[2017] [One year ago]
Don't examine it anymore.
Let him suffer less.
Director Dong.
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[A hero's sacrifice is heavier than a mountain]
[Zhang Chenghai (Aug 20, 1965 - Dec 11, 2017)] [Hua City Police Station - Dec 14, 2017 ]
♫ Between the city lights ♫
♫ The night is deeper than blood ♫
♫ Blurred years ♫
♫ Pretending to be pure ♫
♫ No hugging, no praying, no smiling ♫
♫ Did not grow up as self-pity ♫
♫ This night sky ♫
♫ Falling ♫
♫ This night sky ♫
♫ My choice is not worth who is sentimental ♫
[Original Sin]
[Episode 16]
Our colleagues from the Information Team confirmed it:
they say Liu Hao came across the border on May 20
on a flight from Macau, China.
That can't be.
May 20.
On May 17, He Yunfei went to Macau and collected the body.
Or what if Liu Hao isn't dead? Never died in the first place?
From Macau, they brought back the ashes. Who knows what was inside. Right?
If what they said is true, Liu Hao has been here since the 20th.
Then the three people who died on May 26 might very well have been killed by him.
What's the motive for murder?
Money. Turning ten million into forty million.
- That's right. - When they were at school,
it was also Liu Hao who worked hard to feed the three of them.
But no one respected him.
So he was psychologically disturbed and killed them to keep the money to himself.
Check Liu Hao's accommodation record. Apply for an arrest warrant.
Hello, sir.
I'll book two rooms.
Book them on different floors. One twin room, one suite.
Okay, please wait.
Sir, these are your room keys.
Does the suite have a printer?
Yes.
Thank you.
Good morning.
[818]
[...before the authorization becomes effective, but if the party meets any accident, or is captured by the police,]
[...this authorization--]
Following the murder of Hua Cheng Electronics' founder He Yunfei, the police yesterday announced
that Gu Xingwei's suicide and Huang Jialun's asthma attack
are also under investigation for murder.
Even regarding the creator of "The Ice&Fire Throne," Liu Hao,
the police are considering whether he is still alive.
The following photo is the latest picture left by Liu Hao.
Anyone with information can dial the police number:
017 25495301.
[919]
Let's skip the crap and cut to the chase.
I revised the contract.
I added a supplementary clause.
By the 1st of next month, before the authorization becomes effective,
I can't meet any accident and I can't be caught by the cops;
otherwise, this authorization automatically becomes invalid.
I can guarantee that you won't meet with any accident,
but if the cops catch you, I can't do anything about that.
Then, we don't sign this.
Go to the police and report me to them.
[AQUADRAGOON]
I'm sorry, officers, for keeping you waiting.
Director Shen is not in today; he told me to provide full cooperation to you.
So, we prepared these files. They contain all the information about Liu Hao.
Please, officers, look them over at your ease.
I'll give you a quick presentation:
Liu Hao came to our company 5 years ago.
At the time, he still looked like a student,
so we never expected him to develop "The Ice&Fire Throne."
If it hadn't been reported on the news,
I wouldn't have known that he'd developed such a formidable game
and even got ten million!
Shouldn't judge a man from his looks.
In your case, you might even get over a hundred million.
Joking.
Have you ever wondered, after he sold this game to your competitors
and still chose to remain working at an entry level with you here,
was he actually doing any work? - He did. He really did work.
Programming is very tiresome.
He'd always joke about "a programmer," like "ape-rogrammer." (Apes are said to be among the 10 hardest-working animals)
Joking. Programmers work hard.
Overworking for 24 hours in a row is a common occurrence.
So his cancer was cured?
He never had cancer.
But then why?
Have you ever thought about this?
If he'd wanted to eat up that forty million since the start,
and then five years ago he buried himself here
from the entry level. He kept pretending and pretending.
He must have been a very meticulous man, and very fearsome, too.
When did Liu Hao resign?
The 17th of April. I remember very clearly:
it was my birthday.
He came here very early and said he'd been diagnosed with having a tumor.
He didn't even go through the resigning procedures, just said bye and left.
Now it's clear it was all a lie.
[Hua City Police case receipt] [Suspecting his safety is threatened]
[On April 16, Mr. Liu Hao reported to the Police of East Island that he received threats to his personal safety]
On April 16, he reported to the police and on April 17 he resigned.
This is a police receipt.
Case denied.
[Due to lack of evidence and motive, the case can only be opened, but the Hua City police will not open an investigation.]
Programmers on the game development team
in the beginning, get 3,000 a month.
After five years, just 4,500.
You held ten million in your hands;
one of the four kids of "The Ice&Fire Throne."
What were you seeking?
I just wanted to do something.
You should know that our company, Yulong, is a competitor of Li Jinxiang's Xunda.
We're all fighting for the copyrights of this game.
Why did you come to me?
In this trade beside Xunda there's only you guys.
After selling the game to them I could only come looking for Yulong.
3,500 a month; in a year just above 50,000.
You can't convince me.
Believe it or not, as you wish.
I can find you a safe place and put two people to protect you.
This should fulfill your two conditions, yes?
I guarantee that before the 1st of next month, you won't be caught or killed.
I don't need you to provide me with a place to stay. Just get me a gun.
When I have a gun, I'll sign this.
All right. I'll get you one. Enough for you to put up a good show.
It's not for make-believe.
I want a real gun.
Is this the wanted person?
He came to you to report a problem. That's your signature on the receipt.
Not possible.
Do you recognize this person?
Look at it. They are the same person.
I remember now.
He was deliberately difficult.
He came to make a report that someone was stalking him and trying to kill him.
At that I thought he was making trouble without a proper reason, so I kicked him out.
He said he was going to sue me, so I signed his receipt.
Who wanted to kill him?
He said he didn't know.
When I asked him to explain the situation,
he said there were two attempts at killing him.
The first time, when he came out of his office.
The second time, was at an underground garage.
I asked him who was driving the car.
He said he didn't see the driver. The car drove off soon after.
I told him it was most likely a new driver.
Not a deliberate attempt to kill him.
Therefore, you didn't open a case for him. Correct?
This is the same situation as Huang Jialun's.
I'll ask a question I shouldn't ask:
did you really kill your three friends?
You should just hope that in the next 72 hours...
nothing happens to me.
Call this number immediately
and ask if Yulong got the copyrights for "Ice&Fire Throne" or not.
All right.
Launch the promotion right now: two years for one.
[27]
How's it going?
Liu Hao took a room here this morning, but the elevator CCTV caught him
leaving today at noon,
but he didn't check out. He's likely to come back later.
What?
Damn!
Hurry! Hurry! Disperse all the men. Don't make such a scene.
Disperse.
Next time we are in a similar situation, speak sooner.
If you were a criminal and you saw such a big parade would you come back?
Another man came, too.
- Who's this? - Shen Cheng, from Yulong Corporation.
Yulong and Xunda are competitors,
so Shen Cheng and Li Jinxiang are fighting for the game copyrights.
No wonder we missed him.
The cards.
- Why two? - He took two rooms.
Give me your phone.
How did you kill them?
Didn't you kill them? Aren't you the Priest?
I'm asking you how did you have them killed?
In March somebody contacted me,
said they'd give me the complete code;
and with it, I could extend the contract for "The Ice & Fire Throne."
I asked the person how it would be done; the person told me it didn't concern me.
Who was that someone?
We only spoke via e-mail. We've never met.
What bank account did the person leave you?
An account in Singapore.
The name was obviously fake.
In the e-mail this person sent me, the name he used was "Priest." That's why I thought it was you.
How much did you send as the downpayment?
Two million.
For an e-mail, you just gave them two million?
The person said in detail all about the four of you. Your hobbies,
your personalities, and your current situation.
Not just that, right?
How to kill us, too. Right?
So you'd get the rights for this game, isn't that right?
Yes!
Of course, I had to talk about it!
Giving two million for nothing? I'm not an idiot!
Did they say how they'd kill?
In the beginning, they said cold murder.
I disagreed.
To brazenly kill gour people,
I couldn't even be sure to escape that unscathed myself, let alone the scandal.
Afterwards, I told them to make a new plan, turn it into accidents.
After changing the plan, how was I supposed to die?
Stress by overwork, dying on the street,
something dropping from the sky, or falling into the subway.
And Gu Xingwei?
Same as it went: suicide by poison.
Huang Jialun was to have an asthma attack.
Who'd have thought that in the end, you weren't dead,
but they did, instead.
How did He Yunfei die?
The Priest said he liked extreme sports:
rock climbing, bungee jumping... just tamper with his safety ropes.
Afterwards, he became alarmed, even hired two bodyguards.
The Priest said they couldn't get close, so we had to use force.
How come you didn't die?
The cancer was fake?
Cancer?
I found out somebody wanted to kill me,
I knew it was related to the contract renewal,
but I thought it was one out of the three of them.
I called each of them, I said I had cancer,
I was dying from liver cancer!
Afterward, as I thought, the person who wanted to kill me disappeared.
I really thought it was my friends who wanted to kill me, I really thought my friends wanted to kill me!
Haozi!
You're not dead.
Did you kill Jialun and Xingwei?
Why would I do that!
Wait! What the heck happened to you?
The first one they wanted to kill was me.
If I hadn't faked a disease, I would have died long ago.
Be careful. They want to kill us all.
I know. When can we meet?
We'll look for a chance.
Lately, it's not good for me to show my face.
Then you be careful, too.
I'm all right. They think I'm long dead.
What I'm worried about is you.
Haozi, you're still alive.
That's really good.
So what do you want to do now?
Unlock it.
You're so good, unlock it by yourself!
You could make "The Ice & Fire Throne" and you can't unlock that?
Unlock it.
[Confidential]
Wait a moment.
He should have already signed the contract with Shen Cheng. Find someone to keep watch downstairs;
Liu Hao may come back any minute.
He won't come back.
- Hello? - Chi Zhen, did you find anything?
Nothing else. There's a USB drive.
I opened it and had a look. It's a string of code; I don't understand it.
We found Liu Hao. We're gathering on the ground floor.
Okay, got it.
Where is he?
He was shot twice, he's at the hospital.
- Where did the gun come from? - We're checking.
Liu Hao can't be the killer.
If he were the killer, after killing his three friends,
why didn't he sell the game rights to Shen Cheng directly?
Why would he go after this Li Jinxiang? There was no such need.
In addition, on April 16, he'd reported that someone wanted to kill him.
In August, Huang Jialun also reported the someone wanted to kill him. Exactly the same.
So I figure Liu Hao was the killer's first target.
Except that he didn't die.
Where was he shot?
Shot straight to the knees. Both legs are crippled.
He'll have to stay in a wheelchair for life.
That's fine, as long as he can talk.
Lend me the car for a while. I'll go look for Shen Cheng.
Keep an eye on him. Be careful.
- There's two of us. - Are both of you together?
- Yes. Yes. - Please wait a moment.
It's probably some kind of code. I don't understand what it means.
You should know that codes are a kind of language.
This kind of language can be used to set up websites,
games, and apps.
But this is also the first time that I've seen
someone actually using this kind of language
to write a letter.
Who is it for?
Written to all of you.
What is written inside?
Roughly, the meaning is that
he doesn't trust the police.
He wants to
seek revenge for his three brothers personally.
After he has killed the murderer,
he will surrender to you all.
Who sent you the email
stating that he wanted to kill those people?
I don't know.
Then tell me. Where is the person who sent the email to meet you?
Auntie Cui, it's been a long time since we last met.
Why did you take action on me first?
How did you know later that I had cancer?
The news was all over the school.
No matter how much money you make, you can't win the fight against cancer.
I also went to your company to inquire.
You did leave your job because of cancer.
You didn't attend the wedding ceremony.
I did attend.
I didn't allow myself to be seen by you all.
Not just the wedding ceremony.
I was also there the day you left for Macau.
When I saw how sick you were,
my heart was at ease.
Xingwei, don't keep drinking wine.
Drink more water.
I want to see you finish drinking it.
Auntie Cui,
how old am I already? Why do you still bother with such things?
- Drink it. Come. Stop playing with the cell phone. - Okay.
Finish drinking it.
You must remember to drink more water in the future.
Oh right. This red packet is for you.
Actually, I came to congratulate you.
Look. I even forgot about this matter.
Auntie Cui, I can't accept this red packet.
We owe you so much, we can't repay it all.
This... can't do.
Take it.
- I really can't. - Be good and keep it.
Xingwei.
(Weibo post)
Then, what about Jialun?
Auntie Cui, I'm going to the washroom first.
Go.
The last one was He Yunfei, right?
I can give you the game.
But I really can't collect anymore fees.
I hope that when we meet next time,
there will be a good outcome.
Why isn't he out after such a long time?
Let's go in and take a look.
Why were you so vicious?
Is it just because of money?
Speak.
- Run! - Hurry! Hurry!
Put the gun down!
- Son - Don't disturb me!
- Son, open the door. - Don't disturb me!
Mom made your favorite dish.
I am not eating it! Not eating!
You've haven't eaten my food for a long time. Open the door.
How many times have I told you? I don't want to eat!
Is there something wrong with you? I told you not to knock on my door and disturb me!
But you still need to eat.
Do I need you to worry?
I have life and blood, I won't die.
I am warning you! Don't disturb me these next few days.
I am breaking into the 1000th ranking on The Ice&Fire Throne!
- Son. - Don't bother me. So annoying!
Son.
Open the door.
Don't worry.
Mom will not let them harm other people.
Get out!
How are you? I am Liu Hao.
Liu Hao, that is your bed.
What are you holding in your hand?
What was the final result of Liu Hao's case?
He was indicted this morning.
He got seven years for murder.
Do you believe it? If I were his lawyer
I could have gotten many years taken off it.
Forget it. His three buddies died.
He will behave better in prison.
Everyone got indicted. Shen Cheng for yjr purchase of a weapon.
Lee Jinxian guilty for aiding and abetting.
Aunt Cui killed people.
Four people got indicted and three people died.
One contract got so many people involved.
What is that thing?
The taping device is now shut off.
Really. Once I turn this on, that gets shut off.
If you want them to hear, then turn this off.
Let them listen in on us.
Where do you get this stuff?
From the market.
How have you been a cop for seven years?
This is what the university of real life teaches us.
If there's a tapping device, there's naturally an anti-tapping device.
This is for informants. The Investigations Bureau doesn't use this kind of stuff.
Director Dong used to be an informant?
He was undercover for several years.
Afterwards, he moved to the Royal Police, specialized in informant training.
Ten years ago, he came to the Criminal Investigation Bureau
as the Deputy to Director Zhang; preparing to be a director.
Is he making a move so quickly because he is anxious?
It's off. Look how scared you are.
Afraid of getting your pay cut?
Director Zhang must have had something on him,
so he killed him to shut him up.
- Open it. - What do you mean?
Open it!
Let's go to the unfinished building.
I heard that Wang Ke buried evidence in the basement. (Close it.)
Let's circle around first. We'll check to see who Director Dong goes looking for.
Fine. You go.
I still have something to do there.
I'm getting off at that exit there.
This is for you.
¥1,200.
Once, these kids
were the heavens and they were the earth.
Their friendship was their whole world.
In the end...
that whole world
only had himself left.
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♫ Like not knowing what to do when faced with the vicissitude of being imprisoned ♫
♫ As if those yet-unknown possibilities had also already been discovered, ♫
♫ Hands in my pockets, I face the fierce winds, passing by the road you walked. ♫
♫ Not even this unbelievable cruelty can stop my steps. ♫
♫ Trying to hide my apathetic face, in this incomprehensible world ♫
♫ All my smiles have already been earnestly rehearsed, again and again ♫
♫ I went through innumerable justifications to try to package up my brokenness ♫
♫ And even actively admitted I’ll never be able to come to terms with my own cowardice ♫
♫ Putting on a show in some corner with no regard for my own safety, ♫
♫ Fresh blood ♫
♫ Is burning dry fallen leaves ♫
♫ Forgive me for not making the same mistakes ♫
♫ Illuminating these glittering lights ♫
♫ The road ahead will always be this winding ♫
♫ The instant that the flames consume us, just who will it be ♫
♫ That’s by my side? ♫
♫ Trying to hide my apathetic face, in this incomprehensible world ♫
♫ All my smiles have already been earnestly rehearsed, again and again ♫
♫ I went through innumerable justifications to try to package up my brokenness ♫
♫ And even actively admitted I’ll never be able to come to terms with my own cowardice ♫
♫ Putting on a show in some corner with no regard for my own safety, ♫
♫ Fresh blood ♫
♫ Is burning dry fallen leaves ♫
♫ Forgive me for not making the same mistakes ♫
♫ Illuminating these glittering lights ♫
♫ The road ahead will always be this winding ♫
♫ The instant that the flames consume us, just who will it be ♫
♫ That’s by my side? ♫