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Is this the Empress Dowager's phoenix head?
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Look at what you asked.
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Of course.
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I mean, is this the phoenix head made of pure gold
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by the Empress Dowager's order with
rubies from Lingnan District as the eyes?
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Of course.
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There's something wrong with it.
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Everyone knows the Empress Dowager's
phoenix head is made of pure gold,
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but it reveals the cooper color here.
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Clearly, there is a layer of gold paint on top of copper.
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And these two rubies are clearly spliced together.
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The marks are obvious.
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It's different from the earlier one.
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The phoenix head is a fake.
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Sir! Sir!
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Sir.
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There is someone slandering the Empress Dowager.
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He said the phoenix head is a fake.
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A League of Nobleman
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Episode 12
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Director Wang. He claimed to be a helper at the Court,
[Director Wang, Ministry of Works]
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but he pretended to be a craftsman and
went to the top of the Immortal Instrument
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and spread rumors that the phoenix head is fake.
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Trespassing on the site of the Immortal Instrument is a felony.
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Spreading rumors made you doubly guilty.
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What are you up to?
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Sir, I have no ulterior motive.
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I heard from Mr. Ma who is a cleaner here
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that he saw the phoenix shed tears
of blood in the middle of the night,
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so I came there to find out the truth.
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During my investigation, I found that the phoenix head is a fake.
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As for the strange phenomenon of the
phoenix shedding tears of blood that night,
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I think it was because the spliced
ruby fell off and was seen by Mr. Ma.
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You're talking nonsense!
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Falling pieces? The phoenix shedding tears of blood?
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I think you're here to stir up trouble.
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But that ruby is obviously a patchwork.
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Enough! Someone. Put him in the woodshed.
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We need an explanation from the Court of Judicial Review.
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Sir, this is of great importance. It must be investigated.
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Take him away.
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- Mr. Chen.
- Yes.
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Tell the craftsmen not to discuss the phoenix head,
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or they will be heavily punished.
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Yes.
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The Director of Palace Construction is sensible.
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He didn't put the blame on the Court of Judicial Review.
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You are just a little helper.
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If you dare to talk nonsense again, no one will save you.
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But the phoenix head is obviously a fake. Why would they lie?
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Don't talk nonsense!
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Have you not suffered enough?
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I can send you back to the woodshed.
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- Sir, why do you...
- Say no more.
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Come with me.
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Look at this.
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The phoenix head is an emblem of the Empress Dowager's prestige.
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Who dares to say anything bad about it?
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You are just a little helper at the Court of Judicial Review.
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From now on, don't overstep your bounds.
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All right.
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You don't need to come in the next few days.
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Go home and reflect on yourself.
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Mr. Zhang. Our master wants to see you.
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Please.
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Mr. Qi?
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[Royal Hunting Ground]
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You're just in time.
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The lamb is almost ready. You can taste my cooking today.
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Your Majesty.
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All right. Just say whatever you want like the first time we met.
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However,
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when did you realize who I am?
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Right after you left.
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The name of our Emperor is Jing Qizhu,
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and you called yourself Qi Zhu after it.
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You deserve to be called Detective Noodle.
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Let's go.
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Sit down.
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Make yourself comfortable.
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Those are my men who hunt and play polo with me.
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Sit.
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Since you told me a lot about a bowl of noodles that day,
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I'm gonna tell you something about this sheep.
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I'm all ears.
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This sheep has been marinated in pepper, and cumin for one day.
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Then it was stuffed with more than ten
kinds of spice and sewn on before being grilled.
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After being cut open,
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it was spread with sea salt and fine well salt three times.
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Of course, the final step is to add
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my secret sauce.
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Here.
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Just like you said, food should be enjoyed with respect.
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Your bowl of noodles didn't come easy.
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The same goes for this sheep.
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It's a Yantan sheep from Longyou.
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A Longyou Yantan sheep?
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I haven't seen it for many years.
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At the beginning of our dynasty,
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Taizu set up the Directorate of Animals in Longyou.
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There were more than 600,000 sheep in Longyou's pasture.
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The staple food was mutton at that time.
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There were one million people in the capital.
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One person ate one sheep every month,
which required one million sheep a month.
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Not to mention the hundreds of officials
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who should be given ten sheep each person as the monthly salary.
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Here.
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After I left you that day, I took my men to the hinterland of Longyou.
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But the military governors staged
armed rebellions over the last few years.
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They took control of all the lush pastures.
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Without these pastures, there are fewer and fewer sheep for us to eat.
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Luckily, we brought back a few Yantan sheep
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so that I can share my cooking skills with you.
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There is even no sheep for you to eat.
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I'm afraid there will be no sheep to eat in the whole country.
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How can we sleep in peace
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without putting down the rebellions?
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We can't gallop with pleasure in the hinterland of our Longyou.
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We can only swagger around in the hunting ground.
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It's no fun.
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One day, I will take back all the land in Longyou.
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I've tasted your cooking skills.
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You seem to have something on your mind today.
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I'm just having a little trouble
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with the case.
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Do you know why I
got mad at you that day?
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Because you called me a fop.
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That word hit me right on my head.
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You should know
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not everyone in this world can act according to their own will.
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That's why
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I envy you.
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I envy that you can live your life to
the fullest and do what you want to do.
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You care about a bowl of noodles in Dafu City
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and a sheep in Longyou.
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You're doing what you want.
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It's getting late.
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I should get back to investigate.
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Go ahead.
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Zhang Ping. I want you to make the best noodles in the capital
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and achieve the highest score in the imperial examination.
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When you're investigating, I want
you to be fearless and find out the truth!
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I will!
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I will.
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[Hanhui Pavilion, Ning'an]
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Zhang. Are you still thinking about that case?
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The dough is over-kneaded by you.
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Forget it. Your mind is not here.
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Here.
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Okay.
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By the way, have you heard that the Empress Dowager's head is gone?
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Shh.
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Don't talk nonsense. Do you want to die?
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It was the phoenix head that was lost.
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Isn't the phoenix head equal to the Empress Dowager's head?
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Everyone in the capital says that the Empress Dowager
stole the power of the Emperor.
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What she did is unjustified.
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Even God can't stand it anymore, so God took away the phoenix head.
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Really?
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The current phoenix head is a fake to deceive the public.
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Don't talk nonsense.
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I'm not talking nonsense.
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Little detective. It's said that you said it.
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Tell them if I'm talking nonsense.
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Yeah.
Tell us.
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Who did you hear it from?
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They said you said it.
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Immortal Instrument or Mortal.
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The Phoenix was lost overnight.
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[Detective Noodle]
The Empress Dowager lost her head.
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You can't say that!
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Who did you hear it from? Don't talk nonsense!
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The Empress Dowager lost her head.
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Get out of the way.
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Zhang Ping. It's audacious of you to spread rumors
about the Empress Dowager.
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Take him away.
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I didn't spread rumors.
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No, it wasn't me.
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Go!
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Zhang!
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Oh, no. What to do now?
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Mr. Lan.
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Song. Watch the stall for me.
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Okay.
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Mr. Ma?
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How dare you use lynching?
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Let go of me!
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How dare you use lynching?
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Zhang Ping. There is only one way
for you to stay alive,
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which is to clear up
the rumors in person.
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You spread rumors
and spout nonsense in the capital to get attention.
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I didn't spread any rumors. What should I clear up?
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The phoenix head is a fake. That's the truth.
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A fake?
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Which one of your eyes saw that the phoenix head is a fake?
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I went up there. They all saw it.
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Did they?
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Did you see it?
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No.
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Who else saw it?
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Is it Ma, the cleaner?
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Do you think he can talk now?
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You...
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Are you going to
clear things up or not?
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I'm not lying. What should I clear up?
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Fine.
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You're a tough guy.
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You won't cry until you see your coffin. Put him in.
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Let me go!
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I'll give you one last chance.
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Is the phoenix head real or not?
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A fake is a fake.
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Will you correct yourself or not?
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This is the truth. What should I correct?
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Fine. Take away another brick.
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If you don't correct yourself, you'll never have the chance
to speak again.
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Director Wang. As an official of the
court, it's bold of you to use lynching.
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How should you be punished
according to the law?
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Mr. Lan?
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Mr. Lan.
Zhang Ping.
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Are you not gonna show
some respect to me?
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He spread rumors and slandered the Empress Dowager.
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If you dare to cover up for him, the Empress Dowager
will make you suffer!
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Spread rumors.
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Do you dare to take the phoenix head to the Empress Dowager
and see if it's real or not?
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I...
Here comes Her Majesty!
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Greetings to Your Majesty.
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I didn't know Your Majesty
would be here.
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Sorry for not waiting for you
at the door. I deserve to die.
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You do deserve to die.
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Everyone in the capital city is talking about the loss
of the phoenix head.
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Director Wang.
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Do you think I'm deaf?
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Your Majesty, forgive me! Yes, I failed to guard it well.
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I wanted to find
the phoenix head quietly.
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Who would know... It's all because of Zhang Ping.
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It's him who spread rumors and made it known to everyone.
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It's him who disrespected you!
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It's the little scholar again.
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You're investigating me now?
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Your Majesty.
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The rumors started
because of Zhang Ping.
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If he is not punished, I'm afraid the storm can't be calmed.
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Mr. Lan.
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Do you think
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I should reward him or behead him?
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Now you're here to save him.
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What should I do with you?
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Your Majesty entrusted me with the task of holding
a completion ceremony of the Immortal Instrument.
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After I heard the phoenix head was lost, I've been worried about it
day and night.
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I'm here today not
only to save Zhang Ping, but also to share Your Majesty's worries.
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To share my worries?
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Yes. I have something to say.
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You may leave.
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Yes.
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I dare not deceive Your Majesty.
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Zhang Ping is a student of mine. I know his character.
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The rumors out there
started because of him,
259
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but he would never say anything that is not confirmed.
260
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I'm afraid someone
wants to take this chance to deliberately spread rumors.
261
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If you kill him, the rumors will be confirmed.
262
00:17:44,860 --> 00:17:50,680
Mr. Lan. Are you here to reason with me?
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I dare not. I'm a man of sin.
264
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If you allow me, I'd like to help you with your worries
265
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and relieve your boredom.
266
00:18:07,390 --> 00:18:12,010
How are you gonna
relieve my boredom?
267
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There is a good game right now.
268
00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,199
A good game right now.
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A detective game.
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Zhang Ping and I will make the effort. You'll give us time.
271
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If we win, we'll reclaim the phoenix head for you,
272
00:18:24,349 --> 00:18:26,940
catch the criminal, and dispel the rumors.
273
00:18:26,940 --> 00:18:31,020
During this time, you only need to think of it as a play.
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Mr. Lan.
275
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Since it's a game, there must be rules.
276
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Do you know the rules of the game?
277
00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:51,980
I think the truth and
rumors aren't important.
278
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The most important
thing is who got the nerve
279
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to replace the
real with the fake and fuel the rumors.
280
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Mr. Lan. You are smart indeed.
281
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I think you'll be able to find
the mastermind behind it.
282
00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,790
This case is complicated.
283
00:19:13,790 --> 00:19:16,280
I don't have a clue yet
284
00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,730
who the mastermind is.
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Mr. Lan.
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Among these officials,
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00:19:24,710 --> 00:19:28,459
who is the one that doesn't want to erect the golden phoenix the most?
288
00:19:28,459 --> 00:19:31,080
Who is desperate to see
289
00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:35,200
the Empress Dowager lose face
and end up in a disgraceful position?
290
00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,070
I don't think you have no idea.
291
00:19:43,860 --> 00:19:48,759
It's against the rites system to place a
golden phoenix instead of a golden dragon
292
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since Emperor is the supreme ruler.
293
00:19:50,180 --> 00:19:55,259
May Your Majesty strictly observe the rites system.
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Mr. Lan.
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00:19:58,730 --> 00:20:03,560
I don't play games
with uncertain outcomes.
296
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Do you know
what the consequences will be
297
00:20:05,810 --> 00:20:09,310
if you fail to achieve your mission?
298
00:20:13,390 --> 00:20:15,660
You must be
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able to afford to lose.
300
00:20:27,630 --> 00:20:31,239
Here is the Empress Dowager's message.
301
00:20:31,239 --> 00:20:34,379
Vice Minister Lan and Zhang Ping
302
00:20:34,379 --> 00:20:37,349
will be given two days
to find the phoenix head
303
00:20:37,350 --> 00:20:39,309
and the mastermind behind it.
304
00:20:39,310 --> 00:20:44,699
If the mission is accomplished, your lives will be spared.
305
00:20:44,699 --> 00:20:47,140
As for Director Wang,
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00:20:47,140 --> 00:20:49,380
if you want to stay alive,
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00:20:49,380 --> 00:20:53,170
just cooperate with them.
308
00:20:53,170 --> 00:20:55,840
Thanks to Her Majesty for her kindness.
309
00:21:01,180 --> 00:21:03,580
If I find the phoenix head,
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will everyone be spared?
311
00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,110
Including Mr. Ma?
312
00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:11,180
Of course.
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00:21:11,180 --> 00:21:15,920
The Empress Dowager has promised you.
314
00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,230
Thanks to Her Majesty for her kindness.
315
00:21:28,830 --> 00:21:30,430
Sir.
316
00:21:32,660 --> 00:21:35,850
This gilt satin has
been finished by Mr. Xu.
317
00:21:35,850 --> 00:21:38,050
It can be presented
to the Empress Dowager.
318
00:21:39,180 --> 00:21:40,580
Leave it here.
319
00:21:40,580 --> 00:21:42,480
It's too late.
320
00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:45,780
Yes.
321
00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:56,969
Thank you for saving me, Mr. Lan.
322
00:21:56,969 --> 00:22:00,729
If it wasn't for Chen Chou's message, you would have died today.
323
00:22:00,729 --> 00:22:02,910
I didn't spread rumors.
324
00:22:02,910 --> 00:22:05,739
- I'm telling the truth.
- I know.
325
00:22:05,739 --> 00:22:08,419
But you should learn from what happened today.
326
00:22:08,419 --> 00:22:11,339
In this world, sometimes you don't need to tell the truth.
327
00:22:11,339 --> 00:22:13,959
The Ministry of Works, the Immortal Instrument,
the Court of Judicial Review,
328
00:22:13,959 --> 00:22:15,919
even the whole capital,
and the Yong Kingdom
329
00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:19,380
won't change a little
bit because of the truth.
330
00:22:20,050 --> 00:22:22,860
This case has nothing to do with you.
331
00:22:22,860 --> 00:22:24,640
Is it worth it?
332
00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:26,489
I just want to find out the truth.
I never thought about that.
333
00:22:26,489 --> 00:22:29,699
Even if you will die for it? Aren't you afraid?
334
00:22:30,970 --> 00:22:33,889
- I'm afraid.
- Then why won't you give up?
335
00:22:33,889 --> 00:22:37,579
If everyone cares about the truth,
there will be no place for darkness.
336
00:22:37,579 --> 00:22:40,520
Weren't you also touched by that?
337
00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,099
That's the world in the story.
338
00:22:42,099 --> 00:22:45,620
The real world is not
that simple and beautiful.
339
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,829
Then why did you recommend me
to work in the Court of Judicial Review?
340
00:22:50,829 --> 00:22:52,630
You know it?
341
00:22:53,860 --> 00:22:56,740
The registrar said I have
a powerful background.
342
00:22:56,740 --> 00:23:00,090
I can't think of anyone else but you.
343
00:23:02,420 --> 00:23:04,689
I know you're bent on getting into
the Court of Judicial Review.
344
00:23:04,689 --> 00:23:06,339
I was worried that
you would get into trouble,
345
00:23:06,339 --> 00:23:10,639
so I discussed it with Mr. Tao and put you in the case archive.
346
00:23:12,860 --> 00:23:14,560
Mr. Lan.
347
00:23:15,340 --> 00:23:18,920
I can't repay your kindness.
348
00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:20,950
I even brought you into trouble.
349
00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,179
But there is a clear distinction
between white and black,
350
00:23:25,179 --> 00:23:27,110
right and wrong.
351
00:23:27,110 --> 00:23:29,980
That's the way it should be
no matter where we are.
352
00:23:40,140 --> 00:23:42,620
Unfortunately, I only got you two days.
353
00:23:42,620 --> 00:23:46,969
I'll find the phoenix head and the thief in two days.
354
00:23:59,970 --> 00:24:03,320
Now, we're in the same boat.
355
00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:06,390
Sorry if I offended you before.
356
00:24:06,390 --> 00:24:09,820
I hope you two can forgive me.
357
00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,389
Don't worry, Mr. Wang.
358
00:24:14,390 --> 00:24:16,090
Let's work on the case first.
359
00:24:16,090 --> 00:24:19,000
I hope you can
tell us everything.
360
00:24:23,140 --> 00:24:24,640
Okay.
361
00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,520
Please.
362
00:24:28,550 --> 00:24:30,979
Another layer can be added to fill the foundation.
363
00:24:30,979 --> 00:24:33,330
The logs in the middle are overloaded.
364
00:24:33,330 --> 00:24:35,690
Yes, the soil layer here.
365
00:24:43,860 --> 00:24:48,040
Well, you're free to ask them.
366
00:24:49,290 --> 00:24:51,770
How did the phoenix head get lost?
367
00:24:55,620 --> 00:24:57,139
It was a night ten days ago.
368
00:24:57,139 --> 00:25:01,650
I made my usual rounds and didn't find anything abnormal.
369
00:25:06,530 --> 00:25:12,789
The workers put the rainproof cover on it
and fastened it as usual when they got off work.
370
00:25:12,789 --> 00:25:14,819
There was a guard every ten steps away
in front of Zhaode Hall
371
00:25:14,819 --> 00:25:17,449
and a patrol every half
of a burning joss stick.
372
00:25:17,449 --> 00:25:19,870
It was heavily guarded.
373
00:25:21,380 --> 00:25:22,939
But at midnight,
374
00:25:22,939 --> 00:25:25,289
Supervisor Lin who was going on a patrol
375
00:25:25,289 --> 00:25:27,660
found the phoenix head missing.
376
00:25:28,340 --> 00:25:32,480
Is it possible that a craftsman hid in
the Immortal Instrument
377
00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,529
and stole the head
when no one was around?
378
00:25:34,529 --> 00:25:37,949
We do a head count every day before we go to work and get off work.
379
00:25:37,949 --> 00:25:41,280
It's impossible for anyone
to hide in the Immortal Instrument.
380
00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:45,519
It was like the phoenix head grew wings and flew away.
381
00:25:45,519 --> 00:25:47,970
It's too strange.
382
00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:51,400
I'll check
the Immortal Instrument again.
383
00:25:56,630 --> 00:25:59,169
You were the first one who came here after the head was stolen?
384
00:25:59,169 --> 00:26:03,479
Yes, I know best the situation then.
385
00:26:03,479 --> 00:26:06,400
Can you tell us
everything about it?
386
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,619
Yes. When I came up, I found
that the phoenix head,
387
00:26:10,619 --> 00:26:13,599
the cover, the scaffolding,
and everything on it
388
00:26:13,599 --> 00:26:17,060
[Supervisor Lin, Ministry of Works]
were all gone.
389
00:26:19,140 --> 00:26:23,000
What you're looking at
now was put here later.
390
00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,830
The scaffolding and everything on it
were taken away.
391
00:26:25,830 --> 00:26:28,209
Wasn't it more noticeable?
392
00:26:28,209 --> 00:26:30,490
Yeah.
393
00:26:36,860 --> 00:26:39,199
How is the head of the phoenix
connected to the body?
394
00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,179
It was a mortise and tenon joint.
395
00:26:41,179 --> 00:26:44,760
You need to turn the phoenix head
in a semicircle to remove it.
396
00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:02,069
I remember it.
397
00:27:02,070 --> 00:27:03,899
When I came here that morning,
398
00:27:03,899 --> 00:27:06,670
I did see some dead bugs,
399
00:27:06,670 --> 00:27:09,449
but Director Wang asked
us to clean them up.
400
00:27:09,449 --> 00:27:12,440
I guess we missed some when we did it.
401
00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,320
The bug was burned to death.
402
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:18,340
The thief probably used fire.
403
00:27:18,340 --> 00:27:21,750
But there is no mark of soot.
404
00:27:21,750 --> 00:27:25,979
If there was a fire, the Imperial Guards
on night patrol couldn't have missed it.
405
00:27:25,979 --> 00:27:27,449
Open fires are strictly prohibited here.
406
00:27:27,449 --> 00:27:30,729
The entry and exit of fuel will be strictly controlled.
407
00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,490
Can you pull out the stock records of the construction site?
408
00:27:35,490 --> 00:27:38,449
I can, but there are too many things
going in and out every day.
409
00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:41,279
I don't think you can read them all in a short time.
410
00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:43,620
I'll check the records.
411
00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:46,350
You go and find out
how the thief did it.
412
00:27:47,630 --> 00:27:49,330
Thank you, sir.
413
00:28:01,110 --> 00:28:02,719
You only have one day left.
414
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:03,789
If you don't find out the truth,
415
00:28:03,790 --> 00:28:04,960
we'll lose our heads.
416
00:28:05,590 --> 00:28:06,390
Zhang.
417
00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:08,920
Tell me what I can
do for you this time.
418
00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:18,869
The cloth cover
419
00:28:18,870 --> 00:28:20,759
was probably used
to wrap the phoenix head
420
00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:21,630
to hide it.
421
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:24,280
But why would the thief
422
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:25,880
steal the scaffolding?
423
00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:28,590
Like you said,
424
00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,519
if no one can sneak
in from the outside,
425
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,279
then no one can hide in it,
426
00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:36,720
which means there was no one at all.
427
00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:38,360
Could the phoenix head
428
00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:40,959
fly away?
429
00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:41,760
No.
430
00:28:42,310 --> 00:28:44,110
The phoenix head
must have been stolen,
431
00:28:45,830 --> 00:28:47,589
and it has something to do with fire.
432
00:28:47,590 --> 00:28:49,109
The fire was bright at night.
433
00:28:49,110 --> 00:28:50,759
The thief wouldn't risk doing it
434
00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:52,280
if he didn't have to.
435
00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:09,540
[Stock Records]
436
00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,759
I can't believe
you still have the mood for tea.
437
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,789
I only went on a business trip.
438
00:29:41,790 --> 00:29:42,719
As I got back, I heard
439
00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,199
you promised the Empress Dowager
440
00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,160
that you'll find the phoenix head
with Zhang Ping.
441
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:50,919
Mowen.
442
00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:52,480
How was your business trip?
443
00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:55,200
Don't change the subject.
444
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,440
Zhang Ping is not sensible.
What about you?
445
00:29:58,150 --> 00:29:59,919
[Stock Records]
He wants to find out the truth.
446
00:29:59,920 --> 00:30:01,680
Why do you have to
get involved in this mess?
447
00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,040
Have you thought about
448
00:30:04,870 --> 00:30:06,510
what the consequences
will be if you fail?
449
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,549
What about the efforts you made
over the last ten years?
450
00:30:10,550 --> 00:30:11,630
What about
451
00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:15,160
your father's grievance?
452
00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:20,759
The Empress Dowager came
all of a sudden.
453
00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:21,600
It was a coincidence.
454
00:30:43,350 --> 00:30:44,750
You're still pretending to be calm.
455
00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,070
If you're not worried,
456
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,240
why is there no froth in the tea today?
457
00:31:01,870 --> 00:31:02,870
I can't hide it from you.
458
00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:08,520
Tell me.
459
00:31:09,150 --> 00:31:10,550
What does the Empress Dowager want?
460
00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,589
The Empress Dowager wants
461
00:31:14,590 --> 00:31:16,919
the person behind the theft
of the phoenix head
462
00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:17,720
to be Mr. Liu.
463
00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:19,830
She wants the thief to be Mr. Liu.
464
00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:22,200
She's not asking you
to investigate the case.
465
00:31:24,870 --> 00:31:26,199
If I'm right,
466
00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:27,800
Zhang Ping doesn't know about it, right?
467
00:31:30,310 --> 00:31:31,240
If that's the case,
468
00:31:31,870 --> 00:31:33,349
what do you expect
Zhang Ping to find out?
469
00:31:33,350 --> 00:31:34,919
We haven't found anything yet.
470
00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:36,869
How can we accuse
Mr. Liu of stealing it?
471
00:31:36,870 --> 00:31:38,479
It'd be much easier if it was him.
472
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:39,589
What if it wasn't him?
473
00:31:39,590 --> 00:31:41,350
Are you gonna lose your head
with Zhang Ping?
474
00:32:36,830 --> 00:32:39,109
I thought about it all night,
but I still can't figure out
475
00:32:39,110 --> 00:32:41,679
how the thief stole
the phoenix head
476
00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:42,630
with not being there,
477
00:32:43,790 --> 00:32:45,070
how he lighted the fire,
478
00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:48,000
and where he got the fuel.
479
00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:50,239
Zhang.
480
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,199
Why don't we take flight
481
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:53,320
before meeting the deadline?
482
00:33:01,590 --> 00:33:02,589
I put too much water in it.
483
00:33:02,590 --> 00:33:04,040
The heat threw the lid off.
484
00:33:08,630 --> 00:33:09,430
Don't move!
485
00:33:11,310 --> 00:33:12,110
Chen Chou.
486
00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:13,760
You've been a great help.
487
00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,919
I finally know why
they needed the fire.
488
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:23,719
It was the heat.
489
00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:24,560
They needed the heat.
490
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:26,149
Look.
491
00:33:26,150 --> 00:33:27,069
The cloth cover and scaffolding
492
00:33:27,070 --> 00:33:28,439
weren't made into any tools.
493
00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:29,679
They were there all the time.
494
00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,630
The heat went up,
and it flew away.
495
00:33:32,310 --> 00:33:33,240
Flew away?
496
00:33:55,590 --> 00:33:56,629
You should have told me that.
497
00:33:56,630 --> 00:33:58,109
It's just a Kongming Lantern.
498
00:33:58,110 --> 00:33:59,869
The thief made a huge lantern
499
00:33:59,870 --> 00:34:01,279
out of the cloth over
and the scaffolding,
500
00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:02,109
which flew away
501
00:34:02,110 --> 00:34:03,470
with the phoenix head in the dark.
502
00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:05,869
The cloth cover was in a dark color,
503
00:34:05,870 --> 00:34:07,629
that's why no one
at the construction site noticed it.
504
00:34:07,630 --> 00:34:11,440
But can they do it
without being there?
505
00:34:13,150 --> 00:34:14,439
I haven't figured it out yet.
506
00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:15,999
The fuel is also a problem.
507
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,920
I need to check it with Mr. Lan.
508
00:34:19,190 --> 00:34:19,990
Go ahead.
509
00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:24,640
Zhang Ping!
510
00:34:28,670 --> 00:34:29,669
Mr. Lan found it.
511
00:34:29,670 --> 00:34:31,069
Everything that went in
and out matches up.
512
00:34:31,070 --> 00:34:33,709
There are only four barrels
of raw tung oil paint missing.
513
00:34:33,710 --> 00:34:34,839
That's right.
514
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:35,879
Xu Dong.
515
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,039
Tell Mr. Lan to bring more men
516
00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:39,359
and go to Yunxiao Mountain.
517
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:40,160
Okay.
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A League of Nobleman
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