Episode 2 recap: Abandoned weapons depot becomes a sealed room murder.
After inquiring with a store clerk, Gu Yuan learned that the fire flint gun used as a lighter was identical to the one Fan Huitang used to commit suicide. So, he went to search Zhao Huijun's house. Zhao Huijun claimed that the gun was a gift to Fan Huitang but didn't mention anything about the fire flint gun. This made Gu Yuan suspicious of him, so he brought Zhao Huijun back to question him further.
When Zhao Huijun saw that Gu Yuan had found his fire flint gun, he had no choice but to confess his connection to Fan Huitang and admit that he had switched the guns, causing Fan Huitang's accidental suicide. Fan Huitang had joined the Pili Sect and quickly gained the favor of Master Yang, who wanted him to replace Zhao Huijun. This made Zhao Huijun extremely angry. Zhao Huijun discovered that Fan Huitang had injured others using Guan Gong's techniques and used those methods to replace his position. This deepened his hatred for Fan Huitang, and he decided that Fan Huitang must pay the price.
By chance, someone came to the store to inquire about the fire flint gun, and that was when Zhao Huijun learned about this useful item for lighting cigarettes. So, he bought one and gave it to Fan Huitang, waiting for him to get used to it before swapping it. Zhao Huijun thought that by switching the fire flint gun, he would make Fan Huitang die by his own hand, but he didn't expect that Fan Huitang would still not return to the Pili Sect.
In order to maintain the Pili Sect's dominance in martial arts, Master Yang had Fan Huitang secretly impersonate Guan Gong and harm the top members of other sects. Zhao Huijun confessed, but there was no evidence of Fan Huitang profiting from injuring others, which led Gu Yuan and the others to want to participate in the national martial arts competition to stop Master Yang from winning. Gu Yuan and Che Suwei couldn't participate, and Ren Mengyao was also unsuitable, so they thought of Yan Junjie and asked him to participate in the competition.
The national martial arts competition began, and Master Yang effortlessly won the semifinals without using any martial arts. Gu Yuan and Che Suwei sensed something fishy. After the competition, Master Yang privately blamed Sun Yuanying for not controlling the dosage properly, almost exposing their secret. Gu Yuan later went to watch the competition and discovered a participant who almost had an accident of defecating on stage due to an upset stomach. He went to the participant's room to investigate and found out that the participant had been drugged beforehand, leading to their defeat in the competition.
Gu Yuan and the others were disgusted by Master Yang's methods, and the only ones who could defeat him were the Iron-faced Brothers. However, they were also bribed and given a check by Master Yang. Yan Junjie was going to face off against the Iron-faced Brothers and felt a bit nervous during the competition. But unexpectedly, he resorted to a groin-kick technique and unintentionally won the match. After winning, Yan Junjie learned that Gu Yuan had already switched the Iron-faced Brothers, and Master Yang was furious because the opponent he had paid a high price for had been defeated.
The final match was about to begin, and Gu Yuan and his team had to win both matches against the Pili Sect in order to become the champions of the national martial arts competition. Master Yang had no skills, so it wouldn't be a problem for Yan Junjie to defeat him. However, Sun Yuanying was a formidable opponent, and it would be difficult to defeat him. Che Suwei came up with a plan to distract Sun Yuanying during the match so that he couldn't participate.
As Sun Yuanying headed to the arena, he was intercepted by Che Suwei. She had to find a way to defeat Che Suwei before rushing to the competition. Yan Junjie easily defeated Master Yang, who then found a substitute since Sun Yuanying didn't show up. Yan Junjie panicked when he saw the substitute, but to his surprise, Gu Yuan revealed that they also had a substitute and stepped onto the arena himself.
During Gu Yuan's match, the substitute chosen by Master Yang used hidden weapons to injure Gu Yuan. However, Gu Yuan found a way to win the match. After Gu Yuan's victory, chaos broke out in the venue. Che Suwei took out a gun to calm everyone down and publicly exposed Master Yang's deceitful actions of harming martial artists. Gu Yuan exposed Master Yang, but the individuals who had been bribed by Master Yang stood up and accused Gu Yuan and his team, trying to frame the actions of Master Yang on the police station.
Due to the unexpected situation at the venue, the referee couldn't make a ruling and announced a one-day delay in announcing the results. The journalists took advantage of the situation and created a big fuss about the competition, causing trouble for Gu Yuan. The higher-ups forbade Gu Yuan from getting involved in the affairs between martial arts sects, which made Gu Yuan feel that their actions had threatened certain people's interests. Gu Yuan went to see the injured Che Suwei, and they all went out to have hot pot together. While reminiscing, they analyzed the case. Suddenly, Sun Yuanying arrived at the police station and demanded that they arrest Master Yang.
Gu Yuan didn't arrest Master Yang, so Sun Yuanying had to report to the police and explain that Master Yang had been missing for a day, asking for Gu Yuan's help in finding him. Sun Yuanying explained the process of searching for Master Yang and admitted that she had no idea where he could be. Finally, with Gu Yuan's reminder, she remembered an abandoned weapons depot near the hall and went there to look for Master Yang.
In the weapons depot, Sun Yuanying and the others found Master Yang and Yan Junjie locked inside. However, they were shocked to discover that Master Yang's woman, Yuan Yuan, had died inside.
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