Episode 35 recap: Fang Li learned about Chen Ke Hai's true identity.
To verify if Chen Ke Hai was injured, Fang Li intentionally invited him to take a bath together. While they were at the bathhouse, they were attacked. Fang Li was stabbed, but just as Chen Ke Hai was about to be stabbed, he was saved by a woman. Liu Yuan Dong moved back next door to Chen Ke Hai and provoked him, claiming that as long as he was on that street, the Japanese would not dare to come there.
Director Su said that Chen Ke Hai was rash in wanting to meet because he was concerned about the northwest, but Chen Ke Hai told him not to joke. Chen Ke Hai called Wu Ma and asked her to take Xiao Bao away as soon as possible. If she didn't see him after three days, she was to go to the bank, withdraw money, and go into hiding. Due to Lao Duan's sacrifice, Chen Ke Hai cried in sadness at home, and at that moment, Fang Li called and invited him to take a bath tomorrow. Although Chen Ke Hai didn't want to go, Fang Li said he had already promised Gang Cun and had to go.
Later, Fang Li looked at the blood-stained clothes in front of him and arranged for Lao Jin to book a room and bring some tools. Fang Li urged Chen Ke Hai to change clothes quickly, taking the opportunity to check if he had any injuries. While the two were causing a commotion in the bathhouse, they were suddenly ambushed and attacked by people who had been lying in wait. Fang Li was stabbed, and these people shouted that they were avenging Director Xing. Fang Li was knocked out, but just as Chen Ke Hai was about to be stabbed, he was saved by a woman. To conceal his injuries, Chen Ke Hai picked up a knife from the ground and stabbed it into his original wound.
Fang Li woke up in the hospital, and Li Tang and Lao Jin told him that it was the remnants of Xing Han Zhu who were responsible. Chen Ke Hai still hadn't woken up, and they regretted not eliminating them earlier. Fang Li went to Chen Ke Hai's ward and learned that he had multiple wounds on his body.
It turned out that when Chen Ke Hai was invited to take a bath, he deliberately leaked the information to Luo Bing. Luo Bing, at the casino, intentionally revealed Fang Li's whereabouts to the former subordinates of Xing Han Zhu. This led to the subsequent events, and it was Luo Bing who saved Chen Ke Hai's life at the bathhouse.
Fang Li is currently busy with Director Su's inauguration, while Li Tang takes care of Chen Ke Hai's discharge from the hospital. Chen Ke Hai goes to Changying Pharmacy and finds that Lao Duan is no longer there. Lao Jin secretly follows Chen Ke Hai and discovers him holding a red envelope, and Chen Ke Hai also notices Lao Jin.
Chen Ke Hai returns home and realizes that he is being followed. Liu Yuan Dong has also moved back next door. Liu Yuan Dong is now arrogant and proudly claims that he will protect Chen Ke Hai. Lao Jin has gathered some partial information about Lao Duan, but there are many vague suggestions that Chen Ke Hai needs to investigate, and the wounds on his body are too close together to determine anything.
Three months later, Fang Li suddenly asked Chen Ke Hai to organize the events of the past three years. Chen Ke Hai confronted Fang Li, suspecting that there was more to it than just Li Tang's inability to read a few characters and the concern for Xiao Bao. He realized that Fang Li was trying to manipulate him and asserted that he wouldn't allow it, especially after being confined to No. 76 without any action since his discharge. Chen Ke Hai looked at Fang Li with a skeptical eye, knowing that the situation was not as simple as it seemed.
Drunk, Chen Ke Hai stumbled out of the Paradise Gate and noticed that he was still being followed. At that moment, Director Su approached Chen Ke Hai and invited him for a coffee, expressing admiration for his character while criticizing the misguided patriotism of No. 76. He compared it unfavorably to the direct approach of Yan'an's salvation, wholeheartedly endorsing Yan'an's principles. The director arranged the meeting with Chen Ke Hai based on the assumption that he was concerned about the Northwest.
In a private conversation, Director Su whispered something that surprised Chen Ke Hai. Back at home, Chen Ke Hai wrote down the plan called "Yu Sui," which was shared by Director Su. The plan outlined the current situation of the Japanese forces retreating in the Pacific and preparing for a decisive battle on Chinese soil. Chen Ke Hai realized the need to publicly disclose this information to put pressure on the Japanese. Director Su expressed regret for lacking the courage to do it himself, and Chen Ke Hai willingly took on the task. The next day, Director Su left Shanghai, and his secretary would pass on the intelligence to Chen Ke Hai.
Chen Ke Hai packed Xiao Bao's belongings and handed them over to Wu Ma. His subordinates reported this situation to Fang Li. Meanwhile, Director Su departed on a military aircraft, and his secretary waited at the coffee shop for the pickup. Chen Ke Hai brought osmanthus cake for Fang Li to taste and requested to go out together.
Luo Bing, acting as a substitute for Chen Ke Hai, met with the contact person, while Fang Li asked Chen Ke Hai to wait in the car while he and his men stormed into the coffee shop. However, when Fang Li brought Luo Bing in front of Chen Ke Hai, they discovered that Chen Ke Hai had vanished.
It turned out that Fang Li had interrogated Director Su's secretary the previous night, and he confessed everything truthfully. He revealed that after obtaining the plan, people naturally came to the coffee shop looking for him. Fang Li had intentionally arranged for the secretary to have a normal meeting at the coffee shop, but afterward, he directly killed the secretary and took Luo Bing away.
Chen Ke Hai managed to escape and rushed home, calling Wu Ma to immediately take the child and leave. He then went to the theater, with Liu Yuan Dong secretly following him. Chen Ke Hai and Fang Li no longer concealed their true intentions. Fang Li reminisced about their long friendship, expressing disappointment in Chen Ke Hai's acting skills. He even tied up Luo Bing to blackmail Chen Ke Hai.
Meanwhile, Liu Yuan Dong reported the meeting of the General's Underground Organization to Gang Cun.
Can someone like him, an undercover operative and underground worker, really take care of a child? Moreover, it's not even his own child, and the child is growing more and more distant from him.
The way he disregards the organization is unacceptable. He's too emotionally driven and doesn't seem suitable for underground work.