All language subtitles for My Roommate is a Detective 03

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MY ROOMMATE IS A DETECTIVE

Episode 3

Miss Bai, we have not seen each other for a while.

I heard you have done a great job

in the newspaper office.

It is being exaggerated.

We come to visit you this time

to find out more

about the tram case.

Sure. Anything I know.

Behave yourself!

Just take another one.

Sorry.

There seems to be something wrong with her brain.

Your brain has something wrong!

I heard that

your company and Huakang Tram Company

had some unpleasant history.

Doing business is about

cooperation and competition.

Whether we were pleasant or not is not important.

I read your ledgers.

There was a time when

Donghai Power's offer of power rate to Huakang Tram

was much higher than the normal price.

Yes.

If they couldn't even afford the electricity,

why would they bother doing tram business?

I gave him the raised offer

after I got approval from the Municipal Council.

It was completely reasonable and legal.

Here's the thing.

I saw it on the Huakang Tram's proposal that

you used to want to buy them.

Yes, that's true.

I had the intention at the time.

You have to know that they were not doing well running the business at the time

and they were short of funds.

I have enough money

with cheap electricity.

If only they had the vision to work with me,

that would have been a win-win situation!

But the negotiation failed.

Then something happened to Huakang Tram.

It has become a hot potato now.

It's not too late for you to buy it now.

It would only be a white elephant for me.

Mr. Lu, excuse me.

Wait.

Who is this?

Passers-by found the body by the Suzhou River.

Does that need an autopsy?

No.

Under situation like this

when no one comes to claim it, we will just register on the record and

cremate the body.

This is too sloppy.

Do you know how many people die a day in Shanghai?

If we examine each John Doe case like this,

we won't be able to solve it even with a hundred times more staff members.

You must have an autopsy on this body.

And do it now.

The deceased's head was severely hit.

His face was cut with a sharp object.

Seriously exceeded sodium and potassium in his blood.

Undigested nuts and raisins in his stomach.

There are traces of being bound at his limbs.

Have you checked his clothes?

Not yet.

Run a test on them.

I smelled

a familiar smell on him.

But I don't know what it is.

Ok. I will do it as soon as possible.

Xiaoyu, is it this one?

Why are you still here?

Why?

The tram case hasn't been solved yet.

You still have the time to solve another crime?

The dead guy is related to the tram case.

Do you remember it?

When we were at the scene,

we smelled a weird smell.

This person has the same smell.

Mao San.

You know him?

He was a little punk.

He loved women and gambling.

He would rob people on the street every time he lost money on gambling

and when he got the money, he would go back to gable again.

Youning once wrote an article about him

warning female workers at night shifts pay attention to safety.

Night shift female workers?

I think someone killed him

because he saw something.

I heard you knew Mao San very well.

Who are you?

Concession Police Station.

Damn!

Mr. Qiao?

Call me Inspector Qiao!

Say it.

When did you last see Mao San?

The fifth day of this month.

The day of the tram case.

Specific time?

In the small hours that day. I lost all my money on the table.

As soon as I came out of the casino, I met Mao San.

He was so upbeat.

I asked him if he made a good fortune.

He said yes.

We also agreed to play high on the table the next day.

And then I never saw him again.

Then what did you run when you saw us?

Sir, I didn't run!

Inspector Qiao, I didn't do anything!

I will say it!

I stole a bike

and lent it to Mao San for several days.

I never rode the bike again after he returned it to me.

Where's the bike now?

Chamber bitter.

Chamber bitter?

What is it?

A common herb.

There are irregular bluestone particles in the soil.

Only explosive can cause

such fine particles.

Around Shanghai area,

there is only one bluestone mine in Sheshan, right?

Let's go.

Right now?

Bai Youning promised me that

she will move out as soon as the case is solved.

Hurry up! Time waits for no one!

Keep on holding it.

I have searched everywhere

all night with you in this mine.

Did you find anything?

Be patient.

Mao San must have been here.

On a different subject, do you really dislike Youning so much?

You don't find her annoying?

Although Youning

is a bit weird with both her temperament and temper,

she is a good-hearted girl.

You bear her only because of her father.

You don't know her yet.

When you grow to know her,

you will accept her gradually.

Don't worry.

That's not gonna happen.

What is that?

Let's go take a look.

Look what we stumbled on.

Since we found the missing tram,

maybe those female workers are also nearby.

Let's go.

Watch out!

Lu Yao.

I took care of them. You can come out now.

I'm here,

Come out. It's okay.

Thank you for saving my life.

It was just my instinct.

No, no, no.

I just did it out of my instinct to protect my wallet.

OK, fine.

I will be your wallet from now on.

According to our moral code,

I will return the favor.

So

why don't you repay me now?

Right now?

Didn't you say that you will repay me?

But…

Do it.

Fine. I will do it.

Here.

I'm hugging you.

What are you doing?

Didn't you say you wanted a hug?

I was asking you to repay me!

Who asked you to hug me?

You should have said it clearly!

The few of you search at the back of the mountain to

see if there are any more culprits.

Big Guy, you lead a team to find the female workers.

You have to any each and every one of them.

Yes, sir!

Come out.

Come on.

We found them!

Did you find everyone?

I found them all. No one is missing.

Adou, take them back to take statements.

Let's go!

Now my job is finished.

You, pay me.

You, move out.

You think this is over?

We only found the missing passengers.

How did the tram come here? Who did it?

We don't know these things yet.

Is this important?

Of course!

Do you know who I am?

Wu Tianpeng.

President of Donghai Power.

Mr. Qiao Chusheng.

Mr. Wu.

You should know

the reason why we came uninvited.

I really don't know.

We have just found

the disappearing tram and female workers.

Congratulations.

The people you sent to guard the tram

already confessed.

The said the mastermind of this case

is you.

I am the mastermind?

Then tell me.

How did I make

such a big tram disappear?

This is very simple.

Before the crime,

You power company used an excuse of repairing circuits

to wire a temporary cable

at that fork of the road.

That night, you sent out a lot of people in advance

to put

a lot of dry ice and smoke cakes at a specified position

and a cork track was temporarily paved

for the tram to drive on it.

When the tram was nearby,

you cut power off the circuit so that

the tram lost power and

moved to the specific position with inertial motion.

After the tram stopped, you lighted the smoke cakes.

The female workers in the carriage found something wrong

and started to scream.

At this time

your henchmen got in the tram and controlled them.

At the same time, someone poured hot water on the dry ice

to create dense fog.

The ground around the rails

started to crack due to rapid temperature changes.

At this time, the artificial fog surrounded the tram.

Your men hiding nearby in advance

immediately switched tracks.

and manually pushed the tram onto that cork track.

Subsequently

the trolley pole was connected to the cable previously laid

and the tram left the scene silently

Later at somewhere you guys

disassembled the tram body into parts

and transported them to the mine where they were reassembled.

Before the smoke cleared,

you were busy demolishing the temporary track

while making weird noises

and printing footprints.

You wanted to use the footprints of dinosaurs

to draw police's attention to that British guy George

who loves fossils of dinosaurs.

Unfortunately

the stains on those fossils

are just some old blood stains.

The time doesn't match.

What did you want

going to the length of making such a big scene?

Of course to make money.

He deliberately caused panic

trying to make the tram company's stocks plummet.

Then he could buy them cheap.

But what he didn't expect was

the tram company had bought insurance.

I listened your story for a long time.

But it seems like you were just guessing.

That electric shock accident three years ago

was under your order, right?

And you were the one who paid lawyers and media

to get involved.

Also you were the one behind

this missing passengers' family parade.

Can you show me some evidence?

Mr. Wu.

Actually, the tram hijacking is a small matter.

But you shouldn't have killed a man.

Now you cross a line.

Next

let's talk in detail

how you killed him.

I had been here before.

At that time, the coffee table had a glass countertop,

the curtains were made of velvet,

and there was a cigar ashtray on the coffee table.

The second time I came here,

I found that the coffee table was replaced with a marble countertop,

the curtains were changed to these,

and the ashtray on the coffee table

was also changed from a fluted cigar ashtray

to an ordinary ashtray.

And the carpet was cleaned.

I could smell the carpet detergent in this room,

the same brand Miss Bai used.

I secretly took a slice of your nut cake here,

which was delicious by the way.

Then

we found undigested raisins

in Mao San's stomach.

Only then did I realize

that he had been here too.

That night, Mao San was waiting at that fork of the road

trying to rob a female worker from her night shift.

But he stumbled upon your actions.

He also got the smell of sulfur on him

at that time.

Then

he followed you to the mine on his bike

and came to blackmail you later.

Will you give me the money or not?

Just give me a direct answer.

No.

In this room

you killed him with that cigar ashtray.

His blood splattered everywhere.

So you had to replace the coffee table,

the curtains

and cleaned the carpet.

This is just the wildest guess.

You have no evidence.

Do you recognize this then?

At that time, the orange rolled under the sofa,

and when I reached out to fish for it,

I got cigar tobacco on my sleeve.

There was also cigar tobacco in the wound of Mao San's head.

After testing, it is Dannemann Royal,

which you said only you own in the whole Shanghai.

The coroner will prove you guilty.

You are framing me!

I want to find my lawyer.

I'd like to see

in the entire Shanghai,

who will have the nerve to defend you.

The case is finally closed.

You, pay me.

You, move out.

Out of the pot.

Taste it.

I don't have any money.

It's ok. This is for free.

Consider it a

parting gift.

You really want to kick me away?

Don't say you want to go back on your word!

You promised me

you will move after I solve this case!

But my rent has been paid.

The landlady won't refund the money.

Your father is Mr. Bai.

Who has the nerve not refunding you?

But we already signed a lease.

According to the terms,

she has the right not refunding me.

I can't ask anyone to hit her.

Or

you can give me half a year's rent and I'll move right away.

You!

Don't get mad.

Don't you think

the two of us are destined to be roommates?

Cut the nonsense!

Stop eating!

You just said you would like me to have a taste.

You're a good home cook.

Do you know how to make Borscht?

I prefer that taste.

Youning hasn't moved yet?

Not for the time being.

The apartment is nice in all aspects,

and the rent is not expensive.

So…

But she's living alone with a man!

This is so inappropriate!

Does she want to let me die of a heart attack?

But I think Youning is in good shape now.

Every day she is so alive and happy.

Why don't you give her some more time?

How is that Lu Yao's character like?

He loves money, but not lascivious.

At least I don't think he is interested in Youning.

My daughter is so pretty.

How can he not interested?

Does he want to die?

I thought he's not interested is a good thing.

If he is interested, you will be so much more worried.

I am telling you,

send someone to keep an eye on both of them.

If that kid dares to make a move on Youning,

just kill him.

What if Youning make a move on him?

Kill him, too.

Sir, this is…

I didn't expect the Chinese to be so ruthless.

Killing and kidnapping

to annex my company?

We cannot just let them go around committing crime anymore.

However capable they may be,

something will give them away.

Just be patient.

I know

soon or later this Mr. Bai will have trouble.

And then, I will show them,

who the real owners of this concession are, right?

He makes it like he really means business.

And I have to work overtime every night,

Tell me, what's the point of it?

All he knows is bragging every day.

How did anyone like him

get promoted as the section chief?

I wish him die!

Chief Shen!

Chief Shen, open the door!

Open the door, Chief Shen!

Where is the spare key?

Mr. Shen has them all.

We don't have any!

Break it open!

Sir!

Why did he commit suicide?

Suicide your ass!

How could anyone chop their own head off to kill himself?

What should we do?

Don't panic!

Never seen a dead man before?

Seal the door to preserve the crime scene.

Yes, sir!

Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha.

Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha…

Amitabha Buddha…

I have been in Shanghai for so many years,

but this is the first time I heard

someone dared to steal from Mr. Jiu.

I didn't steal it. I didn't steal it.

You are still so young.

Such a pity.

Who is it?

Grab your weapon!

Someone is breaking in! Grab your weapon!

Qiao Chusheng! How dare you to hit my men?

I hit them because they are your men.

Step aside.

I let you step aside.

I am now working in the Central Police Station of

Public Concession.

Call me Inspector Qiao.

This time I'm here to deal with a

missing person case.

You are Zhao Xiaowen, right?

Yes, it's me.

Untie him. Come with me.

He stole Mr. Jiu's jade ring.

Salim.

Since my identity has changed,

I can't do things the same way I did.

Put him in prison and charge him of larceny.

Inspector Qiao!

There is a case of homicide!

Do you know what time I slept last night?

What does it have to do with me?

I was in a deadline!

So?

Can you please

let me sleep for some more time?

I beg you, please?

I have an interview in the afternoon.

I really need to get some rest.

I don't want to disturb you either.

But I have

a strong impulse of creating now.

I feel the god of music is calling me.

Both my heart and my hands are itching for action.

I can't control it.

I think you just need some touch love.

If you hit me,

I can call the police right away.

Will you play the violin now?

No, no, no.

Go on, I dare you! You are just trying to get under my skin.

Help! She wants to kill me.

It's not worth going to prison for this kind of person.

Why are you here again?

You're like a haunted ghost.

I am here for something serious.

I'll make it short.

Dead man Shen Dazhi,

Chief of Residency Administration Section in

Shanghai Police Department's Zhabei Branch.

Time of death was around ten o'clock last night.

Cause of death?

It's not clear yet.

The victim was found holding a gun in his right hand.

There is a bullet hole in the ceiling.

But not a single one on him.

The head was almost cut off.

And the doors and windows of the scene were locked from the inside.

No one in and out.

That's awesome!

A locked room mystery!

Mr. Lu, make an offer.

No.

I won't take this case.

Why not?

Your police station is in the Concession, but the Shanghai Police Department is in the Chinese's jurisdiction.

There are a lot of complicated government and business relations and conflicts going on

between the two parties.

I don't want to get involved in the mess.

Yeah, why would they hand a case in the Chinese's jurisdiction

to the Concession Police Station to investigate?

The Zhabei Police Chief is a disciple of Mr. Bai.

Mr. Bai asked me to deal with it as soon as possible

so as not to affect his career.

One of his disciples can climb to the position of Police Chief ?

Mr. Bai must spend a lot of money paving the way.

Yes, it cost a lot of money.

So he let me solve the case as soon as possible.

As long as this police chief can keep his place,

he can be very generous.

We're good friends. Money is not a problem between us.

But your watch…

My watch is a gift from a friend of mine.

If you like it, I can order one for you.

It will arrive in just a month.

I see.

Then forget about it.

Look at it.

Such a perfect craftsmanship.

Is your friend a man or a lady?

In the future, if you have other such generous friends,

introduce them to me.

Good morning, sir!

Morning my ass.

Watch your mouth.

Bite me.

This is not our territory.

So be polite a little bit.

Which one of you is Inspector Qiao?

I am.

Can you walk us through what happened?

We heard gunshots

at ten o'clock last night.

We rushed in ASAP

only to find that Mr. Shen died in that room.

You were still on duty at ten o'clock?

That's a lot of working hours.

Yes.

We've been busy lately.

Chief Shen often worked overtime this week

and didn't return home until very late at night.

Where is the body?

Over here.

This way, please.

Did you find any suspicious person before or after the shooting?

No.

It was very dark.

If someone escaped,

you wouldn't necessarily know.

That's impossible.

Someone was on duty at the door.

And inside or outside of Mr. Shen 's office,

the door and windows were locked.

It was impossible for anyone to escape.

Did anyone move the body?

No.

After notifying the Concession Police Station,

the Chief asked us to seal the door and protect the scene.

Here we are.

Please come in.

The latest gramophone!

They only made one hundred of this model in the world!

Listen to this voice.

I think my ears are intoxicated with it.

Take a look at the corpse.

I have.

Don't tell me you have blood phobia.

I got full marks in my anatomy class in university.

Then look at it.

Can I take a picture?

What do you think?

I can't take even a candid shot?

Before the case is solved,

no clues can be seen in the newspaper.

Besides, do you really want to publish

a photo of a decapitated body on the newspaper?

You look pale.

Are you uncomfortable?

Didn't someone claim that he got full marks in anatomy class?

It's been too long since I dissected anything.

I need time to adjust.

You can go now.

Go .

On that victim's body,

the neck wound is very smooth.

Whoever did it, they did it nice and clean without any hesitation.

Judging by the knife cut, it should be done by a master of knife.

Like an executioner.

How do you know that?

Are you blind?

"Executioner Serial murder".

1915.

That's ten years ago.

The deceased had a gun in his hand.

There is a bullet hole in the ceiling.

It feels like he found

something on the ceiling.

While he raised the gun to shoot,

someone cut off his head in an instant.

What can be on the ceiling?

A ghost.

You think so, too?

What else can it be?

Fly, bee, mosquito, or a birdie?

He wouldn't shoot these things at the police station.

You saw this ghost, too, right?

No, I didn't.

But I heard that

ten years ago Chief Shen caught

the serial killer of the Executioner Serial murder case

and got promoted to be a police officer.

He was just a patrol officer before that.

Tell me what happened back then.

In 1911,

the government canceled the decapitation as execution at that time.

There was an executioner in Songjiang with a nickname Wang Yidao.

He was fired and stayed at home with nothing to do.

So he got a craving for his old job

and killed several people.

Later, he was caught by Mr. Shen, the then night patrol officer.

Before the execution,

Wang Yidao said at the execution ground

that his ghost would return to seek revenge one day.

The incident became sensational at the time

and even was reported on the newspaper.

Executed ten years ago, but he's never back until now.

It seems Hell is busier than the mortal world.

You also believe in this?

Why do you think

Chief Shen

suddenly wanted to review the old files?

He must have seen something spectral.

That's enough.

Don't talk about superstition all the time.

Stop this nonsense.

Don't bother entertaining me.

I am leaving soon.

How is Mr. Bai's health?

Pretty good.

Bro, sorry you have to deal with it.

Don't mention it.

This case is really weird.

When the body was found,

the door and windows were locked.。

There were guards at the door.

There were policemen and me in the hallway.

It is impossible for anyone to run out of this house.

Did you check for secret doors or secret tunnels?

Absolutely nothing like that.

Why don't you send someone to double check?

Mr. Bai specifically gave me an order

that I must solve this case.

It must not jeopardize your career.

Mr. Bai is really nice to me.

Bro, thank you for that.

Don't mention it. We're like family.

This fan is suspicious.

How so?

If the murder is small in size enough,

they should be able to go out between the fan blades.

impossible.

Why not?

When we came in here last night

the fan was still on.

Later, I felt the room was so gloomy and cold,

so I turned it off.

See?

I think he was killed by a ghost.

I know, right?

We all said so in private conversation.

Go back and tell other police officers that

those who died a violent death would become an evil spirit.

Hurry to a temple and ask the monks for some amulets for protection.

Especially those who held a grudge with him when he was alive.

This kind of person is most likely to be haunted by evil spirits.

Hurry.

What do you want to do?

After this round of investigation,

I think

the most suspicious thing in this room

is this gramophone.

Why is it suspicious?

You see,

the decoration of this office is very cheesy

without any good taste at all,

but not this gramophone.

As far as I know

the whole Shanghai has no more than three such gramophones.

And he was playing Brahms' music.

Do you know what Brahms' music means?

He was…

You won't understand what I say.

In short, during deduction,

any evidence that doesn't fit with the victim profile

is a clue.

So I have to take

this gramophone back and study it.

Cut the act.

Don't think I don't know what you are really up to.

I'm warning you.

Don't hinder me from working the case.

Let go, let go!

This gramophone

was a gift to the Police Chief from Mr. Bai.

The vice mayor came over two days ago to inspect.

He was afraid it might be too showy, so he put it in this office for some days.

These are excuses.

Come here and lend me a hand.

Bro, this case is really important.

I know.

How about

if you solve the case

I'll give this to you on behalf of the Police Chief ?

You mean it?

I do.

So solve the case.

Those records…

They are all yours.

Whoever did it, they did it nice and clean without any hesitation.

Chief Shen caught

the serial killer of the Executioner Serial murder ten years ago.

He was just a patrol officer before that.

Don't talk about superstition all the time.

A locked room mystery!

Wang Yidao said at the execution ground

that his ghost would return to seek revenge one day.

What did you think of?

I am sleepy.

What are you doing?

Executioner Serial murder!

So?

Don't you want to read files related to the case?

I have dyslexia.

A lot of words

will make me feel dizzy and want to vomit.

It's ok. I will tell you.

In 1911, the newly founded government of Republic of China

changed execution method from decapitation to shooting.

So an executioner named Wang Yidao was out of employment.

He had nothing to do but get drunk every day.

Qing Dynasty! I want Qing Dynasty back!

It was late at night, January 3rd, 1915,

the drunk Wang Yidao accidentally

met a murderer who by chance walked away with it.

The two of them got into an argument.

Wang, with Dutch courage,

dragged the victim into a dark corner

and beheaded him.

After the crime,

Wang Yidao was quickly locked as the murderer.

However, in the process of hunting Wang Yidao,

two other beheading cases had occurred one after another.

As the serial murder case had not been solved over time,

it caused public panic.

the police put a huge reward for Wang Yidao's capture.

Later

when Wang Yidao committed the crime again on February 5,

he was caught by a temporary patrol officer

in front of Xiangmanlou Restaurant.

They did an overnight interrogation right after he was arrested.

Wang Yidao confessed his guilt

without any remorse.

He was executed late the next night.

In other words,

he was caught while killing his fourth victim.

to be more accurate, when he was disposing the body.

What did you find?

The first victim was a murderer who got away with it.

The second was a confirmed thief who had just been released.

The third was an opium dealer.

But the fourth one was just a teacher.

The first three victims had a previous criminal record.

But not the fourth.

Let me see.

Wang Yidao came out of his girlfriend house that night

and he met this teacher.

Two people accidentally bumped into each other.

Wang Yidao felt being offended

and killed the teacher on the spot.

The first three former criminals fit his logic.

But the fourth one is a little strange.

Maybe he couldn't control his impulse to kill anymore?

The first three were intent to kill

where he beheaded them with a big knife.

The last one was heat of passion

where he pierced the victims' heart with a small knife.

Although he used a knife in all cases,

the MOs were different.

And there is something weird with the narration of the files.

What do you mean?

Miss Bai, you are a writer yourself.

Why are you so insensitive to text?

Cut the nonsense! What is the weird part?

Look.

The files of the first three cases

were objective descriptions

plus first-person statement

with a proportion of about three to one.

But when it comes to the last case's file,

basically there is no first-person statement.

It's all a third person objective description.

In other words,

he was framed in the fourth case.

I didn't say that.

Another possibility is torture for a confession.

During the interrogation of the first three cases, the suspect was still sober enough

to confess.

But at the final case, he couldn't hold it together anymore.

The police also got pressure from above

to also plant this fourth murder on him.

But this is illegal!

Killing one person was no different from killing four.

As long as he confessed the first case,

the result waiting for him would be the same no matter what happened next.

Then those cases were

defective in jurisprudence!

Back in those years,

it was difficult

to find a flawless case

in Shanghai.

Why? Is there a clue?

No.

Then you should go out.

Let me ask you something.

That teacher who was killed

in the Executioner's Serial Murder case ten years ago.

Are there any relatives and friends

who we can still get in contact with?

Is he related to this case?

That's not your concern.

Better to be someone who had contact with him the day he was killed.

Fine!

I'll ask Salim to check.

What kind of shabby paper is it?

Get used to it.

There are too many files now.

To save costs,

we all use this industrial paper.

When did this paper start to be used?

1911.

Take a look.

Is this paper used in the police stations?

Probably not

judging by the paper texture.

But this is the file on the dead man's table.

So you mean

Chief Shen's file is not real.

Someone forged a file for him.

Clever.

Who would give him a fake file from ten years ago?

The killer.

Who else can it be?

You suspect

what happened to that teacher has something to do with it.

This is the only clue so far.

Hurry up to check the teacher!

Wait a minute.

What happened?

My Parker!

Let me borrow it for two days.

I will wait for your news.

Don't sell the pen!

Of course not! Rest assured.

We solved the case very soon.

The family has been soothed.

Absolutely no problem.

Sure.

Why? You are here again.

Back to the scene might

give me a clearer perspective.

Do you have any clues?

Kind of.

What do you mean?

Wait until I figure it out.

I will write a report for you.

How is your relationship with Chief Shen?

It was alright.

I promoted him.

How was he like?

He was sort of popular,

but he was not so good at the job.

After all, he was not well-educated.

But he was a hero

in the case ten years ago.

He just got lucky.

Since then,

he never solved a decent case again.

He was daydreaming all day.

Rather a problem than a solution in this police department.

It sounds like

you are not very happy with him.

Not many people are happy with him in Shanghai.

Mr. Lu.

Inspector Qiao is looking for you.

Mr. Chief , see you later.

Man,

when the case is solved,

let's go to Paramount Hall to have a good time.

Sure.