01x05 - Into the Abyss

[bunniefuu]

[action music playing]

Hey. What's going on?

Han needs Lotus to help heal.

To repay his mother and father's debts,

the Crown Prince cut him,

and then used the lotus to rebuild him.

-How many pogs were used?

-I don't really know.

The entire place was alight

when I got there.

[old man] It was the Nine Dragons

Divine Fire Barrier. It takes a big toll.

When will he wake?

He's fine. Don't worry, young lady.

[action music continues]

AGENT FROM ABOVE

INTO THE ABYSS

[music fades]

[birds chirping]

[snoring]

Baby, don't go.

[Han Chieh exhales]

[Yeh Tzu] Mr. Han.

You're awake.

How do you feel now?

[pensive music playing]

Are you sure you're well enough

to handle all this?

Whatever it takes, I'm doing it.

So what are you going to do?

DEMON KING OF THE SIXTH HEAVEN ENTICES MAN

Didn't you say Vasavatti has a new agent?

-You don't know anything about this guy.

-I don't care.

If I don't stop that b*stard,

more people will get hurt.

CHIEH

Whoa.

Are you happy now?

Hey?

-Hey?

-[bird chirps]

[bird continues chirping]

[Chang Min] "Go to the summit of

Buddha Mountain to strengthen your body."

[dramatic music playing]

[Han Chieh] Buddha Mountain?

Chen Chi-sha.

[Chang Min pants] f*ck.

BUDDHA

[Han Chieh] Back then,

after I defeated him,

I sealed his magical weapons

in this secure vault.

[dramatic music continues]

[hissing]

Time to retire now.

Stop using this magic.

I'll be the one

to protect you in the future.

[Chi-sha] Do you really think

you're invincible?

[dramatic music continues]

You got lucky this time.

If Vasavatti gets his full demonic power,

you're dead.

[both panting]

[Chang Min] It sounds like

this vault doesn't contain anything good.

Maybe the Crown Prince is playing you?

[Han Chieh] He let

Hsiao-wen bring me a message.

Despite our past,

I don't think he's messing with me.

[Chang Min] I think

you're the one messing with me.

f*ck, I'm exhausted.

[both breathing heavily]

Hey.

Do you have the key?

[bangs lock]

[mysterious music playing]

[music intensifies]

[nervously] Oh sh*t.

ZERO, ONE, TWO, THREE,

FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE

Oh. What the f*ck is this?

[mysterious music continues]

[rattling]

[loud thump]

[music crescendos and stops]

[music turns comical]

-[rattling]

-[gasps]

[upbeat music playing]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

What…

Oh my God!

What's this?

[mysterious music playing]

[music fades]

Go, go, go. Come on, come on.

Let's go.

-[keyboard clacking]

-[g*nsh*t over video game]

Incense.

Was it Chi-sha who put you there?

But why?

Me?

A message for me?

Wu…

Wu Tien-chi?

[somber music playing]

Wu Meng-hsueh.

Wu Meng-hsueh?

Check out who this is.

-Yeah, sure. Won't take long.

-Okay.

[somber music continues]

[Hsiao-ming] There on your left. Damn.

Get down, get down, get down.

Don't come in here and mess with me.

Don't do it. Come on, let's go.

-Let's go.

-[Han Chieh] Hsiao-ming.

Huh?

Who pays for the Internet?

[over video game] Watch out. Grenade!

-You, right?

-Mmm.

Fire in the hole!

Then be a big brother,

and look after the little ghost.

-Huh?

-Huh?

-[intriguing music playing]

-Oh. Yeah, sure.

-[sighs]

-I'm off.

Bye-bye.

Come on.

You good?

I need to pee.

Huh?

I need to go.

He needs to f*cking pee.

-Hey!

-[music stops]

CRIMINAL INFORMATION, NAME: WU MENG-HSUEH

Wu Meng-hsueh changed his name

to Wu Tien-chi.

There's a rumor

he can predict stock market trends.

The market rises and falls

just as he predicts.

He committed m*rder

when he was a teenager.

[tense music playing]

Chen Chi is Vasavatti's new agent.

Chi-sha was just a puppet.

Now that he's dead,

Tien-chi is holding Yu-ching.

But why?

[tense music fades]

[Chao] Mr. Wang.

You'll exhaust yourself.

Go home. Rest.

It's best. You need your strength.

[sighs]

It's fine.

I'll wait here.

The house is empty anyway.

[cell phone vibrating]

-Hello?

-[suspenseful music playing]

[Wu Tien-chi] Are you Yu-ching's dad?

Yes, I am.

I'm her friend from school.

Did you know

Yu-ching's being bullied really badly?

-She's being bullied?

-Mm-hmm.

She's never mentioned this. Why?

Are you her friend?

I know where you can find her,

but I don't want to get into trouble,

so please promise me one thing.

Don't call the cops.

That's the only way I can help you.

Okay. I promise.

[suspenseful music continues]

CRIMINAL FILES

Correct, yes.

I handled Meng-hsueh's case back then.

It's been 20 years.

You haven't forgotten the case

in all this time.

I'll never forget.

I could never accept

the verdict of this case.

PRESIDING JUDGE: CHANG h*-CHENG

[suspenseful music continues]

What?

[Chang Min] Please continue.

Wu Meng-hsueh was 15.

The victim was a 16-year-old girl.

She died with her grandma in her own home.

What was the motive?

It was sick.

The girl showed signs of sexual as*ault.

Wu Meng-hsueh claimed they were dating,

yet her grandma forbade it.

His dad was a famous lawyer.

He got a big legal team to exonerate him

using the excuse that he was a minor.

They exploited all sorts

of legal loopholes.

The victim's grandfather

was present in court,

but he couldn't speak

due to a recent stroke.

Wu Meng-hsueh's dad used

various political and business connections

to exert pressure on the judge.

In the end, he received a light sentence.

After the verdict, the grandpa went

into a depression and died soon after.

Wu Meng-hsueh got off lightly.

He was soon released.

[poignant music playing]

[taps table]

I'm angry at myself

for not finding justice.

But I'm even angrier at the system.

At what these people can get away with.

PRESIDING JUDGE, CHANG h*-CHENG

[Chang Min] I've arranged to meet

his father's old secretary here.

[music fades]

-[Chang Min sighs]

-You've been acting strange. Why?

The main presiding judge

in Wu Meng-hsueh's case,

it was my father.

-[soft music playing]

-He didn't often talk about his work.

He suffered from depression

when I was in high school,

and he died not long after that.

I remember him saying,

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Now I know the reason.

He was obviously consumed with guilt

all the way to his deathbed.

He made a mistake.

He's only human.

[music turns sad]

I want to send this scumbag to jail.

To jail.

People like that

should go directly to hell.

Worse than hell.

[music fades]

Ms. Liu, I'm the officer

who talked to you on the phone.

This is my associate.

I'd like to talk to you

about your employer, Mr. Wu's son.

Wu Meng-hsueh.

[eerie music playing]

Ms Liu.

[Ms. Liu breathes nervously]

What do you want to know?

Wu Meng-hsueh changed his identity.

What else can you tell us about him?

They were an influential

and powerful family.

Why did he learn Wumeng magic?

Because…

that girl's grandfather

haunted him in jail.

Go away.

Get lost.

You k*lled my granddaughter and wife.

I'm going to haunt you

till the day you die.

Here or in the Underworld,

I'll make you pay.

-[sobbing]

-[eerie music continues]

I will personally ensure

you suffer in hell!

Wu Meng-hsueh sought help from his dad.

So Mr. Wu found an expert,

and trapped the soul of the girl's

grandfather in a sandalwood burner,

and sealed it inside with a talisman.

[Han Chieh] Do you know

where this incense burner is now?

I don't. I only know that after

Wu Meng-hsueh was released from prison,

he traveled all over the world.

He had one goal to achieve.

To be completely free from punishment

both in the Human Realm and in hell.

He started learning all sorts

of techniques and witchcraft,

including the most evil Wumeng Technique.

[eerie music continues]

[Tien-chi's father] What have you done?

We had four competitors, and now all four

of them mysteriously die at the same time.

This is a great situation for us.

What are you upset about?

Meng-hsueh, stop engaging

in these shady practices.

-[sighs]

-If you don't stop…

[music stops]

I'll change my will.

And when the time comes,

you won't see a penny.

Why don't you try it?

[dramatic music playing]

You might find you…

have a little accident,

if you change that will.

Uh…

[father] I should've

let the judge find you guilty.

[dramatic music continues]

[breathes nervously]

After that, Mr. Wu closed the firm.

Soon after that, I retired.

I haven't heard anything about them since.

[Han Chieh] Oh.

We must find it.

Why?

The one thing he's scared of

is karma. It could destroy him.

You mean if

the girl's grandpa reports him,

when Tien-chi dies

he'll be accountable for his crimes.

Mmm. Can you find where it's hidden?

-[music fades]

-I'm digging up all we can now.

He's got a passport,

and foreign companies are

in control of all of his assets.

Our Vasavatti.

He's cunning and smart.

Smart. So what? He's an evil creature.

You're not so smart, but better than him.

You're the brainless one here.

-[phone vibrating]

-Ouch, that hurts.

INVESTIGATION TEAM ONE

[tense music playing]

-Calm down.

-You b*stard!

-Where's my daughter? Where is she?

-Sir, calm down.

[struggling]

Good job.

The man he assaulted,

he has a drug conviction.

Mr. Wang got a call saying

his daughter was being bullied,

saying it's the reason

for his daughter's kidnapping.

-He told him her location?

-It was owned by Tien-chi.

It's where he k*lled that girl,

and where he k*lled the girl's grandma.

That's where he found this boy,

and assaulted him.

[tense music intensifies]

Always using others to do things.

His typical MO.

Chao's invited him to come

and have a chat with us.

[sigh]

I bought this property a long time ago.

It's been empty now for years.

[scoffs] I had no idea

someone would cause trouble there.

Why did you buy that property?

[music turns eerie]

[chuckles]

The location's very good,

and I thought that an investment

in that area would be a good idea.

[curious music playing]

So, can I help

with anything else, officers?

[chuckles softly]

[music fades]

-Thank you.

-Bye.

You're letting him go?

We can't detain him.

We have no direct evidence

to prove his involvement.

And we've traced the number

that called Mr. Wang.

It was from outside the country.

So, we can't be sure

that it was him who called.

-[sighs] Did--

-All right.

Follow him, 24-7.

Will do.

[dramatic music playing]

Hello.

Don't play dumb with me.

Oh.

[chuckling]

[sighs]

Mmm.

You're pretty special.

You faced Chen Chi-sha,

and lived to tell the tale.

Mmm.

Tell Vasavatti I'm wise to his tricks,

and I'm ready to engage.

But release Yu-ching.

And observe some rules,

like not harming innocents.

[dramatic music continues]

Which I know you so enjoy doing,

so let's have it out.

You win, you can have my life.

[music builds]

[inhales]

Oh, sounds quite appealing.

But you don't know me very well.

Let me tell you.

What I hate most in life

is having to follow rules.

Take those guys over there.

They have to follow the rules

every time they do something,

as they live their boring lives.

They long for what?

-Freedom.

-[dramatic music playing]

Freedom is everything.

Right?

[chuckles]

Oh, I heard your pogs are amazing.

I can't wait.

[techno music playing]

[vehicle revving]

[man] Hello, sir. This way, please.

The VIP has arrived.

[techno music continues]

[music ends]

[Yeh Tzu] The weather's turned cold.

Rug up tight at night.

[laughs] Thank you.

You forgot one thing.

Wear socks when you sleep!

-Bye-bye.

-[laughs] Bye.

[eerie music playing]

[sighs]

[wind blows]

[indistinct female cry]

[old man vocalizing]

Back already?

Hey, Yeh Tzu.

Yeh Tzu. Wait.

Yeh Tzu.

-[screams]

-[music intensifies]

[action music playing]

[red ghost] Jump off.

Jump off.

Jump!

Jump now.

Now, do it!

You b*stard! What do you want?

[music recedes]

[giggles]

-[action music continues]

-Hey, hey, hey!

[music crescendos and stops]

[Han Chieh groans]

[old man] Yeh Tzu.

Yeh Tzu.

Look there.

[slow action music playing]

[chuckling]

[Wu Tien-chi chuckling]

[yawns]

[music fades]

[techno music playing]

[Wu Tien-chi and woman groan]

What do you want?

[tutting]

[laughs]

How do you like my new security?

She's pretty cute, isn't she?

I've always felt bad for Chen Chi-sha.

I want to give him a goddaughter.

Do you think he'd like Yeh Tzu?

You b*stard!

-Just try it, and I'll k*ll you now.

-[laughing]

[techno music continues]

You've never k*lled a human?

[laughs] You've k*lled so many demons,

but you've never k*lled a human?

-Do you wanna try it?

-[tense music plays]

All you have to do is throw me down there.

You see, you're just like me.

-You're the same as me. No different.

-[Chang Min] Han.

-Han, cool it, man.

-Right?

-[Chang Min] Come on.

-Huh?

Huh? You love to make trouble, don't you?

But I think you're just all talk.

If it wasn't Chi-sha pulling your chain,

you'd be nothing.

[tense music continues]

Officer, with all due respect,

your corrupt, incompetent unit

can't touch me.

See you in the afterlife.

Is that it? Is that all you've got to say?

I can't imagine why someone

like Vasavatti would get

someone like you to be his successor.

You're quite pathetic. Hmm?

Chen Chi-sha was a useless old man.

I'm the one who made him k*ll people.

We're not on the same level, okay?

You can't touch me.

Not with the law or your magic.

You want blood?

Maybe I should k*ll Yeh Tzu next.

-You--

-Han, let's go. Han, forget it.

-[laughing]

-Come on.

-Han. Come on, out.

-[Wu Tien-chi] Oh, come on, don't go!

-[tense music intensifies]

-[laughing menacingly]

[Chang Min] Come on,

don't let him get to you. It's okay.

Here, let me get the door. Get in.

Get in there. Mind your head.

Yeah. Now sit, relax.

-[sighs]

-[door closes]

Low blood sugar,

I think makes you irritable.

Hmm?

Chao.

Wait for it.

Thanks to Mr. Han here,

we've got grounds for a search warrant.

Mm-hmm.

I'll send it to you later.

[chuckles]

What's funny?

[Wu Tien-chi] Chen Chi-sha was

a useless old man.

-I'm the one who made him k*ll people.

-[funky music plays]

[Chao] Mr. Chen agreed to an emergency

search of Wu Tien-chi's home tomorrow.

Aside from the recording,

several people at the nightclub

also saw him conversing with Chen Chi-sha.

[Chao grunts]

I found several of these talismans hidden

all over the house.

Is this what you were looking for?

[soft music playing]

[Han Chieh] Mmm.

Be careful.

This is evidence.

After you're done, it needs to be filed.

[yawning] So what are you planning to do?

I'll release him

once I secure a Command Token.

-[tense music playing]

-Mm-hmm.

We finally got something on him.

Tien-chi is toast.

TAIPEI CITY STREET MAP

[low tense music continues]

[Chang Min] Hey, I don't get it.

Tien-chi lied to the girl's father

about the real kidnapper.

He chose his own apartment

as the location,

where he had k*lled before.

What's his game?

The same location

where he committed m*rder before.

Why? What's he up to?

[Chi-sha] That girl, she's not here.

There are many uses for Yu-ching.

[Han Chieh] Tien-chi's apartment,

Heilung Hall,

and where A-Fu said

he stole the vital spirits.

PAOAN TEMPLE, LANTE TEMPLE, FUHE TEMPLE

At each different location,

there were strange deaths.

[music builds]

Give me a pen. A pen.

[action music playing]

HEILUNG HALL

FUHE TEMPLE

LANCHEN TEMPLE

PAOAN TEMPLE

[Chang Min] This is…

A formation.

[thunder cracking]

f*ck.

How did I miss that?

He was setting up the formation

to break the restriction of the seal,

so he can channel Vasavatti's spirit

into the Human Realm.

[bird chirps]

[music fades]

[Chang Min] "The corpse demons are

about to be formed."

-"The full moon is approaching."

-[Han Chieh] Full moon.

[dramatic music playing]

Vasavatti appeared at full moon.

[cries]

[action music playing]

You got lucky this time. If Vasavatti gets

his full demonic power, you're dead.

Full moon, magical formation, center.

I get it.

Five years ago, I defeated him,

only because I interrupted

the Demon King's world invasion.

This completed formation will enable

Vasavatti to obtain his full power,

using the portal

when the moon is at its most yin.

[demonically] If you delay me,

I'll bring you to hell.

He's gonna try it again.

WANG YU-CHING, HEILUNG HALL

The portal, where is it?

[dramatic music playing]

[Han Chieh] In the center

of the formation,

Dongfeng Market.

Right from the start, his target was

always you and the Dongfeng Market.

[music continues]

This formation, it's not complete yet.

The offering in the final location

will be Yu-ching.

GOLDEN LAKE PLAZA

We'll stake out the market.

There are thousands

of households where he can hide.

An impossible task.

It's a terrifying way to die.

We must stop this.

The source of the formation's dark power

is the terror these victims felt.

He's keeping Yu-ching alive

until a specific time and location.

A few days before the full moon,

There's still time.

[dramatic music continues]

GOLDEN LAKE PLAZA

[music fades]

[metal clicking]

[whistling and flicking lighter]

[music turns eerie]

[growling]

[music fades]

[continues growling]

-Does our agreement still stand?

-You're useless.

You're scared of that old man

filing a complaint against you.

Provided you handle the matter well,

it matters little what you did

in the Human Realm,

-You will not be punished.

-[dramatic music playing]

Even if you go to hell after you die,

you must be well-prepared

to bring me the thing that I want.

[Tien-chi] I've made all the arrangements.

I tested it today.

Han, Yeh Tzu is being possessed.

What do you want?

[Tien-chi] That brat cares

a lot about Yeh Tzu.

[music continues]

If we possess that girl,

even if Han knows she's a demon,

he wouldn't dare hurt her.

-[ghost] Hmm.

-[dramatic music playing]

Don't underestimate that brat.

Remember he disposed of Chi-sha.

You must tread carefully.

This is the last step.

Refine the corpse demons.

Find a way to exhaust his magical tools.

[music builds]

[groans]

[groans]

[dramatic music continues]

[growls]

Huh.

[roars loudly]

[music stops abruptly]

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