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Same here! I was surprised to learn she picked up with the Leader, but a widow with a baby, has no future. I liked Maio's house. I could see Leader had his eye on her when he first showed up in the drama.

Ths old bat lady was cray cray, and annoying. I would be glad if she was dead. Is Shang with the eye mask at the funeral wake, her son?

Does Ma Chun Hua show up later in this drama? I was wondering what happened to her.

I never would have predicted the ML and MRL coupling, but the author wanted to stretch the series. 😆😆😆

While I was watching ep 10, I thought she was the best choice to be Master of the Weitou sect, but becoming a nun at the end means the ML and FL do not end up together. 😒🤨

I used to wonder whay Qi Ming always had intel on people and events that happened years ago. I am sure they did not have efficient communication channels back in the 1930s. Situ should have suspected him from the beginning.

Qi Ming did not look remotely like a villain.

Kim Sang Ho is a legend in the K-entertainment industry.

I am wondering if Situ deduced Mo Wan was raised by Oracle. She was vague about her life after she ran away from the Aunt. She might have said she was an orphan. Qiming might also have said he was an orphan. It looked like Oracle was recounting orphans to be spies over the years. Situ said that X or Oracle knew all about him, as if he was very close to Situ. The only one closer to him was Mo Wan, besides Mrs Shen.

I loved Situ's fashions. He wore a different outift in almost every scene. He must have travelled with a few trunks packed with suits and coats from Beijing. He used a lot of hair spray in some scenes. 🤭🤭🤭

I liked that drama.

I was getting bored by the time episode 23 came around. Very glad it's over.

X's big reveal was convenient witing. I thought X was the ringleader of the Oracle, but he was a pawn with connections.

I was a little disappointed in the writing and flashback filler in the final two episodes, that slowed down the conclusion. The ending signalled a potential future Situ-Luo collaboration. Sorry that the Situ Yan Detective Agency in Harbin shut down.

Jin Qiming gave himself away from episode 1. He seemed to have answers at his fingertips. Only Mr X would be this polished. Mo Wan was also shadowing Situ, so it was no surprise that she was also a member of the secret society.

I suspected it was him, and went searching on You Tube. I am able recognize his singing voice, for an odd reason. His Guardian song was amazing.

Xueran Chen, who sang the theme song of Guardian, sings the theme song of Checkmate.

https://youtu.be/xQCPqksSH-Y

Ep 10; the University Principal is overacting. Her interview with Situ and Luo is very suspicious.

I don't think they will kill off the the MLs. If the drama is successful, they might make another season.

I also find the editing to be sub par, and very typical for the Asian drama genre. The director and editor should look at a few British dramas, to see how the plot is formatted.

I haven't reached that far in the drama to know about Mr X, but he's hyperactive, and full of knowledge, past and present. Did Situ and Luo ask him why he knows so much?