Episode 27
I've heard that Er Yue Hong's family and business are both great
Why is there not a single antique in the mansion?
Do you mean that he'd long anticipated this day would come
And hid everything away?
Chief, reporting!
I heard that recently, in order to save his wife
Er Yue Hong pawned everything of value in his mansion
He's really an infatuated one
Search it
Search everything carefully
Yes, sir!
(Hatoyama Report)
Hatoyama?
(Rong Jin House)
Here, Fo Ye, come come come
Why are you wearing casual clothes today?
The military uniform is too conspicuous
Just like that
Someone is following you?
The intelligence officer Lu Jian Xun is antagonising me in every way
Mister
And sent someone to follow me
I'd already lost one tail earlier
Fo Ye, didn't shoot him immediately?
Er Ye has been locked up for so long
The longer this drags on, the more dangerous it becomes
Although Lu Jian Xun promised me to release Er Ye in a few days
But I think that he's just buying time
We have to quickly find a way
To rescue Er Ye
This Lu guy
Wanting the ancient tomb's entrance in exchange for Er Ye
I just worry that he'll threaten us with Er Ye's life
If he finds out about the entrance to the ancient tomb
I worry that something terrible will happen
Do you have any thoughts?
Now there are only two ways
Make sure that Lu Jian Xun cannot find any evidence
Force him to release him
Second, is a risky move
If we are forced to, we can only do this
We lost one tail, and another one came
You keep following, keep following?!
You keep following?!
Enough
You keep following?! You
Seriously
Fo Ye
That person has now left
The plan you've mentioned
Do we still do it?
That's fine then
I'll go back and make preparations
That's right
Pay for these dishes
I'm going now
Brother Qi Shan, you look well
I think it is Brother Jian Xun
Who looks well
I can't even get peace when eating a meal in a restaurant
You have men all over Changsha
Monitoring my every move
The word "monitoring" is too severe
I am thinking of your safety
Recently there have been too many rumours
I'm worried that you may come to harm
There's no need to sound so lofty
Now if you have any problems
You can come look for me directly
There's no need to go to such trouble
Since you've put it that way
Then let me ask you something
A while ago
Where exactly were you?
A while ago
My health was really poor
So I left Changsha
To Bei Ping in search of medicine
But my health did not improve
So I returned home to rest
That illness sounds quite serious
It's not too bad
It has now taken a turn for the better
But the place I was resting at
Just happens to be near the mine
I don't know why
There are so many ludicrous rumours spreading recently
Brother Jian Xun, if you don't believe me
You can go look into this yourself
You love looking into things anyway
Chief
Zhang Qi Shan's words
Don't seem to have any loopholes
No loopholes?
Sometimes
The lack of loopholes, is the loophole itself
Since we are here
There's no harm looking into it
Dear villagers
Have you seen Zhang Qi Shan
Chief Zhang come here to recuperate?
Zhang Qi Shan?
I've never heard of him
Does anyone know of him?
Don't know him
It is this man
We know him, we've seen him!
Seen him before!
Everyone in our village knows him
He's a wonderful man!
Yes, a wonderful man!
Yes yes yes
The cow that my family lost
He helped me look for it
It's thanks to him
A wonderful man
Thank you everyone, thank you
Chief
We've come here because
Mr Cox Hendry says
Zhang Qi Shan and Er Yue Hong pawned all their posessions
There is definitely something wrong here
Chief you're here
You are a rare guest
Do you want to pawn something?
Or do you want to exchange some money?
Manager, I'd like to have a word with you
Yes yes yes
Chief, please
Have a seat, have a seat
Do sit, sit
Chief, have some tea
Manager
I've heard that the business at the bank has been propsering recently
pawned large amounts of antiques and treasures
Chief
I cannot speak about this matter
You know that too
Us people who work at the bank
Value keeping promises most highly
These are all our clients' secrets
Aren't you putting me in a difficult position?
Have a great deal of treasures to pawn too
They have all been transported here from Bei Ping
Is that so?
I shan't hide the truth from you
I've also gone round many banks
It is only your business, that looks rather reliable
Yes yes yes I don't know.
If you have such an intention
Look, you've really got it right
Our bank, is among the best in Changsha
Even Bei Ping has a branch of ours
If you want to take out money in Bei Ping
That is very convenient too
But
The things that I wish to find out
You have to tell me honestly
Chief
These are all our clients' secrets
I really cannot reveal it
I'll pay a ten percent commission
You will have abundant profits
Chief
I shan't beat around the bush
These are the rules of our bank
I, that puts me in too difficult a position
Manager
You are really
Refusing to take a kind offer, but would rather be forced by punishment
Chief, Chief
You see, I'm just a regular citizen
There's no need for you to pull out the guns and knives
Shhh
Are you going to speak, or not?
Chief, Chief
That Zhang Da Fo Ye and Hong Er Ye
Did pawn a number of antiques here
They said, it was in order to save Er Ye's wife
How much money did they pawn?
It's this number
That much?
That's enough to buy off half of Changsha
Look
Chief, I..
I've told you all this
I haven't yet heard what I want
Look, Chief..
I'll say whatever you wish to hear
Speak
How come I've heard that all these things
Were pawned by the Japanese?
Yes yes yes
They were pawned by the Japanese
For Er Ye of the Nine Gates, the Japanese
Did pawn off a large amount of antiques here
Those, were priceless
Reward him
That is the difference
Between co-operating with me, and not co-operating with me
Chief, thank you, thank you!
Madame Huo, he is just inside
Why did you come?
Er Ye
What does Hatoyama mean?
Lu Jian Xun searched my home?!
Zhang Da Fo Ye
Trespassed into the Huo family's territory
For Lu Jian Xun to search for evidence
It's also reasonable
You actually teamed up with Lu Jian Xun to go against me!
Er Ye is exaggerating
I have never agreed with Zhang Qi Shan's way of doing things
The person I am targeting
Is not you
But him
Fo Ye has his reasons for going to the mines
What reasons he has, is not of my concern
I only know that
He has broken the rules of the Nine Gates
Er Ye
I see you suffering everyday
My heart can't bear to see you like this
You just need to agree to Lu Jian Xun's requests
And he will naturally release you
If you are here
To persuade me to give in
I would advise you to save your breath
/Er Ye
My reason for coming here this time
Is only to save you
with each other for so many generations
But why has our relations grown apart
When it comes to our generation?
I really can't bear to watch you suffer
Jin Xi
Ever since I was 15 years old
And I became the Madame of the Huo family
I have since forgotten my own name
But Er Ye can actually still remember it
Jin Xi
I know that as the Madame
There are many things which you have no say over
And I know that you truly doing this for my own good
But my mind is set
Don't waste your energy
Er Ye
The feelings I have for you
You bear to let it down?
The both of us have known each other since we were children
When we were young, the handkerchief which you once gave me
I still treasure it till now
To you
It may just be an unintentional action in a fleeting moment
But for me
It is a lifetime of yearning
My heart, only has Ya Tou
Back then, Er Ye decided to forsake everything for a beautiful woman
Every single person in Changsha knew about it
Do you know how envious I am of Madame?
When Madame was still alive
I have never bothered you
Now that Madame has passed away
You mean you really can't give me a shred of hope?
Er Ye
Just one word from you
I am willing to throw away everything for you
Even if it is the Huo family
My heart
Only has you right from the start
Madame Huo
Anymore words said are just useless
Please leave
I, Huo San Niang, have told countless lies in my life
Just this once I brought along my sincerity
But in the end
There is no one who is willing to believe me
Chief
We have both witness testimonies and material evidence now*
It won't be a problem to visit Zhang Qi Shan now
We are still lacking in one more thing
What is it?
Er Yue Hong's statement of confession
Zhang Qi Shan has always held a grudge against me
Given his personality, the reason why he has yet to lose his temper at us
Is only because in our hands
We have Er Yue Hong
As long as we procure Er Yue Hong's statement of confession
In order to save Er Yue Hong, Zhang Qi Shan
Will have no choice but to listen to your orders
The issue of Er Yue Hong colluding with the Japanese *
We must blow it up into a huge matter
Chief, what should we do?
If there is no other way
We can only wrong Er Yue Hong then
But Changsha has a number of Japanese Chambers of Commerce
Colluding with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce
Will only be able to convicted of a commercial crime
This sentence is too light
Then Chief wants a..?
Sentence them to death
Not getting a chance to free themselves
You just reminded me
This is impossible
This is slander!
Are you going to confess to your crime then?
NO!
I can only invite Er Ye to confess to your crime then
What are you doing?
Well done!
From now on
We have concrete evidence that
Er Yue Hong has colluded with the Japanese
Even if Zhang Qi Shan has all the ability in the world
I see that Er Yue Hong., is stuck in this position
Er Yue Hong is very stubborn
But your subordinate eventually found a way to get his thumbprint
With this piece of evidence
Sentencing Er Yue Hong to death
Wouldn't be a problem
Letting him live
Will be beneficial to us
What Chief means is...
Er Yue Hong's life
Is my bargaining chip for defeating Zhang Qi Shan
During the interrogation
I heard that Zhang Qi Shan was injured while he was in the tomb
This is an attack from both sides
Chief is really good!
Tomorrow
Let's meet with this Zhang Da Fo Ye
And take him by complete surprise
Yes, Sir!
Zhang Qi Shan ah, Zhang Qi Shan
You have finally fallen in my hands
Reporting!
What is going on outside?
Fo Ye, Lu Jian Xun is here
Fo Ye looks ill
I'll get him to come another day
I'll change my clothes and leave
It is barely dawn and he is already here
Fo Ye, I'm afraid that he does not come with good intent
Be careful
Brother Qi Shan, coming here so early
I'm afraid I may have disturbed your sleep
Have a seat
I don't know if you have investigated the truth or not
Can you clear my name
And release Er Yue Hong
I've naturally investigated the truth of course
However
It's not like that you have said
I am still unable to release Er Yue Hong
Just get straight to the point
with the Japanese Chamber of Commerce
You should know about this
That is impossible
We have solid evidence
Er Yue Hong has confessed to his crime
with the enemy and betraying the country
Cannot be pardoned
What did you do to him?
Nothing
He refused to confess to his crime
So in accordance to the constitution
I merely did a thorough interrogation
Where is he now?
I'm afraid, he is on the prison van now
Where are you going to send him to?
Brother Qi Shan
This matter is of great importance
Which none of us can make a decision for
Am going to hand him over to the higher-ups
When the moment comes, whether he is sentenced to death or..
Just what are you planning to do?
Brother Qi Shan
As long as you confess
That you have entered the tomb
And you have taken the treasure
Sign the statement and stamp your thumbprint
Everything will end
So turns out that you have planned this entire thing
Brother Qi Shan
You only have half an hour to think about this
Once the time is up
I'm afraid, Er Yue Hong
Will never return
Reporting!
Reporting to the Chief!
Er Yue Hong has been sent onto the prison van
We are awaiting your orders!
Please give us further instructions!
Brother Qi Shan
Let's end this
Brother Qi Shan
There is no need to worry
Er Yue Hong is unscathed under me
But when he gets sent to the higher-ups
I don't dare to guarantee the same
Pen and paper
There is no need
I have already prepared these for you
Brother Qi Shan ah
You have finally confessed
If you had known that it would come to this
Why did you deny in the beginning?
I was the one who entered the tomb
I was also the one who planned everything
This has got nothing to do with Er Yue Hong at all
But I would like to warn you beforehand
This matter is not as simple as you think
It is very dangerous inside the ancient tombs
I have already bombed the entrance of the cave
Japanese are doing secret experiments inside
With regards to whatever treasure you are talking about
I have not a single clue about it
Brother Qi Shan
These high-sounding reasons
There is no need to tell me
As long as you confess that you have entered the tomb
Everything else
Should be explained to the higher-ups
As long as you can guarantee Er Yue Hong's safety
I will cooperate with you
Bring Er Yue Hong back
There must not be any mistake in this
Yes, Sir
Brother Qi Shan
Are you going to follow me
Or do you need me to take action?
Brother Qi Shan
I will report everything accordingly to the the higher-ups
While you
Can just recuperate at home
I'm afraid, this letter of dismissal
Will soon be sent to you
Chief, Cox Hendry is looking for you everywhere
What did he say?
Still the same thing
He wants to congratulate you on tripping up Zhang Qi Shan
And attaining Changsha in your grasp
I do not need his congratulations
Yes, Sir
You have the position of the Chief in your hands
We do not need to acknowledge him
This ancient tomb
Must definitely have some very earth-shaking objects
He probably wants a share of it
It won't be as easy as he thinks
That's right, we can't let him get it easily
He is probably panicking now
He should be panicking
Er Yue Hong is in our hands
If he causes trouble, I can just avoid him
And enter the tomb myself
I reckon that
He must be like a cat on hot bricks
So anxious right now
But after all that interrogation
That Er Yue Hong
Stubbornly refuses to say a single word
With Cox Hendry's understanding of the Nine Gates
He might have a way to make Er Yue Hong talk
Even if I can't make Er Yue Hong talk
I will naturally have other ways to do so
This Cox Hendry
Is nothing but a foreigner
For him to be so concerned about the matters of the tomb
He must definitely be up to something
Remember this
No matter what is under the tomb
It will never belong to a foreigner
What are you thinking of?
I am only a little worried that
This Cox Hendry
On the surface, he is the head of the American Chamber of Commerce
But I feel that, behind him
He has an even stronger force
If we do this
Won't we be afraid that..
Is Zhang Qi Shan powerful?
Didn't he end up being defeated by us?
Right now, the entire Changsha city is in our hands
Cox Hendry is nothing but a mere foreigner
A clown
Why is there a need to fear him?
Yes, Sir
But what happens if we need him?
So
I won't openly shed all pretense of cordiality
Once we fall-out
It won't be easy for us to talk about certain things
He is a smart person
He knows when he should give and take
Chief is brilliant
Good!
This Lu Jian Xun
Is he planning to burn bridges?
He actually dares to avoid and refuse to meet with you!
He has gotten such power in his hands now
It is natural for him to put on great airs
He seriously thinks that he is the King of Changsha city now
If not for your planning
And only depending on himself
Would he have succeeded?
He will not remember all these
With enticing benefits before his eyes
When it comes to us
He has no moral obligations
You mean
We can only await our doom?
Await our doom?
The Chinese people have this phrase in their dictionary
But not me
Then Sir, you have a way to deal with this?
Fight inconsistency with consistency
His foundation is built on sand
He will not be able to make a mark for himself
Oh right, what about Chen Pi?
There is not much news from him either
Sir
They surely couldn't have planned this beforehand?
No
Chen Pi is a hundred times more cunning than Lu Jian Xun
He will not be willing to be second best /
Then he..
He must be hiding right now
And then planning to benefit from our fight
Chen Pi is a sinister and ruthless person
From the very few murders which he committed
You can just tell what sort of a person he is
If Sir were to work with such a person
I'm afraid we will only be bringing dire consequences upon ourselves
I'm not his enemy
I'm afraid that the person who has to be careful
Would be that Zhang Qi Shan who has just lost his power and influence
But he would not come over to help us either
There is no need
As long as he doesn't form an alliance with Lu Jian Xun
Then everything would be easily settled
Just what should we do now then?
Hold your horses
Lu Jian Xun has yet to take any new actions till now
Which means that he has yet to
Gain anything useful from Er Yue Hong
Just wait
We will just wait and see for now
Brother, where did you go to yesterday?
Yesterday night
Er Ye
Long time no see
Miss Ryouko
It's been hard on you
Did Mr Cox Hendry meet with any trouble?
Why do you say this Er Ye?
I'm afraid that the one who has created trouble for Mr Cox Hendry
Is Lu Jian Xun right?
How would you know?
This is impossible
It is impossible for you to have heard of any news
I do not need to ask for information
I only need to do one thing
Guess
I even know that
Miss Ryouko probably did not
Obtain Mr Cox Hendry's permission to come over this time
Why do you say this?
Because your actions
Are really
Stupid
I would like to advise you
To follow my orders while I am being nice to you
I came this time
To make a deal with you
As long as you tell me about the situation in the tombs
I will be able to rescue you from this place at once
Miss Ryouko better save yourself first
Don't you feel that it was too easy for you to enter this place?
What do you mean?
You should ask
The person who let you in
Miss Ryouko!
You want to make a deal with my Master?
Shouldn't you greet this
Apprentice first?
So you guys have set this trap earlier on
You think too highly of yourself
I have no energy to set a trap for you
For all this
You can only thank my Master
If not for how good he is
And how he makes people fear him
Do you think I would have taken such great pains to do this?
Take her away
Let's go
Hello?
Men!
Prepare the cars
We are going to De Xing Teahouse
It is so late already
Go! Hurry up!
Yes, Sir
(De Xing Teahouse)
Chief Lu is waiting for you at the second floor
Mr Cox Hendry is here
Here, please sit
Thank you
In the past few days, I have indeed been very busy
To have troubled Miss Ryouko
To lower herself and visit me at the prison
It's really ungracious of me
Using tea as substitute for wine, I toast to you
And hope you will forgive me
No no
I disturbed you
Do you know what song they are singing out there?
Chief Lu, please explain
This opera is called
Absolving One's Military Position with Wine
It tells the story of how after Song Tai Zu put on the royal robe
He threw a banquet as bait
And forced his own officials to hand over their military power
I don't know if you've heard of another ancient Chinese saying
Called
When all birds are killed, cast aside the bow
Chief Lu's words seem to have a hidden meaning
Since ancient times in China
There are numerous occassions when Emperors
Have established an empire and killed their officials
Rather than comparing it to when all hares are killed, dogs are eaten
And that cup of wine that absolved them of their military positions
These, are extremely benevolent
To put it kindly, is Absolving One's Military Position with Wine
To put it crudely
Is to burn the bridge after crossing it
If you must interpret it this way
That's right too
Then what if the official
Refuses to release their power?
With your life remaining
One can enjoy limitless riches and wine
But if you insist on holding on to your military power and not let it go
I'm afraid, one may not have a life to enjoy all those things with
Which is more important
Being the official, one should be able to tell
It one loses their life
That won't be good
Sometimes, when living as a human
The things you do should be cleaner
Don't push it
Look, we were too preoccupied with chatting
We've forgotten about Miss Ryouko
That's not good
Miss Ryouko
If you drink this cup of tea
I will consider that you have forgiven me
Your tea is too bitter