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The underworld.

Science.

Punch and kick.

The truth.

A great swimmer.

Forensics.

Sorceress.

Reporter.

Weak body.

Special detective.

Mother.

Secretary of municipal government.

An individual with unsurpassed and exceptional abilities.

Young Master.

Belongs to the Great God.

The heiress.

Neither a smoker nor a drunkard.

What is the use of having power and money?

Can't stand the sight of you.

Not bad. Reasonable and fair.

Take a bath.

Are you kidding me?

Not finicky.

There are clues.

Germany.

Spirit channeling.

Big news.

Chamber of Commerce for Water Transportation.

Master.

De-you!

Father.

Not messing things up. Not afraid of things.

Inference.

Evidence.

Childhood sweetheart.

The people of Tientsin.

Mao Ding.

De-you Guo.

-River God. -River God.

-River God. -River God.

EPISODE 10

Tell me, when was the last time you saw your dad?

Where did you hang out yesterday?

Hey.

Do you know who's behind you?

It's the Dragon King, the God of River.

You can pour out your heart to the Dragon King.

He will help you.

Should I tell you a story?

According to the old folks,

once upon a time, there was a fish in the Haihe River.

It looked like a tonguefish when it grew up,

but it was way bigger than a tonguefish.

Especially on its back, it had hair that was very black.

It was very scary. The black hair also...

All right. I'll stop here.

All right.

Would you like to eat? Let's go get something.

Glutinous rice cakes?

Sweet pancakes?

And fried dough sticks?

How about some steamed buns? Forget it. Buns are less meaty.

The pork loin is much tastier. Let's...

What happened?

What are you doing?

-What are you doing? -I'm going to perform an autopsy.

The boy is still here. Do you think it's appropriate?

This is not your place. Can't you just control your temper?

-I have no time to explain this. -Stay away from my dad.

-Get lost. -Mao Ding.

I'm now the president of the Chamber of Commerce.

This man belongs to the Chamber of Commerce.

He had sold his life ever since he joined the Chamber of Commerce.

If anyone tries to stop me today, I'll make sure you lie with him here.

Do you really think I won't beat you up?

Let's go, Xiao-hai. Don't worry. De-you is here.

You have no idea how urgent this is.

What issue do you have with a dead man?

The Ancient Evil Gang.

What?

You said Master Guo left because of the Ancient Evil Gang.

So Er-ma's death also has something to do with the Ancient Evil Gang.

What else do you know?

The Ancient Evil Gang can control the corpses with witchcraft

and turn them into vicious beasts.

Witchcraft?

Control the corpses?

Mao, haven't you always believed in science?

I don't believe it. That's why I want to figure this out.

If your statement is true, then how can you prove

that the wound could have been caused by a beast

or a human that could bite like a beast?

Can this be proof?

Fingermarks and bruises.

A missing finger.

It's hard to catch a chef that steals.

Since waiters tend to steal food, he must have eaten good food.

Since the tooth is coarse and mat, its owner must have eaten basic meals.

Not a match.

If it's an old man or a pregnant woman who eats soup and rice congee,

this tooth should be bright, smooth and hard.

So this is a wrong match.

Could it be a butcher who has a bad temper and strong arms?

A human's neck is so soft, but the tooth fell off because of the bite.

Could it be a patient with brittle teeth?

A scholar or an officer?

But a servant wouldn't come into contact with them at all.

Unless it was Er-ma Feng's friend who could let down his guard.

Why didn't the butcher use a knife? This is wrong.

The patient was so weak.

How was he able to subdue a strong person like Er-ma Feng?

This is wrong.

If it was a secret plot, how would the killer choose the victim?

It was so impetuous.

This is also wrong.

Based on the size and the degree of abrasion of the tooth,

its owner can't be a young lady,

not to mention a child.

This is wrong.

Then there are only two possibilities.

Firstly,

a rich woman from the Chamber of Commerce.

Er-ma was killed for committing adultery with her.

But they could have done this secretly.

There's no need to dispose the corpse into the river.

This is wrong.

Secondly,

Er-ma Feng was not bitten to death.

A medical expert forged the wound and put a broken tooth in it deliberately

to frame others with the false evidence.

What was the intention behind this? This doesn't make sense.

Who else could it be?

Whose tooth is this?

A dead man?

Why did you smoke again?

Dead body.

-Dead body? -Yes.

The tooth belongs to a dead body.

It's a dead man's tooth.

A dead man

bit Er-ma Feng to death.

Here. Come in.

What do you think?

Isn't this a nice room?

You know what?

This is the best room in the Dragon King Temple.

You can live here from now on.

Come here.

This bed feels comfortable. Try and sit on it.

Isn't it comfortable?

The guy who bullied you just now used to live here.

But since he's become the president, he won't have to live here anymore.

You can make this your home.

You know what?

There are so many interesting things in this room.

Let me show you around. Look.

What is this? Look.

Xiao-hai.

The whole Chamber of Commerce is mine.

Everything I say is always right.

If anybody dares to get in my way, I will kill them.

You can take whatever you like in this room.

You can sleep wherever you like and mess things up.

It doesn't matter if you break stuff.

After all, the Young Master of the Chamber of Commerce owns them.

Xiao-hai, are you all right?

What's wrong?

It's okay.

River Monster.

Young Master.

Do we have any spies in the Yishengmen?

What do you want to know?

Do they have anybody with a missing ring finger on his left hand?

Fingermarks, bruises, a missing finger.

Okay, I'll handle it.

A missing ring finger on the left hand?

What's the matter?

I don't know if there's someone like that in Yishengmen,

but there is one here.

Who is that?

A red-level fighter who protected the pier with Tian-ming.

He was also my good buddy.

Lao-qi Sun.

A dead man.

Can you say it again?

Are you saying your dad and Steward Hu

orchestrated such a scene just to dig out the Ancient Evil Gang?

Your dad is dead.

Steward Hu is jailed

and you've taken over the chamber that you didn't want to take over before.

They paid such a big price just to make the cult rise to the surface.

They're hoping someone will stand out and annihilate the cult.

Do you think this is possible?

So, now we must let people know

that the Ancient Evil Gang was not wiped out completely 20 years ago

and they are coming back.

Now the master is also missing.

So you two have tricked your own dads.

Although I'm eager to know what is hidden in this

and can't accept the fact that Master kept this from me,

we won't get any clues for sure

if we confront them rashly.

Er-ma Feng was indeed bitten to death by a corpse.

Obviously,

the only way is to go to Yishengmen now

and see if they have a dead man with a missing finger

who came back to life and killed a man.

Did you also see the fingermarks on Er-ma's arm?

Crap!

But you're still wrong.

There's no need to go to Yishengmen.

There's one man who fits the description here.

I think we're going a bit too far.

You know what?

Lao-qi Sun is definitely dead and his body is buried in this coffin.

He couldn't possibly have come back to life and bitten Er-ma to death.

This is not logical.

I also think this is not logical.

We rarely see eye to eye. I think it's better for us to go back.

We'll get bad karma for digging a grave.

I will be the only one to get the bad karma.

-It won't concern you. -Then why did you ask me to come with you?

Didn't you say you wanted to find Master Guo?

Master Guo disappeared since the Ancient Evil Gang's reappearance.

Let me tell you this.

Finding out how Lao-qi Sun and Er-ma Feng

were connected with the Ancient Evil Gang

is just another way of looking for Master Guo.

I know this well. But I still have a question.

What is it?

How does this thing have anything to do with you?

Of course, it does.

You know what? I was raised by a sorceress after all.

When you come to a place like this, you need an expert to help you out.

You are a fake expert.

Are you kidding me?

Look.

Soldiers, you should listen to my words

You hold the bridle To ask what the nationality is

You hold the saddle to ask Where the home is

As a sorceress I live neither in the south nor the north

I live neither in the water Nor on the mountain

De-you.

De-you.

Are you scared of the ghosts?

Are you kidding me?

I'm a sorceress.

I was just taking a walk.

Forget it.

You were haunted by the incubus when you were little.

You used to wet your bed every day.

The mattresses couldn't be replaced that often!

Stop it.

When walking at night, one should look at the trees.

The road is the same, but the trees keep on changing.

-Follow me. -Where are we going?

We're going to a safe place.

Pick up the sword.

Is this the safe place that you mentioned?

There are many people lying underground. Isn't it safe enough?

Can you stop scaring me?

How can you be such a coward?

Weren't you raised by a sorceress? Aren't you a sorceress?

Even if there are spirits, they should be afraid of you.

What are you looking at? Help me out.

I've just saved a companion from going astray.

I'm getting tired.

I need to rest now.

Can you stop squabbling?

Start the work now.

Why do we have to dig the grave at night?

Nobody will be around during the day.

-We can't rob the grave during the day. -We are not here to rob a grave.

We are here to examine the corpse.

We still need to follow the tradition.

Stop standing there like a fool. Go help Mao Ding out.

I need to look around and be on the lookout.

Hey.

Give me a handy weapon.

This coffin has been tampered with.

How do you know?

The nails are gone.

Who would mess with this?

The three of us.

Did Lao-qi Sun really come out from here and bite Er-ma to death?

It's impossible.

It's not necessarily so.

Let's go.

SUN, BORN IN MARCH 1871 AND DIED IN AUGUST 1922

This coffin has been robbed.

By the grave robber?

-What is that? -The grave robber?

How do you know?

There's a rule for grave robbing in Tientsin.

After the coffin is pried open, the nails must be in the coffin instead.

This is to tell their peers that the grave has been robbed,

so there's no need to work on it.

Besides that, look over here.

There's a mark of a three-toothed crowbar

What is that?

A sorceress has a shaman drum and a whip to drive the immortals.

A grave robber has a Luoyang shovel and a three-toothed crowbar.

Those are their special tools.

What?

Then what special tools do you have for salvaging corpses?

We have nothing.

We have nothing other than skills.

Maybe it's possible that the coffin was empty when it was buried.

Lao-qi Sun was not dead.

A thief doesn't go empty-handed.

If the coffin had been empty,

the grave robber would have taken a nail with him.

But all seven nails are here,

so they must have taken something from this coffin.

Maybe it's a cenotaph that has the man's clothes.

It's only for those who died elsewhere or when the bodies couldn't be recovered.

Otherwise, the body will always be buried.

Besides, the dead man must be dressed properly.

Although Lao-qi Sun was a red-level fighter of the chamber,

he was not a rich man.

Besides,

clothes are the least valuable article among all the things that are buried.

The grave robber wouldn't go so far as to take them all away.

What are the other possibilities?

Hey.

Look.

They are the locals.

Just a bunch of petty grave robbers.

Hey, maybe they have something to do with Lao-qi Sun's coffin.

Possibly.

Take it easy.

I know where they are going.

Where?

You've been there before.

Where are we?

This is the black market.

Although they do business at night, they should've lit up this place.

This place is shady.

What do you mean by shady?

The things and the people here are shady.

What are they selling?

Anything you can't get outside, you can buy it here.

See if there's anything you like. If there is, don't miss your chance.

The abortion that can't be done outside can be done here.

When was this stone unearthed?

That's a jadeite.

I see.

This is a jadeite.

Are there any grave robbers here?

How much is this jadeite?

Pay as you see fit.

No refund if you pay more, no sale if you pay less.

Give me the money.

What do you want?

I want to buy the information.

Wear it.

-Wear it. -Did I say I'd sell it to you?

You said I could pay as I see fit.

This is a jadeite.

Are you trying to dismiss a beggar?

This stuff is called a jadeite at best and a jasper stone at worst.

Don't go too far when you are selling counterfeit goods.

No refund if you pay more, no sale if you pay less.

This bracelet is worth a silver dollar at best.

I want to ask you about some people with the rest of the money.

Who are they?

He asked you just now.

Where do the people disguised as ghost soldiers sell their stolen items?

This is a black market, not an ordinary market.

The business is secondary. The rules are the priority.

Everyone has a secret identity here. It's a taboo to reveal it.

Do you think I'll embarrass my peers just to earn this much of money?

Stop faking it, you little goblin.

Jade ware is just stone to the grave robbers.

How dare you say you are with them when you don't even know this?

If you are really their friend,

why are you still selling this pile of junk here?

Who would bury these things with them during their funeral?

Of course.

The rule is fixed, but sometimes we need to be flexible.

I see.

Sometimes, you need to be able to determine whether certain things

really should be considered as taboo.

Is this sincere enough?

I can see that you're a tactful and a generous man.

I can't turn my back on these silver dollars.

If you really want to get some interesting stuff,

please go up.

There are rules for this place.

Keep away from both sides. Just follow me closely.

Why do these underworld businessmen have so many rules and hacks?

Streets, marketplaces and unorthodoxy groups.

In the underworld, one has to make a living in the shadows.

So there must be rules to constrain these people.

Otherwise, they won't have a sense of security to do business.

Since there are rules, why don't they make it clear?

Different sectors and different trades have different demands and taboos.

It's hard to make them clear sometimes.

Having them under the table, on one hand, can reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles.

On the other hand, it's to distinguish whether they are like-minded or not.

Most importantly,

it could keep some secrets.

Why are you so concerned about these things?

Don't you always despise these dirty businesses?

I thought I wouldn't dabble in these underworld affairs.

But it's different now. I should ask and learn more.

Aren't you already involved in it?

The Chamber of Commerce is called such a name at best.

In fact, it's the biggest gang in Tientsin City.

If you work harder, you can have the city under your control.

Here we are.

Everyone, without wasting any more time, I have closed the deal with the guy.

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

We only deal with dead people.

It so happened

that we came here today to get some information about a dead man.

Did you rob Lao-qi Sun's grave?

Are you sure you are getting information from me?

I didn't bring enough money with me today.

Just answer whatever you are asked

and I'll have someone send it to you tomorrow.

Don't mess with me.

Tell us the truth. How do you like things to be done?

If you're not here for the deal, just hurry and get lost.

Stay out of my business!

You didn't say how you'd like things to be done,

so that means I have to play hardball.

Bravo.

The Luoyang shovel versus the whip.

Both are tools that you use to make a living.

But this lady is a tough one.

You guys have been hiding during the day and working during the night.

You're also doing some wicked businesses,

so I bet all of you are feeling weak, am I right?

Even if you have weapons,

you probably won't be able to defeat this lady.

Besides, there are two strong men here.

De-you, what should we do?

Do you see that big tree?

Yes.

The second branch from the right

which is blocked by the leaves in front of it. Do you see it?

Yes.

-Aim at that point. -Okay.

And throw this over.

Throw it with all your might.

This is my mom's revenant bell. She needs it to perform a ritual.

Don't worry.

Someone will certainly pick it up for you when you throw it over.

Is it there?

Just throw it.

Hey, my wonder woman.

Sir, why are you picking on me?

Is he the only man in the woods?

You're faking it.

How dare you imitate this cheap trick from the bandits before me.

This isn't the same. Aren't you afraid of starting a feud?

What made you guys disguise as ghost soldiers?

Look at the generation we're in. Are you trying to fool a child?

My dear heroes, where are you from?

-We're from the correct path. -Are you from the big gang or small gang?

Open your thievish eyes.

How much clearer do I need to be?

Big gang, small gang or whatever.

This is the new president of the Chamber of Commerce, President Ding.

President of the Chamber of Commerce?

-Yes. -Yes.

Then I'm the British Consul.

You really are President Ding. President Ding, please accept my apology.

I've seen you before. Hurry up.

President Ding.

I've seen you in the newspaper.

Given your identity, how can you have the freedom to come here?

Don't you know what I am here for?

So?

You are here for that thing.

Stop this nonsense.

President Ding has come here himself. What else could it be?

Come to think of it,

we didn't do a decent job.

-Why would you say that? -Before the corpse was moved out,

we stole the silver wine pots and silk handkerchiefs.

-Was it Lao-qi Sun? -Yes.

Look, the president made it here.

Aren't you asking about the Chamber of Commerce?

-So? -Of course we are.

But the stolen items

have been sold.

Even if we give you a refund, it won't be enough for you.

I know the rules of the underworld.

President Ding, just say it. We'll accept the punishment.

Will the bribe from the Chamber of Commerce be enough for you?

Sir, what do you mean?

The Chamber of Commerce tends to bribe grave robbers like you

just to keep you away from the graves and leave the dead in peace.

Since you said you know the rules,

I want you to explain to us, in front of the president,

why you robbed Lao-qi Sun's grave.

Wait.

Are we talking about the same thing?

What do you mean?

Every year, we don't only get bribes from the Chamber of Commerce

but also get it from every prestigious family.

This rule is well-known.

If we break this rule, where do we stand in the underworld?

You just said it yourself.

You have stolen silk handkerchiefs and wine pots.

They were buried with the dead.

How dare you say you didn't open Lao-qi Sun's coffin!

Gosh. It was our fault for stealing the things.

But when the victim's family came to us and paid us to open the coffin,

that was totally a different thing.

You mean the victim's family

-paid you to open the coffin? -Yes.

For example, when the corpse is buried incompletely

and the missing body part is found later,

don't they have to return it?

Take another example.

When they want to move the grave or change to a larger coffin.

They know we are good at opening tombs and digging graves.

No matter how the graves are dug,

we can restore it to how it originally looked.

This is what we call skill.

So are you saying

someone from the Chamber of Commerce paid you

to dig Lao-qi Sun's coffin?

MEMBER'S CERTIFICATE, WHITE-LEVEL SERVANT

Lao-qi Sun was a red-level fighter of the Chamber of Commerce.

You are just a white-level servant.

Are you his family?

We're categorized as white, blue, red, silver and gold levels when we're alive.

But when we die, we become the members of the chamber.

Why can't I be his family?

You're right.

But this is a personal matter. Or is there something I should know about?

Do you really want to meddle in someone else's domestic affairs?

No.

Don't make demands. Are you going to take it or not?

Okay.

Tell me how you want me to do it.

Get the corpse out and give it to me. That's it.

Leave anything else intact and fill the dirt back in.

I see.

We have never done something like this before.

Hold on.

I did promise him

to leave other things intact.

But I've worked in this trade for such a long time.

I really couldn't control my hands.

Before the corpse was moved out, I had already stolen those things.

This is shameful.

President Ding.

The people from the Chamber of Commerce are not really superstitious.

That man had been buried.

How could his corpse be dug out and carried away again?

Wouldn't they want the corpse to come alive?

Who paid you?

What?

It seems like you had no idea about this.

-I had no idea. -All right.

I have let out a secret.

Didn't he show you his identity card?

He did.

I forgot the name that was on it.

I didn't pay any attention to it.

How did he look like? What are his traits? You should remember, right?

You're putting me in a difficult position.

You've been here for quite some time.

But I didn't know that you were President Ding either.

This black market is shady.

It's better not to recognize anybody.

This is to avoid trouble.

But...

I think he was a fisherman.

-A fisherman? -He was wearing a pair of rubber pants.

LOGO OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

MEMBER'S CERTIFICATE, WHITE-LEVEL SERVANT

We should put the meat in the soup first.

Wait until it has a meaty taste, and then put in the vegetables.

They will be mixed together anyway. This is too troublesome.

Hey, take some.

Hey.

This is so wrong.

What's wrong?

You can't dip the meat in the sesame dressing directly.

It will affect the taste of the sesame dressing.

You should put the meat in an empty bowl first.

Then use a spoon to drizzle the sesame dressing

all over the meat.

Then the sesame dressing will retain its taste.

This is too troublesome for me.

De-you, you can have this.

Two years back in the south, I had a hard time with it.

-Yes. -I don't dare to eat it again.

Have you seen a pig's brain before?

How do we eat it?

Are you serious?

It's too scary. I don't dare to eat it.

It's not like I'm picking on you,

but you're not only scared of water, you're also scared of almost everything.

Does this make sense?

De-you, you're the Old River God's apprentice, aren't you?

They want Master Guo to be their master because they want to know the truth.

But you don't even smoke.

It's true that I can't smoke.

But I can whip you.

Help yourself.

Subtitle translation by Gwen