Episode 16 recap: Jia Lin's sudden return to the country caught Lu Jiang's attention.
After Lu Jiang finished reviewing the Pengyi Group information collected by Lu Qi, he was taken aback by Jia Lin's sudden return to the country after being abroad for more than twenty years. He instructed Lu Qi to investigate the reasons behind Jia Lin's return. Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, Xu Ke Ji learned that Yuan Ke intentionally concealed debts before the acquisition, estimated to be around one billion. His expression immediately changed, finding it hard to believe. However, the facts were undeniable, leaving him no choice but to believe it.
Jia Lin took the initiative to report to the company, and Xu Ke Ji assigned Jia Lin to assist Xu Mai, hoping to gain the upper hand in the Yuan Ke matter. Pan Yue Yang had already woken up, and his health had improved significantly. He guessed that Lu Shan must be waiting outside the ward and asked Su Pan to bring the person in.
With lingering guilt in Lu Shan's heart, he entered only after learning that Pan Yue Yang wouldn't be angry at seeing him again. Pan Yue Yang wanted to know why Lu Shan had claimed that Gong Qi killed his mother and demanded that Lu Shan tell the truth without omitting any details.
Facing Pan Yue Yang's firm attitude, Lu Shan had no choice but to present the evidence from his bag, proving that Gong Qi had indeed known Lu Gao Yuan for a long time and had a motive to harm his mother. Pan Yue Yang took possession of the evidence and learned that Lu Shan hadn't informed Lu Jiang about this matter. He believed Lu Shan had done the right thing by not affecting Lu Jiang's future. At the same time, he withheld the evidence and requested that Lu Shan refrain from pursuing the matter, as he believed that ultimately Gong Qi was merely immoral, and further investigation would only result in mutual destruction.
Lu Shan refused to let his mother, who had favored him since childhood, die unjustly and refused Pan Yue Yang's request, angrily turning away. Lu Gao Yuan and Gong Qi arrived at the hospital with some things to see Pan Yue Yang, but to their surprise, a nurse blocked them from visiting, claiming that Pan Yue Yang was currently sleeping.
Lu Gao Yuan felt puzzled since they had called Pan Yue Yang before coming, and at that time, Pan Yue Yang was quite happy. However, now that they were at the door, he was nowhere to be seen. Gong Qi realized that Pan Yue Yang didn't want to see them and took the initiative to leave with Lu Gao Yuan. At that moment, Pan Yue Yang, who was pretending to sleep in the room, opened his eyes and pondered what to do while tapping Lu Shan's evidence.
Wei Hong Jun, through an investigation of surveillance footage along rural roads, discovered that a particular vehicle passed by the surveillance every night around eleven-thirty. He decided to go and check on that car to see what was going on.
Lu Jiang didn't think it was necessary because Feiying should be cautious enough not to expose such clues. However, Wei Hong Jun saw it as an opportunity. After all, Feiying chose to act on the 6th, during the surveillance maintenance period. This indicated that Feiying needed a considerable number of people to carry out the operation, but the more people involved, the more likely it was to reveal flaws.
Xu Jia Yin wasn't in a good mood and went to have a meal with Xu Mai. Xu Mai had to finish a meeting before going out, so Xu Jia Yin patiently waited. She was feeling down today and wanted to have a drink. When Xu Mai learned that it was because she didn't pass an interview with a company, he asked her to help him at Pengyi Group.
Xu Jia Yin thought her mother wouldn't agree, but over the years, it was actually Xu Mai who disagreed. He didn't want Xu Jia Yin to get involved in the messy affairs of the family. Now he felt overwhelmed and wanted Xu Jia Yin's help. Xu Jia Yin knew that Xu Mai felt burdened by taking care of the company, so she decided to help him with Yan Qing Qing's approval.
Xu Mai still had feelings for Su Pan. He only felt a hint of warmth when he thought of her. When Xu Jia Yin learned about it, she felt a bit sorry for Xu Mai's deep feelings. Lu Jiang and Wei Hong Jun went to find Zhao Changjun to gather information. They learned that Zhao Changjun passed by the road around eleven-thirty every day to deliver tofu. They asked Zhao Changjun to go back to the police station and cooperate with their investigation.
Zhao Changjun remembered seeing a nice car, but he didn't pay attention to the license plate number or the people inside the car. He could only recall that there was an 8 in the license plate number, but he couldn't remember the exact number. Lu Jiang thought Zhao Changjun's answers were unhelpful because they were all "don't know," "not sure," or "uncertain."
Wei Hong Jun advised Lu Jiang, who had been staying up until three o'clock, to get some rest. Lu Jiang hadn't eaten all night and didn't feel hungry. He only took a bottle of water, which made Wei Hong Jun worried about his health. On the night when Lu Jiang took Zhao Changjun away, Hou Kuai Le also hid in a small grove. She wanted to go and clarify things, but Dai Zhi Yong stopped her.
Hou Kuai Le mocked Dai Zhi Yong for being secretive and not daring to directly ask for clarification. Dai Zhi Yong said he had his reasons and agreed to inform Hou Kuai Le if there were any developments the next day. Then he sent Hou Kuai Le back home.
Hou Kuai Le knew that the money in the bag before was Dai Zhi Yong's, so she directly returned the money to him, which made Dai Zhi Yong feel uncomfortable.
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