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[Strange Chronicles of Tang]

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[Episode 17]

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Come on, my beauty.

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Hurry and come in.

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Beauty.

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Don't rush.

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I'm in a rush.

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I'm really in a rush.

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You haven't told me

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what you do for a living.

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Does it matter?

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Of course it matters.

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I don't want to be some kept woman.

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I want to marry you.

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But I'm afraid

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if I tell you what I do,

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it might frighten you.

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You're not an official, are you?

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I just saw

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someone bringing you a gift.

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That's right.

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A gift indeed.

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Let's see what it is.

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Gulou Pastry?

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It's the most fashionable delicacy

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in Chang'an these days.

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Here.

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Lamb?

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I've never been able to eat lamb
since I was little.

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Then you're missing out.

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Tastes good.

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So good.

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Don't be shy.

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Eat more.

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Later on,

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you'll have the strength

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you need in bed.

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Pervert.

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Wait!

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You still won't

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tell me what you do.

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Everything's so unclear,

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I...

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Actually,

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it's for your own good.

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Who's there?

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What's going on?

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Honey!

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I'm sorry.

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You dare seduce my wife?

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This isn't over between us.

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Who are you?

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How dare you
break into my private residence?

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You're not young,

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yet you're quite strong.

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Pretending to be a general?

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Who are you trying to scare?

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As if a general
would be interested in my wife.

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[Zhu Ling,
Grand General of the Left Imperial Guard]

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You picked the wrong man to scam.

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Do you really have no idea who I am?

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I don't care who you are!

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Let's go!

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Come with me to see the official!

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Well,

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it's fine if you don't want to.

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You need to give me 500 coins.

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What?

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500 coins?

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No.

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600 coins.

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Move!

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Look at your pathetic demands.

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10,000 coins.

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10,000 coins, huh?

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Fine.

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Today,

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I'll cut you 10,000 times!

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Old fool.

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Stop pretending to be tough!

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You hit him too hard!

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If he dies,

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who will we get the money from?

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I didn't hit him hard.

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What's...

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Who are you looking for?

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Is this

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Grand General Zhu's private residence?

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Who are you?

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I'm your master's old friend from Wuzhong.

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My name is Lu Tong.

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Lu Tong?

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Sounds familiar.

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How did you find this place?

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Grand General Zhu

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was not at
the Left Imperial Guard's office

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or the main camp,

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or at his own residence.

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So

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I just asked around.

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Luckily, the clerk at the office said

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that the Grand General recently

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purchased a villa.

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Such a blabbermouth.

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Hurry up and report it.

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Look,

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this is water shield from Wuzhong.

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And I specifically bought 3 perches.

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We can make water shield soup

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and sliced perch,

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and your Grand General and I

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can reminisce about our hometown
in Wuzhong

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through these hometown dishes.

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But the Grand General
is handling official business.

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It's not convenient for receiving guests.

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Zhu Ling is in high spirits.

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Handling official business in his villa?

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You cannot go in!

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Really!

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You really can't go in!

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You really can't!

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Outrageous!

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I am the Grand General
of the Right Imperial Guard!

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Everyone knows the Left
and Right Imperial Guards don't get along.

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Today I brought some fish specifically

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to visit Grand General Zhu

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as a fellow townsman.

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If you keep blocking me,

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I'll slap you so hard

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your teeth will scatter across the ground!

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Which room is he in?

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Grand General Zhu,

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how have you been lately?

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He's not here?

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He is.

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He is here.

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He's not keeping a kept woman here, is he?

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Not exactly.

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Lately there have been some kept women

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using their looks to seduce men

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and actually extort money.

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Grand General Zhu,

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given your status,

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it would be best

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to stay away from such things.

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I'll be waiting for you outside.

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Zhu Ling!

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Master,

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it's your fellow townsman,

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the Grand General
of the Right Imperial Guard.

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I couldn't stop him.

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Zhu Ling!

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Last night, a homicide

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[Yongzhou Prefecture]

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occurred in Wannian County.

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The victim was a beggar

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who died from strychnine poisoning.

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There was a severe external injury
on his forehead.

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[Just and Selfless]

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What a coincidence.

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Over the past half month,

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3 elderly men over 60

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have died unnaturally.

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They also died from strychnine poisoning.

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All the victims
were found within Chang'an County.

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The new Chang'an County Sheriff, Wei Yan,

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reported the case
to the Yongzhou Prefecture Office.

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They're investigating it,

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and so am I.

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I've already identified a suspect.

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Last night,

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I had Jia tailing him.

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Perhaps Jia was careless,

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or the suspect was too cunning.

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He managed to shake Jia off

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and fled to Wannian County
to commit another crime.

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The previous 3 victims

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all died from strychnine poisoning,

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but none of them had external injuries.

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That's right.

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I believe

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this time the victim

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tried to fight back

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before the poison fully took effect,

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and was struck by the killer,

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which left the injury.

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That's possible.

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Official Lu!

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Official Lu!

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Bad news! Something terrible happened!

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Captain Xue,

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don't panic. Take it slow.

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Zhu Ling, the Grand General
of the Left Imperial Guard

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was murdered in his private residence,

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and the murderer is believed to be

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Lu Tong, the Grand General

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of the Right Imperial Guard.

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What?

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Both the Left and Right Imperial Guards

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have received the news.

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A bloody clash

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may be unavoidable.

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Lu Lingfeng!

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You must not act rashly!

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Everyone, calm down!

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Don't act impulsively!

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Don't act impulsively!

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Put down your weapons!

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Right Imperial Guard,

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step back 10 paces!

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General,

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the Grand General is still inside.

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We brothers of the Right Imperial Guard

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swear to protect the Grand General
with our lives!

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We swear to protect the Grand General
with our lives!

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I understand how you feel!

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But in Chang'an territory,

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under His Majesty's rule,

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the Left and Right Imperial Guards
drawing blades against each other

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is certainly not something
the Grand General

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would want to see!

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Step back!

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Brothers of the Left Imperial Guard,

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please also step back 10 paces.

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Why should we listen to you?

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Grand General Zhu was murdered.

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We'll kill Lu Tong

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and avenge him!

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I, Lu Lingfeng, Yongzhou Judicial Office,

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will never shield the murderer.

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However,

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before the case is fully solved,

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you must not act on mere speculation,

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nor allow yourselves to be used by others!

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Please,

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step back.

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Step back.

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Sir,

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the autopsy is complete.

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The findings have been recorded.

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The food container

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and suspicious items,

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including the unfinished Gulou Pastry,

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have all been collected.

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Understood.

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All of you may leave now.

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Yes.

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Yes.

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[Wei Yan, Chang'an County Sheriff]

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We have known each other

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for over 40 years.

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I never thought that today I, Wei Yan,

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would have to bid you farewell

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in this way.

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Mr. Zhu Ling,

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may you

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rest in peace.

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Take Zhu Ling's body

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back to the county office first.

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Yes.

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Guards!

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Grand General!

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Grand General!

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Are you all right?

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Can I leave now?

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Grand General Lu,

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you and the Zhu family servant

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were the first to discover the body.

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Therefore, please do me the honor

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of going back
to the Chang'an County Office with me.

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What did you say?

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Didn't I make myself clear?

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Wei Yan.

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No wonder you're over 60

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but still just a county sheriff.

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What's wrong with being a county sheriff?

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Investigating crimes

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is the duty given to me by the court.

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But I've already explained!

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I was merely visiting a fellow townsman.

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The servant can testify!

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The servant?

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The servant went to buy food,

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and when he returned,
you were already at the gate.

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Who can testify

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for what happened before that?

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Who knows

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if you didn't go out from here,

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see the servant returning,

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and then pretend to knock on the door?

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You...

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Don't act so arrogant before me.

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When I was a third-rank official,

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you, Lu Tong,

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were just a minor captain

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in the Imperial Guard.

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Sheriff Wei,

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many soldiers from both

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the Left and Right Imperial Guards
are gathering outside.

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Taking the Grand General

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to the office for questioning right now

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is clearly inappropriate.

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Official Lu,

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this is Chang'an County.

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As Chang'an County Sheriff,

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I don't need anyone telling me

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how to investigate a case.

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Today I must take Lu Tong

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to the Chang'an County Office
for questioning.

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That is according to protocol.

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No matter if there are
thousands of troops outside

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or people there to plead on his behalf,

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I must proceed.

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Even if His Majesty himself were here,

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it would be the same.

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I'm Su Wuming. Greetings, Sheriff Wei.

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This is west of Zhuque Avenue,

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not within Wannian County's jurisdiction.

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What are you doing here?

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Are you here to investigate a case?

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I wouldn't dare.

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Then does that mean

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you're here to plead for Lu Tong as well?

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Don't bother.

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Greetings, Grand General.

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What's happening here?

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Sheriff Su.

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Captain Feng.

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May I take a look at the body?

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Please be quick then.

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What?

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Are you angry?

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Lu Tong must be even angrier than you.

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The Grand General was truly furious.

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You know what?

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He took the initiative to see Zhu Ling

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on His Majesty's instruction.

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It was meant to ease tensions

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between
the Left and Right Imperial Guards.

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The Grand General did make concessions.

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Yet now he's suspected of murder

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and even taken to the office
for questioning.

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If word gets out,

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wouldn't the Imperial Guard's reputation

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be ruined overnight?

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I've thought of all that.

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But Wei Yan is highly seasoned.

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Back in Emperor Gaozong's reign,

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he was already serving
at Crown Prince Hong's side.

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Later,

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he rose all the way to Censor-in-Chief.

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He was demoted to Fengtian County Sheriff

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after the suppression
of Deposed Queen Wei's rebellion

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only because he backed the wrong side.

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He was just recently appointed
as Chang'an County Sheriff.

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Therefore,

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he won't give

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the Grand General any face,

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let alone you.

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Didn't you say

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that there was already a suspect

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in the 3 murders of elderly men earlier?

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When will you make the arrest?

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I intended
to wait until we had solid evidence

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before moving.

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But now it seems

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we'll have to act earlier than planned.