Ancient Detective (Xia tan jian bu zhi / 侠探简不知)

What's the matter?

Senior Brother...

Senior Brother has a sword in his chest,

kneeling before the Eldest Master's statue.

Shut up!

He was so good at martial arts. How is that possible?

Hua Er.

Hua Er.

Hua Er!

Hua Er!

Hua Er.

The orchid finger gesture.

Sir, the dead can't come back to life.

My condolences.

The only thing we can do now,

is to find the real killer.

Consider it as a way to help the dead rest in peace.

I'm a blind old man.

As for getting the killer,

my hands are tied.

Jian.

I trusted your father the most.

I'm counting on you now.

You must find the real killer.

Hua Yuan told me...

that you treated him like a son.

Even if you didn't ask me to,

I would surely get to the bottom of this.

May I know if Hua Yuan had any enemies?

Since he was little,

he grew up in this villa.

Although he had great martial skills,

he remained a modest man.

He couldn't possibly have any enemies.

Sorry for interrupting.

You can solve the case first.

I shall take my leave.

Second Master Li.

I shall not get involved with your family affair.

As to who owns the villa, we can talk about it later on.

Da Dan, let's go.

Please wait.

Sorry.

Before the case is solved,

no one is allowed to leave.

On what grounds?

The killer is among us.

Your investigation might go on for days.

Heck, it might even take years.

If you can't crack the case at all,

does it mean I have to die of old age here?

I quit!

Like I have to stay just because you asked me to?

I'm going to leave this place for sure today.

Let's see who dares to stop me.

I shall take my leave.

My buddy has said the word.

No one is allowed to leave.

Don't you understand?

Just with you alone?

Guys.

Please show me due respect.

Mr. Shen.

Yesterday, I promised to solve the case within two days.

I still have one day left.

Before nightfall,

if I can't keep my promise...

I'll be at your disposal.

Have you made up your mind?

A detective is a man of his word.

Since you're so eager to take the responsibility,

I'll grant you your wish, then.

Jian!

Jian, are you all right?

Drop your weapon. If you kill me,

he won't be able to live.

What did you feed him?

A bug. The Burning Heart Poison.

It won't kill you for the time being.

But your body temperature will make it hatch.

After 12 hours, it will grow and gnaw your heart.

At that time, you'll suffer chest pain like it's burning.

I'm the only one who can treat this Gu poison.

You said you'll solve the case before nightfall.

If you fail,

don't bother to come and see me.

Just be the feed for my bugs.

Give me the antidote.

Ms. Zhan.

It's fine.

I'll give you the answer before nightfall.

"Close Door Impermanence"

"Zombie"

The killer is quite something.

So? Why did you laugh?

You're going to die.

It's all right.

Someone else is in the same predicament as me.

Who?

The killer.

If I crack the case, he'll die.

If I fail, I'll die.

That's a fair bet.

Besides, didn't you just exchange blows?

It's time for me to meet him.

This case is really complicated.

Besides, there are two doubtful points.

The first is the sweat on Hua Yuan.

The sweat?

Why were Hua Yuan's clothes wet?

Perhaps, he was sweating.

I don't think so.

I remember when I lifted his clothes...

his skin was dry.

That I don't know.

Sweat comes out from the inside.

First, the skin. Then, the undergarment.

Lastly, the outerwear.

But Hua Yuan's body was wet on the outside and dry on the inside.

That doesn't make sense.

There's another doubtful point.

The single-log bridge.

If what Wang Xiao Shao said is true,

that Hua Yuan died in the garden...

But when we got there,

his body was gone and showed up in the ancestral hall.

That means the killer moved the body,

after Wang Xiao Shao left.

But there's one thing,

that didn't make sense.

The single-log bridge is the only way,

to get from the garden to the ancestral hall.

It can't bear the weight of two people.

The killer couldn't possibly have carried the body here.

The bridge will be broken. Could he have tossed him over?

There were no signs of abrasion or bruises after falling on the body.

How did he move him here?

When there's a mystery in the case,

the mystery itself is an important clue.

It'll help us find the culprit.

Mr. Jian, this is bad.

The corpse walker, Shen Lin ran away.

Ran away?

Shen Lin is pretty skilled in martial arts.

And he's very cunning.

There is more than one way down the mountain.

He might have escaped through the forest.

Xiao Shao, take the horses and go after him with Zhang Da Dan.

The remaining people search the forest in pairs.

Remember. Once you find him,

set off the fireworks.

The others must quickly close in around him.

The sun is setting.

It's alright.

Let's continue with the search.

He can't go far.

Be careful.

Will someone like me...

get you in trouble if I stay by your side?

As a detective,

this is nothing for me.

Hang in there.

Once we find him, I'll force him to treat your poison.

Well, let's quickly find him, then.

Where could he have possibly gone to?

Ms. Zhan.

Ms. Zhan!

Mr. Jian?

Zombies are a disguise made by the living.

Shen Lin is a swindler.

Why did he run away?

Zhao.

You keep following me. Aren't you worried about Jian?

He's with a female assassin. It's very dangerous.

There's no place for me with him now.

Besides, you're here alone.

I'm worried too.

You sure are protective of women, huh?

You've underestimated a woman's ability to survive.

It's too soon to tell...

who's the one protecting the other person.

Of course, I'm the one who will protect you.

If we run into Shen Lin or the zombie,

I'll cut them in half.

Why are you laughing?

I...

What is it?

You look a lot like the person I loved when I was younger.

Mr. Jian is blessed...

to have a friend like you.

No.

I'm the one who's blessed to have a friend like Jian.

When you put it that way,

I start to have a bad feeling.

What if Zhan Shi Qi isn't a match for them?

That's right. Quickly get over there now.

Don't worry about me.

I'm strong.

Be careful.

Sir.