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MY ROOMMATE IS A DETECTIVE

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Hello.

Listen.

A few constables came for you just now.

Constables?

Morning, Mr. Lu.

Morning.

Ms. Wang.

Slow down.

Slow down!

Slow down!

How should I address you, sir?

Qiao Chusheng,

inspector of the Concession Police.

An inspector at such a young age.

I'm impressed.

Cut the nonsense.

From now on,

you should truthfully answer

every question I ask.

Don't ever lie to me, or I'll take you apart.

I won't. I definitely won't.

Your name?

Lu Yao.

Age?

24.

Occupation?

Staying at home.

Bullshit.

You're the manager of Bank of Sassoon's Stock Department.

Why did you ask me now that you already knew it?

You graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge.

You're a deacon of the UK's Freemasonry

with a double bachelor's degree in math and medicine.

Incredible.

I also studied law.

I was just too lazy to do the thesis defense.

Or I would have a triple bachelor's degree.

So you just deliberately broke the law.

I don't know what you're talking about.

What law did I break?

Stop pretending.

What did you do at 9 o'clock last night?

I got drunk last night

and I can't remember anything.

Bullshit.

You murderer, stop being shameless.

Murderer?

Who did I murder?

Chen Qiusheng.

He's dead?

How did he die?

At 9 o'clock last night, there was the inauguration ceremony

of the new house of Nie Chengjiang, a famous Shanghai entrepreneur.

According to the witnesses,

at 8:45,

after the victim, Chen Qiusheng and his three subordinates entered the venue...

Boss.

...they had a fierce conflict with you.

Get out of the way.

Step aside.

Get out of the way.

Step aside. Back off!

Don't stand in the way!

Hurry.

Get out of the way.

Step aside.

I'm talking to you. Hurry!

Mr. Chen.

Are you asking for death?

It's so hard to meet you.

You're here again, you little brat.

You've owed me money for nearly half a year.

It's time for you to pay back.

You even dare to mention that?

The fake information you released

made all of us blow up.

I'm being nice to you

by not asking you for money.

Don't you dare be so shameless!

If you harass me anymore,

I'll beat you whenever I see you.

Long! Hu!

Yes!

Keep it in mind:

Beat him whenever we see him!

Wait. Do you know who I am?

I'm counting to three. Get off me!

One, two,

three.

That jerk

just keeps asking for death.

We'll kill him sooner or later.

Let's go.

Chen Qiusheng.

From now on you're my enemy.

Bastard! You're asking for death!

Boss, boss, boss.

Calm down. Calm down.

No need to get mad with such a jerk.

What does the wine taste like?

It's strong!

Double!

I didn't take him down just because of Sassoon.

I'll kill him if he ever comes again.

Out of our way!

Stay away!

I need to pee!

It has been chaotic out there lately.

As subordinates, you two

need to be alert. Understand?

Yes, Mr. He.

Look!

Go ahead, search!

Boss! Boss! Boss!

Boss!

Boss.

Boss!

Boss! Boss!

Boss! Boss!

Boss.

Mr. He, there's nobody inside!

Nobody's inside!

Did you guys see that?

A knife from inside the mirror

stabbed into Boss's body.

Wait.

What do you mean?

You're suspecting me of murder?

Of course!

If you hadn't killed him,

why would you have to run away this morning?

I...

What did you do at 9 o'clock last night?

Last night,

I was thrown out of the house by Chen Qiusheng's bodyguards.

Then I found his car in the parking lot.

Then I went back.

After waking up this morning,

I got arrested by you guys.

I thought you arrested me for scratching his car.

Inspector, we shouldn't be nice

to such a brazen liar.

Or he'll take advantage of our kindness.

You'll torture me to extort a confession?

Fine. I want to see my lawyer.

This is a concession, not a land beyond law.

Gentleman, go easy on me! We're civilized people.

Get off me!

Don't you dare tear my clothes!

Get off me!

Keep an eye on him.

I'll sue you for harassing me!

It's you harassing me!

Don't you dare say it again!

Bai Youning, what are you doing?

I'm here for you.

What? Something happened to your family?

Something serious happened.

I've run away from home after fighting with my dad.

Why?

Last night, when I was working overtime at the newspaper office,

he took a woman home having dinner.

They were caught by me.

It's been so many years since your mother passed away.

It's still not OK.

Besides, she's a social butterfly.

How come my dad doesn't feel humiliated?

What kind of woman your father likes

is none of your business.

OK, I won't meddle in that. I've just run away from home.

I'll live on my own from now on.

Living on your writing?

Our chief editor told me

to cover the news about social security.

Once I get exclusive news, he'll give me a pay rise.

OK. Go for it.

I heard you're dealing with a big case.

We haven't had any clue yet.

You can focus on your case. I'll just sit there and listen

without disturbing you.

Please, Chusheng.

Please tell me what happened last night.

You care about me, right?

Last night,

Chen Qiusheng was murdered in a bathroom in the Nie's Mansion.

We got to the crime scene as soon as possible.

Who is this?

I'm the Nies' family doctor.

I'm surnamed Zhao.

I was the first one to get here after the incident had happened.

When I arrived here, however,

Mr. Chen was dying.

Although I took necessary first-aid measures,

he still...

Chen Qiusheng?

Mr. Qiao.

Sorry. Inspector Qiao.

Boss was stabbed.

And we're still too worried to inform his family.

Take him back.

What happened?

At 9 o'clock tonight,

when Boss finished using the bathroom

and was washing hands,

he got stabbed by someone.

You guys weren't with him?

That's not true!

We were at the bathroom's entrance then.

But Boss was still stabbed.

He was stabbed under that circumstance?

Then what are you used for?

Who's the murderer?

The mirror.

It's the mirror.

All the three of us saw that

a knife from inside the mirror

stabbed into Boss's body.

After that,

we checked all the glass walls right away.

There was nobody.

We can assure you

that ever since Boss was stabbed,

no one has

entered or left this place.

I've already checked that.

It's impossible for such glass walls to have a hidden interspace.

There're no windows in this room either.

We've been staying here ever since the murder happened.

No one could get out of here.

Mr. Qiao.

Mr. Nie. It's been a while since we met.

I heard a new inspector was assigned to the central police.

I didn't expect that it was you.

I'm new here.

I'm all ears to your advice.

It's not my place to give you advice.

Chen Qiusheng died in my house.

It'll look nasty if the word gets out.

Among the guests here tonight,

do you find anyone suspicious?

There is one indeed.

The manager of Bank of Sassoon's Stock Department.

He's Lu Yao.

Before Chen Qiusheng was murdered,

he had a fight with that young man

and threw him out of the house.

Things got quite ugly.

Before leaving here, that young man said

he would turn against Qiusheng.

Sit tight.

Mr. Qiao, I don't think this is appropriate.

What's not appropriate?

A journalist taking part in the interrogation

is something complying with the regulations?

What?

Public opinion will disturb judicial justice.

It's common sense.

How do you know she's a journalist?

The inner part of her right middle finger has a callus.

There's a slight trace of unwashed ink on her fingertips.

It indicates that her job is related to writing.

From her dress to her shoes,

what she wears are worth more than 300.

But she uses a cheap pen.

The pen looks like that of the tabloid,

Xinyue Daily.

Tabloid?

Do you even know the circulation of our newspaper?

The criteria to determine if a newspaper is a broadsheet or tabloid

lie in the reports' quality and the depth of thoughts.

Even if your newspaper has a circulation of 10 million,

it's still a tabloid.

You!

Youning.

It costs a dozen silver dollars to get a hairstyle like yours.

But in your hair, there's a smell of cheap soap

usually provided by small hotels.

It indicates you didn't sleep at home last night.

And you wear your socks inside out,

which means you left home in such a rush

that you didn't have time to pack up.

A girl from a wealthy family running away from home after a quarrel with her family.

What else can you tell?

You were promoted to inspector not long ago, right?

You can even tell that?

His watch is extremely expensive.

Other inspectors are afraid of being considered to be corrupt,

so they dare not reveal their wealth.

Moreover, since you're a rookie,

your subordinates disapprove of you.

So, during the interrogation,

they often crossed the line.

You get to be an inspector without case-handling experience.

That means you have connections.

According to your demeanor, you seem to be a gang member.

Plus the way you reject her

and obey her at the same time.

I can tell

one of her family is your boss.

Such special relations

force you to break the rule

and let a journalist hear the interrogation.

But, I'm sorry to tell you,

as a suspect that hasn't been convicted,

I have the right to refuse any interview.

You seem to be a better fit for an inspector than me.

I'm flattered.

Why did you argue with the victim?

He blew up his account during stock trading.

I went there to collect debts from him.

You were humiliated in front of the public

instead of collecting the debts.

Therefore,

you intended to kill him.

Inspector Qiao,

you let an idiot interrogate me?

Won't you feel humiliated if it is widely known?

Say it again if you have the guts!

Sit down.

Inspector Qiao,

the concession is different from other districts,

presumption of innocence is required here.

What do you mean by that?

In July 1764,

Cesare Beccaria,

an Italian criminal jurist,

criticized the cruel extortion of confessions by torture

and proposed the theory of presumption of innocence

in his masterpiece "On Crimes and Punishments".

In other words,

one cannot be named a criminal

before the court pronounces the judgment.

In a word,

the in dubio pro reo principle must prevail

provided that the police fail

to provide valid evidence of crime.

Dou,

bring the car keeper here

from the Nie's Mansion,

and verify his confession.

Yes, sir.

Wait!

Wait a second!

Where are you going?

Do I have to tell you where I'm going?

You got any new clues?

No.

Chusheng,

Get away.

Youning, this is my first case.

Everybody in Shanghai

is keeping their eyes on me.

If I can't manage the case,

your dad will feel shameful too.

Why is my dad related to this case?

Your dad made me inspector.

You know how many people are waiting to see me come a cropper?

Count on me, there will be no shame on you.

Thank goodness if you don't cause me trouble.

Good girl.

If there's any new clue about the case,

I'll let you know right away, OK?

Don't worry.

If I get any new clue,

I'll let you know right away too.

Master, Master Chusheng is here.

Got it.

Mr. Bai.

Allow me.

The uniform fits you well.

Indeed.

But I dare not look at myself in the mirror.

Why?

I want to tear the uniform into pieces once I see it.

Just get used to it, it will be fine.

How's that case going?

The suspect has been arrested.

It's Lu Yao.

You know him?

Sassoon sent his man to tell us

not to torture him

because he's a scholar.

Sassoon wants to protect this guy?

No one can protect him

if he did kill Chen Qiusheng.

He's managing stock at Sassoon's,

so he surely knows a lot about insider trading.

Maybe Sassoon is afraid of revealing business secrets.

That's why he didn't want you to torture him.

These foreigners

look sanctimonious in suits,

but have secretly done lots of evil deeds we've never known.

So you mean...?

I asked you to work in the Concession Police,

for one thing, to whitewash yourself

for doing something great in the future,

and for another, to check and balance.

If we want to do business in the concession,

money and guns are not enough.

We have to know the foreigners' rules of the game too.

Law is the best weapon.

I got it.

I'm here

to learn something about Lu Yao.

Lu Yao...

he looks gentle and polite in normal times.

And actually?

He's a Satan in a smock.

This guy

has only money in his eyes.

He can sell everything for money,

including his friends and conscience.

He is a genius, I admit that.

No one can beat him in cards and chess.

And basically, he's never made any mistake

in analyzing stock quotes.

During just half a year,

he managed to be promoted to

the general manager of Stock Department from a trainee.

However,

he didn't hesitate to offend everyone to achieve his goal.

Do you think he would kill people?

Yes.

But he's not supposed to be arrested

if he wanted to do this.

Does he have any other relatives in Shanghai?

I don't think he has.

Does he have a girlfriend?

How can a selfish and narcissistic Satan

has a girlfriend to share his love with?

I did interview several colleagues of his.

What they said is almost the same.

This guy is unpopular among his colleagues.

Do you think he's the murderer?

No.

Why?

I've seen lots of gangsters

since my childhood.

Their eyes cannot hide

their murderous looks.

Lu Yao...

he has no such guts.

Is it him?

Yes.

Last night it was him,

this little brat.

You remember the exact time?

Yes, it's 9 p.m.

The dog started barking loudly outside

as soon as the opera broadcast started on the radio.

I ran out at once

and saw that guy scratching the car.

Inspector Qiao,

don't be so kind to this guy.

Beat him to death

and get rid of him.

Sir, this way please.

I'm leaving now.

He's got an alibi.

But he doesn't know that.

So...what are you going to do?

Making use of the waste.

The car keeper just came over.

What did he say?

He identified

that you were the guy who scratched the car.

Like I said.

May I leave now?

Not yet.

I will pay for the car repair.

You scratched the car last night,

but the exact time when you did it can't be confirmed.

You were likely to murder the victim before scratching the car.

So this is not over?

But I believe you are not the real murderer.

However,

you are still the criminal suspect after all.

If you want to be clear of the suspicion...

You want this?

If you want this,

you should help me find out the murderer.

I have no spare time to waste.

Don't try to push your luck!

Dou.

You should be kind to Mr. Lu.

Actually I can set you free,

but don't you want to know

what's going on

behind such a weird case?

You want to swagger through the streets

as a criminal suspect?

You see the female journalist outside?

She firmly believes you are the murderer.

I can set you free,

but I can't control

however she writes her press releases after you come out.

I want to go to the crime scene.

Now?

Or else?

You want to leave me here for dinner?

Dou, get the car ready.

The decoration style is so strange.

Reflecting mirrors.

How bad the feng shui is!

You even know something about feng shui?

A little bit.

You believe someone would come out through the mirror?

No.

but there's no better explanation than this.

After the crime occurred,

no one had entered or left this place

except for the victim and his three bodyguards.

We've verified the plan of the mansion too.

There's no space where someone can hide.

It's a bit interesting here.

What did you find?

It's a little loose here.

There should be a secret passage.

Don't worry, we've checked it.

There's a solid wall behind.

I think this is not done well.

Well, what about the ceiling?

We checked it.

The ceiling is less than 2.6 inches from the roof.

No one can hide here.

Have you interrogated the three witnesses?

Yes.

Where are their confessions?

At the Concession Police.

His two bodyguards and secretary

witnessed his death at the same time?

Precisely.

One of the bodyguards said

that he saw someone stab his boss with a knife from inside the mirror.

Once they rushed inside,

the murderer was already gone.

Within just a few seconds,

the murderer had too little time to hide in here.

Is it possible that the three guys

colluded in devising a consistent story?

It's possible.

What brings you here?

It has nothing to do with you.

You run the Concession Police?

I...

What did you find?

Those two bodyguards owed a lot of gambling debts before,

but they suddenly paid the debts off last month.

The bodyguards are suspicious?

But He Kun was also on the scene.

Working for Chen Qiusheng for over a dozen years,

he has earned lots of reputation for his loyalty.

He Kun used to be a goon.

Later he got wounded and became lame.

Chen Qiusheng kept him by his side as his secretary

instead of driving him away.

Anyone from the gang

would remember this great kindness for a lifetime.

Is the autopsy report done?

He was stabbed to death, wasn't he?

This report is too sloppy!

I need blood test, urine test,

and tests for all the indicators.

You, go with me to visit the Nie's Mansion again.

Why?

The murderer killed the victim at his house.

As the householder, he should be definitely investigated.

Get the car ready, now.

Chusheng, why do you have to listen to him?

Do I have other choices?

What's wrong with Mr. Nie?

There's some nonsense in the newspaper.

After reading it,

Mr. Nie was so angry that he had a heart attack.

And he almost failed to survive.

What's it said?

It's about

what happened between Mr. Nie and Chen Qiusheng in the past.

Everything is groundless without any evidence.

Any disputes between them?

There used to be a village

at the site of this new mansion.

Mr. Nie paid Chen Qiusheng for demolition and removal.

Later, it is said someone was dead.

The newspaper said it was retribution.

So...at that time,

you were the first who got to the scene, right?

Yes.

The bodyguards

were crying for help around the whole building.

I was the first to get to the second floor.

At that time, Chen Qiusheng was lying on the ground

without pulse.

I pulled the knife out quickly,

covered the wound,

and pressed his chest.

However,

I failed to save his life.

Doctor.

This watch you wear...

Mr. Nie gave this to me.

Where did you study medicine?

Harvard University.

Well, how's your income...

to work as a family doctor?

Not bad.

My salary is less than that in big hospitals,

but fortunately I have more spare time.

Doctor, I also major in medicine.

Would you recommend me

some good career resources in the future?

Why does this family doctor

have such an expensive watch?

Even I don't have such an expensive watch

as a stock investment manager.

I think you should arrest him,

and I'll bring the watch back for investigation.

Would you concentrate on the job?

I went everywhere with you,

but you were talking with that family doctor about a watch.

You found something?

Yes.

A question for you,

is there any profit for demolition and removal?

That depends on where was demolished.

There must be little profit from this village,

but this mansion is very valuable.

The Germans designed it and supervised the construction.

It's a top luxury mansion in Shanghai.

I need all of the information about the demolition and removal.

But the village has been demolished.

Where can I get the information for you?

You are the inspector, aren't you?

How come you can't even manage such a small case?

Don't forget

you are still the criminal suspect now.

Fine, arrest me now.

Arrest me, come on.

Hello? Anyone here?

Open the door!

Hello?

What are you doing here?

This apartment is nice.

Is the rent high?

Can I help you?

Of course.

I've got

the information you want.

That soon?

I'm a journalist.

It's just a piece of cake.

At that time, Chen Qiusheng was in charge of the demolition and removal.

Most villagers had already left by force

except for an old lady living alone,

who was unwilling to move however much money was paid.

Afterwards, Chen Qiusheng was quite angry.

He sent his men to throw firecrackers at the old lady's at midnight.

The old lady was so scared that she had a heart attack

and died.

A lawsuit should be filed for this.

No relatives were around her,

and there was even no one coming to collect her body.

So...

why do you think

this case is related to the demolition and removal?

The murderer select the most difficult way

to commit the crime.

With this kind of IQ, it was easy for him to kill Chen Qiusheng.

But he chose to commit the crime in the Nie's Mansion.

Why?

That means he wants to get Mr. Nie involved.

Is it possible that Mr. Nie did this himself?

They had a business relationship before,

but distributed the spoils unevenly.

Will you kill someone in your own house

in front of those celebrities from all over Shanghai?

How stupid you are!

Are you educated?

There's some news I haven't tell you.

Is it good or bad?

Today Nie Chengjiang's car keeper

came to the Concession Police

and denied his previous confession.

What do you mean?

That means...

your alibi is invalid.

But why did he do that?

Someone ordered him to do this, of course.

Hey...

how many people have you offended?

So...

I suggest you

find some clues as soon as possible

with your petty tricks.

Well?

You are here to turn yourself in?

Nonsense.

Obviously someone wants to set me up.

Nie Chengjiang found the British

to ask me to arrest you as soon as possible.

You'd better hurry.

Hardly can I hold it.

Why do they try to frame me up?

How do I know that?

It was also him who gave me the clue about you.

So...

Well,

the autopsy report is done.

The incision is two centimeters lower from the heart.

The knife was stabbed obliquely into the right atrium.

Stab-to-kill?

This murderer is an expert,

steady, accurate and cruel.

No fingerprints on the weapon.

Nice.

There's a high concentration of diuretic in the victim's body.

He had hypertension?

I don't know.

Do you have his medical records?

No.

How can I investigate without everything?

Behave yourself.

There's hyoscyamine and atropine in his body too.

What's that?

It's a kind of anesthetics extracted from herbs.

One's limbs will be stiff and his reaction will slow down

after he smells it.

Looks like the murderer had been fully prepared

before committing the crime.

Let's start with the people around him.

Something is wrong with this watch too.

What's wrong with the watch?

Well,

a diamond-studded Breguet Tourbillon.

It was supposed to be studded with diamonds.

But now, someone replaced the diamonds around the watch

with worthless crystals.

The price difference is pretty large.

It's normal for someone from the gangs.

He wanted to pretend to be rich, but he was hard up.

Ask someone to help me order some mirrors.

What do you want the mirrors for?

Just make the mirrors as shown in this picture.

This glass is intact.

Check it.

Check it again.

Come on.

But I need one more assistant.

Hurry up.

Next,

it's the time to witness a miracle.

This...

Take it easy, it's not over yet.

How did you make it?

It's just a petty trick.

This glass can be moved up and down.

Dig a hole in the mirror behind

so hands can be stretched out.

Then put the mirror in front back where it was.

So it looks

like a complete mirror as it used to be.

But I didn't see you put it back.

That's because I have an assistant.

Thanks for your help, Inspector Qiao.

But on the scene,

I didn't find any special devices.

When I heard that a hand came out from the mirror,

this was the first thing coming to my mind.

Then I went to the scene,

and I found this method didn't work,

but the principle should be almost the same.

First of all, both of them are cover-ups.

Second, there must be an accomplice on the scene.

There were three people on the scene.

They have been interrogated, haven't they?

There must be some ignored details.

The three guys should be interrogated again.

I've told you so many times...

so many times.

I was at the door.

You didn't see how he disappeared?

You ask me?

So who should I ask?

There is a corner.

When we rushed inside,

there was no one already.

A corner?

Then how did you guys see the murderer stab Chen Qiusheng?

Mirrors.

The men's room is full of mirrors.

Though the corner blocked our view,

we could still see what happened

through the mirrors on the ceiling.

How long was the blind-zone period

before you rushed inside?

Actually there was no blind zone.

Hu and I were behind,

but He Kun was ahead of us.

He could see that.

Yeah, exactly.

I did see in person

that a hand came out from the mirror opposite to the boss,

stabbed him with a knife,

and was retracted then.

It was scary.

It was really scary.

No one knew what to do.

But luckily there was He Kun.

He was calm

and asked me to find someone for help.

However, when the doctor arrives,

Boss died.

You see, we bodyguards even failed

to protect the boss.

What should we do?

How about you take a break?

Allow me?

Good luck.

What does he mean by that, Mr. Qiao?

Don't worry, it's our routine business.

You will be free after interrogation.

So you are suspecting that we killed our boss.

Chen Qiusheng was so stingy.

He always beat and scolded his men,

and he never followed the rules.

Lots of his close henchmen had gone away.

If I wanted to kill him,

I wouldn't have waited till now.

You could take his place if you killed him, right?

So could you if you killed Mr. Bai.

Would you do that?

Do you have any contact with Nie Chengjiang?

Why should I contact him?

But I heard you've bought a house recently,

in the French Concession.

The decoration there is luxurious.

Tell me how you paid your gambling debts off.

I got the money by dog fighting.

Which game? Which dog did you bet on?

How much did you ante up? And how much did you win?

Mr. Qiao, it's not convenient

to tell you about how we got the money.

You know that.

Why do you always ask

about every irrelevant detail?

Since Chen Qiusheng is dead,

each of you is suspicious.

If you don't give me a clear confession,

none of you can leave here.

Well, Mr. Qiao...

Mr. Qiao...

Well...

What are you doing?

Did he confess?

He replaced the diamonds around Chen Qiusheng's watch

with crystals.

Then he sold the diamonds to pay off his gambling debts.

Did he admit the murder?

Among the three guys,

who's the most suspicious?

Secretary He.

Why?

He's not the murderer,

but I'm sure he's an accomplice.

So who is the murderer?

Guess it.

Put the medicine down!

What's wrong?

Chinese Angelica, ephedra and lobelia.

These herbs are bad for a cardiac patient.

You want to fight the poison with poison, Dr. Zhao?

Well...

What's going on, Dr. Zhao?

If you take more of this medicine, you will die.

Don't listen to them, Mr. Nie.

My medicine

is definitely effective for your illness.

Why do you waste so much effort on killing him?

It's quite easy to stab him with a knife if there's a chance.

Mr. Lu, according to what you said,

you are suspecting

that I killed Chen Qiusheng, right?

Of course.

On what basis?

First of all,

when we met last time, you said...

At that time, Chen Qiusheng was lying on the ground

without pulse.

I pulled the knife out quickly,

covered the wound,

and pressed his chest.

As a graduate from Harvard University,

you received advanced education on medical treatment.

In that case, pulling out the knife means bloodletting.

You should be definitely aware of that.

I major in dermatology.

Seeing blood for the first time,

I suddenly felt such a panic

that I rescued him in an improper way

without thinking.

It's my fault exactly.

Come back to the crime scene with me,

and I'll show you something.