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[Judge Dee's Mystery]

[Based on the novel of the same name by the Dutch author Robert van Gulik]

[Episode 10]

[This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.]

Quick! Lower the sails.

Lower the sails.

Harder.

Watch out.

Move aside!

Watch out!

Someone's fallen into the sea!

Save him!

Hurry up.

We got into a trouble, Mr. Gu.

The rudder's been sabotaged.

We have a mole.

Hong Liang,

this is our first day at sea.

If anything happens to us,

present this letter to the court

as proof

to let the truth be known.

Last night,

it was stormy.

We have an evildoer on board

who destroyed the mast and the rudder.

But we don't know

who the evildoer is or why he keeps us

stranded at sea.

We've been separated from the fleet.

Last night,

we searched the ship

and decided

to investigate it today.

You're being so calm.

I'm trying to help you reassure the people.

There's plenty of water and food on board.

Help will eventually come in a few days.

As long as we don't lose our footing,

the evildoer on the ship

will be ferreted out.

That's true.

That piece just now.

I've never heard you play it before.

It's a new work by Miss Hu in the capital.

It's just with a new notation,

which makes it easier to copy.

What did Hong Liang bring you?

What a big box.

Do you still have to deal with paperwork on the sea?

It's the new clues

I've found in the past few days.

And some old books I found

in the library at the Magistrate's Office.

I read some of them yesterday.

They're quite useful.

Let's go out for a walk.

Sure.

It's just a precautionary measure.

Unexpectedly,

it comes in handy.

Can this pigeon

really deliver messages?

Sir,

when it gets dark,

we can determine the ship's position.

Magistrate Di,

please use the pigeon to tell the people on shore

to rescue us as soon as possible.

Where are you going?

Miss Cao is seasick.

I'm going to the front cabin to get some water.

Get some water?

Not a problem.

Sing us a song.

Yes, sing us a song.

Let me go.

Is this what you do as the Yulin Guards?

Mind your own business.

You pawn. You're dead.

Deputy Secretary Hou is coming.

Let's go.

Let's go...

Are you okay?

Yes.

Thank you.

What do you have in mind?

Wang Lide's chart.

So do I.

Don't you think

something is missing on the chart?

Wherever Wang Lide goes,

he'd observe the stars

and check with the marks on the chart

to avoid yawing.

On the night of the incident,

according to the thin guy,

Wang Lide anchored his ship somewhere.

If he was waiting for someone,

there must be a mark on his chart.

That's right.

But the chart we found

doesn't have it.

You did work for the Ministry of Justice.

Right on the nose.

How do we find the missing mark?

Deputy Secretary Hou and Magistrate Di,

Commissioner Liu has summoned you to the cabin.

- Commissioner Liu. - Commissioner Liu.

Sit.

Bring Jin Sang up here.

Move it.

Come on.

I've been in the palace all my life,

but I'm not stupid.

I slept on this ship last night.

As the waves crashed,

I remembered my fishing skills

from childhood.

Commissioner Liu,

having gained Her Majesty's high favor,

you must have been gifted since childhood.

When a big fish takes the bait,

you have to use a harpoon.

You do it fast and hard.

Frankly,

I'm taking you to sea

because I've got Wang Lide's chart.

It's strange.

As soon as we set sail,

someone sabotaged the sails.

What's he afraid of?

I've been thinking about it.

I think he's afraid

that the gold could be found.

Or he's afraid

that I'll find out

who's

smuggling the gold.

This Baekje gold

has flown into the capital for quite some time.

Such an attractive treasure,

passing through Penglai,

it's impossible that no one gets involved.

Coincidentally,

the Director of Maritime Trade, Mr. Gu,

and the Magistrate's Office,

all the dignitaries of Penglai

are on board.

There are also two talented singers

who can play good tunes.

Do any of you know

where Wang Lide and the gold are?

Sir, you went through all the trouble for this voyage,

so I should do anything.

But I really don't know

where Wang Lide and the gold are.

Neither do your men?

Commissioner Liu,

I'm just an agent under Mr. Gu.

I've always obeyed the law

and never seen Wang Lide or the gold.

But as far as I know,

this Baekje singer

was recommended by you.

Magistrate Di found a Baekje man

on the ship that day,

so I asked Miss Yusu to interpret.

It seems

you've remembered something else.

Sir.

Sir.

Back on the ship last night,

it was as if I had gone back

to half a month ago.

I seem to remember something.

What is it?

Sir,

one time,

Wang Lide drank and boasted to others

that he had a lover ashore

who was a singer.

Open your eyes and take a look.

There are two singers here.

Which one is it?

Sir,

I haven't seen her with my own eyes,

so I can't recognize.

However,

Wang Lide once said

that the singer

was from Baekje.

It seems to get foggy ahead.

Yes, it is.

It's getting heavier.

Report it now.

Watch out.

- It's getting foggy. - It's getting foggy.

It's getting foggy.

Hurry up.

Get back to the cabin.

Back to the cabin...

Hurry...

Get back to the cabin.

Hurry up.

Hurry...

Hurry up.

Quick.

Get back to the cabin. Quick.

How dare you!

You're in a relationship with Wang Lide.

Why didn't you tell us about it?

Please spare me.

Please spare me, Sir.

Do you want to get us all killed?

Miss Yusu.

Please spare me.

Don't be afraid.

Tell me

what Wang Lide told you

before he set sail.

He said he'd be gone for a month or two

and make a lot of money.

He'd come back to buy me out and marry me.

She actually believes such words from a man.

Who does he hang around with?

I don't know.

I don't know...

I don't know.

I really don't know.

Where's the gold?

I really don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

Take your time and think.

We don't have better things to do on this ship anyway.

Someone!

- Yes. - Yes.

I really don't know.

I don't know.

No...

Get up.

No.

Magistrate Di.

An...

Save me.

An.

Magistrate Di.

Commissioner.

Deputy Secretary Hou said

you were up late last night dealing with paperwork.

Did you find out anything?

While we're on the subject,

there's something

I'd like to ask

Director Yi.

Me?

The Commission of Maritime Trade has four small ships

and one large ship

for patrols at the quay,

right?

To guard the wharves and collect taxes,

this is the Commission of Maritime Trade...

Only the big ship can sail the seas, right?

Yes, why?

A dozen days ago,

on the sixth day of the seventh month,

Director Yi led a big ship out in the dark

and didn't return until dawn,

right?

The same day as Wang Lide's incident?

Yes.

Magistrate Di,

Jin Sang isn't enough?

You're accusing me, too.

What's wrong with my sailing?

Those smugglers often dock

at midnight in small ships.

I received a tip-off.

I work hard for the court.

How can you turn it into a crime?

I

just wanted to consult you.

Consult?

You call it consulting?

Why don't you ask me directly?

Just ask me

why it's such a coincidence

that I set sail on the same night

of Wang Lide's incident,

right?

Yes.

Why was it such a coincidence?

What a cruel accusation!

Why don't you just say

I set sail that night

to see Wang Lide

and I also took the gold?

Jin Sang said

a big box was filled with gold.

There were more than ten people on my ship.

If I hid the gold,

how could I hide it from the whole ship?

Commissioner Liu.

Commissioner Liu,

if you don't believe me,

we can get the answer when we get back to Penglai.

Commissioner Liu,

it's getting foggy outside.

I think

everyone better return to their cabins and rest

just in case.

We'll investigate later.

Mr. Gu,

is that you?

Magistrate Di.

Mr. Gu.

It's foggy. I'm just checking around.

Mr. Gu.

What's on your mind?

It's really suspicious.

Yes.

Wang Lide

is the gold dealer.

He's a broker.

He needs a buyer and a seller.

The buyer must be from Baekje,

but what about the Modao?

Tamna and Silla

have been at war with Baekje for years.

Hasn't Baekje been conquered?

Are you saying

that the Baekje are using gold to smuggle arms from Tang?

I don't see why they can't do that.

The fog has lifted. Come out.

Everyone, come out to work.

Something happened over there.

It's Director Yi.

Director Yi!

Everyone, look!

It's really Director Yi!

Master.

Master.

Open the door.

From tonight on,

I won't sleep alone.

I'll sleep here.

Bai Kai, you sleep next to me over there.

You two sleep outside.

Yes.

Whenever I go out,

follow me every step of the way.

If any bastard dares to hide in the dark to harm me,

kill him

as soon as he appears.

Suicide

or murder?

Commissioner Liu,

we're investigating now.

Everything's up in the air.

You've failed your jobs.

You two,

one is an important official of the Ministry of Justice,

and the other

is the magistrate appointed by Her Majesty.

Please calm down.

If there's a murderer,

this person must've taken advantage of the fog

and must know

Director Yi.

Otherwise,

he'd have resisted.

The shipmaster,

Gu Mengbin.

When the fog started,

sailors were on deck.

Mr. Gu and his attendant, Bai Kai,

were also on deck.

They didn't see Director Yi.

What's strange is

that right after I found out

Director Yi set sail at night ten days ago,

he is dead.

Unfortunately,

we can't investigate now.

We'll have to wait until we return

to Penglai.

Magistrate Di,

don't you think

too many people are following me

on this voyage?

Sir, you mean...

They're all crying out to serve me.

Director Yi, Mr. Gu,

and two singers.

Didn't you

ask to bring the two singers?

That's because when I first came to Penglai,

you interrupted me

before I could finish

enjoying a song.

So I didn't get enough.

But after we boarded the ship,

I realized that the Baekje singer

was not telling the truth.

I don't think

anyone on this ship

is telling the truth.

Let me repeat.

Magistrate Di, it was your first clue

that led us to the ship.

If you still can't find the culprit,

I'll have to

do it myself.

After Yusu,

I'll interrogate Miss Cao.

Tai.

Tai, don't go.

Tai.

Tai...

- Yusu. - Tai.

Yusu.

Yusu.

I'm so thirsty.

I want some water.

Water...

She wants some water.

- Some water. - Some water.

Some water...

Water.

Water.

Quick...

Here's some water.

Hurry up.

Open the door.

Tai.

Open the door.

Yusu, hold on.

Guard outside.

Hurry up.

Yusu.

Take it slow.

Take it slow.

What's wrong...

It hurts.

It hurts.

Tough it out.

Let me apply some herbal powders to your wound.

Magistrate Di.

Mr. Gu,

I've brought you Wang Lide's Star-Orienting Board.

The size of each Star-Orienting Board varies.

If you want to restore Wang Lide's observation,

you must use his board.

The six-finger board is too small. Get a seven-finger board.

It's right this time.

Polaris on a seven-finger board.

Along Mr. Gu's direction,

Zhinyu Star [*Vega]

is exactly flush with the top edge of the three-finger board.

From one finger to 12 fingers,

there's always a board that matches.

Busi Star, two fingers. [*Pollux and Procyon]

Polaris, six fingers.

Zhinyu Star, eight fingers.

Busi Star, two fingers.

That's weird.

What's weird about it?

Previously at Commissioner Liu's place,

I took a look at Wang Lide's chart.

Based on the marks on it,

Polaris,

Zhinyu Star,

and Busi Star

were also six, eight, and two fingers.

The mast is broken.

The rudder is also broken.

But we're still sailing on Wang Lide's route.

We're being pushed by the currents.

It seems his route

also just follows the currents.

Let me go.

- Let me go. - Are you mad?

Who gave you the balls?

I don't believe Yusu is an evildoer.

What a nice girl.

She's so kind.

Have you ever seen such a kind-hearted evildoer?

Are you stupid?

Which evildoer will write "evildoer" on the face?

Don't trust people too easily. You know?

Why are you all so cruel?

Look at her hands.

Don't you feel sorry for her?

Tai,

I stopped you

because I didn't want you to get into trouble, okay?

If the Yulin Guards find out,

you'll get Magistrate Di in trouble again.

I don't believe he'll be as cruel as you guys.

What?

Shh.

Bai Kai?

Yusu.

Bai Kai?

Bai Kai?

I... I didn't tell them anything.

Don't kill me.

You won't stand it.

You must die for the sake of Baekje.

I didn't tell them anything.

You know too much already.

Don't kill me.

Stop.

It's you again.

So you're from Baekje, too.

Stop fighting.

Stop it!

Stop.

Stop there.

Stop. Stop there.

Stop.

Don't let him get away.

Stop there.

He's from Baekje.

So what?

Why are you pretending to be Tang?

Seems like Baekje is collapsing.

Nonsense.

If anyone slanders Baekje people again,

I'll fight them to death.

Who on earth are you?

I'm the captain of the Huben Guards of Baekje.

Bai Kai.

Baekje's been at war with Silla and Tamna

for years.

You hide in Penglai

to smuggle armaments?

You tell Yusu to approach Wang Lide

to manipulate him, right?

Bai Kai,

don't resist.

Let her go.

Yusu is innocent.

She knows nothing.

Yusu,

I'm sorry.

No.

Wang Lide is smuggling gold for you.

Where is he?

I don't know!

Bai Kai, put the knife down.

You'll only be charged with smuggling.

Wang Lide is just a broker.

He can't supply that many armaments.

There must be

a high-ranking official behind him.

Tell me,

who is that official?

Interesting.

Baekje will not die!

Long live Baekje!

Bai Kai.

Bai Kai.

Bai Kai.

Bai Kai.

Bai Kai.

No!

Over a day and a night,

significant incidents happened on the ship.

Yi Pan is suspected to have been murdered.

Bai Kai resisted arrest and is dead.

Based on the measurement of the Star-Orienting Board,

we've been following

Wang Lide's route as we drift.

The clues of the gold

are becoming clearer.

Mr. Hong,

if you don't come to save us,

more and more people will die on the ship.

Don't kill me.

Don't kill me.

Don't kill me.

Yusu.

Yusu.

Qiao Tai.

An.

Don't be afraid...

Qiao Tai and Magistrate Di asked for mercy for you,

that's why you're here in the cabin resting.

Why did you insist on boarding the ship?

Magistrate Di.

About Wang Lide and Bai Kai,

what else do you know?

Wang Lide was actually brought here by Bai Kai.

I've never asked

about what happened between them.

Magistrate,

Deputy Secretary Hou wants to see you.

If you remember anything,

tell Miss Cao

and have her come to me.

Yes.

Given the circumstances,

you must be very careful.

If there's nothing urgent, stay inside the cabin.

If anything happens,

I'll come looking for you.

Yes.

You wanted to see me?

I suggest you

keep Qiao Tai on a short leash.

The Yulin Guards told me

he visited Yusu many times

while she was in custody.

I'm worried

that this will reach Commissioner Liu.

I see.

I always feel

that Yusu

has more secrets.

An,

now I don't think

I can trust anyone.

Magistrate Di is a high-minded person.

You can trust him.

Do you think

Wang Lide is still alive?

You still care about that man?

I wonder where he is.

Is he suffering

like me?

What kind of man is he?

He...

He's a good-hearted man.

He said before he met me,

he liked gold the most.

But when he met me,

he thought nothing was more important than me.

He may not be good-looking,

but he's with a delicate touch.

He can even play string instruments.

And he's very good at it.

Really?

When we were together,

he always played tunes for me.

He said we switched roles.

I was the guest

and he was more like a singer,

which made me very happy.

Before he set sail,

he even got a copy of the music score from the capital

and played me a new piece.

An,

do you have someone you love?

I see

Magistrate Di cares for you a lot.

In the night, there are shocking waves,

but in the daytime, it's calm and tranquil.

I know a thing or two

about the tides and the stars.

My grandfather was a military officer.

He used to go to sea for battle.

When the war was over,

he had nothing better to do,

so he taught me these.

I was too young at that time

to learn these.

He scolded me many times.

This time, in Penglai,

I saw the chart and the Star-Orienting Board.

They remind me

of his teachings.

I've never heard you talk about your grandfather.

You didn't ask me.

He passed away

a long time ago.

Stop.

I'm here to see Commissioner Liu.

You must have permission from Deputy Secretary Hou.

Who's out there?

It's me.

I have important business.

Come inside.

Mr. Gu.

How dare you.

How dare you

bring out gold at a time like this?

This isn't Baekje gold.

This is Tang gold.

Sir, please take a look.

There's an inscription on it,

"Hebei Circuit".

Tang produces gold, too.

This might be

a trifling gift for you, Commissioner Liu.

When we get back to the shore,

I'll pay my respects properly.

You want me to accept your gift.

What do you want in return?

I understand

that you're here to investigate Baekje gold.

The Baekje gold flows from Penglai to the capital.

As a shipmaster in Penglai,

I find it hard to avoid slanders.

Even if I say I have nothing to do with it,

people will still say I do.

So are you involved or not?

I'm here

to expose someone, Commissioner.

Who are you exposing?

Magistrate Di.

Di Renjie?

Exactly.

Didn't you see what a devil his man, Qiao Tai, was?

Last night,

they forced Bai Kai to jump into the sea

rather than let you catch him alive.

Is that so?

There's been a spate of deaths on the ship over the past few days,

indicating that the murderer has nothing to fear.

He tricked everyone into boarding the ship

and then plotted against everyone here

to create a case that seems unresolvable.

But the case must be closed.

He has to find a suspect so that he can answer to the court.

Director Yi is dead.

I've been thinking about it

and I believe Di Renjie is the most suspicious.

Di Renjie has a close relationship

with the singers in Penglai.

Don't you know that?

You mean

Miss Cao who plays the pipa?

There are only two singers on board.

Miss Cao is his confidante.

Yusu is Wang Lide's lover.

What if Di Renjie and Wang Lide are in cahoots,

secretly in charge of the gold smuggling?

When the thin guy from Baekje was found on the ship,

why did Di Renjie rush to get Yusu

to be the interpreter?

He was afraid that the thin guy would spill the beans.

Spill what?

Maybe he already did.

Only Yusu understood.

The secret is with Yusu.

So on the ship,

as soon as Yusu was taken into custody,

Di Renjie and his men got anxious

and sent Qiao Tai to visit her.

The Yulin Guards can testify.

Really?

Now,

he's put Yusu in Miss Cao's cabin.

See for yourself if you don't believe me.

If the situation is critical,

Di Renjie will give himself away

and cover up for Yusu again.

I'll wait and see.

If he dares to do so,

he

has everything to do

with the gold.