Episode 5 recap: Pang Hongmei investigates explosives.
Pang Hongmei and their team went to search Ma San's house, but they didn't find anything and there were no traces of a bomb either. Chief Li and his team were inspecting the auditorium when they discovered that the sound system was broken. As the oath-taking ceremony was approaching quickly, they borrowed a sound system from the city. When the truck arrived, they were stopped by the security guard and asked to present their passes.
The driver explained that they were just temporarily there for a task and didn't have a pass, so they were asked to go inside and ask the people there. Chief Li came out and confirmed that they had borrowed the sound system, and he asked them to inspect the vehicle for any issues. After the inspection by the security personnel, they found no problems and allowed the truck to proceed. Zhan Yan and the others started discussing the oath-taking ceremony, and since no issues were discovered, Zhan Yan felt that the absence of problems was the biggest problem itself.
Zhan Yan ordered a thorough investigation of all areas and prohibited any incoming vehicles, including outsiders. However, they received information that a truck carrying sound equipment had entered, which made Zhan Yan very angry. He immediately ordered an investigation. Zhan Yan postponed the oath-taking ceremony to 8 o'clock. During the inspection conducted by Pang Hongmei's team, they found brass fragments, similar to the ones found in the previous bomb, and there were traces under the truck indicating that someone had crawled in from underneath.
Pang Hongmei and the others quickly went to inspect, and Ji Danyang also came out, mentioning that it was too stuffy inside and he wanted to get some fresh air. Ji Danyang asked Pang Hongmei if the issue of the brass fragments had been resolved, and Pang Hongmei explained that it was a pencil bomb. Ji Danyang was also surprised, as it seemed unlikely for a pencil to be used as a bomb. The five kilograms of missing explosives still haven't been found, and Pang Hongmei and the team are still searching.
Ji Danyang noticed the nearby chimney and asked if Pang Hongmei's team had checked it. Pang Hongmei replied that they had inspected the boiler room, and Ji Danyang suggested that if a precise calculation was made, placing the explosives near the chimney in the boiler room could cause it to collapse and directly hit the auditorium.
Pang Hongmei hurriedly went to the boiler room, with Ji Danyang following behind. Pang Hongmei discovered a worker there and called out Ma San's name. Ma San instinctively responded, and Pang Hongmei got into a fight with him. Unfortunately, Ma San accidentally hit an exposed steel bar and died quickly. Ji Danyang watched in shock as someone died in front of him and hastily ran out. The captain and the rest of the team arrived and quickly conducted an investigation in the boiler room. Someone near the chimney spotted the bomb and estimated it to be around 5 kilograms. The captain ordered the explosives to be dismantled and discovered that it was filled with coal residue, and the actual explosives were still not found.
Pang Hongmei and the team carefully inspected the area and Pang Hongmei noticed that the manhole cover had been tampered with, suggesting that someone had gone down there. She went down with her colleague to investigate. Zhang Ashui had placed the explosives there and escaped through another route. Zhang Ashui had already made contact with Chief Li and had injured him before fleeing.
Time was running out, and Chu Huaiqiu believed that the external task force was ensuring their safety, but they couldn't stay there. They should go out and join everyone else. Pang Hongmei and the captain found the explosives, and time was running short. They dismantled the bomb and finally resolved the issue at the last moment. The oath-taking ceremony was successfully held, and the task force wanted to go up and sing a song, needing a lead vocalist.
Someone mentioned Bai Hui, saying that he had a great singing voice, so they asked him to be the lead singer. The task force members sang a song following his lead. In Taiwan, they received news of the mission failure and realized that with the enemy outnumbering them, it would be impossible to succeed in the short term.
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