Episode 14 recap: Hu Xiu caused a scene at the criminal investigation department.
Upon hearing that Nan Ya was going to be acquitted, Hu Xiu personally went to the criminal investigation department and caused a commotion. She even cried in front of the media reporters, accusing them of sheltering the murderer. Lin Fang Lu warned Hu Xiu not to make a scene and reminded her that it was up to the judge to decide whether to convict or not. The case still needed further investigation, and everything had to be based on evidence. However, before Lin Fang Lu could finish speaking, Hu Xiu started cursing and publicly revealed that she and Nan Ya were classmates.
Lin Fang Lu brought Liu Xun to the criminal investigation department and informed him about the clues regarding the restaurant. Liu Xun recalled being discovered while trailing Xu Yi and even being beaten by him. Lin Fang Lu told him to think carefully about whether Liu Changshui mentioned anything about money after the bridge incident.
The economic investigation unit thoroughly examined all the financial records of Xu Yi's company and then discovered a source of substandard materials. It was confirmed that the company run by Xu Jian's wife's cousin's boyfriend was not simple. Lao Chen suspected that Xu Yi and Xu Jian were partners in the murder. In the deep night, under heavy rain, a car drove straight into the suburbs amidst the clamor of the rain.
Xu Yi dragged Hu Lifan's body out of the car and directly discarded it into a wild lake. Nan Ya happened to wake up and saw this scene through the car window. She was still terrified by what had just happened. Xu Yi told her that she would never be threatened by Hu Lifan again. However, the clue provided by Nan Ya to the police was limited to her personal speculation, and she was afraid that her speculation would become a reality.
Lao Chen believed that Nan Ya deliberately concealed her role in the murder of Hu Lifan 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 a trash can outside the boiler room, suspecting that it was torn from Hu Lifan's clothes and had his blood on it.
However, Lin Fang Lu couldn't understand why Xu Yi was so meticulous in handling the crime scene but left such a glaring loophole. The doubt lingered in his mind. Back at the detention center, Lao Chen questioned Nan Ya again, asking her to recall what color clothes Hu Lifan was wearing and his whereabouts on the night of the incident.
In Nan Ya's account, Xu Yi stuffed Hu Lifan's body into the trunk of a car and went to an auto repair shop. Afterward, they returned to their residence in a distraught state. Nan Ya wanted to confess, but Xu Yi stopped her. Taking this opportunity, Xu Yi expressed his deep affection, 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, staging a scene of catching them in the act to create an alibi. Chen Ling, infuriated by the incident, cried and cursed Nan Ya, calling her a heartless person who deserved all the retribution she had received and would receive in the future. She believed Nan Ya would never find happiness in her life. Lao Chen was furious upon hearing this, and Lin Fang Lu was curious why Nan Ya didn't choose to report the incident to the police.
Nan Ya explained that at that time, she couldn't confirm the truth of the situation. If her speculations were proven true and Xu Yi had killed Hu Lifan for her, she would never be able to live with the guilt. Later, Nan Ya married Xu Yi out of gratitude, and Xu Yi even had a falling out with his family for the sake of marrying her. The two of them had a period of loving days, but as time went on, Xu Yi's temperament became erratic. He would often become suspicious and even physically abuse Nan Ya.
Since their daughter Wan Wan was born prematurely due to Xu Yi's abuse, with congenital kidney dysfunction, Nan Ya gradually became disappointed in Xu Yi. Before the train station incident, Nan Ya felt somewhat indebted to Xu Yi, but after the train station incident, all that remained in her heart was endless hatred. The main reason she didn't report Xu Yi was for Wan Wan's medical expenses.
Mother and daughter came to the morgue to see Liu Changshui's body. Liu's wife was devastated, and Liu Xun was also deeply affected. The forensic examination soon 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, causing cranial damage, and then tied to a boulder and drowned in the lake. The way the body was handled was identical to the case of Hu Lifan, confirming 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 murder suspect, although they were unsure if she was involved in covering up the crime. The higher-ups were pleased that the old case, which had lasted for five years, was finally solved, and they publicly praised Lao Chen and Lin Fang Lu.
However, Lao Chen still had lingering 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 ask his wife about their daughter and learned about Xu Yi's state of death.
Lao Chen's wife explained that on the day Xu Yi was killed, Chen Ling became emotionally distraught upon learning about the incident. Later, she seemed to be in a daze, and it pained her to see her in that state. With the current situation, Lao Chen's wife was worried that their daughter would have a difficult time moving forward. Lao Chen planned to go and find Chen Ling but was stopped by his wife, forcing him to give up and stay at home.
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