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[The Wanted Detective]

Did you bring

what I asked for?

[The Wanted Detective]

[Episode 25]

Jiang Yi?

Where is he?

We didn't find him.

I saw him just yesterday,

but today he suddenly disappeared.

Xiao Beiming.

He shouldn't have gone far.

Fang Yin,

go ask around the unit

and find out which brother

last saw him.

Okay.

Tong Shuang,

take some people

to each city gate

and ask the gate guards

if they've seen him leave the city.

If not,

station someone there to keep watch.

Okay.

Xueman,

go check his home.

Chief Fang,

send all our men out

to search the entire city,

but don't alert anyone.

Okay.

[5 AM][7 AM]

[5 AM][7 AM]

[23 AM]

[7 AM][9 AM]

[Gongzheng Gate]

The last sighting of Constable Jiang

was this morning.

I asked

all the gate guards,

and none

saw him leave the city.

It hasn't even been a day.

He should still be in the city.

Fang Yin has been taking people

to search every street and alley.

Let's wait a bit longer.

There's no sign of cooking at Jiang Yi's place.

Looks like

he hasn't been back for days.

I also found a Chronicle of Pacifying Pirates in the Eastern Sea

under his desk.

[Chronicle of Pacifying Pirates in the Eastern Sea]

[Chronicle of Pacifying Pirates in the Eastern Sea]

I remember

he's a filial son.

Three years ago,

his mother fell seriously ill.

Back then, King Zhong of Constables

asked all the men in the unit

to chip in for her treatment.

I heard that all these years,

he's always kept his mother by his side

to care for her.

Even if Constable Jiang

hid himself,

there's no way

he'd take his elderly mother

with him.

There was no sign of cooking at his home.

His mother is old, sick,

and has trouble moving.

Lately, there has been no one at his place,

and there's no sign he's left the city.

Could something have happened to his family?

[Exactness]

Junior Xiao.

I knew you'd find me.

Since you appeared

and Chief Fang brought you back

to the Elite Constabulary Unit,

I realized this

couldn't be kept secret anymore.

I admit what I've done.

Actually,

I wasn't trying to hide from you.

Why did you

leak the information to Yesha?

How could you do this

to the Elite Constabulary Unit?

How could you do this to my father?

If I hadn't been desperate,

I wouldn't have done it.

I'm guilty.

Arrest me.

What exactly happened?

My mother was gravely ill.

Treatment...

costs money.

I used to work in the dovecote,

so I know how to decode.

So I started transcribing

to make a living.

I knew it was wrong.

That's why the books I sent out

never involved anyone's life—

just so

I could ease my conscience.

Then why did you

cooperate with Huang Wuchang?

He's a serious criminal.

Yes,

he is a serious criminal,

but my mother's illness

kept getting worse—

she even started coughing up blood.

She couldn't sleep at night

because of the pain.

The doctor told me

the treatment would cost 50 taels of silver.

If she didn't get help soon,

it would be too late.

You know better than anyone

how little money

a constable like me can make.

It was then

that Huang Wuchang's accomplices found me

and asked me to find out

his escort route.

I was really out of options.

For my mother,

I decided to take the risk.

Zhuge Tong tried to bribe me

to work for him in the Secret Investigation Unit.

I played along,

pretending to defect to him,

tricked him into revealing information,

and figured out which book was the codebook.

Then I used bait to lure the carrier pigeon

and stole the letter.

Then I sold Huang Wuchang's escort route

to his accomplices.

Maybe I deserved it.

Although I got

the 50 taels,

I couldn't save my mother.

As a constable,

I broke the law knowingly.

I deserve whatever punishment I get.

How did you deal with

Huang Wuchang?

Where was it?

What did the contact look like?

Are you looking for me?

You...

You're Yesha?

How would he come to see you in person?

You're not worthy yet.

Did you bring

what I asked for?

This is the message route of the Secret Investigation Unit.

I've already cracked

the code inside.

That's how it happened.

The person who contacted me

was one of his subordinates.

He was wearing a face cloth,

with a deep scar

on his forehead.

Also, he was wearing

a shell-shaped pendant

around his neck,

which was quite distinctive

and rare to see

in the capital.

That's all

I can tell you.

Let's go,

Yi.

Brothers of the Elite Constabulary Unit,

over the past few days,

I've watched you

save Xueman at the execution ground,

investigate the case, and search for clues.

Each of you

has been full of drive.

And Beiming,

even though he was in prison

and shackled,

he still looked like

my spirited junior he once was.

It feels like all of you

have come back—

except for me,

Jiang Yi,

your senior brother...

I can't come back.

How cruel fate is.

Chief Fang,

I've failed you.

I've failed my brothers.

I'm so sorry.

Zhong Xueman.

Chief Fang,

before I go, can I

kowtow to my mother one last time?

Yi!

Yi!

Yi!

Yi!

Don't touch him!

-Yi! -Yi!

Tweezers!

This... this is...

[Elite Constabulary Unit]

Both the Old Bug and Yi

had these crystal stones on their bodies.

This is definitely no coincidence.

Could there really be

a technique

that kills with lightning?

If such a technique exists,

who would be behind it?

Why did they kill

the Old Bug and Jiang Yi?

Could it be Yesha,

trying to silence them?

Jiang Yi has seen

Huang Wuchang's subordinate,

so he might have been killed for that reason.

But the Old Bug...

Yesha needed him alive to make elixirs.

Why would he kill him?

I thought of someone.

He's a bronze beast craftsman.

Maybe he knows

what these crystal stones are.

What's a bronze beast craftsman?

Have you seen

the bronze beasts

on temple and palace eaves?

Do you know

what they're for?

I read in a book before

that the tongue of a bronze beast is made of metal

to attract lightning.

Inside, there's an iron pipe

that goes underground,

used to divert lightning and prevent fires.

See?

Miss Huo is really smart.

As the name suggests, bronze beast craftsmen

are artisans who make bronze beasts.

They're most knowledgeable

about lightning.

If you have questions about lightning, ask them.

Jiang Yi said

Huang Wuchang has an accomplice

who wears a black robe and a veil,

has a scar on his face,

and wears

a uniquely shaped shell pendant around his neck.

This should be a useful clue.

I know a place we can go.

I've already used that thing

to kill Jiang Yi.

My Lord, I've completed

the task you assigned to me.

You promised me

that once the task was done,

you'd spare me

and let me live peacefully with my wife and daughter in the mountains.

But the Elite Constabulary Unit and the Secret Investigation Unit

are still investigating.

If you go now

and get caught,

how can I trust

you won't leak information?

Only the dead keep secrets.

My Lord, spare me!

I won't say anything.

For your loyalty,

I won't kill you.

You'd better be smart about this.

Your wife and daughter's lives

are in your hands.

Master's elixir

is about to be ready.

We cannot fail this time.

Otherwise,

none of us will survive.

Yes.

Come on.

Who exactly are you

taking us to see?

Why so mysterious?

This person is Mr. Jiao.

He's a top expert in casting bronze beasts.

He can cast different bronze beasts

based on the building's height and shape,

as well as the surrounding climate conditions.

Buildings fitted with

his bronze beasts

have never been struck by lightning.

Even the imperial palace

invited him to cast their bronze beasts.

That's impressive.

Looks like we found the right person

this time.

Tong Shuang,

you look worried.

Getting help from Mr. Jiao

won't be easy, right?

You guessed it again.

But at this point,

he's our only option.

Let's go.

I've finished

all my orders this month.

I'm not taking any new orders.

Mr. Jiao,

how have you been lately?

Oh, it's Constable Tong.

Yes.

I brought two friends with me today.

We have something we want you to take a look at.

I'm surprised you came.

What is it?

This.

It's a rare thing.

Mr. Jiao,

just give us a straight answer.

Do you

know this thing?

When you first got it,

did you smell a sweet, sticky scent?

Mr. Jiao,

it seems we've come to the right person.

So what is this thing?

I can tell you

what it is,

but

you have to help me with something.

What is it?

Mr. Jiao, what happened to you?

A month ago,

while working,

I accidentally fell from a roof.

This iron needle pierced my skull.

It didn't damage my brain,

so I miraculously survived.

But the doctor said

it can't be pulled out

and that if it is, I'd certainly die.

I'm carrying this thing

in my head.

When it acts up,

I get splitting headaches

and have to drink a lot of pain-relief wine

to ease the pain.

I've had enough.

I'm sick of this torment.

I've asked many doctors,

but none dared to remove it.

Aren't you curious

what that thing is?

As long as you remove it for me,

I'll tell you everything.

Other doctors didn't dare to pull it out.

How could we?

Madman, you're a doctor.

Talk some sense into him.

You know medicine?

Can you help me?

The risk is quite significant.

Then tell him

how confident you are.

Less than 50%.

Mr. Jiao,

I think leaving this thing in your head

is the safest option.

This thing isn't in your head!

Mr. Jiao, please clam down.

I can help you remove it.

Madman,

if you don't do it right,

we'll be the murderers.

Just go ahead and do it.

I won't hold you responsible.

I can write a will

to guarantee your innocence.

Aren't you curious

what this thing is?

You want my help,

so first you must help me with this.

Mr. Jiao,

I'm doing this

not just for your help,

but out of a doctor's compassion.

We can't just stand by and watch a patient suffer—

that's our responsibility.

Besides, with this in your head,

you don't have much time left.

This is very dangerous.

I need an answer from you:

shall I pull it out?

Yes!

Once I remove the iron piece

and insert the acupuncture needles,

you must immediately apply medicine to stop the bleeding.

No delay.

Okay.

Mr. Jiao,

think about

any regrets you have.

Here's a tip:

when you feel like you can't hold on,

think of your regrets

and you'll find the strength to survive.

I want

to go to the Zhengde Gate tower to get some fresh air

because there's

a bronze beast there I made.

It's the best one

I've cast in years.

Constable Zhong.

Please take a look.

Speaking of shell products,

you've certainly come to the right person.

Throughout the entire capital,

only our shop

has these.

Manager Jin, are you so sure?

Of course.

You might not know,

but wearing shell-shaped jewelry

is a custom from the East Sea region,

symbolizing good luck and safety.

However, only craftsmen from Penglai

know the art

of processing shells.

In the entire capital,

only our shop

has such

a craftsman from Penglai.

Then please call him over.

I have some questions for him.

Of course, no problem.

Please make yourself comfortable.

Servants.

Mr. Jiao,

I've written down

the prescription and dosage

for this medicine.

You'll recover in half a month.

In six months,

you'll be as good as anyone else.

Then I'll tell you

what you

want to know.

As bronze beast craftsmen, we all know

there's a strange mountain

east of the capital.

It gets struck by lightning whenever it's cloudy or rainy.

Over time,

we called it Mount Lightning.

I'm very curious about Mount Lightning

and often investigate it.

Later,

I found in an ancient book

a legend about a mysterious substance

that attracts lightning

when the weather is overcast and rainy.

And this substance

comes from Mount Lightning.

This legendary substance

is called thunder gold.

Although it's metal,

it's like grease.

It usually looks

no different from mercury.

But once it enters humans or animals,

it attracts lightning

during overcast, rainy weather.

After thunder gold is struck by lightning,

it produces

colorful crystals like the one

you just showed me,

which appear from the bodies of humans

or animals

and are accompanied by a sweet, syrupy fragrance.

It's incredible

that such a magical substance exists.

Since thunder gold is so rare,

have you seen

anyone else use it?

The hunter from the mountain produce shop

asked me to craft a bronze beast

for him a month ago.

I happened

to find out he uses thunder gold for hunting.

I never expected the legendary substance

to exist in reality.

Out of curiosity,

I asked him a few questions.

A month ago?

Could that be when you got injured?

The next day, while working,

I fell from the rooftop.

I'm afraid this wasn't an accident.

Someone must have wanted to kill you.

Kill me?

That hunter?

He seems very happy

with his wife and kid.

They are a happy family.

Why do you think

he would want to kill me?

You may know someone's face, but not their heart.

Since thunder gold can be used for hunting,

it can also be used to kill.

Besides, you saw him

using thunder gold while hunting.

Please take good care of yourself.

We'll go find him now.

Wait.

Remember,

if thunder gold enters your body,

do not go out on cloudy or rainy days.

Stay in a sealed room

for 24 hours

and only leave once the thunder gold

has dissipated.

Thank you, Mr. Jiao.

Scarface?

Yes.

He was wearing a face veil,

with a deep scar

on his forehead.

I don't know him personally,

but from their accent,

he and his wife

are likely from my hometown.

His wife specially asked me

to make that shell ornament

you mentioned.

Do you know where he lives now?

I don't.

But judging by their clothes,

they seem to be hunters from the mountain.

Hunters?

Yes.

[Baofeng Mountain Produce Store]

Both sides of our investigation

point to the same man.

It must be him.

He has a weapon made of thunder gold.

When we make the arrest,

stick close behind me.

Even if lightning strikes, it'll hit me first.

It's broad daylight.

What nonsense is that?

[Baofeng Mountain Produce Store]

He's here.

Tong Shuang,

there are too many people around.

Just in case,

Dairong,

you go back to the Elite Constabulary Unit and call for backup.

We'll keep an eye on him.

You must be careful.

Be careful.

[Baofeng Mountain Produce Store]

He's coming out.

[Baofeng Mountain Produce Store]

People from the Elite Constabulary Unit

can't get here that fast.

Constable Zhong,

what should we do now?

No time to think.

Follow him.

Don't go.

Madman!

He has a plan.

Excuse me!

Sir.

What is it?

I got separated from my family.

This remote mountain forest

has no villages or shops nearby.

I was hoping you could help me find my way.

Where are you headed?

I have a map here.

Could you kindly show me the way?

Sure.

I guess

you want to ask me

where the Elite Constabulary Unit is, right,

Coroner Feng?

Are you alright?

Are you okay?

After him!

He's hiding.

He's been hunting here for years

and knows the terrain well.

Just the two of us

won't find him.

Here's the plan:

I'll keep watch here.

You go get the brothers

from the Elite Constabulary Unit

to search the mountain.

Don't worry, he's not skilled in combat.

I can handle him alone.

Be careful.

Young Master.

Young Master,

Miss Huo just told me

Huang Wuchang might be hiding on Mount Lightning.

The Elite Constabulary Unit

is gathering forces to surround the mountain.

Mount Lightning?

Could this information be a trap?

Definitely not.

Why would they be so kind

as to share such important info

with us?

One good turn deserves another.

Right now, they are repaying us, I think.

So what should we do now?

Let me out immediately.

I need to report this to Chief.

But His Majesty's ordered that...

Who cares about the imperial order now?

If we delay any longer,

it'll be too late.

Hurry up.

Unlock it.

Chief, I've brought him here.

Still no sign of Tong Shuang?

A thick fog suddenly came up on the mountain.

We've already sent several groups of men.

No one's come down yet—

not even Tong Shuang.

Does this mountain swallow people?

Uncle,

why don't we

wait for reinforcements now?

Once the City Guard arrives

and surrounds the mountain,

I'm sure they'll come down.

Chief Fang,

Tong Shuang is still on the mountain.

The situation is critical.

We're running out of time.

Chief Fang,

let me go up to find him.

I'm willing to go too.

Me too.

I—I'll go too.

-Me too. -Me too.

Me too!

I'll go too!

Me too!

Chief Fang.

Remember,

you must come back alive.

Let's go.

The fog is thick here.

Be careful.

Gather around me.

Okay.

Tong Shuang should be just ahead.

Let's keep moving up.

Watch your step.

Be careful.

Is it taken care of?

Yes.

This idiot.

He was injured

and still dared to come here,

blindly bringing the constables.

He's more trouble than help.

Everyone,

why do I feel like

we've just been through

this place already?

Look!

Could there really be a ghost wall?

Don't be afraid.

We've reached the place.

What place?

Inside the formation.

The reason we got lost is that

there's a formation

on Mount Lightning.

A formation?

Do such things really exist?

They do.

Legend has it that a General from the previous dynasty

used the terrain as a formation

to trap thousands of enemy troops there

for 10 days and nights.

The formation

is just using

the thick mountain fog

and surroundings

to deceive people.

So you've already...

Everyone, stick close to me.

Let's go.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Take this.

What is this?

You don't need to know.

You guys again?

Attack!

Attack!

Let's go!

I forgot

you've regained your martial skills.

Now it's my turn to protect you.

Kill them all!

Leave no one alive!

♪ Crossing mountains and seas isn't impossible ♪

♪ The wind sweeps past the young man with a sword ♪

♪ Fear no storm, be free ♪

♪ Bloodshed ♪

♪ Crossing mountains and seas isn't impossible ♪

♪ The wind sweeps past the young man with a sword ♪

♪ Fear no storm, be free ♪

♪ Bloodshed ♪

♪ The gentleman understands ♪

Let's go.

Hurry!

Hurry!

Take everyone away!

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

It's not like this is my first time.

You know

you can't do anything to me.

Once you're in the Elite Constabulary Unit's prison,

you'll see.

It's not like you haven't been there before.

I know you're not Yesha.

Who is the real Yesha?

Where is he?

Tell me,

and I'll guarantee your life.

Didn't you track him to Haiya?

Master is in Haiya.

If you've got the guts,

go to Haiya

and find him.

What's your name?

My...

My name is Huang Liang.

Follow me from now on.

No one will bully you anymore.

Master,

what should I do?

Revenge.

Run!

Run!