Episode Summary
Gao Peng seeks information from Master Ma, his father's former driver, about Limin Furniture, but Master Ma refuses. Feng Dakai tries to reconcile Wu Weidong and Xiao Yuwei, unsuccessfully. Worried about Zheng Hao's actions in Linzhou, Feng Dakai sends Lu Wangshui to mitigate damage and extract Zhan Yi and Da Fei. Xiong Yi, Gao Peng, and Li Xinxin tail Master Ma, leading to a fight. Master Ma eventually cooperates, revealing Limin Furniture's fraudulent activities. Lu Wangshui searches for Da Fei, who is traced to Pingshan.
Spoiler Alert
The episode opens with Gao Peng attempting to get information from Master Ma, who used to be his father's driver. Master Ma now works for Limin Furniture's transportation team, and Gao Peng believes he might have insights into the company's logistics. However, Master Ma is uncooperative, scarred by past experiences. He reveals that after Gao Peng's father was arrested, he struggled to find work and his wife left him. Now, he just wants a quiet life with his child and refuses to get involved.
Meanwhile, Feng Dakai tries to play peacemaker between Wu Weidong and Xiao Yuwei, but their argument escalates, ending with Xiao Yuwei storming off. A legal consultant presents Feng Dakai with a detailed stock allocation plan. Feng Dakai suggests Zhao Mingda as a consultant for various companies, but Zhao Mingda prefers to focus on teaching. Feng Dakai then asks Zhao Mingda to arrange a meeting with Zheng Hao, but Zhao Mingda claims Zheng Hao is out of town on business in Linzhou.
Feng Dakai, worried that Zheng Hao might disrupt his carefully planned operations in Linzhou, sends Lu Wangshui to minimize potential losses. He also instructs Lu Wangshui to get Zhan Yi and Da Fei out of the country and bring Xiao Si back to Xindong. Xiong Yi, convinced that Master Ma knows the truth about Limin Furniture, continues to tail him with Gao Peng and Li Xinxin.
Li Dongjie promises to take his daughter, Nuonuo, to the amusement park but breaks his promise due to work. After appeasing Nuonuo and apologizing to his wife, she forgives him and goes to cook. Master Ma takes the bus home, followed by Xiong Yi, who discovers Master Ma's address. Gao Peng and Li Xinxin join him.
Master Ma starts working as a rideshare driver, and Xiong Yi, Li Xinxin, and Gao Peng follow him. Late at night, Master Ma stops to eat at a roadside stall. When the others approach, Master Ma ignores them and leaves, accidentally knocking over a customer's beer. A fight ensues, and Xiong Yi and Gao Peng intervene, with Li Xinxin calling the police.
Gao Peng, Xiong Yi, and Li Xinxin accompany Master Ma to the hospital. Worried about his son, Ma Xiaoyue, Master Ma wants to go home immediately. Gao Peng, familiar with Ma Xiaoyue, offers to take him food, while Li Xinxin stays with Master Ma for a full check-up.
Xiong Yi and Gao Peng arrive at Master Ma's house, feed Ma Xiaoyue, and take him to school. Xiong Yi tidies up the messy house. Master Ma returns home after his check-up, and Li Xinxin rejoins the others. Master Ma is grateful for the clean house. Gao Peng apologizes, admitting that if they hadn't followed him, the fight wouldn't have happened. Master Ma, however, advises Gao Peng not to be so impulsive.
Master Ma finally agrees to cooperate. Gao Peng takes him to meet Zheng Hao and Wang Zhenming. Master Ma confesses that Limin Furniture never delivered goods to Lulutong Company, and the delivery slips were fake. He photographed the slips, which Xiong Yi copies as evidence. Gao Peng apologizes to Zheng Hao for his impulsiveness, but Zheng Hao commends his actions.
Lu Wangshui arrives in Linzhou and urges Zhan Yi to leave. Zhan Yi calls Da Fei. Lu Wangshui, uneasy, asks Zhan Yi to take him to Da Fei. They go to Da Fei's hideout, but he's gone, and his phone is unreachable. Zhan Yi suspects Da Fei went to Pingshan, and they head there immediately.
The police discover that Da Fei has been calling a Pingshan landline using different numbers. Zheng Hao instructs Xiong Yi to get a taxi, and they rush to Pingshan.
