Episode Summary
Shen Yi’s controlling behavior escalates as he drugs and isolates Shen Ye after a suspicious car accident. Xu Tongsheng uncovers Yi’s hidden ties to a deadly lab explosion, while Jin Chun and the fire investigation team execute a daring rescue to free Ye from his father’s surveillance-heavy apartment.
Spoiler Alert
Hold onto your detective hats, folks — this episode of Unnatural Fire serves up simmering family tension, shady medical charts, and a very questionable parenting strategy. Let’s dive in.
Shen Family Drama 101
Shen Yi (the overbearing dad/part-time human alarm clock) hovers over injured son Shen Ye at the hospital, nagging about the car accident that landed him there. Between reheated takeout and passive-aggressive interrogation about the crash, Yi notices something’s off: Ye’s heart monitor spikes despite his stone-faced act. Suspicious? Absolutely. Answers? Zilch. Classic parent-teen dynamic... if your teen is a fire investigator with possible secret trauma.
Enter Xu Tongsheng (Ye’s ride-or-die work buddy) and Jin Chun (the team’s moral compass), who get ambushed by Shen Yi at the hospital door. Yi unleashes a "Since You Met Xu, My Son’s Gone Rogue" rant — complete with accusations of late-night drinking and general corruption. Xu, never one to bite his tongue, shoots back: "What exactly did YOU do?" before being yanked away by Jin. Mic drop? More like scalpel drop in a surgery ward.
The Mystery of the Missing Professor
Xu’s spider-sense tingles. He digs into Shen Yi’s past and finds sketchy breadcrumbs:
- Yi abruptly quit his side gig at a tutoring center (parents low-key roasted his classroom management skills).
- His "respected Binjiang University professor" title? Dubious. A lab explosion years ago killed a Professor He Runian — and poof, those records mysteriously vanished. Fire investigators + missing files = trouble brewing.
Meanwhile, Jin discovers Shen Ye’s been drugged (!!) via tampered liver tests. Before she can confront Yi, he speed-runs Ye out of the hospital like a Black Friday shopper with the last TV. Parental concern or supervillain origin story? You decide.
Operation: Ye Extraction
Team Fire Investigation pulls off a Mission: Impossible rescue:
- Distraction: Mao Mao (the squad’s resident chaos agent) lures Yi away with an anonymous package containing lab explosion evidence.
- Infiltration: Jin and Li Dangui (quiet-but-deadly tech whiz) disable Yi’s creepy home surveillance using a phone screen reflection hack (take notes, Apple).
- Extraction: They bust Ye out of his dad’s sterile prison apartment while he’s doped into a coma.
Bonus drama: A furious Yi later stalks Xu’s apartment demanding security footage. Sorry, sir — this isn’t Amazon Prime. You can’t track your adult son like a lost package.
Next Episode Teases:
- Will Xu expose Yi’s lab fraud/possible manslaughter past?
- Why’s Yi so obsessed with controlling Ye? (Spoiler: Dads who drug their kids rarely have wholesome reasons.)
- That missing explosion file? It’s gotta be ????... literally.
Final Thought: If your family dinners involve heart monitors and escape plans, maybe skip the next reunion. Just saying.
