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[The Ingenious One]

[Episode 20: Huairou, the Murderer]

Don't worry.

I'll investigate the matter for you later

to see whether Sheriff Liu

perished on duty at the frontline at Fujian.

It's no use to identify the exploited ones.

I'm looking for the mastermind.

Then why are you leaving in a hurry?

Tang Xiao is cornered now.

Once you push him again,

he will surely tell the truth.

He has already pleaded guilty.

There's no need to interrogate him anymore.

If Tang Xiao had nothing to do with the case,

why would he know so much about the details?

Tang Xiao cares so much about Sheriff Liu

only because

he wants to do away with the witness.

Does that mean

Tang Xiao is the mastermind?

He is just a guard dog.

Did you keep him alive

to lure out the person behind him?

I shall not have the chance.

I think someone will shut him up soon.

Fine.

I'd give you the shirt off my back.

I'll ask the Shadowman to keep an eye on Tang Xiao.

Thank you, Mr. Mo.

Did you come back in a hurry

to confront the Su family?

At this point, I have no way back anymore.

I can only get to the bottom of the case

by investigating all the guilty ones.

With the benefit of hindsight,

the news of the Imperial Court having a ban on maritime trade

was indeed from Su Linghe.

That caused the dispute when purchasing land on the east coast.

But you've been supporting

the Su family with all your heart.

Do you really want to destroy it personally?

Whether it is destroyed or kept

depends on whether it is guilty or not.

You only care about the truth.

Is it worth it?

Heed not to the tree-rustling and leaf-lashing rain.

Why not stroll along, whistle, and sing under its rein?

Lighter and better suited than horses are straw sandals and a bamboo staff.

Who's afraid?

A palm-leaf plaited cape provides enough for misty weather in life sustain.

Lighter and better suited than horses are straw sandals and a bamboo staff.

Who's afraid?

A palm-leaf plaited cape provides enough for misty weather in life sustain.

A palm-leaf plaited cape provides enough for misty weather in life sustain.

The rain has melted the clouds and dispersed the mists.

Seeking the truth

is my only purpose in this world.

But if there is no justice in the world,

wouldn't it be even more absurd?

The world is full of absurdity from the very start.

With your own power,

how much justice can you achieve?

They all say I dare not gamble.

Perhaps...

this is my biggest bet.

If I don't make the sacrifice, who else will?

Looking back over the bleak passage survived.

Shall not be affected by windswept rain or shine.

This hairpin shouldn't be worth much.

You've been staring at it for a long time.

Your sword is worthless too.

This was left to me by my foster father.

This is also the only thing my mother gave me.

The Shu family was rich and influential back then.

Why were your parents so stingy?

No.

I mean

this is the only thing left.

Why is Mr. Mo here too?

Don't mention what we talked about in front of them.

Sure.

Let's talk about us then.

Tang Xiao compensated me.

But then, Liansheng House utilized my money to make their accounts balanced.

What did I get in return after all of these?

I promised to give you all the Tang family's property.

There are over ten gambling houses.

Have you ever calculated how much money they are worth?

How can I get them? Tell me.

I have my own plan.

Are you hurt?

It's not a big deal.

Why don't you ask me?

How the top 1 swordsman in Jiangnan

could have lost to a Japanese?

Cut it out.

Let me ask you.

Is Tang Xiao still alive?

Yes.

Or not.

Yanan,

go back hurriedly to the city with Jin and Mr. Mo.

I have something to deal with.

Where are you going?

Are you going alone?

Don't worry. It won't be dangerous.

[Nandu Chamber of Commerce]

Mr. Qian.

Mr. Yun.

May I have a look

at the transaction records of the Chamber of Commerce?

Why?

Do you need to report to Chairman Su?

No need.

The chairman said in particular that

as long as you need,

the Chamber of Commerce will fully support you.

I appreciate that.

If I guess it right,

you're looking for the files of Tang's Gambling House,

aren't you?

Sir,

this time you turned the table

in the bet with Tang Xiao.

I admire you very much for that.

It was impressive.

However, even if you have won,

neither you gained any benefits from the victory,

nor Tang Xiao had a great loss.

So I guess the game is not over yet.

You still have a backup plan.

If possible,

can you disclose the details to me?

My lady is also very interested in this.

I'm not here for Tang Xiao.

Mr. Qian.

Could you please

help me retrieve all records

under the Chamber of Commerce in the 24th year of Tianqing?

In the 24th year of Tianqing?

Why are you looking for

the old files from more than ten years ago?

Come with me.

Are these all of them?

Which kind of transaction are you looking for?

I'll help you find them.

Don't bother. I can do it myself.

Take your time.

I'll wait for you outside.

Thank you.

[May 4, the 24th year of Tianqing]

Anyone involved will have to pay the price.

If you have the means to manipulate Tang Xiao

and track him down

by following clues,

the truth of the Luo family's village killings

will surely come to light.

Regarding this issue,

you have to ask your close friend,

the other boss of the Lianfang House, Su Mingyu.

You intend to find out the truth about the Luo family's village killings.

But before that, you will have

turned Nandu City upside down.

The truth you've waited for 15 years

is much more unbearable than you thought.

Do you understand now?

Tell me first.

How far you'll go in the investigation?

Anyone who gets involved

will have to pay the price.

It's been so long.

You only care about the truth.

Is it worth it?

If there is no justice in this world,

wouldn't it be even more absurd?

With your own power,

how much justice can you achieve?

If I don't make the sacrifice, who else will?

Miss Ke.

Without the letter of dismissal,

no matter how much you and Mingyu love each other,

the court legislation will not allow him

to marry you into the Su family.

Miss Su.

From the moment I burned the document,

I figured it out.

Rather than saying

I burned the chance for me to be unenslaved,

I'd say I burned

the shackles that had locked me up for years.

If I always feel inferior and humble,

even if I am unenslaved,

I will still be troubled because of being a sinner's daughter.

Sister,

without the document,

can't we really be together forever?

I have seen the prosperity of the world

and experienced the fickleness of human nature.

Now I just want to live in the present.

I don't want to leave any regrets in this life.

As for the legal status,

it doesn't matter to me.

I don't want it.

Since you don't care about

the common customs and the legislations,

I won't

make arrangements for your wedding then.

Thank you for fulfilling our wishes.

Thank you, miss.

Rong,

why were you in such a hurry?

When the Chamber of Commerce was closing,

Xiang suddenly came.

He insisted on reviewing the business deed files.

He requested to check on the files in the 24th year of Tianqing.

So what do you think

he is up to?

Rong.

The trend is changing like the tides.

If the Su family is no longer prosperous,

what would you think?

Open the door.

Hurry up!

Open the door!

Open the door!

Leave me alone. Close the door.

Close the door.

Mr. Tang is finally back.

You work for Mr. Ye?

Guess again.

Are you from that side?

Which side?

Why don't you just tell me your identity?

Why did you break into my mansion?

Mr. Tang, you've cooked the books, haven't you?

[Account Book]

Although I don't quite understand the content,

the texture of these account books is similar to the new ones.

I can smell the paper mulberry scent once I open them.

You didn't even tell me who you are.

Yet you are asking questions about this and that.

On what ground should I tell you?

Fine.

Tell him then.

Mr. Ye.

This is the young master of the Lingyuan Sect,

[The Young Master of the Lingyuan Sect, Kou Yuanjie]

Kou Yuanjie.

Pardon my ignorance.

Greetings, Young Master.

Now, tell me the whole story.

Why did you cook the books?

Don't be so aggressive.

All these years, Mr. Tang

has laundered that much money for the Lingyuan Sect.

He should be rewarded for his hard work.

Mr. Tang,

let me have a look at the treasure in your cellar.

Mr. Ye,

I've spent tens of years on the pharmacopoeia.

[Pharmacopoeia]

Every prescription inside has gone through multi-party verification.

It's really valuable.

I am honoured to present it to you and Young Master

as well as the Lingyuan Sect.

Every ingredient here is a rare treasure.

They are all priceless.

Mr. Tang,

how many tricks did you use

in the accounting

and how much money did you embezzle from the Lingyuan Sect

to get such an account book?

Mr. Ye.

At this point,

I d-don't dare to make such jokes.

Really?

Mr. Tang's collection

can already offset the interest.

It's more than enough.

Come here.

P-Please spare my life.

Young Master.

Please spare my life.

Tang Xiao!

Do you know what you did wrong?

Stealing money and cooking the books.

No.

It's fine to embezzle money and cook the books,

but it's your fault for being discovered by me.

It's the same as you acted on your own

to deal with Xiang.

Your mistake was losing to him.

I've always been tolerant,

but I can't stand your failure.

I... I was wrong. I admit my mistakes.

Please.

Give me one last chance.

Fine.

I'll give you one chance.

Mr. Tang,

if you can't even defeat a few women,

you can't blame me for being merciless.

Mr. Mo has given an order.

Someone will visit Tang Xiao today.

Do keep an eye on him.

Do we have to keep Tang Xiao safe?

Tang Xiao's life is of no great importance.

You must pay attention to the visitors.

Understood.

Chong is in the northwest corner.

You can find him on the roof.

Yes, sir. I'll pass him the order.

Chong.

[Bi Yuewu, Lingyuan]

How is it?

It's cleared now.

Yuewu is indeed more reliable.

As long as I can help you,

I'm willing to do anything.

I like you being obedient and sensible.

Ye Xiao.

You've been following me since I first entered Nandu City.

Are you here to help me

or monitor me on behalf of Chief Nangong?

You have misunderstood me.

The 15,000 taels

is the emergency fund of our sect.

Now you have trusted Tang Xiao, the wrong person.

How do you plan to make it up?

Young Master, please spare me some time.

I will solve it in my own way.

Your own way?

It's one of Nangong Fang's tricks again.

Although Tang Xiao died, the gambling house is still there.

If we take advantage of him...

Enough.

Gather all your men.

Tonight, I'll teach you a lesson

about how the Lingyuan Sect would act.

[Nangong Residence, Lingyuan]

Sir,

Mr. Ye from Nandu sent a letter using the pigeon.

Read it.

Tang Xiao embezzled the money of the sect

and failed in the bet with Xiang.

So the young master went to Nandu

to kill Tang Xiao.

He hoped that you could make the final decision.

[Nangong Fang, Lingyuan]

[Nandu Chamber of Commerce]

Look.

Mr. Yun is still in the archive room.

Don't tell me he is sleeping there.

Go and have a look.

Be careful not to knock over the oil lamp.

Mr. Yun,

you can't take the files away from the Chamber of Commerce.

Unless you get the chairman's approval.

I'm going to visit her now.

You came in a hurry.

It seemed like you had something urgent to deal with.

But why are you so silent now?

Why don't you sit down and have some tea?

Take your time and tell me the story.

I guess you may have something to say.

Mr. Yun,

we're now in the hottest period of the summer.

It is hot and humid.

It might be bad for your liver if you lose your cool.

You'd better calm yourself down.

I don't need to calm down.

I want to take a drastic measure instead.

If too drastic,

it'll not only harm your enemy but also you yourself.

So it's not worth it.

You are not me.

How do you know whether it's worth it to me or not?

I have some past stories to discuss with Mr. Yun.

Go ahead. It's fine.

[Records of Land Purchase on the East Coast in the 24th year of Tianqing]

That's right.

As recorded in the file,

the Su family

caused the dispute about the land purchase on the east coast.

But back then, my late father

didn't do that for his own benefit.

He had no choice

but to protect himself.

What do you mean?

In the 20th year of Tianqing,

Wen Cong barged into Nandu alone.

In just a few years, he created chaos

among the Nandu merchants with his own strength.

The rich merchants in Nandu were all defeated.

The Nandu Chamber of Commerce was nearly falling apart.

I knew about it already.

You only know the parts,

but not the whole.

Although Wen Cong is your senior,

he's very ruthless.

He insisted on defeating all merchants in Nandu

so that he could corner the market.

Mr. Yun,

I heard that Yuntai always sees it as your task to protect the people.

But didn't Wen Cong's doings

violate your rules?

Mr. Wen must have his own reason to do so.

Do you mean the Su family should just await our doom?

On April 20, the 24th year of Tianqing,

[Land Ownership Certificate]

This is to certify that the following person has purchased a 120-acre land,

located at Qingfengpu on the east coast,

which costs 1,600 taels of silver in total and the transaction is completed.

Su Linghe

is the name of my late father.

On May 4, the 24th year of Tianqing,

[Land Ownership Certificate]

your father sold the land

to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi is also the owner of Zhaixing Restaurant.

According to Mr. Su,

your families have been friends for generations.

[Su]

On June 11, the 24th year of Tianqing,

Liu Qi sold the land property to Mr. Wen

[Land Ownership Certificate]

at a high price of 5,200 taels.

The land property was sold twice within two months.

And the price tripled.

In this case, there is only one reason for that.

Your father spread the rumour

that the government would ban the maritime trade on the east coast.

Then he quickly bought

a lot of land on the east coast at a low price.

When Mr. Wen took action,

most of the properties along the coast had been purchased.

Under the circumstances,

he could only purchase the property from other merchants at a higher price

and hoped that land prices would keep rising.

So that he could get rid of it.

But during the spring of the next year,

the rumour about banning the maritime trade was no more tenable.

The land prices dropped drastically.

I did a rough calculation.

Mr. Wen lost about 200,000 taels in the incident.

After that incident,

he can no longer corner the market in Nandu

on his own.

But your Su family became famous because of that.

Your father

even secured his position of being the Nandu Chamber of Commerce's chairman.

I won't deny what you said.

Mr. Qian.

The lady hasn't eaten anything yet.

It's noon already.

She'll get sick if she doesn't eat anything.

You may leave first.

Yes.

If Mr. Yun came back for revenge,

it'd be enough to punish someone and give a warning to others.

To punish who?

You?

Chairman Su,

are you trying to repent or threaten?

I've admitted everything I should.

It's inevitable that we neglected something.

Let me help you recall.

On September 13, the 24th year of Tianqing,

Tang Xiao bought a 207-acre land

from Jiangnan Administration Bureau.

On the third day of October,

he sold the property to Mr. Wen.

Chairman Su, do you remember?

Back then, we only bought one real estate from Jiangnan Administration Bureau,

which was the Luo family's village.

It was exactly Tang Xiao and Luo family's village

that you never spoke a word about.

It's written clearly on the land ownership certificate.

This deal was between Tang Xiao and Wen Cong.

It had nothing to do with the Su family.

Your father spread the rumour about the government banning the maritime trade

and caused chaos in purchasing land on the east coast.

But your father didn't intend to defeat Mr. Wen,

but to make Mr. Wen

have no more chance to make a comeback in Nandu.

So in the second half of the game,

Tang Xiao became the best pawn.

At that time, coastal estates on the east coast

were traded frequently among merchants in Nandu.

But not even a few land ownership certificates

was with the name of Tang Xiao.

That caused the false appearance of

Tang Xiao having no agreement with the Su family.

That's why Mr. Wen let his guard down

and dared to cooperate with Tang Xiao.

Mr. Yun,

I'll say it again.

Tang Xiao has nothing to do with our Su family.

Next is the most brilliant

and the most vicious trick of your father.

There wasn't much real estate on the east coast.

The isolated Luo family's village was one of them.

Mr. Wen ordered Qi Tianfeng to purchase it.

But then,

someone proposed a plan to Mr. Wen,

saying that if he falsely accused the people,

he could bribe the soldiers to slaughter the village.

So that he could save the money to buy land.

That's how the murder of the Luo family's village happened.

And the person who came up with the plan

was Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao was just the owner of a gambling house.

Even if he could

bribe Sheriff Liu and other soldiers to kill the villagers,

there was no way he could control the imperial court's order

and deploy them to the frontline of Fujian to eliminate the pirates.

Actually, it was to silence them.

But on the contrary, the Su family

had so much correlation with the imperial court.

It was a piece of cake

for you to do so.

The truth is obvious to be known.

Do I need to explain further?

What is the truth

you're referring to?

The truth is

Mr. Wen was set up

and destroyed step by step.

In the end, he broke the rules and became greedy.

He also took the blame

for the murder of the Luo family's village alone.

He could only watch the Su family take over the Chamber of Commerce

and establish your foundation step by step.

As the mastermind behind all of this,

your father behaved in such an inhumane manner.

Wasn't he afraid of being slapped by evil spirits in the middle of the night?

Don't insult my father.

Since you entered the city,

I've always been kind to you.

Don't push your luck.

You mistook me for being weak.

All the evidence

is in front of you.

Who benefited the most in the game?

It could only be the Su family

which is so influential that you can lose your conscience.

Xiang,

I think you're done with the Su family.

Please take your leave.

Who are you?

You can guess the answer.

Even if the Yuntai Sect is impeccable,

after all,

it's just a shady sect.

If there's one day we have a deadly duel,

I'll find a way to deal with them.

He's not from Yuntai.

He is from Luo's family village.

Xiaoyu,

when I grow up,

will I be as pretty as Miss Ke?

No, you won't.

Even so, I'm still prettier than you.

I don't care.

When I grow up,

I want to be a heroine like Miss Shu.

I don't need to be pretty.

You two go elsewhere to play.

Do you like kids very much?

Children are naive.

Everyone likes them.

But these two girls are so cunning.

I'm afraid they'll get bad habits

if they stay in Liansheng House for too long.

It's indeed not a long-term solution.

I've discussed this with Mingyu.

The Su family still has an old house left unoccupied.

We plan to turn it into a charity hall.

That's great.

You always call him Mr. Su.

When did you start to call him Mingyu?

Tell me.

Are you two engaged in marriage without permission from your parents?

Su Mingyu is indeed reliable.

If he dares to betray you,

I'll break his legs.

Although I am reluctant for that,

we are family after this.

How about this?

Nothing here suits me.

No wonder men like you.

Even the kids say

I don't look like a girl.

Don't you have Mr. Yun?

He...

He didn't even inform me when he went out last night.

I still have no idea about where he is.

Your thoughts are still full of Mr. Yun every day.

Maybe you like him being that.

Maybe.

He is like a kite.

If he lands on the ground,

it's not right.

It's fine as long as the kite string

is always in your hands.

How about this?

Why don't I just take this?

No way.

This one.

It's elegant and neat.

Okay, I'll listen to you.

Okay.

This hairpin does not suit.

The silver colour shines at night.

It's so obvious that my whereabouts will be revealed.

Miss Shu, you aren't fighting all the time.

Miss.

The city gate is closed.

The vendors can't get in and the market is closed too.

I went out just now and couldn't buy anything.

The city is having a lockdown?

Why?

I don't know.

I just heard that some soldiers had gathered at the city gate.

When I came back,

I saw many patrolmen patrolling the streets.

We still have enough ingredients.

Let's go tomorrow.

Where is Ten Taels of Gold?

No idea.

We tried to match them together with good intentions.

But it turned out to be our wishful thinking.

Is this the first time Jin has been liked by a girl?

He needs to get used to it.

Is this his first time?

How would I know?

Is Yun Xiang back?

Where's Su Mingyu?

He went to the Weaving Division

for the tributary cloth.

Tang Xiao, the money is here.

Let's go and pick it up.

Why are you standing there?

Are you reluctant to do so?

Wait.

The money from the Tang's Gambling House

should be sent to Guanghui Bank first.

It doesn't matter.

Since the money is here,

let's keep it for now.

We'll deal with it when Yun Xiang comes back.

That's right.

Mr. Yun will handle it.

Miss, please don't make it difficult for us, the servants.

Wait.

Miss.

Did I say anything wrong?

Who is this beggar?

Stay away from Liansheng House.

Girl.

What happened?

She has a bad temper.

People might think I'm not giving her money

but something dirty.

Liansheng House doesn't accept the money.

Girl,

don't argue with me about this.

I'll explain this to Yun Xiang when he is back.

Miss.

I'm curious about

how you will explain it.

If you stay any longer,

you'll suffer the consequences.

Fine, I'll leave.

Let's go.

Miss Shu, do you know this servant?

Tang Xiao is very cunning.

Don't get yourself into trouble.

What do you want to do in Nandu?

Long time no see, miss.