Original subtitles

Sub by iQiyi & Ripped by skysoultan ♔ Follow @skysoultan on Instagram ♔

MY ROOMMATE IS A DETECTIVE

♔ Follow @skysoultan on Instagram ♔ Episode 35

Good morning.

Good morning.

What are you doing?

I'm working on an equation about relationship.

This is your personality, appearance, glamour,

education background, IQ, EQ, compatibility,

and things that will change over time,

such as dopamine

and hormone.

I took out

all these interference factors

and worked on the equation the whole night.

And the result is?

I like you

for who you are.

It has nothing to do with all these factors.

There you go.

Certainly, I haven't been in a relationship for a long time,

which has an influence on my choice and judgment

when it comes to courtship.

After all, for primates,

reproductive desire

is the most direct drive for social life.

Are you alright?

You are trying to kill your husband.

Bro, I got my head hurt.

Doctor, will it cause tetanus?

Rust will cause tetanus.

He is hurt by glass. I assume he'll be alright.

What do you mean by "I assume"?

Is he gonna be OK or not?

If he dies, I'll kill you.

It's not like I'm the one who hurt him.

It hurts.

Doctor, do you know where Doctor Jiang is?

He did surgery for me last time I got shot.

I left in a hurry without thanking him.

I think he is in the operation room now.

Thanks.

Marquis Harvey,

we prepared extremely well

for this operation.

If you find anything strange

inside my stomach…

Don't worry. I'll take off anything

that shouldn't be there.

And you'll have no future troubles.

It's just a small operation.

I swear to God,

the operation will go without a hitch.

Calm down, OK?

We can come back another time.

Is there anything wrong?

I don't like the smell here.

We're already here. Let's be patient.

It's only a small operation.

It won't take long.

She is pretty, isn't she?

Just so so.

Then, who is the most beautiful girl you've ever seen?

Definitely you.

You're lying.

Don't you think you're very beautiful?

Well, I'm not bad-looking.

I won't use the word "pretty" to describe myself.

I think you are the most beautiful girl in the world.

You see, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Well, it's because of

this dopamine thing

that mammals produce

when they're in love.

At a certain point,

this chemical compound

will distort one's taste

and mislead one into making wrong judgment.

Stop!

let's just forget about it.

Are you mad?

Can you talk like a normal human being?

Well, I guess that's just the way I am.

If you're not OK with it,

why do you even like me?

Alright,

because I'm stupid, OK?

You're not talking normally.

Why do you ask me to talk normally?

Preparation for the operation has been done.

OK.

This is a distinguished patient.

Make sure the operation is properly done.

Understood, Doctor Jiang.

Why are you nervous?

No, I'm not.

I can tell when you're nervous.

Well,

I'm just a little bit worried.

About what?

Youning,

do you know

what I regret most?

Tell me.

I put Norman in jail recklessly,

getting myself into a fix.

He is a jerk. It's only right that you put him in jail,

or Shanghai will never enjoy peace.

It's true that Shanghai is peaceful without him.

But we haven't got a case these days.

I'm bored to death.

Back to those busy days,

I didn't get the time to have lunch and I complained a lot.

But when I have nothing to do,

I come to realize investigation is so much fun.

I haven't written for the newspaper for a long time.

The other day, I went to a party of journalists.

They all had something to talk about.

I was the only one who couldn't fit in.

It was so embarrassing.

Do you think

we're kind of ungrateful?

Yes, you are.

Dear God, please give me a case to deal with.

It doesn't have to be murder.

I'm OK with petty theft.

Please, Buddha.

Allah.

Lord.

Doctor Jiang.

What happened?

Scatter.

Scatter. Stop looking.

Stop looking. Stop looking.

Just leave.

Stop looking. Please leave.

Let's ask for information over there.

Stop looking. Stop looking.

What happened?

There was an explosion during the operation.

The patient died on the operating table.

Guts, stomach,

the entrails were spreading everywhere.

Some were even stuck to the ceiling.

It's so disgusting.

So you two witnessed another death, right?

We were in the hallway,

not at the scene.

Is it a medical malpractice?

I'm not sure yet.

I've sent a coroner to the scene.

I have the place shut down right after it happened.

Doctors and nurses are in isolation.

The scene is kept intact.

The identity of the dead?

Marquis Harvey,

the most senior director of the Municipal Council.

He had influence in the concession.

He once had a problem with Mr. Bai.

Then, wouldn't his death be a good thing?

Last month,

Mr. Bai became a shareholder of this hospital.

Sorry for being late. I got stuck in traffic.

It happened in the operation room.

We must find the cause of his death

before tonight.

Understood. I'll report to you.

Because of you,

we're having a difficult relationship with the British.

That's why we must solve the case soon,

or they might think

Mr. Bai is behind this.

What are the odds of that?

Zero, of course.

How do you know?

Mr. Harvey is a hereditary marquis.

He graduated from Oxford at the age of 22.

He's been in politics for the following fifty years.

He was a senior, well-connected politician.

No one can hurt him in London,

not to mention Shanghai.

The British people look like gentlemen.

But when things become serious,

you'd be surprised what they can do.

I already told you,

we need to suppress the power of the Chinese.

You just don't listen.

The case isn't over yet.

It might not be a Chinese person who did it.

I think we should wait and see first.

The Marquis of Harvey is the Prime Minister's teacher,

a prestigious aristocrat.

On the eve of his bloody murder, he returned to Britain.

If word gets out,

then how are we going to explain it to our Prime Minister?

The election is just around the corner.

If people know

that even one small part of Shanghai is out of control,

then what about the reputation of the British Empire?

Hold your horses.

After all, it isn't certain if it was indeed a murder or not.

Fine, we'll wait.

And if it is murder,

don't blame me for doing what I have to do!

How many people do you have?

I mean your men.

What are you trying to do?

If a fight is inevitable,

I want to estimate our capability.

A fight with whom?

On the sudden death of the Marquis in the hospital,

the Municipal Council will split into two groups.

The conciliatory ones will wait for the investigation result

before they take actions.

The radical ones will take actions directly.

Even if they don't do it themselves,

they'll pull some strings to create pressure.

It will be hard to deal with.

We have four to five hundred soldiers as standing force.

When informed in advance,

we can gather two to three thousand soldiers, including the peripheral force.

What about the weapons?

We have guns and grenades.

We don't have many heavy weapons.

We can borrow some when we need.

I really hope

it's a simple medical malpractice,

or Shanghai will be in bloodbath.

What's the news?

My initial assessment is that it's a murder.

A murder?

I found this at the scene.

There are fragments inside the stomach of the dead.

I think it's an explosive device.

Is this a detonator?

I'm not an expert in military engineering.

I suggest you

find an expert soon.

Judged by pieces from the explosion,

it's a fine explosive device.

The broken transistor

should be the explosive device.

When the body was opened up,

it exploded due to pressure change.

But how did such a big stuff

enter his body?

Did he swallow it?

It's this big.

Can you show me how to do that?

Did he have an operation where it was placed inside his body?

But according to the doctors and nurses,

he didn't have abdominal incision.

This was his first stomach operation.

Then, was it placed by a doctor

during the operation?

If they wanted to kill him,

they would

cut his artery

and sew up the wound after some time,

making him bleed to death.

It would be a medical malpractice

which can be solved with monetary compensation.

Why make it a big trouble?

Besides, according to the doctor,

the operation went on normally.

The explosion happened right after the body was opened up.

Everyone was stupefied.

They didn't have time to respond.

Anyway, we need to focus on

how the bomb

found its way into the dead's body.

The bomb was about this big.

You can have a try.

I'm coming.

Ms. Yun,

what brings you here?

I'm here for Lu.

Lu.

Lu.

I thought I've paid the rent.

They why are you avoiding me?

That's right.

Well, what is your business here?

Come.

This is my best friend.

She is Huang Lu,

the wife of Marquis Harvey.

We were classmates in girls' school.

We're very close.

It pains me to think

she's become a widow at such a young age.

Her future…

Miss Huang…

I mean,

Mrs. Harvey, I'm sorry for your loss.

How long have you been married to Marquis Harvey?

We got married last year.

I was assistant to the president of Saint George's University.

The Marquis often visited the place.

That's how we started the relationship.

But there is a big age gap.

My family wouldn't approve it at first.

But then I got pregnant,

and they finally approved it.

You two have a child?

I lost the baby.

We had been trying for a baby.

But he just died so suddenly.

It seems you're not that sad.

You don't have to show it on your face.

When my first husband died,

I threw myself to parties every night

for nearly half a year.

It was until one morning

that I burst into tears

when I woke up and found

no one would ever again bring breakfast to my bed.

Not in my case.

Your husband treated you so nicely.

But the Marquis, he…

He didn't treat you well?

He tried his best to satisfy my material needs.

But spiritually,

there was a big age gap between us.

And there were cultural differences.

Actually, we didn't get along well.

You didn't marry him for love.

You've made your own choice.

I don't like the way you speak.

Who doesn't like money?

It's just that some people don't admit it.

I mean, who wasn't a gold digger?

Me.

You…

Well, it takes a pretty face to be a gold digger.

Stop. Stop.

You don't have to be a gold digger. You're stuck with me.

Please go on.

After we got married, I was lavish in spending money.

We had a lot of quarrels

over it.

But later I found

though he was a hereditary aristocrat

who had land and estate in Britain,

he was not as rich as I thought.

Besides, he had an ex-wife and four children,

which means a huge cost.

All I can get from him is a villa

and some unworthy antiques and paintings.

We had a lot of quarrels

over money.

One day,

he threatened me

that if I keep pushing him,

he'd return to Britain and never come back again,

leaving not even a penny to me.

Can you just control your spending?

I don't think it's a fault to a live a passionate life.

You have my support on that point.

Love for money is not a sin.

But what do you want from me?

After the accident,

I packed his things

and found

an insurance policy.

If the Marquis died,

I'll be the only beneficiary.

It's an insurance against accidental death.

Oh, he once offended

a man surnamed Bai.

He was worried about

being assassinated.

If he died an accidental death,

there will be a huge compensation.

So,

I'm here to know the cause of his death.

Congratulations.

The Marquis was murdered.

If he was murdered, then I…

I could get the money, right?

Will you stop being that happy?

I'm sorry.

We can't close the case before we find the murderer.

I'm afraid you'll have to wait.

How long will it take?

It depends on the progress of the case.

Could you speed up?

Recently,

I took a fancy to a Dutch warmblood horse,

so I'm waiting for money.

Mrs. Harvey, you husband just died.

The Marquis was a horse lover.

Buying a horse

is way to honor her late husband.

She is a very close friend of mine.

Please lose no time in handling the case

and finding the murderer.

If you find the murderer,

you won't have to pay rent for the rest of the year.

I'll try my best.

If that's not good enough for you,

we can…

Alright. Alright.

We'll work overtime

and close the case as soon as possible.

Then, thank you in advance.

See you.

Hey,

Heping Hotel

has opened a dance hall.

There are many hot foreign guys.

What a weirdo!

How could she be so shameless?

The Marquise has motive.

It's important to identify the motive.

But I'm more curious about

how the crime was committed.

Did someone put the bomb into the Marquis' mouth

when he was drunk?

My question remains the same.

How could it be placed in one's mouth?

Do you want to try again?

Come on. You can do it.

Is it identified as a murder?

Yes.

He swallowed the bomb,

which exploded during the operation

and killed him right away.

It must be a horrible scene.

It seems someone wants to make a big deal out of this.

Mr. Bai,

did you have any problem with Marquis Harvey?

He was an old school aristocrat.

Back then, he suggested that the British should have full powers

when it comes to security issues in the concession

and was against decentralization,

not to mention

having a Chinese person as the inspector for the concession.

I spent much effort

on putting you in charge.

Fortunately, you are doing a good job,

otherwise the Marquis

would get us in trouble.

After his death,

there are conflicts within the Municipal Council.

I heard that.

Someone suggested that they should push us.

A warship will arrive in the port of Wusong in three days,

with Her Majesty's Royal Marines

on board.

If the issue is brought to political level,

they are likely to send armed force to suppress bandits.

Do we need to reach out for help?

Once the British Army is really here,

we don't stand a chance even we increase our men by ten times.

What you can do now is to solve the case as soon as possible.

Don't let our people take the fall.

I see.

Sir.

Sit back.

I haven't left the opium house these days.

Whatever it is, I didn't do it.

What makes you so nervous?

Have a look at this.

What is it?

What is it?

Put it in your pipe and enjoy it,

or swallow it right now.

You must be kidding.

It will kill me.

Tell me what device it is.

It's not a normal bomb.

Look at this.

Automatic ignition detonator.

A new product of Swiss Corbet.

In whole Shanghai,

no more than three people can make this kind of bomb.

Who are they?

One of them is me.

Another is a Japanese

by the name of Yuichi Watanabe.

I heard that he has joined the Kwantung Army.

I think he is in Mukden now.

Who is the third person?

He is…

I don't know his name.

I heard that he is an Indian.

But no one has seen him.

An Indian?

I always prefer peated whiskey.

Let's get drunk in Scotland someday.

Have a look at this.

What is it?

Customs manifest of import and export of the last few months.

In the manifest, we found the item

of an automatic ignition detonator produced by Swiss Corbet.

Check who ordered it.

Salim?

Is the Salim we know?

Like you, I thought it might be a person with the same name.

I went through profiles back to the police station

and found that our Salim

was an ordnance manufacturing major

graduated from Imperial College London.

He once worked for the Vickers Arsenal.

Never judge a book by its cover.

If Salim really did this,

there is no way

we can clear our names.

What brings you here?

I'm sorry, dude.

Search!

What are you talking about?

Do you have a search warrant?

It's illegal to break into people's houses.

Does Inspector Qiao know about this?

You cannot do this.

Report!

We found several detonators

and tools in the house.

Take him away.

Adou!

Salim, good for you.

After all this time,

I never know you're capable of it.

I didn't kill anyone.

I didn't.

I didn't say you kill anyone.

Still, it's a felony to build a bomb.

I don't know what to say.

Bro, you asked to see me.

Now I'm here and you wouldn't tell me anything.

Am I here to have a late-night meal with you?

All I want is to support my family.

My wife and children are having a hard time in London.

If I don't send them money,

they might have to return to India.

That's why you built a bomb?

The gang makes a lot money from arms trafficking

without being caught.

Why can't I?

All I want is to make some money

and take care of my family.

I believe that you didn't kill anyone.

But this case is complicated.

You must tell me

everything you know.

Most of the orders

are about gun modification.

What's the modification?

Improve the shooting range and firepower

by upgrading the parts.

Revelli machine gun that I modified

can shoot 300 bullets per minute.

How many bombs have you built?

It's my first time to build a bomb.

The money is good

and the requirements are strict.

It took me a long time

to conduct a successful test.

Who is the client?

I don't know.

Bro, if you don't tell me the truth,

I don't know how to help you.

Do you really want to be someone's scapegoat?

I really don't know.

Shanghai has an underground black market.

When the client wants something,

he'd put his requirements and advance money

in a specific post box.

We've never

met each other.

You can send someone to check it for you.

The post box is located at Lane No.146, Madang Road.

It's a normal post box if you open it from the front.

But you can open the back door

if you enter the correct password in the back.

How big is that bomb?

This big? Are you sure?

I made it myself.

I surely know its size.

It can't be true.

If you don't believe me,

I'll build another one for you.

You low life!

Marquis Harvey was a nobleman.

How could you let him lie at that shabby place

instead of being properly buried?

What happened? I heard you quarrel.

They want to take back the body to have a funeral.

This is the biggest insult

to his family and the Great Britain.

I thought we have examined the body.

We've got the autopsy report.

But what if something happens?

Besides, there were cases

where a second autopsy was needed.

How about I check the body for one last time?

Let's go, lads.

Come on!

The corpse is an important evidence for this case.

How dare you take the corpse from the police station?

It's at your own peril.

You're nothing but a humble inspector.

I can have you removed from the post anytime I like.

You rule the Municipal Council.

However, in the police station,

before the case is solved,

you don't have a say in this.

Do you want to make it a political issue?

I know nothing about politics.

I'm just an inspector.

I don't show mercy to those

who hinder me handing cases.

Anderson, you can go back first.

I'll check the body one last time.

After that, I'll have the body

delivered to the Marquis' mansion.

Alright, lads. Let's back it up.

Come on, let's go.

We are their enemy now.

Inspector Lu,

that must have been quite a shock.

Indeed.

Those foreigners

seem to be gentlemen.

They become intimidating

when they get mad.

Yu,

you're wearing a new watch.

Well…

Let me have a look.

There is nothing special about it.

It seems someone has become rich.

Not really.

I spent six months' salary

to treat myself.

You are wearing new shoes which are produced in Britain.

And perfume, which is produced in Italy.

It seems you've upgraded your ensemble.

Did you get that shining piece

from Paramount Hall?

Inspector Qiao, did you get a pay raise?

Not really.

How much does a coroner get paid?

So much so that he affords to go to Paramount Hall?

Someone invited me up there.

I didn't pay for it.

Who invited you?

A friend of mine.

Tell me about the name, identity and contact information.

It's kind of privacy.

So we can't talk about it?

Yu, the bomb is this big.

Guess how it was placed

inside the dead guy's body.

What?

I don't get it.

I'm just a coroner.

Do you know how many years you're going to spend in prison

for falsifying an autopsy report?

What do you mean?

If you don't tell the truth,

I'll ask Adou to interrogate you.

Once we get your statement, you'll get no mercy from us.

Our hands will be tied.

Sir,

I was wrong.

Tell me about it.

Last month, I went to the night club

where I saw a pretty girl.

She kept smiling at me.

I couldn't help

but spoke to her.

And?

She said she likes me.

She bought me

the watch, shoes, perfume

and this suit.

Is this a badger game?

No. She is really into me.

We're deep in love with each other.

What does she see in you?

My talent, my knowledge.

So she knows you're a coroner, right?

Of course she does.

She asked about cases that I've dealt with.

When I told her,

she was extremely excited.

She said I'm the hidden hero

behind these cases.

And that without me,

these cases would never be solved.

She has got a point on that.

We made a deal

that we'll get married after a while

when I'm not so busy.

However, it was not long

before her husband came back.

You were caught adultery in the act?

It's not an affair.

It's true love.

Alright, alright. It's true love.

Please go on.

Her husband kicked the crap out of me.

Luckily, he agreed to divorce

and leave us alone

on the condition that…

That you make a fake autopsy report.

I can't say no to him.

He threatened that he'd confront me at the police station,

disclosing that I have an affair with a married woman,

which will make me lose my job.

Dude, you may go to jail

for making false statement

and falsified autopsy report.

I'd take the risk for my love.

What about the bomb?

Where did you get it?

I picked it up on the road. I'm telling the truth.

Last Friday, I was working through the night

when I heard a sound come from outside the window.

I walked out of the office

and found some broken pieces on the ground.

Is it true?

It was right under that window.

You can check it out for yourself.

The explosion created a small pit on the ground.

I took the pieces to the scene

with some details modified.

But

I left the important data

intact.

I swear to God,

that man really was killed in the bombing.

It's only that the bomb was not in his body.

Judged by the condition of the body,

the bomb exploded inside him.

The stomach was surrounded by heat.

The organs suffered severe burning.

He really was killed in the bombing.

You can examine the body

if you don't believe me.

What about that woman? Where is she?

You can arrest me.

But there is no way I'll let anything happen to her.

I'd sacrifice everything for love.

Don't worry. It's her husband that we're arresting.

As the victim of the fraud,

you can do yourself a favor

by cooperating with the investigation.

Give me the address.

Don't tell anyone about this,

or I won't be able to help you.

I see.

I see.

The room has already been emptied.

I asked the neighbors and residents in the neighborhood.

They told me this family never comes out during the day.

The house is always curtained. People never see her.

Is there any rental or sales record?

The owner of this building is surnamed Bai.

What?

Mr. Bai bought this building and gets rents from it.

I checked the record.

The tenant registered under a false name.

It's a two-month lease.

The rent has been paid in full in cash.

They did a lot

to send it up the line to Mr. Bai.

It's a big plot.

They even manipulated the coroner

in order to mislead our investigation.

How about you reexamine the body?

The body was already destroyed in the bombing.

Besides, it's not at the scene.

The entrails were in a mess.

Even if I examine the body,

it would be very difficult to find the truth.

Perhaps you should visit the spot.

Where is doctor Jiang?

He is in the cell.

Bring him along.

Understood.

Why is it so stinky here?

The body was blown open.

The excrement was all over the place. No wonder it's stinky.

See?

The ceiling is stained with excrement.

Didn't he fast before the operation?

He did.

Perhaps he had food retention.

Look, here is the preoperative questionnaire.

We asked about all the necessary information.

I made sure everything was OK before I performed the operation.

Where were you standing when it happened?

I stood here.

The nurses were over there.

How far did the operation go?

We just started.

The patient was injected with an anesthetic.

His breathe, heart rate,

and other indexes were quite normal.

I did the sterilization.

The bomb exploded right after I opened him up.

The patient died immediately.

Do you remember anything about the moment when it exploded?

I don't remember anything about it.

I had a brain fade.

The patient planned to have the operation back in London.

I suggested his relatives

that he'd better have the operation in Shanghai

since he was at an old age

and in bad condition.

Why did he have to have the operation?

He had a tumor in his stomach.

It was a benign and small tumor.

We could perform an operation

to remove it.

It's a simple procedure with low risk,

otherwise I wouldn't have dared to do it.

Did the patient have gastroscopy?

He did it in a German hospital.

We had a panel meeting

before the operation

and defined the surgical plan.

It was with the approval from the patient and his relatives

that we received him.

Then why didn't he choose the German hospital?

Perhaps the Marquis chose me

because I graduated from Oxford.

We were alumni.

That's why he was inclined to trust me.

I'm so damned

to get involved in this.

Who can understand

my feelings?

Don't worry. You have nothing to do with it.

You are not to take the fall.

Can I stay at the hospital?

You need to return to the police station with me.

The whole thing is very complicated.

I'm afraid someone might try to kill you.

Ask the nurses to bring his medical record to me.

Remember, don't miss anything.

Medical record.

Do you have an English-Chinese dictionary?

I thought you know all the words in the world.

Come on, bring it to me.

Tumor.

That's it.

You don't know this word?

You told people you studied medicine.

I want you to visit the German hospital on Jiangping Road tomorrow.

For what?

Learn about the medical history of the Marquis.

It's written on the medical record.

Perhaps he had complications that we didn't know.

Also, ask Mr. Barzel

which school he graduated from.

OK. Anything else?

And the reason that Marquis transferred.

Ma'am, Mr. Lu is here for you.

Don't call me Ma'am. Call me miss.

Miss Huang.

Come here.

How is the case proceeding?

We did some investigation

and found perhaps it's not a murder.

What?

We didn't find any explosive device

at the scene.

But how can a person

suddenly explode like that?

We once handled a case where a movie star exploded

after taking some powerful weight-loss drugs.

According to the test results,

no explosive ingredients were found

in the Marquis' body.

It has to be a murder.

How do you know?

He insisted that the Municipal Council

should be run by the British,

which offended many Chinese people.

The gang had been wanting to kill him for a long time.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that.

What do you mean?

I know Mr. Bai is your father-in-law.

Well…

You're a nice guy.

You're a Cambridge graduate

with a blameless record.

Why do you want to be stuck with that kind of people?

I'm afraid it's my own business.

Miss Huang,

how is your relationship with Anderson?

He is not a good person.

When my husband died,

he came over to offer help in the funeral,

asking me to cry at the funeral

and to imply that Mr. Bai is behind the whole thing.

Does he think I'm a fool?

When my husband was alive,

he was very cautious against the gang.

Besides,

how could he ask a woman

to take the bullet

and risk offending the gang?

Aren't you at least curious

what caused your husband's death?

If he was murdered,

the British government will handle it.

I don't need to do anything about it.

Now, all I want

is money.

After all, I can't let my youth go to waste.

So you don't love him at all.

He was a weirdo.

The servants could barely stand him.

They never entered his room.

It can't be that bad.

A British aristocrat

with many quirks.

He'd take notes about his errands, guests, meals

and even excretion.

He was driving

the servants crazy.

Sub by iQiyi & Ripped by skysoultan ♔ Follow @skysoultan on Instagram ♔