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[Strange Chronicles of Tang]
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[Episode 19]
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Today,
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Ma Meng was so open
and candid in the conversation.
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He didn't act like a murderer.
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Of course,
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as a Constable,
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it's wrong for me to ask such questions.
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I know
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I shouldn't let my personal judgment
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influence the direction of the case.
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I'm sorry.
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Forget what I said.
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What you said
is exactly what I was thinking.
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However,
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The Gulou Pastry,
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the strychnine,
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and those fancy food containers
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commonly used in the palace
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were all found at the murder scene—
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I just had to
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have Yingtao investigate him.
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I still don't believe
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Ma Meng would be the murderer.
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[Zheng Residence]
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[Clear Brilliance]
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[Court of the Imperial Stud
Deputy Minister, Zheng Zhong]
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Mr. Zheng,
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let me help you.
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You're not a member of my household.
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I am the newly appointed Deputy Director
of the Palace Secretariat,
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Ma Meng.
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The Deputy Director
of the Palace Secretariat,
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Ma Meng?
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I've heard of you.
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His Majesty's favorite.
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Why wasn't I informed
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of such an honored guest's arrival?
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Deputy Minister,
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I saw you were resting
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so I didn't let them wake you.
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Your garden is so beautiful.
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I took the liberty
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to enjoy some leisure time here.
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I'm terribly sorry.
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I fell asleep earlier.
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That was rude of me.
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I'll have them prepare wine right away.
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The steward has already arranged it.
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Good,
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at least he knows what to do.
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I brought you a delicacy.
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If you don't mind,
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please try it.
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You're too kind.
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Gulou Pastry?
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Please enjoy it while it's hot.
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No,
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I cannot eat this.
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Guards!
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Why are you calling for guards?
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I heard that Zhu Ling
from the Left Imperial Guard
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died from poisoning
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after eating a Gulou Pastry.
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Is that so?
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If you won't eat it,
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I will.
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Guards!
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Guards!
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Stop shouting.
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They're all busy preparing the banquet.
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You really won't eat?
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I came to visit you
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on His Majesty's orders.
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It seems you're determined
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to take the Princess's side.
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How can you say that?
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I once served
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Emperor Xiaojing
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and recognize the current Emperor
as legitimate.
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I've sworn to follow him until death.
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Then these pastries—
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why don't you dare eat them?
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It's not that I dare not eat them.
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I just
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don't like the taste.
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[Clear Brilliance]
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[Zheng Residence]
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Have you called for the coroner?
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Coroner Su Chan is on his way.
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Take these Gulou Pastries,
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the food container, teacups, and teapot
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back to the county office.
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The people who kidnapped you,
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did you see what they looked like?
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He knocked me out
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from behind.
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When I woke up,
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we were all tied up together.
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We didn't see anyone at all.
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[Clear Brilliance]
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Sheriff Su.
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Sheriff Wei.
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Where is the Deputy Minister?
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Where did Zheng Zhong die?
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This is Wannian County territory.
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I'm not here to investigate.
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Zheng Zhong was my friend for many years.
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I just came to pay my respects.
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In that case,
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follow me.
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Deputy Minister...
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Zheng Zhong...
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Who could be so cruel
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to kill Zhu Ling
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and then you?
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You and Grand General Zhu
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and Deputy Minister Zheng
were old friends?
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Forty years ago,
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we all served in the Eastern Palace.
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Were you following Crown Prince Hong?
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Yes.
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We were all among Emperor Xiaojing's
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most trusted men.
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Sheriff Wei, when you were young,
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did you play polo?
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How did you know?
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You often followed Crown Prince Hong
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to practice polo in the Eastern Palace.
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Yes.
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Those were Wei Yan's
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happiest days of his life.
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Zheng Zhong...
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[Liuhe Sushan Shop]
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Enjoy your meal.
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Wuming.
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It's very hot today.
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Would you like some sushan?
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Xijun,
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could you make some sushan
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and personally deliver it to
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Palace Secretariat Ma?
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Ma Meng?
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Yes.
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In Ma Meng's office,
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there's a folding screen
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with a polo painting on it
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called
"The Lament of the Imperial Scandal."
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I don't know who painted it,
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but it's remarkably vivid.
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I believe you'll like it.
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If you could copy this painting,
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it would be wonderful.
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Will it help with the investigation?
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Good.
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I'll go right away.
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Copying that painting from memory
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won't be easy.
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I'll count on you.
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I'll do my best, Wuming.
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[Virtue Permeates Everywhere]
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Su Wuming.
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I'm back.
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Ma Meng never left
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the Palace Secretariat office, right?
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Yes.
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Apart from handling official duties,
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he's been reading
the "Spring and Autumn Annals."
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His meals are very simple, too.
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He practices boxing after meals
and sword before bed,
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quite similar to Lu Lingfeng.
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I just saw Xijun.
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She went home to paint
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and said it will be ready by 9 tonight.
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Excellent.
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Sheriff Su!
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[Virtue Permeates Everywhere]
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Sheriff Su.
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Why are you back?
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A female body was found in Peace District—
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she died from strychnine poisoning,
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with a bloody hole in her temple, too.
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That's Chang'an County's jurisdiction.
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It was reported
to Yongzhou's mobile tribunal,
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who took the case.
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We can intervene directly.
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Official Lu specifically sent me here
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to inform you.
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Is the deceased above 60?
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That's right.
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How did you know?
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I also heard that woman
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was from the palace.
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The District Head confirmed
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the deceased was named Bo Cui.
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She was a former maid
of the Eastern Palace.
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She left the palace years ago
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and had been living alone here.
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Coroner Su Chan
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She estimates the time of death
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was around midnight last night.
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As to what weapon caused
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the wound on her head
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is still undetermined.
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Lu Lingfeng.
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Take a look at this wound.
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Could the weapon possibly be
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a polo mallet?
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The size does match.
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But polo mallets are all made of wood.
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No matter how strong the attacker was,
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they couldn't possibly cause
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a wound like this.
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So aren't there any polo mallets
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made of other materials?
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Like gold, silver, copper, or iron?
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There are.
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But they're extremely rare.
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Those used in polo matches are all wooden.
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Those of other materials...
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are used for ceremonial occasions.
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Ceremonial occasions...
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You once said there would be more deaths.
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Your intuition was right.
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Your instinct told you
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Ma Meng wasn't the murderer,
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and you were right about that, too.
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Since yesterday afternoon,
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I had Yingtao
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watch Ma Meng secretly continuously
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for 12 hours.
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He had no opportunity to commit the crime.
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Also, Zhu Ling and Zheng Zhong
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both served as officials
in the Eastern Palace
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and followed Crown Prince Hong.
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These are all matters
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from 40 years ago.
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Your investigation is remarkably thorough—
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no easy feat.
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I didn't intentionally investigate this.
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It was Wei Yan who told me
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he was once colleagues with these two.
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[Wei's Residence]
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Wei Yan.
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You've practiced martial arts
since childhood
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and entered service as a jinshi scholar.
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In the future,
do you wish to serve in court
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or lead troops in battle?
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Whether it's staying in the capital
to protect Your Highness
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or leading troops at the frontier
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to defend the Tang Empire—
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I will follow whatever
Your Highness commands.
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You are indeed loyal.
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[Crown Prince, Li Hong]
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After I ascend the throne,
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you must be
even more diligent and ambitious.
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Then you will surely
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become a great general or minister.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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Who's there?
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Sheriff Wei.
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It's you.
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What brings you here so late?
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Sheriff Wei,
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carrying a sword so late at night—
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have you noticed something unusual?
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Unusual?
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I, Wei, fear neither heaven nor earth,
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much less any demons or monsters.
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Lu Lingfeng,
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I know your martial skills
are exceptional.
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Since you came from the rooftop,
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why bother knocking?
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Rooftop?
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Who's there?
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Sheriff Su,
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it's probably just a petty thief.
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Why should I fear?
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Someone came from the roof...
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Wait!
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Please put the teacup back where it was.
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Sheriff Wei.
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If I'm not mistaken,
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this tea has been poisoned.
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What?
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Look.
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The poison dripped from the ceiling
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and fell right into this cup of tea.
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