Episode Summary
Wu Guohao manipulates his daughter to learn about Gao Fei's leads regarding a mysterious house. Flashbacks reveal how the club owners recorded crimes on tape and how Yang Wenyuan was silenced. In the present, Li Hongyue commits suicide after writing a confession. Gao Fei sets a trap to test Wu Feifei's loyalty, confirming she is leaking info to her father, just before she discovers she is pregnant.
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Father Knows Best
Wu Feifei genuinely wants to help her father investigate the past. Wu Guohao shuts her down. His attitude is harsh. He looks nothing like the loving father she knows. He yells at her. He tells her to stay home if she refuses to leave Binchuan. Feifei tries to fix the tension. She helps him change his medical tube. They seem to bridge the gap. But Guohao plays her. He tricks her into talking. She reveals that Gao Fei holds two cards. One is a dream. The other is a house. This triggers a memory for Guohao. The women from the club rented a house outside the city years ago.
Chasing Ghosts
Gao Fei is desperate for clues. He takes pills to force himself into a deep sleep. He wants to dream. Long Yu finds him unconscious. She struggles to wake him up. Gao Fei shares a dark thought. He wonders if his mother died because of him. Long Yu talks to him. He falls back asleep during her story.
We jump back to the nineties. Qu Meng orders He Xiaohong to steal the key to the monitoring room. Xiaohong opens a small hidden room. She finds a wall covered in videotapes. The club owners recorded every dirty deed.
The Tapes
Qu Meng sees the tapes as leverage. The bad guys use them. She decides she can too. She talks to Yang Wenyuan. They know they are weak. Fighting the club is dangerous. They need to gather more evidence for the police. Xu Bin acts strange. He usually takes Li Hongyue to Hong Kong. Now he wants to take Qu Meng. Li Hongyue senses something is wrong. She presses for answers. She learns that tapes are missing. She also learns Yang Wenyuan is back in Binchuan.
A Death Sentence
Li Hongyue mentored Qu Meng. She refuses to let Xu Bin take the girl to Hong Kong. That trip means death. Li Hongyue claims she can control Qu Meng. She confronts her student. Qu Meng realizes the situation is critical. She tries to run. Guards block the door. Li Hongyue drops the hard truth. Their people are already hunting Yang Wenyuan. She cannot save him. She can only save Qu Meng.
Yang Wenyuan spots a tail at the bookstore. He avoids their rental house. It does not matter. Xu Bin's men kill him quietly. No one knows. Li Hongyue remembers all of this. She feels free now. She uses her last moments to write down everything she knows. She lacks physical evidence. But Gao Fei's determination moved her. She finishes her task. She takes pills. She drifts into a permanent sleep.
The Setup
Wu Feifei and Gao Fei meet at the stadium. They swap intel. Gao Fei describes the house from his dream. Feifei hands over a list of women who worked at the club. They both leak this information. Feifei tells her dad. Gao Fei tells Su Min. Gao Fei pays back Dongzi and asks for help. Su Min starts a massive search. Gao Fei texts Feifei later. He claims he found the place. He asks her to join him.
Feifei drives behind a taxi driven by Gao Feng. Zhao Tianming follows her with a convoy. This was a trap. Gao Feng spots the tail immediately. He knows Feifei is working with Wu Guohao. They have a confrontation. The trust is dead. Feifei falls ill shortly after. The doctor delivers big news. She is pregnant. Wu Guohao goes to find Gao Feng again.
