【FULL】Beneath the Undertow EP04 | 暗潮缉凶 | iQIYI
[Beneath the Undertow] [Episode 4] There’s one more. Open it. Leave two men to keep watch in case Wu Bo returns home. Kun. This guy looks familiar. T-T-That’s… That’s the guy! How did he become a cop? Who is he? Lian Haiping. He’s a tough character. The name sounds familiar. Isn’t he the one who busted Yu’s place? Then he’s not easy to deal with. If he’s tough, find a way to handle him. Found it. It’s this red Great Wall, right? It left the city yesterday morning, took the national highway,
and headed west. Heading west is correct. Wu Bo might have
gone back to his hometown. Wuyangzhuang Village in Hei County,
Qingzhou City. I’ll take a team there now. Hei County? Zhao just called, they came up empty-handed over there. He’s still in Qingzhou. Isn’t Zhao’s hometown Zhaojia Village
in Hei County? I told him to visit his parents
while he’s there, and come back tomorrow morning. Have him go to Wuyangzhuang. Isn’t his arm injured? It’s fine, Lin Zi is with him. Good. Should we head out? No need. Team Leader Zhao and his men are
already in Hei County. Let’s see how it goes first. Take a rest today and stay on standby at home. Have you written today’s summary report? I already submitted. Okay. I spotted three typos at first glance. [Police Daily Report] Dad. Hello. It’s me. Son, have some meat. Okay, I got it. Put it down. Mom, I’ve got an assignment. Then if you’re not eating, I’ll bring you some spring rolls
to take with you. Dad, enjoy your meal. In such a hurry? Let’s go. We’re leaving, Uncle. Here, Lin Zi, take these and eat on the way. -Thank you, Auntie.
-You’re welcome. Bye, Uncle. -Bye, Auntie.
-Bye. Bye. Feng. I’m not mistaken, it’s you, right? I’m Bachuan! Bachuan? Wang Bachuan! Feng still remembers me, I’m honored. Come, come, come. Come to meet the legendary Feng, from West Railway… Stop right there. What are you doing these days? Delivering food. All of us are. Good. Having a legitimate job is what matters. Feng, would you join us for a meal? It’s on us. Let’s have barbecue skewers. Yeah, barbecue skewers. Forget it. I heard you’re now a public servant. Is it embarrassing to sit at the same table with us? I’m paying. Let’s go. [No. 157, Fenghua Road, Huajie Xiaoyao] The number you have dialed is
temporarily unavailable. Please try again later. You, drink up. Drink up. Okay. Come on, let’s toast to Feng. Feng! Feng! Feng! Drink up. Come on. Come on. More, more, more! Come on! Is a ride-hailing driver reliable? Lian Haiping. He’s rarely unreliable. If he really were just a driver, how would we put our face after these three months? Don’t be so petty. Solving the case is more important than saving face. Let me have a piece. Captain Zhao. That punk Wu Bo is nothing but trouble in our village. He was spoiled as a child, grew up acting like a thug, ended up in jail, and now his whole family is ashamed. He doesn’t do any work, just asks his family for money
to buy a car every day. He says it’s because he has no car,
so people look down on him. He also claims he couldn’t find a wife,
so he became a thug. Nonsense. His father broke his leg at the quarry and actually used the compensation to buy him a car. Isn’t that foolish? Just because he has a car,
he thinks he’s above everyone now. The guy’s been out for half a year
and barely came home. What’s the point? I don’t see his car. Has he even come back or not? No. He’s under close surveillance. We’d definitely know if he came back. His house has just one door? Right. Hello. Are you sure he hasn’t returned? Okay. Keep an eye out then. I went to see an apartment today. Jinhai One. Guo insisted on taking me to see the view. But that ocean view apartment is
really beautiful. As I was looking at it, I thought, it would be nice if our family
could live there. There’s a 120-square-meter,
three-bedroom apartment, all facing south. Guo said it’s perfect for us. This way, Shu could have a bigger room, and you could have your own study. I’m just thinking out loud. We can barely afford the down payment, and we’d have to use Shu’s college fund. Just buy it. I don’t plan to go to college. There is no point in it. College graduates earn such low salaries, the return doesn’t even
match the investment. You don’t need to go to college
to make money. Besides, I know you want me
to go to the police academy. I’m not going. You can’t force me. It’s better to save those four years and start making money earlier. I don’t want to live the way you guys do. Where did you learn these ideas? Who taught him this? What kind of twisted values are these? You’re never home anyway, so stop meddling in my business. I’m responsible for my own values. Do you think I work every day for myself? I don’t know, but it’s certainly not for me. I don’t need the police to save me. Stop arguing. I’ve never seen you get angry with others, so why does it change when you get home? Boss, get some sleep. I’ll keep watch. I’m not tired. Take a break. You haven’t slept all night. I didn’t take any painkillers. Thanks, Director. Wu Bo is back. That’s impossible. I’ve been watching all night. Someone saw his car. The red one? Yes, the red one. He’s the only one with a red car in our village. Where is it? Yes, that’s the one. Follow him. Now that he’s realized, what should we do? Take him down. This road is too narrow, it’s impossible to turn around. If he gets away, I’ll beat you up. Watch out! Go! Hurry up! Hurry up! Go! Stop! Stop! Pull over! Pull over! Turn off the engine and get out! Police! Hurry up! Move it! W-What are you doing? W-What are you guys doing? What’s your name? Wu. Are you Wu Bo? Wu Yunzhong! Why did you bump into me? He’s not Wu Bo. Where did you get this car? Revise it and print it again. Wu Bo hasn’t left the city, he’s hiding at a
fellow townsman’s house. The person driving back home
was his friend. Qi. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. He ran away again? No way. How did he get the information? He didn’t run away. He went to buy cigarettes. What a heavy smoker. He smoked all these in one day. Then, let’s wait. Zheng. The suspect is temporarily out, but could return any moment. Hide yourselves well, and be careful not to be seen. Copy that. Hide. Don’t move. He ran away! What happened? Stop right there! He’s spooked. Get away! That’s my car!
Someone stole my car! I’ll chase him down for you. Unbelievable. Stop! You are not running anymore? Stop pretending, a little car flip won’t kill you. Playing dead won’t help. Don’t move yet. You did this? I didn’t even touch him. Police must follow proper procedures
when handling cases. I didn’t hit him. He was already on the ground
when I got here. Check the security footage
if you don’t believe me. Were you drinking last night? You… Did you see it? How did you know? You’re a police officer. You need to report
even drinking after work. I didn’t drink. Go back first. I’ll notify you. Are you okay? Captain Lian. Call an ambulance. This is a false accusation. I guarantee,
with my 25 years of police service, Lian Haiping is clean. I also believe he was falsely accused. But I can’t explain this to them. With my 30 years of police service, I guarantee
that Lian Haiping is absolutely innocent. A person of good character has
nothing to fear. I believe Lian Haiping can withstand
any investigation. I’m just worried this will
delay his case handling. Well… Feng. Feng. Do you think Lian Haiping can handle this? It’s tough. The more reserved someone like him is, the harder it is for him to take
when he’s slandered. You… Qiuhong. Where’s Shen? He’s not seeing anyone or saying anything. Come in and sit down. Shen is gentle and sentimental. Let’s just leave him alone in the room. Uncle. Chunxia. Let me ask you, does Xiaozhou have any enemies at school? Where did she go that night? You really don’t know? Uncle, I don’t know. I really don’t know. You two are good friends, and live in the same dorm. How could you not know? She didn’t tell me. I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. Shen, calm down. Take care of your health. Don’t pressure the girl. How would she know? I’m sorry, Chunxia. I was too eager. Be patient. Wait for the police. They’ll figure it out. I can’t wait anymore. It’s unbearable. I just want to die. But before I die, I have to see that murderer die first. For Xiaozhou’s sake,
stop talking about dying. You need to live… For paternity testing, we need to do it twice to ensure accuracy, and our results usually take about a week to review. May I ask how the sample was collected? Was it done properly? It was taken from the rim of a cup. Will that work? Actually, if possible, you could bring the child in. The child? No. I-I’ll think about it. Okay. Celery. Hurry up, the meat is getting tough. Where’s the salt? Salt. Salt. Don’t, don’t, don’t mess around. From now on, I’ll cook,
and you stay out of my way. It’s too salty. Hello. Where have you been? Why aren’t you with the team? I’m eating out. You haven’t been suspended, have you? Who told you that? No, I haven’t. You better talk to Captain Lian and explain yourself properly. He’s a good person and smart, he won’t treat you unfairly. In the future, don’t come here so often. Spend more time with her. I have people from the union
looking out for me. Do you know Lian Haiping? Yes. You’re working with him now? You’re a lucky guy. He’s a very capable man. Truly. An expert can tell with just a glance. Once he came to our precinct to help with a joint case. His analysis was like a surgeon performing an operation, precise and decisive. He’s the best detective I’ve ever seen. Of course, as a person, he’s somewhat not good with words. It makes him seem difficult to approach, so many people don’t trust him. But when it comes to professional skills, I absolutely respect him. Working with him, you’ll learn a lot. Also, what that girl just said is right. If you haven’t done anything wrong, he absolutely won’t misjudge you. [Zheng, come back for the meeting] We got a lead two days ago. The loan shark gang leader, Old Shark, Sha Hongli, is hiding in Qingzhou. We immediately went to Qingzhou
to make the arrest, but we missed it. No one was at the residence. In the trash can at his residence, we found this printed flight ticket. It was for a flight to Melbourne,
Australia two days ago. Whether he has fled the country is currently being verified. That’s the situation. The scene was so clean, but a printed plan ticket was found
in the trash can? We also suspect it’s just a smokescreen, that’s why we need to verify it. Tell me about the situation here. How’s Wu Bo? He’s been treated, but is still in a coma. According to the doctor,
his brain trauma is serious and he likely won’t regain consciousness. He’s in a vegetative state? Wu Bo was fleeing when someone struck him on the head
with a blunt stick-like weapon. The blow was extremely forceful, which caused his skull to fracture. No weapon was found around the scene. I believe, while riding his scooter, Wu Bo was struck from the front
and knocked down. So it couldn’t have been Shi Qiangfeng. Then who attacked him? Could it have been someone from the crowd at the scene? Whoever caused these serious injuries to Wu Bo should be found. After conducting a search, this was found on Wu Bo. Shen Xiaozhou’s student ID card. This looks like a solid evidence. But according to Wu Bo’s friend
from the same village, Wu Yunchong, who is currently providing him
with shelter… On the evening of the 20th,
Wu Bo came to me, saying he was in trouble, and might be arrested as the murderer. He… He did give a ride to that female student, but he only made a few
flirtatious remarks, nothing else. But since he’s been to prison before, which you have on record, he’s afraid he can’t explain himself and you will… Wu Bo is currently staying at
Wu Yunzhong’s home, spending his days playing video games. Wu Bo claims he didn’t do anything, can we believe that? Regardless of whether what he says is
true or false, there are two suspicious points. First, this Wu Bo has been in Lingchuan for
less than six months, he’s not familiar with the Xuri Factory, so why would he dump a body there? Second, I checked the surveillance cameras around Wu Bo’s home on the night of 19th when the incident happened. Wu Bo’s red car, at around 7:20 PM, passed through the intersection
leading to his home and never left afterward. Also, on March 13th, Wang Yishan didn’t ride in Wu Bo’s car. Throughout the entire investigation of
the March 13th Case, Wu Bo never appeared. What about the student ID card? Are there fingerprints? The fingerprints were wiped off. I think there are two possibilities. First, the student ID was left in Wu Bo’s car
by Shen Xiaozhou, who didn’t notice when
getting out of the car, so Wu Bo could be the real killer. But why would Wu Bo wipe off the fingerprints? There’s another possibility, that the person who
knocked Wu Bo unconscious deliberately planted it on him. This person is the real killer. That was a pretty sharp turn. How would the killer know
you were arresting Wu Bo, and time it perfectly to knock him out and leave the student ID? Isn’t the first one more reasonable, that Shen Xiaozhou left it in the car? Alright, if you think the evidence against Wu Bo is insufficient, keep investigating. Shen Xiaozhou took Wu Bo’s car with the original intention of going to Lvcheng Environmental Tech. I asked yesterday, and Lvcheng said
Shen Xiaozhou never went there. Tomorrow I’ll investigate further, and see if there are any other leads. Good. Now regarding whether these two cases involve the same killer, do we have any new ideas? All right then. Let’s continue with our current assignments. Okay, let’s get to work. Haiping. I didn’t want to
distract you from your case, but there’s something I need to tell you just to give you a heads-up. We received an anonymous email claiming that in the Yu case we solved, the one about
Yu Dayou’s underground casino… The one I handled. Yes. It claims that the seized gambling money was short by 100,000 yuan. What? This is clearly a false accusation. That’s what Chief Qiu and I
told the higher-ups. But they’re threatening that
if we don’t investigate, they’ll continue posting online. So you’ll need to cooperate and explain what happened. In all my years on the force, I’ve never faced anything like this. Don’t worry, just answer their questions. Keep working on your cases, and don’t let it weigh on you. This email, no matter who sent it with ill intentions, we can’t let them succeed. We won’t. Cheers! Cheers! I’ll drink with you. [Criminal Investigation Division] I’ll drive. By the way, when I was chasing Wu Bo, a car hit me, otherwise I would’ve caught him. What car? Did you get the license plate? I didn’t have time to look. It hit me and then drove off. It’s also my fault, the road was narrow
and I was running too fast. Forget it. Is this Lian Haiping? Yes. Are you at the division now? I was just heading out on a case. What’s up? Were you drinking last night? I don’t know how you saw that. They were drinking beer, but I was drinking herbal tea. There was someone with blue hair there, do you know who he is? Yes, his nickname is Bachuan. How do you know him? I knew him before police academy. Do you know what he does now? He used to be a troublemaker, now I hear he does delivery. He’s doing things the right way now. Why are you asking about him? We’re here. I’m really sorry, I was extremely busy yesterday, I just couldn’t get away. In our company, I am indeed the person
who knows Shen Xiaozhou best. Is that so? Yes. Because I also graduated from
the Environmental Department at the Southern University
of Science and Technology. I’m considered her senior, exactly ten years ahead of her. I personally hired Xiaozhou, she’s extremely talented. Such a shame. I originally wanted her to
pursue a master’s degree, but she was determined to work. Probably because things are tough at home. I also come from a humble background, so I understand her completely. This way. Why did Shen Xiaozhou come to the company that day? Do you know the reason? Yes, I do. She told me in advance that she’d stop by the company
to pick up some materials to review them at home and get ready for work. She truly loves this industry. She’s both focused and hardworking. What time was she scheduled to come? 4:30. Did she come? It’s my fault. I forgot about it. I was on a business trip
out of town that day. Actually, I didn’t know
whether she came or not. I had to ask the reception and check the visitor log to confirm she never showed up. Isn’t she an employee? Why does she need to sign in? No, she’s not officially an employee yet, so she doesn’t have an ID badge. We checked,
and she definitely didn’t come. Where were you that day? Qingzhou. There’s a real estate project that needs an environmental assessment. I went in the morning and came back the next day. Don’t you need the technical staff
for the assessment? No need. Once the deal is confirmed, then we send technicians, so I went by myself. There’s something that might be useful to you. Go ahead. Our company was hiring. I selected Shen Xiaozhou from among three candidates. You probably don’t know this, but our environmental major is known as one of the
four hardest majors to study. It’s not only tough to study but even harder to find a job. I’ve heard about that. That’s why the compensation for this position is very generous, which is quite rare for fresh graduates. One of the rejected candidates was apparently Shen Xiaozhou’s classmate. He was very upset about being rejected and was quite angry. He even sent an email to the company. Anyway, the wording was quite harsh, basically slandering Shen Xiaozhou. What’s his name? His name is… Chen… Chen Hui. Yes, Chen Hui. What did he say? He said Xiaozhou used her looks and romantic relationships to get the job, and that we’d regret it and beg him to come back. Anyway, he was quite extreme. Romantic relationships. With whom? Is this really true? Looks like I’m the prime suspect. I personally recruited Xiaozhou. But I have absolutely no romantic involvement
with her whatsoever. We are completely clean. The company is about to go public, and as one of the founders, I certainly have enough self-awareness
to keep myself clean in these matters. You can investigate. Do you still have Chen Hui’s email? Yes. This Chen Hui must have
some serious delusions. He is in the terminal stage. I thought something was off last time. A classmate died, and he acted like that? [Lvcheng Environmental Tech] Now it’s clear. It’s hatred. He hates Shen Xiaozhu. You’ll question him later. Me? How should I do it? Be straightforward, no need to hold back. I can do that. Didn’t everyone leave campus already? Why is he still here? He’s preparing for graduate school exams. He is inside. You don’t need to go in. What are you doing? Nothing. What did you say? I was talking about my computer. Lost the data and can’t recover it. Those things you said about
Shen Xiaozhou in your email, do you have any evidence? Go investigate yourselves. That’s exactly what we’re doing now. You claimed that Shen Xiaozhou used romantic relationships to land a job. Can you make such accusations carelessly? You could be legally liable. I saw it. What did you see? One day when I was coming back
from my interview at Lvcheng, I saw Shen Xiaozhou with my own eyes together with a man. Who was it? Was it Hu Xiangze, the deputy CEO of Lvcheng? I couldn’t see clearly, but the guy was driving a luxury car. They’re all from the same group. What group? The privileged elite. Pretty girls finding rich men. What can’t they accomplish that way? Your understanding of society is really… Even if Shen Xiaozhou
got into that man’s car, what makes you so certain they have that kind of relationship? I’ve seen plenty. Who coming to campus in a sports car to pick someone up is truly innocent? Alright. What you just said is important, and we’ll investigate it.