01x07 - Episode 7

[bunniefuu]

Mast! Lay down the mast!

Hurry up and get the rope!

Bow and stern face the banks! Quick!

Thousands of homes are brightly lit,

and the doors to them are wide open.

This is East Capital.

New wine at Sunyang Restaurant!

Welcome to enjoy it!

​If you want to know what happens next,

wait until next time.

People from all over the world gather here,

and envoys from various countries come to communicate with the authorities.

[Riverside Code at Qingming Festival]

[Adapted from Ye Wenbiao's Novel Series of the Same Name]

[Episode 7]

[Observation is not done by eyes.]

[Not with your eyes, but with your heart.]

[Not with your heart, but with senses. - by Shao Yong, Northern Song]

[Yanglou Street, East Capital]

Sun Bo,

Someone testified

that you had a conflict

with Wu Xiang in Wu's Restaurant.

Sir,

I just had a little altercation

with Wu Xiang.

Is the witness here?

Yes!

Look.

Check if it was him.

Sir,

My home is diagonal to the Wus.

I happened to have left home

before the hour of Zi last night.

I saw someone

sneaking into the Wus.

It was him!

He really is the guy.

You can never judge a book by its cover.

What were you doing at their home so late?

I was here to pay my debt.

Who pays debt at such a late hour?

I'm working all day long to earn money.

Nonsense!

He was alive when you got there,

and he died after you left.

What kind of debt did you pay?

The kind that takes one's life?

It's the Hat Demon!

It's the Hat Demon!

We saw it

sucking a human soul,

and it can fly.

The audacity!

This is just like the rumor from five years ago.

Inspector Gu and I

investigated countless

m*rder cases.

With him looking over the neighbor,

no demon dares to run riot.

Yes!

It dares not!

Sun Bo, the errand boy,

is busy working all day long.

The scarce money he made

was exploited by Wu Xiang.

So, he faked the Hat Demon

and got back at Wu Xiang in his home.

Do you confess?

Sir…

See?

He's not arguing. So, he acquiesced in my accusation.

Guards!

Yes!

Arrest him!

Yes.

Judge Wan,

all you've said

is just your guess.

Mo'er！

You have no evidence.

On what base are you arresting him?

Who's that?

You! Come here.

Is this what you call an investigation?

You haven't done the autopsy

or investigate the crime scene.

I was there for Bo

and Wu Xiang's spat.

It was just a small conflict.

How could it possibly lead to revenge by k*lling?

The motive you claimed

doesn't make sense.

Young man,

you need to learn to think

before act.

One more word

and I'll send misery upon your brother.

You haven't thought about that, have you?

How dare the Hat Demon come out under such broad daylight?

It must be some treacherous man trying to disturb our peaceful life!

Fei Jian!

Yes!

Get him.

Yes.

Move!

Move aside!

Move aside!

Let's head back.

Yes.

Move aside!

- Clear the path. - Why does the Hat Demon visit Yanglou Street so often?

They have the k*ller there.

It's not the Hat Demon.

Well, I'm not staying here.

Pity. It is a superior area.

It's so close to the royal garden.

I heard that it belongs to Zhang Qiniang.

The property agent said

that if this keeps up,

the price of the properties here will drop.

It's not like I can fly out of here, Mo'er.

Untie me.

This is undignified.

Wait.

Sun Bo must have been wronged.

Just let me take a look.

Mo'er, that's the autopsy room.

I'm just a coroner, what can I do?

How about this?

You come with me.

I'll watch while you do the autopsy.

I won't meddle.

Mo'er, please stop giving me such a hard time.

I'll level with you.

The man had such a horrible death

and I haven't had the nerve to look.

I'm going to ask my father to work on this case.

He has so many rules

and he'll never let you in.

You don't have the nerve to look.

So, in the Mei's Boat Case…

If it weren't for Zhao Ban'er,

I'd have been expelled.

What's your problem?

Physician Ge.

I feel depressed.

If you won't let me be your student,

I can help with the chores here.

My sister-in-law made the cured meat.

Try it.

Get up.

Get up and we will talk.

Didn't you get

what I said the last time?

You have no chance.

I already have a new student.

Hey, come here.

Listen up.

If you let her in again,

you will be the one leaving.

Do you get it?

Yes, Master.

Go about your business.

- Get out! - Wait.

Physician Ge.

- Out! - Please help me.

- I really want to be a physician. - Go!

Remember,

her name is Zhao Ban'er,

and she's my sister.

I'm the only one who can bully her.

You don't have the right.

Pick up the cured meat.

If they don't want you here,

then we don't want them.

Time is of the essence.

Let's go.

[Residence of Imperial Physician Zhao]

[Autopsy Room of the Kaifeng Prefecture]

This is all about you needing my help.

Sun Bo is in trouble.

I suppose

you will not stand by and watch, right?

Yeah.

Inspector Gu allowed you

to help me out once.

I'll try.

The deceased, Wu Xiang,

the first son of the Wus.



Turn around.

The Wus run the Wu's Restaurant.

His younger brother, Wu Ao,

is a student preparing for the imperial examinations.

Their younger sister, Wu Qiao…

Spread your fingers.

…is the chef in the house.

She has a severe leg problem

that she can't walk.

So, what's the first step?

Check for injuries.

There is none.

Check his limbs

for any

broken bones.

Nothing.

Could it really be the Hat Demon?

Is there any other possible cause of death?

Poison?

Some poisons cannot be identified from observation.

We can try that.

I'm familiar with that.

I'll do it.

I'll help.

All right.

Black locust water and forceps.

Clean the silver plate with black locust water

and put it in the mouth of the deceased.

We'll know if the poison was oral.

It's done.

Is it?

Yes.

Yao He,

how long do we have to wait?

Four hours.

Four hours! That's really long.

Are you trying to cut the body open again?

You didn't let me do it the last time.

We can't wait that long this time.

What does his bowels look like?

It's full of twists and turns.

Then you'll see a bulk of something.

That should be it.

I've got it.

Test it now!

Pass me a silver plate from my drawer.

Silver plate…

Is there no poison?

No.

No poison.

This is normal.

There are countless poisons in the world.

You can't identify all of them

with silver.

What should we do now?

I have a solution.

If we can find a rat or a sparrow,

I can test the poison on living things.

Feed them some of this

and we'll know.

Living things.

Well,

there's a chicken in the yard.

Ban'er, let's go.

No, Ban'er!

I'm using that to make you furnace-roasted chicken.

[Mr. Huang, Litigation Guild]

Mr. Huang,

I heard that you like the Lotus Fish.

I made it myself. Try it.

Where did you find the lotus seedpod?

The lotus seedpods we usually see are tough and hard.

Mine is different.

Please have a try.

Let me try it.

It's made of flour!

It goes easy on my teeth.

If you like it,

I'll ask my husband to deliver some from time to time.

People in the neighborhood say

that Mr. Huang tends to help newcomers.

My husband just got started.

We hope to get some advice from you.

You are a junior official

and it's not easy for you to change your profession.

We will not charge you for membership.

Just get a litigation book

and study.

Thank you, Mr. Huang.

I've read

all the litigation books.

I know them like the back of my hand.

Then don't do it.

We will.

Where can we get one?

[Deng Sixian]


[Deng Sixian]


[Deng Sixian]


Which one do you want?

These three are identical.

It is clarified in the guild rules

that the location of each litigation booth or shop

will be designated by the guild.

The 200-guan one

gets you a location near the Kaifeng Prefecture.

There are always cases there,

which means booming business.

The 100-guan one

gets you a location near the Office of Justice.

You know that place well.

And this one?

Wen Yue.

That one still costs 50 guan.

Let me see.

A spot is about to open on Xiangran Street.

Do you want it?

- Yes. - No way!

We will get the spot.

Give me the money.

Wen Yue.

- 50 guan is too expensive. - Hurry up!

Then we'll get this one.

This is extortion!

I haven't earned any money

and have already lost 50 guan.

We will earn money over time

and get the fee back.

We have a new way of living, at least.

Let's go.

I'll go check the spot on Xiangran Street with you.

It's okay. It's just some unhygienic food.

I'll get you some nice food later.

The chicken is all right.

That means there's no poison.

Could it

be the Hat Demon who did it?

Do you believe in that?

No, of course.

Me neither.

But…

It was sucking human soul

and then the Hat Demon started to fly.

How do you explain that?

We need to check the crime scene.

The Kaifeng Prefecture is guarding the place.

We can't get in.

Not during the day.

We'll sneak in at night.

[Litigation]

Wen Yue.

Best litigation booth in the capital city

is now in business.

Is this what you meant

by setting up the litigation booth?

Litigator is about capability.

I don't need anything fancy.

What do you think?

Zhao Buyou.

I didn't want to point out the elephant in the room.

How could you pretend to be sick yesterday

when something so important happened?

Where have you been for the last few days?

I was feeling bad.

Wen Yue, where are you going?

Back to the umbrella shop.

Get yourself checked by Physician Ge

after you close the booth today.

It's time to talk to him

about Ban'er again.

Yes.

You are not feeling well, right?

Get some treatment.

You can count on me.

I will finish the task.

[Waiting for Business, Day Two]

Tonight,

Lady Zhang will be at the Yanglou Street in person

for the demon-hunting bounty.

[Demon Hunting Bounty]
Whoever catches the Hat Demon gets





That's a lot!

[Death to the Hat Demon]
These are all people with special talents.



My son was hired to be a music teacher.

How come he's dead all of a sudden?

I have said it.

A medical emergency took Mr. Ji.

He's so young.

What medical emergency could he have?

How did he become a pot of ash?

Cut it down.

You've got a lot of money.

Take the urn and leave.

What do I need the money for?

I will have my explanation!

You can't get in.

Get her out of here!

Let me in!

[Back Door of Zhang's Mansion]
Let me in!

Let me in!

My poor boy!

[Zhang's Mansion]

[Warm Chamber of Zhang's Mansion]

The sun lights up the Incense Burner Peak, creating a purple mist.

Two golden orioles sing amid the emerald willows.

Stopping my carriage, I admire the evening maple forest.

I would rather be a pair of mandarin ducks than envy immortals.

You are intruding,

and it's not the conduct of a gentleman.

Guards!

Take him!

Bring him over.

You treacherous man.

What's your business up here?

I saw you put out a bounty

for the Hat Demon by the gate,

and I'd like to be a part of the action.

Oh, like you will!

Get him out of here!

Wait.

Since you are already here,

tell us

about what you can do.

So, you can't do anything.

I've been to

the crematorium in the suburb

and witnessed cremation.

I can never forget

that smell.

I smelled the same scent in the garden

of Zhang's Mansion just now.

It's the smell of a young

and nice-looking man burnt.

Total nonsense.

Death must be what you are seeking here.

You do have some tricks up your sleeves.

How many bodies are cremated

in the crematorium outside the city?

I can't bear the thought

of sending my man there and letting him share a place

with so many people.

I heard that some people buried bodies in the garden,

and the plants

all died overnight.

Even the roots are rotten.

Scaring warms crawling on the land.

The smell is awful.

Then, I realized

that bury the ash

from burning the body in the garden

and the flowers grow better.

The colors are brighter.

Guess where that young man is right now?

As it turned out, cremains are the best fertilizer.

Look at how beautiful my flowers are.

You intruded into my place.

Do you want to become my fertilizer as well?

I think that Lady Zhang's most urgent business

is not the fertilizer,

but the Hat Demon, right?

Do you have what it takes?

Lady Zhang.

I'm Zhao Buyou, a former official at the Office of Justice.

I helped the Kaifeng Prefecture with the investigation.

I'm giving you the information

just to prove

that I am capable of working for you.

Lady Zhang.

Don't listen to his nonsense.

If I can't do it,

I…

I can be your fertilizer.

Okay.

Let's see what you are made of.

We are back.

Welcome home.

Wen Yue.

Have you heard

of the incident about the Hat Demon

on Yanglou Street from last night?

People are talking about it.

Do you remember

Mo'er was quite close to a friend

when he was a child

named Sun Bo.

Of course. How can I forget?

Mo'er doesn't have many friends.

Sun Bo was the only one he was close to.

That's him!

He's in trouble.

He's the suspect in the Hat Demon Case.

The Kaifeng Prefecture arrested him.

Didn't Sun Bo disappeared

after a family accident?

He did.

But Mo'er and I met him again yesterday.

I wonder if he has moved back.

Wen Yue.

We all thought that he was an honest man.

He has helped everyone in the Yanglou Street neighborhood.

They must have wronged him.

Look at Mo'er.

Staring into the void again.

Buyou

is familiar with Inspector Gu, right?

Kind of.

Why?

We'd like to see

if Buyou can talk to Inspector Gu

and let us see Sun Bo.

We just want to know what's the situation

or what happened.

When Buyou comes back,

you can ask him yourself.

Wen Yue, he listens to you.

Can you ask him for us?

All right.

When Buyou comes back,

I'll ask him.

Great.

You two should stop getting involved in things like this.

You focus on your study in the clinic.

Wen Yue.

I haven't told you yet.

The clinic fired me again.

Again?

What's the reason this time?

I twisted someone's arm yesterday.

You hurt someone?

The dishes are delicious.

Father insisted

on playing cards at Xie Laoba's place.

Wen Yue, let me tell you.

When I went to the clinic to check on Ban'er…

Although Physician Ge is well off,

they don't have decent food there.

The best dish is your cured meat.

He spoke highly of you for your good performance.

Zhao Buyou.

Have you finished your food?

Almost. Why?

If you are done, come with me.

All right. I'll do the dishes later.

What is it?

I didn't go to the clinic today.

I want to visit Physician Ge tomorrow.

Do you care

about your brother and sister at all?

Zhao Ban'er was fired by the clinic yesterday.

How should I know?

She didn't say anything.

Ban'er!

These two whelps.

They run off.

They left.

She's worried that you may scold her.

Oh, no!

They've been talking about a case since they got back.

I have to go after them.

Where are they?

[Opera Theater, Yanglou Street ]

Yao He!

- Over here. - Yao He.

We almost got caught.

It's fortunate that we were fast.

I was so nervous at dinner

that I'm hungry again.

I'll go get you some food.

Wait here.

- Thank you. - Mo'er.

What brought you here?

I heard that

there's a Hat Demon Hunting Assembly on the Yanglou Street.

I'm here for that.

There are a lot of people.

Looks lively.

Let's go check it out.

There's no Hat Demon.

It's nonsense.

Mo'er.

Who are these two?

You are the one

who got bombed with him the last time!

You look okay when freshened up.

This is Zhao Ban'er, my sister.

This is Yao He, the coroner of the Kaifeng Prefecture.

Ban'er.

Yao He.

I'm Song Qiyu.

You are the one who wrote an article

about Zhao Mo'er, right?

What did you write?

He kept it from me and won't tell me.

What's wrong with you two?

- Ban'er. - Why…

I you'll go get you food.

Yao He

is an interesting guy.

Is it getting started?

I'm not watching.

I'd be glad if they all went to the Hat Demon Hunting Assembly.

That will give us a chance to sneak into

the residence of the Wus.

The Wus?

-Shhh! - Is it

the Wus

that people say the Hat Demon k*lled?

Yes.

Visiting a crime scene at night.

That will make a good article.

Well organization

and carefully thoughts

will make a good article.

Enough.

Let's go now.

Come on.

Yao He!

Come!

Coming!

Owner, next time, then.

It's delicious.

Mr. Zhao.

Mr. Zhao!

Mr. Zhao.

Are you also here for the event?

Are you here for the demon-hunting as well?

Because of the Hat Demon incident on Yanglou Street,

I've been doing my paintings here for a few days now.

I'll leave you to your paintings.

I'm going to check things out.

All right.

All the talented heroes.

Lady Zhang Qiniang is here in person today

in hopes of finding

the hero that can capture the Hat Demon

and restore Yanglou Street to its usual peace.

It's time for you to show us what you can do.

Anyone who can do the job

will be rewarded



[Death to the Hat Demon]

They are hunting the Hat Demon over there.

I hope they get the demon as soon as possible.

Yes.

Sounds like a party.

Yes!

Shall we go check it out?

Well…

It's okay.

It will take just half an hour.

Come on, let's go.

Hurry up!

Come out!

Hurry!

Please stay in the yard

and watch out for us.

Let's go.

Ban'er, you…

You are a brave lady.

Good catch.

Describe me more in your next article.

This is why the man is almost bald.

Here's his hair and scalp.

You are adventurous.

An article in today's newspaper says

that the Hat Demon sucks people's souls out.

The hair of the victim

will be left on it.

After some time,

it becomes wrapped in hair.

The places it flies by

are also covered in hair.

The hair

is probably

covering something up.

Mo'er is also adventurous.

Here I come!

Here I come!

Ladies and gentlemen,

I came down the mountain today

to fry the demon

for Lady Zhang Qiniang!

My relic is the essence of nature.

No demons

can escape this!

That's impressive!

Come!

Come!

Come!

Get the Hat Demon!

It's in the pot!

The liquid is boiling.

The Hat Demon will be eliminated.

Show yourself, Hat Demon!

Show yourself, Hat Demon!

Show yourself, Hat Demon!

Show yourself, Hat Demon!

That man is powerful.

Who's that?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Who are you?

Is that man possessed by the Hat Demon?

Don't get in the way of the master's ritual.

He's trying to make trouble.

Isn't that hot?

Who are you?

Who do you think you are?

How is he washing his hands in the pot?

He's washing his hands in the fryer.

I'm okay.

He's fine.

What's going on?

How come?

Isn't that hot?

Come here and try it.

Didn't you get burnt?

It's not hot!

Right?

It's sour.

It tastes sour.

It has vinegar in it.

Stop there!

He's not blind.

He was pretending to be blind, wasn't he?

Trickster!

You are not blind!

Trickster!

You are a fake!

There's a hole in the beam.

The mouth was milled by rope.

The body

was hung there by the rope.

But in that case,

people outside will see the one

that's pulling the rope.

If you don't want to be seen,

then there must be a second hole

of the same level on the beam.

Lords above and lords below,

please do not use your spiritual power.

Every debt has its debtor.

May you suffer less in the next life.

How could I have forgotten my charm?

I found it.

The body was hung by a rope

that went through these two holes.

The one pulling the rope was probably hiding

in the corner blocked by the door.

That explains

why the body was in mid-air.

What about when the Hat Demon flew out?

Help!

Get off of me!

Get off!

Get off!

What's going on?

Hurry!

What is it?

What happened?

It's okay.

It's a crow.

Who's in there?

Who is that?

Open the door.

Open it!

Check the door.

It's locked.

Over here!

Hurry!

One, two, three. Go!

Go!

- Wen Yue. - Wen Yue.

Get down and start running!

Hurry!

Slow down.

Slow down.

Come on! The back door!

All right.

Wen Yue.

What were you doing there?

If I weren't there,

you'd have already been arrested.

I told you to stay away from the case.

You are sneaking out of our home now?

Wen Yue, I'm sorry.

Wen Yue, I'm sorry.

Aren't you going to introduce your friends to me?

This is Song Qiyu.

He's a candidate for this year's royal examination

and a reporter for the press.

This is Wen Yue.

Hello, Wen Yue.

A press.

Did you write the article about Mo'er?

When are you going to show it to us?

Wen Yue.

This is Yao He.

He's the coroner of the Kaifeng Prefecture.

Wen Yue.

One of you

is working at the Kaifeng Prefecture,

and the other is participating in this year's royal examination.

You knew that the government is working on this case,

and you still got into the mess with them.

Wen Yue.

The Kaifeng Prefecture arrested Bo without proper reasons.

How could they actually investigate the case?

Mo'er.

I understand that you want to help your friend.

But if something happens to you,

how are you going to help Sun Bo then?

I can't be there to save you every time.

Wen Yue.

I'm sorry.

We were lucky that you were there.

We will never go behind your back again.

Can you not be mad at us?

Why are you doing detective work

instead of learning medicine?

We just want to help Bo.

We thought…

The Hat Demon is here!

The Hat Demon!

The Hat Demon!

Over there!

There!

Protect Lady Zhang!

Archers!

Another one!

What's going on?

This is no demon-hunting assembly.

More like a Hat Demon party!

sh**t them!

Just sh**t!

It's a sky lantern.

That's a sky lantern!

- Yeah! - He's right. It's a sky lantern.

Guys,

the Hat Demon doesn't exist.

These are all just tricks to bluff people.

Some malicious people

created these on purpose

to disturb your minds

and the property market.

You see the truth now, right?

Fear not.

The fake Hat Demon I arranged for you

is making that man look good.

He's thinking what I'm thinking.

Interesting.

Look.

It's a sky lantern.

You see?

It is a sky lantern.

Wen Yue!

If this is the Hat Demon,

how did Wu Xiang die?

Yes.

Wu Xiang did die.

Well said!

No case will go uninvestigated.

As long as I'm here,

you don't need to worry.

I will catch the m*rder*r!

Zhao Buyou!

What is Buyou doing here?

I don't know.

Come.

Me?

I'm going to investigate the case.

Why is he leaving? He said that he would crack the case.

Did you ask for me?

Let's talk somewhere else.

Yes.

Buyou boarded Zhang Qiniang's carriage.

Did he?

Yes!

Go home. Everyone, go home!

Time to go!

That's outrageous!

Wen Yue.

Maybe I should…

We should head back now.

All right.

I'll go get him back.

Don't go.

When Buyou gets home,

no one mentions this.

We have never seen him here tonight.

Let's go.

Come on.

Buyou,

are you locked outside by your wife again?

I'm on my way

to breakfast.

Come back earlier next time.

You are up early.

I didn't want to wake you up by knocking on the door.

You stayed out the whole night.

How can I sleep?

I was

with a friend last night.

We had a good chat

and forgot about the time.

Which friend?

You'd forget about home for that friend?

A new friend.

I tried to leave a few times

but I was stopped

to chat for longer.

Did you drink?

Just a little.

How's your health

after the whole night?

I'm okay.

Rouge?

[Fashion in Song Dynasty]

[Song Dynastypedia]

[Advertisement in Song Dynasty, the Secret of Heat]

[Narrator: Hao Fushen]

People of the Song Dynasty are very good at promotion.

Do you know

that advertisement first became an industry in the Song Dynasty?

In the Song Dynasty,

businesses would come up with

all kinds of banners

[Run By the Imperial Physical]
to gain attention and customers.

Some advertise by sing or drum up business

[Sound Advertisement]
with instruments and sounds.

[Banner Advertisement]

Banner advertisements introduce features.

[Deco Advertisement]

Some uses fancy decorations as advertisements.

From the festive pavilion,

[Shiqian Delivery]

the lantern chest of the Shiqian Delivery,

[Great Shop of Mules and Horses]

or when Buyou went was purchasing horses,

we can see that our ancestors

knows how to gather heat for their businesses.

♪Had it not been for the auspicious sign, who would stir such resentment?♪

♪Granting both glory and ruin, riches and poverty alike♪

♪How could one defy the heavens beneath a conical hat?♪

♪Who would carry a satchel and make a wish?♪

♪As bonds shatter, the plot unfurls, and the dagger emerges♪

♪The chill pierces to the bone, suffering without cause♪

♪It cannot be severed, yet remains entangled♪

♪Not whole, nor complete♪

♪Looking up, the flowers bloom, but the moon wanes♪

♪The one I loved most has gone, never to return♪

♪Neither seen, nor scattered♪

♪If I linger between close and distant, I accept it willingly♪

♪Could it be you?♪

♪The one who once roused me, yet left things unresolved♪