore.
Su Bei! Su Bei! Su Bei!
Su Bei! Su Bei!
Su Bei! You've got this!
Su Bei!
Go! Go! Go!
Su Bei, come on!
That's Su Bei.
Okay.
Let's go Su Bei! Let's go Su Bei!
Everyone's opinions seem to align.
Ruan Ming Huai pursued Su Bei, and he returned her feelings eventually.
Let's go, Su Bei! Let's go, Su Bei!
Yes!
He certainly is incredibly attractive.
External beauty only brings shallow and ephemeral happiness.
Its effect doesn't last.
Is it that hard for you to admit that he's attractive?
Okay. He's attractive.
But still far from me.
Everyone already knows what happened to Ming Huai.
The teachers told us.
Was she meeting you last night?
No!
When Ruan Ming Huai was killed, she was wearing her favorite dress and makeup.
The place her body was found is also not a place you'd go with a friend.
It's a place where couples go to be intimate.
So Ruan Ming Huai was definitely going on a date.
We... We've definitely been there before.
But last night I was watching a game.
I didn't ask her to meet me!
Did you notice anything strange?
Yesterday she texted me saying, "I'm here, where are you?"
At the time, I was confused.
The text is still here.
So I replied to her asking, "What do you mean? I'm in my dorm."
And then there was nothing. She never replied.
Such a suspicious situation. As her boyfriend, weren't you concerned?
To be completely honest, Ming Huai was really clingy.
I just naively thought she was setting up a reason to see me.
Who knew something like this would happen?
Although it's true that it's also my fault.
If I had called her at the time, things might have been different.
Did anyone watch the game with you?
No.
Everyone went out.
Can you think of anyone who would pretend to be you
to get the victim to meet?
I... I'm not sure.
Just tell us what you think. It doesn't matter if it's wrong.
There's this guy...
He was Ming Huai's high school classmate.
He's always liked her.
He even came to this school just to pursue her.
Lately, he's been coming to watch me play ball.
I felt that his eyes were always filled with hatred.
But he also knows that this thing between Ming Huai and me was mostly her idea.
So he didn't say or do anything.
And it's not like I know him.
I actually don't even know his name.
We'll check it out.
Captain, we have the victim's phone records.
During the estimated time of the crime, she only sent out one text. No calls.
Also, we've got a location.
Where?
Jiangzhou University.
All right. Let's go.
[Men's locker]
According to the tracking device, the phone should be in this locker.
Professor, whose locker is this?
Wei Si Yuan from the Department of Economics and Management.
Su Bei is right.
There's a guy from our department's Class 3
who is Ming Huai's high school classmate.
Were they ever in a relationship?
According to Ming Huai, they were close in high school.
But everyone was busy with exams and they were under parental supervision.
I guess it wasn't really dating.
What is this boy like?
He's hung out in our dorm a few times.
He's pretty quiet. He doesn't talk much.
He stopped coming after Ming Huai and Su Bei started dating.
Get to the point.
Has he ever said anything inappropriate about the victim's other relationships?
That's not the point. Ask for his name.
What is his name?
Wei Si Yuan. It's Wei Si Yuan.
Call the phone.
It's the victim's phone.
Locate Wei Si Yuan immediately and bring him to the station.
Yes, sir.
Wei Si Yuan!
Are you Wei Si Yuan?
You and the victim were close in high school.
But in college, Ruan Ming Huai fell in love with Su Bei.
That must have made you angry.
Ming Huai didn't understand. Su Bei never loved her!
That's true. She abandoned you for someone who didn't even love her.
So that's why you were angry enough to continue stabbing her
even after you killed her, right?
No, no! I didn't kill her!
Where were you last night?
I was outside her dorm building until 9:45 p.m. last night.
And then I saw her leave, all dressed up.
I knew she was going to see Su Bei, so I followed her.
She caught you, you fought. She ran up the hill.
Then you chased her up the hill in a rage and killed her.
I didn't! I would never hurt her!
I thought about following her up the hill for the longest time
but I ended up not going.
If I had gone after her, she wouldn't have died!
You didn't go up the hill?
You were waiting at the bottom the entire time?
For about half an hour.
And then I went back to my dorm.
I was there until noon today, when I heard what happened.
If you didn't keep following her...
how did Ruan Ming Huai's phone end up in your possession?
What are you talking about?
Thank you.
I know you usually only accept violent homicide cases.
This is a violent homicide.
How much hatred would make someone kill their own classmate?
A lot of times...
killing, for them, is just a means of escape.
It's because of you.
I took this case because of you.
That's what I meant.
Because Juan Juan is my friend.
Not because this case is connected with your friend...
but because the difficulty of this case is perfect for you.
The killer is an amateur and left behind a lot of evidence.
As long as one uses deductive reasoning, the truth will eventually surface.
Even someone as incompetent, scatterbrained, and emotional as you
can solve this case given enough time.
I will slow down my pace to match your below average abilities.
Then I really should express my gratitude.
Don't worry about it.
All right then. What other ideas do you have?
I think we should check the locker room's surveillance cameras
to see if anyone other than Wei Si Yuan came near his locker.
No school in the world puts surveillance cameras in a locker room.
Let's look into Su Bei's admirers.
Do you guys think Su Bei did it?
I don't think so.
Still, the cops must have questioned him for a reason.
Do you think it's because Ming Huai liked him, or because of the money?
It's definitely because they suspect him.
What's up with her?
I didn't! I would never hurt her!
I thought about following her up for the longest time
but I ended up not going.
If I had gone after her, she wouldn't have died!
We weren't able to find any evidence at the crime scene.
Only a shoe print.
However, it's a size larger than Wei Si Yuan's.
Maybe he cleaned up all the evidence
and purposely wore a larger shoe size.
So he carefully erases all the evidence
and disguises his identity with a larger shoe size.
Finally, he takes the victim's phone
and places it in his locker without even wiping off the blood.
I didn't find any evidence pointing towards Wei Si Yuan on the phone.
If he really is the killer, there's no point in him taking the phone.
Not to mention, those lockers can easily be broken into.
I suspect that Wei Si Yuan is being framed by the killer.
Xiao Ling, come here.
Guo Xiao Ling?
You're in Su Bei's class.
That's right.
You've been pursuing Su Bei all this time, right?
A lot of girls have pursued him.
Seems like it.
But you and Ruan Ming Huai were the most serious about him.
Su Bei choosing Ruan Ming Huai in the end must have made you angry.
He's just having fun. I doubt he even loves her.
Besides money, what else does that woman have going for her?
She's pretty. Everyone seems to think she's more attractive than you are.
Su Bei doesn't like her type at all!
Where were you from 9 to 11 on the night of the 15th?
The night Ruan Ming Huai was killed.
I was in the study room.
The study room closes at 9:30 p.m.
I went out for a walk. I went back to the dorm at 10:30 p.m.
By yourself?
Is walking alone a crime?
Su Bei has so many admirers.
I can't believe it's been an entire morning.
What are your thoughts on Su Bei's admirers?
I think Guo Xiao Ling is the most suspicious.
She's obviously hiding something.
You could give me some feedback.
Regardless, Guo Xiao Ling certainly said something very interesting.
What?
You tell me.
Xiao Lu, Ying Zi!
Have you guys heard?
- Heard what? - I heard from my cousin
that the cops let Wei Si Yuan go.
Why?
It seems like they found evidence proving his innocence.
My cousin says that the cops believe Ming Huai was killed by another girl.
Last night they questioned...
Who's there?
Su Bei, it's me!
Don't worry. I won't tell anyone what happened that night.
What are you talking about?
I saw you going to the hill that night.
Did you toss your shoes because you left a print at the scene?
You've been following me?
I just wanted to see you.
Even if it was just glimpse of your room through the window.
Su Bei, I'm in love with you! I'll do anything for you.
I have an answer for the question you left me.
I left you a question?
I know what Guo Xiao Ling said that was interesting.
- Let's hear it. - It was established at the start
that Ruan Ming Huai's parents are laborers.
She comes from a working class home.
But when we questioned Guo Xiao Ling, she said...
Besides money, what else does that woman have going for her?
Ruan Ming Huai doesn't come from money.
Why would Guo Xiao Ling think so?
Unless... Ruan Ming Huai told Su Bei her family was rich?
Or...
She was willing to spend a lot of money on him.
Su Bei!
Look at this fruit I just bought you.
I've already cut it up. Try some!
Look.
Try this.
Here you go!
According to the medical examiner, all the wounds on Ruan Ming Huai's body
were made at the time of death.
In other words, the killer viciously stabbed her
while she was still bleeding to death.
One more thing.
We found Su Bei's fingerprints on the victim's purse.
He's the one.
Yes, he's that girl's boyfriend.
What's wrong? Where are you going?
Get away from me!
Su Bei, it's me!
I know it's you.
Stay away from me from now on.
Su Bei, you know that if I tell the cops what I know...
Go on then, talk to the police.
I don't care anymore.
Hello?
San Ge.
O... Okay.
Got it. I... I've got what you want.
What do you think you're looking at?
Step on it!
San Ge.
San Ge!
San Ge.
Where's the money?
How dare you give me dirty cash?
How do you expect me to use this?
Who do you think you are?
San Ge, this money--
Trying to screw me over?
Police, don't move!
Okay, chill. It's no big deal. Just a small disagreement.
Stop!
On your knees!
It's true.
Ming Huai has been giving me money this whole time.
That game you were watching the night she texted you
was the one you were gambling on, right?
Yes.
The game ended at 12:20 p.m. You knew you'd lost.
You couldn't pay back what you owed. What were you planning on doing?
I don't know.
Ruan Ming Huai texted you.
You knew she was at that hill alone.
The only reason you dated her was for her money.
You also knew she had just collected everyone's meal payments.
You intended to steal it from her.
It was easy for you to use your relationship to get close to her
and slit her throat before stealing the cash.
- I... I didn't! - And then you took her phone
and put it in Wei Si Yuan's locker in order to frame him.
I didn't! I really didn't!
But you had to do something, right?
That money came from a lot of people.
It's not the same as using money Ruan Ming Huai swindled from her parents.
People were going to find out, after all. Isn't that right?
You've got it all wrong! I wasn't at the crime scene, honestly!
Su Bei went to the hill that night.
And you were following him the whole time
so you witnessed the entire thing.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
You planned to use this to blackmail Su Bei into being with you, right?
It's not blackmail. Su Bei loves me.
I was with him that night. We were together the whole time.
He held me while we counted the stars.
Guo Xiao Ling followed you that night.
Of course, she couldn't get too close
so she wasn't able to witness all your actions.
But at the very least, she can prove that you were at the crime scene.
Think about it.
Will Guo Xiao Ling still protect you after you dump her?
I have more bad news for you.
We don't need her statement.
See this?
Your phone.
The latest model, complete with all the bells and whistles.
It comes with location history.
Were you aware that yours is turned on?
Look at all these apps.
Maps, Instagram...
Here we go.
10:30 p.m. on the 15th.
There's a missed call.
If I'm not wrong, it should be from the gamblers you owe money to.
Want to guess where location services places you at the time of this call?
Your dorm room?
Or the crime scene?
Hello? San Ge. Don't worry, I'll have the money for you.
We've already found your prints on this bag.
Tell us what happened.
You might be able to get yourself a deal.
I confess.
After the game, I did go to the hill.
I admit that I stole the money she had on her.
I also admit that I was there at the crime scene.
But I really didn't kill her!
When I got there, she was already dead. I didn't kill her!
I think he's telling the truth.
Why?
You've said it before.
The key to criminal profiling lies in the method of the crime.
All of the evidence right now is pointing toward Su Bei.
But he doesn't match the killer's profile.
Keep going.
The most obvious thing is the wounds on Ruan Ming Huai's body.
The killer disfigured her and left cuts all over her skin.
Does Su Bei have any reason to kill her in such a way?
If it were only for the money, was it necessary for him to disfigure her?
This looks more like envy.
Considering he's a guy...
I don't think he has any reason to be envious of her looks.
I also noticed that Ruan Ming Huai had a lot of mud on her dress.
But her body was found on solid dirt.
There also weren't any signs of struggle in the surrounding area.
All that mud could only have ended up on her if someone went out of their way
to search for mud and throw it on her body.
This kind of mindset... I'm fairly sure the killer is female.
Nice. I can tell you've read my book.
Of course I have. As your assistant, I have to be familiar with your methods.
But in your book, you also wrote
that due to the variety of sexual orientations
one can't determine the sex of a killer based solely on relationship conflicts.
You obviously haven't read the entire book.
Even in cases like this between homosexual men...
It's rare for them to express rage by destroying their rival's facial features.
But you're right.
The killer is female.
It's Guo Xiao Ling, isn't it?
While Su Bei was watching his game, she went to kill Ruan Ming Huai.
She never received a text from her.
How would she have known where Ruan Ming Huai would be waiting?
You already know who the killer is, don't you?
Why don't you tell everyone so we can arrest her?
It doesn't matter that I know who it is.
The law requires evidence.
You don't have proof?
Not right now.
What do we do now?
We're going to need to ask your friend to assist us.
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