Episode 27 recap: The evidence pointed to Hoda Lu Jiang, but Lu Jiang had a gut feeling that something was off.
When Xu Jia Yin returned home, Xu Ke Ji hadn't eaten yet. They discussed Xu Mai's death, and Xu Jia Yin analyzed that Xu Mai was killed by an enemy. However, Xu Mai had never been ambitious and was only in his thirties, so he didn't have any enemies who would want to kill him. Therefore, the perpetrator must be Xu Ke Ji's enemy.
After Yan Qing Qing was hospitalized, Xu Mai immediately got involved with drugs. These drugs were rare in the market, and even the experts in the criminal investigation department couldn't identify them. Xu Jia Yin was certain that someone intentionally harmed Xu Mai. Xu Ke Ji's biggest enemy was Pan Yue Yang, and Lu Jiang provided Xu Jia Yin with this information. Xu Ke Ji believed that Lu Jiang had ulterior motives and had been targeting Xu Mai. Xu Jia Yin didn't agree with Xu Ke Ji's view and even revealed that Lu Jiang was her beloved. This infuriated Xu Ke Ji, and she trembled and collapsed on the spot.
Lu Shan sold the house in Jiangshan and handed the savings card to Su Pan, hoping to help the company overcome its difficulties with his meager contribution. He knew that Su Pan had met with Gong Qi and warned her not to trust Gong Qi, a woman who was full of lies. Su Pan understood that Lu Shan had always been unconditionally kind to her and advised him to objectively evaluate the situation. She also requested that, regardless of what happened in the future, Jiang Yue should be left untouched. Lu Shan agreed.
Lu Jiang was alone at home, playing the piano while organizing his thoughts. Since Yan Qing Qing was hospitalized and Xu Mai went to the Pan family, it seemed that someone had been guiding him to pay attention to Xu Mai. Their objective was undoubtedly to destroy the Xu family. From the development of events, it became more apparent after Xu Mai's suicide that the person behind it had a deep understanding of the grievances between the Xu and Pan families. However, if killing Xu Mai was meant as a warning to Xu Ke Ji, the logic seemed flawed.
Xu Jia Yin discussed her feelings with Xu Ke Ji, who asserted that the Pan family couldn't bring happiness to Xu Jia Yin. Xu Ke Ji hoped that Xu Jia Yin would leave Lu Jiang. However, they had never been in a relationship, so there was nothing to leave. Xu Ke Ji finally realized that Xu Jia Yin had unrequited feelings for Lu Jiang, which made her even more distressed. Xu Ke Ji accepted Xu Jia Yin's analysis that someone was seeking revenge on him, making him experience the unbearable pain of losing a child. He quickly arranged for Xu Jia Yin to stay at the company for her protection.
Xu Ke Ji pondered and concluded that Pan Yue Yang was behind all of this. So he sent a sum of money abroad and had Jia Lin secretly go overseas to take care of Xue Ning and her child. When things calmed down in the country, Jia Lin could take over Xu Mai's position as vice president and also own 25% of the company's shares.
Before Jia Lin left, Wei Hong Jun came to inquire about Xu Mai's situation. Wei Hong Jun noticed some subtle actions by Jia Lin and felt that things were not simple. However, Jia Lin seemed unwilling to hide anything and revealed that Xu Mai was afraid to let Yan Qing Qing know that he was hit on the head by Xu Ke Ji. That's why he moved to the Fenglin Garden apartment rented by the company. Later, when Xu Mai was in a bad mood, Jia Lin would visit him every day. Eventually, one day when Xu Mai wanted to drink alcohol, Jia Lin arranged for Hoda to take Xu Mai to his cousin's bar.
Jia Lin mentioned that on the day Xu Mai went to the Narcotics Division, he saw a special hangover device on Xu Mai's table. The device was still preserved, so Wei Hong Jun asked Jia Lin to retrieve it immediately. Lu Jiang was under a lot of pressure recently, so Xiao Zhi specifically called him to the shooting range to relieve some stress.
Xiao Zhi hadn't initially thought of the key point, but Xu Mai's fall made him sense something. However, he still needed time to sort things out. He advised Lu Jiang to stay strong and not lose confidence because the investigation seemed to be going in circles. The police found drugs in Xu Mai's hangover device, which belonged to the bar. To clarify the situation, Lu Jiang and Wei Hong Jun called in the people who were at the bar with Xu Mai that day to give statements. Hoda remembered that they had drunk two different types of alcohol that night, with Xu Mai having the reserved red wine and using a separate hangover device. Because Xu Mai was abnormally excited, some people suspected that he had taken drugs. The bar owner also thought so, but when he asked Hoda about it, Hoda said it was a normal occurrence.
Lu Jiang realized that all the evidence pointed to Hoda, but the answer came too easily, making him suspicious. Dai Zhi Yong and Lu Qi approached Cao Li Rong again. Cao Li Rong had been pondering last night and found it strange. After all, with someone like Chen Jun, who was an alcoholic, no one wanted to get involved with him. It turned out that someone invited him to dinner and drinks, clearly intending to harm him.
Dai Zhi Yong remembered that Chen Jun had helped them before, so he left Cao Li Rong 20,000 yuan and promised to send her 2,000 yuan every month. This gesture touched Cao Li Rong deeply.
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