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This year is about to end.

Let's celebrate the Spring Festival.

Beautiful days

pass quickly.

[A little bitter]

Everyone out of the way!

Move!

To the roadside!

Move!

Move!

To the roadside!

Out of the way!

Move!

Step aside.

Move!

Move!

Pisces appears in the world, and the court and the commonalty are in chaos.

Doppelgangers everywhere, the dynasty's days are numbered.

The emperor is heartless.

The Song Dynasty is doomed!

Ha-ha! Ha-ha!

The Song Dynasty is doomed!

[Diligent and close to wise advisors]

The Court of Judicial Review can't even

find out what caused the death of the minister of the Bureau of Astronomy.

What's the point of keeping you here?

Outside, everyone's saying the government will fall down.

Do you really want to see that happen?

[Diligent and close to wise advisors]

Our apologies, Your Majesty.

Your...

[Diligent and close to wise advisors]

Your Majesty,

I'd like to recommend an official

who is suited to investigate the case with the Court of Judicial Review.

Who is it?

Bao Zheng.

Commoners call him

the smartest man in the country.

Then tell him to come to the capital right away.

He'll have three days to solve the case.

It's a wise decision, Your Majesty.

[The Mystery of Jade]

Pisces appears in the world, and doppelgangers are everywhere.

Pisces appears in the world, and doppelgangers are everywhere.

Pisces appears in the world, and doppelgangers are everywhere.

Why are you holding this thing again?

Give it to me!

I want it back!

You're gonna bring us bad luck!

Have you forgotten what Lord Chen said before he died?

How dare you use this mirror again!

Give it back to me!

What?

This thing will kill you!

I don't want to go to hell with you!

My Lord,

an evil vibe is seeping from it.

Put it away.

My Lord,

they...

Today is the seventh day since Lord Chen's death.

Let's go to the Court of Judicial Review.

Wait!

But, My Lord,

the case won't be yours until tomorrow.

Just hurry up!

Lord Bao,

this case used to be handled by Jinian.

Jinian,

let me introduce you

to Lord Bao Zheng.

He'll take over the case about the minister of the Bureau of Astrology.

Please help him with it.

Sure.

Lord Bao,

I hope

you'll soon find out the truth,

and reveal it

to the public.

I will

try my best.

Good.

I have work to do.

See you later.

Lord Yao,

can you tell us about the case?

Hey.

Is this how you assist Lord Bao in solving the case?

Can't you hear me?

The case won't be Lord Bao's until tomorrow.

I don't want to be cooperative today.

What

can you do about it?

Lord Yao,

I bet you're trying

to solve this case

before I take it over tomorrow.

However, it's been days since the incident happened.

It has already caused a wide-spread panic.

Would you...

Thanks.

[The death of the minister of the Bureau of Astrology in a fair]

[Hanxuan House]

My Lord,

this is the place.

[The death of the minister of the Bureau of Astrology in a fair]

Don't move.

My Lord,

what are you looking at?

There is no sign of a struggle in the room.

Only one type of footprint is on the floor.

I've done a comparison,

and all the footprints belong to Lord Chen.

Just him?

Did he fall and die

under the influence of alcohol?

The coroner examined his body,

and found that Lord Chen didn't drink alcohol before he died.

This is odd.

He wasn't drunk,

or involved in a struggle.

Then how to explain the messy footprints here?

What was he hiding from?

I got it!

He was possessed by an evil spirit!

My Lord,

I feel like someone is watching us.

You're too tense.

In this world,

evil spirits exist nowhere

but in human hearts.

Let's go.

[Court of Judicial Review]

His skull is fractured.

The brain damage is the worst of all his injuries.

Any findings?

The color of his bones indicate that he wasn't poisoned.

But...

You've worked on it for some time.

Is it all you could find?

What are you doing here?

The first tricky question of this case

is whether Lord Chen was killed by himself or someone else.

His death has been identified as a suicide, hasn't it?

The bones in Lord Chen's limbs are complete.

It can at least prove

that when he fell from the building,

he was unconscious.

What makes you say so?

When a conscious man falls from a building,

his limbs will be the most seriously injured,

because during the fall,

he'd involuntarily stretch out his limbs to protect himself.

It means his limbs will touch the ground first.

Then this is a homicide.

But in that case,

how did the murderer commit the crime,

and make Lord Chen say the sentence...

"Pisces appears in the world, and the court and the commonalty are in chaos."

"Doppelgangers everywhere,

the dynasty's days are numbered."

Wait. How do you know

it's said by Lord Chen?

What if the murderer shouted it out himself?

Many witnesses saw that.

So I'm sure it's true.

I need to meet the witnesses.

Then go find them yourself.

All the information is in the file.

Listen, Lord Yao,

you refused to cooperate when we asked for the file.

Now we want to meet the witnesses and you're still uncooperative.

You mean to get us in a pickle, don't you?

Lord Yao,

my only purpose

is to solve the case,

and that's all.

Plus,

if the case can't be solved in three days,

the Court of Judicial Review you work for

will be to blame as well, right?

I guess

Lord Chen must've disclosed the Almighty's plans,

so he was punished.

I heard

that Lord Chen

was possibly possessed by an evil spirit.

These

are the witnesses to the incident.

So many?

That day was the Lantern Festival.

A parade about a famous courtesan took place there too.

Certainly, there would be a lot of witnesses.

Why didn't you just gather all the passers-by?

If you find it necessary,

I'll have my people go find them.

You...

Enough.

Lord Yao,

let's get it started.

Humph.

My Lord,

Bao Zheng and others

have started interviewing the witnesses.

My Lord.

Have a seat.

Dig deep into your memories,

and tell us

what you saw

on the streets during the Lantern Festival.

On the Lantern Festival,

My friends and I had an outing where we saw a famous courtesan.

On that day, the streets were crowded,

and boisterous.

We

Kept walking and...

That's enough. You may leave now.

We'll let you know if we need anything else.

My Lord,

I don't think this guy's up to any good.

He arranged those people here to stump you.

Look at that crowd!

They've been telling bizarre stories!

I can't believe someone would say

that he saw Lord Chen ascend to the sky and become a deity!

It's normal.

When the incident happened,

people were in different positions.

After the incident,

everyone was affected in different ways.

So,

their memories

would certainly differ.

Besides,

the man who said Lord Chen ascended to the sky and became a deity

reeked of alcohol.

His eyes wandered and he couldn't sit still.

He's apparently an alcoholic.

What we need to do

is sift through the information,

and find out the useful part.

Now call the next witness in.

Next!

Pisces appears in the world, and doppelgangers are everywhere.

Pisces appears in the world,

and doppelgangers are everywhere.

Pisces appears in the world, and doppelgangers are everywhere.

She was a maid on the parade float that day.

Lord Chen died in front of her.

Since then,

she's been acting crazy.

Miss,

don't be afraid.

Do you remember

what happened

that day?

Shh!

Pisces appears in the world.

Pisces appears in the world.

Doppelgangers are everywhere. Pisces appears in the world.

Pisces...

Pisces appears in the world!

Dead.

All dead.

All dead!

You'll die too!

Guards!

Get her out!

All dead!

You'll die too!

They're all dead!

You'll die too!

They're all dead!

Her condition wasn't this serious before.

Pisces appears in the world...

This thing will kill you!

I don't want to go to hell with you!

Next witness.

Next!

My name is Xiaoqi.

Nice to meet you, officers.

Please have a seat.

She smells great.

I make a living by selling scented sachets.

Officers, if it bothers you...

Never mind.

Now tell us

about that day.

What did you see?

Back then,

I was standing on the roadside,

as I saw the parade float coming along.

Suddenly, I heard a scream.

Then,

I saw Lord Chen

speak of that sentence,

and jump off the building right away.

After that, the Court of Judicial Review summoned me for an interview.

That apart,

did you notice

anything unusual?

No.

Thank you, miss.

You may go now.

Okay.

Lord Yao,

I wonder

if Miss Yuyan

will come here today.

Miss Yuyan?

She was also

frightened that day.

Now,

she's still resting in bed.

My people have asked her questions,

and found nothing special.

Her statement is basically the same

as Miss Xiaoqi's.

But I still want a face-to-face meeting with her.

Well...

Unless you have to,

I don't think you should visit her.

Uh...

Her social circles

are complicated.

I've heard

that many powerful officials

are

her special friends.

So what?

Lord Bao can be one of them too.

Oh?

Zhan Zhao,

Lord Yao is talking about

a different kind of friend.

It's just making friends with her, right?

Alright.

This being the case,

let's pay a visit to the Chen mansion.

Don't do that.

Without a warrant,

you can't search the place.

Then give us a warrant.

We need the superiors' approval first.

Today,

I'm afraid now is too late.

What about tomorrow?

If we submit an application tomorrow, we can get an approval

as soon as the day after.

The day after?

Isn't that the last day?

This is the rule.

Now you're just messing with us!

Alright.

I have an idea.

Since Lord Chen died,

this place has always appeared creepy to me.

Look,

is it possible that the courtesan is

in fact a fox demon like Mrs. Chen said?

Don't say that.

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.

Let's go.

That's the story.

Who would've known Lord Chen

was a philanderer?

Did you find anything

in Lord Chen's bedroom?

No.

It's too dark there.

I couldn't get a clear look.

It's fine.

Tomorrow,

we'll pay a proper visit to the mansion.

Miss Xiaoqi.

My Lord.

Lord Bao.

Miss Xiaoqi,

have you recollected something else?

She came here to buy breakfast.

Everyone is in panic in the city.

Only a few shops are in business.

Have a seat.

Okay.

Lord Bao,

how did Lord Chen die?

Word has it

that he was probably possessed...

Forget about that nonsense.

Lord Bao will solve the case.

That's for sure.

Let's eat. The food's getting cold.

My Lord,

we

Don't have a warrant.

My dearest apprentice,

I've

suddenly sensed

some evil vibes around.

I'm afraid there are demons doing evil.

If we don't expel them now,

I'm worried

that there will be more casualties.

I'll tell Mrs. Chen.

Don't let the great master leave.

Yes.

Great Master, wait!

My Lord,

Bao Zheng and his assistant

have gone to the Chen mansion.

Got it.

You may leave now.

Yes.

Great Master, to be honest,

a long time ago,

I already felt that my husband was haunted by a fox demon.

I should've dealt with this problem earlier.

Maybe

that could've saved his life...

I heard

that Lord Chen

meant to send a message to the public with his death.

But I didn't know the fact was...

No.

He would never commit suicide.

In the past,

all his time was occupied by the study

of astrology and calendars.

He never went to those filthy places.

But before I could realize,

he seemed to have completely changed.

He became obsessed with some temptresses in Zuixian Brothel.

That's what led to his tragedy.

He's already gone.

My condolences, Madam.

We'll

chase the evil spirits away from your house

to ensure your safety.

Grand Master.

Did you find anything unusual?

This study

indeed seems

weird.

Hey.

What's wrong?

Did you sense something?

Oh.

Oh.

Yes.

I do feel that…

This way.

This way.

Madam.

Madam!

Great Master.

What was

originally on this?

It seemed to be…

a jade pendant.

His Lordship liked it very much.

What kind of jade pendant?

I remember

there was

a pair of fish carved on it.

A pair of fish?

Ah.

Pisces appears in the world!

Where is

that jade pendant now?

I don't know.

Usually,

His Lordship always carried it with him.

Then, it must be there.

Zhan Zhao.

Let's go.

Hey.

Great Master.

Great Master!

Great Master.

You haven't performed magic and solved it yet.

Don't worry, Madam.

The evil thing

is that jade pendant.

When I find it,

I'll perform magic and solve it.

And then, your mansion will be safe.

My Lord, I've gone through all the exhibits.

It's not there.

Lord Yao,

is there a jade pendant

among the exhibits of this case?

There's a pair of fish carved on it.

A jade pendant?

I'm sure there's no jade pendant

among the exhibits,

but I seem to have heard someone mention it.

Xiaoqi!

She mentioned the jade pendant.

Xiaoqi?

Yes.

It's her.

No one is in.

Maybe she went out.

How about this?

I'll get someone

to pry open the door.

Lord Yao.

Don't bother.

What?

You...

I'd better go in first.

What if Miss Xiaoqi is in danger?

Brother Zhan Zhao?

My Lords.

Please excuse us,

Miss Xiaoqi.

We want to ask you something.

What is it?

Did anything

happen?

When the Court of Judicial Review first asked you,

I remember you mentioned a jade pendant.

A jade pendant?

Yes, I remember.

That's about it.

Why didn't you say it yesterday?

Why?

I...

My Lord, you said

maybe a greedy person took it away during the chaos.

You asked me to get to the point,

so I...

Well...

Maybe that day,

there were too many people.

More than yesterday.

That's why I...

So that is how the Court of Judicial Review works.

No wonder you can't solve the case.

What did you say?

What?

Can't I say it?

You...

What?

Alright.

The most important thing now

is to find that jade pendant.

Lord Bao.

Lord Bao.

Is that jade pendant

so crucial

in solving the case?

I'm not sure yet,

but since

Lord Chen carried it all the time,

it might hold

some clues.

I remember how that person looked.

Let's go to the Court of Judicial Review now.

Okay.

Lord Yao,

please

ask the forensic artist to come over to cooperate with Miss Xiaoqi.

Okay.

Lord Gao.

Lord Bao.

Lord Bao,

the way you're solving the case

is a bit against the rules, isn't it?

Lord Gao,

what do you mean?

Look.

You...

Without a search warrant,

your act could be seen as breaking and entering the Chen mansion.

Well,

it has put me in a difficult position.

Lord Gao,

this matter

may be against the rules,

but it was urgent.

His Majesty only gave us three days.

Keep your mouth shut.

You are also involved in it.

I asked you to help Lord Bao with the case.

Is that how you helped?

Lord Bao,

you are new to the capital.

You are not familiar with the rules.

Don't you understand, either?

Lord Gao.

About this matter,

I made the decisions all by myself.

So, in your view,

what should be the punishment?

Okay.

Thank you for your understanding, Lord Bao.

Guards!

- Yes. - Yes.

Take them away.

- Yes. - Yes.

My Lord.

He must have seen that we'd got some clues,

so he wants to take the credit.

It's strange.

Come on.

What's so strange about that?

He just exposed his true nature. That's all.

Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng!

Bao Zheng!

Look.

I told you you must have a search warrant for it,

but you refused to listen.

What should we do now?

Well,

Lord Gao

seemed to be a different person.

He's not as tolerant as usual.

Zhan Zhao,

do you remember

Mrs. Chen also said

Lord Chen seemed to have changed to another person

before the accident.

Oh.

In that case,

Lord Gao is in danger, too.

Lord Yao,

I suspect

Lord Gao's change

is related to this case.

You want me to investigate

Lord Gao?

Yes.

If Lord Gao's condition is the same as Lord Chen's,

the consequences…

Understood.

I'll find a chance to find out.

[Dossier of Cases of the Court of Judicial Review]

You're right.

There really might be something wrong with Lord Gao.

- Lord Yao. - Get out of the way!

I have something urgent to talk to Lord Gao.

Don't stop…

My Lord.

Yao Jinian.

What are you doing here?

Lord Gao,

I'm here for Lord Chen's case.

Didn't I tell you

to leave this case alone?

My Lord.

Guards!

Yes.

Drive him away.

- Lord Yao. - No.

My Lord.

His Majesty only gave us three days.

If we don't find out the truth soon,

the Court of Judicial Review will be in trouble.

So what?

My Lord.

Take him away!

Lord Yao.

Please forgive me, Lord Yao.

I'm just following orders.

Lord Gao has been really...

Really what?

Really…

Er.

Nothing.

Butler, I'm only doing this for Lord Gao's safety.

Lord Chen also changed a lot before he died.

He...

Lord Yao.

You mean Lord Gao might also...

So,

if there's anything unusual,

please tell me.

Lord Yao,

Lord Gao has indeed changed

recently.

He often goes to

Zuixian Brothel.

Zuixian Brothel?

By the way,

did Lord Gao

used to go there often?

No!

Lord Gao used to have strong moral principles.

He never went to places like that.

Looks like we have to

visit Zuixian Brothel, too.

My Lords,

we are in this state.

How can you still be in the mood to go to Zuixian Brothel?

My Lord,

aren't we supposed to go to Zuixian Brothel?

No hurry.

The world is in a state of devastation,

but Zuixian Brothel is still bustling.

You are right, Sir.

If we were not right next to Zuixian Brothel,

we would have closed down, too.

Waiter.

Yes?

I heard that the courtesan of Zuixian Brothel

is extraordinary.

Alas.

Sir,

are you interested in Miss Yuyan?

I'm not exaggerating,

but not one man

is uninterested in Miss Yuyan.

Oh?

Is Miss Yuyan.

So good?

Of course.

Although Miss Yuyan

is called a courtesan,

she doesn't sell her body.

Like a lotus flower, she rises unsullied from mud.

She's the representation of the capital.

It is said

that many high officials and noble lords wanted to redeem her,

but she didn't agree.

I think

she must be an ambitious girl.

Maybe

she wants to get on the bed of His Majesty.

However,

after the incident at the Lantern Festival,

she

rarely shows up.

Mr. Li,

you haven't been here for a long time.

Goodness.

Mrs. Hua.

It's not that I didn't want to come here.

After that incident,

my father was rigorous with me.

Let's not talk about that.

Hualian.

Yes.

Take care of Mr. Li.

Yes. Please, Mr. Li.

Gentlemen,

you look unfamiliar.

This is your first time here, right?

We want to meet Miss Yuyan.

Oh?

You want to meet Miss Yuyan?

Everyone who comes here

wants to meet Miss Yuyan,

but she

can't be met so easily.

Oh.

We want to meet Miss Yuyan

because we have something very important.

Hahaha.

Every guest here

has something important.

We really have something important.

Mrs. Hua.

Mrs. Hua.

Miss Yuyan

wants to see you.

Go with her.

Follow me.

Gentlemen,

why do you

want to see me?

I'm Bao Zheng.

I'm ordered to investigate the case of the Bureau of Astrology.

Did you

know the victim?

Yes.

Lord Chen

often came to watch my musical performance

and chatted with me about astrology.

What about Lord Gao?

Lord Gao?

I know him, too.

Many officials have been here.

You should already have an answer

before you came here.

Why still come and ask me?

On the day of the incident,

Lord Chen happened to die in your carriage.

I wonder if you found

anything unusual.

I was terrified at the time.

My servants escorted me to leave.

The pattern on the screen

is very unique.

I wonder what special meaning it could have.

Although I don't sell myself,

I know

everyone comes here

for the sensual enjoyment.

I put the screen here

just to remind myself

that there is no true love

in a brothel.

Miss,

would you like to see me?

So what if I see you?

You can only see each other's outside look.

I think it is

more pure to meet this way.

I'm tired today.

Gentlemen,

please go back.

Sorry to have bothered you.

My Lords,

can you say something?

Don't be like this every time. It makes me anxious.

What do you think?

She answered calmly

and coped with the situation with ease.

There was no flaw in her answers.

No flaw is the biggest flaw.

A Pisces jade pendant.

A courtesan.

What is the connection

between the two?

We must have missed something.

By the way,

I suddenly remembered

I had heard a legend about the Pisces jade pendant.

I've heard of it too.

It is said that it can produce doppelgangers.

It's very wicked.

Doppelgangers?

A doppelganger looks exactly like a living person,

but his personality and habits are opposite.

Then...

everything makes sense.

Lord Gao and Lord Chen

were both replaced by their doppelgangers.

In that case,

the dead Lord Chen is not the true Lord Chen.

Then where is the real Lord Chen?

He must have been killed to cover up the crime.

Where is the body?

The body must have been disposed of and not been found yet.

Alas.

Anyway,

the Pisces jade pendant

is the key.

If the legend is true,

the Pisces jade pendant

should be in the Gao mansion now.

Zhan Zhao.

Go and check it out.

Okay.

Hey.

Wait.

Let me go.

I'm familiar

with the Gao mansion.

Okay.

Be careful.

Okay.

Doppelgangers…

Zhan Zhao!

Zhan Zhao!

My Lord.

What's wrong, My Lord?

I saw

two

giant wicked black fish

with long fangs.

There's nothing, My Lord.

My Lord,

you must be exhausted from investigating the case these days.

You need a good rest.

Ah!

Someone died.

Someone died!

Let's go!

[Pisces appears in the world, and the court and the commonalty will be in chaos] [Doppelgangers everywhere, the dynasty's days are numbered]

It's him.

He's the fortune teller.

That fortune teller?

My Lord.

Tomorrow is the deadline,

but the case is getting more and more complicated.

Zhan Zhao.

Yes?

Tomorrow,

do something for me.

Okay.

Miss Xiaoqi.

Lord Bao?

Why didn't Brother Zhan Zhao come with you?

He has something else to do today.

Oh, right.

Yes?

The portrait you mentioned last time…

Of the one who took the jade pendant?

Yes.

I know where to find a forensic artist.

Please lead the way.

Okay.

According to Lord Bao,

it should be nearby.

Giant wicked black fish

with long fangs.

It turns out that what Lord Bao said is true.

Who are you looking for?

I'm looking for Yan Luoren.

Who are you?

I am...

You're just a kid. Why should I tell you?

Ask an adult to come out.

Master, someone is bullying me.

Master, someone is bullying me!

Mother, there's someone in the river.

Look!

Let's go home.

Let's go.

Have you heard?

Lord Chen's body was found in the river.

Didn't Lord Chen die at the Lantern Festival?

Keep your voice down.

Why are there two Lords Chen?

Did you forget what Lord Chen said?

Pisces appears in the world. Doppelgangers everywhere!

It's his doppelganger!

Let's go.

Lord Bao.

What they said...

Go to the Court of Judicial Review.

[Court of Judicial Review]

Lord Yao,

what do you mean by this?

Yao Jinian.

What's wrong with you?

Lord Bao,

isn't Lord Yao on your side?

Why did he arrest us?

I don't know what's going on.

I'm sorry

for implicating you.

It's okay.

You're making things difficult for us, aren't you?

When the incident happened,

everyone was in different positions.

Well...

Did you forget what Lord Chen said?

Pisces appears in the world. Doppelgangers everywhere!

It's his doppelganger!

Lord Yao?

Lord Yao,

what are you doing?

I... I'm here to save you.

Save us?

You made me confused.

You caught us just now,

and now you want to save us?

It's a long story.

The one who caught you just now...

is not me.

Not you?

Trust me.

I'll explain to you when we get out.

Let's go.

Hurry!

My Lord.

Did it go well?

Yes.

Oh.

Hey.

Why are you here?

My Lord left 么a note.

He told me if no one is inside,

I should wait here.

Good.

It's safe here.

Not bad, Bao Zheng.

What on earth is going on?

Well,

it's the Pisces jade pendant.

You mean…

it was the doppelganger?

Yes.

Why are you looking at me like that?

I'm telling the truth!

I found these two things

from the Gao mansion.

Pisces jade pendant?

Don't touch it.

I think if you touch it,

you'll have a doppelganger.

Let's see how a doppelganger

comes into being.

This...

Lord Yao.

How did you get these two things from Gao mansion?

Well.

Last night,

I sneaked into Gao mansion.

The real body has been taken care of.

Don’t forget what your mission is.

White Lotus Society

will exist forever.

That was what happened.

As soon as I returned to Court of Judicial Review,

they asked me what to do about you.

Then I came to save you.

So,

we three all saw those two fish monsters.

We three?

You saw them too?

Yes.

Lord Bao saw them at the inn.

I saw them when I was on an errand.

Wait.

Not just the three of us saw them.

Just now,

another corpse of Lord Chen's was found.

What?

The one who died on the Lantern Festival

was his doppelganger?

Lord Yao.

I need you

to go to Court of Judicial Review

and confirm whether the corpse was Lord Chen's.

Okay.

Lord Bao.

It's too dangerous.

After all, Lord Yao's doppelganger

is still at Court of Judicial Review.

It's fine.

I will be careful.

If the corpse at Court of Judicial Review

is really Lord Chen's,

we're close

to solving the case.

By the way.

Take a look at this.

Do you know who he is?

Well.

It's...

It's the butler of Gao mansion.

Xiaoqi

saw him

take away the Pisces jade pendant

from the float next to him

on the Lantern Festival.

No wonder you found the jade pendant

in Gao mansion.

It was him.

I see.

I've figured it all out.

It was White Lotus Society's conspiracy.

They used Pisces jade pendant

to create doppelgangers

to replace the officials

and cause chaos in the government.

They attempted to overthrow Song.

But I still don't believe

there are doppelgangers in the world.

Come on.

You...

Didn't you just say

another corpse of Lord Chen's was found?

So there're two corpses of Lord Chen's.

And I also have that kind of experience.

It doesn't make sense.

Think about it.

If

Your doppelganger has shown up,

why are you still unscathed?

And

And...

As you said,

the White Lotus Society's goal

was to make people panic.

Well, Lord Chen

of the Bureau of Astrology

died in a strange way on the Lantern Festival

and left a prophecy.

That accident already made people panic.

Then why would they kill the fortune teller?

After the fortunate teller died,

those from Court of Judicial Review

surrounded the inn immediately.

The news of his death wasn't spread.

Then why would they kill him?

Well.

Bao Zheng.

The deadline is approaching.

If we can't solve the case

before sunset,

all of us will be doomed.

Even so, I won't tell them we've solved the case

when everything is not fully clear.

You...

Fine.

Though there're still many suspicious things

about the case,

we can be sure that

doppelgangers do exist,

right?

To protect Song from being ruined,

I must meet His Majesty.

Miss Xiaoqi.

Go with me to the palace as a witness.

Bao Zheng.

You have two hours left.

If you can't find another way to explain

everything that has happened before sunset,

I will report my conclusion

to His Majesty.

You don't have much time left.

Humph.

Lord...

Lord Bao.

Miss Xiaoqi.

Come.

How is it?

Yan Luoren asked me to give you this.

Where are we going now?

I know where we should go now.

My Lord.

My Lord.

I've got it.

Keep it.

Okay.

This outfit...

What's wrong?

Be careful, My Lord.

My Lord, go!

Wait.

Wait.

Lord Bao.

Have you figured it all out?

There's one more question.

Was the real mastermind

the courtesan?

But she wasn't in the room at that time.

Do you think she ran away?

Why?

Your Majesty.

The cases of suicides at Bureau of Astrology

happened because the White Lotus Society...

The White Lotus Society

used the Pisces jade pendant

to create doppelgangers

to replace

the Song officials

because they wanted to cause chaos

and overthrow Song.

Bao Zheng.

I'm Bao Zheng.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

I'm Zhan Zhao. Greetings, Your Majesty.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Bao Zheng.

Tell me.

Who is the mastermind

behind all the cases?

It's the courtesan of Zuixian Brothel,

Yuyan.

Being a courtesan,

she developed relationships

with the Song officials.

Listen to me.

Arrest those working at Zuixian Brothel

and put them in jail.

Wait, Your Majesty.

Yuyan

is not in Zuixian Brothel now.

She

is in this hall right now.

Protect His Majesty!

Am I right,

Miss Xiaoqi?

What?

Bao Zheng.

What are you talking about?

Lord Bao.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Are you also a doppelganger made by the Pisces jade pendant?

My Lord.

This...

How come Miss Xiaoqi

is...

Doppelgangers have never existed.

Bao Zheng.

You just said

everything that happened was part of White Lotus Society's conspiracy.

It was indeed part of White Lotus Society's conspiracy.

Bao Zheng.

What's going on?

You confused me.

Your Majesty.

Actually,

what we know about Pisces jade pendant and doppelgangers

is not true.

She

used hypnosis

and Zuihongyan which is a unique kind of hallucinogenic incense

from the Western Region

to manipulate those people.

Then she deliberately

spread the story about Pisces jade pendant

and misled us.

But we didn't get to know the story

from Miss Xiaoqi.

Think about it.

You didn't know that story

until you came back from Zuixian Brothel

that day

when you said you had suddenly remembered that story.

It was because

in Zuixian Brothel,

she gave us a hint.

That day,

Miss Yuyan played the instrument for us for so long.

It should be at that time

that she hypnotized us

and intentionally forced the story of the Pisces jade pendant on us.

Am I right,

Miss Yuyan?

Lord Bao.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

If doppelgangers have never existed,

why are there two corpses of Lord Chen's?

The one who jumped from the building was indeed Lord Chen.

But the one who was burned to death wasn't Lord Chen.

I couldn't figure out why

it was so coincidental

that Lord Chen hit right on the float

until I checked

the float myself that day.

The only person who could make it happen

was you who was on the float at that time.

It was you

who hypnotized Lord Chen of the Bureau of Astrology

and made him jump off the building on the Lantern Festival to kill himself.

You did it to make the people panic

and to make them feel unsafe.

I didn't.

I really didn't do it.

Then why did the fortune teller

hang himself

and leave the same prophecy?

I couldn't figure out

how the fortune teller died

until just now.

What did you say

in his room just now?

I...

What did I say?

Oh.

I said

the courtesan's outfit was gaudy

which was totally different from Xiaoqi's.

How come he mistook her for the courtesan?

Who mistook her?

That fortune teller.

Miss Yuyan.

Sir, you mistook me for her.

I'm not Miss Yuyan.

Oh.

There must be something wrong with my nose.

Sorry I mistook you for her.

It's okay.

Take care.

Miss Xiaoqi.

Miss Xiaoqi.

Zhan Zhao didn't give much thought to it at that time

because no one would expect

that Miss Xiaoqi, an innocent and lovely girl,

was the famous courtesan from Zuixian Brothel in the capital.

However,

the blind

usually have an acute sense of smell.

He smelled the special scent on you.

So you killed him.

No.

I'm really not the courtesan.

I really am not her.

This is the sachet we found in Miss Yuyan's room.

It smells exactly the same as you.

If you're not her,

how come your thing

was found in her room?

I sell sachets to make a living.

Maybe that courtesan

bought my sachet once.

It's possible.

Zhan Zhao.

This is the incense ash we collected

from the censer in the courtesan's room.

When I first met you, I felt there was something strange about you.

Why was the scent of the sachet on you so strong?

Later I realized

that scent was the smell

of Zuihongyan.

The smell of Zuihongyan is so special.

You wear a sachet

to cover up the special scent on you.

You got close to us in the name of Xiaoqi

in order to

interfere with our investigation

and mislead us into believing the Pisces jade pendant caused everything.

Don't try to lie to us again.

Take off your sachet

and let us smell you.

Then we'll know your real identity.

I...

Bao Zheng.

Maybe the scent is the smell of Zuihongyan from the West Region.

But why are you so sure she used hypnosis?

Your Majesty.

Please allow my friend Yan Luoren

to come.

Let me ask him a few questions and we'll know everything.

Let him in.

Let Yan Luoren in.

I’m Yan Luoren.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I...

Why am I here?

Your Majesty.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

You

don't remember anything?

I...

I don't know what's going on.

I just feel

I've had

a very,

very long dream.

That is indeed Zuihongyan.

Bao Zheng.

You are really smart.

Step back.

Stop fighting.

You can't escape.

If I kill the emperor,

the government will be in chaos, too.

Why are you laughing?

Are you sure you he's His Majesty?

What?

[Zuixian Brothel]

Bao Zheng.

How did you find out

that the incense was Zuihongyan?

Actually,

when I first went to the courtesan's room,

I felt

that the scent of the incense in her room

was quite special.

I felt there was something wrong with it.

So,

I asked Zhan Zhao

to go to Master Yan

and then I confirmed it was Zuihongyan.

Yes.

I smelled the scent left on Zhan Zhao.

It was indeed the scent of Zuihongyan.

Master Yan, you are really good.

Hahaha.

I'm not that good.

I just

read more old books than you

and traveled more than you.

Hahaha.

Oh.

I still have a question.

What exactly were those fish monsters?

Do devils really exist in the world?

If there were devils in the world,

they must have come from people's evil minds.

What you saw was just illusion.

Then why

did we have the same illusions?

Illusions

don't come from thin air.

People have illusions because they are affected by the environment.

I think the reason why

you had the same illusions

was that you smelled the same special scent at the same place.

Think about it.

Did we three

and other officials

all smell

the scent of Zuihongyan

in the courtesan's room?

So

We

Had the same illusions.

Oh.

I see.

It was that screen.

Yes, exactly.

I see.

Hahaha.

Great changes will take place...

In Bianjing City.

White Lotus Society

will exist forever.

Bao Zheng.

Let's see what will happen in the future.