Episode 25 recap: Joint Investigation by Halan and Shengcheng Police
Three days ago, the Shengcheng branch received a challenging case involving an elderly man who often scavenged near the local market. Witnesses reported that he seemed unusually excited before his death. Upon examination at the hospital, it was found that he had methamphetamine in his system—commonly known as ice. At this time, Zheng Bei and Gu Yi Ran happened to be on a business trip to Shengcheng. They personally searched the man's rundown home, which was cluttered with old towels and cans, but found no useful clues, ruling out the possibility that the man was a drug addict.
Meanwhile, lawyer Liu visited the detention center to see a prisoner named Er Jin. After a brief conversation, he was about to leave when Er Jin urgently grabbed him, asking about his daughter, Jin Fei. Liu hesitated and handed over a recent photo of her, but something felt off. Er Jin's heart sank as he suspected Liu might be a spy sent by Jiang Ying Zi.
Er Jin, who cherished his daughter, was worried for her safety and insisted on meeting Zheng Bei to confirm that she was okay. It turned out that Jin Fei had recently been spending time with friends, going to movies and skating, but her condition was deteriorating. Zhang Xue Yao was monitoring her and suspected she was using drugs, so he quickly informed Zheng Bei.
That night, Jiang Xiao Hai followed Jin Fei and witnessed her buying drugs in a narrow alley. He immediately intervened to save her and took her back to his place, hoping to help her get clean. Meanwhile, Zheng Bei discovered that Jin Fei had been raped by Lin Jiang. When this news reached Er Jin, he was filled with anger and regret.
Zheng Bei and Gu Yi Ran took the opportunity to counsel Er Jin, revealing that Jin Fei had been injected with a large amount of drugs. Devastated, Er Jin decided to confess all his crimes to get out as soon as possible to protect his daughter.
According to Er Jin's testimony, before his arrest, Xiao Ma had given him a new drug trafficking route, but he didn’t know the specifics, only that Qin Yi had a package of clothes. Gu Yi Ran quickly got to work, soaking the clothes for testing while Zheng Bei stood guard. It wasn't until midnight that they confirmed the clothes were hiding drugs.
After some investigation, they uncovered the traffickers' scheme: soaking towels in methamphetamine solution, pretending to transport towels while actually smuggling drugs. These contaminated towels were distributed across various locations. Zheng Bei also discovered that the hotel had significantly increased its supply of towels before Qin Yi’s incident, matching the ones found with the homeless man.
Following the trail, the special investigation team located the person who discarded the towels. This lazy individual had carelessly thrown away the drug-laden towels, leading to the unfortunate death of the homeless man. Zheng Bei and Zhao Xiao Guang decided to track the drug delivery truck, with Li Wen Long's vehicle closely following. Ultimately, they all ended up at the Wanhuang Hotel.
They, along with Officer Wang from the Shengcheng special investigation team, infiltrated the hotel, intending to find the drug-laden towels. However, to their surprise, the hotel towels were pristine, with no issues at all. This led Officer Guan from the Shengcheng police to decide on a joint investigation, putting Zheng Bei in charge. Upon arriving at the special investigation team, he was taken aback; the team was like a mirror image of theirs: the trace expert Pan was as burly as a bear, Zhou Xi was practically a duplicate of Zhao Xiao Guang, and there was a female sanda champion named Yuan Jie. Even Officer Wang was a reflection of Zheng Bei, while the drug testing expert Wu Gang from Kun was just as professional.
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