Episode 40 recap: Ma La Song was seriously injured while trying to save Qi Heng.
This time, Guo Lun was finally not wrongly accused, and everyone was very happy. Ma La Song even invited Lan Lan to stay at his house, and Lan Lan was very grateful for everything everyone had done for her. Luo Huai Gong didn't expect to fail again this time, but seeing Guo Lun's failure, Qi Heng would definitely continue the investigation. Luo Huai Gong looked at Secretary Su, who was anxious, and comforted her, but Secretary Su still felt uneasy.
Lan Lan told Qi Heng that although her father wasn't a good person, she didn't believe he would do anything out of line. Lan Lan insisted that her father would never do such a thing. Ma La Song asked Lan Lan why she said that, but Lan Lan remembered that her father had said, "Who's still that foolish nowadays? If something can be solved with money, why resort to rape?"
Qi Heng also felt that this incident might not be accidental, and the more perfect the case seemed, the more likely there would be loopholes. Secretary Su went to the scene for identification, but she appeared somewhat flustered throughout the process. Fortunately, Chen Shu was there to help explain. When it came time to recreate the entire process at the scene, Secretary Su's stabbing with the dagger towards Wang Peng's wound never reached the same depth as the original wound.
Secretary Su became even more anxious, and the police intentionally found an excuse for her to leave first. Later, Lao Hou placed a model of similar height and weight to Wang Peng on the bed, and only with a running start could the dagger reach the same depth as Wang Peng's original wound. Secretary Su started to feel scared and worried that the police would summon her again. She would rather go to jail than endure such torment.
Luo Huai Gong kept pretending to comfort Secretary Su all the while. Qi Heng also went to find the Secretary to investigate the matter and mentioned that Luo Huai Gong had a close relationship with the Wu Shen Yuan family. Aunt Ling urged the police and the court to handle the case promptly, and Qi Heng deliberately stated that he would do his best.
Secretary Su has been repeatedly summoned during this period, and she is very worried that the more times she is summoned, the more flaws she will reveal. In fear, Secretary Su drank a glass of red wine that Luo Huai Gong had placed on the table before leaving. However, shortly after Secretary Su left, she noticed that a car had been following her. Feeling uneasy, she quickly parked her car in the parking lot and hid.
As expected, Luo Huai Gong was still having someone track her. It seemed that Luo Huai Gong never trusted anyone. Lan Lan had a nightmare at night, and Ma La Song had a strong premonition that something big was about to happen. This time, it had already involved the people closest to Luo Huai Gong, and she felt that she was getting closer to the truth.
Secretary Su now realized that Luo Huai Gong had never trusted her. In fact, she had also made copies of all the evidence of Luo Huai Gong's crimes. She decided whether to hand over this evidence to the court by flipping a coin. In the end, after disguising herself in the morning, Secretary Su still handed the USB flash drive to Ma La Song. However, Luo Huai Gong had been monitoring her, so he naturally witnessed the entire process of her giving the USB flash drive to Ma La Song. Luo Huai Gong would never let the flash drive fall into the hands of the court. After Ma La Song obtained the evidence, he coincidentally encountered a colleague. Ma La Song also noticed someone following him. In a critical moment, Ma La Song quickly called Qi Heng.
The group of desperados desperately searched for Ma La Song, but fortunately, Ma La Song encountered a journalist who was live streaming and asked them to help protect him. The live stream announced that he had very important evidence in his possession and asked for everyone's help. Many ordinary citizens came forward to assist. Ma La Song was eventually chased to a residential building. By the time Qi Heng arrived, the entire campus had been blocked off. Qi Heng and Lao Hou quickly went to the front to investigate. Ma La Song's USB flash drive had fallen to the ground. When she was about to hurry and pick it up, a truck suddenly arrived. Qi Heng rushed over and pulled Ma La Song away, but the other party refused to give up and even attempted to kill Qi Heng. Ma La Song took a knife for Qi Heng, but she was taken to the hospital.
Fortunately, this time Ma La Song was not critically injured, and she managed to survive. Luo Huai Gong failed once again. He told Secretary Su that he had mistreated her all these years and that she must hold on at this critical moment. Luo Huai Gong would naturally not let anyone who betrayed him go unpunished. After confirming that the USB flash drive had been crushed, there would undoubtedly be consequences.
This drama exaggerates the abilities of lawyers, weakens the capabilities of the police, and undermines the competence of officials. Luo Huai's character relies on his fabricated relationship with the nephew of the Municipal Party Secretary to manipulate and deceive a group of high-ranking officials, who blindly follow his orders.
That alone is somewhat acceptable, but it becomes truly absurd by Episode 40. A judge is openly chased and attacked by someone in a car, but doesn't report it? And there isn't even a single traffic police officer on the road to enforce speeding violations?
Plus, the incident is reported in the news. Is there no police officer available to come to the rescue? Are they all sitting in their offices sipping tea? And as for the USB drive, it would be better to hide it or keep it in your pocket rather than holding it in your hand.
Moreover, as a chief judge, ignoring the evidence in front of you and running over to hug a colleague, publicly stating that evidence is unimportant while prioritizing your wife, is absurd.
It's as if nothing else matters.