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[Miss Chun is a Litigator]

[Episode 8]

Officers,

please be gentle.

Okay.

Be careful. Come on.

Lady Xu has been sent to her parents' home.

You can leave with Tumi at ease.

Yes, Father.

Sorry to trouble you.

I'll take care of the family.

I'll support you no matter what.

Thank you, Father.

Grandfather.

We'll come back before Chinese New Year.

I'll write to you.

Good girl.

Miss,

I'll go pack up first.

Lord Han.

Lord Han.

At ease.

I'm here for Tumi.

Lord Han.

What's the matter?

We're leaving soon.

Don't delay us.

Come here. Let's talk in private.

Come.

Let's go.

Lord Han,

it mustn't be something serious, right?

How do you know?

We don't need to talk in private about something serious.

What if it's a big case?

We can't let your family know.

We're talking about

a big case in this shabby corner?

Zheng used to be the only one

who talked back to me.

I'll have to add you in the future.

Lord Kang is really my role model.

You don't learn the good things from him,

but learn all the bad things from him.

You'll become an old scholar

who always talks about rules and serious things.

Are you here to teach me a lesson?

I'm here to give you a gift.

I don't want it.

I haven't said what to give you.

I don't need anything.

Don't regret it.

I won't.

Whatever you give me

will be the debt for my father

to pay back in the future.

People like us

should

live easily and comfortably.

I don't need anything.

You said you don't want it.

Don't regret it later.

The one who regret will be a fool.

Zheng.

There's people following us.

When you arrive in Weizhou,

find an excuse to stay for a few more days.

What's going on?

Hurry up. Go.

Hurry up.

Your clothes are wet.

I didn't bring an umbrella.

Why is it raining so heavily?

Lord Kang.

It's raining heavily.

Are you going out?

[Post]

The weather in Weizhou changes a lot.

It's your first time out of town.

Are you used to it?

Are you going out to work?

No hurry.

We should leave some time for the government

to sort out the files.

I thought the point of patrol

is to catch them off guard.

What if someone deliberately hide things

and tampered with the files?

What should you do?

I'm patrolling on behalf of the Emperor.

If anyone dares to disrespect the dignity of the royal family,

just behead him.

Cases,

even if it's not handled properly,

will only affect

their titles.

Which is more important,

title or head?

Do you think they will do

such a worthless thing?

When the Emperor is angry,

he'll kill millions of people.

Rule the country by law.

It's the prerequisite, right?

Isn't this

the most natural thing?

[Post]

I've sent someone

to put the gift Lord Han gave you

to your room.

Okay.

If you think it's inappropriate,

just consider it

my persistence.

I hope you can work hard

and turn his unrealistic thoughts

into practical things.

Let me tell you the truth.

Lord Han is too self-centered

and behaves unruly.

I dare not accept

a gift from him.

But you are different.

You have always been our role model.

Your words and actions are convincing.

If you ask me to accept it,

you must have your reason.

I kind of understand

Lord Han now.

Miss Chun,

you are an interesting person.

It is rare

to find someone

who wants to be a litigator

and dares to say no to Han Wuwei.

In fact, he's not

the unruly one.

You are.

You must be joking, Lord Kang.

It's not a bad thing to be unruly.

I'm looking forward to

your performance on patrol this time.

[Study of Six Laws]

This is the latest

encyclopedia of law of our dynasty

by revised by Minister Bai.

It's hard to buy even with tons of money.

She took it?

Of course.

And

she took it reluctantly

for my sake.

Okay.

I'll go find her.

My lord.

Miss Chun's maid

sent a letter.

It's for you.

What did she write?

See for yourself.

[To Lord Han]

[Thank you. I'm a fool.]

[Thank you. I'm a fool.]

[Contract]

[I, Chun Tumi, borrowed a new encyclopedia of law from Lord Han Wuwei.]

[Go to Youshan now]

Who is it?

Go after him!

Hurry! Over there!

Go after him!

Where is he?

No trace now.

What should we do?

We need to go back and report to His Highness.

There's movement over there.

Go after him!

They say there are many fireflies here.

Where are they?

Are they all asleep?

Who?

Tumi.

Lord Han.

Why are you here?

I went out to play behind my father's back.

I lost my way.

What about you?

I...

Catch the thief.

You go first.

Yes.

Is your foot okay?

Give me your hand.

Are you still afraid of me?

In the middle of nowhere,

wild animals are scarier than me.

Here.

Can you walk?

Yes.

Captain Chun.

Tumi didn't want you to worry,

so she didn't dare to tell you.

Now she's in shock.

So it's better not

be too harsh.

You have to pretend

to be more pitiful.

Lord Kang can really persuade my father?

Will I be packed

and sent back tonight?

Zheng has a sharp tongue.

Your father is a piece of cake.

My father is not a piece of cake.

Yes.

Don't worry.

When you play tricks again,

can you think of a way out?

I have no experience.

I'll teach you something later.

Captain Chun.

Take Tumi back first.

Thank you, Lord Kang.

Lord Han.

Have a good rest.

Okay.

Be careful.

How did it go?

They all ran away.

When they were in Bianzhou,

they were very careful.

But now, they're...

As long as the bait is tempting enough,

our fish will take the bait.

Once they spread the news,

let's ready to go to Youzhou at any time.

Wind the line and catch the fish.

Since we've alerted them,

I think

we should put the secret edict

aside.

If we keep going,

Han Wuwei might be prepared.

Even if we get the secret edict,

I'm afraid we can't tell

whether what's on it is true.

Young Master,

I just ran into Chun Tumi.

Ms. Chun.

She went into this forest

in the middle of the night

and walked without looking.

She's really weird.

Why would a girl go in the forest

in the middle of the night?

I don't think she's weird.

Someone who has never been restrained

since childhood.

When she grows up,

she'll grow up with a free mind

like her.

Young Master,

Chun Tumi is close to Han Wuwei.

Grand Secretary told me

to be careful with her.

I know what to do.

Great.

I finally have something to do.

My Lady,

you should have a good rest.

[Post]

I got it.

Father.

Find Lord Kang.

Go.

[Post]

Lord Kang.

[Post]

Come in.

Lord Kang.

The files are all here.

Let's begin.

Okay.

[Post]

[Madam Zhao's poisoning case]

You finished reading so soon?

What's wrong?

There's a case.

I think there are many doubtful points.

Tell me.

It's the Zhou case.

The one who was sentenced

was a 20-year-old widow, Madam Zhou.

She lived with her mother-in-law, Lady Wu,

and depend on each other.

One day, her mother-in-law

hung herself suddenly.

Then she turned herself in.

She said she had an argument

with her mother-in-law the night before

which caused her mother-in-law to hang herself.

Violating filial obligations is a serious crime.

The court closed the case soon

and sentenced her to death.

But I think it should be retried.

Since she turned herself in,

and there is a strong criminal testimony,

why do we have to retry it?

This file says

there was an argument between Lady Zhou and her mother-in-law

two nights ago.

[Neighbors' testimony]

But the neighbors' testimony said

they didn't hear anything.

The next morning,

Lady Zhou found her mother-in-law was dead

so she turned herself in.

The government asked the coroner to examine the body.

The coroner said her mother-in-law died

for more than four hours.

Then it happened late at night.

If it really happened late at night,

how could no one hear the quarrel?

Besides, it’s written clearly in the file that

when Lady Wu hung herself,

she kicked down the chair

and dropped a shoe.

Lady Zhou

couldn't miss such loud noises, can she?

Maybe she heard it

but because

she argued with her mother-in-law not long ago.

So she thought

something was broken,

so she didn't get up to see it.

Since she turned herself in,

why didn't she confess

everything she heard?

Besides that,

I also found

other three questionable points.

Go ahead.

First,

there were only two widows in the house,

so Lady Zhou never goes out.

Her mother-in-law

went out shopping.

Lady Zhou was responsible for

doing some needlework and laundry

to earn some money to support the family.

They talked things over.

They were on good terms.

Since they were on good terms,

why would they quarrel?

They argued so much that

her mother-in-law hung herself.

Second,

Lady Wu is optimistic.

Naturally,

it is ruled out that

it was an excessive behavior caused by paranoia.

Third,

Lady Zhou confessed too quickly.

She insisted that

everything was her fault.

It makes people feel that

she was trying to hide something.

Anyway,

this case is full of questionable points.

We should verify them one by one.

Lord Kang.

The law dead,

but people are alive.

Isn't the law supposed to

uphold justice?

They shouldn't have closed the case hastily.

In that case,

you will be in charge of

the retrial of this case.

If you need manpower to investigate the case,

you can dispatch any soldiers from the Supreme Court.

Yes, Lord Kang.

[Wu's Grocery Store]

Why is it closed down?

[Wu's Grocery Store]

Guo.

Why don't you ask over there?

Okay.

Come and have a look.

Have a look.

The word has gotten out.

I guess those people

will arrive in two days.

I've prepared men.

Don't act rashly.

No mission

is not as important as your safety.

Don't worry.

Where is Tumi?

Doesn't she hang around you

all the time?

She went to investigate a case.

Where did she go?

Luckily, I survived.

Why are you

sitting on other's table?

I'm working on a case.

I'm telling you.

Don't wander around these days.

Why?

Because you caught a thief a few days ago.

If I say

I suspect a bandit is

wandering around you.

Do you believe it?

Bandits don't just follow anyone.

I'm poor.

What for?

Do you need my help?

You?

He's a real bandit.

I'm afraid

you're not enough for him.

Go back now.

Lord Kang's matter is almost done.

If you delay any longer,

you'll miss the time to go back.

I need to go to the autopsy room first.

I'll ask someone to send you.

This way, please.

She was indeed strangled to death.

Can you help me check

the marks other than

strangulation marks for me again?

This...

Fine.

So what did Lord Han say?

He said to stay here for another day

as planned.

Okay.

Thank you.

Yes.

Lord Kang.

Miss Chun is back.

Did she say anything?

She wants to hold a retrial.

She wants to see you.

Already?

Are you ready?

Yes.

Lord Kang, please take a seat.

Since you're in charge,

you can sit here.

I,

someone who delivers justice for the people,

should sit here.

Summon the criminal, Lady Zhou, to the court.

My lord, Lady Zhou is here.

Greetings, Your Excellencies.

Lady Zhou.

Who are you taking the blame for?

I didn't take the blame for anyone.

I deserved it.

What's your unspeakable reason?

I don't have any unspeakable reasons.

I'm an unfilial woman.

I just want to die now.

Have you ever thought

the murderer who killed your mother-in-law

is still at large?

She couldn't rest in peace.

That's your biggest unfilial behaviour.

You...

What do you mean?

Lady Wu, your mother-in-law, didn't hang herself.

Someone killed her.

That's impossible.

Why not?

Because I sleep lightly.

But I didn't hear anything

on that night.

If someone killed her,

how could he not make a sound?

How do you know

she was murdered?

First,

Lady Zhou just said

she sleep lightly,

but she didn't hear anything.

That chair is heavy.

If it collapses,

how could it not make a sound?

Second,

the file says

Lady Wu lost a shoe before she died.

But when people are about to die,

who wouldn't want to

dress herself up?

How could she lose one shoe for no reason?

Unless she kicked it so hard

that it fell off.

Third,

I checked the files.

I learned the height of Lady Wu

and the length of the rope.

I went to Lady Wu's house to measure

the height of the beam.

With the height of Lady Wu,

if she wants to hang herself

it's not enough to just step on the chair.

She has to add a table.

Or someone tall

lifted her up and hung her up.

Lastly

and most importantly,

I found footprints

in Lady Wu's room.

Judging from the size,

they should be left by a man.

The footprints have mud.

In other words,

it rained not long before he went in.

It matches the time

when Lady Wu died.

Generally speaking,

when people were

attacked by strangers,

they would resist and scream.

But you said you didn't hear

any sound.

In other words,

the person who killed Lady Wu

is someone she knows.

Speaking of which,

do you find it strange?

Or did you guess who it was?

Impossible.

My mother-in-law was a good person.

No one would want to kill her.

I know you have deep feelings for

your mother-in-law.

You don't want her to be criticized.

But now the truth is coming out.

Telling us

what you know

is for her own good.

I'm guilty.

I'm willing to be punished for lying.

My lord, please

clear my mother-in-law's name.

Give it to me.

My mother-in-law suffered from rheumatism.

I sent her hot water for her feet

before I go to bed every day.

You...

A few days before she passed away,

I was carrying hot water

to her room.

Give me the money.

I'm sure I'll make a comeback tomorrow.

Let's talk another day.

Leave.

But that day, I saw

a strange man

came out of my mother-in-law's room.

He went out from the back door of the yard.

I saw him fighting

with my mother-in-law.

I guessed

my mother-in-law must have had an affair.

A few days later,

my mother-in-law hung herself.

I thought she died

because she was ashamed.

I turned myself in

to protect my mother-in-law's honor.

Although you are filial,

you were wrong.

Lady Wu used to sell your embroideries

to a grocery store

and buy some daily necessities.

That grocery store

was opened by Lady Wu's brother,

Wu Yong.

Wu Yong is gluttonous and lazy.

He was a rogue when he was young.

He also knows kung fu.

In order to let him make a living

on the right path,

Lady Wu's parents bought him a grocery store.

But he was addicted to gambling in recent years

and lost his store.

After that, Wu Yong

went to Lady Wu for money frequently.

In order to protect you,

Lady Wu didn't allow him to come during the day

and never let you see each other.

We compared the footprints on the scene.

They match Wu Yong's size.

Based on the evidence I collected,

Wu Yong probably saw that

he can't get money from Lady Wu anymore.

So he wanted to sell

her jewelry and property.

Then they had a fight

and he killed her.

[Testimony from Madam Sun next door]

[Witness]

[Testimony from Madam Sun next door]

After he strangled Lady Wu,

he hung her on the beam

to make it look like she hung herself.

So he escaped the punishment of the law.

My mother-in-law

gave me the deed.

[Testimony from Madam Sun next door]

She must have been afraid that Wu Yong

would take away all valuable things.

She must have been afraid afraid that

I can't live a good life.

That's why

she gave them to me in advance.

But I...

Now,

everything is clear.

My lord, please make a decision.

Lady Zhou took the blame

and disturbed the court order.

But considering your filial piety,

you were willing to sacrifice yourself

for your mother-in-law's reputation.

It will count as a deed of merit.

Your reward and punishment will cancel each other.

You're now released.

Get up.

You're a smart person.

You're too filial.

In order to protect your mother-in-law's reputation,

you didn't even hesitate to lose your life.

From now on,

you just need to cooperate with us

and bring the murderer to justice.

Your mother-in-law will

rest in peace then.

You almost sprained your ankle that day.

Today, you came out for a walk again.

What about you?

Did you catch the thief?

He ran away.

Then why are you still in the mood to care about me?

I'll care about you

whether I'm in the mood or not.

I heard that

you won a big case today.

You saved Lady Zhou from death penalty.

Why are you still alone?

Although I won,

I still feel suffocated.

Maybe

because of Lady Zhou.

What's wrong with her?

She saw Wu Yong

with Lady Wu.

She thought they had an affair.

In order to maintain the reputation of Lady Wu,

she was willing to take the blame.

I know she was being filial.

But,

is the reputation of Lady Wu

more important

than her own life?

Of course.

Women value their reputation.

Naturally, they think reputations are

more important than their lives.

But I'm also a woman.

I think whether you're a man or a woman,

and no matter what happens,

you should live well.

I'm talking about a normal woman.

You're a weirdo.

It's only natural

if you don't think so.

Of course.

I've always been broad-minded.

I won't dislike you

because of your wild flights of fancy.

Please don't.

You'd better dislike me.

Don't hang out with weirdos

to avoid bad luck.

Leave.

It's late at night.

There are many wild animals.

[Punish vice and reward virtue]

Mother.

I found the first wrong conviction

on my own.

Although I'm a nobody,

I can't change the world,

if we can give Lady Zhou

a good ending,

it's a good start, right?

[Punish vice and reward virtue]

[Post]

Wu Yong has been arrested.

He will be sentenced today.

If you were to judge

what do you want to do?

If Wu Yong killed by negligence,

then he should be hanged and he may have his body intact.

But if he killed on purpose,

he should be beheaded according to the law.

What about the others?

Although Lady Zhou

turned herself in,

the government is still guilty of negligence.

They can't stop looking for evidence

just because someone turned herself in.

No matter what happened,

they should have enough evidence.

Otherwise,

if someone takes advantage of it,

there will be endless consequences, which will be very dangerous.

Good.

Thank goodness you're here for the case.

Otherwise,

with such a stupid magistrate,

we don't know

how many cases will be misjudged.

In the future, you should be

more familiar with

our judicial system and procedures.

It will help you make decisions.

Yes, my lord.

I really learned something this time.

Coroners, county magistrates and witnesses

all have their own limitations.

No matter what kind of situation

the litigator faces,

he or she must find the key

to the case on his or her own.

It's a huge responsibility.

So we can't miss

any detail.

You're right.

You need to recuperate.

You are still needed in many places

in the future.

Yes.

Lord Kang.

The carriage is ready.

We can set off anytime.

But now,

I haven't seen Lord Han yet.

It's okay.

We'll depart to Jizhou as planned.

Lord Han has his own plan.

Yes.

He's quite stubborn.

My lord, leave him to me.

No hurry.

If he doesn't confess,

I'll use him to attract

the one I want.

Jinyi.

Young Master.

I got a clue about the ink stone.

It should be in Youzhou.

Let's go and check.

Miss.

He should be hanged.

It's been two hours.

Old Master clearly told you

not to read in the car.

Look at you.

You've been reading it for so long.

You should rest now.

Okay.

I'll finish it soon.

No.

If you keep reading,

I can't explain

to Old Master.

All right.

I won't read it anymore.

We will arrive in Jizhou soon.

Why don't you take a look at

the view outside the window?

My Lady.

I won't read anymore.

[Official post]

[Post]

Here.

You must be tired from the journey.

Go inside and have some tea.

Lord! Lord!

My Lady!

Lord.

What's wrong with him?

Who is he?

Give me justice.

He's blocking the way for justice.

Let's take a look.

Look at this.

He stopped him on the street.

What a grievance!

Yes.

[My name is Liu Erlang.]

My lord.

Wait.

Please rise.

Thank you, my lord.

Who are you?

What's the grievance?

Who do you want to sue?

My lord.

My name is Liu Erlang.

I am a warrior at the border.

I want to sue my uncle Wang Dazhuang.

Erlang.

Come in. Come in.

Come in. Uncle.

This is not right.

I had five cattle.

Why is there only three left?

Erlang.

I'm sorry.

Of your five cattle,

two died of illness in the past three years.

Only three are left.

The price of two cattle is not low.

The average family

is considered rich with even one.

But it's normal that

two cattle died.

Young Master.

You're like

as muddled as

a lord in the government.

When I gave him the cattle,

they just matured.

Four cows and one bull. They're all lively.

They wouldn't die easily.

Besides,

after I argued with him,

I went to his house.

I checked his cowshed.

It's amazing.

Guess what?

There are more than ten cattle in his cowshed.

The Wang family has always been poor.

I used to help him.

How can he afford to buy cattle?

From what you said,

you've reported it to the government?

I have reported many times.

It remained a dead letter every time.

It all ended up with nothing settled.

I can't

take it anymore.

Lord,

please help me.

But you have no solid evidence.

This case is hard to handle.

But what I said

is the truth.

Lord, please help me.

I'll take the case.

You can come back to court in a few days.

Thank you, Lord.

Lord Kang.

Lord Kang.

You took this case

very readily today.

Since I was ordered to patrol,

no matter how big the case is,

I have to try it carefully.

How else can we

talk about justice?

So today's case,

I not only have to take it,

but also have to make a good judgment.

Tell me.

What's your plan?

My plan

is not quite fair and square.

I need your help.

It's not fair and square?

Just tell me.

Can I

borrow your seal?