Young Sherlock
♫ Let love subtly weave our separations and reunions ♫
♫ I do not regret how persistent I was in staying by your side ♫
♫ Everyone hopes for a time ♫
♫ when they can love someone without thinking about moral sense ♫
♫ Hear the wind howl, the lilting sound of the flute as you are lost in your thoughts ♫
♫ He who holds the sword dances lightly in the wind on the journey home ♫
♫ The song has spread ten thousand miles - where are you now? Can you hear it clearly? ♫
♫ I am here, waiting for you. ♫
Timing and Subtitles by The Chivalrous Team @ Viki
Young Sherlock
Episode 12
Chu Shangyuan! Xu Zimu!
Xu Zimu! Chu Shangyuan!
Chu Shangyuan!
Let's go!
Chu Shangyuan! Xu Zimu!
I'm here!
We finally found you. The sun is about to set; why aren't you leaving?
The mountain is too complicated. It's hard to find the path out.
Brother Zimu? He is not with you?
We split up. What? He hasn't left the mountain yet, either?
That's why we and President came here to find you.
Thank you. Much thanks.
- Gao Dacheng is dead. Did you know that? - Dacheng is dead?
He died last night. They found his corpse this morning.
Did the female ghost really do it?
Ghosts don't exist in this world. He was murder by a human.
Who's the culprit? Did you find him?
We are suspecting Xu Zimu. There are many suspicions about him.
Xu Zimu? How could it be him?
- Why is there so much treasure in Iris Valley? - So much gold.
We'd be so rich!
Look at this fire coral.
And this night pearl!
There's also a jade cabbage. There are too many precious treasures.
I can't even look at all of them!
Du Jingqiu, you'll be mine this time.
- Hey, let's hurry and leave the mountain. Maybe Xu Zimu already left. - Okay.
Hurry!
Even Xu Zimu is dead now. Who's the true culprit?
It's the female ghost. It must be!
What happened?
Xu Zimu d-died.
Let's split these treasures,
We'll hide them somewhere
and enjoy them to our heart's content.
Have you forgotten about the Death Mark in our body?
If we don't get his lordship's antidote during the third of every month, we can only live for 3 months.
The pain will be like a thousand arrows in your heart.
Where do you think we can hide?
Our lord is searching for large amounts of treasures to accomplish his grand plan. If he finds that we're hiding these treasures for ourselves,
he'll probably kill us before we even get to enjoy them.
That's true. What you said reminds me of Right Envoy.
In the past, his lordship only had Right and Left Envoy.
- That was before we joined! - Since you know about that situation, why did you have such thoughts?
Left Envoy said that back in the days, Right Envoy was suave and dignified.
He also knew exotic forms of magic. Just because he didn't find a treasure for his lordship and fell in love with a girl whom he eloped with,
after so many years, his lordship never called back the order to kill him.
His lordship claims that he must see Right Envoy, no matter dead or alive.
Aiya, this...
Another is dead. Exactly what happened?
- It must have been that female ghost. - Nonsense. Those are just rumors. There are no ghosts at Iris Valley.
- I want to leave right now. I don't want to compete anymore! - Wait.
Young Sir Chu, Gao Dacheng and Xu Zimu are both dead.
Is it suitable for you to leave at this time?
Minister Jiang, what do you mean? Do you think that I hurt those two?
Don't argue. We found Xu Zimu's robe on top of the cliff.
It's possible that he thought the robe was too annoying when picking the iris flower, so he took it off,
and then he accidentally fell when picking the flower.
You mean that Xu Zimu's death was an accident?
This is just my guess.
No need to guess. Xu Zimu must have died from the fall.
You said that the female ghost killed him, but you already changed your mind?
Minister Jiang already said that ghosts don't exist. It's only a legend.
No. Xu Zimu's true cause of death
isn't from his fall.
Did you discover something?
It's this.
Minister Jiang, did anybody use this sword before?
No, I ordered my servants to make these; they're new.
Look, there are some dents here. Xu Zimu must have used it to fight somebody before his death.
His opponent also used a hand-held weapon. While fighting, they left these marks behind.
How are you sure that he fought with somebody?
The mountain is filled with plant life. If Xu Zimu used this sword
to cut down vines or other hard objects, it would leave the same marks.
That was only one clue. The true evidence that convinced me that Xu Zimu was pushed off the mountain
is his robe.
- Robe? - Robe?
Minister Jiang just reminded me of it. Everyone, look at your clothes.
You mean the mud?
When walking in the mountain, it's inevitable that you would get mud on your clothes,
but look at this robe. There's no mud at all, as if it was never worn.
That's right. Why is it like this?
Because this isn't Xu Zimu's clothing.
- It's not? - The murderer brought along an identical robe here.
After pushing Xu Zimu off the cliff, he threw this robe on top of the mountain,
creating false evidence that Xu Zimu fell while picking a flower.
How is this possible? If this isn't Xu Zimu's clothes, where's the other one?
The culprit probably took it away.
That's even less possible. It takes at least 30 minutes to travel from the top of the cliff down here.
We came right after hearing Xu Zimu's voice, and the situation was already like this.
Unless the culprit jumped down from the cliff, it's not possible.
Who said that Xu Zimu immediately fell off the cliff after the yell?
You mean that...
What are you talking about? I don't understand at all.
- You mean that Xu Zimu died before falling off the cliff? - W-What?
I think the murderer's plan was like this...
The culprit is very smart. He knew that Xu Zimu would die after falling off the cliff,
capable of covering his previous wounds. If Wanqing was here, she can immediately tell us the reason for his death.
Another murder case. Looks like I am to blame.
Where did the murderer get an identical robe to Xu Zimu's?
Did you forget what happened at Young Sir Chu's room last night?
Y-Yes. Our previous robes were dirty and couldn't be worn.
The one I'm wearing right now is from Mother Qin.
Your Excellency, are there more similar robes in Muran Villa?
I'm not sure. We have to ask Mother Qin.
She's the chief housekeeper at Muran Villa.
Oh, no.
The sun is about to set. If we don't leave now, we'll never leave.
We've been good friends for so many years. I'll carry him.
How is it, Wanqing?
I've inspected his wounds. He has many broken bones,
and his organs have been ruptured.
- Are there stab wounds? - If I'm not mistaken,
the fatal wound is the one on his chest.
That means our previous speculations were correct.
Xu Zimu was also murdered?
He was probably pushed off the cliff after the culprit killed him.
What a shame. Young Sir Xu is also dead.
There's no good explanation we can tell Minister Xu now.
It's all my fault.
If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have hosted this selection,
leading these two young sirs to their deaths.
Teacher, don't blame yourself. If His Majesty must punish somebody, I will take sole responsibility.
Yuanfang, Huaiying, there's not much time remaining.
You must solve the case before we leave Iris Valley. Otherwise,
- we can't give a plausible explanation to His Majesty when we return. - Yes, Your Highness.
This way, please.
This is the account book. It records the villa's daily use objects.
Eight robes?
Four are in there. Chu Shangyuan has one, and Xu Zimu has one. You're holding one in your hands. There are 7 total.
- Why is one missing? - Mother Qin, how many keys are there to the storeroom?
Only one. I have it.
- That means, only you can come in? - Yes.
Have you handed the key to other people before?
No, I've always kept it.
What's wrong, Young Sir Di?
If this is true, you're the biggest suspect.
Sir Di, I didn't kill Xu Zimu.
- I was in the villa all day. The other housekeepers can testify. - Okay, okay.
Mother Qin, don't worry. I trust you.
Thank you, Young Sir Di.
You've been living in this villa for a long time, right?
Yes, I haven't left in 20 years.
I don't know what the outside world is like now.
Why don't you go out, then? Isn't it stuffy here?
I'm used to it. Master and Madam died early, and Miss has been alone.
If I leave, nobody can take care of her.
Then, how did the rumor about the female ghost at Iris Valley begin?
Oh. Young Sir Di, those are all false stories created by people
- who have nothing better to do. Don't believe it. - I know.
Iris Valley's female ghost from the rumor is Sister Jingqiu's mother, right?
Young Sir Di, you are so smart. Nothing can be hidden from you.
But Madam truly was wronged.
She was such a kind person. How could she kill Master?
Has anything unusual happened before and after Du Mingyi's death?
Probably not.
- Have strangers ever come? - Strangers?
- There has been strangers who came in. - Who?
- A few carpenters. - Carpenters? - Correct.
At the time, Madam was pregnant with Miss. Master wanted to build a new house for his daughter, so he invited some carpenters over.
- How many came? - About ten.
Do you remember their names?
I really don't remember, but when Master paid them, I think he recorded it down on the account book.
- Let me check for you. - Okay.
Carpenters?
Young Sir, please look. The names of the carpenters are on here.
Why was nothing written under Tian Bo?
Young Sir, look. It says "withdraw" next to his name. I think he left in the middle of the project.
Have you ever seen him, Mother Qin?
At the time, I was taking care of Madam,
and the carpenters worked in the backyard. I never asked about the project.
Even if I had seen him before, I can't match his name to his face.
- Thank you, Mother Qin. - No problem. - Farewell.
Hey, what did you find from Mother Qin?
I went to the storeroom. It's true that a robe is missing.
It should be the one that the culprit left on the cliff after killing Xu Zimu.
That means the murderer is Mother Qin.
It's not her. She was in the villa all day. There are many witnesses.
I think it was somebody else, somebody very close to Mother Qin.
- Why? - Only Mother Qin has the key to the storeroom, so the culprit must have taken it from her.
Then, he went to the storeroom to retrieve the robe.
But of the whole Muran Villa, only Jingqiu and Grand Tutor are close to Mother Qin,
but it's impossible that they'd kill Gao Dacheng and Xu Zimu.
It's definitely not those two. They have proof that they weren't at the murder scene.
Plus, they didn't have a motive. It's definitely not them.
Mengyao, what are you looking at?
I'm looking at this rock. It's very similar to the one in my room,
but mine is prettier than this one.
What's so great about a rock?
I have one in my room, too.
I also have one.
This is just an ordinary rock. I think there's one in every room of the villa.
- You guys all have a rock in your rooms? - Yes.
Yes.
No, one room doesn't have a rock.
Which room?
I think I know how the culprit hid his true identity.
Xiao Hu, come in. Come in.
Look! I told you, this rock is here.
Not possible.
When we found Gao Dacheng's corpse, this rock wasn't here.
Did you remember it wrong?
No, this rock was moved before.
There are some traces that it was relocated.
T-Then, how is this related to the case?
That's right. Young Sir Wang, thank you for your analysis.
We haven't found the murderer because I made a mistake.
What's your mistake?
Do you remember when we weighed people on the boat
to find the person who hanged Gao Dacheng's corpse on the tree?
Other than Zhangsun Runze, no other person is capable of hanging up Gao Dacheng,
but the footprints on the ground aren't his.
The culprit used a very smart method to alter his weight.
You mean, that rock?
It's true that the culprit couldn't hang up Gao Dacheng with his normal weight,
but if he holds onto this rock and jumps down from a high place,
the situation would be different.
If you put it that way, many people are suspects.
If this is true, your previous analysis must all be rethought.
If the culprit could think of this method to hid his identity,
he must be very smart.
I think the person who knew to use this method must understand weight distribution very well.
Could the culprit be a... craftsman?
Craftsman? Carpenter?
Could it be that person?
Who?
The person from 20 years ago.
Hey, who from 20 years old? Say it all! You're making us so anxious.
The person from 20 years ago might be the person who also killed Du Mingyi.
- Hey! - Catch the thief!
Catch the thief!
Help! Catch the thief!
What's going on?
- We lost a horse. - What?
- What happened? - Your Excellency,
somebody stole one of our horses.
Did you see where they ran off?
No. When I discovered it, the horse was already gone.
Your Excellency!
Your Excellency, bad news. Young Sir Chu disappeared.
What? Where did he go?
I don't know, either.
Minister Chu, where would your son go at this hour?
I don't know, either.
I only told him to visit the horses to prepare for tomorrow.
It's so late. It's too dangerous.
Didn't I tell you to guard outside the room?
How did he just disappear?
I-I went to the bathroom.
When I came back, Young Sir Chu was gone.
I think Chu Shangyuan stole the horse.
Is he wanting to leaving Iris Valley at night?
Everyone, let's go see.
Let's go.
At midnight, I'll see you by the fake mountains in the backyard.
Hey, Yuanfang.
So? Did you find anything?
Your Excellency, where are these horseshoe imprints heading?
Iris Valley!
What? Iris Valley?
It's the middle of the night. Does he want to die?
That's right. Nobody has ever come out of Iris Valley alive at night.
What is Chu Shangyuan up to?
Grand Tutor, I have a question for you.
Ask away.
Are there hidden treasures in Iris Valley?
You're right.
There really are treasures hidden here,
but that was from the previous dynasty.
Because of a rebelling from his soldiers, a general failed
and hid some of his treasures at Iris Valley.
Later, when people came looking for the treasures here, they either die or go mad.
This is the true reason behind the rumor of Iris Valley's ghost.
That makes sense, then.
Di Renjie, how did you know about this?
Today, I saw a ring on Chu Shangyuan's finger.
I could tell it's very expensive.
When he arrived, I didn't see that ring on him.
That means when he was on the mountain looking for the iris flower,
he accidentally found the treasures?
Not accidentally. I think it was planned.
How is this possible?
My Shangyuan is not greedy for money.
Plus, the Chu family doesn't lack this money.
There is not a small amount of money here.
It's enough money to overthrow the empire.
Then, you mean that Chu Shangyuan purposefully came here to find the precious treasures?
Yes.
Very well, Chu Shangyuan.
Chu Suiliang, did you know about this?
Grand Tutor, I really was unaware.
Your Excellencies, it's so late.
If we go to the mountain right now, it'll be dangerous.
How about this?
It takes at least 2 hours to travel from the villa to Iris Valley.
If Chu Shangyuan doesn't return in 2 hours,
we'll go search for him.
If that bridge hadn't been destroyed,
it would only take 30 minutes to travel from the villa to Iris Valley.
Now, we need to circle around.
Who invited me here? Hurry and appear.
Since you're here, why don't you show your true face?
Fellow ministers.
Minister Zhangsun, where did you go?
I was a little tired,
so I went to my room for a nap.
How could you sleep at a time like this?
Why can't I sleep? I'm not the murderer, anyway.
Everyone must be hungry.
Hurry and eat some food to energize yourselves.
I'm so hungry, Mother Qin.
Er Bao, eat more, okay?
Okay.
Your Excellencies, eat some.
Y-Young Master.
Thank you, Mother Qin.
Your Excellency, don't be so polite with me.
How's Miss?
Still not awake.
Is Sister okay?
She's fine. I already brewed the medicine. I'll deliver it to her soon.
Let me deliver it.
No need. Young Sir, you should rest.
Allow us servants to do this.
I should go.
So many things have happened at the villa. It is all my fault.
Your Excellency, don't blame yourself.
I believe that Sir Di and Sir Wang can catch the culprit.
Then, I'll hand this place to you all.
I'll go keep Jingqiu company.
Your Excellency,
the medicine.
What time is it now?
Less than one hour has passed.
Your Excellency, you're back.
How's Sister?
Her fever has gone down. I think she will recover by tomorrow.
That's good.
You all must be tired, right?
I'm fine.
So many things have happened these days.
Thank you, two sirs.
President, please don't say that.
It is our duty.
Haoran, what time is it?
Grand Tutor, it is around 1am.
- It's only been one hour. - That's right.
The night passes slowly.
Grand Tutor, we shouldn't just wait around like this. We should go find Shangyuan in the mountain.
The longer we wait, the more uneasy I feel.
Minister Chu is right. Instead of waiting here, we can go on the mountain and see.
With so many of us, even if something happens, we can help each other.
Then, us few should go. Grand Tutor is an elder, so it's not convenient to travel up the mountain at night.
That works, too. I shouldn't hold you all back. I'll wait here for your good news.
Mother Qin, you stay behind with Grand Tutor.
- Yes, Your Excellency. - Let's go.
Hey!
- Shangyuan! - Young Sir Chu!
- Chu Shangyuan! - Young Sir Chu!
- Your Excellency, this is the horse that we lost. - It's Shangyuan's horse!
If Chu Shangyuan tied the horse here, he must be nearby.
Let's go.
- Young Sir Chu! - Shangyuan!
- This is... - Oh, no!
Could this be the legendary treasures of Iris Valley?
That's right!
Oh. I mean, it should be.
Yuanfang.
One, two, three.
Shangyuan!
[Zhang] - Shangyuan!
Look, there's a character here.
- Zhang? - Zhang?
Zhangsun Runze?
- W-What is going on? - It was you!
Impossible. I-I was framed.
Young Sir Di already said I'm not the murderer.
Very well, Zhangsun Runze. Tell me,
did Zhangsun Wuji tell you to do this? Even if I must sacrifice my life,
I must redeem justice for my son!
- I really didn't kill him. Trust me! - I want to take revenge for Dacheng!
I'll kill you!
Minister Wang, save me.
Even the deceased is accusing you. What have you to say?
- I'm innocent. - Men, tie him up!
Yes, Your Excellency.
- I'm innocent! - Take him away.
I'm innocent!
Your biggest fear always happens.
Have you found the culprit?
It's Zhangsun Runze.
- It's him? - Yes.
We caught him red-handed.
After bringing him back to the capital, I'll see how Zhangsun Wuji will explain this!
Another has died.
It's over. It is all over.
- Teacher. - Hurry and help Grand Tutor back. - Yes.
Careful.
Where did Di Renjie go?
Young Master was just here.
He died 6 hours ago. The fatal wound was the one on his chest.
There are no other wounds on his body. He was killed in one strike.
Six hours ago? That was when we were all waiting.
That's not logical.
Think about it. At that time, we were all in the villa.
There's no time to kill somebody in the cave. Impossible.
That's where the problem is.
Is there really a female ghost in Iris Valley?
If there's a ghost, she'll kill you first.
Here.
Di Renjie, where did you go?
- I went to the wooden bridge. - Why?
To find the true murderer.
You don't think Zhangsun Runze is the murderer, either?
No, he was framed.
Xiao Hu, b-but on the ground, it obviously says "Zhang".
The culprit used that as a deceptive tactic.
Then, who do you think is the culprit?
He's among us.
How is it possible? He died 6 hours ago.
At that time, we were all waiting in the main hall. How could somebody go kill Chu Shangyuan?
Unless, somebody among us can be in two places at once.
The culprit wasn't in two places at once. He just played a game of time.
Er Bao.
Mengyao, go invite the other ministers.
Everyone, please follow me.
Xiao Hu, what are you doing? I'm going to freeze into an ice cube. It's so cold.
It's right to be cold.
Di Renjie, what are you wanting to do? Stop dragging it out.
Everyone, look. What is this?
What that is? It's a fishing net. What's so special about it?
More correctly, it's a burnt fishing net.
Burnt fishing net?
It really has a burnt smell.
That's because it was freshly burned.
How is this related to that game of time that you mentioned?
During the hour that we were waiting in the main hall, the culprit went from Muran Villa to Iris Valley and killed Chu Shangyuan.
Going from Muran Villa to Iris Valley is an hour-long trip,
but during this time period, we were all in the main hall.
Who would run to Iris Valley and kill Chu Shangyuan?
Because one person has left.
Timing and Subtitles by The Chivalrous Team @ Viki
♫ I will accompany you as you grow old ♫
♫ but who knows what's on my mind? ♫
♫ Even the sky clears as my questions are answered ♫
♫ Only fools will have such worries ♫
♫ It is hard to control the timing of fate ♫
♫ I sincerely believe that ♫
♫ no one wants to see a pair of swallows fly separate paths ♫
♫ Moral sense can be cut away with one slice of the sword ♫
♫ The Heavens are too high for us to reach and no amount of guessing will help ♫
♫ The pugilist world is too dangerous. Once you enter, you cannot leave ♫
♫ Entangled fates cannot be revealed nor explained clearly. Why don't you understand my heart? ♫
♫ As a wanderer, I am willing ♫
♫ to walk to the ends of the world with you ♫
♫ The air is thick with yearning. Can you tell me how to deal with it? ♫
♫ The human heart is too fickle to leave the secular world forever ♫
♫ Entangled fates cannot be revealed nor explained clearly. Why don't you understand my heart? ♫
♫ As a wanderer, I am willing to walk to the ends of the world with you ♫