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My Roommate is a Detective

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But what is her motive for committing the crime?

Because of love.

When I entered the door,

I smelled pomade on your shoulders and neck.

It was the same brand Dong Lin uses.

This shows that Dong Lin once hugged her.

Later I observed them for a long time.

The way she looked at Dong Lin

told me there was something going on.

Yes, actually

I have always loved Sir.

Axiu?

Sir, thank you for all these years

you never despised me for my vulgarity and vapidity.

You taught me to read and write

so that I could read newspapers.

Everyone regarded me just as a maid.

Only you treated me as a human being.

Why would you do this?

Why?

Madam was an old, ugly, and grumpy nuisance.

She always forced you to do things you didn't like

just because she had money.

She slapped you every time you guys quarreled.

You are so kind and simple.

You don't deserve to be bullied by her.

Even so, it was not a reason to kill her!

When she was alive,

everyone said you lived off women.

Now she is dead,

no one will accuse you of that anymore.

I think there's something wrong with your mind!

You are a lunatic!

Yes, she had the money to support you.

You couldn't leave her, so you loved her.

If you couldn't live without me because of a certain thing,

you would love me too.

I spent all my savings

to hire the prostitute Xiaolian

to play a staged scene

so that my false testimony

would become your only life-saving straw.

If you knew that in this world

only I could save you...

Shut up!

I'm telling you, even if you didn't testify for me,

Inspector Qiao and Detective Lu

would also clear my name!

Do you know?

You don't know that.

Why don't you show some gratitude to her kindness?

What I did not expect is

Xiaolian would be stupid enough to be caught!

What surprised me more is,

Sir,

you are more selfish than I thought,

and more cowardly.

Silly Lu, if it weren't for you...

She wouldn't get the happiness she wanted either.

Sometimes

loving the wrong person is more pathetic

than killing the wrong person.

That's true.

How did you find Xiaolian?

I didn't.

You didn't find her?

When I investigated the scene,

I realized...

What? Come on!

Your informant at the bar told you that

Dong Lin was inquiring about a woman named Xiaolian.

So you bluffed him with nothing but a name in hand?

Yes, it turned out to be very successful.

With mental pressure plus interrogation skills,

he talked without holding back anything.

Much faster than a normal interrogation.

What if it didn't work?

Besides, how did you know

Axiu and Xiaolian had a deal in private?

We had confirmed that the envelope was written by Axiu.

Without the key in the envelope,

how did Xiaolian open the door to get inside?

Even Dong Lin thought Xiaolian was dead.

How did you know she was pretending to be dead?

At the scene

I found a bit of dried blood stain

on the edge of the bathtub.

But it didn't taste like human blood.

It was fishy but not sweet.

It should be pig blood.

At that time, I felt

this case was not as simple as it looked.

The most annoying thing about you is during the investigation

even if you find any clue, you never tell us.

You have to wait until the time to close the case

to explain everything that happened all in once.

You are so annoying.

Don't you think this way

is much cooler and more imposing?

So

every time when I make a closing statement of the case,

I dare not look into the mirror.

I'm afraid

I will fall in love with myself.

Let's go take a look.

Let's talk and work it out!

Don't do this. Let's talk!

Shut up!

We can work it out.

According to my sister's will,

all the cash, stock shares,

and this house

are all mine now.

That's impossible.

Inspector Qiao,

Inspector Qiao.

Inspector Qiao, say something for me!

Her will was notarized.

This house belongs to her brother now.

He has the right to drive you out of his private residence.

Miss Bai!

Miss Bai, I heard that you like watching my movies.

Who are you again? I can't remember.

Mr. Qian, since it's your family affairs,

we will leave you guys to work it out.

Bye!

Inspector Qiao, Inspector Qiao!

Wait.

Mr. Dong, you seem to have promised me something.

What is it?

You said if I could catch the real murderer,

you would give me a new Leitz camera.

Can this promise be fulfilled now?

Just eat your food.

What's wrong with you?

Give me a smile.

Beautiful.

I am not so bad, I guess.

I mean the camera.

Would you take pictures for your ex-girlfriend?

Of course.

I used to have an album this thick.

I could do a photographic exhibition.

What does she look like?

She's okay. Depends on who she's compared with.

What about me?

She's not as pretty as you.

Now you're talking.

But she has a beautiful heart.

Doesn't matter.

I am content enough to have a beautiful look.

Do you know

what I admire you the most?

My groundless self-confidence.

You don't know how to talk back?

You didn't see this one coming, huh?

In fact

you have this lingering charm...

Stop. What nasty plan is in your mind?

I'm not kidding.

At that time

when you moved into my apartment regardless of my feelings,

it drove me crazy.

I didn't think I could live one more day like this.

But the longer we got along,

the more comfortable I was around you.

Now, if I can't see you for a few days,

I will feel empty.

I miss you from time to time.

Really?

I think

you made me have a disease.

What is it?

Stockholm Syndrome.

Smile.

Hello?

It's me.

OK, go to bed early.

Good night.

What happened?

My sister is in Shanghai.

So? Why are you so scared?

She came to take me with her.

What?

She said if I don't go back with her,

she won't leave Shanghai.

Come here!

Where are you going?

I don't know. I'll go out and hide for a while.

How long will you be gone?

It depends. I will be back when the coast is clear.

Don't stay up all night and drink less wine.

Bye-bye.

No, you can't go.

If I don't go, when my sister takes me home,

I won't be able to get out again.

I dare her!

This is Shanghai, not your home.

You didn't break the law or make any mistake.

What right does she have to take you away?

She is my elder sister and is particularly grumpy.

So what?

Did you kill someone or commit arson?

We will call the police if she does anything to you.

This is Shanghai, not a place beyond the law.

Who does she think she is?

You don't know my elder sister.

You don't know me!

Knock it off, OK?

No way!

Let go or I'll be seriously mad at you!

You yelled at me!

You yelled at me!

Ms. Wu, what's the matter?

Master, it's Lady Youning on the phone.

What?

It's Lady Youning.

Hello?

Dad, it's me.

Youning?

Honey, don't cry. Don't cry.

Tell me where you are.

Dad!

Tell Dad where you are!

You're being too dramatic.

Don't worry. They won't talk to you

or be anywhere near you.

They'll just protect you on the periphery.

If the other party has many people,

I can call for reinforcements at any time.

I can get hundreds of people in several minutes.

This is too much.

This is nothing!

Chusheng and I will be by your side.

As long as they don't use heavy weapons,

no one can take you away from me!

What if they use heavy weapons?

Then these will be our last stand.

Big deal?

The Concession is my territory,

and you are my pet.

If they dare to catch my pet on my territory,

this is deliberate provocation.

No matter how gentle and ladylike I am,

I can't stand it.

Who is this? Why are you so polite to him?

You don't even know Mr. Zhou?

Mr. Zhou?

Which Mr. Zhou?

He owns Dazhou Department.

He's a business tycoon in Shanghai.

Tycoon?

Mrs. Zhou was buried in this cemetery.

Why doesn't he bring any follower with him

when it's raining so heavily?

He comes alone holding the umbrella himself.

Isn't it too low-key for a tycoon?

Today is not the Tomb Sweeping Day anyway.

Maybe it's the anniversary of Mrs. Zhou's death?

By the way, go grab a bucket.

In case he wants to burn paper money,

we can help him.

Maybe he will give us some tips.

OK.

-Go. -I am going!

Hurry up!

Go.

He...

Let's get out of here.

Come on!

They don't have umbrellas?

Umbrella will hinder their vision.

Won't they catch a cold?

Don't you have to worry about it.

Your task is to solve the case.

The sooner you solve it,

the less these guys will suffer.

Let's go.

This is the first time I saw a person died from being struck by lightning.

Do we know the identity of the deceased?

Zhou Yunliang.

Dazhou Department's owner?

Yes, that's him.

He came to visit his wife's grave early in the morning.

But he was struck by a lightning soon after he entered the cemetery.

At that time, a thunder struck down.

With a roar,

the tree caught fire and smoke came out immediately.

So we hurried there.

When we got close to him,

Mr. Zhou had turned into this.

How can you be sure this charred corpse

is Mr. Zhou?

This is a cemetery.

It's not the Tomb Sweeping day today.

Besides, he came here alone.

Look.

The body was next to Mrs. Zhou's grave.

By the way, Mr. Zhou came to visit her grave last week.

He was wearing the same outfit he wore today.

He just came last week?

Why was he here again today?

How do I know?

Maybe he missed his wife.

Or maybe someone climbed through the wall to get in

and was killed by the lightning

Where is the real Mr. Zhou then?

He went to another country where he'll conceal his identity

and spend the rest of his life with his lover.

It's not impossible, right?

Yes, it is possible.

But how can he be certain

the lightning would strike

exactly at that time and at this place?

Benjamin Franklin

did a well-known kite experiment in 1752.

He successfully attracted the lightning to the ground

by flying a kite in a thunderstorm.

I didn't see any kite.

Did you see it?

No.

You not seeing it doesn't mean it was not there.

It may also be other device that attracted the lightning.

It's just we don't know yet.

What's wrong with you today?

Why do you insist that it's a murder?

Mr. Zhou had a heart attack last month.

He was sent to the hospital and almost died there.

During his sick leave,

his eldest son took over the Dazhou Department.

The family members

are fighting now for the distribution of his property.

When a large fortune is concerned,

it's totally possible someone tried to kill him.

We have a possible motive.

But the means of committing the crime?

A little difficult to achieve.

Sir.

We searched the whole place

and only found an umbrella.

Umbrella?

Go to other places in the cemetery.

There must be traces of car wheels on such a rainy day.

Yes.

Heinan, you're right.

This is not an accident.

It's a murder.

This umbrella is called Luojin Umbrella.

The handle is made of two different bamboos.

But the tip of this umbrella is capped with copper.

The tree where he took shelter from the rain

was not a small tree.

But the crown was still not thick enough to block the rain.

So he should be holding the umbrella

while hiding under the tree.

But if this was the case,

the tree was cut in halves

and the body was also scorched by the lightning.

So why is this umbrella intact?

You're right.

If the victim is really Mr. Zhou,

he was hospitalized with a heart attack a month ago.

Then why didn't he carry

a bottle of his medication on him

when he came to the cemetery alone on a rainy day?

But there were witnesses

when the victim was struck by the lightning.

If it's really murder,

who can manipulate lightning?

Master!

Butler Zhang.

Are you sure the scorched body inside

is your master?

He broke one of his lower teeth

when he ate hazelnuts last month.

When I looked at his teeth, I knew it was him.

Can I take his body back home?

Not yet. We have to do an autopsy.

He's like this now. What's the point of an autopsy?

Besides, without the body,

we can't even set up the mourning hall.

Inspector, please help us.

Make an exception.

I'll see what I can do.

Why did your master

go to the cemetery alone this morning?

I am not sure.

I used to accompany him to the cemetery all the time

to visit the late madam.

But early in the morning yesterday

Young Madam

sent me to Shaoxing for some errand.

I just came back.

I think Master

didn't want others to disturb him.

Young Madam? Are you talking about He Qiaoyin?

Yes.

How was her relationship with your master as a couple?

It was good. They never quarreled.

But that's not what I heard.

And you are?

I am Bai Youning, a reporter from Xinyue Daily.

That kind of tabloid.

What do you mean?

What's wrong with Xinyue Daily?

What are you sneering about?

I want to hear you say it loud and clear.

That's enough.

He's an old man.

Why are you so serious?

He started it.

It's okay to despise me.

But you can't despise our newspaper!

Apologize.

Would he take medication with him

when he was out of the house?

Of course, heart attack is not a joke.

Every time he went out, he carried fast reliever pills with him.

But we didn't find any

on him or where his body was found.

This is indeed a bit strange.

But his memory was not so good.

He always forgot things.

Is it also possible that

Mr. Zhou had taken the medication before going out.

He thought he would be back home immediately,

so he didn't take the pills with him?

Didn't you say that the body is not him?

What did you say?

I just said there is such a possibility.

She said your master found a body to pose as him.

Then he took off

with the woman he loves.

This is just an assumption!

This lady.

A decent person makes money in a right way.

You can't betray your conscience and slander people

just to sell more newspapers.

You are bound to be punished in the end.

I...

You yell at me!

He actually yelled at me.

He is the murderer!

Your gut feeling again?

It's him. I'm 100% sure this time.

If it's not him,

I'll pay the rent this month.

Or maybe you will.

OK.

But we still have to take a look at Mr. Zhou's house.

I will go with you guys.

You're not afraid the butler might poison you?

The Young Master and the Lady have not returned yet.

Sorry for that.

It's OK.

Anyway, we didn't come here for them.

If you don't mind,

excuse me.

If you need anything, just ask me.

How many pills are there?

Twenty-seven.

Twenty-seven?

[Registration of Insurance]

Look at this.

Such a large sum assured.

Look at the beneficiaries.

Zhou Yalong, Zhou Yafang, He Qiaoyin.

One son, one daughter, and one concubine.

He didn't forget anyone.

He lived a wonderful life and died a thoughtful death.

He was worthy of the name of a tycoon.

Young Madam. I am sorry for your loss.

The two detectives are here.

You can leave now.

Serve some tea.

Is she your type?

Shut up.

Please take a seat.

Mrs. Zhou, I am sorry for your loss.

I want to ask you a question.

How was Mr. Zhou's relationship with his children?

They used to quarrel a lot.

Then my husband had a heart attack and couldn't afford to argue anymore.

They became estranged from their father.

During the time Master was hospitalized,

they only showed up once

and stayed for just five minutes.

Such heartless children.

What about you? What's your relationship with them?

Their life-long wish

was to drive me out of this house.

They don't need to do that now.

I'll leave on my own.

Although my voice was cracked,

I won't starve

with my other skills.

Silly Lu, do you have anything to ask?

Where is he?

What are you doing?

It's so delicious.

Lady, can you give me another bowl of it?

Sure!

Drink more if you like it.

Our master was Cantonese

so he liked to drink soup.

But Young Madam never drinks soup.

I will dump this pot of soup anyway

if you don't drink it.

That'll be such a waste.

How did you cook

such delicious soup?

It's better not to use gas.

Simmer it slowly over low heat.

The longer you simmer it, the more delicious it'll get.

Got it.

Lady, this pot is good.

What brand of this pot?

You can't buy it.

This pot has no brand.

I brought it from my hometown.

I don't think you can find it in Shanghai.

Qiao, did you bring any change?

Lady, can I buy this pot from you?

I don't know...

If you really like the soup,

I can go to your house

to cook a pot of soup for you.

I take my days off on Wednesdays.

OK, Wednesday it is!

But I'll still buy this pot.

This pot of soup made me feel nostalgia.

A sense of happiness.

I want to take the whole thing home

and taste it with my heart.

I'll wrap it up for you then.

Otherwise it will burn your hands.

I actually bought this pot to get it back for testing.

But even if he was poisoned,

the murderer would already clean the pot.

Besides, what can you find out after such a long time?

Tell me the truth. What's in your mind?

This bowl of soup,

seriously, one sip can make you happy.

You'll burst with joy after a sip.

You don't want to drink it?

You can just smell it. Come on.

Go away!

How long are they going to stay there?

Don't worry about it.

Just focus on the case.

I feel uneasy both in my head and my heart.

You two just think about it without me.

He Qiaoyin is not Mr. Zhou's legal wife yet.

She's fighting over the inheritance against his children.

The children

must feel it unfair.

Why is it unfair?

He Qiaoyin

could chat and sleep with Mr. Zhou

while the son and the daughter did nothing but ask their dad for money.

If I were their dad, I wouldn't leave them a penny.

The younger generation of Zhou family

is tougher than you thought.

Is there any gossip in Shanghai that you don't know?

Three years ago when the legit Mrs. Zhou was still alive,

Mr. Zhou suddenly fell in love in such an old age.

He insisted on marrying He Qiaoyin as his concubine.

Mrs. Zhou didn't allow

but was threatened by Mr. Zhou with divorce.

After that, the children joined the battle.

They threatened Mr. Zhou that

if he dared to marry He Qiaoyin,

they would take their mother's side

and disown Mr. Zhou.

And not just orally,

but by a formal statement published on the newspaper.

Wasn't it too much?

But it's also understandable.

Mr. Zhou was old

with a poor health.

Suddenly there's one more person to split the family property.

No one would want to see that happen.

Money is only one aspect of it.

Young master Zhou graduated from Imperial College London.

Miss Zhou graduated from Stanford.

Both are prestigious universities.

And He Qiaoyin

was just a Suzhou local ballad singer.

They are from different worlds.

That is understandable that

the children would go against it.

So back then

Mr. Zhou was forced to perish the thought of

getting a concubine.

But soon after that

Mrs. Zhou was seriously ill

and passed away soon.

So Mr. Zhou picked up

the concubine thing again.

But this time his son and daughter objected it even more determinedly.

They not just threatened to disown him this time.

The daughter even threatened that she would cut her wrist to commit suicide.

It became a big scandal in Shanghai.

How much did they hate their dad to do that?

Look.

If the children killed their father,

they can get all the family property.

If the concubine killed him,

she can claim a share of the huge insurance.

Looking at the case that way,

each one of them is a suspect.

It seems that Heinan is right after all.

If I were Mr. Zhou,

I would also want to run far away incognito.

I don't want to stay in this family.

Hello. Who would you like to talk to?

Lu Yao? He is not here at the moment.

Can I take a message?

Ok I see. I will tell him.

His sister?

Ask him to meet at Heping Hotel at eight tomorrow night.

You should go.

Go to see what they have to say.

If they are being nice,

we will treat them with courtesy.

If they want a war,

then we'll give them a war.

That's my sister you're talking about.

You only have one sister now

and that's me.

Except me

no one can force you

to do what you don't like.

Qiao.

Like I said,

leave your domestic problems to us.

You just concentrate on the case.

Has the autopsy on the scorched body been performed?

Not yet. Any advice?

Do you think he was killed by lightning?

Hard to tell.

But didn't you already

have witnesses?

They were too far away.

They only saw the lightning struck the tree,

and they didn't really see it struck the victim.

Look. This body is charred and carbonized

with severe soft tissue damages.

This requires a very strong current

to cause this result to a human.

Is there any lightning strike pattern?

No.

The lightning strike pattern itself is

particularly easy to disappear.

It's difficult to use it as an absolute proof.

Then how about we assume

this victim

really was struck by super strong current?

What do you mean?

Artificial lightning.

For the time being

this is the most reasonable explanation.

Maybe in the future.

But in this age

the current technology is absolutely not able to do that.

Is there any difference on the body

being struck by a lightning and suffering an electric shock?

It is difficult to distinguish only from the signs of the body.

After all, lightning strike is also a super strong current in nature.

If humans can create such a strong electricity current,

then the damage to the body

should be exactly the same in theory.

Alright.

Then can you tell the difference

between he was struck when he was alive

and after he died?

Unless there is an obvious fatal wound on the body.

Because if the deceased

suffered a lightning strike when he was alive,

he would die within a blink of an eye.

Ultra-high voltage current

will damage multiple organs in his body at the same time.

Plus the scorching of the body surface,

you hardly can confirm the time of death.

But if the body has any obvious fatal trauma,

then it may be

he was killed

before he was struck by lightning.

Does this body have such a fatal wound?

No.

Did you do a blood test?

He was struck by lightning, so no blood test is necessary, right?

Do it.

You have to do blood test and gastric juice test.

Especially check the hemoglobin index.

What are you suspecting?

Will twelve hours enough?

Yes, yes. I'll try my best.

By the way, you can try this pot of soup.

Do I test first or taste it first?

Taste it first.

Rest assured, it's not poisoned.

This pot of soup

is so damn good!

Hello.

I am sorry for your loss.

Young Master.

This is Detective Lu from the police station.

How are you, Mr. Lu.

Thank you very much for your prompt notification.

Otherwise

we wouldn't know that our father had an accident by now.

It's our job.

Mr. Lu, if you don't mind,

please don't tell the media about this.

Why?

This way please.

In fact,

According to Chinese folk custom

someone being struck by lightning is not a good thing.

We'll try to keep this confidential.

Thank you, Mr. Lu.

You can rest assured about that.

Your father went to your mother's grave this morning.

Why didn't you or your sister go with him?

To be honest with you,

actually, our relationship with father was very tense.

It's been a long time since I talked to my father.

I guess my father went to the cemetery alone

wanting to speak to with my mother

and say some bad things about us to her.

Actually no matter what happened,

blood is thicker than water.

If I had known my father was so painful,

we wouldn't have...

What were you, your sister

and Young Madam doing this meeting?

Holding an internal shareholders meeting in the company.

Shareholders meeting?

Young Madam was included?

Since my dad got sick,

he had no energy to get involve in the company's operation.

So he put Miss He in the board despite our objection.

It was not easy for us.

That woman knows nothing

except singing songs

and playing Go.

Nominally it was a meeting,

but what she did was staring at us both early in the morning

without a word.

If her eyes can kill people,

my brother and I have died 10,000 times by now.

She's a downright bitch.

Then what are

usually discussed in shareholders meetings?

This is a trade secret.

I am not in the liberty to tell.

OK.

If it's convenient, I want to visit Dazhou Department.

Can you find someone to accompany me?

Mr. Zhang!

Young Master.

Arrange a car and you'll accompany Mr. Lu to the company.

Yes.

Mr. Lu, please.

Why did this happen?

I came here half a year ago

and the business was still booming back then.

We got bad luck.

Dazhou Department used to take the high-end route

with targeted customers of local powerhouses

and foreigners in the concessions.

But just half a year ago,

there were suddenly several other

high-end department stores in the concession

which dispersed our patrons.

Mr. Zhou had been in business for many years.

I am sure he must have countermeasures.

Harmony at home brings wealth.

The family was turned upside down

because Master wanted to get a concubine.

Although Young Master and his father looked alike,

they had completely different characters.

Younger Master is not a business material.

Although he graduated from Imperial College London,

he didn't learn anything from it.

All he cares is to play all day long.

He ordered a lot of things

from abroad

and wasted a lot of money.

Even when his father was sick in bed,

he still had the mood to set off fireworks.

And he even went to the door of the company to set them off.

Master was so angry that he almost got another heart attack.

Is Lady Zhou the same?

Lady?

She's arrogant and grumpy.

She scolded all the able managers of the company away.

I watched Dazhou Department

go downhill step by step.

It makes my heart hurt so much.

Now that your master passed away,

what are you going to do next?

Retire and return to my hometown.

I worked hard for Zhou's mansion for almost half of my life.

It's time to enjoy my life a little bit.

I think you just don't want to see its bankruptcy with your own eyes.

Dazhou Department is on the verge of closure for its poor operation.

That huge insurance payout

can directly relieve their financial pressure.

The motive for committing the crime is indeed established.

Do you have clues about the means of the crimes?

I have a general direction.

Next I need to check them one by one.

Then I will go to the insurance company

to investigate the insurance.

The point is

although the policy has Mr. Zhou's signature in it,

did he really sign the signature himself?

And was he present when signing the policy?

Just wait and see!

Adou.

Mr. Lu.

Here is a list of various goods.

Bring more people to check on the docks.

Once you find record of import and export of these listed goods,

figure out the information of both buyers and sellers

as well as the transportation route.

The sooner the better.

Why are these all in English?

Of course they are in English since they are imported goods.

Some Chinese translated names might not be accurate.

If you just check the Chinese, you may miss it.

I see.

You know what they mean?

I know every word.

But I completely have no idea what their specific function is.

What does this mean?

Secondary coil.

I will explain to you later.

Go.

The autopsy reports are out.

[Autopsy report of Homicide case Shanghai Public Concession Central Police Station]

Why are there two copies of an autopsy report?

Because this is the cause

and this is the effect.

What does the effect tell you?

That Mr. Zhou died very painfully.

I have to visit the cemetery again.

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