The Village of No Return (Jian wang cun / 健忘村) (健忘村)

Try one.

It's "Crispy Dragon Gallbladder."

Take it easy.

There's a lot.

Take these letters with you.

Hide them in the houses you just mentioned.

It's dynamite.

Choose the person you hate the most.

Here are three pigeons.

Take them back with you.

And three cloth strips.

Can you read?

No.

Three words, it means "Wait a bit."

Two words. "No go."

One word. "Go."

Got it.

How many words for "Go"?

Two.

Nonsense.

There's only one word.

No other smarter guy?

Master, all the other villagers

are too sneaky.

Hard to manipulate.

Big Pie Chu,

how many words for "No go"?

Two.

How about "Wait a bit"?

Wait for what?

How many words for "Wait a bit"?

Thr... three words.

Make sure you memorize them.

If screw up, I will peel your skin!

When everything is done,

You will have a house in the city.

Master will also give you 20 gold coins.

Thank you.

Retrieve the kites.

Didn't you know those two people?

Those were Chao and his wife.

They couldn't pay off their debt.

So Master sent them both

up to heaven.

You just ate the skin of a human face.

A little bit thick.

You can leave now.

Master,

wouldn't it be easier if just ask the "Cloud Clan"

to attack the village directly?

Why so complicated?

When bandits do bad things,

Better look like doing something bad.

When we do bad things,

Better look like we are doing something good.

Is the village really a "dragon pit"?

The fortune-teller won't be wrong.

He said my father was buried there.

Someday I will become an emperor,

as long as I take over the village.

It shouldn't be too much trouble, right?

It shouldn't be.

Any mail for Desire Village?

There was one letter.

I just delivered it.

A train is coming!

A train is coming!

A train is coming!

Make way for the train!

Hurry up!

What train?

Major event! A train!

Go. Go.

Hurry up!

I can't pass. Hurry up!

Come on! What train?

A train is coming!

A train is coming!

What? A train is coming!

What is a train?

What train?

When I went out to gather some medicinal herbs today,

I bumped into Big Cow from the next town.

He told me that

a railroad is going to be built, and

it will go through our village.

It's very possible they are building a train station here.

What's a train station?

Pigs live on farms;

cows, in stables;

and trains, at train stations.

I just came back from the City.

How come I didn't hear anything?

It's a secret.

You are not supposed to broadcast it.

This is wonderful news!

I started the village over 20 years ago.

Finally it's time for us to strike it rich.

How so, Chief?

I may not have seen a train before,

but I've heard how trains carry tons of money

and dump it into train stations every day.

People living near the train stations are all loaded.

OK.

Let's prepare some nice dishes tonight

and celebrate.

Big Pie!

I want to eat your "Tyrant's Chicken Stew."

Umm... Sure.

Hold on. Why are you carrying those bird cages?

To make some "Tyrant's 'Bird' Stew" for you.

Even Big Pie knows how to crack a joke now.

Little Pie, here's some candy for you.

Come, let me release your shackle.

Let me tell you this.

Gather everything you need and pack up tonight.

Why?

I am going to make your life better soon.

We are moving to the City.

Why are we moving to the City?

Anyway, your life is gonna get better.

What are you doing?

Aren't you going to make some "Tyrant's 'Bird' Stew"?

We only have two birds left...

My dear fellow villagers,

tonight let's eat and drink to our hearts' content.

Pretty soon we will all be rich.

Maybe my son will ride the train home.

Let me raise my cup to you all!

Ride the train home?

You are day-dreaming.

Trains are monsters.

Railroads will destroy our Feng Shui.

My fellow villagers,

No trains to our village.

Not only allowing the trains to our village,

I'll also have the train station

built on the land right by the entrance

where the house named Lee.

That's my school!

That's why I am tearing it down.

Who authorize you do that?

Because I am the chief.

I started this village.

You guys all came after I did,

didn't you?

You... you shameless,

evil-looking scoundrel!

Who are you calling a "scoundrel"?

Let's go.

Why does he look so dark?

Dr. Liu,

there you are. Why don't you go over and take a look?

What happened, Autumn?

I... I don't know.

I went out to fetch some water.

When I came back, I found him like this.

What is it?

He's dead.

He's dead.

It looks like he was poisoned,

or got struck by bubonic plague.

Bubonic plague?

Hurry up! Carry the body outside and set him on fire!

Hurry up and carry...

Come over here!

Chief, you can't set him on fire.

This could be a homicide.

We need to report it to authorities for a thorough investigation.

Report to authorities? Then the trains won't come.

What... what's more important? A train or a person's life?

Dr. Liu said it's bubonic plague.

Why are you so fussy?

You...

Big Bro is sleeping.

I'll sleep with you.

Where was I?

Why are you so fussy?

My fellow villagers,

the murderer must be among us.

If you burn up Big Pie's body in a hurry,

you are trying to destroy the evidence.

Destroy the evidence? That's not right.

Right. Why do I have to destroy the evidence?

You are the suspect. Arrest him!

I am a lay monk. "Rainbow" is my alias.

My real name is Fortune Tien.

I am a well-travelled man who happened to pass by your village.

I saw an aura appearing right above your area.

That's a lucky sign indicating your community is sitting

on a land of good Feng Shui.

If you don't mind,

I'd like to stay here for a couple days to practice meditation.

I am the village chief.

Unfortunately there's been a death in our village,

so it's not appropriate for us to take in visitors.

Oh my!

Oh my!

This poison that killed him was not just poisonous

but also deadly.