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The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty
Episode 10
What the hell is this?
You call this delicacy?
Sir,
which part of it that you don't like?
Is there too much or lack of salt?
Tell me.
-Next time... -Do you know who I am?
I can tell you're a big shot at a glance.
I never have the chance to meet a big shot like you.
It's OK.
Sooner or later you will know me.
Hey!
Sir, you haven't paid yet!
Money...
Let me see,
I have no money.
Sir?
Hey!
Don't joke with me.
It's God's truth you have to pay for your meal.
You don't look like
someone who can't afford a bowl of rice noodles.
Then go to report to the local government.
I am here waiting for you.
What?
Liu Si.
I heard you recently had a new boss to follow in prison
and have become a totally different person now.
I shall not dare to do so.
Please spare my life!
I
just wanted to live.
I am sorry!
Please spare my life!
You want to live? Very well.
I'll give you a chance to live.
Let that imperial guard
eat it.
When he eats it,
you will live.
Wait a minute.
Here's a newcomer.
Hurry up!
Faster!
Let's go, let's go!
Hurry up!
Hurry up and stay close!
What happened?
It's okay. Nothing happened.
My family bribed the jailer
so they could come in to visit me.
They brought me some white square rice cakes.
To thank you for your kindness,
I want to give them to you.
Please.
Take them.
Thank you.
Liu Si's family brought some white square rice cakes.
Let's share them together.
No, no!
These are not for you.
These are just for His Excellency
as a thank you gift!
Your Excellency, eat some!
Come on.
Can I have some?
Give me a little bit.
Thank you.
What's going on with him?
He's bleeding.
What is going on?
Feeling sick?
Not at all!
I am just pondering what the next move should be!
I like to see how he is reluctant to admit he's seasick.
But it's a pity no one is playing Go with me.
Bored!
Little girl.
Dong, right?
I won't take your food.
I paid the snack in your hand.
Do you know how to play Go?
No.
But you can teach me.
This is quite difficult to learn.
This doesn't look difficult at all.
Wuyun,
you could have just
ridden back to Beijing directly from Guangning.
Why would you want to embark on this miserable journey with me?
Aha.
He asked why we want to go to Jiangxi with him.
Because I have something that I need to take care of.
Aha has something to do.
Why do you have things to do in Jiangxi...
Is it really your first time playing Go?
Yes.
What are you thinking?
This game is over, right?
This is a draw.
A draw?
Are you holding back?
Yes.
I don't need you to hold back.
Let's have another round.
Your Excellency.
This is not the way to go.
I have a way to do it once and for all.
I don't know if Your Excellency would like to try.
Why are you putting so much straw here?
It's getting cold.
His Excellency Huang is kind
so he gave you some straw to keep you warm.
They are going to do it.
I have observed them these days.
Every night the jailers change shift at midnight.
That is when the guard is the weakest.
They let their guard down
with the least guards
of two people.
We can take out guards of the inner prison area.
But the hardest part
is still in the outer prison area.
The jailers in the inner part is not so much guards
as a bait to tempt people to escape.
Hurry up!
At the outer area, be it day or night,
there is no vulnerable spot in the security.
And the guards are equipped with sufficient bows and arrows.
Even if all prisoners escape,
they won't get away.
So,
we're fighting a losing battle.
So we can only
take out the two jailers before they change shift.
And then
we must take out the guards who come to take over
at the top speed
without anyone noticing.
So just the two of us can get out.
What about other people?
My task
is to protect you from dying.
I don't care about others' lives.
No way.
We must save everyone.
In terms of sentiments,
no one here has committed crime that deserves to be killed.
In terms of logic,
every prisoner
is an important witness in this case.
So we must save them all.
How?
Nie Ping.
Go get Li.
OK.
Li.
For the exit you said last time,
if everyone starts digging together,
how soon can it get through?
If we get lucky,
in about 20 hours.
OK.
Let's do it.
Got it!
Come on! And you, too.
Faster.
Come on, let's go!
Bro!
What are you doing?
Chopsticks.
What?
Chopsticks.
Say "chopsticks".
You have a serious problem.
What problem?
You are not honest.
Neither you nor the people around you are honest.
What are you talking about?
When I was little,
it took me three days to memorize "Three-character Classic".
Dong memorized it in less than 6 hours
without even trying hard.
Dong just learned Go
yet she has entered a high level in just one day.
She is talented, I guess?
I think so.
I have only seen one genius like her
in my life before.
Who is it?
Commander Wang.
You're so good at praising people.
No wonder you have achieved so much at a such a young age.
I mean that is my mirror.
Are you two still playing Go or not?
Make a move.
Your Excellency.
We have passed Taicang.
Liujiagang is ahead.
Is it time to change to another boat?
Tomorrow morning
we will change to another boat to sail into the Yangtze River.
Make a move, come on!
I'm almost done with this bowl of rice.
Let's go!
Go packing!
I can't play anymore.
Hurry up and go packing!
We need to change the boat tomorrow.
There's still a day for you to pack!
You sore losers!
Hey.
Did I hurt you last time?
Sorry.
I mean,
did I used this
to hurt you last time?
Sorry.
I didn't realize
you are so beautiful.
Why does he look like a fool?
Are you still seasick?
Thank you very much this time.
And Sui Zhou
also needs to thank you properly.
You keep talking so much
which I don't understand a word.
This is really annoying.
The stars here are different from those we see on the grassland.
Star.
Yes, stars.
Oden.
Oden?
Oden.
Do you call the stars Oden?
Star.
Sea.
Yes, the sea.
Sea.
Tangus.
Tangus?
Tangus.
Boat.
Yes, Boat.
Boat.
Oengque.
Chopsticks.
Yes, chopsticks.
Chopsticks.
You still have my chopsticks with you.
When will you give them back?
Boat.
Boat?
No.
Chopsticks.
When will you return the chopsticks to me?
Fire!
It's really on fire!
Let me out! Let us out!
I want to go out!
Let's go out!
Fire!
Anyone? There's a fire!
Everyone calm down!
Calm down!
Calm down.
Shut up!
Shut up.
Shut up if you want to live!
Move the straw and quilt that are inflammable
to the back!
Hurry up!
Now!
How's it going?
Almost done!
Let's go!
Take them with you first.
What do you mean?
I need to keep you alive.
I don't care for their lives.
We must save people outside.
I'll leave them to you.
Your Excellency!
You might need it.
Fire!
Step aside!
Stand back, all of you!
Hurry up!
Go away! Don't crowd!
What do you want to do?
Want to escape in the chaos?
Whoever comes one step closer
will be killed!
Step back!
Let's out!
Anyone!
Help!
Anyone there?
Help! Help!
Help!
Let us out!
Come on!
Let us out!
Hurry up!
Now!
Come out!
Hurry up.
Watch your steps.
Be careful.
-Watch out. -Hurry up!
Be careful.
Jia Si hasn't come out yet.
Si kept asking us to leave first.
He is behind us.
Take them to get out of here.
Come back!
Five hundred lives are gone like this.
A pity, right?
They deserve it.
It's not a pity.
Not a pity?
Then maybe killing you
is also not a pity.
Five hundred lives
in exchange for the peace and safety of Ji'an.
It's worth it.
Don't act without orders from now on.
Do what I say.
Maybe I can spare your life.
Yes.
Come on!
Easy and steady.
Hey!
Are you okay?
Wake up!
Yes!
Count all the luggage.
Get off the boat.
What are you doing?
Why don't you get off?
Fan.
Calm down.
I can't get involved in this in public.
I'm an eunuch in the palace.
Me getting out of the palace
is an extremely sensitive thing.
And also I didn't tell anyone that
I was going to Jiangxi
before I privately came here.
If the news comes out,
I will get into troubles.
You went to Liaodong.
Now you told me you'll get into troubles?
I went Liaodong with His Majesty's edict.
Whose order do I have to come to Jiangxi?
A word of you,
a lower 6th rank magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture?
What about that fake Wang Zhi?
If you don't come along,
how can I get him under control?
I almost forgot him.
Then I can't come forward even more.
Do you know
more than half of the officials in the royal court
are from Jiangxi?
If this is not handled properly,
I will become the target of criticism in the royal court.
It's too late for you to worry about that.
What should I do now?
Follow the procedure.
Procedure?
If you want to investigate a prefecture governor,
you have to find officials one level higher than him.
A joint hearing by three departments.
I have sent someone
to notice Mr. Chen, the Administrative Commissioner of Jiangxi,
Mr. Cai, the chief prosecutor,
and Sun, the Military Commander.
They will arrive in Ji'an soon.
I see.
Don't worry.
When you need me,
I will appear by your side.
You give me tips?
I am usually the one giving other people tips.
Enough talk. Bye!
Hurry up!
Aha says
we will bid goodbye to you now.
You just leave like this
after you circled a long way here by boat?
Didn't you say you have something to deal with in Jiangxi?
Already done.
Done?
It's done when you just got off the boat?
Your Excellency.
His Excellency Chen,
His Excellency Cai,
and His Excellency Sun are all here.
Your Excellencies,
I wonder why you suddenly came to visit me.
You ask us?
Didn't you invite us
to come and try the case together?
Since the three of you are all here,
so this is a joint hearing by three departments?
But I really don't know
there is such a serious case in Ji'an.
This is ridiculous!
Do you know
who lied about it?
Your Excellencies.
Someone is beating the drums outside the court to appeal for justice.
I know you.
Kong Liu!
You have some nerve!
You argued with some excuses in the court
and were held in contempt of court a few days ago.
I heard
the plaintiff of that case
already clarified your name
and so the court let you go.
Do you know
what the charge is for beating the drum without a justified reason?
Do you want to go to prison again?
Your Excellencies.
I didn't beat the drum randomly.
I'm here to file a case.
And also,
my real name
is not Kong Liu.
You bold rabble!
How dare you tease me?
Take him to custody!
Yes, sir!
Wait!
You said you came to file a case.
Then was it you
who lied about there was a serious case
so that the three of us all came to
do a joint hearing of three departments?
Your Excellency Chen.
It was me.
My name is Tang Fan,
a magistrate in Shuntian Prefecture of the capital.
Capital?
But this is Jiangxi.
Even if you are really from Shuntian Prefecture,
this is already far beyond your
jurisdiction.
Your Excellency Cai.
I am here
today as a civilian.
I am filing a case to sue him,
Huang Jinglong.
I was wondering where this
sharp-tooth bold rabble was from.
It turns out
you are an official from the capital.
Alright.
I want to hear
what you sue me for.
First charge,
I sue you for abuse of authority and misconduct.
Last time I pretended to be a defendant in your court.
Without any evidence,
you gave me two major charges of
stealing money and
contempt of court.
The reason was nothing but because
you couldn't outargue me.
The second charge
is corruption.
When the plaintiff
had already clarified my name,
you still didn't agree to release me
until your subordinates
extorted a large amount of property from him
with the excuse that he wronged innocent people.
The third charge is
your abuse of lynching
and overkill on prisoners.
From the 11th to the 13th year of the Chenghua reign,
a total of 387 prisoners
were tortured to death
in the prison of Ji'an
under your rule.
Oh my God!
Each one is a serious charge.
OK.
Let 's talk about the trial that day first.
Let me ask you,
did I give you a chance to prove yourself?
I did.
But you changed the concept with your fine words.
As a suspect,
how could you accuse
the trial officials cannot prove you guilty?
You disturbed the order on the court!
Your Excellencies,
what's wrong with my verdict?
Besides,
you pretended to be arrested
while you had another plan in mind.
No matter what your purpose was,
what do you think Ji'an court is?
Now it seems I went too easy on you.
You said I am guilty of corruption?
Your Excellencies,
you can come to my house anytime to check.
No matter where you dig,
you won't see any treasure or dirty money.
Under my rule,
Ji'an is peaceful with good law and order.
There're not even petty crimes such as theft or pocketing things found on the road.
You can ask anyone on the street.
If there is a civilian
who says I am corrupt,
I will plead guilty.
But if it's you who accuses that,
I won't acknowledge it.
As for the charge of
abuse of lynching and torturing prisoners,
I won't even explain it.
I want to see
what evidence do you have to accuse me.
An imperial guard Sui Zhou came here
to investigate you.
But he is now in prison
after framed by you.
If we go to jail
where we'll find him,
He will be my witness.
It's nonsense!
I tried all the prisoners
in Ji'an personally.
I remember all of them.
As for this Sui Zhou,
never heard of him.
Then you must have no objection to lead me to him?
Of course not.
Your Excellencies.
If you don't mind,
let's go together.
Sui Zhou, I'm too late!
Mr. Huang.
Why would a restricted place like prison catch fire?
Your Excellencies.
It has been dry recently.
This is
an unexpected accident.
Where is the coroner?
Your Excellencies.
How many bodies are there?
Um...
Just tell the truth.
Your Excellencies.
On the scene...
No corpses were found.
What?
There isn't any dead body.
These gangsters!
They must set a fire to burn down the prison
after the prisoners escaped!
Give my order!
Search and find them in Ji'an!
Kill them on the spot once you find them!
Yes, sir!
Your Excellencies.
This is
dereliction of duty on my side.
I shall take the responsibility.
But the top priority now is that
I need your assistance to
arrest the fugitives throughout Jiangxi!
Your Excellency!
Something happens!
What are you so panic?
The prisoners...
What happened?
All the prisoners
went to the court!
Your Excellencies.
We can return to the court now
then the truth will be revealed.
You listen to me carefully.
You must remember the three officials.
Mr. Chen, the Administrative Commissioner ,
Mr. Cai, the chief prosecutor,
and Mr. Sun, the Military Commander.
Memorize them!
Yes, I remember.
Let's go.
Wait!
I haven't gotten in the carriage!
Stop!
Out of the way!
Your bastard!
Do you want me to kick your ass?
Let's go!
This is the witness I said.
I am Sui Zhou, a baihu at the Northern Administrative Court of the Imperial Guards.
I came to Ji'an this time
because His Majesty received an letter of
impeachment of Huang Jinglong.
So I was sent here to investigate the case of
the prisoners being tortured to death.
Mr. Sui.
What is the result of the investigation then?
It is true with unambiguous evidence.
But...
In addition,
Someone here can prove that
those prisoners who died tragically in the past few years
were all tortured to death by his subordinates under Huang Jinglong's orders.
I can prove it!
Me, too!
I can prove it!
We are all witnesses!
-I can prove it. -Me, too!
Everyone please be quiet!
Other than that,
while Huang Jinglong knew
I am an imperial guard,
he still framed me and put me in prison
where he tried to morganize me.
I am the witness of
the charge of framing a royal court official.
Governor Huang.
Do you have anything to say?
Your Excellencies!
Don't be deceived by this person!
When I first met this Sui Zhou,
I also believe in his story
and even assisted him in investigation.
But then
he asked me for money
in the name of the investigation.
I didn't know better
until someone told me later that
this Sui Zhou is an imposter.
And I suspect
he killed the real imperial guard
and impersonated him.
After I put him in prison,
I've been tracking down his associates.
Now I know for sure
this Tang Fan is his associate,
and also a
criminal pretending to be a royal court official!
Do you have evidence?
I have a witness!
Do you know
who told me this Sui Zhou was an imposter?
His Excellency Wang Zhi
the Commander of the Western Depot!
He is near by
waiting
to reveal these two imposters' lies!
Since Commander Wang is here,
let's ask him to show himself.
The three people standing in front,
from left to right,
are Mr. Chen, the Administrative Commissioner,
Mr. Cai, the chief prosecutor,
and Mr. Sun, the Military Commander.
You talk too much.
Your Excellency Wang!
Mr. Chen, you haven't been to
Shuxiang Brothel for a long time recently.
All the girls there miss you so much.
Mr. Cai,
Doctor Li is good at treatments of trauma.
But not so much for other diseases.
I will recommend you another good doctor.
I...
Mr. Sun,
your second son is
almost the age to take the imperial exam.
Come to the capital
to find me.
I'll arrange it for you.
Thank you, but I'll pass, Your Excellency.
Mr. Wang.
Mr. Cai,
Your hemorrhoids relapsed again?
Come on, Mr. Chen,
The ladies of Shuxiang Brothel
all miss you.
Mr. Sun also got lucky with ladies.
He's my illegitimate child.
His mother is not my wife.
Keep it low profile.
You are an imposter!
Impersonating a court official is a felony!
You will get killed for it!
Commander Wang.
I wonder if you know
Sui Zhou and Tang Fan standing here?
Recently in the capital there were
two mysterious cases.
Son of Marquis Wu'an was killed
and His Highness the Prince's studying companion was killed.
And they both died on the same bed.
This can be said to be
the most mysterious case
since the founding of Ming Dynasty.
But it was solved by
the Northern Administrative Court and Shuntian Prefecture together.
The two people handling the case
were Tang Fan and Sui Zhou.
And I also participated in this case.
So of course
I know them.
Commander Wang.
Are these two people imposters?
You came all the long way
from Liaodong, you were supposed to be travel-worn.
Why did you put on weight?
Commander Wang.
I am confused.
Since these two are really whom they claimed to be,
why did you
tell Governor Huang they were fake?
If I didn't set up a trap for him,
he wouldn't have
walked into the trap himself
so that I could arrange this joint hearing of three departments.
Huang Jinglong,
Your charges include abuse of your power to get bribes,
abuse of lynching, attempted murder of court official.
Now we have witnesses and evidence.
Do you still have anything to defend yourself?
Commander Wang is right.
The evidence is unambiguous.
Commander Wang,
you shall decide his sentence.
Come forward!
Put Huang Jinglong and his associates in prison.
Bring them back to the capital for the final verdict!
Clear of the way!
So how did you swap with the imposter?
You substituted the genuine for the fake.
Nice!
Halt! Your Excellency.
Take a break!
Your Excellency.
I am thirst.
Can you give me some water?
Winner takes all.
It's true since ancient times
You deserve
what you got.
I can understand your philosophy.
But the punishment for perpetrators
should depend on the situation.
As for how to decide,
there is not any individual who can decide the standards.
Of course not you.
Can the law be the standard?
Yes.
I acknowledge that there are loopholes in the law.
But compared to people,
law is the most objective standard.
So we as officials
should keep in mind
the law is both a tool
and the norm.
If you don't obey the law yourself,
how can you rule people by law?
So you think
law is above human sentiments.
Easier said than done.
Sui Zhou,
someday
You will lose everyone you love
in your life like I did.
I'd love to see
if you can still say the same thing by then.
I don't think law is above human sentiments.
I think they are equally important.
The loopholes in law
can be compensated by human sentiments.
Law is the foundation and sentiment is the supplements.
In my opinion,
This system is the closest to
to what the world calls justice.
I sympathize with your personal tragedy.
But you can't go to the extremes.
You can fight crime,
but you have to accept the fact that
it cannot be completely eliminated.
We can only guide slowly
and minimize crime as we can.
I understand your philosophy,
But I can never agree with you.
But
where did that Yang Fu go?
We do look exactly the same.
Your Excellency! Please spare my life.
Your Excellency!
Do you want to live or die?
Live, I want to live!
Then you might have to suffer a little.
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