It's already closed.
Lend me your Lotus Cross.
Leader.
Long time no see.
Lao San.
" The Longest Day in Chang'an "
Episode 24
Ever since that incident,
I have this phobia.
I have to...
have food within five steps everywhere I go.
What do you eat? Meat?
Here. Have some biscuits.
And some wine too.
If I didn't have food,
my vision will be filled with flies.
I don't even know how to cure it. Here.
Why didn't you come to Chang'an to find me when your family was in dire?
Chang'an?
Wasn't Wen Wu Ji in Chang'an?
You are right.
I couldn't protect you if you had come here.
When we were in The Eighth Squad,
you had always been protecting me.
I can't possibly let you protect me for my whole life, right?
We are brothers.
We'll each forge our own path and when we combine it together,
we can make a broad road.
I miss you.
You became the Flame Master of the private?
In the end, I have come to Chang'an, right?
Actually, we are same as the sleuth-hounds here.
We work for the government to make a living.
Who is the one among you...
that took on the Persian's monastery case?
You know the rules. I can't tell you that.
If the government investigate about it,
all privates will have to die.
Government.
Zhang Xiao Jing.
You have become soft.
This is the blood of The Eight Squad.
Have you forgotten about it?
Keep it.
-Great! -Great!
We have a tail.
Peacekeeper Corps is on fire! Move!
I know.
Help!
Quick!
Have you seen Chief Li?
Quick!
Help us!
Quick! Wake up!
Help!
-Somebody help! -Quick!
Wake up!
Sir, please choose another one.
I haven't carved open the eyes on this mask.
It's good that they are not yet opened.
For Chang'an's incident today,
the privates are not as simple as just some mercenaries, right?
Actually, the privates are quite simple men.
I'm the one who's not.
They are just following my orders.
I'll protect this woman for you.
After today's task,
find a place...
and live well together side by side.
The people of Chang'an are innocent.
I earned myself a biscuit.
I put it in my pocket...
and ran for seven days on the mountain road.
When I opened the door,
I saw that my mother,
my wife...
and my two boys...
who would have become men soon...
were rotten on the bed.
Do you know that...
in that month of July,
the house was filled with flies.
Do you know what was the first thing I do?
I stood across them...
and ate the biscuit one bite after another properly.
And then, I had a sleep. I slept for a night!
I slept for a night.
We have to remember this as a human.
At the most critical moment,
you have to protect yourself first.
Here.
Do this with me.
You can stay alive.
And you don't have sit in the death cell anymore.
-Who is the target? -We won't hurt the people.
You must be exhausted after a day of walking around.
Fill up your belly first.
A decree from His Majesty.
I'm ready to accept it.
I hereby order Lin Jiu Lang...
to take over Peacekeeper Corps immediately.
Take down the culprit at once.
Your word is my command.
Peacekeeper Corps...
was burnt down by the evil-doers just now.
The majority of the officials and guards are dead.
And Li Bi, Chief of Peacekeeper Corps,
has gone missing.
His Majesty is furious...
and blame the crown prince for being incompetent.
The crown prince defended himself that...
the incident happened because the Royal Escort...
was sent away by the Right Cavalries.
Besides that,
the archive room has been burnt down. All the clues are lost.
It's very hard to continue with the investigation.
The crown prince also said that...
the Right Counsellor...
has power over many soldiers in Chang'an.
If he wants to get an information,
he can get it much faster than the database method in Peacekeeper Corps.
So, the crown prince said...
they should ask the Right Counsellor to take over the investigation.
His Majesty has approved his appeal.
The crown prince...
is very good in handling over a troublesome issue.
Congratulations, Right Counsellor.
You have His Majesty's approval.
-Ji Wen! -Yes!
Take over Peacekeeper Corps.
Get me the culprit within two hours' time.
Yes, sir.
Peacekeeper Corps will end just like this?
A small setback doesn't mean the end of it.
Miss Wang.
Do you know that there's a kind of people who lived in this world?
They tend to stand on the mountain while looking down at the abyss.
And they know how to climb up when they are in one.
Our lives are not just a dot.
We have ups and downs.
And I am...
exactly one of the those minorities who are like that.
I always thought that you are a sly person...
and have a scheming mind.
But the frustrating thing is,
your every sentence...
seems right to me.
Nerdy, this situation calls for a poem.
I don't want to write poems anymore.
It's meaningless.
I want to be a soldier.
You want to become a master.
I want to become a hero.
Don't rush it.
We'll see for ourselves after 20 years.
Go and stand by the door. Right Counsellor's men will be here soon.
Things have turned down so badly.
They will be eager to catch someone to close the case.
Miss Wang, we can get out soon.
If you follow my instructions, I can ensure your safety for today.
And I can ensure your safety forever.
What if my family is overturned in the future?
Of course I will help your family to get pass it.
We'll talk about it if we can get past today safely.
What did you see?
The ruler of Xirong, a warm country, had once built a summer house.
Word is, during summer,
it was so hot that the people put water in the house.
They poured water from the top and it will glide through the eaves.
And then, the water will fall down like a waterfall.
After His Majesty heard about it,
he ordered Mao Shun to build one for him in Xingqing Palace years ago.
From then on,
this raining pavilion has become popular in Chang'an.
But Mao Shun is only willing to build it for officials...
with ranking five and above and people with money.
You chased after me alone.
Are you truly fearless?
Attacking Peacekeeper Corps...
is your worst failure today.
Chang'an won't be able to accept this humiliation.
All fights against other parties will be set aside.
And we will work together to arrest you.
Now, I'm starting to get scared.
Time to eat?
Appraiser Yuan.
County Aide, Ji Wen, has ordered me...
to invite you, appraiser of Ministry of Jurisdiction, to meet up with him.
After you, Miss Wang.
Censorate Apprentice, Official Ji.
It's not easy to take over Peacekeeper Corps.
The people there are chosen by He Jian and Li Bi.
It means that they stand with the Eastern Palace.
They might not be willing to cooperate with you on the case.
Counsellor Lin has ordered me to do it and to do it well.
I have to arrest the culprit within two hours' time.
It's not difficult to do it.
You already know the details of this case.
The daughter of General Wang, Wang Yun Xiu,
is willing to testify for you and sign her name on the paper.
Good.
There's no need to trouble you so much.
We just need your signature.
Why is the paper blank?
You just need to sign.
Don't worry. I'm here.
All of you know that...
I am the newly appointed County Aide,
Ji Wen of the Censorate Apprentice.
I'm under Central Secretary's order to reassemble Peacekeeper Corps.
The Right Cavalries has transferred the Royal Escort back here.
Please get back to your posts. There can be no delay.
-Central Secretary? -He's appointed by Right Counsellor.
-We're no longer under Eastern Palace? -Yes.
We won't be able to work now. No matter how this goes,
-we'll offend either party. -The Tang Code,
volume 13,
-Censorate Apprentice said that... -What does he mean?
-city guards will be divided into two, -Let's listen.
the Right and Left Patrol, who will patrol the city for troubles.
-Patrol in anti-clockwise direction. -I understand it now.
The Censorate Apprentice has two titles.
The Right Patrol and the Left Patrol.
They have rights to supervise illegal activities in royal city and Chang'an.
And Peacekeeper Corps is responsible for the defence of the capital city.
So, there is an overlap between two duties.
-It's same duty, different titles. -According to Register of Dignitaries,
The Left Patrol supervise the inside of the capital city while...
the Right Patrol supervise the outside of it.
No matter it's from the law...
or the practicality of it,
it's quite reasonable to let the Censor Apprentice...
take over Peacekeeper Corps.
Then what he means is, he's here to do things according to the rules.
I'm afraid that it's what he meant.
There's no reason for us to disobey it.
Peacekeeper Corps is being exploited by the evil-doers.
I feel heart-broken for you.
But evil has yet to be put to rest. Our enemy still stands strong.
Please keep your pain in check.
And with His Majesty in mind,
let's take down the head of the evil and then we'll mourn for the lost.
-Listen to the command. -Yes, sir.
Peacekeeper Corps is ambushed by the evil-doers.
They must have had a spy inside.
We need to clean the inside so that we can resist foreign aggression.
Our next important mission...
is to dig out this cancerous tumour.
As for the spy's identity, I have already found out about it.
Commander Zhang Xiao Jing of Peacekeeper Corps...
is the spy who has ganged up with those evil-doers.
-Zhang Xiao Jing? -It's Zhang Xiao Jing?
You might not know about it,
but Zhang Xiao Jing was given capital punishment before this...
because he had murdered his superior.
The leopard can't change its spots. He did it once.
He will do it again and again.
Now, he's involved with the kidnapping of General Wang Zong Si as well.
And he let the enemy in, leading to the ambush on Peacekeeper Corps.
I have here the testament of General Wang's daughter.
It can prove that Zhang Xiao Jing...
is the instigator behind the Wolven Squad.
You have enough?
Do you want more food?
Can you tell me...
who's the target now?
If I tell you about it,
are you going to join me?
Of course.
Zhang Xiao Jing.
I realised that you are still the same.
You are especially fierce every time you lie.
My advice for you is to stop with this investigation.
If you still want to have a clean place in your heart,
stop investigating.
I want to know who is the one who dragged you into this.
You and your friends can stay here tonight.
I'll get you out from the city tomorrow after the task is done.
The frontier fortress has green mountains and beautiful water.
They don't have many rules there.
You can live according to the way you like.
Let my men go.
Forget that I ever came here.
We have been sitting here for so long.
Your men won't trust you and the privates won't trust me.
If you go out from this door,
every private in Chang'an will be your enemies and they'll kill you on sight.
Take care.
Let's go.
Lao San, let them go. I'll stay.
She is a government servant.
If you offend the government, the privates can no longer stay here.
The green-eyes is here for fun. He's useless.
I'm the prince of Persia.
Lao San.
Have you found out about it?
Too many people here. He can't say it. Go out first.
-I'll wait for you at the front gate. -Don't worry.
How did you know Zhang Xiao Jing?
Looks like you are really worried about Zhang Xiao Jing.
Of course.
We need him to work for us.
With these jewel-like eyes of mine,
you look awkward together.
But you don't look like people who had just met for one day.
You kept protecting each other.
You are quite the pair.
Don't be embarrassed...
for thinking about a kind man.
It seems that Commander Zhang knows this Flame Master.
Today, he better focuses on this case...
and not be side-tracked by old ties.
-Or else... -Or else,
it'll be hard to answer to your Yamen.
Or else, he won't be able to answer to himself.
You know him really well.
Putting Commander Zhang as scapegoat to get merits.
-You call this effort? -That's right.
-Slap him! -Yes!
-What are you doing? -What are you doing?
Insolent!
What are you doing?
Commandant Yao, you have the highest rank here.
You can take the lead to write a letter to complain that Official Ji...
has neglected his duty and framed a loyal subject.
We'll all sign our names in that letter.
-That's right! -Let's report him!
-That's right! -That's right!
This is treason.
The ninth sin of the ten great sins.
You'll be beheaded and you can't be pardoned.
Commandant Yao!
Today, half of...
Peacekeeper Corps' officials had died in the hands of the enemies.
Decades of the government's database has gone up in flame.
How can you accuse Commander Zhang, close this case carelessly...
and let the real culprit slip away?
We rather die...
than doing things that will stain our names forever.
-That's right. -That's right.
According to The Tang Code, disrespect for your superior...
is deemed as treason.
Listen to me, my fellow officials in Peacekeeper Corps.
Li Bi has gone missing.
Peacekeeper Corps...
can't be without a head.
Official Ji, is it fine for me to deal with it like this?
From now on,
you have to obey Chief Ji's order.
-What? -This...
Yao Chong was a virtuous minister his whole life!
-Why is his descendant so useless? -Shut up!
My fellow officials.
Go and wait in the great hall.
-Spread a message with watchtower. -Yes, Chief Ji.
All commandants, sleuth-hounds and soldiers...
are ordered to kill the traitor, Zhang Xiao Jing, on sight.
Those who come with his head will be rewarded with a manor and 5000 qian.
And your rank will be raised by one level.
Yes, Chief Ji.
You are still using this useless sword.
I'm sentimental.
After your task,
what will you benefit from the government?
I'll go back to my death cell...
and wait until the day of my decapitation.
If I'm lucky,
I'll live to see another leaf of the willow tree.
You are always a lucky man.
Especially so because you met me.
You want to know...
who is the one that hired me, right?
-Who? -He is right.
The thing that he wants to do today,
even though it might sacrifice all the people in Chang'an,
-he is still right. -I believe you.
Tell me the name.
The Eight Squad dies without regrets.
Die without regrets.
Alright.
Let's do it together.
You can still live to see a lot of the willow leaves.
Give me some mint.
Lao San.
Lao San!
Lao San.
Die without regrets.
Lao San.
Lao San!