Episode 24 recap: The Cost of Justice.
Yuan Sheng didn't die. He climbed up and wanted to kill the disciple. Bai Zhe rushed over, pushed the disciple aside, and got stabbed by Xia Yonghui. Xiao Yi and his team arrived with people and informed that the police had obtained a large amount of evidence. They told Yuan Sheng that he didn't need to take matters into his own hands. Bai Zhe stated that he had already handed over the evidence and asked Xiao Yi to clear his father's name.
Xing Man finally managed to free himself from the ropes and arrived, but Bai Zhe was already dead. Xiao Yi and his team came to find Yuan Chengyi, but he had already committed suicide at home. They interrogated the disciple here, and he admitted that he was responsible for all these things. He questioned Xiao Yi's competence as a police officer, saying that he couldn't even protect his own girlfriend.
Xiao Yi and his team then questioned Ma Xingbang. At this point, Ma Xingbang confessed to everything. Initially, Yuan Chengzhong went to Yuan Chengyi to ask about those things. Yuan Chengyi went to the disciple and orchestrated a car accident, killing Yuan Chengzhong and the others. Later, Bai Shuguo and Yu Mengzhu were investigating the incident. Yuan Chengyi called Ma Xingbang and said that although he had done all these things, it was not enough to keep him silent. Bai Shuguo and Yu Mengzhu had already been captured and he asked Ma Xingbang to kill them. He said that from now on, they were all in the same boat. 50 million would be transferred to Ma Xingbang soon, and he would also be involved in their business.
Ma Xingbang drove and killed Bai Shuguo and Yu Mengzhu, and the disciple took Bai Shuguo's jade pendant. Xiao Yi felt that things were not that simple. Initially, someone took Bai Zhe away, and they had not found that person yet. Liang Dongni felt that they had overlooked someone.
Left Feng was brought in, and Xiao Yi mentioned that they found his footprints near Bai Zhe's old house and asked him about it. Left Feng said that he had learned about Bai Shuguo's situation and went there to have a look. It was normal to have his footprints there as he intended to write a report. Xiao Yi and his team had already arrested the intermediary and asked if Left Feng had instructed him to hire the disciple for the murder. The intermediary had already confessed.
Left Feng said that if he and Bai Zhe were working together, why would he go and have the disciple kill Bai Zhe? Xiao Yi explained that it was their only way to get in contact with the disciple. Left Feng stated that he had no personal connection with Bai Zhe, so why would he bother helping to uncover the truth. Liang Dongni called his name and asked how long he planned to keep pretending.
It turns out that he was Xia Yongqiao, Liang Dongni's ex-boyfriend who had been missing for five years. His parents also died in that car accident, which is why Xia Yongqiao wanted to find out the truth. All those things that happened before were actually done by Xia Yongqiao. He found the fugitive Ma Chuan and killed him. Bai Zhe came back and was very surprised. He told Xia Yongqiao to stop meddling and that he would handle things.
After that, Bai Zhe took care of everything. Xia Yonghui was here to pay her respects when Xiao Yi approached her and informed her that they had recovered the data from Xia Yongnian's phone. They discovered that Xia Yonghui was responsible for those things. Xia Yonghui admitted that she had done those things. The place she chose for the Arbor Day event was deliberate.
At that time, Xia Yonghui had prepared a bow and arrow at home. She confessed that she had done those things. Bai Zhe always insisted on resolving everything through the legal system, but she and her brother didn't agree. So they left the choice to Yuan Chengyi: whether he wanted to face imprisonment or put an end to his life of guilt, it was up to him to decide.
Xia Yonghui felt that after dealing with demons for so long, she had become a demon herself. Xiao Yi escorted Xia Yonghui outside, and Liang Dongni was waiting for them. (End of the drama.)
Xu Ruoqin, who was repeatedly betrayed, carries thousands of tragedies on her shoulders. It's not just heartbreaking, but the plot twists are also incredibly bizarre! The renowned actress Xu Ruoqin was found dead in the wilderness, with multiple fractures on her body, signs of being hit by a vehicle, and traces of being struck by heavy objects.
She ultimately died of suffocation. The multitude of injuries on her body is shocking, leaving one to wonder what cruel abuse she endured during her lifetime!
Originally a restaurant waitress, she was discovered by her manager Wu Yuexin and quickly rose to become a highly acclaimed star.
However, she lost her freedom as a result of her celebrity status and became a money-making tool for her manager. Can you imagine a glamorous star having 9 cameras in her room, with every move under the surveillance of her manager? For Wu Yuexin, Xu Ruoqin's success was solely dependent on her relentless planning.
In order to promote Xu Ruoqin, Wu sacrificed her own family and chose not to have children. Now that Xu Ruoqin's contract is about to expire and she decides not to renew it, Wu is devastated. In a fit of anger, Wu drives her car and crashes into Xu Ruoqin.
She then proceeds to put Xu Ruoqin's body in the trunk. However, the supermarket owner Pan Xiaofeng happens to witness everything, and he steals Wu's dashcam footage, moves Xu Ruoqin's body, and uses it to blackmail Wu. While burying the body, Pan Xiaofeng discovers that Xu Ruoqin is still alive, so he hits her with a shovel a few times and flees the scene.
What's even more astonishing is that Xu Ruoqin's older brother, who had been hiding in the dark, hoping to escape with his younger sister, mistakes the person in the bag for the despicable Wu Yuexin. Believing that the "manager" in the bag is dead, he forcefully strangles her until she takes her last breath.
Only when Xu Ruoqin's brother claims her belongings does he realize that the woman he strangled to death was not the manager but his own sister, Xu Ruoqin... She was subjected to three consecutive murders, and one can only imagine her despair.
The most tragic aspect is that she died at the hands of her own brother, who loved her!
Whether it's Wu Yuexin, Pan Xiaofeng, or Xu Ruoqin's brother, if any of them had even a shred of compassion, perhaps she could have been saved!
A kind-hearted girl should not have suffered such injuries and such a tragic ending!
The one who harms the victim is at fault, the one who becomes the perpetrator from being a victim is also at fault. Human nature is complex, and it is not fair to simply attribute the transformation of a victim into a perpetrator to one or a few specific mistakes.
If we really want to identify the fundamental cause, I believe we have to look at the transformed victim themselves. Just as humans are innately good, I still believe that those who are inherently evil are in the minority.
The reason why victims become perpetrators is because they failed to uphold the goodness within their own hearts. In life, we all inevitably encounter injustice, things that make us angry and upset, situations that make us feel helpless.
We may complain about unfairness and feel immense sadness. But we must remind ourselves not to retaliate in kind, not to seek revenge, because then we become just as despicable as those who harm others. None of us wants to become the embodiment of our own and everyone's most detested traits.
Even if the world mistreats me a thousand times, I will still embrace it with kindness and smile as I move forward. May we all hold onto the goodness in our hearts forever, entrust all evil to the law, and steadfastly believe in the fairness and impartiality of the legal system, trusting that justice will ultimately prevail over evil.