Episode 28 recap: The Intersection of Nan Ya and Zhou Luo's Fate
On that night, Chen Ling found Nan Ya alone and revealed that she knew Xu Yi had killed Hu Lifan. Because Xu Yi had killed someone for Nan Ya, she offered herself to him, and she was concerned whether Nan Ya had ever loved Xu Yi. Nan Ya openly admitted that she was afraid of Xu Yi and pitied him. She had also felt indebted to Xu Yi before, but the reality had become irreparable. They had both set off on the wrong path from the beginning.
Within twenty-four hours, Zhou Luo signed a document and prepared to leave the criminal investigation team. Suddenly, Lin Fang Lu revealed that Nan Ya had already confessed and that Zhou Luo had absolutely no connection to the case. He was completely used by her. Zhou Luo was shocked by the news, but Lin Fang Lu continued to console him as if unaware, urging him to forget everything here and that everything would pass.
After a moment of shock and pain, Zhou Luo calmed down. He took off his jacket, smeared Xu Yi's blood on himself, intending to take the blame for Nan Ya. Nan Ya strongly opposed this idea. Meanwhile, people in the square were counting down, witnessing the New Year's Eve, a historic moment. No one noticed that a murder was happening in the small town.
Zhou Luo patiently comforted Nan Ya, asking her to tell the whole story and plan a strategy to prove their innocence. The plan was to make the truth appear as if Xu Yi had refused to divorce and used Wan Wan as a threat. Unable to bear it any longer, Nan Ya decided to end it that night. She told Xu Yi that she had recorded evidence of his crimes, provoking him to violence once again until he lost control and wanted to kill Nan Ya.
In desperation, Nan Ya picked up a dagger and stabbed Xu Yi in the back. As a result, Xu Yi accidentally died while chasing Nan Ya. Nan Ya initially didn't want to implicate Zhou Luo, but he insisted repeatedly. He embraced Nan Ya and envisioned a better future.
When Nan Ya heard Zhou Luo mention Wan Wan, she suddenly realized that the child couldn't be separated from her mother. In the end, she accepted Zhou Luo's arrangement. Since the body would show lividity after two hours, Zhou Luo didn't have time to rehearse with Nan Ya repeatedly. He hastily took off his sweater, put it in a bag, and planned to go back to the riverbank to find an opportunity to bring Wan Wan. Before leaving, he instructed Nan Ya to remember the details of the incident to provide a statement to the police in the future.
However, Zhou Luo's plan was unexpectedly interrupted by a phone call from Xu Jian. Zhou Luo believed that the police would pay attention to the time of the call and conduct a thorough investigation into Xu Yi's cause of death. To divert attention, he deliberately put on Xu Yi's coat and staged a scene of struggling in the alley with Nan Ya.
People in the square saw the shadows reflected on the wall and discussed it. At the same time, Liu Xun and Chen Ling set fire to Xu Yi's car, and Chen Jun witnessed Zhou Luo and Nan Ya leaving. On their way back to the riverside, Zhou Luo saw the burning car and threw Xu Yi's bag into the fire without thinking.
As he heard Zhang Huashan's voice behind him, Zhou Luo hurriedly fled the scene without looking back. Unfortunately, Lin Guixiang happened to see this but couldn't confirm if it was Zhou Luo himself. Zhang Qingli intercepted Zhou Luo halfway, intending to confess her feelings, but Zhou Luo was not interested and inadvertently pushed her to the ground, leaving her heartbroken.
Afterward, Zhou Luo, panting, returned to his stall and insisted on taking Wan Wan home. In reality, he took her to his own home first, planning to go to Nan Ya when the time was right. In the quiet night, Zhou Luo hurriedly left the crime scene according to the prearranged plan. After he left, Nan Ya went to the police station in Qingshui Town alone to turn herself in.
Now Zhou Luo has been interrogated by the police for more than twelve hours, indicating that he is about to be released. Lin Fang Lu can only make a desperate gamble on the relationship between Nan Ya and Zhou Luo. That night, Chen Ling found Nan Ya and informed her of Hu Xiu's death, and they sat outside the door drinking and talking.
Former best friends who had gone through six years of grievances finally showed signs of reconciliation. Chen Ling revealed that she knew Xu Yi had killed Hu Lifan because he had killed for Nan Ya, and Nan Ya offered herself to him. But Chen Ling was curious about the reason for Nan Ya's divorce and whether she had ever loved Xu Yi. Nan Ya confessed that she was afraid of Xu Yi, pitied him, and had felt indebted to him. However, the reality had become irreparable, and they had both started offon the wrong path from the beginning.
Within twenty-four hours, Zhou Luo signed a document and prepared to leave the criminal investigation team. However, Lin Fang Lu suddenly revealed that Nan Ya had confessed and that Zhou Luo had no connection to the case. He was completely used by her. Zhou Luo was shocked by the news, but Lin Fang Lu continued to console him, urging him to forget everything and assuring him that it would pass.
Zhou Luo, after a moment of shock and pain, calmed down. He took off his jacket and smeared Xu Yi's blood on himself, intending to take the blame for Nan Ya. Nan Ya strongly opposed this idea. Meanwhile, in the square, people were counting down to welcome the New Year, oblivious to the fact that a murder was taking place in the small town.
Zhou Luo patiently comforted Nan Ya, urging her to tell the whole story and plan a strategy to prove their innocence. The plan was to make it appear as if Xu Yi had refused to divorce and used Wan Wan as a threat. Unable to bear it any longer, Nan Ya decided to end it that night. She told Xu Yi that she had recorded evidence of his crimes, provoking him to violence once again until he lost control and wanted to kill her.
In desperation, Nan Ya picked up a dagger and stabbed Xu Yi in the back, accidentally causing his death. Nan Ya initially didn't want to implicate Zhou Luo, but he insisted repeatedly. He embraced Nan Ya and envisioned a better future.
When Nan Ya heard Zhou Luo mention Wan Wan, she suddenly realized that the child couldn't be separated from her mother. In the end, she accepted Zhou Luo's arrangement. Since the body would show lividity after two hours, Zhou Luo didn't have time to rehearse with Nan Ya repeatedly. He hastily took off his sweater, put it in a bag, and planned to go back to the riverbank to find an opportunity to bring Wan Wan. Before leaving, he instructed Nan Ya to remember the details of the incident to provide a statement to the police in the future.
However, Zhou Luo's plan was unexpectedly interrupted by a phone call from Xu Jian. Zhou Luo believed that the police would pay attention to the time of the call and conduct a thorough investigation into Xu Yi's cause of death. To divert attention, he deliberately put on Xu Yi's coat and staged a scene of struggling in the alley with Nan Ya.
People in the square saw the shadows reflected on the wall and discussed it. At the same time, Liu Xun and Chen Ling set fire to Xu Yi's car, and Chen Jun witnessed Zhou Luo and Nan Ya leaving. On their way back to the riverside, Zhou Luo saw the burning car and threw Xu Yi's bag into the fire without thinking.
As he heard Zhang Huashan's voice behind him, Zhou Luo hurriedly fled the scene without looking back. Unfortunately, Lin Guixiang happened to see this but couldn't confirm if it was Zhou Luo himself. Zhang Qingli intercepted Zhou Luo halfway, intending to confess her feelings, but Zhou Luo was not interested and inadvertently pushed her to the ground, leaving her heartbroken.
Afterward, Zhou Luo, panting, returned to his stall and insisted on taking Wan Wan home. In reality, he took her to his own home first, planning to go to Nan Ya when the time was right. In the quiet night, Zhou Luo hurriedly left the crime scene according to the prearranged plan. After he left, Nan Ya went to the police station in Qingshui Town alone to turn herself in.
Now Zhou Luo has been interrogated by the police for more than twelve hours, indicating that he is about to be released. Lin Fang Lu can only make a desperate gamble on the relationship between Nan Ya and Zhou Luo. That night, Chen Ling found Nan Ya and informed her of Hu Xiu's death, and they sat outside the door drinking and talking.
Former best friends who had gone through six years of grievances finally showed signs of reconciliation. Chen Ling revealed that she knew Xu Yi had killed Hu Lifan because he had killed for Nan Ya, and Nan Ya offered herself to him. But Chen Ling was curious about the reason for Nan Ya's divorce and whether she had ever loved Xu Yi. Nan Ya confessed that she was afraid of Xu Yi, pitied him, and had felt indebted to him. However, the reality had become irreparable, and they had both started off on the wrong path from the beginning.
As they continued their conversation, the fate of Nan Ya and Zhou Luo remained uncertain.
Before parting ways, Chen Ling deliberately told Nan Ya that the police had found suspicious points regarding Xu Yi's stab wound and that Zhou Luo had already confessed.
Upon hearing this, Nan Ya completely lost her judgment and went to the criminal investigation team early in the morning, confessing to killing Xu Yi herself and using Zhou Luo to fabricate a scene of self-defense. Lao Chen didn't believe Nan Ya's words at all and knew deep down that Nan Ya was doing this to protect Zhou Luo. Lin Fang Lu also felt uneasy in his heart.
Twenty-four hours later, under the watchful eyes of Lao Chen and Lin Fang Lu, Zhou Luo personally signed the confession. Lao Chen advised Zhou Luo to go back and study hard, and suddenly Zhou Luo revealed that Nan Ya had confessed. This shocked Zhou Luo, and in the end, he gave up the chance for freedom and voluntarily revealed the truth of the matter.
While everyone was celebrating New Year's Eve, Zhou Luo disguised himself as Xu Yi and staged a fight with Nan Ya. Tearfully, they faced each other and shared a deep kiss, releasing all their emotions without a trace of desire. Lin Fang Lu seemed to witness the scene firsthand and was deeply moved by their love, unable to calm down for a long time.
Ending 1: On that night, Lin Fang Lu sat by the river feeling lost and recounted to Lao Chen the history of his mother's domestic violence. In order to protect his mother, the young Lin Fang Lu almost became a murderer, and now he unintentionally became the one who pushed Nan Ya and Zhou Luo to their deaths.
Lao Chen watched Lin Fang Lu break down and cry, unable to fully understand his pain, but he lamented the tragedies that Nan Ya and Lin Fang Lu's mother had experienced. In the end, the prosecution combined Nan Ya's intentional homicide offense with the mitigating circumstance of surrender, and sentenced her to ten years in prison. Zhou Luo was convicted of obstructing testimony and harboring a criminal and was sentenced to ten months in prison.
Liu Xun was sentenced to two years in prison for intentionally damaging property by setting fire to other people's belongings. Chen Ling was also sentenced to one year in prison for participating in the arson and property damage. Jiang Zhi was sentenced to one year in prison for destroying important evidence related to the bridge collapse case. Xu Jian was sentenced to two years in prison for obstructing testimony and involvement in the criminal responsibility for the bridge collapse.
Six years later, Zhang Qing Li returned to Qingshui Town and learned from his parents that Zhou Luo had opened an internet cafe next to Nan Ya's clothing store and had been taking care of Wan Wan all this time. After being transferred back to the provincial capital, Lin Fang Lu accidentally discovered new physical evidence, confirming Xu Yi's suicide and leading to a retrial of the Nan Ya case.
On New Year's Eve, Zhang Qing Li saw Zhou Luo at Nan Ya's doorstep, and the two smiled at each other. Ending 2: On that night, Lin Fang Lu sat alone by the river, reflecting on how foolish Nan Ya and Zhou Luo had been, why they didn't choose to believe in the law and tell the truth, and why they had to conceal so much.
Watching Lin Fang Lu cry in pain, Lao Chen sighed. He understood that if it weren't for Lin Fang Lu's insistence on investigating, no one would have ever known about Nan Ya's ordeal and the years of false accusations. However, this was not the outcome Lin Fang Lu had hoped for.
Two days later, Lin Fang Lu discovered new evidence on a cassette tape and immediately began repairing it. By analyzing the conversation content on the tape, he reconstructed the crime scene and ultimately confirmed that Xu Yi's extreme behavior was the root cause of Nan Ya accidentally killing him. Considering that Nan Ya voluntarily surrendered to the judicial authorities after the incident, the court gave her a lighter sentence, sentencing her to two years in prison.
Zhou Luo, on the other hand, was sentenced to ten months in prison for aiding in the fabrication of evidence and harboring a criminal. The sentences of the other individuals involved in the case remained unchanged. In the past, Zhang Qing Li had been curious about why Zhou Luo chose to study physics, and Zhou Luo replied that humans are extremely insignificant in the vast universe, and the outside world is so vast and boundless. Physics is his tool for exploring the future world.
When Zhang Qing Li further asked if he believed in fate, Zhou Luo unhesitatingly said that what they encountered was merely a series of seemingly random and chaotic questions, but fate is the sum of all choices. In the same field, Zhou Luo rode his bike past, while Nan Ya walked forward, planting the seeds of their future encounter.
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