Lao Jia monitored Zuo Lu's apartment. After Zuo Lu left, he was followed by Lao Liu.Zuo Lu made a deal with a mysterious man, claiming to poison the old man with nux vomica in order to sell his soul.Lu Lingfeng and Su Wuming rushed into the restaurant, only to find that Wei Yan was also present. Wei Yan took Zuo Lu away for interrogation.
Zuo Lu admitted to using strychnos to kill people, but denied killing Zhu Ling.Su Wuming and Lu Lingfeng suspected Wei Yan's motives, but had no evidence to intervene.