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[Guardian]

[Episode 16]

This way, Special Commissioner.

This is my laboratory.

All of my trophies are here.

This one, the photon detector.

It has helped us solve many important cases.

And this one, the Bed of Experimentation.

All of my research and results are on this bed

This is part of my personal collection.

My hobby is to collect things.

Come. Come.

Let me show you my inventions.

For instance, this apparatus. It's able to effectively detect dark energy.

Special Commissioner, this tool is very perceptive and very accurate.

Nothing will slip under its radar.

Allow me to demonstrate.

It might be broken.

That's enough.

I've now seen what you guys do at your jobs.

I want to meet your Chief Zhao.

Yes, sir.

Zhao Yunlan!

Zhao Yunlan!

Don't come any closer.

I'm telling you I caught a cold.

A bad one; it's infectious.

I don't want you to catch it.

Really?

Guo Changcheng.

Born on May 10th.

Your blood type is O.

Your parents passed away from a car accident when you were young.

You have an uncle, Guo Ying,

who is the deputy minister of the Seastar Administration.

Your aunt, Yu Jinlan, is the head of the Women's Association office.

Three months ago, you were transferred to join Special Investigations.

Is that right?

Who are you exactly?

I'm the director-general of Planetary Supervision Bureau, Zhao Xinci;

also, the previous chief of Special Investigations.

And most of all, Zhao Yunlan's father.

These are the things Zhao Yunlan had said?

With some touch-ups, artistic touch-ups.

Yes. Yes.

Our boss is infamously stern in the office.

He sets a good example for us to follow.

Aside from when we are investigating a case,

he never talks.

Don't cover up for him.

I know my son.

Only he would say these crude, carefree things.

- Ex-chief.- Enough.

Let's get back to business.

Where is Zhao Yunlan?

Also, I heard you hired a new consultant named Shen Wei recently.

- Where is he?- He's at school—

I've checked his schedule.

It's Thursday.

He doesn't have a class to teach nor research duties in the morning.

Is he with Zhao Yunlan?

I'll be the one to say it.

Regent. Lord Black Robe.

Underworld Monarch has been anticipating you.

He wants to report his schedule for this month.

No outsiders are allowed here.

Please clear out your attendant.

He's not an attendant.

He's a friend of mine.

This palace has its rules.

We cannot make an exception even for you, My Lord.

My Lord, amiability makes you rich.

So, you're the recorder who replaced Ding Dun.

You have guts.

Anyway, I know you're not one to abuse your power or status.

It's fine. Regent and I will just go out and find that item.

You should go and take care of your business.

The Underworld is a very complicated place.

You need to be careful.

Don't worry.

Let's go.

So that's what happened.

I see.

In this case, I don't blame you.

Zhao Yunlan must take full responsibility.

Does he not know how to assign people to fit different tasks?

As a leader,

being absent from his post is the worst kind of negligence of duty.

If a new case came up here at Dragon City at this time,

who would lead the team?

It wouldn't be so timely, would it?

I understand.

There's a weird case that occurred in Dragon City Park.

I remember, on the day I lost the registry,

I passed by here...

or maybe over there.

This damned brain.

Talk.

My surname is Bao,

meaning bun.

I work as a security guard here.

Little Guo, he stutters like you.

I'm just nervous sometimes.

Let me explain briefly.

Aside from Da Qing,

everyone else here joined the team after Zhao Yunlan became the chief

and have no experience working with me.

But given the urgency of this situation,

since I've temporarily taken over the duties of the chief of Special Investigations,

you are then my subordinates.

So I ask everyone to follow my orders closely

and work efficiently.

No chit-chatting.

Old Bao,

tell us the details.

- Old Bao, I have to use the washroom.- Go ahead.

Help! Someone help!

Help!

Help...

And then, this is what I woke up to.

I was scared to death.

It was horrifying.

- Are you all right?- Yes, I'm fine.

I didn't think I'd see the day that Little Guo would be comforting someone else.

I was scared to death.

Old Bao, come.

Don't feel nervous.

Think back again.

Are you sure you didn't see anything else?

I told you everything already.

I couldn't see anything else clearly.

I see.

You can head back.

Okay.

We're just letting him leave like that?

Let's assign some tasks.

Guo Changcheng and Chu Shuzhi

go see what the victim's family members have to say.

Zhu Hong, find the park's manager and get the surveillance footage.

Lin Jing,

write me a report on the soil composition here.

Da Qing,

go ask the feral cats nearby

if they saw any strange incidents lately.

Ex-chief, I don't know cat language.

Are you kidding?

I remember in the ten years I worked with you,

you made some remarkable contributions thanks to your cat language abilities.

Anyway, I'll leave it to you to collect the evidence.

That's it?

But these trivial leads seem useless.

Boss usually forms a hypothesis first, then tries to verify it.

We don't even have sufficient evidence.

What hypothesis? What verification?

Listen, I don't want you to be like him,

always seeking immediate success; hence, acting very recklessly.

Yes, of course.

Then, let's get to work.

That's right.

If the armies don't move, the general cannot advance either.

Before we get to the bottom of this case,

I'll be at the Special Investigations office, waiting for your good news.

This way. This way.

Someone help!

Help!

I guess this kind of lowly thing can happen anywhere.

Master of the Guardians, finding the item is our priority.

Besides, what if these Undergrounders have awakened power.

You shouldn't put yourself in danger.

I know.

The one putting himself in danger isn't me though!

What are you doing?

Little old man, you're meddling in our business.

Master of the Guardians, save me.

Thought I could expose this old man's true powers.

Buddy, you must be new here?

- The person you're choking—- Has a severe infectious disease.

Nice punch!

- Are you all right? - You're so amazing.

You saved me.

I'll repay you with anything you ask.

No thanks.

I'm a kind man who doesn't need reciprocation.

Wait. My mom told me I must repay a man for his kindness.

If I can't pay you back,

then I might as well kill myself!

Whatever floats your boat.

Master of the Guardians, you're leaving things like this?

First of all,

these two are young and healthy.

How can they be this weak?

Second,

when I pushed you to them earlier,

he clearly looked surprised.

Third,

those two are wearing matching necklaces.

How can they be strangers?

It's way too obvious now.

If you tell me this isn't a trap,

I wouldn't be able to believe it.

Anyway, I don't have time to play pretend with you people.

You just wait and see!

Remarkable.

You are so young yet so sharp-minded.

It's truly remarkable.

The Black Robe Envoy was right about you.

Instead of flattering me, why don't you find where you lost the registry?

Where are we now?

Master of the Guardians, please hold on a moment.

I'll go ask someone for directions.

I told you already.

The park maintenance and staff regulations

are all according to protocols.

We're not the one to blame no matter how you think about it.

Hey! Have you guys seen anyone suspicious nearby?

Don't say that.

Can't you help out a fellow cat?

Thank you for your cooperation. If you find anything new, contact us immediately.

- Okay.- Goodbye.

Yet another ball-passer.

We won't find anything useful like this.

You're right. You can tell this manager is unreliable at a glance.

Oh yeah, I have an idea.

What is it?

You do hypnotism, right?

What if you use it on him

and find out what he's hiding?

Hey, don't worry.

I got your back.

Old Zhao won't know.

No.

I shouldn't use hypnotism again.

It doesn't suit me.

What's wrong?

You spent so long mastering it.

I can't put my finger on it.

But I feel like, if I use hypnotism again,

something bad will happen.

I wish we only had to question sincere, honest citizens,

then we wouldn't have such a hard time.

I really envy Little Guo and Old Chu.

Young man, you must help us seek justice.

My old husband works hard every day

and he doesn't get paid much.

Now that he's injured,

we'll have to empty our retirement funds.

Money will come and go.

Take it easy.

At least, your husband is alive and recovering.

We're here to ask you some questions about the incident.

Questions?

You still want to ask me questions with me in this situation?

He's still in a coma!

Does it sit right with your conscience?

Besides, that money was my entire life savings!

You have to get it back for me!

As expected, it didn't work.

Did I know how to speak cat language before?

Why can't I remember at all?

I'm forgetting things more and more.

Zhao Yunlan, you devil.

When on earth are you coming back?

The Underworld is a lair of dragons and tigers.

Only you would charge into it like a fool.

Zhao Yunlan...

Zhao Yunlan...

Come.

Come.

Zhao Yunlan.

Listen to what your heart has to say.

Its true voice.

Is this some new type of trick?

It's so coarsely made.

You're using playfulness

to hide how uneasy you are.

You can't deceive me.

and you can't deceive your heart.

You live among humans,

but have your heart open to no one.

You don't understand

the point of everything you're doing.

You don't even know whether your actions are right or wrong.

Who are you?

I am your desire and soul.

I am you.

I am myself.

I am everyone!

- The only thing I can teach you is—- He's over here!

He's here.

Wait, everybody!

If you enjoy playing pretend so much go become actors.

What do you need me for?

Where did you come from?

You don't look like an Undergrounder.

That's nonsense.

We're all fellow Undergrounders.

We should prosper together and treat each other with sincerity.

Shut up! Don't talk so much.

I had a mom to give birth to me but I didn't have one to raise me up well.

Who do you think you're lecturing?

We overheard that old guy say

you're some kind of Master of the Guardians?

I grew up in this area.

How come I have never heard of that address?

Now, this is a long story to tell.

Tell you what, when I was five-years-old...

five-years-old, right?

Who knew your power to harden the lower body actually became useful.

It's a misunderstanding.

Do you know the Black Robe Envoy?

We're close like brothers.

He said he knows the Black Robe Envoy?

What are we waiting for then?

Black Robe Envoy is a traitor.

His friend must be a traitor, too.

Oh, it's him!

Go after him!

Stop!

Stop! Don't run! Quickly, this way!

Stop!

- Let's take the shortcut.- Go.

For Underworld Monarch to tirelessly attend to state affairs day and night is the great fortune of our Underworld.

Lord Black Robe, do you have any other orders?

I want to read the files on Ding Dun.

Those files were destroyed half a month ago.

It was Underworld Monarch who gave the order himself.

For something so important as destroying files,

why didn't you report it to me in advance?

My apologies. Here in the Palace, Underworld Monarch holds the highest authority.

I simply follow orders.

What about the other files?

They still sit in the repository.

I'll lead you to them.

Thanks.

This mask of yours...

There was a customer just now with the exact same mask.

Well, what a coincidence.

Would you call this here a masquerade?

What?

Masquerades are all the rave up there.

We need to keep up with the trends here in the Underworld

and have fun sometimes, right?

There are not many young people with calm hearts like you these days.

Why do you stay here?

The girl... I love... is here.

The person I love is here, too.

I should thank Zhao Yunlan.

It's been a while

since I last read a book in such peace,

waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Ex-chief, everyone has gathered!

Okay.

[A Record of Ancient Secrets]

In and out... must register.

Sure.

[Zhao Xinci]

Inside? Let's go.

Watch where you're going.

They're at it again.

This generation of young people is all the same.

The schools didn't teach them well.

School?

What's a school?

I... was joking.

It hurts!

No one's taking him to the hospital?

Hospital?

Now, what's a hospital?

Are you really from here?

It was a joke.

Who is this guy?

Punk, you stole my mask!

Seize this human thief!

Let's not get upset.

We've caught you now.

This way.

Chief Zhao! Chief Zhao!

I think I know who you are.

Chief Zhao, long time no see.

Just like I thought, you're not behind bars.

I'm working under Lord Black Robe right now.

He promised me that

he will try to shorten Xiaojun's sentence.

Chief Zhao, when did you arrive here in the Underworld?

Not that long ago.

I actually came here to...

Shit.

I forgot about old man Regent.

What?

You're mingling with him?

He's notorious here in the Underworld.

Is that right?

He seems weak and harmless to me.

Regardless of how silly he looks on the outside,

they all say, if you get on the bad side of this cunning fox,

you're in for some bad luck.

Interesting. Then, Shen...

What did the mysterious Lord Black Robe say about him?

He actually didn't say much.

Well then, Old Wu,

you should trust that old man's judgment.

No matter how cunning the fox is,

but if you put a leash on him,

you could use him as a hound.

You sure are something.

Master of the Guardians!

Master of the Guardians, I finally found you.

Well,

let's hear what everyone has so far.

Simply put,

we have nothing.

That's normal.

Before any big incident happens,

it's also peaceful and quiet, no traces to be seen.

Hence, we need even more patience than usual

and even tighter teamwork.

What? No one seems enthusiastic.

Is it because you're not used to my style of work?

I kind of think

it's you who is not used to our style of work.

That's because your old way of doing things

is utterly wrong!

Laid-back.

Undisciplined.

No clear and complete chain of evidence.

Then, what do we do now?

Don't tell me we just wait around?

We need to do something more important next.

According to a reliable source,

I'm deducing that

Zhao Yunlan, as the third chief of Special Investigations,

didn't set a good leader example for his team.

Therefore, I advise we layoff Zhao Yunlan.

You're Zhao Yunlan's father, right?

Even if you're his father,

you don't control this place.

If even one of you agrees with my suggestion,

then it shows my judgment is correct.

Otherwise, I'll take back my suggestion.

Starting now, I'll talk to each of you one-on-one.

Don't feel burdened.

Da Qing.

Who does he think he is?! An overbearing CEO?!

That entitled look on his face.

I thought someone would feel avenged if Boss was laid off.

Are you out of your mind?!

What do I need revenge for?!

Personal issues and work issues are separate things.

It's already come to this.

Why are you still so talkative about trivial matters?!

What are you staring at me for?

Brother Chu,

every time Chief Zhao is mentioned,

you never show respect for him.

You... mustn't betray him.

Are you sick?!

Do I need you to tell me that?

- Be careful.- I'm fine.

Thank you. Thank you.

What's wrong?

I heard from lord Black Robe Envoy that you were part of the Underworld Monarch Palace's army.

How does it feel to be back?

I feel nostalgic,

but, more so, disgusted.

Thank you, Master of the Guardians.

My old body is always causing troubles for you.

No worries.

Regent.

Old Brother, you rest for a while.

We'll find the Underworld Monarch Registry for you.

But what does that registry look like exactly?

Well, it's a booklet with a black, sheep-skin cover.

It's about this big or maybe this big.

Oh my...

That's okay.

Black Robe Envoy is...?

He just left, apparently to look for you.

I sure am getting old.

It's about time to slack off a little.

I'll leave the hard work to the young

You're the last one.

Do you want to hear their answers?

[Disagree]

They're all too stubborn.

But I think you're different.

You're a thoughtful young man with a bright future.

I heard about Zhao Yunlan's bad temper.

He humiliated you here at the office once.

It wasn't like that.

He did that for my own good.

Da Qing has worked the longest here.

The others either hold a sensitive identity

or are not capable of doing important things.

Only you, you have a clean background.

If Zhao Yunlan was demoted,

you know where I'm going with this. Right?

Yes, I know.

No, I don't know.

I think things are perfect the way they are now.

Go on, but think carefully before you speak.

Director-General Zhao!

I really don't understand.

Aren't you two father and son?

Why is your relationship so bad?

If my parents were still alive,

you don't know how happy I would be!

Good. Very good.

With you guys as his subordinates,

I don't have to worry anymore.

You may leave.

Changcheng, you're the hidden soldier I handpicked carefully.

The villain may show up anytime.

To defend ourselves from dark energy,

we need positive energy just like what you have.

So remember, have faith in your beliefs.

Stay firm with your perseverance.

Look.

You're like the south pole in this magnetic field.

Our boss is also the south pole.

It may appear that you two are always together and have an intimate relationship,

but you have the same polar value and you are both weirdos.

You two can only repulse each other.

Unless you are able to twist and change the polar values of these two.

What nonsense.

What could there be between me and him?

Not just us.

Even Old Chu can guess what you have your mind on.

Right, Old Chu?

You're suspecting

Little Guo might betray Old Zhao?

That's impossible!

That idiot maybe dumb,

but he wouldn't do that kind of thing.

There's just something I don't understand.

Zhu Jiu has been quiet lately.

What is he planning exactly?

Also, does he have anything to do with the case this time at all?

It's funny though.

I thought Boss just arrived at conclusions out of nowhere.

But thinking about it now,

he's really the pillar of our team.

His wild guesses

are always proven to be right in the end.

Plus, this father of Zhao Yunlan,

I kept feeling a bit...

You guys, especially you,

you really like slacking-off.

Let's go. We have a new lead.

All right, let's go.

Hope no one was injured.

- Go take a look.- Okay.

Are you guys okay?

Did you witness any strange phenomenon?

We don't know.

Did you see anyone suspicious?

Nope.

Something is up!

I detect traces of dark energy.

Wait.

- The ex-chief was right. - What do you mean?

He previously ordered me to write a report on the park's soil composition.

I didn't understand its purpose at that time.

But from the looks of it, he must have already figured out the culprit's powers.

It is to change the composition of the soil.

- Yes? - Hello.

You told me to contact you if I found anything new, right?

There has been a change on our side,

thought I don't know if this is considered a clue.

Cut the bullshit. Get to the point.

The first witness of the scene, that security guard Bao,

we suddenly can't get in touch with him.

Shit.

I've considered countless ways to destroy this building,

but they were all wrong.

Then I finally understood.

We can't always play small tricks inside the box.

We ought to jump out of the box.

Use outside help to destroy it completely.

And your power

is just the help I needed.

You mean, as long as I destroy this building,

we Undergrounders can freely come up

and live in a dignified manner here.

Of course.

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♫ A year went by in a flash ♫

♫ But time is still not resting ♫

♫ Still shuttling back and forth ♫

♫ In this empty side street ♫

♫ The yesterday of past ♫

♫ Everything still looks so real ♫

♫ Remembering each part ♫

♫ And blurring my eyes with it ♫

♫ Still can recall ♫

♫ That exact scene ♫

♫ Forgive me for I only wanted ♫

♫ Another person in this world ♫

♫ To cry for you ♫

♫ We still would be separating ♫

♫ So you shouldn't have said 'I love you' ♫

♫ The me now ♫

♫ Is just too concerned ♫

♫ Is just too concerned ♫

♫ Is just too concerned ♫