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[Debit Queen]

[Episode 11]

Yeniang!

It's you, Young Madam Xu.

I'm sorry.

Chef Hua.

I'm sorry too.

I mistook you as Liu Yeniang.

Well,

you're quite skilled in kung fu.

Well,

I'll go find Liu Yeniang now.

Get the carriage ready.

There's a fair at the East Market today.

Let's take a detour.

Don't miss the time.

Yes, Young Master.

Are you not sleeping at home again tonight?

Are you

staying with Bosslady again?

How many days will you be gone?

I don't know.

Are you upset?

No, I'm very happy.

I've asked someone

to help with Ping'er's matter.

I've already found someone

to help me with Ping'er's matter.

Don't you bother, Young Master Xu.

I have something to do.

Bye.

What are you doing?

Move. Let me out.

Hey, what do you mean?

Magistrate Wang told me

you've been

staking out the government office

at the gate every day these days.

It's none of your business.

It's not that I want to meddle in your business.

It's just Magistrate Wang said that

if you keep doing this,

you'll get arrested

for obstruction of justice.

That'll actually be nice.

That way, I can go keep Ping'er company

behind bars.

Have you ever thought that

you're actually doing Ping'er harm this way?

I'm already dealing with

Ping'er's matter.

Stop messing around.

Mess around?

I really can't get through to you!

Move!

You...

Step aside!

Xu Zilu!

Take Young Madam back to her room.

Yes.

You... You...

Don't...

Xu Zilu!

You know what? You're a bastard!

Don't you know

he's harboring a criminal in his house?

-Let's not come here. It's bad luck. -Young Master.

Let's go. Let's go.

Young Master.

You're finally here.

Since yesterday,

we haven't sold any sachets.

Early this morning,

many people even came to return what they bought from us.

If this goes on,

this batch of sachets

will be unsalable.

Miss Ping'er

was only caught by the government for interrogation.

She's not convicted of anything yet.

Besides, the government

wouldn't disclose the merits of the case.

So who's been spreading the rumor

that Miss Ping'er is the murderer?

It should be the one who gave Ping'er up.

All right.

Go back to the mansion and keep an eye on Ling Se.

I'll go see someone.

Who?

Eighth Master Hong.

Young Master.

Eighth Master Hong is a street bully.

They say he's 3 meters tall

and fierce-looking.

He's not easy to deal with.

I heard

he's the best-informed man

in Linchun City.

As for the fugitive,

I should be able to

get some information from him.

Young Master.

That sounds dangerous to me.

How about I go with you?

Besides,

there are many servants

watching Young Madam.

I think there should be no problem.

Not necessarily.

Let's go.

Bosslady.

These buns were sent by Young Madam Xu.

She said the stuffing is very special,

and you must try it.

Got it. Get back to work.

The stuffing is very special?

Let me see how special it is.

It's nothing special.

My stomach hurts.

I need to go to the toilet.

Young Madam.

You went to the toilet just 15 minutes ago.

Really?

I'll hold it in then.

Darling, you're back.

-Young Master? -Young Master?

Young Madam.

You're making things difficult for us.

I was

testing

the responsiveness of the servants of the Xu Mansion just now.

You guys all did pretty well.

Keep it up.

Not bad.

I'm going to sleep.

You may leave.

Young Madam.

Young Master asked us

to keep you

in our sight

for 24 hours.

How can I sleep if you keep watching me like this?

Come here.

Go

clean up

the doorway later.

And there.

There too.

Yes.

Wait.

Didn't I ask you

to wait at Young Madam's door?

I need to go to the toilet.

Go.

Hurry back.

Let's go.

And there.

Well, well, well. Xu Zilu.

I'm telling you,

old dogs hunt the best.

You want to box me in just with a few servants?

Not a chance.

Young Madam.

While the devil climbs a post, the priest climbs ten.

Fuding.

How about I give you some tolls?

Young Madam.

This time, it can't be solved

with 5 copper coins.

If I let you go,

Young Master will definitely not let me go,

right?

Yeniang!

How did you think of that?

You put a note in one of the buns.

If I

gulped them down one after another,

how would I have known?

I knew

my dear Liu is smart.

I knew you'd understand what I meant.

Cut it out.

Why do you keep getting

locked up by your husband?

What kind of fetish

is that?

I'm not in the mood

to do anything with him, okay?

Ping'er has been

thrown in jail.

What's the use of being anxious?

She's already in prison.

You can't be

planning a jailbreak, right?

Even if I want to,

I need more men.

What do you mean?

I have to go see Eighth Master Hong

and borrow some men from him.

Eighth Master Hong?

Do you want to die?

Don't worry.

I'm an acquaintance

of Eighth Master Hong.

There won't be a problem.

Liu.

I have to go to your restaurant

and get changed.

Okay.

Then...

About him...

Get some sun.

Look at you.

I only asked you to do one thing, and you failed.

It's not like that, Young Master.

Young Madam has no martial ethics.

She sneaked up on me.

Young Master, you need to do me justice.

Why are you scolding me instead?

Enough.

Would Eighth Master Hong

really be in a place like this?

Yes.

I've already asked his relatives

about this.

Although this old man

is elusive,

he comes to this place

quite often.

We can definitely find him there.

Let's go.

Young Master, we're here.

It's here.

Here?

Yes, here.

This is it?

This is it.

It's been so long, yet you still didn't find anything.

Stop calling yourself

a member of the Hong Sect.

I, Eighth Master Hong, am ashamed of you.

I've searched the whole city.

There's really no news whatsoever.

What about outside the city?

Use your brain.

I'm asking you, what about outside the city? Say something!

Eighth Master Hong?

What!

So

you're Eighth Master Hong?

Yes.

That's him.

So what brings you here,

Darling?

I'm here to get some news.

He said there's no news.

I'm leaving then.

Please, cut me a break.

When did your strategy of

"Fleeing is the best stratagem"

ever work?

I need to borrow Eighth Master Hong.

Okay.

Eighth Master Hong.

Young Madam?

I've been searching for a while.

I didn't expect that

the reputed Eighth Master Hong

is right in my mansion.

That's called talents in obscurity, right?

Well, I would say it's a bit exaggerated.

You know Nosy Parker.

He just likes

bluffing

and exaggerating.

So how did you

become Eighth Master Hong?

To be honest,

Eighth Master Hong

is just a vanity title.

The Hong Sect is actually

made up of

beggars and orphans.

I saw them begging

on the street.

Not only could they not get anything to eat,

but they also got beaten up.

I felt sorry for them.

That's why I founded the Hong Sect.

But why do I hear that

the Hong Sect has been

collecting protection fees everywhere?

That's nonsense.

What I've been collecting is the management fee,

and it was us stall vendors

who chipped in.

We're using part of it

to raise these orphans.

And the rest of it

is given to those beggars.

They wouldn't cause trouble

once they get money.

Instead,

they can chase away

those real thugs.

It does sound like something you'd do.

What about you? Why are you here?

To save Ping'er.

I heard that

Eighth Master Hong is well-informed,

so I thought I'd come and ask

if he knows something

about the real murderer.

So you really want to help me.

I misunderstood you before.

The way I expressed it before

was wrong.

I promised you

I wouldn't stand by and watch Ping'er suffer.

Trust me.

I trust you.

But what should we do now?

You came to ask Eighth Master Hong for information,

but this Eighth Master Hong in front of you

doesn't even know anything herself.

Let's go back first.

We need to take our time thinking about it.

Mr. Tao.

I’ve thought about it.

You and I are more compatible in business concept, Mr. Tao.

Therefore,

I think I should work with you

in sachet business, Mr. Tao.

That’s more like it.

From what I can see in your eyes,

you're the right person.

This is all for making money.

Mr. Tao, you are absolutely right.

Let’s do as we agreed

and split our profits 50/50, right?

Well, you didn't give me

a clear answer before,

so I talked to another cloth merchant.

What we agreed on is

we'll split it 30/70, and I'll get the 70.

No... But...

Only 30%?

Mr. Tao.

That's too little, don't you think?

But

I need a proper reason

to turn him down, right?

If you think

this is not a good deal,

then forget it.

After all, nothing forcibly done is going to be agreeable.

Wait.

Fine.

I'll do it.

30/70 it is.

I knew you are magnanimous, Ling.

All right,

it's a deal.

[Announcement]

Let's go.

What does it say?

It says that the government

is prohibiting the people from leaving the city.

That means

the real murderer must still be here in Linchun.

It's actually good news

for us.

Chef Hua.

Young Madam Xu.

This must be Young Master Xu.

Are you going grocery shopping?

Yes.

I have to go.

See you.

Okay.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

Let's go.

[Fulai Inn]

I've asked Lord Wang.

The reason why Ping'er

is the most suspicious person now is that

she can't explain

her background clearly.

Besides,

she came to Linchun in July.

It happened to be the time of the crime.

Also, Lord Wang

has investigated

all the female out-of-towners who came here in July and August,

but he didn't find any suspect.

Not only that.

Counselor and some officers

came here to eat just now.

He said that he has interrogated

all the out-of-towners registered

this year.

He even

investigated everyone in

Wanhua House today,

despite the complexity of the flow of people there.

Look.

Lord Wang has been trying so hard,

but he still couldn't find the murderer.

How should we find him?

Stop worrying.

You still have to eat first.

Da.

Two bowls of shrimp wontons for this table.

All right.

Let's fill our bellies before getting down to business.

By the way,

the shrimp wontons here

are really delicious.

You haven't tried them, have you?

Chef Hua made them himself.

Hua has resigned and left.

He left?

It's all your fault.

If you hadn't mistaken him for me,

he wouldn't have left.

Young Master Xu, there's something you don't know.

Your dear wife

mistook the chef here

as me.

She made a fool of herself.

That night...

It was so dark that night,

and Chef Hua is so thin.

Besides, he wore his hair down.

I couldn't see clearly what he was wearing.

That's why I mistook him as you.

Besides, you two really look alike.

You also saw

Chef Hua today, right?

Don't they look alike?

-Boss! -Young Master!

-Bad news! -Bad news!

My news is more important.

You go first.

Zhu went to find Elder Liu,

but he got into a fight

with Tao's staff.

They got into a fight?

Here's the thing.

Elder Liu set up a stall

in front of Tao's,

and he only blocked

their door by 0.33 meter.

However, Tao's staff overturned

Elder Liu's stall.

They even asked them for compensation.

Zhu couldn't stand it,

so he got into a fight with them.

They're still in front of that restaurant.

Let's go have a look.

Let's go, Boss.

Why are you going?

Something happened to us too.

What is it?

Manager Liu has something urgent to talk to you about.

Let's go.

You're a bunch of bullies.

Grandpa Liu has already apologized

to you.

He occupied Tao's territory.

Do you think a simple apology

can solve the problem?

Move! Move!

Are you okay?

We're okay.

You...

You guys are so insidious.

You guys are

bullying an old man.

What kind of people are you?

Cut the crap.

Attack them!

Attack them!

I'll beat you up!

Bao, beat them up!

Beat him!

Beat him to death!

Which one of you is Eighth Master Hong?

How dare you make a scene in my territory!

Run!

Bao! Bao!

Come on!

Their boss is here. Run!

Do you want to die?

Where's Eighth Master Hong?

Eighth Master Hong...

She escaped.

Get up, servants!

Get up! Get up!

Go report this case to the government office with me.

-Let's go. -Go away!

Young Master.

Master Ling sent someone here

to deliver the agreement of rescission,

saying the Xu family shall take full responsibility

for the termination of cooperation.

But I sent someone to ask about it.

Master Ling went to

see Mr. Tao right after that

to work with him in sachet business.

Let him be.

There are terms of compensation

in the agreement of rescission.

How could Master Ling

kick down the ladder like this?

How much does he want?

Just give him the compensation he wants.

But that request of compensation

is unreasonable even at first glance.

This will be the only time.

There's absolutely no way

we'll cooperate with him in the future

even if they want to.

Understood.

Young Master.

I've arranged everything.

Got it.

Go back and tell Mother that

I'm not coming back for dinner.

Okay.

Here.

Look at you.

I was busy saving Ping'er,

but you kept

causing me trouble.

You even got into a fight with others.

Now you're all independent and capable, aren't you?

If we hadn't escaped in time,

you would have all been arrested.

And you, Zhu.

Boss.

I'm sorry.

I caused trouble again.

Forget it.

I won't blame you

since you did it

for the sake of loyalty to your friends.

Eat up.

Boss!

Boss!

Boss!

Bad news!

Bad news!

Are you a crow?

You're always yelling "Bad news".

Has there ever been any good news from you?

Well...

It's really bad news this time.

That Tao Ziran

went to report this

to Magistrate Wang.

I heard from the government office that

after they finish dealing with the murderers,

they'll exterminate the Hong Sect.

How could Tao Ziran

play the victim and make us the villain?

Boss, what should we do?

How about we run away?

Why should we run away?

We didn't do anything wrong.

I have an idea.

Tao Ziran

wants to exterminate the Hong Sect, right?

We can beat him at his own game.

We can make use of his rage

and Magistrate Wang's men

to give him a taste of his own medicine.

[Midnight tomorrow at the corner of Xisi Street. You hit my men, and I'll take their revenge.]

"I'll take their revenge."

My Lord!

My Lord!

My Lord!

Sibing, you came at the right time.

Send this to the Ling Mansion.

My Lord.

Take a look at this first.

This is the letter of fight appointment

sent by Eighth Master Hong.

Midnight tomorrow at the corner of Xisi Street.

If you don't come...

You're a scoundrel.

Go inform Magistrate Wang about this,

and ask him to bring some men there

to take them all down.

Got it.

"You're a dog if you don't come."

"You're a dog if you don't come!"

"You're a dog if you don't come!"

I, Tao Ziran, has come as promised!

Eighth Master Hong!

You're a dog if you don't come!

Let’s see how much longer you can be so elated.

Mr. Tao.

How's it going?

They're showing the tail yet hiding the head.

Wait until I shout it again.

I, Tao Ziran, am here!

Bring it on if you don't admit defeat!

They're there!

Go after them!

Go after them!

Get ready.

Come on. Get ready.

Go after them!

Hurry!

Go after them!

Go after them!

Those bastards.

Look how dirty their tricks are.

Don't you let those bastards go.

Governor. My Lord.

We need more men.

You need more men?

Yes.

Over there!

Go after them!

Go after them!

Are you sure the murderer

will come back and steal the order to leave the city?

This is what you don't know.

The government is usually heavily guarded.

But recently,

the Tao Mansion and the Hong Sect

have been in conflict.

They'll definitely send someone out of town.

Tonight

is the best timing for him.

I asked Fuding

to arrange many servants

to patrol around.

Only this wall is not guarded.

Let's give him a taste of his own medicine.

Will it work?

Will he come?

He's coming!

You're amazing!

Let's go.

He's coming.

In a while...

You're Eighth Master Hong. How can you be like this?

I'm scared.

That's just a little thief. There's nothing to be scared of.

Perfect timing.

Be careful!

Zilu, are you okay?

How dare you hit him?

I'll kill you!

I'll kill you!

I'll beat you...

Don't run!

Are you okay?

I'm okay.

Are you okay?

I'm all right.

If you didn't pull me,

I would have beaten him to the ground with two punches.

Stop there!

Stop!

Stop! Don't run!

Stop!

Are you two okay?

We're okay.

What did that thief steal?

We haven't found out about it yet.

When we noticed it,

he just left the Archival Repository.

I have to go. Be careful, you two.

The Archival Repository?

What should we do now?

What else can we do?

Let's go back and wait.

But then all our efforts will be in vain, right?

Don't worry.

There's a fool

who comes in handy.

Just get to the point.

I have a class to attend.

Actually,

it's nothing.

Then why do you want to see me?

I'm afraid this does not bode well

for Miss Ping'er.

What happened to Ping'er?

Your father is convinced that

Ping'er is the real murderer,

and he's about to send her to the Ministry of Justice.

I'm afraid

Miss Ping'er

won't be able to bear the Ministry of Justice's punishments.

These days,

I've been so anxious that I almost went bald.

I've been going to the government office every day

to get the latest news.

I've been telling him

Ping'er is not the murderer,

but my father wouldn't believe it.

What should we do?

Actually, I have a plan

that may help us

save Miss Ping'er

and find the real murderer.

Tell me already.

That makes sense.

Right.

That's what I should do.

[Tao's Fragrance Shop]

It's you, Young Master Xu.

Business is bad,

and there's a mess in your household.

Yet you're still in the mood to hang out here?

You are so open-minded.

Thank you for your concern, Mr. Tao.

Your business is thriving,

but you still have time to care about me?

That's what I should do.

I've been busy these days,

and I haven't got the time.

Otherwise,

I would have thought of some solution for you.

Actually, I should thank you, Mr. Xu.

If the Xu family

didn't harbor the major criminal of that government case,

I wouldn't have got

so many orders.

It's almost the end of the year.

This...

This is almost more than I can handle.

Then I should

congratulate you, Mr. Tao.

Same to you.

Well,

it's almost the three-month deadline.

You should step it up.

If you lose,

it will be embarrassing.

Don't worry.

I always keep my word.

Even if I lose, I'm open and aboveboard.

But I'm almost afraid to ask

if you can win with peace of mind, Mr. Tao.

What do you mean?

Walls have ears.

Behave yourself.

Why did you run away right after bluffing?

What a poser.

You are the one who should behave yourself.

You and your whole family should behave yourselves!

Young Master, why are you here?

Counselor.

You've been working hard

with my father on all kinds of business lately,

so I brought you some snacks

for better nutrition.

It's so considerate of you, Young Master.

Thank you so much.

They say favors are a two-way street.

Since I'm so nice to you,

don't you think you should do something for me too?

Young Master Wang.

So this is what you meant.

Take these back.

I really can't tell you

about Miss Ping'er's matter.

No, no, no.

That's not what I meant.

I'm really not here

for Ping'er.

I'm here for my father.

My father has been so busy every day.

He must be exhausted.

I was wondering

if there's any way

I could help share his burden.

Lord Wang

has really been worried.

So many things went wrong lately.

You see,

some files in the Archival Repository

got stolen a few days ago.

Someone stole files from the Archival Repository?

Yes.

You wrote every letter in those files

by yourself, Counselor.

If caught, they must be severely punished.

Yes! They must be severely punished.

Young Master, you have no idea.

These days,

I can't even lift my arms

because of all the writing.

So which books did they steal?

The other books are not that important,

but among them,

there's a personnel record of Wanhua House.

A few days ago,

I just went to Wanhua House for interrogation.

A personnel record of Wanhua House?

Counselor.

Was there any girl

that impressed you?

They were indeed pretty.

Counselor.

I meant,

was there any young female out-of-towner

who came here in July or August?

A young female out-of-towner

who came here in July or August?

No.

Well, there was a cook

from Furong City.

But that cook is a man.

It can't be.

By the way,

Young Master,

why do you ask?

I'm just curious.

Are you trying to

meddle in Miss Ping'er's matter again?

His Lordship

warned you repeatedly

to stay out of it.

I can't tell you

anything more about it.

I almost fell into your trap.

Counselor.

You've already told me so much.

Just tell me one more thing.

No, I won't.

Counselor did tell me a lot,

but I didn't get the answer

for the most important question.

Now I only know

there's no female out-of-towner

in Wanhua House.

Since Young Master Wang found out that

what went missing was

a personnel record of Wanhua House,

I've been taking my men

to watch Wanhua House,

but I didn't spot

any suspicious girl.

Maybe

you missed something.

What's that?

Let's change our perspective.

What if that person's a man dressed like a woman?

A man dressed like a woman?

That's a bit ridiculous, don't you think?

Their figure and appearance would be different.

It's quite possible.

What Zilu said is very likely to be true.

Yesterday, we ran into a man

in front of the government office yesterday.

Now that I think about it,

his body shape

is indeed narrower than ordinary men.

Hey, don't you think

you're a bit too imaginative?

But Counselor did tell me

there was a chef in Wanhua House

from Furong City.

Liu Yeniang.

Has Chef Hua ever been to Wanhua House?

Yes.

You want to ask him about it?

You also suspect him?

Actually,

I started to suspect him last night.

His figure is one thing.

The other thing is that

there was a strong smell

of rouge on him.

That rouge fragrance

is exclusively provided for Wanhua House

by the Xu family.

Hold on. Hold on.

I still can't accept it.

That Hua Ruluan is a man?

I saw the portrait the Ministry of Justice of Furong City

gave my father with my own eyes.

It was obviously a woman.

That's why I said that's a man dressed like a woman.

I see.

No wonder I mistook him

as Liu Yeniang back in the inn.

He strangled

my throat at one go.

I wondered at that time

how could a cook

be so good at kung fu.

He must have been given away.

That's why

he stole Wanhua House's roster.

I saw him

at Liangyuan Pier today.

I thought he was weird.

Oh no.

Isn't there a cargo ship

leaving the city tonight from the pier?

Yes.

Judging by the time,

it's about to depart.

Let's go.

Wait.

Let me get this straight.

Chef Hua

disguised himself as a woman.

After Ling Se found out about it,

he went to Wanhua House,

and then stole the roster.

It turns out the direction of investigation was wrong.

No wonder my father couldn't find the real murderer.

Where are they?

They left a while ago.

They're gone?

Wait for me!

Luckily, we made it in time.

Let's not alert him.

Let's split into three groups

and encircle him.

Then...

Hua Ruluan!

What are you waiting for?

Go after him!

Whose friend is that?

Forget it.

Outflank him!

Okay.

Don't run!

Move!

What are you doing? Are you blind?

What are you doing?

Hua Ruluan, stop!

Don't run!

Hua Ruluan!

What are you doing?

Who are you

to catch me?

You... Don't run!

Stop!

Stop there!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop there!

That big brother can fly!

What's so great about being able to fly?

I'm even better.

That's my slingshot!