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♫ Misty dawn and tender dusk, the whole world seems gentle ♫

♫ A young boy in uniform gallops under the blinking stars ♫

♫ His eyes are so loving, determined, and happy ♫

♫ Looking back, what transient beauty ♫

♫ Winter, the season when snow falls ♫

♫ But you have spring in your arms ♫

♫ The fragrance of sweet flowers fills the world ♫

♫ During the sunny summer days ♫

♫ Our feelings grow stronger ♫

♫ I'm so in love with you in autumn ♫

♫ Every falling leaf speaks of my love ♫

♫ Dancing and swirling in the air ♫

[Fall in Love]

[Episode 15]

[Monitoring Room] Keep a better eye on him.

Someone wants him dead.

I will send more people here.

I've asked the boss of Drunk Immortal House.

He confirmed that his employee was knocked out while delivering the meal.

The guy surnamed Min wanted too much.

He insisted on ordering meals from outside.

Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened.

Why did he insist on ordering meals outside?

He's a proud man. And he would throw a fit if we didn't let him.

He has a filthy temper.

Keep ordering meals from Drunk Immortal House,

but don't give the meals to him.

Check the inside and the outside of the container box carefully,

because it's the only way for Min Dacheng to contact the outside world.

We'll catch a big fish this time.

Commander, you're so brilliant.

By the way,

have you investigated his family?

I have. He didn't get married and has no children.

He has no children?

Then, what was the paper we found under the Buddha statue?

Old Fu went to all the temples nearby

and confirmed that this paper is for releasing the souls of fetuses from purgatory.

Fetuses?

Then, who is the child in that photo?

We really don't know. He won't say.

We don't know where to find out.

It's interesting.

I need you to keep an eye on this. I have to go to the hospital.

Come on, Commander. You…

A-Are you still going to monitor Miss Mu and Supervisor Xu?

Um… Can we deal with our business first this time?

When did you start thinking of me as irresponsible?

[Shanghai St. John Hospital]

You're still watching him as he sleeps. Are you obsessed with him?

Are you jealous?

I'm not jealous.

I'm just afraid that your obsession will delay any work we have.

You spent the entire day at the hospital, and you still tell me we have work to do?

I just came here to tell you

that the time's up.

It's time for you to deal with Cui Lianfeng.

I know what to do.

Have a look at this.

Tan Xuanlin asked me to go to Shanghai to close the case myself.

Tan Xuanlin just wants you to acquit the Tan Army of all counts yourself.

He gave me a reason that I can't refuse.

He told me that there are still some matters to deal with in the Tan Army, and he can't do this on his own.

It has to be done by the provincial military governor's mansion to be fair and reasonable.

Provincial Military Governor, if we don't handle this in a fair and reasonable way,

then we will be seen as being unfair.

I tried to poison Min Dacheng's food last time.

But I failed. It's my fault.

Now I have to do it myself.

- My Lord. - Thank you.

Mother, I want to go visit Brother Guangyao today.

You're right. Guangyao has been making some progress with his recovery.

We should go and visit him.

My Lord, do you want to go with us?

I have some business to deal with in the Chamber of Commerce. I won't be able to.

Wanqing, weren't you looking after Guangyao at the hospital?

When did you come back?

Commander Tan replaced me in the middle of the night so that I can come back and sleep.

How is Guangyao?

Don't worry. He can eat and drink now. He's fine.

That's great.

Speaking of… how did the investigation of the kidnapping go?

The deadline is approaching.

Commander Tan said he already knows who did this.

It is just that the person has no relation with our family.

So I just wonder why this would happen.

Was it… Was it the militia?

It wasn't Commander Tan's militia.

They just tried to frame him and pretended to be his soldiers.

Then, who were they?

It's the boss of Baoli Pawnshop. Min Dacheng.

Baoli Pawnshop?

We had no problems with him.

And we even helped him a lot before.

Why would Min Dacheng do this?

That's right. Why would he do that?

My Lord, it's war time now.

He just wanted to blackmail us.

Aunt Cui, aren't you describing them too nicely?

They really tried to kill me at the dock.

They wouldn't go this far if they just wanted money.

Yes…

She's right. We businessmen do not need to kill for money.

Has Commander Tan been making some progress in the investigation?

Commander Tan said he couldn't discuss the case with anyone.

He wants Provincial Military Governor Xu to come to Shanghai to close this case.

Oh, it has to be Provincial Military Governor Xu?

Yes. Commander Tan is normally under the administration of the provincial military governor's mansion.

So him requesting Provincial Military Governor Xu to handle this case is showing his respect.

Of course…

Father, I have to go to the hospital to take care of Brother Guangyao. I'm going now.

Okay. You may leave.

Mother, what are you still doing here?

You should get changed. We're going to visit Brother Guangyao.

Honey, you can go first.

I've got something to do.

Mother, Brother Guangyao was badly injured.

It would be unreasonable if you don't come with me.

But I have something important to do.

Be a good girl. Go visit Guangyao first, and tell him I said hello.

Go now.

I've told Cui Lianfeng.

What she will do next is up to you.

Don't worry.

Our plan has been going as planned.

It's time to finish it.

Let's go.

Commander Tan.

Miss Wanting.

Why did my sister come here with Commander Tan?

I ran into Miss Mu at the front door of the hospital.

So we came together.

I'm going now.

Brother Guangyao.

Brother Guangyao, I've been worrying about you every day.

I wasn't able to eat or sleep properly after you got hurt.

Sister Wanting, you should have come to visit Brother Guangyao earlier then.

Then you wouldn't have had to worry at home.

My mother said the hospital is heavily guarded.

So she asked me not to come here and bother you.

But Brother Guangyao, we have been worrying about you every day.

I've been praying to Bodhisattva for you every day.

I thank you and your mother for caring so much about me.

I feel better now.

Don't worry about me.

Brother Guangyao,

my sister has been taking care of you every day. She must be tired.

Maybe she should go home and have a rest.

I'll take care of you.

Thank you for your kindness, Miss Wanting.

But Wanqing is my secretary.

Even though I'm in the hospital, I still have quite a lot of work to do.

Wanqing can help me a lot here.

It's fine.

I don't want to bother any outsiders.

So you think I'm an outsider now.

The doctor said you shouldn't move your upper body.

You've been taking care of me every day.

I'm sorry to trouble you like this.

If you think it would trouble me, you better get well soon.

Elder Sister really works hard.

You clearly left home half an hour earlier than me,

and you came here with Commander Tan.

I don't know why you're so busy.

These are some documents sent to the headquarters.

I previewed them for you.

It's nothing important. You can take your time.

That's fine. Put them here.

Miss Wanting,

where is Mrs. Mu? She usually

likes Brother Guangyao the most.

My mother said she had some kind of emergency.

So she sent me to visit Brother Guangyao alone.

Tell your mother I said thank you.

Brother Guangyao, if you don't need anything else,

I guess I'll leave now. Have some rest.

Let me walk her out.

Goodbye, Miss Wanting.

Brother Guangyao,

you won't be able to enjoy the love from both of these ladies.

Commander Tan, please don't make fun of me.

Mu Wanqing, you're really good at this.

Brother Guangyao said that you're an outsider.

You…

Do you think Brother Guangyao doesn't know what you're up to?

Don't think that he doesn't know what's going on between you and Commander Tan.

Take care!

You…

What? Why are you looking at me like that?

- Are you going to kick me out of here, too? - I didn't say anything.

If you feel comfortable here, then just stay.

You…

Wanqing,

- Wanting didn't say anything to you, did she? - No.

She is rather ruthless with her words.

If she says something that offends you, please don't mind it.

Don't worry. She is young and naive.

Of course, I won't take it to heart.

I'm just thinking too much into it.

I've seen her bullying you.

And I'm afraid that she'll keep bullying you.

Brother Guangyao,

you don't know her very well.

Nobody can bully her.

You talk too much.

Hey, didn't you go visit Guangyao?

Why did you come back so quickly?

Why should I stay there?

I don't want to see them displaying their affection.

Forget it.

You can't be patient. And you talk too much.

It's better if you don't stay there.

- You're all here. - My Lord, you're back.

Don't make any plans tomorrow.

Provincial Military Governor Xu is going to interrogate the suspect of the kidnapping himself in the Command.

Commander Tan invited our family to sit in.

We… We're not the judge.

And we don't know anything about the case. My Lord, we can't help.

Wanqing is the victim.

Commander Tan is showing his respect to us.

We can't refuse his kindness.

You're right.

Besides, I want to know why this lunatic

Mr. Min is so brave enough to kidnap someone from the Mu Family.

By the way, have you ever met this Mr. Min

when you had your jewelry repaired?

No.

I just went to the front hall.

And I've only met the jewelry repair guys.

Then tomorrow's a good opportunity to listen to Min Dacheng

to hear his explanation.

All right. Let's go eat.

Yes.

Cigarettes!

Officer, here are the dishes you ordered.

Cigarettes! Cigarettes!

Please enjoy.

Cigarettes! [Defense Command of Shanghai]

[The Hollow]

[The phoenix flies high]

This is interesting.

[The phoenix flies high]

Xiaocui, I'm suffering from a bit of excessive internal heat and I want to have some herbal tea.

Where did Wanting buy her herbal tea last time?

At Chen's Herbal Tea Shop on Seven Treasure Alley. It's been around for a while now.

Miss Wanqing, if you want to have some, I'll go and buy some now.

That's fine. I'll go there myself. You can go back to your work.

Yes.

[The Defense Command of Shanghai]

Provincial Military Governor Xu.

Commander Tan,

since you invited me to try the case, I'm sure there is no doubt that you have irrefutable pieces of evidence.

Yes, Provincial Military Governor. This case has been fully investigated.

The suspect is the boss of Baoli Pawnshop, Min Dacheng.

He has mingled in society for many years.

He has relationships with both officials and gangs.

The militia's purpose is to fight these gangs.

So these people were cornered

to fabricate everything.

Since I'm here to try the case, I can't take only your side's statement.

I want to interrogate Min Dacheng alone.

I hope you can cooperate with that.

Of course. Provincial Military Governor, please.

Thank you.

[The Guardroom]

- Provincial Military Governor! - Commander Tan.

- Provincial Military Governor Xu will interrogate the suspect. - Provincial Military Governor! [Monitoring Room]

This is rather inconvenient. Please go back.

[Correct when wrong]

Provincial Military Governor, what brings you here?

You never accomplish anything... and still mess up everything.

Yes.

I'm so incompetent. Please punish me.

Tan Xuanlin asked me to interrogate you.

Do you know his intention?

Don't worry.

It doesn't matter what he's up to.

In a word, I did it all by myself.

All by yourself?

That is the file that Tan Xuanlin gave me.

Those fools of yours have already sold me out.

[Confession of Min Dacheng's Henchman: Asked people to wait at the warehouse.]

Provincial Military Governor.

It's my fault.

However, Tan Xuanlin told me that

he didn't accept the confession on the file.

He implied that he wanted to make a deal with me.

If I prove that the Tan Army is innocent,

he'll stop investigating you and not take it further.

Do you know how much trouble you've gotten me into?

I know that I've made a mistake.

You have no idea!

If I have proof that the Tan Army is innocent,

then I have no reason to stop them from becoming a militia.

The Tan Army were illegitimate for more than ten years. They were homeless.

If the militia becomes legal, it means that he has established his own power in Shanghai.

Shanghai will be under the Tan Family's domain.

Did you know that? He's going to succeed because of what you did!

Don't be angry, Provincial Military Governor.

I know that I'm wrong.

Now,

whatever you say makes no difference to the matter.

I believe

you know how to fix all of this.

Don't worry, Provincial Military Governor.

I know what to do.

I've trusted you with everything

for over ten years.

And now, I don't care

about any of the accusations against me.

I just hope that the provincial military governor can give my child

a bright future!

Don't worry.

If you do your best to

maintain the reputation of the provincial military governor's mansion,

for the things I promised you,

I will keep my word.

[The World is for All] [The Chief Judge]

[The Chief Judge]

Provincial Military Governor Xu, can we begin now?

Min Dacheng, your trial will be conducted

by Provincial Military Governor Xu himself today.

You must tell the truth or you'll be facing one more charges.

Min Dacheng, did you kidnap Miss Mu?

Yes.

Why did you do that?

And why did you frame the Tan Army?

His army was aiming to gain recognition.

They offered to protect the businessmen.

And just asking,

if they do, then who will pay me for protection?

They are taking my business,

it is the same as killing my parents.

If you just want to frame the army,

then why did you kidnap Miss Mu?

Aren't you afraid the Mu Family will get back at you?

Guangyao took the bullet for Miss Mu and he almost died.

Criminals like him deserve capital punishment.

Min Dacheng, you'd better tell the truth.

Why on earth did you take such a dangerous risk

to kill someone?

It seems that he is a businessman but is actually part of a gang.

He's brutal.

We can't compare him with ordinary people.

If this was not done by yourself,

then tell us who was behind it.

Then, we will spare your life.

My Lord,

my stomach is a bit upset.

I want to go home and rest.

Fine. Have Wanting to take you home.

Please stay, Mrs. Mu.

Is your stomach upset?

Yes.

Is that because you had some herbal tea from Chen's Herbal Tea Shop?

Commander Tan,

are you teasing me?

What herbal tea?

During the morning of the kidnapping,

Miss Wanting had an upset stomach because she had some herbal tea.

So you had Mr. Mu stay behind to check on her.

Then, Miss Wanqing got in Mr. Mu's car alone.

I believe that was not a coincidence.

I don't know anything about that.

Junior Marshal, you're getting better these days.

Is Wanqing's case today?

Mr. Su and Mr. Pei went there.

If you get any updates about that, tell me immediately.

Yes.

Miss Wanting did say that the herbal tea

[The Witness] tasted different when she was drinking it.

And at first, she was unwilling to drink it.

This madam came to buy some herbal tea on the 28th.

[The Witness] Here is the record.

Please have a look.

[Chen's Herbal Tea Shop.]

[Two doses of herbal tea] [Cui]

- Provincial Military Governor. - On the morning of 28th,

this madam bought some folium sennae from my pharmacy.

What is folium sennae?

[The Witness] My Lord, folium sennae is a laxative.

My Lord,

Wanting has a stomachache, so she's bedridden.

It can stimulate the intestines and the stomach. It can also treat edema and constipation.

It can cause colicky pain if you don't use it right.

This way,

Mrs. Mu was holding Mr. Mu back

by using Miss Wanting's stomach ache as an excuse.

This was to purposely let Miss Wanqing get in the car alone.

Am I right?

No. N… No.

What happened?

My Lord, don't listen to their nonsense.

It's not true, My Lord.

Mrs. Mu,

then explain to me.

What is this handkerchief?

The design on this is strange.

This… This… It just says

"The phoenix flies high."

Mrs. Mu,

you really have foresight on this.

I hadn't even unfolded it yet.

How did you know the words on this?

I…

The moment you took it out,

a gust of wind blew,

I just... saw it.

Of course.

What a coincidence!

Exactly.

Did you see it clearly?

I did.

Good.

But the words on this handkerchief

is clearly "Twin lotus flowers on one stalk."

[Twin lotus flowers on one stalk]

I… I…

I was wrong.

But...

I also have the handkerchief with the words "The phoenix flies high."

[The phoenix flies high]

However, this handkerchief was found

in the container box that was delivered from the Drunk Immortal House to Min Dacheng.

Mrs. Mu, did you put this in yourself?

No. No.

My Lord, I didn't do this!

Min Dacheng the accused,

do you know Mrs. Mu?

Provincial Military Governor,

I've already looked into it.

Look.

[Investigation Report] He and Mrs. Mu are from Lingshan village, Ningbo.

There are only forty families in this village in total.

Before you joined the army at sixteen,

Mrs. Mu worked as a servant girl in Xiao's Mansion at the same age,

and was always in the village.

It's unlikely that you didn't know each other.

My Lord,

it's true Mr. Min and I know each other.

But we're just from the same village.

I saw Cui Jie sneaking around the front door of the mansion that morning.

And I asked him.

He said he was working for Boss Min.

I was just afraid that he will do something bad to you,

so I didn't let you go that time.

I didn't know

Wanqing would get in the car alone.

Mrs. Mu, can you explain

why you gave this handkerchief to Min Dacheng?

I did not. That handkerchief was not for that Mr. Min.

That handkerchief...

was for Cui Jie.

In our village,

the words "The phoenix flies high" is a saying for young men,

hoping they will have a bright future.

I gave it to Cui Jie to tell him,

don't implicate me, his aunt,

for his own future, My Lord.

Wasn't Cui Jie, your nephew, already killed by Min Dacheng?

What did you say?

Cui Jie is dead?

My nephew is dead?

That's impossible. How did my nephew die?

When did it happen?

My Lord,

that's impossible.

How could I possibly

be complicit with the person who killed my nephew?

I have been framed.

My Lord, how did my nephew died?

My Lord!

My Lord!

You almost got Wanqing killed.

And you caused Guangyao to get hurt so badly.

Your sin is hard to redeem.

My Lord! It's my fault.

It's my fault. But I didn't mean it.

I just went along with it, which helped the bad guys.

My Lord!

Such a vicious wife!

You're still trying to excuse yourself from this.

Min Dacheng,

tell us the truth.

Was she helping you

or was she the one who ordered you to do this?

Min Dacheng,

do you still want to cover for her?

Or is there another person who ordered you to do this?

If you do your best to

maintain the reputation of the provincial military governor's mansion,

for the things I promised you,

I will keep my word.

It's Mrs. Mu.

She ordered me to do it.

She told me to kidnap Miss Mu and kill her.

That's a lie!

That's nonsense!

- That's nonsense! That's nonsense! - Mother! Mother!

- That's nonsense! I'm being framed! - Father, are you okay?

I was framed!

That's an unfounded accusation!

Mrs. Mu,

the evidence is solid.

You'd better plead guilty now.

It's going to look terrible if we subject you to torture.

- No! - Mother!

- No! No! - Mother.

I'm being framed!

This is nonsense! I'm being framed!

My Lord! My Lord!

My Lord!

Mother! Mother!

- Madam… Madam… - Mother!

- Min Dacheng, you're spouting nonsense! - Madam.

I won't let you get away with this!

- Madam. - Mother!

It is easy to know one's face, but hard to know their heart.

Mother!

Mother!

[The High Court of Shanghai] Newspapers! Newspapers!

Provincial Military Governor Xu. Commander Tan.

What happened today

is because I couldn't manage my family.

My wife is guilty of terrible crimes.

Her sin is hard to redeem.

But she and I have been married for many years.

And she bore me a daughter.

Please leave her at my disposal.

Save some face for the Mu Family.

Mr. Mu is blurring the line between right and wrong.

Provincial Military Governor Xu needs help from the Mu Family.

I'm sure he is going to agree to this.

After all, Guangyao is out of danger now.

Leave Mrs. Mu to Mr. Mu.

It's their family business after all.

I don't want it to be known to all.

Mr. Mu.

As for Min Dacheng,

I'll take him back to the Command and handle this impartially.

Please don't worry about this.

Thank you, Provincial Military Governor.

Thank you, Commander Tan.

Mother.

You two.

Thank you for sitting here and caring for Guangyao.

Uncle, you're very kind. Everything is clear now.

I think we should go now.

This criminal is guilty of the most heinous crimes.

He should face capital punishment.

Provincial Military Governor, you're right.

However, this Mr. Min was part of society for many years.

He must have many secrets.

It's better to find them out before sentencing him to death.

You're really thoughtful.

Thank you, Provincial Military Governor.

Take him away.

Hurry! Take him to the hospital.

He is still alive! Hurry!

Provincial Military Governor Xu, I assure you,

I'll try my best to save his life.

Old Fu, let's go.

This worthless wretch can't even kill himself.

Find someone who is capable of doing this.

We have to kill him this time. We cannot fail.

Yes. I got it.

- Madam is awake. - Mother!

Madam.

My Lord!

- My Lord! - Mother!

My Lord! Don't listen to Min Dacheng.

He was spouting slander, My Lord.

People from gangs are savage and cruel.

And I'm just a woman.

How could I put them up to this? My Lord!

My Lord, this was just a favor done out of sympathy.

It's a slight error in thought. My Lord, I was wrong.

Mother.

You're saying Min Dacheng is framing you.

You can ask the gang to help.

You two really have an unusual relationship.

Wanqing,

we're family!

You can't hit me when I'm down.

You can't speak carelessly.

Father.

Actually, Commander Tan had already looked into their relationship.

In court, he wanted to save face for our family

so he didn't make everything public.

Here is the evidence.

You can make a decision after that.

[Evil spirit, be safe and sound for all four seasons]

You can't frame me with a piece of paper.

What's this?

This paper was found by Commander Tan in the niche for Min Dacheng's Buddha statue.

It's a piece of paper from Fayuan Temple for releasing souls from purgatory.

It has Cui Lianfeng's name on it. [Cui Lianfeng, Jiayin Year, 8th of March]

Commander Tan asked Monk Yan Jing from Fayuan Temple.

He said that this paper

is for releasing the soul of a fetus born on the 8th of March, Bingchen year.

Bingchen year?

That's ten years ago.

Aunt Cui, if my memory's right,

in the early spring ten years ago,

when my elder brother was murdered,

you had a miscarriage.

My mother didn't know about your relationship with my father.

And she found it because you had a miscarriage.

After she found out about Mu Wanting, who was raised elsewhere,

she took me to Japan,

so that my father could marry you.

The day of your miscarriage was the 8th of March.

Could that fetus be Min Dacheng's?

My Lord!

That's not true, My Lord!

My Lord, think about it!

My Lord. The fetus was only four months old

when I had the miscarriage.

I got pregnant with your child in Guangzhou, My Lord.

My Lord, I never cared for the title,

and I was always with you.

I have devoted my heart to you.

My Lord,

you were afraid that the madam would find out when I had Wanting.

We placed our child in the commercial house in Guangzhou.

I could only see my child

when you brought me on your business trip.

I have never made it difficult for you, My Lord.

And I never complained.

In Guangzhou, every minute, every second I could not bear to leave your side.

How could I have affairs with other men?

What's your explanation for Min Dacheng worshipping your child?

You two must have slept together.

You had gone back to your hometown before you came to Guangzhou.

Is it possible that

you were having an affair with that man at that time?

No! No!

My Lord, that's not true.

Then why would Min Dacheng think you were having his child?

Oh…

Maybe because Min Dacheng was the adjutant of Provincial Military Governor Luo at that time.

So you were leaving a way out for yourself.

She was afraid that if you didn't want her anymore,

she could be the wife of an officer.

Timing and Subtitles done by the ♡ Once Upon in Love♡ Team @Viki

- Fine! I admit! - Mother!

- I admit! - Mother!

I was raped!

I was raped by him!

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face. ♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me.♫

♫ Let's embrace either during at sunrise or sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonel ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I'll still sing with you on horseback ♫

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face.♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let's embrace either during the sunrise or sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I'll still sing with you on horseback ♫