Wen Ran tells Zhang Xiaojing that everything she has been doing is to help him escape from prison. She hopes he will stop the investigation. Zhang Xiaojing pretends to go along with it, then barges into Wolf Squad’s mansion on his own. He challenges the operatives, one of whom, Mageer, turns the tables by threatening to kill Wang Yunxiu, leading to Zhang Xiaojing being captured instead. Cui Qi leads the Lyuben Regiment to aid Zhang Xiaojing, only to be held up by the Lantern Festival floats.
闻染告知张小敬，自己今日所为都是为了能让其逃离死牢，希望张小敬不要再查此案，张小敬情急中假意附和，随后只身闯入狼卫大宅。张小敬独斗狼卫，但狼卫麻格尔以王韫秀性命相要挟，张小敬被擒。崔器带领旅贲军驰援张小敬，但路上遇到了花车斗彩，被拦在路上。李必与徐宾查到了张小敬和闻染的父亲相识，靖安司上下对张小敬陡然生疑。张小敬落在狼卫手中，苦捱肉刑。
