Episode Summary
The investigation exposes a suicide ring run by Liu Qing and insurance agent Wang Chen, who manipulate desperate people into sacrificing themselves for insurance payouts. Wang Chen murders a client but is subsequently killed in a staged car accident involving a third party. The police save a group member, Xiao Lin, from suicide and arrest Liu Qing, while Zhu Qingyue spots the mysterious tattooed man at the hospital.
Spoiler Alert
The Pill Problem
Qi Sizhe isn't letting things go. He shows Chen Chuchuan a pill bottle with a strange imprint. He has a theory. He thinks someone is using drug development as a cover to make poison. Chen Chuchuan doesn't want to hear it. He tells Qi Sizhe to stop obsessing over the past. He wants him to accept the results and move on. But we know Qi Sizhe won't do that.
The Dark Chat Group
Li Xiaoxi works her tech magic again. She recovers deleted chat logs from Zhai Xixi’s account. This leads to a specific QQ group. Meanwhile, the insurance company suspends Wang Chen pending an investigation.
Zhu Qingyue visits Zhu Xiaoshan. We get confirmation that Zhai Shanjun isn't the killer. Xiaoshan knows about the group. He admits it’s a gathering place for people with suicidal thoughts. He was a member once. He actually introduced Zhai Xixi to it. He mentions a volunteer named Liu Qing who "counsels" them.
Zhu Qingyue and Han Feng track Liu Qing down at a cafe. They sit in on a meeting. A barista named Xiao Lin is also in the group. She says creepy things about finding light in despair. It’s her last day there. Han Feng spots a sketchbook filled with Mandala flowers. The signatures underneath are ominous.
A Watery Grave
Su Huaining digs into Wang Chen’s history. He finds a client from a year ago named Song Qian. She was the daughter of a restaurant owner, Song Weimin. Han Feng goes to Song’s restaurant, but it’s closed.
We see where Song Weimin is. He is driving a taxi. Wang Chen is in the passenger seat. They are heading straight for a lake.
The next morning, police pull the taxi out of the water. Wang Chen is dead in the driver's seat. Song Weimin is dead in the back.
The Autopsy Twist
Qi Sizhe examines the bodies. The story doesn't add up. Song Weimin has bruises on his neck that match a seatbelt. He died before the car hit the water. Qi Sizhe figures it out. Wang Chen strangled Song Weimin with the seatbelt. He likely killed him in the driver's seat, moved the body to the back, and then sank the car.
The car belongs to a friend with an alibi. We learn Song Weimin had late-stage kidney cancer. His daughter, Song Qian, fell to her death a year ago. The payout was three million. Wang Chen handled that claim too. It’s a pattern.
Han Feng finds covered tire tracks at the lake. A third person was there. This wasn't a simple accident. Qi Sizhe and Li Xiaoxi check phone records. A mystery number called Wang Chen right after Li Yiqi died. Wang Chen called that same number before he died. The number is now dead.
The Rooftop Standoff
The team finds a three-million-dollar policy in Wang Chen’s stash. The insured person is Xiao Lin.
Night falls. Xiao Lin stands on a rooftop edge. She stares at a light in the building opposite her. Qi Sizhe notices the signal. Han Feng rushes in and grabs Xiao Lin before she jumps. She is safe.
Qi Sizhe runs to the opposite building. He sees someone watching. Zhu Qingyue catches the person. It’s Liu Qing.
Twisted Logic
Xiao Lin defends Liu Qing. She claims Liu Qing cares about them. She says Liu Qing helps them find a way out of despair. Liu Qing confesses to the police. Her logic is warped. She says Zhai Xixi and Xiao Lin wanted to sacrifice themselves. They wanted to use their deaths to give their families insurance money. She partnered with Wang Chen to facilitate these "sacrifices."
Xiao Lin has a pill bottle with the same imprint as Li Shuting’s. She says Wang Chen gave it to her. Everyone in the group has these pills. She took some before going to the roof.
Zhu Qingyue visits Xiaoshan at the hospital. He spots a man with a tattoo. It’s the same guy who injected Li Yiqi. Zhu Qingyue chases him.
