Episode 1 recap: Zhang Kuang was implicated in a counterfeit currency case.
Zhang Kuang had started a cultural company, and he received good news that the city of Xiangcheng was going to host a marathon. This news filled Zhang Kuang with excitement. Xiangcheng was a small, obscure city with little cultural heritage, and Zhang Kuang's cultural company was teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, struggling to even pay the rent. If he could secure the planning rights for this marathon, it would surely revive his company.
To get the marathon planning rights, Zhang Kuang made some inquiries and found that he met all the qualifications except for one document. He thought of Mr. Wu, the head of the marathon organizing committee, but they were not acquainted, and Zhang Kuang knew Mr. Wu would not simply provide him the paperwork. A friend suggested that if Zhang Kuang could bring the circus elephant "Gray" to the upcoming marathon press conference, Mr. Wu might agree to help him.
Gray was a large elephant from the Xiangcheng circus troupe. Getting the elephant to the venue would be an immense challenge for most, but not for Zhang Kuang, as his girlfriend Yuanyuan was the assistant manager of the circus troupe. Even so, Zhang Kuang knew Yuanyuan would not lend Gray willingly, so he decided to steal the elephant, use it for the press conference, and then return it later.
Zhang Kuang and his friend Liu Ming went to the circus troupe. Embracing Yuanyuan's waist, Zhang Kuang quietly told her he had good news to share in a few days. When Yuanyuan asked what the news was, Zhang Kuang took her keys and secretly passed them to Liu Ming. Liu Ming used the keys to open Gray's enclosure and lure the elephant onto a transport vehicle using bananas.
After everything was in place, Liu Ming sent a text to Zhang Kuang, who then made an excuse to leave. Seeing Zhang Kuang depart, the circus troupe's young employee Qiuqiu asked Yuanyuan about his visit. Yuanyuan's explanation led Qiuqiu to believe Zhang Kuang's "good news" was likely a marriage proposal, which Yuanyuan found plausible, as she too was eager to settle down given the troupe's struggling business.
The head of the business association in Black City, Gao Weizhi, was also very interested in this marathon race, so he had his subordinate Cui Heimei contact Wu Yanping, the organizer of the race. Cui Heimei is the owner of the hot spring hotel, and Wu Yanping happened to be staying at their hotel. After receiving Gao Weizhi's orders, he called Wu Yanping to the hotel's reception hall and arranged for a female attendant to take care of his daily needs.
Wu Yanping was very satisfied with Cui Heimei's arrangement, but when he heard Cui Heimei say that he wanted to turn this marathon into an international race with over 10,000 participants, he was worried that a small city like Xiang City could not support it and couldn't help but hesitate. Seeing this, Cui Heimei then pushed a stack of money to him.
Recently, Officer Fan from the Xiang City police station has been investigating a case of counterfeit currency trading. Through online information tracking, the police discovered that the suspect was about to conduct a transaction in the next few days, so Officer Fan applied to the station chief for eight officers to prepare for the arrest.
The suspect that Officer Fan wants to arrest is called Chang Fa, who is one of Cui Heimei's subordinates. Chang Fa obtained a bag of counterfeit currency from Cui Heimei, planning to conduct a transaction with the buyer on the day of the Xiang City marathon press conference. His signal to the buyer was a cigar backpack, thinking that he was being very discreet, but he had already fallen into the police's sights.
On the day of the marathon press conference, Zhang Kuang had already hidden Hui Ge in a tent at the venue, and he was standing outside the tent, waiting for Wu Yanping's signal to let Hui Ge out. Suddenly, a man approached and stuffed a package into his hand - that man was Chang Fa. Chang Fa found that he had been targeted by the police, so he used this method to transfer the stolen goods.
Zhang Kuang was feeling bewildered. A group of police officers rushed over and pinned him to the ground, and at that moment, a roar from Hui Ge suddenly erupted at the scene.
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