[Detective L]
[Episode 10] [The Wrathful Begonia: A]
Still thinking about the previous case?
Xiao Lu didn't have to die
It was my fault
I sent him to Captain with my own hands
You mention Captain again
Wasn't he diagnosed with dementia?
But before his death,
he wrote "Captain"
It's impossible
Luo Fei, I brought Dr. Huo to see you
Dr. Huo
If someone got shot here
and developed dementia,
can they still recover from it?
Impossible
If someone could really recover
that would be a medical miracle
Is there no precedent?
None
Except for patient anecdotes
The structural damage to the nervous system
is irreversible
In any case,
Xiao Lu must have been murdered
Do you still remember the fake police car
and the two fake policemen who took Xiao Lu away?
I investigated the police car already
I couldn't find anything
And the two fake policemen
disappeared without a trace
If that's the case,
it means that Captain is not only mobile
but even controls a secret syndicate
You still suspect that Captain
has recovered from dementia
Like Ben Jie Ming just told you
this is a structural injury
which is irreversible
He can not recover
Since it's irreversible,
there's another possibility
Captain has never had dementia
He has been pretending
for ten years
Pretending for ten years, huh?
I'm afraid that would have turned into real dementia long ago
No one could have the willpower
to stand it for ten years
But what if he did?
Captain really has dementia
It's absolutely impossible
Luo Fei
To see a criminal like Captain,
we need to request permission in advance
And what's the point of seeing him?
Dr. Huo is the top psychologist in Shanghai
Can't you trust his diagnosis?
You don't understand
Criminals become the most complacent when they think they're the most safe
He just fooled Dr. Huo
If I suddenly show up
in front of him,
we may get a different outcome
You still need to request permission in advance
It's too late
Consultant Luo
You can't go in
Consultant Luo
-Get off me! -You can't go in
-Luo Fei!
-Get off me! -Consultant Luo
-Luo Fei! -You can't go in
-Let me go in -Hands off
So sorry, it's a misunderstanding
So sorry
Alright
Luo Fei
Okay, I'm not going in
I'm not going in
Luo Fei!
-Consultant Luo! -Det Sup Savoy is looking for you
How dare you?
How dare you mess with the prison?
Sir
Luo Fei did it for the case of Xiao Lu
Don't interrupt
It's none of your business
Luo Fei
If Xiao Man hadn't stopped you,
you'd be in a lot of trouble
I thought maybe I could find out something
You were using illegal methods
and you're still justifying it?
Sir
Go out
I need to talk to Luo Fei
Sir
Get out!
[Tian Xiang Hotel]
General 4 back to 1
Chariot 8 to 6
General 4 to 5
Chariot 6 to 5, check
General 5 to 6
Where's my Horse?
How could you move General to 6?
No Horse
Where did that come from?
You got it wrong
Then what that in your left hand?
Luo Fei
Tell me the solution of the skyscraper theft
We had a deal
You have to beat me first
I just solved the mess
you created in the prison
You should show your gratitude to me
I don't have time to waste on you
I promised my superiors
to solve the case within three days
Today is the last day
If you can't solve it,
not only will I, the Det. Sup., be disgraced but so will you, the Consulting Detective
I should have verified
my conjecture in the prison
Luo Fei
Enough is enough
Alright
Brief me the case again
Three days ago, a thief
[Three days ago]
climbed an 18 story building with his bare hands
[thief]
[18 story building]
He got into the room through
[>30 cm]
a transom window less than 30 cm tall
and stole a priceless necklace while the ambassador's wife was at home
"The French Ambassador's wife visited a circus"
“The Macaw is native to Tropical America"
The Tears of Venus
Tell me how he did it?
So simple
The thief is not a man,
but a bird
Are you kidding me?
No, I'm not
They found a blue feather
at the crime scene
Your men said,
it fell from the ambassador's wife's hat
But normally hats are made
with either goose feathers
or turkey feathers
And this feather
came from a macaw
A parrot that steals, huh?
So it's definitely not an ordinary parrot,
but a well-trained parrot
That's right
The day before the lady lost her necklace,
she did visit the Dumas Circus
to go and see the shows
Give me a search warrant now
I'm going to search the circus
I have solved the case for you
But you
didn't beat me at chess
You hit the officers at the prison
If it wasn't for me,
you would have been fired a hundred times already
Since you take such good care of me,
I must repay you
Well...
Let me solve another case for you
Not theft again, that's so dull
Get me something interesting
This is not a western restaurant
where you can order as you wish
Sir
Didn't they teach you in the academy?
Knock before you enter
Sir
We just received a report
There's been a murder on 4th Road and it requires police support
Murder?
What murder?
I would like to request...
Ye Chang Qing, head to the murder scene now
What kind of murder?
Why didn't you give it to me?
This case is not appropriate for you
Why not?
That's no place for girls
I am not a girl
I'm a female detective
Female detectives are women too
A respectable woman
can't go to such a place
Are you saying a respectable man can go there?
You...
Can you tell me
What happened on 4th Road?
-Don't interrupt -Don't interrupt
I'm handing the case to Ye Chang Qing
Do you think Ye Chang Qing
is better than me at solving crimes?
Although he's not as smart as you are,
he's the most experienced detective here
He started solving cases
while you were still young
No wonder
the case solve rate was so low
You should respect your senior
When it comes to crime solving, ability is important, not seniority
Take her as an example
Although she's not that smart,
she has 3.5 times more
fighting power than ordinary people
Are you praising me?
Guess
-Let's go -Where are you going?
To solve the case
I'll go too
I'm warning you
Don't get in the Ye's way!
Crime solving
requires a lot of experience
This case is simple
Judging from the corpse alone,
It's not suicide,
but homicide
Brilliant!
What else did you find?
Have any of you found
the deceased's purse?
-No -No
There's a evidence of a struggle at the crime scene
It means that this is a
typical burglary homicide
So you must quickly investigate
any suspicious people who visited the hotel these past two days
Focus on men with a history of theft and robbery
Understand?
-Understood -Understood
Wrong
This isn't a robbery murder
What brings you here?
We were just passing by
and came in to check it out
I'm in charge of the case
and it's almost solved
Off you go now
No problem
But before I leave,
I have a question for you
If it's a robbery murder,
why are the ring and jade bangle
on the victim's hand still there?
Simple
After the murderer grabbed her purse,
he wanted to grab the jewelry too
Suddenly, he heard a sound
He thought someone was coming
so he ran away
Good point
One more question
Was this bag lying open on the floor like this when you arrived at the scene?
Yeah
What's wrong?
Judging from the scene,
there was a fight between the killer and the deceased
The deceased hit the murderer with her bag
which was then knocked to the ground by the murderer
And the purse inside...
Excuse me
Here it is
I asked you to look for it carefully
What were you doing here?
Since she hasn't lost any valuable items,
apparently, it's not a robbery murder
The woman must be a prostitute
She had a fight with the man
about her payment
Exactly
Then, she was killed by the man
That's right
So simple
The cheongsam she was wearing
was made from high-quality imported enamel fabric
It's fitted and must be tailor-made
It's impossible for a low-class prostitute who visits this kind of seedy hotel
to wear such a high-quality cheongsam
We're of the same mind
-Yeah -Yeah
That's what I thought too
Think about it
She's a rich woman
There must be something fishy going on
I bet she was secretly meeting her lover
During the tryst
they had a argument and started fighting
They had a disagreement
and bam, he slaughtered her
No
The deceased was not rich
Although she was wearing a valuable cheongsam,
her shoes are old and worn
The quality of her bangle
and ring is so-so
Her perfume and lipstick are cheap
Your breath stinks of alcohol!
Did you drink again?
You always talk nonsense when you drink too much
I need to lecture you
Come on
Why do you keep drinking so much?
Give me some face
I finally get assigned a case like this
Why do you have to pick a fight?
I'm not
I'm afraid you can't handle it alone
Please, Luo Fei
You've solved all my cases
Please don't steal my credit again
The credit is all yours even if I solve it
Why?
I can't give you any reward
Letting me join the investigation is the best reward for me
And Detective Qin
has been wanting to learn crime solving from you for a long time
Right?
The credit is all yours
Alright then
I'll let you two join the investigation
Okay
One more thing
Don't ever question me in front of my men again
Okay
Deal
As long as you've learned your lesson
Xiao Man
You two should finish up around here
Your hat today looks very good
Really?
Stand ready!
What do you see from the corpse?
The fatal cut was on the right side of her neck
Her carotid artery was cut
The murderer must have used a knife
I'm disappointed in you guys
The knife has a triangular blade
After the murder,
he used the same knife to cut the deceased's face
It could indicate a deep grudge
Or maybe he wanted to convey a special message
Very good
Let's go
Where are you going?
To investigate
Yesterday noon, room 201 was rented out to Mrs. Wang
Mrs. Wang
No specific name?
No
The registration is just a formality
Did she come alone?
Yes
When?
Around 4-5 pm
Are you sure no one went up with her?
She was alone when she came
But during the registration, she said
that Mr. Wang would be coming later
She asked me to tell him her room number
Mr. Wang
Did he come? When did he come?
6 pm yesterday evening
How can you be so sure?
When he came,
the radio was playing a singing competition
at 6 pm sharp
Zhou Xuan was the first singer
When did he leave?
He left after being up there for a little while
Zhou Xuan hadn't finished the song yet
Do you still remember what he looked like?
Medium build with a long gray shirt
Did he kill the woman in room 201?
We can only say that he's a person of interest
Come with me to the police station for a composite sketch
I can't leave my business
What business?
There was a homicide in your hotel I should have this place shut down
Take him
Oh...
Come with us
Shouldn't we go along?
No need
I bet Mr. Wang is not the killer
A song only takes about three minutes
He didn't have time to commit the crime
He looked for someone here, then left
Which means nobody opened the door for him
The victim would have already been dead at that time
Since the time of death was between 4-6 pm
What shall we do next?
Follow the leads
The cheongsam she was wearing
was made by imported enamel fabric
It's fitted,
and must be tailor-made
Within the French Concession,
only ten tailors can make a cheongsam like that
Not here
Also not here
Could you tell me what you're looking for?
The embroidered border
Every skilled tailor
has their own unique skill
Like a painter's signature
The embroidered border of her cheongsam is very unique
A kind of twill stitching and extremely narrow border
Let's go to the next tailor
[Wang's Tailor]
Here it is
Are you sure?
It looks the same as the others to me
Good day!
Miss, are you looking for ready-made or tailor-made?
Do you have imported enamel fabric?
Yes
We're the only shop selling
imported enamel fabric
Show us please
Okay
Look at it
They are exactly alike
Who has used this fabric to order a cheongsam made?
So sorry Miss
I can't disclose customer details
We're investigating a case
please cooperate
Okay
I have all customer order records here
Let me find it
Only three people ordered a cheongsam made
Yes
Business is slow
We can only find and investigate them one by one
We can rule them out
Their size doesn't match the deceased
Do you have any other records?
No
It's all here
From the day we bought the fabric,
We only sold three of them
You...
You're lying
After deducting the measured lengths, I'm short 1.8 m
This fabric was used to make four cheongsams
Who received the remaining dress?
That's right
One of them was for Mrs. Wang
I forgot
Why didn't I think of that?
Who can wear a fancy cheongsam
but can't afford expensive cosmetics?
Only the wife of a tailor!
Where's your boss?
Upstairs
[Wang Jia De]
Are you Wang Jia De?
Place your order first
I'm a police detective
I want to ask you something
What's that?
Where's your wife now?
My wife?
After she took a call yesterday,
she went to play mahjong at Li's house across the street
I haven't seen her since
Does your wife often play Mahjong?
That's right, she's very good at it
She used to win a lot of money
Shut up!
Get out!
She's out and about all day
Let her die out there for all I care
Was she wearing a green enamel cheongsam
when she went out yesterday?
And a jade bangle with a gold necklace
and carrying a white handbag?
Exactly, what happened?
Where were you between
4-6 pm yesterday?
I was making clothes
Any witnesses?
I was making clothes in my own store
Why would I need proof?
What do you mean?
Why are you asking me this?
It's okay, let me handle it, you leave first
Mr. Wang
Calm down and listen to me
-We... -We found a woman's body
dressed exactly like your wife
You'd better go and verify the body at the police station
Can't you be more diplomatic?
Would that make a difference?
Is his wife going to come back to life if I was more diplomatic?
You have no sympathy at all
Do you think Wang Jia De
is the murderer?
His reaction just now seemed genuine
Besides, I've never seen a murderer
wave around the murder weapon in front of the police
Let's find Mrs. Li
If the deceased used to play mahjong at her house,
maybe she'll know something
Let's go
[Mrs. Li]
They say that a storm may arise out of a clear sky
How could a person
be gone all of the sudden?
You knew her well?
We used to play mahjong together before
Has she ever offended anyone?
Meng had the best temper
Beautiful with a soft voice,
men were always spellbound by her voice
She was kindhearted too
Always helping people around the neighborhood
Who would hate her?
You said you used to play mahjong together before
But not recently?
Yeah
Business at the tailor has been slow recently
She didn't come and play with us
Then why did Wang Jia De say
she played mahjong at your house yesterday?
Nonsense!
My child has been sick these days
I had no time to play mahjong
Strange
Why did Wang Jia De lie?
After she took a call yesterday,
she went to play mahjong at Li's house across the street
Could it be her husband who killed her?
Why would you say that?
Let me tell you this in confidence
Wang Jia De
is not a good man
He blamed his wife for business being slow
He drinks and beat his wife every day
And threatened to kill her with scissors
You heard this with your own ears?
Of course
I'll stop here
If he knows that I told you about it
With his temper, I don't want to think what he might do
Look
Is this your wife, Zhao Qi Meng?
Qi Meng!
Qi Meng, what's wrong with you?
Qi Meng!
Who killed you?
We haven't found the murderer yet
We have a few questions for you
Come with me
You should catch the murderer!
Why are you questioning me here?
It's standard procedure
Come on
Go away!
You suspect I'm the murderer, right?
Are you brainless?
How could I kill my wife?
Hurry up!
Hurry up and get the murderer!
-Someone! -Please
Hurry up get the murderer!
Hurry up!
-Go! -Hurry up!
Let me go!
You bastards!
Get off me!
Bastards!
If you're not going to catch the murderer
I'll do it myself!
Wasn't the body
identified by her family?
Why are we looking for Ben Jie Ming?
Ben Jie Ming's role
is not just limited to anatomy
Mr. Wang
Detective, Detective
I didn't kill my wife
-I didn't kill her -Okay
Come on
Let Mr. Wang out
-Hurry up! -Yes, sir
Hurry up!
Thank you, Detective
You're welcome
Mr. Wang
I said I'd let you out, not that I'd let you go home
Well, let's change location
We need to have a good talk
What were you doing
between 4-6 pm yesterday?
I told you
I was making clothes at home
Can you prove this?
I was making clothes alone, what proof do I need?
Okay
You should be familiar
with these scissors
Yes
You can split it into two
if you pull out the pin
The separate blades
have a length of 3 inches and a width of 0.5 inches
The cut it makes is triangular
and exactly the same as the victim's wound
In conclusion, I bet you killed your wife
with these scissors
No, that's crap!
Why would I kill her?
Let me help you reconstruct the event
Yesterday, your wife pretended to go play mahjong
In reality, she went to the Tian Xiang Hotel at 4th Road
to meet with her lover
You followed her all the way there
and in a fit of blind rage
killed your wife with the scissors
What?
Lover?
An affair at 4th Road?
Wicked woman! She deserves death by a thousand knives!
Remember that
The suspect wanted to kill the victim with a thousand knives
-Remember that -No!
I didn't mean it
I'm not the murderer
I didn't even know
-she had a lover -Wang Jia De
Don't make things difficult!
Fine, I'm not going to bother with you
I'm hungry
I'm going to have some noodle soup
Sir
Question him
What should I question him about?
Anything will do
But don't let him sleep
Torture him
lit. "boil the eagle" - a historical method to train a wild eagle by depriving it of sleep
he will confess
Okay
Lover
I found a toxin in the body
What is it?
Strychnine
Was she poisoned?
Such a small dose can't kill
The murderer killed her with a knife,
why would he poison her in advance?
Other ingredients were found in her stomach
Smell it carefully
Musk
Strychnine and musk
It's not poison
It's a cheap contraceptive that was
commonly used by the prostitutes at 4th Road
So, Zhao Qi Meng was a prostitute
But she has a husband
I guess her husband didn't know it
She was secretly working as an unlicensed prostitute behind her family's back
So...
What's the next step in our investigation?
Go home and sleep
So that tomorrow we will have the energy to solve the case
Let's go
Wang Jia De
Confess
I'll let you sleep then
Detective
I was up all night yesterday making clothes
Let me sleep for a while
Just for a while
Wang Jia De
If you confess to the murder,
I'll let you sleep
-I didn't kill her -Xiao Liu
The noodle soup was delicious
I left you half a bowl, go and eat
Thank you, sir
Mr. Wang
So sorry
We got it wrong
In fact, your wife
didn't have a lover
I knew you were talking nonsense
Can I go now?
Sit down
Take it easy
Sit down
We need to talk
This is your wife's autopsy report
It says,
your wife took a contraceptive recently
Did you know about it?
Impossible
We have been preparing to have a child
How could she take a contraceptive?
Oh right
You have a private phone at home, right?
Yes
I run a tailor business
so we get phone calls for easy orders
Are all the calls
from your customers?
Business has been bad recently
I'm losing customers
But my wife took a lot of calls from her mahjong friends
Who?
My neighbour, Mrs. Li
How often did she call and at what time?
She usually calls around 2-3 pm
every Wednesday and Friday
What's wrong with the calls?
Your wife won a lot of money
over the last few years, right?
She always won
and covered our household expenses
I will tell you the truth
Your wife never touched mahjong
in the last few years
The person who called her was not Mrs. Li,
but the liaison of a dark horse gang
A dark horse?
It means
unlicensed prostitute
Your wife has been using mahjong as a cover
to work as an unlicensed prostitute
She often came home late
So you started to suspect her
You followed her to the hotel
couldn't bear to see what was happening there
You took one half of the scissors
and killed her
So...
Did I hit the mark this time?
Could you please find out
[Preview]
the number which called this number
around 3 pm two days ago?
Remember, when a call comes in later,
you pretend to be Zhao Qi Meng
I'm not the murderer!
My wife's not an unlicensed prostitute
You liar!
Hello
This is Qi Meng
If a call comes in,
I will use another phone to notify you
When you get my notice,
ask them to check who's connecting the number
I'm afraid, Mrs. Li
What are you afraid of?
We've braved many storms over the years
Why would you be afraid of a man?
Hello
Hello...
Is this Sun Qi Xue's home?
She's the murderer