Episode 12 recap: Wang Ping and others have been sentenced.
When Feng Gen went to find Wang Ping's assistant, he saw that Yang Xue Song was arguing with Wang Ping here, and after pushing Yang Xue Song, accidentally caused Yang Xue Song's death. Feng Gen quickly stated that it was not intentional, and later Wang Ping's assistant dealt with the matter. On New Year's Day in 2000, the assistant came to find Wang Ping and said that they had sold the house for over 10 million, used 3 million to compensate those people, and saved the rest in the bank. Wang Ping didn't expect that only such a small amount would be used.
Wang Ping's assistant mentioned that Yan Hong Qiao took people to forcibly demolish and saved a lot of money. Wang Ping didn't expect Yan Hong Qiao to be so frugal. Yan Hong Qiao came over and argued with Wang Ping, who said he wanted a divorce.
Yan Hong Qiao told him to think it over and warned that he might end up dead. Wang Ping challenged her to see who would die first, and Yan Hong Qiao had no choice but to leave. Guan Yu and others were having a meeting here, and Guan Yu commented that Wang Ping was very vigilant and had people closely monitoring the routes for traveling abroad and between provinces.
Guan Yu received news that Yang Si had already fled. Yang Si arrived at the location of Er Zhuzi and expressed gratitude for saving his life. Er Zhuzi treated Yang Si well and gave him some emergency money. Yang Si asked if Er Zhuzi knew where Wang Ping was, and Er Zhuzi confirmed that Wang Ping indeed intended to flee but didn't leave through him. Wang Ping might have gone to find Lao Yaozi.
Yang Si locked Er Zhuzi in the office and went to find Lao Yaozi. He fought with Lao Yaozi's henchmen and defeated them. Lao Yaozi was also afraid of Yang Si and said that Wang Ping had not contacted him. Meanwhile, a trade fair was being held, and Wang Ping arrived at the old fertilizer plant. She talked about her experiences, being a child from the south who was sold by her parents and expelled from school. She came to Lanhe to develop and felt that this place was her world. It was not easy for her to realize her original dreams here.
Yang Si came and took Wang Ping away. Guan Yu and others checked the situation and saw Yang Si driving back, so they hurriedly followed. Yang Si arrived at the river and dug a hole, intending to throw Wang Ping into it.
Wang Ping quickly stated that he had nothing to do with Yang Xue Song's death and that he didn't kill him intentionally. Yang Si said that he owed them a favor in the past for Yang Xue Song's illness, but now that he had repaid that debt, he shouldn't have come to provoke his son. Guan Yu also arrived and showed Yang Si a video that Yang Xue Song had recorded at the time. Yang Xue Song mentioned that his mother had told him about Yang Si's deeds before she passed away. Yang Xue Song didn't expect that Yang Si had done so much for him, and he was willing to take a big risk once for their happiness. If they succeeded, they would buy a house in the Happy Community and live a good life together.
Guan Yu said that if Yang Si killed Wang Ping, he would become a murderer. Could Yang Xue Song truly forgive a murderer? Even if he died, he wouldn't have the face to meet Yang Xue Song. Yang Si released Wang Ping. Soon, the court made its judgment, and Wang Ping, Yang Si, and others had to pay the price for their actions. Wang Ping was sentenced to life imprisonment, the assistant was sentenced to death, and Yang Si was sentenced to nineteen years in prison for intentional injury and destruction of evidence. Yan Hong Mei and Ma Xiao Jing were also sentenced for harboring and concealing criminals.
Everyone thought about Zhong Yi and felt very sad. Guan Yu returned home, and the bowl of noodles he hadn't eaten was still there. Guan Yu thought about his wife and quickly bought a ticket to Xiazhou. Soon it was 2019, and Guan Yu had already retired. Yang Si was released from prison and opened a steamed bun shop.
Guan Yu came to see Yang Si and told him that Wang Ping had passed away a few days ago due to cancer. Yang Si was actually happy to hear that. Guan Yu went to buy something, and a family passed by. The child gave Guan Yu a balloon, and Guan Yu gave the child a piece of candy.
(The drama ends)
From the moment he answered the phone and said he had to go back to celebrate his birthday, I knew this police officer was going to sacrifice himself. It's a familiar trope. If someone is about to get married, it's definitely the one who sacrifices.
If someone is about to become a father, it's the one who sacrifices before becoming a father.
The plot is still very tight, making it impossible to stop watching. I watched ten episodes in one go, and the actors' performances are superb.
The only flaw is that some of the logic doesn't make sense. For example, how can a large company like Hongqiao Group not have any security cameras?
Even roadside shops and internet cafes have cameras, but such a big company doesn't. That doesn't make sense.
Also, the female assassin Jin Zhu Hua left behind so many fingerprints at each crime scene. The police shouldn't have a reason to be unable to find her personal information.
And no matter how ruthless Lin Xiang appears, in an era of rule of law, he wouldn't dare to openly beat someone up in public and directly threaten them, including beating up the fat guy at the pork vegetable stall. That scene is intimidating, but it seems like this small world is a lawless place, as if they're not afraid of the other party reporting to the police once released.
It's likely that Yang Xue Song was killed first, and then Wang Ping hired someone to kill Yan Hong Qiao, or Wang Ping found out about his past and used it to threaten him. But I think the first possibility is more probable.
They killed Yang Xue Song first and framed Yan Hong Qiao, claiming that Yan Hong Qiao sent someone to kill Yang Xue Song. When they killed Yan Hong Qiao, the woman was present, so they probably told her that Yan Hong Qiao had someone kill Yang Xue Song, and then they committed suicide.
But that doesn't seem right either. Yang Si should just admit it. They probably didn't tell Yang Si that Yang Xue Song was dead because otherwise, he could have just confessed to killing him.
As I watch the drama and analyze it, another possibility is that Yang Si wants to take Wang Ping down with him.
At the 38-minute mark, it seems like they didn't kill Yan Hong Qiao because they were looking for their son, right?