Episode 8 recap: An Qiu and Cheng Nuo both have their own concerns, while Sun Yao and Xu Yi Nian have a mutual understanding.
An Qiu arrived at the office and saw a laboratory report on Cheng Nuo's desk. She wanted to take a look, but Cheng Nuo quickly grabbed it and put it into a drawer. An Qiu asked him about any progress regarding Yin Tian Hong's matter, and Cheng Nuo mentioned that they found his work identification as a sailor. Therefore, they planned to investigate on the ship today.
Cheng Nuo drove the car with An Qiu sitting in the passenger seat. Both remained silent, each harboring thoughts they didn't want the other to know. In this awkward atmosphere, they arrived at the dock. The person in charge here looked at Yin Tian Hong's photo but claimed not to recognize him. However, the captain mentioned some news: at the beginning of this year, there was a smuggling case on their ship.
The smuggled androids encountered the inspection personnel and, led by the smugglers, all jumped into the sea. Later, it was discovered that they all died. However, due to them being androids, there was no further investigation. After promising to keep the information confidential, An Qiu and Cheng Nuo left. Cheng Nuo took An Qiu to the street, saying he wanted to meet his friend and find out more.
Cheng Nuo was looking for a small boss who set up a stall at the dock. Cheng Nuo introduced him to An Qiu as Sun Yao, his high school classmate. Sun Yao used to be a sailor but grew tired of drifting and decided to start a barbecue stall after getting off the ship. Sun Yao reminded Cheng Nuo that there would be a class reunion tomorrow and urged him to attend, saying she had an important announcement to make.
An Qiu encouraged Cheng Nuo to participate, believing that Sun Yao's announcement must be related to a woman. She made this judgment based on Sun Yao's expression, the towels she used, and the drinking cup she used. Cheng Nuo smiled knowingly. An Qiu told him to enjoy the drinks and barbecue there while she had something to attend to and left first.
Back at home, An Qiu tried to sort through her memories but could only recall her work after graduating from university. She had no recollection of anything before that. She didn't know who created her or what her original purpose was. Suddenly, she thought of Shen Li. The next day, Cheng Nuo attended the class reunion while An Qiu arranged to meet Shen Li.
An Qiu asked Shen Li how they met, and Shen Li smiled and said that Cheng Nuo had asked him the same question. It was then that An Qiu realized that Cheng Nuo had already contacted Shen Li to investigate her. An Qiu's judgment was correct. Sun Yao had publicly proposed to her girlfriend Xu Yi Nian during the class reunion, and they received blessings from their classmates. With the witnesses of their classmates, Xu Yi Nian happily accepted Sun Yao's proposal.
At that moment, Cheng Nuo received a call from the captain, informing him about some information related to the smuggling case. Cheng Nuo called An Qiu to join him, but she was in the middle of a conversation with Shen Li and didn't answer his call. Cheng Nuo went to the ship alone, and the captain revealed another piece of information. A crew member named Xu Miao had been behaving strangely. He was in charge of logistics and had been previously complained about for financial issues. Later, the captain discovered discrepancies in his accounts, indicating a shortage of funds. When the captain criticized his work, Xu Miao resigned. However, upon leaving, the missing funds were mysteriously replenished. Cheng Nuo wondered where he got the money from. Cheng Nuo, accompanied by An Qiu, found Xu Miao, who admitted that he earned the money through smuggling. Surprisingly, he revealed that Sun Yao was his superior.
Cheng Nuo was shocked by this revelation and decided to have a separate conversation with Sun Yao. An Qiu returned to the office and opened Cheng Nuo's drawer, where she found research materials about herself as an android. Cheng Nuo pulled Sun Yao aside and interrogated him about the smuggling. Unable to hide the truth any longer, Sun Yao confessed that he was getting married and wanted to provide a better life for Xu Yi Nian, so he got involved in smuggling. His superior was Xie Wen Biao.
After Cheng Nuo returned, he approached his colleague Zhou Chen to access the data about the androids' drowning incident. They discovered that out of the seven androids, only six bodies were found, and Xie Wen Biao had been captured and was currently under interrogation. Cheng Nuo hurriedly went to the interrogation room, presented Yin Tian Hong's photo to Xie Wen Biao, and Xie Wen Biao claimed that he had never met him in person but that he might be the contact person.
When Cheng Nuo showed Sun Yao and Xu Yi Nian's photos, Xie Wen Biao recognized Xu Yi Nian as the escaped android. Cheng Nuo confronted Sun Yao, who reluctantly revealed the sequence of events. On that day, he had saved Xu Yi Nian and, to protect her, lied to the searching authorities.
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