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(Zhan Zhao Adventures)

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(Episode 30)

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Think carefully.

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Did you do something back then

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that would make him want to silence you for good?

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That year,

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after I buried my niece's body,

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I left home to do business.

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I was always traveling around,

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all these years, I barely ever went back home.

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I definitely didn't have any dealings with the Zhao family.

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I really can't think of anything.

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Looking at these fine clothes you're wearing,

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your business must be pretty big.

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I just trade some medicinal herbs.

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Whatever the mountains produce,

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that's what I sell.

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Thank you, Lord Zhan

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and everyone here, for saving my life today.

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I have urgent matters to handle,

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so I'll take my leave.

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Goodbye.

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Please stay here.

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He's definitely hiding something.

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Should we call him back and keep questioning him?

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I'm afraid he still won't tell the truth.

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For Luo Chang Shui to risk getting caught

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and commit murder in broad daylight,

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whatever Zhong Shou is hiding

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must be connected to Luo Chang Shui's boss

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in some way.

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Waiter. The bill, please.

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Remember to take your medicine on time.

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Come see me after you finish this batch.

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Thank you, physician.

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All right.

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Wait. That's too much.

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Sure.

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Is this deal confirmed?

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If everything's good,

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I'm about to go all in.

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Go for it.

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This order is urgent.

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Do you think I'd pay you less?

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Her parents are here with me, crying their eyes out.

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I have to figure out a way to get them out of here.

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All right.

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Let's get started.

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Once her parents take the body back home,

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you go over there a bit later.

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Last time, the body wasn't even cold yet and you already rushed in.

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If someone gets suspicious, we're done for.

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Don't lecture me.

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I know what I'm doing.

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Hurry up and go pry her mouth open.

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Don't mess it up like last time.

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She bit down on my hand and wouldn't let go.

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Sit tight.

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Miss,

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I'm really sorry.

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If you want to blame someone, blame your own bad luck.

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You just had to pick this clinic.

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But don't worry.

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The groom I picked for you is only about 25 or 26.

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That's a good match for you.

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Down in the afterlife, you two can live well together.

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Hurry up and pour it in.

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Stop!

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Can this girl be saved?

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Yes.

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She can be saved.

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Back then,

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there was a family around Xiangzhou

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who wanted a ghost marriage for their son.

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They offered a high price for a young woman's body.

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They'd pay two hundred taels.

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At the time, I thought,

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Jin Niang really had a tough life.

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I heard her husband went to work in the mountains,

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but he vanished without a trace.

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So, finding her a companion wasn't a bad idea.

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At least, she wouldn't be bullied in the afterlife.

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So, I sold Jin Niang's body

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to them.

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You...

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Keep talking.

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Later, I realized

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families around here really cared about ghost marriages.

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This kind of deal costs nothing up front

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and makes money way faster than a regular business.

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So, I... I started doing this for a living.

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If it's just for ghost marriages,

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why did you have to kill?

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Young women's bodies are too hard to find.

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So, I teamed up with the clinic's doctor,

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and the two of us...

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Please spare me, Lord Hu!

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Have mercy, Lord Hu!

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I was just confused for a moment, that's why I made such a huge mistake.

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I'm one of your citizens in Wanshan County.

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Please show some mercy, Lord Hu.

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Please, Lord Hu, have mercy!

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Dealing in corpses

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and desecrating the dead goes against all human decency.

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Killing for this is truly unforgivable.

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In my jurisdiction,

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there are still criminals like you.

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Even death punishment wouldn't satisfy my anger

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and you still try to make excuses for yourself?

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Zhong Shou.

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How many people have you killed? Tell the truth.

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Just one.

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Still not telling the truth?

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With the way you do things, this can't be your first time.

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If you keep lying, you'll be tortured.

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No! I'll talk!

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I'll tell the truth, sir!

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I killed

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nine.

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Were they all young women?

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They were all young women.

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The families arranging ghost marriages

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are usually for young men who died early.

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They died before they could get married.

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That's why the families are willing to pay so much

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to find a wife for the dead.

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Where did you commit these crimes?

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Yicheng, for one.

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Sui County, too.

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This is only my second time here in Wanshan County.

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- Only?   - No, that's not it.

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You've already caused a death in Wanshan County.

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Have both of them sign their confessions.

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Once we find the victims' families,

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and the case has been reviewed, they'll be executed immediately.

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Sir, I was wrong!

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Please spare me, Lord Hu!

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Lord Zhan, have mercy! Spare me, please!

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- Sir, have mercy!   - Sir, I was wrong!

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Who did you sell Jin Niang's body to?

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Are you planning to bring back the dead body

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and return it to the Duan family?

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You sold her like she was just an object.

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But I still see her as a person.

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- Speak up!   - I'll talk!

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It was someone from Gucheng County named Lu Zhu.

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Ask around over there, and you'll find out.

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Don't be afraid.

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Just answer honestly,

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and you won't be tortured.

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There are still things you haven't explained clearly in court.

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I did say it.

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I've told you everything I know.

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I'm not hiding anything.

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So, was all your business selling women's bodies

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around Xiangzhou?

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You never did it anywhere else?

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It happens in other counties too,

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but it's pretty rare.

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In a few years, there might only be one deal.

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Only around Xiangzhou is it common

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for young men to die unexpectedly,

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so there's a need for ghost marriages.

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Where in Xiangzhou

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were these men from?

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They were from Yi County,

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Yunmeng County,

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Gucheng County,

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and also Wanshan County.

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A few years ago,

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there could be six or seven deals in a single year.

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But now, only Wanshan County has any business left.

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Is there a lot of business in Wanshan County?

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It was decent a couple of years ago.

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But these past two years, it's gotten less and less.

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You gave the doctor a hundred taels of silver.

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The people who come to you for ghost marriages,

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are they all from wealthy families?

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No.

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Judging by their clothes,

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they're definitely not rich.

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But they're actually pretty generous when it comes to money.

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They'd pay at least a hundred or two hundred taels.

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Who's the latest person who came to you?

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Where do they live?

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His name was Wang Heng.

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He said the ghost marriage was for his younger brother, Wang Qing.

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They live in Wanshan County.

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But I don't know exactly where he lives.

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Because we always talked at the inn, never anywhere else.

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Is there anything else about this case that you want to ask about?

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This man killed for money and was caught red-handed.

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The stolen silver from the inn was also recovered.

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We caught him with the loot.

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There's no way he's being framed.

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It's not that I think he's innocent.

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It's just this case still feels off.

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Don't you think it's strange that

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so many young men have died unexpectedly

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in one year?

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You just got here, so you don't know the situation yet.

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All these cases

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were committed by the Xiuluo Sect.

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Xiuluo Sect?

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The Xiuluo Sect is ruthless and tests poisons on living people.

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And sometimes, they even perform live sacrifice rituals.

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A few years ago, they made life miserable for the people.

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After I took office, the first thing I did was to wipe out their followers.

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In recent years, they've rarely shown up in Wanshan County.

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But now,

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some must have slipped through the cracks

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so they're making a comeback.

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I need to step up patrols.

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We can't let more people get hurt.

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But if Wang Qing was murdered,

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why didn't his family report it?

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Also,

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the families arranging these ghost marriages

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can easily come up with hundreds of taels of silver.

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That's pretty suspicious too.

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Judging by your look,

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you won't rest until you get answers.

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Elder Zhu is in charge of the household registry.

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He should know where Wang Qing's family lives.

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Ask him for the address

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and go check it out yourself.

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Thank you, Lord Hu.

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I'm just worried about your health,

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that you can't handle all this stress and running around.

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Don't worry.

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I'm fine.

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Wang Qing's house is just up ahead.

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That must be last night's leftovers.

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It's already starting to smell bad.

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All their luggage is gone.

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Looks like they got word last night

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and left in a hurry.

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As soon as Zhong Shou Gang gave up Wang Qing,

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the Wang family left town that night.

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Does that mean

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there's a mole in the county office?

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This is bad. We need to get back immediately.

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Back in the courtroom just now, in front of outsiders,

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I kept our county's secrets completely to myself.

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I didn't see anything.

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I swear, I won't tell anyone.

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Please, I'm begging you. Don't kill me.

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I really didn't see anything.

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I swear I won't say a word.

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Wait.

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The killer was quick and efficient.

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Both victims were killed in a single move.

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Hu, there's no one else here

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so I'll just speak plainly.

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The killer knew the guards' shift schedules

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and struck when the fewest people were on duty.

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It doesn't seem like an outsider did this.

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Bai, I get what you're saying.

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But I can promise you,

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my men would never do something like this.

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Besides, they have keys.

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If they wanted in, they wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

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The killer probably set this up to throw us off.

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I checked the bodies.

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There were no signs of resistance.

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That means they weren't on guard against whoever came in.

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We just went to Wang Qing's house.

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They'd already packed up their things and left.

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This probably can't just be called a coincidence, can it?

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I'm honestly feeling pretty troubled.

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That's why I came to find you just to talk.

272
00:16:30,113 --> 00:16:33,478
Fine. Today, I guess I'll sacrifice to keep you company.

273
00:16:34,193 --> 00:16:35,962
You'd better make sure you stay alive.

274
00:16:36,043 --> 00:16:37,243
This wine isn't cheap, you know.

275
00:16:37,353 --> 00:16:38,598
I didn't get any for you today.

276
00:16:39,073 --> 00:16:40,073
Here you go.

277
00:16:45,193 --> 00:16:46,193
Zhan.

278
00:16:54,792 --> 00:16:56,358
I get why you all have doubts.

279
00:16:56,872 --> 00:17:00,696
But my men have been with me since I took office.

280
00:17:01,233 --> 00:17:05,272
They fought by my side when we took down the Xiuluo Sect.

281
00:17:05,872 --> 00:17:07,056
I trust them,

282
00:17:07,433 --> 00:17:10,159
just like you trust the two friends by your side.

283
00:17:11,233 --> 00:17:13,193
I really don't want to admit they might be involved.

284
00:17:16,672 --> 00:17:18,753
But with all these murders happening,

285
00:17:18,833 --> 00:17:21,559
and every lead you find gets cut off cleanly,

286
00:17:22,353 --> 00:17:23,878
even if I don't want to face it,

287
00:17:24,129 --> 00:17:25,329
I can't deny

288
00:17:25,410 --> 00:17:27,496
the fact that there's trouble brewing underneath

289
00:17:27,953 --> 00:17:30,118
Wanshan County, which may look peaceful on the surface.

290
00:17:31,752 --> 00:17:33,639
Qiu Han is one of Prince Xiangyang's men.

291
00:17:33,872 --> 00:17:35,358
You came to Wanshan County this time

292
00:17:35,552 --> 00:17:37,639
to root out Prince Xiangyang's faction,

293
00:17:37,833 --> 00:17:38,833
didn't you?

294
00:17:39,193 --> 00:17:40,193
Xiao Chen,

295
00:17:40,953 --> 00:17:42,718
how did you know about this?

296
00:17:44,632 --> 00:17:47,472
I've been riding the waves in the Xiangzhou bureaucracy for about a decade.

297
00:17:47,552 --> 00:17:49,718
All I've done is circle around tiny, insignificant positions.

298
00:17:49,953 --> 00:17:51,878
Why do you think I've never been promoted?

299
00:17:56,233 --> 00:17:58,238
You refused to go along with Prince Xiangyang's people,

300
00:17:59,208 --> 00:18:00,458
to get mixed up in their corruption.

301
00:18:02,073 --> 00:18:03,353
I willingly came

302
00:18:03,433 --> 00:18:05,872
to what was then a poor and remote Wanshan County.

303
00:18:06,032 --> 00:18:08,439
It took a lot of work to turn it into what it is today.

304
00:18:08,833 --> 00:18:09,833
But I never thought

305
00:18:10,113 --> 00:18:12,078
I'd still have to deal with Prince Xiangyang's faction.

306
00:18:12,953 --> 00:18:14,472
After the Jin Xue Wen case,

307
00:18:14,552 --> 00:18:16,519
the court sent an imperial envoy to Xiangzhou.

308
00:18:16,752 --> 00:18:18,799
Now every official, big or small, is worried for themselves.

309
00:18:19,552 --> 00:18:21,593
Of course, I knew what you were investigating.

310
00:18:22,833 --> 00:18:25,998
Zhan Zhao, this little Wanshan County is all I have.

311
00:18:26,233 --> 00:18:28,279
It's the result of all my hard work.

312
00:18:28,912 --> 00:18:31,135
No one can ruin its peace and stability.

313
00:18:33,552 --> 00:18:34,958
How do you plan to investigate next?

314
00:18:35,233 --> 00:18:36,336
I'll do everything I can to help.

315
00:18:39,713 --> 00:18:40,936
All the clues are gone,

316
00:18:41,592 --> 00:18:42,712
but that just proves

317
00:18:42,792 --> 00:18:44,439
we're on the right track.

318
00:18:44,873 --> 00:18:47,255
Young men in Wanshan County keep dying unexpectedly.

319
00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:50,558
It must be Prince Xiangyang's big secret he's desperate to hide.

320
00:18:51,125 --> 00:18:54,212
Next, I want to open the coffin and examine the body

321
00:18:55,193 --> 00:18:56,879
to find out how Wang Qing died.

322
00:18:58,153 --> 00:18:59,153
All right.

323
00:19:02,953 --> 00:19:03,953
Lord Zhan.

324
00:19:05,352 --> 00:19:06,352
Lord Hu,

325
00:19:06,552 --> 00:19:07,696
the task you gave me

326
00:19:08,032 --> 00:19:09,055
is already done.

327
00:19:10,393 --> 00:19:11,393
Let me guess,

328
00:19:11,832 --> 00:19:15,432
did you have Elder Zhu go through the county's household records

329
00:19:15,512 --> 00:19:19,032
and sort out the list of young men who died unexpectedly in recent years?

330
00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:21,399
I've already sorted it for you, Lord Zhan.

331
00:19:21,673 --> 00:19:22,673
Please take a look.

332
00:19:27,713 --> 00:19:28,713
Lord Hu,

333
00:19:29,473 --> 00:19:32,272
none of Wang Qing's family is here right now.

334
00:19:32,352 --> 00:19:33,639
If we open the coffin without warning,

335
00:19:33,873 --> 00:19:34,896
I'm afraid...

336
00:19:35,881 --> 00:19:37,920
I'll explain to his family later.

337
00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,667
Tomorrow, bring the coroner and officers to open the coffin.

338
00:19:50,272 --> 00:19:52,072
- Examine the body.   - Yes, sir.

339
00:20:25,913 --> 00:20:26,936
Magistrate Hu,

340
00:20:27,433 --> 00:20:30,038
there are no signs of poisoning on this man's body.

341
00:20:30,256 --> 00:20:31,656
No wounds from sharp weapons either.

342
00:20:31,750 --> 00:20:33,716
But there are multiple fractures all over.

343
00:20:33,993 --> 00:20:35,278
His chest and abdomen are swollen.

344
00:20:35,473 --> 00:20:36,656
It looks like

345
00:20:37,352 --> 00:20:39,553
broken bones pierced his organs and killed him.

346
00:20:39,633 --> 00:20:41,712
Can you tell if it was an accident or if someone did it?

347
00:20:41,792 --> 00:20:44,633
Looking at the cause of death, it seems like he fell from a high place

348
00:20:44,713 --> 00:20:46,278
or was crushed by something heavy.

349
00:20:46,809 --> 00:20:48,575
But whether it was intentional or not,

350
00:20:49,333 --> 00:20:51,299
I really can't tell.

351
00:20:57,312 --> 00:20:59,113
You are all Wang Qing's neighbors.

352
00:20:59,193 --> 00:21:02,679
Did any of you see Wang Qing with anyone suspicious before he died?

353
00:21:04,953 --> 00:21:07,192
He wasn't home for a while recently.

354
00:21:07,272 --> 00:21:08,958
None of us really saw him around.

355
00:21:10,153 --> 00:21:12,679
Then do you know why he left home?

356
00:21:13,512 --> 00:21:15,313
Mr. Wang Qing went out to work.

357
00:21:15,393 --> 00:21:16,416
He made a lot of money.

358
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,002
You little rascal, always running off when I'm not looking.

359
00:21:19,083 --> 00:21:20,145
Come on, let's go home.

360
00:21:21,552 --> 00:21:23,393
Sir, please wait a moment.

361
00:21:24,375 --> 00:21:25,792
I'd like to ask the child some questions.

362
00:21:25,855 --> 00:21:27,712
What's there to ask? He's just a kid...

363
00:21:27,792 --> 00:21:31,318
Zhao Da Fa! What's that attitude? Letting him answer won't hurt anyone.

364
00:21:32,352 --> 00:21:34,592
Go ahead, ask him.

365
00:21:36,272 --> 00:21:38,679
You said Wang Qing went out to work.

366
00:21:39,233 --> 00:21:41,136
Do you know what kind of work he was doing?

367
00:21:44,153 --> 00:21:46,312
Did he make a lot of money from that job?

368
00:21:47,072 --> 00:21:49,232
He said he could afford to get married, build a big house,

369
00:21:49,312 --> 00:21:50,998
and even promised to buy me candy.

370
00:21:56,312 --> 00:21:58,896
Let's follow the list we made yesterday and head to the next gravesite.

371
00:22:02,112 --> 00:22:04,456
Are we really going to open the coffins of everyone on that list?

372
00:22:08,272 --> 00:22:11,032
Some of them have been dead for years.

373
00:22:11,112 --> 00:22:12,112
Isn't that a bit much?

374
00:22:12,592 --> 00:22:13,913
We have to do it.

375
00:22:13,993 --> 00:22:17,295
We need to figure out if these people died from the same cause.

376
00:22:18,832 --> 00:22:19,832
Yes, sir.

377
00:22:34,433 --> 00:22:35,433
Magistrate Hu,

378
00:22:35,673 --> 00:22:38,399
Liu Er Lang died from a fractured skull.

379
00:22:38,633 --> 00:22:40,992
Isn't that the same as the autopsy report from three years ago?

380
00:22:41,072 --> 00:22:42,318
Why do you have to dig him up again?

381
00:22:42,752 --> 00:22:44,696
You're disturbing my brother's rest in the afterlife.

382
00:22:45,032 --> 00:22:46,032
San Lang, you...

383
00:22:48,193 --> 00:22:50,439
Young man, I understand how you feel.

384
00:22:50,832 --> 00:22:54,192
We're just trying to find the truth so your brother doesn't die in vain.

385
00:22:54,272 --> 00:22:55,472
You're not even from here.

386
00:22:55,552 --> 00:22:56,752
What do you know about the truth?

387
00:22:56,832 --> 00:22:59,153
My brother died because of the Xiuluo Sect's evil ritual.

388
00:22:59,233 --> 00:23:00,913
Magistrate Hu already closed the case.

389
00:23:00,993 --> 00:23:02,278
What more is there to question?

390
00:23:02,458 --> 00:23:03,494
These past two years,

391
00:23:03,575 --> 00:23:06,032
my parents have just started to recover from losing their son.

392
00:23:06,116 --> 00:23:07,568
Now you have to bring up the past all over again.

393
00:23:07,649 --> 00:23:10,049
You outsiders, who even are you?

394
00:23:10,130 --> 00:23:13,049
That monster from the other day almost ran me over and killed me.

395
00:23:13,913 --> 00:23:16,518
Wanshan County has always been peaceful.

396
00:23:16,583 --> 00:23:18,454
But ever since you all arrived, trouble keeps happening.

397
00:23:18,535 --> 00:23:21,232
Did these people bring the monster here?

398
00:23:21,312 --> 00:23:23,072
- Exactly.   - That's right.

399
00:23:23,633 --> 00:23:25,376
You guys, why are you stirring up trouble?

400
00:23:26,633 --> 00:23:27,752
Everyone, listen to me.

401
00:23:27,832 --> 00:23:30,553
Lord Zhan serves at the Kaifeng Tribunal in Dongjing.

402
00:23:30,625 --> 00:23:33,391
He was appointed by the court to come here and investigate.

403
00:23:33,673 --> 00:23:35,192
Everyone in our county

404
00:23:35,272 --> 00:23:36,712
must fully cooperate with him.

405
00:23:36,792 --> 00:23:38,318
From now on, treat him as you would treat me.

406
00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:39,896
Is that clear to everyone?

407
00:23:41,993 --> 00:23:43,192
My youngest son

408
00:23:43,272 --> 00:23:45,119
is also on that list.

409
00:23:45,752 --> 00:23:47,873
If anyone dares dig up my son's grave,

410
00:23:47,953 --> 00:23:49,318
I'll fight them to the death.

411
00:23:49,713 --> 00:23:50,752
Magistrate Hu,

412
00:23:50,832 --> 00:23:53,032
we've always respected you

413
00:23:53,112 --> 00:23:54,112
and held you in high regard.

414
00:23:54,393 --> 00:23:58,633
But you can't just let your friends do whatever they want in our county.

415
00:23:58,713 --> 00:24:02,958
- That's right!   - Kick them out!

416
00:24:05,633 --> 00:24:07,952
Lord Zhan, the dead deserve respect.

417
00:24:08,032 --> 00:24:09,512
I was worried

418
00:24:09,592 --> 00:24:11,616
that the people would have this kind of resentment.

419
00:24:12,312 --> 00:24:13,376
Given how things look now,

420
00:24:13,792 --> 00:24:15,313
if we keep insisting on digging up graves,

421
00:24:15,393 --> 00:24:16,798
we might get ourselves into trouble.

422
00:24:17,473 --> 00:24:19,478
Maybe we should wait a couple of days.

423
00:24:28,993 --> 00:24:29,993
You're back.

424
00:24:41,272 --> 00:24:42,416
Let me guess.

425
00:24:43,153 --> 00:24:44,639
You didn't find much, did you?

426
00:24:46,913 --> 00:24:47,936
So, you didn't bother going.

427
00:24:49,112 --> 00:24:50,793
I saw that Senior Zhu went,

428
00:24:50,873 --> 00:24:51,873
so I didn't go myself.

429
00:24:55,072 --> 00:24:56,295
You suspect Zhu Ming Yuan too?

430
00:24:56,867 --> 00:24:58,450
Looks like you've been suspicious for a while.

431
00:24:59,112 --> 00:25:01,232
I'm sure you could've dodged Luo Chang Shui's move.

432
00:25:01,312 --> 00:25:02,569
Why would you need him to step in?

433
00:25:03,032 --> 00:25:04,952
With his skills, even if he wanted to save someone,

434
00:25:05,032 --> 00:25:06,431
why would he need to kill Luo Chang Shui?

435
00:25:09,312 --> 00:25:10,312
Come on.

436
00:25:11,072 --> 00:25:13,873
I've read this "Pulse Manual" cover to cover twice now.

437
00:25:13,953 --> 00:25:15,998
When I check a pulse now, I'm about 70 to 80% accurate.

438
00:25:21,752 --> 00:25:23,159
Those green marks on your body...

439
00:25:23,673 --> 00:25:24,673
Have they spread?

440
00:25:27,233 --> 00:25:29,176
- Let me take a look.   - There's nothing to see.

441
00:25:29,592 --> 00:25:30,592
It looks the same as before.

442
00:25:30,913 --> 00:25:31,913
Young master.

443
00:25:33,193 --> 00:25:34,313
Don't let anything slip.

444
00:25:34,393 --> 00:25:36,913
Young master, I heard you spent the whole day digging graves.

445
00:25:36,994 --> 00:25:38,794
I'll go fetch some water. You should get cleaned up.

446
00:25:38,875 --> 00:25:39,875
All right.

447
00:25:44,153 --> 00:25:45,335
What's the harm in me taking a look?

448
00:25:47,433 --> 00:25:48,433
I'm dying of thirst.

449
00:26:17,352 --> 00:26:19,552
Did you kill Luo Chang Shui?

450
00:26:19,792 --> 00:26:21,439
He was just a piece of rotten meat.

451
00:26:22,352 --> 00:26:25,278
Was he really worth all this fuss and dragging everyone out here?

452
00:26:25,552 --> 00:26:26,656
If he hadn't died,

453
00:26:27,393 --> 00:26:29,833
the secret of Wanshan County would've been exposed.

454
00:26:29,913 --> 00:26:31,096
The reason I came this time

455
00:26:31,473 --> 00:26:33,919
was to keep an eye on Zhan Zhao and the others.

456
00:26:35,552 --> 00:26:36,879
Did they find anything?

457
00:26:37,272 --> 00:26:38,998
They weren't supposed to find anything,

458
00:26:40,473 --> 00:26:42,232
but you all just had to get clever

459
00:26:42,312 --> 00:26:44,119
and send Luo Chang Shui over.

460
00:26:44,312 --> 00:26:46,478
You ended up ruining my plans.

461
00:26:48,032 --> 00:26:49,399
We're both working for the same master.

462
00:26:50,953 --> 00:26:52,718
You'd better watch your tone.

463
00:26:54,312 --> 00:26:55,718
Look at you.

464
00:26:57,393 --> 00:26:59,558
It's like you don't even care about the master at all.

465
00:27:06,032 --> 00:27:07,679
Wanshan County holds

466
00:27:08,592 --> 00:27:10,439
the master's fate in its hands.

467
00:27:10,953 --> 00:27:13,518
That's why I can talk like this.

468
00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:16,073
He promised

469
00:27:16,153 --> 00:27:18,399
to keep the county safe and peaceful.

470
00:27:18,752 --> 00:27:19,856
But look at things now.

471
00:27:27,312 --> 00:27:29,639
Zhong Shou has stirred up all kinds of trouble.

472
00:27:30,032 --> 00:27:31,439
With Zhan Zhao's abilities,

473
00:27:32,112 --> 00:27:34,933
he'll get to the bottom of all this sooner or later

474
00:27:35,032 --> 00:27:37,679
and connect it to what happened ten years ago.

475
00:27:38,233 --> 00:27:40,616
Tell the master to get ready.

476
00:27:44,473 --> 00:27:45,473
Say something, will you?

477
00:27:46,312 --> 00:27:48,335
Quiet. I'm reciting the formula.

478
00:27:49,592 --> 00:27:50,775
So, does it actually work or not?

479
00:27:52,752 --> 00:27:53,752
Zhu Zi,

480
00:27:55,272 --> 00:27:56,376
this is bad.

481
00:27:58,032 --> 00:28:00,072
What is it? What about me?

482
00:28:00,376 --> 00:28:01,832
You ate too many plums and now you're overheated.

483
00:28:01,913 --> 00:28:03,560
Zhao Zhi Er bought all of these.

484
00:28:04,367 --> 00:28:06,047
Are you sure you know how to check a pulse?

485
00:28:07,792 --> 00:28:09,272
Have you checked my young master's pulse?

486
00:28:09,352 --> 00:28:10,352
How is he?

487
00:28:13,112 --> 00:28:14,992
He's doing fine. It's not getting any worse.

488
00:28:15,072 --> 00:28:16,072
Really?

489
00:28:20,458 --> 00:28:24,463
- Take it outside and let it soak up some moonlight.   - Moonlight?

490
00:28:24,953 --> 00:28:26,833
These two little seedlings need to get

491
00:28:26,913 --> 00:28:29,232
98 hours of sunlight and moonlight

492
00:28:29,312 --> 00:28:30,456
before they'll bloom.

493
00:28:31,512 --> 00:28:32,512
Go on.

494
00:28:33,272 --> 00:28:34,272
Take them to the pavilion.

495
00:28:52,072 --> 00:28:55,038
You're busy with this case, working yourself to exhaustion every day.

496
00:28:55,433 --> 00:28:57,393
Ming Zhu Er doesn't even dare speak up against you,

497
00:28:57,473 --> 00:28:58,798
so he just quietly worries.

498
00:28:59,193 --> 00:29:01,512
I even saw him wiping away tears in secret yesterday.

499
00:29:01,592 --> 00:29:03,752
Take a break for a couple of days for his sake, at least.

500
00:29:05,312 --> 00:29:07,159
All right, I promise.

501
00:29:08,032 --> 00:29:10,318
Once we get to Gucheng County, I won't make a move unless I have to.

502
00:29:10,752 --> 00:29:12,153
I'll leave the fighting to you guys.

503
00:29:12,233 --> 00:29:13,335
Gucheng County?

504
00:29:13,592 --> 00:29:15,199
Who said you could go to Gucheng County?

505
00:29:16,713 --> 00:29:17,713
Just hear me out.

506
00:29:18,473 --> 00:29:20,272
If there's really a spy in the county office,

507
00:29:20,352 --> 00:29:23,238
then everything we do is definitely being watched.

508
00:29:23,832 --> 00:29:26,113
I'm afraid we won't find any more clues in Wanshan County.

509
00:29:26,193 --> 00:29:29,153
Do you remember what I told you earlier about the Jin Niang case?

510
00:29:29,673 --> 00:29:31,238
Jin Niang's husband, Duan Shi Lang,

511
00:29:31,552 --> 00:29:33,359
went missing while still in his prime.

512
00:29:33,792 --> 00:29:35,159
Luo Chang Shui and Zhong Shou

513
00:29:35,433 --> 00:29:37,798
are also tied to the case from ten years ago, now that you mention it.

514
00:29:38,112 --> 00:29:40,873
So, instead of staying stuck in Wanshan County,

515
00:29:40,953 --> 00:29:43,478
why not try a different approach and look into what happened ten years ago?

516
00:29:44,153 --> 00:29:46,712
Zhao Yue An had no grudge against Jin Niang.

517
00:29:46,792 --> 00:29:48,318
Why would he kill a woman?

518
00:29:49,312 --> 00:29:50,312
His motive

519
00:29:50,633 --> 00:29:52,038
is worth digging into.

520
00:29:53,393 --> 00:29:54,992
If I weren't tied up with official duties,

521
00:29:55,072 --> 00:29:57,679
I'd really want to go with you and check out Gucheng County.

522
00:29:58,233 --> 00:29:59,553
I hope your trip goes smoothly.

523
00:29:59,633 --> 00:30:01,038
Bring back some clues if you can.

524
00:30:01,332 --> 00:30:03,352
If you need my help, just let me know anytime.

525
00:30:03,552 --> 00:30:04,998
Actually, I do need your help.

526
00:30:06,167 --> 00:30:07,573
I want to go there and come back quickly,

527
00:30:07,713 --> 00:30:09,432
so I'm asking you to help look after

528
00:30:09,512 --> 00:30:11,913
those two little rascals, Ming Zhu Er and Zhao Zhi Er.

529
00:30:11,993 --> 00:30:13,558
All right, don't worry.

530
00:30:13,873 --> 00:30:15,032
Fish for sale!

531
00:30:15,112 --> 00:30:17,199
Come take a look, fresh fish!

532
00:30:18,193 --> 00:30:19,255
Sir.

533
00:30:20,633 --> 00:30:21,735
Give me a better price.

534
00:30:23,042 --> 00:30:24,482
This one will do.

535
00:30:24,712 --> 00:30:26,031
That Lv Zhu you mentioned,

536
00:30:26,112 --> 00:30:27,679
I know where his house is.

537
00:30:28,112 --> 00:30:29,439
I'm going to confront him

538
00:30:29,873 --> 00:30:31,798
and get the body back.

539
00:30:33,032 --> 00:30:35,038
Thanks for letting me know about this.

540
00:30:35,592 --> 00:30:41,119
Now, Jin Niang and Shi Lang can finally be reunited.

541
00:30:42,312 --> 00:30:43,312
Granny,

542
00:30:43,592 --> 00:30:44,833
from what you're saying,

543
00:30:44,913 --> 00:30:46,518
you've found Shi Lang's whereabouts?

544
00:30:47,433 --> 00:30:50,038
Well, we managed to recover half his remains.

545
00:30:50,512 --> 00:30:55,919
Honestly, being able to get the body back is all thanks to Jin Niang.

546
00:30:56,352 --> 00:30:59,119
Back then, Shi Lang went out to work

547
00:30:59,393 --> 00:31:01,238
and lost contact with his family.

548
00:31:01,953 --> 00:31:04,318
Jin Niang went out looking for him.

549
00:31:04,458 --> 00:31:07,225
Back then, I was staying at my eldest son's place.

550
00:31:08,112 --> 00:31:10,679
Jin Niang had someone send me a message.

551
00:31:11,519 --> 00:31:12,703
She said she had found

552
00:31:12,993 --> 00:31:15,079
Shi Lang working at Jiuzhou Mountain.

553
00:31:15,473 --> 00:31:18,113
By the time we found Shi Lang,

554
00:31:18,193 --> 00:31:23,393
he and about a dozen young men around his age

555
00:31:23,473 --> 00:31:26,798
were covered by just a thin layer of dirt

556
00:31:27,352 --> 00:31:29,758
and dumped in a mass grave.

557
00:31:33,473 --> 00:31:35,518
This case just keeps getting more mysterious.

558
00:31:36,633 --> 00:31:37,696
What kind of work

559
00:31:37,777 --> 00:31:39,777
would cause so many young men to die all at once?

560
00:31:39,875 --> 00:31:41,208
It's truly baffling.

561
00:31:41,875 --> 00:31:43,555
Some of these dead young men

562
00:31:43,625 --> 00:31:46,144
were probably the ones Zhong Shou mentioned

563
00:31:46,208 --> 00:31:47,458
who were meant for ghost marriages.

564
00:31:48,752 --> 00:31:50,192
The deaths of these young men

565
00:31:50,272 --> 00:31:52,038
affected many counties in Xiangzhou.

566
00:31:52,752 --> 00:31:55,518
It lasted for a whole decade.

567
00:31:56,473 --> 00:31:58,833
Where do we go next? Jiuzhou Mountain?

568
00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:00,025
It's been ten years.

569
00:32:00,125 --> 00:32:02,149
There's probably nothing left in these mountains.

570
00:32:02,512 --> 00:32:03,512
Let's go to the Zhao family.

571
00:32:03,993 --> 00:32:04,993
I've got a theory.

572
00:32:05,272 --> 00:32:06,998
Whatever those young men were working on

573
00:32:07,233 --> 00:32:08,718
might be connected to the Zhao family.

574
00:32:09,552 --> 00:32:10,552
If that's the case,

575
00:32:10,913 --> 00:32:14,359
Zhao Yue An probably killed Jin Niang to keep her quiet.

576
00:32:35,958 --> 00:32:37,677
Look at all these bags and bundles.

577
00:32:37,750 --> 00:32:38,792
I thought coming along

578
00:32:38,873 --> 00:32:40,936
would let me catch the Zhao family's dirty business.

579
00:32:41,292 --> 00:32:43,395
Turns out they're just here to burn paper for their ancestors.

580
00:33:06,083 --> 00:33:07,338
Why aren't they worshiping this one?

581
00:33:23,592 --> 00:33:26,272
This Zhao Yue An isn't exactly his father's favorite, is he?

582
00:33:26,352 --> 00:33:29,352
Back then, Master Zhao really doted on this youngest son.

583
00:33:29,633 --> 00:33:30,998
Then, why not pay respects to him?

584
00:33:38,292 --> 00:33:40,235
My master and I have both cheated death once.

585
00:33:40,713 --> 00:33:42,199
All thanks to you.

586
00:33:42,592 --> 00:33:44,079
Survived death once.

587
00:33:46,272 --> 00:33:48,399
Maybe the "master" Luo Chang Shui mentioned

588
00:33:49,032 --> 00:33:50,439
wasn't actually Qiu Han.

589
00:33:53,832 --> 00:33:55,199
What if Zhao Yue An isn't really dead?

590
00:33:55,953 --> 00:33:57,278
What if this is just an empty grave?

591
00:34:23,592 --> 00:34:25,313
The news of Zhao Yue An's sudden death

592
00:34:25,393 --> 00:34:27,335
definitely came from the Zhao family.

593
00:34:27,673 --> 00:34:30,432
Even though they've destroyed all the evidence from the Jin Niang case,

594
00:34:30,500 --> 00:34:34,084
Zhao Yue An's motive for killing Jin Niang can't be erased.

595
00:34:35,072 --> 00:34:37,255
If someone insists on taking this to the county office,

596
00:34:37,713 --> 00:34:41,376
the Zhao family's dirty business they're trying to hide will be exposed.

597
00:34:42,633 --> 00:34:44,119
The son kills to silence witnesses,

598
00:34:44,673 --> 00:34:47,015
and the father helps his son fake his death.

599
00:34:47,792 --> 00:34:49,639
Those two really are thick as thieves.

600
00:34:49,873 --> 00:34:51,752
I wonder if the officials in Gucheng County

601
00:34:51,832 --> 00:34:53,399
are loyal to the Prince of Xiangyang.

602
00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:54,952
If we rush to the yamen

603
00:34:55,032 --> 00:34:56,798
and ask for an order to interrogate Zhao Zheng De,

604
00:34:57,592 --> 00:34:58,616
that might not be wise.

605
00:35:03,792 --> 00:35:04,792
Forget it.

606
00:35:05,673 --> 00:35:06,735
Let's get some rest soon.

607
00:35:17,233 --> 00:35:18,998
Where can we even go this early?

608
00:35:21,713 --> 00:35:22,750
Giddy up!

609
00:35:26,798 --> 00:35:27,832
Giddy up!

610
00:35:32,953 --> 00:35:35,399
I just can't stand the way you run around everywhere.

611
00:35:36,458 --> 00:35:38,583
Zhao Zheng De. I've brought the person out for you.

612
00:35:38,668 --> 00:35:40,114
If you have questions, ask.

613
00:35:43,164 --> 00:35:44,191
Go on, ask.

614
00:35:44,272 --> 00:35:46,588
I've already brought them out. You want me to take them back or what?

615
00:35:53,393 --> 00:35:55,536
If we didn't have solid leads,

616
00:35:55,833 --> 00:35:57,559
we wouldn't have come to you directly.

617
00:35:57,753 --> 00:35:58,753
Let me give you some advice.

618
00:35:58,833 --> 00:35:59,935
Answer the questions honestly.

619
00:36:03,913 --> 00:36:05,199
Who are you people?

620
00:36:05,672 --> 00:36:07,793
Why are you digging into things from ten years ago?

621
00:36:07,873 --> 00:36:09,815
Are you questioning us, or are we questioning you?

622
00:36:10,112 --> 00:36:11,112
What do you mean who?

623
00:36:11,632 --> 00:36:13,079
We're notorious outlaws.

624
00:36:17,125 --> 00:36:18,766
You think those two don't look the part?

625
00:36:18,847 --> 00:36:20,046
You got it wrong.

626
00:36:20,127 --> 00:36:21,413
They're the bosses of the outlaws.

627
00:36:21,753 --> 00:36:23,358
Otherwise, how could they order me around?

628
00:36:24,833 --> 00:36:26,753
Boss, let me borrow your sword.

629
00:36:31,273 --> 00:36:32,592
Can you just answer properly?

630
00:36:32,672 --> 00:36:34,318
Yes.

631
00:36:38,433 --> 00:36:39,433
I admit it.

632
00:36:40,249 --> 00:36:41,849
Back then, I set up the scheme

633
00:36:41,930 --> 00:36:43,690
for Yue An to fake his death.

634
00:36:43,833 --> 00:36:45,353
But this thing you're talking about,

635
00:36:45,433 --> 00:36:47,953
the one that killed a dozen people.

636
00:36:48,192 --> 00:36:50,001
I honestly have no idea what it was.

637
00:36:50,083 --> 00:36:51,729
Zhao Yue An was only 16 back then.

638
00:36:52,503 --> 00:36:54,470
He hired all those laborers to work.

639
00:36:54,786 --> 00:36:56,065
You really didn't know?

640
00:36:56,164 --> 00:36:57,685
I truly didn't know.

641
00:36:57,833 --> 00:37:00,072
I also didn't know what Yue An was doing in the mountains...

642
00:37:00,152 --> 00:37:01,152
Mountains?

643
00:37:01,681 --> 00:37:02,927
So it really was you guys.

644
00:37:03,393 --> 00:37:04,718
Was the business in the mountains

645
00:37:05,301 --> 00:37:06,618
run by Zhao Yue An?

646
00:37:09,512 --> 00:37:10,512
I don't know.

647
00:37:11,456 --> 00:37:12,456
I don't know.

648
00:37:12,667 --> 00:37:15,587
Boss, he really doesn't know anything. Let's just kill him.

649
00:37:17,958 --> 00:37:20,733
I'll talk!

650
00:37:22,917 --> 00:37:23,917
Yue An

651
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,607
is not my biological son.

652
00:37:28,592 --> 00:37:30,265
He's the illegitimate child of someone important

653
00:37:30,552 --> 00:37:32,599
who was raised in my home as a foster child.

654
00:37:46,592 --> 00:37:48,758
There are so many wealthy families in Xiangzhou,

655
00:37:49,273 --> 00:37:51,616
yet they chose to place their illegitimate child with the Zhao family.

656
00:37:52,512 --> 00:37:53,735
This important person

657
00:37:54,232 --> 00:37:55,639
must also have the surname Zhao, right?

658
00:37:57,873 --> 00:37:59,599
Could he be the Prince of Xiangyang's son?

659
00:37:59,953 --> 00:38:01,016
Where is he now?

660
00:38:01,592 --> 00:38:02,815
I don't know.

661
00:38:04,112 --> 00:38:06,335
After Yue An faked his death, he was taken away.

662
00:38:06,953 --> 00:38:08,592
I never saw him again.

663
00:38:08,672 --> 00:38:10,318
You raised him for over ten years, after all.

664
00:38:10,616 --> 00:38:12,003
You must've tried to find him in secret.

665
00:38:12,273 --> 00:38:13,273
Be honest.

666
00:38:14,313 --> 00:38:15,313
Yes.

667
00:38:16,512 --> 00:38:17,735
I couldn't bear to let him go.

668
00:38:18,953 --> 00:38:20,559
But I couldn't find him either.

669
00:38:21,072 --> 00:38:22,072
I heard

670
00:38:23,152 --> 00:38:25,159
Yue An has already changed his name and identity

671
00:38:25,592 --> 00:38:27,959
and is hiding out with a wealthy family in Xiangzhou.

672
00:38:28,353 --> 00:38:29,838
They live in a remote area,

673
00:38:30,032 --> 00:38:32,398
but they're still a prestigious clan.

674
00:38:32,913 --> 00:38:34,152
As long as he's not suffering,

675
00:38:34,232 --> 00:38:35,415
I'm at ease.

676
00:38:36,112 --> 00:38:37,398
What's this family's surname?

677
00:38:38,833 --> 00:38:40,896
- I don't know.   - Where in Xiangzhou?

678
00:38:41,753 --> 00:38:42,753
I think...

679
00:38:44,473 --> 00:38:46,753
It's called Huilong River

680
00:38:46,833 --> 00:38:48,712
but I don't know exactly where.

681
00:38:51,208 --> 00:38:52,848
As long as we know the place, it's easy.

682
00:38:52,917 --> 00:38:54,317
Huilong River is a small place.

683
00:38:54,417 --> 00:38:55,958
There aren't many big families there.

684
00:38:56,032 --> 00:38:57,860
Even if we have to check every house,

685
00:38:57,958 --> 00:39:00,038
we'll find Zhao Yue An.

686
00:39:09,465 --> 00:39:11,887
But Xiao Chen and I have never seen Zhao Yue An.

687
00:39:12,192 --> 00:39:13,599
We probably wouldn't recognize him.

688
00:39:17,873 --> 00:39:18,935
Seriously?

689
00:39:19,632 --> 00:39:22,353
Zhao Yue An was never like those spoiled brats.

690
00:39:22,433 --> 00:39:23,913
Except for the Jin Niang case,

691
00:39:23,993 --> 00:39:25,289
he never caused any trouble.

692
00:39:25,375 --> 00:39:26,458
He also rarely showed his face.

693
00:39:28,112 --> 00:39:29,393
So it seems

694
00:39:29,473 --> 00:39:31,278
the Prince of Xiangyang planned it this way.

695
00:39:40,672 --> 00:39:41,959
Do you want to see Zhao Yue An?

696
00:39:44,265 --> 00:39:45,551
Leave a message for your family

697
00:39:46,333 --> 00:39:47,395
and come with us.

698
00:39:52,375 --> 00:39:53,375
Here you go.

699
00:40:03,292 --> 00:40:05,011
What's wrong? Why the long face?

700
00:40:07,958 --> 00:40:10,044
Linglong Manor is right near Huilong River.

701
00:40:11,353 --> 00:40:13,472
So doesn't that mean we don't have to drag Mr. Zhao around

702
00:40:13,552 --> 00:40:16,096
to knock on every rich family's door anymore?

703
00:40:16,473 --> 00:40:17,713
Think carefully.

704
00:40:17,793 --> 00:40:20,793
Which wealthy sons returned to Huilong River ten years ago?

705
00:40:20,873 --> 00:40:22,918
At the time of the incident, Zhao Yue An was only 16.

706
00:40:23,753 --> 00:40:24,895
Ten years have passed.

707
00:40:26,273 --> 00:40:27,838
He's 26 now.

708
00:40:28,512 --> 00:40:29,512
Who comes to mind?

709
00:40:32,753 --> 00:40:33,753
Shao Ji Zu.

710
00:40:34,632 --> 00:40:36,278
The Shao family has three sons.

711
00:40:37,186 --> 00:40:38,985
Shao Ji Zu is the youngest.

712
00:40:39,083 --> 00:40:40,443
He was raised outside the family.

713
00:40:40,528 --> 00:40:41,769
Later, one of his two brothers

714
00:40:41,850 --> 00:40:43,273
died and the other one became disabled,

715
00:40:43,417 --> 00:40:44,900
That was why he returned to the main family.

716
00:40:45,793 --> 00:40:47,398
He was 16 that year.

717
00:40:47,672 --> 00:40:49,592
No need to check further. It has to be him.

718
00:40:49,672 --> 00:40:50,999
No wonder the Prince of Xiangyang

719
00:40:51,433 --> 00:40:53,696
was so eager to arrange his marriage with the Huo family.

720
00:40:54,313 --> 00:40:56,672
But if it's really him, why are you worried?

721
00:40:58,473 --> 00:41:00,199
Tang is also 26 this year.

722
00:41:00,473 --> 00:41:01,656
Coincidentally,

723
00:41:01,873 --> 00:41:03,519
he also returned to Huilong River

724
00:41:03,833 --> 00:41:05,119
when he was 16.

725
00:41:05,353 --> 00:41:08,238
Even though the Tang Sect sided with the Prince of Xiangyang ten years ago,

726
00:41:08,753 --> 00:41:09,992
I still think

727
00:41:10,072 --> 00:41:11,753
it's unlikely for Tang to be the one.

728
00:41:11,833 --> 00:41:14,295
The Prince of Xiangyang could never have a kid as good as Tang.

729
00:41:21,152 --> 00:41:22,255
Anyone else?

730
00:41:23,192 --> 00:41:24,375
There's one more.

731
00:41:24,632 --> 00:41:26,079
He was sickly as a child.

732
00:41:26,833 --> 00:41:28,878
The fortune teller said he shouldn't stay with his family.

733
00:41:30,353 --> 00:41:32,838
So he had always been raised by distant relatives.

734
00:41:34,913 --> 00:41:36,318
When he turned 16,

735
00:41:36,672 --> 00:41:37,855
his relatives passed away.

736
00:41:38,953 --> 00:41:40,559
Only then could he return to his own family.

737
00:41:42,592 --> 00:41:44,798
And this year, he's also 26.

738
00:41:47,192 --> 00:41:48,415
That person is my brother,

739
00:41:49,393 --> 00:41:50,393
Huo Feng.

740
00:41:51,592 --> 00:41:52,999
No way that's your brother.

741
00:41:53,512 --> 00:41:56,193
Think about Shao Ji Zu's annoying face.

742
00:41:56,292 --> 00:41:57,538
He must take after his father.

743
00:41:57,873 --> 00:42:01,159
Even his name, Ji Zu, sounds like it has an agenda.

744
00:42:03,632 --> 00:42:06,152
Master Bai's analysis this time actually makes sense.

745
00:42:06,793 --> 00:42:08,632
Mocking Shao Ji Zu's looks

746
00:42:08,712 --> 00:42:10,199
and his name all at once,

747
00:42:10,552 --> 00:42:11,878
and that's called making sense?

748
00:42:13,993 --> 00:42:15,758
Honestly, I really think

749
00:42:15,953 --> 00:42:18,592
it's most likely Shao Ji Zu.

750
00:42:18,953 --> 00:42:19,953
No need to guess anymore.

751
00:42:20,232 --> 00:42:22,072
Let's just take this old master with us

752
00:42:22,152 --> 00:42:24,758
and knock on the Shao family's door to see if he calls him "Dad".

753
00:42:26,393 --> 00:42:27,645
Let's not worry about that for now.

754
00:42:28,042 --> 00:42:30,226
Once we're back in Wanshan County, we'll figure it out.

755
00:42:30,672 --> 00:42:31,833
Speaking of which,

756
00:42:31,913 --> 00:42:33,136
let's make a plan first.

757
00:42:33,505 --> 00:42:34,519
When we get back to Wanshan County,

758
00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:36,361
don't let him anywhere near the yamen.

759
00:42:36,442 --> 00:42:37,784
We worked hard to get him out.

760
00:42:37,917 --> 00:42:39,364
What if a spy gets to him?

761
00:42:40,583 --> 00:42:41,583
All right.

762
00:42:41,833 --> 00:42:42,833
He's all yours.

763
00:42:50,353 --> 00:42:52,999
Yes. It has been years since something like this happened in our county.

764
00:43:00,112 --> 00:43:01,112
Let's go check it out.

765
00:43:02,273 --> 00:43:03,455
I'll keep an eye on Zhao Zheng De.

766
00:43:04,273 --> 00:43:05,560
- Giddy up.   - Giddy up.

767
00:43:05,584 --> 00:43:07,584
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