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Captive audience

There is a brief stint in 2015 where they start the hunt for the missing boy. It then goes back to 1997. He and Ran definitely have different approaches to their work. He gives all the local miscreants posters of the missing father and daughter and makes them do the legwork. He even commandeers a ‘class’ and the captive audience are shown the posters and asked if seen or not. There are children chanting about 18th floor and 18 heads. Turns out there was a posting of rhyme on village board. The locals were treating it like a chain letter and spreading the verse rather than risk bad luck. Ran returns to the window where he noted the cigarette butts and sees many more. While trying to collect samples, he knocks out a window pane and almost takes out a local. He runs to her rescue and they have an interesting exchange in her apartment. He is very funny focusing everywhere except for the drying undergarments in her bathroom.😂Pagers are making timely communication difficult. The old man that took the poster to call is being followed by the missing thug brother who thought the old couple had witnessed what he’d done. Just when they are about to get knifed, Officer He shows up. While this is happening Ran does something new…he looks up rather than down and sees the rooftop but no access. He finally gets a criminal team there and on the rooftop they find out that the 18 heads refer to some slaughtered chickens. Ran stays behind because he considers the possibility of human blood being hid by chicken blood. Nobody takes him seriously. When samples are submitted at least He did not negate them, but he did change the request to Ran’s name. At the end of episode when the brothers reunite, knife brother is told to take them out and the picture is of father and daughter. Now we know something did happen and who we just don’t have the evidence to prove it because nobody believes Ran’s samples have any value to the investigation.

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Unhappy partners

He and Ran find themselves put together to investigate a case of 2 missing persons. Neither appreciate the arrangement. One is book smart, one is street smart. One is convinced something is wrong and needs investigated. The other thinks it’s a prank and not even a real case. The age gap between them doesn’t make for the best communication skills with each other either. He is very reluctantly drawn into the matter but still doesn’t think a real crime has taken place. End of episode we have a time jump and there’s another missing person at same place. This time Ran is the reluctant partner. The first case was never solved and he was so discouraged he went to educating rather than investigating. He knows Ran is the only one that will get it and ultimately gets him back to the site to investigate. Ya gotta love the hat gear comparison.😂I found this a fun and interesting premise to the drama.

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Taking a break from work

Today’s episode was all about the hearing aid. While it seems absolutely ridiculous how it is found, in college years I actually helped a friend find her contact at a hayride , so finding needles in literal haystacks can happen. 😂 This entire project was MiYu’s brainchild. She feels responsible for its outcome and has already surmised the poor kid has a less than ideal home situation with a loud obnoxious mom and an aloof father. She wants him to do well because that is simply who she is. She goes the extra mile and finds it. When Ji arrived the first words out of his mouth should have been, “You scared the hell out of me going off by yourself. Please don’t ever do that again” He berates her yet again and she’s had enough of his backhanded caring. She collapses and finds herself in the hospital. Her friend helps her out and gets leave for her so she can just rest. MiYu’s mom is truly a piece of work. But if MiYu can teach her the benefits of working and earning for herself rather than conning and manipulating, that is a step in the right direction. The mom believes MiYu prefers Mr Tang, while I believe she prefers Mr Tang’s manners. She gets him to accompany her to MiYu’s quarters and blindsided MiYu with unexpected company. They have a nice chat about food and art over noodles which led to an invite to an exhibit in HongKong. She was figuring out a polite way to decline when Ji asks her to a weekend exhibition. She got to turn the tables saying she already had plans and accepts Tang’s offer. She makes sure to minimize the ambiance with her room choice etc but she enjoyed the change of venue and did have pleasant company. When she returns to work she learns the boy did well on his exam and the mom is now overly attentive. She just needs to calm down and go home ASAP. I am hoping they give MiYu one peaceful day at work just so she can experience the novelty of it. Personally, I am enjoying this drama. I love MiYu’s character and think the actress playing her is both stunning and doing a magnificent job bringing this character to life. This is not majority opinion, but I rarely side with them. If anybody is familiar with the old Tammy movies, this is similar in style to those with a twist.

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