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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 3]

It's really strange.

I can see clearly again.

What is

this stupid woman doing?

It's really strange.

Why do I feel so strange

every time I touch him?

Although I don't know

why,

if I can

take him home,

my illness can be cured.

Does that mean I can

increase my longevity?

Longevity?

Why are you...

G-Godfather...

Shut up or you're dead.

Jiu'er.

Girl.

There's a checkpoint ahead.

Be careful in there.

Godfather.

Don't push!

Next.

Hu.

How have you been?

What are you doing here?

Ding.

My goddaughter is sick.

We are going to see a doctor.

Shut up.

Come on, inspect it.

What are you doing?

We are brothers.

Let him go.

Thank you.

No worries.

-I'll drink with you next time. -Sure.

Remember to drink together.

Do you want to know

why the things in the car

don't work on me?

-Shut up. -Why?

You can't even do your homework well.

Indeed.

The Qi race is afraid of

the pungent smell,

especially

the Cangqi tribe, which is sensitive to the five senses.

But we, the Xueqi tribe,

can inactivate our five senses.

I can't smell anything now.

Silly girl.

Jiu'er, we're almost there.

Tell me.

You've been targeting me.

What are you up to?

Brother Qi.

Look.

You also want to find the Qi with three scars.

So do I.

Since we have

the same purpose,

why can't we share the clues

and work collaboratively?

Work collaboratively?

Then why did you prepare so many peppers?

Those are not fatal.

I just want you

to sit there quietly,

so that I can express

my sincerity.

First,

I've always been alone.

Second,

you are useless.

Why am I useless?

I'm very useful, Brother Qi.

Although I'm not good at fighting,

I'm quick-witted.

I almost

caught you just now.

Look at you.

You worked so hard

to pretend to be the three-scar Qi.

In the end,

you only got

half of the files.

However,

there's another place in the entire Jiuxiao City.

Are you trying to say

the other half is in your mind?

Brother,

you are so smart.

The 33rd year of Dingkun, on March 16,

the first witness

saw

a sneaky Qi man

in Zhang Residence.

What is the latter part?

This Qi man is seven feet tall

and well-built.

There are three scars on his right face.

Scars are narrow and deep.

It's an old wound.

It's neither a burn nor a scald,

nor a stubborn disease.

It was hurt

by a sharp weapon.

None of the registered Qi people in the entire Jiuxiao City

has such characteristics.

Brother Qi.

Look.

Am I really useful?

Besides,

not only can I memorize the files,

I can also help you

get a real pass.

Most importantly,

I can help you

catch

the Qi man with three scars.

How do you plan to find

the Qi man who has three scars?

Severed in one bite, the beauty's head.

Throw it out at the gate of hell, under the moon.

You surely know the Gate of Hell.

It is...

Where is it again?

It's on the tip of my tongue.

It is called...

c-called...

Are you trying to fool me?

I'm much better than you.

Also,

if you had any clue,

you would already be there.

Why bother to trap me?

Isn't arresting me

having the same difficulty as

arresting the murderer?

This Qi man is quite smart.

Tell me.

What is the reason

you keep chasing me?

Well...

The reason?

I can't explain it clearly with a few words.

But I promise

I really

have no bad intentions for you.

Brother.

Just think of me

as lusting after your beauty.

By the way,

aren't you Qi people afraid of heat?

My body temperature is low.

Just take me as ice

and bring me with you at any time.

I can cool you down.

Right?

Try it. Isn't it cool?

The filthy speech.

I don't want to hear it again.

There will not be a fourth time.

I'm warning you.

Don't let me see you again.

If I see you again,

I promise

you won't have a chance

to say it the fourth time.

I...

I can't take it anymore.

[He'an Hall]

Be gentle.

Did he really fall

from the carriage?

Was it really from the carriage?

Yes.

Do you remember

what you promised me?

Safety is the priority.

Never take risks.

It's not that dangerous.

Jiu'er is fine.

Look.

Yes.

How is it, Hu?

We can't take any more risks.

The Qi man is so cruel.

I think we should

start with another person.

I think

he's not that bad.

Look.

He has forgiven me three times.

How can we figure out

his personality?

In the first three times...

You are dealing with Qi people.

Mom.

Why did you eavesdrop on us again?

His waist.

And your neck.

These are all Qi people's doing, right?

It's too cruel.

The Qi people are arrogant and fierce

and of great strength.

Have you forgotten what your father

wrote in the "Cases of Jiuxiao?"

Whenever cases involved

the Qi race,

the people involved were all severely injured.

Let me see.

It's okay, Mother.

I'm fine.

Jiu'er.

Promise me.

This time, no matter what case

you are investigating,

you have to put it aside.

Alright.

I'll apply medicine for you later.

Okay.

It's all your fault.

I agree with you. Why do you beat me?

You two are troublesome.

Looks like

that guy

can help recover my health

I'll keep it a secret for now.

Your Highness,

why didn't you punish me?

I got the fake pass.

You're injured too.

Your merits offset faults

But you can't give me

such good food.

I give you the food

to save your energy

so that I can order you around.

Your Highness is so elegant when eating.

Don't talk when you eat.

Have you forgotten my rules?

Stop fanning and eat up.

It won't be fresh later.

You'll regret it.

Listen.

Don't waste any food.

By the way, Your Highness.

As far as I know,

the Gate of Hell that the female inspector mentioned

seems to be nowhere

in Jiuxiao City.

Severed in one bite, the beauty's head.

Throw it out at the gate of hell, under the moon.

But four days later,

the murderer

will dump the body at the Gate of Hell.

That's the last body

and my last chance.

Your Highness.

There is another chance.

Didn't the female inspector say

she has another half of the files

in her mind?

You can consider working with her c-

collaboratively.

Who am I?

How can I associate

with that kind of female hooligans from the state of Qian?

Female hooligans?

Don't you think

she's up to something on me?

Your Highness.

Don't you think too much?

Look at you, being so fierce.

You always want to kill people.

What does that woman

plotted against you?

Shut up.

You know too little.

Go and find out

where the Gate of Hell is located.

I'll finish my food first.

Jixian Hall.

Jixian Hall.

Where is the Gate of Hell?

Have you forgotten what your father

wrote in the "Cases of Jiuxiao?"

Whenever cases involved

the Qi race,

the people involved were all severely injured.

"Cases of Jiuxiao."

The reason we haven't found any new clues

regarding the tragedy in the morgue.

It's not that the murderer of the Qi race

committed the crime flawlessly.

It's the Inspection Bureau didn't

think with the Qi race's mindset.

Qi race's mindset?

I see.

What did you say?

Think with the Qi race's mindset?

Is the nursery rhyme a Qi's doing

or a Qian's?

Of course the Qi people did it.

That's right.

My father

stated in the "Cases of Jiuxiao"

that the Qi race uses the sky map

while we, the Qian race, use the land map.

The so-called Gate of Hell in the nursery rhythm

is definitely not on the ground.

The sky map.

Go.

The so-called Gate of Hell

has a corresponding location

in this sky map,

which is here.

[The Dead Star]

[Guanghua Bridge]

The Dead Star.

Wait.

[Porcelain Shop]

[Guanghua Bridge]

[Restaurant]

Guanghua Bridge.

As for the line "under the moon,"

I've gone through many documents about the Qi race.

I found that they have a traditional festival

called Under the Moon Festival.

It is on April 16 every year.

[April 13]

[33rd year of Dingkun]

April 16.

April 16.

The time matches.

Lord Jiang was dumped

by the three-scar Qi

four days ago at Flower and Willow Hall.

He then dumps a body after another three days.

Isn't there a seven-day duration

between them?

Three days later,

Guanghua Bridge.

Girl,

you are so smart.

Why do I feel that

you've

been smarter

these days?

But Godfather,

what should we do?

Now we know

when and where he will dump the body.

But we are short-handed.

It's hard to solve the case.

Without enough manpower,

what should we do?

Yue Da—

So silly. He's gone.

Since Yue Daren

has gotten such an important clue,

he will surely set an ambush

on the Guanghua Bridge three days later

and wait in vain.

If he really

find any clues,

our 100 taels of silver

will be gone.

That's right.

So this is the worst solution.

If we can't catch

the Qi with three scars,

we can only use Yue Daren's power

to arrest him.

From what you said,

there is a better way.

This is the hardest.

Come here.

Let me tell you.

Listen.

At that time,

we can first

attract the fierce Qi man

to Guanghua Bridge.

His nose

is even better than a dog's.

He must have noticed it before us.

Then we'll make Yue Daren

create chaos

and let them fight with each other.

And we will

take advantage of it.

Good idea.

Let's celebrate.

Okay.

Now,

one last question.

How should we attract him

to Guanghua Bridge?

What are you doing?

You scared me.

Little fellow Qi.

You knew I was coming?

How is that possible?

I didn't knock just now.

A while ago,

I heard your footsteps.

And the smell of alcohol

on you.

If so, it doesn't matter if I take another sip.

That's right.

With his acute sense of smell and hearing,

which is better than dogs,

he can definitely find the three-scar Qi.

How did you know

I live here?

Little fellow Qi.

Let me tell you.

Everyone, either high class or low class

in this Jiuxiao City,

is my spy.

Are you not believing me?

The house you are renting,

the landlady

is my old friend.

What do you think?

Are you interested in working with us?

You're taking advantage of us

if you cooperate with us.

If you cooperate with us,

from now on,

you can walk freely in Jiuxiao City.

No one will restrict you anymore.

No need.

Why are you so stubborn?

Let me tell you.

This is great news.

Detective Su

has found

where the Gate of Hell is.

See you

in three days.

Come out.

Your Highness.

He didn't trouble you, did he?

It is Qi's language.

I know where the Gate of Hell is.

We'll meet at the tower of Guanghua Bridge

in three days.

I threw away this letter.

But you picked it up

and told me the content.

I didn't break my promise.

What a cover-up.

Your Highness

is indeed smarter than me.

[Gwanghua Bridge]

Get yourselves together.

Don't miss a single fly.

Yes.

It's already midnight.

The three-scar Qi man

has no action yet.

What happened?

Is he not dumping the body today?

Think about it, Hu.

He went through a lot of trouble

and commit the crime based on the nursery rhythm.

It is a rule for himself.

It won't be broken easily.

Where is that Qi?

Why didn't that Qi

show up?

Yes.

If he really looks for the three-scar Qi,

he might be

hiding somewhere

and watching us.

Keep your voice down. Don't shout.

I won't show up

in front of you, a female hooligan.

He's really not here.

No way.

I'm a little worried.

I'll go down there and take a look.

Be careful.

If anything happens...

Okay.

Turn the signal light.

When it's on,

I will rush to your side

as soon as possible.

Be careful.

Okay.

Hurry up. Go.

Father.

Look at those three stars.

Jiu'er.

The brightest one is you.

The one next to you

is your mother.

The one below is me.

Do you see it?

Jiu'er.

You must live well

and accompany your mother for me.

Help me.

Hold me tight.

I can't hold on any longer. Hurry up.

Hurry up.

Pull me up.

I don't want to die yet.

What do you usually eat makes you so heavy?

-I am freaked out! -Get up.

I thought I was dead.

Get up!

You are an inspector.

Why are you so afraid of death?

Don't do this to me.

If I die,

everything will be gone.

I haven't lived enough yet.

You're already a burden

before we start working together.

I...

Let me take a break.

I'm so scared that my l-legs are weak.

Are you still going to catch the three-scar Qi?

Do you mean

the person who pushed me down

was the three-scar Qi?

He was wearing a black robe.

I vaguely saw

three scars on his mask.

But I'm not sure.

Because he

has no Qi's scent.

It also doesn't look like he's here to dump the body.

But that's not right.

Seven days are almost up.

There's no way he won't dump the body.

What is that?

D-Don't sleep anymore.

Look, what is that?

Hurry up.

Go!

Hurry!

Go down there.

Let's go.

Go.

Go.

Get it over there.

Pick it up.

Get the stick.

Get the stick.

Hurry.

Come on.

Move forward.

Okay.

Here.

Here.

The body.

The three-scar Qi man...

Where is he?

Girl,

I saw nothing

when I was there just now.

Hurry up.

Why is there so much noise

from Yue Daren's side?

Three-scar Qi has dumped the body.

Hurry up. Open it.

Come on.

There's no head.

[Guanghua Bridge]

This headless corpse

can't be identified

based on facial features.

But based on the smell,

we can infer that

he died more than half a month ago.

All the wounds

were torn.

It should be caused by the shapeshifting of Qi people.

Judging from his figure and clothing,

he should be the fourth person

in our missing case.

Chief of the Inspection Service, Zhang Yunhe, undoubtedly.

Yes, it must be him.

What a tragic death!

So miserable.

Stop it.

Okay, I got it.

Cover it quickly.

How can we investigate it?

He died so miserably.

Commander Yan.

Commander Yan. Commander Yan.

Commander.

Idiot!

All of you are useless!

Commander, please forgive my incompetence.

Of course.

Of course you are incompetent.

I gave you 100 people

and even alarmed the guards.

Yet you let the three-scar Qi man

commit a crime

under your nose.

Do you know how people, ranged from the Imperial City

to Jiuxiao City,

talk about

Inspection Bureau?

No, Commander.

We all think it's unbelievable.

Including the moat,

we have surrounded the whole Guanghua Bridge

with our spies and men.

How could the three-scar Qi

dump the body

without anyone knowing?

-I... -Because he

has no need to dump the body.

No need?

Why?

Yeah.

What do you mean?

There's no need to dump the body.

Why?

Judging from the state

of decomp,

it should have been in the water

for a long time.

The oil paper

is uneven and yellow.

What does it mean?

It means the murderer

wrapped the well-measured soil

with the body

and sank into the water in advance.

Let me show you.

After the river

has washed away all the dirt,

the body will float on the water

naturally.

Amazing.

Jiu'er,

you've become smarter recently.

Yeah.

What do you mean?

She's always smart.

Yeah.

Well,

I was just guessing.

I don't know

if I'm right.

Look.

She's so skillful

and smart.

Unlike someone

who always said he was a coroner.

A coroner?

Having

limited talent

is somehow better than

an inspector who has worked for 30 years.

Not even with limited talent.

He can only

rely on the young generation to enlighten him

and spend his time goofing off.

I indeed rely on Jiu'er.

What's wrong?

I admit it today.

All these years,

of those cases,

the reason why we can find the answer

is that our foster daughter,

Jiu'er is very clever.

But she gave all the credit

to me.

Yan.

C-Commander Yan.

Inspection Bureau doesn't need me,

a drunkard.

I also don't need Inspection Bureau

to give me this job.

I have a house.

But

if you fire her,

you'll make

the biggest mistake

the Inspection Bureau has ever made

other than the passing away of Patrol Commander Su.

Hu Badao.

Who are you to

bargain with me?

You think

your statement just now

can keep

your precious foster daughter's job.

Do you?

Let me tell you.

I made it clear that day.

If you can't solve this case,

both of you leave from here.

It's time.

Get lost.

How dare you!

I thought

you were a petty toy boy at first.

It turns out that you are not only narrow-minded,

but also blind.

Just wait until you regret it.

Let's go. Quit it.

Let's go.

No.

Commander Yan.

Don't you always keep your word?

You can't break your promise.

What do you mean?

You promised to spare us

half a month.

Today is only the seventh day.

Why are you so anxious

and asking us to get lost?

All four bodies

were thrown out.

The Qi man

won't commit another crime.

So even if I give you time,

you have no more chance.

No chance?

We can create opportunities.

I haven't given up yet.

How could you give up first?

Why didn't I know

you were so eloquent?

Maybe in seven days,

you'll find that my ability is better

than my eloquence.

If we fail in seven days,

you can ask us to get lost.

Let's go.

Wait and see.

Dismiss.

Go.

Get back to work.

Calm down.

It's all my fault.

This mouth.

You didn't want to

get involved

in this troublesome case.

You hid yourself carefully.

But I accidentally

spilled it out.

It's okay, Hu.

I've also experienced being impressive.

Now I can only wear the 30-year uniform of inspector

for the last seven days.

But don't worry.

I can earn at least 100 taels of silver

if I sold my ancestral home.

As for the rest,

we can have some small-profit businesses.

Don't worry, Hu.

This matter

hasn't reached the end yet.

What are you doing?

You sound like someone died.

Because the murderer

wanted to kill me.

Kill you?

The three-scar Qi man wants to kill you.

Why?

There were so many people from Inspection Bureau,

but he only tried to kill me.

What does that mean?

It means that

we probably

have met each other.

He didn't want to expose himself.

That's why he did this.

No, no, no.

We can't stay in Jiuxiao City anymore.

We can't stay here anymore.

Let's go.

Come with me to the countryside to hide for a while.

Why are we leaving?

We'll come back when things are over.

Stop, Godfather.

Now there are a debt collector

and a person who wants my life.

We can't do anything now.

We can only solve the case.

Solve it.

How?

Give me your hand.

Come on.

It's not the time to spend money

to buy me small gifts.

What are you talking about, Godfather?

This was removed

from Lord Zhang's body.

Godfather,

this is important evidence.

Why did you steal it since you knew it was important?

What? Steal?

This is just a loan.

And I thought

there might be some vital clues

hidden inside.

Now I think

it may have

saved my life.

[Fate]

Jiu'er.

Aren't you going to

the Qi man's house?

Lower your voice.

Hua!

What's wrong?

Keep your voice down.

Don't let my mother hear it.

I am going without an invitation.

Said to be a guest,

but actually to negotiate.

Is it the handsome Qi in the painting?

Is he that scary?

Yes, he is.

He is very emotional.

One moment he's smiling at you.

Then he might eat you the next second.

Then why do you go?

It was for the case.

Now,

it's to save lives.

I think it's killing.

All handsome men in the world

are all fatal.

I have to go.

I have to go now.

I'm leaving.

Instead of bringing

those useless things,

why don't you bring something practical?

What?

How can you not bring gifts

when you visit somebody?

Don't look at me like that.

I have no choice.

It's because you're the favourite

of Qi people.

Your Highness.

Look.

Why is it so cold?

You...

How dare you

show up yourself

with food?

It's a token of appreciation.

I wonder

if you like it.

Of course.

I like delicate

girls.

Just kidding.

You're like a medicine jar.

I'm afraid I feel bitter after swallowing you.

Brother, you're right.

I'm like a medicine jar.

I taste disgusting.

Very bitter.

Try it and you'll know.

Bah!

Eat it raw.

Raw?

E-Eat it raw.

Since you came here unannounced,

you'd better give me

a reason not to angry.

Brother.

Don't worry.

You are our guest.

As we've known each other for so long,

I haven't introduced

myself.

I'm an inspector under Inspection Bureau, Su Jiu'er.

May I know your name?

Hanzheng.

Hanzheng.

Young Master Han.

All four bodies

have been thrown out.

There's no way that the three-scar Qi

give himself away.

However,

I have a new clue

about the case.

If you agree to

cooperate with me,

we still have one last chance

to arrest him.

What clue?

If you agree to cooperate with me,

I'll tell you.

Whether you really have a clue,

I don't know.

But I know

you want to cooperate with me

because the murderer

wanted to kill you.

And you

need my protection.

Alright.

You're smart.

But think about it.

Besides killing me,

is it true that the three-scar Qi

will never appear again?

If you work with me,

it's killing two birds with one stone.

I can follow you

in private.

Why bother to protect you?

But you saved me three times.

You didn't seem to use great effort.

Yes.

I saved you three times,

but you didn't even give me

any useful clues.

Who said that?

I found

this

from the fourth body.

The pattern on it

seems to be Qi's language.

I have searched many books

but I couldn't find

what it means.

I think

it's not an important clue.

It's just a trap

you are trying to trick me into.

Who said that?

I've found

its origin.

It's just that I dare not

to go alone.

Since you've found

such an important clue,

there are so many Qi people in Jiuxiao City.

Why do you choose me

to be your partner?

B-Because...

Because...

Because when I touch you...

What

are you up to?

Why are you

scheming all the time?

Let me tell you the truth.

I just think

you're amazing.

That's why I want to work with you.

In the entire Jiuxiao City,

in terms of martial arts and brain power,

no one can beat you.

Also,

you've saved me three times.

I think you are

a kind person.

So I want to

be friends

with you.

Who knows,

you always turn me down.

She is a Qian,

but she wants to be my friend?

Forget it.

I was rude today.

Since you don't want

cooperate with me,

I'll go home

and study it myself.

If one day

I am killed

by the three-scar Qi,

let me die far away.

Let me fend for myself.

Leave me alone.

Take back your clothes.

But I don't want to die yet.

I'm not done yet.

Tell me your clues.

I'll consider your sincerity.

This thumb ring

is from the dance tavern

owned by the Qi from Huaide Workshop.

Do you know that?

This is the token for the entrance.

No wonder there's ancient Qi's language

carved on it.

It means fate.

Fate?

When we examined the body today,

this ring

dropped from

Lord Zhang's internal lining.

This case has always been related to Qi people.

But those officers

don't often deal with Qi.

This is just your guess.

It's not enough.

Who said it's just a guess?

I followed the clues

and found something big.

The strangest thing in this case

is

the motives

the murderer

has.

If he wants to complete the nursery rhythm,

he can just simply

murder four Qian people.

There's no need

to target these four lords?

It seemed that the four lords

rarely had personal ties while they were all officials.

But do you know?

The four lords came to

Shuobei Tavern every month

on the same day

at the same time.

In other words,

they went together

and disappeared together.

This place is indeed very suspicious.

And strangely,

four bodies

Only on the thumbs of three bodies

had traces of wearing a thumb ring

for a long time.

But the last person who died

had nothing.