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The underworld.

Science.

Punch and kick.

The truth.

A great swimmer.

Forensics.

Sorceress.

Reporter.

Weak body.

Special detective.

Mother.

Secretary of municipal government.

An individual with unsurpassed and exceptional abilities.

Young Master.

Belongs to the Great God.

The heiress.

Neither a smoker nor a drunkard.

What is the use of having power and money?

Can't stand the sight of you.

Not bad. Reasonable and fair.

Take a bath.

Are you kidding me?

Not finicky.

There are clues.

Germany.

Spirit channeling.

Big news.

Chamber of Commerce for Water Transportation.

Master.

De-you!

Father.

Not messing things up.

Not afraid of things.

Inference.

Evidence.

Childhood sweetheart.

The people of Tientsin.

Mao Ding.

De-you Guo.

-River God. -River God.

-River God. -River God.

EPISODE 6

MORTUARY

It's so heavily guarded out there.

Those lazy guys couldn't have kept it locked up at all times.

How could you roam about and survive the streets

without knowing such a simple trick?

It's me!

Who are you?

It's me!

Ms. Xiao?

Why are you here? I nearly punched you to death!

How did you get in?

I should be asking you that instead.

I stayed and watched this place after we got pulled over that day.

When the guards were changing shifts,

I changed into their clothes and slipped in.

That day?

Which day?

It is none of your business.

Did you find anything special in here?

I just got in.

I hid as soon as I heard a noise. I haven't found anything yet.

Ms. Xiao, this place has too many bad vibes.

It doesn't suit a rich lady like you.

Let Ying Gu escort you out and you can keep a lookout for us.

What? Why? I want to stay.

MORTUARY, STAY QUIET

Judging from the dilation of the blood vessels,

it should be an infection caused by some kind of virus.

But it's my first time to see

such a weird color and degree of vascular convexity.

Mr. Qian is dead as expected.

What do you mean by that?

Did you find out anything?

Lan-lan Xiao suspected something had happened to Mr. Qian,

so that's why she asked me to bring her here to verify.

Fortunately, we didn't let her see this.

They didn't die from drowning.

What?

I've seen enough drowned corpses.

I can tell right away whether they died from drowning

or were thrown into the water after they died.

Empiricism.

That's not based on science at all.

We're talking about human lives. How can you conclude just like that?

Mr. Qian was rescued with everybody else.

Why doesn't he have such virus on his body?

I...

I'll have to look into this.

I didn't see Yuan-yuan Xue's body.

Mr. Gui took her away when she resurfaced that day.

She should be buried already.

Where is the child?

How many times do I have to tell you?

At that time, Yuan-yuan Xue was tied to an iron gate.

These dead bodies started to resurface the minute I cut her loose,

but the dead child's body was nowhere to be seen.

So they deliberately guided us to open that gate

to make us discover these 100 odd, dead bodies.

That's very likely.

They didn't die from drowning indeed.

Wow.

Didn't you only believe in western coroners?

Although they did not drown, they didn't die from this virus either.

They died from poisoning.

Poisoning?

Do you smell the odor of almond?

The odor of almond?

In their conjunctive tissue, oral mucosa and also fingernails,

there are visible scarlet bleeding spots.

It is an obvious manifestation of cyanide poisoning.

Patients with cyanide poisoning show a palpable, bitter odor of almond

in their exhaled breath and vomit.

Cy...

What is that?

It is a chemical substance that can be found in our daily lives.

For instance, bitter almond, peach seed, gingko, and loquat.

All these contain cyanide.

Are you saying that they all died from eating fruits?

If one inhales or takes enough amount of cyanide,

one will die within five minutes.

So do you mean

that Mr. Qian also died from eating almond, loquat

and stuff like that?

It's called cyanide poisoning.

Okay.

Let me take a look and we'll know.

What the hell?

He also died from cyanide poisoning.

Someone's coming!

How long will these dead bodies be kept here?

They'll be burned when they start to stink.

Aren't we going to let their families come and claim them?

There's an epidemic outbreak. What's the point in claiming bodies?

MORTUARY, STAY QUIET

-Did you hear that? -What was that?

There was a noise.

How could a bunch of dead bodies make a noise?

My condolences.

It's all right.

At least, we found him.

I finally have an answer for our families.

Yes, there are so many guys in the world. You are free when one is dead.

I'm sorry.

Why did you say that?

I should thank you instead.

This matter is put to an end at last, so it's not hazy anymore.

I only hope that you can solve this case as soon as possible.

We've examined the bodies including Mr. Qian's just now.

Everyone here died from cyanide poisoning and got thrown into the river afterward.

Besides, they were all infected with a virus.

What virus?

I'm not quite sure what kind of virus, but I didn't find it on Mr. Qian's body.

I'm not quite sure how all these are connected.

But don't worry.

Since it happened on the pier of the Chamber of Commerce

and I am a police officer who happens to be from the Chamber of Commerce,

I'm duty bound to make a thorough investigation.

I certainly believe in your ability, Mr. Ding.

But given the way the police do things,

I'm afraid it'll take them forever to solve this case.

We've already alerted the police.

It won't be that easy if we want to investigate on our own.

We tried so hard to enter, only to find a bigger mess!

Do you have a cigarette?

What kind of cigarette?

Whatever kind that you have.

De-you, what are you going to do?

De-you, what are you going to do?

Didn't you say it was a bigger mess? I can't let it be like this.

I must find out what happened.

Does Little River God want to resolve his grievance by burning tobacco?

You can't!

Your body won't be able to stand it!

De-you, you don't have to listen to me, but are you going to disobey Master Guo?

It's insolent to defy your master's order. You will be punished!

How much time did we spend on that dead child?

Look at the result. Where is the body?

You witnessed Yuan-yuan Xue's body being thrown into the water.

Who did that girl offend?

They just couldn't leave her in peace even after she died.

Not to mention the 100 odd, dead bodies here.

They are 100 odd, human lives.

Their cause of death remains unknown.

I saw them resurface with my own eyes and fished them out with my own hands.

One of the victims' family is standing here right now!

And now Mao Ding is telling me that they all died from poisoning.

I am really confused now.

If I turn my back on them

and let them lie here instead of getting buried,

then I will be punished indeed.

Mao Ding, give me a lighter.

-Here is the smoke. -What do you mean by smoke?

De-you!

De-you!

De-you Guo!

De-you!

-De-you! Wake up, De-you! -De-you Guo!

What are you doing?

Doing first-aid.

-Open the window for some fresh air. -All right.

You are pressing down too hard. Can he stand it?

Human heart is not as fragile as you think.

De-you Guo!

-De-you! -De-you Guo!

Opium.

It was opium.

De-you!

Isn't it just enough to expose them?

Wouldn't it cause a stir if you used this?

It's an evolution.

It's not only an evolution for my Ancient Evil Gang,

but for all species and human beings too.

Of course, this evolution must be part of my plan.

Won't there be too much hype?

The fire is already there. Just need to add fuel to the fire.

Are you afraid?

No.

It's all right.

Fear is the most effective infectious disease.

Only more fear can bring bigger and faster evolution.

The corpses have been prepared as instructed.

There won't be a problem. I'm going to leave now.

Good morning, Mr. Fu.

Goodness!

Good morning?

Aren't you too laid-back? Look at the time now.

How do you know that? I have nothing to do, that's why.

How can you act so relaxed?

Mr. Fu,

I've thought about it carefully.

You have a point by not letting me

-handle the Haihe floating corpse case. -Of course, I do!

But you see,

I am still a special detective.

I have to do something for Tientsin City.

If you put it that way,

I actually want to give you some cases

-just to satisfy you. -Yes.

But unfortunately,

other than the major floating corpse case caused by your Chamber of Commerce,

there is no serious case for now.

See, I'm a blabbermouth.

What you said is true.

I notice that you seem

-to be quite an expert in snuffboxes. -Don't touch it!

It's just for fun. I'm nowhere close to being an expert.

I don't know about the cigarette, snuff and poppy tears.

Hey, stop it there.

Mr. Ding, don't talk nonsense.

Poppy tears are also known as opium, which is illegal.

It's totally different from my snuff.

I see.

Did you just say

-that poppy tears are... -Hey!

This is made of calfskin.

You just said that opium is illegal.

If I look into opium, will you disapprove?

You know what,

you can't find opium anywhere in Tientsin!

Tientsin is such a big city.

Isn't there a place to smoke opium?

The crackdown on opium is so rigorous that none of them is doing it publicly.

Theft, robbery, smuggling and fraud.

The only public act is robbery.

The other three are conducted stealthily.

The people at our police station are open and aboveboard,

so we only handle major cases.

If you want to look into those stealthy crimes,

you'll have to do it stealthily then.

Stealthily?

Mr. Fu, I'm going to leave now.

-Please have a look if this is the one. -That's the one.

DAILY NEWS

Good morning, Ms. Xiao.

Mr. Guo, what's up?

I'm here to ask about something.

Good or bad?

-A private matter. -Whose private matter?

Are you really not going to announce Mr. Qian's death?

Not even to your family members?

You've already said it yourself that it's a private matter.

Why do you even ask?

In order to conceal the fact that your fiancé was smoking opium,

you can withhold the news of his death and work as usual as if nothing happened.

I don't understand what you coldhearted scions are thinking about.

When you are doing business in the underworld,

what do you value the most?

Fame, brotherhood or reputation?

The thing I care the most is to be able to feed myself.

You're right, but

when dealing with officialdom, the most valued thing is saving face.

My engagement with Zi-xian Qian was not out of love in the first place.

It was a partnership, or you can also call it a deal.

But I'm not a coldhearted person.

I do feel sad about his death.

We lost a human life after all.

I'll definitely find out the cause of Zi-xian Qian's death.

If nothing goes wrong, the dead bodies will be destroyed altogether.

There will be no evidence left. How will you find out then?

Do you think that I don't have proof?

A bunch of dead bodies' photos.

At best, they can prove what the Chamber of Commerce said is true.

There is indeed an epidemic and Mr. Qian is really dead.

It's useless.

It seems

you have found more important clues.

You're indeed quite smart!

Tell me about it.

Although I am the cream of the crop, I can't work for nothing in return.

If you're interested, we might as well help each other a bit.

How can we help each other?

As I said, I'm here to ask about something.

Since you are working for a news agency,

going through past published or unpublished news materials

shouldn't be difficult, right?

It's not.

I want to know when and where disastrous floods once struck Tientsin.

Is that all?

If you help me find that information,

I'll definitely find out the cause of Mr. Qian's death for you.

-It's so hot today! -Hey!

The two of you should prepare yourselves.

-What are you prattling about all day? -I know, ma'am.

-The same goes for you. -She nags too much.

That's right.

Mr. Ding.

My goodness.

It's really you, Mr. Ding.

-Hi. -What's going on?

Are you pleased by my Hidden Jade Mansion?

I'd like to know where I can smoke opium.

-Smoke opium? -Yes.

Goodness, Mr. Ding.

Although it's also something that makes you happy,

I'm not in that line of business.

What I only have here are girls.

-Thank you. -Hold on.

Why are you in a rush, Mr. Ding?

You know what,

I don't know anything about that,

but it doesn't mean that my girls don't have any information.

What do they know?

Well,

there are things that they should and shouldn't know.

-You'll have to find out on your own. -Okay.

-I'll go ask. -Hey!

Goodness, Mr. Ding, don't you know the rules?

You want to talk to the girls?

You need to...

All right.

Would you please let me know which kind of girls you want?

What kind of girls do you have?

Some wait for drunkards,

some appear in gambling games and deal with gamblers.

Some have regular customers who would just like to have a taste.

Yes, I want that kind of girl.

But such girls are expensive.

-Gosh, money is not a problem. -All right.

Guan-mei, it's your guest.

You two, take Mr. Ding by his arms.

All right.

-Mr. Ding. -Let's go, sir.

-Dance properly. -Let's go upstairs.

-Wiggle your bodies! -Hurry up.

Go.

Everyone, go.

The power of deities

Spreads all over the territory

Go! Go faster!

The faster you go The faster you'll be reincarnated

The faster you go The faster you'll be reincarnated

Go quickly

Everyone.

My daughter, Ying Gu

saw you being fished out of water that day.

She wasn't here voluntarily, but she was dragged along by the others.

So today, I brought my daughter here to send you some money.

She'll see you off with her own eyes.

If you want to haunt people,

don't haunt my daughter.

Please haunt the one who got you out of the water.

Goodness, what did you say?

What did I say?

-I'm getting rid of the bad vibes for you. -Are you really getting rid of it?

If not, what is it then? What is it?

Tell me!

It's an endless misery. Confess your grievances and sins.

Brothers and brethren, when you are on the other side,

remember not to fall for others' words so easily.

If you want to redress your grievances,

-you'll need help from the right people. -Everyone.

Please listen carefully.

Who is the helpful one carving out the way

and who is the ghost messenger getting in the way?

If you fall for the cheater's lies, you can't cross the bridge to Hades.

Tell me then.

How will you be able to be reincarnated?

-How do you become a human again? -Oh, dear.

Taking a dip under the bridge to Hades is not a big deal.

If you fall for a certain quack sorceress' words and go astray,

-you'll never get reborn. -Fall for whose words? What did you say?

Don't you dare say that again!

Hey!

Don't you dare!

How ominous!

-You show no respect for elders! -You hit me with things for the dead!

Hit me with real money if you can. I'll catch them with my face.

I'll hit you.

-I... -Mom, stop hitting!

You made me touch things for the dead early in the morning!

This is bad. I must wash it off in the river.

De-you!

De-you!

You little bastard!

Anyway, he said

he doesn't just smoke, but he does opium business too.

Didn't he tell you where the business is?

Well, I can't remember very clearly.

I kind of remember now.

I often heard him talking about jasmine and some other things.

Jasmine?

Is it a code name or name of a place?

Perhaps.

Perhaps?

Has he ever taken you there before?

Mr. Ding, we always do business in the room.

It's a one-time deal.

They can't take us out of the room.

What did he look like?

Well, he appeared to be a gentleman, with sleek hair and a creamed face.

What is his name?

I don't know.

Normally, we don't ask customers for their names.

Zi-xian Qian!

-Are you sure? -Of course.

Every girl here knows him.

All courtesies must be returned

Deities will hear about it

I command you

De-you!

Who are you trying to scare?

Do you think I'd dare to scare you? I was rude by sparring with you just now.

I realized my mistake after I calmed myself in the water.

Were you frightened? I'll buy you a drink to get over it.

Do you think I don't know your tricks?

Just cut to the chase.

I'm not playing any tricks. I genuinely want to buy you a drink.

But please check this out for me.

Which tavern in Tientsin has this liquor?

-Forget about it. This is cooking wine. -Cooking wine?

Can you check again?

Don't you believe me?

-I do. -Where will you buy me a drink?

-Chen's restaurant. -Bye.

-Dengyinglou. -Twice.

-No ordering Zhuang Yuan Hong. -I want many cold dishes.

-All right. -It's cooking wine.

-Are you playing me for a fool? -That's cooking wine indeed.

But it's not the ordinary one. It's very precious.

Only chefs who cook exquisite dishes are qualified to use this cooking wine.

Plus, it can't be poured onto the pan directly.

You have to sprinkle it...

Along the edge of the pan.

If you look into the pan...

The aroma

just seeps into the dish. It will smell so good!

So average eateries can't afford to use such precious cooking wine.

Only Tianbaolou in northern Tientsin, Enlaichun on Wangchuanchang Street

and Juhua Grand Hotel in the concession can afford it.

-You are indeed an old foodie. -You! Would you like to get hit again?

You can't just hit me whenever you want!

De-you Guo, wait for me!

-Ying Gu! -De-you Guo!

TEA AND DESSERTS

Is the information true?

Based on the evidence I've collected, it's true.

Mr. Qian didn't just smoke opium,

he also dealt with opium brokers and started the opium business.

Although he is no longer alive,

brokers who did business with him are still alive.

Now that Mr. Qian is dead

and the business chain is broken,

there's a possibility that they'll come to you.

So please be careful, Ms. Xiao.

Thank you for your reminder.

Since it's the family's skeleton in the closet,

we will deal with it ourselves.

You didn't come here just to warn me, did you?

I need to ask you something indeed.

Mr. Qian mentioned a word before he died.

Ms. Xiao.

Jasmine.

Ms. Xiao, do you know what it means?

I can't get your love,

As if the air has no oxygen

Your figure is everywhere

You gave me so much warmth

-Ms. Xiao, please come in. -Ms. Xiao.

Here you go.

What would you like to eat, Mr. Ding?

Ms. Xiao.

Why did you bring me to Juhua Grand Hotel?

I'm familiar with this place. This is where I got engaged.

Where is Jasmine?

We're not in a hurry. Let's have dinner first.

All right.

-This is delicious. -This is their signature dish.

Didn't you try it at my engagement party?

I'm the kind of person who cares very little about food.

So I don't remember even if I've tasted it before.

You are not like a gentleman in this matter.

Look at the jasmine,

It blooms in the moonlight

Of all the flowers

Is that Jasmine?

It is the only flower to be remembered

If you're blessed...

How do you know that Mao Ding is here?

I'm a journalist. It's a piece of cake for me.

I see.

This is gigantic.

Isn't it impressive?

In the entire Tientsin, only my master and I

are capable of making such a big paper doll.

Hey.

Girls are weaker.

You'll attract something sinister if you touch the paper doll.

Who is this big paper doll for?

No one's worthy of it. It's simply a decoration.

In our view, this is a job.

When it's being sold, it's considered as a product.

When it's being worshipped in a temple, it's a deity.

When you burn it for the deceased, it's an offering.

No, it simply becomes ashes.

Hey.

I thought you were used to chasing ghosts away.

You still need to soak in the bath when you come home?

It's an old injury.

My body is getting weak.

Taking a medicinal bath can cure illnesses.

Would you like to offer incense, Ms. Xiao?

Thank you, but there's no need.

By the way, this is the main hall.

We store unclaimed bodies there. It's full of bad vibes.

So I won't show that to you.

Mao Ding lives on the second floor. This way, please.

Subtitle translation by Judy