Episode Summary
In "Fancy Land" Episode 7, the conflict between Bai Fan and his son Bai Tao escalates during their escape, complicated by a mysterious USB drive Bai Tao possesses. Detective Qin Yang grows suspicious of Li Xiulan, who hides an envelope and lies about it. His investigation leads him to an adult toy store where he discovers bloodstains, connecting them to the missing Landlord, Lao Qiu. While Bai Fan creates a diversion at the police station, Qin Yang confronts him, revealing the shocking truth: the entire faked-death plot is a cover-up for the fact that Bai Tao murdered Lao Qiu.
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Fancy Land Episode 7 Recap & Spoilers: The Dead Man's Gambit
This Episode , the web of deceit spun around Bai Tao's faked death begins to unravel, revealing a far more sinister crime lurking just beneath the surface. As Qin Yang closes in, Bai Fan's desperate plan to save his son pushes both men to the breaking point.
A Father and Son at War
The episode opens with a powder keg on wheels. Bai Fan, having just retrieved Bai Tao, erupts in fury. He berates his son for recklessly visiting Li Xiulan and exposing their whereabouts. The police are closing in, he warns, revealing he's arranged for a boat to smuggle Bai Tao to Southeast Asia that very night.
But Bai Tao isn't interested in running. He defiantly pushes back, refusing to leave. The argument escalates until Bai Fan delivers a low blow, sneering that Bai Tao is a "good-for-nothing," just like his biological father, Liang Bin. Enraged, Bai Tao lunges at Bai Fan, nearly strangling him before pulling back. As a tense silence fills the car, Bai Tao produces a USB drive, a smug grin on his face. He claims its contents will make him rich, ensuring he'll never be looked down on again. The fragile escape plan now hangs by a thread.
The Secrets of Li Xiulan
Meanwhile, Qin Yang's investigation leads him to Li Xiulan's doorstep after a neighbor reports seeing an envelope slipped under her door. When questioned, Li Xiulan denies seeing anything, having already hidden the mysterious letter. Qin Yang tries to jog her memory, reminding her they met at Bai Tao's funeral, but she feigns confusion, claiming she doesn't remember. Her own daughter, Li Yan, senses her mother's dishonesty and presses her, but Li Xiulan deflects. Later, once the police are gone, Li Xiulan secretly retrieves the hidden envelope, her daughter's suspicious eyes following her every move. Qin Yang leaves, his instincts telling him that Li Xiulan is hiding a crucial piece of the puzzle.
Blood in the Adult Toy Store
Following a new lead, Qin Yang and Sun Mou learn that Bai Fan had been asking about an adult toy store located near Li Xiulan's apartment. They discover the store is owned by the family of a man named Qiu—the very same Landlord Qiu who owns Li Xiulan's building and has recently been reported missing.
That night, the detectives enter the shop and find it unlocked. A quick search reveals damning evidence: bloodstains on the floor and other signs of a violent struggle. Qin Yang immediately connects the grim discovery to the disappearance of Landlord Qiu, realizing they've stumbled upon a second, more violent crime.
A Desperate Alliance and a Diversion
With the walls closing in, Bai Fan takes Bai Tao to the one person he can trust: Liang Bin, Bai Tao's biological father. Liang Bin is stunned to learn that Bai Fan orchestrated the faked death, but the sight of his son, alive but in trouble, convinces him to help. He agrees to Bai Fan's plan: harbor Bai Tao and arrange for his nighttime escape by sea.
His son safely hidden, Bai Fan heads straight to the police station. He puts on a masterful performance, causing a commotion and demanding to know where the police have taken his "dead" son, a calculated diversion to throw Qin Yang off the trail.
The Truth in the Interrogation Room
But Qin Yang isn't buying it. He pulls Bai Fan into an interrogation room for a one-on-one confrontation. He questions the validity of Bai Tao's death and calmly takes a DNA swab from a stone-faced Bai Fan. When Qin Yang asks about the adult toy store, Bai Fan first claims he can't recall, but when presented with evidence, he changes his story, admitting he went once for a casual chat.
Seeing through the charade, Qin Yang decides it's time to drop the hammer. He tells Bai Fan to stop the act, his voice cold and steady. The real reason for this elaborate scheme, he reveals, isn't just to fake a death. It's to cover up a murder.
The episode ends as Qin Yang delivers the final blow, his words hanging in the tense air of the interrogation room: Bai Tao is the one who killed Landlord Qiu. Bai Fan's carefully constructed wall of lies begins to crumble, leaving a slew of unanswered questions. Will Bai Tao make it to the boat? And how will Qin Yang prove his shocking accusation? The endgame for the murder and the escape has officially begun.
