Clay doll,
a clay doll.
She has the eyes
and the eyebrows.
But she does not speak.
Offer Letter
Bureau of Transformers
An Old Friend (Part 1)
Episode 7
Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn festival.
The bureau's welfare
are two boxes of mooncakes
and two bottles of yogurt per person.
Don’t take more than that.
I love the
double yolk and white lotus seed paste mooncake.
My mother buys it for me each year.
It reminds me of childhood
and home.
Hong,
what’s the stuffing?
Pay for 2.5kg, and you’ll get 1.5kg for free, including 20% discount.
Five kernels mooncakes.
Are you happy?
I’m fine.
Five kernels mooncake is my favorate.
I’ll take his, if he doesn’t like it.
What about the other two guys?
Have you been in the chicken’s nest?
I just caught a pigeon
who couldn't get a ticket for the holiday.
He tried to fly all the way back,
so we caught him.
Will you go home for Mid-Autumn Festival?
Our welfare is pretty good.
Of course.
We are a big happy family.
We all want to reunite.
Don’t you pack it up
and go home for the holidays, boss?
Let me introduce them to you.
These guys
are the best in our BOT system.
Wu Dream.
Wu Enthusiasm.
Wu Reason.
Wu Responsibility.
You talk to them.
You’d better have
some feelings with them.
Hello, nice to meet you.
Hello, I'm Wu Responsibility.
Hello, I graduated from Harvard University.
I'm a postdoc.
Hello.
I haven’t finished Poodle's closing report yet.
I want to give it to the Director as soon as possible.
Hong.
Can I leave early today?
OK!
Then forget about your monthly bonus.
My son is still waiting for me at the school gate.
I don't even want to leave early.
What has a bachelor got to do?
And you?
Will you go home?
So where are you going?
Or I'll treat you a dinner.
Take Fourthy as well.
I have a date.
What's it?
There's a party.
Can I go, too?
Didn't I tell you, Madam?
Tickets are not available for holidays.
Why do you still keep close eyes on me?
I’m not going anywhere.
I want to learn
more about the human society and culture.
It helps in future cases.
All right.
Boss,
look at Chief Wu.
You should be nice to me.
I think
we can get to know each other better
and spend more time together in life.
Bian,
in holidays, we go to our family.
Take care of yourself.
Besides,
I have a facetime with my mom later.
Three,
two,
one.
There’s a murder in Guanghui community, Jian She street.
The victim is probably a transformer.
Crime Formation and Security Formation, please go to the scene.
This is the first time I met the case like this.
It's not much different from a human death.
But when a transformer dies,
the body displays some animal’s traits.
I heard it was a big worm that died this time.
It’s annelids.
I've checked everywhere.
The body showed no signs of dragging.
This is supposed to be the first crime scene.
Multi-segment contraction muscles.
She's an earthworm.
There is a twenty- centimeter incision in the abdomen.
The cause of death was probably loss of blood.
According to the variation of cadaver muscles,
the time of death shall not exceed twenty-four hours.
There was also no sign of being attacked.
Doctor Wan.
Blade shape
matches the wound in the abdomen.
It’s almost sure that
this
is the murder weapon.
Duan, please go over the surveillance video of the community
from 8 o'clock last night
to the time when we got the report.
Hao Yun, take the body down.
Keep it in disguise.
Then pack all the evidence,
and take them to the car.
Ok.
Xu Zhi.
An earthworm.
25 years old.
She’s a music teacher of Mingde junior school.
The time of death was
about ten o'clock last night.
Doctor Wan sent fingerprints report.
The fingerprints on the dagger matched with Xu Zhi’s.
But homicide cannot be ruled out.
I asked the guard about it.
Xu Zhi is not single.
Her husband is Wang Yuefei,
a beetle.
He said he was on a business trip when it happened.
He'll be back in Mingde tomorrow.
Xu Zhi lived with her husband.
They separated two months ago.
Xu Zhi's colleagues also said
Xu Zhi was much gloomier recently.
We can’t rule out suicide
due to love issues.
Aiai, follow up Xu Zhi's parents
and ask about Xu Zhi’s latest status,
to see if she's suicidal.
Yes, Sir.
Xu Zhi’s adoptive parents are human beings who live in the suburbs.
The address is No. 101, Yard 88, Love Road.
Thanks, Duan.
Before the victim’s husband, Wang Yuefei
comes to the station,
Kevin, have a look into him.
Wang Yuefei was on a business trip during the murder.
He probably aimed to make an alibi.
It's the first death of the season.
The Head Office attaches much attention on it.
Therefore, please make every effort to solve the case.
Evidence is the key.
Whatever the cause of death is,
we have to solve it as fast as we can.
In addition,
we have to work overtime
during Mid-Autumn Festival.
I'll stay in the bureau
to lead the case, too.
Got it.
All right, let's go.
What's wrong?
Afraid?
I knew her.
What?
You two are from the same orphanage!
Then your parents...
Died.
Of fire.
It was a long time ago.
After my parents died,
I was sent to the orphanage.
Xu Zhi was at the same age with me,
and was there a little earlier than me.
I remember when we were little,
she was so nice
and cheerful.
Back in the orphanage,
it was she who
played with me every day.
I didn't know
she was also...
Hi, uncle and aunt,
my name is Hao Yun.
Nice to meet you.
I can recite the poems and draw pictures.
At rest,
I also tell stories with children.
I am sleeping in the spring and don’t realize it’s morning.
There are singing birds everywhere.
I remember the storm last night.
But I don’t know whether the flowers are fine.
How's he?
I'll get the paperwork.
What's going on?
Not again.
No, no, no, Dean,
we'll think about it.
He is in good health.
It didn't happen before.
Wait a minute.
How's that?
Toothpaste worked, didn't it?
It must be a mistake.
It can’t be her.
She had a raise recently
and a kid.
How could she commit suicide?
Do you know
her recent separation with her husband?
Impossible.
They come back every week with their kid.
Was there any slight abnormality recently?
Nothing unusual.
She returned yesterday,
and said she wanted to eat the food that I cooked.
Tell me. How could a mother
abandon her child and commit suicide?
Do you find you the cause or not?
My daughter,
well,
she had something wrong.
When she left yesterday,
she hugged me and didn’t let go.
She told me to take care of myself.
She was busy at work
and couldn’t go back home for a while.
I felt something wrong yesterday.
She was decided to kill herself.
Maybe we should erase their memory.
It's no use.
They will find out the truth one day.
For one day they don’t know it,
they’ll be happy.
My daughter could hide it from her father
but not from me.
Go and look into the bastard, Wang Yuefei.
I heard he had a mistress.
He's a bastard.
Look into him.
It’s my fault.
I shouldn't have filed for divorce with her at that time.
Why did you divorce?
We haven't had...
had a good time in recent years.
Especially after she gave birth to the baby,
she...
she seemed to have postpartum depression
and was dissatisfied with everything in life.
I've been fed up with it.
I've really been fed up with it.
Xu Zhi,
what are you fed up with?
Your parents help to take care of our child.
You can quit the job if you like.
If you are fed up with the house, we can get a new one.
You don't understand.
If you are fed up with me,
then I’ll leave.
I've been fed up with you.
I'll die, if you leave me.
Do you mean she killed herself?
Mr. Wang,
you traveled a lot.
Were they really business trips?
Is it possible that
you’re lying about it?
Xu Zhi found you cheated her
and wanted to divorce with you.
You didn’t agree.
Because in marital infidelity cases,
you won't get a penny.
So, you planned to kill her.
Chief,
that's not true.
I swear to god.
I mistreated her,
but I didn’t kill her.
We'll see
if what you said is true or not.
Wang Yuefei
had a cast-iron alibi.
I contacted the BOT where he was on business.
They helped us to find the surveillance video
It proves that when it happened,
Wang Yuefei was not in Mingde.
I also checked the surveillance video near Xu Zhi’s home.
And I found something.
This is the community where the victim lived.
There are no cameras
in the corridor and stairs,
except for one outside the elevator.
On that day,
Xu Zhi appeared at the elevator door
at 9:35pm.
And the time of her death
was around ten o'clock.
Slow down and go back.
Stop.
That's weird.
She looked as if she had forgotten which floors she lived on.
Maybe she wasn’t in her right mind.
Or she saw something she shouldn't have seen
in the elevator.
Did she really have postpartum depression?
It's probably clear now.
Given Wang Yuefei's statement
and the time of Xu Zhi's death,
Xu Zhi who had postpartum depression
walked into the elevator
and was hallucinated.
She was scared and went home.
It was getting worse.
It could be convicted a suicide.
You love mooncakes?
We’ve never celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival.
If you love it,
I'll buy you a better one next year.
One more.
That's the party you said.
Madam,
what brings you here?
Don't you have plans?
Is this the party?
A man and a dog eating five kernels mooncakes at home?
I refused
the generous invitation.
It's a festival!
I can’t go out myself
and leave Fourthy at home alone.
Right.
I bought something.
Wanna some?
This case is basically closed.
Xu Zhi committed suicide.
I don't know what she went through,
but as far as I know,
she wouldn’t kill herself.
You are sad.
Not sad,
but have some feelings.
If it was you that were taken by the couples,
maybe your lives would change completely.
At that time,
I didn't want to be adopted.
Xu Zhi also
somehow
helped me.
So how did you get out of the orphanage?
I've never told anyone about it.
Actually, it also related to Xu Zhi.
Xu Zhi!
Hao Yun!
Where are you?
Come out now!
It’s too late and too dangerous.
You run first
and I'll distract them.
Let's go together.
They want to catch you.
They won't catch me.
Wait for me at the appointed place.
You must come.
Sure.
Xu Zhi.
Here she is.
Do you want to look for my parents with me?
Then I’ll call you Fourthy.
Xu Zhi.
It turns out you have a history of running away.
History…
needs revolution.
Now I will not run away.
You see?
The third substation
is like a harbor in my heart.
if there is no wind,
I'm afraid I'll dry out.
If there is no rain,
I'm afraid I'm already pining.
Without you, Madam…
Stop the crap.
Fourthy,
you’ve taken care of him for so many years.
It's really hard for you.
In accordance with the relevant procedures,
the family of the transformers must
take the belongings of the victim
to prevent the traces of the transformers from leaking out.
Xu Zhi's parents did not know about her death.
So
I'll leave
Xu Zhi's belongings to you.
Thank you.
I was frightened.
Look,
her dream was to be a singer
when she was a little girl.
When it comes to dreams,
my dream was to go to all the female bathhouses invisibly.
It's too vulgar.
Did you do it?
After being caught twice, I quitted.
Madam,
what is your dream?
There is no dream in my dictionary,
but only goal.
So, what's your goal?
Obviously,
it's to be BOT’s Head office’s
chief director.
Chief Wu, what about you?
My dream…
My dream is not to go home.
And you?
My dream…
is to have a home
and to have someone in holidays with me.
But it's OK now.
Because the dream had come true.
Because third substation
is my warm home.
My god.
You’re really good at it!
Beijing Music College.
She was a gifted student!
She studied in music college!
In the music college?
I met her at the railway station once.
she said she was going to school in Beijing.
Maybe this is it.
Beg for Help. Help Us.
Hao Yun.
It's really you.
Long time no see.
Xu Zhi.
Long time no see.
It's been a long time.
Yes, it has.
What's wrong with your dog?
I am doing charity.
This is…
What are you doing?
I am admitted to Beijing Music College
and I’m going there now.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
Turn around.
Well,
Xu Zhi
when I get to Beijing,
and become a famous singer,
come to my concert
in this jacket.
I promise I will give you free admission.
How is it possible?
Her resume says
she graduated from the local normal school
and became a teacher.
How could she study in Beijing?
I heard you guys were talking about dreams.
My dream was…
Our daughter
likes to eat dumplings with much meat and thin cover.
Look at yours, they’ll break.
How can daughter eat them?
I squeezed it really tight.
Yours don’t look good, either.
Last time our daughter said
she liked eating dumplings made by me.
It’s a lie.
Chief,
can I talk to you for a moment?
I told them
Zhi was on a trip.
Keep the truth from them
as long as we can.
When Xu Zhi graduated from high school,
was she admitted by music college?
That's true.
But she didn't go there.
We are graduated! Have a holiday.
We are graduated!
Zhi.
Zhi, what's wrong with you?
I was admitted by Beijing Music College.
Xu Zhi graduated from high school
and stayed in Mingde as a teacher
in the official records of BOT.
But according to Internet searching,
Beijing Music College
did admit
Xu Zhi from Mingde City.
Xu Zhi not only enrolled,
but also graduated four years later.
Let’s go
to the Health Center.
Except for the offer letter,
Zhi also got the local teaching qualification.
She is a girl.
Her parents must hope her
to be able to stay
and have a stable job.
Besides, at that time,
I just fell in love with Zhi.
She was also struggling.
She…
She travelled for a while.
After she came back,
she figured it out,
and decided to stay and be a teacher.
She gave up her music dream.
How long was she travelled?
How long?
A month.
Cut the earthworm through the middle joint,
both segments can survive.
But it takes a while to recover.
After the separate,
they have to be kept in a greenhouse at about 20 degrees without any light.
Ten days later,
two segments of the earthworm begin to regenerate.
After a while,
you’ll have two
identical earthworms.
So, the earthworm can also split.
Theoretically, yes.
But the transformers takes longer to recover,
and the process is more painful.
How long will it take?
A month.
If Xu Zhi wanted to create a bilocation,
she must be cruel to divide herself into two.
Then hide herself for a month from seeing anyone.
Then we assume that Xu Zhi has a bilocation.
When the two had conflicts,
they made an appointment to meet at home.
One killed the other with a knife.
So, there’re only Xu Zhi's fingerprints
on the murder weapon.
They had the same fingerprints
and even the same DNA.
There must be no sign of anyone else on the scene.
What about the evidence?
If they
went into the same apartment,
there must be some trace left.
The elevator.
Duan, please stop here.
Look carefully.
Xu Zhi was not frightened.
She found a probe in the elevator
and turned back and left.
Xu Zhi lived in lower floor.
She sometimes took the stairs.
We must have ignored this.
This person was probably not Xu Zhi.
Because she was not her,
she didn't know which floor she lived.
That’s why she hesitated when she saw the floor.
Maybe she's trying to took her life
and killed the real Xu Zhi.
In another word,
she killed herself.
Please enlarge it, Duan.
Her mouth was moving.
It seemed that she was saying something.
It is against the law to split oneself without permission.
Once found out,
she would be repatriated from human society by BOT.
I've asked Hong
to looked up the repatriation data in major cities before.
But she did not find anyone familiar to Xu Zhi.
If this earthworm really had a bilocation,
it only showed that
she hided herself well.
And if Xu Zhi really split,
I think it happened in the summer when she was eighteen.
It was difficult for her to make a choice at that time.
So, she split herself into two.
One stayed at home as a teacher.
The other went to Beijing to study music.
So, the Beijing Music College
is the only clue we have.
Do you think we make it too complicated?
Who would cut herself into two
because she doesn’t what choice to make?
So, we don't know much about
what happened at that time.
There's no way to get the result.
Unless…
we go to Beijing and find the bilocation.
Ok.
Very good.
Let's divide into different groups.
Bian and I will
go to Beijing and find this bilocation.
Chief Wu and Hao Yun
will stay in Mingde
and look for clues.
A trip to Beijing?
A business trip to Beijing!
Why is it you to go to Beijing?
This murder case is Crime Formation’s responsibility.
Right.
Besides,
who do you think is more suitable
to go to an metropolis like Beijing?
Well,
I can't go on this trip.
Big crimes can happen at any time.
I have to stay here.
Chief Wu and Hao Yun should go.
Fourthy,
you have to wait a little longer.
It’s a business trip.
I can’t take you.
Hu Xiao.