Episode 37 recap: Zheng Duo was killed by Luo Huai Gong to silence him.
Zheng Duo desperately wanted to leave as being locked up here every day was driving him crazy. However, the guards who were watching him refused to let him go. They even claimed to have seen Qi Heng at the entrance when Zheng Duo returned, which made him feel uneasy since he was the one who killed Guo Nian.
Later, Zheng Duo insisted that the guard call Secretary Su. However, Secretary Su informed them that Qi Heng was currently overwhelmed with his own matters and had no time to see Zheng Duo. Old Hou knew that Guo Lun was definitely framed that night, and seeing the case was at a dead end, he had a last trick up his sleeve.
Old Hou found the neighborhood committee and hoped they could help investigate the injured woman's case. However, he emphasized that it should be done secretly at night, especially focusing on the rented house. He called Director Xiang over, and also handed him the evidence of his sister's corruption in the Urban Planning Bureau, using it as leverage. Secretary Su was curious why Director Xiang had withdrawn from the case, to which Director Xiang explained that anyone with common sense could see that the case had significant issues. He admitted he wasn't an expert and had entrusted the matter to Old Hou. Hearing that the police were now heading towards the street where Zheng Duo was located, Secretary Su sensed a hint of unease.
She immediately informed Luo Huai Gong about this, and he urged her to investigate and find out the truth. Secretary Su's subordinate heard someone investigating near the entrance of the residential area, and soon Zheng Duo quietly slipped away. After all, Secretary Su had promised to let Zheng Duo leave the country, but now he couldn't go anywhere, which worried him greatly.
Secretary Su reassured him that if he exposed Luo Huai Gong, his father would also be in danger. However, if Zheng Duo bore all the responsibility himself, his father would be protected. Secretary Su was using Zheng Duo's father to pressure him, a situation Zheng Duo never anticipated.
Luo Huai Gong warned Secretary Su to be careful and not to alert the enemy. The person guarding Zheng Duo was named Wang Peng, but Luo Huai Gong was unaware that Wang Peng's daughter was the girl whom Guo Lun helped up that day. Luo Huai Gong was also using Wang Peng to accomplish his own tasks.
After returning home, Zheng Duo was extremely angry about what Secretary Su had said to him. He had done so much for them, yet in the end, he found himself in this situation, still being threatened by Luo Huai Gong. Zheng Duo remembered how kind his father had been to him when he was young, and this time he decided to trade his own life for his father's.
In the evening, Wang Peng brought a disguised Secretary Su to Zheng Duo's house. Zheng Duo hadn't seen Luo Huai Gong yet, and he was still drinking, offering some to Secretary Su, who didn't react. Zheng Duo even said that this place was more unbearable than prison and mentioned missing his mother. Secretary Su was somewhat fearful, and eventually, Wang Peng tied up Zheng Duo. Zheng Duo told Secretary Su that his present was her future. Secretary Su drugged him, then handed a knife to Wang Peng and instructed him to stage a scene where Zheng Duo would appear to have slit his wrists in suicide. After confirming Zheng Duo had no breath left, they quickly left.
The next day, Secretary Su informed Luo Huai Gong that Director Xiang had finished the investigation, and the police were actually searching for the injured woman, not Zheng Duo. Despite this, Luo Huai Gong still felt that the people who deserved to die were already dead. Now, what they needed to find was the girl who was saved by Guo Lun that day, but they didn't know yet that she was Wang Peng's daughter.
Qi Heng was still investigating on the street. Through the neighborhood committee's investigation, they discovered a residence where no one responded no matter how much they knocked on the door. Today, they decided to go together and check the situation. Qi Heng and Ma La Song went to knock on the door, and they could smell a strange odor. Soon, the police and locksmith arrived, and upon opening the door, a strong stench of death hit their noses.
The police quickly called in the forensic team. Ma La Song vomited several times at the door, and Director Xiang learned from the police that Zheng Duo's body had been discovered, so he hurriedly informed Secretary Su. Luo Huai Gong also called the Secretary and confessed that he was responsible for Qi Heng's situation. He emphasized that they were all in the same boat now. Initially, the Secretary naturally refused, but Luo Huai Gong had evidence of his corruption and intended to use it to threaten the Secretary.
Soon, the police held a meeting and reported the entire process of Zheng Duo's suicide. The clues the police currently had only indicated that Zheng Duo had committed suicide. They found Kong Ling Ji's medication and a recording pen in Zheng Duo's bag, which could prove that Zheng Duo was the true culprit who threatened Kong Ling Ji and caused his death. Furthermore, Guo Lun's sighting of Zheng Duo in the parking lot was not a mistake.
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