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=The Song Inquisitor=

=Episode 3=

Great work!

Nice singing!

I brought joss papers for you!

Ghosts don't cast shadows under the moonlight.

Spreading fear and lies

is a crime punishable by death in Song!

I dare you to come and claim your money!

Come up.

Are you hurt?

Sir, where did you go?

We were worried about you.

Sir,

did you run into the ghost troupe?

Are you really ghosts?

Nope.

How did you fall?

Were those really ghosts?

Young man, is that injury at your chest

from last night's encounter?

This is a scar

I got as a child.

That scar

has quite a unique shape.

What happened back then?

I was almost abducted.

I was lucky to have escaped.

It was long ago.

I can barely remember.

In any case,

you are safe now.

(Cases of Song Ci)

(Tales of Song Ci) You spent every penny on these.

Song Ci is all the way in Lin'an.

A nobody like you and me

can never hope to meet him in person.

I can tell

you really like Inquisitor Song.

Yes.

When he is around,

there is justice and hope.

Honor and truth

can prevail.

Check this out.

I recorded news about the curious cases.

I marked the map.

(Cases of Song Ci) These are places of occurrence.

I want to be like Inquisitor Song

and unveil the truth.

Not again! Would you give it a rest?

You fell into a pit and ran into ghosts.

At this rate,

we could both get killed.

There is too much injustice

across the world.

Inquisitor clear the names of the living innocents

and the dead.

He endured countless perils

and dark nights.

Our misfortune

is nothing compared to his challenges.

They are insignificant.

We're not giving up.

My husband!

My husband!

Deng Guang gave your husband some medicine.

Why didn't you inform

the authority when they came

to investigate his death?

I suspect the medicine

was laced with addictive substances.

The death of your husband is connected to the funerary opera at the cemetery

and Deng Guang's disappearance.

We suspect your husband

was murdered.

We are here to help.

The case is complicated.

Please give us permission

to exhume the body.

You've shed enough tears.

At this point, it won't bring more grief.

Uncovering the truth

could bring justice to your deceased husband

and prove his innocence.

We'll relocate the grave

and exhume the body on an auspicious date.

My husband!

My husband!

The corpse is moving! Run for your lives!

My husband!

It's Deng Guang!

(The marks stand out upon inspection)

If I were Deng Guang,

spending that much time with Baron Wang's body

would've traumatized me.

(Cases of Song Ci)

I need your silver hairpin.

It's my favorite accessory!

Miss He! Calm down!

- It came in a set! - Miss He!

Calm down.

Calm down.

This is gross.

(This was recorded in one of Song Ci's investigations.)

(This is the sign)

(of lethal poisoning.)

Compared to the portrait in his home,

Baron Wang looks

completely malnourished.

Poor thing.

This is

caused by addiction to the medicine.

Curse you, Zhao Zhiting!

You owe me a silver hairpin!

Curse you!

Miss He, calm down.

It was necessary to solve the case.

Events take place like a shifting game of chess.

There is endless sorrow throughout history.

Greed and fame is nothing but an illusion.

It's beyond sorrow.

Do you know

What this is?

Fleeting fame.

We found this in your house.

You killed Baron Wang with the poison.

We asked a dozen times.

We got nothing out of him.

Back in my hometown,

we had a way to treat the mentally ill.

That special treatment

is known as castration.

It's a craft passed down in our family.

We've done it to pigs many times.

You're in for a treat. We're doing it for free and without pain.

He passed out. Even better. That keeps the pain out.

Do you do it in one cut

or do you have to saw it until it comes off?

If his knife won't cut it,

there is a guillotine here.

We can get butcher knives at the marketplace.

He needs the treatment now. We mustn't wait.

Well then,

let's begin.

My mind just became

sharp and clear.

Your treatment worked wonders.

How dare you, Deng Guang!

You poisoned and killed Baron Wang.

And now, you dare take me for a fool!

You must face judgment!

I've been wronged, sir!

Someone trapped me inside the coffin.

I'd never commit murder!

What are you? An actor?

Quit acting.

You lost all the money to gambling.

Where did you get the money?

I found it.

The coroner examined

the medicine found in your house.

It's the addictive poison you sold to Baron Wang.

Stop denying it.

At first,

(Late Mother Zhao De) I thought the ghost troupe were graverobbers

who spread terror to cover their operation.

Just like every other

unsolved mysteries in this county,

you blamed it on the ghost troupe

to get away with it.

Baron Wang.

(Baron Wang) I found a secret family technique.

I can win big this time.

Please,

let me take another loan.

I'll pay you every coin I owe you. Please, Baron Wang.

You have three days

to clear your debt.

Otherwise, you're dead to me.

Baron Wang was wealthy.

But he would have me killed

over a small loan!

He deserved it.

Aren't you marrying a concubine to bring in good luck?

Here.

This is my secret divine medicine.

I guarantee

you can get a son soon.

Really?

Yeah.

Let me try it out.

Go ahead.

Stop banging on the door!

Open up!

I'll head to the gambling parlor tomorrow!

What do you want?

Stay still!

Stop moving!

The world is full of weird people,

(Mu Qing) but none would be as eager

to watch a funerary opera

Come clean. What did you see?

Start talking!

Start talking!

Nothing!

Start talking, or I'll tear you apart!

Start talking!

Grave goods?

Are you graverobbers too?

Only silence can keep you alive.

There's more after the job is done.

That was when I found out

the ghosts were just people.

I promise to pull off a play for them.

The funerary opera is not meant for the living.

It was meant to stop people

from investigating.

But those people poured oil on my house.

Those cursed thieves

never wanted to let me live.

So, I set my house ablaze

and ran during the fire.

You're a smart one,

but also too stubborn.

Get lost.

I promised I wouldn't kill you.

But I never said I'd let you live.

I thought

I was doomed for sure.

But you relocated the coffin and saved me.

I'm telling you the truth.

I am a victim too.

You're the victim?

Do you know no shame at all?

When we saw the ghost troupe,

we alerted them.

Do you know where they are now?

The woman carries a unique

scent of black locust.

It's no ordinary black locust.

This is it. It's the same scent.

What do you want?

What do you want?

- Stay still! - Let go of me!

Let go of me!

No one moves.

Not one step closer.

Miss He, what now?

I'll kill the boy!

Stay away!

Is that all you can do?

Do you know who your hostage is?

He is an actor.

They are a dime a dozen.

You are bluffing.

I don't care much about his life.

But you?

Killing you would doom yourself.

Risking your life over a stranger?

Is it worth it?

I can get away after I lure them here.

Is the deal

still on the table?

I thought San came back.

Why is it so quiet out here?

Indeed.

Tell him to guard the items.

We'll depart tomorrow.

Mu Qing, run!

- Let's go. - Run!

♪Under the moonlight, the landscape reappears♪

♪She weeps, tears falling like petals♪

♪People's hearts are unpredictable♪

♪No one knows who reveals their fangs♪

♪No time to wait for orders♪

♪Fearing villains might escape in an instant♪

♪With a shout, the loyal heart presses on♪

♪Halting hatred, pulling back from the brink♪

♪Parting ways amidst the great waves♪

♪Wandering to the ends of the earth♪

♪The road ahead lacks splendor♪

♪The clear sky and bright moon as witness♪

♪Long-held promises not forgotten♪

♪The world is like a grand dream of falling petals♪

♪Coming and going, long away from home♪

♪Justice and human hearts reside under heaven♪

♪Long and painful separation beyond sorrow♪

♪Weathering the winds and sands♪

♪Hand in hand through fleeting years♪

♪Those who share the path, chivalrous and eloquent♪

♪Accompany me as we make the world our home♪

♪I wish only for your unregretful smile♪

♪To roam freely between heaven and earth♪

♪Love remains, unbounded by distance♪

♪I, like a lotus petal, drift beneath the waters♪

♪Witnessing love and hate trampled underfoot♪

♪Too much sorrows and grievances throughout all times♪

♪Sadness in old age♪

♪Only then do we lose the attachment♪

♪Unwilling to feign any elegance♪

♪I lament how the landscape resembles a painting♪

♪I hope only to return♪

♪Beneath the clear and bright heavens♪

♪How can one distinguish truth from falsehood♪