Episode 15 recap: Ma Kui prevented Lu Xue Lin from committing a crime.
When Ma Kui returned home, he asked Wang Su Fang to massage his waist. Seeing that Ma Yan hadn't returned home late at night, he asked Wang Su Fang about the situation. Wang Su Fang wanted to cover up for Ma Yan, but Ma Kui didn't believe it at all. Just then, Ma Yan returned, and Ma Kui grabbed him and kept asking questions.
Wang Su Fang helped Ma Yan by making him do other things, not giving Ma Kui a chance to interrogate him. Shen Xiu Ping applied a medicated plaster and specially brought it to Wang Su Fang, inquiring about her health condition. Shen Xiu Ping also took Ma Jian home to take care of him.
While applying the plaster for Ma Kui, Wang Su Fang suddenly felt that Shen Xiu Ping was a good person and could take better care of this family in the future. So she kept praising Shen Xiu Ping in Ma Kui's ears, but Ma Kui didn't pay any attention to it.
Shen Xiu Ping took care of Ma Jian for a while and then cooked a delicious meal and brought it to Ma's house. Wang Su Fang felt even more favorably towards Shen Xiu Ping, so she mentioned Shen Xiu Ping at every opportunity. Wang Xin encountered an incident at the convenience store where a customer broke a bottle of wine. Although the customer admitted their fault and paid for the wine, Wang Xin became suspicious.
Remembering what Ma Kui had said, Wang Xin decided to consider multiple possibilities and pondered over it all night. Finally, he decided to investigate the matter on-site. Wang Xin went to the convenience store early in the morning, deliberately concealing his identity so that the store owner wouldn't recognize him. He walked around near the liquor cabinet.
Seeing an opportunity, the store owner used a mechanism he had designed to break a bottle of wine, intending to extort money from Wang Xin. However, Wang Xin caught the store owner and made him confess the truth. That's when he learned about the mechanism in the liquor cabinet and subsequently took the store owner back to the police station. Wang Xin solved another case and wanted to receive praise from Ma Kui, so he arranged for Chief Yang to call Ma Kui and commend him.
After Chief Yang made the call, he learned that Ma Kui was injured. Consequently, Wang Xin took leave and went to visit Ma Kui. Although Wang Xin visited Ma Kui with good intentions, Ma Kui didn't give him a warm reception. This made Ma Yan unhappy, but Ma Kui could still sense Wang Xin's goodwill deep down.
Once Ma Kui recovered from his injuries, he returned to work. During a meal break, he happened to see Lu Xue Lin. Lu Xue Lin was drinking on the train, and Ma Kui wanted to talk to him. However, just as they reached the Haihe Station, Lu Xue Lin hurriedly left, so Ma Kui didn't inquire further.
Bai Yu Xia boarded the train at Haihe Station, intending to find Lu Xue Lin and clarify things. She wanted to break up with Lu Xue Lin and be with a new partner. Bai Yu Xia's new partner, Chao Hua, was worried about her and anxiously saw her off on the train. At that moment, Lu Xue Lin happened to spot them and approached with sulfuric acid he had prepared in advance.
Ma Kui discovered Lu Xue Lin and promptly intervened, bringing him back to the dining car to have a conversation. Ma Kui checked Lu Xue Lin's belongings and confirmed that Lu Xue Lin knew about Bai Yu Xia's situation and intended for both of them to die together. Ma Kui then opened Lu Xue Lin's handcuffs and scolded him harshly.
Lu Xue Lin, with a mindset of wanting to die, was met with the consequences of his actions as explained by Ma Kui. He realized how foolish his ideas were and sincerely apologized. He also worried about his elderly mother, who would have no one to take care of her if he were sentenced to prison.
Ma Kui sympathized with Lu Xue Lin's plight and promised to report to his superiors, seeking leniency and trying to avoid involving his workplace. He aimed to secure Lu Xue Lin's future and hoped that he would turn over a new leaf. Lu Xue Lin was grateful for Ma Kui's assistance and had one request—to meet Bai Yu Xia face-to-face and clarify things.
After resolving Lu Xue Lin's situation, a new case emerged at the police station, involving opium. Ma Kui went to the Hongyang Train Station. There, he ambushed Wang Xin to test him before meeting Chief Yang. Wang Xin had intended to introduce Ma Kui to Chief Yang, but he discovered that Chief Yang and Ma Kui were already acquainted and didn't give him a chance to speak.
Chief Yang wanted to commend Wang Xin, but Ma Kui revealed some of Wang Xin's shortcomings, making Wang Xin feel embarrassed and retreat to the cafeteria. After Wang Xin left, Ma Kui highlighted Wang Xin's strengths to Chief Yang, emphasizing that Wang Xin was too impulsive and needed some tempering.
When Wang Xin saw Ma Kui off, he complained about not receiving any praise and was met with another round of scolding from Ma Kui. After the scolding, Ma Kui sarcastically expressed envy that Wang Xin could guard such a great square. The master and disciple bid farewell amidst their bickering.
During the Lunar New Year, Shen Xiu Ping wrote couplets for everyone in the courtyard, while Wang Xin kept sneaking bites while preparing New Year goods with Wang Yong Ge. Wang Yong Ge had no choice but to send him to deliver New Year goods to the Ma family. On his way, Wang Xin encountered Ma Yan, who was sharing New Year goods. Suddenly, someone upstairs shouted that there was a fire, and Wang Xin immediately rushed upstairs to put it out.
Wang Xin covered the pot with a lid, but it was too small to extinguish the fire. As he searched for a larger lid, other people came to help. In his haste, Niu Da Li carried the burning pot out. Niu Da Li burned his hand, and Shen Xiu Ping had to bandage it for him, while Yao Yu Ling brought food for Niu Da Li, taking care of his injured hand.
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