[Imperfect Love]
[Episode 15]
Have you seen this person recently?
Yes, she looks very familiar.
I know everyone in this neighborhood,
so it's easy to spot unfamiliar faces.
Where and when did you see her?
I don't remember.
But I think I've seen her before.
Isn't that the policeman from Dalian?
Is he here to arrest us?
This person seems...
Where is your house?
Which direction did they go?
Let me see...
they went that way.
Yes,
I remember they went that way.
-Any leads? -Big sister.
I can't disclose such information.
It can't be.
Lin Xu Zhi is also here.
If you have any leads, give me a call.
My surname is Guo.
Sure.
I shall pay closer attention to it.
You may go.
Okay.
Be careful.
Scrap electricals wanted!
She's the one...
who kidnapped Lian Sheng and burned our house down.
No way.
I must report to the police.
Why are you so stupid?
Can't you see it?
They're working together now.
That woman must have told the police...
that we abused our child,
and that makes her a hero.
Maybe the policeman came to arrest us.
Then...
what should we do?
Why are they arresting us?
We are the victims.
Anyone home?
Here.
I'll try to use a different method.
The police are looking for us.
Stay here.
Don't leave the house.
Where are you going?
Search for your child.
It's been over thirty years.
And now you reappear on my screen.
Do you know that it feels...
kind of strange?
So?
Do you still remember how we met?
What's wrong with you?
Are you here to reminisce with me?
I just want to know...
why you chose me.
If I hadn't...
sat on that ordinary bench...
in the park,
I would have a different life now.
Why did I choose you?
Let me think about it.
I was depressed that day.
The publishing house stopped business for rearrangement
I went from being an editor...
to an impoverished...
wedding photographer in a photo studio.
Wait.
Now I remember.
You looked at me first.
Why did you look at me?
You're right.
Why did I look at such a strange person?
A person who likes to take...
photos of grass.
Why are you taking photos of grass?
Because grass doesn't reject me.
I thought you were lonely,
so I should treat you kindly.
What I meant was,
the grass is more obedient than human.
Back then, I...
didn't know how to take care of people.
But after I met you,
I slowly learned how to do it.
If I hadn't sat on that bench,
I wouldn't...
end up in prison afterwards.
If that bench didn't exist,
we wouldn't be here today...
talking with each other in such a manner,
and uttering nonsense.
Alright!
Come on.
Tell me how you and your daughter...
set fire on me?
Tell me!
[Closed circuit television monitoring system]
You may go.
Okay.
Be careful.
Excuse me, do you know where...
the scrap collector lives?
Go straight along this road,
and then turn right after the second intersection.
You'll find a row of small houses along the north alley.
Thank you.
Xiao Ou.
-Hey, kid. -Granny Hui.
What if your Granny Hui refuses to save you?
-No. -Lian Sheng.
Shall we play the scarf game...
that we used to play together?
No, no, no.
I'll talk...
I'll talk.
I'll tell you everything that you want to know.
Go ahead.
Here.
No, please don't.
I...
In 1988, I, Zhong Hui...
couldn't stand the cold violence from Li Ze.
Wrong. Say it again.
No.
No, I beg you. Please don't.
No...
Please don't.
I...
In 1988,
my...
my five-year-old daughter...
I...
Her name?
Please don't.
Please, no.
Alright,
I'll talk...
Say it.
In 1988,
my five-year-old daughter, Lin Xu Zhi...
set fire...
and burned Li Ze.
Granny Hui.
Xiao Ou.
It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay, Granny Hui is here.
Don't cry...
Granny Hui.
Granny is here.
-It's okay, it's okay. -Granny Hui.
-It's okay. -Look.
It's your turn.
Granny Hui.
Don't be afraid, Xiao Ou.
Don't be afraid.
No, no,
please don't.
Why did you carry this along with you?
Where are you going?
This is illegal.
Give it to me.
We didn't just break into...
a voyeur's house, did we?
What are you...
what are you doing here?
Why are you at my house? Get out!
Don't be alarmed.
I just want to find my daughter,
it has nothing to do with these.
I don't know anything.
I haven't seen your daughter. Get out now!
Or I'll call the police,
let me warn you.
Alright.
Go ahead and call the police.
So that the police will know...
how you usually kill time by peeping on your neighbors'...
private lives.
People trust you by allowing you...
to go into their houses,
but...
you installed...
cameras around their houses.
How cunning you are.
You're the ones who broke into...
my house first.
What a thing to say.
If the police see these,
they wouldn't mind us breaking in.
You won't get any benefit.
I really don't know anything.
I swear,
I don't know anything.
Your cameras can capture most of the neighborhood,
right?
Why are you doing this?
I beg you,
I didn't do anything bad.
I was just curious.
I did do nothing.
I just want to watch the recording these three days,
three days only.
The recording, right?
Why didn't you say it earlier?
You frightened me.
Here you go.
[Lin Xu Zhi committed arson when she was five.]
Xiao Wu, I thought you went to look for Lian Sheng?
What are you doing here?
I am redressing our injustice.
How to redress?
A person who committed arson at the age of five...
committed arson again...
and kidnapped a child thirty years later.
Isn't she the perfect suspect?
Is that true?
So...
is Lian Sheng in danger?
Why am I so stupid?
How could I believe what she said?
Lian Sheng.
Lian Sheng did not go missing,
she must have hidden her somewhere.
That's why I'm working hard to...
grasp the fact that she's mentally ill.
Once it's viral online,
internet users will definitely support us.
By then,
Lian Sheng can be safe.
Really?
Three days before.
Not this one.
How about this?
Next.
What about another block?
Another block.
How about this?
There.
That car's license plate number.
Zoom in further.
A bit more.
It's already maximum.
Do you know this person? [Xu Zhi definitely set fire...]
[on her father when she was five.]
Do you know where she lives? [Send it out or I'll look for others]
I'm sure she doesn't live here.
I know everyone in this neighborhood,
[Xu Zhi definitely set fire on her father when she was five.]
[Send this out or I'll look for others.]
In 1988,
my five-year-old daughter, Lin Xu Zhi...
set fire and burned Li Ze.
She...
Okay, thank you.
Thank you for your help.
You'd better deal with these as soon as possible.
If the police find it,
you will be in trouble.
Thank you.
I'll deal with it immediately.
This morning, you said that...
if her parents were at fault,
did you remember something?
Where are we going next?
Open the door.
Open the door!
It was me, it was me!
I'm too useless.
I should have held on to Mu Jing...
and forced her to reveal Shang Wu's whereabouts.
If she refused...
If she refused, I would hit her.
I think I can't bear to hit her.
There's only a fine line...
between a good and bad guy.
Unlike Shang Wu,
there are many things you can't do.
Sometimes I feel like...
as a policeman,
everything must be done legally and based on evidence.
So it feels like...
our lives aren't as happy as the bad guys',
and that we're always behind them.
But...
because of that fine line,
I feel like...
even if I'm going to die alone in the future,
at least I can have a peaceful mind...
while living under the sun.
[Tian Fang: Beijing BCC637, Shang Wu.]
Where are you going?
Xiao Du,
I've got the information...
on the taxi's license plate number that Shang Wu took.
Contact the taxi company right away...
and find out where Shang Wu went.
This way, please.
Okay.
Mom, help us!
Help us!
Mom!
-Mom! -Xu Zhi.
Mom.
Xu Zhi.
I thought I would never see you again.
Sorry, mom.
I will never leave you again.
Why are you here?
Because of Shang Wu?
Don't bother about me.
Hurry up and take Xiao Ou away.
Here.
They're after Xiao Ou.
Who are they?
Just go.
Stop hiding things from me.
Hurry up, go.
Tell mom, who else is there?
Mom, I'm afraid.
Here, Xu Zhi.
Hurry up and go.
Let's go together.
No way.
The police are here.
If no one is holding them back,
they will separate you both.
Mom.
I don't want the police to separate us.
Just go now.
Go.
Why was Granny Hui with you?
Xiao Ou,
don't tell your mom...
about what happened tonight.
Okay?
Why can't I tell her?
Because she could get hurt if she knew about it.
Would you like to protect her?
I would like to protect her.
Granny Hui must be worried about me,
that's why she came to find me.
Mom,
if you protect me,
I will protect you too.
We're both in this together, right?
Yes, we're both in this together.
Mom will protect you until you're grown up.
But you need to tell me...
the dangers around us...
so we can be sure that we're safe. Right?
If you don't cooperate,
our action will be delayed.
Why did Shang Wu kidnap you as well?
His target is Mu Lian Sheng.
If Mu Lian Sheng was captured by him,
we have to rescue her immediately.
No need.
Lian Sheng is safe.
Shang Wu kidnapped her once...
and abused her unscrupulously.
I was able to divert his attention,
only then, Xiao Ou had a chance to escape.
Are you satisfied with this explanation?
Her mother is still looking for her anxiously.
At least you should let us see the child.
Well then,
where did she escape to?
I don't know.
If you think that...
you can't provide any reasonable explanation,
then just arrest me as a trafficker.
Aunt Zhong.
We're carrying out our police duties.
Why are you being resistant?
What's wrong with you?
Xiao Guo.
Aunt Zhong.
You're here too.
By the license plate number you provided me,
I managed to locate the warehouse that Shang Wu went.
I found her alone.
I wonder...
why there is always someone ahead of me?
I don't know either.
Why did you look for me?
It must be Shang Wu who sent this to me.
I replied to him by trying to...
pull it out of him.
See if you can find the...
IP address he used to send that e-mail.
If Shang Wu is arrested,
this matter will be solved substantially.
Did Shang Wu kidnap you for this?
Is it true about what you said in the video?
♪ Who am I ♪
♪ To be so miserable ♪
♪ Dashing all the time ♪
♪ But missing out on someone ♪
♪ I want to hug you ♪
♪ And protect you from harm ♪
♪ I want to see you ♪
♪ When you grow up ♪
♪ I want to ♪
♪ Sing for you ♪
♪ Until love no longer ♪
♪ Leaves you ♪
♪ Every inferiority has ♪
♪ Heard its confession ♪
♪ Everything can still make it ♪
♪ With compassion ♪
♪ I want to hug you ♪
♪ And protect you from harm ♪
♪ I want to see you ♪
♪ When you grow up ♪
♪ I want to ♪
♪ Sing for you ♪
♪ Until love no longer ♪
♪ Leaves you ♪