Resumen del episodio 10 de Treasure at Dawn
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Behind a screen, the Master coughed periodically as he meticulously planned his next moves. He revealed that despite sending countless people over the years to find Sage Zhu and the Bird Jade Plate, there had been no news. He noted that Ruan Changfeng’s team, sent to Shangyi, had failed to report back on time, which was unusual for such a loyal group.
He confirmed that the team was indeed killed, leading him and Yun Ting to suspect Sage Zhu might have been in Shangyi. Yun Ting immediately volunteered to go to Shangyi to capture him. The Master then informed her that Sage Zhu was already dead, but the Bird Jade Plate was still missing. He had instructed a mole in Xichuan to place a bounty for the Bird Jade Plate through the Jibei Chamber of Commerce.
He predicted that if the holder was unaware of the plate's secrets, they would be lured by the reward. If they knew its significance, they would be curious about the bounty issuer’s intentions and inevitably appear in Xichuan. Yun Ting understood and prepared to depart for Xichuan immediately. Meanwhile, Li Zhizhuo ordered Qin Shi's immediate execution, declaring him Song Jingye's killer. Qin Shi vehemently denied the accusation, claiming he didn't kill the Chairman.
A subordinate urged Qin Shi to confess to spare his family. As they prepared to execute him, Fu Sheng intervened, accusing them of attempting to silence a witness. Li Zhizhuo dismissed it as an internal matter, but Fu Sheng insisted on a proper investigation, warning against an unjust death. Reluctantly, Li Zhizhuo agreed to take Qin Shi back for interrogation.
Later, after Qin Shi had endured a night of torture and still refused to confess, a guard reported to Chairman Li that Qin Shi was tough. Li Zhizhuo threatened to dismiss the guard if he couldn't extract a confession. When Fu Sheng arrived at the prison, he found Qin Shi severely beaten. He confronted Li Zhizhuo, questioning if they intended to torture a false confession or if Li Zhizhuo simply didn't want Qin Shi to speak the truth.
Fu Sheng then requested to speak with Qin Shi alone. Fu Sheng reassured Qin Shi that he hoped he wasn't the murderer and asked for a detailed account of that night. Qin Shi recounted entering Lin's Mansion with Song Jingye, only to lose sight of him. He saw the "Golden Monkey Offering Longevity" painting and then a real monkey, which terrified him before he fainted.
He woke up at home, covered in blood that wasn't his, with no memory of how he got there. His wife confirmed he walked home. As the Chamber of Commerce's warning bell continued to ring, Qin Shi learned from his wife that eight chimes signified the death of an important person.
Fu Sheng then explained that both Qin Shi and Song Jingye were likely poisoned by datura flowers upon seeing the painting, causing them to experience vivid hallucinations, just like Fu Sheng and his companions had. Since Qin Shi was the only other person in the mansion that night, his memory gaps were due to the hallucinogen. Qin Shi, deeply disturbed, questioned whether he might have unwittingly killed Song Jingye.
After the interrogation, Li Zhizhuo, seemingly mollified, invited Fu Sheng and Gu Tian for tea at the Chamber of Commerce. On the street, Fu Sheng recalled the murder weapon and asked Gu Tian, an expert in weapons, if Qin Shi's sword could cleanly dismember Song Jingye in an instant, noting the wounds were smooth and scarless. Gu Tian unequivocally stated it was impossible.
Fu Sheng then concluded that Qin Shi's sword was not the murder weapon, meaning Qin Shi was not the murderer. Puzzled, Gu Tian asked who the real killer could be. Fu Sheng, still troubled, realized the strangeness of the situation. Gu Tian pointed out the painting was the weirdest part, but Fu Sheng reminded him they had already attributed the hallucinations to charcoal.
This sparked a revelation for Fu Sheng: an abandoned mansion for five years should not have ample, well-preserved charcoal, nor should its doors be unbroken. He deduced that the mansion was not truly abandoned but inhabited, explaining why entrants were poisoned and hallucinated—someone was deliberately staging the events inside. Yun Ting arrived at the Chamber of Commerce, where Li Zhizhuo addressed her as "Your Excellency."
Li Zhizhuo apologized for his earlier behavior and confirmed his understanding of the Master's orders: to post a bounty for the Bird Jade Plate, which he believed would lure its holder. Yun Ting affirmed his intelligence. Li Zhizhuo then asked if he should apprehend a long-sought traitor who had appeared at Lin's Mansion. Yun Ting strictly ordered him to focus on the Treasure of the Sealed Book and not to meddle in other affairs.
Li Zhizhuo complied, then inquired when he might be allowed to return to the Master's side after years of service in Xichuan, but before he could finish his question, Yun Ting vanished, leaving only a faint scent behind. Fu Sheng, Gu Tian, and Wen Yu returned to Lin's Mansion, determined to find the mysterious person they believed was the key to solving the case.
During their investigation, Gu Tian accidentally cut his finger, discovering Star Gold dust, which he suspected came from the murder weapon, indicating a very wealthy perpetrator. Fu Sheng recalled Qin Shi's testimony: Song Jingye and he had chased someone upstairs, yet Song Jingye died on the ground floor. This led them to investigate the upper floor.
Wen Yu pointed out deep indentation marks in the wood, suggesting a net made of Western tussah silk, covered in Star Gold dust, had been used. Fu Sheng deduced this expensive combination implied a rich culprit. They then noted that a fall of merely three zhang shouldn't have resulted in such clean dismemberment unless he weighed a thousand jin (five hundred kilograms), or the murderer struck him down with immense force and speed. Gu Tian dismissed the latter as impossible.
Further inspection revealed peculiar drag marks and a tampered railing. Fu Sheng realized Song Jingye's death was a meticulously orchestrated event. He then noticed the two stone lions at the mansion's entrance, whose bases perfectly matched square marks on the upper floor, suggesting they were once positioned upstairs. He hypothesized these lions were part of a death trap, pushed from above to activate the tussah silk and dismember Song Jingye.
Gu Tian doubted this, noting the lions' immense weight of at least eight hundred jin. Fu Sheng explained the concept of leverage, citing Mozi, demonstrating how a strategically placed hole and underlying stone balls could allow even a single person to easily move the heavy lions. He attributed his precise deductions to a method similar to medical diagnosis: "observation, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and palpation," which he had applied since entering the mansion.
Fu Sheng decided the only way to expose the mysterious inhabitant of Lin's Mansion was to destroy the building, forcing them to reveal themselves. Suddenly, Sun Siming, who had secretly entered the mansion intending to burn down the evidence, was seized by a black-clad figure. Fu Sheng and Gu Tian witnessed the abduction and gave chase. They triggered a hidden mechanism, narrowly dodging arrows, and fell into a secret chamber.
In the darkness, the nimble black-clad man attacked, quickly overpowering Gu Tian. Realizing their disadvantage, Fu Sheng gave Gu Tian an experimental pill designed to temporarily enhance his senses, allowing him to see in absolute darkness. Gu Tian, after taking the pill, gained night vision and was able to identify the black-clad man. Together, Fu Sheng and Gu Tian apprehended him and dragged him out of the secret room.
The black-clad man, believing Fu Sheng and Gu Tian to be members of the "Breakwall" organization, immediately attacked them, expressing his long-held fear of being pursued after years of hiding. Gu Tian, playing along, seized the opportunity to interrogate him, fabricating a story about a "secret method" Fu Sheng possessed to detect lies.
Intimidated, the black-clad man revealed that Breakwall was a mysterious organization of the Jibei Royal Family, established to assist the Jibei King, with Su Rang and four other sages acting as "wise masters". He recounted a rebellion in the Jibei Mansion years ago, which was quickly quelled. However, the young Jibei King's personality changed drastically afterward, leaving him in a perpetual daze, with the "wise masters" handling all court affairs.
He confessed that he fled Breakwall after faking his death with a painting, fearing he would be silenced like many others involved in the rebellion. He also admitted partial involvement in Song Jingye's death, explaining he merely "lent a hand" to the real murderer, mistakenly believing Song Jingye was a Breakwall assassin sent to kill him. To secure his freedom, he offered them the Cloud-shaped Jade, which he had found at the scene of Song Jingye's death. Just then, a masked Yun Ting appeared. Before Fu Sheng and Gu Tian could react, she swiftly incapacitated them both, remarking that the "fish" was now "hooked."
