The Lament of Autumn episode 38 recap: Tao Xili says no

In short

The Japanese kill Tao Xili, Tao Ziyi apologizes and leaves for France, Dr. Xie brings Xiao Yu'er to Yu Changxuan, and Jiang Xueting kills Mou Linsen.

What happens in episode 38

Ye Pingjun wakes in a frenzy, clutching a rattle and calling for her son. Jiang Xueting has her sedated, and a Dr. Zhao starts giving her a stronger drug. Yu Changxuan follows his father to the West Suburb cemetery, finds the grave Yu Zhongquan made for Ye Pingjun and the baby, and realizes his father ruined her. He aims his gun at him, then fires into the air. Yu Zhongquan says he would do it again to save the Yu army.

Fujiwara and Takahashi want the Chinese chamber of commerce to back a freight center that is really for moving weapons. Tao Xili says he is a merchant but Chinese, and won't be a Japanese lackey. Fujiwara shoots him dead. Jiang Xueting, who stayed away from the meeting, covers the body with his coat.

Tao Ziyi grabs a gun to avenge her father, and Jiang Xueting holds her back and vows to make them pay. She visits Ye Pingjun to apologize for everything and says she is leaving for France with Tao Yayi. On the way out she tells Jiang Xueting the child is alive: she saw Dr. Xie carry him out of the hospital and helped cover it up. She writes Li Boren a goodbye, thanking him for waking her up.

Dr. Xie brings Xiao Yu'er to Yu Changxuan and tells him Ye Pingjun is held in a small residence and once sent him a letter that never got an answer. He weeps holding his son.

Mou Linsen detains Jiang Xueting, saying the Japanese will blame him if Jiang Xueting won't work with them. Jiang Xueting plays along, then cuts Mou Linsen's throat, saying he has always known Mou Linsen was the one who crippled his leg. He then invites the Japanese to talks and blows up the whole warehouse.

Why it matters

The villains start to fall: Tao Xili dies refusing the Japanese, Mou Linsen dies at Jiang Xueting's hand, and Yu Changxuan learns both that his son is alive and what his father did.

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