E8 - Hostage

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[00:25] ---
    Good to see you, everyone!
[00:26] ---
    Don't forget to
    click the follow button, all right?
[00:30] ---
    Lu Guang, say something!
[00:33] ---
    Hi. Follow us.
[00:35] ---
    Hi. Follow us.
[00:38] (Flashback) ---
    Officer Wang, why did you take Cheng
    Xiaoshi out of the station? What happened?
[00:43] (Flashback) ---
    Where is he now?
[00:44] (Flashback) ---
    Where are you? I'll come—
[00:45] (Flashback) ---
    Qiao Ling,
[00:46] (Flashback) ---
    calm down.
[00:48] (Flashback) ---
    Do not come get me.
[00:49] (Flashback) ---
    It's too dangerous.
[00:50] (Flashback) ---
    Officer Wang? Officer Wang—
[00:52] (Flashback) ---
    Hey, what's going on?
[00:54] (Flashback) ---
    Sir, did you see which
    direction Officer Wang went in?
[00:58] (Flashback) ---
    She just took
    those two kids to get dinner.
[01:01] (Flashback) ---
    Then Captain Xiao had me call
    for backup, but what's going on?
[01:07] ---
    Based on what Officer Wang just said,
    they should still be nearby.
[01:11] ---
    But where?
[01:13] ---
    Hm?
[01:15] ---
    When did Lu Guang text me?
[01:21] ---
    Where is this...
[01:23] ---
    By the river?
[01:31] ---
    No one is picking up.
[01:36] (Flashback) ---
    H-Hey!
[01:38] (Flashback) ---
    No running!
[03:45] (Flashback) ---
    Cheng Xiaoshi!
[03:53] (Flashback) ---
    Why are you going with her?
[03:54] (Flashback) ---
    I never expected her to catch up first.
[03:58] (Flashback) ---
    It's all for nothing anyway...
[04:00] (Flashback) ---
    since we're going by boat.
[04:02] (Flashback) ---
    Let's see her catch up now.
[04:05] (Flashback) ---
    Cheng Xiaoshi!
[04:54] (Flashback) ---
    It looks like...
[04:55] (Flashback) ---
    I made it in time.
[04:58] ---
    Lu Guang?
[04:59] ---
    Why are you here?
[05:10] ---
    What's happening?
[05:12] ---
    Where am I?
[05:14] ---
    Cheng Xiaoshi!
[05:23] ---
    She's getting away!
[05:32] ---
    Good job!
[05:34] ---
    Huh?
[05:37] ---
    Lu Guang!
[05:58] ---
    Why did Lu Guang go with her?
[06:07] ---
    Captain Xiao! Officer Wang Juan!
[06:11] ---
    Hurry, get her to the hospital...
[06:16] ---
    Captain Xiao! Are you okay?
[06:19] ---
    What happened?
[06:22] ---
    Tell the men
[06:24] ---
    to send out an APB to every single station
[06:29] ---
    to catch Li Tianxi!
[06:40] ---
    How did it go?
[06:42] ---
    I assume you brought him back?
[06:47] ---
    Hm?
[06:50] ---
    Despite the minor setbacks, it looks
    like everything went according to plan.
[07:19] ---
    Why would you bring back that one?
[07:22] ---
    He showed up as soon as the boat arrived.
[07:25] ---
    It was an emergency.
    I had to let Cheng Xiaoshi go.
[07:28] ---
    I did not even let Xiao Li know
    where he would be taking the boat.
[07:32] ---
    How the hell could he have known?
[07:41] ---
    How could someone
    just vanish without a trace?
[07:46] ---
    Was anyone else in here?
[07:48] ---
    No, it was just us three.
    And the door was locked from the inside.
[07:51] ---
    We thought—
[07:55] ---
    Did you check the cameras?
[07:57] ---
    We did, but we thought Mr. Lu was in danger,
[08:00] ---
    so we only focused on
    footage of the broken window.
[08:03] ---
    But actually, he slipped
    out of his room only after we'd rushed in.
[08:10] ---
    Captain Xiao!
[08:14] ---
    Any trace of Lu Guang?!
[08:15] ---
    Cheng, calm down.
[08:17] ---
    What we've found so far
    means that Lu Guang planned to leave here.
[08:21] ---
    What we haven't found
    is how he knew about the boat.
[08:25] ---
    Damn it!
[08:26] ---
    If I hadn't lost control of myself,
    he wouldn't be in this mess.
[08:30] ---
    Nothing can come of blaming yourself.
    Let's just focus on figuring this out.
[08:35] ---
    It wasn't only you who lost control.
    Wang Juan was possessed too.
[08:39] ---
    Regardless, I put out an APB
    on both Li Tianxi and Lu Guang.
[08:44] ---
    And I found key info
    when I looked through the case file.
[08:55] (Flashback) ---
    Qian Jin?!
[08:57] (Flashback) ---
    Qian Jin was the one
    in charge of their case?!
[09:00] ---
    After looking through the file,
[09:02] ---
    I found out that Liu Lan and Li Fan's case
    was Qian Jin's last case on the force.
[09:19] ---
    And shortly after the murders,
[09:21] ---
    Qian Jin resigned.
[09:23] ---
    Then, Li Tianxi and Li Tianchen vanished,
    along with their case files.
[09:28] ---
    Considering all that,
    it's clear Qian Jin is involved.
[09:33] ---
    It also explains why those thugs working for
    Liu Jing and him showed up at the hospital.
[09:39] ---
    I'm having him tailed,
[09:41] ---
    but without concrete evidence,
    we have to be careful.
[09:44] ---
    We can't show that we're onto him.
[09:47] ---
    First things first, we find out
    what happened to Lu Guang.
[09:50] ---
    Is the room untouched?
[09:52] ---
    Yes, sir.
[09:53] ---
    We searched his room,
    but we were careful not to disturb it.
[10:00] ---
    The bathroom too?
[10:01] ---
    Oh, we didn't search it yet.
[10:06] ---
    He likely broke the window
    to draw your attention,
[10:09] ---
    and then hid in here to slip past you.
[10:13] ---
    From here to the river would
    have taken him less than 20 minutes.
[10:17] ---
    But his actions show zero hesitation,
    as if he'd planned them in advance.
[10:23] ---
    Oh, right,
[10:25] ---
    Lu Guang texted me the location.
[10:26] ---
    That's how I got there first.
[10:34] ---
    Is this Lu Guang's phone?
[10:36] ---
    Yes.
[10:37] ---
    Yes, that's his.
[10:39] ---
    It's as if he also left clues for us...
[10:43] ---
    Do either of you know his passcode?
[10:45] ---
    I know it.
[10:50] ---
    There. It's unlocked now.
[10:52] ---
    I never thought Lu Guang
    would tell you his passcode.
[10:55] ---
    Does 091305 mean something?
[10:58] ---
    No idea. I just
    happened to see him put it in.
[11:01] ---
    You...
[11:04] ---
    Qiao Ling, you're the only missed call.
[11:07] ---
    Now his photos...
[11:09] ---
    Huh?
[11:11] ---
    What's this one? Was there
    something outside his window?
[11:16] ---
    Wait, it's a photo!
[11:20] ---
    Now that we have a photo,
[11:21] ---
    can't you enter it and find out?
[11:24] ---
    Check the timestamp!
[11:27] ---
    Wait, he also texted me at exactly 6:42 p.m.
[11:31] ---
    Hmm...
[11:32] ---
    Right before we left here earlier,
[11:34] ---
    Lu Guang looked anxious.
[11:38] (Flashback) ---
    And, Cheng, on the way to the station, I'll
    give you some pointers about interrogations.
[11:44] (Flashback) ---
    Okay.
[11:45] ---
    Given his state of mind, I doubt
    he would have taken a scenic photo.
[11:49] ---
    Lu Guang must have had
    another reason for taking it.
[11:52] ---
    It's possible that he wanted
    to take the photo as a time marker.
[11:58] ---
    As long as he took it then, that moment
    could become a kind of turning point.
[12:04] ---
    No wonder Lu Guang's
    movements seemed off to me!
[12:08] ---
    When Master Si Wen used to train us,
    he was never as adept as you were.
[12:12] ---
    That means the one
    who fought against Li Tianxi...
[12:21] ---
    the same one who acted without thinking...
[12:24] ---
    was actually you,
[12:25] ---
    Cheng Xiaoshi!
[12:29] ---
    Then, if I don't enter this photo, isn't it
    possible things will turn out differently?
[12:36] ---
    Then maybe I would be the one she kidnapped.
[12:39] ---
    Uh... hey, what are you guys talking about?
[12:43] ---
    Oh, it's just some sci-fi story.
[12:46] ---
    Give us the room.
[12:47] ---
    O-Okay.
[12:50] ---
    Lu Guang...
[12:52] ---
    were you planning that whole time
    to risk yourself for me?
[13:07] ---
    This guy is bleeding all over the floor.
[13:11] ---
    I cannot have him die here.
[13:14] ---
    We have to find a way
    to bring Cheng Xiaoshi here.
[13:25] ---
    If we can get him here,
[13:28] ---
    we'll be able to use his power
[13:30] ---
    to rewrite the past...
[13:36] ---
    Yeah, what is it?
[13:38] ---
    What?!
[13:39] ---
    Really? They found Li Tianxi?!
[13:43] ---
    Yes, sir. The Nande District police
    received a report two nights ago.
[13:49] ---
    Whoa, this place is a ghost town now.
    I remember how busy it used to be.
[13:53] ---
    Everyone relocated. They're waiting
    to demolish the old buildings.
[13:59] ---
    Huh? Hold up.
[14:01] ---
    There's someone inside.
[14:03] ---
    That's not possible.
[14:04] ---
    Come on, let's go.
[14:06] ---
    Nah, listen!
[14:07] ---
    I swear someone's in there!
[14:09] ---
    What if it's a ghost?
[14:12] ---
    What are you, chicken? Let's check it out.
[14:14] ---
    I'm not a chicken!
[14:17] ---
    Quit yapping and help me open this.
[14:23] ---
    What the...
[14:26] ---
    I knew it was open!
[14:27] ---
    Come on, let's look around.
[14:29] ---
    If we can get him here,
[14:30] ---
    we'll be able to use his power
[14:32] ---
    to rewrite the past...
[14:35] ---
    Who's there?!
[14:38] ---
    ...including finding your sister.
[14:45] ---
    Two young men found a girl
    in an abandoned grocery store.
[14:50] ---
    There was no missing persons report at that
    time, but her description matches Li Tianxi.
[14:57] ---
    All right, it shouldn't be long now.
[15:01] ---
    The police will find your sister soon.
[15:07] ---
    As you are well aware,
    betrayal is the thing I detest most.
[15:12] ---
    So even if it's her...
[15:14] ---
    I won't show any mercy.
[15:19] ---
    Aren't you forgetting our other options?
[15:23] ---
    Well then,
[15:24] ---
    why don't you enlighten me
    as to our final move?
[15:53] ---
    Where is she?!
[15:55] ---
    Captain Xiao!
[15:56] ---
    Li Tianxi, where's Lu Guang?
[15:59] ---
    Still playing dumb?!
[15:59] ---
    Please calm down, sir.
[16:01] ---
    This girl came straight from the
    Nande District Station. It can't be her.
[16:06] ---
    I was in here with her earlier. It's her!
[16:09] ---
    Answer me, where's Lu Guang?!
[16:17] ---
    Huh?
[16:19] ---
    Wh-Why are you crying...
[16:25] ---
    That's enough, Cheng Xiaoshi. Calm down.
[16:27] ---
    It's possible she's not
    the Li Tianxi we saw earlier.
[16:31] ---
    How would that be possible?
    She looks identical!
[16:34] ---
    Does that mean it was...
[16:36] ---
    Sir, this is definitely the real Li Tianxi.
[16:39] ---
    She seems to be not only mute,
[16:41] ---
    but also suffering from
    arrested psychological development.
[16:59] ---
    So the girl earlier was really
    her brother impersonating her.
[17:03] ---
    But why isn't he more
    concerned with his sister?
[17:05] ---
    Why was he so focused on kidnapping you?
[17:08] ---
    It's possible that he's the one
    who has been possessing people,
[17:13] ---
    but how did he control
    Officer Wang Juan and me together?
[17:16] ---
    And how does he activate his power?
[17:20] ---
    Those answers are in
    the photo Lu Guang left.
[17:24] ---
    But—
[17:25] ---
    Even if you avoid entering it,
    the past won't change.
[17:28] ---
    If you ask me, what has happened
    is inevitably what will happen.
[17:33] ---
    Amongst countless outcomes,
    Lu Guang sacrificed himself to save you.
[17:37] ---
    That fate is inevitable.
[17:41] ---
    "The past and future
    must not be changed."
[17:49] ---
    Thanks, Qiao Ling.
[17:52] ---
    We've tried many methods, but she
    has neither eaten nor communicated with us.
[17:58] ---
    This may go from bad to worse
    if we keep pushing her.
[18:02] ---
    It's late now, so why don't we find
    a psychologist to talk to her in the morning?
[18:07] ---
    As we speak, there's
    a hostage under their control.
[18:11] ---
    Time is of the essence, so we can't let up.
[18:13] ---
    Captain Xiao, may I try to talk to her?
[18:21] ---
    We may as well.
[18:23] ---
    Oh, right, can you also
    grab a few things for me?
[18:37] ---
    Hi, my name is Qiao Ling.
[18:42] ---
    They told me you haven't
    had dinner, is that true?
[18:46] ---
    So I brought you milk and some snacks.
[18:50] ---
    It's okay. You can drink it
    whenever you want.
[18:54] ---
    Wanna hear a story?
[18:55] ---
    When my younger brother
    was little, he hated milk.
[19:01] ---
    Here, drink your milk.
[19:04] ---
    Don't wanna. It's gross.
[19:06] ---
    You haven't even tried it,
    so how would you know?
[19:10] ---
    Come on, be good and take a sip.
[19:11] ---
    No way!
[19:13] ---
    Drinking milk will make you taller!
[19:16] ---
    You're just lying! I won't drink it!
[19:18] ---
    Cheng Xiaoshi, you're being a dummy!
[19:21] ---
    Qiao Ling, you've changed!
[19:23] ---
    Now you act like a...
[19:27] ---
    Now you act like a girl tiger.
[19:31] ---
    Look at me, I'm a dummy!
[19:33] ---
    My name's Cheng Xiaoshi,
    and I'm a big dummy!
[19:37] ---
    Qiao Ling!
[19:39] ---
    That's it, I'm gonna draw a big, paper tiger!
[19:40] ---
    I'm Cheng Xiaoshi the dummy!
[19:46] ---
    After that, he drank
    the milk all at once.
[19:49] ---
    I laughed at him so hard.
[19:51] ---
    And the more I laughed,
    the faster he drank it.
[19:55] ---
    When he finished it,
    he drew all over the carton.
[19:59] ---
    I always saw myself as his big sister,
    but we're not that far apart in age.
[20:06] ---
    Now he's all grown up,
    and he's tall and strong.
[20:10] ---
    He is still impulsive sometimes,
    just like he was when he was a kid.
[20:16] ---
    But when he's up against all odds,
[20:19] ---
    there's no one cooler.
[20:37] ---
    So...
[20:39] ---
    I bet it's because he listened to me
    and drank his milk, don't you think so?
[20:43] ---
    How about you?
[20:45] ---
    Will you tell me your story too?
[21:13] ---
    Li Tianchen, right?
[21:16] ---
    I see why Cheng Xiaoshi
    keeps you around.
[21:18] ---
    Very clever.
[21:21] ---
    Now then...
[21:23] ---
    how did you know
    where and when to find us?
[21:27] ---
    If I tell you, won't
    I immediately lose my worth to you?
[21:39] ---
    You annoy the shit out of me.
[21:42] ---
    I regret going easy on you before.
[21:45] ---
    But you know what?
    Now I get to make you suffer.
[23:19] ---
    Shit, he's not supposed to check in here!