Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty Episode 16

Dream vs reality

They have found the wife’s body in a temple. Everything points to the spouse and yet also doesn’t. While he could be capable of these acts, it really doesn’t go along with his nature. There is more to it. Chicken Fei indicated incense might have a play in this. The master poisoner/ninja that knows where the money is seems to be part of these events. Su and Lu do not agree on who the murderer is. Lu thinks things conclusively point to the husband and Su is not convinced the evidence points only his way. In spite of the knife marks on the wife’s body, what actually killed her was a dart very like the one that almost killed Lu. Money is involved with the why. And colleague was asking to be killed rather than meet father. Why? Lu is getting more like Su in dealing with Fei. He locked him up to dry him out and for him to diagnose suspect. Took him 100+ needles but he finally got the guy some sleep. Now we can find out what he is really like. Does the meal guy and old man have any part? These two with 5pm clocks make good alibis. The only sure thing is the two that are dead. The why’s are still uncertain til trance state isn’t part of equation. The hints are that the two did have an affair, she finds herself pregnant and wants to leave for Chang’an with hubby to cover it up. Now to see if any of that speculation holds true when all revealed.

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