Episode 22 recap: Hua Zhen rescued Mrs. Tong during the crisis.
Hua Zhen was about to undergo a week of training at the Shanghai dock. During his free time, he bought some fruits to visit Dong Bao. Everyone was delighted to see Hua Zhen. They were all former comrades. Er Bai and several others brought rice, eggs, and essential coal balls for the winter to Dong Bao. It was evident that they often supported each other and maintained a close relationship.
The meal was ready, and everyone sat around the table chatting. They talked about their lives after the disbandment of the Fourth Team. Dong Bao worked as a laborer at the dock, Er Bai worked as a salesperson at a department store, and the former team leader now distributed meals at the Sixteenth Division cafeteria. Hua Zhen listened attentively with a smile, but nobody mentioned Chen Hao. He specifically asked about Chen Hao's situation, and the team leader murmured that Chen Hao was currently working in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sixteenth Division.
Everyone remembered how excessive the Sixteenth Division was in the past, and Chen Hao had repeatedly confronted Chen Guangyun. However, no one expected that he would end up working with Feng Guangyun. Hua Zhen had some doubts in his mind as he listened to the conversation. Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice at the door—it was Luo Minmin, the girl he had longed for in Shanghai!
Luo Minmin had just returned from the police training class. Although the Fourth Team was disbanded, she still wanted to continue pursuing a police position, so she had been studying diligently. In Dong Bao's house, their eyes met, and tears welled up in Luo Minmin's eyes. Unexpectedly, Hua Zhen was also here. The expressions of the two caught the attention of their other teammates, and the team leader immediately called them to start eating.
After the meal, Hua Zhen drove Luo Minmin home. Along the way, Hua Zhen finally asked about Luo Minmin's recent life. Luo Minmin immediately said that she was very busy. Since the disbandment of the Fourth Team, she had been managing the family's photography studio business and attending classes at night. In fact, Luo Minmin wanted to ask Hua Zhen why he hadn't written to her. She didn't know that Hua Zhen had written many letters to her, but they were intercepted by her school teacher.
Luo Minmin never spoke about her doubts. She still remembered Hua Liang's advice that there was a great distance between them, and it wasn't just a matter of wishful thinking to be together. In order to give Hua Zhen a better future, Luo Minmin pretended to be indifferent and said that she had changed, hoping that Hua Zhen would not stay in one place.
Hua Zhen felt very sad. Although he had a thousand words suppressed in his heart, he didn't know if Luo Minmin cared about him, so he chose to remain silent. After dropping off Hua Zhen at his doorstep, Luo Minmin suddenly saw a familiar figure—it was Mrs. Tong, the wife of journalist Tong. She tightly held her abdomen, claiming to have severe stomach pain. Since her husband went missing, she had been constantly followed and pursued by unknown individuals. Just now, she was hit by a large truck after leaving the hospital. Fortunately, she managed to escape onto a tram, but after getting off, the unlicensed truck came straight at her, clearly intending to kill her.
However, Mrs. Tong managed to escape all the way to this place.
华桢和Luo Min Min understood the general situation. They saw that Mrs. Tong's health was very poor, and the truck was coming towards them. In a hurry, Hua Zhen immediately took Luo Min Min and Mrs. Tong into the car and tried their best to evade the pursuit. They arrived at the medical office of the Naval Headquarters, where they settled Mrs. Tong. It was already late at night, and Hua Zhen was worried about Luo Min Min going out at this time with the bus still there. He found an excuse to keep Luo Min Min at the hospital, stating that it would be convenient to take care of Mrs. Tong.
The truck that was chasing Mrs. Tong was operated by Feng Guang Yun's assassins, who were specialized in carrying out clandestine assassinations and other shady activities. They reported everything that happened that night to Feng Guang Yun. Feng Guang Yun wondered who had such influence to settle Mrs. Tong in the Jiangnan Shipyard. It was a military facility with strict security measures and generally not accessible.
That night, Chen Hao was secretly tailing the assassination truck, but he lost track of it near a gas station. He also learned that Hua Zhen was protecting Mrs. Tong at the Jiangnan Shipyard. He asked Shi Jun Yu what to do next, and Shi Jun Yu advised him that Feng Guang Yun couldn't fully trust him yet, so he must maintain a distance from Mrs. Tong and the situation would be better the further away he was.
Chen Hao remembered the instructions from his superiors. However, the next day when Feng Guang Yun was going to the Naval Headquarters with his men, he called Chen Hao to join them. Chen Hao and other officers arrived at the heavily guarded Naval Headquarters, but Feng Guang Yun was denied entry when he used the pretext of looking for someone. Coincidentally, Hua Zhen and other sailors were out for training and had a brief encounter with Feng Guang Yun.
Feng Guang Yun knew that Hua Zhen and Chen Hao had a good relationship, so he specifically asked Chen Hao to establish connections. Hua Zhen did not agree to Chen Hao's request and refused without hesitation. Chen Hao felt relieved and when he met with Shi Jun Yu that day, Shi Jun Yu handed him a handgun. The organization now needed to rescue journalist Tong and his family, and with the encounter with Hua Zhen, the situation became complicated. Shi Jun Yu instructed Chen Hao not to use the gun unless it was an emergency. Chen Hao understood the intention—he didn't want to involve Hua Zhen and the officers from the Fourth Team and would try to find a compromise.
Luo Min Min received a mission to secretly investigate who Tan Shi Yuan was meeting with, as this person had a significant connection to the disappearance of journalist Tong. She arrived at the One Fragrant Restaurant for surveillance, and to Chen Hao's surprise, the person meeting Tan Shi Yuan was none other than Hua Liang! Chen Hao had seen Hua Liang before and they had cooperated to rescue Hua Zhen, so he couldn't be mistaken.
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