My Roommate is a Detective (Min Guo Qi Tan / 民国奇探)

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🔍 MY ROOMMATE IS A DETECTIVE 🔍

Episode 8

We found it.

Mr. Xu,

does this bicycle look familiar to you?

Well done. I'm impressed.

I thought my plan

was flawless.

Alright. Such being the case,

I've got nothing more to say.

But there's one thing I haven't figured out yet.

Go ahead, please.

You'd gone to great lengths to kill him,

so what was the carving on his head for?

Wouldn't it lead people to suspect you?

I just wanted to warn younger generations

against following his example and abandoning their original intention.

He abandoned his original intention and got addicted to gambling,

but what did it matter to you?

You wouldn't understand.

Years ago,

we devoted ourselves to porcelain carving

under our master's guidance,

just wanting to produce better designs

to amaze our customers.

But to pay his gambling debts, he had secret dealings

with the porcelain factory staff

and allowed them

to sell shoddy porcelains

to the porcelain carvers in Shanghai

at best quality prices.

I tried persuading him to start his own business,

but he was too greedy

to step down from his position.

If this situation should continue,

the new apprentices would have to practice with shoddy porcelain

and our loyal customers would be disappointed at our works.

The trade of porcelain carving

would be ruined by him.

So you decided to punish him on behalf of your master.

I couldn't bear to see

my master's painstaking efforts

go to waste because of that gambler.

Has it ever occurred to you

that the porcelain carving trade

would be deprived of another master

if you got arrested?

The prosperity of a trade

depends not on any individual

but on the self-discipline and upward mobility of all its practitioners.

Now that I've got rid of this black sheep,

I count on people like Li Mohan to promote our trade.

We need you to come with us.

Inspector Qiao,

I wonder if I could ask you a favor?

Sure.

I've got a pair of sculpting knives in a drawer in my workshop.

Could you give it to Mr. Lu?

To me?

Mr. Lu, you're an unsophisticated man.

You might as well try porcelain carving

when you're bothered by something.

You'll feel clear-headed at the sound

the point of the knife makes on the porcelain.

Do try it sometime.

You didn't carry your sculpting knife with you.

So what tool did you use last night?

Last night I used his sculpting knife.

My graver never applies

to anything other than porcelain ware.

How's your butt?

Shut up.

You'll pay the medical and laundry bills.

Why should I do that?

You solved this case

thanks to the clues I offered.

I'd have solved this case anyhow.

Cut it out. Pay the bills.

Why should I do that? I'm not your father.

Well,

you are as nagging as my father.

Thank goodness I don't have an unfilial daughter like you.

Someone gave me a sculpting knife,

so I'll used it to carve the word "filial"

on your forehead when you're asleep.

Then I'll carve the word "bastard"

on your forehead when you're asleep.

Do you know how to write that word, silly illiterate?

What? Did you just call me illiterate?

Say it again if you dare.

Say it again. I dare you.

A porcelain carver's death in the brothel

turns out to be the punishment by his dead master.

What nonsense!

Why did she describe it as a ghost story

when the murderer had been identified?

What nonsense is this!

Sensational headlines sell better.

So what?

She's not going to get a dividend.

She's just mucking about all day,

always giving me a headache.

But I think Youning is doing well.

She smiles a lot these days.

I actually prefer

the way she is now.

What do you think of her roommate?

He's smart and nice.

He's helped me solve many tough cases.

Good.

It's not easy to find someone compatible with Youning.

He'll make a good son-in-law.

Come on, sir.

We'd better not jump to conclusions.

Exactly.

Find an opportunity to bring him here.

I'll meet him in person.

OK. But please don't scare him.

He's very timid.

He's my future son-in-law.

Of course I'm not going to eat him alive.

This is for you, sir.

I don't wear a watch. You should keep it.

It's from Youning. She bought it with her contribution fee.

Don't tell her I told you that.

How sweet of her.

This can't go on any longer.

In a few months they've solved

a lot of cases already in the zone.

Some people want them to send

even more Chinese inspectors here.

Don't you think Mr. Bai is going

to use this opportunity?

Lu Yao is the key to the problem. I told you.

For God's sake. Don't act blindly without thinking.

What is your problem? What are you concerned about, huh?

He's from a distinguished family in Haining.

His father is a scholar

who represented China

in the Paris Peace Conference.

His two brothers are senior officials in the Beiyang Government.

His sister is a confidential secretary for a big shot.

I'm close with them.

The warlords in Zhejiang, Guangdong and Guangxi

are his old schoolmates.

If something should happen to Lu Yao,

they'll bring endless disaster for us.

Would you think a family like that

would allow their son to get involved with these gangsters?

I understand.

Stop it. You're so naughty.

Rats.

Rats.

It's alright. Just some rats.

They're disgusting.

Let's get out of here. It's gross.

You must make it up to me. I was freaked out.

No problem.

What now?

Look.

This building must have been cursed.

Let's go.

Come on.

Who's there?

Let's get out of here.

Who is it?

Rats.

Blood.

Hurry.

I told you not to wear heels.

How would I know? Hurry.

What is that?

What are you doing?

Cotton yarn prices are going to rise.

They're going to skyrocket.

Yeah? What has that got to do with you?

Have you ever invested in stocks?

No.

Are you interested in it?

No.

That's because you don't know

how fascinating stock trading is.

You're an expert?

Then why did Sassoon Bank fire you?

I got fired because of you.

Judging from the report

and the trend of the stock market,

the prices are sure to rise in 15 days.

Good luck.

I've got everything ready

except money.