Episode Summary

Jin Chun tracks Han Pei to a basement where he reveals he murdered his brother Han Jun and assumed his identity. After a fiery confrontation, Jin Chun sacrifices herself to retrieve a critical necklace evidence, leading to Han Pei’s manhunt and a brutal rooftop showdown between him and Xu Tongsheng.

Spoiler Alert

"Unnatural Fire" Episode 37: Murder, Madness & OneVery Bad Breakup

Spoilers ahead!

Things went full Saw this week as Jin Chun’s nosy detective work landed her in a nightmare basement showdown with a deranged killer. Let’s unpack this emotional dumpster fire step by step:

When Gift-Giving Goes Horribly Wrong

After learning Jin Chun mailed a care package to missing woman Lian Xiangqin, Han Pei (cue ominous music) panics, spills his drink like a jittery villain-in-training, and bolts from the restaurant. Jin Chun tails him through alleyways to Ping’an Community, where she discovers… gasp… Lian Xiangqin tied up in a grimy basement! Turns out "Han Pei" isn’t actually Han Pei – he murdered his lookalike brother Han Jun years ago and stole his identity. (Plot twist level: soap opera.)

Confessions of a Psycho Simp

Bound together, Jin Chun gets an unwanted front-row seat to Han Pei’s villain origin story. Turns out, he’s been obsessed with her since high school, seething with jealousy as she fell for his brother. When Jin Chun calmly thanks "Han Pei" for past kindness (big mistake), he snaps, smashing her leg with a dumbbell. PS: Never tell a serial killer "it’s not you, it’s me."

Firestarter (But Make It Desperate)

As cops swarm the neighborhood, Han Pei tries to torch the basement. Jin Chun MacGyvers a flaming SOS signal using a stick and paper ( girlboss moment ), but Han Pei retaliates by barricading the door and dousing the place in alcohol. Classic arsonist logic!

Sacrifice Play

With firefighters en route, Lian reveals a necklace with Han Jun’s fingerprints – the one thing that could prove Han Pei’s identity. Despite her injuries, Jin Chun crawls back into the flames to retrieve it. By the time rescuers arrive? She’s unconscious. Cue the devastating hospital scene where Jin’s parents collapse over her body. (Tissue alert: DEFCON 1.)

CSI: Stomach Edition

Guaranteed to ruin your next meal: Cops discover Jin swallowed the necklace to protect it. A postmortem surgery retrieves the evidence (), leading to Han Pei’s manhunt. Detective Xu Tongsheng corners him for a brutal rooftop brawl that ends with both men crashing through a glass ceiling. Just as Xu tries to finish Han Pei off with shards, boss Shen Ye arrives to… checks notes… enforce due process?

The Takeaway:

  1. Never accept drinks from quiet guys who flinch at care packages.
  2. Swallowing jewelry: 0/10 would recommend.
  3. This show’s writers hate happy endings.

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