Episode 32 recap: The truth comes out and good people are rewarded.
Based on the current video evidence, it's unclear whether it was the young man who hit the person. Grandma Xu suddenly changed her story, leaving everyone very puzzled. Chen Xin Cheng and the others went to ask the people around, but found that the good samaritan who helped was questioned, even though he didn't hit the person - why would he have helped? Delivery rider Li Liang has to work 14 hours a day.
Xiao Chang Qing has mixed feelings, and he decides to get to the bottom of it, hoping that Grandma Xu can clarify what happened that day. That woman kept insisting the old lady was just walking fine on the road, but Li Liang took her to the hospital and even covered the medical expenses - if he wasn't guilty, why would he do that?
The police checked the surveillance videos from the scene, but it was a blind spot. Based on the initial assessment, they can't prove Li Liang hit the old lady. They may need to follow up with more witness interviews. But before the police could give a definite result, Lingling had already complained about Li Liang on the platform, causing his account to be suspended and him unable to do deliveries and earn money.
Afterwards, the four of them discussed it together. Xia Ming Zhou said Li Liang works very hard, 14 hours a day. Xiao Chang Qing decided to get to the bottom of it, not letting a good person be wrongfully accused. With Li Liang's work stopped, his mother's doctor only gave him 3 days to raise money, or they'd stop her treatment. Li Liang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
The three older folks went around trying to investigate, but got no results. Some didn't see how Grandma Xu fell, but their preconceptions made them think it was the delivery guy who hit her - otherwise why would he have helped her up? When they came back, Xia Ming Zhou said Lingling had found a broker company, put in 20,000-30,000 yuan, but never got a job as the company disappeared.
Grandma Xu's 4,000 RMB monthly pension was all used to pay for Lingling. The three of them felt something wasn't right, so they went to the hospital again to ask Grandma Xu about the true events of that day, but she still didn't tell the truth, and they couldn't do anything.
As they came out, they saw Li Liang sitting alone in the hospital hallway, with lightning and heavy rain, but he wasn't taking shelter - he was just sitting there, crying. The three older folks went over with an umbrella, took him to eat, and heard his story. They realized this young man was an upright person - he saw Grandma Xu fall and it reminded him of his own mother at home on dialysis, so his compassion made him stop and help the old lady, not knowing it would bring him trouble.
The traffic police contacted Li Liang, and they all went together. After inspection, there were no signs of scratches or collision on Li Liang's electric bike or Grandma Xu's clothes, so the traffic police didn't think it was a traffic accident, and asked the parties to settle it privately.
Xiao Chang Qing and the others tried to reason with Lingling, but she angrily accused them of siding with Li Liang, and said she would go complain elsewhere. Desperate, Li Liang reported the incident to the press, and soon the news about the New Elderly Care Community went viral online, with many reporters gathered at the hospital. Xiao Chang Qing used Sun Qian Cheng and Chen Xin Cheng's identities as the retirement center managers to sneak into the ward, avoiding the reporters.
Lingling calmed her mother down and went out to answer the reporters' questions. When she came back, Xiao Chang Qing talked about the life lessons his teacher had taught him, and Li Liang's family situation and intention in helping - this touched Grandma Xu, and she finally admitted to Lingling that it wasn't Li Liang who hit her. The three older folks reflected that admitting mistakes is not easy, but Grandma Xu did it, sacrificing her reputation to correct the error, so they shouldn't criticize her further.
The sensational case of a good samaritan being extorted finally came to an end. Li Liang was cleared, and resumed his delivery work. He specifically came to the retirement center to thank Xiao Chang Qing and the others, and Xiao Chang Qing hoped he could do them a favor - Li Liang agreed without hesitation.
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