The World Between Us: After the Flames

The prosecutor charged Hu Guan-Jun with homicide and endangerment and asked the judge to sentence Hu to death for killing 5 and injuring 12. Hu will be tried in the first case involving citizen judges in which the death penalty is possible. When Hu Guan-Jun is brought to the hospital for psychological assessment, Ma Yi-Sen hatches a plan for revenge.

Luo, a schizophrenia patient suspected of the murder of a bailiff, was found not guilty and was sentenced to 5 years in custodial protection. The prosecutor blames the verdict on the sloppy work of the assessing physician while enraged citizens harass Luo’s family. Meanwhile, Luo’s son is in need of money and reaches out to an online lender.

Gao-zhang Yu-Min harshly criticizes the Justice Party for the Penglai accident, as they have not fulfilled their pre-election promises concerning the elimination of corruption. After a series of unfortunate deaths in the family, Yu-Min believes that Zheng-Ming is a bearer of bad luck.

Gao-zhang Yu-Min is accused of vote-buying. Xing-Guo falls into the habit of drinking after losing his business. In his drunken state he resorts to physically and verbally abusing his family.

The fight between the Justice Party and the Democracy and Peace Party grows violent. You-Ming resolves a fight between Guan-Jun and Jia-Wei. Jia-Wei is elected as the director, and a banquet is held at the hotel. Zi-Qiang and Zheng-Ming return to Zi-Qiang's hometown to care for Mei-Zhi after receiving news of her illness. Xing-Zhu helps research Mei-Zhi 's illness while Zi-Qiang is gone for days.

Zheng-Guang and Lin argue about the autonomous statute on the homeless. Jia-Wei and Li-Yun's relationship is unstable due to their troubled son Guan-Jun. He sinks into tackling the problems facing his company to forget the sense of powerlessness his family gives him.

While Xing-Zhu is distributing isolation notices during a Level 3 alert, some people run away to avoid being quarantined for 14 days. As Xing-Zhu and the police are chasing them, he suddenly hears a gunshot. Xing-Zhu, a surgical nurse, is overloaded with work due to Covid. She is on the verge of quitting her job when she remembers that she hasn't said goodbye to her cases.

An influencer ridicules Zheng-Guang for opposing nuclear power but also opposing solar power. In 2019, Zheng-Guang is invited to join the Justice Party and run for Qingyun County legislator. However, things do not go as planned, and he returns to his home district in keeping with the wishes of the party. As a result, Zheng-Guang gradually becomes more distant from Yi-Sen and Jing.

Gao Zheng-Guang accuses the government of causing the Penglai Railway accident. After You-Ming is rescued, he is admitted to the intensive care unit. Yi-Sen forms friendships with Yu and Luo Hui. Meanwhile, Yi-Sen is frustrated with Guan-Jun, and You-He is distraught over Zhao Jie’s death.

The citizen judge trial commences. With four days left until his recall vote, Zheng-Guang sticks to his beliefs and values, even if it means being recalled. While the media breaks the news that it is Zheng-Guang's abandonment of You-Ming's family that caused Zi-Qiang's tragic murder of the bailiff.