In the morning mist of Xuan'an, undercover drug police officer Song Qimu and criminal investigation team leader Ran Jimin first met in the chaos of closing the net. One is a "lone wolf" who hides his past and lives alone, and the other is a business-like and cold-hearted "iron hand". At first, the only interactions between the two are silent brushes in the corridor and brief exchanges in front of the case. Even handing over a bunch of keys carries a sense of alienation and propriety.
From the details of the newcomers' lessons, to the tacit support at the anti-drug scene, they did not take shortcuts in their warmth, and only slowly caught a glimpse of each other's adequacy in each mission: it was the tracking map that Ran Jimin marked in advance, it was Song Qimu's slight injury, it was the silent meal left in the cafeteria that was not exposed, and it was the subconscious support in dangerous situations. Those trusts built in the darkness, which I thought would last a long time side by side, could not withstand the vagaries of the anti-drug work - the crisis exposed by the undercover, the moment of life and death decision, and the fate of duty first, suddenly separated the two hearts that had just gotten close.
He was once the light he bumped into after walking out of the dark alley, and he was once the warmth seeping into his cold and hard world, but this slow-burning bond finally stopped in the regret of being "unfinished". Just like the fog in Xuan'an, they met in the darkness and eventually dissipated on the journey to protect the light, leaving only the dull pain of "we have just understood each other and they have passed away", which confirms the unknown sacrifice and separation hidden behind the medal by the drug addicts.
Intent: The "fragility" of the two strong men side by side - the sense of fate under BE: continuing the background of the "slow-heat running-in" of the two strong men, but strengthening the conflict between "anti-drug responsibility" and "personal connection" - the trust they have accumulated in dangerous situations and the appropriateness they have forged in the smallest details are never the foreshadowing of "moving towards perfection", but the painful foundation of the ending of BE. Because both heroes "hide their edge and accept their responsibilities", when the risks of the anti-drug mission (such as undercover exposure, life and death decisions, sacrifice of stance) hit, they will not compromise their responsibilities for each other. The final separation (sacrifice, farewell, different stances) is not a "miss", but a "choice" - it is the necessity of cherishing each other and the fate of shouldering responsibilities. The preciousness of "finally getting close" has become BE's deepest regret.