Episode 8 recap: The murderer in the Zhang Qing case has been apprehended.

After a year, the J murder case in the city village has finally been cracked. The suspect, Sun, was a former college classmate of the deceased, and had previously pursued the deceased during their university days. When Yang Hui saw this news, she was visibly shaken. She took out the manuscript that she had kept in an old box, which also contained a copy of "Black Rain".

Gu Ji Ming brought a potted succulent to visit Su Zhen Zhen. Su Zhen Zhen's temper was still very irritable, and she shouted for everyone, including Gu Ji Ming, to get out.

Gu Ji Ming did not say a word, just placed the succulent down and left. But he was persistent, bringing a new potted succulent every day. Gradually, the windowsill of the hospital room was filled with these succulents. This went on for about two weeks, until Su Zhen Zhen got used to him coming every day. Then one day, he didn't show up. The next day when he returned, Su Zhen Zhen asked him why he hadn't come the previous day.

Gu Ji Ming said he had been on a business trip, but Su Zhen Zhen felt that he had deliberately not come, just to make her wonder. Even so, faced with this person who came to see her every day, Su Zhen Zhen eventually let down her guard and, for the first time, let him take her out for a stroll.

Gu Ji Ming used his own experience to persuade Su Zhen Zhen to let go. Su Zhen Zhen didn't show much response, but she did allow Gu Ji Ming to call her Su Zhen Zhen, instead of Miss Su.

On April 12, 2019, Shi Luo and Jiang Guang Ming were dining together, and Xu Kang, afraid of angering Shi Luo, sat at a separate table. Shi Luo urged Jiang Guang Ming to call Xu Kang over, but when Jiang Guang Ming did so, Xu Kang politely declined and returned to his own table.

Xu Kang then reminded the people at the next table not to smoke, nearly sparking a confrontation. Shi Luo then flashed her police badge, which quickly deflated the other party's arrogance. Afterwards, Jiang Guang Ming angrily scolded Xu Kang, but then immediately received a call from Liu Qiang, informing him of a major break in the Zhang Qing case, with her former classmate Sun Bin as the prime suspect.

Sun Bin had been expelled from university for harassing Zhang Qing, and was later working at a printing factory when a fire broke out, leaving his face scarred.

Jiang Guang Ming and Shi Luo returned to Qin River and saw Sun Bin's ID card, recalling when she came to the police station to apply for an ID card, at which time her face was burned, leaving an impression on Jiang Guang Ming.

It is said that Sun Bin was very dependent on his mother, so Jiang Guang Ming and Shi Luo staked out near his mother's home and tracked the mother to an internet cafe. Jiang Guang Ming was spotted, and Sun's mother shouted loudly and held onto Jiang Guang Ming, but luckily Shi Luo was crouching behind the internet cafe, and he was ultimately able to apprehend Sun Bin.

Sun Bin confessed that he had killed Zhang Qing, as he felt she deserved to die. On the summer solstice of June 21, 2012, Sun Bin brought flowers to confess to Zhang Qing, and when she lent him a tissue, he felt she liked him, so he mustered the courage to confess. However, he was rejected by Zhang Qing, and in his emotional state, he attacked her. He was then expelled from school on the pretext of indecency.

On the day of the incident 18 years later, Sun Bin snuck into Zhang Qing's home, and when she cried for help, in his panic, he used a dog leash to strangle her. When he saw someone at the door, he chased after them to silence them, but was pushed into the water by the person, who turned out to be Tang Xun.

As the case unfolded, it became clear that Tang Xun thought he had killed Sun Bin, so he did not dare to report it. Given that Tang Xun also had cancer, the immense psychological pressure and fear accelerated the deterioration of his condition. Although the case was solved, Shi Luo felt a void in his heart. Seeing the news about Gu Ji Ming, he suddenly decided to sell the film and television adaptation rights of "Black Rain".

After talking to his mother, Jiang Guang Ming decided to temporarily put aside the divorce issue and communicated with Xu Kang about it. After the vacation, both Jiang Guang Ming and Shi Luo were concerned about Jiang Na's whereabouts, and Jiang Guang Ming pestered the director to allow him to investigate in Fanghai.

When Tang Xun's wife, Yang Hui, saw the news of the case being solved, she realized something was amiss. She dug out the file folder, which contained Tang Xun's manuscript and a copy of "Black Rain".