[Detective L]
[Episode 19] [The Maze Murder: A]
You don't usually smoke cigars
Where did you get them?
From the victim of a case
It's a good cigar and can't be bought in the country
ACC, manufactured in Cuba
Luo Fei
Oh, Ben is here too
First-rate fat cat Wang Charlie
is throwing a party this weekend
He invited us to his Hilltop Mansion
He's also a famous adventurer
Hilltop Mansion?
Wang Charlie
has never invited anyone to his house before
I think
he must have some big news to announce
And another thing,
Mrs. Kim and Mrs. Kou are also invited
Come with me as my male companion
Is he the man who climbed
Mt. Everest together with the British?
I heard he collected a famous Spanish painting
There's a treasure map hidden inside it
It's very interesting
I'm free on the weekend, I'll go with you
It's a deal, alright?
Ben, you come with us too
I want to show off to the other ladies
that I have two handsome men accompanying me
I need to go and sort out my dress
Should I also go?
Let's go and have fun together
Let's go
Sir
Luo Fei, Ben Jie Ming
What brings you here?
Wang Charlie sent me an invitation
So I brought them both
Wang Charlie sent me an invitation too
insisting that I be here
I didn't know until I informed my superiors
that Wang Charlie was such a big shot
Yes
Wang Charlie has many friends in political and commercial circles all across Shanghai Beach
The people who receive his invitation
aren't ordinary people either
Xiao Man
What brings you here?
Superintendent Savoy's son is sick
and Mrs Savoy is staying home with him
So, he brought me here instead
What's that outfit you're wearing?
What's wrong?
I think it looks good
Did you solve the last puzzle?
Not yet
What puzzle?
We're talking about a case
Last night,
I placed the jade necklace in the box
and sealed it shut
Then, I put it in the innermost closet
This morning when I arrived, I discovered the jade necklace was gone
When I put the jade necklace away yesterday,
Gao Chang Ren, Madam Fu and the accountant, Lao Liu
All three were here
So they're all suspicious
Where did you all go after Mr. Wang
put the necklace away?
I had a fever yesterday
After I finished cleaning the anteroom, I went straight back to bed
Last night
I was continuously looking after the young master in the house
When I was doing the bookkeeping,
I accidentally cut my finger
I couldn't continue working, so I went home
Look
Only Gao Chang Ren has no alibi
He must have sneaked back in
to steal my jade necklace
It wasn't me!
Xiao Man
Arrest Lao Liu
He stole the necklace
I never thought,
we'd actually find the necklace at Lao Liu's house
But afterwards,
Luo Fei refused to tell me how he solved the case
This case is so simple
If I tell you everything,
you won't be able to improve your deduction skills
What were you two doing at the jewelry store?
We passed by the store
while we were investigating another case
It's been two days
If you still can't crack it tomorrow,
you should change careers
Don't worry
I'll definitely solve it on time
The cable car is here, let's go
Let's go
My apologies
All seats are taken
No problem
We'll wait for the next round
Look at the view from here
It's so beautiful
[Wang Charlie]
Hello, sir
Please show me your invitation card
My invitation is with my companion
I'm not his companion
The people who brought us here are inside
My apologies
You can't enter without an invitation
Can you help me
call the lady in the red cheongsam over?
According to Sergeant Huang,
I can't leave the door
Take your time
[Lin Zai Chong]
Xiao Zhang, what happened?
They don't have invitations
I'm Luo Fei and she's Qin Xiao Man
Our companions are Wang Su Su
and Det Sup Savoy
Just a misunderstanding then
Please come in
Thanks
Thank you
Sir
What took you so long?
Looks like almost all the celebrities of Shanghai Beach are here
But why the man of the hour Wang Charlie not here yet?
Didn't you say he owned a famous painting?
Maybe he's preparing to show it to us
What kind of famous painting?
The so-called famous painting
is not really a famous painting
It was painted by
an up-and-coming Spanish artist back then
Rumor has it that same year,
when he was on his way to the Americas
he ran into pirates on the Atlantic
The pirates wanted to sell him to Africa as a slave
But then they ran into a storm
and the whole ship capsized
Everyone's drowned
He was the only one
who in the chaos grabbed a plank
and paddled to the shore on the waves
Hi! How is it?
-Su Su -Are you enjoying the chat?
I'll introduce you to
a very famous handsome guy
You don't mind, do you?
Come on
Su Su
Come on
Hurry up
Excuse us
I'm telling you, he's amazing
The story's not finished yet
There was a treasure map left by the pirate
on the plank he was holding
Later he tried to paint
the treasure map on the canvas from memory
Before he died, he told the secret
to the nurse who took care of him
But there was no one
who believed him
After more than a hundred years,
and several twists and turns,
the treasure map finally
fell into Wang Charlie's hands
Wang Charlie has a treasure map
So, it's...
Exactly
Rumor has it Wang Charlie
bought the treasure map
with more than half of his fortune
He's such a shrewd businessman
I bet he's not going to make a loss
He invited Det Sup Savoy to come
as he wanted the police force
to protect the painting
And
I just saw the art dealer,
Chen Shuang in the crowd
This guy would never show up if there wasn't something in it for him
[Chen Shuang]
It seems I'm not the only one
interested in the famous painting
If I knew we'd have a mission to protect a famous painting,
I would have brought Ye Chang Qing along
He used to be an armed escort before he joined the force
Sir
don't worry about it
I was just speculating
Be that as it may,
how do you know so much about it?
A while ago there was a casino case
which involved his brother, Wang Da Shan
So I did a background check
Speak of the devil
This is the man I told you about
[Wang Da Shan]
Hi, Mr. Zhang
He just came back from studying in France
He doesn't have many friends yet
You can go out for some coffee
or to hang out together
Master Wang
Su Su
Mr. Wang
It's been a long time
You're still so sexy
You're very handsome too
This is...
This is my sister, Xiao Man
Hello Mr. Wang
Your sister is so beautiful
May I ask you for a dance?
Mr. Wang
This is her first time on an occasion like this
How would she know how to dance?
There's a first time for everything
Excuse me, sorry to interrupt
Xiao Man
Ben Jie Ming is looking for you
Excuse me
I'll go with her
Your woman?
I'm Luo Fei
a consulting detective for the police
The police?
My brother is so amusing
How could he invite the useless police?
Who are you?
My name is Savoy
The useless police you just mentioned
It's just a misunderstanding
Take it easy
Come on
Take a cigar
It just slipped out
Come on
Please
Thanks
No, thanks
Mr. Wang
Please smoke outside the hall
There's a lot of artwork in the hall
They must not come in contact with cigarette odor
This is my house
How dare you stop me?
Mr. Wang
I need to talk to you about something
There are too many people here
Let's talk outside
Let's go
Thank you
My brother seems to
think highly of Lin Zai Chong
So the man dares to try and lecture me
by flaunting my brother's power
He's just a little punk
I don't know how he beguiled my brother
Two months ago,
he used to be a a bottom-feeding salesman
Then he suddenly became his special assistant
What's even more ludicrous
is that my brother is letting him stay in the mansion too
It's really hard to guess rich people's minds
Detective
You know my brother is rich, don't you?
But he's very stingy towards me
Since he never had a wife or children,
what is he hoarding his money for?
He always quibbles every time I ask him for money
He can't bring his money to the afterlife with him
Why doesn't he give it to me now?
[Butler He]
Mr. Wang
What?
Master Wang has an important announcement
He wants you to go back in right now
Looks like he came to his senses
and is going to give me his entire fortune
Let's go
Ladies and gentlemen
Thank you very much
for coming here
I feel very honored
I invited you all to come today
for several announcements
I've been busy for most of my life
Now I want to have a good rest
So I'll take this opportunity
to announce my retirement officially
I'll end my adventurer life here
I've arranged
my retirement life
I'm going to set up an art foundation
to provide special support
for local young artists' work
The foundation will be managed by my assistant,
Lin Zai Chong
He's a top student of the China Academy of Art
He'll be responsible for the selection of funding and support recipients
Brother,
are you crazy?
You want to give your money to charity like you're the Bodhisattva Guan Yin?
Guan Yin, often depicted in the female form, is known as the bodhisattva of great mercy
My stocks, properties and bank savings
will be all inherited by my brother, Wang Da Shan
My lawyer, Mr. Liu will prepare the relevant information
But only if Wang Da Shan gets back on the right path
[Lawyer Liu]
and does not violate any laws
Otherwise,
his inheritance eligibility will automatically be revoked
All assets will be managed by the foundation manager
Wang Da Shan is making a big loss
Right, Wang Charlie's least valuable possessions
are the items that show up on the accounts
The treasure map alone
can buy the whole of Shanghai
Mr. Wang Charlie
Whom do you intend to bequeath that famous painting to?
That famous painting was just a joke that got spread around
I hope you don't listen to rumors
Come here!
Tell me,
how did you manipulate my brother?
Mr. Wang
You want to get your hands on all of our assets, huh?
Tell me!
Let me go!
Don't talk like that here, sir
Tell me!
My apologies,
I hope this won't dampen the mood
Dear guests,
let's enjoy ourselves together
Please
I'm not your companion
Why did you invite me to dance?
I just wanted to see if your dancing had improved
Why do you want to know that?
Haven't you been secretly learning to dance from Su Su every day?
You peeped at me!
No need, she told me herself
Don't worry, you actually made progress
Of course I did
Well,
you may dance with Ben Jie Ming for a while
I have something to do
Come on
Mr. Wang
This is Luo Fei
He's our consulting detective
Nice to meet you
Nice to meet you too
I just saw an acquaintance
Please excuse me
Take your time
Mr. Wang, you seem surprised to see me
Not at all
I feel honored that the famous detective
deigned to visit my humble abode
Please bear with me in case of any improper service
No, thank you
Do you mind?
Please go ahead
When I was young I was constantly rushing about
Now I'm old and can't take it anymore
I was busy for most of my life
Everyone thought I was away on treasure hunts
They just don't know the real treasure
can't be measured in terms of money
You mean that painting
I hope so
Mr. Wang, I hope you don't mind
I'm just asking casually out of professional curiosity
Everyone has a right to keep their own secrets
Wouldn't you say?
I see
Mr. Luo
Please help yourself
I have something to do
Excuse me
Are you Luo Fei, the famous detective in Shanghai?
I'm Chen Shuang
Mr. Luo, did you just ask Mr. Wang about the famous painting too?
Mr. Chen, you're really more impressive than all of our detectives
Even while standing so far away,
you could still tell what we were talking about
You're so amusing, Mr. Luo
We were just talking about
who will inherit Wang Charlie's famous paintings?
May I inquire after your opinion?
You gave it to an outsider, didn't you?
Am I not your own brother? Am I?
That's enough! You're drunk
-Get out of here! -You hit me?
Wang Charlie!
Mr. Wang
Don't stop me
Mr. Wang
You're really something!
How could you hand our family's assets over to an outsider?
Huh?
Who am I?
I'm your own...
Enough!
Get out of here!
You hit me
How dare you!
Get out!
You hit me!
What are you doing?
Dear guests
There's a rainstorm outside the cable car is out of operation
Please stay in the mansion tonight
The housekeeper has prepared rooms for you all
Because the number of rooms is limited
I must trouble you to share with another person
Those who need a rest
please go over there
Those who want to dance, please continue
Please help yourself
I still have some paperwork to hand in tomorrow
This is really inconvenient
The champagne has a strong kick
I'm going back to my room to rest
There are many people here today
Don't let anything bad happen
Have a good rest
Xiao Man
I'm not feeling well
Why don't you accompany me to have a rest?
Okay
Da Shan
Have you done anything proper all these years?
If I wasn't your older brother,
I wouldn't have indulged you until now
Tell me,
is there any part of your expenses that didn't come from me?
What have you ever given me except pain and trouble?
Are you really happy to see me die?
Superintendent Savoy is snoring and I can't sleep
Let me stay here just for the night
Xiao Man
It's rare for us to share a bed
Tell me,
what's going on between you and Luo Fei?
What do you mean?
You're still playing dumb
Do you like him or not?
What are you saying, Su Su?
We're just work partners
It has nothing to do with liking him
Work partners, huh?
I saw it with my own two eyes
When you two were dancing,
you looked at him
in a different way
Our eyes are always more honest than our mouths
Su Su
I drank too much today
That's why my eyes were relatively glassy
Glassy, huh?
I can see it anyway
Luo Fei likes you
Let's sleep
Fix it as soon as possible
The guests are going down the hill today
Alright
What brings you here?
Superintendent Savoy's snoring kept me up last night
So I stayed here for the night
Hurry up and get changed
Good morning
I have to ask about the cable car first
Since Wang Da Shan kicked up such a fuss last night,
I guess Wang Charlie won't talk about the famous painting again
Good morning
-Good morning -Morning
I haven't slept this well in a long time
What happened to you?
What happened?
Wake up
Wake up! Don't scare me like this
Mr. He
Wake up, please
Butler He, stop doing this
Master
-Did you hear me? -Please get up, Butler He
Master
Dear guests, there's been a sudden incident
We, the police, are investigating the crime scene
Please cooperate
Please step back
Thank you
Please cooperate
What is the cause of death?
His face and lips have turned blue
I don't see any obvious trauma
Xiao Man, what happened?
An accident
He must have died of a myocardial infarction
Butler He
Does Mr. Wang have a history of heart disease?
He has often been visiting the hospital recently
But I didn't know anything about a heart disease
He just said that
he wanted to take good care of his body after retirement
Was it an accident or a murder?
It's your call
Judging by the livor mortis and the stiffness of his limbs,
the time of death should be
between 10 pm and 12 am
The cable car was out of operation at that time
It seems that the killer...
Whatever the case,
Everyone in Hilltop Mansion is currently prohibited from entering or leaving
I called the office down the hill this morning
They said the cable car is out of operation
and can't come up the hill right now
Butler He
Please guard the door when the cable car is fixed
Everyone here is under suspicion
We'll question everyone later
and find out their alibi
Mr. Wang was murdered?
It's hard to say
You were the one who found the body?
Butler He usually wakes Mr. Wang up
But he was busy preparing the guests' breakfast this morning
So he gave me the keys
When I stepped in the room, I saw Mr. Wang...
I was preparing breakfast this morning
Then, Lin Zai Chong ran over and called me in a panic
So I ran here to take a look
Master...
Where's Wang Da Shan?
He usually sleeps until noon
And he drank so much wine last night
I guess he's still sleeping
I'll get someone to call him later
One more thing
Please prepare two rooms
One as a temporary laboratory
and another as an inquiry room
Alright
Xiao Lin, get it ready
Luo Fei,
the livor mortis is spreading
Dear guests,
Wang Charlie has suddenly passed away
Our coroner is investigating the cause of his death as we speak
Please go back to your rooms
We'll question and verify everyone's alibi later
I don't know when the cable car will be fixed
We'll lose the evidence
if we don't perform the autopsy now
Without a scalpel and other implements,
how can I perform an autopsy?
Wang Charlie completed medical training at the International Red Cross before
This is his certificate
So there must be some medical equipment in this house
The rooms are ready
Get some men to move the body to the lab room
Alright
Watch out
Butler He,
where is all the medical equipment in the house?
It's all in Master Wang's vault
I'll take you there
Okay
Ben, you go with him
We'll stay here and see
Okay
I think Wang Da Shan is the most suspicious person
Wang Charlie hit him yesterday
And in front of so many people,
Wang Da Shan went so far as to almost declare war against his brother
Wang Da Shan has a motive
He was furious that Wang Charlie left part of his inheritance to the foundation
I did see Wang Da Shan
drink a lot of wine yesterday
For a heavily intoxicated man like him
to murder someone without leaving a trace
it's impossible
I suspect Lin Zai Chong,
the first person who found the victim
Maybe he wants to get his hands on the famous painting
But, none of us have seen the famous painting yet
We don't know
where Wang Charlie kept it either
The killer is also full of curiosity about this question
So after the murder, he searched the drawers
[Xu Xiake's Travels]
Don't tell me he actually stole the famous painting?
No
Wang Charlie wouldn't keep it here
Luo Fei,
look!
It looks familiar
I don't know where I've seen it before
Wasn't Wang Charlie single?
Is this his girlfriend?
No
Should be his ex-girlfriend
And someone associated with a painful memory
Detectives,
I just went to wake Mr. Wang
But he's out cold
I can't wake him up
It's alright
Wait till he sobers up
All the guests have returned to their rooms
But they're all distinguished people
They're unhappy they're being placed under suspicion
They keep asking us to let them go down the hill
How long do you plan to keep them here?
Luo Fei
Let's split up
Xiao Man and I will conduct the inquiries
and you work with Ben Jie Ming
Okay
Mr. Lin,
could you give me the key of this room?
The crime scene must be cordoned off
Alright
You can call me Xiao Lin
Mr. Lin,
you were the first person to find the body
and you were very close to Mr. Wang
According to standard procedure, we need to take your witness statement too
Okay
I'll be downstairs
Okay