Episode 1 recap: Lei Xu Reassigned to the Unnatural Death Investigation Unit
In the first episode, Fengqing Xiaogy was live-streaming himself working at the high-end Yecheng Residential Complex. Lei Xu watched his live stream, deep in thought. The mechanic told Lei Xu that his car no longer needed repairs and suggested Lei Xu just sell it to him. Without hesitation, Lei Xu got in the car and drove off. As he was driving, he received a call from his colleague informing him that they had located the hiding place of Zong Youliang - it was right in the Yecheng Residential Complex.
Lei Xu asked his colleague where he was, and the colleague said he had run into rush hour traffic. Lei Xu told him to hurry up, saying that if he didn't get there soon, the clams would be cold. Lei Xu braved the heavy rain and arrived at the residential complex where Zong Youliang was hiding. He found Zong's apartment and poured sewage into the water heater. Sure enough, Lei Xu soon received a call about a water heater needing repair, and the address was the Yecheng Residential Complex.
Lei Xu texted Lv Chen to let him know the "fish had taken the bait" and told him to get there quickly. Lei Xu went to Zong Youliang's door and knocked. Zong's wife, Ms. Sun, asked if he had arrived quickly. Lei Xu said they were in a hurry, and he needed to go check the master bedroom. Hearing this, Ms. Sun became flustered and told Lei Xu she didn't need the repair after all and asked him to leave.
Lei Xu told her he needed to be paid the service call fee. Ms. Sun said it was 100 yuan and started to hand it to him. But Lei Xu said it was no longer 100 yuan, causing Ms. Sun to threaten to call the police. Lei Xu told her to go ahead and call, saying the police could come see them pouring Moutai liquor down the drain. Realizing she had been caught, Ms. Sun started yelling for Zong Youliang while trying to stop Lei Xu.
After the meeting, Chief Liu Liming called over Lei Xu. He asked how much Lei Xu knew about the unnatural death investigations. Lei Xu said he had no prior experience. Liu asked about the cooperation with the investigation, and Lei Xu said that while the surveillance footage from the complex clearly showed everything, the family was still being difficult. Lei Xu said the footage of himself, including entering the apartment, the conversation, and showing ID, also clearly captured everything.
Liu then asked if a solo investigation could be used as evidence.
Lei Xu said he had explained many times that it was because Lv Chen had been blocked at the time and couldn't make it. Before Lei Xu could finish, Chief Liu interrupted him, asking how Lei Xu could have been a prosecutor for so many years without such basic knowledge.
Liu said the Zong Youliang case was no longer under Lei Xu's jurisdiction, and based on the party's decision, he was being reassigned to the Unnatural Death Investigation Unit in Jiping City's Xianhu District. Lei Xu said he had never done unnatural death investigations before, and Liu said that's why he needed to learn. Liu said the unnatural death work was like a windbreak forest - only by doing this work well could the country's future flowers blossom.
Lei Xu said that meant he had no hope, and Liu told him to watch his wording. In dealing with juvenile cases, Du Ziyu handled them with ease. Liu Liu and Zhang Li had been busy assisting Du Ziyu all day, and Du Ziyu asked Liu Liu if she could handle the workload, and Liu Liu said she could adapt.
Zhang Li told her this was normal and advised her to be prepared. Zhang Li asked Du Ziyu about the news of her becoming the director, and Du Ziyu said it wasn't finalized yet. Zhang Li said it was a done deal and that she'd give Du Ziyu a hard time once she was promoted.
Du Ziyu's mentor told her the Ninth Department had been established, elevating the unnatural death investigation work to an unprecedented level. He said with the rise in juvenile crime rates, the ideological work for minors was arduous. He asked Du Ziyu for her thoughts on the Ninth Department, and she said she would follow the leadership's arrangements.
The mentor was about to tell Du Ziyu something when Liu Liming's call interrupted him. After the call, the mentor asked Du Ziyu if she had heard any news about the Ninth Department director position. When she didn't respond, the mentor told her a prosecutor had been sent down from the provincial procuratorate - Lei Xu would be the director, and Du Ziyu would be the deputy director.
Liu Liu thought Du Ziyu was already an old hand, and wondered why she wasn't made the director instead. Zhang Li agreed and said Du Ziyu should go talk to Liu Liming about it. Lei Xu reported to the Ninth Department, and besides him being male, the other four members were all female.
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