Episode 6 recap: Lei Xu and Du Zi Yu Find Jiang Xiao Jie
In episode 6, Lei Xu and Zhang Li were about to leave when they heard a noise behind them. Lei Xu turned around and saw a young child standing there. Following the address provided by Jiang Linhai, Lei Xu and Du Zi Yu went to Jiang Xiao Jie's home, but she was not there. They knew she was deliberately hiding.
They pretended to leave, and sure enough, Jiang Xiao Jie, thinking they were gone, emerged from under the table. Lei Xu looked at her with a mixture of confusion and anxiety, saying, “Xiao Jie, we had an agreement! Your school and your family must be so worried about you!”
Du Zi Yu quickly pulled Lei Xu aside and calmed him down. She then turned to Jiang Xiao Jie and spoke in a soothing tone, “Xiao Jie, your father has been worried sick because you haven't come home. That's why we came to check on you. Remember when I was younger, I used to do things I shouldn't have, but my family was always there for me, my rock.” She noticed a broken doll on the table, picked it up, and gently began to braid its hair. Even though the doll's arm was beyond repair, she smiled and asked Jiang Xiao Jie, “Even though it's broken, do you still like it?”
Jiang Xiao Jie nodded. Lei Xu took the doll and tried to fix it, while Du Zi Yu continued to gently guide Jiang Xiao Jie, “Xiao Jie, you're the victim. You don't have to be afraid. Tell us the truth, we'll protect you and make sure the bad guy gets punished.” Just as Jiang Xiao Jie seemed about to speak, her watch alarm went off, and she quickly went inside. She returned a moment later.
Lei Xu handed her the repaired doll. Jiang Xiao Jie softly revealed that the doll held a painful memory from her childhood, when her mother broke it because she didn't get a good grade on her homework.
When she mentioned Li Xiao Yan, a complex emotion flashed in Jiang Xiao Jie's eyes. “She only cares about my grades and if I take my medicine. She never asks me what I want.”
Jiang Xiao Jie seemed helpless and hopeless as she talked about her communication difficulties with Li Xiao Yan. She then said she was tired and wanted to sleep, but she suddenly fell unconscious. Lei Xu rushed inside and was horrified to discover that Jiang Xiao Jie had taken a large amount of birth control pills. They immediately took her to the hospital.
Li Xiao Yan arrived at the hospital, confused and angry about her daughter's condition. The doctor privately told Li Xiao Yan that Jiang Xiao Jie had been chronically malnourished, and the overdose of birth control pills had caused uterine bleeding. He also revealed the shocking fact that Jiang Xiao Jie had engaged in underage sexual activity and urged Li Xiao Yan to show her daughter more love and attention.
Jiang Linhai told Lei Xu that Jiang Xiao Jie had been acting strangely lately, but he hadn't investigated further. He had simply told her to focus on her studies. Lei Xu and Zhang Li decided to return to Jiang Xiao Jie's old apartment to investigate. They found a large amount of cash in her backpack and unexpectedly encountered their neighbor, Zhou Qiao, who claimed he was there to deliver food.
Zhang Li recorded Zhou Qiao's information and let him go. Meanwhile, Zhang Yunyun was sent to the hospital after having an allergic reaction to the anesthetic during her plastic surgery. Lei Xu and the others followed her there and discovered another clue pointing to Zhou Qiao as the culprit behind the closet incident.
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