Episode 6 recap: Zhi Renqiang committed suicide and died from poisoning by Er Pijiang.
Zhi Renqiang didn't reveal anything about Er Pijiang, so Sun Dashuai tortured him again to force him to disclose Xiaozhi's whereabouts. Zhi Renqiang was knocked unconscious, and Sun Dashuai sent him to the hospital. When Zhi Renqiang regained consciousness, Sun Dashuai planned to torture him again. Che Su Wei and Gu Yuan went to Er Pijiang's place, but to their surprise, Er Pijiang had already fled. Gu Yuan blamed himself for not discovering Er Pijiang's problem earlier.
Er Pijiang took Xiaozhi's necklace and placed Xiaozhi's shoes in the police station. Gu Yuan believed that a wanted order should be issued to arrest Er Pijiang, but Che Su Wei was concerned that it would be unfavorable for Zhi Renqiang. Therefore, Che Su Wei disagreed with Gu Yuan's suggestion. In order to issue a wanted order, Gu Yuan had to rescue Zhi Renqiang first, and the only way to do that was to sneak him out of the hospital.
The butler sent Zhi Renqiang to the hospital. Gu Yuan sent someone to pretend as a doctor or nurse to rescue Zhi Renqiang and bring him back to the police station. After Zhi Renqiang returned to the police station, he still didn't say anything. It was only after seeing the wanted order for Er Pijiang that he repeatedly asked Che Su Wei not to arrest Er Pijiang and admitted that he was responsible for everything.
Sun Dashuai surrounded the police station with his soldiers because Zhi Renqiang was taken away by Gu Yuan. He forced Gu Yuan to hand over Zhi Renqiang. Gu Yuan argued with Sun Dashuai and refused to give up Zhi Renqiang. Sun Dashuai had no choice. At this moment, someone reported the whereabouts of Er Pijiang, so Sun Dashuai stopped confronting Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan led people to Er Pijiang's residence, but it turned out to be Zhi Renqiang's house. They found many items used for child trafficking, as well as Xiaozhi's other shoe. All the evidence indicated a connection between Er Pijiang and Zhi Renqiang. Che Su Wei relied on her relationship with Zhi Renqiang to persuade him to reveal the truth, but Zhi Renqiang insisted that he was responsible for everything and had no connection with Er Pijiang.
Zhi Renqiang admitted to everything and then took Gu Yuan and the others to find the child's body. However, they found a corpse that had been dead for seven or eight years. Just as the remains were unearthed, Sun Dashuai and his men caught up with them on the mountain, intending to force Gu Yuan and Che Su Wei to surrender. They had a dispute over this.
Che Su Wei tried to mediate, but Zhi Renqiang was afraid for her safety. He repeatedly insisted that everything was his fault and asked not to pressure Che Su Wei. Then, in an agitated state, he jumped off the cliff. Zhi Renqiang died, and his mother sorrowfully buried him. She then went to deliver food to Er Pijiang and informed him of Zhi Renqiang's death.
Er Pijiang was very afraid when he saw Qiang Mama and held a knife against her. Qiang Mama expressed her concern for Er Pijiang, reassuring him and urging him to eat the meal she had brought. Sun Dashuai, feeling sorrowful in front of his mother's spirit, longed for Xiaozhi, who had not yet been found. Unexpectedly, Xiaozhi called him at that moment, which surprised him. Gu Yuan learned about Xiaozhi's phone call and insisted on going alone to the marsh outside the city to meet Xiaozhi, even though it was dangerous due to the marshes.
Che Su Wei explained the characteristics of the marshes to ensure Gu Yuan's safe rescue of Xiaozhi, so that he would know how to navigate and escape the marshes. Gu Yuan went to the marshes alone and found Xiaozhi lying on the ground. He intended to carry Xiaozhi away, but accidentally fell into the marsh himself.
Yan Jun Jie disguised himself and hid in the reed marsh. When he saw Gu Yuan fall into the marsh, he immediately wanted to rescue him. Gu Yuan instructed Yan Jun Jie to take Xiaozhi away, but unexpectedly, Er Pijiang suddenly appeared, knocked out Yan Jun Jie, and took Xiaozhi away.
Xiaozhi was taken away, Yan Jun Jie was knocked unconscious again, and Gu Yuan had to follow Che Su Wei's instructions. He slowly swayed in the marsh, waiting for it to become liquefied before slowly extricating himself. Gu Yuan managed to escape and quickly found Er Pijiang's whereabouts. At that time, Er Pijiang was eating the meal Qiang Mama had given him and only left with Gu Yuan after finishing it to go to the police station.
Like Paper Man Qiang, Er Pijiang remained silent and didn't say anything until Che Su Wei told him that more people like them would be harmed if he didn't speak up. Finally, Er Pijiang decided to reveal the truth. However, he requested Gu Yuan to give him a cigarette to calm down. Unexpectedly, he died from poisoning at that moment.
After conducting an examination, Che Su Wei discovered that Er Pijiang had been poisoned with potassium cyanide. The poison had been mixed into the food, which delayed the onset of its toxicity. With Er Pijiang dead, Gu Yuan and Che Su Wei found a notebook at his residence. The notebook contained names and addresses.
Following the names in the notebook, Ren Meng Yao went to find the individuals and questioned them one by one. It was then revealed that Er Pijiang had previously approached them, seeking to help Paper Man Qiang find his mother.
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