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What's keeping him?
-Zhou. -Eh?
-Go check on him. -Okay.
-You want her to go check the men's room? -Oh...
Captain's Office
There you are. Why are you in the restroom upstairs?
I went by the technical team.
-We're waiting for you. -Okay.
What took so long? Everything okay?
What? I see.
They found discarded body parts.
Guan, let's head to the scene.
You go first.
I still need to go see Gao Ya'nan.
Okay, hurry over when you're done.
Zhou, get it together.
I need to take care of something. Let's meet up later.
Mr. Guan...
let's stay together.
I can be helpful.
Right?
Mr. Guan.
I still don't understand
how you determined who the victim was.
I'm not telling you.
I'm joking.
We know he was fat from the weight of the body parts.
The parts weigh 54.5 kilos, about 60 percent of his body weight.
About 90 kilos.
His left middle and index fingers smell of nicotine and have burn marks.
So he was a smoker.
Yes. The callus on his knuckle could be from jerking the steering wheel.
So he drove a lot when he was alive.
The callus on the outside of his left foot
is an distinct sign of constant use of the clutch while driving a manual car.
And his neck and spine were a bit misaligned.
It happens to people who drive or sit in front of the computer a lot.
How did you know he was a homebody?
There's not much in the contents of the victim's stomach. Initial test shows
the presence of de... de... deoxy...
Deoxyribose and protein food residue?
Right. That's it.
Besides,
there's the odor of acetic acid in his stomach. It's actually...
nitrites.
The autopsy showed a large amount of nitrites in his liver.
Nitrites are often used in food preservatives,
which means the victim ate a lot of instant food.
And that confirms the homebody theory.
What about the cat?
You noted that?
That's right.
The scratches were about 2.5 centimeters wide. So it's a domestic cat.
The scratches were a bit wide but irregular.
That means the cat had its nails clipped. So it's not a stray cat.
He didn't care what he ate but clipped his cat's nails.
He really liked cats.
Maybe it was his family that clipped the nails.
My dear, if he lived with his family, why would he have eaten all that instant food?
He definitely lived alone.
Even until now, we have not received a missing person report, right?
Did you not push the elevator button? Oi.
Here are the body parts found in the park. A male, a female.
Their times of death are unknown but close together.
Possibly killed together.
Husband and wife?
It's uncertain.
What's wrong with you? You don't look good.
I'm fine. Keep going.
Based on his autopsy results, he was about 28 years old.
And her bone age was about 22 or 23.
Okay.
I know extrapolating her age won't be accurate. We need to do more tests.
Zhou, can you get water for Captain?
Okay.
What's wrong with you? For someone closer to dead bodies than to his own wife,
you look like you could throw up.
Well, I've just been a bit tired lately. I'm just tired.
Hongyu...
Hongyu... has never contacted you?
I need to discuss something with him. It can no longer wait.
Want him to feel regretful?
I know how you feel. But you need to stay away from her at all costs.
Avoid any contact and conversation if at all possible.
Do you think she sees through us?
Our mother could easily tell us apart. It's the same with her.
You were too close before. It's a matter of time before she figures it out.
I trust her. She won't betray me.
We can't risk it regardless.
Does she believe I'm innocent?
I have this gut feeling that you've seen him. I can smell him on you.
No fatal or defensive wounds found on any part of his body.
But there are multiple bruises on her left arm.
And the nails?
There are epithelial cells with blood under her nails.
She likely scratched the killer during the struggle.
And the cleaved wound looks different from the rest.
Have a look.
The skin on the wound curled inward rather than out. In other words,
she was alive when her left arm was chopped off.
Her body showed signs of self-healing.
That's all for now.
Why the look?
Hey. Do you know why your boss never works at night?
His brain tends to stop working after dark.
All right, go meet Zhou Xun.
This is a big one.
So many bags.
-How many bags? -Five.
-Captain Zhou. We've cleaned it up. -Ah?
This time, we have all the pieces.
It's up to Gao Ya'nan and her team.
There you are. Thanks for coming.
You didn't work nights. Now you're working double shifts!
Right, uh, well, Wang has asked around.
No witnesses.
What's that? It's so loud.
Oh, it's a nightclub.
Good news for you.
No new victims. These go with the bodies we found in the park.
Captain Guan.
Please.
Come on.
Take them away.
Mr. Guan, don't you want to have a look?
That's fine.
-Ya'nan, we'll have to trouble you, then. -Okay.
Guan. Tired, huh? It's been a long day.
-Tired. -Okay. Thanks for your hard work.
What are you doing? Hurry. Follow him.
Mr. Guan.
Where are we going?
I'm... visiting the witnesses.
You're coming?
This is not the place for you. It's got all kinds of people. Are you sure?
You have to come?
Fine, come.
SPRING CLUB
Mr. Guan...
What? It can't be your first time at a place like this?
Undo your first button and pull your shirt out of your pants.
Don't dress so seriously. Hurry.
Get ready. I'm going to head in now.
Mr. Guan!
There you go.
Take off your coat
and carry it. The bag, hurry. You look so old-fashioned.
Take the bag.
I won't take responsibility if you get abducted.
Mr. Guan!
-How do we investigate? -What?
No, I said how do we investigate?
I can't hear you. What did you say?
Stop holding it. Put it on the chair.
Hi, what would you like?
Yes. A Long Island Iced Tea
for the lady and a large Glenfiddich for me.
-Okay. -Mr. Guan.
-I don't drink. -Okay.
Listen to me. Don't you want to learn from me?
The first thing is you need to blend in wherever you go. Get it?
Mister, you're so handsome.
Want to dance?
Come on. Hurry.
Okay, let's dance.
-Let's go. -Let's go.
Beautiful...
are you alone?
Hey, I'm talking to you.
Hello, do you give receipts?
Good. Can you write me one?
-Hey, don't leave yet. Drink with me. -What do you want?
Not bad!
Hey, hey.
What are you doing? Stop touching her.
Who are you?
A drug dealer.
-How much? -Two hundred.
No receipt.
Are you kidding me?
Get lost!
Get lost. Did you hear me?
Are you all right?
Did you see?
Why are you nodding? You see the guard?
You see how he faces the dumping ground across the street?
Unless he's blind, he has to be seeing something. Yeah?
But... but Wang must have asked him already.
You don't know most people hate the police?
Who'd tell the truth when we're in uniform?
So...
Buy him a drink around closing time.
Buy them a drink?
-Hey, mister, dance with us. -Let's go.
Wait a minute.
-What? -Get up. Get up.
Relax. Don't be so serious.
Mr. Guan...
-Buy him a few drinks. -Come on, mister.
How's it going?
Almost done.
It's terrible.
Murder is one thing. Chopping them up?
That bastard.
He reminds me of Guan Hongyu.
He killed the whole family.
Even the kids.
Horrible.
Well...
I just want to ask you if he contacted you after he was wanted by the police.
We broke up a long time ago.
There you go again. I'm just asking, as is routine.
You've asked thousands of times, Captain Zhou.
Really?
Exaggeration much?
If he ever gets in touch with you...
You'll be the first to know.
Right, great.
Ya'nan. Do you have water?
I'll get you some.
Okay.
Are you done?
Are you okay? How can you be so bad at drinking?
-I'm fine. -Wipe your mouth. Give her a hand.
Why did you pretend you could drink when you can't? Come.
Help her out. Careful!
Hey, mister.
Mister.
She's drunk.
Thank you. Thank you.
-Put it on. -Don't bring your sister here next time.
-Come again. -She's okay.
-Okay. -Be safe.
-Take care of her. -Get in. It's cold.
You're awake.
I fell asleep?
It's done.
It's been stressful lately. Go home and rest.
Okay.
Don't overwork yourself.
Good night.
I'm off.
Mr. Guan.
You know what?
That guard did see it.
What did he see?
The man who threw the bodies had a helmet on, riding a motorcycle
and wearing an orange...
no, red...
What time was it?
Nine.
The guard said.
Anyway, his helmet...
was red.
So you're saying
it was someone riding a motorcycle with a bright outfit?
The world outside is fantastic.
Get inside.
How was it?
Nothing happened.
I couldn't even get in Zhou Xun's office, let alone the archive room.
Why don't you try?
Did you drink?
-What? -How many times have I told you?
Your life is not yours now.
Take it easy.
Didn't I go to solve the case?
You think a few drinks with Zhou Xun will get your name cleared?
There was another case of dismembered bodies.
Where?
A dumping ground across from the nightclub.
I finally got to see Ya'nan.
But she dragged me to the mortuary.
It was so disgusting.
Mortuary? That's the coroner's lab.
Whatever. I just want to throw up whenever I think about it.
Cut the crap.
Tell me about the dumping ground.
At the scene,
there were five black plastic bags.
They were the missing parts of the two found in the park.
And?
Look at the photos yourself.
Traces at the scene are the first leads and far more useful than anything else.
It was dark. I couldn't see anything.
And the smell hurts my eyes.
If you don't give me any details, what do I tell them later?
Don't worry.
-I found a witness for you. -Who?
A guard at the nightclub.
Guard?
The guard told you everything after a few drinks?
He's not gay.
Why would he tell me anything?
I asked Zhou Shutong to do it.
Zhou Shutong?
You expect a stupid drunk man to tell the truth to a girl?
Do you know how much could be made up?
Do you know how much trouble you've caused me with this?
-I wasn't out there to solve cases. -But I was.
Wait a minute. Which is more important? My innocence or your cases?
Since I came in, you've never even asked about my files.
You put others' lives at risk for your damn files.
Do you realize your mistake today might cost another life?
Unlike you, I have too much on my plate to care about anyone else.
No wonder you quit the armed police department.
Selfish people like you are not worthy of it.
I knew it.
You've looked down on me since I joined the cops.
You have never believed that I'm innocent, right?
I'm a policeman. I believe nothing except for evidence.
You're good!
You can't even keep this covered?
Five! Chief Gu called me at five in the morning.
He said our crime scene photos are on Weibo! Weibo! Did you know?
Captain Zhou, don't worry. Don't...
I'm not worrying. Why would I worry?
We haven't caught Guan Hongyu. Now we have this bastard dismembering people.
Who cares if we catch them? We're just here for the paychecks.
It's okay. Go back to sleep. Keep fooling around!
That's not what I meant, Captain Zhou. Take it easy.
We've made progress, right?
Besides, the murder rate is not something we can control, right?
-Fine. What time is it? -Uh, 6:30.
-When did Guan go home? -I don't know.
-Where is Zhou Shutong? -She went to visit the witness
with Captain Guan yesterday and had a few drinks.
Captain Zhou.
I told you to keep an eye on Guan. Where is he?
-I got it out of him. -Speak clearly!
He drove me back.
And then...
Let him get some sleep. Captain Guan is only here to help.
-He's not your subordinate. -Go find him now.
One more time, go back where you came from.
This is not a place for you to sleep!
What are you looking at?
The past six months...
you had me studying hard and learning how to solve a case.
To clear my name, you even gave up your job.
Actually, the way we switch between day and night has to be risky for you, too.
I know that.
But I haven't improved much over the past six months.
From what I know about Zhou Xun, for sure, he has hid your files well.
He asked me to help him with these cases so he can keep an eye on me and catch you.
Playing dumb to outsmart a cunning man.
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74.4
I didn't sleep. Can't I do it later?
-Hello? -Guan,
I can't contain it anymore. It's all over the internet.
I know.
I just saw it online.
I know you just got home and haven't slept. It's tough.
Take a nap in the car.
I'm on my way.
We can't hear anything.
His location?
This time, Captain Guan is located...
in Finland.
What the... Finland? He changes his location every time.
It's not our fault. His phone must have anti-tracking and wiretapping.
He's a veteran. It's not surprising.
Yes, I'm not surprised he's able to.
But I wonder why he's doing that.
I don't like drinking. So quit from now on.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SECURITY, DEFENDER OF JINGANG
Are you stressed out?
Why did you start drinking?
Body no. 2 and body no. 3 are complete now.
The male was about 28, 1.81 meters tall, and weighed 100 kilos.
The female was about 23, 1.62 meters tall, and weighed 52 kilos.
He was strangled, but she was hacked to death by an ax, probably.
There are multiple chopping wounds to her shoulders and head.
White blood cells were in the open wounds, which means she was alive.
And as you can see, her face was badly disfigured beyond recognition.
Anything else?
Their times of death are very close.
The bodies are still stiff, so they died less than 24 hours ago.
In other words, they were likely killed soon after the death of the first victim.
That's it.
Have you found anything, Guan?
What is it?
Let's talk outside.
Do a simple autopsy on the organs.
You're adding insult to your old partner's suffering.
I thought you were still the upright detective I knew.
I thought you were still my buddy.
Fair enough.
What do you want?
I need to see my brother's case files.
All the crime scene investigation records, CCTV footage,
autopsy reports, anything related to the case, I need to see them all.
I can't afford the consequences of disclosing them to you.
I won't insist on it. But consider this.
Some consequences are a world away, while others can happen in a few hours.
I'd like to see what you're going to do when they find more body parts again.
You're threatening me with innocent victims' lives.
I'm saving innocent lives in exchange for clearing my brother's name.
How do you know he's innocent?
-The evidence from the files-- -I can judge for myself.
After I read the files,
if he's innocent, I'll vindicate him.
If he's guilty,
I can help you catch him.
If I agree to this,
what can you do for me?
Give me 24 hours. I'll catch the killer.
Okay.
I will do it.
But there are rules.
If you can't abide by them,
we'll pretend this conversation never happened.
Fine, go ahead.
First, you can only read the files in my office.
No photos or photocopies.
You can never discuss them with anyone.
Second, give me your findings after you finish reading them.
Third, this will not be the only case.
You have to be on call for any cases I can't solve in the future.
You won't be employed, on the payroll, or have any police authority.
You can only help us as a consultant.
Deal.
I also have three conditions.
Go ahead.
First,
didn't you already send the girl to keep an eye on me?
Stop wasting other officers' time.
Second, do you know why I moved?
Stop putting cameras in front of my house.
And the people you sent there
to look inside my house with binoculars all day.
I didn't even dare open the curtains.
Third.
Stop trying to monitor or locate my phone.
As a citizen, I would appreciate a bit of privacy.
Okay.
I'll call them off, then.
Besides, they were useless against you anyway.
It's just routine.
It's a deal, then.
A promise is a promise.
Prepare the surveillance.
-Already? -What else can you do?
-You can't catch him by staring at bodies. -You know what, bro?
The boss gave me 48 hours.
If you can catch the serial killer in 24 hours, I might just get commended.
Serial killer?
How can one have such a high murder rate?
Didn't you hear what Ya'nan said? The interval between the two murders
is almost nonexistent.
This is a typical spree killer.
What do you mean?
Don't you get it?
Twenty-four hours is not the deadline for your boss or for us.
It's the next victim's deadline.
If we fail to catch him in 24 hours,
there will be another body.
Brothers,
what we have now is a very serious case.
Even though our Captain Guan does not work here anymore, deep down--
We have three victims now. Apart from the first one--
-Plus the male and female. -Do you want to take over?
We don't have time for DNA analysis by the city police technical team,
but if nothing else, the second and third victims were likely siblings.
The two lived together. And he was single and unemployed.
Judging from the slight deformation on the outside of his right palm,
he was likely addicted to the internet or computer games.
He didn't go out much, which is similar to the first victim.
Based on the similarities in facial characteristics,
the male and female victims were related, likely brother and sister.
There was a callus on her right palm.
She probably often took the bus or the subway.
The marks on her neck suggest she wore necklaces, but no marks on her hands.
Evidence on her wrists suggests she wore gloves for years,
and there are signs her nails and fingertips were exposed to chemicals.
Sodium hydroxide and alkyl.
That is, she probably washed dishes or cleaned for a living.
She painted her toenails, but no one wears open-toe shoes in this cold weather.
People don't usually wear nail polish for themselves.
Plus, her hymen was recently torn.
But there were no findings on her genitals.
Which means she had sex with someone voluntarily
shortly before she died.
Likely a new boyfriend.
Also, according to the internal examination of her organs...
Ya'nan.
We found traces of fatty acids, glycerol, and some Vaseline on her private parts,
indicating she had an infection.
Probably a clotrimazole-type medication.
-Is it a prescription drug? -Yes.
Good. From now on, we're looking for
a 23-year-old female cleaner.
She was 1.62 meters tall, weighed 52 kilos.
She lived with her older brother and probably had a new boyfriend.
Unless it was her boyfriend, someone has to notice she's missing.
She must have had an ob-gyn examination at a hospital less than a month ago.
And she was prescribed clotrimazole.
Why less than a month?
Because the tear of her hymen had yet to heal,
and the drug was used after the tear.
Frankly, she probably had sex in unsanitary conditions.
The infection got worse after her hymen was torn, so she went to the doctor.
Wang, check the drug administration and public health bureau.
Check sales and prescription records of clotrimazole in the city.
-Yes, sir. -Liu and Li,
take some men and check for female workers absent from work
at all cleaning companies within a five-kilometer radius of the dump site.
Zhao, get recent missing person reports from local stations.
But they won't accept a missing person case until it's been more than 48 hours.
Then go door to door and contact the call center to see if there's a similar report.
Yes, sir.
Based on his analysis, we believe
this is the type of crazy killer who will continue his killing spree.
We must catch him in 24 hours to prevent him from claiming another victim.
Yes, sir!
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♪ This vast sea of people ♪
♪ Waves without wind ♪
♪ The turbulent undercurrent runs deep ♪
♪ As one falls, another soon rises ♪
♪ This perfect weather of spring and fall ♪
♪ Have you been well? ♪
♪ The lonesome moon ♪
♪ Sails through wind and waves ♪
♪ Who has tears in his heart? ♪
♪ Struggling between right and wrong ♪
♪ Pretending none of it matters ♪
♪ Atone for love ♪
♪ Who has no regret in their youth ♪
♪ Cheers to bravery ♪
♪ Riding the cloud against the wind ♪
♪ Light scattered darkness ♪
♪ The night heading into day ♪
♪ Will there be an end ♪
♪ Starlight fades ♪
♪ Imminently ♪
♪ Gloriously ♪
♪ Despite the consequences ♪
♪ Who will compromise ♪
♪ Who will say goodbye ♪
♪ The night heading into day ♪
♪ Will there be an end ♪
♪ Starlight fades ♪
♪ Imminently ♪
♪ Gloriously ♪
♪ Despite the consequences ♪
♪ Who will compromise ♪
♪ Who will say goodbye ♪