Episode 15 recap: Greedy sentinels engage in bidirectional extortion.
Cui Anping was dreaming of getting rich, and soon Song Zhuo Wen received his call again. Although Song Zhuo Wen had already received the money, it was clear that Cui Anping wanted more than just five hundred yuan. Cui Anping demanded ten gold bars and claimed it would be the last time, giving Song Zhuo Wen three days to raise the money.
Song Zhuo Wu arrived at an inn in the mountains and ordered a sumptuous meal. However, it turned out to be a shady establishment, prepared for trickery. Song Zhuo Wu cleverly made them taste the food first before indulging himself, and unintentionally revealed his business as a fugitive. However, despite Song Zhuo Wu's calculations, he fell into a trap. After finishing his meal, he collapsed on the table, and the two men beat him up. Without hesitation, Song Zhuo Wu fought back, freed himself from the ropes, and killed the fat man who tried to escape.
Back in the room, Song Zhuo Wu tightly bound the other person. He didn't want money; he wanted a radio station. Initially, there were three people, and the accounting books sent to Harbin a couple of days ago were delivered by them. Song Zhuo Wu discovered the gold and silver jewelry they had looted from passersby, including a lock with a tiger's head, which belonged to Quan Zi. Quan Zi, being clever, had figured out their business and was eliminated together with them. Song Zhuo Wu was extremely angry, wishing to send them all to the underworld immediately.
Fearful of Song Zhuo Wu's ruthlessness, the other person quickly revealed the location of the radio station. However, he didn't know who the spy on the mountain was, only that the rendezvous would take place tomorrow. Qian Chong Li was worried about Song Zhuo Wen's safety and decided to evacuate him right away. Song Zhuo Wen managed to secure one more day to investigate the blackmailer.
In just two short days, Song Zhuo Wen couldn't locate all the sentinels, so he had to take the initiative and get involved. It was an unavoidable situation. Soon, Song Zhuo Wen learned about Cui Anping's whereabouts, and Cui Anping had described him in detail to others, indicating ulterior motives.
When the sentinels changed shifts, they informed Cui Anping that Song Zhuo Wen had come in the morning, but this time he hadn't come by car. Cui Anping realized he might have been exposed and immediately ran without saying a word.
Cui Anping called Song Zhuo Wen to confess his identity and invited him to dinner that evening. Song Zhuo Wen agreed. Regardless, he had to meet Cui Anping no matter what. Song Zhuo Wen ambushed at the meeting point and obtained some clues but was also discovered by someone.
Song Zhuo Wen went to the banquet alone, while Cui Anping brought many sentinels to join the meal, claiming that he wanted to introduce them to Guan Xue. However, there were no signs of suspicion. In front of everyone, Cui Anping threatened Song Zhuo Wen by mentioning the events of that day. Song Zhuo Wen clenched his teeth, realizing that he couldn't even kill Cui Anping now.
Song Zhuo Wen went to find Guan Xue, who was dancing in the ballroom and seemed to be in a good mood. Song Zhuo Wen pulled her aside and told her that someone had called to extort him, accusing him of being a communist. Guan Xue immediately became alert as she had also received a call from that person.
Guan Xue went back to continue dancing, leaving Song Zhuo Wen frustrated. It turned out that Joe's movements were being watched by Old Miao and his team. Song Zhuo Wu's killing of Joe had disrupted their plans, but Song Zhuo Wu didn't care. After all, wouldn't it be better to kill the spy earlier?
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