Episode Guide

Episode 1: Bian Jie, who had been missing for three years, was found.

The story takes place in a county called Zhaoyang, where three teenagers went missing near the Flying Dragon game arcade. After receiving a report, the police began a full-scale search. Two of the missing teenagers were third-year middle school students, Bian Jie and Wang Shuai. The third was a social acquaintance named Du Yi. >>read more

Episode 2: Wang Shi Tu and Bian Jie officially met.

Ever since Bian Jie's disappearance, Bian Mei Zhen had become mentally unstable, with her condition fluctuating. Every day after school, she would come to the school to pick up Bian Jie, carrying an umbrella, because it was raining the day her son went missing, and her memory had been stuck on that day. Jin Man Fu brought his son and daughter to the school to find Bian Mei Zhen, and Bian Jie, seeing his mother in this state, felt deeply saddened and guilty. So he secretly entered the school and then pretended to be leaving after school, and when Bian Mei Zhen saw her son at that moment, she was extremely surprised - after all these years, she was finally able to pick him up at the school gates. >>read more

Episode 3: Bian Jie is not the real Bian Jie.

Wang Shi Tu began to doubt Bian Jie's identity, as he compared the photos of Bian Jie as a child and now, and noticed that the shape of his ears did not match. Ears do not lie and do not change with age, so based on the ear shape, Wang Shi Tu concluded that the Bian Jie who has returned is not the real one. >>read more

Episode 4: The relationship between Wang Shi Tu and Bian Jie has improved.

Bian Mei Zhen went missing, so Yan Zi and Jin Man Fu quickly reported it to the police. Later, someone found Bian Mei Zhen near the sheep village, but it's still unclear how she got there. Wang Shi Tu took this opportunity to analyze the situation regarding Bian Jie's recent behavior with Jin Man Fu. Just as Wang Shi Tu was saying that Bian Jie might not return, Bian Jie suddenly ran back. It surprised Wang Shi Tu, as Bian Jie had heard the missing person announcement for Bian Mei Zhen on the bus and rushed back, still concerned about her since she went missing because of him. >>read more

Episode 5: Bian Jie discovered Jin Man Fu's secret.

Qin Yong found out that Wang Shi Tu had done a paternity test for Bian Jie, and he angrily went to confront Wang Shi Tu, asking him if he had any issues with Qin Yong, otherwise why would he have hidden this from him. Wang Shi Tu explained to Qin Yong that although the facts were as such, the family members had no doubts, and moreover, the child Bian Jie had not done anything wrong, so that's why he had kept it hidden. >>read more

Episode 6: Bian Jie secretly investigated the case of the 417 missing persons.

Wang Shi Tu found clues from a usurer. Wang Shi Tu received an envelope with Du Yi's debt repayment, which had "Tacheng Wang Village Supply and Marketing Cooperative" written on it. Wang Shi Tu asked his disciple Zhang Zheng to investigate if there were any illegal coal mines in the area. Another colleague went to the Tacheng Wang Village Supply and Marketing Cooperative and knew there was a coal mine there, but it was not an illegal one. >>read more

Episode 7: The substitute did not make it.

Little Seven dug up the white bones and was scared off. The next day, the passing villagers saw the situation and reported it. Wang Shi Tu and Qin Yong brought people to inspect the scene, and according to the forensic analysis, these white bones had been buried for at least two years. Wang Shi Tu noticed that the deceased was wearing a school uniform from Zhaoyang Third Middle School, which surprised Zhang Zheng, as the remains dug up three years ago were supposedly from a dog. >>read more

Episode 8: Little Seven has returned to Qing Ye's side.

Little Seven misunderstood Wang Shi Tu, thinking that Wang Shi Tu believed Jin Man Fu rather than himself. Little Seven still can't understand Wang Shi Tu's helplessness. When Little Seven was detained, Wang Shi Tu felt pity for him and sent him a bowl of instant noodles. However, Little Seven pretended to be poisoned while eating the noodles, which greatly frightened Wang Shi Tu. >>read more

Episode 9: Little Seven safely returned to Zhaoyang County.

Qin Yong and Wang Shi Tu led a team to Qing Ye's location, where they discovered an unconscious member of the joint defense team, but he was still alive. Wang Shi Tu found the number "7" symbol left by Little Seven at the scene. They followed the clues and found a recording device, which showed the events up until Qing Ye and his third Miss escaped. Qin Yong immediately deployed forces to pursue Qing Ye's criminal gang. >>read more

Episode 10: Xiao Qi deliberately prevented Du Yi from leaving.

When Xiao Qi returned home, he also brought the pumpkin seeds that his mother liked. He lied and said that he had been too busy with work in the past period and that's why he hadn't come home to visit his mother. When Bian Mei Zhen saw her son come back, she was very happy. However, Xiao Qi told his mother that he might not be able to live at home anymore, because his workplace was too far away and it would not be convenient to come back often, but he would still come back to see her frequently. Bian Mei Zhen hoped her son would eat well, and she would always be waiting for him at home. >>read more

Episode 11: Du Yi confessed the truth about killing Wang Shuai back then.

Du Yuan Xian went to the police station to turn himself in, confessing that he was the one who killed Wang Shuai, but he was unaware of Bian Jie's disappearance. By the time Wang Shi Tu and the others arrived at Du Yuan Xian's home, Du Yi did not run away, but instead waited at the doorstep for the police to arrive. >>read more

Episode 12: The swallow turned herself in to the police station.

Little Seven returned home, and Wang Shi Tu treated his arm, then asked him how he ended up at the Jin family's place. Little Seven explained the whole story, and he began to suspect that there was something wrong at Jin Man Fu's home, because a double-edged staff had gone missing, and Bian Mei Zhen claimed she couldn't find it, so he wanted to look into the situation himself. >>read more

Episode 13: Jin Manfu took out Doudan's toy gun.

Guo Guizhi knew that her daughter had been arrested, and in order to seek a chance to contribute, she voluntarily confessed the matter about Doudan from that year. Wang Shitu received the news and learned that there was a cotton spinning mill in Zhaoyang County back then, owned by someone surnamed Jin, who had found her through an intermediary, hoping she could arrange for someone to go to the designated place to take away a young boy wearing a police uniform. >>read more

Episode 14: Jinmanfu used Doudou to lure Wang Shitu.

Wang Shitu had been searching for Doudou for many years, and his wife Lulu also fell ill due to Doudou's disappearance. A year later, Lulu passed away, and before her death, she hoped that Wang Shitu would give up searching for Doudou and find someone else to start a new family with. Wang Shitu pretended to agree with Lulu, just to let her pass away peacefully. >>read more

Episode 15: Jin Manfu was arrested.

Wang Shitu dressed himself up carefully, wanting to go with Jin Manfu to pick up Doudou, but Jin Manfu told him that Yanzi had not been released, and even forced him to contact the police to inquire about the situation. Wang Shitu contacted his disciple Zhang Zheng, but according to the rules, Zhang Zheng could not tell Wang Shitu anything about the case. In front of Jia Manfu, Wang Shitu cursed these people as selfish and ungrateful - they didn't care about the teacher-student relationship as soon as they were demoted. He also felt that Qin Yong had deliberately sabotaged him, just because Qin Yong wanted a promotion and was secretly working against him. >>read more

Ending 16: Qin Manfu gave an accurate and truthful account.

Qin Manfu was arrested, and he wanted to take full responsibility so that Yan Zi could regain her freedom. It was true that on that night, he had helped Yan Zi dispose of the body. However, he claimed that he had returned home to find Bian Jie stealing money, and discovered that Bian Jie had harbored improper intentions towards his sister. In a fit of emotion, he accidentally killed Bian Jie and buried the body under his grandmother's coffin. >>read more