[Be Reborn] EP14 | Detective Cracks Cases with Talented College Boy | Zhang Yi/Wang Junkai | YOUKU
[Be Reborn] [Episode 14] That’s right. Let me learn how to read Morse codes first. I won’t rush you. I just need a corner here to learn it for a while. Captain Luo, look. By hacking her phone, we’ve obtained some basic information about Wang Xue. There are a lot of pictures on her phone.
It’s a pity no pictures of her and her boyfriend can be found. But through her social media account, we’ve found her chat records with her boyfriend. Look. Let me take a look. [Schulz(this account has been deactivated)] [Do you like Schulz?] [I like him a lot!] [I’ve been having a cash flow problem lately.]
[If you don’t transfer the money to me, I’ll post your nude pictures immediately.] [This is my last bit of money.] Given the chat records, we can see her relationship with her boyfriend has deteriorated within this month. Wang Xue also took out a loan from loan sharks within this month. Let me arrange
The timeline. You guys see if it’s logical. Her so-called “boyfriend” threatened her with a breakup and forced Wang Xue to have sexual intercourse with him so that he could take nude pictures of her and hold her accountable for the loan she took out so he can leave with the money.
Do you guys think it’s logical? According to what we have right now, it makes sense. It’s logical. Ye, can you track the social media account that was used to chat with her? How about this? I’ll log into Wang Xue’s account and carry out backward tracing Okay. [Tracking started] Why did it log out?
Let me try again. [This account is already logged in.] It shows that someone has logged into her account remotely. Hurry and track the IP address. I’m doing it. The IP address is at Qingcheng University’s library. Network it and access the security cameras to see who it is. Got it.
Wang Xue rarely logged into her chat account using a computer. There are only several records of her exchanging homework details with her friends. Check her friend list. See if there’s anyone suspicious. She’s in the Student Council, just like you. There are a few hundred contacts just from the students
Of the same cohort as us. It’s really hard to detect a suspect without any chat records. The cops have confiscated Wang Xue’s phone. They have her call records and her chat records. Fatty, check Wang Xue’s internet browsing record for me. Internet browsing record? She visited Taobao, CNKI, and this, a website of novels.
These are useless. I’ve always been curious about one thing. Say, how do you think this scammer managed to make Wang Xue trust her within such a short time? Fatty, among us, you’re best at technology. Have you ever heard of a hacker who doesn’t use advanced technology to hack into someone’s system?
Instead, he preys upon the weakness of humans. Are you saying that he’s a social engineer? That’s right. [Personal messages] According to her chat record on Doulai Net, she had 473 conversations with a user whose account had already been deactivated. And in the end, she was the one who gave him her phone number. He’s just a scammer. A playboy! Just like what Wenjie had predicted, the topics he had mentioned
Were all related to Xue’s hobbies. Look. He quoted [Diary] from Bruno Schulz’s novel immediately when he first chatted with her. He was Xue’s favorite author! This user is quite new to the platform. And he only deactivated his account just a few days ago. Fatty, can you do a reverse search
And find out his IP address and his info used in registration? That’s difficult. I have to get permission to check the back-end data to access such information. If so, at least find his email for me. I’ll give it a try. Besides this advertisement and some spam emails, there’s nothing else.
[You’ve successfully joined the membership of Zhulang Swimming Pool] [Welcome to Zhulang Swimming Pool] (someone will retrieve it from you.) What’s the matter? Nothing. There’s nothing useful indeed. If I must say, we should hand over her computer. We should let the cops do the job. No. Yesterday, in the library, Wang Xue came to me asked me about the cops.
If I had been more attentive back then, I… I think I have to do something for her. He had to do something to cause us trouble. He’s even a law student. Doesn’t he know the saying “Go to the police when in trouble”? Must he interfere in it? But the victim
Was one of his classmates. It’s understandable for him to try to help. The three of you. You guys are in trouble. [Chat history] Look. [Please do not share my photos! I can’t get any more money.] These are the only things we’ve found for now. Next, Captain Luo, we need your help
To ask Doulai Net for the details of a certain user. By doing so, I believe we will find clues about this scammer. Are you assigning a mission to me right now? Where did you get Wang Xue’s laptop? How did you guys manage to log into her account? It’s like this. Lin Zhiyue? You’re here? I just went to the computer repair shop near the school gate. Xue’s laptop was there too. She got herself involved with some trouble lately, right? That’s why I brought back her laptop. You are her best friend. Please pass it to her family. Make a report to you if we find any sort of clues. You need to understand something here. The cops are the ones investigating the case right now. Captain Luo, we only wanted to… To analyze her behaviors and habits, to search for relevant information and imitate her thinking logic so as to find out
About the secret she’s hiding from us. Captain Luo, those were the social engineering skills I had mentioned to you before. I just have one suggestion to make. Since a scammer like him can put such knowledge to use, that means we can use the same method against them. I don’t need your suggestion.
You three were just creating more trouble for us, hindering us from executing our duties. Shuang’er, bring the laptop and the three of them along. Let’s head to the station. Captain Luo, this has nothing to do with them. I took the initiative to investigate the case. They just wanted to help Wang Xue.
That’s why they came to check out what I had gotten. They don’t need to follow you back to the station, do they? Fine. Only you then. Follow me. Hurry up! In Wang Xue’s chat record. According to the pattern, we’ve retrieved Doulai Net’s background data and filtered out a huge number of similar conversations. After doing a reverse search on these conversations, we discovered that there were more than one victim. Although the newly deactivated accounts which had interacted with the victims had
Different user names and email addresses, the way the sentences were structured and the conversational habits, such as punctuation and pausing, show the owner of these accounts is one person. But I think something was different about his conversation with Wang Xue. What’s the difference? I think his conversation with Wang Xue was more… malicious.
Malicious? To manipulate a person emotionally is to belittle the victim repetitively. Wang Xue wasn’t the only one. Other victims had also received similar messages. But when you analyze the conversation between him and Wang Xue, you’ll realize that he was trying to lead her to commit suicide. If that was the case,
This would be more than a scam. More than a scam? One more thing. Let’s look at the entire timeline. Wang Xue’s nude pictures were uploaded to the Internet last afternoon. But today is the day for the pictures to be circulated and go viral on the Internet. This morning, to be exact.
But on Wang Xue’s phone, we found that she received the text message last afternoon. This message includes a link to her nude pictures for the loan. But the text message was sent online by an SMS batch sender. We couldn’t trace the source. This person is so sick!
Not only does he want to scam people of their money, but he also wants them to die! Shuang’er. I don’t care if he’s psycho or not. I’m just trying to solve this case as soon as possible. There are so many victims. I don’t want the tragedy to be repeated.
Did they make things difficult for you? No. They just asked me to give them the information we had found. I’m glad to hear that. I know why you did that. Wenjie, I would like to thank you on Xue’s behalf. If only I had gone after her and asked her about her condition.
Stop blaming yourself. It’s not your fault. The fault lies with that shameless scammer. Now, I just hope that the cops can arrest him as soon as possible. That way, no one else will end up like Xue. [Luo Jian] Hello? Captain Luo? I wish to speak to your classmate. Lin Zhiyue.
Can you give me her contact number? She’s right beside me. What’s the matter? How about this? Pass the phone to her. I’ll speak to her directly. Hello, Captain Luo? It’s me, Lin Zhiyue. Hello, Lin. I’m Luo Jian. I have received a piece of news. I would like to tell you about it. Through
Filtering out the users on Doulai Net and reorganizing the data of illegal credit companies, we’ve found three other victims. We just want to know more about the victims’ condition, you know? We’re trying to gather more information so we can solve the case as soon as possible. However, these three girls
Might be afraid that their identities might be leaked and get harmed again, so they didn’t want to cooperate with us. I’d like to know if there is any other clues regarding Wang Xue that you can provide to us? I’ve already told you everything I know. I will surely tell you guys about it
If I remember anything else. Sorry, Captain Luo. Wenjie, can we do this instead? I’ll talk to the other girls. I’ll try to locate them for you. Hello. You’re “In Search of Lost Time”, right? You are? I’m Lin Zhiyue, the person who called you yesterday, Wang Xue’s best friend. I’m very thankful
That you’re meeting up with me today. I saw the news about what happened to Wang Xue. I can feel her pain. That’s why… That’s why I want to do something for her. Of course, I’m also doing it for myself. I know it might be excruciating to think of the terrifying experience again.
So later, if you feel uncomfortable about any of my questions, you can choose not to answer them. You mustn’t force yourself. Thank you. The Silent Proust, does that username ring a bell? If so, at what period did he usually chat with you? Now that I think about it,
The person, The Sea of Vaccinium, did talk to me at a specific time period. He usually chatted with me after 5 PM. He said good night around 10 PM, saying he had to wake up early for work. Oh, right. He barely replied to my message after 9 AM. So besides chatting online,
Have you two met each other in person before? Only once. Vincent only agreed to meet me after I asked many many times. I wouldn’t have trusted him like a fool if it weren’t for the fact that I had met him once. So what does he look like? Very tall and skinny. He had… His bangs were covering his eyes. He was always squinting, I think he was not very particular with his outfit. His back was always hunched. When we talked about literature. For the rest of the time, he didn’t seem confident to me. Pretty innocent to me. He didn’t feel like a scammer at all. His hands He would stir his coffee with a tiny spoon elegantly. Do you know what I mean? It’s the kind of elegance People say a decent and noble person is only nurtured with three generations’ efforts, right? Back then, judging from the way he talked and acted, I thought he was the third-generation son of a literary family. Besides that, did he leave any special impression on you? Oh right. There was a nice scent on him.
What kind of scent? It didn’t smell like perfume. There was a hint of pine incense and it smelled… a little burnt. He had a faint popcorn scent on him. It smelled sweet, but not very thick. It smelled like caramel. That’s right, caramel. Where did you guys meet up back then?
How many times have I told you? This is a security camera. But not everyone can access it at will. Fine. Do me a favor, can you? This isn’t about money. It’s a matter of principles. This is all I have. Say, you’re making things difficult for me, you know? Captain Luo?
You’re pretty rich, aren’t you? Sorry for the trouble. Show me the security footage from the seventh last month. What? Who the heck are you guys? This is a security camera. Not everyone can access it at will. Well, sorry. [Public Security] Had to trouble you a bit. Of course. I can make an exception.
Alright, please wait a moment. Lin had told us about the details you’d gathered. We just came from the western restaurant in Luoshan District. The owner said that a young man kept pestering him for the security camera footage. He was also offered 200 yuan. And he agreed at last. Was it you?
It’s not that. I was just curious. Where does that curiosity come from? Do you have too much money with you? I got you your money back. Thank you, Captain Luo. Sir, please. Thank you. You can leave now. Don’t interrupt our investigation. Go now. Just go.
When will you return the 200 yuan to me? I will. Sometime. This guy has a strong counter reconnaissance awareness. He avoided all the security cameras ever since he entered the shop. His face was not captured at all. Look, the place he chose was hidden from view too. It’s fine.
The body size and the height are basically the same as what we saw in the previous two restaurants. I think it’s the same guy. We did narrow down the range now. But it isn’t enough. Let’s stick with the most primitive method then. Retrieve the footage of every security camera near these restaurants.
That way, we can track him down. He’s pretty dumb. Sir, may I say something? In my opinion, I think he’s of the same trade like me. Of the same trade? It’s like this. I worked as a barista for quite a while. Baristas are very particular about the strength, angle, and speed
When they make pour-over coffee. That’s why baristas study these steps repeatedly. Over time, they’ll form a habit. Just look at the way he stirs the coffee and his rhythm. I can tell he’s a professional at first glance. You’re a model citizen. Thank you so much. Would you be my patron then?
Get me a cup of coffee. Sure. Make it two. [Happy Time Coffee] Captain Luo, the western restaurant we went to was located in Luoshan District. The beverage shop was in Linghu District. And this cafe is in Nancheng. Look. It’s obvious that this person didn’t want people to discover his tracks.
We’ve been to all three districts. Pingyuan District is the only one that is missing. What do you mean? Maybe he’s staying or working in Pingyuan District. The fox preys farthest from home. For the past three dates, once was on the weekend while twice were on working days. Both dates on the working days
Were set at 7 PM. It indicates he had to travel two hours from his workplace. So we can rule out Linhu and Luoshan as they are too far away. I remember those girls mentioned that there was a caramel smell on him. The specialty of this coffee shop is creme brulee. Could it be
This cafe? [Creme brulee, Blue Mountain, Flat White] So you two don’t drink? We’re allergic to alcohol. Why are you guys here then? It was a cafe when we came here last time. Why are you guys selling alcoholic beverages right now? I suppose you didn’t see the sign when you came in.
There was a sign at the door. We operate as a bar after 5 PM. Oh yeah, it was afternoon when we last came here. We had excellent pour-over coffee. How many baristas do you have here? Only one. Do you know him? I wouldn’t say that I know him. We just greet each other
When we exchange shifts. Do you know his name? Li Anfu. What are you doing here? You’re really hindering our work. Don’t worry about Wang Xue’s case. Just leave it to us. We’ll surely give you an explanation. Alright then. Captain Luo, I’m counting on you. Go back now. Let’s go. [Zhulang Swimming Pool] Mister,
Our working hours are almost over. If you wish to swim, you can come after 9 AM tomorrow. It’s not that. I’m just here to inquire about the membership here. My friend was a member of your club. He said I could get a 50% discount if I was referred by a member, right?
That’s right. His name is Li Anfu. Please check it for me. Li Anfu? Please give me a moment. Okay. Here are the keys. -I’ll leave first. -Okay. See you tomorrow. Bye. Please give me a moment. [Barista, Li Anfu] We found his working pass in the cafe. Li Anfu. We’ve already talked
To the three victims. Basically, we can confirm that the culprit behind the scams is him. After that, I’ve investigated his background. He’s not from Qingcheng City. [Registration of Permanent Resident] It seems that he came here to work when he was around 16 or 17. According to the community census,
He has changed his address for more than seven times. Most of the time, he was doing part-time jobs with low pay. But the address he had registered lately was an apartment for white-collar workers with pretty high rent. We’ve visited the apartment too. The housekeeper said that the keys were returned to him
Two days ago. He said that guy was going on a long trip. And that person had not appeared for the last two days. From his computer, we found an excel sheet. [User information of Doulai Net] Look. This is the user information he had filtered out from Doulai Net. It’s very detailed.
This is bizarre. Li Anfu showed no signs of hiding or disposing of the evidence. Could it be that he didn’t have enough time to do so? He quit his job out of the blue saying he was going on a trip on the same day when Wang Xue committed suicide.
It seems like he was trying to run away after watching the news. That might be possible. But I’ve checked his ID as well. He hasn’t taken any public transport to somewhere far away. He hasn’t rented any vehicles or checked in at any hotel. By the way, the phone number he registered
With his ID was cut long ago as payment was overdue. I know you guys are exhausted after a long day. It’s been tough on you guys. Let’s hang in there and do our best. How about this? Go and ask a favor from our associate departments. Help us do the searching in bath centers,
Internet bars, massage parlors, and foot spas of the entire city. Okay. See if there’s a customer named Li Anfu. Okay. You search the vehicle renting companies. and you, e-hailing companies. See if they have a customer named Li Anfu who had used their service
And traveled out of the city in the past few days. Okay. Okay? Okay. Come on. Let’s do it. Here are the keys. I’ll leave first. Is your shift over? Wang, I’ll leave the keys here. I left my swimming goggles here, right? Wang. Don’t hide anything from me when in trouble. Say, if you treated a friend with all of your heart, but he did a lot of bad deeds behind you, what would you do? Isn’t it obvious? Just stay away from him. I finally understood
What it felt like to be finding a needle in a haystack. Say, Li Anfu can’t just dupe another girl to rent a shared bike for him and ride his way out of town, right? That’s ridiculous. Wenjie? What’s the matter? Hello, Captain Luo. Well, I have something to tell you. Actually, Li Anfu
Is more than just a scammer. Before this… We had the same idea about him. However… [Jiang Hao] I have an important call to answer right now. I’ll call you back when I’m free. Captain Luo? Hao. Where? Keep a close eye on him. We’ll be there immediately. He found Li Anfu.
It was worse than the story you just made up. Let’s go! How was it? Captain Luo. Captain Luo bought some food for you. I’m starving. Swap with Dazhi later. He hasn’t eaten either. Where is he? He’s standing guard outside the hotel lobby. We’ve already confirmed that our target is in Room 1311.
It’s a suite. There are three other accomplices too. We found them by checking the security camera. I’ve already called for reinforcements. So they’re a group of scammers. How did you guys discover them? We found them by visiting vehicle renting companies. Two days ago, someone hailed a cab
To Yujiang City on the east side. I found the cab driver and verified with him with Li Anfu’s picture. He confirmed the passenger was Li Anfu. [Qingyang Taxi] Hello. We’ll reach Yujiang soon. Could you please tell me the exact address? Or is someone picking you up at the exit of the highway?
Keep driving. I’ll make a call first. Hello? I’ve already reached Yujiang. Say that again? Are you kidding me? You didn’t tell me in advance that you were changing the location! This is the last time I’m doing this. Don’t forget, you were the one who begged for my help. Where are we heading?
Turn back. Go back to Qingcheng City. After that, the driver drove him to this hotel. I brought Dazhi here after I heard about the situation. Initially, I was afraid that I might alert him to our presence. So I planned to make up a story to inquire about them from the receptionist.
Yet we met him at the nearby food street before we even reached the hotel. He was enjoying some cold-served skewers. H had the mood to eat when someone died because of him. So thoughtless. Without Zhuang Wenjie’s analysis, it would be difficult to locate him by decrypting the proxy server. That’s right.
Just now, the technical investigation department sent me a message. The IP address of Li Anfu’s apartment had logged into one of the scammer’s accounts. I guess he wanted to hide his true IP address within thousands of proxy IP addresses so that we would neglect it. He’s trying to hide under our blind spot.
Hao, we’ve arrived. Stand by. Captain Luo, our men have arrived. Let’s go. Can you lay low? Even after creating such a huge mess, you still have the mood to go shopping and enjoy a good meal? Why should we be so cautious? The four of us in a suite, the sneakier we act,
The more suspicious we look. Why do you look so detestable to me? We’re launching a big plan soon. But you had to went and scam someone. Someone even died for this. I suspect he did it on purpose! He’s trying to get the cops on our tails and drag us down, isn’t he?
You better watch out if something happens. Ms. Hong will have you pay with your life. Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to lecture me? Ms. Hong was eager to see my capability. That’s why I scammed those young ladies. Besides, this is a partnership. I don’t need
To explain myself to her. I’m not her lackey. Say that again? Let go of him. He said we’re lackeys! Let go of him. Li Anfu, we did invite you here. But if the cops find out about you because of your carelessness, don’t blame us for being ruthless. Relax, alright?
How many years I’ve been doing this? When did I ever fail? This is the advantage of using the Internet in modern society. You can have countless identities. You can hide your true identity among them. No one will discover it. We’re already familiar with the building’s structure. I’ve stationed our men
At both emergency exits. Very good. Room 1311 is opposite the elevators. The hotel management team has already stopped the elevators from Floor 9 to Floor 16 to prevent any passersby from interfering with our mission. Very good. We’ve already made arrangements for the guests three floors above and below this floor.
Later, Hao and I will charge inside. You and Shuang’er can stand guard outside. This is a sure catch. They won’t be able to escape. Seems like you’ve grown up. I will work harder. Let’s do it. Moving up. I thought you said the elevator has been stopped? ♪I will take responsibility for everything♪
♪As the answer lies hidden♪ ♪The quiet people♪ ♪Will still meet♪ ♪Can’t hide behind the old window♪ ♪Can’t avoid the lies♪ ♪How to choose a frame that refracts light?♪ ♪Trying to cover up right and wrong but ending up exposing them♪ ♪The world♪ ♪With black, white, and grey♪ ♪Everything pretends to stand in the middle♪
♪Only leaving♪ ♪A bunch of leads♪ ♪That got annihilated after trying to survive♪ ♪The dividing line that lingers and vanishes♪ ♪Running about at the desired door♪ ♪Those who leave without saying goodbyes♪ ♪Will one day gather under the stars♪ ♪The world♪ ♪With black, white, and grey♪ ♪Everything pretends to stand in the middle♪ ♪Only leaving♪
♪A bunch of leads♪ ♪That got annihilated after trying to survive♪ ♪The dividing line that lingers and vanishes♪ ♪Running about at the desired door♪ ♪Those who leave without saying goodbyes♪ ♪Will one day gather under the stars♪ ♪The light falls and becomes stagnant♪ ♪Penetrating the tampered starting line♪
♪The drooping pendulum pointing at the dark space♪ ♪Never doubting♪ ♪The borders between good and evil of the world♪