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This Cui Junmao
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climbed into office
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by stealing another man's place.
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=The Tang Mist S1=
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=Episode 15=
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Two years ago,
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I fled to the outskirts of Ji'an Village
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and took shelter in an abandoned temple.
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Unexpectedly,
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I ran into him there.
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Judging by the voice,
you must be a lady.
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The snow is heavy
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and the cold is unbearable.
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I had no choice
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but to disturb your peace.
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You may come out now.
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I thought this abandoned temple
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would attract only wolves and bandits.
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Who would've thought
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it would instead
bring me a ray of light?
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♪ Splendor hides the truth ♪
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♪ A grand-sounding story ♪
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♪ If the choice ♪
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I could never forget this
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for the rest of my life.
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Thank you for not driving me away.
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My name is
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Cui Junmao.
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Qinglian.
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Heavy snow sealed the mountains
for days.
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Young Master Cui and I were forced
to remain inside the temple together.
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Over time, we developed feelings
for each other
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and pledged ourselves
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to each other
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for life.
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I'll go down the mountain
and find a physician.
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Wait for me.
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Right after I left the mountain,
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the nightmare began.
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I was first imprisoned
by Old Madam Jiang,
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and then assaulted by Xu Da.
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After that, Pisi sold me
to Wanyue Pavilion as a courtesan.
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By the time I escaped
and returned to the temple,
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Young Master Cui was gone.
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Later, when I saw
someone take office in Changsha
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under Cui Junmao's name,
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I knew
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that he was likely dead.
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I tried every possible way
to get close to him.
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To my surprise,
he was gentle and kind by nature.
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There was no way such a man would
murder someone and steal his identity.
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But Young Master Cui's whereabouts
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remained buried deep under the snow.
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It wasn't until Commissioner Di
presented this fox demon painting
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that the truth finally began to surface.
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This was painted by Young Master Cui.
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The woman in this painting
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was never some fox demon.
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It was me.
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This mark here is my birthmark.
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Young Master Cui
painted it into a plum blossom.
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Today,
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I ask you again.
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What truth
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made you rather take the blame for me
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than speak it aloud?
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Hmph.
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What can an unknown painting prove?
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He can prove it!
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You handed this painting to me.
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Are you still refusing to explain
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the truth behind it?
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I have nothing to say.
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If you won't speak,
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then I will.
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I would like to bring formal charges.
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Di Renjie,
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what are you trying to do?
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Lord Xunjiang,
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on behalf of the people of Changsha,
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I accuse the officials
standing on this platform!
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First, Prefect Zhou Quan
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concealed the plague outbreak
in Ji'an Village two years ago.
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Second, County Magistrate Cui Junmao
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failed to contain the plague
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and fabricated a fox demon
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to cover up the truth.
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When was there a plague
in Ji'an Village?
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Did any of you know about this?
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If this were true,
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why wasn't it reported?
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Commissioner Di,
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as you can see,
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nothing of the sort ever happened.
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A plague is a grave matter.
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You mustn't make reckless accusations.
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Qinglan.
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Young Lady Qingyan,
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what illness did
the real Cui Junmao suffer from
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two years ago?
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I know nothing of medicine.
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I only remember
Young Master Cui looking terribly pale.
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He could barely eat.
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Besides,
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he suffered from vomiting
and diarrhea.
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Did he drink water
from Ji'an Village's well?
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Young Master Cui
had been to Ji'an Village.
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Then that explains it.
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(Treats vomiting,
chest congestion, abdominal heat...)
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(Triple Burner Imbalance)
A traveling physician
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who treated the villagers
of Ji'an Village for free
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wrote this two years ago.
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The villagers' symptoms
were recorded in detail.
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They were exactly the same
as Cui Junmao's symptoms.
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Cui Junmao fell ill
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after drinking water
from the village well.
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That physician devoted himself
to saving the people,
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yet in the end,
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he was branded as a victim
of the fox demon murders.
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Officials of Tanzhou,
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how do you explain that?
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- Exactly.
- When the fox demon first appeared,
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it was Cui Junmao...
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No.
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This man claimed he saw it.
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You should ask him.
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Sinner,
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think carefully.
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How do you explain
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all this?
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Commissioner Di,
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the fox demon was real.
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I have nothing more to say.
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I only beg for death.
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Please grant it, Commissioner Di.
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Sir,
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why are you doing this?
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Sir!
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If there's something troubling you,
just say it.
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Cui Junmao's residence
is surrounded by hidden guards.
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If this isn't a defensive setup,
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they must be hostages.
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Duan,
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Master ordered us
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to rescue Madam Cui safely
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today.
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Of course.
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Don't expect me
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to look after you later.
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Hmph!
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Young lad.
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Cang'er,
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we have guests.
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Serve them tea.
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Young Lady,
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make your move now.
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You wench!
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Duan!
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I'm fine.
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Go!
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I'll hold them off here.
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Commissioner Di,
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you heard him yourself.
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The criminal confessed.
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There's no point
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dragging this out.
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Your Lordship,
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what do you say?
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Execute him.
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Execute him.
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I'd like to see who dares!
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Where is Captain Cai?
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I'm here, sir!
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In the name of the Imperial Commissioner
of Jiangnan, I order you
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to guard the execution grounds.
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Without my command,
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no one is to act rashly!
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Anyone who disobeys
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will be executed!
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Yes!
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What are you waiting for?
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Go!
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Di Renjie,
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this is Tanzhou. My territory.
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Don't you overstep
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your authority here.
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I was personally appointed
by the Heavenly Empress
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as the Imperial Commissioner of Tang.
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You think I can't govern Tanzhou?
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Today, I will uncover
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the filthy secrets
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hidden behind the fox demon case
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that has plagued Tanzhou
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for two years!
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Master!
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Master.
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Mother.
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Are you Mao?
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Mao's back.
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Take a good look.
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Death
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can't help you protect
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the people you wish to protect.
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You there,
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identify yourself.
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Confess
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every crime you committed
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and every truth you know.
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My name is
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Chen Sheng.
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I am a shameless man.
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Chen Sheng?
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Wasn't he the scholar killed
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in the fox demon case two years ago?
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Wasn't he dead?
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What's going on?
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I met Cui Junmao
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during the imperial exams.
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We became close friends.
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He passed with honors,
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while I failed.
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But on the way home,
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he suddenly fell ill and died.
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Cui!
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Cui!
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Cui!
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Cui!
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What's wrong?
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Are you alright?
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Chen,
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my wife...
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My wife went down the mountain
to find medicine for me.
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I'm waiting for her.
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Cui.
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Cui!
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(Official Appointment)
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Appointment letter.
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That appointment document
made me see hope
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of becoming an official.
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So I stole Cui Junmao's identity
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and traveled to Tanzhou
to take up the post.
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But by accident,
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I stumbled upon a terrible secret
hidden in the prefectural bureau.
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I was terrified.
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My impersonation
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was exposed immediately by Zhou Quan.
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Instead of reporting me,
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he offered me an official position
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and appointed me
as magistrate of Huarong County.
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Chen Sheng.
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From this day forward,
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you are Cui Junmao.
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And in return,
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I had to spread a monstrous lie
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to cover up the truth
about the plague in Ji'an Village.
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I won't expose your secret.
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So don't speak of
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what you shouldn't.
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I,
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Cui Junmao,
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understood.
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A sudden plague broke out
in Ji'an Village.
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To save money on medicine,
Zhou Quan delayed treatment,
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causing the plague to spread.
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Fearing the truth would be exposed
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and cost him his position,
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he ordered the village sealed off,
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leaving the villagers trapped to die.
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The corpse hidden inside
the prefectural bureau that night
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was the traveling physician, Zhuo Ji.
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He discovered the truth
and was silenced for it.
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Seven-nine households
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in the village.
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Three hundred and seventy-nine lives.
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Every last one of them
died from the plague!
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It's utter nonsense!
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Your Lordship,
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he's slandering me.
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Your Lordship!
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How dare you, Zhou Quan!
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You're dressed in official robes,
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living in comfort and luxury.
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And this is how you govern the people?
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When the people were suffering,
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instead of helping them,
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you chose to hide the truth
287
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just to protect your position.
288
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Who gave you such audacity?
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Did you ever think about
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how those dying villagers
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waited for their prefect
292
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to bring them physicians and medicine?
293
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And what they got instead
294
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was your shameless neglect!
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You tell me.
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Where's your conscience?
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Where is your duty to the people?
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The court
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entrusted Tanzhou to you.
300
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Did you fulfill your duty?
301
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Did you give it your all?
302
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Did you live up to the court's trust?
303
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Ridiculous.
304
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Captain Cai.
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Yes, sir.
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As the Imperial Commissioner
of Jiangnan
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and Personnel Evaluation Commissioner.
308
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I order you to arrest
the criminal, Zhou Quan,
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strip him of his official robes,
310
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and report all his crimes to the throne
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for judgment.
312
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Yes, sir.
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Commissioner Di,
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how is
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Cui Junmao?
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Madam,
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the truth has been revealed.
318
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He's safe now.
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Good.
320
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Good.
321
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Then my son,
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Cui Junmao...
323
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How is he?
324
00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:58,720
He passed away from illness
325
00:17:59,330 --> 00:18:00,330
two years ago.
326
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My son
327
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was weak since childhood.
328
00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,020
When did you discover his identity?
329
00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:29,420
Two years ago,
330
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when I met him the first time,
331
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I knew.
332
00:18:42,210 --> 00:18:43,720
His voice
333
00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:45,330
did sound
334
00:18:45,390 --> 00:18:46,450
like Mao's.
335
00:18:46,740 --> 00:18:47,770
But Mao
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was my own flesh and blood.
337
00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,239
The moment I touched him,
338
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I knew
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the man before me
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wasn't my son.
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Mother.
342
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You...
343
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Are you Mao?
344
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I'm Mao.
345
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Mother,
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it's been two years.
347
00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:10,490
Don't you recognize my voice?
348
00:19:10,990 --> 00:19:11,990
Mao...
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Cang'er,
350
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give her a hand.
351
00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,650
Why didn't you expose him?
352
00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,500
You insisted on sparing her life
353
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out of sentiment.
354
00:19:26,550 --> 00:19:28,450
If she finds out about your identity,
355
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or leaks a word of it,
356
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don't blame me for showing no mercy.
357
00:19:36,120 --> 00:19:37,240
Thank you, sir.
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I'll devote myself fully to serving you.
359
00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,030
Even knowing all this,
360
00:19:46,170 --> 00:19:49,210
there were many times
I couldn't hold myself back.
361
00:19:50,460 --> 00:19:51,630
I wanted to ask him
362
00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,290
what had happened to my son.
363
00:19:56,177 --> 00:19:57,930
But every time the words
reached my lips,
364
00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,210
I swallowed them back down.
365
00:20:01,360 --> 00:20:03,890
My eyes may be blind,
but my heart is not.
366
00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:06,850
The maid around me,
367
00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:08,650
the servants in the house,
368
00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:10,660
and all those
369
00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,900
wandering outside every day,
370
00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,170
I heard everything clearly.
371
00:20:17,790 --> 00:20:19,040
That young man
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could've ignored
whether I lived or died.
373
00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,900
But for my sake,
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00:20:25,420 --> 00:20:27,150
he suffered a lot.
375
00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,680
I even thought of ending my own life,
376
00:20:32,630 --> 00:20:34,180
so he wouldn't have to suffer
377
00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:36,310
because of me.
378
00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:38,640
But...
379
00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,320
But I just wanted to know
380
00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:42,710
whether my son
381
00:20:43,460 --> 00:20:46,030
was alive or dead.
382
00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,140
My son...
383
00:20:56,990 --> 00:20:57,990
Commissioner Di,
384
00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,660
thank you for clearing my son's name.
385
00:21:02,790 --> 00:21:04,130
Please rise.
386
00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:08,560
Commissioner Di,
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00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,040
he's a good man.
388
00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,040
A good official.
389
00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:15,639
In a way, he fulfilled
390
00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,240
Mao's final wish.
391
00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:21,140
Commissioner Di,
392
00:21:21,570 --> 00:21:24,430
please keep this secret for me.
393
00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:26,810
I still want him
394
00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,530
to keep calling me "Mother".
395
00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:30,790
Thankfully,
396
00:21:30,820 --> 00:21:33,060
he likes
397
00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:34,850
the meat dumplings I make.
398
00:21:36,450 --> 00:21:37,450
Madam,
399
00:21:38,570 --> 00:21:40,650
perhaps Heaven took your sight
400
00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:42,780
so you wouldn't have to
401
00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:48,050
witness the darkness hidden
under this seemingly bright world.
402
00:22:15,310 --> 00:22:16,310
Commissioner Di,
403
00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,000
I'll take my mother back to Shanzhou,
404
00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,444
and then continue studying hard.
405
00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:21,960
I hope that one day,
406
00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,080
I may meet you in official service
407
00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:25,680
and properly become
408
00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,870
an official useful to Tang.
409
00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,719
By decree of
the Holy and Divine Empress,
410
00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,279
the criminal Chen Sheng
411
00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:35,679
impersonated an official,
412
00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,599
fraudulently assumed office,
413
00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,199
shielded criminals,
414
00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:40,759
and aided their crime.
415
00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,119
The two crimes together
416
00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:44,039
warrant exile for 1,000 km.
417
00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:47,133
However, Heavenly Empress recognizes
his integrity and service to the people,
418
00:22:47,177 --> 00:22:48,759
and that he acted under coercion.
419
00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:50,119
Therefore, his exile is remitted.
420
00:22:50,120 --> 00:22:51,399
He shall remain under probation
for three years,
421
00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:52,919
after which his criminal status
may be cleared,
422
00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,790
and he may once again
sit for the imperial examinations.
423
00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,520
Should he pass, he shall be appointed
according to merit.
424
00:22:59,380 --> 00:23:02,860
(Changsha County, Tanzhou)
425
00:23:07,780 --> 00:23:10,499
(Luling County, Jizhou)
426
00:23:10,500 --> 00:23:12,340
(Chapter Four, the Colossus)
427
00:23:15,190 --> 00:23:16,733
The colossus is here!
428
00:23:17,290 --> 00:23:18,290
The colossus is here!
429
00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,150
Don't kill me!
430
00:23:24,020 --> 00:23:24,850
Don't kill me!
431
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:25,880
Please don't kill me!
432
00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:27,330
Please don't kill me!
433
00:23:36,380 --> 00:23:37,500
(Preview of Next Episode)
434
00:23:42,260 --> 00:23:44,380
Blind old man, sharp ears, huh?
435
00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:45,720
(To Madam Shen)
436
00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:48,880
(To Madam Shen)
437
00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:50,800
(To Madam Shen)
438
00:23:58,391 --> 00:23:59,971
♪ Night covers the long streets ♪
439
00:24:01,051 --> 00:24:02,761
♪ The city remains silent ♪
440
00:24:04,151 --> 00:24:05,741
♪ Wind turns the old pages ♪
441
00:24:06,001 --> 00:24:08,241
♪ Words still left unspoken ♪
442
00:24:09,641 --> 00:24:11,281
♪ Bloodstains still hold their warmth ♪
443
00:24:12,411 --> 00:24:14,881
♪ Lamplight slowly tilts aside ♪
444
00:24:15,501 --> 00:24:16,980
♪ Who hides in the shadows ♪
445
00:24:16,981 --> 00:24:20,121
♪ Still circling around the truth? ♪
446
00:24:20,741 --> 00:24:22,661
♪ Love is born from desire ♪
447
00:24:23,351 --> 00:24:25,481
♪ Hatred rises out of greed ♪
448
00:24:26,621 --> 00:24:28,280
♪ One thought becomes a snare ♪
449
00:24:28,281 --> 00:24:31,581
♪ A lifetime trapped within ♪
450
00:24:33,031 --> 00:24:34,350
♪ Someone once warned me ♪
451
00:24:34,351 --> 00:24:35,870
♪ To stop upon this shore ♪
452
00:24:35,871 --> 00:24:37,190
♪ But sunlight burns too fiercely ♪
453
00:24:37,191 --> 00:24:38,680
♪ Fragile eyes break too easily ♪
454
00:24:38,681 --> 00:24:39,800
♪ If one thought retreats ♪
455
00:24:39,801 --> 00:24:41,100
♪ Then all things rest in peace ♪
456
00:24:41,101 --> 00:24:42,440
♪ But in this world ♪
457
00:24:42,441 --> 00:24:44,841
♪ Who will make the final judgment? ♪
458
00:24:46,671 --> 00:24:49,480
♪ If truth is cold as a frosted blade ♪
459
00:24:49,481 --> 00:24:50,951
♪ Still I walk ahead ♪
460
00:24:51,181 --> 00:24:52,400
♪ Let it pierce through ♪
461
00:24:52,401 --> 00:24:57,140
♪ The illusions before my eyes ♪
462
00:24:57,141 --> 00:24:59,380
♪ Layer upon layer of deception ♪
463
00:24:59,381 --> 00:25:00,780
♪ Covering every heart ♪
464
00:25:00,781 --> 00:25:01,971
♪ How many people ♪
465
00:25:02,231 --> 00:25:03,600
♪ Weave their own cocoon ♪
466
00:25:03,601 --> 00:25:05,811
♪ Yet call it ♪
467
00:25:06,011 --> 00:25:07,351
♪ Fate? ♪
468
00:25:07,711 --> 00:25:08,890
♪ Life and death ♪
469
00:25:08,891 --> 00:25:10,151
♪ Balanced on a single line ♪
470
00:25:10,501 --> 00:25:11,670
♪ Light and shadow ♪
471
00:25:11,671 --> 00:25:12,930
♪ Hanging side by side ♪
472
00:25:12,931 --> 00:25:14,410
♪ Goodness is not absolute ♪
473
00:25:14,411 --> 00:25:15,820
♪ Nor is evil ever complete ♪
474
00:25:15,821 --> 00:25:17,360
♪ In the end, it is only ♪
475
00:25:17,361 --> 00:25:18,740
♪ A single misguided thought ♪
476
00:25:18,741 --> 00:25:20,300
♪ If unveiling the truth ♪
477
00:25:20,301 --> 00:25:21,640
♪ Requires abandoning tenderness ♪
478
00:25:21,641 --> 00:25:22,810
♪ Then this answer ♪
479
00:25:22,811 --> 00:25:24,170
♪ Can it still remain true? ♪
480
00:25:24,171 --> 00:25:25,570
♪ When love and law ♪
481
00:25:25,571 --> 00:25:27,050
♪ Stand against each other in silence ♪
482
00:25:27,051 --> 00:25:28,450
♪ Which figure before me ♪
483
00:25:28,451 --> 00:25:35,650
♪ Am I meant to believe? ♪
484
00:25:35,651 --> 00:25:38,380
♪ If truth is cold as a frosted blade ♪
485
00:25:38,381 --> 00:25:39,970
♪ Still I walk ahead ♪
486
00:25:39,971 --> 00:25:41,210
♪ Not for fame or glory ♪
487
00:25:41,211 --> 00:25:46,080
♪ Nor caring who wins or loses ♪
488
00:25:46,081 --> 00:25:47,890
♪ Human nature is clouded ♪
489
00:25:47,891 --> 00:25:49,610
♪ Yet still reflects the stars ♪
490
00:25:49,611 --> 00:25:51,080
♪ Though this world ♪
491
00:25:51,081 --> 00:25:52,450
♪ Is filled with mud and mire ♪
492
00:25:52,451 --> 00:25:54,700
♪ There is still a light ♪
493
00:25:54,701 --> 00:25:57,660
♪ Worth pursuing ♪
494
00:25:57,661 --> 00:25:59,480
♪ Every case has its ending ♪
495
00:25:59,481 --> 00:26:00,761
♪ But night does not always fade ♪
496
00:26:01,011 --> 00:26:02,390
♪ The wind stops, the pages close ♪
497
00:26:02,391 --> 00:26:03,611
♪ Yet hearts remain unsettled ♪
498
00:26:03,881 --> 00:26:04,960
♪ If justice stands ♪
499
00:26:04,961 --> 00:26:06,210
♪ Without mercy beside it ♪
500
00:26:06,211 --> 00:26:08,010
♪ Then how is it ♪
501
00:26:08,011 --> 00:26:16,011
♪ Any different from a blade? ♪
502
00:26:17,571 --> 00:26:20,760
♪ If truth is cold as a frosted blade ♪
503
00:26:20,761 --> 00:26:22,240
♪ Still I walk ahead ♪
504
00:26:22,241 --> 00:26:23,630
♪ Even if the world ♪
505
00:26:23,631 --> 00:26:28,360
♪ Refuses to answer ♪
506
00:26:28,361 --> 00:26:30,320
♪ When every hidden truth ♪
507
00:26:30,321 --> 00:26:32,030
♪ Finally reveals itself ♪
508
00:26:32,031 --> 00:26:33,390
♪ I only wish ♪
509
00:26:33,391 --> 00:26:34,870
♪ To hold on ♪
510
00:26:34,871 --> 00:26:39,610
♪ Within the darkness ♪
511
00:26:39,611 --> 00:26:41,611
♪ To the heart ♪
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