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[Miss Chun is a Litigator]

[Episode 10]

Miss, where are you going?

I'm going to go over the files

with Lord Kang.

I'll go with you.

No, no.

I'll go by myself.

Boss.

Miss.

Are you feeling unwell?

Or do you need something?

It's not me.

A friend of mine got hurt by accident.

Do you have any medicine for trauma?

[Renji Pharmacy]

How could this be?

Yes.

They didn't let us out of the city.

Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

Move! Hurry!

Move!

Let us out of the city!

Move! I want to go home!

Shut up!

Back off.

We still need rice at home.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Please, my lord.

Excuse me.

I told you not to leave the city.

Sir.

What are you doing?

Step back.

Can you be reasonable?

Are you done?

The lockdown has made the people

nervous.

Why are you still fighting?

Lord Luo has given the order.

Who dares to disobey?

Sir.

Watch out.

Look at you.

You are so ignorant.

If you keep us from running errands,

I will arrest you

as thieves.

If there's nothing else, get lost.

You...

Isn't this...

Just do it.

I'll do anything

even if it's a warning,

as long as we can find it.

But Lord Han...

Leave him alone.

He can do whatever he wants.

Without Kang Zhengyuan,

he wouldn't know what happened in the case.

My lord!

My lord!

What happened?

Lord Han

took him away.

Ridiculous.

I want to ask Luo Li that

how were the military slaves in Bianzhou

so powerful?

He is suspected of

the Youzhou theft case.

Tell me.

How many people were arrested?

Where are they being held?

Don't do this to him.

He's injured.

He's just a military slave.

Military slaves are people, too.

Luo Li has picked on me.

You also want to pick on me?

Luo Li tortured him severely.

Instead of helping her,

you were so mean to him.

What is the difference between you and Luo Li?

Chun Tumi.

You spent your days and months

guarding the files.

You have no idea

what's going on.

Why are you still lecturing me?

Do you know Zheng...

Some people don't have to pay with their lives

unless it's a crime of treason.

Some people's lives are worthless.

They let them be military slaves.

Whether he's alive or dead, killed or sold,

it's up to others.

Take him with me to save people.

Yes.

A bunch of losers.

Kang Zhengyuan was sick.

Han Wuwei is just a warrior.

What could he possibly do?

My lord.

I'm here

to warn Han Wuwei

not to extend his hands too far.

So I kidnapped his soldiers

and tortured him.

I picked

the lowest of the military slaves.

Why can't you stop him?

Lord Han is noble

and skilled in martial arts.

He wants to take his men away.

We can't stop him.

Get out!

Leave!

My lord.

Miss Chun wants to see you.

Let her in.

Yes.

Lord Kang.

You are...

I'm fine.

Nothing serious.

What brings you here?

Isn't Youzhou under lockdown?

I heard that Luo Li arrested people everywhere.

If they were suspected, they were tortured.

There was no clue about the theft.

That's why Luo Li was so anxious.

So he ordered to lockdown the city

and arrest him in the city.

Don't wander around

without anything to do.

If anything happens,

we can't protect you.

Now, people are in panic.

Lord Han can't wait any longer.

What's wrong with him?

He lost his temper

and went toward Luo Li.

Nonsense.

Isn't this adding fuel to the fire?

Lord Kang,

you're not feeling well.

It's not suitable to go out.

Why don't you send someone out?

Guards!

My lord.

Take my token

and ask Han Feng to find

Lord Han back.

Yes.

The statement

was incoherent.

Luo Li captured so many

innocent people.

Even if they confess by torture,

we can't find anything.

What's the use?

If you don't want to get involved,

just read the file.

Don't be distracted.

It's not about being distracted.

I'm already trapped.

My lord.

What did he lose?

Only

antique jades and royal treasures,

names and paintings

that had been collected over the years

were revealed.

Is this

worth all the fuss?

Think about it.

If there was a theft,

they'd probably sell the stolen goods.

It's against the law

to transfer royal treasures.

The more noise he makes,

the less the black market dealers dare to take it.

If the thief keeps it in his hand

for a long time,

he will be caught one day sooner or later.

He did this

to drive the thieves

into a corner.

It's really inappropriate

to use the normal life of the people

to pay the price.

Unfortunately, I don't have

the energy to stop him right now.

You want to help me again?

Do you pity the people

or me?

Working for the people

has always been my desire.

You're indebted to our family.

Besides, the patrol is not over yet.

This is my duty.

So, Lord Kang.

Forgive my willfulness.

Besides,

my father cares about these.

The people in Youzhou had a hard time.

They sigh every day.

This is really pushing me

to the limit.

Captain Chun is a good person.

That's what he said.

But why don't you think about

he has been

working for me and Wuawei

and didn't even go back?

How could he talk to you?

Why could he be sighing?

Anyway, it's my duty.

I'll do it even if you don't want me to.

Zheng!

Zheng!

I'm going to avenge you.

Why did you ask someone to stop me?

If you fight with Luo Li,

how can you take advantage of him?

He can stand up for two dynasties.

Of course he is a man of means.

Although he can't kill us,

it's not difficult

to make us suffer.

Wuwei.

Please listen to me.

I...

Zheng.

You're still sick.

You'd better rest and recuperate.

Leave the rest

to us.

Take your medicine.

Otherwise,

I won't be able to explain to your mother.

What?

Lord Kang did this

because someone drugged him?

Is there justice?

Who would do that?

Could it be...

Who else?

He ordered someone to poison Zheng

because he didn't want Zheng to stop

his investigation from causing a bloodbath,

which would cause chaos to the people.

It's just the ingredients are hard to track.

Without the antidote,

Zheng may not be in danger,

but he won't recover for a while.

So, tell me.

Shouldn't I

give Luo Li some trouble?

Lord Han,

is it not Lord Kang

and the people of Youzhou that matter now?

What's the use of being angry?

But apart from these,

what else can I do?

I'm very protective of Zheng.

Luo Li's men

wouldn't be able to stick a needle in it.

What did the doctor say?

He said it's just a cold.

Is this doctor one of our own?

The military doctor

and the famous doctors from Youzhou,

we checked all of them.

Didn't princess

leave

any elixir or something?

There's no such thing.

Even if there is,

if the princess thinks that

Zheng may use it when he's on a patrol,

she will bring down the palace

and won't let Zheng come.

In that case,

we can only solve

this case first.

Or we can leave

and wait for Lord Kang to heal?

Are you sure

you didn't have any other interests

that would have led him to do this?

No.

Both Zheng and I

were close to him.

It was the theft of the vault

that shattered the peace.

Luo Li is proud of his forces in Youzhou,

but he also wants to win over

the Duzhong forces.

He was trying to

get me and Zheng.

But it

happened suddenly.

And Zheng was acting under orders.

This is bound to be

a stumbling block in his way.

So Khrom Luo

is that kind of person?

Unless he is guilty of treason,

otherwise, even if he kills someone,

he won't pay with his life.

I think

he just wants to overcome this difficulty

and apologize to you.

Anyway, you're not gonna

turn on him.

Bullshit.

Now he and I

have fallen out

with each other.

But...

Knowing the joint

makes solving the case much easier.

What do you think?

You're not someone who's waiting to die.

You must have done something.

What did you find?

I can't hide anything

from you.

The secret vault in the Yanwu Pavilion,

if Luo Li didn't go there,

that place was locked.

The patrol guards

found a window

was opened.

They informed the butler

and found out that it was stolen.

But it was done so cleanly

and left no clue.

What's going on

in the secret vault?

It's empty.

Luo Li

plundered the people.

One of the treasures

is said to be particularly important.

There're also many exotic treasures from the previous dynasty,

which were rewarded by the emperor

after Luo Li

resisted the southwestern rebels

to help the emperor successfully ascend the throne.

But anyone

who knows about his secret vault

must be one of his closest confidants.

Not more than five.

They were all people he trusted to the utmost.

How did you know?

I subdued his butler

and forced him to tell me

how to open the secret vault.

Lord Han,

no one else

would do such a thing.

I had no evidence that he drugged Zheng.

So apparently,

there's nothing I can do about him.

I didn't leave any evidence, too.

What could he do to me?

No matter what I tell you,

you won't listen to me.

Why don't I ask Lord Kang

to tell you?

Let's get down to business.

With all that stuff moving out,

It must be a gang.

But if it's a gang,

it takes a lot of people.

Planning, location, strategy,

transportation and hiding

take a long time.

A few months

or even a year might be possible.

Why would they pick a bad time to do it

when we're on patrol?

Maybe they are not from Youzhou.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have

done it now.

You mean

it was an outsider?

It's hard to find one outsider.

If a lot of outsiders

suddenly arrive,

the target range is much easier to determine.

Follow me.

There are several important points

in what you said.

You said the guards on patrol told you

there was a window open?

Yes.

Luo Li had not been to the Yanwu Pavilion

since the morning before.

So it means

they haven't seen anything unusual until now.

When Khrom Luo wasn't there,

the door was locked.

It was not until the butler went there

that he found the vault empty.

Yes.

Even if five people

knew about the secret vault,

how many people knew about the mechanism?

Only Luo Li and the butler.

Lord Han.

Do you remember

it was six o'clock in the evening

when we had dinner?

It was not dark at that time.

There were pedestrians on the street.

And there're people moving about in the house,

and no burglary was possible.

Apart from the other evidence,

the timing

would only have occurred

between the morning before

and when the housekeeper found it.

And they

had to do it in the dark.

It's most likely

the night before.

That makes sense.

If it was all planned out,

they must have chosen

a hiding place.

From the time they stole it

to the time they found it,

they had 24 hours to hide it.

Surely martial law

was of little use at this point.

So,

you think they have

already moved the stuff out of town?

They've been searching for so long,

which almost turned Youzhou upside down.

But they still haven't found anything.

Suppose the theft

was successful the night before.

Because the city gate was closed.

They can only

get it out the next day

without anyone noticing.

So many things...

must

pass through the gates

without suspicion.

Funeral?

I met the funeral procession

on my way into town.

You think

there's something wrong with the funeral procession?

It's indeed suspicious.

I'll take the family into custody first.

What?

Even if the family is suspicious,

what if they're meticulous,

someone really died?

You can't open the coffin

to find the evidence

without their family's pemission.

If that family doesn't agree,

we'll investigate

and open the coffin in secret.

Justice

is a matter of justice,

transparency and openness.

Otherwise, how can we convince the public?

What should we do?

Not this, not that.

There's always a price to pay.

In my opinion,

we should stop the lockdown.

Withdraw the men guarding the city gate.

They can't have stolen anything

and kept it hidden.

The wind was so tight that they dared not move.

As soon as the wind blows,

they'll have to

take out the loot and divide it.

When you suspect someone,

keep an eye on him.

Good for you.

But you can't just relax.

You have to be loose on the outside and tightened inside.

First,

find out the suspicious person

the day after the incident.

Second,

check the people

who moved to the city in the past year.

Third,

find out how it was stolen.

I'm curious too.

How did they

get all that stuff out?

I've checked the mansion

countless times inside and outside,

and there's no clue at all.

I kind of admire

those thieves.

I don't know

how they did it.

You don't know

there're rumors

in Luo Li's mansion now.

It's said that the master

made all the treasures disappear,

even Luo Li believed it.

And his two Miss Luo

said they

asked the master for help.

I see.

Lord Han.

you have to join hands with Luo Li

for Lord Kang.

It's empty.

Lord Luo.

I found it.

Hurry up. Hurry up. Hurry up.

Hurry!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Hurry!

Here. Let's go.

If the loot left the city,

it might have just gone.

They hauled away so many treasures at once.

First, it's not good for running away.

Second, it's too attractive.

Third, they had to be careful

that Luo Li would find out and try to retrieve it.

Judging from their behavior,

I guess

they will calm down

and take action after they get away from the trouble,

or just sit back and split the spoils

and go their separate ways.

But my men

have tracked it for 100 miles.

They couldn't even found

any trace,

not to mention catching them.

So,

the stolen goods must still be in Youzhou,

or outside the city.

I knew it.

Wuwei is really smart.

Thanks to your guidance.

Many things

are just a blindfold.

I didn't need to trouble myself.

And I didn't want to get into it.

Little girl.

Where have you been?

I've been looking for you.

What is this?

Why does it taste so bad?

Don't eat it if it doesn't taste good.

Word has just come that

the secret passage

leads to a drugstore

in the back street of Luo Li's mansion.

Luo Li immediately arrested

the owner of the pharmacy.

Everything is as you expected.

That master

was the head of the funeral cortege

you met

on the day you entered town.

His name is Shan Yi.

He's 23 years old.

He is

an accomplished scholar.

He earns his living as a doctor.

He's still studying.

And he plans to continue taking

the imperial examinations this year.

He's a local.

His parents died.

And he grew up

with his grandfather.

His grandfather, Shan Youde,

was also a physician in the countryside.

He's 69 years old.

Unfortunately,

he passed away

before his 70th birthday.

My lord.

Did he confess?

Have you found his accomplice?

No, he kept crying out for the wrong.

My lord.

I was wronged.

The east yard of my house

is rented out to outsiders.

I really don't know

where the secret passage came from.

Can you confirm that

the secret passage is in his east yard?

Yes.

But it's true that his family had a funeral.

His grandfather died of illness

and lay dormant for a few days.

The fact is that

the people who helped with the funeral

moved out immediately.

They said they were going home.

Going home?

Where?

Take the official road or the water?

I don't know.

They left

no trace?

Such as, let us know

where they

found the secret vault?

Until now,

Duzhong might

also got the news.

No matter how anxious Luo Li was,

he dared not open the coffin directly.

If it's stolen goods, it's fine.

If it's a dead man,

he'll lose all his pride.

He even offended

Zheng and I.

This time,

if we still don't find anything,

with his goods on us,

he'll be damned

if we want to mess with him.

During the patrol,

it was disrespectful

to lose the treasure given by the emperor.

Plus, the public resentment was boiling.

The only thing he can gamble now

is to confess.

I mean, would that be torture?

A man has to confess.

Torture him.

I don't believe he won't confess.

No.

I had the idea

for the passage.

If Shan Yi was really wronged,

I always feel like

I'm doing something bad.

For the sake of his burial,

he had not hesitated to rebel against the garrison of the city.

I think he should be

a filial son.

It couldn't be helped.

Don't blame yourself.

There's no contradiction

between being filial and doing bad things.

Besides,

Lord Han,

do you know something?

It's not what I knew,

but it's what I did.

I listened to you.

Take them to find the secret tunnel.

So I warned Luo Li

implicitly and explicitly.

You want him to

respect the law

and not to break the law?

Kind of.

What do you mean?

Zheng's last stop

on behalf of the emperor

is also our last stop.

It's Luo Yang.

Governor of Luoyang,

and Master Liushousi

are His Majesty's

old capable officials.

If Luo Li were to be dealt with

by these senior officials,

they would have more experience

than Zheng and me.

Why don't we let the capable do it for us?

His secret vault was stolen

and arrested so many innocent people.

And he tortured them without evidence,

which violated the law.

Weren't you threatening him?

I was threatening him.

Zheng and I are are inferior to him.

Then I'll find some old officials

who can match him

to deal with him.

If he didn't want to disturb the old officials,

he must follow the law

and make sure there were no miscarriages of justice.

I wonder

if it would make you feel better.

That seems to be the case.

But I always feel insecure.

Don't be afraid.

This is the art of checks and balances.

Although Luo Li is proud of his army,

he is not dominant.

You're just

getting used to it.

You are all officials.

One and a half sentences can change

our lives.

I can't get used to it.

Lord Han.

I took

what you said to heart.

I let him heal his wounds,

de-slavery,

and start at the lowest rank.

How is your injury?

I...

All right. All right. You may leave now.

Don't scare her.

Yes.

There're things you always say I don't understand.

If you don't tell me,

how would I understand?

I used to

want to be on the horse.

Now I want to learn

how to govern the world.

Fine.

I'll do my best

to help Lord Han.

Don't forget what you said.

I promise.

My illness is recurrent,

but it's not serious.

Why did you come here in the middle of the night?

You are almost recovered.

Luo Li will interrogate Shan Yi tomorrow,

and you will be sick again.

If he doesn't let you hear the trial, he...

I have caught

the murderer,

but he committed suicide on the spot.

Zheng.

How am I supposed to

swallow that?

Luo Li was so strange.

Even if he had lost all his savings,

even in the face of great disrespect to the emperor,

he wouldn't have done such a thing.

Lord Kang.

Tell me.

Was there anything important

in that vault

besides gold and silver?

I don't know.

If there was,

he wouldn't want me and Wuwei

know.

The more he does,

the less I can make him happy.

Tumi,

Is there any way

we can get this case transferred to Zheng?

I don't believe in acting on emotion.

But Luo Li's actions

were indeed suspicious.

Why don't we get involved

and investigate the background?

Normally, there's no way.

But abnormally...

Yes.

Just tell me what I should do.

Then Lord Han,

please take me to see Shan Yi.

Luo Li's prison

is not allowed to be visited.

But who can stop me

from doing what I'm about to do?

Wait.

Shan Yi.

I can help you.

Just do as I say,

I can help you get rid of the punishment

and let the officer

take over your case.

As long as you don't ask me

open the coffin to check,

I'll do whatever you say.

My grandfather and I are family.

Even if I die,

I can't let anyone

disturb his peace.

All you have to do

is admit that you did it.

Didn't you just say

you were gonna help me?

This is clearly hurting me.

You didn't steal, right?

Of course not.

Whether you believe it

or not,

even if you kill me, I'm saying

I didn't do it.

Then you should admit those crimes.

Lord Kang walked the jails,

looking for miscarriages of justice.

You confessed everything

and took all the blame.

With the confession,

Luo Li must close the case.

A case he solved,

Lord Kang has the right

to review it.

Simply put,

you plead guilty.

Luo Li is in charge of judgment.

Lord Kang is in charge of the retrial.

All you have to do is recant.

If I confess,

don't I have to tell you

where the stolen goods are?

What if Lord Luo

wants me to tell him

where the goods is?

Do I really

have to take him to open the coffin?

I said you'd recant,

just say it.

Anyway, those people have escaped.

Just tell them

they left with their stuff.

They treated you badly

and dug a tunnel in your house.

Why do you still care about them?

Tumi.

It's almost time.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Lord Kang.

I acted on my own

without asking for your permission.

Please forgive me, Lord Kang.

It's fine.

The law is strict,

but there is a reason.

In a special situation,

you know how to be flexible.

This is a clever move.

Even I, the Prime Minister of Supreme Court,

can't find anything wrong with you.

I grew up reading the book of the law

my mother left me.

I also listened to my grandfather talk about cases.

I don't know about the rest,

but there are only four words

I work by.

Which four words?

To reward the just and punish the wicked.

I'm incompetent.

I failed to fight Han Wuwei,

causing Young Master to be seriously injured

and lost in the Youzhou territory.

After days of searching in vain,

please send someone to help me.

All this is because of me,

I'm willing to take all the blame,

just to find the Young Master.

[The Young Master is seriously injured and went missing in Youzhou. After days of searching in vain,]

[Please send someone to help me. All this is because of me.]

[I'm willing to take all the blame, just to find the Young Master.]

[The Theft of the Secret Vault]

Lord Kang.

Lord Kang, you look much better.

Have a seat.

There's no need for courtesy.

Did everything go well?

He confessed everything this morning.

It's sudden,

but it was exactly what Luo Li wanted.

I think

they were in a hurry to close the case,

so they didn't pay much attention

to the suspicious parts of the evidence.

Yes.

The general couldn't see it,

but the Prime Minister of Supreme Court certainly could.

Actually, I was a little confused last night,

but it passed.

What?

Shan Yi.

He's a civilian

and an inexperienced scholar

who has never seen anything before.

How could he be so bold

to act according to his plan?

Wasn't he afraid

you're gonna set him up?

Maybe this Shan Yi

is not as simple

as we think.

Lord Kang, have some tea.

What?

You think I'm a worrywart?

No.

I think it's the first step,

just to make sure nothing happens

and the suspect gets a fair trial.

You start worrying about

the outcome of the last step?

I do have that problem.

Wuwei once said that

the moment is the most important thing.

Lord Han is taking it one step at a time.

You're visionary.

You two just need to blend in.

He may not think

as far ahead as you and I,

but he's a better judge of character than I am.

I remember the first time

you went to the court,

he knew you were a good prospect.

Tumi.

Thanks for your help.

Lord Han

recommended me?

I should thank him

for his understanding.

Jailbreak

is a violation of the law.

We have

a common secret together.

There's no need to be polite in the future.

Since Lord Kang said so,

I'll go over the line and correct you.

Lord Han took Shan Yi out

and sent him back after a while.

How can this be a jailbreak?

It's an arraignment at best.

Yes.

You're right.

You're

going out for a walk today?

The city is free.

I want to see

how the people of Youzhou are recovering.

I can still find some clues

from

the neighborhood's talking.

Okay.

When you come back,

tell me what you heard.

Well, Lord Kang, today you...

I'll stay in the Luo mansion,

looking for a chance to take over the wrongful convictions.

Ye!

Ye!

Ye!

Ye!

[Match-maker Temple]

Ye!

Ye!

Ye!

It's me.

Don't come over.

Ye.

I brought you some medicine.

My illness...

The usual medicine...

Won't...

Useless...

But Ye,

how do you know it won't work

if you don't take it?

Ye!

You're awake.

Don't move.

I'll get you some water.

I saw your lips were chapped,

so I went to get some spring water.

I wonder

if you'd like a drink first?

Be careful.

Thank you.

Are you feeling better now?

I'm fine.

You must be hungry.

I'll get you something to eat.

No need.

Please leave me alone.

But you're injured.

You need someone to take care of you.

I want to sleep.

Then I'll visit you tomorrow.