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[Strange Chronicles of Tang]

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[Episode 6]

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Easy with it,

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or the dew will all end up on the ground.

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Thank you for the advice,
Madam Master of Rain.

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It's you?

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After hearing what you said,
I asked around

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and learned
that this is a lucrative business.

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So, I-I wanted to give it a try.

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Madam, do you live near this place?

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Yes.

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Who do you live with?

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My husband.

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Why are you being so distant with me?

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Since I came of age at 15,

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I'd run into several scoundrels

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every month.

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You're a scholar.

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Why are you behaving like them?

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You're getting it wrong.

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How could I possibly be like...

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Previously,

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to drive away

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that punk Da for you,

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I nearly lost my life.

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Have you forgotten it?

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Da craves money.

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You didn't hire him, did you?

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My husband and I are deeply in love.

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Whatever your intentions are,

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please stay away from me.

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Got a finding?

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What's going on?

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Why is she giving you the cold shoulder?

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Madam Master of Rain

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is quite popular in town.

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Isn't it just normal

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that she ignores me?

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Go get that piece of clothing

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for me now.

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I think it was hung there not long ago.

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Maybe it's related to the missing person.

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Yes.

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This is Lai's robe.

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I made it for him myself.

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Where is he?

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He...

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hasn't been found yet.

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Then...

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where was this robe

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discovered?

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In the Ascension Forest.

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The...

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Ascen-

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Ascen-

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Ascension Forest.

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He died out there,

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and someone hung his robe

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in the Ascension Forest.

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That's not too bad.

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Not too bad.

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Officer,

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please hang this robe

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back on where it was.

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So I won't be haunted by Lai's spirit

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anymore.

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You...

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Early this morning,

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I found Lai's robe

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at this place.

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It's been confirmed to be his by his wife.

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You nearly lost your life

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at this place yesterday.

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Why would you dare come here again?

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Where is Lu Lingfeng?

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Why the shouting?

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Aren't I right here?

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Exactly.

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With you here, what do I have to fear?

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I'd really like to know

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what these Ghost Birds do at night

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and what they feed on.

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That's the spot, I think.

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Right.

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This is the spot.

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Madam Master of Rain said

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this red robe

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was hanging right here when she saw it.

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It seems this robe

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is all we can count on to find clues.

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Show me that turquoise

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again.

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The robe is made of ordinary fabric,

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yet the knot button is premium turquoise.

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Such a combination...

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must be rare in the market, right?

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Right.

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In that case,

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let's go visit

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that old friend of ours.

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Which old friend?

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You mean Director Kang?

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That's a good idea!

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[West Market Administration]

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Here you are.

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All robe shops in Chang'an are registered

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[Director of West Market, Kang Yuanli]

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in this scroll.

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I specifically had the features

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of each shop noted down.

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[Weiyang Fabric Shop]

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[Jewel Robe Shop]

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Jewel Robe Shop.

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All knot buttons and ornaments

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on the clothes

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are made of gemstones.

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[The Jewel Robe Shop is located
near the Persian House in the West Market]

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[Jewel Robe Shop]

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This way.

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Please.

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Thank you, Mr. Dai.

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Next time we're in Chang'an,

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we'll definitely come

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and buy robes from you again.

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It's promise then.

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No take-backs.

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I'll be waiting for you in Chang'an.

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Sure.

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Gentlemen,

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welcome to the Jewel Robe Shop.

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Are you the shop owner?

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Yes, I am.

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[Mr. Dai, Jewel Robe Shop]

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My surname is Dai.

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Would you like to have robes made
for yourselves?

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Then you've come to the right place.

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Please come in.

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This robe...

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Isn't it

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the robe we lost?

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How come it's back now?

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Where is the button?

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It's turquoise.

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Watch your mouth!

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Go on.

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This is an investigation
conducted by Yongzhou Judicial Office.

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Madam,

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don't be afraid of him.

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Just keep talking.

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It seems like...

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Well, it is

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the robe I lost.

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Did I tell you to speak?

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Madam, please go on.

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This is indeed the robe we lost.

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That heinous thief

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does have a good eye,

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for prying off the button.

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That button is turquoise.

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It's worth a lot.

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I drilled it myself

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with great caution.

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Come on.

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Take a look. Is it the one?

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It is!

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Let me sew it back on.

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Thank you,

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officer.

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An expensive robe was stolen

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from your shop.

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Why didn't you report it?

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That robe was not for sale.

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I kept it for myself.

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But you couldn't recognize
your own clothes,

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and used the words "seems like."

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He's just getting old and foolish.

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He's been working here

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for over a decade,

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dealing with these clothes every day.

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He's inevitably confused sometimes.

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Working here?

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So you're not the shop owner.

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But how did you

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answer my question earlier?

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Well, he...

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Enough said about him.

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Let's talk about you.

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Now that he's not the owner,

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are you?

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I...

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Mr. Dai!

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Mr. Dai,

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you've made the leap

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from manager to shop owner.

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Isn't it time to pay the difference
for the coffin?

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It's crafted from cypress wood,
not mulberry.

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So you need to pay me 500 extra coins.

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Are you out of your mind?

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Is that cypress coffin worth so much?

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A cypress coffin

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is certainly more expensive
than a mulberry one.

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A cypress coffin

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can deter evil spirits

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and monsters

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from the deceased.

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That's right.

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How brilliant of you.

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Such a nice shop

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of your nephew's is now

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in your possession.

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Yet you're haggling

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with me for his coffin.

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Is it even appropriate?

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Butterfly,

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give him the money.

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Just leave, you awful man.

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If you had paid up earlier,
I wouldn't have come at all.

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Thanks.

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So your nephew died?

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Shancai died of a sudden illness.

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There were witnesses.

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Did I ask you about that?

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He really died of a sudden illness.

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He had no children.

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As his uncle,

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I had to step forward

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to hold a funeral for him.

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Then you conveniently took over his shop

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as its new owner.

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Let me ask you.

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How much savings did your nephew have?

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Less than 100,000 coins.

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It sounds like you think

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it's too little, don't you?

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Dai!

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Why did you kneel down?

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I...

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My legs suddenly went weak.

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Have I told you to get up?

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What's your name?

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Butterfly.

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How are you related to him?

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Not in any way!

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I'm Shancai's wife.

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Then how could you
deny being related to him?

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Isn't he Shancai's uncle?

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Yes, he is.

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Your husband is dead.

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This shop should be yours.

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Why is it his now?

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It's not like that.

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Uncle is just managing the shop for me.

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He claims to be the shop owner.

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Others consider him that way too.

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Why don't you refute it?

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I...

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Mr. Dai.

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Please tell us

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how your nephew died.

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I didn't kill him!

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Then you must've murdered your husband.

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I didn't do it either!

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Are the two of you...

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having an affair?

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She seduced me!

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You old bastard!

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We agreed to never tell.

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[Butterfly, Shancai's wife]

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Yet you've confessed even before being

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taken to court.

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Bah!

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You did seduce me!

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You had thoughts about me and peeped at me

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while I bathed.

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How else could I have
successfully seduced you?

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What kind of excuse is that?

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I...

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The two of you, stop bickering.

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Just tell us how you killed Shancai.

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Confess now.

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Or you'll be put to torture.

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Shancai...

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had severe ulcers

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on his back.

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The doctor said he must avoid goose meat.

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Actually,

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he had never eaten goose meat,

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so it was easy to fool him.

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I just...

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In fact, it was her idea!

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What?

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You ungrateful bastard!

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I'm going to end you!

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I'm telling the truth!

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I...

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I'm telling the truth!

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-You're dead meat!
-Official Lu, this...

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What's going on here?

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Before Shancai died,

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I decided to

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to move all his valuable belongings

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to my place,

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since it'd be ominous

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to do so after he died.

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I meant to take this robe too.

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At that time,

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I dared not leave his home,

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being worried
that his friends might visit him

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and get him a doctor.

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So,

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I hired delivery service.

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Delivery service?

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Like a courier?

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Yes.

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Everything was delivered,

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except for this robe.

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Recently,

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I've been wanting to confront them
about it.

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Who provided the service?

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The Flying General.

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We often have them deliver
the expensive clothes

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made in our shop.

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Nothing had gone wrong before that.

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Here's your statement.

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Read it.

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Sign it

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if you find it correct.

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Let me through!

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Make way, please.

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-Give me a hand.
-Let me through!

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Sure.

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Gentlemen,

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here are the logs.

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[Flying General]

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This is it.

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[Courier: Chen Shubao]

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It was Chen Shubao who made

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this delivery.

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He has the name
of a fallen kingdom's ruler.

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I knew he couldn't be a good person.

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Mr. Kang,

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you seem to have much knowledge
about the history and famous figures

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of the Central Plains.

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Though I'm Sogdian,

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I've long been a Chang'an resident

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and a Tang citizen.

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Where is Chen Shubao?

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Have him come over.

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He no longer works here.

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Then where does he live?

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I don't know.

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But you should.

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You recruited him to deliver items,

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yet you don't know where he lives.

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How would that leave you

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if he stole anything?

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This person is somewhat unusual.

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When he first came here...

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My name is Chen Shubao.

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Isn't it

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a king's name?

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Where do you live?

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Does it matter?

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Of course it matters.

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What if your purpose of working here

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is to steal valuable items

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that customers entrust to us for delivery?

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I won't steal.

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I'm a scholar.

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And I'm a businessman.

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Words are not enough to convince me.

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I must know

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where you live,

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[Chen Shubao]

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meet your family,

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and inquire

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about your character in the neighborhood

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before hiring you.

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That's too much trouble.

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How about this?

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I'll leave a deposit with you

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as a guarantee that I won't steal.

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A rich man chose to work as a courier.

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Mr. Kang,

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didn't it strike you as odd?