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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 20]

[Leave no stone unturned]

After speaking,

he took the water bottle from Jiu'er's waist

and left in a hurry.

This is too sweet...

Too sweet!

It doesn't make sense

for them not to get married on the spot.

I'll get them a matchmaker.

What are you looking at?

This...

Morning.

Nothing—

Alright.

Go on.

Let me have another look.

Didn't you say you weren't looking at anything?

There must be something!

What is it?

The Jiuxiao City News.

The Jiuxiao City News.

What are you hiding?

Let me see.

What are you hiding?

Nothing.

Where's the book?

What's the title of this book?

It's...

Your Highness.

You're holding it upside down.

What's it called?

He's illiterate.

Pretty girl...

Say it.

Fine.

What's the title of the book?

The Tale of Jiuxiao City.

The Records of Criminal Investigation in Jiuxiao City.

Boss.

He can't read.

But can't he count?

Prince Han pinned the Little Inspector

firmly against the wall,

saying,

"I never knew what it felt like

to be rejected.

Very well, Little Inspector.

You have successfully

attracted my attention."

This is all fake!

Are you stupid?

If a Qi shoves me,

w- wouldn't I be flattened?

It's lying!

It's like this, dummy.

Why are you scaring me?

Do you Qian think that

the Qi

are brainless brutes,

just like the novel describes?

It's not as romantic

as the novel describes.

They can argue about even this?

I don't believe

they are in a Qian-Qi relationship.

Isn't it true?

This is absolutely...

How many people have read it?

Why does that matter?

Why are you always like this?

Like what?

You...

What?

Let's break up.

I can't be your partner anymore.

Fine.

Whoever doesn't break up is a puppy.

That's not right.

You are a puppy!

Su Jiu'er, say it again!

Stop fighting!

Stop fighting.

There's a new case!

A new case?

Here's the thing.

I just received a report.

The body of a woman who had committed suicide by hanging

was found in the suburbs.

It has been sent to the coroner's office.

Which one of you will be going?

-She’ll go. -He’ll go.

So who's going?

She will.

I'm going to investigate Ren Fengyang's case.

I’m going to investigate Ren Fengyang’s case.

What a coincidence!

It's related to Ren Fengyang!

The deceased

was Ren Fengyang's maid.

Her name was...

Mei!

Yes!

Mei.

Who's going?

There's bleeding from her eyes.

Her tongue is protruding slightly.

There are indentations from strangulation on her neck.

It does look like suicide.

She was fine yesterday,

but today, she's lying here.

So,

your conclusion is...

Judging from the degree of rigor mortis,

Mei should have died

sometime between 1:00 and 5:00 in the morning.

Yesterday, she was still

pestering Keyuncha to protect her.

There's no reason for her to

commit suicide as soon as she got home.

Moreover,

even if it were suicide,

most people would instinctively

grip the rope and struggle.

Look at her.

There are no traces of a struggle.

In other words,

the murderer knocked her out

before creating the appearance

of a suicide.

Last night,

it was Keyuncha who sent her home.

Do you think...

Impossible.

I was with him

at midnight last night.

I took him

to my residence.

With the sharpness of my senses,

he couldn't have left the house

without my noticing.

Ren Fengyang and Mei

died one after the other

in what looks like suicides.

There must be a connection

between the two.

Let’s go.

Let’s report to

Commander Yan first.

You haven't solved

Ren Fengyang's case.

Now, his maid is dead!

Your investigation

is too slow!

Split up to investigate.

Who will take charge of Ren Fengyang's case?

Who will take charge of Mei's case?

Well...

Once we get down to business,

look at you.

There is only one spot this year

for promotion to Senior Inspector.

Whoever solves this case first

gets the promotion.

Lass.

I have faith in you.

Go on.

Go on.

Go on, lass.

Commander.

I've heard that

Inspector Su was at the scene

when Ren Fengyang died.

She must have a good understanding

of this case.

I'll take care of Mei's case then.

Daren, you are so smart.

He knows Ren Fengyang's case

is tough,

so he picked the new case.

Alright. That's it then.

Inspector Su,

you will investigate Ren Fengyang's case.

Inspector Yue will be in charge of Mei's case.

All of us have a lot of work

on our hands.

I won't delegate manpower to you.

Inspector Su, Inspector Yue.

Find help by yourselves.

Yes.

Get a move on!

Dismissed.

Dismissed.

Dali,

let's go to the scene.

Okay.

Wait.

Your Highness.

I'll go with you.

You and I?

She...

Isn't it good for me to team up with you?

That's not it.

If I go with Inspector Su,

I'm afraid it'll create

unnecessary rumors

and ruin her reputation.

That's great.

Hu.

Let's go!

Let's continue to investigate Ren Fengyang.

Alright!

Your Highness.

I can't trouble you.

Let's go to the scene of the crime.

It's in the bag this time.

Your Highness, wait for me!

Boss, I...

Get lost!

Your Highness!

Love really will fade!

Brother Han

is quite good at acting.

He's such a smooth talker.

We owe him one.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, wait for me!

Your Highness.

Did you partner with me today

because you're tired of

Jiu?

I'm here to investigate the case.

Yes.

We're investigating the case.

In my opinion,

as the prince of the Qi,

you shouldn't have to play second fiddle to her.

Think about it.

Her body is weak

and she's incompetent.

She's only sponging off

the Inspection Bureau

because of her father.

How could you

take her orders?

We should be partners instead.

Right?

You mean

you want me to be your follower?

Your Highness, that's not what I meant.

Before this,

I was too ignorant.

Please forgive me.

From now on, we'll be partners.

With your capability and my experience,

we can definitely

make something of ourselves

and become the heroes of the Inspection Bureau.

Your Highness.

Think about it.

We can really do it!

We'll at least do better than Jiu.

Officer Yue,

your stamina isn't that good.

I'm afraid

you're close to retirement.

If you want to be my partner,

I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up with me.

Your Highness!

I'm only 30.

I only look old.

I can keep up with you.

Your Highness.

No matter what, I'm still better than Jiu.

Did you know that ten years ago,

I was the fastest runner in the Inspection Bureau?

Your Highness,

I can do it!

Impressive. Truly impressive.

Han's move is called

a feint.

In this way,

we can continue to investigate Ren Fengyang

without being cut off from

intel about Mei.

Your promotion to Senior Inspector

is in the bag.

If I get promoted,

I'd be a registered official of the imperial court.

Of course.

Listen.

Your salary will triple.

A money-grubber like you will die of happiness.

That means

if I die,

my mother will receive a death gratuity

-every month. -No, no, no.

Nonsense!

Touch wood!

One fell to death,

the other was hanged.

The Western Chamber

is really cursed.

I've heard that

they were both killed by

Shi Luqing,

the one who jumped off the city wall.

Yes.

Have you heard?

Shi Luqing came back

just to take

their lives.

Shi Luqing wasn't easy to deal with

even when she was alive.

I've heard that all the men in the Western Chamber

have been involved with her.

Really?

This was a crime of passion?

It must be.

Crime of passion.

Looks like

we need to thoroughly investigate

what kind of person

Shi Luqing was.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Officer Yue, you're only in your 30s.

You're too weak.

You're out of breath after running a few steps.

No, Your Highness.

You are an ace.

Ordinary people can't compete with you.

Let me practice.

I'll be able to keep up next time.

Your Highness.

Did you find anything?

I smell it.

It's Mei's scent.

What? Where?

It's...

Right here.

Over there?

Heyang Gate in the west of the city,

ten miles away from here.

About 100 feet north of the main gate.

And

there's a rotten smell.

Ten miles away? Heyang Gate in the west of the city?

Yes.

I also smelled

something that belonged to Mei.

If I'm not mistaken,

it's very likely where

the murderer is selling the stolen goods.

You can smell it from so far away.

Is it for real, Your Highness?

Evidence doesn't wait for anyone.

I'll go there first.

Hurry up.

Your Highness!

Your Highness,

you should at least wait for me!

Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Wait for me, Your Highness!

Your Highness!

These trees don't even have forks.

How could she hang herself here?

In this case,

we can prove that

the murderer had indeed

knocked the victim out

before creating the appearance of a suicide.

This footprint smells weird.

I've never heard about

Mr. Ren and Miss Shi having anything to do with each other.

They performed together.

They didn't talk much

after performing.

I don't know.

I just came here.

Mr. Ren was such a kind person.

How could he pass away just like that?

It's all Shi Luqing's fault!

She kept seducing people when she was alive.

Now that she's dead, she's still making trouble.

I...

Did I say it?

God bless me.

I didn't mean it.

I didn't mean it.

Alright.

Next.

Shi Luqing?

I remember her.

This girl had a bad reputation.

But I think

those were just rumors.

They all said...

she was promiscuous

and seduced men everywhere she went.

But I think

it was all because

she was too pretty,

which invited these kinds of gossip.

In my memory,

that child was quite sensible.

She didn't interact much with men.

The only person she talked to

a little more

was Mr. Ren's Mei.

By the way,

I've heard you were in charge of

Mr. Ren's meals.

Yes.

I’m the one who cooks

for all the actors in the Western Chamber.

Was there

anything special

about his dietary requirements?

For example, the addition of

any special herbs?

No.

Well...

It's just that before every performance,

Mr. Ren would drink

a bowl of warm pear soup.

Pear soup?

Did he drink it

the day he died?

Yes.

There had been ghost sightings,

so Mr. Ren hadn't been coming to the Western Chamber

when he didn't need to perform.

That day, I think he arrived at the theater

right before the performance.

After hurriedly drinking a bowl of pear soup,

he changed into his costume.

Hu.

Let's go to the kitchen to take a look.

We must go take a look.

He followed me here so soon.

These are all

ordinary ingredients.

There isn't the medicinal smell

Keyuncha mentioned.

Could it be that

the pear soup he drank

had been spiked?

Lass.

I think the cook

was probably telling the truth.

Otherwise, wouldn't she be getting herself in trouble

by going into all that detail?

Anyone here

can come to this kitchen

at any time.

Even outsiders

could come here to spike the food.

We need to figure out

what medicine it was.

Are you sure

it's still in the kitchen?

But isn't it like trying to find a needle in a haystack

if we keep searching like this?

Even so, we have to keep searching.

What if there is some residue

in there?

I wish Han were here.

His nose is more sensitive than mine.

What's this smell?

Hu.

Just wait.

I'll get him.

Come out.

I noticed you long ago.

Are you looking for me?

Why are you here?

Where is Han Zheng?

Didn't Han Zheng

go with Yue Daren?

They said it'd be faster

if we split up.

Then why are you here?

Han Zheng asked me to come.

Han Zheng told me

he couldn’t protect you in the open,

so he asked me to protect you in secret.

This

is my new job.

Why is he so worried about me?

Seriously.

You came at the right time.

Your nose

must be as good

as Han Zheng's, right?

Did you smell

Ren Fengyang's medicinal smell

at the theatre?

No.

W- What about here?

Here?

How is it?

No.

That's it?

No.

That means this medicine

isn't in the Western Chamber.

If we want to know

what medicine it is,

there is only one way.

Are you sure

this is the only way?

Big fat sheep, big fat goose.

Have a look.

Sir, have a look.

Big fat sheep, big fat goose.

Come and have a look.

Sir.

Have a look.

Do you want to buy my pork?

You just stepped on pig dung.

Aren't you going to wash your shoes?

Who are you? It's none of your business.

Inspection Bureau?

Go ahead, run.

Officer!

Please spare my life!

Please spare my life!

Ah Qi.

What time is it?

Your Highness.

It's already dusk.

It's going to be night soon.

Soon, you'll see

many river lanterns

floating downstream with the water.

It's wonderful.

Don't you think

your overly serious expression

is incongruous with this beautiful scenery?

Here.

Look at my painting.

Your Highness,

I'd better inspect

our surroundings

so I can protect you.

You are

always so boring.

If I had known,

I wouldn't have chased away the servant who served tea.

At least that'll be interesting.

Strange.

The maid there

used to be a plump girl.

Why did she become

so thin?

Maybe it's someone else.

The price this time

is too high.

Can we negotiate?

Because of the Qian-Qi Six Treaties,

many Qi envoys have come.

We dare not sell too much

in the black market right now.

If the Qi found out

we are selling Qi Vitality Stones,

it'll be a serious matter

between the two races.

Even so,

you can't

triple the price.

To be honest with you,

actually,

you're not the only one

who wants in

on this deal.

If you think the price is too high,

don't force yourself.

Don't.

Eunuch Li.

You...

Young Master Li,

we've known each other for so many years.

We still have to

make this deal.

Triple the price it is, then.

Here's the wine. Let's drink.

How dare you!

Where are your manners?

Apologize.

Do you feel weak all over

and are unable to speak?

It’s all because of my

daze powder.

I'm a regular here,

but I've never seen anyone

serve wine in such a casual manner.

Why can't I speak?

You're not a servant.

Let me see who you are.

You have this much strength?

It's her.

I've seen her

among the Qi envoys.

She's that female general.

What's her name?

Chilan!

She must be here

to investigate

the secret of our Qi Vitality Stones.

Kill her!

But don't leave any evidence.

Take off her clothes

and throw her into the river!

In a few days, when the body surfaces downstream,

they'll think she drowned.

It'll have nothing to do with us.

General.

I'm sorry.

You came here yourself today.

Don't blame me

when you become a water ghost.

No one can save you!

Ah Qi.

Who are you?

Eldest Prince.

Eldest Prince.

Eunuch Li.

Yes.

What are you doing?

Your Highness,

my good friend and I

were admiring river lanterns here.

We didn't expect to encounter

a female assassin in disguise.

It was a crisis,

so we had to fight back.

Fight back?

Why are you degrading her?

I'm not.

I just wanted

to see who she is.

Yes.

Eunuch Li.

Yes, Your Highness.

Raise your head.

You really don't know who she is?

I...

I really don't know.

I'll take her away.

I'll punish you two

after I get to the bottom of this.

Your Highness.

How about

you change your clothes?

It's inappropriate for you

to be alone with me.

Then should I

or Ah Qi

help you?

I'll do it then.

What's wrong?

So you want me

to close my eyes?

Alright.

How dare you!

Looks like you've recovered.

I apologize.

I...

The last time I saw you,

you looked like

a majestic...

lioness.

I didn't expect

to see you as a ferocious kitty cat

today.

Don't tell anyone

about what happened today.

Otherwise...

Otherwise?

Could you

take my life?

You...

Fine, I promise you.

I'll have to warn Ah Qi later

that if he lets this slip,

you will kill him.

Did you disguise yourself as a maid today

to get close to Eunuch Li

in order to get

some intel?

Well,

is there anything I can help you with?

Did you know that Eunuch Li

is selling Qi Vitality Stones?

What?

Really?

There are two possibilities.

The first is that you knew about this

and are involved in it.

That's why you showed up today.

I'm here

to see the river lanterns tonight.

I didn't know

Eunuch Li would be here too.

Have some tea.

Let's go.

Because you're colluding with them,

you already know

I've found out about your secret,

so it's fine for me to tell you.

There's another possibility.

You just found out

Eunuch Li

is involved in trafficking Qi Vitality Stones.

As an eunuch,

there much be someone more powerful behind him.

Perhaps they are

a member of the imperial court.

Your Highness.

Will you help me

find the person behind this?

I once heard that

a small dosage of a Qi Vitality Stone

can enhance a Qian's physique

and his five senses.

But excessive and prolonged usage

will damage a Qian's body,

or even cause death.

If someone

is doing this kind of business,

even if it's someone from the court,

I won't tolerate it.

Then go back,

arrest Eunuch Li,

and interrogate him.

You'll find out everything then.

But Eunuch Li could also explain

what happened today

as you approaching him in disguise

to try to obtain Qian's state secrets,

even trying to kill him in the process.

If I only interrogate him, but not you,

how could I answer to the public?

Where is the black market you mentioned?

I'll send someone to check it out.

That's difficult.

I don't know

what news they've gotten lately,

but they've gone silent all of a sudden.

I finally found

Eunuch Li.

If they find out we're onto them,

I'm afraid this lead would become a dead end too.

It's not that I don't trust you.

But so far,

I've only heard your side of the story.

But if I find the evidence,

will you help me

end this from its source?

Of course.

Anyone who dares to do such a business

is definitely not simple.

Maybe

he a royal, like you.

Your Highness.

Goodbye.

Thank you.

General Chilan.

I promise you.

No matter who he is,

I will bring him to justice.

This is how the Qian

make promises.

Ironically, Your Highness,

there is no law in your country

stipulating the punishment for someone

who has harmed a Qi.

That is why

we must go through with

the Qian-Qi Six Treaties.

It seems to be protecting

the interests of the Qi,

but it is actually maintaining

the order of the Qian.

Alright.

As long as you find the evidence,

I promise you.

I will continue pushing for

the Qian-Qi Six Treaties at court.

This is how the Qi make promises.

Have a seat.

We're not tired.

There's no need to sit.

Today, I found—

It's okay.

A butcher.

And then,

I brought him to that—

Keyuncha, what's wrong?

H- He's fine.

He's fine.

Are you okay?

It's just his first day working a case.

He must be tired.

-He's tired. -He's tired.

Why is he tired?

Prince Han.

I almost forgot

to report to you.

We found

Ren Fengyang's cause of death.

Go on.

Ren Fengyang fell to his death.

That's true.

But before he died,

he was drugged by daze powder.

This is a medicine

that can paralyze a human's body and throat.

So at the time of the incident,

he couldn't make a sound,

and felt weak all over.

Plus, because of the ghost sightings,

he was already almost scared to death.

He was singing on stage,

and suddenly,

he heard Shi Luqing's voice.

He got scared,

so he fell.

Right?

Impressive.

Truly impressive.

I finally understand now.

Ren Fengyang

had been drugged.

Someone

took the occasion of the Ghost Festival

to make use of Shi Luqing's return

to stir up trouble.

Not bad.

There's progress.

So,

what happened to Keyuncha?

What is it?

Godfather.

Is there

on my head?

Let me see.

Up.

Hu.

My mother isn't here.

Let's go!

Hurry up.

I'll keep watch for you.

Hurry up.

Come on.

It's up to you now.

Smell it.

Is it this?

No, no, not this.

What's wrong with you?

It's a little pungent.

Then...

Keep your voice down.

Try to control it.

Control it.

Why is it so noisy?

I- I can't control myself.

We know you're not feeling well,

but we can only rely on you.

Hang in there.

Hu, hurry up. Let him smell it again.

It's not this.

Is it this?

Not this.

This one.

This one.

This one.

So it was daze powder.

We did it!

It’s daze powder.

Daze powder?

Alright.

Let's go.

Hurry up! Let's go.

Let's go.

Stop!

Your mother looks very formidable

wielding that broom.

She looks just as mighty as she did in her prime.

I asked him to protect you out of the kindness of my heart.

How could you do this to him?

I- I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Don't you know?

The Qi's five senses are very sensitive.

For him to smell so many scents

in such a short time

is akin to

throwing you

into a bucket full of excrement!

I can't take it anymore.

I can't take it anymore.

It's okay.

I'm fine now.

Don't be angry.

I'm fine. Really.

Don't be angry.

Sit down.

I'll go wash my face.

Okay.

You guys talk first.

Don't be angry.

I'm sorry.

We only did that

because we wanted to crack the case

as soon as possible.

Exactly.

-We won’t do it again. -We won’t do it again.

We really won't.

Let’s get down to business.

Is daze powder

very common?

It's not rare.

However,

a small dosage of it

can get rid of heat and toxins,

so it often appears

in various prescriptions.

This time,

we made

a small breakthrough.

Yes.

Let me do it.

Okay.

What about you, Prince Han?

You investigated personally today,

so you must have

found many significant leads.

There's nothing much.

I've simply

arrested the person

who murdered Mei.

-Impressive. -Impressive.

-Truly impressive. -Truly impressive.

The murderer who killed Mei

is ostensibly

a butcher,

but in truth,

he's an assassin.

However,

his communications with his employer

were one-way.

He only knows the time and location

for collecting his pay after the job.

He doesn't know

who ordered the murder.

So,

we still need to find out who the real murderer was.

Then the real murderer

should be the person

who killed Ren Fengyang.

Prince Han, you're formidable.

You found leads and arrested the murderer

even while you were with

an idiot like Yue Daren.

You're really intelligent.

Yue

didn't help much.

I did it all myself.

What about Yue Daren?

Inspector Yue?

He's doing his best at investigating

right now.

One hundred feet north of Heyang Gate.

Isn't this the place?

Didn't he say something about Mei

and something about selling stolen goods here?

My dear Prince Han.

My honorable ancestor.

Where on earth is this place?

-Impressive. -Impressive.

-Truly impressive. -Truly impressive.

Prince Han has delivered justice.

Not only did he catch the murderer,

he also punished Yue Daren,

a petty gossipmonger.

Are you feeling better?

-Much better. -Are you okay?

I'm fine.

How is it?

I'm fine. Don't worry.

You're strong!

You're strong.

Sit.

Han.

No, no, no.

Prince Han.

I don't think

we should be too proud at this juncture.

According to my experience,

even thought we've caught the butcher,

we might not be able to find the real murderer.

Why?

Didn't the butcher already tell us

the time and location?

Let me tell you.

Generally,

for a contract killing case like this,

it's useless to know the time and location.

They don't have to come

personally.

He can pay

a begger

or a servant to show up for him.

If he doesn't show up,

what can you do?

You can't catch him!

Even if you catch him,

he won't confess.

He'll deny that he was involved.

What would you do then?

Let me tell you.

The Inspection Bureau

upholds the rule of law.

We can't possibly

torture a suspect into confessing

when we have no evidence.

That won't do!

So, when a case comes to this,

it's a dead end.

But as long as we know

the time and location of the payment,

can't we just follow the trail

to find the real murderer?

It's too dangerous.

You can't go.

Godfather.

Don't worry.

Now,

I have a backer.

What time is it now?

It's past five in the afternoon.

It's past five?

Strange.

When the General

sent me home last night,

she promised me

she will go see the river lanterns

with me today.

See

the river lanterns?

Yes.

It's the first day of the Ghost Festival.

It's very lively by the river.

There are so many lanterns there.

Look over there!

There are so many lights.

Isn't it beautiful?

General.

General.

So you really

came to the river directly.

I had something to do earlier. I'm sorry.

What was it?

I'll tell you later.

Tell me if you need anything next time.

I'll go with you.

Come with me.

Hurry.

Let's go.

You can hang this up.

I buy this flower every year.

This one.

Take a look.

Isn't it beautiful?

Why do you release river lanterns

during the Ghost Festival?

Because they contain

our remembrances for our deceased family members.

Remembrances?

Boss,

I want four lanterns.

Okay.

Four? For us, too?

Yes.

Take it.

Thank you, Boss.

It’s said that after releasing the lanterms,

you can dream of your loved ones.

I used to release one for Father

every year.

But I seldom

dream of him.

There are many people today.

Perfect, you can all

help me.

Maybe I will dream of Father this time.

Let's go.

Follow me.

Su Jiu'er.

I promise you

you'll dream of your father tonight.

Come here.

What?

Look.

I bought these

for you.