[1992] [26 years ago]
Teacher.
Isn't today Friday? Aren't you going home?
I already did. I came back to get a game from my brother.
Teacher Lu, I've considered it.
I won't be going to Vienna.
I have to be there for five years. I am worried I won't be able to adjust living there.
You should give the opportunity to another student.
That is the Vienna Royal Music Academy.
Also, it is a full scholarship.
Why aren't you going?
I am getting married.
Once I graduate this summer, I am going to marry him.
At what age did you start playing the piano?
I was five years old. I stood on a stool to play the piano.
You are twenty-two this year.
You've been practicing for seventeen years.
You have the best professional result of the entire country of Lanya.
Your future can be immense.
Now you are quitting because of a marriage.
All the effort you'd put into practicing for so many years.
What was all that for?
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This is the application form. Think about it more.
Fill it out if you want to go.
Otherwise, tear it up.
Don't waste the opportunity on me.
It's better to let another student go.
If you don't go, I won't let another person go.
I'd rather keep the position empty for the next four years.
I really was wrong about you.
As a teacher, I am also responsible.
Teach Lu, I am sorry.
If I glue the pieces together,
can I still apply?
♫ 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 18]
What is your name?
You can call me, "Older Cousin." (Da Biao Jie)
Is your last name Da?
We are police officers asking for your statement.
What is your name?
Zou Mengyao.
How about you?
Li Hanwen.
What is this box about?
Should you talk about it or should I?
You bought the precious item. So you should talk about it.
Have you heard of the animation series, Bottle Gourd Brothers?
What does that have to do with this?
This is what happened.
There's a website selling Gourd dolls.
¥288 for one. It's a limited edition.
So I managed to grab one.
But what I received were only empty boxes.
So I asked their customer service, "Where is my Gourd doll?"
She said the item was randomly selected for delivery.
I probably received the Sixth doll.
Do you know what the Sixth Doll's superpower is?
On their head, there is a... carrot? I mean, a gourd.
There are seven gourd dolls. On all their heads, there is a gourd.
Eldest doll has superstrength.
Second doll has supersight and superhearing.
Third doll is invincible.
The fourth doll is fire breathing. The fifth doll sprays water.
Now the sixth one... Do you know what the sixth doll's power is?
He...
He can become invisible. I was scammed by the seller.
They sold me a box of packing foam.
They told me
my sixth doll was invisible.
- So you are saying... - Let me finish.
Without that empty box,
how would I have gotten this box?
I know I got scammed.
But I really like their trick.
So I think this ¥288 is worth it.
Then I told customer service
if I spend another ¥288 to buy another doll,
if you send me another sixth doll,
then it's not fun anymore. They said it is not possible.
Because all the sixth dolls were sold out that day.
In addition, the sixth doll got bad reviews.
So they will not produce any more sixth dolls.
I liked the answer they gave to me.
I know they are lying to me.
Continue talking. Your reaction to being scammed is very novel.
This box is the newly arrived second order.
This looks so big.
Also, it's really heavy.
I couldn't lift it by myself, so I waited for my older male cousin to help me.
- Hi. - Cousin!
- Is this it? - I waited for so long.
It is so big.
It's so heavy!
Security! It's a big doll that you bought.
- Thank you! - Careful.
All right, all right.
Can you make it?
You push upwards. Yes.
I'll wipe your forehead.
- You worked hard. - Let's go.
While I hauled it, I was thinking that
this time the box was so heavy,
it must be a real gourd doll.
It might even be the diamond fusion doll.
Here.
Can you do it?
- Close the door. - Okay.
All right.
- Come. - Give a push.
Too heavy! Open it up and let's see.
Okay... Wait!
I have an emergency. Wait a moment. I'll go to the bathroom.
I'll be quick. Wait for me!
When did you turn into such a baby?
I really want to see what the gimmick is.
[FN Postage]
But I really never thought...
Why would they send me a corpse?
I've heard that in this community you have more than one house?
The unit across the street is also mine.
My parents used to live there.
Now, it's mine.
Where are your parents?
They bought a house on East Island.
They like the golf course over there.
There are only twelve holes there.
My dad also said the diameter of the holes there are bigger than other places.
Bigger by seven millimeters.
This way my dad is fooling other people. Right?
No.
One buys Gourd dolls,
the other focuses on golf hole size.
Your family's focus points are unique.
Then what should we be focusing on instead?
There are many others.
Such as.
Such as?
Some people have to supervise work for 24 hours straight in order to pay for rent.
Some people need to wait around many hours
in order to borrow a small amount of money.
Some people need to say goodbye to their mom
because they can't afford to pay the hospital bills.
Yet you only need to worry about Gourd dolls
and golf course holes.
Supervisor Lu.
Come here a moment.
What's the situation?
I didn't get anything.
Not a bit of useful information.
[Q: What is this box about? A: Have you heard of the animation series, Bottle Gourd Brothers? Q: What does that have to do with this?]
It's getting late. I have to go to the hospital and sit with my mother.
[There are seven gourd dolls. All of them have gourds for heads. Eldest doll has super strength. The second doll has super sight and super hearing. The third doll is invincible...]
Why would you receive a corpse?
I don't know.
That's why I called the police, for you to investigate.
You two, please, come with me a moment.
- Come down a moment. - Coming.
Come.
Don't be afraid.
Do you two know this man?
- No. - No.
You didn't even look before saying it. Have a look.
- I'm sure I don't know him. - Look more carefully!
Officer, I'm sorry; she's a bit agitated.
Excuse us for a minute.
Come, don't be afraid. Don't be afraid.
Don't be afraid, okay?
Sit down. It's nothing.
Judging by the livor mortis, he died last night.
With the forehead broken like this, it's very likely it is the body from Pear Garden.
There are only fall injuries, no knife cuts.
To know whether there was any poisoning first, I'll have to go back and test for it.
Don't search.
[May Bank]
Let's go back.
We're wrapping up so soon, Senior?
Old Shi, after you've sent the corpse back, hurry home and get some sleep.
We have the corpse.
We'll catch the killer very quickly.
Let's go back!
- Fine. Let's go. - We're done with the pictures.
Collect all the items and go back!
[Hua City Police International]
Everyone, take a look at the first video.
It's the surveillance video of the courier delivering the parcel at Cherry Garden.
This is the second video.
It's Zou Mengyao collecting the parcel.
Here, she should be calling her boyfriend,
asking him to come help.
Right, Chief Dong. Chi Zhen went to check with the tracking number.
Based on the blood sample from Pear Garden,
I confirm it's the body that fell from the building the night before yesterday.
Also, based on the blood test run yesterday with the victim's son, Wu Ming,
I confirm the victim's name is Wu Zhenyi,
male, 46,
no trace of poisoning in the body,
nor any sign of beating or binding.
He was likely pushed down.
The victim was wrapped in plastic film.
Supervisor Lu handed in all the evidence;
more or less intact to the Material Evidence team.
Beside clothing,
on his body, we also found a bunch of keys and a wallet.
In the wallet, there was ¥216 cash
and a credit card from May Bank.
I called the bank and confirmed it.
This Wu Zhenyi in...
2016 applied for this card,
but in March it was blocked because of an overdraft.
Oh, right. On the plastic film, there were no fingerprints.
- Nothing else? - Nothing else.
Supervisor Lu, do you have anything to say?
I request to open a case.
Fine. Then, let's start a case immediately.
I'm telling you!
Five days. Solve this case in five days.
What's with Chief Dong this time? He opened the case so quickly.
Cherry Garden. The rich district.
The place where all the people with money and power live.
But the person who died had no money.
Even his credit card was overdrawn.
But this person who died
scared those people with money.
Officer Lu,
I asked every client who came in this morning,
nobody knows him.
He's the one who fell down that evening, right?
Keep asking, please.
Then... I'll put it here. Everyone who comes in will see it.
Please, give me a bottle of water.
- What kind? - Any.
- I'm done with the questions to the management. - Which room is Wu Zhenyi's?
There's no info about him.
This only has information about the owner.
Management says 80% of the owners rent the rooms out.
In total there are over a hundred households.
I'm sure a family rented the room to Wu Zhenyi.
I could call them one by one and check.
No need.
Try each door.
Give me the folder. Sir, hello. Sorry to bother you.
Please, have you ever seen this man?
I don't know him.
Tenth floor.
Two in the back! Two in the back!
Hurry up! Hurry up! Put it there in the front.
After weighing, put it on the bike to go.
There's a file here.
- Submit it for me. - Okay.
Fine.
Is the weight fine?
It's fine.
Hello, sir.
Excuse me, have you ever seen this man?
No, never seen.
Officer Chi, this is the courier
- who was in charge that day, Little Zhao. - Hello.
Then, I'll leave you to it.
I'm from Hua City's Criminal Investigation Bureau.
I'll ask you a few questions.
That day you delivered a parcel, right?
I received the order on my phone. The box was on the ground floor.
I took it and left.
Did you see the sender?
No. Because the order was placed by phone,
the fee was also paid by phone.
It seems very odd that such a big box with a corpse inside,
don't you guys need to check for security?
You can deliver it to people directly just like that?
Usually, it should go through a security check,
but delivering from Pear Garden to Cherry Garden
by scooter, it only takes three minutes.
To bring back such a big item back for inspection
with such a big box, it wasn't worth it.
So I just gave a call back to the company,
they authorized it and I went directly to deliver it.
It really sucks for me.
Such a big thing happened and the company doesn't care,
they even want to deduct it from my wages.
Old Lai is too lucky. I just got his job
not even a week ago, and I got a corpse.
What bad luck.
Old Lai?
Old Lai is the courier who used to deliver to Cherry Garden before.
Oh, right. He was even more improper.
Everything he delivered, he'd peek at.
It's as if whatever was worth money he could snatch it.
Last week, he suddenly quit.
I came here because I took over his job.
For the next questions, I'll ask. You just answer.
How long did you say you've been working here?
Not a full week.
Officer, if there's nothing else,
I'll go back to work.
Fine.
Wait, wait!
Everyone, please come here for a moment.
Senior, how can this building be so messed up? Waste collection,
takeout delivery. You name it, they do it.
To survive.
Yeah, they come to Hua City and work as hard as they can,
do what nobody is willing to do, make some money, then go back home.
But some people can't go back.
Hello, do you know this man?
- I don't. - Thank you.
Hello. Do you know this man?
I don't.
Granny, have you ever seen this man?
- Never seen him. - You've never seen him. Okay.
Then... how long has it been since you moved here?
I just moved in, not long ago.
- Then you're not very familiar with the people around?
Not very familiar.
Have you seen anyone suspicious lately?
No, no one.
The body was dragged to this place.
Did anyone see this person?
Anyone?
Isn't that Old Lai?
Why do you have Old Lai's photo?
I don't have Old Lai's photo.
I only have that body's photo.
Who remembers him?
Could it be...
I delivered Old Lai's body to Cherry Blossom Court?
What?
This is Old Lai.
This is his home.
The body was packaged here.
Wu Zhenyi, courier.
After he died, he was packaged and delivered to Cherry Blossom Court.
This kind of box...
can definitely fit one person inside.
Isn't that Older Cousin?
I knew there was something wrong when the body was sent to her house.
What is the problem?
Senior, think about it.
Wu Zhenyi definitely knew Older Cousin.
But yesterday Older Cousin said she didn't know Wu Zhenyi.
That is problematic.
What does this look like to you?
These photos are created when we are watching someone.
Why is Wu Zhenyi watching Older Cousin?
DId Wu Zhenyi buy this for his girlfriend?
This is not cheap.
This must be from where the person fell.
There are no signs of a struggle.
The victim and killer probably knew each other.
The killer pushed the victim when he wasn't paying attention.
Senior, what should we do now?
Get someone to guard the crime scene.
Don't let anyone touch Wu Zhenyi's apartment.
All right.
Hello, it's still me.
From Hua City Investigation Bureau, I have some questions for you.
Are you eating?
Hello, Officer.
Good morning.
Just the two of you eating?
Come join us.
No thanks.
Then let's go sit over there. Okay?
Sure, okay.
This way, please. Two cups of tea.
All right.
Please.
Are there any updates on yesterday's case?
- Your tea. - Thanks.
Please put it there.
Have you ever seen this person?
Isn't that him again?
This person is a courier.
Since last year's fall up until last week,
he delivered a total of 186 packages to your home.
I bought that much.
Do you want to think more if you recognize him?
I really have no recollection of him.
Who will remember their courier?
In addition, couriers can't come inside.
They can only put the package by the front desk.
Then I pick them up.
I am sure I never saw him.
What about you?
She doesn't let me touch her stuff.
She wants to enjoy the thrill of opening them.
Didn't you open that box?
This is the situation.
Because that box was so big and so heavy,
I was curious about what the Bottle Gourd Doll looked like.
So I couldn't hold back that time and open the box.
Please tell me if he still looks like this photo.
I don't know about that. You will see for yourself later.
Did he change a lot?
You will see soon. Officer Chi is waiting inside.
You made him up.
Yes, he fell from ten stories.
His face was unrecognizable.
Things already happened a long time ago.
Condolences.
When did you discover that he was a scammer,
that he lied to get your affection?
I have something here.
Take a look.
He planned everything from the start.
It was all prepared.
It was a complete lie.
So he was a repeat offender.
[Daily Activity: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday - coffee at cafe.] [Hate foods: preserved egg, thousand cut meat.]
This should be Older Cousin's daily activities.
Also, her likes and dislikes.
This is how we watch people, too.
Let me show you something.
Isn't this similar, too?
The woman in the photo is Zhao Chunlin.
She is Wu Zhenyi's ex-wife.
You also met her before.
This was made by Wu Zhenyi?
This was made before these two met each other.
Wu Zhenyi made this chart
base on her likes and dislikes.
Everything is faked.
Its as if he specifically designed a Wu Zhenyi for her.
Look at that one.
That is the upgraded version of this older one.
It's more detailed.
He must've spent a lot of effort.
It's very detailed about everything she likes and dislikes.
She likes Japanese food.
Disliked Thousand Cut Meat. What is that?
Don't know.
Why is his goal for watching over Older Cousin?
Money.
Even though the time period is different.
The greed for money is the same.
Who is Wu Zhenyi?
Where is Wu Zhenyi?
What are you doing?
He is Wu Zhenyi.
I am not Wu Zhenyi.
Do you know who we are now?
Got some questions for you. Do you know Wu Zhenyi?
He owes me some money.
He owes you money? How much?
Not much. A few thousand yuan.
Few thousand?
That's not enough to buy those knives you got there.
If I told you it was two hundred thousand, would you cops return it to me?
Bullshit. Just answer the question we asked.
How much is owed?
Two hundred thousand. I lent it to him last week.
Why did he borrow so much money for?
He said he was investing with it.
He rented a floor in the Shaowei Building.
The Shaowei Building is very expensive.
Can two hundred thousand even rent a floor there?
He said it was only for the short term.
One hundred thousand for the renovation and one hundred for the rent.
This is the contract he signed with Shaowei Building.
I still have it.
[Wu Zhenyi] [Shaowei Company seal]
It really is the Shaowei Building.
Our CEO really died?
You are Wu Zhenyi's assistant?
Let me ask you this.
Wu Zhenyi rented this floor in Shaowei Building.
He hired over forty people here. What did you guys do here every day?
Really nothing much.
The company didn't even give us a schedule.
CEO Wu just wanted them to move around.
He said there would be clients coming anytime.
So they just have to look busy.
What client?
He didn't say. He said he would bring an investor here this week.
He would bring one billion to invest into Zhenyi Investments.
Is this the person?
No. It was a man. Young looking.
He said he was a rich kid; getting the money from his dad.
He would get 49% of the share of the company.
Have you met this investor?
On the day when the company was incorporated.
When was the last time you had contact with Wu Zhenyi?
These are our chat records.
Do you know this person?
He is the rich kid; the investor.
I am sorry.
I feel like I am useless.
I couldn't take care of elder sister when I was young.
Now I can't take care of you either.
I am sorry.
Sorry.
How is her condition today?
Her heart is very weak.
It could stop at any moment.
I will stay with her tonight. You go rest.
How long have you been a cop?
Don't you know to knock when you come in?
I want to fetch Lu Zhiming for interrogation.
This Lu Zhiming's case is very old now.
To take him out for interrogation now,
isn't that a bit sensitive?
Regardless of how long it's been, he will always owe my family.
Does your Supervisor Lu know of this?
This is a matter between Lu Zhiming and myself.
All right.
Even though it's been many years since this case was settled.
But there are many stories involved.
I hope you will
do all of your homework if you want to take him out for interrogation.
How many times have you read this?
If this is not good enough, I will ask Director Dong to come here in person.
Lu Zhiming, the Investigation Bureau wants you for questioning.
Open the door.
How many years since you last came outside?
Right.
There's been a lot of changes.
Where are you taking me?
You will know when we get there.
[Zheng Shijie]
Senior, the prison called.
They said Chi Zhen is suddenly interrogating Lu Zhiming.
Then what?
They said that Chi Zhen then took him out,
wanting to investigate an old case.
The victim's mother wants to investigate the case.
I checked the victim's name is Chi Wen.
Check her family background.
Father is Chi Junsheng, he passed away.
Mother is Lee Huijuan.
Continue.
She also has a younger brother.
What is it?
According to the file, Zhi Wen's younger brother is called
Chi Zhen.
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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? ♫