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

♫ 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 25]

How's it going, Commander? It's been settled?

Mr. Liao is on good terms

with several foreign newspaper companies.

He promised to help us publish the news of the retrial of the old case.

So with that kind of pressure,

Military Governor Xu won't be able to delay the case forever.

But hasn't Miss Mu already gone to Pei Xun to negotiate a deal?

Do we still need to force him to give in?

For an old fox like him,

we have to adopt every possible means,

both tough and soft.

You're back?

Come here. Have a seat.

How was it? He...

He didn't give you a hard time, did he?

I'm exhausted.

Be careful. It's hot.

Did you make a deal?

Yes.

Well, you've made a deal,

but why do you look unhappy?

I've never seen anyone as greedy as Pei Xun.

He won't pay a penny, and I'll do all the work.

I'd give him 80% of the profit, and he still thinks it's too little.

It's really these men armed with guns who are the most ruthless.

It's honestly a deal that can guarantee great profit without any cost.

Honey,

am I on the list of men armed with guns

that you just mentioned?

You?

Not only do you keep me from making money,

you also make me lose money.

Thank you for your hard work.

I've said that I'd support you for the rest of my life.

Since the words have been spoken,

I can only shoulder the responsibility.

You're so nice.

Second Brother.

So you've been relying on my sister-in-law to support you?

- Move over. - Then you're like a good-for-nothing gigolo.

- Little Four. - Could you please hold your tongue?

Your father-in-law is really greedy.

- Where's your Mr. Pei? - Oh, right. Well...

Did Pei Xun say when the trial would be held?

No.

He only said that he would give the Mu family justice.

Justice?

I'll remain skeptical.

But dividends of the shops

provide a steady stream of benefits.

I think Pei Xun will no longer collude with Xu Bojun.

The odds will be on our side.

The odds are in our favor.

But it'll cost too much.

Sister-in-Law, don't mind the price.

Think about it. If I am in a relationship with Mr. Pei,

then we'll all be family.

As the old saying goes,

keep the goods within the family.

Hey.

Do you plan on helping others and harming your family?

Do you really think of the Pei family as your in-laws?

Second Brother, how can you say that about me?

I just said a few words about the Pei Family,

and you're saying that I'm helping them and harming us.

But my sister-in-law hasn't even married you yet,

yet she's spending so much money on you.

So are you saying that

my sister-in-law is like me, helping others and doing harm to her family?

Do you want to get beaten?

Do you?

- I'm going to go. Bye! - Don't go! Stop right there!

Naughty girl.

Who did you say helps others and harms their family?

Who is it?

Honey, come on. Calm down.

Don't be angry.

Honey, you've helped me a lot, and you know what's right.

Nothing I do can repay the favor, except marrying you.

Come on.

Have some tea.

- It's so hot. - Okay.

Thank you.

Pei Xun, this old bastard.

He's going to turn against me for good.

[Soak up the old - case trial is - in sight] He attacked me with the newspaper.

It seems that he is determined to ally with Tan Xuanlin!

Even if he allies with Tan Xuanlin,

we don't have to worry.

I'm sure I can kill Min Dacheng before the court session is held.

Send out orders to the troops north of the Yangtze

to assemble at Hangu Pass,

and tell Guangyao to take the supplies and gear

to support the troops immediately.

Governor.

But the Revolutionary Army is now

confronting us on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

As the old saying goes, of two evils choose the lesser evil.

If the old bastard, Pei Xun, dares to convict me without witnesses,

that would destroy the Xu family.

I, Xu Bojun, will not stand by and wait for death.

If he wants to take my life,

I'd like to see whether he can do it!

What's wrong?

Adjutant Xu said to not bring newspapers to Junior Marshal.

- Okay, okay. - Take it away.

Junior Marshal, reporting! We received a telegram from the military governor.

- What is it? - The military governor ordered you to move the supplies to Hangu Pass.

But our troops

are confronting the Revolutionary Army along the Yangtze River.

What's the point of going to Hangu Pass at this time?

The military governor didn't explain the reasons on the telegram.

But he wants you to arrive there within five days.

Otherwise, you will be punished by military justice.

[Tianxingzhan Hotel]

Newspaper for sale! Newspaper for sale!

- Newspaper for sale! - Newspaper for sale!

You've been coming to see me too often lately.

Is it because Junior Marshal Xu and Junior Marshal Pei are not around,

and you really have nothing to do?

Have a look, Sir.

- Newspaper for sale! - Newspaper for sale!

If you'd like to have dinner with me,

I'd rather they weren't around.

- Newspaper for sale! - Newspaper for sale!

I think they're both too busy with their duties to take you out for fun.

My duty is to keep you company.

Newspaper for sale! Newspaper for sale!

There's a retrial on the Mu family's old case. Newspaper for sale!

- Come on. Come here. - Newspaper for sale!

- I want two copies. - Okay.

- Here you are. -Thank you.

Thank you.

Extra! Extra!

[A retrial of the Mu family's old case will be held with new clues pointing to Xu Bojun]

Newspaper for sale!

So that's what my young uncle was up to.

This Tan Xuanlin is a cunning person.

Guangyao had a lot on him, yet Guangyao spared him.

I can't believe he returned Guangyao's favor like this.

What are you talking about?

Didn't you read in the paper

that new evidence had been found?

Of course, there should be a retrial.

Young Uncle is helping the Mu family get justice. What's wrong with that?

How do you know the evidence isn't forged?

Young Uncle is not like that.

Well, you're here trying your best to defend him.

Did he take you to Beijing?

No, right? Instead, he's close to Mu Wanqing.

Then you are here defending Xu Guangyao.

You're still in the dark about his business, aren't you?

Isn't he your close friend?

After such a big thing, did he even inform you?

I don't want dinner. I want to go home.

Wait.

I've booked the table.

I am too angry to eat anything.

I am wrong, okay? You...

Newspaper for sale! Newspaper for sale!

[Soak up the old - case trial is - in sight the new clues directed at the city inspector Xu Bojun]

Military Governor!

Commander Tan. Please.

Military Governor Pei.

You want to see me this late.

Is there anything important?

Commander Tan.

This matter…

This is your doing, right?

[Soak up the old - case trial is - in sight the new clues directed at the city inspector Xu Bojun]

You must be joking, Governor.

This is clearly Xu Bojun. How could I have?

You think I didn't know Xu Bojun was the murderer?

You bastard. Don't play dumb in front of me.

For this case,

I've talked to the Grand Justice long ago.

And we agreed to keep it under wraps for the time being.

But why did the news suddenly appear in foreign newspapers?

Tan Xuanlin, you're on good terms with the embassy.

If you didn't do it,

who else could have done it?

Military Governor,

I'll tell you the truth.

The news was actually my doing.

I'm afraid you'd miss the best time to hold a court session.

That's why I made a decision for you.

Tan Xuanlin,

don't think just because I used a few boxes of your wife's silver,

you could make your own decision without my permission.

- I wouldn't dare. - You wouldn't dare?

You've already done it.

And now, you still want to play a scene in front of me, don't you?

I've already told you.

I was really afraid that you'd miss the best time to hold a court session.

I was thinking about your interest.

Bullshit!

Did you know

Xu Bojun's troops stationed on the edge of the Yangtze River

have already marched northward?

If I really went to war with Xu Bojun,

the small amount of money from the shops,

and even the Mu family wouldn't have enough money!

You bastard.

You keep saying you're thinking about my interests.

Do you think I am a three-year-old child?

Don't forget that

you're on my territory now!

Not only you, but your wife and sister as well.

I'm holding all three of your lives in my hands.

If you try to play tricks with me again,

I'll make sure you all die painfully.

Military Governor,

I certainly believe in your ability

to make us all die in pain.

I'd like to venture to ask you a question.

Do you want to make sure Xu Bojun

dies painfully as well?

- What do you mean? - Xu Bojun is already in Beijing,

He's living in the Guild Hall of Yue City.

He's in Beijing?

Yes, it's true.

He sent his adjutant to put you off with fair words,

and he's plotting behind the scenes.

Governor,

now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Once the court finds Xu Bojun guilty,

we can put him in prison right away.

At that time, whether he dies in prison

or commits suicide,

is a matter of your words.

But if we delay any longer,

when Xu Bojun leaves Beijing,

it will be too late for everything.

The court session will be held tomorrow.

They informed me overnight.

It's clear that Pei Xun, the old bastard,

is acting on a whim.

Yes.

The Supreme Court has informed us overnight

that the court session will be held at 10:00 tomorrow morning.

Governor,

shall we plan ahead?

Since Pei Xun put the news in the newspaper,

it's only a matter of time before the trial starts.

There is no need to be in such a hurry.

Maybe he wants to catch us off guard.

Have you made all the arrangements for Min Dacheng?

Don't worry, Military Governor.

Tomorrow is the day he dies.

I am sure he's in the car.

Flowers for sale!

Come and take a look.

Hey, do you know how to drive?

Hey! You hit me and then run away?

You hit me and then run away?

[Just Rule of Law]

[Plaintiff's Bench]

[Defendant's Bench]

[Juror. Presiding Judge. Juror.]

[Presiding Judge]

The trial of the plaintiff, Mu Wanqing,

against Xu Bojun, the defendant in the case regarding

the murder of Mu Yuanheng,

in the 5th year of the Republic of China,

is being heard here today

by the Supreme Court of Beijing.

I, the presiding judge,

now declare the court open.

First of all, the clerk

will read out the discipline of the court.

According to the Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China,

in order to maintain order in the courtroom,

all persons present

are requested to observe the following laws.

The autopsy results of that year

said that the time of my brother's death

was at 1:00 in the afternoon.

However, according to the time

when my brother's watch stopped,

the time of the bombing of the pier

was determined to be 3:00 in the afternoon.

Therefore, Xu Bojun was found not guilty.

But this footage clearly shows that

when the Japanese passenger ship Shandong Maru entered the port,

the pier had already been bombed.

And the passenger ship had a fixed schedule

to enter the port.

It was exactly 1:00 in the afternoon.

So it seems that the time of the bombing

and the time of my brother's death coincides.

Then Xu Bojun would be a major suspect in my brother's death.

Defendant.

Do you have any doubts

about the evidence presented by the plaintiff?

The plaintiff's memory is really not very good.

The most important factor in finding Military Governor Xu not guilty

was not the time of the bombing of the pier,

but the bullet holes in Mu Yuanheng's body.

If it was Military Governor Xu who ordered the bombing of the pier

that led to Mu Yuanheng's death,

then I would like to ask,

where did the bullet holes in his body come from?

Don't forget that

at that time, the pier was under the control of Military Governor Luo.

Military Governor Xu's men couldn't even get in.

Plaintiff.

Do you have any new evidence to submit

in response to the defendant's objection?

We have a witness.

Bring in the witness.

[Witness Stand]

Silence! Silence!

I've committed a capital crime.

I was supposed to be executed yesterday.

Luckily, I've lived another day.

And earned a pension for my wife and kid.

I have no regrets.

I, Min Dacheng, as a witness,

hereby testify in court that the real culprits

behind the kidnapping and murder of Mu Yuanheng

more than ten years ago

were Xu Bojun and his men.

And Mu Yuanheng

did not die as a result of the kidnapping.

It was Xu Bojun who ordered his men

to fire the cannons on the warehouse,

resulting in the death of Mu Yuanheng.

This matter I witnessed personally.

So today,

I am willing to stand in this courtroom

and tell the truth about what happened that year

to prove the crimes of Xu Bojun and his men.

I also would like to ask the judge

to make a fair ruling.

The court has been in session for two hours, right?

Yes, Military Governor.

Without a witness,

it shouldn't have taken so long.

Now I declare that

Xu Bojun is guilty of murder and perjury.

[Global Supply. Everything you need is available.]

Hurry! Go back inside! [The Guild Hall of Yue City]

- Hurry! Hurry! - Hurry!

- Don't move! - Don't move! Everybody, get back!

Hurry. Everyone, go to the yard for inspection.

What's going on here?

Hurry! Hurry!

Assistant Staff Officer, check every room one by one.

And gather all the guests in the living room and check them one by one.

Yes!

You two, go over there! Everybody else, hurry!

Officers. This… What is this for?

Our Guild Hall has always been law-abiding.

By order of the Supreme Court, Xu Bojun, the Military Governor of Yue City,

is guilty of murdering civilians and falsifying evidence

and is to be arrested immediately!

How come the murderer is here?

Officer, this Guild Hall was built by a few merchants

from Yue City during the Guangxu era.

It has nothing to do with Military Governor Xu.

Don't worry. We didn't say he had anything to do with you.

We just received the news that Xu Bojun, the Military Governor of Yue City,

came to Beijing a few days ago and is staying at the Guild Hall of Yue City.

- This… - Officer, I'm afraid there's been a mistake.

If Military Governor Xu came to Beijing, he must be staying at the Liuguo Hotel.

He wouldn't choose to stay here.

Besides, we don't have the check-in record of Military Governor Xu.

Xu Bojun must have come to the capital in disguise.

I'm sure he won't use his real name.

Don't be panicked, everyone. Cooperate with us.

We only want to arrest the criminal. We won't harm the innocent.

[The Guild Hall of Yue City]

Governor Pei.

Mr. Watanabe.

Military Governor Pei, we have received a request for help

from our Japanese expatriates, saying that something happened here,

and that they have been restricted of personal freedom.

I want to know what's going on.

Mr. Watanabe, what's happening here has nothing to do with Japanese expatriates.

We're in the process of searching for a murderer.

That's good.

However, it is the duty of our embassy

to protect the safety of Japanese expatriates.

I'd like to take them away now, so they won't get frightened.

Of course, you may.

But only after we've completed our search and inspection.

That won't be necessary.

Unless the man you're looking for is one of our Japanese citizens.

But… even if our citizens commit a crime,

they are entitled to consular jurisdiction,

and should be handed over to our consulate to handle.

Mr. Consul, if you want to protect your expatriates, there is nothing wrong with that.

It's just that we need to check them one by one.

I am afraid the murderer is disguised as a Japanese person.

Don't worry about that.

The consulate will check their passports one by one.

You have no right to search our expatriates.

Citizens, please line up here.

Please show me your passports.

[Passport]

[Passport]

[Kazuhiko Sakamoto]

Officer.

You have no right to interfere in the affairs of our expatriates.

This is the Guild Hall of Yue City.

This is the place where merchants from Yue City stop for a rest.

Why are there so many Japanese expatriates?

I'm afraid someone is trying to cover up something.

Governor Pei, this man looks very much like Xu Bojun.

Mr. Watanabe.

This gentleman with glasses looks like the murderer we're searching for.

Can I check his passport?

Military Governor Pei, I've checked his passport. There's no problem.

[Kazuhiko Sakamoto]

Excuse me, Mr. Sakamoto. What are you doing in Beijing?

[Kazuhiko Sakamoto] I am sorry.

Many of our expatriates don't understand Chinese.

They don't understand what you say.

Everyone, go outside.

Ban Ben He Yan.

This Mr. Sakamoto doesn't look like he doesn't understand Chinese.

And your Japanese name is not pronounced like that.

Don't pretend you can't understand Chinese. Come out and let's have a talk.

I've already said that you have no right to interfere in

the affairs of our expatriates.

This is China!

There's an important criminal amongst your expatriates! I have the right to interfere!

You can try.

You're right. This is China.

So our Japanese citizens enjoy consular jurisdiction

and diplomatic immunity,

and you have no right to search them.

And I… Even if I shoot you dead now,

you have no right to prosecute me.

Assistant Staff Officer.

Put the guns down!

Governor Pei.

Look. I dare to point a gun at you.

But your soldiers don't dare to point a gun at me.

You feel it isn't fair, right?

Well, I think so as well. But I'm sorry.

This is what your government allows.

You Chinese have to be inferior to us

in your own land.

Everyone, tell them to get in the car quickly.

Hurry up!

[The Guild Hall of Yue City]

Military Governor Pei, I'm done with my business.

You can start your search. Excuse me.

Governor, will we just let them go like that?

What else can I do?

Do you want me to use force against the Japanese?

They must be going to the Japanese Concession in Tianjin now.

We can set up a roadblock on the road to intercept them now.

If Xu Bojun really enters the concession, then it'll be too late for everything.

Commander Tan.

This is my territory.

It's not your place to tell me what to do.

Governor, I don't mean to overstep my bounds.

But you also know that Xu Bojun has already started moving his troops.

If you let him go like this, this matter…

I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve peacefully.

Don't worry. I've seen it all coming.

I've moved my troops from the south to the Yangtze river

to surround the Xu Army.

If he dares to make a move, I'll go to war with him.

Don't worry, Governor. We've never been afraid to fight Military Governor Xu's army.

Not to mention, north of the Yangtze River is our territory,

and we have all the advantages of the time and place.

That's right. Once Xu Bojun's scandal comes to light,

the public opinion will drown him.

If he dares to provoke us

we'll even have a better reason for waging a war.

I know you boys are ready to fight.

Unless Xu Bojun hands over his power obediently and steps down,

the area around the Hangu Pass

will be the place where his army falls.

- We'll observe the governor's instruction. - Good.

Let's go.

[The Supreme Court of Beijing]

Xuanlin, how's it going?

Did you catch Xu Bojun?

I'm sorry.

He got away.

It's okay.

You have let everyone know the truth.

My brother has also been cleared of his grievances.

But I still haven't been able to give you true justice.

You have done a good job.

Mr. Liao.

Min Dacheng has gone to press his handprint.

When the verdict is announced, you can take him back to Shanghai.

Thank you, Mr. Liao.

Thank you for your help.

Don't mention it.

I heard that

Xu Bojun got away?

The Japanese Consulate took him away from under our nose

on the pretext of protecting the expatriates.

The Japanese Consul

pressured us with diplomatic immunity and consular jurisdiction.

I watched Xu Bojun get in the car of the Japanese consulate.

And I could do nothing about it.

That's not your fault.

Even Pei Xun didn't dare to stand up to the Japanese.

There is nothing anyone can do about it.

The Japanese Consul also said that

we Chinese are inferior to them in our own country.

Why is that, Mr. Liao?

Pei Xun had so many soldiers with him.

Yet he didn't even dare to point a gun at the Japanese.

Mr. Liao, why has our country become like this?

Our revolution

is to bring down the great powers,

to get rid of the military governors,

and to make China different from what it is now.

Now, I really don't know

if all this trouble I've gone through

was right or wrong.

You've brought the truth to light.

How can it be wrong?

Yes…

Pei Xun and Xu Bojun

are ready to go to war.

Once Xu Bojun refuses to step down,

there will be a battle between the Pei and Xu Family.

By then, how many soldiers and people will have to die in vain?

I'm the one who started this war.

And they're the ones who have to bear the consequences.

Do you think I'm right or wrong?

Xuanlin... the two who will bring suffering to the people

and let soldiers die in vain,

are Pei Xun and Xu Bojun,

not you.

But this age of deceit and bloodshed

will wrap every one of us in it.

No eggs can remain unbroken when the nest is upset.

So not one of us can detach himself from the world.

Please.

Governor Xu, this is the Japanese Concession.

This yard is the consulate's own property.

It's safe here.

- Please. - Okay.

You can rest here.

I'll send someone to bring Xu Yuan back as soon as possible.

Thank you, Mr. Watanabe, for saving my day.

I can't thank you enough.

You and I have been friends for many years.

We don't see each other as often, but President Yamashita told me that

these past few years, you've done a lot for us.

So there's no need for us to be so polite to each other.

But there is something

I think would be interested to know.

Mr. Watanabe, please go ahead.

Your son and Pei Xun's son were classmates

when they studied in Japan.

A few days ago,

your son went to the Military Governor's mansion to visit Mr. Pei.

But they shut the door on him.

According to his servants, Mr. Pei is under house arrest

for ruining the Pei family's arms smuggling business.

But I have heard from other sources that

the truth is

the person who ruined the Pei family's arms smuggling business

was not Mr. Pei, but your son,

Xu Guangyao.

Guangyao?

It seems that

your son didn't tell you about this.

I was thinking…

Mr. Pei got locked up just after he returned from Shanghai.

Then Pei Xun started to turn against you.

Does all this have something to do with the Pei family's business?

Also,

did your son find out something questionable?

And that's why he didn't say anything to you?

You've been of a lot of help

in bringing down Xu Bojun this time.

But you have a murder case on you after all.

So… if I take you back to Shanghai,

even if you don't get the death penalty,

you'll be sentenced to life imprisonment.

If you leave now,

maybe you can still live in anonymity for the rest of your life.

It's your choice.

Actually,

my life has been a torment for me.

If it weren't for bringing down Xu Bojun,

I might not have decided to live to this day.

Don't worry.

Mu Wanting's now living in Hong Kong.

And I'll make sure she leads a good life.

You are the last person I trust in my life.

I hope I didn't trust the wrong person.

Commander Tan,

I may appear to be the boss of a gang,

but after all, I was just a puppet in Xu Bojun's hands.

Over the years,

I've never been able to decide on anything on my own.

I'm tired of

living in this kind of darkness.

Actually, compared to prolonging my life

and living in anonymity,

I think being able to decide one's own life and death

would be much of a blessing.

I used to be a soldier as well.

If it's possible,

I would like to choose to end my life in a military fashion.

You won't regret trusting me.

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

In the suburbs of Beijing, find a suitable place

to bury 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 the sunrise of 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 ♫

♫ 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 of 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 ♫