A bomb explodes in a country club where foreign delegates and ministers are meeting. The police receive a mysterious call that a bomb has been planted at a bus interchange. The bomb explodes in the middle of the night. Are the two related? Special Investigations Section officer Chong Yee Tat investigates.
Car bombs go off in succession, and recently widowed Qihua becomes a suspect. His wife had committed suicide after learning of his infidelity. Depressed and in debt, Qihua is fired from work and hides from his debtors. Yew Jia questions his son Yongjian, and finds that he seems to be hiding something.
Cheng Ling joins the Special Investigations Section and works under Yee Tat. She encounters a gun murder case on the first day, where the victim Yongtai's house was burgled clean. His wife reveals that 10 years ago, Yongtai brought home a large sum of money. Someone had asked him for a loan the day before his death, but was rejected. Cheng Ling suspects revenge.
One of the burglars Wu Gong is arrested, and pushes all the blame to his accomplice Tou Feng. He claims that Tou Feng's attempts to fund a business was rejected by Yongtai, and decided to kidnap him for ransom. They later got into a fight, and Tou Feng killed Yongtai in a fit of anger before robbing his house.
Tou Feng dies in a shoot out with the police, but Cheng Ling notices that Tou Feng is left-handed, with a misshapen right hand. The murderer of Yongtai is a right-hander. Wu Gong turns out to be the killer. In another case, a girl reports being molested by a police officer, and indecent photographs were taken. The Special Investigations Section begins investigations.
Two cases of girls being abused by police officers were discovered consecutively. Their nude pictures were made public on the web. One girl, Liting, attempts suicide. From the pictures on the web, Xinyi discovers that the girls share the same characteristics, and suspects the cases are linked. Upon questioning, Liting reveals that she knows the suspect.
Architect Tiansheng is murdered. Before his death, he was separated from his wife and was fighting for the custody of his 7-year old daughter. Yida discovers that Tiansheng had appointed his daughter as the beneficiary of a large insurance payout. If his wife had become the custodian, she would receive the payout. Yida suspects a motive.
Weizhong is shot dead by Guixiang, and Wenxiong dies in the line of duty. The police discovers that Xinhui had financial problems, and seduced Weizhong into killing Tiansheng in order to become her daughter's custodian. Zhiming uncovers the ruse, and threatens Xinhui to help kill his girlfriend after their relationship turns sour.
Xinyi is abducted when she investigates a kidnapping. Yaojia is worried after hearing Situ Yan's view that Xinyi is being held hostage. The kidnappers plot to kidnap Lian Shi En's daughter during the World Security Summit. The police arrive in time and shoot the perpetrator dead. Mastermind Zhengyuan tells Xinyi that he will initiate Plan B.
Zhenyuan negotiate with the police for Lian Shi En, threatening to kill Xinyi. Yaojia replays the footage, and realises that Xinyi is trying to send a message. He attempts to figure out her location, but to no avail. Cenling points out that Xinyi could be referring to another place, and the various divisions sets off. With the clock ticking, will the police be able to find Xinyi and negotiate the crisis?
Zhijie questions Zhengwei and Zhengwei admits to the extramarital affairs but denied killing Xiuqing. Lantian found a summon of Zhengwei beating the red light at Yuqi’s house. After careful investigation, it was confirmed that Xiuqing was with another man at the petrol station thereby proving Zhengwei’s innocence. He is released as a result.
Xinyi brings up Sini to Yaojia but hesitates about revealing the truth to Keqiang. Yaojia advises Xinyi not to interfere in others' affairs. Sini bumps into Xinyi at the police station while assisting in an investigation. She tells Xinyi her reason for turning to prostitution and pleads with Xinyi to keep it a secret.
Guohuang’s fiancée, Ailin is murdered. He suspects Jiahao is the murderer but Jiahao denies it. The police find some evidence at Jiahao’s hideout but after Lantian’s close examination, Jiahao is found to have spoken the truth. This frustrates the team members who are bent to help Jiahao find the killer.
Yaojia and Xinyi suspect that it could be the same culprit who killed Ailin during their investigation into a serial assault case. Guohuang is devastated when he finds out that the killer is not Jiahao. He frantically runs to the hospital to ask the victims of the serial assault cases if they got a clear look at their assailant.
Zhiheng , Xinyi, Yongzhe and Coco go to the park to play Frisbee. Max secretly instigates Yongzhe to assault Don. Eyewitnesses claim they saw a few youngsters fleeing the crime scene and Yongzhe and his friends are brought to the police station for questioning. Yaojia finds Yongzhe suspicious when taking his statement.
Zhengwei continues to indulge in gambling and even resorts to borrowing from loan sharks who have come knocking at his door. Unable to tolerate his gambling habits, Yuqi asks for a divorce. She packs up to leave but Zhengwei stops her. In a moment of fury, Zhengwei pushes Yuqi and she gets hit in the tummy.
Yaojia escapes death and Xinyi shows even more concern for him. Jimmy knows that Xinyi likes Yaojia a lot and brings her to see Yaocheng who suffers from cerebellar atrophy. Xinyi finally understands Yaocheng is the reason Yaojia wants to break up with her as he is afraid that he may be a burden to her.
Yanjun is a suspect in Stanley’s case and is questioned by the police. He admits to meeting Stanley that day and was given a sum of money. Yanjun insists the money was a loan from Stanley and not extorted from him. He also insists he did not push Stanley down the building. The police find a sum of money was transferred into Stanley’s account but are unable to prove that it came from Yanjun.
Guixiang is on patrol when he meets two suspicious-looking police officers. When he questions them, they draw their guns. They are, in fact, Thai assassins posing as police officers. Yaojia and Jinshan rush to the scene. Qingwa trips and blacks out. In a condominium unit, Tang Jiefu is killed. Zhijie suspects the killers were the fake police officers. She finds it strange that the two men seem to have killed Jiefu for a small amount of money and jewellery. Zhijie conducts a search of Qingwa’s house and finds he had bought two sets of police uniforms. Qingwa comes round and claims the two Thai men had wanted to rob Jiefu. Lantian, who is now with the Specialised Crime Division, delivers evidence to Zhijie. Cigarette butts found in the motel room indicate that one of the suspects is a heavy smoker.
The Police Intelligence Department obtains information on Yan Jun’s illegal entry into the country. Yaojia and Zhijie think that he may appear at his mother’s funeral. Special Investigation Section officers lay in ambush near the funeral parlour where Zhijie discovers Yanjun’s brother, Yanli, using his mobile phone to film the funeral procession. She suspects him of sending the clip to Yanjun and rushes to find out the recipient’s location.
Lantian’s friend, Zhongzheng, is suspected of engaging in illegal prostitution and is brought back to the police station for questioning. Zhongzheng denies the claim and defends himself by stating that the prostitute he was visiting is his long-lost daughter Hongxi. Hongxi refutes Zhongzheng’s claims by declaring that she is not his daughter and that they had sexual intercourse.
Zhijie manages to escape but suspects herself of being raped by Yanjun. She wishes to tell Lantian but is unable to do so. She learns from the Internet that most pedophiles are unable to have normal sexual intercourse with adults and thus consoles herself with that thought. She deletes the emails and photos Yanjun sent her and decides to put this unhappy incident behind her.
Wati, a domestic helper, is discovered dead in a water tank at the rooftop of a HDB block. The coroner discovers she was pregnant at the time of her death. Spider Ming (Wang Yuqing) becomes the prime suspect of this vicious crime as he had previously threatened to kill Wati and is arrested by Zhijie. He denies killing Wati and mentions that Guixiang is her son, surprising Xiaoyang.
Lantian learns from a private investigation company that his birth mother is Luo Lulu, the owner of a pub. Lantian visits the pub and gets discovered by Zhongzheng who happens to be visiting Lulu. Zhongzheng manages to warn Lulu of Lantian’s identity as a policeman in the nick of time. Lantian is unable accept Lulu’s flamboyant ways while Lulu is skeptical of Lantian’s real motives.
While researching for leads in the dismembered corpse case, Zhijie discovers that Zhizhi’s frequent point of contact is Jinhong. Jinhong becomes a prime suspect when his DNA matches the samples found at Zhizhi’s home. She subsequently discovers Jinhong has a twin brother Jinhua and it turns out that he knows Zhizhi as well. Zhijie is worried the case will turn complicated should both brothers have the same DNA.
Lantian suspects Zhijie is pregnant when she is nauseous upon coming in contact with eggs and asks her to go for a medical checkup. Zhijie is pronounced as pregnant much to Lantian’s joy. She is less enthusiastic as she suspects the baby is Yanjun’s as Lantian is diagnosed as possibly being sterile.
Spider Ming forgets to pick Guifa from the tuition centre after playing mahjong throughout the night before. Guixiang discovers evidence of a car accident while on patrol but is unable to find the car and victims. He spots Guifa’s brand new water bottle and suspects he was hit and becomes even more worried when he is unable to contact Guifa at home.
Xinyi and Xiaoyang discover the identity of the foreign worker hit by Yonglun. Zhenting learns from Xinyi that the foreign worker led a life of hardship, causing her to feel even more remorseful. Xinyi discovers Yonglun’s shoe print matches the print found near the abandoned corpse and suspects Yonglun and gang has something to do with the accident.
Lantian plans an operation to arrest Kaiwen at his hotel. Jimmy warns Zhongzheng of the operation and Kaiwen manages to leave the hotel in the nick of time. However, he is accosted by Spider Ming outside the hotel. Spider Ming drags him to his van and the pair struggles, causing an accident. Xinyi manages to recover the van but discovers that Kaiwen is dead.
Zhijie discovers someone with a pair of shoes matching the shoe prints found at the crime scene visiting Kaiwen at the hotel on the same day. Lantian recognizes the same pair of shoes he saw before he was knocked unconscious on the day he tried to arrest Lulu. He is alarmed that both cases may be connected and starts to suspect Zhongzheng.
Zhongzheng is arrested and he denies all allegations against him. He maintains that he only gave the money to Jimmy for his daughter’s operation out of sympathy. Zhijie and Yaojia release him due to the lack of evidence. Lantian warns Zhongzheng that he will arrest him personally if he is ever found to be guilty.
Lantian trails Zhongzheng to the warehouse and a gunfight ensues. Lantian loses his gun in the process but manages to snatch the evidence from Zhongzheng and advises him to surrender. Just when Zhongzheng contemplates on doing so, Dehai appears and attacks Lantian. Meanwhile, Yaojia and Xinyi assume they will die in the freezer. They bare their feelings to each other, before Yaojia passes out...