Episode 21 recap: A person who has been missing for five years committed the crime.
Yuan Sheng met Ma Xingbang and asked him to calm down. Ma Xingbang said he only had two sons, one dead and one seriously injured, so how could he stay calm? Yuan Sheng said that if it weren't for Ma Ye taking them to find disciples behind their backs, things wouldn't have reached this point. After the autopsy of Yao Shubei, he told Xiao Yi that the time of death of the victim should be between 7:00 and 8:00 last night. There were many signs of assault on his body, indicating that he had suffered inhuman abuse before death. There was no response in the chest area of the abdomen, indicating that it was a postmortem injury.
There were plants, Artemisia vulgaris, on Ma Chuan's body, and there was also a lot of fish feed. There was also a note pinned to Ma Chuan's body, which said "father's debt, son repays." Dou Zi Lin believed that this matter must be related to Ma Xingbang, but he didn't know who had such deep hatred with them. Xiao Yi checked a fish feed factory in the city and found that there was indeed one. He rushed over and asked, but they had not seen this person.
While on the road, Xiao Yi found Artemisia vulgaris. Following this mountain path, there was an old house with bloodstains inside. Yao Shubei came over to examine it and finally confirmed that the bloodstains did belong to Ma Chuan. This was the first crime scene. Bai Zhe came to find Xing Man and said he was going to do something interesting and wouldn't come over for the next few days. Xing Man had actually realized that Bai Zhe was suspicious and asked if he could not go. Bai Zhe refused.
Bai Zhe and Xing Man came here for a picnic. Bai Zhe felt that for some reason, when he was with Xing Man, he would forget what he was supposed to do. Bai Shuguo used to be the financial director of a charity group in the city, but later it was suddenly exposed that he embezzled 50 million yuan. After that, he disappeared, and there has been no news since. They compared the handwriting in the aforementioned materials, and it matched Bai Shuguo's handwriting.
Everyone found it strange because usually the aforementioned documents are either written by the person themselves, their family members, or a legal representative. Bai Shuguo and Xing Dequan had no blood relation, and it's unclear why Bai Shuguo would serve as his proxy for the appeal. Furthermore, the court did not receive any of the aforementioned materials. Shortly after writing these materials, Bai Shuguo was exposed for embezzlement and then disappeared. These two incidents may be related.
Yao Shubei arrived and brought a report, stating that Bai Shuguo's fingerprints were found on Ma Chuan's body. Director Li handed Xiao Yi a document, saying that it was the material compiled by Captain Lu after getting close to Ma Xingbang. Ma Xingbang was not a local, but he went to Bai Shuguo's hometown to do business. The two had a good relationship and gradually developed the business to its current state. However, five years ago, Ma Xingbang was just a small businessman, and suddenly he had a large sum of money and expanded his business.
Xiao Yi approached Ma Xingbang and mentioned Bai Shuguo, asking if he thought Ma Chuan's death was likely related to Bai Shuguo. Ma Xingbang said it was impossible. They didn't know Bai Shuguo, and he couldn't imagine Bai Shuguo doing such a thing. Xiao Yi said that Ma Xingbang should also realize that Ma Chuan's death is connected to him. He urged Ma Xingbang to tell them everything so they could catch the killer, but Ma Xingbang remained silent.
Xiao Yi approached Yuan Chengyi and mentioned Bai Shuguo. Yuan Chengyi said that Bai Shuguo worked for his younger brother, and he didn't know much about him. He heard that Bai Shuguo had a son who wanted to go abroad, and perhaps that's why he embezzled so much money.
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