The Longest Day in Chang'An (Chang An Shi Er Shi Chen / 长安十二时辰)

Bring the water now!

Hurry up!

Make way!

Uncle, may you have a wonderful day on Lantern Festival!

The plan will surely works, everything went well.

Walnut pancake!

Yes.

We are in the third year of Tian Bao.

All the shops shall reopen on the day of Lantern Festival.

Back to business!

As decreed by the Chancellery,

in the third year of Tian Bao,

the 14th day of the first month,

the Lantern Carnival will be launched.

The sky of Chang'an shall be lit by brilliant light!

As declared by the Emperor,

from now on until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning,

the curfew of Chang'an city will be lifted.

It doesn't matter where you came from,

as long as you have visited the city,

within the next 24 hours,

you shall walk freely on the streets of Chang'an!

" Longest Night in Chang'an "

Episode 1

" Guangde Street, Peacekeeper Corps "

" Tan Qi the Servant "

He reeks of stench.

We are in a hurry, that is all for now.

Freshen your breathe.

Come on.

This is the watchtower.

We have use of you today.

" Zhang Xiao Jing, Former Captain of Sleuth-hound "

The man that came before you would be saying,

'What is this place?'

This tastes nice.

Anything could be surprising.

Most men don't walk their talks.

I hope you are an exception.

Master, he is here.

-I hope you are... -You got the wrong man.

I am Zhang Xiao Jing.

My crime was the worst of all.

It's the crime of treason.

Ministry of Justice and Court of Judicature...

are going to behead me.

My life cannot be spared.

I can get you pardoned from the sentence.

The Tang Dynasty hasn't fallen to the point where a boy calls the shot.

-Are you kin of the Emperor? -Master.

When we transported him out of the prison,

we never mentioned your identity to anyone.

This place...

is where the Jinglong Temple once stood.

We are in Guangde Street outside the Western District.

On our left, the Jinglong Temple is being rebuilt.

On our right, Ministry of Capital stands.

This garden has been abandoned for a long time.

It's not even on the map.

Some even say...

it's the private villa of the Crown Prince.

-Chief. -Master.

I carry the family name of Li. " Li Bi, Chief of Peacekeeper Corps "

But it's not the same as the royal family.

It's from the noble of the previous dynasty.

My family was nobles for six generations.

I befriended Zhang Jiu Ling at seven years old.

I knew the Crown Prince at the age of nine.

Director He is my mentor.

General Wang Zong Shi is my friend.

I followed Master Ye Shan for ten years on Taoism.

The Emperor summons me to exchange thoughts on Taoism.

A new Yamen was established.

It's been five months?

Four months.

Not bad.

I do have a way to get you out of the death sentence.

After tonight, you will be freed.

You can walk the city of Chang'an freely.

You can look after those you care,

but you must complete this mission.

The same mission Cui Liu Lang was doing?

Yes. He was an illegal loan shark.

His actions exceeded the tolerance of our laws.

It's death sentence for him.

Since you hired him,

why bother finding me?

He is dead.

Captain Cui.

" Cui Qi, Captain of the Royal Escort "

It was my error that brought us this failure.

The deputy captain Huang Shan and my...

And...

And...

Cui Liu Lang were killed in action.

I'll accept my punishment.

Dismiss and stay put.

Yes.

Get changed.

You can't afford to be sick today.

As for Liu Lang's funeral,

I will take care of it.

Captain Cui!

The younger brother is a soldier,

but the elder brother was a bandit.

Interesting.

Cui Qi spent a long time in the Longyou Army.

He was transferred to Chang'an less than six months ago.

He is a righteous person, unlike his brother.

I have a mission for you,

you will live if you complete it.

Should you fail,

you will suffer the same fate as Liu Lang.

You will die in prison without even a warm meal.

-Forensic! -Yes.

Cui Liu Lang.

Broker and fabric merchant in Western District.

His age is 41 years old.

-Cause of death? -His tongue was pulled out,

died from the blood loss.

-What about him? -His neck was twisted.

I will be freed once the mission is completed?

Can I trust you?

My master told you who he really is.

You already knew too much.

You will die even if you turn me down.

Most men don't walk their talks.

I hope he is an exception.

What is it?

What do you need of me?

This is the Peacekeeper Corps.

Pacifying the disorder, ensuring the tranquility of city.

The Peacekeeper Corps is a newly found secret agency.

We are in charge of crime prevention.

Our supervisor is Director He.

He calls the shot around here.

He's is a third rank officer, the Director of Palace Library.

He is in charge of keeping all the secret and open cases.

The Peacekeeper Corps has an unusual place in Imperial Court.

Secretariat, Chancellery, Office of State Affairs,

Ministry of Personnel, National Treasury, Ministry of Rites,

Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice,

Ministry of Works, Censorate,

Court of Judicature, Court of Imperial Entertainments.

Files from the Offices, Ministries and Directorates are all here.

Chamberlain Xu.

This is Xu Bin.

-Do you know this man? -Zhang Xiao Jing.

Sleuth-hound Captain of the Wannian County.

I've heard of him, but never met in person.

By using the scroll of the cases,

he searched for a suitable candidate for me inside of Chang'an.

He chose you and Liu Lang.

You know both the laws and rules of the vagabonds.

You know all sorts of people and the way they talk.

You are motivated and have a certain attachment.

You want to live.

By going through rental contracts,

we will find any changes of addresses within the past year.

If ten others can work with me,

we will surely have a result in the next hour.

Ten men will be assisting you.

Xu Bin is obsessed with solving mysteries with the case scrolls.

In order to get his hands on the files,

he would rather choose to be a lowly eighth rank chamberlain.

There are 35 officers in Peacekeeper Corps.

I hand-picked them from other ministries myself.

They all act with caution, just like Xu Bin.

" Pang Ling, professor from the Bureau of Astronomy "

You trust them?

Yes.

Professor Pang, what is the time?

Nine o'clock in the morning, Time of Great Waste!

The world is growing lush and prosper,

but it'll all fall apart soon!

Such event is called the Time of Great Waste!

The model layout.

All are thriving and glory shines upon it.

There will be no greater city than Chang'an.

Didn't you hear what he said?

The world is growing lush and prosper, but it'll all fall apart soon!

A Time of Great Waste.

The prosperity in front of you might not last long.

The Tang Dynasty has me for its future.

Focus on what's in front of you.

In front of me?

This thing in front of me should not exist!

All of you officers like to get the credit for anything.

The fortifications and locations of headquarters are here.

Should this falls into the wrong hands,

Chang'an will be in a mess.

This place is heavily secured.

Your worry is unnecessary.

There are 108 streets in Chang'an.

There is a watchtower at every 300 steps.

The commandants on top are sent by the Commissioner of the north.

They went through the battles of Yuchuan and Sanggan River,

they even defeated the Yabghu.

They have great sight,

all the movements beneath are seen clearly.