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The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty
Episode 31
Mr. Jin.
Recently all our money has been given to the poor.
All our brothers are short of money.
Yeah, boss.
What we are doing
is evil deed by lying and stealing.
Sooner or later the karma will catch up with us.
If we don't do some good deeds to make up,
you might earn money, but you won't live to spend the money.
I only gave the money away to the poor
to help you guys make merits.
Yes, sir.
You are right.
But when we strike this big deal,
you guys will have much money to share.
Yes!
Cheers.
Come on!
Cheers.
Mr. Jin.
Ms. Cui.
Come on!
Join us to have a drink.
I have something important to tell you.
Come with me now.
Everyone present is trustworthy.
There is nothing to hide from them.
If you want to say anything to me,
just say it here.
Someone wants to catch you.
Hurry up and come with me!
Mr. Jin, go!
Hurry up.
Let's go!
Go.
Ms. Cui.
What?
Go in there.
This is my friend's place.
We can hide in here for now.
Who are you?
I'm Ms. Cui.
Who sent you?
I saved you just now!
Why are you suspecting me?
I've been doing this business for so long,
and I never had a problem.
Why did things go wrong as soon as you came along?
Let me ask you,
are you sent by my competitors?
If you tell me the truth,
I will let you go.
I don't know.
Then who did you just say wants to catch me?
I remember!
I remember…
Who is it?
It's…
What took you so long?
You
made a plan but didn't follow it.
And you showed up so late when you were supposed to rescue me!
Do you know
how dangerous the fight out there was?
Won't you feel guilty if I got hurt?
And wasn't our plan we act when we arrive at Iron Market?
Why did your people come out to arrest them outside the tavern?
I didn't have anyone
ambush outside the tavern.
If you start talking now,
I can still help you.
Thank you for nothing.
I don't need any help.
Can I go now?
Mr. Jin,
if what you're doing
was really some small business of selling black market ice,
you wouldn't have gotten into such a life-threatening trouble.
You know in your heart
those men in black you messed up with
are far beyond the reach of your power.
Whether you're law enforcers or underworld, the only difference if what you wear.
It makes no difference which side got me.
You all want to
pry some information out of my mouth.
If I don't talk, I die.
If I do talk, I die faster.
Isn't it?
It doesn't matter if you don't believe me.
But you can trust him.
Why should I trust him?
This is
the legendary Sui Zhou, a junior official in the Northern Administrative Court.
Although now he's only a junior official,
back in the days…
Why are you telling him this?
If I don't tell him what happened to you,
he wouldn't know you're a trustworthy man.
Let me tell you,
he was once a high ranking baihu.
The reason he was demoted to the bottom
was because he insisted on doing what was right
and he kept his promises
and therefore offended his superior.
What's the point of saying this?
Of course it has a point!
You made so many contributions and
were finally promoted to baihu.
And you were framed within a few days of the promotion…
Are you two quite done?
Or do you want to go in there to continue?
I'll lie here for a while waiting for you.
All in all
if he says he will help you,
he will definitely help you.
What do you want to know?
How did you steal the ice chunks
from the royal ice cell?
Will a magician
tell you how he did it?
You might as well kill me.
You don't want to say?
Let's go to the Northern Administrative Court to have a long chat.
Untie me!
Hurry up.
You go first.
Keep up.
Come on!
Get in there!
Pei Huai.
Open the door!
-Hurry up. -Coming.
Pei Huai!
Coming! Stop banging my door.
Open the door!
What are you doing?
Lady, don't get me into trouble again.
Hurry up.
Please leave.
Are you still dreaming?
Hurry, let's go.
Come on.
Those people
must come after Jin San's secret.
They dared to have a fight with imperial guards.
They're not common thefts.
What are you thinking?
This style seems familiar.
I already bandaged the girl.
She's not seriously hurt.
The girl?
What girl?
Isn't it Mr. Jin San in there now?
What Mr. Jin San?
That's a girl.
You hit a woman.
I…
So
you guys made quite a movement.
Yes.
Qingge,
the fewer people know
a secret,
the more valuable the secret is.
If more people know it,
it won't be valuable anymore.
Let them go.
Father, do you have any other instructions?
You can't catch fish with a net
in the capital.
You have to use a fishing rod, and patience.
The emperor wants to see something
in a few days.
I have been following news of that thing for a long time, too.
I just don't know
it has succeeded or not.
My name is Tang Fan.
I am a low ranking official of the Ministry of Punishments.
I am Sui Zhou,
a junior officer in the Northern Administrative Court.
You set me up by playing a pimp.
OK.
I admit defeat.
What I promised
still counts.
As long as you are willing to tell us,
we won't put you into jail.
What about my gang?
As long as what you say is true,
and you promise you will never steal the ice again,
we will overlook what you did this time.
If you don't believe him,
you can trust me.
I work in the Ministry of Punishments.
There are more than 300 chunks of ice
from the royal ice cellar that we can't find.
They're still in the ice cellar.
How is this possible?
We have carefully checked everywhere in the ice cellar.
My family ancestors
were royal workers during the Yuan Dynasty.
When Kublai Khan built his capital city Khanbaliq,
my ancestors were ordered to design and build the dungeon of the capital.
The dungeon of the capital
concerned too many top secrets of the royal court and even the royal family.
So they all knew
the day the dungeon was finished
was the day of their death.
And they were right.
When the dungeon was completed,
all the workers were slaughtered in the dungeon.
Only my ancestors escaped
because they secretly built a secret tunnel.
A hundred years later,
the Yuan Dynasty had been overthrown and replaced by the Ming Dynasty.
The dungeon had been changed to the current royal ice cellar.
And the location of the secret tunnel
was passed down from generation to generation in my family.
But when it came to my generation,
there was no male heir anymore.
I was raised as a boy in childhood.
I also learned this secret from the seniors when I grew up.
Explore all exits.
This is really a smart move.
After you stole the ice,
you still kept them in the ice cellar.
This way you not only protected the ice from melting,
but also saved you the trouble of looking for a place to store them.
When someone wanted to buy ice,
you had access to them through the secret tunnel.
There are still more than 390 chunks remained.
I finally recover the ice!
Finally.
But there are still nearly one hundred chunks missing.
Sir.
This secret tunnel has two exits.
One even leads into the Imperial City,
and the other is newly dug
which goes all the way to the suburb.
We haven't reached the end of it yet.
Get someone to guard the exit.
No one can go in or out again.
Yes, sir!
You can report your superior
about this secret tunnel now.
Since you found such a serious security loophole,
it should not only be enough to make amends for your fault of losing the ice,
and you will even be rewarded for it.
But leave my and Tang Fan's name out of it.
And please don't mention her, either.
Mr. Sui,
if it weren't for you this time,
I would be severely punished.
I just did what I could.
I am pleased to help.
In this case
I won't bother you with formality.
So without further ado,
excuse me.
I can go now, right?
Hey, lady!
You haven't said thank you to him.
Ever since he knew about this,
he
was determined to protect you guys
even if that meant putting my life in danger!
You don't have to thank me.
All the poor you helped
said that you're a living Bodhisattva.
That you're a good person.
Saving people is saving yourself.
If you want to thank someone,
thank yourself.
I didn't think so much.
I just did things following my heart.
I will still do the same.
But in the future you can't…
I got it.
You guys are going to seal the secret tunnel anyway.
I will find another livelihood.
Guys,
if you need my help someday,
just say it.
You hungry?
Let's go eat something warm.
You see right through me.
Zhou, let me ask you.
You really don't have any regret?
You did a deed of merit
by solving this ice cellar case.
If you claim the credit,
you will be back to your original position as zongqi
and even assume your newly promoted title as baihu.
It doesn't matter.
What matters?
To be with the right people,
and do the right thing together.
This is more important.
You lost me.
Aha, you're back.
Brother Wuyun is back.
Aha, you're back.
Aha is back.
Brother Wuyun is back.
Dora.
Brother Wuyun!
Brother Wuyun is back.
Aha.
Dora is back.
Dora.
Brother Wuyun.
Take a look at the good knives.
A penny for your thought.
Yu,
I saw Aras.
I didn't get a closer look.
But I have a feeling that
it was definitely him.
He is in the capital.
What are you going to do?
I don't know yet.
I just know
I have to find him first.
When you find him
and you guys meet,
then what?
I came to the capital to find him.
Alive or dead, I want to find him.
When I finally find him,
I'll have no regrets.
Mom.
There is…
someone outside who wants to see you.
Who is it?
I cannot tell you.
Why not?
It's that uncle
whose name you won't let me mention.
I thought about it
back at home
for a long time.
I think
I still need to explain to you.
It was a pure misunderstanding the other day.
I promise you
such misunderstanding will not happen again in the future.
Is this what you have to say to me?
Not only this misunderstanding,
any other misunderstanding will never happen again.
Do you have anything else to say to me?
I have.
Actually before I met you,
I never felt
what was wrong with my life.
It was what it was.
Until you appeared,
I just realized that my life had changed.
But I never figured out
what changed exactly.
I didn't realize it until recently.
The change is your presence makes me
boring and mundane life
complete.
So I…
I just want to make you feel what I am feeling now,
which is sheer bliss.
And I am
already used to you by my side.
I can't imagine
how I can live
if you are no longer in my life.
I came here today
just to tell you,
if only you could give me a chance.
Give me a chance
to let me take care of you
and Cheng.
I want to give you happiness.
Shoot!
Wang Zhi is here to pay respect to Your Majesty.
Get up.
Your Majesty,
you seem very happy today.
I am.
The stalemate between Ming and Oirat in the past century
is going to change.
Look, look!
This one.
What is this?
What is it?
This is so strange.
What is it?
Go back!
Hurry up.
They were dead like this when we found them.
Such a tragedy.
What happened?
I don't know.
How many soldiers did they have?
Three grain wagons.
There was nobody by the wagons' side.
Nobody?
Are you telling me they came from the sky?
A monster…
What monster?
I did not see it clearly.
The monster was long and narrow
and shooting arrows from its mouth.
It's about time to move
that seemingly useless piece on the chessboard.
Get some people
to go out of town.
To do what?
The squad sent by the Bureau of Provisions to the borders
has departed to return to the capital secretly.
They will arrive soon.
We want to ensure their safety.
But shouldn't a matter like this
be handled by the Ministry of War?
Why did His Majesty want Western Depot to do it?
It's about confidentiality.
When you are given an order,
just execute it.
But it's just a squad of the Bureau of Provisions.
What's the big deal?
When do you or me get to question
His Majesty's deployment?
Sorry sir.
What is the fuss about
early in the morning?
Please, gods, come to listen to me.
I pray for some information in detail.
I asked you to come here today
for an important matter.
Please tell me the whereabouts of that person I want to find.
This sheep is our sacrifice to you, gods.
Zhou.
Am I still dreaming?
I have things to do.
I am off to the court.
You are off to work so early today.
Junior officer Sui.
Let's go.
Dora,
what are you doing so early in the morning?
Shh!
This is a shaman
I paid a lot of money to invite.
She can help me find Aras.
Madam,
have you seen Aras?
Yes.
He is in the capital.
Where is he?
Which direction is he?
South, east, north, west.
The direction is in your heart.
Can you be more specific?
Just follow the direction of your heart.
God will lead you to find Aras.
Do you understand?
Yes.
My heart will tell me the direction.
What is the direction of my heart?
She wants to find out where he is, no matter he's still alive.
You need to
help her find him
or she won't get a closure.
Pei,
what did you get from
your analysis of the antidote?
Among all the ingredients,
one ingredient is
the gallbladder of a rare animal from a foreign country.
This thing
is very rare.
You won't find it in common pharmacies.
I'm thinking
if the pill
was from Aras,
then this pill
is the clue for us to find him.
Pei
you reversed the two medicines.
Look at my poor memory.
Next time
I'll never forget that.
You are really something.
You left the scales in the medicine cabinet.
Come on.
Don't leave things all over the place
or you won't find it when you need next time.
Yes,
madam!
So,
I was thinking…
Don't stay here.
Why? -Go looking for the clue.
I don't want to.
Go find a clue.
I am not going.
Off you go!
Tang Yu,
are you going out?
Bye.
What is this?
Yu, this is a misunderstanding!
Let me explain!
Sesame cakes!
Sir.
Do you want a cake?
This is the last time.
Here you go.
This is your sesame cake.
Be careful.
See you!
Can you help me keep an eye on my booth?
I need to go to the toilet.
Okay.
We don't know what to make of
these drawings no matter how we studied them.
When was the last time
they discarded waste drawings?
About half a month ago.
It seems that that thing is finally completed.
No!
Nothing is right!
Draw him again!
What does he look like?
His eyes…
They're
very…
Very?
Very…
Very?
Very…
Very what?
Wuyun!
What, Aha?
His eyes are like stars in the sky.
Translate what I said.
Bright eyes.
His face is like a clear lake.
Pretty face.
His nose is like a flying eagle.
Hawk nose.
His ears
are like a wavy grassland.
You mean they're green?
No!
His ears are big with long lobules.
Are there any records
of the palace buying medicine materials outside the palace?
Listen,
in the antidote we received,
there's an ingredient which is rarely seen in pharmacies.
I just want to check
if there are any records of medicine purchase in the palace.
Mr. Tang.
What do you think of the popularity of my Huanyi Brothel?
The best in the capital.
From courtiers and noblemen
to humble businessmen,
this place receives all walks of life.
Then do you know
are there people of the palace coming here?
Understood.
I shall leave you alone.
Pei, what's the matter with you?
My sister finally forgave you.
Why did you have a woman's stuff…
What's wrong with me?
What did I this this time?
This is a gift I want to give her!
Oh, I see.
Leave it to me.
Don't worry.
Consider it done.
What are you worried about?
This is not the real reason
I feel helpless.
It's the relationship between me and your sister.
You see,
we have been through a lot of tough time together, right?
We had our fair share of quarrels.
But we made peace later.
I was thinking,
why doesn't she
mention anything about the next step of our relationship?
Are you talking about marriage?
How can you ask a woman to propose?
I know that.
But subtly or not subtly,
I mentioned it several times to her.
But she never gave me any response.
It was as if she didn't hear what I said.
Maybe I'm in an illusion that she loves me?
She may not want to marry me at all.
Pei.
This is where you don't understand women.
If she doesn't like you that way,
why would she
clean up and cook for you in your clinic?
You naughty boy.
So, she is
still mad at me.
My sister is not a person to bear grudges.
But
her experience over the years
makes her feel very insecure.
And as you know
when we were very young,
our parents passed away.
Then she married He Lin.
And so
she can't easily let her guard down to anyone.
What can I do?
Seek your salve where you get your sore.
If you want my sister to say yes,
you have to give her a sense of security.
Then she will drop her guard down and open to you.
Sense of security?
But how to give her a sense of security
is something you need to figure out yourself.
Do you understand what I mean?
Sense of security…