Episode 17 (Tomb of the Sea)

**Episode 17 (Tomb of the Sea)** is the seventeenth episode of Tomb of the Sea.

## Synopsis

Zhang Rishan, Xie Yuchen, and Wang Pangzi concoct an elaborate scheme to get the recorder from the Xin Yue Restaurant. Li Cu and Hei Yanjing find more disturbing clues about what went on in the underground facility.

## Story

Zhang Rishan, along with Pangzi, Jin Wantang, and Luo Que walked up to the Xin Yue Restaurant. Zhang Rishan warned them of the dangers before going in but Pangzi was not allowed in. Pangzi made a scene and Sheng Sheng Man let them all in. They all met with Yin Nanfeng who showed hostility toward Pangzi for not paying his debt to the hotel. Zhang Rishan asked her to pay attention to her attitude and that even her aunt Yin Xinyue wouldn't speak to him like that. Yin Nanfeng told him that if not for the words of her aunt, she would have made him leave a long time ago. He thought it was amusing and asked whether she even had the capability. Luo Que moved closer but Yin Nanfeng warned him that none of them were a match against Zhang Rishan. They eventually came to an agreement to meet at another location and listen to it together. Before leaving, Zhang Rishan got incredibly close and whispered in her ear that he wouldn't leave unless he wanted to.

On the way to the car, Pangzi had some doubts about the plan but Zhang Rishan assured him that Yin Nanfeng would come to their meeting because she thought she could outsmart them. As they drove away, Sheng Sheng Man followed them in a car and overheard their conversation with her skillful hearing. Pangzi immediately noticed that they were being followed by her and faked a conversation with Zhang Rishan until their car stopped following. Meanwhile, Xie Yuchen disguised as Luo Que stealthily used the recorder at the hotel and was able to record what was on the tape. Later, Zhang Rishan, Pangzi, and Jin Wantang went to the meeting with Yin Nanfeng and played the tape on the recorder. On the tape was music and Yin Nanfeng left in annoyance.

As Li Cu and Hei Yanjing continued exploring the facility, Li Cu's back began to hurt. They found traces of Wu Xie and Wang Meng being there before them but also found a handprint with four very long fingers. There was also a stone with a snake inside as well as a recorder. They managed to get it working and listened to what sounded like notes taken for an experiment. Soon the experiment went wrong and people started screaming. One man kept shouting "give me the serum!" The two were interrupted by a noise coming from somewhere nearby. As they went to investigate, the floor below them gave out.

The two were uninjured and began exploring the floor. Li Cu's back began hurting again and this time Hei Yanjing hit his back and Li Cu coughed up a branch of the tree. When Li Cu wanted to know why he had ingested it, Hei Yanjing just said to ask Wu Xie. They walked through the tunnel and came to the stage of a theater. There were many corpses lying on the audience's chairs. None of the corpses had rotted, even their skins remained intact.

When Su Wan came to pick up the recording, Pangzi held him down and asked who gave him the tape. Su Wan told him it was for Li Cu but he had no idea who gave it to him. Pangzi eventually played the recording which was the same as what Li Cu heard earlier in the underground facility. Su Wan recorded it on his own phone and went to see Shen Qiong. He played the recording for her and pointed out that one of the people in the recordings call out for a Shen Qiong. Upon hearing the name in the recording, Shen Qiong's expression immediately changed. Su Wan joked that it was her in the recording but she said that it was not possible since the recording was so old. She offered to get Su Wan some water and left the room.

## Characters

* Li Cu
* Hei Yanjing
* Zhang Rishan
* Wang Pangzi
* Jin Wantang
* Xie Yuchen
* Su Wan
* Shen Qiong