Episode Summary
Xu Jingzhi tries to redeem himself by facing his past, while Lu Ran continues to impersonate Zhuang Mingcheng and stalk Xu. The truth about the staged suicide attempt comes out, and Zhuang uses blackmail to manipulate the police. A desperate father is coerced into a bombing plot, but the police intervene. The episode ends with a confrontation between Xu and Lu Ran on a Ferris wheel.
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Supersensory Maze Episode 19 Recap
Xu Jingzhi Faces His Past
Xu Jingzhi has always known he is different. He spots the darkness in people instantly. He used to use these insights to manipulate others and get what he wanted. But things have changed. He looks at the photos Zhuang Mingcheng took. He reflects on Zhuang's actions. Xu realizes he tried to turn his life around. He wanted to help Lu Ran do the same. But his brother is too far gone. There is no easy fix for this mess. Life is too unpredictable.
Xu decides to stop running. He buys the apartment where Wu Min lived before she died. He needs to face his obsession head-on. This is his attempt at redemption.
Identity Swaps and Stalking
Zhuang Mingcheng and Xu Jingzhi share a deep, life-altering pain. But Zhuang handles it differently. He hates his current identity. He tells Lu Ran he wants to hack the DNA database. He plans to swap their biological information completely.
Lu Ran is currently pretending to be Zhuang Mingcheng. Yet, he cannot let go of his attachment to Xu Jingzhi. He stalks his brother daily. He watches Xu's life from the shadows.
Lu Ran also makes a move on Uncle Jiao. He pays for Jiao’s child’s medical treatment. But money isn't enough. The child needs an organ transplant. The waitlist is three to five years long. Jiao is a desperate father. He is running out of time.
The Truth About the Ocean Jump
We finally get the details on that jump into the sea. It was all staged. Lu Ran hired a private yacht beforehand. He told the captain his friend was suicidal. This tricked the captain into waiting there to "save" him. The police interrogate the boat captain. He cracks. He reveals the location where he dropped Zhuang Mingcheng off.
Zhuang is busy covering his tracks. He calls Lu Haitao. He accuses Haitao of shielding criminals and running prostitution rings. Haitao panics. He asks who is on the line. Zhuang forces Haitao to call Captain He Ya. This is a diversion tactic to distract the police.
Zhuang is losing his grip on reality. He hallucinates his younger self. He cries to the child version of himself. He admits that no matter what he does, he will never get his brother's approval.
Bombs and Blackmail
Zhuang prepares to flee. He has two escape plans ready. Xu Jingzhi receives a strange phone call. No one speaks. He only hears frantic piano music.
Captain He Ya raids a house looking for Zhuang. She is too late. He left that morning.
Zhuang calls Jiao Xian. He has a job for him. He threatens Jiao with a kidney source for his daughter. Jiao must use his technical skills to cause an explosion. It needs to look like an accident.
Xu rushes to a location but finds it empty. Lu Ran calls him. He taunts Xu. He says Xu knows him best. He warns Xu that a bomb will go off if he doesn't find him immediately.
The Ferris Wheel Standoff
Lu Haitao calls He Ya. He reports a bomb threat in the village. He claims he doesn't know the details. He Ya mobilizes her team for a bomb disposal operation.
Jiao Xian stands in a factory. He watches a video of his daughter. He grits his teeth. He decides to go through with it. He approaches a truck filled with flammable materials to plant the bomb. He Ya arrives just in time. Her team arrests Jiao before he can trigger the explosion.
Xu Jingzhi searches for Lu Ran. He spots a Ferris wheel. A childhood memory hits him. They rode one together as kids. He guesses this is the target. He rushes to the site. Lu Ran sits inside one of the cabins. He looks happy to see Xu. He smiles. He tells Xu the game is not over yet.
