No Boundary Season 2 (Yu Zhao Ling 2 / Kai Feng Zhi Guai 2 / The Storm of the World 2 / 玉昭令 2)

Backed by the green hills,

surrounded by flowing river.

Without an invitation from the master,

no one can cross the Duanmu Bridge.

Sir,

we got a problem in Baiwen Bookshop.

My Lord,

something strange has happened in Baiwen Bookshop.

All the books have been torn up.

Have you inspected the scene?

Other than books,

are there

any other financial losses?

Has the owner had any disputes with anyone recently?

Have you asked about these?

You need to use your eyes and head in investigation.

No matter how loudly you shout,

the answer will not fall from the sky.

Come on, let's go and check it out.

It was a cat.

You left a window opened,

leaving just enough of a gap

for the cat to get in and out.

The cat's footprints are found at the window.

There are cat scratches on the book shelves.

And cat hair on the floor.

If I am not mistaken,

it was a black cat.

That reminds me.

I was drying some fish at my backyard a while ago,

and a cat bit on them.

The most frustrating thing

was that it only took one bite of each fish.

And I finally caught it in the act

on the third day.

It was a big black cat.

I threw some rocks at it

and crippled its leg.

It ran away with a limp.

Was...

Was it trying to get back at me?

Is the cat a demon?

Don't be superstitious.

Even goat kneels to accept milk from its mother,

and crow nurtures its parents when they are older.

Animals know how to repay kindness,

of course they know how to seek revenge as well.

But what about these torn books of mine...

There is nothing I can do

if the cat has no owner.

But if it has,

I will make sure the cat owner

pays you back for all your losses.

But the cat ran away.

How will we find out who owns it?

Wait for me.

Sir,

we can't cross it.

We can't enter Xihualiu.

Without an invitation from the master,

no one can cross the Duanmu Bridge.

Have you forgotten that Lord Jiang

has told us that we should stay out of it

whenever it comes to Xihualiu?

I haven't.

I wonder

what's the background of this Xihualiu.

Even Lord Jiang wants us to stay away from it.

But it doesn't matter what background it has,

one must compensate

when one destroys other's property.

Lord Zhan!

Another murder has been reported

in Liujia Village.

The victim died in exactly the same way

as in the previous two cases.

Also, two daughters of another family in the village

have gone missing in three days.

Let's go to the crime scene.

Sir,

what about the cat from Xihualiu?

Leave them a notice.

Ask the owner of Xihualiu to drop by Qifeng Prefecture

on another day to pay the compensation.

Me?

Stop pushing!

Stop pushing!

Stay back!

Step back! Step back!

Stop pushing!

Step back! Stop pushing!

Step back!

Make way!

Qifeng Prefecture investigation!

Make way! Make way!

Stop pushing! Stop pushing!

Make way! Make way!

Stop pushing!

That man, don't let him leave.

Make way!

Stop pushing!

Lord Zhan,

the dead man was an impoverished man named Liu Ermazi.

He died in the exact same way with

night watchman Mr Ma and scholar Fan Xu.

Their muscles shrank.

Their skins and their fleshes dried out.

These three cases are probably

the work of the same person.

It's too uncanny.

I'm afraid

this wasn't done by human.

Officer,

why won't you let me leave?

Liu San,

you were sent to Qifeng Prefecture's jail

last month for stealing.

And you are now acting suspiciously

at a crime scene.

Liu Ermazi was my neighbour.

He is dead now,

there is nothing with me

coming here to have a look, right?

Qifeng Prefecture can't frame people for things they didn't do.

You are not framed!

We have proof!

Where is the proof?

The proof is in your pocket.

Liu Ermazi was stabbed to death.

If I am not wrong,

you are hiding the dagger in your pocket now.

Liu San,

did you do it?

Liu Ermazi was as poor as a church mouse.

There is no way the money belonged to him.

Obviously, someone has hired you

to kill him.

Lord Zhan,

you are the best sheriff in town.

You can't frame me for a murder I didn't commit.

Liu Ermazi made a small fortune after he stole some money

and gambled with it.

He even said that he would visit

the most famous courtesan Cui Yu in Baihua Pavilion.

Who knew that

he would die this morning?

I knew he had a habit

of hiding his money under the cabinet.

I just wanted to take advantage of the incident and keep the money for my own.

I didn't kill anyone.

Sounds like you're telling the truth.

How about this? Go home first.

I will decide when I find out more about this.

Zhu Ran, take him away.

Yes, sir.

But I...

-Move. -What more do you need to find out?

I really just stole it.

Move.

Lord Zhan!

This is the third case this month.

It doesn't make sense.

An old man who worked as night watchman.

A scholar who had just obtained his degree in the imperial exam.

A broke man who became rich overnight.

They had nothing in common.

Wait.

They had.

They all liked Cui Yu.

Cui Yu.

[it's not like I'm lack of customers here.]

[Mr Fan was a successful candidates in the imperial exam.]

One was rejected by Cui Yu,

one was Cui Yu's client,

and one hadn't had the chance to see Cui Yu yet.

I have to visit Baihua Pavilion again.

Sir...

What took you so long?

Welcome.

Qifeng Prefecture's men have paid a visit to Liujia Village.

However,

I don't think they'll be able to link the case to Baihua Pavilion.

Of course.

No little sheriff in the mortal world

can crack such case.

The vegetarian wontons at Baihua Pavilion have always been popular.

Eating fine food and waiting for the beauty.

All that's left is a good show.

Cui Yu! Cui Yu!

Alright, alright!

Let me go over the rules again.

200 taels of silver

for a visiting card.

Once you get the visiting card,

fill in your birthplace and birth date, etcetera.

We will hand it over to Miss Cui Yu, which she will choose from it.