[Detective L]
[Episode 17] [The Smiling Black Widow: B]
Ouyang Xun disbanded the team and stopped the investigation
while the murderer ceased all activities and suddenly stopped committing crimes
It seems they reached some kind of secret agreement between them
To be more accurate,
they made some kind of dirty deal
After I die,
The deal
will die with me
Someone who was cleaning found the two bodies
The victims have smiles on their faces
It's so strange
Dr. Han
Where's the real Wang Xue Ru?
Miss An
died of an illness two years ago
Since she died of an illness,
you could have just told us the truth
Why did you disguise another patient as her?
it's useless to hide Miss An's dead or alive status from us
Do you think you can hide it from the murderer?
The murderer who hurt you before
kidnapped two university students the night before last
Their faces are stiff
frozen in a strange smile
We have found the surviving victim,
Wang Xue Ru
But her condition is not that stable
So she can't help us for the time being
Hello
Are you Qin Xiao Man?
Hello
This is the police station
I'm looking for Det Sup Savoy
He went out to meet someone
and will be back shortly
Is there anything I can help you with?
Are you Qin Xiao Man?
Yes, I am
I read in the paper
that you and Luo Fei have solved a lot of crimes together
Do you feel a sense of accomplishment?
Who are you?
It's nice of you to take my call
Qin Xiao Man,
I want to make a deal with you
I still have a girl in my hands
Same as five years ago
As long as you let me off,
I'll release that girl
and stop killing
Help!
Is anyone there?
I have no authority to do this
You can definitely prevent me from getting caught
For example,
by having key pieces of evidence disappear inexplicably,
messing up the investigation,
and making it lose direction
Do that, and I'll release the girl
He knew that
my heart would be plagued by guilt towards the victims
Their files
No
Their vengeful spirits
have been haunting my bedside
I will not negotiate with you
Think it over carefully
Every word you say right now
will decide the life or death
of a girl and even more people
I won't compromise with you like Detective Ouyang did
My duty
is to catch you with my own hands
You did the right thing
We're not going to make any deals with the killer
Do you think
a few words from me
will make an innocent girl suffer torture?
Luo Fei is here too, huh?
I only brought one bowl of soup
I'll get you another one later
-It's okay -Xiao Man
I made you some longan fruit and jujube soup
Try it and let me know how it compares to the one you made last time
Thank you, Su Su
Oh yeah, didn't you tell me
your friend's daughter
would come and stay with me?
I've prepared the bed for her
Why hasn't she come yet?
Huh, that's right
She should have arrived here
before nightfall today
Anybody there?
Who are you?
What do you want?
Help!
Help! Step back!
Excuse me
Another tickle torture death by asphyxiation
It's all my fault
If I had agreed with the killer last night,
she wouldn't have died
It has nothing to do with you
What you have to do now is to catch the killer
Don't let him get away with it again
Have you confirmed the victim's identity?
I didn't find any identification
We may need to go through the database of missing people
How long does it take?
Depends on luck. If we're lucky, about three days
There's a very short interval between the kidnapping and the murder
We must hurry
There's really no clue at all
No
We do have enough clues to determine the victim's identity
How do you know?
The victim was an international student
who just got back from abroad
We can first investigate large ocean liners that arrived in Shanghai the last two days
from a voyage lasting more than two weeks
By checking the passenger list,
we should be able to identify her soon
Look
She had a rash on her face
The type caused by long-term exposure to the sea breeze
The rash usually disappears in about a week
It means the victim just came back from abroad via the sea
She has some skin peeling marks on her forehead
This is likely caused by a sunburn due to the intense sunlight near the equator
Since it's gone via the equator,
it's a voyage of at least half a month
So to find out the identity of the victim, we must check the ocean liners first
If she only just disembarked the ocean liner
we should be able to find her in the list
Xiao Liu
Go to the pier now
Okay
What brings you back?
Where are you going?
Didn't I tell you about a friend's daughter who was coming back from England?
She's the one who is going to share your room
She hasn't arrived yet?
Normally she was supposed to be here yesterday
But she's not here yet
I'm on my way to the ocean liner company to ask about her
Which ocean liner company?
England Far East Cruise
What's wrong?
Do you have a picture of her?
My friend sent it to me before
What's wrong?
What's wrong? Xiao Man
What's wrong? Don't scare me like this
What's going on?
She was murdered
What?
Murdered?
She's only twenty years old
Who'd be cruel enough to kill her?
Tell me who would do this!
What should I tell my friend, Xiao Man?
I'm so sorry, Su Su
These four blue circles on the map
are where the murderer dumped the bodies five years ago
All are concentrated in the north and the east
These two red circles
are the locations where we discovered the latest bodies
in the center and west respectively
If that's the case,
he dumped bodies everywhere except for the south
For his next murder, will he choose to dump the body in the south?
There's another location
that we definitely shouldn't ignore
The phone booth where the murderer called me from
After killing his victim
he definitely won't dump the body
in an area he frequents
because he wants to avoid the investigation
If it's a completely unfamiliar environment,
he'll be very insecure
He'll lack the arrogance needed to negotiate with the police
Not arrogance,
but dominance
So, in conclusion,
the killer is very familiar with the area
in the south of Shanghai French Concession
Good
But...
If what
Xiao Man said was right,
you still have to realize what situation we're in
With a population of hundreds thousands in the south,
catching the killer isn't going to be easy
Right?
The killer committed another crime after being dormant for five years
He left us with a lot of new clues
The killer must have his own car
Otherwise, it's impossible to dump the body in one go
I know
The killer doesn't have a car
He borrowed a car
to dump the bodies, am I right?
This killer is different
He acts according to a premeditated plan
And he dumped the bodies so many times
He'll only feel safe
using his own car
Very good
But there's one thing I still find odd
The murderer committed another crime
He kidnapped two female university students at the same time
If he was by himself
wouldn't it be too hard?
You suspect
there's more than one killer
Impossible
Judging from the autopsy report,
the whipping marks on the body are very consistent
it's from the same guy
I agree with your conclusion
But how did he kidnap two people at the same time?
Would he have a gun?
The two victims exited the Paramount Ballroom at 11.30 pm
The road they used to walk back to their university
is a road with streetlights
If the killer had threatened them with a gun,
I think they would have fought back with all their might
which would have exposed the killer
Could the killer have been a friend they recognized at the Paramount?
And with the excuse of giving them a ride back to the university
he lured them into his car?
First,
when a person leaves a familiar environment,
they'll be much more vigilant,
especially women
Second,
I've checked the university entry records of the two victims
They've never stayed outside the dorm
In other words,
they were very conservative
They're vigilant
and conservative
So, I think
they wouldn't just get into the car of a friend they met at Paramount
The superintendent just left
Don't you want to go back?
If I hadn't make the killer angry,
maybe the girl wouldn't have died
Maybe she would be sleeping in a bed with me right now
You're still thinking about that
I thought I had already successfully talked some sense into you
If I don't catch the killer,
I don't think I can face Su Su
Xiao Man
You've done a great job today
Don't carry the killer's mistakes on your shoulders
My back hurts
And yet the place where I belong is still the most comfortable place to be
Wait
You just said
The place where you belong
Did you discover something?
I think
we can catch the killer
Luo Fei
Why did you call us here early in the morning?
Did you figure it out?
Xiao Man's words reminded me
People will only drop their guard
at the place where they belong
For these two students,
it's right here
East Shanghai University
Exactly
They have their dorm,
classmates, teachers and acquaintances there
Psychologically,
they might consider there to be the safest place of all
At the same time,
it's the best place for the killer to kidnap them
They have a strict management
Since the killer is an outsider,
how would he get in there?
You got the point
That's the key
They have a strict management
It would be very hard for an outsider to get in
So,
what if the killer is a university staff member?
Xiao Man, Chang Qing
Immediately investigate
all the teachers, faculty members, logistics staff and students of East Shanghai University
Check who has a car
and has free access to the campus
Please show me your ID card
Name
Age
Occupation
Please show me your ID card
The list is here
A total of fifteen cars
Name, occupation, and date of their car purchase
Xiao Man
Do you still remember the name of
Wang Xue Ru's husband?
Lin Zhong Heng
Chemistry lecturer, Lin Zhong Heng
What a coincidence!
Maybe it's not a coincidence
So, Wang Xue Ru married
the man who hurt her before?
If Wang Xue Ru couldn't recognize Lin Zhong Heng,
it's possible
What are we standing around here for?
Let's go and get him now
Chang Qing
Calm down
Right now it's just speculation
We have no evidence
If he denies it,
we'll inadvertently alert him instead
lit. "beat the grass to scare the snake"
Lin Zhong Heng is not at home now
Is there a reason we're watching his house?
Don't worry, we've sent men
to tail Lin Zhong Heng
You always say there are two men
tailing the suspect
But the suspect always manages to run away
I just wonder
Who exactly are these two men?
Were they sent by the suspect himself?
If Lin Zhong Heng really is the killer,
with his capabilities,
and the past accomplishments of our two men,
Lin Zhong Heng will surely manage to escape
Xiao Man is right
That's why we're here
Wang Xue Ru
You suspect she's an accomplice?
I don't suspect her
If Lin Zhong Heng is the killer,
then Wang Xue Ru is his masterpiece
He abused her and then became her husband
He can enjoy the thrill of conquering his prey every day
I bet he feels reluctant to abandon such a masterpiece
So, he will definitely come back here
Luo Fei
Look at the pendant on her neck
It seems familiar
The girl who was killed
wore the same pendant
The most recent victim
This is evidence, right?
What are we waiting for?
Xiao Man
Inform the superintendent
to arrest Lin Zhong Heng immediately
Let's get Wang Xue Ru back to the station to let her testify against Lin Zhong Heng
Lin Zhong Heng, 33 years old
A famous associate professor of the university
Why did you kill the victims?
And with such a cruel method
Tickle torture
How do you come up with these things?
I don't understand
Did these girls offend you?
Officers,
I don't know what you're talking about
And I don't even know any of them
If you have no evidence,
please let me go immediately
Otherwise,
I'll call my lawyer
Still pretending, huh?
You don't know them, huh?
Do you know this?
This is your wife's necklace
It's exactly same pendant as the one that the last victim wore
Explain this
It's just the same style
You can find it on many street stalls
in Shanghai Beach
I asked my friend to buy it
Friend?
What friend?
Ask him to come
Let him testify
I'm so sorry
He just went to America last week
He'll only be back in a month
You can ask him when he comes back
He can prove it
You must have made a mistake
My husband is very nice man
He always listens to me
Miss Xue Ru, don't be scared
If your husband is innocent,
we definitely won't bother him
But so far, all the evidence
points to your husband
No
My husband wouldn't hurt anyone
How did you meet your husband?
We...
How did I meet him?
I can't remember
How did we meet?
It looks like what Detective Ouyang
and Dr. Han said before is true
She can't be of much help to us
Help!
Anyone there?
Help!
Anyone there?
An eloquent man who is resorting to sophistry
A mentally unstable woman who can't help
When his lawyer arrives
and we still haven't found decisive evidence,
I'm afraid we will have to let Lin Zhong Heng out on bail
Hello, this is Savoy
What? Last night?
Okay
I understand
What happened?
Last night, another female student went missing from East Shanghai University
Sir, please look into
the entry and exit records of Lin Zhong Heng's car
Xiao Man,
let's go to Lin Zhong Heng's house
Maybe we'll find a new clue
Okay
What about me?
You stay here to stall Lin Zhong Heng's lawyer
then send someone to check all of his properties in Shanghai
Especially land and houses
Why?
For whatever reason,
Lin Zhong Heng always inflicts tickle torture on his victims
Whether they're laughing or crying
his victims will surely make a lot of noise
How did he ensure the location was soundproof?
I see
You suspect that Lin Zhong Heng has other properties, right?
Let's split up
Okay, let's go
What a clean house!
Almost like he suffers from mysophobia
I guess we're unlikely to find any evidence here
No
Look at these pictures
Xue Ru
Don't be afraid
-What happened? -I'm here
Good girl
Close your eyes
It's dark
It's alright
It's time to sleep
Didn't you see the gramophone
when you just came in?
It's out of power
Why is the gramophone still playing?
Looks like a trick set up by Lin Zhong Heng
He installed two different circuits in his own house
One to control the lighting
And the other one
to control the gramophone
It's equivalent to
a seesaw
When the circuit of the lighting turns off,
the circuit of the gramophone
will automatically turn on
Why did he do that
in his own house?
He likely has two goals
First,
to let Wang Xue Ru
provide him with an alibi
Second,
to trap Wang Xue Ru
Even a normal person like you will scream in terror
when it's suddenly pitch black
Not to mention Wang Xue Ru
who is mentally unstable
She'd probably be too scared to move
I understand it now
That's why
he's able to sneak out every night
Not necessarily every day
But, I bet he wanted
to go out tonight
To kill the university student who disappeared last night?
Exactly
And I know
where he wants to go
On the sea?
Exactly
I found pictures in his house
of him and his wife
that were taken on a boat
In terms of soundproofing,
there's no better place than the sea
No matter how loud or how often
you laugh or shout,
no one's going to disturb you
It's the perfect place to commit a crime
I've looked into Lin Zhong Heng's properties
There's no boat under his name
No, he must have one
Have you checked his wife's properties?
Of course I checked Wang Xue Ru too
Nothing
That's it!
Check again under the name of An Ping
An Ping?
Tell us
Where's the boat you registered under An Ping's name?
What boat?
Oh, that boat was stolen a long time ago
I heard you're indifferent to these pictures
including the autopsy photos
So I was thinking
What if I give these
to your wife?
How dare you!
If you bother my wife again,
I'll sue you!
You're locked up here right now
Who will take care of the girl on the boat?
Do you want to let her starve to death?
Then I'll definitely show these pictures to your wife
And I'll tell her,
these are the people who were killed by your husband!
[Preview]
Are you sure we didn't catch the wrong person?
We've already questioned all suspicious personnel at East Shanghai University
Right now, he's the only truly suspicious one
I am innocent
Earlier today
the public concession found a woman's body in the east of the city
She died of asphyxiation too
Lin Zhong Heng and his wife
were locked up all night yesterday
Who's going to dump the body and commit the murder?
Miss Xue Ru, don't you know me?
Who's Xue Ru? I'm An Ping
What?
Her manner of speaking and moving are completely different from before
and she claimed she didn't know you?
There's one large possibility
Multiple Personality Disorder
Now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder
You go and follow her
Observe her carefully
Maybe you'll encounter this An Ping personality
Are you looking for me or my husband?
I'm looking for An Ping
But I'm not Miss An
I'm Wang Xue Ru
Luo Fei,
did we really make a mistake?
That's impossible