Episode 3 recap: The truth of Guan Gong's divine appearance case is finally revealed.
Yang Zhangmen and Yan Junjie were both locked in a secret room, while Yuanyuan died inside the room. This makes it difficult to determine how the murderer carried out the crime. Guyuan and Che Suwei separately questioned Yang Zhangmen and Yan Junjie. They both claimed that they were knocked unconscious and locked in the weapons storage room, where there was also a mysterious fragrance, so they couldn't remember what had happened.
Yan Junjie and Yang Zhangmen described the situation before losing consciousness. They vaguely saw Guan Gong wielding a large knife and believed that there was a third person present who killed Yuanyuan. Guyuan and Che Suwei analyzed the case and suspected that Yan Junjie and Yang Zhangmen might be the culprits who collaborated with another person to kill Yuanyuan. However, this deduction couldn't find a motive for the murder, leaving them unable to confirm.
Sun Yuanying came to ask Guyuan for someone. Che Suwei was worried that the recently promoted Guyuan would be taken advantage of by the media, so she advised Guyuan to release Yang Zhangmen and Yan Junjie. Without any solid suspects, Guyuan and Che Suwei could only start investigating from Yuanyuan's social connections to find new suspects. Guyuan gathered information about Yuanyuan and learned that Yang Zhangmen recently hit her because she was seeing another man.
Guyuan went to find the man who was rumored to have an affair with Yuanyuan, but it turned out the man was just bragging and didn't know Yuanyuan at all. Guyuan's investigation didn't make any progress, so Che Suwei disguised herself as an affluent lady and went to the casino to search for clues, hoping to find out more about Yuanyuan. Che Suwei asked one of the gamblers about Yuanyuan and learned that she hadn't been to the casino for a long time and that the last time she was there, something unpleasant happened.
Yan Junjie stole money from Yuanyuan at the casino, but Yuanyuan caught him. She didn't hesitate to give him a piece of her mind before taking back her money and leaving. Guyuan spent a long time thinking in the police station but couldn't find any leads, so he decided to revisit the crime scene. Inside the secret room, after offering incense to Guan Gong, Guyuan hoped for a clue from Guan Gong.
After offering incense, Guyuan noticed two holes behind the statue of Guan Gong. He realized that the distance between the two holes was exactly the same as the size of the secret room's door.
Gu Yuan pushed aside the statue of Guan Gong and reconstructed the crime scene, finally uncovering the truth behind Yuanyuan's murder. Gu Yuan believed that someone had created a fake door, entered through the fake door to kill Yuanyuan, and then removed the fake door and exited through the main door.
With his new idea, Gu Yuan called Yan Junjie back to inquire about the events of that night, confirming his hypothesis. Gu Yuan and Che Suwei analyzed the course of the case and discovered that the real culprit was Sun Yuanying. They then went to the martial arts gym to bring Sun Yuanying back to the police station and had his room searched. Sun Yuanying initially denied the murder but couldn't deny everything after seeing the clothes of Guan Gong and the hypnotic incense found by the police.
Sun Yuanying had been diligent in her training since childhood, while Yang Zhangmen had relied on deceit and trickery to survive. As Sun Yuanying was a woman, she depended on Yang Zhangmen for a living. Yang Zhangmen found someone to support the establishment of the "Thunderbolt Gate" and entrusted Sun Yuanying with teaching the disciples. Sun Yuanying had always had a sense of camaraderie with Yang Zhangmen and worked hard to support the entire Thunderbolt Gate. However, she didn't expect that Yang Zhangmen would bring Yuanyuan back and obediently listen to her.
Unable to tolerate Yuanyuan's interference in her life, Sun Yuanying couldn't bear to stay in the Thunderbolt Gate anymore. She wanted to leave and find a new path but discovered that no martial arts gym in Shanghai would accept women, not even as bodyguards. She had no choice but to return to the Thunderbolt Gate. Sun Yuanying faced humiliation from Yang Zhangmen and Yuanyuan upon her return, which made her extremely angry and planted the seed of resentment towards Yang Zhangmen.
Sun Yuanying killed Yuanyuan and planned to frame Yan Junjie, making Yang Zhangmen the primary suspect. However, Gu Yuan and the others uncovered the truth, leaving her with no choice but to confess. After confessing, Sun Yuanying sincerely expressed her admiration to Che Suwei, envying her ability to do what she wanted. Sun Yuanying confessed, and Yang Zhangmen was also arrested. The deceived disciples of the Thunderbolt Gate caused a commotion, pelting Yang Zhangmen with vegetable leaves and demanding their money back.
The truth behind the Guan Gong statue case was revealed, but it had no connection to the Five Elements Chart. Gu Yuan worried about the next victim of the Five Elements Chart, but soon enough, the perpetrator delivered the second Five Elements Chart.
As his reputation reached its peak, this senior martial brother no longer valued this junior martial sister. And with that Yuan Yuan whispering in his ear, he became even more repulsed by his junior martial sister. Just think about it, one is a charming and sweet-talking woman who knows how to be coquettish, while the other is always wielding swords and guns, dressed like a martial arts expert.
If you were that senior martial brother, whom would you choose? And that Yuan Yuan deserves to suffer for humiliating someone like that. If I were Sun Yuan Ying, I would get rid of both of them together. As for that Thunderbolt Martial Arts School, just wait for it to go bankrupt!
Without your junior martial sister supporting you, who would learn martial arts from you?