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[Qiao Residence]

In the early years of the Republic of China,

a fire broke out at 147 Xafei Road in the Shanghai French Concession,

killing many people.

Afterward, rumors spread that the place was haunted.

For a long time, it remained desolate.

Until one year,

a outsider businessman bought and renovated it.

It was then transformed into

the Yuelai Inn.

[Yuelai Inn]

Little bitch,

am I not better than your man in bed?

[Yuelai Inn]

Go check.

No one!

Go check!

Who's there? It's the middle of the night!

Wait for me!

It's the middle of the night.

What are you knocking for?

Who's there?

Still knocking?

Knock, knock, knock, are you rushing me to my death?

Boss,

I want a room.

It's late at night.

Who is there?

Where did this poor beggar come from?

This stench of poverty is unbearable!

Go away! Go away!

Stinky beggar!

Go away!

You ruined my mood! Tch!

Hey, let's go, go, go!

Aaaah!

Don't come near me!

Don't come near!

Don't come near!

You greedy woman!

Dare to leave me.

I'll kill you all!

Hahaha!

Take it off!

[The Truth is Murky]

[Six months later]

[Wanted Notice]

[Wanted Notice]

[Candied Chestnuts]

[Wanted Notice]

[Candied Chestnuts]

It's raining.

[Popular singer, Ling Chenxi]

Let's go.

OK.

[Yuelai Inn]

[Yuelai Inn]

Hey, here.

Thanks.

Boss.

Our innkeeper asked me to bring you the wine.

I've placed it here.

It's so cold!

Give me a pot of wine.

Help yourself.

[Eighteen-year-old boy, Li Jingran]

[The boy's mother, Leng Qiuyan]

Help him inside.

OK!

Go.

Have some tea.

[Wanted criminal: Fang Chijing, reward: 3,000 gold francs]

[Detective, Luo Zhen]

Hold on, it'll be done soon.

[Yuelai Inn boss, Cheng Fulai]

Done.

Thanks.

Don't get wet.

Such heavy rain.

What's going on today？

My little place is busier than usual.

Alright,

you guys go back to your rooms and rest.

[Yuelai Inn]

[Tianfu Tavern waiter, Duan Changhe]

Curfew in effect!

Violators will be executed on sight!

Curfew in effect!

Violators will be executed on sight!

Curfew in effect!

Violators will be executed on sight!

Curfew in effect!

Violators will be executed on sight!

Curfew in effect!

Violators will be executed on sight!

Curfew in effect!

Violators will be executed on sight!

This bunch of bastards!

So early today!

Let's go.

OK.

Hey, girl...

What do you want to do?

Hungry?

Heh heh heh...

You are drunk!

He's quite strong!

Damn it!

You know him?

Let's go back to the room first.

Drink your wine.

Don't cause trouble!

Thanks.

[Spirit Tablet of Deceased Sister, Yu'er]

[Spirit Tablet of Deceased Sister, Yu'er]

How did I raise such an ungrateful brat?

Always causing me trouble!

If your leg isn't healed by tomorrow,

just wait and see how I deal with you!

Hey!

Don't run!

You think you can catch me with these moves?

Dare to knock over my drink, huh?

Honey.

Honey, I'm home!

Damn you.

Dare to cheat behind my back!

That scared the hell out of me!

Oh no!

What happened?

There's a dead body downstairs.

Should we call the police?

No need.

[Police Badge]

I'm from the police station.

My name is Luo Zhen.

Boss,

tell the others to stay in their rooms and not come out.

I'm going to catch the culprit.

Be careful, everyone.

I knew this place was unlucky!

We... we can't get out.

If it were't for your damn injury,

we would've been gone back by now!

Why the hell are we stuck in this hellhole?

This mess is all your fault!

Little brat!

This mess is all your fault!

[Yuelai Inn]

Tch! Damn lamp!

Did you do this?

This matter

has nothing to do with us.

Why

didn't the fire kill him?

I've already warned you,

never mention that again!

Mom.

Mom!

No one's been in here.

What happened?

My…

My mom went in a long time ago and hasn't come out.

Can you help me check?

Aaaah!

Is everything alright?

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Get up.

Mom!

Don't leave me, mom.

What's wrong?

Mom!

Mom.

Mom.

Get up, mom.

From the kitchen.

Mom.

Mom.

Mom...

Mom..

Mom!

It's not safe here.

Find the killer first. Hurry!

Get up.

Mom.

Get up first.

Mom!

Don't be sad.

Mom...

The most important thing is to find the murderer

and avenge your mother!

Let's go.

Listen to me.

Don't cry.

Let's go.

Be careful.

There's a hidden door here.

I'll go down first.

Be careful.

Mr. Cheng, you have this fetish too?

I'm just kidding.

[Qiao Residence]

Qiao Residence?

[Qiao Residence]

Don't be nervous.

Everything here

is related to a massacre that happened 15 years ago.

I was involved in that case.

The murderer was a common soldier

named Qing Muyang.

He escaped a few days after he was captured.

I'm the small fry to blame.

In just a day,

a police officer who caught criminals

became a jailer.

The predecessor of Yuelai Inn

was the Qiao Residence.

[147 Xiafei Road]

[Qiao Residence]

[Yuelai Inn]

I was fleeing and passed through,

intending to search for remaining clues.

But coincidentally,

I encountered two more murders here.

It's curfew outside,

we can't get out.

I suspect the murderer is still in the inn.

So,

while searching for him,

I found this secret tunnel.

Then...

who killed these people?

I'm not sure now,

but everyone is a suspect.

If we can't figure it out, someone may die anytime.

I have to go back.

Go back.

We'd better not act alone.

What?

What happened?

What's wrong?

Dead...

Why are there two bodies?

The innholder.

Open the door!

Open the door!

Since you found out my secret,

no one can leave here alive.

How is it?

The innholder blocked the door of the cellar.

Will we die here?

I don't want to die here.

Alright.

Stop crying.

Let's ease it.

It's a kind of fate

to be locked here together.

Let me introduce myself.

My name is Fang Chijing.

A former jailer,

and now a fugitive.

You two don't seem like locals.

I'm Xie Changfeng.

It's my sister's birthday.

I came to celebrate her birthday.

What's your name, lady?

I...

My surname is Ling.

Ling?

How about you? You've been chasing me all day.

Kid.

I...

My name is Li Jingran.

How did your leg get hurt?

I was working with my mom during the day

and accidentally fell on the way.

It's all my fault.

If it weren't for my leg,

my mom wouldn't have...

Don't blame yourself.

Things are unpredictable.

No one wants this.

Don't give up;

it's not the time to die yet.

In the end, things will mend.

Forget it.

If we could get out,

these two wouldn't have died trapped here.

Knock again.

Give me a hand.

Let's go.

[Yuelai Inn]

Here.

Shhh.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Hurry up!

Go.

Go upstairs first.

Hurry.

Go.

Everyone go back to your room.

Before dawn,

no matter what happens,

don't come out.

Staying together is safer now.

Listen to Officer Luo.

Back to our room.

But...

Go back.

Let's go.

What are you doing?

Didn't you say to go back to our rooms?

Alright.

You go that way.

I'll go this way.

If you find the murderer,

don't act rashly.

Got it.

Ling...

Ling...

Help me.

Help me.

Why won't you save me, Ling?

I'm in so much pain.

Ling, help me.

Help me!

It wasn't me.

Not me.

Stop!

Let's go.

I'll take you to have fun.

Go! Let's go.

My stomach hurts.

I have to go back.

You must be hungry.

Let's go.

Keep your voice down.

Be careful.

Want to run away in the middle of the night?

How am I supposed to sell to others now?

Luo Zhen! Luo Zhen!

[Police ID]

My name is Luo Zhen.

I'm from the constabulary.

[Wanted]

Is everyone okay?

Are you okay?

Miss Ling.

Miss Ling.

Lin-Ling.

Ling.

Ling.

Ling!

Ling!

Enough.

Stop acting.

You killed all of them.

I didn't kill anyone.

I'd never kill my sister.

Why did you kill her?

It's you.

You are Qing Muyang?

So what?

Go back to your room.

I'll tie him up

and report to the police.

Move!

[Yuelai Inn]

Judging from your expression,

you're surprised, huh?

This day finally came.

Do you know what it feels like

to have a gun to your head, with no way out

except begging for mercy?

Just like now,

your life or death is all up to me.

I've been waiting for this day for a long time.

You must be wondering.

But all your questions will be answered

when you go to hell

and see them.

Are you looking for it?

I made a decision before I went upstairs last night.

I wanted to know the murderer's ultimate motive.

So I left the gun to him.

Of course, I took the bullet out.

Your plan has been exposed.

Don't you want to introduce yourself again?

Qiao Guicyi,

the survivor of the Qiao family massacre.

How did you find out?

At first,

I thought it was a simple serial murder case.

The murderer must be among the people in the inn.

I just didn't understand

what the murderer's motive was.

When I first arrived at the basement,

I didn't think too much.

I just had a vague feeling that

things weren't as simple as I imagined.

So, I went to the basement to look for clues again.

Then, I found this.

The one in center of the photo

is Qiao Guicyi, the survivor of the Qiao family.

He has been missing since the massacre.

Looking at his age,

you two are almost the same.

You want revenge.

That's your motive for murder, right?

When I found the bodies of Luo Zhen and Mr. Cheng,

I wanted to arrest you immediately.

Unfortunately, I was too late.

You killed Ling Chenxi.

Bastard!

You left the pen in the room

to frame Qing Muyang.

I had to use my trick to lure you out.

So what?

[Yuelai Inn]

All these years,

I've been looking for those who destroyed my family.

Thank God.

I finally found clues about them.

First, Qing Muyang and Ling Chenxi.

I found that they would come here at the beginning of October every year.

October was also when my family was destroyed.

[Qing Muyang meets Ling Chenxi in the inn room. October 6th]

Qing Muyang.

Luckily, you escaped from prison,

otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to deal with you myself.

Hey, get me a bottle of good brandy.

Deliver to Yuelai Inn tonight.

[Yuelai Inn]

Here.

Thank you.

Sir,

my boss asked me to bring you the brandy.

I'll put it here.

It's freezing cold.

This day has finally come.

The slaughter

begins.

This errand man

was my family butler.

His name is Duan Changhe.

Don't scare me in the middle of the night!

I just had a few drinks.

Don't tell my boss!

A few drinks?

If you hadn't been drunk on that day,

the bandits wouldn't have got in and set fire.

If you love to drink so much,

then I'll make sure you drink to your heart's content.

By right, I should be the noble young master of the Qiao family.

But now,

I'm living a starving life.

What about your mother?

After all,

she brought you up.

What did she do wrong?

Brought me up?

How could she raise me as a maid of Qiao Residence?

She was a devil.

You have no idea

what she has done to me all these years.

You see.

She kept me alive

to earn money for her.

She beat me up every day.

She abused me and hurt me!

Do you have any idea how I got here?

She forced me.

She deserves to die!

What about Luo Zhen and Mr. Cheng?

And Ling Chenxi.

What have they done wrong?

The owner of the inn is a murderer.

This is my house!

My house!

Luo Zhen

is not a police officer at all.

How he get here

you should know best.

It's his fault

he saw something he shouldn't have.

Who's there?

Ling, it's me.

Ling, I'm scared.

Come in.

Ling, what's wrong?

Nothing.

Sit.

I'll get you some water.

As for Ling Chenxi,

she was the accomplice of Qing Muyang.

It's you.

You all deserve to die.

You all deserve it!

Let me tell you a story.

15 years ago,

there was a plague in the village.

We escaped from famine and came here,

trying to stay alive.

Hello?

What are you shouting for?

What are you doing?

This is the home of Master Qiao, right?

Who are you?

We came here to escape the famine.

Can you take us in, please?

This is my sister.

Girls can stay.

Not Boys.

Yu'er, live well.

I'll come back to see you.

Move.

My name is Ling Chenxi.

What's your name?

My name is Qing Yu'er.

How old are you?

Nine.

I'm 11.

You can call me Ling from now on.

Where's Yu'er?

Where is Yu'er? Where is she?

Yu'er

is dead.

Next,

I tried my best to find out the truth.

What did the police say?

They refuse to help.

I'll enforce justice on behalf of heaven.

Will you help me?

Yes.

[Qiao Residence]

Your drink.

Goo-Good girl.

Are they all asleep?

Yes.

Who are you?

Your killer.

What is this?

Let's go!

Mom.

Mom.

Run! Fire!

Run!

Fire!

Help!

Fire!

Help!

Mom!

Fire!

Run!

Mom!

Mom!

Let's go.

Fire!

Fire!

- Run! - Run!

Nonsense! Impossible! Nonsense!

He was a beast.

In order to satisfy his own desire,

he killed many girls like Yu'er.

What did they do wrong?

Impossible.

Impossible. Impossible.

Not true. You're lying!

You're lying! You're lying!

You're lying.

Revenge isn't the only solution in this world.

In the end,

grudges will amount to nothing.

[Yuelai Inn]

How is it?

Have you made up your mind?

Forget it.

I'm tired of hiding

for so long.

I want to be a new person too.

Mr. Fang.

Is childhood all so painful and

it gets better when you grow up?

[Yuelai Inn]

[The Truth is Murky]

Do you know

what kind of people your parents were?

You must be hungry.