Luoyang Episode 5

SPOILERS

Gao Bing Zhu conducts an autopsy on Baili Hong Yi's father corpse and declares that he had been poisoned. Baili Hong Yi believes him and starts investigating the guests of his wedding; he suspects that a high official with access to the palace managed to get hold of a rare poison from there and subsequently poisoned his father. Gao Bing Zhu next partners with Si Yue to access father Baili's archives which have been confiscated by officials. They both enter the library were the archives are kept but her brother catches them and orders her to leave. Gao Bing Zhu nevertheless manages to read some of the documents and sends a note to Si Yue that hints that something is going on with the metal copper.Gao Bing Zhu then finds an old acquaintance who can guide him to the place where copper is transported to the city to build a giant Buddha. He suspects that something is amiss with the process and that the real killer might have an association with the copper transport to the city.This was the most gripping episode so far, with the investigation finally getting more serious. The only part that annoyed me was the women's actions: Baili Hong Yi's wife is dutiful to a fault, forgiving all his bad behavior and following him blindly, while screeching his name several times during the episode. Si Yue on the other hand obeys her brother and surrenders to him the decree the empress has granted her without complain; how can she ignore her duty and an official assignment because her brother tells her so is beyond me.

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