1 00:02:49,100 --> 00:02:50,140 Father. 2 00:02:51,020 --> 00:02:52,620 Xiaotang, you don't have to go in. 3 00:03:05,060 --> 00:03:08,220 With Commandant Ji leading the North and South Zhenfu Divisions, 4 00:03:08,300 --> 00:03:11,340 the three thieves will surely be captured easily. 5 00:03:14,380 --> 00:03:18,660 Deputy Wang only said a few words to the emperor, 6 00:03:18,820 --> 00:03:23,220 and made me, Ji, take the blame for your North Zhenfu Division. 7 00:03:23,580 --> 00:03:29,020 I only wanted to relieve the emperor's worries. 8 00:03:29,260 --> 00:03:32,940 Besides, you have the imperial golden badge. 9 00:03:33,300 --> 00:03:34,620 In this entire court, 10 00:03:34,740 --> 00:03:37,060 even among the royals and nobles, 11 00:03:37,180 --> 00:03:40,620 who would dare to act rashly before you? 12 00:03:41,740 --> 00:03:46,940 Deputy Wang is the only sensible person in the North Zhenfu Division. 13 00:03:55,230 --> 00:03:56,140 It’s Ji Ying. 14 00:04:02,380 --> 00:04:04,300 Is everyone here? 15 00:04:04,580 --> 00:04:05,740 Yes, everyone is here. 16 00:04:07,100 --> 00:04:09,780 Good, bring the roster. 17 00:04:09,940 --> 00:04:11,060 Yes, sir. 18 00:04:14,460 --> 00:04:16,940 Old Shi, how did you end up in such a bad situation? 19 00:04:17,140 --> 00:04:19,380 Even got imprisoned by the Jinyiwei? 20 00:04:19,780 --> 00:04:20,940 Don’t mention it. 21 00:04:21,060 --> 00:04:23,020 It was all because of that wretched fox. 22 00:04:23,340 --> 00:04:25,300 Captain Shi, Shopkeeper Xue, please come in. 23 00:04:26,020 --> 00:04:27,740 Please, enjoy your meal. 24 00:04:27,940 --> 00:04:30,940 Boss, why is it so quiet here today? 25 00:04:31,060 --> 00:04:33,220 Ah, it's all because of the three thieves causing trouble. 26 00:04:34,220 --> 00:04:35,620 Fighting over who is the Thief Saint. 27 00:04:36,260 --> 00:04:38,500 Blew up the entire street. 28 00:04:39,060 --> 00:04:43,020 It’s a real disaster, a disaster. 29 00:04:43,140 --> 00:04:44,380 What do you mean the entire street? 30 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:45,380 What happened? 31 00:04:45,700 --> 00:04:47,580 What exactly happened last night? 32 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:53,500 Last night, the Inferno Monk planted explosives in the city, 33 00:04:53,820 --> 00:04:57,860 killing the Iron Buddha and Jinyiwei officers, 34 00:04:57,940 --> 00:05:00,380 and implicating the entire street’s residents. 35 00:05:05,140 --> 00:05:06,620 With the Iron Buddha dead, 36 00:05:06,980 --> 00:05:09,020 the Jinyiwei will surely conduct a citywide search. 37 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:11,420 Our good days are over. 38 00:05:12,900 --> 00:05:13,580 Oh, by the way, 39 00:05:13,660 --> 00:05:16,420 I heard a big client came to Wanguilou today. 40 00:05:16,660 --> 00:05:18,780 Recently, I got a piece of goods, 41 00:05:18,900 --> 00:05:19,780 it’s a bit fishy. 42 00:05:19,900 --> 00:05:21,620 Damn, that Inferno Monk is truly despicable. 43 00:05:23,780 --> 00:05:25,300 Calm down, calm down. 44 00:05:25,420 --> 00:05:27,340 Why are you so anxious here? 45 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:29,900 We only do small business. 46 00:05:30,060 --> 00:05:31,820 No need to act like a hero. 47 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:34,780 I’m just a street patrolman. 48 00:05:34,980 --> 00:05:37,780 Besides, the top master of the Imperial City has been blown up. 49 00:05:37,860 --> 00:05:39,100 It’s not my turn. 50 00:05:39,500 --> 00:05:40,580 That’s right. 51 00:05:41,260 --> 00:05:43,780 We do our business, quietly make a fortune. 52 00:05:44,260 --> 00:05:46,140 Don’t you dream of early retirement, 53 00:05:46,260 --> 00:05:48,820 with three wives and many children and grandchildren? 54 00:05:49,420 --> 00:05:51,380 You rascal, you know me well. 55 00:05:51,940 --> 00:05:53,060 Hey, what about the other two thieves? 56 00:05:53,340 --> 00:05:55,420 White-Clad Duan Yun has always been aloof, 57 00:05:55,660 --> 00:05:57,700 probably won’t get involved in this mess. 58 00:05:58,100 --> 00:05:59,220 Let’s not mention it. 59 00:05:59,980 --> 00:06:02,100 Hua Daochang, that little fox, is cunning, 60 00:06:02,220 --> 00:06:03,420 but cowardly. 61 00:06:03,620 --> 00:06:06,060 After stealing something, he’ll surely run away. 62 00:06:06,140 --> 00:06:07,260 That’s right, haha. 63 00:06:08,140 --> 00:06:09,140 Who's there? 64 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:14,860 Hey, I’m talking to you. 65 00:06:15,700 --> 00:06:18,740 Sir, I didn’t do anything. 66 00:06:18,780 --> 00:06:20,980 Move along, move along, don’t interfere with my business. 67 00:06:21,140 --> 00:06:23,460 Yes, yes, I’ll leave right away. 68 00:06:23,540 --> 00:06:24,300 Wait a minute. 69 00:06:24,460 --> 00:06:27,300 These little beggars have no manners nowadays. 70 00:06:27,780 --> 00:06:28,460 Wait. 71 00:06:33,700 --> 00:06:36,220 Here, take this and buy some food. 72 00:06:46,220 --> 00:06:46,860 Go on. 73 00:06:49,460 --> 00:06:50,220 Be careful. 74 00:07:00,220 --> 00:07:03,620 The money you just gave him seems to be mine. 75 00:07:03,860 --> 00:07:05,620 I didn’t notice it was your money. 76 00:07:05,980 --> 00:07:07,660 Then this meal’s cost, 77 00:07:07,740 --> 00:07:09,020 will go on your tab for now. 78 00:07:10,060 --> 00:07:10,860 Easy, easy. 79 00:07:11,860 --> 00:07:13,780 If you break it, you’ll have to pay for the doctor. 80 00:07:19,220 --> 00:07:20,660 A mere patrol captain, 81 00:07:20,980 --> 00:07:22,420 dares to look down on a Taoist master. 82 00:07:24,660 --> 00:07:25,860 Take this and buy some food. 83 00:07:48,700 --> 00:07:50,060 Brother, brother. 84 00:07:50,100 --> 00:07:51,220 Have you got heatstroke? 85 00:07:53,260 --> 00:07:57,900 Commandant Ji, the most urgent matter is still to capture the three thieves and find the princess. 86 00:07:58,300 --> 00:08:01,500 Checking the roster is not urgent right now. 87 00:08:05,980 --> 00:08:09,380 That’s right, Deputy Wang must have a more comprehensive plan. 88 00:08:09,500 --> 00:08:12,020 I will obey the Commandant’s orders. 89 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:13,580 So many people kneeling on the ground, 90 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:15,420 and none of them? 91 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:17,140 Reporting to the General Commandant, 92 00:08:17,340 --> 00:08:19,460 I have a plan. 93 00:08:20,220 --> 00:08:22,660 This is General Banner Lord Xu Chan. 94 00:08:22,860 --> 00:08:24,620 Son of Duke Ding. 95 00:08:26,100 --> 00:08:27,260 Stand up and speak. 96 00:08:32,940 --> 00:08:34,780 Thank you, Commandant. 97 00:08:35,020 --> 00:08:39,060 This morning, I caught a patrol captain colluding with the three thieves. 98 00:08:39,180 --> 00:08:40,660 If we interrogate him with torture, 99 00:08:41,180 --> 00:08:43,500 we will surely find out the whereabouts of the three thieves. 100 00:08:43,980 --> 00:08:45,830 Hmm, not bad. 101 00:08:46,540 --> 00:08:47,780 I will handle it immediately. 102 00:08:47,860 --> 00:08:49,620 General Banner Lord, that person is gone. 103 00:08:49,860 --> 00:08:51,340 What? He escaped. 104 00:08:51,460 --> 00:08:52,860 That street patrolman has already left. 105 00:08:52,980 --> 00:08:54,540 Yuan Xiaotang, you traitor. 106 00:08:54,620 --> 00:08:56,140 How dare you collude with the three thieves. 107 00:08:56,220 --> 00:08:59,500 Who would believe that I, Yuan Xiaotang, would collude with the three thieves? 108 00:08:59,860 --> 00:09:02,380 The person you caught this morning is my informant. 109 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:05,060 I was about to learn the exact location of the three thieves. 110 00:09:05,220 --> 00:09:07,900 But you grabbed him without distinguishing right from wrong. 111 00:09:07,980 --> 00:09:09,380 You startled the snake, ruining everything. 112 00:09:09,460 --> 00:09:10,980 I haven’t even settled the score with you yet. 113 00:09:11,460 --> 00:09:13,940 You, Commandant Ji. 114 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:17,180 Hua Daochang, one of the three thieves, was indeed hiding in the Yi Hong Courtyard. 115 00:09:17,300 --> 00:09:19,180 Please let me lead a team, 116 00:09:19,340 --> 00:09:21,860 and arrest everyone in the brothel for questioning. 117 00:09:21,980 --> 00:09:23,540 We will surely find out her whereabouts. 118 00:09:23,620 --> 00:09:24,120 Xu Chan. 119 00:09:25,260 --> 00:09:26,980 There are hundreds of people in Yi Hong Courtyard. 120 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:29,380 If you arrest all of them and interrogate them one by one, 121 00:09:29,500 --> 00:09:31,460 by the time you find out her whereabouts, 122 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:34,060 the three thieves would have long escaped. 123 00:09:34,180 --> 00:09:37,140 Xu Chan, why do you always have problems with the prostitutes? 124 00:09:37,260 --> 00:09:38,420 Xiaotang, you... 125 00:09:38,500 --> 00:09:40,060 What did you say? 126 00:09:40,340 --> 00:09:41,140 Yuan Xiaotang. 127 00:09:41,260 --> 00:09:43,100 How dare you speak to General Banner Lord Xu Chan like that? 128 00:09:43,180 --> 00:09:44,140 Who do you think you are? 129 00:09:44,220 --> 00:09:46,180 Yeah, beat him. 130 00:09:46,820 --> 00:09:49,020 Xu Chan, Lord Yuan’s bones are not yet cold. 131 00:09:49,140 --> 00:09:50,780 And you are already starting an internal conflict? 132 00:09:50,900 --> 00:09:53,020 Xu Chan, call off your men. 133 00:09:53,220 --> 00:09:56,100 Yuan Xiaotang, you came out of your mother’s womb without a backbone. 134 00:09:56,220 --> 00:09:57,500 If you have guts, don’t hide behind women. 135 00:09:57,580 --> 00:09:58,780 Xiaotang, don’t let him provoke you. 136 00:09:58,900 --> 00:10:01,140 Now that your dead father isn’t here to back you up, 137 00:10:01,260 --> 00:10:03,260 why don’t you come and hit me? 138 00:10:09,980 --> 00:10:11,380 General Banner Lord, are you alright? 139 00:10:11,900 --> 00:10:14,500 Xiaotang, is your wound okay? 140 00:10:14,660 --> 00:10:16,060 Why did you hit him? 141 00:10:16,460 --> 00:10:17,620 It hurts so much! 142 00:10:17,820 --> 00:10:20,500 You attacked when I wasn't prepared. You’re despicable! 143 00:10:20,780 --> 00:10:22,180 You’ll pay for this! 144 00:10:22,260 --> 00:10:23,060 You guys... 145 00:10:23,180 --> 00:10:25,100 Stop, all of you, stop! 146 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:29,100 How can you act like this in front of the Commandant? 147 00:10:30,300 --> 00:10:34,180 Hahaha! 148 00:10:35,060 --> 00:10:38,180 Look at you, the thieves aren’t even here yet, 149 00:10:38,660 --> 00:10:40,740 and you’re already fighting amongst yourselves. 150 00:10:43,700 --> 00:10:46,940 The North Zhenfu Division failed to protect the palace. 151 00:10:47,100 --> 00:10:49,740 Everyone will be penalized with a year’s salary reduction. 152 00:10:49,940 --> 00:10:53,820 The South Zhenfu Division will now guard the Imperial City. 153 00:10:53,940 --> 00:10:55,100 The shift starts immediately. 154 00:10:59,660 --> 00:11:00,420 Hmph. 155 00:11:02,100 --> 00:11:04,380 As for the two of you... 156 00:11:05,060 --> 00:11:08,020 Since this happened in the South Zhenfu Division, 157 00:11:08,540 --> 00:11:10,620 how should it be handled? 158 00:11:10,860 --> 00:11:11,360 Reporting to you, sir, 159 00:11:11,660 --> 00:11:13,540 fighting in court is highly disrespectful. 160 00:11:14,060 --> 00:11:16,130 The misdemeanor punishment is 20 lashes and a temporary suspension. 161 00:11:16,370 --> 00:11:17,020 The heavy punishment, 162 00:11:17,490 --> 00:11:19,490 is dismissal and permanent disqualification. 163 00:11:21,530 --> 00:11:23,650 Yuan Xiao was obstinate and self-willed, 164 00:11:23,770 --> 00:11:27,050 he failed to discipline his subordinates, leading to this outcome. 165 00:11:27,170 --> 00:11:29,210 He met this end because of his own actions. 166 00:11:29,290 --> 00:11:30,090 What? 167 00:11:30,370 --> 00:11:32,170 Commandant Ji, this... 168 00:11:32,530 --> 00:11:34,010 Yuan Xiaotang, 169 00:11:34,250 --> 00:11:37,930 do you think I should impose the heavy or light punishment? 170 00:11:38,090 --> 00:11:40,650 It was wrong of me to hit him. I accept any punishment. 171 00:11:40,730 --> 00:11:42,010 Xiaotang, stop talking. 172 00:11:42,130 --> 00:11:46,370 But please take back what you said about Commandant Yuan. 173 00:11:46,730 --> 00:11:51,410 Yuan Xiao deserved his fate; he brought it upon himself. 174 00:11:52,490 --> 00:11:54,210 Ji Ying, say that again. 175 00:11:54,750 --> 00:11:55,450 Don’t move. 176 00:11:56,130 --> 00:11:58,890 Ji Ying, say that again. 177 00:11:59,370 --> 00:12:01,090 Ji Ying, Ji Ying! 178 00:12:08,010 --> 00:12:09,050 Forty lashes. 179 00:12:09,090 --> 00:12:09,890 Yes, sir. 180 00:12:13,570 --> 00:12:16,250 Commandant Ji, Yuan Xiaotang is injured, can you... 181 00:12:16,330 --> 00:12:18,370 Anyone who pleads for him will share his punishment. 182 00:12:18,610 --> 00:12:21,330 One more word, and I’ll add an extra lash. 183 00:12:41,370 --> 00:12:42,410 Commandant Ji... 184 00:12:42,490 --> 00:12:44,370 Commandant Yuan has just passed away. 185 00:12:44,490 --> 00:12:47,890 Xiaotang is naturally upset, which is why he acted out. 186 00:12:48,050 --> 00:12:50,970 Please consider your past relationship with the Yuan family and forgive him this time. 187 00:12:51,050 --> 00:12:52,650 Spare him this time. 188 00:12:53,330 --> 00:12:56,970 Besides, we need people right now. 189 00:12:57,050 --> 00:13:00,130 We can’t afford to anger everyone. 190 00:13:00,770 --> 00:13:02,530 Anger everyone? 191 00:13:02,690 --> 00:13:03,730 Hmph, come here. 192 00:13:04,090 --> 00:13:04,850 Yes. 193 00:13:04,970 --> 00:13:06,730 Strip Yuan Xiaotang of his Flying Fish robe. 194 00:13:06,970 --> 00:13:08,650 Take his Xiu Chun knife. 195 00:13:09,010 --> 00:13:10,210 Expel him from the North Zhenfu Division. 196 00:13:10,450 --> 00:13:11,330 Yes, sir. 197 00:13:12,450 --> 00:13:13,210 Wait. 198 00:13:19,290 --> 00:13:20,290 No need to do it yourself. 199 00:13:36,810 --> 00:13:37,730 Xiaotang. 200 00:13:39,010 --> 00:13:40,050 General Banner Lord Fang, 201 00:13:41,010 --> 00:13:45,570 I have a task for you. Come with me. 202 00:13:50,730 --> 00:13:52,490 Yes, Commandant Ji. 203 00:14:12,690 --> 00:14:13,370 Xiaotang.