Episode 29 recap: Luo Guan Qun is exposed.
Luo Guan Qun quickly made a phone call to discuss the transaction. On the other end, Shan Xiaowu, after listening to the other person's words, hurriedly grabbed his suitcase and ran to the phone booth. Soon, the person on the other end informed him of a new meeting point. He was furious but had to endure it and follow the instructions for the formula.
Luo Guan Qun, turning back, knew very well that Shan Xiaowu must be eager to know the person on the other end of the call. Even his subordinates were curious. So he kept changing the meeting points to shake off the pursuers in front of him. Eventually, he managed to find Chen Jia Ping.
After listening to what he had to say, Chen Jia Ping suggested changing the meeting point again and even disguised himself as a carriage driver to lure Shan Xiaowu to the phone booth. Luo Guan Qun made the phone call, instructing the other person to wait for him at the phone booth. Everything went according to Chen Jia Ping's plan, successfully confusing the Japanese and retrieving the gold bars.
Seeing his success, Luo Guan Qun decisively handed the formula to his good friend, intending to let him deliver the items instead. Along the way, when Chen Jia Ping opened the package, he discovered that they were fake. He instantly realized that his old friend was testing him. However, given the current situation, he had no choice but to continue with his plan and seize the last opportunity.
On the other side, Han Lu was busy selecting clothes in the kimono store, with Zuo Shuang Tao deliberately accompanying him. Soon, a phone call came in at the store. Zuo Shuang Tao hurriedly went to answer the call on behalf of Han Lu and discovered that it was from Chen Jia Ping. The person on the other end of the phone gave her instructions for the upcoming task. After finishing the call, Zuo Shuang Tao returned with a calm expression and intentionally brought a belt for Han Lu to try on. Using this opportunity, she also revealed the task assigned by Chen Jia Ping. Han Lu readily agreed to it.
Looking at the time on the screen, Han Lu asked the Japanese person next to him to try on clothes during this moment of leisure. When he agreed, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as Luo Guan Qun's dispatched person returned, he obtained the items but discovered that Chen Jia Ping had not made any substitutions. Moreover, there was a crowd of troublemakers gathered outside the door.
Upon witnessing this situation, Luo Guan Qun immediately became panicked. He quickly dialed a phone call to the kimono store where Han Lu was and asked the person there to help deliver the address to Shan Xiaowu. After noting down the address, Han Lu was almost discovered and had to hastily hide the items.
While the Japanese people were changing clothes, Han Lu made another phone call to Chen Jia Ping and revealed the address mentioned by Luo Guan Qun earlier. After noting down this information, Chen Jia Ping prepared to continue their actions and directly urged Han Lu to help stall for time with Shan Xiaowu.
When Shan Xiaowu came out, Han Lu and Zuo Shuang Tao continued to compliment his appearance in the clothes. Shan Xiaowu started questioning about the phone call incident, and as soon as he heard that someone was looking for him, he immediately pressured the person in front of him to reveal the address. Just as he was about to leave, Han Lu remembered Chen Jia Ping's instructions and quickly held onto him to delay for time, resulting in Shan Xiaowu slapping him.
Meanwhile, while Zuo Shuang Tao was giving medicine to Chen Jia Ping, she overheard the Japanese person discovering the truth about Luo Guan Qun and hurriedly ran back to inform everyone. Upon learning about the situation, Luo Guan Qun became extremely anxious and decided to take a car with Chen Jia Ping to hide for a while.
On the way, Chen Jia Ping kept questioning Luo Guan Qun about the formula. Luo Guan Qun then revealed his desire to have the best of both worlds and not provoke Shan Xiaowu and his associates. After hearing what he said, Chen Jia Ping suddenly remembered what Zuo Shuang Tao had mentioned earlier.
Qian Xiucai is not content with being just a gatekeeper and feels that his talents are being overlooked. In the beginning, he shared a lot of information with Chen Jia Ping, perhaps hoping to be recognized for his shining qualities. He told Luo Guan Qun the story of the winning strategist during the Warring States period, hoping to have his own aspirations.
But how did he end up going in the wrong direction and helping the Japanese?
Chen Jia Ping handed over the gold to Manager Luo Guanqun, putting on a greedy appearance that made Manager Luo burst into laughter. Seizing the opportunity while his mood was good, Chen Jia Ping continued to probe whether they should still give the formula for border currency paper to Shanxia.
This reverse probing tactic was truly clever.
To help Chen Jia Ping obtain the hidden address of the border currency paper formula, they put on a great performance right under the watchful eyes of the guards at Shanxia. They smoothly passed on the message, obtained the address, and delayed Shanxia, allowing Chen Jia Ping to reach the telephone booth ahead of time.
The coordination among the three of them was simply impeccable.
Shanxia Wufu saw her as a beautiful doll, someone he could exploit and destroy. He took pleasure in manipulating Han Lu. From him, all I saw was the arrogance of someone who gained power and looked down upon, even despised, ordinary Chinese people.