Cao Xuanxuan's Love Journey Episode 13 Recap
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Guo Zijie had never known that his father had once held an official position. Hearing Zhou Shaoliang's words, he was incredulous. Zhou Shaoliang greatly admired Guo Zijie’s father and had come specifically to encourage Guo Zijie with stories of his father’s past, hoping to lift his spirits and compete with him fairly. After learning about his father’s achievements, Guo Zijie returned home and began reminiscing about their past moments together while looking through his father’s belongings.
By chance, he found his father’s old books and an official token. This discovery reignited his motivation, and he headed to the county office. Upon arriving, he saw his former subordinates kneeling in the main hall. After some inquiry, he learned that the new coroner had escaped with the severed arm evidence. Guo Zijie decided to personally take on the severed arm case and compete head-on with Zhou Shaoliang. Since He Chun had suddenly disappeared, Guo Zijie felt understaffed.
Cao Xuanxuan seized the opportunity to suggest bringing Sun Weiyan back to assist with the investigation. Guo Zijie, who didn’t actually harbor resentment toward Sun Weiyan, agreed, and the two went together to invite him. When Sun Weiyan learned that Guo Zijie had forgiven him, he was overjoyed and eager to help capture the criminal from modern times.
Meanwhile, Xiao De, the son of Wang Er, a wine seller who had been arrested, admired Guo Zijie and pleaded for his father’s innocence, insisting that his father was not a killer. The group shared a lively conversation, though Sun Weiyan remained concerned about He Chun. Cao Xuanxuan, intentionally withholding information, didn’t tell him anything. When it was time to leave, Sun Weiyan’s students were reluctant to see him go.
Seeing their reaction reminded Sun Weiyan of how he used to be bullied as a child. He realized that these students, much like himself, came from ordinary farming families and saw education as their only path to changing their fate. Upon returning home, Afu reported that Zhou Shaoliang had arrived and requested a meeting. Meanwhile, the wealthy merchant, believing he was safe after acquiring the severed arm evidence, indulged in drinking with several women.
However, he soon received word from a servant that the county office had discovered a severed leg. Guo Zijie and Sun Weiyan went together to meet Zhou Shaoliang, who informed them of the discovery. The severed hand and leg were found far apart, making it difficult to determine if they belonged to the same person. The merchant, desperate to cover up his crimes, intentionally created distractions to mislead the investigation.
Guo Zijie suspected that the mastermind behind the scenes might be Zhou Qin, but as it was only a suspicion, he chose not to inform Cao Xuanxuan. That night, Cao Xuanxuan sat alone in the courtyard. Guo Zijie noticed and approached her. She revealed that she had overheard the conversation between him and Sun Weiyan.
Concerned about the high status and influence of their opponent, she worried about Guo Zijie’s ability to contend with them as a mere county magistrate and feared for his safety. The next day, a villager named Li Jiu came to report a case. His daughter, Xiao Lian, had gone to work at the home of the newly arrived merchant Chang Zheng but had lost contact with her family.
When Li Jiu went to look for her, he was told she had quit and gone home, leading him to suspect foul play. Guo Zijie and Zhou Shaoliang speculated that the dismembered victim could be Xiao Lian, based on the severed hand and arm found earlier. Hearing that his daughter might have been dismembered, Li Jiu was devastated. At that moment, He Chun arrived with the severed arm, Chang Zheng, and his subordinates in tow.
She revealed that the severed hand was not that of a woman but a man. Seven days earlier, Chang Zheng had taken a liking to Xiao Lian’s beauty. When she refused his advances, he accidentally killed her in a fit of rage. Initially denying the crime, Chang Zheng only confessed under torture and revealed where Xiao Lian’s body was buried.
Chang Zheng had believed that the dismembered remains of another victim would lead back to him, so he tampered with the investigation and paid a large sum to acquire the severed arm evidence. Since the severed arm did not belong to Xiao Lian, a new mystery emerged: whose arm and leg were they? This question left everyone puzzled as another layer of intrigue unfolded.
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