The 9th Precinct (第九分局)

My name is Chen Chia-hao.

I can see what people can't since I was little.

Do you want to come in?

It's already late. Why is it so crowded?

Chen Chia-hao sees ghosts!

How scary!

The fortune-teller said that I'm fated to serve the gods and the supernatural.

I can't be a cop.

But...

I just don't believe it.

HALF AN HOUR AGO

Hey!

Don't work so hard, okay?

Relax! You won't see any cars around here.

I used to work very hard like you.

But in recent years,

I've thought things through. I'm done with it.

Sir, done with what?

You still don't get it?

Just lead a quiet life.

Don't get into trouble.

I was hoping I could relax in this job until I retire.

But I met a troublemaker like you who lunges towards the air for no reason.

-That... -I'll tell you what.

If I had talent like yours,

I wouldn't be a cop.

I'd work as a medium or an oracle.

You would earn more than a cop. Right?

Why be a cop?

I need to pee.

STOP FOR INSPECTION

Sir.

Is that a good idea?

What? Can't I pee?

Hey!

HOULI POLICE AGENCY, SECURITY POLICE

Driver's license, please.

Do you know you went over the speed limit?

I'm sorry, I...

I work in another city during the weekdays.

I can only come home to my wife and kids during the weekends.

All for a tiny paycheck to feed the family.

I'm sorry.

Sign here.

When did I miss paying the parking fee?

Thank you, young man. Thanks!

What now?

Your taillights are off.

Hao!

What are you doing?

You assaulted the police? Put your hands up!

Put your hands up!

Hao, are you okay?

Put it down and turn around!

Turn around!

Don't move.

Chieh!

What a busybody.

This wouldn't have happened if you just let me go.

Only now did I realize

that fate

cannot be changed indeed.

HOULI POLICE AGENCY

Chen Chia-hao.

Congratulations.

You caught Hei Gou, the most wanted suspect.

A traffic cop actually solved a huge case.

You deserve praise.

But during the shootout,

you said a female ghost saved you.

She did save me.

You have no respect for your job and your partner died as a result!

A ghost saved you?

How could a ghost save a person?

Are you going to revise your report?

How did you graduate from the police academy?

Scram if you refuse to revise it!

HOULI POLICE AGENCY

Sir, thank you for your guidance.

Where did you come from?

NO. 9, CHEN CHIA-HAO, IS IT WORTH IT?

HOULI POLICE AGENCY

Chen Chia-hao, born in 1988.

Entered the police academy in 2011.

Highest score in shooting.

Highest score in hand-to-hand combat.

Exam score is adequate.

Opened fire in the streets for no reason

and lunged at invisible suspects on several occasions.

-Excuse me... -Do you still want to be a cop?

-Sir. -Call me Chang.

I...

Do you regret pushing the old woman away from the car?

Ma'am!

That crazy guy threw himself at a speeding car!

-Actually... -I've got a job for you.

On the condition that you won't be scared off.

Sir, which department am I being transferred to?

Why would I be scared off?

Sir, the elevator hasn't been fixed for a long time.

I don't think it's working.

The commissioner asked you to revise your report.

Why did you refuse?

She really did save me.

I can't pretend that never happened.

I did the right thing, didn't I?

In your life, there are two most important days.

The day when you were born

and the day you learn the true meaning of your life.

Today could be the beginning of the latter.

Take it or leave it, it's up to you.

HOULI POLICE AGENCY

Sir.

Which department am I being transferred to?

Among the cases reported to the police annually,

do you know how many are ghost-related?

Welcome to the 9th Precinct.

ATTENTIVENESS

KINDNESS

THE 9TH PRECINCT

-Give me Chen Chia-hao's file. Thank you. -All right.

Next.

Love means endless tolerance.

It conceals all mistakes.

Like in the living world, order has to be kept in the netherworld.

Since the olden days, the 9th Precinct has been handling

the mysterious cases that the police could not

on the condition that we don't cross the line

between reincarnation and karma.

When one dies, they feel confused at first.

Like a newborn baby,

they can't get used to the environment, so they panic.

Like a baby's cry, it's a call for help.

The more they make a fuss, the more they need our help.

What's your name?

GUARD

Some naughty ones still have to be restrained.

Why burn incense on every desk?

The incense?

Though the worlds of the living and the dead

are only divided by a thin line,

their frequencies are different.

The incense is the medium through which we communicate our thoughts,

so that both sides can hear it clearly.

Then why can't I hear them?

Just because you can see them, it doesn't mean you can hear them.

You've never heard them?

I don't know why you can't hear them or when you'll be able to hear them.

All I can tell you is it'll happen when it happens.

If I can't hear them,

how can I help them?

You'll have to empathize with them more with your heart.

What can I do for him?

Humans and ghosts have different paths.

See what his last wish is.

Chieh.

As long as it's within my power,

I'll do it.

I'll burn a sexy paper doll for you.

I'm sorry.

I was too late--

It's about time.

Please come this way.

He lived a simple life and he was a decent man.

He should be reincarnated soon.

It's you

who has to let go so that he can leave without worries.

His last wish is so simple.

Just burn a paper guitar for him.

What?

Or is it a cello?

This is my protégé and your senior, Hsueh.

She's...

She's possessed by Master at the moment.

Why do you smell like a woman?

-She's gay? -A demon? Where?

No. I'm sorry.

He's new. Please forgive him.

It's fine!

He's pure enough!

Here.

Offer him a toast.

-Sir, we have a mission. -Okay.

Master.

If you're still around when I'm back, I'll drink with you.

-Let's go. -What?

Thanks.

Peachwood umbrella.

The incantations on it keep bad spirits away.

It shields light to protect the ghosts.

When burning incense while praying,

our wishes are conveyed to the other world.

So it's like a phone?

You can say that.

Sacred water pistol.

It dispels evil spirits.

It's an air gun, right?

This...

It's not a virgin's pee, is it?

It's sacred water.