Episode 15 recap: Qin Yi's Kidnapping and Gu Yi Ran's Drug Threat
In Episode 15, we find out that Zheng Bei has cleared up the situation. Jiang Xiao Hai is not involved in drug trafficking; he’s just a hired muscle, doing some dirty work for others. More importantly, he left the taxi company long before Qin Yi's incident and has since taken up a legitimate job as a waiter.
Zheng Bei, being thoughtful, approaches Jiang Xiao Hai for help in locating Qin Yi. After some consideration, Jiang Xiao Hai provides him with a secret phone number.
When Zheng Bei makes the call, it turns out to be Qin Yi's voice! The special investigation team members perk up, eager for Jiang Xiao Hai to extract more information. However, when Jiang Xiao Hai mentions bringing food, Qin Yi becomes suspicious and immediately starts cursing him out, accusing him of being ungrateful. The call ends abruptly, cutting off their lead. Zhao Xiao Guang and the others are left frustrated, feeling they were so close.
On the brighter side, Zheng Bei notices that Jiang Xiao Hai is also feeling guilty and reassures him that he did nothing wrong. Meanwhile, the team put a lot of effort into planning a birthday surprise for Gu Yi Ran, making it feel festive, complete with surprises.
Gu Yi Ran is deeply touched and even performs a tongue twister in Cantonese, leaving everyone in awe. He then sings a song, creating a wonderful atmosphere. Gao Sheng Lin even buys a new computer for the team, and once it's set up, everyone heads outside to enjoy fireworks and cake, making for a lively celebration. Inside, Xin Tie Gang and Gao Sheng Lin play chess together, sharing a moment of camaraderie.
The next morning, a woman brings her grandson, Xiao Lu, to the police station to thank Zheng Bei. Zheng Bei notices something off about Xiao Lu but maintains a neutral demeanor. Gu Yi Ran, being observant, realizes from Xiao Lu's eating habits that he might be a drug addict and wants to intervene, but Zheng Bei stops him.
After the woman leaves, Gu Yi Ran becomes angry and confronts Zheng Bei about why he didn't arrest Xiao Lu. Zheng Bei explains that it wouldn’t be right to arrest someone in front of the woman, especially since Xiao Lu is young and clearly led astray. This leads to a heated argument between them, and Gu Yi Ran storms off in frustration.
That evening, Zheng Bei noticed that Gu Yi Ran hadn’t returned home, and he began to worry. He called Officer Wu from Huazhou and learned that something had happened at Gu Yi Ran's house. Zheng Bei waited outside but still didn’t see Gu Yi Ran come back; meanwhile, Gu Yi Ran had been knocked unconscious and taken away on the road.
The next day, when Zheng Bei arrived at the special investigation team and saw that Gu Yi Ran hadn’t shown up for work, he started to suspect that he might have gone back to Huazhou. In reality, Gu Yi Ran was tied up in an abandoned factory by Qin Yi, who, along with his men, was forcing Gu Yi Ran to produce ten kilograms of "snow angel" (a type of drug).
Of course, Gu Yi Ran refused, stating that he was a police officer. Qin Yi, unfazed, brought in someone else and killed him right in front of Gu Yi Ran, creating a gruesome scene. Although Gu Yi Ran was terrified, he maintained his composure and said he could make the snow angel, but ten kilograms was too much; he could only make about one kilogram and ensure its purity.
Surprisingly, this delay tactic convinced Qin Yi, who then provided Gu Yi Ran with a lab space. Seizing the opportunity, Gu Yi Ran crafted a makeshift bomb, blew up the lab, and managed to send Zheng Bei his location. Unfortunately, he was ultimately recaptured by Qin Yi.
Based on the clues, Zheng Bei and the others locked onto three locations and split up to search. Meanwhile, Qin Yi was still torturing Gu Yi Ran with electric shocks, compelling him to cook drugs. Thankfully, Zheng Bei and his team arrived just in time to rescue Gu Yi Ran. Seeing that the situation was lost, Qin Yi burned all the documents and jumped off the rooftop, ending his own life.
This incident finally came to a close.
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