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[White Cat Legend]

[Episode 8]

Let him in.

My friend.

May I help you?

Boss.

Do you take chips?

Keep watch.

Follow me.

Review?

Yes.

Hasn't this case

already been reviewed?

We want to

review it again.

Review it again?

Did the Court of Judicial Review

find something

unclear, untrue, or unreasonable?

Not... Not yet.

Since there's no

clear reason,

why do you want to review it again?

Well...

What's your rank?

I'm asking you what your rank is.

I'm of Secondary Class, Rank 6.

You're only a judicial commissioner of Secondary Class, Rank 6,

yet you're here at the Ministry of Justice to review cases.

Look how respectful

the Court of Judicial Review is

to the Ministry of Justice.

[Feng Jian, Deputy Minister of Justice]

This...

Lord.

Although we are lowly officials and our words carry little weight,

reviewing cases

is within our duty.

Although this case has been reviewed before,

you know, Lord, that

the Court of Judicial Review has a newly appointed Vice Minister,

and he'll do a spot check on the previous cases.

It's also to get familiar with the procedures.

It's not out of disrespect for the Ministry of Justice.

We are performing our duty under the order of the Vice Minister.

Lord,

please take no offense.

[Openness and Justice]

So you mean

this is the new Vice Minister's order?

Yes.

Fine.

Since it's Vice Minister Li's order,

I'll have to show him my respect.

How about this?

The Ministry of Justice

will cooperate according to the law.

[Openness and Justice]

You may go in now.

Wait.

You're next.

Next?

The details of this case

are all in there.

Okay.

Take a close look, you two.

But...

There's only a dossier.

What?

Is the dossier not enough?

Looks like you two really want

to investigate it thoroughly?

We'll also need...

Thank you, Lord.

We'll read it and see.

Let's go.

Thanks a lot.

Let's go.

Bravo!

Bravo! Bravo!

Bravo!

Bravo!

Bravo! Bravo!

Go!

Go!

Bravo!

Go up and fight him.

I see.

Go!

Go!

So you're Jiazitou?

What Jiazitou?

There's no need to fight, right?

Yeah, he's amazing.

Fight!

Fight! Fight!

Fight! Fight!

Bravo! Awesome!

Bravo!

[Hero Square]

How did he win?

He never lost.

No way.

I didn't see it clearly.

Yes.

How could he win?

If it were in the past,

I wouldn't have been able to do that.

This is for you.

Yes, that was amazing.

Come with me.

Catch!

Well done!

Awesome. Take it.

You're back.

Back?

I didn't expect

you'd look like this.

[Hu Ji]

I think there's some misunderstanding.

I'm not the person you're talking about.

But even though

I'm not him,

I suggest you

not to act rashly.

You have Jiazitou's chip.

Who are you?

It doesn't matter who I am.

What I want to know is who he is.

I didn't expect

there would be such a place in Shendu.

But if you want to

continue your business,

you'd better tell me who he is.

You have Jiazitou's chip,

yet you don't know who he is?

I'm waiting for you to tell me.

He was once the most terrifying

and most special fighter here.

How special?

Other fighters do it for money.

But it wasn't the case for him.

He did it for fun.

Fun?

Yes.

Every time he was here,

he'd only bet on himself,

pick the strongest opponent,

and

take back his own chip.

Over and over again,

he became the nightmare of this arena.

No one knows his name

or his background.

So,

they named him

after that chip,

and call him

Jiazitou.

I see.

Then why did you

mistake me for him?

Because no one knows what he looks like.

He always had his mask on.

The last time he came,

he left his mask in the arena.

Since then,

he has never been seen again.

I also want to know what he looks like.

I thought you were him.

Because you smell

just like him.

I've told you

not to act rashly.

He's an official.

You're an official?

If you want to know who he is,

don't tell anyone

I've been here.

Your blanket.

What's wrong?

Are you hungry again?

How about

I conjure a rabbit for you?

What are you looking for?

What are you looking for?

Is it okay that we only got the dossier?

Why not?

We got this dossier

from the Ministry of Justice.

We did go to the Ministry of Justice

in a formal manner,

but the dossier was the only thing they gave us.

That's not our problem.

Wait.

Aren't you just being perfunctory?

You're so stubborn.

Of course it's not the same.

It's acceptable for both sides.

Besides,

once the Vice Minister asks about it,

we won't have to take

responsibility for that.

I'm wronged! I'm wronged!

What are you looking for?

What's going on?

I'm wronged!

Why is she yelling?

What are you looking for?

What's wrong?

You lost something?

What happened?

What's missing?

I don't know.

Are you looking for a brush?

Well...

[Injustice]

The petition has been submitted, right?

She wants to find her own petition.

[Injustice]

Since she couldn't find it,

she could only write a new one.

Mr. Wang.

How did the review of the case go?

What are you doing?

Mr. Li.

Vice Minister. Vice Minister.

Vice Minister.

Sir.

We haven't finished reviewing the case yet.

Please...

Please allow us to report to you after we finish.

Okay.

We'll take our leave.

Let's go.

Sir.

Mr. Li.

The review of that case...

They're quite thoughtful.

Take good care of her.

I'll talk to you later.

Got it.

[Mingjing Hall]

Are you asleep?

Tomorrow,

I want to go to the Ministry of Justice again.

[27, Jiashen]

Lord.

The judicial commissioner of the Court of Judicial Review wants to see you.

Let him come in.

Yes.

Not bad.

I didn't expect

you to finish the review so fast.

If you ask me,

there's no need for you

to have come all the way here.

But

it's good that you're here.

I can file it away.

Lord.

We are here today

because there're still some problems with the case.

What?

Is there anything

unclear in this dossier?

Well...

No, no.

It's very detailed.

There's only a flaw in this almost perfect dossier.

I'm afraid there might be some errors in this case.

We should survey the scene.

What?

Lord.

They ate so much last night

that they're not thinking straight.

We came here yesterday

under the order of Vice Minister.

We wanted to do our work

more rigorously.

So,

after we went back,

we also had a discussion

besides reading the dossier.

We found that

the Ministry of Justice's survey method

is really amazing.

It's eye-opening.

Today,

we're specially here to look for traces and review it again.

You make it sound nice.

Don't think I don't know

what you are up to.

If

you insist on reviewing it,

don't blame me

for not reminding you then.

Thank you for your cooperation then, Lord.

[Integrate Punishment with Education]

Please.

Okay.

Please come in.

Okay.

Wait.

Lord.

Are we in the wrong room?

No.

This is it.

This way.

This...

They...

Half of the Ministry of Justice's officials are here.

These people

are specially here to learn

the methods of case investigation of the Court of Judicial Review

from you.

Yes.

You know what?

These are the officials

from the Court of Judicial Review

who solved the Demon Cat Case.

Impressive.

Since you're here,

learn from each other.

Okay. No problem.

Learn from each other...

There are so many people here.

Wait, he...

I...

The Demon Cat Case was so complicated.

How did you find the clues?

But as far as I know,

the murderer was already dead by then.

How did you find the evidence?

Exactly.

Where did you get it?

I heard

the Court of Judicial Review required you to solve the case in 10 days,

and you ended up arresting the wrong person.

Everyone,

can you tell us

the details?

Take your time.

Yes, tell us about it.

There are so many people here.

How can we investigate?

We can't do anything.

How about we split up?

We'll go investigate something else.

Let's meet up later.

Don't go.

Don't go.

Don't let them go.

Tell us the details.

Take your time.

Hey.

Wait.

Isn't it a bit rude

that we just left like this?

What are you talking about, being rude?

Didn't you see how many people they have?

The four of us

would have all been trapped there.

We might as well

leave a foreigner

and a bonehead there

for them to ask.

Besides,

Cui Bei is there.

As long as he behaves normally,

soon,

there won't be so many people.

Where are we going then?

To...

To the Councilor's.

Isn't the Councilor's sister

at the Court of Judicial Review?

Who said I'd be looking for her?

What's going on?

It's thundering.

Bad news!

There was a dry thunder

out of the blue just now.

And for no reason,

it struck

right at

the Ministry of Justice's prison.

Even the cornice on the southwest corner

was shattered by the thunder.

Many colleagues and prisoners

were injured.

I'm afraid that those felons

have escaped

when we weren't noticing.

They escaped? Then why are we still standing here?

Hurry up and go.

Hurry up. Let's go.

Go catch them.

This is huge.

You'd better not go.

Just stand here.

Learn from me,

okay?

Be careful.

Although he's

already gone,

there should be traces of his life

left here.

[Lu's Residence]

Bao.

[Lu's Residence]

What do you want?

Squat here.

Lift me up.

Come on.

Lower. My legs are short.

Lift harder.

[Lu's Residence]

Harder.

Harder.

Wait.

Wait.

[Lu's Residence]

This won't do.

My leg is cramping.

Are you okay?

I'm having a leg cramp. How can I be okay?

[Lu's Residence]

Come in.

The Councilor's sister

is already like that.

She may not even be able to find her way home.

Why did she lock the door?

Why is their house

as modest as ours?

What do you know?

He is the Councilor of the Ministry of Justice.

Maybe he has other houses.

Don't move.

Someone is in the yard.

Otherwise,

the door wouldn't have been locked.

Pay attention to the traces of life.

Wait for me.

It hurts.

Get down.

Who are you?

What are you here for?

Excuse me, are you familiar with the Councilor?

No.

Have you handled this case?

Is there anything fishy

about it?

Actually,

you can compile the catalog

respectively according to the time, jurisdiction, and category

of the cases.

It may take some effort,

but

it will be more convenient

to look up in the future.

I'm also in charge of dossier arrangement

in the Court of Judicial Review.

There are numerous cases.

If we don't put effort into it,

we'll suffer in the future.

Just now,

I saw that they all went out,

and you were the only one staying here.

If you are not

Councilor's friend,

is it because you also have doubts about this case?

The Court of Judicial Review

claims to re-investigate this case,

but you don't even know this?

We only know a bit about it.

Please enlighten us.

Actually,

the first person

to find Councilor's body

during the shift handover that day

was me.

So Heaven's vengeance is slow

but sure indeed.

You

always sound so weird.

If there's something

you want to know,

go ahead.

[Injustice]

[Injustice]

[Injustice]

How many times have I told you?

I'm here to get...

I'm here to borrow the pickle jar.

Why don't you believe me?

This house has been robbed.

Does it really have nothing to do with you?

Yes.

What's to steal

from the siblings?

That's true.

Ma'am.

I heard that

you are this family's neighbor, right?

There must have been

a lot of contact between you and them.

Of course.

I've always helped them with

the sewing work of this household.

We

want to ask you

about the news of this family.

It's already noon.

I have to go home and cook.

If I don't cook,

they'll

have to buy food outside.

Just tell me,

how much money do you need to buy food?

Officer.

You can give me as much as you want.

Put it back.

Ma'am.

You're trespassing in broad daylight.

I haven't even held you accountable.

You're afraid that you'd delay cooking,

but aren't you afraid that you'd be caned at the government office?

Don't. Don't.

Just ask, Officer.

I'll ask then. Be honest with me.

How was Councilor

as a person?

To be honest, Officer,

as an elder brother,

he treated his younger sister very well.

As long as he was free,

he'd take care of his sister.

He was more attentive than his parents.

He'd give all the good stuff and delicious food

to his sister.

He even wore a shabby pair of boots

for three years without replacing them.

Why did he have to be so thrifty?

He had to save money.

Otherwise,

how could he find doctors and buy medicine?

His sister's dementia

can't be cured.

So how did you feel

when you heard that

Councilor hanged himself?

Well...

I'm not sure.

Besides,

I'm in no position to say anything.

Several years ago,

once,

when the siblings were out,

they both fell into the water.

They were saved and sent back.

But

countless people

fall into Luo River every year.

That's not

something unusual.

But it seemed to me that

they didn't fall into the water.

It's more like they were trying to drown themselves.

Officer, think about it.

Councilor

was already in his thirties.

He couldn't get married

because of his sister's illness,

and he had to live a hard life enduring that.

He must have felt aggrieved.

I think

it's understandable

if he wanted to commit suicide.

Don't go.

Has anything special

happened to Councilor

lately?

No?

I don't know.

He didn't talk about anything except for work.

Didn't your love grow over time

since you worked together?

What friendship could we possibly have?

The only thing I know

is his family's situation.

I believe you know it as well.

He

had a bad temper.

He was too serious.

But everyone knows

he was diligent.

So they wouldn't bother

getting into conflict with him.

But of course,

they didn't care about him either.

Besides,

lately,

he just got scolded

by Assistant Minister.

When was that?

Two months ago.

It was actually nothing.

Assistant Minister

was just dissatisfied with him

because he took leave too often

in order to go home

and take care of his sister.

Although

he took work home with him

and didn't delay anything,

it wasn't

a long-term solution.

Assistant Minister

seemed to intend to dismiss him.

How is it?

Is everything going okay?

You...

You...

You are ungrateful!

You colluded with each other!

It's not that serious.

It's not that serious, okay?

Is everything going well with you?

When the watchman Zhang Da passed by here

on his night patrol at 3 a.m.,

he found that Councilor

was still burning the midnight oil.

But at 5 a.m.,

[Nightwatch]

when someone came to take over from Councilor,

he was found dead in the room.

This is in line with

what's recorded in the dossier.

So it really was suicide.

We asked

the siblings' neighbor.

She said that Councilor

once took his sister

to drown themselves in the river.

Drown themselves?

Plus, he was going be dismissed.

It was too stressful.

He was eccentric,

and he didn't have any friends,

so he might take things too hard.

Well,

please take us to the scene.

Okay.

Master said

ghosts who committed suicide

have the strongest evil aura.

This is the dossier

Councilor was marking that night.

I've copied it.

I'll leave the original to you.

He was really meticulous.

So he wet the file

since he was writing

and drinking tea at the same time.

The color of the ink

doesn't seem like

it's been soaked in tea.

Could it be

he started crying when he was writing?

When I was preparing for the Mandarin Level 8 Exam,

I also shed tears on the papers a lot.

Judging from the shape of the water stain,

it's more like it fell from a height.

Has this table

always been here?

It hasn't been moved?

That night,

Councilor was sitting right here.

So what if

he was sitting here?

Did you see him?

Did it rain that night?

It did rain that night.

There was a small hole

on the roof before.

But it's been raining lately,

and it didn't leak again.

After that night,

did the Ministry of Justice send someone to fix the roof?

As far as I know,

no one has come to fix it.

So...

So what did you find?

The roof has indeed been fixed.

It's probably Councilor himself

who asked someone to come fix it.

Does that mean

on the night Councilor died,

a craftsman had been here?

We have a suspect.

You met Councilor that night.

Why didn't you say it?

No one asked me.

If you had asked me,

I would have told you the truth.

At least you know that

Councilor died that day, right?

You didn't take the initiative to go to the Ministry of Justice

and provide clues.

You have a guilty conscience.

You're lying.

No.

It's not because of this.

Then what's the reason?

I had a fight with that Councilor.

I was worried that if I went,

people would think

that I killed him.

A fight?

Revenge.

It sounds very much like

a motive for murder.

Look.

Look.

I told you.

Why did you have that fight?

I'm pretty skilled at my job,

so I went to fix the roof

for the Ministry of Justice.

But this Councilor

was paranoid.

He kept on saying that the roof I fixed was leaking.

Since I refused to admit it,

he came to me again and again

and asked me

to see it myself when it rains.

I was so annoyed by him.

It was raining that night,

so I went there.

I was only there to fix the roof.

Keep making up stories.

I'm not making it up.

When I left after I finished fixing it,

Councilor was there

handling official documents, safe and sound.

If I were the suspect,

I would have made up the same story.

But maybe

I couldn't do it so well as you.

Words alone are no proof.

Do you have a witness?

Witness...

I didn't go home

after fixing the roof that night.

I went to see that...

That night watchman, Zhang Da.

I drank with him

until dawn.

Go ask him if you don't believe me.

Okay.

We'll go find

Zhang Da right now.

If you dare to lie to us,

just wait and see.

Come in.

[Wanted]

Hu Si.

Vice Minister Shangguan.

Vice Minister Li.

Since you have time to visit me, Vice Minister Li,

I think the cases

must have all been solved.

You must be joking, Vice Minister Shangguan.

I am just an ordinary person.

How could I possibly solve so many old cases

in just a few days?

I'm here today

for something else.

Please go ahead, Vice Minister Li.

I want to go to the Secret Chamber of the Court of Judicial Review.

Since the Court of Judicial Review doesn't have a minister for now,

the two vice ministers,

you and I,

are in charge of the keys

to the Secret Chamber for the time being.

Both keys are needed.

I want to borrow yours.

Why do you want to go to the Secret Chamber?

My father's book is stored

in the Secret Chamber.

I want to look it up.

I can lend you the key.

But

I have to go with you.

No problem.

[Subtle and Precise]

I've never been here

since I joined the Court of Judicial Review, either.

Judging from this,

this place is no different

from the Dossier Library.

The files stored in the Dossier Library

are from recent years.

But what's stored here in the Secret Chamber

are felonies of various states,

and even the old cases from the previous dynasty.

For example, the Poisonous Magic Case from the previous dynasty,

the Dry Well Case from the first year of Yansheng,

and the Custody Case from the third year of Jingyuan.

The dossiers of these cases are all here.

That's the Wrongful Conviction Collection

complied by the predecessors.

Over there are the personal collections

of the former ministers of the Court of Judicial Review.

Is the Mystery Case Collection

here?

It's over there, in the middle shelf.

Why do you know

the books here so well?

When my father was in office,

he allowed me to read alone in the temple.

The place I spent the most time in was the Secret Chamber.

How many books and dossiers here

have you read?

Probably 8 or 9 out of 10.

I was in poor health at that time.

The only fun I could have

was reading.

I'm curious what

the Court of Judicial Review

under the governance of the former minister

was like.

The Court of Judicial Review under my father's governance

was disciplined,

but also liberal.

Take the Secret Chamber as an example.

Although it's a secret chamber,

everyone from the

Court of Judicial Review,

regardless of their ranks,

could borrow books from here.

Besides, regardless of the gravity of the case,

all the officials would work together

to investigate it.

It seems like

you are quite dissatisfied

with the current Court of Judicial Review.

You're overthinking, Vice Minister Shangguan.

I just miss

and respect my late father.

However,

even though it helps with

the assessment,

grading the cases into 4 levels,

A, B, C, and D,

if the officials start to

treat different cases

with priorities and favoritism because of this,

that would be grasping the shadow and letting go the substance, right?

Besides, the cases handled by the Court of Judicial Review

are mostly related to human lives.

A man's mind is unpredictable.

Most of the time, it's hard to assess

the gravity of a case

till the end.

Easy for you to say.

There are so many cases in the Court of Judicial Review.

How can we possibly investigate all of them

[Peace]

if we don't grade them according to gravity?

[1,000 miles]

Vice Minister Shangguan.

I have a suggestion.

Go ahead.

In the Demon Cat Case,

there must be

some misunderstanding between us.

Now that

we are both vice ministers of the Court of Judicial Review,

why don't we make up

and work together

to solve cases and help people seek justice?

Let's not get into conflict with each other.

I'm sorry that

I offended you many times before.

It never occurred to me that

there's any conflict between us,

Vice Minister Li.

So we've had a tacit understanding for a long time.

I'm done.

Let's go.

Don't you need to

take this book out?

I've memorized it.

If I need to come again,

I'm afraid I have to trouble you again, Vice Minister Shangguan.

[Court of Judicial Review]