Episode 13 recap: Nan Ya recounts the process of Xu Yi disposing of the corpse.
After hearing Nan Ya's account, Lao Chen felt that she appeared innocent in this narrative, at least unrelated to Hu Lifan's death. However, Nan Ya believed that Hu Lifan died because of her. If it weren't for Hu Lifan's harassment, Xu Yi would not have impulsively committed murder. Lao Chen asked about the color of the clothes Hu Lifan was wearing on the day of the incident and why they ended up in the trash bin next to the boiler room door. However, Nan Ya emphasized that she had no knowledge of it.
Lao Chen was puzzled as to why Nan Ya didn't consider reporting Xu Yi for murder. Nan Ya said she had thought about it, but Wan Wan was too young. If she sent Xu Yi to prison, there would be no more money for Wan Wan's medical expenses. However, Lao Chen always felt that Xu Yi's and Hu Lifan's deaths were similar, and Nan Ya was the beneficiary of both cases, yet she distanced herself from them.
In the deep darkness of the night, heavy rain poured relentlessly. Amidst the clamor of rain, a car drove straight into the outskirts. Xu Yi dragged Hu Lifan's body out of the car and dumped him into a wild lake. Nan Ya happened to wake up and saw this scene through the car window. Still shaken by what had just happened, Xu Yi told her that he would no longer be threatened by Hu Lifan.
However, the clue Nan Ya provided to the police was limited to her personal speculation, and she was afraid that her speculations would become reality. Lao Chen believed that Nan Ya deliberately concealed her role in Hu Lifan's murder while recounting the facts. Nan Ya insisted that she was the victim and even if she didn't kill Hu Lifan herself, she hated him more than anyone else.
Lao Chen found a piece of torn cloth in the trash bin outside the boiler room door, suspecting that it was ripped from Hu Lifan's clothes and still stained with his blood. However, Lin Fang Lu couldn't understand why Xu Yi would leave such a glaring loophole despite handling the crime scene so carefully. The doubt continued to linger in his mind.
Back at the detention center, Lao Chen questioned Nan Ya again, asking her to recall the color of Hu Lifan's clothes and his movements on the night of the incident. In Nan Ya's distressing account, Xu Yi stuffed Hu Lifan's body into the trunk and went to an auto repair shop. Afterward, the two of them returned to their residence in a dazed state. Nan Ya wanted to turn herself in, but Xu Yi stopped her. Taking advantage of the situation, Xu Yi confessed his love, and in the end, he won her over completely.
After Xu Yi woke up, he proactively contacted Chen Ling and deliberately lured her to Nan Ya's dormitory to stage a scene of catching them in the act, creating an alibi for himself. Chen Ling developed a deep hatred towards Nan Ya because of this incident and tearfully cursed her, calling her a wicked person who deserved all the retribution she had received and would receive in the future, saying she would never find happiness in her life.
Lao Chen became furious upon hearing this, and Lin Fang Lu was also curious as to why Nan Ya didn't choose to report the incident to the police. Nan Ya explained that at the time, she couldn't be certain of the truth, and if her speculations were confirmed, it would mean that Xu Yi killed Hu Lifan for her, which her conscience couldn't bear. Later, Nan Ya married Xu Yi to repay his kindness, and they had a period of loving days. However, as time went on, Xu Yi's temperament became unpredictable, and he would often become suspicious and even physically abuse Nan Ya.
Since their daughter Wan Wan was born prematurely due to Xu Yi's violence and suffered from congenital kidney failure, Nan Ya gradually became disappointed in Xu Yi. Before the train station incident, Nan Ya felt somewhat indebted to Xu Yi, but after the incident, all that remained in her heart was endless hatred. The main reason she didn't report Xu Yi was still for Wan Wan's medical expenses.
Mother and daughter went to the morgue to see Liu Changshui's body, and Liu's wife was in extreme pain, while Liu Xun also felt uneasy. Soon, the forensic examination revealed Xu Yi's DNA under Liu Changshui's fingernails, indicating that he had been struck on the back of the head with a blunt object, resulting in cranial damage. He was then bound with a large stone and drowned in the lake, just like the handling of Hu Lifan's body. It was almost certain that Xu Yi was the killer.
Because the Liu family was quite agitated, Lin Fang Lu first calmed their emotions and promised to bring justice to the deceased. As the detectives discussed the case, they first ruled out Nan Ya as a suspect in the murder, but they were unsure if she was involved in covering it up. The leadership was pleased that the old case that had lasted for five years was finally solved, and they publicly praised Lao Chen and Lin Fang Lu.
However, Lao Chen still had unresolved doubts and felt that Nan Ya was hiding something. He confessed to Lin Fang Lu that Chen Ling was Xu Yi's secret lover. On the fifteenth day after the incident, Lao Chen went home to inquire about his daughter and learned about Xu Yi's death from his wife.
Lao Chen's wife explained that on the day Xu Yi was killed, Chen Ling learned about the incident and had an emotional breakdown. As time went on, she became absent-minded and mentally distressed, which deeply saddened her. With this current situation, Lao Chen's wife was worried that their daughter would have a difficult time moving forward. Lao Chen planned to go find Chen Ling but was stopped by his wife, forcing him to give up staying at home.
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