Episode 32 recap: Peng Ming Jie was reported for accepting bribes and was absent from his daughter's wedding.
After work, Ma Yan came to pick up Ma Jian, but Ma Jian insisted on doing homework at Shen Xiu Ping's house. Shen Xiu Ping allowed Ma Yan to stay and have dinner together. During the meal, Ma Yan asked Ma Jian about the homework, and Ma Jian asked questions about his mother because the assignment was about writing about his mother, but he didn't know what kind of person his mother was.
Ma Yan briefly described how Wang Su Fang took care of Ma Jian, and Ma Jian felt that it was the same as what Shen Xiu Ping did, so he thought Shen Xiu Ping was his mother. Ma Yan didn't know how to respond to Ma Jian's statement, and Shen Xiu Ping appeared somewhat awkward.
After returning home in the evening, Ma Yan talked to Ma Kui about Shen Xiu Ping. She expressed that Shen Xiu Ping was a good person, and if Ma Kui agreed to be with Wang Xin, she would not object to Ma Kui being with Shen Xiu Ping.
Because people in the neighborhood were discussing her relationship with Ma Kui, Shen Xiu Ping was afraid that Ma Kui would feel uncomfortable due to the gossip. She deliberately asked Ma Kui to meet up to see if she needed to explain anything. Ma Kui didn't care about the idle talk in the neighborhood, so Shen Xiu Ping stopped mentioning it. However, their relationship became somewhat ambiguous and awkward due to the gossip.
The local public security bureau provided a clue that a photography enthusiast had taken photos of Liu Gui Ying with a female college student. The photographer only knew that Liu Gui Ying and the female college student entered a steamed bun shop, but the photographer didn't see them when he entered.
Upon learning the last known location where the college student disappeared, Wang Xin immediately went with Ma Kui to visit the steamed bun shop on Xinhua Street. At the shop, Wang Xin and Ma Kui cooperated with each other. Wang Xin pretended to look for the restroom and went to see the room locked in the steamed bun shop, but the shop owner became nervous as soon as he saw him.
The shop owner kicked Wang Xin out of the shop to go to the restroom, while Ma Kui stayed inside to have breakfast. When the owner discovered a problem and wanted to check the backyard, Ma Kui intentionally pretended there was hair in his porridge and started arguing with the owner. Ma Kui had a quarrel with the owner, while Wang Xin took the opportunity to search the backyard of the steamed bun shop and found a rope left behind by the female college student.
After Wang Xin and Ma Kui found the evidence, they immediately contacted the family of the college student to confirm if the rope belonged to her. Once the evidence was confirmed, Wang Xin and Ma Kui went to interrogate the steamed bun shop owner and forced him to confess everything. After Wang Xin's persuasion, the shop owner finally agreed to confess the human trafficking and abduction activities.
Human trafficker Liu Gui Ying first used her pitiful situation to gain sympathy from the female college student, asking her for some food. Then she took the female college student to various shops to find food, eventually deceiving her into going to a steamed bun shop. Once they arrived at the steamed bun shop, Liu Gui Ying found an excuse to lure the female college student to the backyard, where their accomplices would bind her, and they would transfer her later that night.
After being bound, the female college student was unable to free herself or seek help. She could only remove the rope from her hands as a clue for the police. The steamed bun shop owner only knew about providing the scene but didn't know where the traffickers took the person or their origins. Wang Xin's interrogation became increasingly intense, and Ma Kui became more satisfied with Wang Xin's methods, but he still disagreed with him being involved with Ma Yan.
Liu Ming continued to follow Shen Xiu Ping, who sternly rejected Liu Ming. Liu Ming kept trailing behind Shen Xiu Ping, and Shen Xiu Ping desperately ran towards the courtyard. When Shen Xiu Ping ran back, she happened to encounter Ma Kui and told him about Liu Ming's stalking, asking for his help. Ma Kui waited for Liu Ming to catch up and, posing as Shen Xiu Ping's older brother, gave Liu Ming a good lesson to prevent him from harassing Shen Xiu Ping. However, Liu Ming was determined and refused to give up, displaying a relentless attitude in the face of difficulties.
Early in the morning, Wu's wife shouted that there was a thief in the courtyard, calling for the men in the courtyard to investigate. They discovered that it was Niu Da Li who had returned. Niu Da Li had been deceived and returned in a destitute state, with nowhere to live and even his coat was in tatters. After learning about Niu Da Li's situation, Wang Xin and the others invited him out for a meal to see what his plans were for the future.
Niu Da Li told everyone about his situation and expressed his desire to make some money and start over. Wang Xin then took the initiative to offer him some capital. Peng Ming Jie waited for Ma Kui outside the courtyard late at night and mysteriously asked Ma Kui to agree to two things: taking care of Peng Yong Li and arranging Peng Yong Li's wedding.
After Peng Ming Jie stated his demands, he revealed that he had been reported for accepting bribes. This made Ma Kui extremely angry, so he scolded Peng Ming Jie and urged him to turn himself in. During Peng Yong Li's wedding ceremony, Ma Kui acted as the officiant, delivering a speech on behalf of the couple. He also informed everyone about Peng Ming Jie's inability to attend the wedding.
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