The Enchanting Cranium Mystery (聊斋：魅首诡案)

That was fantastic.

Well done

good.

Amazing.

Good.

So Amazing.

Well done Well done.

Gentlemen.

It's been a while.

Boss Hua.

You have not come for so long.

Don't you miss me

I thought.

This legendary magician

was an old man with a white beard

I did not expect him to be a charming young man.

Exactly.

He passed by my place two days ago.

He said my shop had good feng shui.

And offered to perform here voluntarily.

Normally, he is unavailable.

You cannot book him at any price.

Boss Hua.

Thank you Boss Hu

here is a little reward.

Give it to him.

Let him perform some of his special tricks.

Jinmei Zhiwei and Yulian.

Take good care of the three gentlemen.

These are all our

fortune gods.

Can not recognize you anymore.

Mr Liu

I misspoke.

Now I should call you.

Censor Liu.

Boss Hua.

It is really been a long time.

This must be Madam Liu.

She is truly elegant and beautiful.

Madam.

This is Boss Hua, the innkeeper.

Before I married you

she took good care of me.

Madam Liu.

You look familiar.

Have we met somewhere before.

Good.

Amazing.

Good.

Husband give a reward.

Reward.

Li Jiucheng.

This is from our honored guests.

Show us your real skills.

Tonight

you are the star.

It smells so good.

So fragrant.

This smells amazing.

It smells really amazing.

No idea what he is up to.

It smells this good.

Fish.

Magician Li Jiucheng.

Truly lives up to his reputation.

Everyone came to my place today.

You have made the right choice.

You are in for a visual treat.

Great.

Wonderful.

It is all just

a trick

for kids.

There was a strange case

I have never talked about it.

Only Brother Hu Old Zheng

and I who witnessed it.

Very few people have experienced it.

Boss Please tell us.

Let me tell you.

Three years ago.

These people in power

are truly insatiable.

I am telling you right now.

We can not let this happen again.

Stop whining like women.

If you can act do not just talk.

Grab your weapons and fight.

The winner takes it all.

The loser admits defeat.

Enough with the nonsense.

Brother Zheng.

It is not worth risking your life.

What do you mean by not worth.

My life is worth ten of theirs.

Get out of here.

Just put it aside.

You used to be

a butcher.

With that knife you could slaughter animals.

But now the officials

we are doing business with them

he knife is in their hands now.

What are you now.

You are the one being slaughtered

like an animal.

Brother Tian is absolutely right.

Their blades are too fast now.

Before you blink

your head will.

That.

That.

What is wrong

was it

was it.

It is a head A head.

I am telling you.

I do not know this business stuff.

But if it does not work out I will quit.

Just give me my share back.

Look at how scared you are

I am ashamed for you.

What is that.

What.

What happened next.

What exactly did you see.

I am afraid if I keep talking.

I will scare you.

You are annoying.

Come on.

Come.

Where did the head go.

Whose head was it

I would not say whose head it was.

The point is the head

moved on its own.

Head Head Head.

Head Head Head.

Everyone was searching

and then the head

appeared on my chest.

Where.

Head Head.

You scared me.

It hurts so much.

That scared me.

So dramatic.

The creepiest part

I have not finished telling you the story.

The head rolled

onto the ground.

Sir.

The waiter bringing the liquor

happened to walk in and see it.

Murder Murder.

Murder.

It is the head of a beautiful woman.

All we saw was this head.

We did not see the body

yes yes yes.

Are you still drunk.

Still talking nonsense to me.

No no my lord.

The head came here on its own.

You can see this is a knife wound.

Murder means you must pay with your life.

This.

Look.

There is nothing.

We have told you everything we know.

Yes my lord.

Just come with us.

No my lord.

My lord.

My lord.

Please listen to me My lord.

We did not kill anyone.

Then where is the body.

Tell us.

Do you want to know.

Yes.

Give me a kiss.

Have a drink.

I will tell you.

You have probably told this story

a thousand times already.

Buzzkill.

Old Zheng can not stand hearing this part.

But we want to hear it.

Yeah please tell us.

Hurry I want to hear it.

It really just floated up from the river.

A lot of people saw it.

Yeah I saw it too.

Me too.

That's the truth.

Hu Laicai.

What did you mean just now.

Magistrate.