Blood Rain (혈의 누)

"BLOOD RAIN"

That hostess keeps staring at you.

You think it's the first time? Every port I go, it's the same.

For a man, strength is everything!

Strength?

If you've got any strength left, put it into your work.

Yes, sir.

Grandma!

Is our cute little girl back?

Stop feeding her! We'll have nothing left.

Someone's fallen in!

Out of the way! Who fell in?

This is a disaster!

Why can't you be more careful?

These goods cost more than any of you.

Subtract it from his salary.

If that's not enough, you pay the rest.

...and keep them from misfortune.

Provide them with days of plenty,

give the farmers a good harvest, protect the paper mill,

and give the fishermen a bountiful catch.

This cup will bring peace to the island.

Have you found the missing crewman?

Ahem... not yet...

He may try to steal the secrets of our paper manufacturing.

Find him for certain, discover his objective,

and find out what he has been doing all this time.

Blood rain has fallen!

You scoundrels!

- Take him away. - Why are you doing this again?

Father, please stop this!

The wrath of heaven is coming!

The commissioner is coming!

May the Great king of the sea...

bless us with fruitful years.

Here is the captain.

Spare me a little gratuity, will you?

Are you drunk again?

How many times has it been?

Don't think we will keep feeding you money forever.

Don't be unreasonable.

You know this small tongue of mine can put you in great danger?

For the occasional coin I can be kept silent.

Don't be so stingy.

Come to the port after the shamanic ritual.

I live thanks to your generosity.

Is the game over yet?

I'll bring some money later, so deal first.

Hey everyone, we set sail at dawn, so don't drink too much.

Hey, don't think you can sail off so easily with my money.

Hey you, I'll find some way to cover your pay, so brighten up.

Yes, captain.

The mood is dark enough already.

To cheer you up, let's go see the ritual...

Don't you know that outsiders can't go near the ritual?

Do you want to bring on misfortune?

I'll be watching over you all night!

Won't you bring this man some food?

I'm on my way.

What are you doing?

The summer heat is at its peak.

Do not concern yourself.

It may be the last time for me.

I should at least offer my respects.

My lord, please don't say such things.

Please stay healthy,

and continue blessing us with your benevolent rule.

Benevolent rule?

Don't you know this village has no ruler besides our king?

Are you trying to make me into a traitor?

If you speak such reckless words again...

I am filled with shame, my lord.

Have you been living comfortably after tearing my body to shreds?

Commissioner KANG!

Your blood shall soak the ground and your flesh stripped to the bone!

Captain, something terrible has happened!

Fire!

Put the fire out!

What happened?

Fire! Fire!

What happened?

What were the guards doing?

Save the paper first!

Go and save the paper!

Day 1

It's just a small island, but due to the paper mill,

it has become the province's wealthiest area.

Most of the paper is sent to the mainland or to China,

but twice a year it is paid to the government as tribute.

The burned paper was of the highest quality, destined for tribute.

Sir, we have almost arrived, please try to bear it a bit longer.

You must have suffered during this long journey.

I am JO Dal-ryong, the man who wrote you.

This is the emissary, came to investigate the case.

I am Officer LEE Won-kyu. Is there another port on the island?

No, this is the only one.

It may have been arson, so no one should leave this island.

It is absolutely forbidden.

I trust you've been well, and all is fine with the governor?

You knew of the emissary's visit. What kind of reception is this?

Are you looking for a reprimand?

It shames me to inform you, but this morning...

The people cleaning up discovered it.

This is JANG Hak-soo, one of the workers at the mill.

This is the son of Lord KIM Chi-seong.

I am KIM In-kwon.

Is your father doing well?

Yes, sir.

I met him when I worked as a palace guard.

He was a man of honor.

There is little bleeding around the wound.

And as there is no swelling, he must have died before being impaled.

It seems that whoever committed this act bore a deep grudge.

You scoundrel! You set the fire on the ship, didn't you?

Stop talking nonsense.

During the ritual you were milling about the cargo ship!

Isn't that right?

Aren't you the one who poaches from the sesame field?

You!

Losing the ship was bad enough, now I'm accused of murder?

It's not true, my lord!

What did you do last night?

I was in low spirits, so I drank with my crewmen all night.

I'm not lying, sir!

Is this true?

Yes, sir.

After leaving the tavern, the captain went to sleep.

At dawn... it was close to dawn.

From the corpse's rigid condition,

it seems JANG Hak-soo was killed a couple hours past midnight.

If the sailor's words are true, then he cannot be the criminal.

This is Doctor NAM.

This is Doo-ho, a paper mill dyer. He will draw the autopsy illustration.

And those men...?

- They will perform the autopsy. - Let us begin.

20 centimeters long.

20 centimeters.

Who is this man?

His name is JANG Hak-soo, a lazy man...

...who usually spent his time drinking and gambling.

While the town held the ritual, he was gambling as usual.

Did you make inquiries about who saw him last?

Yes, but it appears no one saw him after his fight with the captain.

We couldn't find any further wounds on the body.

Was he poisoned?

Yes, sir. I also learned a local medicine shop grows aconitum.

That is correct. It is effective against neuralgia and chills.

The plant's root is very poisonous. It is used to make poisoned arrows.

What were you doing after midnight?

I was sleeping at home.

I heard you bought some aconitum a few days ago.

Yes, I bought it for my neuralgia.

I heard you bought at least a month's worth.

Then where is the remaining medicine?

You don't have any. Because you poisoned JANG Hak-soo.

And you impaled the corpse to hide the cause of death!

This isn't much, but please eat your fill.

So he has fallen ill.

I hoped to greet him after these many years.

Did he happen to remember my name?

Yes.

You requested your brother-in-law's promotion

when he was in the State Archive...

It was nothing.

I just wanted to show my gratitude, for looking after my brother-in-law.

I hope his condition improves soon.

I will let you know when he feels better.

You have solved the incident in a matter of days...

It was all thanks to the Emissary.

That's not true... I did nothing.

Did you know that he is the son of Lord LEE Ji-sang?

Like father, like son...

Is that so?

I have the honor to meet his son.

Surely there is no one who hasn't heard of his Lord.

Could you tell us about your father?

He was very strict with me.

Even though he spent many days away from home,

I felt that not a day passed without his reprimands.

So whenever he came home, I tried to stay outside to avoid him.

What did you do so wrong,

for your father to scold you so often?

It's not that.

Each time he came home, he gave me a riddle.

They were difficult, but he scolded me for being wrong or not answering.

So I couldn't help but want to run away.

I'm sure he did so to keep you studying.

Would you mind telling me one of his riddles?

Would you like to try to solving one?

One day, he gave me this...

A 60 bo circle piece of land is inscribed with a perfect pentagon.

A 3-square bo plot of land yields 30 doi of barley.

Nine farmers give the landowner 80% of their barley harvest.

If, due to a drought, the yield were reduced to 30%,

how much would the landowner receive?

That's quite a challenge.

It's 34 bags, isn't it?

Using trigonometry and statistics, we find that number,

but that's not the answer my father wanted.

Then, did you find the answer?