[Detective L]
[Episode 20] [The Maze Murder: B]
How is it?
The livor mortis is spreading
It doesn't easily change color through finger pressure
Rigor mortis has set in on the small joints of the body
The face and lips exhibit cyanosis
Cyanosis is a bluish discoloration of the body and the visible mucous membranes due to lack of oxygen
The palpebral conjunctivas exhibit hyperemia
The membrane on the inside of the eyelids is bloodshot
The corneal is cloudy
Both pupils are the same size
There's a little white foam in the nostrils
There's an injection site
at the front of the left inner ankle
No damage to other parts of the external body
After the autopsy, I found
the lungs were full of gas and swollen
The cross-cut revealed a big outflow of bloody foamy liquid
The blood is dark red and in a liquid state
The right atrium and the pulmonary artery are dilated and full
Some gas was flowing out from the right ventricle
In the right atrium cavity and pulmonary artery,
there's a big blockage of bloody foam liquid
And in plain Chinese?
In view of the above observations,
the cause of death is asphyxiation due to a blood and air embolism
No external damage or fatal trauma were found
So
that's where the air injection went in
Most probably
It looks like everything was carefully arranged by the killer
Notify Superintendent Savoy
to deal with it as a murder case
Okay
Luo Fei, I was about to come find you
We have interrogated all the guests
The cause of death was confirmed
The killer killed Wang Charlie with an air injection
and he tried to make it look like an accidental myocardial infarction
Oh right, since the number of rooms are limited,
besides couples, every guest had to share a room with another person
The only person who doesn't have an alibi
is the lawyer, Liu Ming Xu
The Superintendent has taken him back to the inquiry room for interrogation
Besides the guests,
you have to interrogate everyone who lives in the mansion carefully
Especially Lin Zai Chong and Wang Da Shan
Okay
How could Chen Shuang have an alibi?
He was like a tiger eyeing his prey, on the lookout for that famous painting
Chen Shuang was sharing a room with another male guest
The male guest said,
Chen Shuang's snoring kept him up the entire night
So, keeping in mind the time of death,
Chen Shuang can be ruled out as a suspect
Okay, got it
I'll go to the inquiry room first
Come and join us after you interrogate Butler He
Okay
Sir, I'm a lawyer
How can you detain me?
This is a violation of legal procedures
Mr. Liu, please don't be upset
Now that there's been a murder,
we have to interrogate you all according to procedure
Tell me,
did you seen Wang Charlie on your way from the ballroom to the guest room last night?
I was going to hand him the legal paperwork,
but I didn't even get to see him
If it isn't Mr. Liu
I came here to hand the legal paperwork over to Mr. Wang
You're too late
My brother is not feeling well
He just went to bed
But he asked me
to give him the paperwork
before he went to bed
Let's talk about it tomorrow
I fear he doesn't have the energy to talk to you right now
He just cursed me at full blast
lit. "to pour dog's blood on"
He said he was feeling dizzy
Mr. Liu,
stop being such a bore
What was the time when you were outside Wang Charlie's room?
11 pm sharp
Why are you so sure?
There's a clock in the hallway of the bedroom
I took a look at it when I passed by
What happened after you left?
Mr. Wang Da Shan was very drunk
I helped him back to his room
and saw him lie down
I then went back to my room and slept
Until this morning, when I heard something and got up
You're lying
No, I'm not
You said you met Wang Da Shan
at 11 pm last night
You sent him back to his room
and went back to your room
which took no more than half an hour
You looked fresh when you were
on stage last night
But now, you've got dark circles
and are smoking non-stop
in an effort to keep your attention focused
A healthy man
is not going to be like this after almost ten hours
of continuous sleep
You didn't sleep at all last night
I...
Talk
What did you do last night?
I did sleep in my room last night
It's just that...
Just...
It's just that there was someone else
Right?
Yes
Last night,
when I was dancing with Miss Jin Miao Ling
we really sparked a connection
Later we met again in the hallway
So we...
Jin Miao Ling
The society beauty?
Yes
We'll confirm your statement with Jin Miao Ling
I'm warning you
If you're trying to fool us,
I'll arrest you for interference with public functions
I wouldn't dare!
I didn't just come out and say it just now
because I have a family
I'm really...
Mr. Liu
-Mr. Wang -Mr. Liu, come out!
-Mr. Wang -Help me get the formalities done
Cut it out!
You're an outsider
How dare you scold me?
I'm the head of the Wang family
Mr. Liu
Come out quickly!
Otherwise,
the entire Wang family fortune will be taken away by outsiders
-Hurry -Mr. Wang
How can you say that?
The establishment of the art foundation is Mr. Wang's long-cherished dream
I have never thought of taking away your money
I see Mr. Wang has sobered up
We've interrogated everyone but you two
Why would I need to tell you two outsiders
about Wang family matters?
Mr. Liu
Let's go
Let him go
Let's interrogate Lin Zai Chong first
My room is next door to Butler He's
Last night,
Mr. Wang told me
he would discuss the art foundation
with the artists today
So I didn't need have a meeting with him
I only had to go back to my room and prepare the letter of intent
Do you usually have meetings late at night?
Two months ago,
Mr. Wang suddenly told me,
there was work he needed to be able to give me at odd times
He asked me to move into the mansion
Every day before he goes to bed,
he'll have a meeting with me alone
It's not really a meeting,
but an exchange of ideas
But you two didn't have a meeting last night?
During the party yesterday,
when he pulled Mr. Wang away,
he specially told me to cancel the evening entertainment
and asked me to go back to my room
So you went back to your room?
After the incident,
I think Mr. Wang must have been in a bad mood
and needed to calm down
So I didn't bother him anymore
Until this morning,
when I found his body
You already knew that he was going to set up an art foundation
Mr. Wang did mention it a long time ago
I almost got scolded by him
because of this matter
Why?
He wanted me to take on the foundation manager role
Lately I've been thinking that I want to set up an art foundation
I want you to take full responsibility of it
Thank you for giving me the chance
But I'm still young
I can't carry such a big responsibility
Zai Chong
I believe in you
Did he tell you about the famous painting?
Frankly,
I'd heard a lot of rumors
I once tried to ask Mr. Wang about it when he was in a good mood
Mr. Wang,
I heard that you own a priceless famous painting
Is it true?
"Because I myself am on the mountain"
From a poem by Su Shi (1037–1101), preceded by the line "I can't tell the true shape of Mt. Lu"
That was his answer
Because I myself am in the mountain
You can go now
If there is any problem,
we'll find you
Okay
He's young, but his words are watertight
Judging by the murder method,
I think he's our best suspect
There's something off about him
How did you get on?
I've interrogated all the servants
By the way, we found out that Wang Charlie
has a security team
I bet they'd have a floor plan of the mansion
We can check it out
I'll have to call my superior
and report the situation to him
I'll meet up with you later
Okay
Wang Charlie has never denied
the existence and the value of the famous painting
And his death
is most likely related to the painting
So we must get to this painting before the killer does
That way,
I might be able to solve the puzzle in my heart
The security team must take the blame for this incident
As Head of Security, I should be blamed
Sergeant Huang, don't blame yourself
What we need from you right now is the floor plan of the mansion
Can you please give it to us?
Of course
I'll find it for you right away
Xiao Wang, go and get the map
Please take a look
The whole mansion was built facing south with the mountains located in the north
Below is the banquet hall
It's divided into three wings: east, west and north
The biggest eastern wing is Master Wang's private area
The western wing is Mr. Wang Da Shan's private area
The smallest northern wing is a parlor and multifunctional space
There's a corridor connecting the three wings
From midnight to 8 am every day,
we have an all-night patrol
The three of you are usually in charge of the patrol?
I was working at Master Wang's building
While I was on duty, no one went in or out
I was working at Mr. Wang Da Shan's building
During the day I was scolded by our team leader
So I went on duty earlier last night
Around 11 pm
Not long after that, I saw Mr. Wang Da Shan
was escorted back by Mr. Liu
He seemed to be very drunk
Afterwards he came out again just a moment ago
There were many people walking around the building on my side
But I didn't see anything unusual
Alright
I'll take the floor plan with me
Remember to keep the cable car here
Don't let anyone go down the hill
Understood
Where do you think the famous painting would be hidden?
It should be inside the mansion
in a hidden chamber
The painting won't be labeled
It's a beautiful mountain
Xu Xiake was a Chinese travel writer and geographer of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Just like in the heaven
Xu Xiake was an adventurer too
Do you suspect there's a lead here?
It seems Wang Charlie didn't just like adventures,
but puzzles too
Did someone follow us?
He's trying to find the famous painting through me
Okay
You asked for it
Xiao Man
Go take the travelogue and notebooks
Okay
Listen to me
-Hands off -Listen to you?
It's none of your business
You two
What happened?
Nothing
Aren't you investigating the cause of my brother's death?
What did you find out?
Would it be someone who wanted to steal his fortune?
Hurry up and arrest someone
I'm afraid someone's going to kill me
Mr. Wang
Your brother has just passed away
We can understand your frame of mind
Still, you can't be endlessly pestering people
I'm your brother's guest
My brother was blind
inviting someone like you
Alright
I'm going to see Butler He
to discuss my brother's funeral
Oh yeah
When the cable car is fixed,
every last one of you
must get out of here immediately
The Wang family will finally come to ruin at this wastrel's hand
Please excuse me, detectives
I'll leave first
Let's continue
I just noticed something
There should be
another space in this place
But it's not labeled
on the map
Let's go and take a look
It should be here
We have already been to the relative positions in all three buildings
All dead ends
The walls are too thick
You can't hear it even you knock harder
Are you sure there's a space in here?
Yes
This forms a triangular prism
A dead end on three sides
And the inside must be empty
If there's an entrance,
It should be up there
What a wide open view!
Not even a wall to knock on
We're in the highest position right now
and the top of the triangular prism
is right under our feet
You mean the entrance to the hidden chamber
is right under our feet?
Exactly
There really is a hidden chamber!
I finally found it
The famous painting
should be hidden in the safe
But Wang Charlie can't tell us anymore
How are we going to open this safe?
I once tried to ask Mr. Wang about it when he was in a good mood
He just laughed
and said
"Because I myself am on the mountain"
"I can't tell the true shape of Mt. Lu"
The lines from Su Shi's poem are used idiomatically to mean that you can't be objective when you are too deeply involved in something
"Because I myself am on the mountain"
You're still in the mood
to recite a poem right now, huh?
Look
Wang Charlie kept a travelogue of Mt. Huang
just like Xu Xiake
Second day of the month
Third day of the month
Second day of the month, 1 am
He uses an old term called sigeng 四更, lit. "fourth watch"
The second day of the month he wrote in his diary
corresponds to the date in Xu Xiake's travel notes
And the numbers in his diary
should be
related to the sequence of numbers appearing
on the same day of the travel notes
I see
So the second day and 1 am in Wang Charlie's diary
1 am = fourth watch
should be
the fourth digit on the second day
1, 2, 3
Ten miles, two mountains and a cliff that's like a door between the two
which is 2
Third day, 5 am
Here
And here
Sixth day, 11 pm
Luo Fei, we've got the code
Be gentle
Be gentle please
Detective Luo
You followed us in here just now, didn't you?
Say it
Did you kill Wang Charlie?
I didn't kill anyone
Then why did you go to the crime scene?
How did you know?
The smell of cologne on your body
Last night,
I circled all the guests three times
Only you
were using a gardenia scented cologne
Wang Charlie was going to retire
So I told him about my intention to buy the famous painting
I plan to arrange an expedition to find the treasure
I offered him a very generous 50-50 deal
but he rejected it
This morning, I was ready
to talk to him again
When I stepped into the hallway,
I saw Lin Zai Chong
running out in a panic from his room
What happened then?
When I got into the room,
Wang Charlie was already dead
I thought my chance had arrived
He had a key hung around his neck
I thought it must be the key to where his treasures are kept
So I took it from his neck
I planned to look for a map or something else
Then I heard a sound from the hallway
So I ran out quickly
Luo Fei, since the key
has nothing to do with the safe,
why did Wang Charlie
hang it around his neck?
We have to solve the puzzles one by one
Let's find the painting first
The key belongs to the victim
So it will be confiscated as evidence
You made an illegal entry into the crime scene
-We... -Xiao Man
He only came here to seek fortune
Just let him go for now
Besides, he's quite smart
as he knew to follow me to find the answer
Mr. Luo
Detective Luo, you're right
I could tell you had a well-thought-out plan
I was sure I could find the famous painting if I followed you
It's not this one!
It's just an ordinary island
Luo Fei
Did you find out anything?
Why are you zoning out?
They key around Wang Charlie's neck
It was taken by Chen Shuang
Apparently, the killer
didn't kill for the painting,
but solely to take his life
Could it be that the killer
forgot to take the key?
Impossible
Judging by his modus operandi,
the killer must have been well-prepared
If he killed for the famous painting,
he wouldn't have left empty-handed
Let's act quickly
Butler He just informed me
the cable car will be fixed
in half an hour
Now, in the whole mansion,
only Wang Da Shan has yet to be interrogated
Luo Fei, Xiao Man
When can we go?
Let's talk inside
Xiao Man
When are you going to catch the killer?
The killer's purpose is very clear
Stay in your room and don't go anywhere
I'll solve it before the cable car is fixed
and send you home
When will the cable car be fixed?
Now that you mention it
Everything is broken around here
Look at the clock
It's always 11:30
It didn't move at all
I don't even know what time it is
It's infuriating!
It's no good, Xiao Man
The place has too much yin energy
According to Chinese medicine, yin and yang energy should be in balance Symptoms of excessive yin energy include feeling cold and lethargic
I have to get out of here fast
I don't want to...
Luo Fei
What are you doing with that clock?
You should be catching the killer
Don't mess with that
I got it! Here
What the heck is going on?
Look
From the statements of Butler He and Liu Ming Xu,
when Wang Da Shan left,
Wang Charlie was still alive
But in fact,
the clock was tampered with
Yesterday, when Butler He's arrived,
it was supposed to be before 11 pm
But the clock
was moved forward for a period of time
So Butler He thought
it was 11:30 pm when he got here
Then,
he heard Wang Charlie was still alive
When Butler He left,
the clock was tuned back to the right time
Liu Ming Xu turned up for his meeting at 11 pm sharp
But he was persuaded by Wang Da Shan to return
I'm afraid Wang Charlie
was already dead at that time
So the killer is Wang Da Shan?
You hit me
How dare you hit me?
As of right now,
he's our best suspect
Let's split up and find him
Butler He, have you seen Mr. Wang Da Shan?
He should be on the second floor
Have you seen Wang Da Shan today?
No
When was the last time you saw him?
Last night
He was drunk last night
Have you seen Mr. Wang Da Shan?
No
Thank you
Have you seen Wang Da Shan?
He urged me to confirm the contract
and said he was going to celebrate
I guess he went for a drink
You can check out the wine cellar
Is Wang Da Shan here?
I haven't seen him
It smells of booze
He can't have been gone for long
Luo Fei, look here
A syringe
Mr. Luo
Mr. Wang went to the top floor
The servants said his expression
didn't look quite right
Damn!
Hurry!
Damn
I know you all already suspected me
It was only a matter of time before you investigated me
I'm a rich man
Prison food wouldn't agree with me
You bet, you pay
lit. "if you agree to bet, you must accept the loss"
A life for a life
Wang Charlie's body was just delivered to ice cellar
How great,
that his brother is also dead
Wang Charlie death was strange
Wang Da Shan's death was even stranger
Wang Da Shan left a suicide note
I guess he killed himself to escape punishment
It's too early to conclude that it's a suicide
But the suicide note was identified by Butler He
He confirmed it was Wang Da Shan's handwriting
When we went to Wang Da Shan's room just now,
the inkwell on his desk was open
On the face of it,
it's like Wang Da Shan knew we're suspecting him
and feeling like his secret was going to be exposed
he quickly wrote the suicide note and killed himself
But all this took less than ten minutes
Look
The ink is dry
That means
the suicide note was written a long time ago
Exactly
Now that the two brothers are dead
All of their assets
will go to the foundation
Could it be that Lin Zai Chong killed them both?
Even if Wang Da Shan had not been killed, he wouldn't have lived for much longer
There's a big tumor
in his abdominal cavity
It was constricting the inferior vena cava
Large vein that returns deoxygenated blood from the body into the heart
He could have suffered a hemorrhagic stroke at any moment
Luo Fei, Xiao Man, Ben Jie Ming
Sir, it's good that you're here
Someone created a fake suicide note
and faked a suicide
Ben Jie Ming has already tested it
He was poisoned
Originally, I thought
he was the one who killed Wang Charlie
I never expected him to die as well
Butler He said,
it was Wang Da Shan's handwriting
Only people close to him who know him very well
can fake his handwriting
In this mansion,
there's only one person who can do it
The young assistant?
Exactly
Alright
Ye Chang Qing and his men are here
Has the cable car been fixed?
Yes
Dear all, my apologies
The detective said,
I can't let you go
without their approval
You have no right to keep us here
I can't do anything
I can't help you
You're here
Where's Lin Zai Chong?
Lin Zai Chong?
He went down the hill
when I wasn't looking