Episode 12 recap: Chen Hao learned Hua Zhen's true identity.
The terrified and flustered expression of the pawn shop employees exposed their secret, and Hua Zhen and Chen Hao were about to interrogate them to find out who gave them the photos, when the pawn shop owner quickly called his superior before anyone could react. Soon, a police captain with a group of minions rushed to the pawn shop, arrogantly assuming Hua Zhen was just a small-time cop, and even pulled out a gun to warn Hua Zhen to back off.
Hearing that the visitors were from the Songhu Defense Command, Hua Zhen remembered that his classmate An Yin was also stationed there. Hua Zhen immediately called the Defense Command, and fortunately the call was answered by An Yin, who promptly sent reinforcements upon learning that his classmate was in trouble. Seeing that Hua Zhen had connections with the Songhu Defense Command left Chen Hao greatly astonished once again.
An Yin arrived at the intersection, and Hua Zhen went to greet him. The curious Chen Hao also joined them. In their conversation, An Yin and Hua Zhen revealed that they were from the same school and had a good relationship. An Yin kindly warned Hua Zhen not to get involved with the Communists, and asked if his investigation into the Meng couple's murder was related to Deng Mingyuan. Hua Zhen firmly told him that the investigation had nothing to do with the teacher.
As An Yin was from the Nationalist-controlled area, he expressed concern that if Hua Zhen ever got involved with the Communists, they should not stay in touch. After An Yin left, Chen Hao treated Hua Zhen to a meal. During their collaboration, Chen Hao learned that Hua Zhen was a student of Deng Mingyuan, whom Chen Hao greatly admired. Chen Hao was deeply impressed by Hua Zhen's character, feeling that he was truly worthy of being Deng's student.
Chen Hao, born a poor farmer, had been secretly serving as a liaison for the underground party. Although his education was limited, he was filled with revolutionary passion and aspired to join the Communist party. Earlier, Section Chief Feng of the 16th Division had found the address of Hua Zhen's rented apartment, but the landlord's records did not show Meng Duoci's name, and the staff were clueless. Feng was angered that Hua Zhen and Chen Hao kept ignoring his warnings and stubbornly continued the investigation, putting him in a difficult position. Just then, Hua Zhen's apartment phone rang, and Feng answered it, only to angrily hang up upon hearing the caller claim to be from the Secretariat, not realizing he had missed an important clue.
Initially, a comrade who secretly protected Meng Duocí in the underground party when he was living in an apartment building was sacrificed during the interrogation process. When Wei Dai Qing searched his belongings, he found a very expensive leather belt, which he heard was used to bind the wound. Wei Dai Qing then had his subordinates go to Nanjing to find out who had bought this kind of leather belt.
Chen Hao took Hua Zhen to live in his home, passing through a bustling alley. The neighbors were all very familiar with Chen Hao. After a while, a local patrol officer came to Chen Hao's house to register Hua Zhen's ID card. Hua Zhen took out the ID card of "Xiang Yuansheng" and showed it to the officer. Chen Hao knew it was fake, so he made an excuse to get rid of the patrol officer.
Hua Zhen asked Chen Hao when he discovered that he was using a fake identity. Chen Hao candidly admitted that he had known about it for a long time, and that Xiang Yuansheng had been declared missing three years ago. This person had no direct relatives, and only the landlord knew about this. When Hua Zhen asked about Chen Hao's relationship with Deng Mingyuan, Chen Hao chose to conceal it to protect him: he did not know Deng Mingyuan, he had only accidentally met a person who said he would be a good policeman in the future, and he chose that mission.
Captain Feng secretly summoned the captain of the field operations team, Zhou Chang, and gave him a photo of Hua Zhen, asking him to quietly kill this person.
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