Episode Summary
Xun Ge frames Bai Han for leaking AH7 while hiding his own drug trafficking. A failed assassination attempt leads to a shaky alliance. Supa surrenders, entrusting Liao Siyuan with a heartfelt request. Liao Siyuan uncovers Xun Ge’s river-polluting drug operation, but a chaotic highway clash exposes his dissociative identity disorder, endangering Qi Xia.
Spoiler Alert
Xun Ge confronts Jie’en, accusing him of leaking the AH7 drug supply, but Jie’en shifts blame to Bai Han, claiming he purchased the batch. Under pressure from Tie Xin to find the leak within 24 hours, Xun Ge hides his own black-market dealings and falsely pins the crime on three suspects—planning to scapegoat Bai Han entirely.
During a staged "fishing trip" at Yong’an Village, Xun Ge ambushes Bai Han with a gun, only for the latter to disarm him effortlessly. Desperate, Xun Ge spins a new story: Tie Xin is their mutual enemy. He promises Bai Han unlimited drugs if he helps assassinate Tie Xin once Xun Ge takes power. Skeptical, Bai Han demands a truckload of drugs as proof of trust.
Meanwhile, Supa turns herself in. Before being taken to prison, Liao Siyuan and Li Zhi bid her farewell. Supa tearfully asks Liao Siyuan to light a river lantern for Ke Xin after the case closes. Li Zhi vows to secure her a top lawyer, arguing her actions were self-defense. Supa reminisces about childhood innocence, drawing parallels between Liao Siyuan and his late father, Liao Zhibai. In an emotional moment, Li Zhi impulsively embraces Liao Siyuan.
Qi Meihua, partying at a bar, receives a call from Liao Siyuan requesting help finding a nursing home for Granny Yun. He cryptically promises answers later. The investigation into AH7 takes a twist: Liao Zhibai reveals Jie’en died not from the drug itself but from drunkenly harassing Ke Xin after taking it. Suspicion falls on Bai Han as the puppet master behind multiple murders, with evidence placing him in Yong’an Village before the Water Lantern Festival.
Surveillance footage confirms Bai Han’s ties to Xun Ge, who secretly controls a dried fruit factory. Testing the polluted river, Liao Siyuan discovers AH7 traces, exposing Xun Ge’s drug-manufacturing operation. Determined to uncover the "fourth figure" in a key photo, Liao Siyuan stakes out the factory. Xun Ge, however, accelerates production, prepping two expendable couriers—already marked for death with prearranged "compensation."
The night of the drug shipment erupts in chaos. Xun Ge and Tie Xin plot to eliminate Bai Han during the exchange, but their convoy is ambushed by a rogue truck, triggering a fiery explosion. As Tie Xin flees, Liao Siyuan recognizes him as the mystery fourth man and gives chase. A tense highway showdown ensues: Tie Xin orders a hit on Liao Siyuan, but Qi Xia arrives as backup. In a shocking twist, Liao Siyuan—possessed by an alter ego—rams his car into Qi Xia’s vehicle.
Back at the police station, Shu He berates Liao Siyuan for endangering Qi Xia. Security footage confirms his dissociative episode, with Bian Ming diagnosing severe identity disorder. Qi Xia, though injured, refuses to blame him, fearing his self-destructive spiral. Shu He urges treatment, but Liao Siyuan resists, unwilling to erase the persona of Liao Zhibai—his father’s lingering presence—from his psyche.
The episode ends with Liao Siyuan’s fragile grip on reality fracturing further, while Xun Ge’s empire teeters on collapse. Bai Han’s next move—and the true mastermind behind Tie Xin—remains ominously unclear.
