Farewell, madam.
Uncle.
We wish to pay our respect to Sung Chee
Yes.
Uncle, which one is his corpse?
Which one?
Siu-Chaan, let's look for ourselves.
Uncle Kwai, they have...
Ah Chee...
Is it you still can't let go of it, that's why you can't rest in peace?
Chee... Although we have been separated.
But we will always be your good friends.
Siu-Chaan, Dan.
Chee...
So that's why...
Chee, you said that the village head maybe poisoned.
Yes then you can appeal and reverse the verdict.
We have just found the wound
but we haven't found the cause of it yet.
It's a pity that his wife has taken his corpse to bury.
Now we have lost all the evidence.
Not yet.
What is this?
I've cut this from the villager head's leg.
This skin is the wound.
What is this?
This is a magnetic stone.
There is really steel inside the villager head wound.
Take a look.
So he was killed by Tetanus.
His face was reddish and his lips was cracked when he came here.
Why I didn't see it?
Finally I can prove that I'm innocent.
I'm really innocent.
Tong Sze really didn't deserve to die.
Which Tong Sze?
The girl that has been sentenced for execution.
I know who is it.
It has been announced, she will be executed after 3 days.
If she can make an appeal, then she may be spared.
This magistrate is really clumsy and he simply pass out verdict.
How will he revoke his own verdict for me. It's ridiculous.
Tomorrow there will be a new magistrate takes over the office.
I'll hold on his cart and send my appeal to him.
Right, the new magistrate is the young master
of the rice shop that we worked for previously.
He is a nice person, I've seen him before, he is a honorable person.
I'm sure he will re-investigate your case
and help you and Tong Sze.
Good...
Sir Sung, please.
Now I'll hand over the Touyun Town to you.
Alright.
Advisor Law Yes.
Go and greet Sir Sung.
Greeting, Sir Sung.
Advisor Law.
I'll depend on you and all your colleagues to help me.
I'll surely do my very best.
Sergeant Nip.
Yes, sir.
Go and greet Sir Sung.
Greeting, Sir Sung.
Sir, we've not met for 10 years.
Sergeant Nip, it's been 10 years
And you are still so fit.
Today is a big day for the Touyun Town.
All the villagers are waiting to greet you at the pavilion since this morning.
Your parents have come to meet you too.
Ah Yik, Son!
Son!
Father, mother.
I really missed you.
Me too.
Ah Yik, see who is here.
Your inspirational teacher, Teacher Lui.
Teacher Lui, It's been a long time since we met, you are still very healthy.
And, come here.
Mdm Fuk from the paper store and Mdm Ngou that live opposite our house.
Sir Sung.
How are you?
All of them have come to greet you. Mother.
Everybody are tired of standing.
Let's go home and chat. Alright?
You are right.
It's time to pay homage to the ancestry, it's not good to miss out the time.
Let's go.
Sir! Help us! Sir!
Stop!
What is it?
Sir, there are people wishing to appeal.
Sir, help! sir!
Brother, you've block the way.
Is there something that you wish to appeal?
My name is Sit Dan, my friend Sung Chee has died in vain.
I plead that sir, you can help him
And return justice to him.
Shrimp Boy!
Father.
Shrimp Boy!
What is it? Shrimp Boy
Shrimp Boy is what we called you when you're small.
When you are small, you roll up like a dried shrimp when you
sleep. That's why we call you dried shrimp boy, you have forgotten.
I remember.
But no one call me like this for a long time.
I can't remember it suddenly.
Of course, you've studied in Beijing for 10 years.
You must feel strange towards many things after you return here.
It's been 10 years,
But father you is still very healthy.
If we are on the street,
People may said that we are brothers.
No one will know we are father and son.
Is it? Last time you are dull.
But you really know how to sweet
Talk people after you return from Beijing.
Oh yeah, just now your predecessor has made a receiving dinner for you.
Why? You don't like the food?
You didn't eat much, that's why now you are hungry is it?
Yeah, I really feel a bit hungry.
Your mother
Has cooked for so long. Come...
Why not you cook next time, since you've so much to comment about.
You are very good in cooking. Dried Shrimp body!
This is your favourite hot and sour mee.
Eat it quickly.
Eat it, you said you are hungry.
Last time you really like the mee that I cook for you.
Eat it...
What is it...
Dried Shrimp boy, what is it?
You can eat spicy food last time.
Yes, last time I can eat spicy food.
But...
Before this I fell down and injured my head, doctor
told me not to eat spicy food during that time.
It may worsen the injury.
So I've not eat spicy food for some time.
So I can't get use to it now.
But why
But why you never mention this in your letter?
I don't want you to worry about me.
Are you alright?
It's fine.
I'll take a glass of water for you. go quickly.
Thank you, father.
Dried Shrimp boy.
You really wish to help that coffin boy?
This lousy coffin boy.
He has brought so many problems to people.
Do you know that? He still wants to become a ghost
and finds me after he is died.
Ghost? Yes.
Do you know that? I saw it with my own eyes.
He is a powerful ghost, it's horrible.
Sergeant Nip... please...
Sergeant Nip, Sir.
Father, mother.
I've something to discuss with Sergeant Nip.
Both of you can chat slowly... chat slowly...
Let's go out.
Sir.
I've brought all the documents about the murder of the villager head.
What do you think about this case?
I've a lot of doubts in this case.
Why?
Everyone in Touyun Town knows that Sung Chee has two good friends.
One is Sit Dan, the one that hold on to your cart today.
Another one is Cha Siu-Chaan.
In this case, Sung Chee is accused of the murdering
village with another female thief called Tong Sze.
But both of them said that they don't know each another.
Just that Sung Chee is dead, and there is no prove about it.
Sergeant Nip, do you believe in ghost?
Ghost?
It's so late, is there any trouble?
No, I'm purposely come here at night.
I scare I may bump into others people.
You scare Ah Chee, he thought the new magistrate
is not willing to investigate the case.
Ah Chee...
Dan, you've come, how is it?
Don't worry, the new magistrate has received my appeal.
This magistrate is different from his predecessor.
I'm confident that the magistrate will investigate into the case.
Is it true? Don't try to make me happy.
So you are still alive.
Stand there.
Sir Sung, Ah Chee is really innocent.
Yes, please let him go.
What do you want to say?
Sir, I really didn't kill the villager head.
Sir.
The villager head
died due to Tetanus.
Who are you?
Uncle Kwai is the one that looks after this place.
What prove do you have?
Villagers head is really died due to Tetanus.
The symptoms and wound on the corpse can
lead people to understand how he died.
The corpse that really prove that you're innocent?
Yes.
You are very close with Sung Chee?
Sir, Uncle Kwai knows that Sung Chee is innocent.
That's why Uncle Kwai helps him
although they are not very close.
Yes, this is nothing to do with Uncle Kwai, Sir.
I'm the one that insists of staying here.
Sir, Ah Chee is still alive even he has been hit by lightning.
That's why he is waiting for you to save him.
Don't try to move out from the topic.
What is the evidence do you have?
Yes.
There is a leg skin which I cut it off from the village head foot.
This is the wound.
There is magnetic steel in the wound, that how he get Tetanus.
The village head is died due to Tetanus.
Although you can prove
that he died due to Tetanus.
But how can you prove that this skin belongs to the Village head?
Sir, I didn't make this skin up.
I really cut it off from the village head foot.
If you don't believe then you may investigate the corpse again.
But the village head has been buried. How are we going to investigate?
Then now it's all depends on your effort sir.
Sir please has some mercy on Ah Chee, I beg you.
Sir, I can return together with Sergeant Nip.
I'm not afraid of death, I just wish to clear my name.
And also Tong Sze, she is also innocent.
I will temporarily believe what you all said.
But everything have to undergo a thorough investigation.
To avoid unnecessary havoc,
I think it's better for you to continue to stay here.
Really? Thank you sir.
It's strange that Sung Chee can be alive again after he died.
So we must not let anyone knows about this.
Sergeant Nip, keep a close eyes on them
during this period of time.
Yes sir.
Tong Sze, the magistrate has pay you a visit.
What are you doing?
Who is he?
He is the new magistrate?
Where is the lousy officer that judge me?
He don't dare to see me? I want to scold him like hell.
He pass through the case clumsily, he accuse me of murdering.
He is a sick, lousy and sickening officer.
Tong Sze, enough.
I'll delay your execution.
Really?
I want to know,
what is your real relationship with Sung Chee?
I've no relationship with him.
He is just a coffin boy that bring trouble to everyone.
I really don't know him.
I'm innocent, sir.
I've noticed many flaws in this case.
I've decided to re-investigate the case for you.
If I really found that you're innocent,
I will release you.
I don't need to die?
I don't need to die... I'm so happy.
Go your way now.
Thank you, sir.
Why it will become like this.
Where is this place?
Ghost, don't come near me.
Help, it's a ghost.
Uncle Kwai, help! Uncle Kwai... help!
Your soul... Uncle Kwai, help me...
Get out from the body.
People from death can't see or hear you.
Uncle Kwai.
You will disappear once you get into people energy.
I'm really innocent. Please let Sir Sung to open up the coffin
and investigate the village head corpse.
Chee, it's dawn, come back.
Please promise me, mdm.
Follow me to hell if you don't promise me.
Don't you think you can get away by pretending to be died.
Promise me quickly.
Faster promise me.
She is really died?
Who is there?
Let's go!
All of you deal with her!
Dragon in the nine skies!
Ah Fung? Father?
How can I see you in the middle of darkness.
Why you don't tell me that you're coming back.
Do you have a problem?
Of course not, I'm just missing you.
So I apply a leave from Officer Tsu to visit you.
After that,
I bump into a group of bandit in Anhui border.
But it's a waste, I've lose them half way.
Later, I bump into you, oh yes, father.
Why do you wear like a thief?
It's like this, lately the villagers said
that there are dirty things in the cemetery.
I'll go and find out whether they are human or ghost.
Ah Fung, you must believe.
We can't see the woman that you mentioned when we return back.
Is it a real ghost?
There are really ghost in this world.
Whatever It is, it's better to believe.
Ah Fung, you're tired too, go back and sleep early.
We will talk tomorrow morning.
Go...
Mdm, are you alright? Mdm, why do you become like this?
I've seen Sung Chee soul, it's horrible.
I never eat such a delicious cake.
Fung, there is nothing to eat in the Zheng Province?
You will get tired of it after a few days, you just like it for now.
There is always a strong sense of hometown.
The feeling will be different once people have grown up.
One bite of it brings back
a lot of memory in my hometown.
I really feel heavy hearted to go once I eat it.
I've born and rise up here.
Fung, why do you think so much with just a cake?
What have you been through in Zheng Province?
Nothing, of course nothing, father.
I'm very famous and proud there.
I'm the daughter of the famous prefect, and the
most famous female prefect in Zheng Province.
But this time is because I miss you too dearly.
Father. what is it?
You seems old.
Is it? Maybe I have not enough of sleep.
I'm just thinking
when can I be a father in law.
Then it depends whether is there any young man that suitable for me in Touyun Town.
Fung.
Sung Yik
You are...
You don't even recognize me?
We've not met for so many years.
Is it I'm more pretty now?
I'm Nip Fung, I'm the daughter of Sergeant
Nip. We always play together when we are small.
Do you remember? Yes...
But last time you are short and small.
Why do you become so tall now?
What? I'm already tall and strong when I'm 14.
I always laugh at you as a shorty, do you remember?
You've become a nerd after you went to study in Beijing? You are so forgetful.
Fung, you can't be so rude towards the officer.
What officer?
The new magistrate of Peach Garden.
You really get the excel in the exam? Congratulation.
Then you are now my dad's superior?
You really have the aura of an officer.
Ah Fung, how can you be so rude.
Officer Sung is very busy, he still has many matters to attend to.
Yes, I still need to finish some business in the magistrate. Bye.
Yes, sir.
Fung, he is different now, you must be careful of your action.
Sung Yik will not be angry with me.
Father, you don't be lazy anymore, go back quickly.
Yes.
Sir Sung.
Anything?
I unable to guess the answer of your riddle
for all these years. Come on tell me the answer.
Riddle? What riddle?
What? You even forget about our riddle?
As you said it's been quite a long time ago.
It's normal that I forget.
Tell it out, maybe I can remember.
Say? I can't say it out, it's an action.
But that time we are just 10 years old, fine.
I'll do the action, but you can't laugh at me.
(the worm dip into the water, the worm flies, where can it be?)
(Fly to the branch of the lychee tree)
Do you remember?
Of course, I remember.
But it's actually very easy, you are so smart.
You sure can get the answer.
I heard Sergeant Nip said that you may stay for quite some time here.
I'll tell you the answer if you
can't guess it before you leave.
You such a nuisance!
Boss!
Nip Fung, you didn't change much.
You like to move around like before.
It's really figures, why you become a female prefect now.
Boss, Officer Sung, it's late now.
Good night.
You see... he really don't act like a girl.
She don't have a mother to teach her.
Mother, is there anything?
I have found it, take a look.
What is so special about this small boat, what is it?
You forget? You made this yourself when you are small.
I remember, how can I forget?
Just that now I have grown up, I don't play this anymore.
Throw it away.
No, how can you throw it away?
You said before, this bigger one is your father.
And these two will be you and me, three of us unite together.
You cried for 3 days when you
lose it when you are small.
Since then, you make the decision.
You can put it wherever you want.
I'm going inside.
Mdm.Sung.
Officer Sung, is there anything I can help you?
First, I come here to visit you
because I know you are ill.
Secondly, it's about the case of Sung Chee.
No... Mdm Sung.
Don't mention him again.
Sir, you want to investigate on my husband corpse?
I promise... so that the coffin boy soul will not interrupt me again.
Is it true, Sergeant Nip?
Mdm. Sung really let us to investigate on the corpse?
Yes, Ah Chee, you don't be so excited.
My hands hurt.
Sorry, I'm just too happy.
Uncle Kwai, finally I've a chance to prove my innocent.
I can appeal!
Do you have any problem?
It's not convenient for me to attend the magistrate matters.
Then how? Uncle Kwai, let me go.
You just tell me how to examine, I'll go.
How can you go? You are still a ghost now.
Everything will fail if Mdm Sung knows that we trick her.
It's better if you stay here and wait for our news.
Then how? What can we do? We do need to examine?
Uncle Kwai, what should we do?
Since then, then I'll make a trip.
Uncle Kwai, Really? Thank you... Uncle Kwai.
What are you all doing, stop it.
Magistrate Cheung asked me, so I tell him frankly. This is not a secret.
Let's go... This is too over.
Village Head had rest into peace, why do you all still want to disturb him?
Not only that this disrespect the deceased.
This also ruin the feng shui in Touyun Town
Beside, you all do this is just for the coffin boy and the convict.
Ah Chee is innocent.
It'll really ruin the feng shui if he didn't rest in peace.
Do you all agree? Yes.
Silent!
Feng Shui is just superstitious belief.
The death of the village Head is a tragedy.
I don't wish there will be anymore innocent people who will died in vain.
What do you mean by that?
The village head is been killed by the coffin boy and Tong Sze.
This is indisputable.
Uncle Kwai has found a wound on the village head leg.
We have examine it with a silver needle.
It's proven that the village head is killed by Tetanus.
I do this is just for the sake of justice.
I believe that the village head
will also agree with us.
Magistrate Cheung, I appreciate your kindness.
In order to understand the real reason behind my husband death.
I agree with Sir Sung.
That's it.
Thank you Mdm. Sung.
You stubborn people, dig it!
You all will take your own consequence in the future.
Mother, I'm very sad.
All this is because of that cunning flying fox.
Every time, he escape from me whenever I tried to catch him.
Finally, Magistrate Xu accuse of incompetence.
How can I tell this to father, he is a famous prefect.
He will be very sad if he knows that I've been sacked.
So I lie to him and say that I come back here to visit her.
But what about a month later?
No, I must catch that flying fox and repay
my failure with my remit, and restore my position.
Mother, you must bless me.
Is that a ghost?
It's really that ghost in the woods that night.
He is choking? Is ghost suppose to be like this?
I'm just pretending to be a ghost.
Does ghost shout when I hit it?
What is the motive of pretending to be a ghost, say it!
Are you a human or a ghost?
I'm a human, not a ghost, don't hit me.
You dare to lie to a prefect.
Open the coffin.
You lousy coffin boy. This time you have to die another time.
Coffin boy...
Coffin boy, it's a human or a ghost.
Of course he is a human.
You think I'm Zhong Kui that knows how to catch a ghost?
Ah Chee, what happened?
Sir, the coffin boy is hiding in the cemetery all this while.
He scare people by disguising like a ghost.
Sir, it's not my fault.
Suddenly she goes to the cemetery.
What a surprise.
Sir Sung, What else do you hide from us?
How can it be like this? Sir Sung.
It's simple, because Sir Sung knows that he is still alive all this while.
Sir Sung that create all this ghost story.
Sir Sung, why do you want to do this?
I also want to know about the truth.
Because of this, you pretend to be a ghost and scare me.
Now everything is cleared, Sung Chee is still alive.
According to law, he should be put into custody
and execute together with Tong Sze.
Execute!
Why all of you keep on accusing me as the murderer?
Even thunder didn't kill me. This means the god is also giving me another chance.
Why all of you don't give me another chance?
Is it because I'm a coffin boy?
I didn't kill anyone, I'm really innocent.
I didn't kill the village head, village head died due to poison.
If you all don't believe me you all can examine his corpse.
Then you all will know that I'm not lying.
I beg you to give Sung Chee another chance.
Sir Sung, why not make another move
and examine the corpse.
This is not according to custom, don't open the coffin.
Sir, you are really too over.
Sergeant Nip, Yes.
Lock up anyone that tries to stop us.
Yes sir.
Open the coffin.
How can it be like this, Uncle Kwai.
Master, how can it be like this?
It seems that the village head is been buried in a high decomposed area.
High decomposed area?
Can we still examine it?
Sir Sung, I'll surely report this to the government.
Prepare to answer all the questions.
I'm still alive.
You've been revive after the being hit by thunder?
Don't need to worry. Sir Sung is a good Magistrate, he promise not to execute me.
He will even appeal for me.
That means you also play a pit of it, don't worry.
No matter what, we just need to stay here for a couple of days.
After that we will be release, don't need to worry.
The magistrate is here, you can ask him personally.
Sir.
Tong Sze, is there any wish that you haven't accomplished?
A lot.
But there is still a lot of days, I'll surely accomplished all of it.
Do you want to eat anything?
A lot for example shark fins, abalone and crabs here.
Tiger meat and bear palm,
that's all for now.
I think besides from abalone and shark fins.
Others I may not able to help you.
I'm only joking, don't be too serious.
Actually I will help you the best that I can.
Hold it, why do you treat me so good suddenly?
And the things that you said just now is like when people are going to...
Let me be frank,
I can't help you anymore in this case.
You will be executed together with Sung Chee.
What have you promised me?
Now you tell me that I'm going to die, you lousy officer.
There is nothing to do with Sir Sung, he has done his best.
You are the one that put me into this position, I want to kill you.
Go and die. Stop it.
All of you lie to me.
You stupid coffin boy.
So the matter is so complicated.
I can help if you tell me earlier.
Tell you earlier? Sir Sung told me to keep this as a secret.
Sung Chee is really pity.
Pity doesn't mean that he is guilty, you tell me frankly.
Do you think Sung Chee is innocent?
Now there is no evidence to prove that he is the murderer.
And there is no evidence to prove that he is innocent.
Father, what do that mean?
Why not I sneak into there and save Sung Chee?
Ah Fung, you are a prefect, how can you break the law?
Besides, magistrate has said that if the case can't be appealed.
Then Sung Chee must be executed.
No one will blame you, don't worry.
I don't care whether others people will blame me, but...
Sung Chee will surely be died.
It's hard to get a miracle now.
Is it... is it really can't go against the fate.
Uncle Kwai...
I really can't thought of anything to help Ah Chee.
Uncle Kwai, even you say like this.
It seems that Ah Chee is going to die for a second time.
If I determined to chase him away that day.
Maybe now he already left Touyun Town
Uncle Kwai, don't say like this.
You are the one that save his life.
Actually me and Siu-Chaan come here to see whether there is any way to help him.
Who knows you already prepared his plate.
It seems that I also have to start prepare for his clothes.
Then I should order a tombstone for him.
Ah Chee is really a honor gentleman, but never thought that...
I purposely take this basket of fruits for you.
It's fine that you angry about me.
But it's kind of rude for you to ignore me.
Whatever, I still want to be calculative with you?
You will be executed tomorrow. Fung.
Chee, eat more of it.
Fine, you all have prepared this for me wholeheartedly.
I must finish it, it taste good.
It will be swift, 18 years later,
I'll be another man.
How do you know? Nip Fung told me.
It's true, I've seen many execution.
Shut up, can you all be quiet.
What is so great that people pay visit to you?
Eat something, it's better to be a ghost with
full stomach rather than be a hungry ghost.
Come, he is right.
It's kind of pity there is no one to pay you a visit before you died.
But there is a advantage too, no relatives no friends.
Means there is no worries even after you died.
That's right, everyone will die in this world.
I've gained much because I got to die a second time.
Who can be like me, can you?
Chee, you don't be like this, if you are like
this I'll not able to get hold to myself...
Siu-Chaan, don't be like this, I don't even
scare of the thunder. Just like you said...
The execution will be swift, just like an ant bite.
I'm just saying it only, I just simply find a topic just now.
Siu-Chaan, don't cry like a baby.
Listen to me, after I passed away,
Remember to take care of yourself, especially you Sit Dan.
Don't keep on studying and forget to eat.
It's almost exam now, don't be nervous, understand?
If not I'll strangle you in the middle of the night.
Siu-Chaan, quite the job in the rice shop, there is no future.
I think... Don't interrupt me.
Those two stingy people will only take advantage of you.
I will be very pity of you even though you don't get angry towards them.
I don't want to say anymore.
Chee, don't be like this.
Uncle Kwai, thank you for taking care of me all these while.
Why you...
Your lips... What happened?
Your lips... My lips..
What's wrong with my lips? My lips is so think.
Even I can see it myself, my god What happened?
I've eaten something... I have eaten fish.
That must be the tail of the fish, who cook that fish?
I cook it.
You are the one that made it, why are you so mean?
I'm going to be executed soon, you still want
to kill me like this. It's just a bad way to die.
You want me to be single in the future?
You can scold me whatever you want, but you can't blame me causing this to you.
You still dare to say that you didn't do this purposely.
Fung didn't mean to. Yeah...
The fish is also has poison. No way!
It's bone is still white wen I kill it.
Why it becomes black? How can it be like this?
I know how to prove there is poison in the village head body.
How?
Although the village head bone
is as white as the fish bone.
Actually the poison is already enter into the bone.
If we just steam
the village head bone like the fish.
The water that comes out must be poison.
Enough of talking let's go and find Sir Sung.
Good... let's go...
Sir Sung.
Who do you ask to help you now?
I would like to apologized to Mdm. Sung,
I've been force to do that.
It's not good to scares people.
You always said that you want to pay service to the people.
What happened if I died, who will appeal for me?
Who will uphold justice for me? Send him out.
Mdm Sung, I know we has made mistake
before this, but for the sake of two lives.
I really wish that Mdm. Sung could give us another chance.
But we need to...
cook the village head's bone.
It's too ridiculous. Sir, you've purposely cover up the truth.
It's wrong that you tricked us to open the coffins.
Now you even want to cook my husband's bone?
Is this what a magistrate should act like? Sir Sung.
But this is the only way.
I don't believe and I don't want to listen anymore.
Mdm. Sung... Please give another chance to Ah Chee.
You also don't wish that he will be wrongly accused.
He really deserves to die!
Ah Chee is really innocent, Mdm.
If we really can't prove it, then I'll... just die together with him.
Who wants your worthless life?
Mdm, I kneel before you. Ah Dan, kneel down.
Mdm, please give us another chance.
Please give another chance to Ah Chee.
There is no use, no matter how you beg me. Send them out.
Yes.
Mdm!