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[The Wanted Detective]

[Episode 34]

[Gongzheng Gate]

You finally came.

It really is you.

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Well done.

I owed you that.

What exactly do you want?

What do I want?

Now the whole world knows

that I am Yesha.

I have nowhere to run.

I'm here to turn myself in.

You really think we would believe

your nonsense?

Believe it or not.

Could this country

ask for a better situation

than having me here,

completely at your mercy?

He is Bei Kun,

Bei Hai's son.

And he is also Beiming's...

Now tell me,

should I be calling you "big brother,"

or should you be calling me that?

All of you, get out.

I need to speak with him alone.

Alright.

We'll wait outside.

That's not safe.

Don't worry.

He's had plenty of chances

to kill me over the years if he wanted to.

He wouldn't have come all this way

just to do it now.

Leave them alone.

-Yes. -Yes.

Why did you do this?

"Why?"

Isn't everything

written clearly enough on the wanted poster?

Haven't you, Xiao Beiming,

already figured everything out

clearly?

I want to hear you say it yourself—

they were all killed

by you.

Fine.

I'll repeat that for you.

Shen Bi,

Lu Wenzhong,

Fan Jingzhi,

Qin Ye,

Huo Zongyao,

Chu Guangsha,

Tong Xin,

Wu Zhui,

and your master,

Zhong Yunchi—

all those who committed atrocities

in Haiya

were killed by me.

You stayed by my side

just to get that key?

That's right,

but that's only part of it.

The real reason is

that I wanted you to see

the truth about Haiya.

I've always believed

that if there were problems

even I couldn't solve,

only you,

Xiao Beiming, could solve them.

I wanted to see what choice you'd make.

However,

your choice has disappointed me greatly.

I've already discussed Haiya

in depth with His Majesty,

and he has agreed to

lift the blockade on Haiya,

rescue the remaining people,

and issue an imperial edict of self-reproach

to give the world an explanation.

The moment you were reinstated to your position,

I guessed as much.

Then why did you still

kill Wu Zhui in front of everyone today?

Losing your temper?

To me,

those so-called compensations

or apologies

are nothing but ridiculous attempts

to ease your own conscience.

They can't change anything,

especially what has already happened.

Then why did you turn yourself in?

Even though I'm Yesha,

I've also endured hardships,

working in the Elite Constabulary Unit for so long with you.

I can't say that I feel nothing.

Besides,

watching you all

chase your tails at my whim

made me feel somewhat guilty.

Go ahead. Do it.

Well, well.

The ever-calm you

can actually lose control.

After all these years,

this is the first time I've seen you lose control.

What exactly happened to you

to turn you into what you are today?

"What happened to me?"

I figured

you'd ask me that.

After all, you always think

you've suffered unbearably in life.

You watched your parents

die before your eyes

but couldn't do anything about it.

You watched your former lover

regard you as a mortal enemy

and draw her sword against you.

Your martial arts skills are completely gone,

you're poisoned,

and you don't have much time left to live.

And now you realize

that despite all your efforts,

you've been nothing more than a pawn

in my hands.

You're the greatest constable in the country,

yet you've been framed, used, and deceived

by those closest to you.

What exactly are you trying to say?

It's because you always think

you are the most wronged

and suffering person in this world.

So you always have to ask others

what they've been through

just so you can

look down from on high and say,

"Look,

I, Xiao Beiming, have suffered so much,

yet I never strayed from the right path.

You've ended up like this

all because of your own fault, right?"

Fine.

Let me tell you,

your so-called suffering is nothing

compared to what I've endured.

Who let you in here?

Get out!

Did you sneak in to steal something?

Madam, please don't be upset. Please don't be upset.

The Second Young Master is just a kid.

He doesn't know any better.

What "second young master"?

He's just some bastard

who popped up

from who-knows-where.

He's dirtied the floor of my East Courtyard.

Mr. Hai,

don't give him any food today,

so this bastard

learns to know his place.

Regardless, he's still our Second Young Master.

How did he end up in such a state?

He was brought back

by Master Tong when Master Tong returned home

after his discharge.

♪ I drift in the wind like grass ♪

No one knows his origin.

Back then, Madam

was absolutely furious.

That's right.

No one at the Pingyuan Escort Agency

♪ I open my hands to block ♪

dares to offend Madam.

After all these years,

♪ The brewing storm ♪

since Madam doesn't want him to have an easy life,

who would dare make it easy for him?

Now, he's

a young master in name only.

♪ Fate rips off the sleeves ♪

Even the slop-bucket servants

can curse at him however they like.

♪ The scarlet color is so heavy ♪

But regardless,

♪ A drop of rain ♪

he's still a child,

♪ Soaks through ♪

not a dog.

If only he were a dog—

♪ The pupils ♪

at least he wouldn't have to live like this.

♪ Sometimes nightmares linger endlessly ♪

You'll stay with me.

♪ On the cliffside, there is always ♪

From now on, you'll be called...

♪ No calmness to be found ♪

Lantern.

♪ How can a few words soothe ♪

♪ The pain in the heart ♪

♪ If the heart feels guilty ♪

Isn't this my bastard second brother?

♪ Dare not seek clear skies ♪

Where'd you get this puppy?

Give it to me!

♪ Hands have once grasped at emptiness ♪

This is my dog.

What do you mean, "your dog"?

If this young master wants it,

then it's mine!

♪ Wish to fly in the dark like fireflies ♪

Let go...

♪ The fragile light ♪

It bit me!

♪ Illuminates the void ♪

Let it go!

Let it go!

♪ Traveling the long night with countless obstacles ♪

Second Young Master! Second Young Master!

Let it go!

♪ Through the undercurrents ♪

Lantern!

♪ Never stopping ♪

♪ I want everyone to see me clearly ♪

Second Young Master!

My arm!

♪ The unyielding fire ♪

Are you alright, Young Master?

-Young Master. -Young Master

♪ The passionate pulse ♪

♪ See the abyss ♪

♪ And see the sky ♪

♪ Wish to fly in the dark like fireflies ♪

♪ The fragile light ♪

♪ Illuminates the void ♪

♪ Traveling the long night with countless obstacles ♪

♪ Through the undercurrents ♪

♪ Never stopping ♪

Lantern!

♪ I want everyone to see me clearly ♪

Lantern!

Looks like we're in for a treat today.

♪ The unyielding fire ♪

♪ The passionate pulse ♪

The dog meat is so good.

♪ See the abyss ♪

Isn't it just?

♪ And see the sky ♪

Come on.

Later, Miao Jie found me.

He told me everything

that had happened in Haiya

and said that as orphans from Haiya,

we all bear the mission of revenge.

[Brotherhood Knows No Bounds]

Using poison alone

would make it too easy

to trace it back to me.

To avoid suspicion,

we need a fire.

I, Tong Peng,

must also perish in that fire.

Very good.

[Pingyuan Escort Agency]

You were a little quicker this time.

It's because the people you hired are

getting more and more useless.

I remember

you used to treat dogs...

Beasts are just beasts—

too noisy.

How do you feel after hearing all this?

Right.

What could you possibly be feeling?

We're both orphans from Haiya.

But you grew up

in the Elite Constabulary Unit.

Maybe not pampered,

but certainly free from worries about food or clothing.

You had your master and his wife looking after you,

juniors who admired you,

and countless wrongful and murder cases

that let you display your talents.

Even when condemned by everyone,

you could still make all your opponents,

including the emperor himself,

stand by your side.

In that regard,

a thousand of me

couldn't compare to you.

But even if there were

a thousand or ten thousand of you,

you still couldn't feel

even a fraction of my suffering.

So...

in your mind,

as long as someone has caused you pain,

you must destroy them?

That's right.

Haiya is the root

of all my suffering.

Only by destroying those

who caused it

will my suffering cease.

All those I've killed deserved it.

Everything I've done is justice.

Bei Kun...

All these years, for the Swift Wind Pill,

and for your revenge...

how many people have you killed?

How many crimes have you committed?

How many innocent people have you harmed?

Were they all

connected to Haiya?

Qing Ying, who admired you her whole life.

Huang Wuchang, who was always

grateful to you.

And Zhu Yitie, who only wanted

to live as an ordinary man.

Did they all

deserve to die?

Xiao Beiming,

don't give me that nonsense!

Ask yourself honestly—

if back then

you had been taken to the Pingyuan Escort Agency

and I had gone to the Elite Constabulary Unit,

what would you have done?

Would you still be standing here

with all your righteous indignation,

spouting this hypocritical drivel?

You are the one favored by fate,

while I am the one abandoned by it.

What right do you have

to judge me?

His Majesty has decreed

that the case is clear and no further investigation is needed.

Tong Shuang is to be immediately

escorted to the Heavenly Prison

and executed tomorrow.

Oh, right.

One more thing.

The real reason I turned myself in

was to tell you all this:

no matter where I am,

what is meant to happen will still happen.

Everything you've done

is futile.

You can't change anything.

Don't believe me?

Just wait and see.

Beiming?

I'm wondering

what he meant

by those final words.

He appeared to

show no remorse whatsoever.

So why did he turn himself in?

Could he have some other scheme?

If that's the case,

since he'll be executed tomorrow,

he only has tonight to carry it out.

That's impossible.

The Heavenly Prison is heavily guarded.

Even with all his skills,

he couldn't pull anything off there.

Could it be

that he's trained another Yesha?

Perhaps he wants to be like Miao Jie—

using his own death

to achieve something else?

Things have changed.

There's no point in him doing that.

Since we can't figure it out,

I'll go to the Heavenly Prison tonight

to watch him myself.

I won't let him out of my sight

until the moment of execution.

Good idea.

With your skills

and the Heavenly Prison constables,

unless he can summon

some demons or monsters

to tear down that prison,

he can't do anything.

Be careful.

I will.

Greetings,

Imperial Guards Tiangang and Disha.

-Greetings, Constable Zhong. -Greetings, Constable Zhong.

By His Majesty's order,

we're guarding the prisoner tonight.

I'd like to check on him.

It seems you're all

still worried about what I might do.

Even though I'm locked up in a place like this,

you still have to come and watch me personally, sister-in-law.

No, wait,

I should call you my younger sister-in-law now.

After all, we've known each other for a long time

and been through life and death together.

Now that I've fallen to this state,

don't you have anything

to say to me?

Don't you think I'm pitiful?

The Tong Shuang who once

fought alongside us—

I consider him

already dead in Haiya.

What stands before me now

is nothing but

a murderous monster that happens

to look like him.

I don't care

what schemes you have.

You won't escape the blade

coming for your head.

That's fair.

You should indeed hate me

more than anyone.

After all, Zhong Yunchi's death

was my doing.

I am the one

who truly killed your father.

Listen to me,

if it weren't for the fact

that I'm a constable,

and if it weren't for the law,

you would've already died

back at the Elite Constabulary Unit.

Tomorrow,

I will witness with my own eyes

as your head falls.

I'm also looking forward to seeing

the expressions on your faces tomorrow.

Are you still thinking about

the Demonized Four Symbols?

Everything is settled now.

No need to worry anymore.

I hope so.

It's just that I feel a little uneasy.

There's nothing to feel uneasy about.

He's currently imprisoned

on the 17th floor of the Heavenly Prison.

Besides Zhong Xueman,

two top imperial guards

are also watching him.

Even if he had unparalleled martial arts skills,

he would find it impossible to escape.

Yesha never underestimates anything.

But now

only a few hours remain until dawn.

I really can't think of anything

he could possibly do now.

No matter where I am,

what is meant to happen will still happen.

On which floor did you just say

Yesha was imprisoned?

The 17th floor.

I should have realized it sooner.

What's that smell?

Seems like something's burning.

It's coming from below,

from the 18th floor.

Check on the prisoner first.

Has something happened?

Why does it feel

so hot in here?

Is that...

a bird calling?

How could there be birds in the Heavenly Prison?

You keep guard here.

I'll go downstairs and check.

Well...

The prisoner on the floor below is of great importance.

I'll report to His Majesty later.

If anything happens, I'll take full responsibility.

Xueman.

Xueman.

Xueman.

Xueman!

She's just unconscious.

Go check there.

Wake up!

Wu Lie is dead!

Xueman.

Xueman. Xueman.

What happened?

The Vermilion Bird...

I saw the Vermilion Bird.

[Elite Constabulary Unit]

Xueman,

stop dwelling on what happened just now.

Didn't you say yourself

that those were just illusions?

This time is different.

When the White Tiger attacked, I was at the scene,

but Beiming and I were

only watching from a distance outside the crowd.

This time was different.

I saw the Vermilion Bird with my own eyes

as it flew straight toward me.

I truly felt

its attack.

The sensation was real.

An illusion couldn't create that.

Bird talon marks.

Look at this.

I found it on the ground.

Judging by the feather's length

and the depth of the talon marks,

that bird is likely

larger than any bird

we've ever known.

It seems

that, just as Zhong Xueman said,

a giant red bird did appear here.

I've examined the body.

The cause of death is similar to Wu Zhui's.

The deceased suffered

multiple external wounds and burns.

The fatal wound

was a penetrating injury to the neck

that caused death by blood loss.

But what injured him wasn't an ordinary weapon—

it was more like a bird's beak or talons.

Wu Lie was a peerless master.

No ordinary person could have harmed him.

Could it really be

the Vermilion Bird?

If it really wasn't an illusion,

then does that mean

he can actually summon

a divine beast in his cell to kill for him?

But how is that possible?

Why are you collecting these insects?

There were insects like these at the scene

where Mr. Wu Zhui was murdered.

If ants that died in the same manner

appear at two crime scenes,

it can't be a coincidence

but rather the key to solving the cases.

Let's go.

Was it you?

That's right.

I summoned the Vermilion Bird.

I told you—

no matter where I am,

what's meant to happen will happen.

When the Four Symbols become demons, Qi's fall is inevitable.

Even if

my head rolls tomorrow,

you still can't stop any of it.

You turned yourself in

just to kill Wu Lie?

Not just that.

The day is about to break,

and my time is almost here!

And you

are the perfect audience.

Make sure to watch carefully tomorrow.

[Peace]

Everything is ready?

It's time!

Bring in the accused, Yesha!

[Tranquility]

So, he is Yesha!

He looks so young.

Isn't he that constable

from the Elite Constabulary Unit?

Indeed, he is.

That's him!

He's Yesha?

By the mandate of heaven,

the Emperor decrees:

the vile criminal Bei Kun,

known as "Yesha,"

has repeatedly broken the law,

murdered innocent civilians,

slaughtered loyal officials,

and plotted to overthrow the throne.

His crimes are heinous

and beyond pardon!

By His Majesty's decree,

he is sentenced to death by beheading

to uphold the law of the land

and serve as a warning to all.

Today's execution

demonstrates the criminal's evil nature,

the clarity of heavenly justice,

the severity of the law,

and His Majesty's benevolence.

[Peace]

You should all take Bei Kun as a warning.

Do not follow his example,

or you will face heaven's wrath

and meet a terrible fate!

Why are you laughing?

"Do not follow his example,

or you will face heaven's wrath." Such fine words.

This country's fortune has long been exhausted.

You dare to blaspheme the divine

and disregard Heaven's will.

You'll surely bring down Heaven's wrath.

When that time comes, all living beings will suffer

and the world will grieve—

it will all be your fault,

and even dying countless times couldn't atone for it.

We cannot let him off easily.

Even as death approaches,

you still spread vicious lies!

If you don't believe me,

just wait and see.

I'll see for myself

what divine retribution awaits

after we execute a villain like you,

full of arrogance and evil.

The time has come.

Execute him!

[Behead]

-Kill him! -Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Watch closely.

Look! There are colorful clouds in the sky!

Colorful clouds?

-Over there! -Over there!

This is a bad omen.

He's gone.

-Where is he? -Where is he?

Where did he go?

The Qi Kingdom will fall,

as Heaven has decreed!

Revere Heaven's will

to receive its protection!

The Qi Kingdom will fall, as Heaven has decreed...

What on earth is happening?

Is His Majesty enraged?

How could he not be?

He almost had

both our heads cut off!

What's happened over the past few days

is truly unprecedented.

Now, throughout the entire capital,

every street and alley is buzzing with talk.

They're talking about what Tong Shuang...

Yesha said at the execution site,

as well as the proclamations from the sky.

They've already spread everywhere.

Not only that,

but many commoners have secretly started

worshipping Yesha

with spirit tablets,

hoping to receive protection

and avoid the so-called divine punishment.

So this was his real purpose in surrendering.

All this time, we've been focusing on

Haiya and the Swift Wind Pill.

Now, I finally understand.

What he wants

goes far beyond mere revenge.

He wants to destroy the very soul of our country.

Destroy the soul of our country?

Someone with divine powers,

impervious to all weapons,

who can command divine beasts, awaken deities,

and control the life and death

of any mortal

anywhere in the world at will—

what kind of being is that?

It's a god.

He used us

to transform himself into a god,

step by step, before the eyes of all.

After today,

aside from us,

no one will care whether Yesha is

a murderous demon

or what crimes he's committed.

They will only believe

that everything he did before was

Heaven's will,

and everything he says and does hereafter

will be regarded as divine oracles.

Rumors will continue to spread.

His followers will grow in number.

When that happens,

he'll be able to

manipulate people's minds effortlessly.

And on top of all that,

he has the Swift Wind Pill.

If he really uses it...

That would truly be Heaven's punishment.

We must stop him,

or the world will plunge into chaos.

But everyone saw those divine beasts

with their own eyes.

If we can't find the key to this mystery,

how can we strip away

his divine facade?

What's worse,

the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger,

and today's Azure Dragon—

three of the Four Symbols— have already appeared,

with only the Black Tortoise left.

We don't even know

what he'll do with the Black Tortoise

when the time comes.

I found these at the execution site.

Those ants again.

Time is running out.

To crack the mystery of the Four Symbols,

we can only start with these ants.

I know someone

who might be able to help.