Central Police Station
These are the girls who went missing
in the vicinity of the antique shop
when Ding Rushan was the owner.
Ding Rushan wants to do
what emperors of the past did.
He's looking for the elixir to resurrect the dead
and unlock the secret to immortality.
The blood ritual calls for three sacrifices.
Sacrifices for a blood ritual?
I didn't get to find out the details
of how the blood ritual is performed.
Is he hoping to gain immortality?
I don't think he's doing it for himself.
He's doing it for his daughter.
After Professor Ding was divorced
he raised his daughter single-handedly.
But she was diagnosed with a serious ailment.
She passed away not long after
Professor Ding went to jail.
What ailment was that?
Some sort of myelodysplastic syndrome, I think.
I'm not aware of the details.
This is ridiculous.
He sacrificed so many lives
so he could resurrect his daughter?
How did he get this insane idea?
He got his inspiration for his insane plans
from an ancient lambskin scroll
which he brought back from an imperial tomb
among the Western Xia mausoleums.
On the lambskin scroll, it was recorded that
ancient emperors would perform blood rituals
to resurrect the dead.
He was a desperate father
who was about to lose his daughter.
When all hopes were dashed
he could only clutch at straws by turning to
the occult and sorcery.
But how did he choose the girls
to be used for these human sacrifices?
I think there must be something
these girls have in common.
I've looked through it.
Their age, birthdays and family backgrounds
were all different.
Yes, they had different birthdays.
Ding Rushan once mentioned that
Li Yujuan and his daughter
shared the same birthday.
16th August of the ROC calendar.
That's the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
So, Ding Rushan's daughter
was born on the same day as Li Qianshun
Emperor Chongzong of the Western Xia Dynasty.
This is also the day of the Ghost Festival.
It's said that the gates of Hell
will open on this day.
In the International Settlement
birthdays are registered
based on the Gregorian calendar.
Xiao'an, check the lunar dates.
That must be it.
Ding Rushan found three girls who shared
the same lunar birthday as his daughter
to be offered as human sacrifice.
What have you found?
The years might be different, but 27th August
25th August and 4th September coincided with
the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
But your sister Wenfei...
My sister's birthday
was on the 15th day of the tenth lunar month
not the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
My father was drunk on the day
he registered her birth date.
So, he registered my birth date as hers.
I'm the one who was born
on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
He escaped from prison
to resurrect his daughter.
That's why he keeps coming after you.
I'm the final sacrificial item.
- Where are you going? -To see Jiang Yinong.
As long as the jade pendant
meant for the ritual is still with me
Ding Rushan will show himself.
Let me go instead.
No, it has to be me.
Ding Rushan has to see me
so that he'll come out in the open
and return Suyun to us.
You're too agitated now. This is suicidal.
I'm very calm. I know what I'm doing!
You're under arrest.
You... why are you arresting me?
- I've done nothing wrong! -I'm keeping you safe.
Xiao'an, get the handcuffs.
You assaulted a police officer.
We have reason to arrest you.
Xiao'an, detain her!
- Shen Xiao'an! -Do it. This is an order!
This is between the two of you.
- Let go of me... -I'll do it myself.
Qiuheng. Luo Qiuheng! Let go of me!
Let go of me!
What? She's under arrest?
Why?
She assaulted the police?
Who did she assault?
Taozi, Ding Rushan has Suyun.
She must be terrified.
She has no idea what will happen to her.
But I'm stuck in here
and there's nothing I can do.
Maybe Inspector Luo will figure something out.
What can he come up with?
Ding Rushan will go after Jiang Yinong.
That idiot just had to lie in wait
at Jiang Yinong's office for him to show up.
Unless...
Unless what?
Later on, Xu Lepeng told me that
he made a secret trip
back to Helan Mountains with Xie Yongsheng.
They took many things from the imperial tomb
including this jade pendant.
But somehow, Ding Rushan
got wind of this in prison
and flew into a rage.
He sent a death threat to Xu Lepeng
warning Lepeng not to sell the jade pendant
or he would kill him.
Ding Rushan was in jail.
So how did he know about that?
One of the four of them must have told him.
You're right, Taozi.
Only the four of them knew.
Xu Lepeng and Xie Yongsheng
stole the jade pendant.
Both of them are dead now.
Xu Siyuan had severed ties with Ding Rushan.
So, she couldn't possibly have tipped him off.
Besides, she was killed too.
That leaves only one person.
Jiang Yinong.
No wonder he's still safe and sound.
Professor Jiang, nice to meet you.
I'm Luo Qiuheng from Central Police Station.
Inspector Luo, I was expecting you.
- Please take a seat. -Thank you.
I believe you've heard that
Xie Yongsheng and Xu Lepeng were murdered.
This morning, Xu Siyuan was found killed too.
I'm sorry...
- Sorry, Inspector. -It's fine. Thank you.
Luo Qiuheng is in danger.
He just went to look for Jiang Yinong.
- OK. -Taozi, you must save him.
Miss Taozi, visitation's over.
- Please leave now. -Taozi.
I'll figure something out.
I promise I will.
Inspector Luo is in danger.
Taozi, tell Shen Xiao'an to release me.
I'll think of something!
Luo Qiuheng, you idiot!
- Taozi? -Xiao'an.
I made Miss Su some snacks
but she doesn't want any.
- You can have it. -Just leave them here.
- Help yourself. -All right.
Taozi?
Xiao'an.
- What are you doing? -Xiao'an.
I need you to do as I say.
What are you doing?
- That's a real gun! -Don't move.
Release Miss Su right now.
If I do that, I'll lose my job.
Taozi, stop messing around.
Don't move or I'll pull the trigger.
You won't shoot me.
I don't want to
but if I want to save Suyun and Miss Su
I might have to...
shoot you in the leg!
Be careful, it might go off. It's a real gun.
Calm down, Taozi.
Miss Su said Inspector Luo was in danger.
She needs to go to his rescue.
- It was Inspector... -Be quiet.
Just release her now.
It was Inspector Luo who ordered her arrest.
- Don't cry. -I don't want to do this.
But why won't you believe me?
W-W-Wipe away your tears first.
Wipe away your tears.
Why are you crying even louder?
I'll listen to you, all right?
Point the gun at me.
Your finger...
Don't be scared.
Calm down. Don't be reckless.
Xu Siyuan gave Miss Su
a very important piece of evidence
and Miss Su passed it to you, right?
It's a jade pendant
unearthed from the Western Xia mausoleums.
That's a crucial piece of evidence.
I need to have it back.
Actually, when Miss Su brought it to me
I could tell it's important.
So I've kept it safe with my other artefacts
in my secret chamber.
Your secret chamber?
Don't do anything rash...
What are you doing? Put the gun down!
Can't you see I've been held hostage?
Put the gun down.
Do you hear me?
Put the gun down.
H-H-Hurry up.
O-Open the door.
Please come and open the door now.
- Hurry up. -Hurry up.
Miss Su, may I remind you that
you're breaking out of prison.
Thank you, Officer Shen.
Get in! Hurry up.
- You too. Hurry up. -Me?
Move it. Lock the door, Taozi.
Thank you for opening the door for me.
Keep an eye on them.
A Brief History Of Chinese Archaeology
Who'd have thought
there's such a chamber on campus?
Well, as a historian
I'm especially fond of ancient tombs.
After you.
I believe my prized collections
will be an eye-opener for you.
Where's the jade pendant?
Drag him to the back.
Lock him up with the little girl.
Su Wenli.
We're all waiting for you.
Professor Jiang?
Suyun, I'm Inspector Luo.
Suyun, don't cry. I'm Inspector Luo.
Suyun, be a good girl.
Suyun, be a good girl. Don't cry.
I'm going to remove the blindfolds
around your mouth and eyes, all right?
Now, bend down to your right.
Come on.
Suyun.
Are you all right? Are you hurt?
I'm glad you're fine.
Good girl...
Now, listen to me.
Let's try to untie the ropes, all right?
Turn around. I'll untie the ropes for you.
Miss Su.
Miss Su, has it been a rush for you
hunting me down?
Ding Rushan.
You can kill me right now
but that means you'll never get to see
your adopted daughter
and Inspector Luo again.
And you'll never find out
where your sister is.
Where's my sister?
You really need to be more alert
of your surroundings.
The last sacrifice.
This is Heaven's will and your destiny.
Miss Su, you should accept your fate calmly.
Miss Su. This way, please.
My daughter will return soon.
With their blood
and Emperor Chongzong's jade pendant
paving the way for me
I'll be able to perform the blood ritual
and my daughter will be reborn!
What do you think?
This is the work of a genius, isn't it?
There's just a fine line
between ingenuity and insanity.
Professor Ding, everything's almost ready.
So it really was you, Professor Jiang.
You were the one who told him
about the jade pendant when he was in jail.
You were also the one who told him that
Xu Siyuan was working in the church.
You're a history professor.
How could you work for that lunatic?
Xu Lepeng, Xie Yongsheng
and Xu Siyuan were your classmates.
Cut the crap.
There's something I don't understand.
How did you find those girls who were born
on the day of the Ghost Festival?
Xie Yongsheng who died
at the back alley of an opium den
was my student.
Xie Yongsheng is the victim who was found dead
at the back alley of an opium den.
He was a registrar at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
A registrar at the Civil Affairs Bureau?
He was from the department
that manages the registration of
births, marriages and deaths.
With his help, I easily shortlisted
the candidates whom I needed.
If he was of use to you, why did you kill him?
Because he betrayed me.
He raided the imperial tomb
with Xu Lepeng behind my back.
They were much too greedy for their own good.
They want the artefacts?
I'll give them the artefacts!
They can go to their graves happy.
Xu Siyuan...
she should never have betrayed me.
You wouldn't even spare the woman you loved.
Anyone who betrayed me must be punished!
No matter who they are!
It's time.
I'll go and get ready.
Let's go.
My hands are too tightly bound
for me to untie you.
Let's figure another way out, all right?
Go on, Miss Su.
Come on.
Professor Jiang.
I'm so scared my legs have turned to jelly.
Let me rest for a minute.
I don't get it.
Why are you doing that monster's bidding?
He's my mentor.
I'm indebted to him.
Don't you know his evildoings?
I don't know what he did
to make you work for him
but don't you feel guilt-ridden
aiding and abetting him?
I didn't know...
I didn't know he would resort to murder!
Well, now you do.
So why are you still helping him?
You... You have no idea
what Ding Rushan is capable of.
He sees all and he knows all.
Everyone who had betrayed him is dead.
You think I want to help him?
I want to be rid of him for good!
As if you can do that.
I can.
With you coming into the picture
I can help him accomplish his goal
and then I'll be free to leave.
I... I don't get it.
Since you're dying, I'll let you in on it.
This blood ritual
is meant to resurrect his daughter.
He performed this ritual ten years ago
but it failed.
Are you so delusional that you think it'd work?
Yes... that's what he is!
He said the ritual failed
because he was missing one thing.
The jade pendant with the dragon engraving.
Yes.
And your sister wasn't born on the right day.
The hope of resurrecting his daughter
is the only thing that has kept him going.
When this hope is dashed
he will break down right before me.
I will have the chance to get rid of him
and I'll be free.
Let me remind you, Professor Jiang.
You're Ding Rushan's accomplice.
If the police learn about this
you'll be sentenced to death too.
Wait for me.
Here.
Suyun, you're so brave.
Miss Su.
Please get on the seat.
- Move it... -What are you trying to do?
What are you trying to do? What's that?
It's my tool.
Are you going to draw all my blood
as an offering to your daughter
so that you can resurrect her?
No.
This is not about resurrection.
My daughter was never dead.
She has just been sleeping.
She's the only hope and meaning to my life.
She's a loveable girl.
She's obedient and clever.
She has never given me any trouble
except this time.
This is the only time
and it's only because she's unwell.
You can't blame her
for having this ailment.
Watching the circus performance
at City God Temple
was her favourite thing to do.
When her condition took a turn for the worst
I brought her to the circus
and it made her day.
She asked me
"Father, when can we come to the circus again?"
I told her
"We'll definitely come back again."
Her life is just beginning.
She has the right to live. And she will!
The other children had the right to live too!
I don't care! My daughter is all that matters!
Ding Rushan, you're crazy.
Where's my sister?
Your sister...
died for my daughter.
I didn't let her suffer.
Your sister was very pretty.
She was...
a classic beauty.
I made sure...
she looked pretty when she left.
What did you do to her?
You want to know where your sister is?
She's right here.
Somewhere near us.
Jiang Xiaoyi
Lin Qiuyue
Su Wenfei
Su Wenfei.
What do you think?
She looks familiar, doesn't she?
Everyone thinks terracotta figures
are no more than clay figurines.
I was very kind to those girls
They died without any suffering.
As for the last step
I left it to Professor Jiang.
He's an expert in making terracotta figures.
You're crazy! You're all lunatics!
- You lunatics! -Don't move.
- I'm going to get the liquor. -Ding Rushan...
Miss Su.
It's time to send you on your way.
Drink this glass of liquor
and your blood circulation will speed up.
Your body will start to feel very heavy
while your soul will feel light.
You'll find yourself
slowly floating up into the sky.
You're crazy!
You'll get to see the world from above.
That's enough!
Shut up! Get lost!
You're crazy... stop it!
I think the door is a little too heavy.
Go outside and keep watch.
Very soon, you'll be able to meet your sister
and stay with her forever.
Your daughter is already dead, Ding Rushan.
No, she's just sleeping.
It's all written on the lambskin scroll.
Once the blood ritual is completed
those who are asleep will be awakened.
My sister isn't coming back
and your daughter has been dead for years.
Why can't you come to terms with it?
Your blood ritual won't work.
Even your student, Jiang Yinong
thinks you're a fool.
What does she mean?
Professor Ding, you know me.
I've always been loyal to you.
When you were away preparing for the ritual
Jiang Yinong said he had found a way
to be rid of you for good.
Shut up!
Professor Jiang, you're too impatient.
If you kill me now
you'll ruin Professor Ding's blood ritual.
Put the gun away! I need her alive.
What was it that you said to me?
You said when the blood ritual fails
Ding Rushan would break down before you.
You'd seize the opportunity to shoot him
and be rid of him.
Shut up!
Stop trying to turn us against each other!
- I'm going to kill you! -Put away the gun!
I told you to give me the gun.
Professor Ding, don't make me do this...
You're pointing the gun at me?
- Professor Ding... -Give me the gun.
Professor Ding, don't make me do this...
How dare you point the gun at me!
No. Professor Ding...
Miss Su.
Professor Ding... I didn't mean to do that.
- Professor Ding. -You...
Professor Ding.
Ding Rushan!
Stay there.
Don't come any closer.
Wenli.
Watch out!
No one is getting out of here!
Suyun, watch out!
- Freeze! -Freeze!
Ding Rushan... Ding Rushan!
Wenli... Wenli?
Hang in there.
Suyun!
Can you hear me, Suyun?
Suyun... Suyun?
Inspector Luo and Miss Su are in there.
Inspector... Inspector?
How do you open this door?
It's filled with toxic gas inside.
How do you open this door?
It's filled with toxic gas!
Inspector... Inspector!
Wenli.
The terracotta figure...
- Inspector... -Stay where you are.
- Stay put! -There's toxic gas in here.
Take care of Suyun.
- Let's go, Inspector. -Suyun.
A few days later
Place it in front.
I'm here.
- Miss Su. -Miss Su.
You look stunning.
You're a sight for sore eyes.
- Let's begin. -All right.
Miss Su, some of the guests haven't arrived.
It's all right. It's getting late.
Let's not wait any longer.
Uncle Xiang.
Where's my birthday cake, Uncle Xiang?
- It's coming. -Miss Su.
Are you sure you don't want to wait for them?
It's all right.
We'll just leave some cake for them.
Here's the cake.
Allow me.
What a pretty cake.
Mentor.
I've given it a lot of thought
and I'm turning down
the posting to Fuxi Road Police Station.
Qiuheng, this sort of promotion
doesn't come by every day.
I appreciate all the chances you have given me.
But some things
are more important than a promotion.
You're finally out. Taozi told us to hurry up.
Look at how impatient you are. Let's go.
Inspector, I heard you'll be transferred to
Fuxi Road Police Station as the police chief.
I turned down the posting.
Why? It's such a good opportunity.
I couldn't bear to leave you behind.
Gross.
It's Miss Su you couldn't bear to leave, right?
You know me best.
I would've turned it down for Taozi too.
Are you going to tell Miss Su about this?
It's her birthday today.
It's the perfect opportunity to tell her.
I've even prepared flowers for you.
Well done.
I won't dock your wages this month.
Give me a pay raise.
In your dreams.
All the best to you later.
All the best to you too.
Sing me a song.
- Let's sing... -Yes.
Oh, that's right. Let's sing...
Let's sing it in English first.
- Happy birthday, Miss Su. -Inspector Luo.
Inspector Luo, you came at the right time.
Thank you for your flowers.
And thank you too, Officer Shen.
I'm glad you like them.
Make a wish.
Cut the cake...
Inspector, shall we cut it together?
Sure.
May you enjoy long-lasting happiness.
This is great. Come on, everyone.
Come with me.
- Help me with the cake. -Let's go.
- I'll help too. -No, just stay here.
The birthday girl doesn't have to do anything.
Come on...
Miss Su.
May I have a dance with you?
It'd be my pleasure.
Inspector.
I heard you got promoted to
police chief at Fuxi Road Police Station.
I've turned down the posting.
Why? It's such a good opportunity.
No reason in particular.
I just didn't want the post.
But why?
Don't ask.
- Suyun. -Suyun.
Don't go over there.
Should I give it to Uncle Xiang instead?
He's over there.
Thank you.
How's my dancing tonight?
You're doing great.
You haven't stepped on my foot once.
That goes without saying.
I'm the best dancer
among all the police officers in Shanghai.
I can tell.
Did I scare you the other day?
No. I was at fault too.
I shouldn't have pointed the gun at you.
You don't know how to use a gun.
I was worried it might go off by accident.
Who said I don't know how to use a gun?
I know my way around a gun.
I've even hunted rabbits.
Did you hit any?
I can give it another shot.
I'll never make you cry again.
That's more like it.
And I won't point guns at you again.
Hello.
All right. Please hold the line.
Officer Shen, you have a call.
I'll answer the call first.
Stop waving the knife around.
Hello.
All right, got it.
What's wrong?
Nothing's wrong.
Something happened at The Paramount.
I have to go and check it out.
I knew it.
- I'll go with you. -Not today.
Let me handle this. I'll be back soon.
May I borrow your car?
Of course. Hold on.
Be careful on your way there.
Don't worry.
Stop right there.
What are you doing out here?
I'm joining you for the investigation.
Do you think that's appropriate?
Why wouldn't it be?
I'm always around during your investigations.
I don't see any problem.
You look too beautiful tonight.
I wouldn't want you
getting ogled at at The Paramount.
Besides, it's your birthday.
You shouldn't be spending it at a crime scene.
Be good.
I'm leaving.
Get in the car, Miss Su.
Get out of the car. I'll drive.
Shall we go, Inspector?
Let's go.