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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 24]

Back then,

when I first joined the Inspection Bureau,

I was just

a minor patrol who served tea and water.

On the other hand, you and Su Huan

were already

famous constables in Jiuxiao City.

Everyone admired you.

Back then, I thought

how nice it would be

if I could become like you two,

serve the people of Jiuxiao City

and become a hero to them

one day.

But since Su Huan passed away,

you fell into depression

and alcoholism.

You said you wanted to be

a good inspector,

but you wasted your time

with alcohol.

In my heart, I believe

Hu Baodao shouldn't be like this.

From today onwards,

Su Jiu'er will officially become

a Senior Inspector of the Inspection Bureau.

And we all believe

she will

improve in the future.

My friend,

take care.

Hu.

All these years, you keep scolding me.

You scolded me for only thinking about

getting promoted and getting rich.

My friend.

Let's not think about getting promoted and getting rich.

Let's cherish every day.

Come on.

We are different,

But I know

we are friends.

My friend.

Take care.

In my heart,

Su,

Jiu'er,

you,

and I have always been a family.

Time to eat.

After Su left,

Come on.

every festival,

every reunion,

Chopsticks.

have been shared by the three of us.

After you're gone,

I will still leave a space for you at the table

during festivals.

The four of us will still celebrate together.

Uncle Hu!

Take care!

Jiu'er.

Aren't you going to say goodbye to Uncle Hu?

I'll wait.

Hu didn't leave at all.

He's just trying to scare me.

He must be hiding somewhere,

laughing at all of you right now.

[Godfather Hu Badao's memorial tablet]

Uncle Hu,

let us send you off!

Commander Yan,

we are all indebted to Uncle Hu.

Please let us send him off.

Folks,

thank you.

On behalf of Hu Badao, thank you.

Goodbye, Uncle Hu.

Goodbye, Uncle Hu.

I don't care.

My godfather didn't leave.

He's just joking with me.

Otherwise,

why didn't he bring his kettle with him

when he left?

Why didn't he bring me with him?

No.

My godfather didn't leave.

He didn't leave.

He didn't leave.

Uncle Hu.

Take care.

How can you get out of here alive

if you refuse to eat or drink?

I've picked up Keyuncha.

I think

he would rather

stay with Shi Luqing

than return to Shuobei.

So I decided

to bury them together.

I've asked someone

to ask Shi Luqing's father.

He also agreed.

Thank you.

Sorry.

You always have to

clean up after us.

It's been like this since we were young.

The three of you

mess around,

while I clean up.

Speaking of which,

we haven't

thanked you yet.

I don't want you to thank me.

I want you to live well.

There's no more news about Mu Yan.

Keyuncha is gone too.

Han Zheng.

I only have you.

Can you pull yourself together?

Stop making me worry.

I'm fine.

I just

need some time.

Don't worry.

Everything will be fine.

The Inspection Bureau has submitted a plaint.

The trial will be held in a month.

I think they'll be handling it

according to the Qian's law.

I'll hire a lawyer for you.

Chilan.

Today

is the day Uncle Hu will be buried.

Have a good rest.

No matter what,

I won't give up.

I will get you out of here.

Lass.

Lass.

What are you doing upstairs alone?

Come on.

Have a drink.

You're weak.

It's so cold here.

The wine will warm you up.

It's good for you.

Hu.

Hu.

Hu.

Hu.

Can you come out?

Right now,

I'm the only one here.

There's no one else.

Let me show you.

Your wine flask

is full of

your favorite,

Fushui Spring.

I'm pouring it all

into your wine flasj.

If you don't come out now,

I'll drink it all up.

Hu.

Hu.

Look.

This is your favorite

Fushui Spring.

Come out, okay?

Hu!

Hu!

Hu.

I never wanted to believe

it was all true.

Until today, when I saw you

lying there

quietly,

as if you were asleep.

But I thought

maybe you were

playing a prank on us.

Maybe the next moment,

you'll jump up.

Yue Daren is here!

You'll say,

"Didn't I have you fooled?"

Until...

Until...

the sand filled your grave

little by little.

That's when I realized

you have really

left us.

You shouldn't

think too much.

You still have a long life ahead of you.

In life,

there are many possibilities.

Take your illness for example.

Maybe one day,

you'll meet a famous physician,

or encounter an incident

that'll help you recover in an instant.

It's absolutely possible.

Let me make it clear.

When that time comes,

you cannot look down on me

or think of me as a burden.

You must take me with you wherever you go.

Hu.

If...

If only all of this

was just a dream?

If that's the case,

I hope...

I hope

I never get to meet Han Zheng.

I only want to be

a sickly errand girl

my whole life.

I just want you and my mother

to stay by my side.

In that case,

I want nothing else.

Hu.

I'm sorry, Hu.

It's my fault.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Hu.

Can you come back, Hu?

Can you come back?

Hu.

Come back.

Hu.

I beg of you.

[Inspection Bureau]

Kaka.

If you need

any food or necessities,

just let me know.

I'll bring it to you.

Don't worry about me.

It's only half a month.

After you get out,

don't fight anymore.

You're a Qi.

You can cripple

Qian kids

very easily.

Come on.

A- As long as they

don't bully Bin,

I won't

mess with them.

Otherwise, I...

I'll beat them up every time I see them!

Kaka.

Thank you

for defending Bin

again and again.

But from now on,

you're not allowed to do this.

How can I live with myself

if anything happens to you?

How can I answer to your father?

My father told me that.

Bin is different from other kids.

He has been getting bullied since he was young.

We grew up together.

I have to protect him.

Let's go.

Prince Han.

Prince Han.

Why isn't he moving?

Why isn't he responding?

He haven't eaten for days.

He couldn't have starved to death, right?

Just as well, a life for a life.

Let's go.

Tianyun, don't talk nonsense.

We had worked together after all,

not to mention

he's the Prince of the Qi.

If he dies of hunger,

it'll be a big problem.

Prince Han.

He's not dead.

What are you doing?

Prince Han.

Eat something.

Where's Jiu'er?

Has she been absent

from the Inspection Bureau for days?

She comes every day.

But

I haven't

heard her voice of late.

It's not just you.

I haven't heard her voice

in a long time either.

She comes every day,

but her soul isn't.

She's not dead. Stop talking.

Let's go.

You killed Uncle Hu!

Cut it out!

Uncle Hu and Physician Qin

are my benefactors.

You killed Uncle Hu.

You're my enemy!

Kaka.

It was an accident.

Then he's a fool!

Kaka.

Be good, Kaka.

You killed Uncle Hu.

You killed him.

Kaka.

You fool!

What did you say?

Even if it was an accident, you still killed him!

He's a kid.

-Why are you arguing with him? -Kaka, stop it.

You're a fool!

You fool!

Kaka.

You fool!

This child.

Fool.

Kaka, be good.

Be good.

You fool!

You...

Stop it.

Fool.

Han, are you out of your mind?

Han.

Are you out of your mind?

Jiu'er.

It's not even nine o'clock yet.

Why are you up already?

Mother.

I'm going to the Inspection Bureau.

Jiu'er.

You were on duty last night.

Even if you don't go today,

no one will say anything.

They don't say anything

because they want to take care of me.

I don't want that.

Jiu'er.

Jiu'er.

Your pulse is still unstable.

You haven't been so weak

in a long time.

Stay at home for a few days.

Let me

help you recuperate.

OK?

Don't worry, Mother.

I'm fine.

The Inspection Bureau

hasn't had many cases recently.

It's the same without you around.

Why are you so stubborn?

I just want to find something to do.

That way, time will pass faster.

I wanted to find something for her to do,

so I asked her to cut a watermelon.

She's cut seven or eight of them.

Let her.

There aren't any cases anyway.

Let her cut them.

But the Inspection Bureau's

watermelon supply for the month

is about to be depleted in a day.

What do I do if I need to cool down later?

Find her something to do.

What else?

Jiu'er.

You have nothing to do anyway.

Why don't you do something for me?

Well...

Aunt Zhang lost her cat.

She came over to complain several times.

Why don't you help her find it?

I'll be right there.

There's something to do.

Old Zhang and his wife

quarreled again.

It's just

about trivial matters.

You know them well.

Why don't you go and mediate?

Sure.

One more thing.

Commander Yan asked me to interrogate

Prince Han...

and take his statement.

If you want,

-let’s… -I don’t want to.

I'm going to catch the cat.

Are you stupid?

Why did you mention Prince Han?

They used to be so close—

That was in the past.

Not now.

It's impossible between them now.

So love will disappear,

right?

Yes.

It disappeared.

What a waste!

Prince Han, this is warm.

Don't eat that.

Hurry up.

Come on.

-You finally ate. -Come on.

I was so afraid you'll starve to death.

We can't take that responsibility.

I heard Jiu'er today.

Is she well?

She's like this piece of paper,

she could be blown away by a single breath.

Is she still insistent

on not seeing me?

Then I can't

replenish her health.

Do me a favor.

Could you

ask Prince Jun to come here?

Prince Han,

don't take yourself

too seriously.

To be honest, if I weren't worried you would starve to death,

I wouldn't even want to talk to you.

And you want me to ask His Highness to come here?

Even if I could get the message to him,

would he be willing to come?

Tell him

I have a way

to make Jiu'er

happy.

Hurry up!

Open the door!

Your Highness, this...

It's okay.

Did you mistreat him?

How would we dare?

Brother Han,

although we are good friends,

I cannot forgive you

for what happened to Uncle Hu.

If you hadn't said

you had a way

to make Jiu'er happy,

I wouldn't have come to see you.

Let's get down to business then.

Follow me.

This is called the called Soul Invoking Bell.

Soul Invoking Bell?

-Yes. -What is it?

It's...

It can summon souls.

If this can invoke souls,

those shamans

will run out of business.

Don't underestimate it.

Apparently

this has been soaked with the water of the netherworld.

If you miss

a deceased person,

hang it in a west-facing room

at sunset.

Then,

call the name

of the person you miss.

If it moves

without the wind,

it means the person you care about

is responding to you.

As if that's true.

It is!

Liu Fu told me about this.

When he was young,

he saw someone using it.

I know you miss Uncle Hu.

So I asked him for it.

It took him a really long time to find it.

There's no wind.

Will it really ring?

If it doesn't,

it means

it's just an ordinary wind chime.

Or it means that

the soul dies

with the person.

Hu.

I miss you so much.

I really miss you.

If you hear me,

make it ring.

Just once is enough.

Let me know

you've always been by my side

and have never left me.

It's all a lie.

Hu.

Is that you?

Is it really you?

You really came back, right?

You've always been by my side,

right?

You don't want to leave me, right?

Hu.

You...

You still had a lot to do,

and a lot of wine to drink.

I really miss you.

Alright.

I won't cry anymore.

I...

I know you're worried about me.

But don't worry.

I will take good care of myself

and Mother.

If you see my father

on the other side,

please tell him

I'm well. Mother is well too.

We're all well.

Everything is well.

You two must

take care of yourselves too.

One day,

we will meet again.

Su Jiu'er.

May this wind chime

bring you some comfort.

Godfather.

Take care.

Jiu'er.

Jiu'er.

Jun.

Hu heard me!

He really heard me!

He came back to see me!

I know.

So you must cheer up.

Don't make Uncle Hu worry.

We must be happy in the future.

We must all live well.

Your Highness.

I've finally completed

your task.

Alright.

It seems that

other than politics,

you can do everything else.

I'll treat that as a thanks.

You're welcome.

Liu Fu.

Go make some tea for us.

But I have to make it clear.

I tidied you up

only to thank you

for your Soul Invoking Bell.

But I still can't forgive you

for what happened to Uncle Ho.

What if I said

there's more to

Uncle Hu's death?

What do you mean?

I keep recalling

what happened that day.

When I left the West Chamber,

I think Uncle Han said to me,

"Han.

Are you out of your mind?"

You mean

because Uncle Han's head

had been hit,

he shouldn't have been able to speak.

That's right.

If it wasn't you,

who else could it be?

Uncle Hu

couldn't have fallen down himself

and hit his head on the vase, right?

I don't know.

But the more I think about it, the weirder it is.

Have you

told Jiu'er about this?

She refuses to see me.

I've told the patrolmen

about it many times.

But they all think

I'm just making excuses for myself.

It's not their fault.

After all,

you don't have any evidence.

Even if I believed you,

I don't know how to help you.

I can only help Chilan

to find

a better lawyer for you.

Thank you.

The sun is rising from the west.

I didn't know those words

existed in your dictionary.

Enough.

How has Jiu'er been

lately?

She can at least eat now.

But

she's still not in a good mood.

Maybe there aren't any cases

at the Inspection Bureau

that can rouse her.

This girl really is strange.

Only a case

can cheer her up.

That's right.

I have a case!

You're just a kid.

What case can you have?

Have you heard of

the Peony Murder Case?

I think I've heard

a storyteller talk about it

at the teahouse.

it's a serial murder case.

Ten years ago,

there was a pervert in Jiuxiao City.

He targetted women

who wore peony patterns

or carried peony sachets.

My mother was one of the victims.

Isn't the case over?

I heard

the murderer jumped into the river and died

while evading arrest.

He didn't die,

it's still uncertain.

Although no similar cases

have happened ever since,

my father and I

still want the truth.

We want to know

who killed my mother.

Didn't the Inspection Bureau

send people to search for the body?

Yes.

Several corpses

were retrieved from the moat.

The time of death matched up

for four of those bodies.

Sister Jiu'er's father

investigated them one by one,

but he didn't find out who the murderer was.

Jiu'er's father?

The person in charge of this case

were Inspector Su and Uncle Liu.

It's a pity that

Inspector Su was seriously ill then

and passed away soon after.

Otherwise, given his capabilities,

he would definitely have solved the case.

A cold case left behind by Inspector Su...

This is indeed a case

Jiu'er would be interested in.

But with her condition,

even if she's interested in the case,

her body wouldn't be able to take it.

Only by touching me

can she regain her strength.

But right now,

she doesn't want to see me at all.

What should we do?

I have an idea.

What idea? Tell me.

Hit her with a rod,

knock her out,

and drag her here.

-Say that again. -Say that again.

I have an idea

we can try.

You'd better think before you speak.

Jiu'er.

I- I have something urgent to do tonight.

Commander Yan asked us

to switch shifts tonight

Patrol the prison?

Tell Commander Yan

I'm not going.

I won't go even he deducts my salary.

Then...

what should we do?

I have another way.

Why are you looking at me?

Come here.

Hurry up.

Have you heard?

I heard that Prince Han

is very close with Sister Jiu'er.

They used to work cases together every day.

They have been through thick and thin together.

Really?

-Yes. -What are you talking about? I can’t hear you.

What are you talking about?

He said Prince Han and Inspector Su

solved cases

and went through thick and thin together.

What are you talking about?

That man is the Prince of the Qi.

Inspector Su wants to

be with him forever.

Then their love

will be till death does them part?

What are you talking about?

Go back inside.

It's done.

Inspector Su and Prince Han

are together?

It's spread all over the prison.

Your idea

is rather soul-crushing.

Do you have a better idea?

She's coming.

Boss, have you heard?

Actually, Su Jiu'er and Prince Han

have long been a couple.

Who would believe that?

Jiu'er has never

visited him in prison.

Their love has long faded.

She's gone.

Boss, you don't know.

Actually,

Su Jiu'er has already fallen irrevocably in love

with Prince Han.

But because of Hu...

Because of this,

she's angry.

That's why she's avoiding.

But this love

never faded.

Where did you

hear this kind of gossip from?

It's spreading all over the prison.

Prince Han

said it all himself.

That's too much.

Jiu'er.

Aren't you going to

teach this arrogant man a lesson?

Brother Tianyun.

I know what you're trying to do.

But I was living well

before I met him too.

So you all

don't have to bother yourselves with this.

You've been listening for so long.

How is it?

How is it?

Looks like

she has made up her mind

never to see me again.

What should we do now?

If this goes on,

her body will get weaker and weaker.

Yesterday, Uncle Liu told me

she fainted again.

She was unconscious

for several hours.

Now,

there's only one method left.

What is it?

What have you been busy with recently?

I helped Aunt Zhao find her wallet,

caught the thief

stealing Uncle Li's chickens,

and found

Uncle Zhao's

lost dog.

Look at you.

Your life is so fulfilling.

It is.

But I always feel

I don't have any energy.

Look at you.

Do you need a big case

to make you feel better?

Without cases,

it means Jiuxiao City is peaceful.

The people live and work in peace.

Isn't that good?

You're right.

If I can remain like this,

safe and sound,

it won't be long

before I live out my life.

Why do you sound like an old person.

You don't have the vitality of a young person

at all.

Who said I didn't?

Physician Qin.

Prince Jun.

Jiu'er.

Kaka?

Why are you two here together?

We...

I met Prince Jun

at the door.

Kaka.

How did you know Jun is a prince?

Didn't Physician Qin

just say it?

Yes.

Why are you a Prince?

You scared me.

What brings you here?

There's something.

Sister Jiu'er.

I want you to solve a case for me.

Kaka.

Your Sister Jiu'er

hasn't been feeling well lately.

Don't trouble her.

Physician Qin,

it's my mother's case.

I always thought she died unjustly.

The murderer is still at large.

Please let Sister Jiu'er

help me.

Mother.

Physician Qin.

Let Kaka

talk to Jiu'er.

If Jiu'er is willing,

I can help her.

I'm here. Don't worry.

Mother.

Fine.

Kaka.

Let's talk outside.

Okay.

Kaka.

Have you found

any new clues

for your mother's case?

Yes.

There is something suspicious.

I know that

since Hu's accident,

Jiu'er has been unhappy.

She hasn't had energy.

I

do want her

to be more energetic.

But I'm worried that she'll be put in danger.

Physician Qin,

don't worry.

No matter what happens,

I will protect

Miss Jiu'er.

By the way, Physician Qin,

is Jiu'er illness

getting worse?

Yes.

It's weird.

A while ago,

she was getting better.

I thought she had received Heaven's blessings.

But after Hu's accident,

her illness

has been getting worse.

Physician Qin.

I have a secret prescription.

It might be useful for her health.

But

you have to mix it in secretly.

Don't let her find out.

Why?

Because I got it...

from Prince Han.