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[The Wanted Detective]

[Episode 20]

Stop!

Who's there?

Save him first. Let's go!

Save him!

Let's go.

Hurry, save him!

Alright!

Let's go!

Be careful.

Don't let them escape!

Hurry up and leave!

Alright!

Let's go.

Here.

Miss Huo.

I'll leave Coroner Feng to you.

Coroner Feng.

Coroner Feng!

Hang in there.

We've come to save you.

Coroner Feng.

Heaven has been kind to me,

allowing me to see you one last time before I die.

Don't talk nonsense.

You're going to be fine.

How nice.

Coroner Feng.

Coroner Feng!

Coroner Feng!

Xueman!

He's trying to destroy the pill!

Beiming!

Keep him alive!

Constable Zhong,

how do you want to handle these scoundrels?

That leader

is a key criminal wanted by the Elite Constabulary Unit.

We'd like to interrogate him separately.

That's right.

As for the others,

Constable Wang, please

take them back to the Weizhou Garrison for detention.

Got it.

[Pingyuan Escort Agency]

Hurry up.

Come on!

This...

Who are we treating here? This...

That one over there.

My injuries are only external.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Take a look.

Let me.

He's too weak.

What should we do?

Is there really no way to save him?

I've got nothing.

Indeed.

So young,

yet with so little time left.

What a pity.

Hey, you've been discussing for so long.

Have you figured anything out yet?

If you have, then hurry up and save him.

The patient is still lying here.

If you

can't save him today,

none of you will leave here alive, either!

Tong Shuang.

Doctors, please speak freely.

Miss.

This young master has lost too much blood,

and his pulse is weak.

I'm afraid we can't save him.

That's right.

Better start preparing for the inevitable.

Aren't you supposed to be expert doctors?

You can't even treat such a minor ailment?

There's truly nothing we can do.

Even if you kill us, it won't change anything.

At this point, even the best doctor in the world

couldn't save him.

That's right.

Better prepare for the funeral.

Who said that?

Madman.

You're awake.

How are you feeling?

Grab a pen.

This...

This...

-Here. -Give it to me.

Write down the prescription.

-Alright. -I'll write it down.

I'm writing.

Two qian of deer antler herb.

Two qian of deer antler herb.

Three qian of saffron.

Beiming.

Three qian of saffron.

Ginseng slices.

Two qian of codonopsis,

and four qian of dragon whisker herb. That should be enough.

Did you get all that?

This is

quite unusual, this prescription.

Indeed.

What are you questioning?

Just do as I say.

Boil three bowls of water down to one.

Consider this prescription my gift to you.

Doctors,

please prepare the medicine

according to his prescription.

-Got it. -I'll go with you.

Okay.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Madman.

How are you feeling?

Would you like some water?

I knew

you could save my life.

Without you risking your life and bleeding to mark the way,

we wouldn't have found Yellow Heaven.

As long as you caught him.

That's all that matters.

I need to rest for a while.

W-Wait a moment.

Papa Feng.

What did you say?

I said, Papa Feng.

It's all my fault.

It's all my fault for arriving too late

that you bled so much

and almost died.

But I made a vow

that as long as you survive this,

I'll call you Papa Feng from now on.

Say it again.

Say it again.

Papa wants to hear it.

Listen carefully.

Madman!

That's enough.

Let him have a good rest.

We'll step outside.

Go to sleep.

So you're Yesha.

What does Yesha

have to do with me?

You know Old Bug, don't you?

He told us

everything about you.

And who is Old Bug?

I don't know him.

Then explain to me

what the red crystal is all about.

If you don't know Old Bug,

how would you know

how to refine it?

Red crystal?

And what on earth is red crystal?

I'll ask you one last time,

where is Yesha?

Come closer.

I'll whisper it to you.

Yesha

is Xiao Beiming.

It's all Xiao Beiming's orders.

Everyone under heaven knows that

Yesha is Xiao Beiming.

I am indeed Xiao Beiming's subordinate.

All my actions,

as well as the entire Yellow Heaven's actions,

are all under Xiao Beiming's orders.

You asked me to tell you,

and I told you honestly,

but you wouldn't believe me.

Why is that?

You killed so many people

just to refine red crystal.

What was it all for?

Nothing special.

Just a personal preference.

What do you mean?

I mean

it was for fun.

Do you know

what the most pleasant sound

in this world is?

It's the sound a person makes right before they die.

It's truly delightful.

From the begging

and pleading at the start,

to the crying

screaming,

and then finally

growing weaker

and weaker,

until there's no sound at all.

It's like hundreds of ants

crawling all over your body.

Truly beautiful.

Whether it's red crystal or not,

it doesn't matter to me.

What matters is

I enjoy watching them suffer.

Bad news.

Urgent message from the Ministry of Justice.

We must escort Huang Wuchang back to the capital for trial immediately.

You're awake.

How are you feeling?

Miss Huo.

Don't worry.

With my prescription,

I could even bring back someone

who's halfway in the grave.

Alright, alright.

You're the greatest.

Don't move around.

I'll get your medicine.

Where's Beiming?

How is he?

Is he alright?

He's alright.

I know what you're worried about.

But you've lost too much blood,

and your wounds haven't healed yet.

You need to take care of yourself first

before you can help him, right?

Don't move. Stay still.

No big deal.

I've just been lying down

for too long

and wanted to sit up for a bit.

Thanks.

Be careful.

I can manage on my own.

Don't move.

Here.

Miss Huo.

I...

What I wanted to say is that...

I'm deeply grateful for your kindness

and will never forget it.

Is gratitude all

you have to say to me?

No.

That's not what I meant.

Actually, I wanted to say...

T-Thanks.

You were actually a sweeter talker

when you were unconscious.

Unconscious?

What did I say when I was unconscious?

Nothing much,

just that you're a coward.

A coward?

Take your medicine first.

The Ministry of Justice has sent orders

to the Weizhou Garrison.

Wang Feihu will send people to escort you.

Your condition can't wait any longer.

You must go back quickly

and find Old Bug.

I can still tough it out.

Is Huang Wuchang still

not talking?

I've tried everything.

But fortunately,

although he identified

Xiao Beiming as Yesha,

he didn't recognize you.

Now that he's been captured,

once we return to the capital,

we'll find a way

to make him talk.

Whether Huang Wuchang is Yesha

still needs to be verified.

They previously refined a large amount of red crystal,

and we still don't know what they used it for.

There are still many

Yellow Heaven remnants at large.

I'm afraid this matter

won't be resolved so quickly.

I'll have the Weizhou Garrison closely monitor

the movements of the Yellow Heaven remnants

and report immediately if there's any news.

We're the ones who caught him.

As long as I convince the Ministry of Justice after we return

to let me interrogate Huang Wuchang,

everything will still be under control.

That's not right.

What's wrong?

Huang Wuchang is of great significance.

Wang Feihu would definitely

report it to the Ministry of Justice.

But the Ministry of Justice's response

came too quickly.

The round trip

would take at least two or three days.

Why did we receive the Ministry of Justice's orders

right after we started interrogating?

Before we made the arrest,

someone had already guessed the outcome

and reported it to the Ministry of Justice.

How is that possible?

Looks like trouble has come sooner than expected.

Don't worry.

We'll deal with whatever comes our way.

We'll set off early tomorrow morning.

We're escorting a key criminal,

so everyone, stay alert!

Constable Zhong.

The distance from Weizhou to the capital

is quite long.

I can only

escort you this far.

Thank you for your help and care

these past few days, Constable Wang.

No need to thank me.

It's just what I should do.

But there's something I wanted to...

Constable Wang.

We've fought side by side,

so just speak freely.

In the case of eliminating Yellow Heaven,

the Elite Constabulary Unit deserves the main credit,

but my men of the Weizhou Garrison

also contributed their fair share.

Some of my men

are still recovering from their wounds at home.

I wonder

if, when you return to the capital

and meet the officials at the Ministry of Justice,

you could put in a good word

for my men, Constable Zhong?

Of course I will.

If it weren't for you, Constable Wang,

and your men arriving in time,

let alone capturing Huang Wuchang,

we all

would have lost our lives.

Thanks a lot, Constable Zhong.

So,

as for the favor I asked of you, Constable Wang...

Please rest assured.

Whenever I come across any remnants of Yellow Heaven,

I'll arrest

every single one of them.

My Lord, someone's blocking our way.

Who would dare to block our way?

Could it be the remnants of Yellow Heaven?

They look like government troops.

Aren't we government troops ourselves?

No, it's not that.

Those people are...

Zhuge Kongyun?

I'm Zhuge Kongyun from the Secret Investigation Unit.

I'm here under orders

to escort the key criminal, Huang Wuchang, back to the capital.

Young Master.

Coroner Feng's signing up as a sworn son?

What's this all about?

Do you want me to disguise myself and sneak in

to check it out?

No need.

Go send a secret message to the unit

and request additional manpower.

Yes, Young Master.

Xiao Beiming.

The game has begun.

Zhuge Kongyun.

The Yellow Heaven cult

was eliminated by our Elite Constabulary Unit,

and their leader Huang Wuchang

was captured by us.

Weizhou is not the capital,

and this is not a major case, so there's no need

for the Secret Investigation Unit to interfere.

I'm not trying to steal

the Elite Constabulary Unit's credit,

nor do I care about the Yellow Heaven cult.

I'm only here to ask one thing:

is the key criminal, Huang Wuchang,

connected to Yesha or not?

To be honest,

I didn't want to

make this trip to Weizhou

and go through all this trouble.

But I received intelligence

indicating that

the Yellow Heaven cult

is likely connected to Yesha.

Don't forget that

the Yesha case

is still under the jurisdiction of our Secret Investigation Unit.

Constable Zhong,

we've worked on cases together before,

but you've repeatedly been dishonest

and played games with me.

To prevent further misunderstandings between us,

I specifically reported to the Ministry of Justice

and obtained official documents.

The documents clearly state

that the key criminal, Huang Wuchang,

is to be handed over to our Secret Investigation Unit.

[Ministry of Justice Permit]

Zhuge Kongyun.

How do you prove

that the key criminal is connected to Yesha?

It's simple.

I'll know right after interrogation.

If you refuse to hand over the key criminal

and defy orders from above,

the consequences...

What if your interrogation reveals

the suspect has no connection to Yesha?

False reporting of case details

will surely be dealt with according to the law.

Constable Zhong, you're a smart person.

Rather than returning to the capital

and risking execution,

you might as well hand the key criminal over to me

and see if I'll be the one

being executed instead.

Take your criminal

and leave now.

Constable Zhong, you truly understand what's at stake.

Thanks a lot.

Take him away.

Farewell.

Hold on.

I've handed the criminal over to you.

What else do you want?

I heard that Coroner Feng and Miss Huo

have also come to Weizhou.

They're in the carriage, right?

Since we've all met before,

I'd better go over

and say hello.

That won't be necessary.

Just keep your men in line.

Proper etiquette

should still be observed.

I just remembered something.

I heard that Coroner Feng

nearly lost his life a few days ago while working on this case in Weizhou.

Since Miss Huo

is in the carriage taking care of him,

I won't disturb them further.

Mr. Zhuge.

Thank you, Mr. Zhuge.

Sorry for my poor manners.

Get well soon.

What exactly is Zhuge Kongyun

up to?

Whatever he's planning,

fortunately, he didn't lift the curtain,

or we'd be in big trouble.

Thank goodness,

we dodged a bullet.

Fortunately, this Zhuge fellow

knows when to back off.

I already had my blade out.

If he dared to lift that curtain,

I would've chopped his hand off.

It's not that simple.

What do you mean?

From his choice of words,

I'm afraid he already knows

about my presence.

Perhaps he's been

in Weizhou for some time,

watching us from the shadows.

Then hasn't your cover been blown?

I can't figure it out either.

Taking away a minor henchman, Huang Wuchang,

should be nothing compared to

capturing me, Yesha, myself.

If he had already discovered

my presence,

why didn't he make a move just now?

Could it be that he hadn't discovered you?

That's right.

He might not have guessed

that you're with us.

Let's hope so.

Young Master.

There must be something suspicious about that carriage.

When you passed by the carriage,

Zhong Xueman's expression

was clearly nervous.

I noticed

she was about to draw her Bi'an Sword.

Of course I know something's off.

Then why didn't you

expose them just now, Young Master?

Their performance isn't over yet.

Exposing them now

would spoil the fun.

Might as well

let them continue

with their little show.

I've finally figured out

the key to the Yesha case.

Since the Secret Investigation Unit

took over the Yesha case,

we've actually

fallen into a misconception.

That is,

we've been following the case all along.

What's wrong with that?

For dealing with ordinary criminals,

that's fine.

But when dealing with Xiao Beiming,

it's a grave mistake.

I've been competing with Xiao Beiming for years.

I believe my deductive abilities

are no worse than his,

yet I'm always one step behind,

half a beat too slow.

That's because there's one thing

I'm truly not as good at as he is.

What is it?

This is a gamble to start with.

Wanna bet?

If you lose this time,

you'll be doomed.

You've known me for years.

Have you ever seen me lose?

Do you know why you've never

been able to beat me all these years?

I'm not as willing to take risks as he is.

We thought

he would hide from us

like a mouse from a cat.

But in reality, this gambler

has never considered himself

as the mouse.

Instead, he sees himself as the hunter.

We thought we were hunting him,

but in reality,

we've been led

by the nose all along.

This is why we've always

failed to catch him.

Are you suggesting

he's been around us all this time?

If he wants to keep leading us on,

then I'll

follow the rope right to him and catch him.

If well played,

it's going to be

a show that will shock the world.

Xueman.

I've always been curious about something.

Why do you dislike

Mr. Zhuge so much?

After all,

he's as renowned as Beiming,

both elite investigators of Qi Kingdom.

Is it just because of the rivalry

between the Elite Constabulary Unit and the Secret Investigation Unit?

But you don't seem like

someone who would care about such things.

I just resent him.

I've always found him annoying.

A grown man always dressing up

all flashy and showy.

Beiming.

If you hadn't stopped me from beating him up,

I would've taught him a lesson long ago.

The three of us have known each other since childhood.

I remember Xueman used to

beat Zhuge Kongyun up when we were little.

Why was that?

This Zhuge Kongyun

may be a bit eccentric,

but he doesn't seem like a bad guy.

It's all just a facade.

He's been ruthless since childhood,

dabbling in all sorts of shady practices.

He's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

I remember a few years ago,

there was a serial murder case,

and to lure out the killer,

he used the victim as bait.

But that victim

was just

a teenage girl.

He did catch the killer in the end,

but that kid

developed hysteria from the trauma

and became a recluse.

Someone like him

only thinks about himself.

His methods of solving cases

have no moral boundaries, either.

You're too arrogant in handling cases.

I'm afraid you'll eventually

pay for your arrogance one day.

In life, one wrong step

often leads to many more.

I don't want you to go astray

and regret it in the future, you know?

You're too proud, even arrogant.

You think of Yesha as a rival

to play the game with,

but his real purpose

is not to defeat you.

You seem to get the upper hand now,

but how do you know

he has no backup plan?

And how do you know

whether he's deliberately

letting you gain this advantage?

We are the same kind of person.

You two are nothing alike.

I've made the same mistakes.

People like us

unconsciously put ourselves

in positions where we can control

others' lives and deaths.

But only by making mistakes

do we learn where to draw the line.

Zhuge Kongyun isn't inherently bad.

He just cares about things

that are different from what others value.

What he cares about

doesn't matter to me.

But about Huang Wuchang,

we can't let his off so easily.

Once we get back to the capital

and cure your illness,

I'll settle the score with him.

Tong Shuang.

Go faster.

Got it, Beiming.

Such a large forest,

yet not even a bird's call can be heard.

Indeed.

Watch out.

Keep an eye on Huang Wuchang.

Yes.

Danger! It's an ambush!

This smoke is poisonous...

Here.

Xueman.

You can't stay here.

The Elite Constabulary Unit must already know

that Huang Wuchang and you

have returned to the capital.

If you don't go to the Elite Constabulary Unit to report,

Fang Tianzheng will definitely be suspicious.

They are all here

taking care of me.

Don't worry.

If you keep staying here

and Fang Tianzheng becomes suspicious,

things will get even more complicated.

Tong Shuang.

Go find out

if Old Bug has shown up recently.

This is the most urgent matter right now.

Alright, I'll go right away.

Coroner Feng, your injuries...

Don't worry, I'm okay.

I'll prepare some medicine as soon as possible

to ease Beiming's pain

and buy as much time as we can.

Don't worry.

We'll take good care of Beiming.

Zhong Xueman.

I thought you had finally made something of yourself,

that you could bring great merit to the Elite Constabulary Unit,

so we could finally redeem our reputation.

But what happened?

The key criminal we went to such lengths to capture

was snatched away by that sly fox Zhuge Kongyun

right from under our noses.

If you had

sent me word earlier,

couldn't I have

negotiated with the Ministry of Justice?

Getting the proper documents wouldn't have been difficult.

Chief.

It was my oversight.

A perfect opportunity for redemption

has fallen into

the Secret Investigation Unit's hands just like that.

Huang Wuchang is connected to Yesha,

and he still has many secrets

that haven't been revealed.

Chief.

Could we request an audience with His Majesty

to get him back from

the Secret Investigation Unit?

An audience with His Majesty?

On what grounds?

Huang Wuchang

was captured by our Elite Constabulary Unit.

But wasn't Yesha Xiao Beiming also from

our Elite Constabulary Unit?

Xiao...

Regardless of whether Xiao Beiming is Yesha or not,

as long as we can get Huang Wuchang,

make him talk,

and solve the Yesha case,

it would only benefit our Elite Constabulary Unit.

Chief.

The Yesha case

concerns the reputation of our Elite Constabulary Unit.

Please don't hesitate anymore.

I've confronted this man before.

He's completely insane,

and interrogating him won't be easy.

If he dies in the hands of the Secret Investigation Unit,

we'll have no more leads on the Yesha case.

Uncle!

Why are you calling me uncle?

How many times have I told you

not to call me uncle here?

News just came

that the key criminal from Weizhou

was abducted

while being escorted back to the capital.

You...

I'm incompetent

and failed to keep watch over the key criminal.

His Majesty will summon us tomorrow.

How should we explain this to him?

If His Majesty flies into a rage,

I fear our deaths may soon follow!

It was my negligence.

I'll take full responsibility.

Now is not the time to be heroic.

Come up with a solution as soon as possible.

[Sanli Teahouse]

Why have you come to see me?

Are you here to mock me

before I die,

or did your conscience suddenly kick in

and you want to say goodbye?

Say goodbye?

Don't pretend that you don't know.

My father and I

made a military pledge before His Majesty

to solve the Yesha case by the deadline.

Now, the case remains unsolved,

and Huang Wuchang has been abducted.

Tomorrow, His Majesty will summon us,

which will likely be our death sentence.

What exactly did you come to see me for?

There's only one way

to save you and your father.

What's that?

Recapture Huang Wuchang.

I can help you,

but you need to tell me

all the details about

Huang Wuchang's abduction.

Otherwise, I can't help you even if I want to.

Even if I tell you

the inside story of Huang Wuchang's abduction,

you won't be able

to catch him any time soon.

So telling you makes no difference.

That's not necessarily true.

You know something, don't you?

For Huang Wuchang to be abducted

from under the tight security of your Secret Investigation Unit,

while everyone from your unit

remained completely unharmed,

there's only one possibility:

poison was used.

Someone did use poison.

What else do you know?

How was Huang Wuchang abducted?

I don't know the specifics,

but the people escorting Huang Wuchang

numbered at least a dozen,

all experts from the Secret Investigation Unit,

with Zhuge Kongyun in command.

How could that person abduct him

without harming a single person

under those circumstances?

Unless it was...

Old Bug.

Xueman, but you need to

verify this information

with Zhuge Kongyun.

But Old Bug has seen you before.

If Zhuge Kongyun

learns this information

and finds him before we do,

your injuries will never heal,

and your whereabouts will be exposed.

Our top priority now

is to find Huang Wuchang.

Our strength alone isn't enough.

We need the Secret Investigation Unit's resources.

Using Zhuge Kongyun's resources

to catch Old Bug,

while also trying to take Old Bug away

before he realizes it,

that's too risky.

Given the situation,

we have no other choice.

That person actually managed

to silently poison

your Secret Investigation Unit.

Whoever abducted him

must be a master of poison.

I happen to know

someone like that,

and he works for Yesha.

Who is it?

Old Bug, from Poison Valley.

Old Bug?

Someone released poisonous gas

into the air,

and by the time I realized,

it was already too late.

But how did Old Bug know?

The escort route was supposed to be top secret.

That's right.

I suspect there's

a spy within the Secret Investigation Unit.

I'm investigating,

but right now, I don't have the slightest clue.

There must be a flaw somewhere.

I'll keep investigating.

Since I was able to

catch Huang Wuchang once,

I can certainly catch him a second time.

Waiter, bill please.

Zhong Xueman!

What's wrong?

Beiming is gone.