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Luoyang
Episode 19
Baili Mansion
Take a rest. I'll stay here.
Thanks.
Didn't I tell you not to show up easily?
Message from the Services.
The King of Jin will go out tomorrow.
All the officers in the field
are drafted to protect him.
This is Sir Wu's order.
Everyone should assemble
before the daybreak.
No exceptions.
We're taking action tomorrow.
Are you leaving
at this critical moment?
Shall we ask Hongyi
to push it back a day?
No.
It will alarm Four Season Divine.
If we need reinforcements,
can we ask Gao Bingzhu for help?
Didn't you two save Hongyi once?
Madam Wu, we...
Since it's Sir Wu's order, you can go back.
Yes, madam.
Siyue...
You should go back, too.
I'll stay.
I'll stay, too.
Sir Wu can punish me all he wants.
It'll be dangerous.
I want to make sure you're okay.
My lord,
these are the suspects
Gao Bingzhu has listed.
The suspect list
He Jiliang?
He's been working for me
ever since I took over.
I didn't expect to see him on the list.
My lord, there are more.
An Baitan?
He's just investigating.
It doesn't mean
you are guilty.
My lord, you asked Gao to find out the mole,
not mess things up.
He looked up all the registers
and fabricated charges.
I think he's listed all our agents as suspects.
We haven't found the mole.
It's true that everyone is suspicious.
Baitan,
your father saved me and my father
with his life.
We owe him a debt of gratitude.
We trust him the most.
After I took over the Services,
your father asked you to work for me
and keep me safe.
Over the years,
I've never doubted you.
However,
at this moment...
My lord, are you suspecting me?
If your conscience is clear,
just leave it to Gao Bingzhu.
My lord!
You are my right-hand man.
Everyone in the Services knows it.
If you've got nothing to fear
and allow Gao to investigate you,
I think all the others
will willingly cooperate, too.
My lord, have a look!
This is nice.
Tanghulu!
Have a look!
My lord!
My lord! Have a look!
Come in and have a look!
Liubai Building is located on the main street.
There's only one access.
Whichever direction they come,
they need to walk across the bridge.
I'll ask someone to set up the tea stall earlier
and defend the crucial point.
Why can't I find the tea stall she mentioned?
Liubai Building
Feeling better?
Why did you sneak up on me like that?
You look terrible.
You're not feeling worse, are you?
Let me check!
No need.
No, thanks.
Lady Liu Ran asked me to check up on you.
Do you need me to get the doctor again?
I am fine.
Tell Lady Liu Ran thanks.
How can I help you?
Lord Hongyi went out early in the morning.
Where did he go?
He didn't tell me when he went out.
I don't know.
I really don't know.
Lady Liu Ran
asked me to give you this.
This is...
She knows that
you enjoy alcohol.
It's just Lord Hongyi doesn't drink,
so you rarely get to drink.
This is the finest wine made in the western countries.
She brought it here all the way from the Liu Mansion.
She told me to bring it to you.
How is it?
Satisfactory!
So, did you recall anything about Lord Hongyi?
Satisfactory!
Shen Fei!
Shen Fei, stop pretending!
I am asking you!
My lord, please come inside.
I'll have people on the lookout at the pavilion
to make sure you're safe.
Please.
My lord, would you like a drink?
Juice is fine.
Great.
There are no interior guards at Liubai Building.
Why is there only Madam Wu here?
Sir,
please come in.
This way.
I thought I told you to guard outside.
Why did you come in?
Talk to me.
It's not safe here.
I want to make sure you're okay.
Try the grapes.
Shen Fei!
My lady.
What's with the new coachman in the Mansion?
Also, the kitchen...
Why is there a new servant for no reason?
Don't tell me
it's Hongyi's order.
He just came back from Mount Lian.
How would he find time to do this?
I'll go ask him.
My lady!
My lady, you can't go outside.
If anything happened to you,
I wouldn't know how to face Lord Hongyi.
What?
What could possibly happen?
You won't tell me, right?
Okay.
I'll ask the officers to find him.
My lady,
he is at Liubai Building.
Behind you, on your right.
If the assassin uses a bow,
these are the only two terraces nearby that are suitable
in distance, direction, and angle.
Sit.
Not him.
He was chatting around.
An assassin wouldn't attract so much attention.
Pass this list around.
Yes, sir.
Is there a mistake?
Agent Gao,
why is my name
Yanqing, junior scribe
on the list of suspects?
Agent Guxi
I compiled this list myself.
Over 30 people are on it.
We haven't found the mole yet.
So, everyone on the list is suspicious.
I need detailed information on everyone on the list.
All of us
have helped you all night.
Agent Yize
Somehow, we've become suspects.
Have a look.
In that case,
I don't think I should be involved in the investigation.
Agent Huangzhong
Why are you, a newly appointed halberdier,
so sure of yourself?
How dare you to suspect us,
who've worked for the Services for years?
If you'll excuse me...
Now that our names
are all on the list,
we shall recuse ourselves.
I'm leaving.
Take it.
He's stirring up trouble with all the investigation.
My lord.
My lord, this way.
Lord Pei of the Grand Court?
So, Madam Wu
asked the Grand Court to help.
It's urgent.
My guards are on a last-minute task.
After much thought,
I could only ask you for help, Lord Pei.
Madam Wu,
it is okay for different departments
to work on a case together.
However, this is a huge case.
I'm afraid Lord Gao won't allow it
without the license issued by Sir Wu.
That's why I came to visit you at night.
Our mission
is to lure the Divine out.
The Divine has disappeared for years.
Lord Pei, don't you want to
arrest these rebels on your own?
The investigation of the mole is important.
If the mole
was indeed among us,
they'd love to see
what we're doing now.
There's a mole in the Palace of Nature.
I bet you're all thinking,
'Well, it's not me. I've got nothing to fear.'
It makes sense if the people on the list
want to recuse themselves.
You should've been the pillar of the Services
and a rock of Her Majesty!
Turns out you're just a bunch of cowards
trying to run away from responsibility.
You always remind me that I am new.
I want to ask you this.
The almighty Intelligence Services
has been disrupted by a mole.
Is this the so-called
'the ears and eyes' of Her Majesty?
Agent Han
died mysteriously.
Are you going to let it go?
Okay.
My lady,
we've got some tasty dishes ready for you.
Yes.
Okay, let's go.
Such delicacies!
Here.
Welcome back.
Okay.
Thanks.
Enjoy.
Please.
On that day,
I was investigating another case
when Agent Han suddenly came
and asked me to send a secret letter
to Madam Wu of the Interior Guard Services.
The envelope was sealed,
so I don't know what it was about.
It was not until Agent Han died
that we were told that
he went to Fashan Temple
to meet with Madam Wu.
I was told that he brought some monks
with him on that day
to Fashan Temple.
Yes.
They are actually the middlemen of our Services.
The middlemen?
The middlemen
are in charge of intel gathering.
They often deal with encrypted information.
So, some middlemen
can decode ciphers.
On that day,
it was me that sent them the message
to go on a mission
at Fashan Temple.
But there's no way
they would've known
about the details of the mission
or the leader of the mission.
They wouldn't leak
Agent Han's whereabouts for sure.
How long have you known Agent Han?
Since I joined the Services.
When I was a scribe,
it was he that coached me.
He was my teacher and my friend.
So,
you must've known a lot
about the ciphers
with him as your teacher.
The ciphers were written and revised by Agent Han.
No one else was allowed to be involved.
Therefore, I don't know much
about the ciphers.
My lord, please.
Okay.
Take care, my lord.
My lady, how may I...
I am looking for Baili Hongyi.
Baili Hongyi?
What are you doing here?
Sir, more juice, please.
No need.
Okay.
I've got something important to do.
Leave now.
I can't talk too loud.
I know you are lying.
You got an important lead from Mount Lian.
However, it put you at risk.
So, they wanted to kill you on the way.
Right?
After we got back,
I was surrounded by strange people.
You were worried that I'd feel scared,
so you didn't tell me
because you wanted to protect me
and take all the risks on your own.
Am I right?
Hongyi.
Hongyi,
we're a couple!
No matter what happens,
I will be there for you.
May I take your order?
I'm looking for Baili Hongyi.
Gao Bingzhu has narrowed the list
down to around thirty people.
He's summoned these people to the Hall of Skills.
I don't know what he's planning.
Are they all at the Hall of Skills?
Yes.
Gao Bingzhu.
I am intrigued to see what surprise he's prepared for me.
It's not your business.
Leave now.
Stop lying to me!
I know you're trying to protect me.
That's not it.
I just don't want you to get in my way.
Stop lying!
Should I take her away?
No need.
It will ruin the mission.
Back at Mount Lian,
if not for you,
Shen Fei and I would've been much freer.
Instead, we lost the opportunity and the evidence.
And your uncle...
If not for him, my father would've still been alive.
Are you blaming me?
Yes, I am.
Ever since we got married,
Baili Mansion has been through a lot.
Keeping your distance
is the best thing you can do for me.
Are you
being serious?
Are you Baili Hongyi?
No, I am not.
What's he doing?
Don't move!
Sweet and tasty!
Try some!
My lord,
have a try.
It's very tasty.
Thank you, my lord.
My lady, buy one!
See you soon!
You didn't kneel before me.
What on earth are you up to?
My lord, please allow me
to arrest and interrogate
these people.
The mole is among them.
My lord, you're wise.
All of us here have been dedicated ourselves
to the Services for decades.
If you question our loyalty to the Services,
you might as well kill us.
Gao Bingzhu,
all these people are veterans.
Think before you speak.
Agent Linzhong
Do you think
we are all moles?
Right.
Now that I've joined the Services,
I need to act according to the rules.
I want to arrest you for interrogation
just to make sure
I'll have enough evidence.
Seems that
you've had a suspect on your mind.
I've figured out
who the mole is.
Really?
Who is it?
An Baitan!
Have a look!
You've done a great job hiding your identity.
Gao Bingzhu, how dare you!
Impossible.
My lord,
you won't harbor her, will you?
Please, my lord, trust me!
You're talking nonsense.
His Lordship trusts Madam An the most.
If she's the mole,
why didn't she just kill him?
Even by revealing His Lordship's identity
would she destroy the Services.
He's right.
If she killed Lord Chu,
Her Majesty will appoint someone else.
An Baitan has earned His Lordship's trust.
If he was replaced by someone else,
how could she obtain confidential information?
You!
Ridiculous!
You fabricated charges
and wanted to
throw mud at Madam An.
Even the biggest rascals in the world
would bow down to you.
Fellows, let's reread The Book of Fabricating Charges
and learn from Agent Gao.
If His Lordship believed your lies
and unprecedentedly convicted Madam An,
all of us in the Services
Agent Taicu
would be deterred
and want to protect ourselves.
We'd choose self-protection over dedication.
Then,
there'd be no one trustworthy
and reliable in the Services.
Our Services will be stuck in infinite chaos.
Yes, he's right.
Yes.
Gao Bingzhu,
good for you!
He's fabricating charges.
Move! Out of my way!
Out of my way!
Careful!
Move!
Watch out!
What are you doing?
Watch it!
Move!
What's wrong with you?
Slow down, will you?
I need proof.
Agent Han decided to go to Fashan Temple at the last minute.
Since the mole knew about his whereabouts,
they must've also been at the Hall of Skills.
The mole has been hiding in the Services for years
and has never been found.
It means that no one will ever think of them as a suspect.
And that's who I wanted to find,
a person no one will suspect.
An Baitan!
You have full access to the Hall of Skills
You have access to all the confidential files.
You are trusted by His Lordship.
You have a clean record.
Even after all the internal investigations,
you, of all people, still are the least suspicious.
-An Baitan. -You...
How long have you worked here?
More than three years, right?
So, you know how it's run and the agents' jobs
like the back of your hand.
An Baitan,
I've looked up all of your records.
You've not made a single mistake
in the past three years.
You've got a perfectly clean record.
Everyone trusts you,
including Agent Han.
He didn't even hide it from you
when he went to Fashan Temple
to check Liu Xiang's ledgers.
More importantly,
the ciphers he wrote
were based on the directory of music scores compiled by Her Majesty.
The mole needs to know well about music theory
and musical temperament to understand the ciphers.
An Baitan,
if the records are correct,
you were sent to the Royal Academy
as a kid to study musical temperament, right?
Nonsense!
I did study musical temperament,
but I'm not the only one here that has studied it.
That's your evidence?
How ridiculous!
Only those whom Agent Han trusted the most
could leak his whereabouts.
You just said that
he was your teacher and your friend.
The 16th Night?
Go!
Gao Bingzhu,
your accusation
lacks witness or evidence.
It's based on your assumption.
It cannot be used as proof.
The mole in the Services is a serious matter.
I urge you to thoroughly investigate.
My lord,
An Baitan is a major suspect.
Before everything is clear,
I urge you to hold her in detention.
Gao Bingzhu!
Are you alright?
Madam Wu!
Carry on!
Yes, madam.
The mole has been caught.
You should go back to work
as usual.
Why are you following me?
Madam An is only in detention temporarily.
She's not convicted.
Before I see any decisive evidence,
I refuse to believe
that she's the mole that sold us out.
You think of her as your colleague.
It's only natural you feel sorry for her.
However, if I made all this up,
why would His Lordship agree
to hold her in detention?
Guys,
if any of you can find proof,
you'll be rewarded.
Guys,
if any of you can work out this case,
I will ask His Lordship
to promote you as an executive agent.
It's...
If you want to earn merit,
now is the time.
What?
Do you all want to take advantage of a colleague?
If anyone is after
my position,
they can come talk to me.
I won't get involved
in this dirty business.
Yes.
He's right.
I'm out.
I'm leaving.
Me, too.
I'm leaving.
I'm out.
Where is the assassin?
You almost died earlier.
Do you know that?
Zhang is an officer at the Grand Court.
We agreed to let him protect you.
You acted on your own
without him by your side.
Do you know how risky that was?
Liu Ran showed up out of the blue.
I didn't have time to think.
I couldn't let him make a move at Liubai Building.
What if I hadn't arrived in time?
I knew you'd come.
I'll let it pass
for Liu Ran's sake.
That assassin is the 16th Night of the Divine.
He didn't kill you this time.
He won't give up.
You should stay at the Interior Guard Services for a few days.
There will be other assassination attempts by the Divine.
I can continue to be a bait
until we catch him alive.
How many lives do you think you have?
They are sly and they're everywhere.
You were almost killed
even if we'd made a thorough plan.
And the next time?
Who could possibly ensure your safety?
We need to give it a chance.
You've become more and more like Gao Bingzhu.
The old you
wouldn't do such crazy things.
So what?
Gao Bingzhu has no one
and nothing to care about.
He's willing to sacrifice his life
to get what he wants.
But you can't do that.
If you don't want to help me,
I'll cooperate with the Grand Court.
Stop him!
Bring him to our Services!
An Baitan
Stop!
Agent Yize?
His collar!
My lord!
Why did you accuse An Baitan?
It was just an act.
I thought so.
The list and the interrogation
were just for show.
If those measures
could smoke the mole out,
you would've done it already.
I just want the mole to see
that I'm devoting myself
to investigating it.
Gao Bingzhu,
how sure are you that the mole will walk into your trap?
I wrongfully accused An Baitan.
The mole will make a move for sure.
They will go all out
to frame An Baitan.
Where is it?
My lord.
Agent Han's cipher reference book.
My lord!
Take him!
Interrogate him!
Yes!
My lord!
I am innocent!
I am not the mole!
My lord,
Gao Bingzhu's accusation was unfounded.
The evidence is right before you!
How dare you lie to me!
Gao Bingzhu
is good at lying.
He's tried to do you harm several times.
It just baffles me
why you trust him
over me.
It's come to this.
Even if I were a dumb donkey,
I could see clearly who's trying to do me harm.
I have worked for the Services for years.
Let me ask you.
Have I made any mistakes?
My lord,
if you don't trust me,
just kill me.
Interior Guard Services
If you're tired,
go back and rest.
I am not.
I am hungry.
I've asked someone to send food.
Xu Yuan, interior guard
I'm not used to the food here.
What would you like?
I'll have them buy it for you.
You can't go out, though.
I am not a criminal.
You don't have to watch me like this.
Sir Li asked me
to make sure you are safe.
I can't let you go out of my sight
even for a second.
My lord,
you've now
become a target.
If you don't want to be grounded, you'll be killed.
If you don't like these books,
I'll have them find other books.
I am not bragging,
but I can get you all the classics.
As long as I don't go out of your sight,
I can walk around freely in here?
Sir Li didn't say.
However,
as long as it's not somewhere off-limits,
I think it's okay.
Come!
Come on!
My lord,
I am innocent.
My lord!
I know
you won't say anything.
You killed an executive agent
and tried to destroy my Services.
Do you think
I'll end your life
that easily?