Please have some tea.
Thank you. Brother Shan told me to come visit you.
I didn't know your mother just died just. What was the cause of her death?
She used to be very healthy.
A month ago she suddenly fell seriously sick.
I was with her all the time and didn't go anywhere.
Suddenly she complained of chest pain. I went to get her a doctor. But she died.
My condolences. Take care of your health.
Head You, Squire Dong has come to offer his condolences.
Squire Dong? Please show him to the side hall.
Yes, sir.
She fell sick a month ago. That's when the Imperial silver was stolen.
Brother Qiong, what Imperial silver?
Nothing. Brother You, when will Auntie be buried?
Mother spent her whole life raising us.
We should give her a grand funeral lasting 49 days
so she can rest in peace.
OK. I'll be there.
Thank you.
Head You, the young head of Lian Yun Zhuang has come to offer his condolences.
Lian Yun Zhuang? Let him wait with Squire Dong.
Yes, sir.
You're busy attending to the funeral. I won't keep you. Goodbye.
Please stay for a while longer.
Goodbye. Take care.
I'll see you out.
I'll see myself out.
Take care, Brother Qiong...
Mother...This is so tiring.
His mother died. He's wearing mourning clothes.
But he didn't look sad. He was nervous when he spoke.
Was he faking it? I can't just leave like that.
It's so hot wearing these clothes.
By the way, you looked so dead. You deceived that officer so easily.
He's gone.
I did it because you and Ugly robbed for the people.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have done that.
But...
Head You, we're in trouble.
Go dress up quickly. Qin Qiong has come back.
This is bad. We need to go inside quickly. Come on.
This is really troublesome...
Brother Qiong, why have you come back?
I didn't know Auntie was dead when I came here just now.
I didn't bring any offerings.
I've bought some paper money and candles for her just now.
I want to offer them to her personally.
Brother Qiong is really a hero. Please come in.
OK...Recently a big case happened in Shandong. Did you know that?
Did I know? I didn't.
On June 23rd Lord Mount ordered his men to escort the Imperial silver.
They were robbed while passing through Changye Woods in Xiaogu Mountain.
Guardian Luo Fang was defeated. Guardian Xue Liang was wounded.
480,000 taels of Imperial silver were taken by the robbers.
This incident has shocked all of Shandong.
Everyone's heard about it. Didn't you hear?
480,000 taels of silver?
Who has the guts to do that? That's crazy.
You know my mother was sick during that period.
I was looking after her round the clock. Then she died.
I was busy attending to her funeral. I haven't even left this place.
How would I know about that incident?
Lord Mount ordered officials everywhere
to arrest the bandits within a month or they'd be executed.
Licheng County Magistrate Xu Youde had no choice but to ask for my help.
I have no choice either. I wonder if you could tell me some hints.
You mean...?
No, I did do something illegal before. But I've already quit.
I'm not involved with bandits anymore.
So I really have no idea. I can't give you any hints.
Please forgive me.
OK. Since you're ignorant about this, I'll leave then.
I'll see you out...Come on...Goodbye.
Come on, Brother Qiong. Goodbye.
You acted really well.
What do you mean?
What are you looking at? I'll kill you.
Help...
Stop her.
Darn it. Who's disturbing my sleep?
Move.
I'm Cheng Yaojin. I took the Imperial silver.
Brother Cheng, kill him.
Kill him.
One more time, Buddy.
Not a chance.
Brother Cheng, what was that move just now?
Throwing an axe to hit the mountain.
Wrong name.
What should it be called then?
Throwing an axe to hit someone.
Darn it.
Now what? I'm pissed.
Mother.
Our mother's crying...
Get up. Go inside. Go.
Brother Cheng, don't step on my foot.
How did I get to be like this?
Mother, don't cry. I'm wrong.
What trouble have you caused again?
Mother.
You think it was easy to raise you? You make trouble everywhere.
How did you offend him so he's coming after you?
You're really driving me so mad... You're such a loser.
Why aren't you like your dad at all?
Have you forgotten that he died in the battlefield at Maming Pass?
He was a hero. Have you forgotten that? How come you're not like him at all?
I must teach you a lesson.
Mother.
Madam, please calm down. Enough. Don't be mad.
Just now you said his dad died in a battle at Maming Pass, right?
Yes, he did. His name was Cheng Youde. He was a lieutenant at Maming Pass.
He died in a battle there.
Have you forgotten that?
Your dad left us behind as an orphan and a widow.
We wandered all the way to Hubei County.
I worked so hard to raise you. Why are you such a loser?
Why are you so short-tempered? Now you've offended this officer.
What shall I do now?
Madam, do you remember a man named Qin Yi at Maming Pass?
Qin Yi? Yes.
He was a hero at Maming Pass. He was my husband's sworn brother.
What's the matter?
Madam, do you know Qin Yi had
a son called...
Qin Qiong, aka Qin Shubao. I gave him the infant name Taiping Boy.
Godmother...I'm Taiping Boy.
My son...
Godmother...
Brother.
It's you!
Godmother.
My son.
Brother, I'm Ugly.
He's Ugly-
Older brother, I'm Ugly.
Don't move.
You have a beard, but you look exactly like you did before.
Do you remember we played together when we were kids?
Of course I remember that.
I miss you so much, Brother Qiong.
Ugly, Godmother.
Zhu Neng, why are you standing there? Don't you see we're having a family reunion?
Hurry up and untie me.
I finally found you. I miss you so much, Brother Qiong.
We finally meet again after so many years. I'll propose a toast. Cheers.
Since we're family, I'll tell you the truth, Brother Qiong.
Brother Cheng, let me tell him.
OK.
Brother Qiong, the two of us took Yang Lin's Imperial silver.
So it really was the two of you who did it.
Yang Lin's a decent man, but his character is strong.
He's ordered the seventy-two officers in Shandong
to arrest the bandits in a month.
If you two did commit this crime, I'm afraid you're doomed.
We won't escape then.
There could be a way out. How about this?
Surrender the Imperial silver. It'll be much easier then.
Where's the Imperial silver?
There's no silver left.
We gave it to the disaster victims in Shandong.
Brother Qiong, what's done can't be undone.
Though we're family, I don't want to put you in a difficult position.
Just arrest us.
Brother Qiong, I took the Imperial silver. I hit the men too. I'll turn myself in.
Silly boy, what do you want to do now?
Mother, I'm a lucky man. I'll just go to jail for a couple of days.
Brother Jin.
Yes?
Given Lord Mount's disposition,
he'll execute you two once you're arrested.
Taiping Boy, Yaojin is my only son. If he dies, I won't want to live either.
Godmother, calm down.
So long as I'm there, I won't let them get into danger.
Brother Qiong, you mean?
I know how to deal with this.
Taiping Boy, you must teach him well in the future.
Look, your Brother Qiong's an officer now.
Yes.
You must be like him. Don't make trouble outside anymore.
Yes. I'll be like Brother Qiong. I won't make trouble outside.
When I was a kid, Mother told me that she wandered around Maming Pass with me.
I owe Godmother for taking us in. Otherwise, I'm sure I would have died.
Don't worry, Godmother. I will help them.
I have friends everywhere. They won't give me a hard time.
They'll give me face.
Brother Qiong, do you really mean it?
Of course Brother Qiong means what he says.
Right.
Taiping BOY-
Godmother.
I was right about you.
Godmother.
Come on. It's good that this can be solved.
Mother.
Godmother.
Cheers.
Thank you, Brother Qiong.
Godmother, I need to get back to work. I'll visit you again later.
Don't worry about this case.
Take care on your way. I'll see you out.
Goodbye.
Godmother, you don't need to see me out.
Take care, Brother Qiong.
Take care...Zhu Neng.
Sir.
Help Madam into the house to rest.
Madam.
Brother Da, my Brother Qiong really is a nice guy. He's got brotherhood.
Brotherhood? What makes you think that?
This case is really serious. He said he's taking care of it for us.
If someone else were handling this, we'd be killed for sure.
Why are you sneering?
Brother Cheng, you may not want to hear this.
But you're wrong about him.
Why do you say that?
Look. We took Lord Mount Yang Lin's Imperial silver.
Just now, Qin Qiong said he would help us.
Even Governor Tang Bi of Jinan Prefecture wouldn't dare say that.
You mean Brother Qiong lied to us?
It's a delay tactic.
First, he tried to pacify us, because he couldn't arrest us in front of Mother.
He'll then report this to the government and send someone to catch us.
He's not that kind of person.
Let's find out if he is. You never know what a person will do.
The relationship between your two families was good before.
But the situation is different now. There could be changes.
We must take precautions.
Do we really need to do that?
We better send someone to follow him. What do you think?
OK.
Zhu Neng.
Yes.
Catch up with Qin Qiong. Follow him in secret.
Keep us posted on his moves.
Yes.
Go.
Brother Qiong.
Brother Fan.
Any progress with the investigation?
There's no progress, Sir.
Captain Qin, Master Qin, you're so competent.
You can do almost anything.
You must find out where the Imperial silver is.
Governor Tang said if I fail to deliver the Imperial silver,
he'll hold me liable.
My life depends on you.
And the 72 officers in Shandong will be executed too.
I have a 70-year-old mother and a six-month old baby.
You must help me, Master Qin.
That's right, Brother Qiong. Please help us.
If you don't, the officers will be executed too.
Come...Please get up.
Shubao.
Mother.
Shubao.
Madam.
I heard your conversation just now.
Shubao, it's hard for Magistrate Xu to be an official.
He's so good to you. He's begging you now. You must do your best to help him.
I will, Mother. Sir, I will do my best
Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Master Qin.
You're welcome.
It's late. Go home and get some rest.
Shubao, see them out.
OK.
We can see ourselves out-.
Master Qin, I'm counting on you for this case now.
Mother, it's late. Let me help you to your room to rest.
Let's go.
Come on.
Brother Cheng, Zhu Neng can travel long and fast.
His title is the winged steed. He should be there by now.
He can run faster than me.
Even better.
Miss Yu'er has come.
Miss Yu'er.
Please have a seat.
How's the situation now?
I heard someone from the government came to Ru Nan Zhuang.
But don't worry. I've hidden the food.
This is really a coincidence.
The officer working on this case is my older brother Qin Qiong, aka Qin Shubao.
He's your older brother?
You two know each other?
We met a few times before.
Why are you frowning and staring?
This is no big deal at all for my older brother.
Brother Cheng, my eyes have been sore these past couple of days.
Miss Yu'er, it's not that I don't trust Brother Qiong.
But his boss is Yang Lin. I'm afraid he can't help us.
I know Brother Qin well. He won't give you a hard time.
Let's wait for the intel. I've sent Zhu Neng to find out.
Here you go. Mother, is the water temperature OK?
It's really nice.
Mother, where's Shixin?
He's a good boy. He went to bed early.
It's good he's asleep. It's good he's a good boy.
Shubao, what's the matter?
Who do you think I ran into today when I was working on a case?
Who?
Do you remember Dad's lieutenant Cheng Youde?
How could I forget him?
Iran into his wife and son.
That is, my godmother and my brother Cheng Yaojin.
Did you really run into them?
Don't worry, Mother. They're fine.
They saved us. You must visit them on my behalf.
Don't worry, Mother.
This is really great.
Mother, I have to work on a big case tomorrow.
I have to leave home for a while. I'm sorry I can't look after you at home.
Go ahead. You must do your best.
Shixin and I will look after each other at home. Don't worry about me.
Oh, I've put some money on the table. Don't be frugal.
OK.
I've talked to Brother Fan Hu.
If anything happens at home, tell Shixin to go see Brother Fan Hu.
He'll help you.
How old am I? What could be a difficulty to me?
Mother, it's late. Go to bed.
You too.
OK...Mother.
What's the matter?
Nothing. Go to sleep.
I'm a government officer. It's my duty to investigate this case.
If it's really like what you said, that they did a magnanimous act,
I'll help them even at the cost of losing my job.
I won't do anything unkind or unjust.
Brother Qin.
Why are you here?
Don't ask. Get me out of here.
Come on.
It's my father on the one hand and the poor people on the other.
Most important of all, Brother Qin is caught in between.
The deadline is near. What is he going to do?
Master Qin, let me get your horse.
Brother Qin.
Guys.
You came so early in the morning. Is there something urgent?
Yes. I need to leave home to do something.
It's still early. I don't want to wake up Miss Yu'er.
Please give her this letter.
Sure.
Please take good care of Miss Yu'er during my absence.
Help her if she needs anything.
We will, Brother Qiong.
OK. Goodbye.
Take care.
Goodbye.
Take care, Master Qin.
Sir.
What's the matter?
I need a favor. Please help me. I'll definitely return your favor.
Speak.
Listen up. I'm Cheng Da who took the Imperial silver.
On June 23rd in Changye Wood of Xiaogu Mountain, I was carrying this axe.
Too bad the sum was too small.
Once everyone got his cut, there was no more left.
So I came to Dengzhou today
to ask Master Yang Lin for more money to spend.
Do you hear me? Go.
Go...Report this to the government. Move.
Miss Yu'er, I have to leave for a few days for something urgent.
I can't take you to your relative.
Carry this letter to Licheng County to see my Brother Fan Hu.
He will escort you to your relative's place. See you.
Miss Yu'er, what did Brother Qin say in the letter?
He didn't disclose any details.
Why do you look so worried then? Has Brother Qin gotten into trouble?
There isn't time to explain. Please get me a horse that can run fast.
No problem. Come with me.
Over here.
Go away...Why are you running?
Stop...
Go away...I'm Cheng Da who took the Imperial silver.
Ask Yang Lin to come out.
A month's deadline has passed. Has Cheng Da been arrested yet?
Father, Cheng Da has disappeared.
Nonsense. How can he just vanish into thin air?
You're giving me such a lame excuse? Guards.
My Lord.
Drag Luo Fang and Xue Liang out and cut their heads off.
Yes, My Lord.
My Lord, the bandit Cheng Da is making a scene outside.
He wants money from you.
He must want to die.
Father, please give us a chance to arrest him and make up for our mistake.
Come with me to catch the bandit.
You must be Yang Lin.
The 480,000 taels of silver I stole wasn't enough for me.
I've already spent it all.
Now I've come to Dengzhou to ask you for some more.
Give me money now.
Father, that's him, Cheng Da.
Grab him. Yes, My Lord.
Go away...Whoever dares come over...
Yang Lin, if you don't listen to me, I will chop your head off.
I dare you to chop my head off.
I'll give it a shot then.
How dare you come here and make trouble! Grab him.
You're afraid of dying. You wouldn't listen to me.
Brother Qin gave up his family for his friends.
Tell me. Are you going or not?
Brother Cheng, I'm not afraid of dying. But security in Dengzhou is tight.
We'll be outnumbered. Perhaps Yang Lin is there too.
I'm afraid we can't save Brother Qin and we'll get killed if we go there.
You're afraid of dying. Get me my Big Belly Cricket.
Zhu Neng, get me my horse right away.
That's a friend with brotherhood.
Brother You.
Miss Yu'er. It's good you've come.
We're going to Dengzhou to save Brother Qiong.
Brother Qin has gone to Dengzhou?
Yes. He pretended to be me and went to Dengzhou to take the hit for me.
I'll go with you two.
OK. Go.
Let go of me.
Don't move.
Let go of me.
Don't move.
On your knees.
Cheng Da, who are your accomplices? Where's your den?
How many bandits have come today to make trouble? Talk.
Let me tell you, all the people are my accomplices.
The nine provinces of Sui are my den.
Today I've brought thousands of people here
to tear down your Dengzhou Prefecture and catch you alive.
Guards, drag him out and cut his head off.
Yes, My Lord.
Let go of me.
Go.
Darn you.
Dengzhou is right ahead.
Hurry. We must hurry and save Brother Qiong.
Wait. You guys are wanted in Dengzhou.
If you go in like this, you'll easily get caught.
Why don't I go into the city to probe around first?
Then we can take action together.
Miss Yu'er is right. But you're a girl. I'm worried about you.
That's right. What if something bad happens to you?
Let's go into the city together.
Don't worry.
If you want to save Brother Qin, just stay here.
I promise I'll get Brother Qin out in one piece.
Miss Yu'er.
Brother Cheng...OK, you go ahead, Miss Yu'er.
We'll wait here. You must be careful.
OK. Goodbye. Take care.
Take care.
Miss Yu'er, if anyone bullies you, come back right away and seek my help.
How can this be?