01x03 - Episode 3

[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 3]

["You know something is off when it's not logical." Shao Yong, Northern Song]

Zhao Buyou.

Investigate.

Investigate the good omen.

Zhao Buyou.

Can you find the mechanism that created the omen?

I can't.

But I know someone who can.

What are you doing?

Mo'er, wait for me.

Buyou has lost his reasoning.

I can't believe he's asking you to investigate the good omen.

[The Office of Justice]

What are you doing?

This area belongs to the Office of Justice.

How can you stop the carriage here?

I'm a worker at the Wang's Paper Horse Shop.

I was ordered to deliver this to the Office of Justice

and someone will accept it.

Who asked you to do that?

Um…

How should I know?

I'm just the delivery man.

Why are the religious goods for Qingming

here at the government office's door?

That's a first!

You are right.

This is weird.

Is this some sort of scheme?

Get over here!

- Someone, give us a hand here. - Come here.

- What happened? - Get over here.

Search it.

Let's go.

Take it easy!

It's made of paper. What am I supposed to tell my boss?

Tea!

What is that guy doing?

He has been standing there for a while now.

Have you figured it out or not?

Buyou is expelled by the Office of Justice.

His job in the Kaifeng Prefecture

all relies on you now.

Just a second.

It will be quick.

Zhao Buyou.

Your brother

is "Crafting Genius" Zhang Yong's one last student, right?

He has been standing there for two hours now.

Is he trying to build a new one or what?

We have just three days to crack the case.

Do we have that kind of time?

Boss!

He clearly can't do it.

That's just an inexperienced kid!

He's not even growing a beard!

No case file from the Office of Justice

and your whole family will be slain.

[Archive, the Office of Justice]

[Important Files of Thief Tracking]

They are back.

The omen is man-made.

There are three mysteries to be solved.

First,

how did the fog on the river

come into being?

Second,

how did the auspicious clouds appear?

Third.

How did Mei's Boat disappear?

The first one is easy.

There are a lot of things

including the mixture of niter and sugar,

flint,

even flour

that create a large quantity of smoke

when burnt.

The third question,

and the most important one,

the disappearance of the boat.

How?

I don't know.

I can start the investigation with the second question.

"Dream Pool Essays" mentioned

that the rainbow is the sun reflected on the water.

It appears when it's raining in the sunlight.

The auspicious clouds are the same.

This morning, there was fog over the river

and the sunlight shines on the fog,

creating the auspicious clouds.

When the auspicious clouds emerged,

there was a streak of bright light

on the west side of the river.

Are you saying that it's also man-made?

Are you trying to cover for him?

Can you see light during the day, no matter how bright it is?

You can.

I know a few things

that burn brighter than fireworks.

Maybe they can achieve the brightness of the light.

Where can we get them?

Some of them can be easily found,

and the others are prohibited.

They can't be easily found.

Inspector Gu,

my brother is an introverted and honest person.

He will never purchase

- the prohibited goods. - I have.

Do you know where we can get them?

He doesn't know.

I know.

Wan Fu!

Later, you go with…

Mo'er

to investigate.

Check who has bought those things lately.

When we have all the stuff,

we'll let you do experiments, all right?

All right.

[Assassination of Li Yan, Deputy Commissioner of Transport of Liangzhe Region]

Master Ma, over here.

Please.

Inside, please.

This is where

the fire started.

Help us decide

how to fix it.

How did the fire start?

The scribe who was on duty

forgot to put out the candle when he left work.

Well, there's something odd about it.

Zhao Buyou

has worked here for over a decade

without making any mistakes before.

Eventually, he was expelled as the punishment

of negligence.

Who's there?

Guards!

Who's there?

Don't be creepy and put away the umbrella.

Help!

Someone, help!

Over there.

Hurry up.

I've got you all the things.

Be careful when you are meddling with fire.

Check it.

I spent the whole morning looking for

all these odds and ends.

If it weren't for

my wide connections,

it would be impossible to find all these prohibited things.

After the investigation, sign the paper.

I'll go report this.

Wait.

Magnesia is also on the list.

You've got a lot of stuff here.

Without the magnesia,

I can't get the result,

and you won't find the person you are looking for.

I'm not counting on you to crack the case.

Here.

Sign the paper.

The magnesia is a must.

Sign it.

It's essential.

Sign it.

The magnesia is a must.

Wan!

I have an inkpad.

Judge Wan.

Here.

Without the magnesia…

I'm not running more errands for that!

Here.

Just one second.

…I can't get the light.

Stick out your hand!

And you won't find the person you are looking for!

What are you doing?

Who are you?

[Song Qiyu, Royal Examination Candidate]
A reporter of the Jixiantang Newspaper.

Who permitted you to be here?

My boss told me

that he has an agreement with the Kaifeng Prefecture

and that I should come here

to record the process of the investigation.

Judge Wan, Kaifeng Prefecture.

Do you know me?

Of course.

People say

that Judge Wan is Inspector Gu's main man

who cracked a lot of cases.

Judge Wan from the Kaifeng Prefecture solves the mysterious mechanism

and reveals the truth of the fake omen.

Those are nice words.

You are wrong about it.

I reveal the fake good omen

under Inspector Gu's lead.

That's how you should put it.

Yes!

Judge Wan followed Inspector Gu's lead

and helped this young man crack the fake omen case.

That will be a great story.

So, young man.

What did you say that's missing from the list?

Magnesia.

All right.

You focus on your work, and I'll find you that.

Hurry.

We have people all over the roof and found nothing.

Expand the search area.

We have to find that rat

even if we need to turn over every brick on the ground!

Yes.

Hurry.

This is a trouble-free hole.

People who can't

reveal their faces

or things can't be revealed

are all hidden here.

Let's go check things out over there.

This area is under lockdown.

That young man must be in the yard.

Boss!

Where is he?

We didn't find him.

Keep searching.

Yes.

Yue!

Yue!

[20 Years Ago]

Yue!

Yue!

I can't keep you company.

You have

to live.

[Wen Yue as a Child]
Don't look back.

It's you again!

I don't want to be a pirate.

Stubborn girl!

[Water Dagger, Pirate in the Jiangnan Area]

If you join us,

you will have enough food, water, and shelter.

Here's our agreement.

If you eat this,

you will become one of us.

Where are you taking me?

[Underground Trench, East Capital]

Master,

I want to look at the East Capital.

Why did you bring me here?

This is the East Capital.

That can't be true.

Go down.

This is it.

The other side of East Capital.

The dark side.

Come back

and work with me.

Do remember

that you are here to k*ll.

People who can't be exposed to daylight, like us,

belong to the dark side.

Not the bright side of the East Capital.

[Temporary Autopsy Room, Rainbow Bridge Crime Scene]

Lords above

and lords below.

Please do not show your spiritual power.

Every debt has its debtor.

You will

suffer less in the next life.

Mister,

do you know about my profession?

I know about the newspaper,

but I've never read one.

The pig-slaughtering hero returns.

The articles in the street newspapers

are exaggerating.

It's just for attention.

I don't intend to write articles like that.

I'm a candidate for this year's royal exam.

I'm working as a reporter in the press

to earn

some extra money

and

to write articles with perspectives.

My power is insignificant,

but it's still a part of the force that will change this world.

I noticed

your serious look just now.

Somehow

I sense that you will reveal the truth in this case.

I genuinely want to help you.

My name is Zhao Mo'er.

Thank you

for what you did.

I'm Song Qiyu.

Mr. Song.

It's dangerous over here.

Follow me.

Come here.

Get down.

Hide yourself.

The stability is poor

and the brightness is insufficient.

Flint doesn't work.

Check the middle finger for passing away during Zi, Wu, Mao, and You,

and check the palm for passing away during Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei.

Yin, Shen Si, Hai…

This is the pre-wok ritual of a coroner.

Lords above and lords below…

[Yao He, Coroner of Kaifeng Prefecture]

Inspector Gu. Judge Wan.

Who's this?

Coroner Yao.

You know,

the old Coroner Yao's son.

The younger Coroner Yao.

Where's his father?

You agreed that he retires

and you let his son take over his position.

I forgot that.

The boy

is a little timid.

He's probably stalling.

Yao.

So,

how long do you think it will take?

About an hour.

Hurry up.

Go find another coroner.

None of them dares to come.

All the coroners in the city

are Yao's students.

Yao said

that his son must do his job today.

No one else can help.

You know what Yao is like.

Check the palm for passing away during Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei.

The hands are cured up for passing away during Yin, Shen Si, and Hai.

That's how you tell the time of death.

Lords above and lords below…

If he can't do the autopsy,

how are we supposed to work?

I can!

I studied medicine

and I have medical knowledge.

I'm not afraid of bodies either.

Is that the…

I can do the autopsy and find out the truth.

What are you doing?

I'm doing your work.

With such a huge case happened

and so many people died,

as a coroner, you haven't…

Give it to me!

What are you doing?

What I did was a routine for coroners.

Do you know about this trade?

I just know that if you don't do it right away,

you won't be able to test the poisons later.

What poison?

Stop meddling in things you don't know.

I just checked.

These men are not wearing the crew uniforms like the rest

and they have daggers hidden at their waist.

They have a lot of muscles,

which means they can fight.

It's not easy to k*ll them.

Besides,

they don't have any other injuries

other than the lethal ones,

which means they didn't struggle or fight back

when they were k*lled.

I suspect that they were pre-drugged.

Even if it's no poison,

it's some medicine that could rob people of their ability to fight back.

You still can't do it.

Before testing for poison,

we need to use the black locust water

to clean the silver needle.

That's how it won't affect the result of the autopsy.

You do it.

Sure.

What's up?

Don't get sick for being scared.

Let me check.

No!

It's okay.

I'll get better after a while.

I'll be fine.

Zhao Buyou

is interesting.

His whole family is interesting.

If the silver needle can't test the poison,

then this will work.

If the poison is weak,

then the silver needle won't be able to test it.

But by using hot vinegar to apply heat to the body,

the weak vinegar will be pushed out.

The rice ball

absorbs poison better than the silver needles.

Put it in the mouth of the body

and if it turns black,

that means there's poison in the body.

You are incredible.

It seems that I'm not

built to be a coroner.

Who released the mine?

What are you doing?

I just applied a little,

and it's already so powerful.

If I add more,

the whole house will break down.

You try…

Don't add too much stuff.

You may b*mb the bridge!

Has the color changed?

Yes.

The color really changed.

Your method worked!

Can we be sure of the type of poison?

Why don't I smell it?

Smell it?

My nose has always been sensitive.

That's why my father

trained me to smell all kinds of poisons.

It smells like garlic.

Isn't that natural?

They needed to eat.

No.

Never mind. Put away your nose.

I'll see it for myself.

What are you doing now?

I'll cut the body open

and check what it contains.

No! You can't do that.

How about this?

Let's finish the autopsy on all these bodies

and see what's going on.

And then, we'll report to Inspector Gu

and decide what to do next.

Go check it out.

Yes.

Mo'er,

did we

succeed?

Lord.

Why are they so stubborn?

You were right, Boss.

He did it.

Elaborate.

It's the magnesia and sulfur.

I read a book about alchemy

which says

that burn the mixture of magnesia

and sulfur,

the light it creates

shins brighter than sunlight.

Yes. I saw it.

It's more impressive

than the fireworks.

I can't believe that.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

So,

sulfur

can be bought everywhere

while magnesia is rare.

Did you check

where one can get some

and who's the buyer?

You should ask me that question.

This is a prohibited product.

It took some effort for the men I sent to get those.

No one other than government officials can do that.

Inspector Gu.

We've finished the autopsy.

There are four bodies

that are dressed differently.

They brought daggers,

and they were fighters judging by their body builds.

These four bodies

happen to be the ones poisoned.

What kind of poison?

It should be the red spider lily.

I smelled garlic

from their mouths.

It's not lethal if you take in just a little,

but it will cause a lack of strength and control.

Red spider lily.

I've never heard of it.

It grows in the Jiangnan area.

I don't think we can find it here.

No wonder.

All right. You guys can go back now.

Yes.

Ban'er, don't try to help without knowing the situation.

Trust me.

Inspector Gu.

Since Mo'er found magnesia and sulfur

and the light at the crime scene

came from the river,

could they

have been burning

magnesia and sulfur on the same boat

and created the bright light?

Did you check

the boats that were on the river?

Yes.

We detained all the boats at the crime scene.

There's no magnesia or sulfur.

So, is there any sign

of smoke on those boats?

Nothing abnormal

on the boats.

I have an idea.

Maybe we can try that.

Mo'er!

Mo'er!

Mo'er!

Mo'er.

What's the plan?

Boats get woodworms.

The sulfur in the bright light fuel

expels worms.

So,

we'll go smoke the worms out.

If there are worms,

they would have

been smoked by sulfur this morning.

The boat that doesn't have any worms on it

is the boat we are looking for.

Because it has been

smoked this morning.

That's right.

Even if other traces on the boat

can be cleaned,

it's impossible to get the worms back.

Can I come with you?

- Of course. - Ban'er.

Buyou.

Why are you here obstructing the work?

If Mo'er can help,

why can't I?

I don't want you to lose your job

and get scolded by Wen Yue.

Do you mean I should thank you?

You should.

When I left home this morning,

Wen Yue was angry with me.

I'm worried that she might be struggling with it.

You

go home

and check on her for me.

Buyou, what did you do to Wen Yue?

Just go back and check on her for me.

You won't tell me.

Then I'll ask Wen Yue.

Boss.

This is the boat owner who transported Xiao into the city.

Speak.

People led by Mr. Xiao

boarded our boat in Yingtian Prefecture.

They asked us to keep our heads down

and forbade us to look at their faces.

The only thing I know

is that they are all big

and strong.

They went straight into the cabin

after boarding the boat

and asked us to sail directly to the capital city.

On the way here,

I heard some of the conversations

they had in the cabin.

They seem

to have mentioned

finding a pig head.

A pig head.

Boss!

That's the bunch!

Keep talking.

One of them mentioned

about finding

a lady named Fu Ling.

He said that she knew her way around medicine,

and he'd visit her every time he was here.

Fu Ling.

Father. You are back.

- Yes. - Father!

You smell like alcohol.

What are you doing?

A few days back,

the doctor made a prescription.

We are drying the medicines.

Buyou,

I know a lady who can give prescriptions.

Her name is Fu Ling.

She's a sneaky one.

I heard that she gives prescriptions

to a lot of men on boats.

They all feel better afterward.

Prescriptions.

What else?

They also said

that their master has a female junior apprentice.

A female junior apprentice.

Boss,

I'm thinking

that Xiao and his bunch

have definitely committed m*rder.

Fu Ling is his master's apprentice.

Who is this apprentice?

That's the masked person

who came out of the Bian River.

Judge Wan,

can I record it like this?

A female doctor from a clinic

named Fu Ling

is suspected to be the masked woman overboard.

Yes.

That's how you should write it.

Tie Chi. Fei Jian.

Yes.

Search for a doctor named Fu Ling in every clinic in the city.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Go.

Let's go.

Boss.

We witnessed

what happened this morning on the Rainbow Bridge, right?

Then I asked my uncle

to come.

He does painting for a living.

I told him

everything I saw

and he

drew everything down

in the painting

based on what I said.

This is the Rainbow Bridge.

I don't think the number of people

on the bridge is right.

Of course.

This is a diagram.

My point

is the Mei's Boat.

The scale

of the boat and the bridge is also not right.

Are you picking on me on purpose?

It's just about the painting.

Inspector Gu.

I know a painter

who drew the crime scene

from this morning.

I can get him here if you need him.

You making a recommendation again.

The fish on my boat are rotten.

This huge thing just happened out of the blue.

[Rainbow Bridge Pier]

Who knows when can things return to normal?

Who's going to compensate me?

What are you doing here?

- What's your business here? - State your business.

I'm here for the investigation. Inspector Gu sent me.

What investigation?

We already had such a long day.

Are you going to let us go?

Our goods on the boats are rotting.

What are you going to do about that?

I'll help you get rid of the worms.

Worms? We don't need that.

Leave!

Inspector Gu sent me here for the investigation.

He's wrong.

Inspector Gu

sent us to perform exorcism.

Exorcism?

A lot of people died in the river today.

The river is stained.

Inspector Gu is worried that the evilness

has boarded your boat.

I found it.

Mr. Zhao.

My painting

will help crack the case.

I just introduced you

to Inspector Gu.

You paint what you see.

Don't get ahead of yourself.

Was there a litter?

There was a litter,

two horses,

and three donkeys on the bridge.

The two donkeys were dragged.

A man was riding the other donkey.

The person on the litter

and the horse rider won't give way to each other

and caused a jam at the top of the bridge.

Do you think you can afford

the time of our lord?

Yes.

Yes. He has got all of that.

How many people

were on the Mei's Boat

back then?



How many bodies did we find?

When passing the Rainbow Bridge,

the whole crew

was busy with the mast.

How come there are four people in the cabin?

What were they doing?

They were drinking.

They were drunk.

That's not right.

All four of them?

Inspector Gu.

How many people were poisoned did the coroner say?

There are four bodies

that are dressed differently.

They are fighters judging by their body builds.

That's those four.

Why are there four fighters

on a transportation boat on the Bian River?

How did a boat as huge as the Mei's

disappear into thin air?

Mr. Zhang.

Did you notice anything abnormal

when you were doing the painting by the Bian River?

There was.

This

was painted earlier this morning.

It depicts the west side of the Rainbow Bridge.

You can attach it to the other painting.

What's the abnormality?

Check the boat in this painting.

Which one

looks different with the boats usually sail

the Bian River?

The boats I usually see on the Bian River

install the anchor lifter

at the end of the boat.

This boat has an anchor lifter

installed on the top of the boat.

In addition, this one

is wider

than the others.

Both these boats

have rudders at the end.

But you didn't draw one on this boat.

Is it because it doesn't have one?

Yes.

Inspector Gu.

I found the boat that created the bright light.

It's a deserted small boat.

When the crime was committed,

the boat went back to the pier.

Several people sneaked out of the boat

and were never seen again.

The owner of the boat next to it saw everything

and got the wrong idea.

He took the boat for himself.

When we exposed his lie,

he said the truth.

The people who got off the boat

were the crew

and a man from Western Regions.

A man from Western Regions?

They are all over East Capital.

How are we supposed to find him?

Let's find this boat first.

I'm leaving.

Already?

Yes.

I need to go back to print the newspapers.

Thank you for your help today.

Don't mention it.

No need to thank me.

Wait.

I'd like to talk to you about something.

If you are going to write an article,

don't make mistakes

in the order of steps of today's experiment.

Common people

don't understand this, normally.

But

I will do that.

Thank you.

Mo'er,

your mortise and tenon toy is sophisticated.

Do you know about this?

A little.

Let me show you how to disassemble it.

That's okay.

I'd like to try that myself.

You are special.

People rarely appreciate this.

It is truly sophisticated.

I made it myself.

It might take you a while to disassemble it.

But it's okay.

You can bring it back and study it.

Mo'er, you look different

when speaking of the mortise and tenon.

I'll hold you to your offer.

Thank you.

Mo'er,

if you use your talent

on detective work,

you will achieve something.

Maybe you will

be able to help more common people

like you and me.

See you.

Inspector Gu.

Has Judge Wan and the other returned

from their boat searching?

The greedy pig met his fate.

Who are they

calling greedy?

It might be

someone like Li Yan

from 15 years ago.

Do you think Li Yan

is truly corrupted?

I actually noticed

something strange in the case file.

The boat

was loaded with money,

yet he and his wife

were wearing simple cotton clothes.

Besides,

their food

was quite simple.

Is it possible

that the fortune on the boat was a set-up?

That's just my own deduction.

Don't take it seriously.

Have you mentioned your deduction

to anyone?

No.

I dare not.

I mentioned it

to my boss,

Di Lun.

What did he say?

If you ever

spot anything when working with me,

you can talk to me.

Boss!

We found the Mei's Boat that disappeared.

It… It was hidden in a bigger boat.

Put your shoulders to it!

[Bian River Wild Beach, Suburb]
That big boat as the husk

is the suspicious boat

that Zhang Zeduan painted.

The Mei's Boat can fit into the belly of the big boat.

No wonder we couldn't find it.

Fortunately,

we locked down the Bian River.

Those wicked bunch can't get out of here.

So they abandoned the boat.

After you issued the order,

I brought our men and searched

along the banks of the Bian River.

That's how we found it.

- Careful! - Lift it up.

All right.

Is everything all right in there?

Be careful!

Come on.

Mr. Zhang.

Thank you for the trouble.

Mr. Zhao!

Mo'er.

Did you find anything?

The whole boat is made of paulownia wood.

The wood is light,

and the boat is a catamaran.

[Bottomless Catamaran, Middle Chamber]
These two think enclosed cabins

are sufficient to make the boat float.

The locations of the anchor lifter and the rudder are different

because the end of the boat is a gate.

Judging from its appearance,

the boat looks like a passenger boat,

but it's actually a husk,

and it has no bottom.

The gate at the end opens

and Mei's Boat can be pulled right in.

Make it simple when talking to your superior.

Just say that it's a big drawer.

Boss,

Di has never left.

He's right there.

Master Zhang.

Thank you for your help today.

Inspector Gu. Judge Wan.

Thank you so much.

We are fortunate to have you here.

Mr. Zhao, don't say that.

I should go now.

Mr. Di.

Mr. Gu.

It's quite the project.

Their project

of creating the omen is even grander.

I can see that Mr. Gu had decided to pursue the matter.

The omen is fake.

That's a crime of lying to His Majesty.

Do you think that one

cares about the genuineness of the omen?

All right.

It's getting late.

I should go back now.

Thank you for your hard work.

A grand project.

Boss.

We found several bodies inside.

There's also a bronze furnace.

Slow down.

- Help me a little more. - Be careful.

All right.

It's a mixture of nitre, sugar,

and some spices.

I was right.

The smoke is made in the furnace.

I have definitely seen this furnace before.

Oh, I know!

It's a Thindu furnace!

I saw it when watching shows

in the business center.

Some people can perform a kind of light fireworks

or painting scenery in the air.

I couldn't have gotten my head around how they did it.

So I sneaked into their backstage.

They were using this kind of furnace

when making smoke.

Why did the boat owner say

that he saw a man from the Western Regions?

Most people can't tell

Western Regions people from Thindu people.

Judging from the current clues,

we can basically deduct

the whole picture of the crime.

- Someone… - Zhao Buyou!

You are a bit abrupt.

Is this how you do things at the Office of Justice?

Is deduction your work?

Let's hear it.

You do it

and I'll listen.

Someone

used Thindu light fireworks

and created the fake omen.

They put a furnace on Mei's Boat

and when the boat is near the Rainbow Bridge,

they release the smoke.

According to their plan,

Mei's Boat will be pulled

into this catamaran.

Mei's Boat's magical disappearance

is a part of this good omen charade.

Somehow, this show was obstructed.

- Apparently, there's another group… - It's a good omen!

…learned about this plan

and sneaked into the boat.

When it was the cl*max of this good omen show,

they k*lled the crew on Mei's Boat

and turned a good omen into a cruel m*rder.

In the meantime, the people on the big boat,

those who created the omen, don't know

the situation on Mei's Boat because of the smoke.

They pulled Mei's Boat into the big boat as the plan.

So, Mei's Boat disappeared nonetheless.

People who created the good omen

disappeared into the smoke

after the m*rder.

The ones who created the good omen

pulled Mei's Boat into the big boat

and found that all the people on Mei's Boat were dead.

They realized that things went south,

and Inspector Gu has sealed off the Bian River,

so they had to leave the boats here

and escape.

That's what happened.

So, the point is to find the ones that obstructed the good omen.

To find the ones that obstructed the good omen,

we need to find the ones that created it first.

So, the important thing to do right now

is to find the Thindu man.

I agree with him.

Yes, Boss.

As I've said,

the important thing is to find the Thindu man.

There aren't many of them in East Capital.

It would be easy to find that man.

I have an idea.

Let's…

What are you doing?

We are analyzing the case right now.

You guys can leave.

Boss.

Let's start with those who got into the capital city…

Inspector Gu.

My brother and I will head back now.

Don't be late

for work tomorrow.

What is Zhao Buyou

so happy about?

Hey!

What are you doing? Hurry up!

I think Zhao Buyou is a good guy.

Go home.

Buyou.

Buyou!

Ban'er, what happened?

Something happened to Wen Yue.

[Fashion in Song Dynasty]

[Encyclopedia of the Song Dynasty]

[Between the Office of Justice and the Office of Justice, by Lin Jiachuan]

The Office of Justice

[Kaifeng Prefecture]
and the Kaifeng Prefecture

[Di Lun, Prosecutor of the Office of Justice]

are what people describe as

[Gu Zhen, Zuojun Director of Kaifeng Court]

two beasts on one mountain.

[The Office of Justice]

The Office of Justice is the highest Song court.

Similar to our Supreme Court.

[Kaifeng Prefecture]

The Kaifeng Prefecture has a civil court,

and is similar to the capital city government.

[Judicial Powers]
They both have some judicial powers,

but none is second to the other.

After the Reforms of Yuan Feng,

the Office of Justice gained the power to judge

some crime cases happened in the capital city.

Though Boss and Prosecutor Di

maintain a peaceful relationship in the show,

they are actually against each other.

♪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♪