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In the Song Dynasty lived a woman named Pan Jinlian

who possessed an alluring beauty

Pan Jinlian's husband was named Wu Da

Wu Da had a younger brother called Wu Song

who had fought a tiger at Jingyang Ridge

An herbalist in the county seat named Ximen Qing

had an affair with Pan Jinlian

and together they poisoned Wu Da

After Wu Song found out

he killed Pan Jinlian and Ximen Qing

So since the Song Dynasty

people have called indecent women "Pan Jinlian"

The main character in today's story is Li Xuelian

Li Xuelian's husband said she was Pan Jinlian

Li Xuelian told everyone

Our story begins ten years ago

Who are you looking for?

Are you Wang Gongdao from the courthouse?

Yes

Is Chen Ah-Da from the backhills your cousin?

Yes

And Chen Ah-da's wife's family is from Cuijiawu?

Right?

Chen Ah-da's wife's sister got married in Qijia'an

Right?

I have a girl cousin on my mother's side who married

Chen Ah-Da's wife's sister's husband's cousin's son

So we're related!

What on earth do you want?

I want to get divorced

Why do you want to get divorced?

Irreconcilable differences?

It's more serious than that

There's someone else?

More serious than that

It can't be

as serious as murder?

If you can't help me

I'll return home right now and murder him

You don't want to do that

If you kill him

you won't be able to get a divorce

What was your name again?

Li Xuelian

Your husband?

Qin Yuhe

He drives a truck at the county tea factory

Did you bring your marriage license?

I have my divorce license

You're already divorced

why would you want a divorce?

This divorce is fake

It doesn't look fake

Sure, this divorce license isn't fake

But the divorce was fake

It doesn't matter if it was fake or not

Under the law

if you have these papers

Your divorce is real

What on earth do you want?

I want to bring a lawsuit

to prove the divorce was fake

I want to marry the adulterer once more

then get divorced again

You want to divorce Qin

In the end you will get a divorce

In the end you will get a divorce

so aren't you just bellyaching?

With nothing better to do

That's just what everyone says

I don't think so

See there on the third floor?

Which one?

The one with the paper cutout

I fake divorced with Qin last year

I fake divorced with Qin last year

It was so we could get a house in the county seat

When we got divorced

I got the house

and he got nothing

Only then would the tea factory give us an apartment

and we would get remarried when we got it

then the whole family would move to the county seat

That's what we agreed to do

I never thought when the apartment was ours

There would be someone else inside it

There would be someone else inside it

A fake divorce became real

The lout married someone else!

If it were you

could you stomach it?

So...

when you fake divorced

was that just a scam?

We didn't scam anyone else

but he scammed me

I'm a sucker

It was my idea to get divorced

I should slap myself

Use words, not violence

There's no need for that

You say it was a fake divorce last year

Qin's lawyer says it's real

You've each got your stories

I'm suing Qin

and that scoundrel won't even turn up

He only sent his lawyer

Will the plaintiff watch her language

There shall be no insults used in this court

There's a legal statute

allowing a lawyer to appear instead of the defendant

The evidence and divorce license have been submitted

Next we'll call the witness

Gu

It's your turn

Quickly!

The witness will now state his name

My name is Gu Daxing

I'm a Civil Affairs assistant for Guaiwan Town

Mr. Gu

Last year, Lian and Qin

Were you responsible for the divorce?

I do all marriages and divorces for Guaiwan Town

I do all marriages and divorces for Guaiwan Town

ls their divorce fake or real?

Is their divorce fake or real?

Real

Gu

You've lived long enough

You should have been able to see

that the divorce was fake

If it was fake

then didn't the two of you lie to me?

Lying to me is no big deal

but you can't lie to the government

You say the divorce is fake

Just now he read what Qin said

Qin said it was real

Qin is a lying swine

You can't believe a word he says

If I can't believe him, I should believe you?

Will the plaintiff please return to her seat

Don't overreact

The court has reached an agreement

It is clear from the evidence and witness

That Qin and Lian's divorce...

That Qin and Lian's divorce...

was real

The more she thought about the court's verdict

the angrier she became

Before the case

Lian was angry her husband had lied

Now she had sued and lost

Now she had sued and lost

didn't this prove her husband was in the right?

And that she deserved what she got?

Drink

Director

I'm busy working all year

and don't have time to look in on you

but your golden wedding anniversary

is something I'd never forget

Director

Today's banquet is a token of my personal affection

Definitely not paid for with public funds

You can enjoy yourself, director

Director

Let me tell you

Chief Justice Xun has given himself five taboos

Five

He won't drink at work functions

Today you and your wife are here

Today you and your wife are here

We're so happy!

The chief justice is making an exception today

An exception

Director

It's so great that the two of you have been married

It's so great that the two of you have been married

For fifty years

Through all kinds of trouble

You've stayed together

It's so impressive

It's known all over our county

Tell us your secret

so us youngsters can learn

There's no secret

In the end there's only one word

Tolerance

No

Four words

Which four words?

Tolerate until it hurts

Tolerate until it hurts

Auntie, you're so funny

Come, let's drink!

Happy

Watch your step

Zhengyi

I've already got Lao Li

on the case

I've troubled you again, haven't I?

That was good stuff today

Good stuff

Chief Justice

You have to help me, Chief Justice!

Who are you, what do you want?

Comrade

I have to tell you

I have to tell you

This is neither the time nor the place

Wait to say what you have to say at the court

Wait to say what you have to say at the court

Did you hear me?

Go away

What's happening here?

Does she have a case?

I've seen this many times before

Come here, and describe your case

Director

I'll handle this

You get in the car

You must be drunk

Don't forget, you're retired!

Yes, Director

What can a peasant woman have to complain about?

Take care of yourself

We'll handle this

Zhengyi, I've told you before

Better a farmer than a heartless official

Don't worry, director

I've taken your words to heart

Good

Okay. Off you go

Rest up

Take care of your health, auntie

Be careful

Take care of your health

Let her go

Tell me

What's your problem?

Chief Justice

your court gave out the wrong verdict

You have to do something

What kind of case?

A divorce case

The chief justice can't bother with a divorce case

The only case that reaches him is murder

Understand?

Who's in charge of your case?

Who's in charge of your case?

Wang Gongdao

He made the fake divorce real

If you're not happy with the court verdict

If you're not happy with the court verdict

You can appeal

How do I appeal?

Appeal to the municipal intermediate court

Appeal to the municipal intermediate court

So you won't do anything about the mistake?

It's your court's fault

I didn't say wasn't going to do anything

Did I?

Can't you understand what I'm saying?

Listen

according to legal procedure

Your case is out of our hands

Your case is out of our hands

Understand?

What if Justice Wang perverted the law?

He favored the defendant in court

He favored the defendant in court

So he must have taken a bribe from him

He did accept my sesame oil and cured meat

You should go to the procuratorate

Why?

Justice Wang is a civil servant

Justice Wang is a civil servant

Justice Wang is a civil servant

If he is taking bribes and perverting the law

then report him to the procuratorate

They'll register it for investigation

Understand?

Let's go

Chief Justice!

What are you doing?

I have suffered so much

Why are you giving me the brush-off?

I told you what to do

Don't you know the law?

What are you doing?

It's the middle of the night!

Look at yourself, pushing and shoving

Look at yourself, pushing and shoving

Report Justice Wang to the procuratorate

Report Justice Wang to the procuratorate

Don't cause a scene

If you get drunk like this every day

can you judge any case correctly?

Hell!

Hey

Watch your attitude

Yes, sir

Good thing you didn't hit her

She's fine

Get up!

Whatever it is you want, get up first

Get up!

What's your grievance?

I want to bring a case

Against who?

Not just one

How many then?

The first is against Justice Wang

The first is against Justice Wang

The second is against Chief Justice Xun

The second is against Chief Justice Xun

The third is against my husband Qin

All at once?

I'll call the county chief over

I'll call the county chief over

Don't go!

Let go!

You look like the county chief

How did you get that?

I asked around for your plate number

You're in the car

You're the county chief

The county chief's car may not hold the county chief

The county chief's car may not hold the county chief

I am his secretary

This is a big case

I can't take responsibility

I'll call the county chief

I'll call the county chief for you

You just stay there

Don't move

Don't follow me. He's over there

I'll be quick

He's the county chief

Yes, he's the county chief

Did you get burned?

Is the car ready?

It's ready out back

Take off your jacket

Quickly

Cali the petition bureau chief

Get to the government gate and handle it

Get to the government gate and handle it

That... that woman with her case

Chief

Go out the back!

I've had three days' meetings at the provincial government

and she's been here the whole time

Haven't the deputy mayors come in to work?

Did they just ignore it?

The head of the petition bureau spoke to her

Deputy Mayor Diao also spoke to her

She won't listen

She's a woman

and there were so many onlookers

It was hard to do anything

because that would make the situation worse

You can't even solve this pea of a problem?

You can't even solve this pea of a problem?

Was it murder? Or arson?

If it was murder or arson

it would be easy

It's a piddly problem

The woman got a divorce

and now she regrets it

Mayor Cai

What do you think we should do?

You always complain about having too small a post

When there's an incident

you want me to shoulder it

You ask me to step in

Mayor Cai, everyone's here

Good

It's fine to sit there on a normal day

but Governor Chu will come in two days

to inspect our spiritual civilization campaign

is this an example of spiritual civilization?

This is a critical moment. Get her to leave

Whatever the matter let's get through this first

Yes, sir

See the big picture

Keep the general interest in mind

And?

Unite as one in looking to the future

Good. Now you're talking

You've stayed long enough

Remember the lessons

New year's gifts from us

Sign on the line

then you can go

Mayor Cai only said to get rid of Lian

but he didn't say what to do with her

Then his attention shifted elsewhere

But his instructions were passed down the levels

and changed tone at the Public Security Bureau

and changed tone at the Public Security Bureau

To them, the mayor was angry

and wanted the woman locked up

I brought the case against someone else

so why did I end up inside?

So why did I end up inside?

I only made myself suffer

Not anybody else

I've turned everyone against me

Tell me

Should I keep up the struggle?

You beast

Even you don't think I can win

Lian decided to drop her case

Not because she listened to the cow

but because she just gave up

But before she did

She needed to see someone

in order to clear things up in person

If that person spoke the truth

she would pack up her army

and go home to open a countryside restaurant

Qin Yuhe

What?

Come over here

I need to talk to you

Say what you have to say right here

We should talk in private

Everyone in the countryside and the city

knows our business

There's nothing left to hide

Fine

You want to do it in public

then tell me something honestly

When we got divorced last year

was it real or was it fake?

Was it real or was it fake?

You went to court

What did the court say?

I don't care what the court said

What do you say?

Was our divorce real or was it fake?

Tell me!

You won't get me!

I don't know if you're recording this!

Qin, how can you go back on your words?

We said clearly last year that the divorce was fake

How can you change your mind without telling me

It was a fake divorce!

Why can't you be honest for once?

Just say it was fake

If you're honest today

I won't sue you anymore, Qin

Lian

You need to listen to me

You need to stop being so unreasonable!

If you stop now

it's not serious

The worst outcome is detention

If you keep on

then you'll go to prison

Also

Do you think you're fighting me?

You're fighting the judge

and the chief justice

The county chief and the mayor

The county chief and the mayor

Think about it

What will happen to you?

Lian, it's unresolvable

It's best you go

Qin Yuhe

We were husband and wife, right?

We were husband and wife, right?

How could you be so cruel?

I don't care about the lawsuit

I just want to ask

Did you use a fake divorce

to have sex with another woman?

Who's the one having sex?

Who?

You should ask yourself

You should ask yourself

If we're on to that

you did it first

Qin! What do you mean by that?

What do I mean? Let me ask you

Were you a virgin when we married?

Were you a virgin when we married?

Were you?

On our wedding night, you admitted it!

You had sex with other men before me

Am I right?

I'm asking you

Your name is Lian?

Why do I think it's Pan Jinlian?

Qin

that's too far

You're muddying the waters

Let's drink

Lian never imagined

Qin would say something like that

She wanted to determine if the divorce was fake

not to ferret out if she was Pan Jinlian

Lian's love affairs before she was married

Lian's love affairs before she was married

and Pan Jinlian's adultery and matricide

and Pan Jinlian's adultery and matricide

were two different things

Qin had an audience

so his words would cross the county the next day

Whether Lian was Pan Jinlian

was a much bigger deal than if the divorce was fake

Yingyong

Sister!

Weren't you arrested?

No, they made a mistake

Come here

I need to talk to you

Do we have a good relationship?

It's pretty good

You covered

The cost of my car

Then do a favor for me

What favor?

Help me kill Qin

He's behind all my suffering

Don't you think?

I can kill a pig for you

No problem

But I've never killed a man before

No one is born a killer

You reach a breaking point

If I kill him

I'd have to face the bullets, too

You don't have to kill him

Just hold him down for me

and I'll knife him

You won't have to face the bullets

I will

You won't be involved

If I hold him down while you kill him

I'll land in jail, too

Hu

Describe our relationship to me

I have always liked you

Have you ever paid too much for pork?

Then please do something for me

What?

Look at you, big shoulders

Strong all over

Help me hold someone down

so I can slap him real good

Are you talking about your ex?

I heard about it

Qin is a piece of work

I'd like to know

If I help you

what's in it for me?

If you hold him down

I'll do it with you

Love

If we can do that

forget beating

I will kill for you

Okay

Then kill him

If that's what you want

Let's do it first

Okay

When can we do it?

Tonight

Do you know who to kill?

Qin Yuhe?

This is the list

That's a lot of people

Mayor Cai

County Chief Shi

Chief Justice Xun

Justice Wang

Rotten Qin

Love

Did you go mad in detention?

Did you lose your mind?

I'm just one man. Can I kill so many?

And apart from Qin

everyone's a government official

They're surrounded all day

It's hard to do anything

That's fine

Each one counts

I have suffered so much

Do you think I'm getting a good deal?

For doing you once

I murder five people?

I'm not the mafia

I knew you didn't have the guts!

Lian wanted to stop her troublemaking

but she couldn't

Now that she'd become Pan Jinlian

But what should she do?

She had tried the county seat and the city

She suddenly decided to take it to Beijing

Locals were fools

There were no idiots in Beijing

Thanks

Go somewhere else

This is for NPC delegates

I'm not staying

I'm looking for a friend

Your friend is a delegate?

He's not

He's a chef here

Zhao Jingli

I know the chefs

No one by that name here

Go away, go somewhere else

No way

Everyone in the county knows he's here

How can that be?

Wait, he has a nickname: Zhao Datou

Where did you come from, Lian?

We haven't seen each other for ten years

Yes, I'm here to see family

I thought I'd come see you

Datou, Datou

It's NPC time

Strangers can't stay

Is she a stranger?

We went to the same school

No schoolmates either

Those are the rules

So now you care about the rules?

But not when you come to pick up dinner

Every time it's, "A little more, Zhao"

I was there for you

You ungrateful bastard!

Come on

You can't hide this

The boss will find out

I've rustled up a couple of dishes

Try my cooking

I remember you in middle school

You liked stir-fried egg and tomato

Datou, I brought you tea and honey

and meat I cured myself

Now why would you bring me food?

There's food everywhere here

Let's eat while it's hot

The boss trusts me to look after the storeroom

The boss trusts me to look after the storeroom

Why don't you sleep here tonight?

Where will you sleep?

This is my turf. I have a dozen places to sleep

I can go anywhere

This is Manhattan

The World Financial Center

This is the White House

Where the US president lives

It's highly secured

This is the Arc de Triomphe

The Eiffel Tower

I don't like taking photos

It's just a souvenir

Thanks

Get two of the dragons

Okay

Next!

Datou, I feel bad you've skipped work

and spent money on me while I'm here

and spent money on me while I'm here

Don't be silly

I've had a crush on you since middle school

Time has given me another chance

It's been so many years

and you're still a joker

Lian wasn't happy in Beijing

Because she wasn't here to tour

but to sue

She couldn't tell Zhao Datou the truth

Even worse

once in Beijing

She didn't know where to take her case

or to whom

What place would accept her lawsuit?

And what people would listen to her?

And what people would listen to her?

Datou

What do you want?

I just wanted to see if you're asleep

I just wanted to see if you're asleep

I'm looking for yeast for tomorrows fried dough

I'm looking for yeast for tomorrows fried dough

To be honest

the governor of our province

loves my fried dough sticks

Datou

If you think you got a rotten deal

taking time off to show me Beijing and dine out

then I'll give you every cent I have

Lian

What are you talking about?

What kind of person do you think I am?

Hey, Datou

I want to go out alone tomorrow

Don't worry, I'll be fine

If you want to go alone that's fine

If I ask to take off again

the head chef will get mad

If you go out tomorrow, make it early

Why?

There are so many guards now

I think a high official is coming

A high official will come here?

Yes

This is where the NPC delegates stay

The leadership comes here for meetings

Oh

Though I'm just a chef

I've seen a lot of officials from TV in person

Remember

Don't tell anyone! It's a secret

A secret

Would all NPC delegates take a seat

The meeting is about to start

The high official is about to arrive

Eight delegates will speak today

We all know the order

but I must stress the timing

Each person will speak for eight minutes

on the subject of yesterday's government work report

Don't go off topic

or you'll run over

There won't be enough time

and the high official won't have time to close

That would be a huge loss, wouldn't you agree?

I won't mince words

If anyone goes long

after the meeting

they will be fined

Hello, Chairman

Hello, Hello

Jinglian

Please continue

Let me hear your brilliant ideas

Our leader has taken time from his busy schedule

He cares for the 50 million people of our province

For our part, we should

I'm just an ordinary delegate

The same as you all

Here to discuss the government work report

Don't make a big deal about it

Let me just make one thing clear

Today

I'm here with my ears, not my lips

I'm not here to make a speech

Datou, the boss wants you

What for?

Something good

Police

You Zhao Jingli?

Eight delegates

Representing a range of sectors

have shared their views

Now

would the honored leader now give us instructions

Didn't I just tell you?

I'm not speaking today

It looks like you've twisted my arm

Comrades, your speeches were fine

As for the constructive criticisms you've raised

I completely agree

My overall feeling towards the government work report

My overall feeling towards the government work report

is to seek truth from facts

On last year's outcomes

and this year's plans

do not act rashly

Some people say I'm conservative

Better to be conservative

than to be radical

Radicals

end up in remedial classes

Haven't we learned enough from history?

Let me now turn to deficiencies

Let me now turn to deficiencies

Stop the cameras

Corruption. immorality

I stress these the most

Also the people complain about these most

It gets worse each day

Comrades

Every case uncovered makes us shudder

Shudder, comrades!

The waters can float a boat or tip it

These two tumors

Could shake our legitimacy, if not removed

Jinglian

Is Guangming County in your province?

Yes

Today

something strange happened to me

I was on my way here

As my car entered the compound

a woman stopped my car

My guard wanted to arrest her as a terrorist

I told him to stop

I asked her what was the matter

I said

Why are you stopping my car?

She said: "I have a case"

She said: "I have a case"

I asked her where she was from

She said she was from Guangming County

I asked her what sort of case

She told me

It wasn't a big case

just a divorce

A small divorce case

that made it to Beijing!

Such a small thing

why did it end up in Beijing?

Why?

Was it the woman's fault?

No

At every level of government

Officials at every rank

did not care about the concerns of the people!

Did not care about the concerns of the people!

They ignored her

Sidestepped

Gave her a hard time

A sesame seed is now a watermelon

A sesame seed is now a watermelon

An ant is now an elephant

A woman's divorce is between her and her husband

A woman's divorce is between her and her husband

Now

She wants to sue seven or eight people

from the city mayor

to the county chief

to the chief justice

I heard

because of her case

she was arrested

she was arrested

Who twisted her arm?

Who?

Not a public servant

A public parasite

Not a public advocate

but someone running roughshod over the public

Tell the provincial committee

Everyone involved in this woman's case

must be held accountable

and severely punished

Governor Zhu

For the sake of one divorced woman

ls firing all those officials

truly necessary?

I've had the secretary verify the situation

Although details differ from the high official's version

It's real enough

They let things reach this point

Haven't they made the whole province lose face?

Buddha

Don't be penny wise and pound foolish

You've punished

the greedy and corrupt

but that treacherous Qin

is still at large

And this Pan Jinlian label on me

still isn't cleared up

And that's the main point of this case

Buddha

It can't end like this

Ten years passed

Lian continued her suit

Her divorce case with Qin Yuhe

And the Pan Jinlian label

were still unresolved

General suing aside

every year

she brought her case to Beijing during the NPC

causing headaches for officials at all levels

Cousin

Cousin

Open up

Cousin

Hey

Have you been here all night?

Yes

Look at this frost!

There's no frost!

No?

I'm not that stupid

I came knocking last night

You pretended not to hear

so we went back

I came early today

knew I would get you

Cousin

I've come for no particular reason

I just want a bowl of your bone broth

Actually, it's not because I wanted your bone broth

I wanted to come see

if you needed anything

If you really want nothing else

go home

I don't need anything

and take that ham leg with you

I'm a Buddhist now

I don't eat meat

Why are you making bone broth then?

If you're not in trouble

I can't come see you?

Stop calling me cousin

You're the chief justice

When you call me that

it makes me nervous

Even if I became mayor

you'd still be my cousin

Chen Ah-Da from the back hills

who died last year

is my distant uncle, did you know that?

If he's your uncle

don't ask me

ask your mother

Chen Ah-Da's wife's sister

married Hu at Qijia'an

You have a cousin on your mother's side

who married Chen Ah-Da's wife's sister's husband's cousin's son

So we're related pretty closely!

Chief Justice Wang

If you've got nothing else

stop grinding your teeth here

I'm busy

Since we're related

I won't go round in circles

In two weeks

the NPC starts in Beijing

When will you be going?

So that's what you want

Listen

I'm not going this year

I'm not going this year

Look

I'm not going in circles

But you are

For ten years

you sued every year

Now you suddenly say you won't

who can believe that?

It's not the same this year

How so? Explain

I hadn't given up then

I've given up now

Cousin, that's not convincing

I know how much you've suffered

But honestly

this case

is no longer just yours

Your divorce case

toppled the mayor

the county chief

and the chief justice

But let's get real

Was your divorce real or fake?

Can you and Qin remarry

and then divorce?

Can the mayor or the county chief decide this?

Can the mayor or the county chief decide this?

Can't you empathize?

If not for anyone else

then for me

If you don't sue

I can keep my job

If you sue again

I might lose my job

just like Chief Justice Xun ten years ago

You

You no longer have to worry

I already told you

I'm not going this year

Why do you lie every time you open your mouth?

We're brother and sister!

Can't we have an honest and open conversation

Can't we have an honest and open conversation

You won't believe anything I've said

Stop wasting my time

I need to buy brine today

Cousin!

One house is burnt

We cannot permit a second to catch fire

These old homes

are on file with the province

After the first fire

the province issued a notice

If a second one burns

the situation changes

Look

This extinguisher expired a year ago

Cultural Relics

Public Security

Fire

If any department did its job

things wouldn't be this way

Now

check them one by one for hidden dangers

check them one by one for hidden dangers

I'll be back in ten days

If they are not compliant

I'll hold you responsible

Justice Wang

continue your report on Lian

Don't just take notes

Put Chief Zheng's instructions into practice

Ten years

This woman's gotten even harder to deal with

If she doesn't want to sue

I can't figure her out

Don't try to figure it out

Let her sue

We can't let her sue

Stopping Lian is as important as firefighting

Stopping Lian is as important as firefighting

Where does the constitution say a citizen can't sue?

Where does the constitution say a citizen can't sue?

I wouldn't be afraid if she just sued in the county

I wouldn't be afraid if she just sued in the county

but she'll go to Beijing

If she stops another official's car

the city mayor, you and me

will be fired

So be it

I don't want to be chief anyway

Chief Zheng

please forgive my frankness

please forgive my frankness

You don't want to be chief anymore

but the major still wants his job

and so do I

and so do I

So this peasant woman commands the fate of us all?

So this peasant woman commands the fate of us all?

For a decade

it's been like this

If she were alone, it would be fine

But she's three people now

What do you mean?

To us, she's a tenacious pest

Her husband says she's a slut

She thinks she's a victim of injustice

Three women

None of whom are easy to handle

Three difficult women combined

is superhuman

and she trains like Lady White Snake

Ten years of complaining

She's a master of it

She's got your number

Let me meet this Pan Jinlian

Cousin

what are you doing back here?

I'm too junior to convince you

so I've brought the county chief

This is Chief Zheng

Fine

Come inside

That's okay

Lian

I like directness

so let's be blunt

The NPC is in session in Beijing

so are you going?

I told you yesterday

I won't go this year

You've come to your senses

so sign a guarantee

What does a guarantee do?

If you sue again

the law holds you accountable

Then I won't sign

If you're not suing

why are you afraid to sign?

I'm not afraid

The situation isn't like that

That's not what I'm arguing

Right?

I don't need redress

but I won't sign a guarantee

If I sign

it's like I'm admitting fault

Not a problem

except that for more than ten years

What have I been doing?

Was it all wrong?

Lian

It's not that serious

It's just a formality

Now it's a formality

When something happens

you'll pull out that paper

and then it's the police station for me

I know

That's not the point

It's so we can all relax

An oral agreement

isn't worth anything

Cousin

Here's what we'll do

We've already drafted an agreement

We've already drafted an agreement

Chief Zheng came today

so just sign it here

I guarantee I won't bother you after that

I won't sign

I had not planned to sue this year

but if you keep pressuring me

I swear

I'll change my mind

and I'll sue this year too

Look

At last the truth comes out!

The importance of improving the countryside

I won't repeat myself

Now let me describe

our "beautiful countryside"

Filthy. Chaotic. Inferior

Are any villages not ringed with rubbish?

Who's going to invest where everything's filthy?

We've had many clean-ups

but they've been only superficial

It's back the way it was three days later

Not this time

and fix the source

County and district chiefs must be personally in charge

In three days

submit your comprehensive plans

and bring them to me

Dismissed

Chief Zheng of Guangming County, stay behind

Chief secretary, you too

Mayor Ma

I've been thinking about Lian

I've been thinking about Lian

Lian...

Yes

...is not entirely to blame for the situation

Has our approach been too simplistic?

Has our approach been too simplistic?

A peasant woman who's complained for a decade

A peasant woman who's complained for a decade

decides to stop this year

Real or fake

she needs to be led in a positive direction

But you all

are forcing her to sign a guarantee

and screwed it all up

Our approach is too simplistic

Yes it is

But what's the substance of the problem?

Our attitude toward the masses

You don't trust her

So why should she trust you?

Yes

Besides

the woman went to Beijing a decade ago

the woman went to Beijing a decade ago

A woman who somehow made connections in Beijing

A woman who somehow made connections in Beijing

is no ordinary rural woman

Yes

If we conduct our business

as if she's an ordinary peasant woman

Then we'll have problems

Ah

Our predecessors ten years ago

treated her like that

Haven't we learned anything since then?

Haven't we learned anything since then?

Yes

I haven't learned any lessons

But that's not my main point

News has advanced

Internet, microblogs, WeChat

The whole world might find out overnight

Then, like our predecessors ten years ago

we're out of a job

Worse, the country loses face before the world

Worse, the country loses face before the world

Mayor Ma

You're right

I've misjudged the problem

We lost the bigger picture

I'll go back and write a report

No self-criticism is needed

Just so you're aware

I've been thinking

There are lots of old sayings

That are worth remembering

For example

Along dike can fail at a pinprick

Stop trends early or "Miss the forest for the trees"

Stop trends early or "Miss the forest for the trees"

They all have to do with small things

Many stumble on the small, not on the big

Many stumble on the small, not on the big

because they don't grasp the importance of "small"

The NPC opens in nine days

The NPC opens in nine days

I'd better go myself

I'm an NPC delegate

This is one of my duties

Besides

in the three years I've been mayor

I've never met our victim

I get caught up in bureaucracy, too

Mayor Ma

My poor efforts have caused you problems

My poor efforts have caused you problems

Meeting the public is one of my duties

Find some time

I'd like to have dinner with the woman

Very well

Have it at the city government hotel

Not to criticize

but our attitude toward the public

is apparent from a meal

Should we go to them

or should they come to us?

Right, of course. We'll go to the county seat

Hold it at the county government hotel

Okay

I just said to draw inferences

Why is that so hard to put into practice?

If you invite someone to a meal at a hotel

with lights blazing

with lights blazing

Before she even sits down

she's nervous

She's scared stiff

I've heard Lian runs her own restaurant

I've heard Lian runs her own restaurant

Yes

Why can't we meet there?

Right, of course. Go to her place

I'm just worried about hygiene

I'm just worried about hygiene

I'm not

I grew up in the countryside

What others eat, I will too

If you won't

you don't have to go

We will

Lian

I'll have your broth

if you try this sausage

my mother cured it back home

Maybe it's not a delicacy

but its flavor

is authentic Jiangxi

Oh! The power's out

Chief Zheng

Yes

Call the power bureau

I'll call them now

We have a lantern but no oil

I'll borrow some

Lian

Don't go

They cut the power

so let them fix it

Justice Wang

get some oil from the village head

Quickly

I'll go at once

Here's the lantern

Mayor Ma, you didn't come for my bone broth

but for the case, right?

Lian

I have a question

but you don't need to answer it

but you don't need to answer it

You said before you won't sue

You said before you won't sue

but they don't trust you

and reacted badly

Can you repeat what you said before?

Can you repeat what you said before?

Can you repeat what you said before?

Mayor Ma

Since you're here

I'll talk to you

I've told them twice over

I won't sue this year

They don't believe me

You've sued for over ten years

Why not this year?

I was uncertain before

but I've figured it out

Then tell me

What was it you hadn't figured out

but figured out this year?

For example

Did something specific happen

that convinced you?

It wasn't anything specific

I listened to the cow

Cow?

What cow?

Lian

Mayor Ma's come a long way

It shows his good faith

and intent to solve this problem

Don't mock him

by dragging animals into it

See?

It's the same as with my case

I tell the truth

and you take it as a lie

Lian

I believe you're telling the truth

so let's trust the cow together, okay?

So let's trust the cow together, okay?

No suit this year

Mayor

There's a difference

What difference?

The cow can decide

You all can't

You all can't

Why?

The cow says no because

it's scared I won't win

You don't want me to because you want me to lose

You don't want me to because you want me to lose

They're two different things

Look, you can see that we've come today

to help solve your problem

Don't try to fool me

Once it's NPC time

you line up to see me

All to keep up the ruse for a few days

and then you'll drop it and ignore me again

and then you'll drop it and ignore me again

Cousin

Focus on the case

Why drag in the cow?

You're being insulting!

Come here, Chief Zheng

Wasn't the city's war on poverty hard?

And reconstructing the old quarter?

And last year's flood recovery effort?

Didn't we rise to every challenge?

But one women's mental block

Has got us stumped

Change of tack

Put aside the woman

and talk to her ex

Ah

It may be a chore

but won't that solve the problem?

Whoa! Mayor

That's a capital idea

Right to the point

Chief

The factory director is here

Director Li

Chief Zheng

This matter isn't our factory's business

It isn't the government's business, either

I just have one question

Can you solve it or not?

If you can

solve it right away

If you can't

I'll find someone who can

Chief Zheng

There's an opening for fleet chief

If you help out the plant

then you'll end up chief, I guarantee it

then you'll end up chief, I guarantee it

You're good to me, director

You're good to me, director

You brought me up here from Hubei

and I'm grateful to you

and I'd like to help

But I can't help you with this

But I can't help you with this

Why not?

Do you know who has been affected most

by Lian's decade of lawsuits?

Who?

My current wife

Lian had ten years of lawsuits

My wife has had ten years of finger-pointing

My wife has had ten years of finger-pointing

Five years ago she got depression

She says to me "Why are you afraid of Lian?"

She says to me "Why are you afraid of Lian?"

Because of her lawsuits?

Get me mad and I'll sue too!

So that makes two lawsuits

And I'll tell you something, director

If you all pressure me

I'll sue too

And then one lawsuit

will have turned into three

will have turned into three

As matters stand

the county can take care of it

Remind Zheng

Pay attention to his approach

This must be foolproof

Wait

One more thing

One mistake is proof we're fools

Chen

On government business?

Not so lucky this year

Not so lucky this year

Isn't keeping watch better than catching people?

Isn't keeping watch better than catching people?

So you say

But you get a warm bed at night

and I'm standing here out in the open

It may be springtime

but the nights are still cold

Only two places in China are this closely guarded

Only two places in China are this closely guarded

Which two places?

One is Party headquarters

the other is your house

Lian

Four bodyguards

Just like the US president

I had this inscription brought from Jingjiang Palace

I had this inscription brought from Jingjiang Palace

I had this inscription brought from Jingjiang Palace

They say it's auspicious

It turns bad luck to good

Here

Have you thought any more about us?

Have you thought any more about us?

About what?

Marriage

I've got a lot on my mind

Don't joke around

I lost my wife over a year ago

We need a new start

You're not suing this year

You're not suing this year

So we've got time for it

I did say that

but I've changed my mind

Why?

They forced me

Who did?

The chief justice

The county chief

The mayor

I said I wouldn't sue this year

but they didn't believe me

They demanded a reason

I said I obey my cow

They took it as an insult

I don't get it

Whatever I say

they twist around

Why don't you just ignore them?

Do what we agreed

Drop the suit

and be together

No. They're pushing me

No. They're pushing me

They're driving me to desperation

If I don't sue

they'll think they've beaten me

I never thought the situation

would blow up like this

Datou

I've got a favor to ask

What is it?

Look

I've got four people who follow me all day

I've got four people who follow me all day

If I really want to sue

I've got to escape

How can I handle so many on my own?

I wonder

Do you think you could help me find a way to escape?

Do you think you could help me find a way to escape?

Chen

It's cold out there

You all come in for a drink

We're on duty

We can't drink

You don't need to watch her anymore

What do you mean?

This year it's different

She's not suing

Who's going to believe that?

Lian is going to marry me

Tonight's drink is for our engagement

And if we're getting married

She's not going to complain about some old divorce

Are you for real?

It's not a joke

Does Lian joke?

Come on in

You have a point

I won't lie to you

Lian and I are together

after a stormy two decades

She was my crush in middle school

But time moved on

and we went our separate ways

It wasn't easy, but now we're reunited

So let's drink to that

Here

Try some dried tofu I brined myself

Today is a good day

You toast them too

Yes

Drink

You are all here today

to toast our engagement

It's fate

I should thank the government for sending you

I should thank the government for sending you

I express my thanks by emptying this glass

I express my thanks by emptying this glass

Take it easy

Oh, that's harsh

Have some more

Oh, that's harsh

Datou

Lian

Congratulations

Thank you

How're you doing, Chen?

The pig trotters came up

which is a shame

No, I can walk on my own

See?

I can walk fine

Take it easy

I'm fine

Are you okay, Chen?

Datou, I'm truly happy for you

It's late

I'll stay here

Don't blab around, though

Take it easy

We're not blabbermouths

Have some more

No more

Hey, bring the car around

Come up to the gate

We'll sleep in the car

Take care

Time to go

Time to go

Let me give you a hand

I'm fine. See?

I'll make it. I'm really fine

Come to my restaurant in the county seat some time

Come to my restaurant in the county seat some time

I'm fine. Let me be

Drive the car around

Take it slow

Ah. Okay

Go back home

Let's go

There's four of them and one of her

There's four of them and one of her

A police chief

A chief justice

Tricked by a peasant woman

It's embarrassing!

The NPC starts in five days

The NPC starts in five days

You've got to find Lian

Don't worry, chief

I'll find Lian

How many days?

Three

Two!

She'll be in Beijing in three

Two days

Find her, and come see me

If you can't

then deliver your resignation

I'll get to surveillance at once

Mayor Ma has arrived at Lian's village

How did the mayor know?

And how did he get there so fast?

I'm on the defensive

Why didn't you tell me earlier that she left?

Why didn't you tell me earlier that she left?

They just reported it

Quick!

What are you waiting for?

A medal?

Chief Zheng

It's the police's fault Lian escaped

It has nothing to do with us

Nothing to do with you?

If you hadn't ruled wrongly

would we be here today?

It's the right ruling ten years ago that led to today!

It's the right ruling ten years ago that led to today!

Chief Zheng!

Secretary

I just found out myself

Where's the mayor?

By the river

If he curses at you

just take it. Don't try to explain

I know, I know

Mayor

I didn't do my job

and now Lian has escaped

It's so scenic here

I'm pondering a question

We all know the nature of the Lian issue

We all know the nature of the Lian issue

but problems keep cropping up

but problems keep cropping up

Do these problems

arise from the small

or the big?

Just as you pointed out

It's always the small things

Along dike can fail at a pinprick

But don't worry

Mayor

We've learned our lesson

I guarantee

Within two days

we'll find that woman

Thank you. Chief Zheng

I've come today

to talk more about the links between big and small

to talk more about the links between big and small

I can't mention "foolproof" anymore

I can't mention "foolproof" anymore

Chief Zheng

There's five more days before the NPC

In four days

I'll report to Beijing

Chief Zheng

It's in your hands.

Please trust me

I will do everything I can.

Datou

Where are we now?

Tangkou

Hell, Datou

Police!

Don't panic

They're not here for us

We'll find a hotel

Better to sleep days

Travel nights

I'm not being stingy

They only have one room left

A triple

We can sleep by ourselves

Datou

Datou

You're strangling me!

What are you doing?

Knock it off, Datou

This is fate

Datou

Datou, knock it off

It's been a long day

You need your rest

Datou

Hands off

I'm going to get angry

Datou, knock it off

I've waited twenty years

You're really pissing me off

I can't wait any longer

Datou

Datou

That was rape, you know?

Just tell me, did you like it?

It's daytime

Don't you have any shame?

It's never been this good for me ever

Let me ask you a question

Let me ask you a question

What?

Would people rather be with a loved one?

Or with an enemy?

That's a silly question

Then I'd advise you to drop your suit

Then I'd advise you to drop your suit

A suit is abandoning your family for your enemies

A suit is abandoning your family for your enemies

If you change your mind

We'll go back and get married

Your restaurant downstairs

and the hotel upstairs

have been abandoned for years

Let's re-open them

What do you say about that?

It's a good thing we came to Huangshan

Climbing mountains really opens your mind

Climbing mountains really opens your mind

Here's what I think

Let's not sue

Let's not go home either

Let them look!

Where will they look?

Chief Zheng

Our search now covers four counties

Our search now covers four counties

all highway exits

all bus and train stations

all major roads

all monitored by our police

Have you found them?

Not yet

Chief

A court justice wants to see you

Wonderful to meet you, Chief Zheng

Spit it out

Wonderful to meet you

I'm Jia. Jia Congming

Continue

You all take a break

Please continue

I rushed over here to make a report

I rushed over here to make a report

You can stop the search

There's no need to find her

Why not?

Because she's not going to Beijing to sue

Because she's not going to Beijing to sue

Where did she go?

Huangshan

She went to fall in love

What?

Wang

You've got to talk to the chief for me

Our police have been working overtime for two days

We're doing all we can

The chief hasn't slept either

The mayor laid into him

Zhao Datou sent me text messages

Zhao Datou sent me text messages

In one

he said he took Lian to bed

In the other, they're climbing Huangshan

He said they're getting married

They're getting married

Why would Lian still want to sue?

Yes, she ran off

But to Huangshan

not Beijing. This is proof

This is very serious

There's no room for uncertainty

Chief

I'll stake my job on it

No more mess

I've been working on Zhao Datou for two weeks

I've been working on Zhao Datou for two weeks

but I couldn't present it until it was confirmed

but I couldn't present it until it was confirmed

You've been working secretly on this

That's right

What's your angle?

Not just to ease the leadership's worries, is it?

Purely to ease the leadership's worries

Of course

Of course

Since I helped with such a thorny problem

I do hope for certain consideration

Let's have it

And I've got a mind to improve myself

What was Zhao's angle

for cooperating with you?

For cooperating with you?

He gets a wife

His former wife died last year

Jia

You've helped us resolve a major problem

That's right

Take all of the messages on your phone

and send them to my phone

and send them to my phone

Okay

As to your request

When this is all over

the Party will consider it

Thank you, Chief

How tall are you?

176 cm

For your husband?

Turn around

Let me compare

I'm not bugging you

I took care of your situation

Did you take care of mine?

Of course I believe the chief

Of course I believe the chief

but I've got to see it myself

My son said there's been no movement on his status

My son said there's been no movement on his status

My son said there's been no movement on his status

You only report news of me and Lian to the chief

You only report news of me and Lian to the chief

but what about my son's job?

Oh?

That's ridiculous

The two aren't comparable

We're here. You can't see with your own eyes

Not just in Huangshan

but even in our county

If I took Lian to bed

you wouldn't be there

It's taken care of

We'll come back and get married

She won't sue

That's enough. I can't talk

She's coming back

Listen

I can explain

Scoundrel!

I was forced into it too

It wasn't my idea

It was Jia Congming from the court

Open up

Don't be angry

I don't care about my son

I truly want to marry you

Ah

If you're still angry

Let's trick them together

Where are you going?

Listen, I'll...

Don't follow me

If you do I'll kill you

Zhao Datou and Jia Congming's plot shocked Lian

Zhao Datou and Jia Congming's plot shocked Lian

Her complaint was that Qin called her Pan Jinlian

Her complaint was that Qin called her Pan Jinlian

For over a decade she wasn't Pan Jinlian

Zhao Datou had sullied her

Now she was an adulteress

She couldn't keep living if she didn't clear her name

She couldn't keep living if she didn't clear her name

Isn't she getting married?

Why has she run off again?

What the hell is going on?

Chief

I knew nothing about this

This is unconnected to the court

He acted on his own

Don't try to clear yourself, okay?

You were the architect

Explain

Zhao Datou

had everything worked out

Lian was going to marry him

but Zhao insisted on conditions

but Zhao insisted on conditions

His son was a temp at the livestock bureau

His son was a temp at the livestock bureau

His son was a temp at the livestock bureau

and he wanted you to use your connections

to make him a permanent hire

I didn't tell you that

Then they climbed the mountain

But then Zhao Datou

thought only about himself

and he called me for an answer

and he called me for an answer

He was overheard by Lian

He was overheard by Lian

so she ran off

It was just one step from success

Why didn't you tell me before?

Personally speaking

My biggest character flaw

is that I don't want to burden my superiors

is that I don't want to burden my superiors

Shut your trap

You concealed it!

A classic case of missing the forest for the trees

A classic case of missing the forest for the trees

Not only that!

He concealed what he knew

Your only concern was becoming assistant chief justice

Your only concern was becoming assistant chief justice

Your selfish greed ruined a sure thing

Your selfish greed ruined a sure thing

and now the government's in a bigger mess

The government's in extra trouble because of you

Shut up

You're such an idiot

You're not smart

You're a fake

Where did Lian go?

I don't know

From the looks of it, Beijing

From the looks of it, Beijing

Then what are you still doing here?

Find her in Beijing!

Bring Lian back!

Chief

The court isn't involved in arrests

Not involved?

Your court is to blame for this

And you say you're not involved

Another thing

Didn't you say you're related to her?

Us? Related?

We can't possibly be related!

Let me repeat

If anything happens

I'm finished as county chief

You're off the court, too

I can't conceal such a weighty matter

I can't conceal such a weighty matter

The last time she ran off

the mayor came directly to

to the county, I couldn't do anything

You're even more screwed this time

Vice-Governor Meng, in charge of petitions

came to inspect the city's petition work

At dinner

He asked about Lian

and Mayor Ma joked with him

that Lian was getting married

Vice-Governor Meng laughed

and so did his colleagues

But now, in the time of this performance

it's flipped completely

Now it's really a joke

How will Ma explain his joke to the vice-governor?

How will Ma explain his joke to the vice-governor?

I apologize

Because the NPC is going on in Beijing

to ensure its smooth operation

all city visitors

must be inspected

Please show your ID cards

Thank you for your cooperation

Thank you for your cooperation

ID, please

To save time

please have your ID cards ready

Ma'am

Your ID card please

I've lost it

I was pickpocketed on the road

Go home and replace it

You can't pass without it

Get off

Let me through

I'm ill

Go home for a checkup

You can't get in without an ID

Go replace your ID and then come back to Beijing

Feel my head. I'm burning up

Exit the bus first, okay?

Cooperate with us

We're not here to give you a hard time

I'm dizzy and my vision's blurry

I'm dizzy and my vision's blurry

It's on you if I die

The bus can't go with you on it

Don't waste everyone's time

Come, ma'am. Work with us here

Don't pull at me. I'm not getting off

Wait

Comrade

You need her identification?

Her identity is a patient

Ever since she got on

she's been leaning on me, burning up

If she were your sister

you wouldn't ignore her health

Sir, please don't get angry

No passage without an ID card

I can't be liable

We're in the middle of nowhere

If anything happens to her here

If anything happens to her here

you're liable

How about this?

We send her to the nearest town

Okay?

Without ID she won't reach Beijing

Please understand

Hou

Where's Lian?

I turned around and she was gone

Didn't I ask you to watch her?

Yes. But there's so many people

it's hard to keep track

If you spotted her, why didn't you pounce?

A big guy like you can't hold onto a woman?

A big guy like you can't hold onto a woman?

I should have spooked her?

Besides

I'm not in uniform

Plainclothes, you know?

If I grabbed her

she'd yell and struggle

And with all those people watching

it's tense enough already

They would take me for a thug and beat me up

That would be a hassle

Cut the crap

Did you get a clear enough look

to see whether it's really her?

If it was her that you saw

then it means she's in Beijing

Problems are at hand

Check out any family she might have here

Check out any family she might have here

Laborers. Vendors

Right

Where am I?

Niutou County

How far is Beijing?

An hour or so

How long have I been here?

Two days

We can't let you go without paying

We're close to Beijing

I've got a relative there

He sells oil at the farmer's market in Donggaodi

How about this, director?

You send someone with me to get the money

Okay?

Are you sure about this?

I don't have the time to mess around

He's a nut seller

Where could he be?

It's 12:00

I've got to pick up medicine

Hey, how about this

I take you back to town

and you talk to our director

What do you say?

I'm in a hurry

I'll die before I go back

Skipping out on the bill?

Is that your plan?

No

When I find him I'll pay you back

You have to let me find him

If we don't find him on this round

I'll tie you up and take you back

Fresh roasted! Cheap!

Peanuts! Sunflower seeds! Fresh roasted!

Yi

Cousin

The county court's got people looking for you

They've been here ten times

Three times yesterday

Then I've got to get away

You're not going anywhere

Pay the money

Cousin!

You're not an easy person to find

Hey, man. She owes me money

Once she pays me back, then you two can talk

Step aside

Take her to court if she owes you money

Take her to court if she owes you money

Don't obstruct official business

Take him away

Don't try to run

Drop your case

Come back home with us

I told you I wouldn't sue

but you didn't believe me

It was you who forced me into this

It was you who forced me into this

I'll fight you before I stop

Cousin

Be civilized!

Lian

Cousin

Don't hit me, cousin

We're not here to block your case

Stop fighting!

We're not stopping you

Somethings come up

I had to tell you as quickly as possible

so I came by plane

I needed to talk to you

What's the matter?

Qin

He's dead

Dead?

He wasn't ill or injured

How did he die?

Two nights ago

he was driving a shipment to Wuhan

Probably got tired

His truck, with him in it

took a plunge into the Yangtze River

Cousin

It's been ten years

but Qin is dead now

Your enemy is dead and gone

You can't sue anymore

It's not about him

It's about you all

You've been fighting us all this time

but in the end it's about Qin

He's the root of the whole case

We're just the leaves and branches

Now he's dead

Without the root

the leaves fall off. The case won't hold up

Like the old saying goes

Without skin, what keeps the fur on?

Yes

So how can I continue my suit?

Unless Qin comes back to life

Unless Qin comes back to life

Qin Yuhe!

Qin Yuhe!

You good-for-nothing!

You've ruined my life!

Even in death I can't escape!

You died without a word

and left me stranded here

We still haven't resolved our situation

and now you've died on me!

And it'll never be cleared up

And it'll never be cleared up

You wretch!

Why didn't you hold on?

Why did you have to die?

Cousin, come home

Come on

Let's take you home

Let's take you home

Stop making a scene

Let's go

Let's go

Go home

Go home

What am I going to do?

Mayor

We finally found Lian

on the closing day of the NPC

Cutting it close!

With Qin dead

Lian won't be suing

Not this year, and not ever again

Right

It ended up accidentally

It ended up accidentally

That's right

That's not what I meant

I mean the way it was resolved

It wasn't because of us

The resolution was random

It resolved through without resolving anything

The whole situation

was an accident

The past few days

I've been pondering Lian

The government and its officials

The government and its officials

were not malicious

They all wanted to do good

They all wanted to help her

So why did the situation worsen?

Why did it drag on for ten years?

Besides

When you get down to it

Lian wasn't in the right

The court didn't make a mistake

in its judgment of her divorce

So why, at all levels

were we so afraid of her?

Did we really want to help Li Xuelian?

Or just protect our own positions?

In my opinion

it's more the latter

Someone who only cares about himself

isn't going to stick his neck out

He's only looking upward, not outward

But you know what?

Not answering to the people

is the worst thing we can do for our superiors

If we don't figure that out

then Lian may move on

but a Wang Xuelian will take her place

Don't rush to answer

Go home and think about it

You'll see the importance of taking responsibility

Li Xuelian fell terribly ill

When she came to her senses

She looked for a spot to hang herself

Not because she could no longer petition

But because for ten years it had been her life

She had nothing to struggle for anymore

Li Xuelian's life had collapsed

Living had no point

That's how she felt

Sister!

Sister!

What's your beef with me?!

You shouldn't do this to me

Hey. Leave it alone!

I've been watching you

If I die here

what's it to you?

It's easy for you

But this orchard is contracted to me

At harvest time

city folk come here to pick fruit

If they knew someone died here

If they knew someone died here

would anyone come?

Where should I go?

You really wanna die?

When someone wants to die

no one can stop them

Why?

If I could answer that

I wouldn't kill myself

If you really want to die

then do me a favor

Go over there

That orchard

is contracted to Cao

He's my competitor

As the saying goes

Don't hang yourself on just one tree

You won't waste much time if you change trees

You won't waste much time if you change trees

After Mayor Ma's chat with Chief Zheng

The city of Yong'an launched a program focused on rectifying official conduct

Drawing a range of lessons from the Li Xuelian case

To prevent minor issues from metastasizing

Establish a responsibility system

And work closely among the general populace

To nip similar situations in the bud

Here, dried tofu

Enjoy

Ma'am

Coming

I'd like

one bowl of broth

and one plate of cured meat

One plate of cured meat

Sister

Are you Lian?

Do you recognize me?

Do we know each other?

Back then you were holding a big sign

With "Injustice" written on it

You stopped my car

I lost my job as county chief

Oh, you're Chief Shi

We only met that once

I know

That's my injustice

Chief Shi

It's because of me

that your future got derailed

Don't say that

because you never know

What are you up to now?

After I lost my job

I went back to Hunan

I'm from a family of carpenters

I run a woodshop

I get by

I've come to Beijing

to get business

Why are you here

and not out suing?

When Qin Yuhe died

I couldn't continue my case

Rather than go home

I stayed here with a cousin

and opened a restaurant in front of the station

Careful, it's hot

Thanks

Here

A decade of lawsuits

but I got nowhere

You included

I recall the case started

with an apartment, is that right?

For an apartment

you faked a divorce

Looking back now

was it worth it?

When we faked our divorce

it wasn't for an apartment

Then what for?

It was to have another child

The apartment was just a pretext

But in those days I wasn't allowed to

It was against the law

So we talked it over,

and faked a divorce

and faked a divorce

Qin would get our son

and I'd give birth to the younger one

Who would belong to me

Once the baby was registered

we could remarry

But a few months after that

what was fake became real

That lowlife got married again

I was so angry

I had a miscarriage

Chief Shi

Those ten years of lawsuits

were all for my unborn child

I didn't realize it was so complicated

I'd rather not mention the past

Yes, you're right

The past may fade

Eat up

This concludes our story of Lian

The past may fade

But people told her story the way they told a joke

But people told her story the way they told a joke

But people told her story the way they told a joke

First behind her back

and then to her face

Eventually she got used to it

She even laughed along with them

as if it was someone else's story

not hers