1 00:01:32,441 --> 00:01:36,961 (Zhan Zhao Adventures) 2 00:01:37,074 --> 00:01:39,974 (Episode 30) 3 00:01:40,457 --> 00:01:41,521 Think carefully. 4 00:01:41,977 --> 00:01:43,384 Did you do something back then 5 00:01:43,657 --> 00:01:45,384 that would make him want to silence you for good? 6 00:01:46,777 --> 00:01:47,801 That year, 7 00:01:47,978 --> 00:01:50,178 after I buried my niece's body, 8 00:01:50,258 --> 00:01:51,583 I left home to do business. 9 00:01:51,937 --> 00:01:53,343 I was always traveling around, 10 00:01:53,817 --> 00:01:55,618 all these years, I barely ever went back home. 11 00:01:55,698 --> 00:01:57,698 I definitely didn't have any dealings with the Zhao family. 12 00:01:59,258 --> 00:02:01,343 I really can't think of anything. 13 00:02:06,698 --> 00:02:08,217 Looking at these fine clothes you're wearing, 14 00:02:08,297 --> 00:02:09,663 your business must be pretty big. 15 00:02:11,577 --> 00:02:14,383 I just trade some medicinal herbs. 16 00:02:14,817 --> 00:02:16,298 Whatever the mountains produce, 17 00:02:16,378 --> 00:02:17,521 that's what I sell. 18 00:02:18,698 --> 00:02:20,018 Thank you, Lord Zhan 19 00:02:20,098 --> 00:02:21,983 and everyone here, for saving my life today. 20 00:02:22,298 --> 00:02:23,658 I have urgent matters to handle, 21 00:02:23,738 --> 00:02:25,304 so I'll take my leave. 22 00:02:25,857 --> 00:02:27,040 Goodbye. 23 00:02:27,397 --> 00:02:28,438 Please stay here. 24 00:02:32,577 --> 00:02:34,343 He's definitely hiding something. 25 00:02:34,857 --> 00:02:36,578 Should we call him back and keep questioning him? 26 00:02:36,658 --> 00:02:38,224 I'm afraid he still won't tell the truth. 27 00:02:39,817 --> 00:02:42,138 For Luo Chang Shui to risk getting caught 28 00:02:42,218 --> 00:02:44,298 and commit murder in broad daylight, 29 00:02:44,378 --> 00:02:45,663 whatever Zhong Shou is hiding 30 00:02:46,337 --> 00:02:48,144 must be connected to Luo Chang Shui's boss 31 00:02:48,658 --> 00:02:49,903 in some way. 32 00:02:58,257 --> 00:03:00,417 Waiter. The bill, please. 33 00:03:23,563 --> 00:03:24,897 Remember to take your medicine on time. 34 00:03:24,980 --> 00:03:26,364 Come see me after you finish this batch. 35 00:03:26,647 --> 00:03:27,647 Thank you, physician. 36 00:03:28,688 --> 00:03:29,688 All right. 37 00:03:30,337 --> 00:03:32,378 Wait. That's too much. 38 00:03:33,578 --> 00:03:34,578 Sure. 39 00:03:56,218 --> 00:03:57,584 Is this deal confirmed? 40 00:03:58,537 --> 00:03:59,681 If everything's good, 41 00:03:59,898 --> 00:04:01,337 I'm about to go all in. 42 00:04:01,417 --> 00:04:02,417 Go for it. 43 00:04:02,618 --> 00:04:03,943 This order is urgent. 44 00:04:04,855 --> 00:04:06,662 Do you think I'd pay you less? 45 00:04:07,719 --> 00:04:09,457 Her parents are here with me, crying their eyes out. 46 00:04:09,537 --> 00:04:11,257 I have to figure out a way to get them out of here. 47 00:04:11,938 --> 00:04:12,938 All right. 48 00:04:14,218 --> 00:04:15,218 Let's get started. 49 00:04:29,297 --> 00:04:31,297 Once her parents take the body back home, 50 00:04:31,537 --> 00:04:32,681 you go over there a bit later. 51 00:04:33,378 --> 00:04:36,018 Last time, the body wasn't even cold yet and you already rushed in. 52 00:04:36,098 --> 00:04:38,337 If someone gets suspicious, we're done for. 53 00:04:38,417 --> 00:04:39,664 Don't lecture me. 54 00:04:40,017 --> 00:04:41,161 I know what I'm doing. 55 00:04:41,537 --> 00:04:43,457 Hurry up and go pry her mouth open. 56 00:04:43,537 --> 00:04:44,903 Don't mess it up like last time. 57 00:04:45,618 --> 00:04:47,223 She bit down on my hand and wouldn't let go. 58 00:04:55,137 --> 00:04:56,137 Sit tight. 59 00:05:01,058 --> 00:05:02,058 Miss, 60 00:05:03,137 --> 00:05:04,161 I'm really sorry. 61 00:05:05,098 --> 00:05:07,657 If you want to blame someone, blame your own bad luck. 62 00:05:07,737 --> 00:05:09,264 You just had to pick this clinic. 63 00:05:09,577 --> 00:05:10,937 But don't worry. 64 00:05:11,017 --> 00:05:13,698 The groom I picked for you is only about 25 or 26. 65 00:05:13,778 --> 00:05:15,264 That's a good match for you. 66 00:05:15,778 --> 00:05:17,698 Down in the afterlife, you two can live well together. 67 00:05:17,778 --> 00:05:18,778 Hurry up and pour it in. 68 00:05:22,857 --> 00:05:23,857 Stop! 69 00:05:31,898 --> 00:05:33,040 Can this girl be saved? 70 00:05:33,498 --> 00:05:34,498 Yes. 71 00:05:34,697 --> 00:05:35,697 She can be saved. 72 00:05:39,218 --> 00:05:40,218 Back then, 73 00:05:40,537 --> 00:05:42,497 there was a family around Xiangzhou 74 00:05:42,577 --> 00:05:44,544 who wanted a ghost marriage for their son. 75 00:05:44,817 --> 00:05:47,104 They offered a high price for a young woman's body. 76 00:05:47,577 --> 00:05:48,937 They'd pay two hundred taels. 77 00:05:49,017 --> 00:05:50,457 At the time, I thought, 78 00:05:50,537 --> 00:05:52,138 Jin Niang really had a tough life. 79 00:05:52,218 --> 00:05:54,457 I heard her husband went to work in the mountains, 80 00:05:54,537 --> 00:05:56,457 but he vanished without a trace. 81 00:05:56,537 --> 00:05:58,258 So, finding her a companion wasn't a bad idea. 82 00:05:58,338 --> 00:06:01,823 At least, she wouldn't be bullied in the afterlife. 83 00:06:02,082 --> 00:06:03,784 So, I sold Jin Niang's body 84 00:06:04,098 --> 00:06:05,121 to them. 85 00:06:05,417 --> 00:06:06,417 You... 86 00:06:09,698 --> 00:06:10,698 Keep talking. 87 00:06:12,057 --> 00:06:13,857 Later, I realized 88 00:06:13,937 --> 00:06:16,383 families around here really cared about ghost marriages. 89 00:06:16,730 --> 00:06:18,147 This kind of deal costs nothing up front 90 00:06:18,223 --> 00:06:20,498 and makes money way faster than a regular business. 91 00:06:20,578 --> 00:06:23,224 So, I... I started doing this for a living. 92 00:06:24,138 --> 00:06:25,383 If it's just for ghost marriages, 93 00:06:25,818 --> 00:06:27,178 why did you have to kill? 94 00:06:27,258 --> 00:06:29,537 Young women's bodies are too hard to find. 95 00:06:29,617 --> 00:06:32,378 So, I teamed up with the clinic's doctor, 96 00:06:32,458 --> 00:06:33,458 and the two of us... 97 00:06:33,688 --> 00:06:34,711 Please spare me, Lord Hu! 98 00:06:34,977 --> 00:06:36,121 Have mercy, Lord Hu! 99 00:06:36,688 --> 00:06:39,107 I was just confused for a moment, that's why I made such a huge mistake. 100 00:06:40,057 --> 00:06:41,897 I'm one of your citizens in Wanshan County. 101 00:06:41,977 --> 00:06:43,578 Please show some mercy, Lord Hu. 102 00:06:43,658 --> 00:06:45,743 Please, Lord Hu, have mercy! 103 00:06:46,458 --> 00:06:47,537 Dealing in corpses 104 00:06:47,617 --> 00:06:49,738 and desecrating the dead goes against all human decency. 105 00:06:49,818 --> 00:06:51,617 Killing for this is truly unforgivable. 106 00:06:51,857 --> 00:06:53,417 In my jurisdiction, 107 00:06:53,497 --> 00:06:55,657 there are still criminals like you. 108 00:06:55,737 --> 00:06:58,183 Even death punishment wouldn't satisfy my anger 109 00:06:58,658 --> 00:07:00,383 and you still try to make excuses for yourself? 110 00:07:01,218 --> 00:07:02,218 Zhong Shou. 111 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:05,130 How many people have you killed? Tell the truth. 112 00:07:05,230 --> 00:07:06,475 Just one. 113 00:07:07,417 --> 00:07:08,618 Still not telling the truth? 114 00:07:08,698 --> 00:07:10,760 With the way you do things, this can't be your first time. 115 00:07:11,057 --> 00:07:13,400 If you keep lying, you'll be tortured. 116 00:07:13,778 --> 00:07:15,457 No! I'll talk! 117 00:07:15,537 --> 00:07:17,104 I'll tell the truth, sir! 118 00:07:17,417 --> 00:07:18,784 I killed 119 00:07:19,778 --> 00:07:20,778 nine. 120 00:07:24,297 --> 00:07:25,297 Were they all young women? 121 00:07:27,578 --> 00:07:29,063 They were all young women. 122 00:07:29,458 --> 00:07:31,097 The families arranging ghost marriages 123 00:07:31,177 --> 00:07:32,818 are usually for young men who died early. 124 00:07:32,898 --> 00:07:34,738 They died before they could get married. 125 00:07:34,818 --> 00:07:36,698 That's why the families are willing to pay so much 126 00:07:36,778 --> 00:07:38,417 to find a wife for the dead. 127 00:07:38,497 --> 00:07:39,743 Where did you commit these crimes? 128 00:07:41,497 --> 00:07:42,984 Yicheng, for one. 129 00:07:43,578 --> 00:07:44,904 Sui County, too. 130 00:07:45,297 --> 00:07:47,417 This is only my second time here in Wanshan County. 131 00:07:47,497 --> 00:07:49,578 - Only? - No, that's not it. 132 00:07:49,658 --> 00:07:51,881 You've already caused a death in Wanshan County. 133 00:07:51,962 --> 00:07:53,373 Have both of them sign their confessions. 134 00:07:53,454 --> 00:07:54,659 Once we find the victims' families, 135 00:07:54,739 --> 00:07:56,705 and the case has been reviewed, they'll be executed immediately. 136 00:07:56,786 --> 00:07:58,346 Sir, I was wrong! 137 00:07:58,427 --> 00:07:59,428 Please spare me, Lord Hu! 138 00:07:59,509 --> 00:08:01,549 Lord Zhan, have mercy! Spare me, please! 139 00:08:01,630 --> 00:08:04,036 - Sir, have mercy! - Sir, I was wrong! 140 00:08:43,537 --> 00:08:45,921 Who did you sell Jin Niang's body to? 141 00:08:46,778 --> 00:08:49,703 Are you planning to bring back the dead body 142 00:08:49,977 --> 00:08:51,297 and return it to the Duan family? 143 00:08:51,377 --> 00:08:53,143 You sold her like she was just an object. 144 00:08:53,658 --> 00:08:55,383 But I still see her as a person. 145 00:08:55,898 --> 00:08:57,984 - Speak up! - I'll talk! 146 00:08:58,578 --> 00:09:01,544 It was someone from Gucheng County named Lu Zhu. 147 00:09:01,977 --> 00:09:03,921 Ask around over there, and you'll find out. 148 00:09:07,338 --> 00:09:08,338 Don't be afraid. 149 00:09:08,778 --> 00:09:09,960 Just answer honestly, 150 00:09:10,258 --> 00:09:11,503 and you won't be tortured. 151 00:09:12,458 --> 00:09:14,977 There are still things you haven't explained clearly in court. 152 00:09:15,057 --> 00:09:16,200 I did say it. 153 00:09:16,537 --> 00:09:17,698 I've told you everything I know. 154 00:09:17,778 --> 00:09:19,001 I'm not hiding anything. 155 00:09:19,218 --> 00:09:20,915 So, was all your business selling women's bodies 156 00:09:21,563 --> 00:09:23,089 around Xiangzhou? 157 00:09:23,458 --> 00:09:24,640 You never did it anywhere else? 158 00:09:25,177 --> 00:09:26,583 It happens in other counties too, 159 00:09:26,937 --> 00:09:28,258 but it's pretty rare. 160 00:09:28,338 --> 00:09:30,424 In a few years, there might only be one deal. 161 00:09:30,898 --> 00:09:32,698 Only around Xiangzhou is it common 162 00:09:32,778 --> 00:09:34,058 for young men to die unexpectedly, 163 00:09:34,138 --> 00:09:35,415 so there's a need for ghost marriages. 164 00:09:36,297 --> 00:09:37,297 Where in Xiangzhou 165 00:09:37,698 --> 00:09:39,224 were these men from? 166 00:09:40,497 --> 00:09:43,464 They were from Yi County, 167 00:09:43,658 --> 00:09:44,881 Yunmeng County, 168 00:09:45,377 --> 00:09:46,400 Gucheng County, 169 00:09:46,737 --> 00:09:49,024 and also Wanshan County. 170 00:09:49,617 --> 00:09:50,618 A few years ago, 171 00:09:50,698 --> 00:09:53,337 there could be six or seven deals in a single year. 172 00:09:53,417 --> 00:09:57,080 But now, only Wanshan County has any business left. 173 00:09:57,458 --> 00:09:59,263 Is there a lot of business in Wanshan County? 174 00:10:00,497 --> 00:10:02,618 It was decent a couple of years ago. 175 00:10:02,698 --> 00:10:05,664 But these past two years, it's gotten less and less. 176 00:10:12,458 --> 00:10:14,921 You gave the doctor a hundred taels of silver. 177 00:10:15,540 --> 00:10:17,119 The people who come to you for ghost marriages, 178 00:10:17,218 --> 00:10:18,441 are they all from wealthy families? 179 00:10:19,737 --> 00:10:20,737 No. 180 00:10:20,897 --> 00:10:22,378 Judging by their clothes, 181 00:10:22,458 --> 00:10:24,264 they're definitely not rich. 182 00:10:24,777 --> 00:10:27,744 But they're actually pretty generous when it comes to money. 183 00:10:28,017 --> 00:10:29,983 They'd pay at least a hundred or two hundred taels. 184 00:10:31,257 --> 00:10:33,458 Who's the latest person who came to you? 185 00:10:33,538 --> 00:10:34,538 Where do they live? 186 00:10:35,617 --> 00:10:38,144 His name was Wang Heng. 187 00:10:38,397 --> 00:10:42,518 He said the ghost marriage was for his younger brother, Wang Qing. 188 00:10:42,578 --> 00:10:44,458 They live in Wanshan County. 189 00:10:44,538 --> 00:10:46,744 But I don't know exactly where he lives. 190 00:10:47,098 --> 00:10:49,983 Because we always talked at the inn, never anywhere else. 191 00:11:05,538 --> 00:11:08,264 Is there anything else about this case that you want to ask about? 192 00:11:08,497 --> 00:11:11,041 This man killed for money and was caught red-handed. 193 00:11:11,418 --> 00:11:13,338 The stolen silver from the inn was also recovered. 194 00:11:13,418 --> 00:11:14,537 We caught him with the loot. 195 00:11:14,617 --> 00:11:15,943 There's no way he's being framed. 196 00:11:16,818 --> 00:11:18,304 It's not that I think he's innocent. 197 00:11:18,938 --> 00:11:20,960 It's just this case still feels off. 198 00:11:22,058 --> 00:11:23,177 Don't you think it's strange that 199 00:11:23,257 --> 00:11:25,617 so many young men have died unexpectedly 200 00:11:25,897 --> 00:11:26,960 in one year? 201 00:11:29,058 --> 00:11:31,424 You just got here, so you don't know the situation yet. 202 00:11:32,017 --> 00:11:33,041 All these cases 203 00:11:34,017 --> 00:11:35,624 were committed by the Xiuluo Sect. 204 00:11:37,058 --> 00:11:38,058 Xiuluo Sect? 205 00:11:39,818 --> 00:11:42,338 The Xiuluo Sect is ruthless and tests poisons on living people. 206 00:11:42,418 --> 00:11:45,144 And sometimes, they even perform live sacrifice rituals. 207 00:11:45,657 --> 00:11:48,338 A few years ago, they made life miserable for the people. 208 00:11:48,418 --> 00:11:51,664 After I took office, the first thing I did was to wipe out their followers. 209 00:11:52,058 --> 00:11:55,063 In recent years, they've rarely shown up in Wanshan County. 210 00:11:55,298 --> 00:11:56,298 But now, 211 00:11:56,818 --> 00:11:58,297 some must have slipped through the cracks 212 00:11:58,377 --> 00:11:59,744 so they're making a comeback. 213 00:12:00,169 --> 00:12:01,777 I need to step up patrols. 214 00:12:01,857 --> 00:12:03,424 We can't let more people get hurt. 215 00:12:04,058 --> 00:12:05,904 But if Wang Qing was murdered, 216 00:12:06,377 --> 00:12:07,904 why didn't his family report it? 217 00:12:08,578 --> 00:12:09,578 Also, 218 00:12:09,977 --> 00:12:11,618 the families arranging these ghost marriages 219 00:12:11,698 --> 00:12:13,641 can easily come up with hundreds of taels of silver. 220 00:12:14,938 --> 00:12:16,161 That's pretty suspicious too. 221 00:12:18,178 --> 00:12:19,297 Judging by your look, 222 00:12:19,377 --> 00:12:22,343 you won't rest until you get answers. 223 00:12:23,230 --> 00:12:24,777 Elder Zhu is in charge of the household registry. 224 00:12:24,858 --> 00:12:27,507 He should know where Wang Qing's family lives. 225 00:12:27,588 --> 00:12:28,628 Ask him for the address 226 00:12:28,709 --> 00:12:29,888 and go check it out yourself. 227 00:12:31,257 --> 00:12:32,258 Thank you, Lord Hu. 228 00:12:32,338 --> 00:12:33,817 I'm just worried about your health, 229 00:12:33,897 --> 00:12:36,063 that you can't handle all this stress and running around. 230 00:12:37,137 --> 00:12:38,137 Don't worry. 231 00:12:38,298 --> 00:12:39,298 I'm fine. 232 00:12:40,257 --> 00:12:41,624 Wang Qing's house is just up ahead. 233 00:13:15,657 --> 00:13:17,103 That must be last night's leftovers. 234 00:13:17,377 --> 00:13:18,572 It's already starting to smell bad. 235 00:13:19,538 --> 00:13:20,784 All their luggage is gone. 236 00:13:21,178 --> 00:13:22,943 Looks like they got word last night 237 00:13:23,338 --> 00:13:24,338 and left in a hurry. 238 00:13:25,377 --> 00:13:26,783 As soon as Zhong Shou Gang gave up Wang Qing, 239 00:13:26,864 --> 00:13:28,310 the Wang family left town that night. 240 00:13:28,418 --> 00:13:29,599 Does that mean 241 00:13:30,538 --> 00:13:31,983 there's a mole in the county office? 242 00:13:34,977 --> 00:13:37,137 This is bad. We need to get back immediately. 243 00:14:23,049 --> 00:14:24,960 Back in the courtroom just now, in front of outsiders, 244 00:14:25,041 --> 00:14:27,465 I kept our county's secrets completely to myself. 245 00:14:36,458 --> 00:14:38,583 I didn't see anything. 246 00:14:38,938 --> 00:14:40,463 I swear, I won't tell anyone. 247 00:14:40,698 --> 00:14:42,817 Please, I'm begging you. Don't kill me. 248 00:14:42,897 --> 00:14:44,158 I really didn't see anything. 249 00:14:44,239 --> 00:14:45,625 I swear I won't say a word. 250 00:15:05,017 --> 00:15:06,017 Wait. 251 00:15:38,818 --> 00:15:40,817 The killer was quick and efficient. 252 00:15:40,897 --> 00:15:42,463 Both victims were killed in a single move. 253 00:15:44,218 --> 00:15:46,417 Hu, there's no one else here 254 00:15:46,497 --> 00:15:47,681 so I'll just speak plainly. 255 00:15:48,058 --> 00:15:50,218 The killer knew the guards' shift schedules 256 00:15:50,298 --> 00:15:52,777 and struck when the fewest people were on duty. 257 00:15:52,857 --> 00:15:54,264 It doesn't seem like an outsider did this. 258 00:15:57,578 --> 00:15:59,777 Bai, I get what you're saying. 259 00:15:59,857 --> 00:16:01,258 But I can promise you, 260 00:16:01,338 --> 00:16:03,697 my men would never do something like this. 261 00:16:03,777 --> 00:16:05,297 Besides, they have keys. 262 00:16:05,377 --> 00:16:07,417 If they wanted in, they wouldn't need to go through all this trouble. 263 00:16:07,497 --> 00:16:09,223 The killer probably set this up to throw us off. 264 00:16:09,578 --> 00:16:10,858 I checked the bodies. 265 00:16:10,938 --> 00:16:12,304 There were no signs of resistance. 266 00:16:13,058 --> 00:16:15,578 That means they weren't on guard against whoever came in. 267 00:16:15,698 --> 00:16:17,098 We just went to Wang Qing's house. 268 00:16:17,178 --> 00:16:19,018 They'd already packed up their things and left. 269 00:16:19,098 --> 00:16:21,497 This probably can't just be called a coincidence, can it? 270 00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:27,417 I'm honestly feeling pretty troubled. 271 00:16:27,497 --> 00:16:29,818 That's why I came to find you just to talk. 272 00:16:30,218 --> 00:16:33,583 Fine. Today, I guess I'll sacrifice to keep you company. 273 00:16:34,298 --> 00:16:36,067 You'd better make sure you stay alive. 274 00:16:36,148 --> 00:16:37,348 This wine isn't cheap, you know. 275 00:16:37,458 --> 00:16:38,703 I didn't get any for you today. 276 00:16:39,178 --> 00:16:40,178 Here you go. 277 00:16:45,298 --> 00:16:46,298 Zhan. 278 00:16:54,897 --> 00:16:56,463 I get why you all have doubts. 279 00:16:56,977 --> 00:17:00,801 But my men have been with me since I took office. 280 00:17:01,338 --> 00:17:05,377 They fought by my side when we took down the Xiuluo Sect. 281 00:17:05,977 --> 00:17:07,161 I trust them, 282 00:17:07,538 --> 00:17:10,264 just like you trust the two friends by your side. 283 00:17:11,338 --> 00:17:13,298 I really don't want to admit they might be involved. 284 00:17:16,777 --> 00:17:18,858 But with all these murders happening, 285 00:17:18,938 --> 00:17:21,664 and every lead you find gets cut off cleanly, 286 00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:23,983 even if I don't want to face it, 287 00:17:24,234 --> 00:17:25,434 I can't deny 288 00:17:25,515 --> 00:17:27,601 the fact that there's trouble brewing underneath 289 00:17:28,058 --> 00:17:30,223 Wanshan County, which may look peaceful on the surface. 290 00:17:31,857 --> 00:17:33,744 Qiu Han is one of Prince Xiangyang's men. 291 00:17:33,977 --> 00:17:35,463 You came to Wanshan County this time 292 00:17:35,657 --> 00:17:37,744 to root out Prince Xiangyang's faction, 293 00:17:37,938 --> 00:17:38,938 didn't you? 294 00:17:39,298 --> 00:17:40,298 Xiao Chen, 295 00:17:41,058 --> 00:17:42,823 how did you know about this? 296 00:17:44,737 --> 00:17:47,577 I've been riding the waves in the Xiangzhou bureaucracy for about a decade. 297 00:17:47,657 --> 00:17:49,823 All I've done is circle around tiny, insignificant positions. 298 00:17:50,058 --> 00:17:51,983 Why do you think I've never been promoted? 299 00:17:56,338 --> 00:17:58,343 You refused to go along with Prince Xiangyang's people, 300 00:17:59,313 --> 00:18:00,563 to get mixed up in their corruption. 301 00:18:02,178 --> 00:18:03,458 I willingly came 302 00:18:03,538 --> 00:18:05,977 to what was then a poor and remote Wanshan County. 303 00:18:06,137 --> 00:18:08,544 It took a lot of work to turn it into what it is today. 304 00:18:08,938 --> 00:18:09,938 But I never thought 305 00:18:10,218 --> 00:18:12,183 I'd still have to deal with Prince Xiangyang's faction. 306 00:18:13,058 --> 00:18:14,577 After the Jin Xue Wen case, 307 00:18:14,657 --> 00:18:16,624 the court sent an imperial envoy to Xiangzhou. 308 00:18:16,857 --> 00:18:18,904 Now every official, big or small, is worried for themselves. 309 00:18:19,657 --> 00:18:21,698 Of course, I knew what you were investigating. 310 00:18:22,938 --> 00:18:26,103 Zhan Zhao, this little Wanshan County is all I have. 311 00:18:26,338 --> 00:18:28,384 It's the result of all my hard work. 312 00:18:29,017 --> 00:18:31,240 No one can ruin its peace and stability. 313 00:18:33,657 --> 00:18:35,063 How do you plan to investigate next? 314 00:18:35,338 --> 00:18:36,441 I'll do everything I can to help. 315 00:18:39,818 --> 00:18:41,041 All the clues are gone, 316 00:18:41,697 --> 00:18:42,817 but that just proves 317 00:18:42,897 --> 00:18:44,544 we're on the right track. 318 00:18:44,978 --> 00:18:47,360 Young men in Wanshan County keep dying unexpectedly. 319 00:18:47,857 --> 00:18:50,663 It must be Prince Xiangyang's big secret he's desperate to hide. 320 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:54,317 Next, I want to open the coffin and examine the body 321 00:18:55,298 --> 00:18:56,984 to find out how Wang Qing died. 322 00:18:58,258 --> 00:18:59,258 All right. 323 00:19:03,058 --> 00:19:04,058 Lord Zhan. 324 00:19:05,457 --> 00:19:06,457 Lord Hu, 325 00:19:06,657 --> 00:19:07,801 the task you gave me 326 00:19:08,137 --> 00:19:09,160 is already done. 327 00:19:10,498 --> 00:19:11,498 Let me guess, 328 00:19:11,937 --> 00:19:15,537 did you have Elder Zhu go through the county's household records 329 00:19:15,617 --> 00:19:19,137 and sort out the list of young men who died unexpectedly in recent years? 330 00:19:19,697 --> 00:19:21,504 I've already sorted it for you, Lord Zhan. 331 00:19:21,778 --> 00:19:22,778 Please take a look. 332 00:19:27,818 --> 00:19:28,818 Lord Hu, 333 00:19:29,578 --> 00:19:32,377 none of Wang Qing's family is here right now. 334 00:19:32,457 --> 00:19:33,744 If we open the coffin without warning, 335 00:19:33,978 --> 00:19:35,001 I'm afraid... 336 00:19:35,986 --> 00:19:38,025 I'll explain to his family later. 337 00:19:38,105 --> 00:19:40,772 Tomorrow, bring the coroner and officers to open the coffin. 338 00:19:50,377 --> 00:19:52,177 - Examine the body. - Yes, sir. 339 00:20:26,018 --> 00:20:27,041 Magistrate Hu, 340 00:20:27,538 --> 00:20:30,143 there are no signs of poisoning on this man's body. 341 00:20:30,361 --> 00:20:31,761 No wounds from sharp weapons either. 342 00:20:31,855 --> 00:20:33,821 But there are multiple fractures all over. 343 00:20:34,098 --> 00:20:35,383 His chest and abdomen are swollen. 344 00:20:35,578 --> 00:20:36,761 It looks like 345 00:20:37,457 --> 00:20:39,658 broken bones pierced his organs and killed him. 346 00:20:39,738 --> 00:20:41,817 Can you tell if it was an accident or if someone did it? 347 00:20:41,897 --> 00:20:44,738 Looking at the cause of death, it seems like he fell from a high place 348 00:20:44,818 --> 00:20:46,383 or was crushed by something heavy. 349 00:20:46,914 --> 00:20:48,680 But whether it was intentional or not, 350 00:20:49,438 --> 00:20:51,404 I really can't tell. 351 00:20:57,417 --> 00:20:59,218 You are all Wang Qing's neighbors. 352 00:20:59,298 --> 00:21:02,784 Did any of you see Wang Qing with anyone suspicious before he died? 353 00:21:05,058 --> 00:21:07,297 He wasn't home for a while recently. 354 00:21:07,377 --> 00:21:09,063 None of us really saw him around. 355 00:21:10,258 --> 00:21:12,784 Then do you know why he left home? 356 00:21:13,617 --> 00:21:15,418 Mr. Wang Qing went out to work. 357 00:21:15,498 --> 00:21:16,521 He made a lot of money. 358 00:21:17,105 --> 00:21:19,107 You little rascal, always running off when I'm not looking. 359 00:21:19,188 --> 00:21:20,250 Come on, let's go home. 360 00:21:21,657 --> 00:21:23,498 Sir, please wait a moment. 361 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:25,897 I'd like to ask the child some questions. 362 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,817 What's there to ask? He's just a kid... 363 00:21:27,897 --> 00:21:31,423 Zhao Da Fa! What's that attitude? Letting him answer won't hurt anyone. 364 00:21:32,457 --> 00:21:34,697 Go ahead, ask him. 365 00:21:36,377 --> 00:21:38,784 You said Wang Qing went out to work. 366 00:21:39,338 --> 00:21:41,241 Do you know what kind of work he was doing? 367 00:21:44,258 --> 00:21:46,417 Did he make a lot of money from that job? 368 00:21:47,177 --> 00:21:49,337 He said he could afford to get married, build a big house, 369 00:21:49,417 --> 00:21:51,103 and even promised to buy me candy. 370 00:21:56,417 --> 00:21:59,001 Let's follow the list we made yesterday and head to the next gravesite. 371 00:22:02,217 --> 00:22:04,561 Are we really going to open the coffins of everyone on that list? 372 00:22:08,377 --> 00:22:11,137 Some of them have been dead for years. 373 00:22:11,217 --> 00:22:12,217 Isn't that a bit much? 374 00:22:12,697 --> 00:22:14,018 We have to do it. 375 00:22:14,098 --> 00:22:17,400 We need to figure out if these people died from the same cause. 376 00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:19,937 Yes, sir. 377 00:22:34,538 --> 00:22:35,538 Magistrate Hu, 378 00:22:35,778 --> 00:22:38,504 Liu Er Lang died from a fractured skull. 379 00:22:38,738 --> 00:22:41,097 Isn't that the same as the autopsy report from three years ago? 380 00:22:41,177 --> 00:22:42,423 Why do you have to dig him up again? 381 00:22:42,857 --> 00:22:44,801 You're disturbing my brother's rest in the afterlife. 382 00:22:45,137 --> 00:22:46,137 San Lang, you... 383 00:22:48,298 --> 00:22:50,544 Young man, I understand how you feel. 384 00:22:50,937 --> 00:22:54,297 We're just trying to find the truth so your brother doesn't die in vain. 385 00:22:54,377 --> 00:22:55,577 You're not even from here. 386 00:22:55,657 --> 00:22:56,857 What do you know about the truth? 387 00:22:56,937 --> 00:22:59,258 My brother died because of the Xiuluo Sect's evil ritual. 388 00:22:59,338 --> 00:23:01,018 Magistrate Hu already closed the case. 389 00:23:01,098 --> 00:23:02,383 What more is there to question? 390 00:23:02,563 --> 00:23:03,599 These past two years, 391 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,137 my parents have just started to recover from losing their son. 392 00:23:06,221 --> 00:23:07,673 Now you have to bring up the past all over again. 393 00:23:07,754 --> 00:23:10,154 You outsiders, who even are you? 394 00:23:10,235 --> 00:23:13,154 That monster from the other day almost ran me over and killed me. 395 00:23:14,018 --> 00:23:16,623 Wanshan County has always been peaceful. 396 00:23:16,688 --> 00:23:18,559 But ever since you all arrived, trouble keeps happening. 397 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,337 Did these people bring the monster here? 398 00:23:21,417 --> 00:23:23,177 - Exactly. - That's right. 399 00:23:23,738 --> 00:23:25,481 You guys, why are you stirring up trouble? 400 00:23:26,738 --> 00:23:27,857 Everyone, listen to me. 401 00:23:27,937 --> 00:23:30,658 Lord Zhan serves at the Kaifeng Tribunal in Dongjing. 402 00:23:30,730 --> 00:23:33,496 He was appointed by the court to come here and investigate. 403 00:23:33,778 --> 00:23:35,297 Everyone in our county 404 00:23:35,377 --> 00:23:36,817 must fully cooperate with him. 405 00:23:36,897 --> 00:23:38,423 From now on, treat him as you would treat me. 406 00:23:38,897 --> 00:23:40,001 Is that clear to everyone? 407 00:23:42,098 --> 00:23:43,297 My youngest son 408 00:23:43,377 --> 00:23:45,224 is also on that list. 409 00:23:45,857 --> 00:23:47,978 If anyone dares dig up my son's grave, 410 00:23:48,058 --> 00:23:49,423 I'll fight them to the death. 411 00:23:49,818 --> 00:23:50,857 Magistrate Hu, 412 00:23:50,937 --> 00:23:53,137 we've always respected you 413 00:23:53,217 --> 00:23:54,217 and held you in high regard. 414 00:23:54,498 --> 00:23:58,738 But you can't just let your friends do whatever they want in our county. 415 00:23:58,818 --> 00:24:03,063 - That's right! - Kick them out! 416 00:24:05,738 --> 00:24:08,057 Lord Zhan, the dead deserve respect. 417 00:24:08,137 --> 00:24:09,617 I was worried 418 00:24:09,697 --> 00:24:11,721 that the people would have this kind of resentment. 419 00:24:12,417 --> 00:24:13,481 Given how things look now, 420 00:24:13,897 --> 00:24:15,418 if we keep insisting on digging up graves, 421 00:24:15,498 --> 00:24:16,903 we might get ourselves into trouble. 422 00:24:17,578 --> 00:24:19,583 Maybe we should wait a couple of days. 423 00:24:29,098 --> 00:24:30,098 You're back. 424 00:24:41,377 --> 00:24:42,521 Let me guess. 425 00:24:43,258 --> 00:24:44,744 You didn't find much, did you? 426 00:24:47,018 --> 00:24:48,041 So, you didn't bother going. 427 00:24:49,217 --> 00:24:50,898 I saw that Senior Zhu went, 428 00:24:50,978 --> 00:24:51,978 so I didn't go myself. 429 00:24:55,177 --> 00:24:56,400 You suspect Zhu Ming Yuan too? 430 00:24:56,972 --> 00:24:58,555 Looks like you've been suspicious for a while. 431 00:24:59,217 --> 00:25:01,337 I'm sure you could've dodged Luo Chang Shui's move. 432 00:25:01,417 --> 00:25:02,674 Why would you need him to step in? 433 00:25:03,137 --> 00:25:05,057 With his skills, even if he wanted to save someone, 434 00:25:05,137 --> 00:25:06,536 why would he need to kill Luo Chang Shui? 435 00:25:09,417 --> 00:25:10,417 Come on. 436 00:25:11,177 --> 00:25:13,978 I've read this "Pulse Manual" cover to cover twice now. 437 00:25:14,058 --> 00:25:16,103 When I check a pulse now, I'm about 70 to 80% accurate. 438 00:25:21,857 --> 00:25:23,264 Those green marks on your body... 439 00:25:23,778 --> 00:25:24,778 Have they spread? 440 00:25:27,338 --> 00:25:29,281 - Let me take a look. - There's nothing to see. 441 00:25:29,697 --> 00:25:30,697 It looks the same as before. 442 00:25:31,018 --> 00:25:32,018 Young master. 443 00:25:33,298 --> 00:25:34,418 Don't let anything slip. 444 00:25:34,498 --> 00:25:37,018 Young master, I heard you spent the whole day digging graves. 445 00:25:37,099 --> 00:25:38,899 I'll go fetch some water. You should get cleaned up. 446 00:25:38,980 --> 00:25:39,980 All right. 447 00:25:44,258 --> 00:25:45,440 What's the harm in me taking a look? 448 00:25:47,538 --> 00:25:48,538 I'm dying of thirst. 449 00:26:17,457 --> 00:26:19,657 Did you kill Luo Chang Shui? 450 00:26:19,897 --> 00:26:21,544 He was just a piece of rotten meat. 451 00:26:22,457 --> 00:26:25,383 Was he really worth all this fuss and dragging everyone out here? 452 00:26:25,657 --> 00:26:26,761 If he hadn't died, 453 00:26:27,498 --> 00:26:29,938 the secret of Wanshan County would've been exposed. 454 00:26:30,018 --> 00:26:31,201 The reason I came this time 455 00:26:31,578 --> 00:26:34,024 was to keep an eye on Zhan Zhao and the others. 456 00:26:35,657 --> 00:26:36,984 Did they find anything? 457 00:26:37,377 --> 00:26:39,103 They weren't supposed to find anything, 458 00:26:40,578 --> 00:26:42,337 but you all just had to get clever 459 00:26:42,417 --> 00:26:44,224 and send Luo Chang Shui over. 460 00:26:44,417 --> 00:26:46,583 You ended up ruining my plans. 461 00:26:48,137 --> 00:26:49,504 We're both working for the same master. 462 00:26:51,058 --> 00:26:52,823 You'd better watch your tone. 463 00:26:54,417 --> 00:26:55,823 Look at you. 464 00:26:57,498 --> 00:26:59,663 It's like you don't even care about the master at all. 465 00:27:06,137 --> 00:27:07,784 Wanshan County holds 466 00:27:08,697 --> 00:27:10,544 the master's fate in its hands. 467 00:27:11,058 --> 00:27:13,623 That's why I can talk like this. 468 00:27:14,738 --> 00:27:16,178 He promised 469 00:27:16,258 --> 00:27:18,504 to keep the county safe and peaceful. 470 00:27:18,857 --> 00:27:19,961 But look at things now. 471 00:27:27,417 --> 00:27:29,744 Zhong Shou has stirred up all kinds of trouble. 472 00:27:30,137 --> 00:27:31,544 With Zhan Zhao's abilities, 473 00:27:32,217 --> 00:27:35,038 he'll get to the bottom of all this sooner or later 474 00:27:35,137 --> 00:27:37,784 and connect it to what happened ten years ago. 475 00:27:38,338 --> 00:27:40,721 Tell the master to get ready. 476 00:27:44,578 --> 00:27:45,578 Say something, will you? 477 00:27:46,417 --> 00:27:48,440 Quiet. I'm reciting the formula. 478 00:27:49,697 --> 00:27:50,880 So, does it actually work or not? 479 00:27:52,857 --> 00:27:53,857 Zhu Zi, 480 00:27:55,377 --> 00:27:56,481 this is bad. 481 00:27:58,137 --> 00:28:00,177 What is it? What about me? 482 00:28:00,481 --> 00:28:01,937 You ate too many plums and now you're overheated. 483 00:28:02,018 --> 00:28:03,665 Zhao Zhi Er bought all of these. 484 00:28:04,472 --> 00:28:06,152 Are you sure you know how to check a pulse? 485 00:28:07,897 --> 00:28:09,377 Have you checked my young master's pulse? 486 00:28:09,457 --> 00:28:10,457 How is he? 487 00:28:13,217 --> 00:28:15,097 He's doing fine. It's not getting any worse. 488 00:28:15,177 --> 00:28:16,177 Really? 489 00:28:20,563 --> 00:28:24,568 - Take it outside and let it soak up some moonlight. - Moonlight? 490 00:28:25,058 --> 00:28:26,938 These two little seedlings need to get 491 00:28:27,018 --> 00:28:29,337 98 hours of sunlight and moonlight 492 00:28:29,417 --> 00:28:30,561 before they'll bloom. 493 00:28:31,617 --> 00:28:32,617 Go on. 494 00:28:33,377 --> 00:28:34,377 Take them to the pavilion. 495 00:28:52,177 --> 00:28:55,143 You're busy with this case, working yourself to exhaustion every day. 496 00:28:55,538 --> 00:28:57,498 Ming Zhu Er doesn't even dare speak up against you, 497 00:28:57,578 --> 00:28:58,903 so he just quietly worries. 498 00:28:59,298 --> 00:29:01,617 I even saw him wiping away tears in secret yesterday. 499 00:29:01,697 --> 00:29:03,857 Take a break for a couple of days for his sake, at least. 500 00:29:05,417 --> 00:29:07,264 All right, I promise. 501 00:29:08,137 --> 00:29:10,423 Once we get to Gucheng County, I won't make a move unless I have to. 502 00:29:10,857 --> 00:29:12,258 I'll leave the fighting to you guys. 503 00:29:12,338 --> 00:29:13,440 Gucheng County? 504 00:29:13,697 --> 00:29:15,304 Who said you could go to Gucheng County? 505 00:29:16,818 --> 00:29:17,818 Just hear me out. 506 00:29:18,578 --> 00:29:20,377 If there's really a spy in the county office, 507 00:29:20,457 --> 00:29:23,343 then everything we do is definitely being watched. 508 00:29:23,937 --> 00:29:26,218 I'm afraid we won't find any more clues in Wanshan County. 509 00:29:26,298 --> 00:29:29,258 Do you remember what I told you earlier about the Jin Niang case? 510 00:29:29,778 --> 00:29:31,343 Jin Niang's husband, Duan Shi Lang, 511 00:29:31,657 --> 00:29:33,464 went missing while still in his prime. 512 00:29:33,897 --> 00:29:35,264 Luo Chang Shui and Zhong Shou 513 00:29:35,538 --> 00:29:37,903 are also tied to the case from ten years ago, now that you mention it. 514 00:29:38,217 --> 00:29:40,978 So, instead of staying stuck in Wanshan County, 515 00:29:41,058 --> 00:29:43,583 why not try a different approach and look into what happened ten years ago? 516 00:29:44,258 --> 00:29:46,817 Zhao Yue An had no grudge against Jin Niang. 517 00:29:46,897 --> 00:29:48,423 Why would he kill a woman? 518 00:29:49,417 --> 00:29:50,417 His motive 519 00:29:50,738 --> 00:29:52,143 is worth digging into. 520 00:29:53,498 --> 00:29:55,097 If I weren't tied up with official duties, 521 00:29:55,177 --> 00:29:57,784 I'd really want to go with you and check out Gucheng County. 522 00:29:58,338 --> 00:29:59,658 I hope your trip goes smoothly. 523 00:29:59,738 --> 00:30:01,143 Bring back some clues if you can. 524 00:30:01,437 --> 00:30:03,457 If you need my help, just let me know anytime. 525 00:30:03,657 --> 00:30:05,103 Actually, I do need your help. 526 00:30:06,272 --> 00:30:07,678 I want to go there and come back quickly, 527 00:30:07,818 --> 00:30:09,537 so I'm asking you to help look after 528 00:30:09,617 --> 00:30:12,018 those two little rascals, Ming Zhu Er and Zhao Zhi Er. 529 00:30:12,098 --> 00:30:13,663 All right, don't worry. 530 00:30:13,978 --> 00:30:15,137 Fish for sale! 531 00:30:15,217 --> 00:30:17,304 Come take a look, fresh fish! 532 00:30:18,298 --> 00:30:19,360 Sir. 533 00:30:20,738 --> 00:30:21,840 Give me a better price. 534 00:30:23,147 --> 00:30:24,587 This one will do. 535 00:30:24,817 --> 00:30:26,136 That Lv Zhu you mentioned, 536 00:30:26,217 --> 00:30:27,784 I know where his house is. 537 00:30:28,217 --> 00:30:29,544 I'm going to confront him 538 00:30:29,978 --> 00:30:31,903 and get the body back. 539 00:30:33,137 --> 00:30:35,143 Thanks for letting me know about this. 540 00:30:35,697 --> 00:30:41,224 Now, Jin Niang and Shi Lang can finally be reunited. 541 00:30:42,417 --> 00:30:43,417 Granny, 542 00:30:43,697 --> 00:30:44,938 from what you're saying, 543 00:30:45,018 --> 00:30:46,623 you've found Shi Lang's whereabouts? 544 00:30:47,538 --> 00:30:50,143 Well, we managed to recover half his remains. 545 00:30:50,617 --> 00:30:56,024 Honestly, being able to get the body back is all thanks to Jin Niang. 546 00:30:56,457 --> 00:30:59,224 Back then, Shi Lang went out to work 547 00:30:59,498 --> 00:31:01,343 and lost contact with his family. 548 00:31:02,058 --> 00:31:04,423 Jin Niang went out looking for him. 549 00:31:04,563 --> 00:31:07,330 Back then, I was staying at my eldest son's place. 550 00:31:08,217 --> 00:31:10,784 Jin Niang had someone send me a message. 551 00:31:11,624 --> 00:31:12,808 She said she had found 552 00:31:13,098 --> 00:31:15,184 Shi Lang working at Jiuzhou Mountain. 553 00:31:15,578 --> 00:31:18,218 By the time we found Shi Lang, 554 00:31:18,298 --> 00:31:23,498 he and about a dozen young men around his age 555 00:31:23,578 --> 00:31:26,903 were covered by just a thin layer of dirt 556 00:31:27,457 --> 00:31:29,863 and dumped in a mass grave. 557 00:31:33,578 --> 00:31:35,623 This case just keeps getting more mysterious. 558 00:31:36,738 --> 00:31:37,801 What kind of work 559 00:31:37,882 --> 00:31:39,882 would cause so many young men to die all at once? 560 00:31:39,980 --> 00:31:41,313 It's truly baffling. 561 00:31:41,980 --> 00:31:43,660 Some of these dead young men 562 00:31:43,730 --> 00:31:46,249 were probably the ones Zhong Shou mentioned 563 00:31:46,313 --> 00:31:47,563 who were meant for ghost marriages. 564 00:31:48,857 --> 00:31:50,297 The deaths of these young men 565 00:31:50,377 --> 00:31:52,143 affected many counties in Xiangzhou. 566 00:31:52,857 --> 00:31:55,623 It lasted for a whole decade. 567 00:31:56,578 --> 00:31:58,938 Where do we go next? Jiuzhou Mountain? 568 00:31:59,022 --> 00:32:00,130 It's been ten years. 569 00:32:00,230 --> 00:32:02,254 There's probably nothing left in these mountains. 570 00:32:02,617 --> 00:32:03,617 Let's go to the Zhao family. 571 00:32:04,098 --> 00:32:05,098 I've got a theory. 572 00:32:05,377 --> 00:32:07,103 Whatever those young men were working on 573 00:32:07,338 --> 00:32:08,823 might be connected to the Zhao family. 574 00:32:09,657 --> 00:32:10,657 If that's the case, 575 00:32:11,018 --> 00:32:14,464 Zhao Yue An probably killed Jin Niang to keep her quiet. 576 00:32:36,063 --> 00:32:37,782 Look at all these bags and bundles. 577 00:32:37,855 --> 00:32:38,897 I thought coming along 578 00:32:38,978 --> 00:32:41,041 would let me catch the Zhao family's dirty business. 579 00:32:41,397 --> 00:32:43,500 Turns out they're just here to burn paper for their ancestors. 580 00:33:06,188 --> 00:33:07,443 Why aren't they worshiping this one? 581 00:33:23,697 --> 00:33:26,377 This Zhao Yue An isn't exactly his father's favorite, is he? 582 00:33:26,457 --> 00:33:29,457 Back then, Master Zhao really doted on this youngest son. 583 00:33:29,738 --> 00:33:31,103 Then, why not pay respects to him? 584 00:33:38,397 --> 00:33:40,340 My master and I have both cheated death once. 585 00:33:40,818 --> 00:33:42,304 All thanks to you. 586 00:33:42,697 --> 00:33:44,184 Survived death once. 587 00:33:46,377 --> 00:33:48,504 Maybe the "master" Luo Chang Shui mentioned 588 00:33:49,137 --> 00:33:50,544 wasn't actually Qiu Han. 589 00:33:53,937 --> 00:33:55,304 What if Zhao Yue An isn't really dead? 590 00:33:56,058 --> 00:33:57,383 What if this is just an empty grave? 591 00:34:23,697 --> 00:34:25,418 The news of Zhao Yue An's sudden death 592 00:34:25,498 --> 00:34:27,440 definitely came from the Zhao family. 593 00:34:27,778 --> 00:34:30,537 Even though they've destroyed all the evidence from the Jin Niang case, 594 00:34:30,605 --> 00:34:34,189 Zhao Yue An's motive for killing Jin Niang can't be erased. 595 00:34:35,177 --> 00:34:37,360 If someone insists on taking this to the county office, 596 00:34:37,818 --> 00:34:41,481 the Zhao family's dirty business they're trying to hide will be exposed. 597 00:34:42,738 --> 00:34:44,224 The son kills to silence witnesses, 598 00:34:44,778 --> 00:34:47,120 and the father helps his son fake his death. 599 00:34:47,897 --> 00:34:49,744 Those two really are thick as thieves. 600 00:34:49,978 --> 00:34:51,857 I wonder if the officials in Gucheng County 601 00:34:51,937 --> 00:34:53,504 are loyal to the Prince of Xiangyang. 602 00:34:53,697 --> 00:34:55,057 If we rush to the yamen 603 00:34:55,137 --> 00:34:56,903 and ask for an order to interrogate Zhao Zheng De, 604 00:34:57,697 --> 00:34:58,721 that might not be wise. 605 00:35:03,897 --> 00:35:04,897 Forget it. 606 00:35:05,778 --> 00:35:06,840 Let's get some rest soon. 607 00:35:17,338 --> 00:35:19,103 Where can we even go this early? 608 00:35:21,818 --> 00:35:22,855 Giddy up! 609 00:35:26,903 --> 00:35:27,937 Giddy up! 610 00:35:33,058 --> 00:35:35,504 I just can't stand the way you run around everywhere. 611 00:35:36,563 --> 00:35:38,688 Zhao Zheng De. I've brought the person out for you. 612 00:35:38,773 --> 00:35:40,219 If you have questions, ask. 613 00:35:43,269 --> 00:35:44,296 Go on, ask. 614 00:35:44,377 --> 00:35:46,693 I've already brought them out. You want me to take them back or what? 615 00:35:53,498 --> 00:35:55,641 If we didn't have solid leads, 616 00:35:55,938 --> 00:35:57,664 we wouldn't have come to you directly. 617 00:35:57,858 --> 00:35:58,858 Let me give you some advice. 618 00:35:58,938 --> 00:36:00,040 Answer the questions honestly. 619 00:36:04,018 --> 00:36:05,304 Who are you people? 620 00:36:05,777 --> 00:36:07,898 Why are you digging into things from ten years ago? 621 00:36:07,978 --> 00:36:09,920 Are you questioning us, or are we questioning you? 622 00:36:10,217 --> 00:36:11,217 What do you mean who? 623 00:36:11,737 --> 00:36:13,184 We're notorious outlaws. 624 00:36:17,230 --> 00:36:18,871 You think those two don't look the part? 625 00:36:18,952 --> 00:36:20,151 You got it wrong. 626 00:36:20,232 --> 00:36:21,518 They're the bosses of the outlaws. 627 00:36:21,858 --> 00:36:23,463 Otherwise, how could they order me around? 628 00:36:24,938 --> 00:36:26,858 Boss, let me borrow your sword. 629 00:36:31,378 --> 00:36:32,697 Can you just answer properly? 630 00:36:32,777 --> 00:36:34,423 Yes. 631 00:36:38,538 --> 00:36:39,538 I admit it. 632 00:36:40,354 --> 00:36:41,954 Back then, I set up the scheme 633 00:36:42,035 --> 00:36:43,795 for Yue An to fake his death. 634 00:36:43,938 --> 00:36:45,458 But this thing you're talking about, 635 00:36:45,538 --> 00:36:48,058 the one that killed a dozen people. 636 00:36:48,297 --> 00:36:50,106 I honestly have no idea what it was. 637 00:36:50,188 --> 00:36:51,834 Zhao Yue An was only 16 back then. 638 00:36:52,608 --> 00:36:54,575 He hired all those laborers to work. 639 00:36:54,891 --> 00:36:56,170 You really didn't know? 640 00:36:56,269 --> 00:36:57,790 I truly didn't know. 641 00:36:57,938 --> 00:37:00,177 I also didn't know what Yue An was doing in the mountains... 642 00:37:00,257 --> 00:37:01,257 Mountains? 643 00:37:01,786 --> 00:37:03,032 So it really was you guys. 644 00:37:03,498 --> 00:37:04,823 Was the business in the mountains 645 00:37:05,406 --> 00:37:06,723 run by Zhao Yue An? 646 00:37:09,617 --> 00:37:10,617 I don't know. 647 00:37:11,561 --> 00:37:12,561 I don't know. 648 00:37:12,772 --> 00:37:15,692 Boss, he really doesn't know anything. Let's just kill him. 649 00:37:18,063 --> 00:37:20,838 I'll talk! 650 00:37:23,022 --> 00:37:24,022 Yue An 651 00:37:26,105 --> 00:37:27,712 is not my biological son. 652 00:37:28,697 --> 00:37:30,370 He's the illegitimate child of someone important 653 00:37:30,657 --> 00:37:32,704 who was raised in my home as a foster child. 654 00:37:46,697 --> 00:37:48,863 There are so many wealthy families in Xiangzhou, 655 00:37:49,378 --> 00:37:51,721 yet they chose to place their illegitimate child with the Zhao family. 656 00:37:52,617 --> 00:37:53,840 This important person 657 00:37:54,337 --> 00:37:55,744 must also have the surname Zhao, right? 658 00:37:57,978 --> 00:37:59,704 Could he be the Prince of Xiangyang's son? 659 00:38:00,058 --> 00:38:01,121 Where is he now? 660 00:38:01,697 --> 00:38:02,920 I don't know. 661 00:38:04,217 --> 00:38:06,440 After Yue An faked his death, he was taken away. 662 00:38:07,058 --> 00:38:08,697 I never saw him again. 663 00:38:08,777 --> 00:38:10,423 You raised him for over ten years, after all. 664 00:38:10,721 --> 00:38:12,108 You must've tried to find him in secret. 665 00:38:12,378 --> 00:38:13,378 Be honest. 666 00:38:14,418 --> 00:38:15,418 Yes. 667 00:38:16,617 --> 00:38:17,840 I couldn't bear to let him go. 668 00:38:19,058 --> 00:38:20,664 But I couldn't find him either. 669 00:38:21,177 --> 00:38:22,177 I heard 670 00:38:23,257 --> 00:38:25,264 Yue An has already changed his name and identity 671 00:38:25,697 --> 00:38:28,064 and is hiding out with a wealthy family in Xiangzhou. 672 00:38:28,458 --> 00:38:29,943 They live in a remote area, 673 00:38:30,137 --> 00:38:32,503 but they're still a prestigious clan. 674 00:38:33,018 --> 00:38:34,257 As long as he's not suffering, 675 00:38:34,337 --> 00:38:35,520 I'm at ease. 676 00:38:36,217 --> 00:38:37,503 What's this family's surname? 677 00:38:38,938 --> 00:38:41,001 - I don't know. - Where in Xiangzhou? 678 00:38:41,858 --> 00:38:42,858 I think... 679 00:38:44,578 --> 00:38:46,858 It's called Huilong River 680 00:38:46,938 --> 00:38:48,817 but I don't know exactly where. 681 00:38:51,313 --> 00:38:52,953 As long as we know the place, it's easy. 682 00:38:53,022 --> 00:38:54,422 Huilong River is a small place. 683 00:38:54,522 --> 00:38:56,063 There aren't many big families there. 684 00:38:56,137 --> 00:38:57,965 Even if we have to check every house, 685 00:38:58,063 --> 00:39:00,143 we'll find Zhao Yue An. 686 00:39:09,570 --> 00:39:11,992 But Xiao Chen and I have never seen Zhao Yue An. 687 00:39:12,297 --> 00:39:13,704 We probably wouldn't recognize him. 688 00:39:17,978 --> 00:39:19,040 Seriously? 689 00:39:19,737 --> 00:39:22,458 Zhao Yue An was never like those spoiled brats. 690 00:39:22,538 --> 00:39:24,018 Except for the Jin Niang case, 691 00:39:24,098 --> 00:39:25,394 he never caused any trouble. 692 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:26,563 He also rarely showed his face. 693 00:39:28,217 --> 00:39:29,498 So it seems 694 00:39:29,578 --> 00:39:31,383 the Prince of Xiangyang planned it this way. 695 00:39:40,777 --> 00:39:42,064 Do you want to see Zhao Yue An? 696 00:39:44,370 --> 00:39:45,656 Leave a message for your family 697 00:39:46,438 --> 00:39:47,500 and come with us. 698 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:53,480 Here you go. 699 00:40:03,397 --> 00:40:05,116 What's wrong? Why the long face? 700 00:40:08,063 --> 00:40:10,149 Linglong Manor is right near Huilong River. 701 00:40:11,458 --> 00:40:13,577 So doesn't that mean we don't have to drag Mr. Zhao around 702 00:40:13,657 --> 00:40:16,201 to knock on every rich family's door anymore? 703 00:40:16,578 --> 00:40:17,818 Think carefully. 704 00:40:17,898 --> 00:40:20,898 Which wealthy sons returned to Huilong River ten years ago? 705 00:40:20,978 --> 00:40:23,023 At the time of the incident, Zhao Yue An was only 16. 706 00:40:23,858 --> 00:40:25,000 Ten years have passed. 707 00:40:26,378 --> 00:40:27,943 He's 26 now. 708 00:40:28,617 --> 00:40:29,617 Who comes to mind? 709 00:40:32,858 --> 00:40:33,858 Shao Ji Zu. 710 00:40:34,737 --> 00:40:36,383 The Shao family has three sons. 711 00:40:37,291 --> 00:40:39,090 Shao Ji Zu is the youngest. 712 00:40:39,188 --> 00:40:40,548 He was raised outside the family. 713 00:40:40,633 --> 00:40:41,874 Later, one of his two brothers 714 00:40:41,955 --> 00:40:43,378 died and the other one became disabled, 715 00:40:43,522 --> 00:40:45,005 That was why he returned to the main family. 716 00:40:45,898 --> 00:40:47,503 He was 16 that year. 717 00:40:47,777 --> 00:40:49,697 No need to check further. It has to be him. 718 00:40:49,777 --> 00:40:51,104 No wonder the Prince of Xiangyang 719 00:40:51,538 --> 00:40:53,801 was so eager to arrange his marriage with the Huo family. 720 00:40:54,418 --> 00:40:56,777 But if it's really him, why are you worried? 721 00:40:58,578 --> 00:41:00,304 Tang is also 26 this year. 722 00:41:00,578 --> 00:41:01,761 Coincidentally, 723 00:41:01,978 --> 00:41:03,624 he also returned to Huilong River 724 00:41:03,938 --> 00:41:05,224 when he was 16. 725 00:41:05,458 --> 00:41:08,343 Even though the Tang Sect sided with the Prince of Xiangyang ten years ago, 726 00:41:08,858 --> 00:41:10,097 I still think 727 00:41:10,177 --> 00:41:11,858 it's unlikely for Tang to be the one. 728 00:41:11,938 --> 00:41:14,400 The Prince of Xiangyang could never have a kid as good as Tang. 729 00:41:21,257 --> 00:41:22,360 Anyone else? 730 00:41:23,297 --> 00:41:24,480 There's one more. 731 00:41:24,737 --> 00:41:26,184 He was sickly as a child. 732 00:41:26,938 --> 00:41:28,983 The fortune teller said he shouldn't stay with his family. 733 00:41:30,458 --> 00:41:32,943 So he had always been raised by distant relatives. 734 00:41:35,018 --> 00:41:36,423 When he turned 16, 735 00:41:36,777 --> 00:41:37,960 his relatives passed away. 736 00:41:39,058 --> 00:41:40,664 Only then could he return to his own family. 737 00:41:42,697 --> 00:41:44,903 And this year, he's also 26. 738 00:41:47,297 --> 00:41:48,520 That person is my brother, 739 00:41:49,498 --> 00:41:50,498 Huo Feng. 740 00:41:51,697 --> 00:41:53,104 No way that's your brother. 741 00:41:53,617 --> 00:41:56,298 Think about Shao Ji Zu's annoying face. 742 00:41:56,397 --> 00:41:57,643 He must take after his father. 743 00:41:57,978 --> 00:42:01,264 Even his name, Ji Zu, sounds like it has an agenda. 744 00:42:03,737 --> 00:42:06,257 Master Bai's analysis this time actually makes sense. 745 00:42:06,898 --> 00:42:08,737 Mocking Shao Ji Zu's looks 746 00:42:08,817 --> 00:42:10,304 and his name all at once, 747 00:42:10,657 --> 00:42:11,983 and that's called making sense? 748 00:42:14,098 --> 00:42:15,863 Honestly, I really think 749 00:42:16,058 --> 00:42:18,697 it's most likely Shao Ji Zu. 750 00:42:19,058 --> 00:42:20,058 No need to guess anymore. 751 00:42:20,337 --> 00:42:22,177 Let's just take this old master with us 752 00:42:22,257 --> 00:42:24,863 and knock on the Shao family's door to see if he calls him "Dad". 753 00:42:26,498 --> 00:42:27,750 Let's not worry about that for now. 754 00:42:28,147 --> 00:42:30,331 Once we're back in Wanshan County, we'll figure it out. 755 00:42:30,777 --> 00:42:31,938 Speaking of which, 756 00:42:32,018 --> 00:42:33,241 let's make a plan first. 757 00:42:33,610 --> 00:42:34,624 When we get back to Wanshan County, 758 00:42:34,705 --> 00:42:36,466 don't let him anywhere near the yamen. 759 00:42:36,547 --> 00:42:37,889 We worked hard to get him out. 760 00:42:38,022 --> 00:42:39,469 What if a spy gets to him? 761 00:42:40,688 --> 00:42:41,688 All right. 762 00:42:41,938 --> 00:42:42,938 He's all yours. 763 00:42:50,458 --> 00:42:53,104 Yes. It has been years since something like this happened in our county. 764 00:43:00,217 --> 00:43:01,217 Let's go check it out. 765 00:43:02,378 --> 00:43:03,560 I'll keep an eye on Zhao Zheng De. 766 00:43:04,378 --> 00:43:05,665 - Giddy up. - Giddy up. 767 00:43:05,689 --> 00:43:07,689 MvDrama.net