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[The Wanted Detective]

[Episode 30]

How could my father have

the key to this secret chamber?

Master was once

a member of the Canfeng Army.

He must have had

some connection with Bei Hai

at Haiya back then.

You just said

you figured out Bei Hai's identity.

Who is he?

I believe

he's my Junior Master Uncle.

Isn't Old Bug

your only Master Uncle?

Junior Master Uncle

left Poison Valley long ago.

I've never even met him.

I only know from my master

that he had a junior

who was a prodigy.

His talent for alchemy and poison-making

surpassed both Old Bug

and my master combined.

He was the most

valued disciple in the valley.

But then something happened

and he left Poison Valley.

Are you saying

Bei Hai was poisoned with the Separation Powder?

Yes.

I've only heard that

he traveled extensively

and once brought back a woman.

He and that woman fell deeply in love.

But unexpectedly,

this woman turned out to be a spy

sent from another sect.

Master.

Lian has already

cut ties with them.

I beg you, for my sake,

please give us your blessing.

[Panacea]

Junior Master Uncle couldn't bring himself to harm her.

In the end,

the Valley Chief poisoned her himself.

The poison used

was the Separation Powder.

No one expected

that Junior Master Uncle's feelings

for that woman would be so deep.

To save her,

he knelt outside my master's door

for a day and a night.

My master had read the Yin-Yang Book

and knew the antidote.

But my master couldn't

disobey the Valley Chief's orders.

In the end, Junior Master Uncle

actually tested the poison on himself,

gambling with his life,

and successfully neutralized the poison.

But after curing the poison,

Junior Master Uncle took that woman

and fled from the valley,

disappearing without a trace.

Testing poison on himself and gambling with his life...

He had already made this decision

before he came.

If he had failed,

he might have died together

with that woman.

Such confidence,

such profound love!

The reason I suspect

this person is my junior master uncle

is because he's the only one who could

neutralize the Separation Powder.

I can't think of anyone else

who could

use this poison to create such a puzzle.

Bei Hai's underground chamber

was very likely prepared for

the disciples of Poison Valley.

I can't make sense

of all these clues right now.

Let's keep moving forward.

Here's a torch.

It works.

Over here.

Tong Shuang.

Let's split up and search.

Okay.

Look here.

A female corpse.

A male corpse.

They should be Bei Hai and his wife.

Looks like they've been dead

for about 20 years.

Lying here behind so many mechanisms,

what secret were they hiding?

There's a piece of cloth here.

The 36th year of Ningtai.

Come look at this.

Let's go.

The 36th year of Ningtai,

the Emperor was gravely ill.

Turmoil spread throughout the court.

The five border nations, with their predatory ambitions,

formed an alliance and attacked without declaration of war.

Border troops retreated, civilians were displaced,

predators ruled, and the nation crumbled.

Just as the empire was about to collapse,

a miraculous pill was discovered.

[Swift Wind Pill]

The Swift Wind Pill.

If this pill could be obtained,

it could turn the tides.

However, no one anticipated

this would be the beginning of a nightmare.

You claim this pill can help

the Qi Kingdom turn the tides.

Do you know that deceiving the Emperor

is punishable by death?

This humble subject

would never dare deceive Your Majesty.

Tell me,

what exactly are the miraculous effects of this pill?

I shall boldly demonstrate it.

Select a brave warrior of the Qi Kingdom

and have him take this pill.

Then Your Majesty will witness its effects.

Begin.

Good.

Excellent.

I am fine.

I never expected this medicine

could enable one man to fight ten.

We'll definitely be able to reclaim our lost territories.

Heaven truly blesses the Qi Kingdom.

My loyal minister,

what is

this medicine called?

Swift Wind Pill.

His Majesty believed

I was capable of saving the world.

I spared no effort, working tirelessly

day and night to create it.

It seems Bei Hai has recorded

everything that happened back then.

This is what he went to such lengths

and created so many obstacles

to hide in this place.

The situation was dire.

I dared not be negligent.

The troops guarding Haiya

were called the Canfeng Army,

commanded by Prince Wu Lie.

They numbered one thousand strong.

They took the pill before battle,

vowing to defeat the enemy

to protect our homeland.

Then they secretly crossed the border,

traveling day and night.

[Canfeng Army]

Sandstorms raged without stop,

so the allied forces' defenses were lax.

We launched a surprise attack.

Though we lost 800 men,

we killed the leaders

of all five enemy states.

The imperial army launched a counterattack.

The civilians

welcomed us with food and drink.

[Canfeng Army]

[Canfeng Army]

Just as the soldiers were about to rest,

unexpected troubles arose again.

After the Canfeng Army returned to Haiya,

only 200 remained.

But later,

someone suddenly went berserk

and attacked in all directions.

So this is

the hidden history?

Those three doors earlier

must have been designed

to protect this history.

Sometimes lucid, sometimes deranged...

What's really going on?

I've never seen symptoms like these before.

Could it be because...

The number of casualties increased daily.

Only then did I realize

that the Swift Wind Pill was the cause.

I've roamed the martial world for decades,

priding myself on unmatched poison skills.

But when the moment came,

I realized the art of medicine

was as deep as the ocean.

Thus, I exhausted all my knowledge

to search for an antidote.

Little did I know disaster was already upon us.

He's finally come to his senses.

Your diagnosis was correct.

It was indeed the Swift Swift Wind Pill

that caused his symptoms.

After taking the Swift Wind Pill,

it causes rapid physical changes.

I thought after stopping the medication,

one would recover.

But the Swift Wind Pill's potency runs deep,

generating its own toxicity.

Once discontinued,

the meridians cannot adapt.

The stimulated internal energy

rampages chaotically through the meridians.

The toxins then surge into the brain tissue,

causing hallucinations.

While hallucinating,

they perceive everything around them

as threats

and attack without mercy.

More and more people are affected.

Many have been bitten by them.

Did you follow

Master Bei Hai's instructions?

Yes,

they were lucid after taking it,

but after a few days,

they went mad again.

So he wasn't cured.

Instead, you gave him

even more Swift Swift Wind Pills.

You must know that

if the toxin isn't neutralized,

continuing to take the pills

may temporarily relieve symptoms,

but it'll worsen the poisoning.

Once the toxin penetrates the bones,

the consequences will be devastating.

I'm well aware of that,

which is why I must quickly find

an antidote.

Until then,

we can only continue using the Swift Wind Pills

to keep him temporarily lucid.

It's our only option.

What about

the other Canfeng Army soldiers?

What should we do?

The number of poisoned soldiers

is increasing.

And we're running out of pills.

Has there been any response from the capital?

My Lords,

the Haiya matter cannot be delayed.

His Majesty is currently unwell.

I'm afraid we must make a decision

on His Majesty's behalf.

This is a serious matter.

I'm just concerned that...

His Majesty has already issued the decree.

The Crown Prince is too young.

For urgent state affairs,

we may deliberate and decide.

That may be so,

but we should...

No need for further discussion.

The situation is urgent.

If we hesitate,

wouldn't we be failing His Majesty's trust?

Indeed.

Mr. Shen,

if you have any good suggestions, please speak freely.

The four of us will share the responsibility.

Yes, indeed.

The most urgent task now

is to contain this information

and absolutely prevent

news of the Canfeng Army's disease

from spreading beyond Haiya.

Contain the information?

The situation has just stabilized

with complete victory at the border.

There's growing public support.

The matter of the Swift Wind Pill is top secret.

If the citizens of Qi Kingdom learn

that our heroic soldiers have

turned into mindless beasts overnight,

it will certainly cause panic among the people

and damage the imperial court's authority.

There are rumors that

Bei Hai is already developing an antidote.

What if

he can't develop an antidote in time?

By that time,

the Qi Kingdom will face

200 men who have lost their minds

and become incredibly violent monsters.

They possess immense strength,

kill without remorse,

and fear no death.

I'm afraid it will lead to

an unwithstandable catastrophe.

Our current plan,

besides containing information

and urging Bei Hai to develop an antidote,

must also include contingencies

if no antidote is found.

My Lords,

His Majesty just regained consciousness briefly.

Does His Majesty have an order?

[Kill]

Strategist,

is there truly no other way?

The imperial command cannot be defied.

But they are all our brothers

who have fought alongside us through thick and thin

and achieved such great merit for the Qi Kingdom.

How can we

bring ourselves to kill them?

Strategist,

could we send a message by carrier pigeon

and plead with His Majesty again?

General,

you understand His Majesty's mind best.

Is this possible?

Since the imperial decree has been issued,

there's no need to discuss this further.

Relay my orders.

General,

allow me to see Bei Hai

one last time.

Bei Hai,

how is the antidote coming along?

You created the pill,

yet even you can't neutralize it?

The poison has already penetrated

into the bone marrow of these 200 men.

There's nothing I can do.

How many Swift Wind Pills are left?

Only enough for them to take one last dose.

But even if they take more Swift Wind Pills,

they can now barely maintain clarity

for half a day.

After half a day,

they will completely transform

into beasts.

Any news from the capital?

Report!

General, the city is surrounded.

Go ahead.

Attack!

Kill them quickly!

General,

we've lost contact with the two additional teams

we just sent in.

General, should I

lead another team inside?

How many men do we have left?

Only two battalions left.

They've completely lost their minds

and are now scattered throughout the city.

Once the fighting gets to the alleys,

sending more men in

would just be sending them to their deaths.

Canfeng Army, attention!

-Yes! -Yes!

Withdraw all forces outside the city,

lock the gates,

and allow no one to leave.

General,

there are still innocent civilians inside,

thousands of elderly, children, and women

who have no way to defend themselves

against those savage beasts.

They're facing certain death.

I request permission to lead troops back in.

Even if we die fighting,

we must rescue

these civilians first!

General!

-General! -General!

Wu Lie's order

caused the people of Haiya

to be like fish awaiting slaughter,

while the men who've gone mad

massacred all until nothing was left to be killed.

Then they turned on each other,

turning Haiya into hell on earth.

Turned into hell...

There should still be

survivors who escaped this catastrophe.

General,

there's still time to save them.

Go find

all those civilians.

Yes.

Kill without mercy,

General!

Execute the military order.

General,

Haiya's chaos has been quelled.

Why must we slaughter the innocent?

Because they

must die.

His Majesty is gravely ill with little time left.

The Crown Prince is young with no power base.

Internally, the nobles are restless,

and externally, our enemies are watching like tigers.

If what happened in Haiya leaked out,

it would certainly be exploited by those with ulterior motives.

The country would be thrown into chaos,

the entire nation in turmoil.

Who would bear the crime?

But these people of Haiya

are also citizens of the Qi Kingdom.

I know.

Of course I know.

They are citizens of the Qi Kingdom

and all are innocent people.

I know that once this order is given,

there's no turning back.

But for the sake of the entire Qi Kingdom,

for the sake of even more innocent lives,

I...

I have no choice.

After this is done,

I will personally ask His Majesty for punishment.

I will bear

all responsibility alone.

Execute the order.

General!

Those who disobey...

Will be executed!

Put that baby down.

-General said we can’t keep any of them. -He’s just a baby.

I said put him down!

Yunchi,

put the baby down!

Yunchi,

I know you're upset,

but what the General said

isn't wrong.

But we are human beings!

We're not animals.

Yunchi, give me the baby!

[Tong Xin]

No!

What for?

For you to kill him?

Can an infant reveal secrets,

or threaten the Qi Kingdom?

We're committing such terrible sins.

Heaven will surely punish us.

Zongyao,

your family is waiting for you to return.

Tong,

isn't your wife

newly with child?

Let us

spare some lives in Haiya.

Just treat it as...

As building some good karma for our families, okay?

If the General truly blames someone,

I'll take all responsibility.

I won't implicate any of you.

I knew it had to be you.

Looking back now,

those years I roamed

the martial world with you,

cracking criminal cases,

were the happiest days of my life.

It's just a pity

that I don't have time

to share one last drink with you.

Can we go somewhere else?

I don't want them

to see me in my final moments.

I discovered this underground cave

by accident.

I spent several years

setting up mechanisms

to turn it into a secret chamber.

You've already seen

the way

to solve these mechanisms just now.

Why did you bring me here?

I caused the Haiya disaster.

Even if I die a thousand times,

it won't atone for my sin.

But before I die,

there are some things I must do.

And only you

can help me.

What can I do for you?

Three things.

First,

I want you to take this Swift Wind Pill

to Poison Valley

and give it to my senior Wu Shuang.

The Poison Valley Chief?

Even if those

soldiers poisoned by the pill are dead,

I cannot guarantee

that the Swift Wind Pill hasn't spread elsewhere.

If someone exploits this poison,

it can throw the world into chaos.

In the arts of medicine and poison,

the only one superior to me

is my senior.

Years ago, due to some past matters,

we became enemies.

But I know he is righteous.

He will certainly find a way

to develop an antidote.

Once there's an antidote,

the source of all calamity will be cut off.

What's the second thing?

[Swift Wind Pill]

What is this?

These are

the things

that happened in Haiya recently.

Why did you

carve all this here?

If I'm not mistaken,

I fear Wu Lie

followed His Majesty's orders

to burn Haiya to the ground

and destroy

the mountain path leading there,

making Haiya

vanish from this world completely.

Aren't you worried

that I might destroy it?

You won't.

Why not?

Because you understand better than I do

that the poison in people's hearts

is worse than any poisonous pill.

Of all the people I know,

you're the worthiest of being called a hero.

You know that even if

slaughter can temporarily stabilize the situation,

covering up

has never been

a way to solve evil.

It only allows hatred to take root,

letting this blood feud

continue for generations,

until one day,

it creates an even greater disaster.

By then, even with an antidote,

the poison of hatred won't be cured.

Because the most poisonous thing is the human heart.

Is this

the key to this secret chamber?

If my senior

spends his whole life and is still

unable to develop an antidote like me,

then this thumb ring

will be the hope I leave for Haiya

and the Qi Kingdom.

If disaster strikes again,

I hope you

can choose someone like yourself,

someone with a righteous heart,

and bring to this underground tomb

to open the secret chamber

and reveal the truth.

I've left the formula for the Swift Wind Pill

here as well.

If they can't solve it either,

let them pass it on to future generations

until someone solves it.

When that time comes, I hope all the truth

will be revealed to the world.

This way, whether it's disasters

caused by the pill's poison or by human hearts,

they might truly come to an end.

What's the third thing?

The third thing...

I beg you to protect my wife and children.

I deserve punishment. My death matters little.

But they should live.

You must promise me this.

Darling.

You...

If I survive,

I'll only burden the children.

General.

The children...

I'll entrust them to you.

In my life, I've failed four people.

The first is my senior brother Wu Shuang,

to whom I owe everything.

His kindness is unforgettable,

but I was stubborn and arrogant,

and broke ties with him.

Second, my beloved wife Xiao,

deeply loving and loyal,

yet I must leave her behind.

And my sons Bei Kun and Bei Ming,

for having failed my duty as their father.

I scarred their shoulders with incense

to pray for their safety.

Beiming.

Bei Hai's child Bei Ming...

Could it be...

The King Zhong of Constables

didn't give you his surname Zhong

because your mother's surname was Xiao.

Mrs. Xiao's remains

are in this secret chamber.

This proves

she didn't choose to leave back then.

Instead, she stayed here

with Bei Hai.

If that's the case,

Beiming, you have

a brother named Bei Kun.

But my father only took you away

at that time.

We don't know where he went.

Only Wu Lie knows.

In any case,

he must also

be on that list.

It's just that

we don't know who adopted him

or what name he was given.

He is your only family.

We will definitely find him.

There's another stone wall over there.

So this is

the formula for the Swift Wind Pill.

Old Bug really was something.

He almost perfectly

replicated the Swift Wind Pill.

Bei Hai once had King Zhong of Constables

give the Swift Wind Pill to my master.

But Old Bug

killed my master before he could

create the antidote.

If he were still alive,

he would certainly have figured it out.

Don't be sad.

You were your master's

most prized disciple.

Our arrival here today

must be fate.

This is the important task

your master left for you,

and his dying wish.

But this formula is extremely important.

It must not fall into Yesha's hands.

You must commit it firmly to memory.

I also believe

that someday, you will definitely

develop the antidote.

It seems Bei Hai

left us a way back.

Beiming.

Take them with.

When you get back,

give them a proper burial.

They erected a blank tombstone in the courtyard,

They probably wanted to rest here forever.

Let's go.

Look out!

Earthquake!