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Detective Samoyeds
Check it out!
It's real. My young master has passed the imperial examination!
It's Mr. Li.
Master! You have passed!
Never thought he could pass.
He is going to have an easy life.
Congratulations!
That's great!
You're right.
Look at the one under him. How can you know if you don't try?
Look! Even he has passed.
He is so capable.
Yeah!
This really calls for celebration!
I remember that he
has been taking the exams for several years.
Young Master, Madam said lunch is ready.
Young Master?
Help! Help!
Something terrible happened!
Young Master, he...
Help! Anybody?
My son!
He died with injustice done to him!
Madam! Madam! Madam!
Don't! Madam!
Madam! Madam! Madam!
This is young master's garment !
How...how has it fallen down?
Heavens!
My son!
Devil Scholar
This moment, in the realm of Tāvatiṃsa,
Showers immeasurable fragrant flowers, heavenly cloths, pearls and keyura,
to offer Gautama Buddha and Kshitigarbha.
All assemblies prostrated in admiration, close their palms, retreat in content.
Madam, my deepest sympathies.
I have recited sutras for your son.
Young master has passed to the Pure Land.
I'll burn incense.
Madam,
look at this!
Madam! Madam! Madam!
Madam!
Here he is. The great fortune teller is here!
The service is free for the first two guests, as usual.
No matter how many guests are in the line,
if my words are incorrect, you won't be charged.
Count me in! Count me in!
This lady, have a seat, please.
When is it my turn?
The lady, your brows are indistinctly gloomy.
There is negative energy on you, but it doesn't seem like malicious ghosts are disturbing you.
You must often deal with the souls of the departed.
May I have a look at your hands?
Is it going to work?
You are a coroner, aren't you?
I am a coroner!
The great fortune teller has a well-deserved reputation!
Yes. Yes.
Amazing. He is so awesome.
This lady, the virtue of the moon and the propitious star shine on you,
your features speak of shyness,
perhaps you came to have your fortune told about marriage?
See, he's wrong.
I have never told anyone of this matter
apart from my father.
How did you know?
Amazing!
It is related to the ways of heaven, it can not be revealed.
Is anyone tired? Please come in and have a seat.
There are delicious dishes and drinks.
Here. Take a number.
Alright. Let's go.
There's no more seat inside.
Dear customers, welcome!
Take good care of them!
I will.
Help me call the customers.
Come on!
Next!
That's right.
Sir, help me, tell me something.
*Du sounds like the word "stomach" in Chinese You are Mrs. Du*?
Yes.
Your child died?
Please don't be too grieved.
My deepest sympathies.
I will be honest, sir.
My departed son has come back.
Preaching for the Jade Lady, subduing the evils.
Climbing mountains with rocks cracking, wearing a seal.
Covered by a canopy,
riding on a Kuigang.
Which deity could not be subdued,
which ghost could resist!
Quickly comply with my command!
What?
OK.
What?
That's my duty.
Don't worry, you can go.
That's how it is.
How is it?
Well, that's how it is.
That's how it is?
Young Master Du hasn't appeared for a long time.
He must have been reincarnated by now.
Madam. This is a good thing.
Amitabha.
Hurry, give the master his remuneration!
Zisu, you came pretty quickly.
Miss Zisu, did you ride here on a horse?
The horse was here already when I arrived.
I saw it trotting around here.
So, I guess that the victim is its owner.
The body is back there.
Has the victim's identity been confirmed?
The victim is called Li Mu.
Just like Du Cheng,
* Jieyuan :a scholar who won first place in a provincial imperial examination. he also took this year's examination and got the title of Jieyuan*.
Zisu, have a look.
We found a handkerchief on the body,
a poem was written on it with blood.
Though the emperor comes, it won't change anything.
He already has beauty in mind.
This is just a trick by the murderer
to confuse us.
By doing so,
they can put the blame on ghosts.
But, I've checked their examination records.
There is a huge difference between their talent.
Does this mean
that Du Cheng came back to take his life?
The fact is that Li Mu answered the exam question surprisingly good.
In contrast, Du Cheng strayed far away from the subject.
There
couldn't have been plagiarism between them.
Could Li Mu have copied other candidates......
His answer was unique.
I made a killing today!
The body is really amazing!
How to say?
Don't. Don't. Don't say it.
- Don't. Don't. Don't say it. - I mean...
I can't hear it.
Go ahead.
His head was severed,
there are flesh wounds on his head and body.
He must have been beheaded
while he was still on the horse and fell down afterwards.
Was he... was he beheaded on the horse,
or...
or was he beheaded after he fell down?
If he fell down first,
his head should be near his body.
However, if he was beheaded on the horse,
it would be like what we are seeing now, the head lies far away from his body.
Beheaded on the horse?
Judging by the wound, I can determine that
the horse ran quite fast.
At that speed, the murderer had to ensure power, speed and the precision of his sword to be successful in his sneak attack.
The murderer must be a highly skilled master.
Just imagine it...
The man's head.
Hea.. hea... head...
Head! Head! Head!
Zisu! Zisu!
Run! Run!
Zisu, Zisu, hurry!
Quick! Zisu!
Come out!
Have you looked at the time, you gatecrashers?
What are you doing?
Don't be scared!
I'm here.
All the ghosts are scared of me!
You don't have to worry.
What's the matter, you two?
There really are ghosts!
That dead scholar came back and killed someone!
That man's head was severed and flew several meters away.
Zisu, don't be scared.
Right there on your neighboring street!
OK! OK!
Drink a cup of wine to steady your nerves.
Drink a cup of tea to calm your anxiety.
Your wine, Sanpao.
Zisu, here's your tea.
I'm going to bed.
Close the door when you leave!
Where are you going?
Handle a case!
Charge money!
OK!
This is tea.
A cup of tea and a cup of wine.
Siniang, your tea burns.
Good wine.
Come out!
I'm a servant of the Li family.
Did you notice
something unusual tonight?
I waited upon the young Master and went to sleep early.
But, after midnight,
I heard noises coming from his room.
Then he ran out,
walked toward the barn
and went out on horseback.
He seemed like someone possessed.
I heard him scream about ghosts coming back
to kill someone.
Was the Master perhaps really haunted by a ghost?
Is this the only street near Mr. Li's house?
What are you doing up there?
None of your business.
Standing high and seeing far helps broaden my mind.
Tell me,
did the victim know
Du Cheng, who lives in Xuanyang Fang?
They were classmates
studying under the same teacher.
But that's three years ago.
Were they in contact
during the past three years?
They often recited poems together in the past.
But for whatever reason, they stopped meeting each other as often.
Stop fooling around.
Does this Mr. Li usually
go by carriage or on horseback?
He usually rides a horse.
He's an excellent horseman.
We often told him to ride at a slower pace.
God knows...
Amazing.
Look at how his neck is cut.
Isn't that just amazingly smooth?
I guess
you won't be able to beat this murderer in a fight.
What do you mean?
Just look at the cut, it's so beautiful!
It'd be quite a feat to make such a smooth cut, if he was standing unmoving,
let alone if he was riding on a horse!
The murderer must be unmatched in strength.
He killed the man with a single cut.
There aren't many who could cut someone's head
with one single cut.
If the victim was decapitated while on the horse,
the murderer must have been
much taller than ordinary people.
* a powerful nature-spirit in Buddhism He may even match Yasha in strength.
Did you hear the news? Du Cheng, the guy who hung himself after failing the examination,
he came back as a ghost last night
and he killed the Jieyuan, Li Mu.
He cut off his head!
Something like that happened?
Not only that!
He also left a blood poem.
Though the emperor comes, it won't change anything.
He already has beauty in mind.
The emperor refers to the examiner,
the beauty refers to Li Mu!
The poem means that Li Mu bribed the examiner and cheated!
Embroidered cloths!
Waiter, a pot of tea!
Sir.
Great Master? Great Master!
My son came back. They said my son came back!
Great Master?
Where is your beard?
Don't just eat, have something to drink.
This makes me look younger.
Great Master,
last night,
they said my son came back and killed someone,
it can only be a rumor.
You've sent him onwards to his next reincarnation.
Thank you so much.
I know you can't say more,
but you can just nod or shake your head.
Your son couldn't appear.
I think he is already reincarnated, perhaps even born by now.
Good, that's so good.
I hope he gets born into a rich family and won't suffer as much.
Thank you so much.
This is the reward for you.
How can I accept it,
I didn't do much.
I've got to go.
Where are you going?
It's busy here!
I'm hungry!
I need to go eat something.
Great Master, why go out to eat?
I am good at cooking,
if you don't mind
I can cook something for you.
Really?
You... you won't take back the money, will you?
No, I have no need for that money.
You deserve it.
But...
Can you help me find out
if Cheng'er's living a good life after his reincarnation?
Piece of cake.
You can count on me.
How about we go look at the kitchen first?
After you. This way please.
I come from the west, I like dishes with a little bite, don't hold back with soy sauce and seasonings.
Siniang,
do you know anyone
who is good with swords or axes around Chang'an?
The one best with
swords and axes in Chang'an stands right in front of you.
Is it possible for you
to cut off a man's head in one single cut?
What are you doing?
I just wanted you to know
that this is a fine and slim arm,
it's not a hard iron ore.
If I can cut someone's head in one cut,
I'd go work at the execution ground,
why would I still be here?
We've asked around already,
last night, all the executioners in Chang'an were drinking together,
talking about how to let someone who's on a death row die more joyful.
Siniang,
have there been any foreigners arriving in Chang'an recently
who are extremely powerful?
No valuable information, no money.
All right.
Madam? Madam?
Is there any rice wine? I want to cure the meat.
Yes, there is. I'll bring it to you.
We shouldn't have come here, boss.
We shouldn't have come here with money.
Sir, this way.
What's wrong with this little girl? Are you ok?
She is drunk.
No one can wake her up.
May I know your name, sir?
I'm the junior chancellor of Dalisi, Li Zhi.
Come again next time!
Do you know how the relationship between Li Mo and your son is?
They were classmates once.
Has any discord arisen between them recently?
I didn't hear anything to that effect.
You are here to investigate, not to play an esoteric master.
I know, I know.
Please help yourself, sir.
If there is nothing else, I'll leave you to your work.
You can go.
Wait.
Bring me the paper monies that showed writings on them.
OK.
I... er, boss, I feel so hot suddenly.
Let me cool off a bit outside.
Stop right there.
I... er, but I...
Sanpao, onto the roof.
Right away!
Where are you going?
To the roof!
Here.
What's here?
Look at the spot on the beams directly above this brazier,
is there perhaps something like an iron ring there?
Do you see something?
There's dust!
Be serious!
There's an iron ring, there really is.
How did you know?
Iron ring...?
That's it then.
Du Cheng's garment must have been hoisted up there by a silk thread.
It was fixed with the iron ring.
When the thread was severed, the garment fell into this brazier.
Sir! I brought you the paper monies.
Is there a smell of milk
left on those paper monies?
So?
So that's why writings appeared.
What do you mean?
Someone must have used milk to write the words on them.
When the money got close enough to the brazier and its heat, the writings appeared.
It's an elementary trick, not worth mentioning.
Who has touched these paper monies?
They were bought in a temple.
It was new when we bought it, I opened it.
No one touched them before that.
Samo, look at that memorial tablet over there.
I've checked it, there's nothing wrong with it.
Sanpao, go look at it.
Check if there's some kind of mechanism.
Boss, we have to respect the dead, you know...
Go!
...why don't I...
Is there anything fun here?
Shuangye! Good to see you!
Go now!
Siniang wants me to tell you
she got news that
the Dongshun gambling hall on Changle street
has recently hired two
very powerful bodyguards.
They are nine feet in height.
Nine feet!
They sure are tall.
Sanpao!
Come with me.
Sure! There's nothing interesting about this memorial tablet anyhow.
Let's go to the gambling hall.
Can I play with that scholar?
There's no one else here.
So it's really up to you.
What do you want?
We are from Dalisi.
We heard you have recently hired two bodyguards from the West.
Please call them out to meet us.
How dare you close the doors to my boss!
What do you mean by that?
Sanpao, go.
Who...
Who let you in?
You're tired of living!
What do you want?
Please, stop, stop.
Please show mercy, officers!
What did you
come here for, sirs?
Sir, don't worry,
we didn't come here to ask for money.
Call the two bodyguards out for questioning.
Please show mercy, sir,
the two bodyguards are only a fabrication by me.
We don't have someone like that here.
Why did you make it up?
It's because our business isn't running well lately,
we lost too much money.
We really don't have any more money to give.
We use this trick only for peace and security.
I'm innocent, sirs.
I really meant no harm.
I only used the bodyguards as an excuse
to frighten the people who come here to cause trouble.
Call the best
martial artist among you out for questioning.
That... That would be him.
You made a gamble on the matter of Du Cheng and Li Mu,
you lost so much money because you lost the bet.
Didn't you
reach a prior agreement with the two of them?
Sirs!
I really didn't
contact them!
But before the bet,
I've compared their poems and works.
I concluded that Li Mu
was not a quarter as good as Du Cheng.
So I made a selection of their works,
I selected the best one of Li Mu's works
and the worst one of Du Cheng's works
and showed these to the people who participated in the betting.
So you misled the gamblers to bet on Li Mu,
but unexpectedly, Li Mu passed and became a Jieyuan.
That's right, who would have expected
that Li Mu bribed the examiners and got the
exam question beforehand?
In order to eliminate his rival Du Cheng,
Li Mu faked his good intention
and told Du Cheng a wrong exam question.
That's how Du Cheng regretfully failed the examination!
Tell me,
do you really think
that based on their actual abilities,
Du Cheng would have beaten Li Mu?
I'd stake my life on it!
That Du Cheng is matchless in his talent,
Li Mu is no match for him!
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I know it better than his own mother!
It's a pity
their servants were in the way,
they didn't let me make an autopsy.
Stop rambling.
Boss, I didn't find anything.
Just a kite string.
But I didn't find the kite.
This isn't a kite string. It's Bingchan silk.
This is the murder weapon used to kill Du Cheng.
What?
Bingchan silk originates from the west, it is extremely tough and sharp.
I found traces of Bingchan silk
on the tree of that street, too.
The mark that the silk left on the tree was quite high.
A person who walks pass the tree would not notice it easily.
But that's different for someone riding on a horse.
This murderer sneaked into Li Mu's home at midnight and disguised himself as Du Cheng's ghost.
Li Mu has a guilty conscience,
so he fled his home riding a horse.
There is only this one street in front of his house,
the scratch wounds on his body show that he was riding at a very high speed
when he passed by the tree.
Li Mu's head was cut off by the silk strand instantly.
I told Sanpao to search the rooms of the people involved.
He found the evidence.
It becomes an easy feat now to find out the real murderer.
So the real murderer is Mrs. Du.
She came to our inn to ask Samo to tell her her fortune.
Her goal was to let us think
a ghost was the killer.
These paper monies that showed writings were prepared by her beforehand.
She used the silk thread to hoist up the garment
so it would fall down later.
Plus...
Let me follow you to the land of the dead!
Madam! Madam! Please stop!
What am I still living for?
Madam!
Mrs. Du pulled out the wooden plug when no one noticed
and let the garment fall down.
I suspect her
because she was
the only person who came near this pillar.
This Mrs. Du looks weak on the outside,
if we didn't find the Bingchan silk,
I wouldn't have suspected her.
But, boss, this can't be.
I mean, what was Mrs. Du going for?
Hold on! Look at my Chengcheng*! *nickname for Du Cheng
Chengcheng?
This corpse is amazing!
Well, have your fill with it.
Look at the mark on his neck, isn't it amazing?
What did Du Cheng use to hang himself?
They said he used white silk cloth.
What?
Did he die by something else?
Du Cheng didn't die by hanging.
Someone killed him.
There are two layers of marks on his neck.
Their position is the same.
It makes it hard to be noticed.
You can see the subtle difference if you look closely.
One mark is left by a coarse hemp rope, the other one by a white silk cloth.
I get the feeling that this is a serial murder case.
How could Mrs. Du have killed her own son?
Boss, you were wrong.
Sanpao.
Go check the relationship between the two victims one more time.
Okay.
Did I tell you to go?
Do I... go?
Go.
Mrs. Du has a motive
but she has an alibi.
The night that Li Mu died, she was at the mourning hall.
Servants can testify for her.
Little master, can you tell me about someone?
Do you have someone here at the temple..
who's a "clean" master?
A clean master?
Well, a "tidy" master.
Master, we're inquiring about
the master who was asked to release souls at the Du family's place.
You are talking about Brother Jing Fang*, right? *Jing Fang sounds like the word "clean"
Follow me.
Clean? Tidy?
Master, where are we going?
To the Hall of Scriptures.
Brother Jing Fang was punished to copy scriptures in the Hall of Scriptures.
Why was he punished?
We thought it strange, too.
Brother Jing Fang is a good-tempered man.
But a few days ago,
he got into a fight with me
over a lost broom.
That's why he was punished
to copy scriptures in the Hall of Scriptures.
He goes there every afternoon.
I guess he will be at it half a month.
This way please, sirs.
Brother, there are two sirs who wish to talk to you.
Please go ahead.
Amitabha.
Master Jing Fang.
We are investigating a murder case.
We've met each other in Mrs. Du's home a few days back.
You are the esoteric master who summoned the spirit of the dead.
Correct.
Could you tell me
what you saw in Mrs. Du's home that day?
When I approached the memorial tablet,
I heard a breaking sound.
At first, I was preoccupied with lighting the incense sticks and didn't give it any thought.
Later, the sound grew faster
and more rapid.
But there was no one at my side.
I followed the sound and found
that writings were appearing on the memorial tablet.
Little by little, it was bloody even.
Like a ghost clutching a knife, dipping it into blood and engraving the words.
I've heard
that you were busy with copying scriptures.
Where did you find the time to help Mrs. Du out at her place?
I scheduled my time to copy the scriptures
to after lunch time.
Mrs. Du asked me in the morning, it didn't interfere with my schedule.
Think back carefully,
was there anything out of the ordinary in the mourning hall?
The ghost of the innocent reappeared, the hall was full of evil energy.
May the ones who passed away enter the Pure Land soon.
Amitabha.
Good bye.
Sirs.
Sirs, there's someone who'd like to see you.
Li Mu's attendant told me
that there was a poor teacher three years ago.
To support his family,
the teacher agreed to take an examination for both Du and Li committing fraud for them.
The qualifications and talent of Du and Li differed from each other greatly.
Du Cheng withdrew from the examination before it began.
But Li Mu, who is anxious to achieve quick success, participated in the examination.
That's why this matter came about.
Why was this teacher the only one who was sued in court?
After the crime was exposed, Li Mu cleared himself of any suspicion
and blamed everything on the teacher.
Afterwards, the teacher asked Du Cheng,
but Du didn't agree to testify for him
because he was afraid it will ruin his career.
Later, this teacher broke down from his worries and drowned himself in a river.
Because of this, Du Cheng
distanced himself from Li Mu.
This happened three years ago.
What's its connection to our current case?
The teacher died,
but the teacher left behind a son.
The son has become an orphan.
You mean that if his son is still alive,
he could have taken revenge for his father?
Let's go find Zisu.
Let her check through that year's case files.
We may find out where his son is.
Little master, could you tell me something?
Do you still remember where Master Jing Fang
was hurt the day he fought with you?
On both his face and his hands.
I don't know if he got hurt anywhere else.
Was it scratch wounds or bruisings?
He had both.
But it healed very quickly.
You almost can't see it anymore.
Then do you still remember
the day he fought with you?
It was...
the night before the 9th.
How long has Master Jing Fang been in this temple?
I cam here two years ago.
He came here around one year earlier than me.
Thank you.
We can go arrest Jing Fang now.
We're back.
I, Sanpao, made a significant contribution to the case!
You must be tired from working all day.
It's okay.
Would you like tea or wine?
Wine.
I wasn't asking you.
What about you?
Wine.
All right, let's have wine.
Where's Zisu?
She drank too much, she's upstairs resting.
Where did Mrs. Du go?
She stayed here all day, she went back to rest.
She went back?
Did...didn't she agree to cook something delicious for me?
If she doesn't cook something for you, I will.
You?
What?
Don't push your luck!
Hurry and tell me about the case!
Steamed buns! Steamed buns to go!
I promise it will be to your taste!
If we deduce it from the clues, Jing Fang is the son of that teacher.
He's the one who murdered Du Cheng and the Jieyuan Mr. Li.
His motive? To take revenge for his father.
Why?
You didn't tell me the course of events,
I don't follow you.
Why?
First,
when I saw
Jing Fang copy the scriptures,
I noticed he is a left-hander.
The gate to the Hall of Scriptures is a double door.
One opens the door
by using both palms at the same time.
But Master Jing Fang didn't do so.
He chose to push the right door open with his right hand
and then to push the left door open with his right hand.
Why is that?
It's because there is a wound on the middle of his left palm.
This wound was left by the Bingchan silk he used
to kill Li Mu.
Even if he protected his hand with
many layers of cloth,
he would still get wounded by the Bingchan silk.
When we arrested him,
we indeed found
fine and deep cut wounds on his left palm.
Why did you inquire about the time he had the fight?
This was very clever of him.
Out of the blue,
he fought with another monk.
This was to cover up the fact
that he had wounds on his hands and face before the fight.
In order to create the false appearance of a ghost killing case,
he first used a hemp rope to strangle Du Cheng.
But he didn't expect
that when he strangled him,
Du Cheng would struggle with all his might.
He grabbed behind him blindly with his hands.
For this reason, after he faked the suicide of Du Cheng,
he took advantage of the darkness of the night and fought with another monk over a trivial matter,
just to cover his old wounds with new ones.
I've asked the little monk,
they fought on the night that Du Cheng died.
I could thus determine that Jing Fang was the culprit.
You said that my son didn't commit suicide
but was killed by someone.
My son!
In this case,
it was all planned out by Jing Fang?
When Jing Fang was arrested,
he admitted that Li Mu has prayed at his temple earlier.
He hoped that he can become a Jieyuan.
Jing Fang saw a perfect opportunity
and incited him to get rid of his rival Du Cheng.
As for the paper monies,
they were bought at the temple,
Jing Fang must have tampered with them beforehand.
As for the memorial tablet,
he must have prepared one beforehand
which was painted with angelica, realgar and nanmu wine.
After lighting the incense, the heat triggered
a reaction between the nanmu powder, angelica and realgar,
changing the tablet's color.
However, there is something I still don't understand.
The whole case seems logical up to this point,
the evidence irrefutable,
what's the issue?
Jing Fang wasn't at the scene.
How did he manipulate the garment
to make it fall into the brazier?
It was me.
After Cheng'er passed away,
Jing Fang found me.
He told me who he was.
He also told me Cheng'er didn't commit suicide for the failed examination,
but because Li Mu caused this on him.
The pain I felt when I heard that was unbearable.
So I agreed to help him kill Li Mu.
It was his idea that I come here
and ask you to do magic.
He said that doing these preparations is the only way
to clear ourselves of suspicion,
to let the public believe a ghost was the murderer.
The paper monies, the garment,
and asking Jing Fang to practice magic,
all that was to make everyone believe
Cheng'er's soul came back
and to mislead everyone,
so as to clear ourselves of suspicion.
Mrs. Du, please come with me.
Okay.
This jar of wine is for Miss Zisu.
Mrs. Du, Miss Zisu can't drink wine.
She still hasn't woken up after taking a sip last night.
Cheng'er couldn't drink a lot, either.
He got drunk every time.
So I brew this special wine for him.
This wine's fragrance is rich and strong,
you won't get drunk however much you drink.
But Cheng'er didn't get the opportunity to taste it.
May his mother in his next life
be smarter than me.
Please give it to Miss Zisu.
Wait.
She had her reasons and was only an accessory...
Please let her off.
If guilty of complicity in a murder, she may not be able to escape a death sentence.
However, she was deceived.
She may be dealt with leniently.
Li Zhi!
Miss.
Thank you for your care.
Whether it's a heavy or a lenient punishment,
I'm only ending the miserable life
of these old bones.
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