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[Strange Chronicles of Tang]

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[Episode 4]

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[Yongzhou Prefecture]

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Am I free now?

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Am I finally free?

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Thank you, Officers.

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Thank you all.

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I can't wait

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to visit the East Market,

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eat a bowl of Xiao's wontons,

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and buy myself some decent clothes.

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And then

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have some fun in the Pingkang District.

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I go to the Pingkang District

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just to listen to the songstresses

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playing the pipa.

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It's been months

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since I heard any music.

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I really can't stand it anymore.

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Did you really not write the blood letter?

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No, I didn't.

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Why don't you check again?

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Biting my finger would hurt so much.

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I can't bring myself to do it.

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Write down your name.

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Why?

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Cut the crap.

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Is this a place for you

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to ask questions?

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I'll write it. I'll write it.

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[Xie Xia]

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Why did those 3 women

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imprison you?

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They are bad people.

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Then how did you get

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the nickname "Woe-Reliever"?

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I...

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Yeah,

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it's my fault.

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I seduced them first.

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I admit that.

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Later, I wanted to leave,

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but I couldn't get away.

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You brought this on yourself.

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With such poor character,

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you don't deserve
to become a jinshi scholar.

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Go back to your hometown!

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I could tell at first glance

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that the blood letter
wasn't written by him.

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But what I want to say

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is whoever wrote that blood letter

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must be a scholar.

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Writing with blood

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and still making such neat letters

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isn't easy at all.

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I understand.

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Thank you for your work.

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[Honesty and Diligence]

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The 3 women are neighbors,

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all widows.

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Is this kind of situation

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common in the Xiuzhen District?

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Not common.

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I believe this would be unusual

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anywhere else too.

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Have they always lived there?

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Not exactly.

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Cong has lived

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in the Xiuzhen District since childhood.

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She married a live-in man.

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That man was quite honest.

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Later on,

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he caught an unknown illness

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and died.

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As for Manniang and Hua,

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they moved here in the past few years.

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Manniang came earlier,

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and Hua

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a few months later.

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Was Cong's husband

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still alive then?

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I need to think about that carefully.

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In the glorious capital,

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you dared to imprison someone as a slave.

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What punishment do you deserve?

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Captain Xue.

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They're not answering.

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Apply torture!

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Apply torture!

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I am the mastermind.

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The underground chamber is in my house.

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The idea of imprisoning Xie You

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was also mine.

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These 2 had nothing to do with it.

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Having Manniang and Hua

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move in as your neighbors

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was also your idea, wasn't it?

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How did your husband die?

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Take her away.

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Yes!

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Manniang.

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Your martial skills are impressive.

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How many lives have you taken?

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Take her away too.

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Yes!

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[Loyalty]

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Hua!

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I...

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I'm just an accomplice.

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I was an assassin before,

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but I only assisted others.

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I've never killed anyone myself!

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If I didn't have evidence,

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would I let you stay alone?

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You killed Cong's husband,

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didn't you?

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No, no, I didn't kill him!

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It was Manniang!

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Manniang

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was the handler for Cong and me.

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Because of my carelessness,

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Cong's husband

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found out about our past.

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Manniang didn't even give a warning

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before she struck.

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His blood splattered all over me.

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It was terrifying.

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What happened in the past?

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Nothing important.

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Not talking?

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Luo, Jia, Liu!

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Silence!

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I'll talk! I'll talk!

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Manniang

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was an assassin from the Crimson Pact.

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Cong and I were her subordinates.

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How did you find the flaw?

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When you went mushroom picking
at Leyouyuan

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to celebrate his birthday,

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he had supposedly moved away already.

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It's all because of Hua's big mouth.

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Of course, it's also my fault.

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I was seduced by the Woe-Reliever

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and ended up like this.

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About the Crimson Pact,

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I won't say anything.

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Just cut off my head!

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Yingtao,

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you're a heroine.

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When you were saving Su Wuming,

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you weren't afraid of death.

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And you're now afraid
of my mere acupuncture needles?

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Don't move. Don't move.

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Done.

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Although I've removed the needles,

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you should still lie down a bit longer.

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Don't worry.

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With me here,

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everything will be fine.

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Yingtao used all her strength

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to protect me.

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Those 2 assassins, a man and a woman,

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were highly skilled in martial arts.

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I've been thinking,

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but I can't figure it out.

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I have no enemies.

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Who would want to kill me?

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How did you all
get involved with assassins?

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Those 3 women,

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though ordinary in martial arts,

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have been confirmed
to be Crimson Pact assassins.

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Ordinary in martial arts?

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They're just minions at best.

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What are minions?

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Minions

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are part of the Crimson Pact

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but not really assassins.

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They can develop their own subordinates

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but have only one direct handler.

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If they lose contact

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with their handler,

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they'll become abandoned pieces

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and can never find
their assassin group again.

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The core assassins of the Crimson Pact

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are either highly skilled martial artists

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or experts with extraordinary abilities,

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including those who excel in poisoning

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or illusion.

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In short,

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their common characteristic

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is that they're all extremely arrogant.

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Assassins of high caliber like Beacon Fire

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and Silent Ember

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naturally have

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all kinds of business

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from clients seeking them out.

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But if the target

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is just an ordinary nobody,

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even if you offer them a fortune,

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they won't do the job themselves.

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That's why they have minions

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handle the minor tasks.

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Some masters even train

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their disciples to become minions.

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I must say, Mr. Fei,

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you seem to know

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quite a lot about this.

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Of course I do.

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After all, I once treated

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Silent Ember's wounds.

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Su Wuming.

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Why don't you

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take another look at this thing?

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You said it's 15 days old,

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but Mr. Fei suggested

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it's 5 days old.

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[Save Lives, Relieve Woes]

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[Save Lives, Relieve Woes]

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The bloodstains seeped into the linen,

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winding like trails left by earthworms
crawling through mud.

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Though it was just a quick assessment
back then,

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it seems correct now.

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Something this completely dried out

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and brittle

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should be at least 15 days old, right?

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Su Wuming,

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you've learned well from Master Di.

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When criminals leave traces,

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they can't escape your keen eye.

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But when it comes to human blood,

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I have seen

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more than most.

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I didn't just guess it was 5 days old.

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I smelled it.

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Try it yourself.

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Your noses aren't good enough.

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Haven't you smelled the blood?

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No, I haven't.

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Scrape off a bit more

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and dissolve it in water, then smell.

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Especially the word

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"Relieve."

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The first 2 words "Save Lives"

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are clearly lighter
than the following words.

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This is because the blood was still thin

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at the initial stage of writing,

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requiring the writer

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to bite his fingertips repeatedly.

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[Save Lives, Relieve Woes]

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Look, it turns as red as cinnabar

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toward the end.

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My mentor Sun Simiao once said

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once drawn from the body, human blood will
develop a putrid odor after 3 days

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and decompose by the fifth.

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Now, smell the blood in the water again.

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There is indeed a faint putrid odor.

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This is a sign that the vital essence
in the blood hasn't dispersed.

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According to
the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon,"

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based on the principles
of blood decomposition,

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it is definitely no more than 5 days old,

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likely between 3 and 5 days old.

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But the cracking level of these words...

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I understand now.

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Recently, the Maestros of Rain in Chang'an

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have all been praying for rain,

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which only came this afternoon.

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The robe

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was hanging in Ascension Forest.

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The robe was exposed to wind and sun,

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which accelerated its drying.

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That's why

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this blood writing
that's only a few days old

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appears

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to be half a month old.

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That's right.

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Thank you, Miracle Doctor Fei,

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for correcting my misjudgment.

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No need for that.

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We're a team.

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Such a grand gesture

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might shorten my life.

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In the future,

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if there's anything you don't understand,

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just ask me.

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I'll give you some guidance anytime.

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Alright,

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both of you, sit down.

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Whether it's 15 or 5 days old,

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the leads have gone cold on both sides.

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Didn't we capture

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the 3 female assassins?

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That's quite an achievement.

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What a coincidence.

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Today, when I left the district office,

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I ran into Mr. Hou from Hero Restaurant.

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So I ordered

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some of their signature dishes.

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They should arrive soon.

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How about we have a few drinks?

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A few drinks sounds good.

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A few drinks can help blood circulation,

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which is perfect

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for my back to heal faster.

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Ruan Daxiong has gone beyond the border.

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Mr. Hou is running the restaurant alone.

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He must be very busy.

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The restaurant is already short-staffed.

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And you've made them

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deliver food all the way here.

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Won't that interfere with

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Hero Restaurant's business?

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It sounds like

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Official Lu has invested

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in Hero Restaurant.

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Besides,

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I wouldn't have

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their staff deliver it.

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I hired an errand service to pick it up.

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Everyone's been so busy lately.

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Lu Lingfeng and Xue Huan
used to stay at the district office,

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so it's rare for us to gather.

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There's no time to cook,

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so this is the best I can do.

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I've already asked Xue Huan

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to buy some good wine.

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Xijun, you really understand me.

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My gold-plated silver flask

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with a dancing horse pattern

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is already empty.

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Doesn't the name
I came up with for this flask,

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the one Xijun gave me, sound nice?

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It's nice,

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but just a bit of a mouthful.

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According to my original plan,

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tomorrow, the district circuit
shall take place in the Xiuzhen District.

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I hope

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I can find some useful clues.

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So I won't drink today.

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The recent cases we've investigated

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and situations we've encountered

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are all related to this Xiuzhen District.

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How about I go with you tomorrow?

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You volunteered to go,

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so don't complain.

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For the sake of the investigation,

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when have I ever complained?

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Thank you for your work.

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Here's your fee.

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Thank you, Miss.

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To be honest,

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I've been working as an errand runner

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for over 6 months now,

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but this is my first time delivering food.

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On my way here, I was wondering

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who would be rich enough

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to have just a few dishes

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delivered from outside Kaiyuan Gate,

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all the way across half of Chang'an.

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Little did I know

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you were going to host

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the renowned disciple of Master Di.

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I've seen Official Lu before.

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On district circuit for cases,
he cuts an imposing figure

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and is so kind to us common folk.

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This errand trip

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is definitely worth it.

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Here,

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this is from Official Lu for you.

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Thank you, Miss.

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Thank you, Official Lu.

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Please enjoy your meal.

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I'll be on my way now.

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I have more deliveries to make.

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Farewell.

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For an official,

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earning the people's approval

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is the greatest joy.

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How about you have a few drinks tonight?

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Just a small drink,

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not enough to affect
the district circuit tomorrow.

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Well then,

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a small drink?

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A small drink.

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In my entire life,

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I hate nothing
more than the words "small drink."

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It reeks of pretentiousness.

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You 2 can have your small drink.

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I shall drink heartily with others.

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If we're drinking, let's drink properly!

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Let's go.