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[The Mutations]

[Episode 2]

November the 2nd.

The girl I've met before

actually knows my surname.

She's from Wumu Island.

The source of the strange disease

should be on Wumu Island too.

These things must be connected.

Come here.

What are you doing here?

Looking for food.

What food can you find here?

Where is your village?

Take us there.

I'll go check over there.

You follow him.

Be careful.

Stop.

Can't you hear me?

Stop!

Forgive me, sir.

Eat it.

Dad.

Mom is sweating again.

Sir, forgive me.

This is the rule on the island.

Who are you?

I'm He Zijiao, [Chief He Zijiao] the chief of the village.

Do you know

if someone breaks the law,

they shall be judged by the Great Ming Code.

How dare you

take the law into your own hands?

It's about the Sea God's taboo.

I'd better not talk about it.

What's he punished for?

He broke the taboo.

He ate fish.

Dear.

Eat this.

You need to eat to stay alive.

Take a bite.

Take a bite.

Dear.

Sir.

What are you doing here?

Stay back.

You found my aunt.

She'll die.

Stop!

What's going on?

Sir, my apologies.

These islanders are uncivil.

Please forgive them.

He's the chief of the village.

My name is He Zijiao.

Why is a sick woman hiding here?

Sir.

The old woman is suffering from typhoid fever.

To prevent others from catching it,

she's been moved here.

The Grand Elder has been waiting for a while.

I'll take you to meet him.

Please.

No.

[Captain Qiu Zhi] Elder.

These two officers want to ask you something.

I'm Qiu Zhi.

May I know who you are?

I'm Chu Sijing, a captain at the Investigation Bureau.

I'm Bo Yan, a military officer from Ningyuan.

Elder, what's wrong?

Are you here

for the plague?

It seems

someone has made inquiries about it before us.

No.

Then tell us.

What's the cause of the strange disease on the island?

It's the dead of winter.

The patients just have typhoid fever.

Typhoid fever?

But the patients I've met

also have symptoms of grayscale.

Typhoid fever

doesn't cause those symptoms.

That has nothing to do with typhoid fever.

It's just a strange skin disease.

Similar cases have been reported at Ninghai Fortress.

I guess the source of the disease is here.

It's just an ailment.

It's not even epidemic on the island.

How come the source is here?

Then have any infected islanders

gone missing recently?

There's no such thing.

I have a question.

The taboo

of the Sea God,

where does it come from?

It's a rule set by our ancestors.

We can't fish or eat fish.

You live by the sea

but don't live off the sea?

That doesn't make sense.

Our ancestors got a divine revelation

that all the creatures in the sea are protected by the Sea God.

Eating them will incur the Sea God's wrath.

That's why they set the rule.

What a rule.

Elder Qiu.

Many people on the island are impoverished.

They're starving.

Elder Qiu.

Why don't you leave the island to make a living?

Wars are going on and on

outside the island.

We've been working the fields for generations.

Other than farming,

we don't know other ways to make a living.

You traveled a long way here.

Why don't you come with me to have a rest at my place?

Please.

Elder.

There's one more thing.

Please summon all the children on the island,

both girls and boys.

I'd like to meet everyone below 15.

Why?

Well,

there's a shortage of food on the island.

I want to do what I can to help.

After meeting those kids,

I'll know what to report to the higher-ups.

If I could get more food for people here,

it'd be great.

But...

Elder.

The two officers are doing this for our good.

It's not difficult.

Leave it to me.

How could you let him escape?

What were you two doing?

When did he disappear?

Last night, at about midnight.

The two of them failed to keep an eye on him.

Chu Sijing

is hard to deal with.

Get lost.

I'll write a letter

to report this.

The higher-ups in Ningyuan

have to look into that Imperial Guard.

Now that he's gone,

I'm afraid some secrets

can't stay buried anymore.

Chu.

What are you doing?

Are you fishing?

You know fishing is banned here.

That's exactly why

I have to fish.

The kids have all gathered together.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Are all the children on the island here?

Yes.

There aren't many children on the island.

Give me the food.

Kids,

are you hungry?

I have food here.

Do you want some?

Come.

Come. Come here.

We've got food for you.

Easy, easy.

There's enough for everyone.

Go, go, go.

Be careful.

Sirs, thank you.

Why didn't you come to get some food?

I have food.

You ate it?

This is for birds.

[He Liuhong, a villager]

Delicious.

Delicious.

Sir,

his name is He Liuhong.

His father died before he was born.

His mother died too.

His brain,

something is wrong with it.

I'm a hero.

Liuhong. Liuhong.

Liuhong?

Liuhong is his name.

In our language,

it means "hero."

Hero?

Fish!

Fish!

Stupid kid, you scared me.

What's so scary about a fish?

The fish don't die.

The fish don't die.

He's talking nonsense.

The fish don't die.

Please ignore him.

He's always like this,

mad as a hatter.

Monsters.

Would you like to...

The fish don't die.

They don't die. No.

What monster?

No.

There are monsters

on this island.

Monsters.

Monsters?

Where are they?

They're everywhere.

Everywhere.

Everywhere.

They come out at night

and eat people.

They eat people.

Monsters are everywhere.

Have you seen one?

No, no.

Those who did all died.

They all died.

He's in black.

You're in black.

Men in black are not afraid of monsters.

Men in black are not afraid of monsters.

Men in black are not afraid of monsters.

They're in black too.

Are you here

to kill the monsters for me?

They're also in black.

They also kill monsters.

They?

Who are they?

Birds.

Birds.

Birds, don't go.

Birds.

Birds.

He's nuts?

He's insane.

I've told you.

We don't have better rooms on the island.

I'm sorry you have to stay here, sirs.

Thank you.

Bo Yan.

Chu.

How long are you going to stay on this island?

We haven't found out the truth.

I don't know how long it'll take.

Are you here

to look for the truth

or look for someone?

This is my first time here.

Who can I possibly be looking for?

Chu.

Sorry.

Mr. Chu.

I

am your guide

and also your assistant.

Whatever you have in mind,

you can tell me honestly about it.

As long as it's not illegal,

I'll do everything I can to help you.

You shouldn't hold out on me.

You've seen the situation on the island.

It's really weird.

Why would I hold out on you?

It's just that the Imperial Guards

have a way of doing things.

I don't need to report everything to you.

Okay.

Well said, Mr. Chu.

You and I

are not friends.

I'm just here to investigate the plague with you

and expect honesty from you.

If you're here for personal reasons,

I'll leave now.

Go ahead.

It's actually still alive.

Sir,

four wounded soldiers were found in the forest.

According to them,

they were hurt by an Imperial Guard.

What?

Say it again.

Sir,

four soldiers were injured

by an Imperial Guard.

It must be Chu Sijing.

You may leave.

Yes.

Bo Yan?

Who's it?

What are you doing here?

I was hungry.

Now that I'm full,

I remember everything.

Monsters.

What do you remember?

The men who kill monsters.

Do you know where they are?

I can lead you to them.

Dad.

Are there really monsters that will take Mom away?

Over there.

The men who kill monsters are in there.

We have an appointment with Mr. Lei.

It's you.

Mr. Chu.

It's late at night.

Are you chasing a ghost or the ghost being chased?

Did you see anyone just now?

Yes.

Three men in black.

They abducted someone and left in that direction.

The whole monster thing

is totally made up.

The man I saw was in black too.

He ran away when he saw me.

I think they're on the same team.

Something must be off here.

I smell smoke.

Fighting in wars for years

has given me a keen sense of smell.

It's midnight.

Who would have started a fire here?

Chu.

Look.

This is a sign.

It's a patrol language

used for navigation

only by the army.

That way.

What's it?

Someone from Ningyuan is here.

So soon?

Chu Sijing.

Where is he now?

If we're right,

he's on Wumu Island.

Wumu Island?

Why has he gone there?

He went there without approval.

We don't know the reason.

You can't contain the epidemic,

and you can't keep a man in check?

Eunuch Yang.

He had a warrant.

We couldn't stop him.

You couldn't stop him?

Mr. Xu.

Outside Ningyuan City,

he hurt four mounted scouts.

With just a piece of paper,

he got to come and go as he pleased.

He's just an Imperial Guard.

If he were the enemy's spy,

would you still

let him do whatever he wanted?

No matter what,

we'll do our best to help you

arrest Chu Sijing.

Good.

Then, please,

arrange accommodations for us.

I'll stay here for a few days.

Chu.

What is this godforsaken place?

Look.

It seems to have been through a war.

Chu, look.

An arrow.

Why were arrows shot into the room?

I don't think it's a residence.

It looks more like a prison.

It's such a strange place.

Elder Qiu Zhi didn't mention it.

He Zijiao

didn't mention it either.

They must have kept it from us

for a reason.

This place is creepy.

Chu.

Don't you think it's weird

that when we walked in the woods,

we didn't hear any insects

or birds chirping,

or see any traces of animals?

It was terrifyingly quiet.

What are you doing here?

Someone

is here.

Enough.

Stop saying crazy things.

Chu.

This place is creepy.

We should leave now.

Let's go.

Who's that girl?

[Shen Cong, a villager]

It's you.

What's wrong?

Cong.

Let's hide. Hide.

Run!

Chu, it doesn't have eyes.

Let's go.

Are you okay?

Cong.

What the hell is that?

The rumor about monsters

is actually true.

Chu.

Why did it suddenly run away?

Someone saved us.

Where are the two kids?

Why did you come here?

That village

is dangerous.

Chu.

This is the person you're looking for?

Miss.

You've met me before,

right?

Chu.

You shouldn't have come.