You made these yourself?
Using this to improve memory...
actually works?
You wish to get out?
What can you possibly do out there?
This place...
doesn't give us meal...
but everything else about it is nice.
Maybe while you are staying in here,
you can escape the destruction of Jahannum-dhool.
-We are not the same. -How are we any different?
Keeping me in here will slow down the work.
What could possibly go wrong?
The investigation.
Investigation?
Or is it some sort of crime?
I didn't tear that book!
-Tell Chief Li it wasn't me! -Silence!
Why did you get so worked up out of the sudden?
Besides,
the key to the archive is taken.
You can do nothing even if you get out there.
They can't solve the case without me!
Stop right there.
What is this?
Ink.
Jahannum-dhool.
Black bones.
-Ink. -Ink!
Jahannum-dhool.
I get it now.
I know where we can find the Jahannum-dhool!
Guard! Is anyone there?
Tell Chief Li we found clues of Jahannum-dhool!
Yes, we found the clue! Give us some food!
Tell Chief Li we need food!
-Guard! -Help!
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 13
I did as you ordered.
What took you so long?
Where have you been?
I was helping Commander Zhang.
I was waiting for you the whole time.
Why would you go to Commander Zhang instead?
It was something personal for him.
You helped Zhang Xiao Jing with his personal affair?
Why?
I...
have been thinking about that same question.
But I couldn't get the answer.
Zhang Xiao Jing wanted me to...
pass a message to Prince Yong.
He said,
'Let go of my man.'
Prince Yong said,
'As you wish.'
Prince Yong has always been arrogant.
But he actually listened to Zhang Xiao Jing's request.
Master.
Inside the Wolven Squad's hideout on Xiuzheng Street,
the gang Prince Yong was funding took a girl with them.
After Zhang Xiao Jing heard about this,
he asked me to pass a message to Prince Yong.
I think...
the girl they took...
could be Wen Ran.
If you send some men to pursue the Blaze Gang,
we will certainly find her.
Something is off.
That girl...
-might not be Wen Ran. -How?
Judging by Zhang Xiao Jing's temper,
if he knows where they are keeping someone important to him,
he will search for her himself.
Keep following Zhang Xiao Jing.
He might know Wen Ran's location.
Yes.
Appraiser Yuan, I asked you here because I have a favour for you.
There is a convict on death row in the Chang'an Prison.
Will you write a document...
so he can be transferred?
To where exactly? The prison of Court of Judicature?
Make up any reason you want.
Just keep him there for a couple of days for statements.
Then, send him back to where he came from.
What's the matter?
Is it too hard for you?
It's too simple.
It's not worth paying me with this Langguanqing Wine.
I am afraid this man is no longer inside the prison.
Only when the prisoner is under the control of other chiefs...
will the Court of Judicature give out document to get them transferred.
The prison will later get the document and have the convict returned.
Indeed, this man was taken this morning.
Prince Yong wants that man...
to be returned to where he came from.
Which of the chiefs took him?
This is just a trivial matter.
Your job is to compose the document.
Offshoots of problems should not happen.
Lord Feng, will you be more honest with me?
What is the meaning of this?
If Prince Yong gave this order himself,
that man can't be some ordinary folk.
This isn't...
the detail you need to know.
You can tell me the whole story.
If I could know more,
I might be able to offer more help.
Now I finally understand...
how you got to the eighth rank at such a young age.
You have a penchant for sensing opportunity.
What's the matter?
You wish to make this favour an opening for you?
It benefits the both of us.
What do you wish to know?
Who is he and why was he in jail?
The man I wish to transfer is Zhang Xiao Jing.
He was a soldier stationed at the Western Region.
He achieved some feats on the field.
He got appointed as the Captain of Sleuth-hound in Wannian County.
In October, second year of Tian Bao Era,
the Imperial Court wanted to build a guest house for Patola Sahi Embassy.
The land on Anye Street was claimed.
But none of the shop owners agreed to move away.
The men from Minister of Work tried to negotiate.
But the owner of Wen Incense Shop, Wen Wu Ji...
was found dead out of the sudden.
Zhang Xiao Jing was his close friend.
He insisted his friend was murdered by someone.
He vowed to find the culprit.
He later had a fallout with the County Commander.
He killed his superior, the Commander of Wannian County.
That is why he was in jail.
Building a guest house and requisition of land?
How much profits are involved in this?
I doubt the owner of Wen Incense Shop and Ministry of Work...
are close friends.
Zhang Xiao Jing killed the Commander of Wannian County.
The subordinate killed his own superior.
This is an act of treason and cannot be pardoned.
We can make use of the laws, it should be easy.
I will get it done once the Lantern Festival is over.
This matter needs to be done by today.
Today is a public holiday.
All officers of the Court of Judicature...
took their leaves to watch the lanterns show with families.
No one is on duty now.
After this job is done,
you will be handsomely compensated.
This is rather sudden.
If you need this man returns by today at all cost,
a remedy is needed.
A remedy?
The new owner of Wen Incense Shop.
What are the odds? The daughter of the owner...
is just next door.
I didn't get the chance to greet her yet.
Why don't we pay her a visit?
You already got the girl?
You made it sound like a crime.
-If you may. -Please.
Sir, pick up the pace.
It's the second house on the right after that alley.
Is there any house here that keeps flammable items?
Most of the houses here are abandoned.
The house we are headed to is a good spot.
A prince from Nichinan came here during the Zhen Guan Era.
He built a lot of houses here.
But after he returned, these houses are abandoned.
These houses cover a wide area.
There are plenty of rooms here.
Tiny.
Someone tricked us.
I am counting on you.
Sir!
Sir, you trust that dog and not me?
-Leave if you want to live! -Not a chance!
I am Jia Shi Qi of the Southern District!
I am a hero!
I must save my own skin first.
Let me go!
I am glad you are here.
You've been to Huaiyuan Street?
Hurry up!
Why do I sense the scent of Holy Rue Incense on you?
I made it myself.
Its scent is nice.
Holy Rue Incense.
I know where Wen Ran is.
Where is she now?
-Let's trade. -With what exactly?
Time.
Bring the troops here.
Then I will hand her over to you.
You are stalling me for someone.
-It's Jahannum-dhool! -Where is it now?
The map you drew shows the way.
Men always choose work...
over women.
That makes you feel proud.
Same goes for you, isn't it?
Where is Wen Ran?
Trouble is here. It's enough that you are stuck in the mud,
-why must you drag me down too? -What's the matter?
The shop owner of the incense shop can't be so terrifying.
A shop owner? Didn't you check her background?
Didn't you see the hairpin she is wearing?
I saw it.
The business has brought in a fortune to her for the past few months.
Wen Ran has dozen of bodyguards with her whenever she goes out.
What's so special about a precious hairpin she wears?
It's not just a hairpin. Can't you tell the difference?
That is clearly Master Mao Shun's craftsmanship.
Master Mao Shun started to craft only for the royalties 15 years ago.
If she can get her hands on the hairpin he crafted,
how can she be just a normal merchant?
Do you even know who you kidnapped?
Well...
If she's not Wen Ran,
who can she be?
If she really is someone from the royal family,
this could be the end of our career.
That is not possible.
The Wolven Squad was in the house.
Other than being Wen Ran,
who else can she be?
If you trust me, I can ask her myself.
A man of generous and brave heart,
I appreciate this, brother.
Let go of me!
I am just a lowly eighth-rank officer.
I apologize for this.
You thugs! I will remember all of your faces!
Once my father is back, I have him kill all of you!
My I know who your father is?
Your ears do not deserve the hear the name of the Flag General!
In the whole Chang'an,
there are over ten Flag Generals with the third rank.
May I know which of them is your father?
My father is Wang Zong Si!
Are you scared now?
Because of his great achievements,
the Emperor ordered my father to lead the Commissioners of...
Hexi, Longyou, Shuofang, and Hedong.
He commands four battalions across the land!
No one had such honour since the founding day of Great Tang!
You are just a lowly officer with eighth rank.
How dare you conspire with them to harm me!
-Shut it. -You will never get away with this!
With glory comes sacrifices and with pain comes prestige.
I may be a lowly officer with eighth rank,
but I worked hard with my own hands...
and climbed all the way here from nothing any means necessary.
I am not beneath your father.
Do you want to get out alive?
Do you wish to meet your father?
You are in grave danger.
I am the only one who can save you.
Is that clear? Repeat what I said.
Not clear.
How are you going to save me?
You're capricious.
You need someone to lecture you.
No one is capable of that.
You are in the manor of Supervisor Feng Da Lun.
Everyone in the Imperial Court knows he is funding the Blaze Gang...
who are plundering the people.
But Feng Da Lun has Prince Yong's protection.
No one would dare to offend Prince Yong just for the sake of...
investigating Feng Da Lun's shady business.
I am the Appraiser of the Court of Judicature.
I may be of the eighth rank,
but I cannot stand by and watch as officers are committing corruption.
While the celebration of Lantern Festival is still ongoing,
I came to investigate as a guest.
Aren't you afraid?
Just as I said, I can save you.
You have my word.
Just do as I say.
Miss Wang.
Tell me the details about what you saw in their hideout.
I didn't see the Blaze Gang inside the Wolven Squad's hideout.
But there are two people you should investigate.
They are Zhang Xiao Jing and Wen Ran.
Wen Ran took me to the hideout on Xiuzheng Street.
Zhang Xiao Jing seems to know Wen Ran.
Then, he had an agreement with the Wolven Squad.
I saw him drawing a map for the enemy.
-What map? -The Right Counsellor's manor.
The raw material used in Jahannum-dhool...
is ink.
Ink?
But ink is not flammable.
There is one that is.
In the Northwest, there is a liquid that flows from the rocks.
There is a layer of black oil on top of it and it's viscous.
It feels like animal fat and grease.
The people named it 'stone grease'.
If we dilute this stone grease,
and mix it with lard or castor oil,
it will not die off once it's ignited.
According to Zhang Xiao Jing,
while he was stationed at the Western Region,
a single can of stone grease can kill dozens of people.
The grease will make the fire burn endlessly on people.
It cannot be put off.
Even Zhang Xiao Jing himself said that...
he has never seen such a powerful fuel.
It was dubbed 'Inferno' by the soldiers.
If...
the Wolven Squad plans to use a great amount of stone grease...
to burn Chang'an to the ground in one night,
they will most likely succeed.
Stone grease is only available in Jiuquan, Yumen and Yanzhou.
Only the locals and the militia there know about it.
No one in the city has heard of this fuel.
Such a dangerous item cannot go past the customs.
It can.
It simply needs another name...
so the customs...
won't suspect anything.
The stone grease gives out a thick soot when it burns.
The people in Yanzhou...
use its soot to make ink.
The ink from Yanzhou is widely renowned.
By the regulations of Chang'an,
raw material and end products are in the same category.
Which is why...
when the Wolven Squad transported the stone grease,
they could just list it as ink material.
We have been trying to track down flammable items.
No one would expect to search for ink.
-Check all the ink that arrived today. -Yes!
Chief, may I have the key of the archive?
You chose Zhang Xiao Jing because the database told you to.
-Correct. -You didn't know him before.
-Yes. -When did you hear from him...
that he saw the stone grease in the northwest?
From now on, you must listen to what I say.
If you disobey me even once,
I will leave you to your fate.
Nod if you understand.
You have my word that I will...
never let you get hurt.
Wang Zong Si does have a daughter.
She is 19 years old and her name is Wang Yun Xiu.
She is still a maiden.
Wang Zong Si?
But he is the crown prince's close friend!
Because I drank the wine you served,
I am almost certain to get killed before I get anything.
Not just death.
If people find out...
the Blaze Gang I funded kidnapped General Wang' daughter,
even the tombs of my ancestors will be torn down.
Let her go, now!
We can't let her go.
The royalties in Chang'an don't know the meaning of mercy.
You let her go and moments later the troops will be hunting you down.
When the time comes, will your lord offer any protection?
Or...
-we can just end her life? -Supervisor Feng,
you may be leading the Blaze Gang,
but officially, you still serve the Imperial Court.
You can't commit crime so blatantly.
I do have a plan that will kill two birds with one stone.
I can help you get rid of Zhang Xiao Jing...
and send this hot potato back safely.
There will be no loose end.
Brother Yuan!
Please, help me.
Supervisor Feng.
Will you sacrifice some of your men?
Certainly.
In the name of Court of Judicature,
I can make a request to the Peacekeeper Corps.
Everything will be settled.
Xu Bin, did you choose Zhang Xiao Jing for this mission...
because the database told you to?
Or was it your decision? Tell me the truth.
We need to have full trust for him today.
Secretary An.
-Yes. -I need ten men...
to investigate someone via the database.
Who may that be?
Xu Bin.
If anyone did anything sketchy,
the database will tell us.
Zhang Xiao Jing!
Tell Cui Qi and your master that house is a decoy!
The hideout is at somewhere else!
I will mark the location with smoke pellet!
Charge!
-Search this area! -That way!
Father.
Report!
Sir, it's a document from Court of Judicature.
Appraiser Yuan from the Court of Judicature...
sent us a letter.
He is with Feng Da Lun from Ministry of Work.
They rescued Wang Zong Si's daughter, Wang Xiu Yun...
from the Wolven Squad.
Wang Xiu Yun was found by the men from Court of Judicature.
They found a substantial clue.
It's almost time.
When the time comes,
the city will be lighted up with lanterns.
The emperor has departed from the palace.
We must be there to welcome his arrival.
We need to be on time.
According to him,
Zhang Xiao Jing drew a map of the Right Counsellor's manor...
For the enemy.
What do you think about this?
I think...
Just spit it.
I think...
the crown prince has no leverage on you so he resorted...
to have you assassinated.
Do they really think the hundreds of guards in my manor...
are just for show?
A few men from the Wolven Squad...
can't do me any harm.
But Zhang Xiao Jing betrayed his nation for the enemy.
This is one more charge on the Corps' account.
Yes.
Dismiss.
Are you sure about this?
You can count on me.
Somebody! Help!
Help!
Let me go!
Help!
I am being kidnapped!
Save me and you will get 5000 qian as reward!
Help!
Curse you, Yuan Zai!
You promised me you will save me!
You gave me your word! You liar!
Where are you now?
Where are you?
Liars!
You are all liars!
Captain Wen.
I swear in the name of the Eighth Squad,
I will keep Wen Ran safe.
Cao Po Yan.
Zhang Xiao Jing.
Lay down your weapon and you will live.
What is in the house?
You can't stall any longer.
The Royal Escort will be here soon.
The girl you want is with the Jahannum-dhool!
My star!
My star in the sky!
Tell me, where are the rest of the Jahannum-dhool?
Our suspect is Cao Po Yan!
Leave him to me.
Stand aside!
The consequences are on me!
Cui Qi of Longyou! Are you a soldier or an outlaw?
Obey your order if you are a soldier.
Royal Escort, search this place!
-Yes, follow my lead! -You can't go in there.
-Why should I listen to you? -You can't go in there!
Why are you trying to stop us?
No! It's a trap! Call off the search!
Search!
Four o'clock in the afternoon!
The explosive charge.
All entities...
-Something happened. -What is going on?
in the world...
become definite.