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["Water and Flame" by Shu Linzuo]
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♫ The boundless world is pitch-dark as the night ♫
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♫ Your appearance is like a lightning bolt that tore through the night ♫
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♫ My birth is neither impure nor pure, neither born nor destroyed ♫
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♫ Perseverance is in my heart behaving atrociously,
who can comprehend? ♫
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♫ The sharp sword that penetrates desire is stained with blood ♫
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♫ The season tainted with the hypocrisy of the world is prosperous yet withering ♫
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♫ Give me some time, I can change everything ♫
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♫ The courageous moth can also extinguish a sea of flames ♫
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♫ Sorrow and delight are interweaving with colors ♫
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♫ Layers upon layers covered by a dense fog ♫
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♫ Numerous obstacles cannot stop me ♫
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♫ To uncover the truth ♫
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♫ A region of burning fire and deep waters ♫
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♫ Calm and blazing both existing ♫
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♫ Who will indulge the wicked flames ♫
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♫ To boil the deep sea ♫
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♫ This is the era of survival of the fittest ♫
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♫ Everything will be planned by oneself ♫
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♫ Even if it is a proud and aloof predestination ♫
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♫ Even if completely incompatible, I’m still here ♫
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[🔎👁🗨The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty👁🗨🔍]
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[Episode 2]
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Did you make the minced meat noodles?
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Yes.
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There are minced meat, chopped scallion, ginger, and garlic.
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The appearance might look like any other minced meat noodles,
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but they taste totally different.
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Did you add anything else to it?
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- Egg.
- Egg?
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Mixing some egg white with the minced meat when you season the meat
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can maintain the tenderness of the meat,
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and taste softer and smoother on your tongue.
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And when the minced meat sauce is over half done,
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you add the egg yolk in the pan and stir well.
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This way you can get rid of the excess fat.
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The minced meat will taste succulent but not greasy.
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Bravo!
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Combining the characteristics of different ingredients
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to make a dish of unique food.
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You are a person paying attention to details.
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Unfortunately…
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What?
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Unfortunately, you are not a real cook.
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I know from your standing position that
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you used to serve in the army.
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Broad shoulders, wide back, firm hips, and thighs.
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You must be good at martial arts.
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A tall and straight figure, with the intensity of your stare.
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This is definitely not the look of a man who takes orders,
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but someone good at giving orders.
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Most importantly, your hands.
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These are hands skilled at using a knife.
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A cook also uses a knife.
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A cook uses his wrist to hold a knife.
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The knife just does the work. And look at your arms.
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Obviously, these are strong arms
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which can break rocks when you want.
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Based on these, I'm sure Sire is not a cook.
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Then, who do you think I am?
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You are a 7th rank officer in the Imperial Guard.
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I heard that there is a magistrate named Tang Fan
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in Shuntian Prefecture who is good at deduction.
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You really deserve your reputation.
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You're giving me too much credit.
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What I said just now is nothing but wild guesses.
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There is actually one thing that gives your identity away.
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What is it?
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You are wearing uniform boots of the 7th rank military officers.
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What is your name?
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Sui Zhou, a Zongqi at the Northern Administrative Court of Imperial Guards.
(zongqi is a low-ranking commander in the Imperial Guards)
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Nice to meet you.
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I am Pan Bin, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture.
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Official Pan.
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To what do I owe the honor of your visit?
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Give me a bowl of minced meat noodles.
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I don't like eggs. Just cook the noodles the usual way.
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You don't have to hide it from me.
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Anyway, I'll know sooner or later.
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Official Tang, is this your friend?
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I thought he was your friend.
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Sorry. Where's my manners?
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I forgot to introduce myself.
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I am Wang Zhi from Western Depot.
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- I am…
- Commander Wang of Western Depot.
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I heard so much about you.
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Thank you.
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Sui Zhou, a Zongqi at the Northern Administrative Court of Imperial Guards.
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I heard so much about you, too. Please take a seat.
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And I am…
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What is Commander Wang doing here?
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It seems that you and I share the same thought.
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You need to mix the minced meat noodles well.
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What are you kicking me for?
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Sorry. Sorry.
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Commander Wang is always well-informed.
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I don't know what news this place has
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that has interested you.
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Give it back!
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I heard the son of Marquis Wu'an
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didn't die from a sudden stroke during intercourse.
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Can I finish my noodles before I am asked to work?
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This was found on the bed at the scene of the crime.
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There might be a secret hidden behind Zheng Cheng's death.
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But Marquis Wu'an doesn't want others to know the scandal.
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That's why Official Pan is keeping the case a secret among a few people
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in order not to bring shame to the court and the noble family.
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This is how Shuntian Prefecture justifies their incompetence?
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So Commander Wang is here today for Marquis Wu'an's case?
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No, no.
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I just want to have a proper chat with Your Excellencies.
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We are His Majesty's servants.
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We shall be happy to die with His Majesty's one sentence, right?
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Yes, that's right.
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Mr. Sui, is there any progress with
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the Crown Prince's Companion Missing Case?
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The reason Young Master Han's carriage was last seen on the street
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was because two people were having a fight
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and therefore blocked his way.
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Of the two men fighting,
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one was none other than Marquis Wu'an's son, Zheng Cheng, who suddenly died.
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And the other person,
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was Magistrate Tang from Shuntian Prefecture.
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What a small world!
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Official Tang is involved in both cases.
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Did Shuntian Prefecture forget a person of interest
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must withdraw from the investigation?
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- I–
- So I came to ask Magistrate Tang…
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Official Tang, I'd like you to come with me to Northern Administrative Court.
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I have a few questions to ask you.
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Zongqi Sui, take it easy.
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I also want to invite Magistrate Tang
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to go to Western Depot with me.
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Commander Wang, I came first.
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So you said so, as you wish.
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I have official business to handle.
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Excuse me.
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You think I'll just go with you like that?
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My chopsticks, chopsticks!
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I… I will pay Your Excellency's bill for the noodles, too.
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No matter what, I am the lower 6th rank magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture.
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That means I am half a rank higher than you, a 7th rank Zongqi!
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How can you be so rude to your superior!
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When the Imperial Guard are investigating by order of His Majesty,
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we can call any officials for questioning no matter what rank he is.
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Your Shuntian Prefecture is no exception.
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Are you scaring me with the Imperial Edict Prison?
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This is just the Northern Administrative Court's prison.
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The Imperial Edict Prison only receives courtiers of 3rd rank or above.
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What are you getting at?
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Your rank is not high enough.
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Official Sui! There must be some misunderstanding.
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No matter what, I am a magistrate!
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You Imperial Guard can't treat me like this!
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Zongqi Sui? Official Sui?
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Find out the ingredients of this medicine.
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I will find out within three days!
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Two days?
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By noon tomorrow,
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Yes, Sir.
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Zongqi Sui! You are finally here.
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I thought about it all night but I still can't figure out
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how I could possibly kill Zheng Cheng.
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Look.
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I met Zheng Cheng downtown at half-past 3:00 in the afternoon.
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Then I wanted to go to Dong's Restaurant for meat noodles.
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But I did not expect on my way there,
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Official Pan Bin made me return to Shuntian Prefecture to study the case files.
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I did not expect that I wouldn't come out of the office until 6:00.
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I didn't even go to the toilet once during the period.
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Official Pan and several officials of Shuntian Prefecture can be my witnesses.
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Then I went home along Nanshi Street.
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Along the way, I bought a piece of braised pork at Dongle Restaurant.
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Green Flower Wine at Clear Cloud Shop,
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and then I bought the last box of osmanthus cake at Lucky Noble Store.
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When I got home, it was already 8:30.
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Zheng Cheng was killed sometime between 7:00 to 11:00 at night.
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And during that period,
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it was only between 8:30 to 11:00 that I didn't have an alibi.
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In other words, if I were to kill Zheng Cheng,
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within just two and a half hours,
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I had to arrive at Joyous Brothel, kill him,
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and rush home before Old Zhang from Shuntian Prefecture
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arrived at my house.
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However, there are five routes
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from my house to Joyous Brothel.
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You see.
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The first, turn into a shortcut from the main street.
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[One]
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Where I can ride a fast horse.
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But it takes at least one and a half hours for a single trip.
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I can't finish the killing on time.
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So it's impossible.
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The second route, where I only take small paths.
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[Two]
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Even if I am as fast as a martial arts master,
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I have to walk for two hours to get there. So not possible.
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The third route, I can pass through He Mansion.
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[Three]
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For this route I not only have to run fast,
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but also have to climb through walls and walk on roofs.
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It still takes about two hours.
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So impossible.
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The fourth route, I need to cross Qingshui River,
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[Four]
and take a boat to Joyous Brothel.
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Even if two people paddle,
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it still takes one hour to get there.
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Then in the rest one and a half hours,
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I need to cross the five courtyards of Joyous Brothel
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until I arrive at the executive lounge where the regular customers are,
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find out Zheng Cheng's room, and kill him.
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And I can't be seen by anyone during the whole process.
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And after I kill him,
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I have to get back home before 1:00 a.m.
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And the fifth and final route.
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[Five]
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Where I take Liuyin Street, go past Zhang's Wonton stall, and go north.
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I have to arrive at Joyous Brothel and kill him and then get back home
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within two and a half hours.
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I am not that good.
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Unless I am some kind of secret martial arts master.
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But Official Sui. Look how skinny I am.
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Are you hungry?
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Do you know why I took you into custody yesterday?
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If it were not for me to take you last night,
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Wang Zhi would have taken you with him. The crown prince's studying companion,
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Grand Preceptor Han's second son Han Zao,
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disappeared around 3:00 yesterday afternoon.
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This matter has nothing to do with me!
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But at 3:00, the missing carriage
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once stopped in the downtown area where you two had a dispute.
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It went missing after that.
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But His Highness's studying companion,
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Han Mansion's carriage, downtown, and Zheng Cheng?
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None of these are related!
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What does this Han Zao look like?
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13 years old, thin, about five chi tall.
(chi is a Chinese foot; about .333 meter or 1,094 feet)
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Is this him?
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What should I do?!
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What should I tell my master?
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Don't be too sad.
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Get up first.
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Don't be too sad. Let's go. Don't be too sad.
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Is Zheng Cheng's body also in Shuntian Prefecture?
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Can I see it?
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Zheng Cheng's body has been taken back by Marquis Wu'an for the funeral.
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Before the body was sent back, it was examined by a medical officer and a coroner.
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Preliminary judgment is he died of poisoning.
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What kind of poison?
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I don't know yet.
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But we found a bottle of scattered Fuyangchun pills on the bed.
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We asked Zheng Cheng's servant.
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He said Zheng Cheng would take the pill around 9:00 to 11:00 every morning.
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He took the medicine prescription
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to buy all the ingredients at Returning Spring Pharmacy in town.
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- Xue Ling.
- Yes, Sir.
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Go to Marquis Wu'an's mansion.
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Bring Zheng Cheng's body back to the Northern Administrative Court.
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Yes, Sir!
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Let's go!
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Where are you going?
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Returning Spring Pharmacy.
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Why are some records missing?
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I don't know, Your Excellencies!
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Were you responsible for getting all the ingredients of this prescription?
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No, no, no!
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I started to be in charge of filling prescriptions only a few days ago.
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Before that, it was a clerk named
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Lin Chaodong who was responsible for the job.
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But he asked for leave
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saying he needed to take care of something back in his hometown
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in Weihui of Henan.
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During the period of the missing records,
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this Lin Chaodong was in charge of filling prescriptions. Right?
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Yes.
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What does Lin Chaodong look like?
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He is in his 20s. Not too tall nor too short.
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Not too fat nor too skinny. Looks quite gentle.
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He looks like a scholar.
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And also… Right, there is a soybean-sized mole on his face.
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Right here.
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Do you know the apothecary?
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Tall and thin.
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Here... no, here, he has a mole here.
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Excuse me.
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I want perilla leaf, wrinkled giant hyssop,
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radix sileris, Nepeta cataria, Honeysuckle flower, astragalus,
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and rhizoma atractylodis, 10 grams each. And then 3 grams of liquorice.
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Owner Li, are you leaving so soon?
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Why won't you let me go?
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Owner Li, stop acting.
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You are the shopkeeper of Returning Spring Pharmacy.
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First, when you entered this store,
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this clerk didn't greet you like he normally greets customers.
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Because he knew you were not a customer.
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Second, during the whole process of you getting the herbs,
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the two of you deliberately avoided eye contact.
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And also, Owner Li, you moved your eyes
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to each ingredient drawer
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even faster than this clerk every time.
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If you weren't the shopkeeper, who else could you be?
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Owner Li, please come with me to the Northern Administrative Court.
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Bring him in there.
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Yes, Sir!
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The Eastern Depot is one step ahead of us.
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They took Zheng Cheng's body.
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Magistrate Tang, sorry but you can't go in.
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What does it mean?
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We are working on a case, so no outsiders allowed.
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No outsiders allowed?
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When you arrested me yesterday, why didn't you say outsiders are not allowed to come in?
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Outsider! Outsider!
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When did I become an outsider again?
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You kicked down the ladder after you crossed the river,
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cast aside the bow once the birds are gone, beat the monk once the funeral is over!
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The more I think about it, the more I get angry!
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Official Tang, Commander Wang would like to see you.
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[My Sexy Lady]
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"My Sexy Lady," "Lust,"
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"In Her Boudoir,"
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"Hard Illusion,"
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"Red Blossom."
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You are really a productive writer.
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Although you only used pen names, it's not so hard
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for Western Depot and me to find out it was you.
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Shuntian Prefecture gives low salaries.
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Plus, I'm just a lower 6th rank official.
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My annual salary is only twenty taels of silver, so…
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This copy has been my well-thumbed novel for a long time.
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You must leave your signature for me.
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Thank you!
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I racked my brains writing this one.
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But since I've met a big fan,
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all those sufferings are worth it.
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How can a respected lower 6th rank magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture
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write erotic novels in private?
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Not to mention you were personally picked by His Majesty in the imperial exam!
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You almost won the first place at that time!
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If people found out,
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I wonder what the other officials would think of you.
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Commander Wang, this is so mean!
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Now, don't be so angry.
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I said it from the bottom of my heart.
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If you want to blame, you can only blame
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Shuntian Prefectures salary is too low.
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This is not your fault.
348
00:18:41,930 --> 00:18:45,159
Besides, you would rather write novels to make up for your salary
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than illegally accept bribes.
350
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You're a good official in this sense.
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Whether I am a good official or not is totally up to your words.
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This is the same with everything.
353
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The destinies of you and me rely on
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just a few people's opinions.
355
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Public clamor can confound right and wrong.
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All right, let's get back to business.
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Today, I brought you a gift.
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- Fuyangchun?
- Exactly.
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I asked doctors who work for me to check the ingredients.
360
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There were two ingredients that are not in the original prescription.
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Which two ingredients?
362
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Bupleurum and Western Xia grass aconitum.
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Western Depot is really efficient.
364
00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,960
But I don't understand why you're telling me this.
365
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Didn't I say it from the beginning?
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Instead of killing and bloodshed,
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information is the most adorable thing.
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Today, I helped you, and you will help me, too. Right?
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Han Zao is dead.
370
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His Highness the Crown Prince is heartbroken.
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We have to find this murderer as soon as possible.
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Commander Wang is right.
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The Western Depot can send someone
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to assist in the examination of Han Zao's body.
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You already know that?
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I already knew even before
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the butler who identified the corpse went back to Han Mansion.
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Now, Western Depot is more than impressive.
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In my opinion, it is terrifying.
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Don't be afraid.
381
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You have nothing to be afraid of.
382
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Commander, can I see you for a moment?
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I am sorry that you have to excuse me
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to take care of some trivial matters.
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Make yourself at home. I have to go now.
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Enjoy.
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Just put it on my account if you need to buy anything.
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00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:47,250
Poisoned? This is clearly a scheme targeting me!
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00:20:47,250 --> 00:20:50,590
Your Highness, you should not let anger harm your health.
390
00:20:51,770 --> 00:20:55,440
Now everyone thinks I wanted to kill the crown prince!
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Investigate for me!
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I'd like to see who is so bold
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to frame me for it!
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Yes.
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Your Highness, don't lose sleep over it.
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Whether you did it or not, you didn't do it.
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Even you suspect that I did it?
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Your Highness, you always entrust me to do whatever you want to do.
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Since even I didn't know anything about it,
400
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of course, this has nothing to do with Your Highness.
401
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I will find out the truth as soon as possible
402
00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,040
and give you the answer.
403
00:21:46,730 --> 00:21:50,110
You can go now. Let me think about it myself.
404
00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,680
Sir, there are still three dishes not served.
405
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:05,800
Do you still want us to serve them?
406
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Of course!
407
00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,120
Yes.
408
00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:11,420
What is this song?
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00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:16,020
Sir, this is Lady Qingzi playing the zither.
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00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:21,980
I want to ask Lady Qingzi to play a song for me.
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I've been waiting for a long time.
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I am so sorry
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to have kept you waiting for a long time.
414
00:22:40,510 --> 00:22:42,529
Today, you look...
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00:22:42,529 --> 00:22:44,979
a little different from the last time I saw you.
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00:22:44,979 --> 00:22:47,610
Different how?
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00:22:47,610 --> 00:22:51,260
Your clothes are messed up.
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00:22:51,260 --> 00:22:55,260
Why are you so stiff?
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00:22:55,260 --> 00:22:58,249
The hem of this kind of gown is easy to get messed up.
420
00:22:58,249 --> 00:23:00,090
I'll help you fix it.
421
00:23:01,750 --> 00:23:04,180
Your hat is crooked, too.
422
00:23:05,430 --> 00:23:08,950
Sorry! I can't.
423
00:23:10,900 --> 00:23:12,369
I asked you to come today
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to ask you some questions about Zheng Cheng.
425
00:23:18,420 --> 00:23:22,830
So this is an interrogation.
426
00:23:22,830 --> 00:23:25,580
What do you want to know?
427
00:23:38,010 --> 00:23:40,680
I heard that Zheng Cheng was obsessed with you.
428
00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:42,529
He's already bought your freedom back from the brothel.
429
00:23:42,529 --> 00:23:46,450
Now he's dead, but you don't seem…
430
00:23:46,450 --> 00:23:50,020
You want to ask why I don't look sad.
431
00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,820
Since I have degraded myself to work here,
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if I felt heartbroken over every client who left me,
433
00:23:59,390 --> 00:24:02,690
then I would have died a long time ago.
434
00:24:02,690 --> 00:24:05,870
So how do you feel about him?
435
00:24:06,410 --> 00:24:08,309
In Joyous Brothel,
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00:24:08,309 --> 00:24:10,950
everyone just joined in the fun on occasion.
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00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:13,889
But he bought my freedom.
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00:24:13,889 --> 00:24:16,000
Thus, I owe him a big favor.
439
00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,409
Speaking of which, Your Excellency,
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is there any progress with this case?
441
00:24:19,660 --> 00:24:21,729
There are many doubts in this case.
442
00:24:21,729 --> 00:24:24,970
I don't think Zheng Cheng died of a sudden stroke.
443
00:24:24,970 --> 00:24:28,919
And there are signs the crime scene was cleaned up.
444
00:24:28,919 --> 00:24:30,990
What's more…
445
00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,830
Do you recognize this?
446
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,729
Is this Fuyangchun?
447
00:24:40,729 --> 00:24:43,250
This is the prescription you gave him.
448
00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:47,660
No matter how strong he was,
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00:24:47,660 --> 00:24:50,319
Young Master Zheng could not maintain his health by indulging in sensual pleasure day and night.
450
00:24:50,319 --> 00:24:51,749
If he was not fit enough to do something,
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he wouldn't have fun here,
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then he wouldn't spend money.
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00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,919
Even if I didn't give him this prescription,
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someone else would have.
455
00:25:04,250 --> 00:25:07,409
Have you noticed anything strange about him recently?
456
00:25:07,409 --> 00:25:09,230
Or did he have any enemies?
457
00:25:09,230 --> 00:25:11,610
I didn't notice anything unusual about him.
458
00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:14,930
But with his bossy temperament,
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00:25:14,930 --> 00:25:17,930
it's natural he had enemies.
460
00:25:17,930 --> 00:25:20,259
But whether there is anyone who hated him enough to kill him,
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is unknown to me.
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00:25:24,510 --> 00:25:27,489
Your Excellencies! I really told you everything I knew.
463
00:25:27,489 --> 00:25:29,780
Please!
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00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,510
He's still alive and kicking.
465
00:25:43,150 --> 00:25:48,830
Lin Chaodong came to Returning Spring Pharmacy two years ago.
466
00:25:48,830 --> 00:25:53,149
I heard he came to the capital for a girl he grew up with.
467
00:25:53,149 --> 00:25:56,769
He started as doing some odd jobs in the store.
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00:25:56,769 --> 00:26:01,400
Later, I found out he was literate, hard-working, and smart.
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00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:05,060
It didn't take long for me to put him to the job as an apothecary at the counter.
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00:26:05,060 --> 00:26:07,139
He never got into trouble,
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00:26:07,139 --> 00:26:08,279
and he kept everything to himself.
472
00:26:08,279 --> 00:26:11,179
I never heard of anything standing out with him.
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00:26:11,179 --> 00:26:13,849
Anyway, I said all I know.
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00:26:13,849 --> 00:26:15,609
Even if you kill me,
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00:26:15,610 --> 00:26:18,500
I don't have anything else I can tell you.
476
00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:20,930
If that's true,
477
00:26:20,930 --> 00:26:24,410
when we were in Returning Spring Pharmacy, why did you try to avoid us?
478
00:26:25,010 --> 00:26:27,969
Let me be honest with you.
479
00:26:27,970 --> 00:26:31,400
I have been trading medicinal herbs
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00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,509
in the Iron Market with the Oirats for years.
481
00:26:33,509 --> 00:26:36,269
They don't want money but wrought iron. So I…
482
00:26:36,269 --> 00:26:39,010
Wrought iron is a controlled product by the imperial court.
483
00:26:39,010 --> 00:26:42,079
The Ming government strictly forbids selling it to the Oirats and the Jurchens.
484
00:26:42,079 --> 00:26:44,889
Please spare my life! I won't do it again!
485
00:26:44,889 --> 00:26:46,009
I won't!
486
00:26:46,009 --> 00:26:48,359
So did you also buy
487
00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:50,469
that Western Xia grass aconitum from the Oirats?
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00:26:50,469 --> 00:26:53,050
Western Xia grass aconitum?
489
00:26:53,050 --> 00:26:56,559
It is very toxic with mediocre medicinal effects.
490
00:26:56,559 --> 00:26:58,409
Drugstores normally don't use it for medicine.
491
00:26:58,409 --> 00:27:00,179
Why would I need it?
492
00:27:00,179 --> 00:27:01,949
Maybe not so good as medicine,
493
00:27:01,949 --> 00:27:04,369
but it's quite good for poisoning.
494
00:27:04,369 --> 00:27:09,389
I don't understand what Your Excellency is saying.
495
00:27:09,389 --> 00:27:12,540
You don't? It's okay if you don't understand it now.
496
00:27:12,540 --> 00:27:16,340
I have hundreds of ways to make you understand.
497
00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:24,999
You, and you.
498
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,600
You two come out.
499
00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:54,320
Kill him, and you can leave here.
500
00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,460
Your Excellency!
501
00:27:59,250 --> 00:28:01,000
Hurry up.
502
00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:02,379
Or I might regret my decision.
503
00:28:02,379 --> 00:28:03,210
Your Excellency!
504
00:28:03,211 --> 00:28:05,099
Your Excellency! Have mercy!
505
00:28:05,099 --> 00:28:06,300
Your Excellency!
506
00:28:06,300 --> 00:28:08,380
Spare my life!
507
00:28:21,110 --> 00:28:23,530
Your Excellency! Spare my life!
508
00:28:24,830 --> 00:28:26,750
He really doesn't know.
509
00:28:26,750 --> 00:28:29,000
It's no use killing him.
510
00:28:29,820 --> 00:28:32,040
I know.
511
00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,970
I just wanted to see how long he can hang in there.
512
00:28:40,310 --> 00:28:42,730
What is your name?
513
00:28:46,140 --> 00:28:47,860
Jia Kui.
514
00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:50,720
Commander.
515
00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:53,990
Eastern Depot?
516
00:31:00,530 --> 00:31:02,330
Are you all right?
517
00:31:02,330 --> 00:31:03,599
Why are you here?
518
00:31:03,599 --> 00:31:05,420
I came looking for you.
519
00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:09,190
You want to arrest me again?
520
00:31:10,990 --> 00:31:14,109
There was a fire at Eastern Depot which burned the morgue.
521
00:31:14,109 --> 00:31:15,559
Why are you telling me this?
522
00:31:15,559 --> 00:31:17,249
I didn't set it on fire.
523
00:31:17,250 --> 00:31:21,350
Zheng Cheng's body was taken away by Eastern Depot this morning.
524
00:31:21,950 --> 00:31:24,210
Zheng Cheng's body?
525
00:31:40,130 --> 00:31:42,290
Have you never seen a body before?
526
00:31:42,290 --> 00:31:46,150
I have. But this is just too much.
527
00:31:51,700 --> 00:31:53,560
Don't you feel disgusted?
528
00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:56,120
I got used to it.
529
00:32:03,490 --> 00:32:06,720
There are three stab wounds in the chest and abdomen.
530
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:11,070
Every wound is more than three cun deep.
(equal to 3,333 centimeters or 1,312 inches)
531
00:32:11,070 --> 00:32:13,019
This body is not Zheng Cheng.
532
00:32:13,019 --> 00:32:15,059
We checked Zheng Cheng's body before.
533
00:32:15,059 --> 00:32:16,720
There were no external injuries.
534
00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:19,849
Could it be that someone swapped the body
535
00:32:19,850 --> 00:32:23,349
and set a fire to destroy evidence? Or...
536
00:32:23,349 --> 00:32:24,950
What?
537
00:32:25,490 --> 00:32:26,990
My neck hurts.
538
00:32:26,990 --> 00:32:28,159
I have a headache, too.
539
00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:29,359
I can't do it anymore.
540
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:30,330
I have to go.
541
00:32:50,330 --> 00:32:53,850
Who is it? Can't you knock?
542
00:32:59,510 --> 00:33:01,109
No snacks today?
543
00:33:01,109 --> 00:33:03,630
Madam is in a bad mood today.
544
00:33:03,630 --> 00:33:05,650
Why?
545
00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:07,860
Isn't your master coming back home soon?
546
00:33:07,860 --> 00:33:09,629
This is exactly why she's in a bad mood.
547
00:33:09,629 --> 00:33:13,780
The master sent a letter back saying he's got a concubine
548
00:33:13,780 --> 00:33:18,110
and I heard that the concubine is pregnant.
549
00:33:18,110 --> 00:33:20,780
Madam has been devastated these days.
550
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,760
Who is it?
551
00:33:40,380 --> 00:33:42,250
Zongqi Sui.
552
00:33:44,340 --> 00:33:46,139
You didn't finish your sentence yesterday.
553
00:33:46,139 --> 00:33:47,940
What?
554
00:33:47,940 --> 00:33:49,679
You said Zheng Cheng's body was fake.
555
00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:51,849
Somebody destroyed the body to destroy the evidence.
556
00:33:51,849 --> 00:33:53,379
My neck hurts.
557
00:33:53,379 --> 00:33:55,480
I can't speak.
558
00:33:57,380 --> 00:33:59,640
Do you want to have a pear?
559
00:34:03,300 --> 00:34:05,109
Zongqi Sui is such a good cook.
560
00:34:05,109 --> 00:34:08,180
You can make delicious food with pears.
561
00:34:21,770 --> 00:34:23,519
You mean Marquis Wu'an
562
00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,099
handed over a fake body to Eastern Depot?
563
00:34:26,099 --> 00:34:28,390
- Yes.
- Why?
564
00:34:28,390 --> 00:34:30,269
I haven't figured this out yet.
565
00:34:30,269 --> 00:34:33,169
But at least it suggests there is something fishy about the death of Zheng Cheng
566
00:34:33,169 --> 00:34:36,670
and definitely has something to do with someone in Marquis Wu'an's Mansion.
567
00:34:36,670 --> 00:34:38,859
Wang Zhi looked into it and told me there were two extra ingredients.
568
00:34:38,859 --> 00:34:40,970
Bupleurum and Western Xia grass aconitum.
569
00:34:40,970 --> 00:34:43,039
Grass aconitum is inherently toxic
570
00:34:43,039 --> 00:34:45,940
but the bupleurum can retain its toxicity in the human body.
571
00:34:45,940 --> 00:34:47,039
If you continue to take the medicine,
572
00:34:47,039 --> 00:34:51,470
the nourishing Fuyangchun can become a chronic poison
573
00:34:51,470 --> 00:34:53,450
that gradually poisoned the heart and lungs and weakened your body.
574
00:34:54,750 --> 00:34:58,100
Brother, Han Mansion's carriage has been found.
575
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,820
Official Tang, your hat!
576
00:35:06,850 --> 00:35:08,519
- Here you are.
- Thank you, Dong'er.
577
00:35:08,519 --> 00:35:09,609
Why did you stop me?
578
00:35:09,610 --> 00:35:10,240
Why stop me?
579
00:35:10,241 --> 00:35:11,401
There is law in this country!
580
00:35:14,340 --> 00:35:15,710
Sir Zongqi Sui.
581
00:35:15,710 --> 00:35:16,999
Guys on duty in the morning
582
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,919
found the carriage left very deep tracks behind.
583
00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:21,279
They stopped and checked the carriage and found a hidden compartment.
584
00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:23,199
In it, there were more than 70 ingots of wrought iron
585
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:24,369
which weigh up to hundreds of kilos in total.
586
00:35:24,370 --> 00:35:26,889
After further investigation of the axle,
587
00:35:26,890 --> 00:35:28,209
we found plum blossom heraldry of the Han family.
588
00:35:28,209 --> 00:35:29,510
We double-checked and confirmed this is
589
00:35:29,510 --> 00:35:31,449
Han Mansion's carriage that was lost a few days ago.
590
00:35:31,449 --> 00:35:33,479
Did he explain where he got the carriage?
591
00:35:33,479 --> 00:35:36,420
This man's stubborn and just keeps talking nonsense.
592
00:35:39,180 --> 00:35:41,469
What are you doing? What are you doing?
593
00:35:41,469 --> 00:35:44,130
Let go of me!
594
00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:59,110
He is only responsible for delivery.
595
00:35:59,110 --> 00:36:02,200
They bought it from a carriage dealer in Iron Market.
596
00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:08,029
Is this how you, the Imperial Guard, usually solve cases?
597
00:36:08,029 --> 00:36:10,040
It depends.
598
00:36:11,050 --> 00:36:13,490
You can speak Oirat's language?
599
00:36:13,490 --> 00:36:14,949
During my few years guarding the borders,
600
00:36:14,949 --> 00:36:17,150
I had fought with the Oirats many times.
601
00:36:17,150 --> 00:36:19,950
Over time, I learned it naturally.
602
00:36:19,950 --> 00:36:21,740
I see.
603
00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:25,960
Then, why are there Oirats living in the capital?
604
00:36:26,830 --> 00:36:28,899
They migrate to wherever water and grass are available
605
00:36:28,899 --> 00:36:31,000
and eat cattle and sheep as a staple food.
606
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,450
What they have to offer are herbs and horses.
607
00:36:34,450 --> 00:36:37,669
And for some daily necessities such as salt, tea, and iron wares,
608
00:36:37,669 --> 00:36:40,079
they need to trade with Central Plains to get them.
609
00:36:40,079 --> 00:36:43,079
In the early years when Ming and Oirats fought against each other constantly,
610
00:36:43,079 --> 00:36:45,969
the vast majority of Oirats businessmen could only stay outside the border.
611
00:36:45,969 --> 00:36:47,990
But war has decreased in recent years,
612
00:36:47,990 --> 00:36:50,709
so in pursuit of higher profits, some Oirats
613
00:36:50,709 --> 00:36:53,090
went south to the capital.
614
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:57,269
Among these people, although most of them are businessmen,
615
00:36:57,269 --> 00:37:01,550
there are also bandits and spies hiding.
616
00:37:01,550 --> 00:37:03,479
The imperial court has been wary of the threats from the North
617
00:37:03,479 --> 00:37:05,999
so it is strictly prohibited to export weapons outside of the border.
618
00:37:05,999 --> 00:37:07,989
And wrought iron does not need to be smelted
619
00:37:07,989 --> 00:37:09,559
before it is turned into a weapon directly.
620
00:37:09,559 --> 00:37:11,479
The Oirats cannot buy weapons,
621
00:37:11,479 --> 00:37:13,349
so they turn to buy a large amount of wrought iron.
622
00:37:13,349 --> 00:37:15,880
So in the capital,
623
00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:19,809
there is a bazaar where Oirats gather which is called Iron Market.
624
00:37:21,450 --> 00:37:22,890
I have lived in the capital for years,
625
00:37:22,890 --> 00:37:24,759
yet I didn't know there was such a place.
626
00:37:24,759 --> 00:37:27,070
Where is this Iron Market?
627
00:37:27,070 --> 00:37:29,420
We will see it on the next block.
628
00:37:33,660 --> 00:37:37,329
Owner Li of Returning Spring Pharmacy traded medicinal herbs with the Oirats.
629
00:37:37,610 --> 00:37:38,849
The Han Mansion's carriage
630
00:37:38,850 --> 00:37:40,849
ended up in the hands of the Oirats.
631
00:37:40,850 --> 00:37:43,610
And it was also an Oirat who ambushed me last night.
632
00:37:44,510 --> 00:37:47,610
I have to see this Iron Market.
633
00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:53,951
I don't think you understand.
634
00:37:53,951 --> 00:37:56,860
The reason why the Oirat Cavalry has such a strong mobility
635
00:37:56,860 --> 00:38:01,460
is because they never waste time on the disposal of captives and civilians.
636
00:38:01,460 --> 00:38:04,210
They never show mercy to their captives,
637
00:38:04,210 --> 00:38:09,270
not even to old people, children, and women.
638
00:38:09,270 --> 00:38:13,350
Oirats are brave and extremely united.
639
00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:17,100
A fragile person like you
640
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:19,700
will be torn into pieces
641
00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:21,690
within half an hour when you go in there.
642
00:38:21,690 --> 00:38:23,560
Do you still want to go?
643
00:38:24,270 --> 00:38:25,800
Yes.
644
00:38:33,270 --> 00:38:35,650
- Come on. Buy one.
- Let me take a look at this.
645
00:38:58,850 --> 00:39:01,890
I saw your excellent hunting skills that day.
646
00:39:01,890 --> 00:39:03,349
We should do this again.
647
00:39:03,349 --> 00:39:05,050
Definitely.
648
00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:06,750
Let's go hunting next time.
649
00:39:06,750 --> 00:39:08,050
Okay!
650
00:39:23,690 --> 00:39:25,590
What do you want?
(Oirat language)
651
00:39:26,670 --> 00:39:28,320
I'm looking for a carriage.
652
00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,580
Carriage? Wait a minute.
653
00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:40,720
Who is looking for me?
654
00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:42,820
We are looking for a carriage.
655
00:39:42,820 --> 00:39:46,170
An official carriage with plum blossom marks on the axles.
656
00:39:48,310 --> 00:39:50,700
What marks or plum blossoms?
657
00:39:50,700 --> 00:39:52,559
I don't know what you're talking about.
658
00:39:52,559 --> 00:39:54,760
Are you looking in the wrong place?
659
00:39:56,220 --> 00:39:58,180
These are my jade chopsticks!
660
00:40:00,850 --> 00:40:02,750
Move!
661
00:40:02,750 --> 00:40:03,759
Stop!
662
00:40:03,759 --> 00:40:05,780
Get out of the way!
663
00:40:21,380 --> 00:40:23,339
Freeze! Catch him!
664
00:40:23,371 --> 00:40:26,169
Go! Don't let him get away!
665
00:40:26,170 --> 00:40:27,970
Keep up with him!
666
00:42:33,720 --> 00:42:35,830
What took you so long?
667
00:42:50,530 --> 00:42:58,640
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668
00:43:20,580 --> 00:43:27,010
♫ Out of the mud but not tainted with the world of mortals ♫
669
00:43:27,010 --> 00:43:33,400
♫ The sea drifts along while the heart is calm for a fraction ♫
670
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:39,760
♫ All alone in the world with no love nor hate ♫
671
00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:45,370
♫ Being too slow-witted is also an innate intelligence ♫
672
00:43:45,370 --> 00:43:51,470
♫ The cold fireworks branded the palm lines of predestination ♫
673
00:43:51,470 --> 00:43:57,650
♫ New wounds cannot easily conceal old scars ♫
674
00:43:57,650 --> 00:44:04,490
♫ The naked eye cannot easily break through worldly affairs,
it can only hold on to one’s pure inherent quality ♫
675
00:44:04,490 --> 00:44:10,070
♫ Hold his hand, don’t let him sink into degradation ♫
676
00:44:10,070 --> 00:44:16,610
♫ In this mortal world together, both wandering to the
end of the world ♫
677
00:44:16,610 --> 00:44:22,090
♫ Brushing past each other, there’s no need to be
bothered with the past ♫
678
00:44:22,090 --> 00:44:28,810
♫ A fish leapt over the dragon gate (after becoming successful), you eventually forgot your original identity ♫
679
00:44:28,810 --> 00:44:35,630
♫ I only ask for you to always remember my
expression as I gazed back ♫
680
00:44:36,800 --> 00:44:46,690
♫ I only ask for you to always remember my
expression as I gazed back ♫