Episode 8 recap: Song Yang refuses to join the police force, and Huang Xiaotao is missing after being murdered.
Song Xingchen sees that Song Yang has lost his pendant and advises him to retrieve it. Huang Xiaotao consults Sun Hu about recruiting Song Yang into the police station, but Sun Hu tells her that Song Yang would never agree. Huang Xiaotao doesn't believe it and personally goes to persuade Song Yang. As expected, Song Yang remains unmoved, and Huang Xiaotao persistently follows him. Angrily, Song Yang accuses her of constantly bothering him.
Following her colleagues' suggestion, Huang Xiaotao disguises herself as a pure female student to approach Song Yang on campus. However, Song Yang doesn't even spare her a glance. After interacting and getting to know Song Yang on campus, Huang Xiaotao discovers that he is an outstanding academic achiever. After trying various methods, Huang Xiaotao is forced to change her strategy and prepares to win over Song Yang unexpectedly.
Sun Bingxin, who has already joined the police station, uses her understanding of Song Yang to help Huang Xiaotao come up with an idea. Following the plan, Huang Xiaotao goes to Song Yang's house and attempts to cook for him. However, when Song Yang returns, he finds the room filled with smoke, as Huang Xiaotao nearly sets their house on fire. Song Yang hastily drives Huang Xiaotao out of the kitchen and quickly prepares a delicious meal himself. He also attentively helps bandage Huang Xiaotao's injured finger.
After bidding farewell to Huang Xiaotao, Song Yang turns around and discovers Song Xingchen standing at his doorstep. Song Xingchen realizes that Song Yang has feelings for Huang Xiaotao, but Song Yang dismisses his remarks. Song Xingchen warns Song Yang that if he breaks the rules, he will harm everyone. After leaving Song Yang's house, Huang Xiaotao calls Sun Bingxin and says she is going to sever ties with Song Yang. Sun Bingxin asks if he knows about her upcoming birthday, but Huang Xiaotao admits that she didn't tell him.
While Huang Xiaotao is on the phone, a man casually walks past her. Huang Xiaotao recalls her childhood when her parents divorced, and her father had to attend an important international conference, resulting in no one celebrating her birthday that year. When Huang Xiaotao returns home, she sees a large teddy bear at the doorstep with a note containing birthday wishes. Delighted, Huang Xiaotao exclaims to herself, "How did he know it's my birthday!"
Happily, Huang Xiaotao takes the teddy bear back to her place and places it in the living room. She then enters another room, but suddenly, the teddy bear explodes as it was rigged with a timed bomb. Huang Xiaotao's room is completely destroyed in the explosion, and when the police examine the scene, all the bodies are charred, and no fingerprints can be extracted. Sun Hu and his colleagues are devastated. They report to Sun Hu that there were no reports of missing persons in the vicinity, and the last time Huang Xiaotao was seen was at 9 o'clock that evening.
After contemplating for a while, Sun Hu orders his subordinates to find Song Yang. Wang Chao and the others are puzzled about why Sun Hu wants Song Yang, but Sun Hu loudly commands them to act quickly.
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