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Heart gesture! 7 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,120 Let's use this clip, director. 8 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:14,550 {\an8}"Episode 3 Illusory Butterfly" 9 00:02:15,170 --> 00:02:19,300 Young fiend, I wanted to let you off the hook, 10 00:02:19,300 --> 00:02:22,300 but you're simply too stubborn to leave. 11 00:02:36,530 --> 00:02:37,900 Captain Xuan! 12 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,470 Who's letting who off the hook? 13 00:03:06,470 --> 00:03:09,140 I'm the 36th leader of Nanming Firekeepers. 14 00:03:09,140 --> 00:03:11,770 It's not like I was trying to hide my strength, 15 00:03:11,770 --> 00:03:13,900 I just didn't want to draw my natal sword in front of the mortals. 16 00:03:13,900 --> 00:03:16,020 Sorry about that, senior. 17 00:03:16,020 --> 00:03:17,070 Impudent! 18 00:03:39,260 --> 00:03:43,590 What's going on? Why did the ring help the enemy? 19 00:03:53,850 --> 00:04:01,530 Since the demon has been unleashed, it seems the summoning was a success. 20 00:04:01,530 --> 00:04:05,070 The one the Center killed was not the spell caster. 21 00:04:05,070 --> 00:04:07,910 Damn it, we've been deceived! 22 00:04:07,910 --> 00:04:12,500 The infected boy was probably a misdirection. 23 00:04:12,500 --> 00:04:17,840 It misled us into killing the wrong suspect. 24 00:04:17,840 --> 00:04:22,380 He was the last sacrificial offering! 25 00:04:22,380 --> 00:04:25,680 To ensure he died exactly at 11pm, 26 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,100 the mastermind must be hiding near the scene. 27 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:33,180 Bi went with them to the county hospital. 28 00:04:33,180 --> 00:04:37,940 The mastermind has a special power that can manipulate others at will. 29 00:04:37,940 --> 00:04:41,400 Don't worry, that was just a vine. 30 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,990 Yes, I think it was just a vine I saw. 31 00:04:43,990 --> 00:04:46,280 You're losing strength. 32 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,670 Bi Chunsheng! 33 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:04,840 What did you say? Arrest who? 34 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:08,010 Captain Xuan from the Aftermath Response Team said we need to arrest Bi Chunsheng. 35 00:05:08,010 --> 00:05:10,600 He then cast an unknown spell array and went off. 36 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,350 Arrest Bi Chunsheng? 37 00:05:13,350 --> 00:05:15,980 I'd arrest that temporary worker first! 38 00:05:15,980 --> 00:05:17,650 Who does he think Bi Chunsheng is? 39 00:05:17,650 --> 00:05:20,440 She has been risking her life for decades as a field agent. 40 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:21,980 There's no way she... 41 00:05:23,150 --> 00:05:31,580 Xiao, the Aftermath Response Team holds many secrets... 42 00:05:31,580 --> 00:05:35,330 Show me the profile of Bi Chunsheng from the Aftermath Response Team. 43 00:05:36,670 --> 00:05:39,420 Thirty years ago, in the mutated anaconda accident, 44 00:05:39,420 --> 00:05:41,340 the Center had managed to rescue the people on a derailed train. 45 00:05:41,340 --> 00:05:44,920 Bi Chunsheng's parents, husband, and son were all on the train. 46 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,510 When she heard the news, she became very emotional, 47 00:05:47,510 --> 00:05:49,180 which activated her Supernatural power. 48 00:05:49,180 --> 00:05:51,100 Her power was detected by the Center's monitoring network. 49 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:55,140 She then passed our training and review, and joined the Security Department. 50 00:05:55,140 --> 00:05:57,640 Being grateful toward the Center for saving her family, 51 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,650 she worked hard and delivered outstanding performances throughout the years. 52 00:06:00,650 --> 00:06:02,070 She was awarded a third-class merit once, 53 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:04,400 and the Excellent Agent Award for seven years straight. 54 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,200 She was only transferred to the Support Department last year due to injury. 55 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,860 There must be a mistake. 56 00:06:08,860 --> 00:06:12,620 This story is worthy of being included into our promotional brochure. 57 00:06:12,620 --> 00:06:14,290 Manager Xiao. 58 00:06:14,290 --> 00:06:17,000 We've got updates on the missing jar of eggs. 59 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,330 We went through the paper files of recent decades, and found a suspicious note. 60 00:06:21,330 --> 00:06:24,590 About 30 years ago, the record about the butterfly eggs was deleted, 61 00:06:24,590 --> 00:06:27,010 but we don't know what exactly was deleted. 62 00:06:27,010 --> 00:06:28,800 Who signed the approval? 63 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,850 The previous captain of Aftermath Response Team, Gong Chenggong. 64 00:06:31,850 --> 00:06:34,390 It was also approved by the previous General Manager. 65 00:06:34,390 --> 00:06:37,430 Keep this a secret. I need to think about it. 66 00:06:39,310 --> 00:06:42,860 Send out a team to investigate Bi Chunsheng's home. 67 00:06:58,330 --> 00:07:02,380 Bi, you said you'd take good care of the newcomer. 68 00:07:02,380 --> 00:07:04,840 You didn't even notify me before going off on your own. 69 00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:08,510 I had to search for you. That was tough, you know? 70 00:07:08,510 --> 00:07:13,140 I wanted to complete the spell before the new leader arrived, 71 00:07:13,140 --> 00:07:17,850 but unfortunately, you still arrived a day earlier despite my best effort. 72 00:07:17,850 --> 00:07:21,480 Maybe this is all fated to happen. 73 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,560 It's usually the loser who talks about fate. 74 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,690 Bi, why are you stealing my lines? 75 00:07:31,570 --> 00:07:32,660 Freeze! 76 00:07:32,660 --> 00:07:33,740 Freeze! 77 00:07:33,740 --> 00:07:35,330 Put your hands up and don't speak a word! 78 00:07:35,330 --> 00:07:36,990 Wait, don't get close to her! 79 00:08:08,610 --> 00:08:14,200 Such wide streets and towering walls. Is this the capital city? 80 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,830 It was real! I can't believe it! 81 00:08:17,830 --> 00:08:20,870 Bi Chunsheng, choose your words carefully! 82 00:08:20,870 --> 00:08:24,580 This demon is not an angel who'd grant your wish! 83 00:08:26,170 --> 00:08:32,340 We've made a pact, he won't be able to refuse my wish. 84 00:08:32,340 --> 00:08:38,140 If he does, the spell will backfire on him 1,000 fold. 85 00:08:38,140 --> 00:08:40,600 My wish... 86 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,560 My wish is about to come true. 87 00:08:44,560 --> 00:08:48,770 Oh, a Human Torch. No wonder. 88 00:08:48,770 --> 00:08:50,730 Was it you who woke me from my slumber? 89 00:08:50,730 --> 00:08:55,660 What happened to you? Who bullied you? 90 00:08:57,660 --> 00:09:03,250 It's all right, I'm here. You can speak for as long as you like. 91 00:09:03,250 --> 00:09:05,420 I won't let anyone interfere. 92 00:09:05,420 --> 00:09:07,630 {\an8}"General Manager's Office" 93 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,500 General Manager Huang, I'm sorry for calling you to the HQ this late. 94 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:13,300 What's the current situation? 95 00:09:13,300 --> 00:09:14,970 I have a search warrant here. 96 00:09:14,970 --> 00:09:19,640 I want your approval to search the home of ex-field agent Bi Chunsheng. 97 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,100 Bi Chunsheng? She works for us? 98 00:09:23,100 --> 00:09:25,520 What's going on? 99 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:27,600 It may be linked to a missing jar 100 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:30,980 of Illusory Butterfly's eggs from 30 years ago. 101 00:09:30,980 --> 00:09:35,110 General Manager Huang, are you aware of it? 102 00:09:38,410 --> 00:09:42,240 I wanted to find an optimal solution before things got out of hand. 103 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,120 To think it was exposed this soon... 104 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,120 What exactly was Gong Chenggong hiding? 105 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:51,750 Did you know the reason he was investigated, and subsequently fired? 106 00:09:51,750 --> 00:09:54,210 Where should I begin? 107 00:09:54,210 --> 00:10:00,760 Xiao, you used to be a field agent, I'm sure you know our number-one principle. 108 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:05,230 Captain Xuan, this is the number-one principle of field agents: 109 00:10:05,230 --> 00:10:09,440 Supernaturals must not harm any normal people that are not suspects. 110 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,730 It's stated in the first page of our work manual. 111 00:10:11,730 --> 00:10:16,030 No matter the cause, if a normal person is harmed, 112 00:10:16,030 --> 00:10:18,740 all involved agents will have one point deducted, 113 00:10:18,740 --> 00:10:20,570 and the person in charge will be doubly penalized. 114 00:10:20,570 --> 00:10:26,830 The upper limit is 15 points. The field agents called it the 15-People Limit. 115 00:10:26,830 --> 00:10:34,210 If you reach the limit, that's the end of your career as a field agent. 116 00:10:34,210 --> 00:10:40,890 Thirty years ago, due to the negligence of field agents, 117 00:10:40,890 --> 00:10:44,890 a mutated anaconda managed to drag a train into the river. 118 00:10:44,890 --> 00:10:47,100 There were over 2,000 people on that train, 119 00:10:47,100 --> 00:10:49,890 and less than 10% of them survived. 120 00:10:49,890 --> 00:10:54,360 Impossible! We've never experienced such a major accident since our foundation! 121 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,860 There's no way we could hide the death of over 2,000 people! 122 00:10:56,860 --> 00:11:03,490 Indeed. So tell me, how did the dead disappear? 123 00:11:03,490 --> 00:11:08,120 And what happened to the 1,000 people killed by the Thousand Spirits Array? 124 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:12,420 The reason we had trouble locating the sacrificial offerings... 125 00:11:12,420 --> 00:11:16,800 ...is because, despite being brain dead, they looked like... 126 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:18,970 They looked like they were still alive. 127 00:11:24,010 --> 00:11:26,640 I'm sure you've figured it out by now. 128 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,890 The real purpose of using the Illusory Butterfly... 129 00:11:29,890 --> 00:11:34,860 ...is to cover up a death perfectly. 130 00:11:34,860 --> 00:11:38,190 Are you implying that the Center tried to cover up the death? 131 00:11:38,190 --> 00:11:40,650 How did you know that? Do you have proof? 132 00:11:40,650 --> 00:11:42,740 How did I know? 133 00:11:42,740 --> 00:11:48,290 Captain Xuan, do you think this is an individual case? 134 00:11:48,290 --> 00:11:50,210 If it was the first incident, 135 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:53,920 who'd dare to plant the eggs in over 1,000 dead bodies? 136 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,000 Xiao, I'm sure you'd have guessed it. 137 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:03,430 People have been doing this secretly since 30 years ago. 138 00:12:03,430 --> 00:12:07,640 Our goal was to protect the normal people. 139 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,810 There are two sides to everything. 140 00:12:09,810 --> 00:12:12,560 The 15-People Limit was enacted in good faith, 141 00:12:12,560 --> 00:12:15,610 but it also made some people break the rules, 142 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:20,780 and seek help from Gong Chenggong whenever an accident happened. 143 00:12:20,780 --> 00:12:22,360 Who was involved in it? 144 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,200 I don't know. It's been a long time since the Center was founded. 145 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,160 Every department has their own deeply buried secrets. 146 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:30,910 Eight years ago, 147 00:12:30,910 --> 00:12:36,460 my squad was sent to apprehend a suspect who dabbled in sorcery. 148 00:12:36,460 --> 00:12:41,210 Unexpectedly, he chose to blow himself up when cornered. 149 00:12:41,210 --> 00:12:43,970 We didn't even have time to evacuate people in the vicinity. 150 00:12:55,150 --> 00:12:58,980 I'm sorry. 151 00:12:58,980 --> 00:13:01,780 Captain, what should we do? 152 00:13:01,780 --> 00:13:05,700 Captain, so many normal people are dead. We're done for. 153 00:13:05,700 --> 00:13:07,490 Don't worry. 154 00:13:07,490 --> 00:13:09,370 It... It can be fixed. 155 00:13:09,370 --> 00:13:12,870 The people are dead! How can that be fixed? 156 00:13:12,870 --> 00:13:16,170 There is a way! 157 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:17,790 I'll seek the Aftermath Response Team's help. 158 00:13:17,790 --> 00:13:20,500 Incidents like these are pretty common. 159 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:24,920 I didn't understand what he meant at that time, 160 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,010 until I saw it with my own eyes... 161 00:13:27,010 --> 00:13:28,640 We'll buy something yummy for you later. 162 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:29,430 Okay! 163 00:13:29,430 --> 00:13:32,930 He said such incidents are pretty common. 164 00:13:32,930 --> 00:13:36,770 Then how many living dead were there among the survivors? 165 00:13:36,770 --> 00:13:40,860 My whole family were survivors of abnormal phenomena! 166 00:13:42,070 --> 00:13:46,150 From that day on, whenever my family would talk to me, 167 00:13:46,150 --> 00:13:51,160 I'd try to recall if they used to act like that. 168 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:56,960 Have they been gradually changing without me noticing? 169 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,380 I kept doubting them over and over. 170 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,920 When I had the chance to be relieved from active duty due to injury, 171 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,760 I immediately chose the Aftermath Response Team. 172 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:13,310 But Gong Chenggong is a sly fox with many connections within the HQ. 173 00:14:13,310 --> 00:14:16,180 I couldn't find out anything! 174 00:14:16,180 --> 00:14:17,940 By then, eight years had passed. 175 00:14:17,940 --> 00:14:22,070 I wanted to know the answer, but was also afraid of knowing it. 176 00:14:22,070 --> 00:14:30,030 Are my family members real? Or are they merely... 177 00:14:31,990 --> 00:14:36,200 Then not long ago, Gong Chenggong was subjected to internal investigation, 178 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,290 and was no longer seen in the office. 179 00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:44,500 I was finally able to confirm my suspicion. 180 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,340 {\an8}"Xiao Zheng" 181 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,560 Xiao, the reason Bi Chunsheng summoned a demon... 182 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,980 ...is because she suspects that her family was infected with Illusory Butterfly. 183 00:14:58,980 --> 00:15:02,770 We've just sent out a team to search Bi Chunsheng's home. 184 00:15:02,770 --> 00:15:06,990 How is her family? Can we check if they've been infected? 185 00:15:06,990 --> 00:15:09,030 If the host suffered brain death, 186 00:15:09,030 --> 00:15:11,990 then the butterfly will fuse with the central nervous system. 187 00:15:11,990 --> 00:15:15,740 It can't be detected with tools, unless... 188 00:15:15,740 --> 00:15:17,410 ...we open up their skull. 189 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,630 Sir, we found four bodies! 190 00:15:26,630 --> 00:15:29,300 Bi Chunsheng's parents, husband and son. 191 00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:32,680 All of their skulls have been cracked open. 192 00:15:36,930 --> 00:15:42,230 The only way to find out the truth is to see it with my own eyes. 193 00:15:42,230 --> 00:15:46,650 Why did I do that? Why? 194 00:15:46,650 --> 00:15:51,950 Was her family infected with Illusory Butterflies? 195 00:15:51,950 --> 00:15:58,410 No. We found traces of infection in her husband's and father's brains, 196 00:15:58,410 --> 00:16:01,540 but her mother and son were not infected. 197 00:16:01,540 --> 00:16:06,960 They were normal. They're the true survivors of the accident. 198 00:16:08,340 --> 00:16:10,420 They did this to me! 199 00:16:10,420 --> 00:16:14,930 Kill them all! I want you to kill them all! 200 00:16:28,070 --> 00:16:33,320 Kill who? Those who replaced the dead with Human-faced Butterflies? 201 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,280 Will your anger subside if I kill them all? 202 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,700 No, that won't do. 203 00:16:39,700 --> 00:16:47,000 If I kill those who knew but kept it a secret, 204 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,800 will your anger subside? 205 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,760 That still won't do, right? 206 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:58,560 What should I do with you? 207 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:05,850 I... want to reveal the truth! Expose it to everyone! 208 00:17:07,110 --> 00:17:12,940 So this is the pact formed by a Thousand Spirits Array! 209 00:17:14,650 --> 00:17:16,660 That makes sense. 210 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:24,000 I want them to feel pain 1,000 fold of what I felt. 211 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,750 That's easy. Anything else? 212 00:17:26,750 --> 00:17:31,590 And I want... Chiyuan... 213 00:17:31,590 --> 00:17:37,050 I want to rekindle the flames of Chiyuan! 214 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:40,390 I refuse. 215 00:17:50,860 --> 00:17:53,440 The demon refused to honor the pact? 216 00:17:58,620 --> 00:17:59,740 We can move now. 217 00:17:59,740 --> 00:18:01,740 Why are you standing still? Retreat! 218 00:18:23,430 --> 00:18:28,190 I hate being restrained the most... 219 00:18:29,270 --> 00:18:30,480 Wait! 220 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:36,070 Yet you tried to restrain me.