Ji Shuyin’s strategy to trick Tang Weiyu into returning the pendant by pretending to give up the job is smart. It shows she’s using her brain, not just her temper. She knows what they value most and uses that to get what she needs. That kind of cunning makes me excited to see what she does next.
Going to the amusement park feels like a waste of time. Chen Cheng insists on playing while the case is urgent. I get that he’s testing Zhang Qian or gathering some kind of energy, but it’s not explained. The roller coaster scream scene is fun but I wanted to yell “get to work!”
I really like the dynamic of the protagonist and Su Mingyang's friendship. Su Mingyang is scared, loud, and emotional. The protagonist is calm, quiet, and detached. They balance each other out perfectly. When Su Mingyang is crying and cursing, the protagonist is just telling him to do his job. But he also protects him, slapping his hand away to correct his mistake with the ears. He doesn't get annoyed by Su Mingyang's panic, he just works around it. And Su Mingyang, despite being terrified, trusts the protagonist enough to follow his instructions even when it means sticking his fingers in a corpse's ears. That's real loyalty born from years of partnership. The scene where they're drinking beer and calling each other brother, then the protagonist waking up and finding Su Mingyang sleepwalking, shows they have a genuine bond that's deeper than just coworkers. Their banter feels real.