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[White Cat Legend]

[Episode 7]

[Court of Judicial Review]

[Self-discipline and Self-respect]

Take it easy.

It's still the same as before.

It's lit.

Put your things down.

Give it to me.

What's wrong?

I want to work to do.

To be honest, I feel anxious.

Anxious about what?

How do I put it?

I just feel uneasy.

This is the Court of Judicial Review.

I'm the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

You don't have to

feel uneasy here.

Let me put it this way.

Like,

if you give me some land

in my hometown,

I feel at ease

when I tend to the land.

But here,

I don't know what to do,

so...

How about

I help you tidy the place up?

Don't bother.

You're new here.

It's inevitable that there are things

you're not used to.

It'll get better.

How about this?

In the future,

how about

you just do

what I tell you to do?

Sure.

Give me some thoroughwort.

Yes, I have it.

Where is it?

It's okay.

Give me some more.

Chen Shi.

I blame you all for telling me

about the new vice minister's past stories last night.

It was quite scary

and I got nightmares.

I dreamed that the Dengwen Drum

kept sounding even when no one beat it.

I couldn't sleep well all night.

You didn't sleep well?

The first half of the night, you tossed and turned.

The second half, your snores were thunderous.

You didn't sleep well?

I was the one who didn't sleep well.

I couldn't control myself.

What's wrong with you?

Are you okay?

Look at him.

He's so sleepy that he's talking nonsense.

It's a foreign language.

He's talking in his sleep too.

The situation today

doesn't feel right.

Are they

isolating us?

They

can do whatever they want.

We are

following

our new vice minister now.

Besides,

we just solved the Demon Cat Case.

We're proud.

You just need to stop snoring.

That'll be more helpful than anything else.

Don't say useless things.

It's almost past seven.

Why are

the two vice ministers unseen?

This is bad.

With this situation,

whichever vice minister comes first

will definitely be at a disadvantage,

understand?

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Have some steamed buns.

Have some steamed buns.

Come on.

There are steamed buns.

One for each.

Have some buns.

I want one too.

Here.

I'll have one. It smells good.

Hot buns!

Chen Shi?

These buns

are tasting better and better.

Yes.

-Chen Shi. -One for each.

Chen Shi!

Chen Shi!

Mr. Wang.

Here, Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang,

here, have a bun.

Why are you in the Court of Judicial Review?

Didn't you leave?

I'm back.

Mr. Li asked me to come back.

Here, Mr. Cui.

Here, have some buns.

Thank you.

I came late today.

From now on,

don't mind the formalities.

Just do your best.

Chen Shi.

Mr. Li.

I think you all know each other.

In the future,

he'll be my attendant scribe.

Was everyone present

at attendance call today?

Madam,

everyone was present.

He lost...

Vice Minister Li just took office.

As soon as he showed up.

We should celebrate for a few more days,

but it just happens to be

the time for evaluations and assessments.

We don't have time

to do other things.

Vice Minister Li, you might not know yet.

All levels of officials

are assessed during Meng Chun every year.

Those who fail

have to find another job.

Who came up with this system?

It makes me anxious every year.

I know.

All the officials of the Court of Judicial Review,

with no exceptions,

are evaluated and rewarded based on merit

during Meng Chun.

Anyone who fails their duty

will not be tolerated.

I can never celebrate the holiday.

Merit determines one's fate.

If I find out

who created the system,

I will never forgive him.

Back then, I was the one

who proposed

this system to the former Minister of Judicial Review.

At first, it was only used in Mingjing Hall,

but it was quite effective,

so it was later implemented throughout the entire Court of Judicial Review.

Vice Minister Li's Mingjing Hall

has two judicial commissioners,

one chief clerk,

and one judge who hasn't become official yet.

Other than the Demon Cat Case,

these four subordinates

did not solve

many cases

in the last year.

However, since Vice Minister Li is in charge,

I don't need to worry anymore.

If there's nothing else,

today's attendance call

is adjourned.

Let's go.

Let's go.

You four get ready.

Come to the Mingjing Hall to report on your work this afternoon.

Yes.

[Impartial Law Enforcement]

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

Thank you all

for your help with the Demon Cat Case.

Don't mention it.

We didn't really help.

If it weren't for your guidance

along the way,

we wouldn't have

been able to exert our skills

no matter how skilled we are.

It's our honor to work with you

to solve the Demon Cat Case.

It's our duty.

Besides,

the Mingjing Hall

is your home,

while we

are subordinates of the Mingjing Hall.

If you have any orders,

we are solely at your command.

Well said.

Sir, you flatter me.

In that case,

you may report first.

I am Wang Qi, the judicial commissioner of the Court of Judicial Review.

In the Mingjing Hall,

I'm a small leader.

I'm also the most experienced

in the Mingjing Hall.

I've heard a lot about you, sir.

During the investigation of the Demon Cat Case,

I thought

that you were extraordinary.

I finally got to meet you today.

You are indeed a handsome

and talented man.

Man!

Man?

Man?

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

You go.

I am Cui Bei,

chief clerk of the Court of Judicial Review.

I am in charge of recording cases

and drawing criminal portraits.

Vice Minister,

I'm a crude person.

I didn't take exams

before entering the Court of Judicial Review,

but don't worry.

I don't come from a prestigious background,

but I'm strong.

Leave physical labor,

field work,

and catching suspects

to me without worry.

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

I...

I...

Don't be nervous.

I just didn't expect

that the Court of Judicial Review would have foreigners.

I have no prejudice.

Vice Minister,

I failed the Mandarin Level 8 Exam

every time.

That's why I don't have

the Court of Judicial Review's official position.

I'm just

an unofficial judge,

but I've made up my mind

If I fail, I will try and try again.

I swear I'll pass, or else I'll be ashamed for life.

What are your specialties?

My family did business in Yangzhou,

so since I was a child,

I've been good at dealing with people.

No matter what case it is,

I just need to make a visit

and I can

get a good understanding of the relations.

Vice Minister,

I've admired the Mingjing Hall since childhood,

so I joined the Court of Judicial Review.

Unexpectedly,

Vice Minister Shangguan

doesn’t care about the Mingjing Hall at all.

I have nowhere to use

any of my skills.

Fortunately,

I waited

until you arrived.

Hurry up.

I have a good memory,

but...

But what?

I have bad luck.

Wang Qi and the others are already prepared.

Vice Minister, you must also

be careful.

I...

I...

I don't seem to have

other specialties.

No need to be modest.

The civil war was harrowing

and difficult to survive.

Since you could return peacefully from the battlefield,

you're definitely not an ordinary person.

How did you know?

Since I met you,

you've been standing upright

and never relaxed in your movements.

You're tall,

but you walk very lightly.

You're quite skilled.

This is a scout's style.

When you were nervous just now,

your hand went to your hip.

These are subconscious habits,

so I guessed

that you were a soldier.

You entered the Court of Judicial Review without an assessment

because

only experienced soldiers

receive this treatment.

Our dynasty has been stable for a long time.

With your age,

the only war you could have participated in

was the civil war three years ago.

I...

I can speak many languages.

Besides Mandarin,

I can speak and write many languages

from the Western Regions.

Do you recognize the writing on this chip?

Yes.

Isn't this a chip from

a foreign gambling house?

I often...

I never go to places like that.

Vice Minister,

this...

This is not mine.

It's not mine.

Can you recognize which one it's from?

Gambling houses

write blessings for customers on the back of chips.

Each gambling house is different.

This says,

"Only wealth is dear."

I've never seen it before.

But I can...

Vice Minister,

are you testing me?

I really never go to

such places,

Vice Minister.

Wang Qi,

you are the administrator of the Mingjing Hall.

Yes, humbly.

Let me ask you.

Other than the Demon Cat Case,

how long has the Mingjing Hall gone

without solving a case?

There's that trafficking case too.

It's the one

that Chen Shi captured.

Vice Minister, here's the thing.

We indeed

haven't solved many cases before,

but it's not entirely our fault.

The main things is that

decent cases

aren't given

to us.

Even if we want to solve a case,

we don't have the chance to.

The Court of Judicial Review has

so many cases.

How can you

have no chance if you put in the effort?

Lord,

the Mingjing Hall's cases

are like this now.

They're divided into four classes

according to their severity and urgency.

The Vice Minister assigns them.

Us four

have low statuses

before Vice Minister Shangguan.

The cases that we get

are just unimportant class D cases.

What did you just say?

Unimportant?

Vice Minister,

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

I'm Hu Si. I'm asking for audience.

Come in.

What is it?

Greetings, Vice Minister.

Here's the thing.

My vice minister

asked me to tell you

some things.

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

My vice minister said...

Stop.

We are both vice ministers of the Court of Judicial Review.

There's no need to add a "my" in front of that.

Yes.

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

Just refer to us by name.

Here's the thing.

The Vice Minister

wanted me to tell you all some things.

Your salary this month

will still be deducted.

Still?

We just solved the Demon Cat Case.

Why are you deducting again?

Well...

What is it?

Vice Minister Li,

the Court of Judicial Review

calculates the salary

based on how many cases are solved

and

the people of the Mingjing Hall

have always been lacking in cases.

But

we solved the Demon Cat Case.

It's such a big case.

Yes, that's right.

The Demon Cat Case

was the Mingjing Hall's first achievement.

It's also a class A case.

However,

one class A case

is only worth 10 class D cases.

You owed too many

cases before.

I worried you couldn't calculate it clearly,

so I asked someone

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

to bring all the cases you've accumulated

from before.

Vice Minister Li, please take a look.

Hu Si,

the new vice minister

just took office.

Are you doing it on purpose?

No, no, no.

I don't mean anything else.

I was just ordered to inform you all.

Since the rules are so,

let's follow the rules.

Deduct the salaries as you must.

Thank you for your understanding.

By the way, Vice Minister Li,

there's one more thing.

Say it all in one go.

The...

The Chen Shi you brought back,

he...

What's wrong with him?

Vice Minister Li,

when you have time,

please take a look

at the xiezhi statue in the courtyard

and you'll see

what happened.

I'll take my leave.

[Integrity; Prudence; Diligence]

Vice Minister,

as you can see,

the rules—

What do you want to say?

The Court of Judicial Review rewards based on merit

and the cases solved.

Naturally, the bigger the case,

the faster you're promoted

and the higher your salary is.

You're right.

That's why you only focus on big cases

and ignore the small cases.

You can't solve big cases

and look down on small cases.

Since

I'm in charge of the Mingjing Hall now,

as long as I'm here,

you won't be bullied.

However, if you keep doing this,

the Court of Judicial Review won't keep you around.

Go and clear up

all these old cases.

Verify them all.

Don't miss anything.

Understand?

Yes.

[Mingjing Hall]

[Impartial Law Enforcement]

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

[Mingjing Hall]

Sorry.

Take your time.

Let me help you.

You are...

I'm here to help you.

Help me?

It's bland.

[Uncle Cai]

Okay, it's not bland anymore.

Where are you from?

I'm from the Court of Judicial Review.

Why

does it look like it got skinned?

Who did it?

The new vice minister's attendant.

The one who gave us buns.

You have no idea.

This guy is so lively.

You're too dirty.

Take this!

This statue

has been here

since the Court of Judicial Review opened.

It's a sacred object.

Why did he touch it without permission?

Here.

Why does no one stop him?

No one dares to.

The new

[Mingjing Hall]

vice minister's subordinate did this just as he took office.

Who knows

if there's something else behind this?

It's hard to say.

Look at the attendance call today.

The two vice ministers were obviously competing.

Who knows if he's showing off his power?

Yes.

[Mingjing Hall]

You delivered the cases?

Did you deliver the message?

Yes.

I heard that Chen Shi

scrubbed one of the xiezhi statues?

Yes,

I also find it strange.

Chen Shi started working

early in the morning.

He scurried in and out.

Also, I heard

that he did all the servants' work.

Li Bing

just had to bring him back.

Whenever I see him,

I'm reminded of the Demon Cat Case.

I don't feel good inside.

That Li Bing

is so strange.

The new vice minister

doesn't treat us as his own.

That Hu Si too.

Why did he have to tattle now?

He obviously did it on purpose.

Hey, stop reading.

Why are you reading that?

Something is wrong.

What's wrong?

How come

even I've never seen these before?

These are

trivial cases.

So what if you've never seen them before?

These are all class D cases.

You have solve ten of these

to count as one big case.

If you had the time for that,

you could solve some big cases

and everything would be settled.

The previous trafficking case

was intercepted by the Jinwu Guard.

Otherwise, if we had that and the Demon Cat Case,

we might

not get promoted,

but it'll be more than enough

for us not to be dismissed.

Previously, you said

there were no cases to solve be solved.

It turns out you're the one who suppressed them.

I put in all this effort

for you to focus your attention

on solving some big cases

without distractions.

If you hadn't hidden these,

we wouldn't be here today.

Hey,

what do you mean?

I did all of this

for your sakes.

Isn't it good

to solve some big cases sooner

and get promoted

sooner?

This is called sacrificing the small for the big.

But you shouldn't have hidden it from us.

Alibaba,

don't get involved.

Your salary

doesn't come from the Court of Judicial Review.

But I got captured by

the new vice minister, just like you all.

Alright.

I'm the administrator of Mingjing Hall now.

I have the right to deal with the case.

If you are afraid

of being implicated,

go report it to the vice minister.

What's wrong, girl?

The Court of Judicial Review?

Court of Judicial Review

Yes.

I am from the Court of Judicial Review.

What?

You want a rattle drum, right?

Wait,

I'll ask around.

Soup cakes.

Sir,

do you know

if rattle drums are sold nearby?

Officer,

are you kidding me?

How could rattle drums

be sold near the Court of Judicial Review?

Where can I find a drum

near the Court of Judicial Review?

The Court of Judicial Review.

Here we are.

[Court of Judicial Review]

Wait for me!

You can't beat it.

You can't beat this.

This is no joke.

Are you really going?

Listen.

Drums.

The Dengwen Drum.

There's a ghost in broad daylight?

Hurry up.

Alright.

Why did you give it to me?

This...

Look.

I knew ghosts don't exist.

You scared yourself.

Why is it her again?

Mr. Li.

Mr. Li,

she's making a report.

[Councilor's sister]

[Injustice]

Vice Minister Shangguan,

do you know her?

Yes.

She is the sister of a councilor

from the Ministry of Justice.

Has she come to the Court of Judicial Review to seek justice before?

Yes,

but the injustice she reported

didn't exist.

How so?

Three months ago,

her brother

hung himself

in the Ministry of Justice's office.

The case has been concluded.

Are you sure the case's facts are true?

The Ministry of Justice has investigated clearly.

Then, why does she come to seek justice?

Injustice.

Injustice!

[Fairness; Justice; Integrity; Authority]

What grievance do you have?

Say it bravely.

Injustice.

Injustice!

Injustice!

Stand up.

Chen Shi.

Mr. Li.

Come with me.

[Fairness; Justice; Integrity; Authority]

This way.

This child is indeed pitiful.

She was born like this.

She's clearly handicapped.

It's likely that she couldn't accept

the death of a loved one,

so she constantly came to the Court of Judicial Review to seek justice.

Unfortunately,

there's no way

to discuss her grievances.

But all grievances must be handled.

This is the rule of the Court of Judicial Review.

You're right.

However,

the Ministry of Justice has already investigated it.

There is nothing to correct.

Also, the victim

was a member of the Ministry of Justice.

The Ministry of Justice

naturally investigated

clearly and fully.

Could it be

that you don't trust

the Ministry of Justice?

Has this case been reviewed?

Of course.

Logically speaking,

it was reviewed by

the Mingjing Hall.

But it's a fact that she

came to seek justice.

You can investigate it anytime.

However,

if the review had errors—

I know what to do.

One more question.

Is this case

a so-called class D case?

Of course.

The victim committed suicide

and there aren't many suspicious points.

Naturally, it's class D.

We'll discuss this later.

Vice Minister Li, thank you.

[Fairness; Justice; Integrity; Authority]

You four,

[Fairness; Justice; Integrity; Authority]

come here.

[Injustice]

Vice Minister Shangguan said

this case

was reviewed by Mingjing Hall.

What are the details?

Well...

I've read

this case.

Tell me the details.

About the details...

Vice Minister Shangguan

has already said

that this case

doesn't count as a case.

Besides,

the Ministry of Justice has investigated everything.

The case is simple.

He died by hanging himself.

We just had to

go through the motions.

Go through the motions?

You didn't read the dossier?

Since when

is the Court of Judicial Review's

case review only a formality?

This case

was the Mingjing Hall's responsibility.

Now, the victim came and beat the drum to seek justice,

but the Mingjing Hall can't provide any answers.

You four,

go review this case again

from the beginning to the end.

Report the result to me at any time.

If there are any other errors,

your fates will be determined

by this case.

Understand?

-Yes. -Yes.

Yes.

[Mingjing Hall]

Mr. Li,

are you okay?

What's wrong?

What should we do with that girl?

Inform Jici Hall.

Someone will pick her up later.

Got it.

Can I accompany her before that?

Go ahead.

I'm leaving.

Girl.

Girl, what's your name?

How about

I take you to find something to eat?

Big meat buns.

Let's go.

Here.

Uncle Cai.

Uncle Cai.

Shi.

Uncle Cai,

do you have more buns?

No.

There's a lot of radish soup left.

Do you want some?

Yes.

Can you get me a bowl?

Hold on.

This girl

hasn't eat all morning.

Have a seat over there.

Over there.

Little girl,

come.

Sit here.

Here.

Here you go.

Take your time.

There's more.

Drink up.

What's going on?

She's seeking justice.

The councilor's sister?

You've seen her before?

She came to seek justice last month,

but her brother really did die by suicide.

What injustice is there to report on?

Poor thing.

There's more.

Okay.

Thank you, Uncle Cai.

Take your time.

If it's not enough, I'll give you—

What's wrong?

You're here?

It was so hard to find you.

You sneaked away again.

Get back here.

You're hiding?

Don't make me hit you.

Officer, what's wrong?

How can you hit her?

That's not allowed.

Officer,

you don't know.

This girl

keeps running away

and causing us trouble.

She's infuriating.

Besides,

if she escapes,

it won't be good for you either.

What do you mean?

You still can't do it.

You can't hit her.

Besides,

look.

She's so afraid of you.

You must treat her badly usually.

You can't take her away.

This...

Vice Minister Li

accepted this case,

but Jici Hall's men

are all here.

It's inappropriate

to keep her here.

How is it inappropriate?

Mr. Li.

The councilor's sister is the plaintiff.

It's more appropriate for her to stay in the Court of Judicial Review.

You all may leave now.

Yes.

Let's go.

It's okay.

Come.

Come out.

Mr. Li.

I knew

you would want her to stay.

I'm sorry.

I caused you trouble again.

No,

you did the right thing.

What do you mean?

That xie...

Xiezhi.

That's right, the xiezhi.

It looked pretty valuable.

I heard them talk about it.

It indeed is quite valuable,

but it doesn't matter.

It's old anyway.

It's good to wash and wipe it.

That won't do.

I have to pay.

No need.

I must.

There's really no need.

Mr. Li, you don't know.

When I saw them today,

they were all very polite

and called me "officer."

They thought everything I did and said

were your actions,

but I know

you are you and I am me.

To be honest,

you can't afford

the payment.

Why don't I give you an idea?

You can also

wipe the other one.

Maybe this will improve the situation.

Really?

It probably

will.

Great.

Have you figured out how to deal with her?

Right.

Where will she sleep?

Follow me.

Come on.

Let's go.

Grabbing the big and releasing the small

won't release a horrible an eternal justice

like in the stories, right?

The situation is already like this.

We can only think of a solution.

I

truly care for you all.

Let's not talk about other things.

Let's just focus on

the trafficking Duo Robbery Case

and that Demon Cat Case.

I helped

take responsibility for all of those.

Even if you don't thank me,

you shouldn't

expose my shortcomings like this, right?

Go to the Ministry of Justice tomorrow

and review the dossier of the councilor's case.

I’ll go with you tomorrow.

Chen Shi, you...

Sit.

Can you free up a dorm room?

I want to put the plaintiff there.

Yes, yes.

Right away.

But...

However,

the roof of that room

leaked a few days ago.

We've been outside

and haven't had time to fix it yet.

Well...

I can

handle the roof.

You?

Okay.

You all focus on investigating.

Don't create more troubles.

-Yes. -Yes.

Here.

This way.

Sir, wait for me.

What's wrong?

Did you find any clues about the case?

Not this case.

Two days ago,

you asked me about the gambling house's chip.

I know you're not that kind of person.

You don't have to explain anymore.

No, I am...

You are?

No.

I mean,

I asked around later

and found this gambling house.

It turns out to be

an arena where you bet who wins a fight.

This is the address of the gambling house.

I hope I can

make some contributions for you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

No problem at all.

There are so many foreign gambling houses.

It takes a lot of time

to investigate them all.

You haven't requested for leave

from the Court of Judicial Review either.

You've worked hard.

Thank you.

These are...

These are all natural victories.

Thank you.

I'm awesome.

Who are you?

None for you.

What's wrong?

Why are you staring at me?

Everything is normal.

Yes, everything is normal.

But when you

travel with me,

shouldn't something bad

happen to you?

Cui Bei,

can't you hope for nice things for me?

I mean...

I know what you want to say.

Let me tell you.

When I was born,

my father read my fortune.

I'm destined to be an official.

My fate is good.

I was born

to be an official.

Your bad luck

can't hurt me.

Let me tell you something.

Do you know why

I just went through

the motions for this case?

Why?

Look at you.

You have a good memory,

but if you don't think about

the interpersonal relations here,

you'll be done for.

Vice Minister Shangguan

tossed this case to the Mingjing Hall.

Why did she do that?

Because this was the Ministry of Justice's case.

The Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review

are at the same level

and they specialize in solving cases.

Who should review cases

that they investigated?

If we found a mistake,

we'd offend them.

So,

I just went through the formalities.

What do you mean?

I told you you're a nerd.

I'm just worried about how wooden you are.

What I mean is

when we get to the Ministry of Justice,

we must keep a low profile.

Otherwise, not only will we offend them,

but the new vice minister

will also offend them.

Understand?

Hey,

do you understand or not?

Answer me.

Here.

Be careful, it's hot.

It's hot.

Mr. Li.

It's all tidied up?

I took a board

to cover the roof.

It should be enough.

The craftsmen will repair it later.

Okay.

Mr. Li, here.

Don't do chores today.

I have a task for you.

Take good care of her.

Don't worry about anything else.

Got it.

I have to go out for work later.

Be careful on your own.

Where are you going?

I'm going to investigate my own case.

How?

This chip

is from a foreign gambling house.

Every gambling house

has different chips.

I'll just follow the clue.

Mr. Li, be careful.

Don't worry.

I'm leaving.

Don't you want to eat more?

No.

This doesn't taste good.

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