1 00:01:32,485 --> 00:01:36,913 (Zhan Zhao Adventures) 2 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,913 (Episode 25) 3 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,481 Our prince was invited by his good friend Bai Yu Tang. 4 00:01:42,562 --> 00:01:44,702 He'll attend the event in hopes that he can witness 5 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,400 a marvelous spectacle about medicine and pharmacology. 6 00:01:46,604 --> 00:01:48,061 Prince Hui's presence 7 00:01:48,284 --> 00:01:50,400 truly brings honor to our humble home. 8 00:01:50,830 --> 00:01:53,756 It's just that we've never hosted such a distinguished guest before. 9 00:01:53,943 --> 00:01:56,762 We're afraid of failing to uphold proper decorum in front of royalty. 10 00:01:56,955 --> 00:01:58,481 Elder Clan Leader, there's no need to worry. 11 00:01:58,980 --> 00:02:00,504 His Highness is easygoing by nature. 12 00:02:00,689 --> 00:02:02,545 Your family only needs to host the gathering 13 00:02:02,625 --> 00:02:04,136 as splendidly as in previous years. 14 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,281 - Alright. - Yes. 15 00:02:06,516 --> 00:02:09,961 As long as His Highness gets to see his friend at the tournament, 16 00:02:10,495 --> 00:02:12,182 his trip won't have been in vain. 17 00:02:13,276 --> 00:02:14,499 Understood. 18 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,223 We'll take our leave now. 19 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,486 You've given me money and even paid for my stay at the inn. 20 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:34,325 You really just want me to tell everyone the truth? 21 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,013 It'll only cost you a couple days' work. 22 00:02:36,196 --> 00:02:37,962 The money is compensation for that. 23 00:02:38,875 --> 00:02:43,818 But you must repeat before everyone what you told us earlier. 24 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,263 Alright. 25 00:02:48,795 --> 00:02:50,241 That's Yao Yu Shan's house, right? 26 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:53,927 There's been no word from him for days now. 27 00:02:54,936 --> 00:02:56,501 He might be dead. 28 00:02:57,555 --> 00:02:59,041 His poor wife is all alone now. 29 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,023 Officer Zhan, my master invites you to meet him at Cuixi Forest. 30 00:03:43,235 --> 00:03:46,522 This is obviously a trap they set for us. 31 00:03:46,795 --> 00:03:48,682 If we really go, 32 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,006 we'll be walking straight into it. 33 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,957 Just come up with some excuse. 34 00:03:54,202 --> 00:03:56,361 Say there's been a major case in your jurisdiction, 35 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:57,961 or that you've fallen seriously ill. 36 00:03:58,080 --> 00:03:59,886 That stuff about a prince coming in person 37 00:04:00,955 --> 00:04:02,178 is obviously a bluff. 38 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,800 Patience. Let's wait and see. 39 00:04:23,115 --> 00:04:24,338 Enter. 40 00:04:48,189 --> 00:04:49,434 The plan failed. 41 00:04:52,356 --> 00:04:54,001 That was within expectations. 42 00:04:55,916 --> 00:04:58,601 I'll think of another way to delay the Suwen Tournament, 43 00:04:59,341 --> 00:05:01,387 buying you more time to silence them. 44 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,598 Or perhaps we should simply stop the gathering from happening at all. 45 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:05,886 No. 46 00:05:06,249 --> 00:05:08,615 The Suwen Tournament must go on. 47 00:05:09,835 --> 00:05:12,682 And it must be held as scheduled. 48 00:05:14,955 --> 00:05:18,242 On the surface, the board may look like a dead end, 49 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,046 but sometimes sacrificing a piece 50 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,679 is enough to reveal how many cards your opponent holds 51 00:05:24,835 --> 00:05:26,058 and uncover a path to survival. 52 00:05:27,515 --> 00:05:28,962 So why not? 53 00:05:29,395 --> 00:05:32,601 Exactly. We should be thanking Zhan Zhao instead. 54 00:05:32,916 --> 00:05:36,041 He gathered all the witnesses and evidence for us. 55 00:05:36,436 --> 00:05:39,802 Since Officer Zhan wants to lure us into the trap, 56 00:05:40,280 --> 00:05:42,125 then we'll step right into the game. 57 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,880 (Yuelai Inn) 58 00:06:36,556 --> 00:06:38,921 Zhan, Bai is back. 59 00:06:43,273 --> 00:06:44,279 You're here. 60 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,766 Madam Jiao and her son have been settled next door. 61 00:06:46,902 --> 00:06:49,407 With us guarding them, nothing should go wrong. 62 00:06:49,835 --> 00:06:51,058 Good. 63 00:06:51,515 --> 00:06:54,106 The only key witness left now is Yao Yu Shan. 64 00:06:54,656 --> 00:06:55,735 If we can find him, 65 00:06:55,816 --> 00:06:57,793 our chances of winning will improve greatly. 66 00:06:57,941 --> 00:06:59,164 But I've been thinking, 67 00:06:59,509 --> 00:07:01,355 if Luo Wen Jie really is Si Ming, 68 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,406 then even with all our witnesses, 69 00:07:03,589 --> 00:07:05,606 he'll still find a way to wriggle out of reopening the case. 70 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:10,565 I want to make a trip to Feihua Hollow. 71 00:07:12,062 --> 00:07:14,236 - What? - There'll be heavy rain tonight. 72 00:07:14,316 --> 00:07:15,706 Qingyu Grass is easy to spot then. 73 00:07:15,996 --> 00:07:18,099 If I really can find the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon mentioned in the notes, 74 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,506 it'll prove my brother really was in the mountains that night. 75 00:07:20,629 --> 00:07:23,212 But you're injured. How are you supposed to search for it? 76 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,285 My brother was pampered his whole life. 77 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,000 He couldn't carry heavy loads or do physical work. 78 00:07:28,082 --> 00:07:29,305 If he could climb up there, 79 00:07:29,515 --> 00:07:30,882 what's a little injury to me? 80 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,810 This is the only thing I can do for him. 81 00:07:33,196 --> 00:07:35,241 But this trip is far too dangerous. 82 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,401 And even if you find the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon, 83 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,183 it still might not be enough to convict Si Ming. 84 00:07:45,608 --> 00:07:46,831 Be careful. 85 00:07:50,876 --> 00:07:52,373 If I'm not back by tomorrow morning, 86 00:07:52,454 --> 00:07:54,013 go straight to Qinghui Hall. 87 00:07:54,094 --> 00:07:55,317 Don't wait for me. 88 00:07:55,641 --> 00:07:57,480 Bai... 89 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:00,925 He's still injured. 90 00:08:01,322 --> 00:08:02,545 Let him go. 91 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,263 If he doesn't give it his all tonight, 92 00:08:07,275 --> 00:08:08,721 he'll regret it for the rest of his life. 93 00:08:28,116 --> 00:08:29,642 It's going to rain soon. 94 00:08:37,355 --> 00:08:38,578 Let's eat first. 95 00:08:39,515 --> 00:08:41,513 Huo, don't worry. 96 00:08:41,876 --> 00:08:42,946 Before the White Rat set off, 97 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,680 we gave him plenty of mountain-climbing gear. 98 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:45,780 He'll be fine. 99 00:08:45,902 --> 00:08:48,019 Yeah, Huo, the food's getting cold. 100 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,725 There's still no sign of Yao Yu Shan. 101 00:09:04,255 --> 00:09:05,478 You don't think 102 00:09:06,241 --> 00:09:07,808 he's fallen into Si Ming's hands, do you? 103 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,983 If they force him into giving false testimony... 104 00:09:13,955 --> 00:09:15,601 When we passed by Yao Yu Shan's house today, 105 00:09:15,955 --> 00:09:17,178 you said something. 106 00:09:20,680 --> 00:09:22,246 "There's been no word from him for days now. 107 00:09:22,701 --> 00:09:24,293 He might be dead." 108 00:09:24,509 --> 00:09:25,732 Not that. 109 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:29,703 You said, 110 00:09:30,469 --> 00:09:31,875 "His poor wife is all alone now." 111 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,165 Her husband's been missing for days, 112 00:09:46,636 --> 00:09:48,480 yet she still has the mood to give alms to beggars. 113 00:09:48,963 --> 00:09:50,889 She knows exactly where Yao Yu Shan is. 114 00:10:20,842 --> 00:10:22,362 My husband really hasn't come back. 115 00:10:22,443 --> 00:10:23,660 How would I know where he is? 116 00:10:23,741 --> 00:10:24,862 He's in danger right now. 117 00:10:25,076 --> 00:10:26,482 I truly don't know anything. 118 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,286 You should look somewhere else. 119 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:31,806 If someone else gets to him first, 120 00:10:32,134 --> 00:10:33,357 we'll really have a problem. 121 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:39,503 It's about to rain. 122 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,840 It's not appropriate for a man to stay here alone with me. 123 00:10:41,916 --> 00:10:43,139 You should leave now. 124 00:11:25,235 --> 00:11:27,978 This rain is really coming down hard today. 125 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,383 Huo, is the rain in Xiangzhou always this heavy? 126 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,447 It's always like this in autumn. 127 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,167 As for tomorrow's Suwen Tournament, 128 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,446 who knows if our plan will actually work. 129 00:11:41,595 --> 00:11:43,440 And I wonder how White Rat's doing. 130 00:11:49,796 --> 00:11:51,081 He'll be fine, Huo. 131 00:11:51,595 --> 00:11:52,841 His Highness once said, 132 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:54,519 "Heaven looks after good people." 133 00:11:54,641 --> 00:11:57,299 No matter how heavy the storm is, it always passes. 134 00:13:51,355 --> 00:13:52,722 Qingyu Grass. 135 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,005 It's really the Qingyu Grass! 136 00:16:20,875 --> 00:16:22,098 Master! 137 00:16:22,795 --> 00:16:24,018 Clan Leader! 138 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,986 Master, a group from the prefectural office has arrived outside. 139 00:16:27,209 --> 00:16:29,053 They say the Prefect has come to attend the ceremony. 140 00:16:29,516 --> 00:16:31,395 - Even the Prefect came? - The Prefect? 141 00:16:31,475 --> 00:16:34,161 This year's Suwen Tournament is really something. 142 00:16:40,635 --> 00:16:42,882 At last, we'll get to see what this Si Ming really looks like. 143 00:17:04,875 --> 00:17:07,201 He doesn't seem all that impressive. 144 00:17:09,355 --> 00:17:11,659 Look, another carriage is coming. 145 00:17:12,835 --> 00:17:15,561 So grand. Wonder which important figure that is. 146 00:17:15,796 --> 00:17:17,321 I heard it's Prince Hui. 147 00:17:17,436 --> 00:17:19,698 Well, he is a prince. Of course he'd arrive in style. 148 00:17:43,755 --> 00:17:45,602 I'm Luo Wen Jie, Prefect of Xiangzhou. 149 00:17:46,076 --> 00:17:47,642 Welcome,Your Highness. 150 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,640 I'm Zhao Zhi Er, steward of His Highness' estate. 151 00:17:52,721 --> 00:17:53,944 Greetings, Prefect Luo. 152 00:17:55,436 --> 00:17:59,030 Sir, on the way here, His Highness came across some beautiful scenery 153 00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:00,426 and wished to take a stroll. 154 00:18:00,916 --> 00:18:03,218 Please head inside first. His Highness will arrive shortly. 155 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:10,103 This way, Prefect Luo. 156 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:20,583 You're number six. 157 00:18:38,589 --> 00:18:39,812 The auspicious hour is almost here. 158 00:18:40,622 --> 00:18:42,189 I'm afraid His Highness won't make it in time. 159 00:18:42,915 --> 00:18:44,361 His Highness specifically instructed us 160 00:18:44,595 --> 00:18:47,601 not to delay the Suwen Tournament on his account. 161 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,502 I'll send riders to escort His Highness here at once. 162 00:18:55,195 --> 00:18:57,526 I'm Zhan Zhao of Kaifeng Prefecture, acting under Prince Hui's orders 163 00:18:57,862 --> 00:18:59,188 to accompany you, Prefect Luo. 164 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:02,831 I wouldn't dare. You're an official from the capital. 165 00:19:03,221 --> 00:19:04,548 How could I deserve such treatment? 166 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,670 The auspicious hour has arrived! 167 00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:33,343 Prefect Luo, 168 00:19:33,595 --> 00:19:35,162 once the Suwen Tournament begins, 169 00:19:35,355 --> 00:19:36,946 all three courtyards will be closed. 170 00:19:37,109 --> 00:19:38,549 No one may leave once inside. 171 00:19:38,630 --> 00:19:39,995 That rule has stood for a hundred years. 172 00:19:41,036 --> 00:19:43,762 We shouldn't break their traditions. 173 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:48,926 Since His Highness won't make it, 174 00:19:49,175 --> 00:19:52,826 please take the seat of honor in his place. 175 00:19:53,156 --> 00:19:54,379 Prefect Luo, please. 176 00:19:55,216 --> 00:19:57,682 No, no. That would be far too improper. 177 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,887 Our prince isn't one for rigid formalities. 178 00:20:00,049 --> 00:20:01,272 Please, Prefect Luo. 179 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:02,800 Please. 180 00:20:02,875 --> 00:20:04,162 I won't refuse then. 181 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:17,285 Prefect Luo, this way. 182 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:25,046 If I'm not mistaken, 183 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,845 His Highness didn't come at all, did he? 184 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,437 What are you talking about? Of course he did. 185 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:49,543 Huo. 186 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,040 Even the prince from the Nanqing Palace came to attend today. 187 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:57,134 I wish I could go outside and see the spectacle for myself. 188 00:20:57,215 --> 00:20:59,661 Yeah, this year is certainly lively. 189 00:21:07,395 --> 00:21:09,476 Who struck that? It's not time yet. 190 00:21:09,556 --> 00:21:11,835 What the hell. We're both right here! 191 00:21:11,915 --> 00:21:13,166 It's only a few moments early anyway. 192 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,646 If Master finds out we hit the bell early, 193 00:21:16,074 --> 00:21:17,297 we'll be punished. 194 00:21:18,108 --> 00:21:19,331 Then let me strike it. 195 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:49,960 Dear friends and honored guests, 196 00:21:50,076 --> 00:21:52,326 thank you all for taking the time to attend the Suwen Tournament. 197 00:21:52,541 --> 00:21:54,747 Jin family is deeply grateful. 198 00:21:54,915 --> 00:21:56,282 Especially today, 199 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,031 with Prefect Luo honoring us with his presence. 200 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:01,120 His visit brings great glory to our humble home. 201 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,920 Please accept my thanks. 202 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,686 As per the Suwen Tournament's annual tradition, 203 00:22:09,076 --> 00:22:12,240 each participating disciple holds 204 00:22:12,541 --> 00:22:14,188 a numbered token. 205 00:22:14,915 --> 00:22:18,282 Matching numbered tokens are also placed inside this box. 206 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:20,680 When I draw a number, the chosen participant 207 00:22:20,853 --> 00:22:22,295 will step forward for the examination. 208 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:23,703 No delays will be permitted. 209 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:29,687 Why isn't Bai here yet? 210 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:31,845 He's been gone all night. 211 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,113 Whatever herb he was looking for, he should've found it by now. 212 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:50,143 Number six. 213 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:06,766 Is number six present? 214 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:09,854 If not, the slot will be forfeited. 215 00:23:10,155 --> 00:23:12,979 He clearly saw that Bai wasn't here and rigged the draw on purpose. 216 00:23:14,756 --> 00:23:16,202 I'm number six. 217 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,294 Bai Yu Tang asked me to take the test in his place. 218 00:23:26,375 --> 00:23:28,175 Substituting for someone? 219 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:29,806 I've never heard of such a thing. 220 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,280 How can you take the test for someone else? 221 00:23:33,236 --> 00:23:34,580 Everyone, please calm down. 222 00:23:34,708 --> 00:23:38,259 Bai Yu Tang and I did not come here today to compete. 223 00:23:38,556 --> 00:23:40,121 With Prefect Luo present, 224 00:23:40,568 --> 00:23:41,974 we wish to take this opportunity 225 00:23:42,316 --> 00:23:45,522 to appeal to him regarding a wrongful conviction from years ago. 226 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,166 If you have a grievance, take it to the yamen. 227 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,944 This is not a courtroom. 228 00:23:57,080 --> 00:24:00,381 No office in Xiangzhou dares to accept this case. 229 00:24:01,476 --> 00:24:02,881 Because this case 230 00:24:03,316 --> 00:24:06,561 was personally closed by you years ago, Prefect Luo. 231 00:24:13,195 --> 00:24:17,652 So Jin family, this is why you invited me here? 232 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:24,263 You... y-you... Hand that over here! 233 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,303 The moment Master agreed to let Little Seventeenth compete, 234 00:24:28,535 --> 00:24:30,501 I knew I had to stay on guard. 235 00:24:30,915 --> 00:24:32,138 Where's Little Seventeenth? 236 00:24:32,355 --> 00:24:33,578 Where's that brat? 237 00:24:33,808 --> 00:24:35,031 Get out here! 238 00:24:37,395 --> 00:24:38,682 You're an outsider. 239 00:24:38,904 --> 00:24:40,704 What right do you have to meddle in Jin family's affairs? 240 00:24:40,841 --> 00:24:42,962 This isn't just the Jin family's business. 241 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:44,439 Bai Yu Tang's brother 242 00:24:44,595 --> 00:24:46,366 was Jin Xue Wen, eldest son of the fifth branch 243 00:24:46,446 --> 00:24:48,098 of the Jin family's thirteenth generation. 244 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,486 He was accused of murdering a young woman. 245 00:24:52,155 --> 00:24:54,722 Everyone here has at least heard of that case, right? 246 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,417 And the victim was my aunt. 247 00:25:01,716 --> 00:25:03,979 So how exactly do I not have the right to seek justice here? 248 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:06,250 - You... - Everyone, 249 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,079 my aunt died under suspicious circumstances. 250 00:25:09,195 --> 00:25:11,321 The real killer has remained free all these years, 251 00:25:12,076 --> 00:25:14,115 while Jin Xue Wen carried the stigma for 15 years, 252 00:25:14,195 --> 00:25:15,841 even being cast out of the family registry. 253 00:25:16,355 --> 00:25:18,179 Today, I ask Prefect Luo 254 00:25:18,429 --> 00:25:20,274 to retry this case before everyone present 255 00:25:20,475 --> 00:25:21,698 and give them justice. 256 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,240 Right and wrong, 257 00:25:24,321 --> 00:25:25,544 good and evil, 258 00:25:25,915 --> 00:25:28,633 everyone here will bear witness. 259 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:36,503 Elder Clan Leader, 260 00:25:37,355 --> 00:25:39,682 allowing her to make such a scene here, 261 00:25:39,875 --> 00:25:41,121 what kind of decorum is that? 262 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,080 If this is the sort of behavior you permit, 263 00:25:43,155 --> 00:25:44,762 perhaps the Suwen Tournament 264 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:45,999 shouldn't be held at all. 265 00:25:46,195 --> 00:25:47,418 Please don't be mad, Prefect Luo. 266 00:25:50,476 --> 00:25:51,699 Young lady, 267 00:25:51,996 --> 00:25:53,755 if you truly have a grievance, 268 00:25:53,835 --> 00:25:55,346 please wait until after the tournament. 269 00:25:55,435 --> 00:25:57,442 Prefect Luo will hear your case then. 270 00:25:57,523 --> 00:25:59,917 All these people came to witness the event, 271 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,127 not to sit through a trial. 272 00:26:04,155 --> 00:26:06,586 Elder Clan Leader, judging by seniority, 273 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,687 you would be Jin Xue Wen's great-uncle. 274 00:26:10,155 --> 00:26:12,686 A member of your family has been wrongfully convicted for over a decade. 275 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,580 Is that less important than a tournament? 276 00:26:16,476 --> 00:26:18,786 I heard that while he was alive, 277 00:26:18,963 --> 00:26:20,208 Jin Xue Wen respected you deeply. 278 00:26:20,360 --> 00:26:21,760 And now, with his name still uncleared, 279 00:26:21,929 --> 00:26:23,574 you can still sit here 280 00:26:24,315 --> 00:26:26,082 hosting the Suwen Tournament as if nothing happened? 281 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,006 Well said, young lady. 282 00:26:28,956 --> 00:26:31,000 A healer needs more than medical skill, 283 00:26:31,081 --> 00:26:32,646 they must also possess compassion. 284 00:26:33,516 --> 00:26:35,400 If the wronged person is one of our own in the medical community, 285 00:26:35,481 --> 00:26:37,282 how can we ignore his injustice 286 00:26:37,363 --> 00:26:38,888 and continue chasing fame and prestige here? 287 00:26:39,435 --> 00:26:41,618 I believe the competition can wait. 288 00:26:42,036 --> 00:26:44,979 Hearing this young lady's appeal is the most important thing right now. 289 00:26:45,996 --> 00:26:49,299 Well said! Well said! 290 00:26:56,556 --> 00:26:59,259 Retry the case! Retry the case! 291 00:27:15,956 --> 00:27:18,936 Surely Prefect Luo wouldn't ignore the grievances of the common people? 292 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:21,143 Please, have a seat, Prefect. 293 00:27:21,535 --> 00:27:23,406 Or perhaps I could help you gather a few more men 294 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:24,986 to shout "court is in session" or something. 295 00:27:40,316 --> 00:27:42,296 I work for the prefectural office. 296 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:46,186 I'm constantly traveling between the various county yamen. 297 00:27:50,155 --> 00:27:52,442 Do you think Prefect Luo will retry the case? 298 00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:06,407 State your grievance now. 299 00:28:08,595 --> 00:28:09,818 However, 300 00:28:10,395 --> 00:28:12,282 it's a case from 15 years ago. 301 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:15,326 I may not remember it clearly. 302 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:17,143 Prefect Luo. 303 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,366 The case files and evidence from back then are all here. 304 00:28:21,447 --> 00:28:22,670 If you can't remember clearly, 305 00:28:23,015 --> 00:28:24,461 perhaps reviewing them will refresh it. 306 00:28:37,149 --> 00:28:39,075 How did you obtain these case files? 307 00:28:40,761 --> 00:28:43,922 This case was concluded by Xiangyang County back then. 308 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,786 Naturally, the files were retrieved from the Xiangyang County yamen. 309 00:28:52,155 --> 00:28:53,801 The county deputy and registrar said 310 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,447 that the archives storeroom caught fire two days ago, 311 00:28:56,675 --> 00:28:58,801 and all the records and files were burned to ashes. 312 00:28:59,920 --> 00:29:02,841 Luckily, I transferred these files out beforehand. 313 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:07,031 If you don't believe me, you can verify it. 314 00:29:09,021 --> 00:29:10,244 That won't be necessary. 315 00:29:17,115 --> 00:29:18,361 According to the case file, 316 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,566 Jin Xue Wen was convicted as the murderer 317 00:29:20,928 --> 00:29:23,991 based on three witnesses and two pieces of physical evidence. 318 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,162 The first witness was the steward of the Jin residence. 319 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:30,743 Xu An. 320 00:29:32,875 --> 00:29:35,459 Mr. Xu, please step forward. 321 00:29:38,115 --> 00:29:39,338 Xu An, 322 00:29:40,036 --> 00:29:41,282 come forward and speak. 323 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:45,503 Yes, sir. 324 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:53,092 Back then, you claimed you saw Jin Xue Wen 325 00:29:53,172 --> 00:29:55,223 harassing the victim before the murder, 326 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,863 that he was speaking frivolously and getting handsy. 327 00:29:58,240 --> 00:29:59,463 Think carefully. 328 00:29:59,736 --> 00:30:00,981 What exactly did he say, 329 00:30:01,395 --> 00:30:03,321 and how exactly did he touch her? 330 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:05,687 What else could he say? 331 00:30:06,595 --> 00:30:09,199 Whenever he saw that girl, he'd chase after her 332 00:30:09,349 --> 00:30:11,800 calling her "beauty that could sink kingdoms," 333 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,373 comparing her to heavenly goddesses. 334 00:30:13,875 --> 00:30:17,202 He praised her like she was some celestial maiden from the moon palace. 335 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,765 When the girl ignored him, 336 00:30:20,155 --> 00:30:22,121 he'd reach out 337 00:30:22,501 --> 00:30:25,801 right there in public and touch her hair. 338 00:30:26,316 --> 00:30:29,873 And after touching it, he'd hold it up to his nose and sniff it. 339 00:30:30,006 --> 00:30:32,835 Is that something a decent man would do? 340 00:30:32,915 --> 00:30:34,979 Yeah. 341 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:38,041 Doesn't that sound a little familiar? 342 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:40,423 Not just to me, 343 00:30:41,476 --> 00:30:44,202 doesn't it sound familiar to all of you too? 344 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,167 Yeah. Over these past ten days, 345 00:30:48,548 --> 00:30:50,006 coming and going from the Jin Residence, 346 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,845 I've heard the exact same story at least three times. 347 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:55,400 Of course, 348 00:30:55,556 --> 00:30:59,219 each time you told it, Jin Xue Wen was harassing a different girl. 349 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:03,206 I'm sure the rest of you have heard it even more often than I have. 350 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:10,324 But Jin Xue Wen was a gifted scholar. 351 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,166 Even if he were to use lewd words, 352 00:31:12,415 --> 00:31:14,295 wouldn't he be more creative than that? 353 00:31:14,516 --> 00:31:17,754 He wouldn't say the exact same thing to every woman. 354 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,153 When it comes to harassing women, 355 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:24,680 the words are pretty much the same. How different can they be? 356 00:31:24,763 --> 00:31:27,202 The insults you've been hurling at us these past few days, 357 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:30,414 have they all been word-for-word identical too? 358 00:31:31,996 --> 00:31:33,762 Which is why I have reason to suspect 359 00:31:34,435 --> 00:31:38,713 that you heard Jin Xue Wen say something like that to some girl one day, 360 00:31:38,909 --> 00:31:40,132 and you just memorized it. 361 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,886 After that, no matter which story you were telling, 362 00:31:43,288 --> 00:31:44,895 you reused the same account. 363 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:49,280 - I... - Can testimony like that really be trusted? 364 00:31:49,435 --> 00:31:50,962 No! 365 00:31:51,435 --> 00:31:52,820 It can't be trusted! 366 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:54,143 I'm not lying! 367 00:31:55,675 --> 00:31:57,121 You're not lying? 368 00:31:57,476 --> 00:32:00,706 Then repeat exactly what Jin Xue Wen said 369 00:32:00,995 --> 00:32:02,881 when he harassed the victim! 370 00:32:03,115 --> 00:32:05,578 Yeah! Go on! Say it! 371 00:32:08,435 --> 00:32:10,618 Come on! Repeat it! 372 00:32:12,516 --> 00:32:14,673 I'm old. I can't remember clearly. 373 00:32:14,875 --> 00:32:16,162 Is it that you can't remember, 374 00:32:16,675 --> 00:32:17,898 or that you never actually heard it? 375 00:32:18,435 --> 00:32:21,202 Is it that you just saw Jin Xue Wen talking to the victim 376 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:23,646 and assumed he was harassing her? 377 00:32:25,048 --> 00:32:27,294 Xu An's testimony was based on hearsay. 378 00:32:27,875 --> 00:32:29,482 Even if most of it cannot be taken as fact, 379 00:32:30,076 --> 00:32:32,282 Jin Xue Wen's reputation for being lecherous and frivolous 380 00:32:32,915 --> 00:32:34,138 was common knowledge. 381 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:36,263 Is that not enough? 382 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,605 Since you put it that way, 383 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,440 then that means Xu An's testimony is officially invalid. 384 00:32:58,835 --> 00:33:00,922 Luo Wen Jie really is an incompetent fool. 385 00:33:02,036 --> 00:33:04,242 If it weren't for all your help over the years, 386 00:33:04,756 --> 00:33:06,361 he'd have been dead many times over. 387 00:33:11,036 --> 00:33:14,922 The second witness in the case was the current head of the Tang Sect, 388 00:33:15,435 --> 00:33:16,658 Tang Ji. 389 00:33:19,395 --> 00:33:20,618 In court, 390 00:33:20,875 --> 00:33:22,840 Jin Xue Wen claimed that on the night of the murder, 391 00:33:23,195 --> 00:33:25,973 he went to Feihua Hollow, 40 li outside Xiangyang, to gather herbs. 392 00:33:26,196 --> 00:33:27,316 Before entering the mountain, 393 00:33:27,397 --> 00:33:28,786 he ran into Tang Ji and a woman 394 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:30,880 at Chunxin Pavilion at the mouth of the valley, 395 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:32,600 and exchanged greetings with them. 396 00:33:32,681 --> 00:33:35,446 But Tang Ji denied it outright in court. 397 00:33:35,716 --> 00:33:37,521 Tang Ji isn't present today. 398 00:33:38,476 --> 00:33:40,353 So how do you intend to refute his testimony? 399 00:33:40,575 --> 00:33:41,941 It's true I can't refute it. 400 00:33:43,276 --> 00:33:46,361 But someone else can prove Jin Xue Wen wasn't lying. 401 00:34:04,316 --> 00:34:05,539 Who are you? 402 00:34:07,355 --> 00:34:08,578 Sir, 403 00:34:09,155 --> 00:34:12,058 my name is Cui Tian. I'm from Jiang Village. 404 00:34:12,756 --> 00:34:13,979 I make a living as a hunter. 405 00:34:14,595 --> 00:34:18,242 Every summer and autumn, I stay in Feihua Hollow for a few months. 406 00:34:19,276 --> 00:34:20,499 20 years ago, 407 00:34:20,675 --> 00:34:23,359 I often saw a man and a woman 408 00:34:23,594 --> 00:34:25,121 meeting secretly at Chunxin Pavilion. 409 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:29,573 15 years ago, even when the plague was at its worst, 410 00:34:29,761 --> 00:34:31,447 they still met in the mountains regularly. 411 00:34:32,355 --> 00:34:33,881 I remember it clearly. 412 00:34:34,355 --> 00:34:35,578 Do you recognize Tang Ji? 413 00:34:35,796 --> 00:34:37,019 No. 414 00:34:37,395 --> 00:34:39,922 But I've seen his portrait. 415 00:34:40,556 --> 00:34:44,493 The man in it looks extremely similar to the one I saw back then. 416 00:34:44,761 --> 00:34:45,984 A portrait? 417 00:34:46,756 --> 00:34:50,162 And you think a portrait alone is enough to confirm that man was Tang Ji? 418 00:34:50,996 --> 00:34:52,219 Officer Zhan, 419 00:34:52,675 --> 00:34:54,722 you certainly weren't this lenient 420 00:34:55,556 --> 00:34:57,121 when questioning Xu An just now. 421 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:00,525 Whether the hunter can identify Tang Ji isn't important. 422 00:35:00,996 --> 00:35:04,202 What matters is that his testimony proves Jin Xue Wen was not the killer. 423 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:07,343 On the night of the murder, he wasn't in the city. 424 00:35:07,556 --> 00:35:08,881 He was in Feihua Hollow. 425 00:35:09,276 --> 00:35:13,242 That's why he saw a man and woman meeting secretly at Chunxin Pavilion. 426 00:35:13,875 --> 00:35:15,580 The hunter also said just now 427 00:35:15,720 --> 00:35:19,127 that this man and woman met in Feihua Hollow every year. 428 00:35:19,595 --> 00:35:22,560 Maybe Jin Xue Wen saw them years before the murder. 429 00:35:23,195 --> 00:35:26,253 He could've lied and claimed he saw them on the night of the crime itself. 430 00:35:26,334 --> 00:35:27,557 That's also possible, isn't it? 431 00:35:28,796 --> 00:35:30,282 Wouldn't that make him incredibly stupid? 432 00:35:31,476 --> 00:35:33,273 He insisted he spoke to the man, 433 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,858 and repeatedly claimed that man was Tang Ji. 434 00:35:36,835 --> 00:35:38,081 If it were a lie, 435 00:35:38,556 --> 00:35:40,319 wouldn't he just be waiting for you 436 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:42,363 to find Tang Ji and expose him on the spot? 437 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:48,423 Prefect Luo, 438 00:35:49,436 --> 00:35:52,441 there are also many inconsistencies in the evidence from back then. 439 00:35:56,036 --> 00:35:59,401 The case file states that the tears on this bloodstained robe 440 00:35:59,675 --> 00:36:01,282 were caused by my aunt scratching him. 441 00:36:01,795 --> 00:36:05,401 But the wounds on Jin Xue Wen's shoulder were over an inch deep. 442 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:07,640 Could human fingernails cause that? 443 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:11,366 Then in your opinion, 444 00:36:12,128 --> 00:36:13,934 how were those wounds caused? 445 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,246 I am Jin Xue Wen's younger brother. 446 00:36:24,068 --> 00:36:25,314 Let me tell you 447 00:36:25,675 --> 00:36:28,018 how my brother got those injuries. 448 00:36:42,836 --> 00:36:44,059 Back then, 449 00:36:44,275 --> 00:36:47,418 the coroner made this sketch based on the wounds on Jin Xue Wen's body. 450 00:36:47,836 --> 00:36:49,960 The proportions, 451 00:36:50,349 --> 00:36:51,669 the size, 452 00:36:51,750 --> 00:36:53,275 and even the depth of the wounds 453 00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:55,053 are identical to the injuries on Bai Yu Tang. 454 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:56,503 They really are identical. 455 00:36:57,880 --> 00:36:59,400 Something's not right here. 456 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:00,840 Back in court, 457 00:37:01,556 --> 00:37:04,162 my brother said he had gone into the mountains that night to gather herbs. 458 00:37:04,489 --> 00:37:05,712 He wasn't lying. 459 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,744 The herb he sought grew beside a cave where hawks nested. 460 00:37:10,221 --> 00:37:12,988 The wounds on his body were caused by a hawk attacking him. 461 00:37:39,521 --> 00:37:41,081 When that hawk returned with food 462 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:42,383 and saw me at the cave entrance, 463 00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:44,320 it thought I meant harm to its eggs, 464 00:37:44,423 --> 00:37:45,989 so it attacked me viciously. 465 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,280 My brother must've gone through the exact same thing back then. 466 00:37:49,361 --> 00:37:50,886 That's why the wounds were so similar. 467 00:37:51,556 --> 00:37:54,219 And I've found the herb he went to gather. 468 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:03,423 The Dawn-Dusk Cocoon. 469 00:38:05,275 --> 00:38:08,538 Surely the Jin family head and Elder Clan Leader recognize this? 470 00:38:12,516 --> 00:38:16,082 Before it hatches, it's completely translucent and burns hot as fire. 471 00:38:16,996 --> 00:38:19,418 Yes, this is the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon. 472 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,577 You actually found such a rare treasure. 473 00:38:22,769 --> 00:38:24,968 In the well of the old house on Huaihua Alley, 474 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:27,246 I found the Dawn-Dusk Cocoon my brother collected back then. 475 00:38:28,115 --> 00:38:31,018 15 years ago, first place should have been his. 476 00:38:41,516 --> 00:38:43,441 You claim this thing is a Dawn-Dusk Cocoon? 477 00:38:43,522 --> 00:38:44,602 Fine. 478 00:38:44,755 --> 00:38:47,026 Even if this pile of mush really is one, 479 00:38:47,275 --> 00:38:51,538 how do explain someone saw him leaving the victim's house that night? 480 00:38:52,595 --> 00:38:55,521 Are you referring to Madam Jiao, Prefect Luo? 481 00:38:58,040 --> 00:38:59,263 Please let us through. 482 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:13,967 I gave false testimony back then. 483 00:39:14,268 --> 00:39:17,179 The person I saw that night was not Jin Xue Wen. 484 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:19,750 The man who came out of that courtyard was my husband, 485 00:39:20,274 --> 00:39:23,477 Jiao Chao Gui, master of Shengyun Manor. 486 00:39:29,436 --> 00:39:30,659 What did you say? 487 00:39:31,876 --> 00:39:34,242 Jiao Chao Gui personally confessed to me 488 00:39:34,521 --> 00:39:35,928 that he had severely wounded Lady Huo. 489 00:39:36,836 --> 00:39:39,938 He also told me to lie to the authorities 490 00:39:40,436 --> 00:39:41,682 and frame Jin Xue Wen. 491 00:39:42,436 --> 00:39:45,082 He threatened to kill me if I disobeyed him. 492 00:39:46,795 --> 00:39:48,042 I swear to heaven 493 00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:50,006 that if a single word of this is false, 494 00:39:50,556 --> 00:39:52,961 may the entire Jiao family be wiped out. 495 00:39:53,556 --> 00:39:54,715 I can't believe that happened. 496 00:39:54,795 --> 00:39:56,562 Then Jin Xue Wen was truly wronged. 497 00:39:57,115 --> 00:39:58,361 You treacherous woman! 498 00:39:59,115 --> 00:40:00,836 How dare you give false testimony! 499 00:40:00,916 --> 00:40:02,961 You deceived me and protected the killer, 500 00:40:03,356 --> 00:40:06,235 causing an innocent man to suffer injustice for 15 years 501 00:40:06,315 --> 00:40:07,642 and die with a bitter grudge. 502 00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:09,039 Guards! 503 00:40:09,195 --> 00:40:11,219 - Seize her! - Yes, sir! 504 00:40:12,916 --> 00:40:15,538 Prefect Luo, why are you suddenly acting so outraged? 505 00:40:15,715 --> 00:40:17,162 Madam Jiao certainly bears blame, 506 00:40:17,595 --> 00:40:20,386 but the one who closed the case back then was you, not her. 507 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,223 You're right. 508 00:40:23,036 --> 00:40:24,801 It was precisely because she deceived me 509 00:40:25,076 --> 00:40:27,082 that I convicted the wrong man. 510 00:40:27,916 --> 00:40:29,881 I've failed the Imperial Court 511 00:40:30,556 --> 00:40:32,361 and failed the people. 512 00:40:32,795 --> 00:40:35,801 This case was riddled with inconsistencies from the start, 513 00:40:36,275 --> 00:40:38,107 yet you convicted a man based solely on 514 00:40:38,187 --> 00:40:40,018 a few witnesses' one-sided statements, 515 00:40:40,556 --> 00:40:42,801 completely ignoring all the contradictions. 516 00:40:44,356 --> 00:40:45,579 Prefect Luo, 517 00:40:45,996 --> 00:40:47,841 were you truly deceived into making a wrong judgement, 518 00:40:48,675 --> 00:40:50,562 or did you conspire with the real killer 519 00:40:50,876 --> 00:40:53,418 to set Jin Xue Wen up as the scapegoat? 520 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:05,210 How dare you slander me in public! 521 00:41:05,501 --> 00:41:07,267 The crime scene was covered in sword marks. 522 00:41:07,836 --> 00:41:10,538 Who replaced the furniture to conceal them? 523 00:41:10,795 --> 00:41:14,075 And why was there not a mention of those sword marks in the case files? 524 00:41:14,155 --> 00:41:16,533 What sword marks? I remember nothing of the sort. 525 00:41:16,614 --> 00:41:17,837 You don't remember? 526 00:41:18,275 --> 00:41:19,498 Someone else does! 527 00:41:34,115 --> 00:41:35,338 Prefect Luo, 528 00:41:35,715 --> 00:41:36,938 do you remember him? 529 00:41:37,315 --> 00:41:39,881 15 years ago, when you were still the Xiangyang magistrate, 530 00:41:40,996 --> 00:41:44,762 he and Wang Xing were constables under you. 531 00:41:49,076 --> 00:41:50,299 My name is Yao Yu Shan. 532 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:53,863 Greetings, Prefect Luo. 533 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:12,263 Yao Yu Shan. 534 00:42:18,280 --> 00:42:19,566 How long were you planning to hide? 535 00:42:30,275 --> 00:42:31,498 Officer Zhan, 536 00:42:32,396 --> 00:42:33,722 how did you recognize me? 537 00:42:37,436 --> 00:42:38,961 The second time I went to your house, 538 00:42:39,476 --> 00:42:41,521 I noticed your wife wasn't nearly as anxious. 539 00:42:41,916 --> 00:42:45,361 I should've realized then that she knew where you were. 540 00:42:47,076 --> 00:42:50,042 And beggars usually beg in crowded marketplaces. 541 00:42:50,556 --> 00:42:53,162 But you and the others always stayed in the back alleys, 542 00:42:54,036 --> 00:42:55,441 never leaving even in the rain. 543 00:42:56,969 --> 00:43:00,642 So I guessed someone must've been bringing you food every day. 544 00:43:01,651 --> 00:43:02,874 Just now, I recognized you 545 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:06,779 because you weren't quite like the other beggars.