(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 12, Chinguk)
(The King interrogates serious offender himself.)
What do you mean Park Tae Seo was the fake physician?
Are you certain?
I saw a scar on the wrist of the boil physician that day.
And I saw the same scar...
on Park Tae Seo's wrist.
So it was true...
Park Seung was involved in the death...
of the Crown Prince.
But why?
Why would he do such a dreadful thing?
This is the Pharmacy Journal Park Tae Seo had in his possession.
It records everything that happened in the pharmacy.
But this is just a written record.
No part of it directly mentions Park Seung.
This alone will not prove he killed the Crown Prince.
Even more so now that the boil physician is dead.
If this were a mere Pharmacy Journal,
why would Park Tae Seo go all the way...
to Jinin Temple for it while on the run?
Park Seung used his illegitimate son Tae Seo...
to steal tax grains from Chungcheong Province.
He also colluded with government officials there...
to gain illegal profit.
He murdered the secret inspectors the King sent without hesitation,
and stole or blocked all reports from the region.
Could all this have been done without help from within the Palace?
In return for assassinating the Crown Prince, Park Seung...
received Chungcheong Province...
from someone.
Are you saying that...
That is where it all began.
The last part of the account book is burned,
but there is enough to prove tax grain was stolen.
My lord!
Ledgers found at Soyang Trading Group and the hideout...
prove they colluded with Chungcheong Province officials.
This is a ledger.
They did every bad thing they could by colluding with officials.
Park Tae Seo...
built an illegal mine to manufacture silver,
and he also grew aconite there.
Also, Park Do Soo killed...
Hong Seok Gi, chief clerk of maritime transport.
(Pharmacy Journal)
There must be something in the Pharmacy Journal.
We must prove Park Seung is connected...
to all of this during the interrogation.
Your speculation is very probable.
But this is too grave an issue to go on that alone.
If we make a mistake,
we could get hurt.
We must investigate properly.
It is too dangerous.
Especially more so if the person...
we think of is behind Park Seung.
Director.
For now, during the interrogation,
do not bring up the Crown Prince.
I understand that you are impatient.
But right now, we must focus on getting Park Seung.
We strip him of his power first,
and then we move on.
That is our only chance.
As of now, that is the most realistic option.
I dare say that...
this will be the last time I accept this.
What do you mean?
The benefactor has no intention of stopping his donations.
I am aware of that.
If the amount is not enough,
I can send a message.
Thanks to the benefactor,
we could settle on Tail Island when we had nowhere else to go.
He gave us courage...
to somehow survive,
farm land on our own,
and raise cattle.
We also make enough to be independent,
but that is not the problem.
Most of our people were driven away, have no parents,
or are fugitives.
They are not acknowledged as Joseon citizens.
We are not on the family register,
so even if we get sick and visit a physician,
we are turned away most of the time.
Even if we offer to pay many times the normal price,
medicine is hard to purchase.
Bigger than anything is the concern that officials...
could come at any time and disband the village.
We live in perpetual fear.
And so we are preparing to leave.
You will leave?
I heard there are many nations in the world besides Joseon.
I also saw ships from foreign lands...
dock in Ganghwa Island.
As soon as we have enough money to board one of those ships,
I will take the women and children and leave Joseon.
Must you do that?
Which is why...
before we leave, I would like to meet our benefactor.
I wish to offer my thanks in person.
Could you tell me who this benefactor is,
and where he lives?
I apologize.
I am just a messenger.
I cannot tell you anything about him.
Wait. Is that not Tae Seo?
Hey, you. Tae Seo.
Tae Seo!
Did you really offer yourself up?
Were you unable to get away?
Sorry about that.
That idiot Maeng Soo wasted time buying shoes.
You are the one who ate three bowls of noodles.
I had to keep ordering because you took your time.
You fool.
Where is Han Gi?
I do not know.
Do you think Gokdu got away unscathed?
(Ganghwa Island)
Ma'am!
What is it? Why are you out of breath?
Kang Han Gi.
Gokdu is being turned upside-down and inside-out.
What do you mean?
Officials came in from the mainland,
and they are taking things and people, practically everything.
Ma'am.
What happened? Where are the goods?
We managed to secure the trade goods...
and King's tributes that they had stolen.
But...
they did not seem to know about the rifles or gunpowder.
I cannot find the ledger that mentions us.
To live as Turukson?
The Department of Justice is searching for this.
This butterfly pattern here. That is your symbol.
What about Kang Han Gi? Was she taken too?
(Gunpowder Transactions)
(Turukson)
Why is your symbol on this?
What is going on with you?
If that bothers you,
you can commit a crime for me...
or pursue justice for yourself.
All you need to do is decide.
(Gunpowder Transactions)
Did we ruin your plan?
What is your plan?
Tae Seo, did you come here on purpose?
- Really? - Shut your mouth.
Should I?
Do not worry about us. Do what you planned.
This is the Department of Justice.
It is not like the little offices that you went to freely.
That is true.
I could have killed Park Seung by now.
If you two had not been captured like idiots.
Did you really plan to sacrifice yourself with that?
If I were alone, I would have done whatever it took...
even if it cost me my life...
to kill Park Seung with this.
You should have told me about that. I am hurt.
It was to save us from danger. Do you not get it?
My gosh. Why are you so cynical?
Why are you picking on everything that I say?
Listen carefully.
Just say you did it because I ordered you.
Stay alive and get out of here somehow.
You will be unable to avoid being punished,
but if you say you had no choice because I made you do it,
they should spare your life.
What about you?
Once you are sentenced and removed, they will interrogate me.
I will use this to report Park Seung then.
Even so, how could we do that and leave you behind?
I cannot take a gamble...
with your lives too.
So please.
Shut it and get out of here alive.
Fine.
I got it.
I will try it.
You know I am a good actor when I put my heart into it.
Fine.
Maeng Soo. You too.
Fine.
Where is the gunpowder ledger?
Give this to Yuk Chil later.
I shall submit it as evidence with my report.
I shall do that.
Sir.
I forgot something. I will be right back.
Go ahead.
While you are there,
take a nap and rest.
The interrogation was rescheduled to tomorrow.
It was?
The guards that went to Ganghwa Island...
to capture Kang Han Gi had not yet returned.
Do not worry too much, and get some rest.
Yes, sir. I shall do that.
My lord.
We will be there soon, so please hang on.
The source of strength for Joseon is garlic.
Of course.
It is not Joseon cuisine without garlic and scallions.
Why are you crying?
- Darn it. My eyes. - Sorry.
I'm going blind.
Am I dying?
I need to eat something.
I am going blind because of you.
You are not blind.
You picked beef among all of these ingredients.
The beef was cooked perfectly.
Hey. We learned how to cook well thanks to Master Yi Eon.
- Of course. Soybean paste. - Yes, sir.
Why are you ordering me around?
- Salt. - Yes, sir.
Why are you ordering me around?
- Is that done? - Why...
It's salty!
How is it salty?
It's salty!
Oh no.
I threw in all the meat.
Master Yi Eon hates salty foods.
Darn it.
Then we should eat it all.
Let us do that.
- I like salty food. - Me too.
- It tastes better with more salt. - And we can eat more rice with it.
There. And this. And that.
It looks like a ship.
Gosh.
We're not interested!
See if next door will buy something.
Yes. They are much wealthier.
Our master is super stingy.
Just go.
Is that right?
Is your master so stingy,
that you are eating rice and meat?
When did you get back?
I make the money and they spend it.
Well... We were making them for you since you were working hard.
But it was too salty.
How did things go at work?
It is obvious that he did well.
You even captured Park Tae Seo. It is game over. Right?
Right.
Anyway, bring me the ledger for gunpowder from the hideout.
Why did you not bring it to me right away?
I did not receive anything.
You did not?
The gunpowder ledger from the hideout.
Jo Yi has that, my lord.
She did not give it to you yet?
No.
Ojang-dong, correct?
Do you plan to go?
Gwang Soon is there too.
You will not go empty-handed, will you?
I have no time. Lead the way.
Hey.
My lord.
Why are you so pale?
My lord. I apologize.
I should have given it to you right away.
I had made the wrong decision.
I cannot say why,
but I tried to burn this ledger.
I am truly sorry.
Do not be.
It is perfect timing to submit it now. Do not fret.
My lord.
Please investigate thoroughly...
and uncover the truth.
I want to know the complete answer.
Sure. I will do my best.
Have you eaten?
I am fine.
I must tend to that.
- Yuk Chil. Gu Pal. - Yes?
- Let us get started. - Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
- Did you find it? - No.
What is it? What?
Gosh. Oh, no.
You cannot do this, my lord.
My lord.
You are so awful.
Wait!
You said you wanted to eat Bo Ri's stew, right?
- Yes, I did. - Actually, I was the one...
who gave her the recipe.
Really?
Do you have a mortar at home?
By the way, men ought to do this.
Let me.
Do you not remember what happened when we were taken...
by the bandits?
Please sit over there and wait. It will be ready soon.
Ta-Da.
So this is the special sauce for Bo Ri's stew.
Just 50 Ri from here is Chungcheong Province's famous eatery.
Bo Ri's Kimchi Stew.
She makes a broth using a seasoning made...
with dried chilli powder. Do you not want to taste it?
I cannot believe I get to eat Bo Ri's stew in Hanyang.
This is amazing. Is it not?
Are you that happy to try this dish?
Tell me the recipe too.
No!
I might open up a stew restaurant later on.
Tell me the recipe.
Are you trying to get my recipe for free?
I cannot tell you.
If you do not want to tell me the recipe,
you can come to my house every day and cook this for me.
What?
I want you to be at my house whenever I come home from work.
This tastes so unique!
I have never had anything like this.
But now that I tried it once, I do not want to stop eating it.
How did you end up cooking like this?
I...
had a friend who had a very picky palate.
He was such a picky eater...
that he turned down a meal with 12 side dishes.
You should have some too, my lord.
Sure.
The broth is clean, not powdery. And it has a rich flavour too.
How did you end up making a broth like this?
When I was young, my mother used to cook this for me often.
My mother had such delicate hands.
But...
You should mix the broth with your rice.
You must have a filling meal to do your job.
All right. You should have some too.
When your stomach is empty, so is your heart.
Even if it is just a meal, you must enjoy it to be happy.
Bury the aconite in the barn on the mountain.
And bury the rifles in the sandy beach.
And keep only the ledgers we need, and burn the rest.
Okay.
What if they come and raid our place too?
What should we do?
Do not make such thoughtless remarks.
We can just make food with other women and carry on as usual.
I will protect Tail Island no matter what.
Tell me what you told me earlier.
I can help you depart on a foreign ship.
(Iyangseon: Ships heading to the West)
To get on the foreign ship, you will need more than just money.
[VIU Ver] tvN E12 'Secret Royal Inspector & Joy' "Chinguk" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥- Synced with Subcake Android
What?
My lord. Do you see the Pleiades...
toward the west?
I see. The Pleiades...
Do you mean those stars?
Gosh. No. That is the north.
That is the Big Dipper.
That is the north.
Over there.
There. You must mean those stars.
Gosh. That is Cassiopeia.
I see. Cassiopeia.
Over there.
Yes. That one. You must mean that one.
Gosh. That is the evening star!
Evening star?
Then is it that one?
Which star?
The star next to the evening star.
What is the star next to the evening star?
Can you not see it?
That is the moon.
Officer, tie up the criminals to the racks for an interrogation.
Please get the Chief State Councillor for me.
I am his only son.
Can you at least talk to the Chief State Councillor?
Just talk to the Chief State Councillor.
- Remove the sacks. - Please.
Please get the Chief State Councillor for me.
- Gosh. Your Majesty! - It is the King...
Your Majesty!
How dare you lift your head?
Where is Park Seung, the other criminal?
- Director Sim. - Yes, Your Majesty.
I thought a woman was one of the criminals.
I have unfortunate news.
The soldiers searched the office of Gokdu on Ganghwa Island.
But they failed to find Kang Han Gi.
How could you fail to arrest a mere woman?
Now, the interrogation will not be complete.
Go ahead.
Park Tae Seo, Cha Mal Jong, Ji Maeng Soo, and Park Do Soo.
Not only did they commit theft and robbery,
they also kidnapped people...
and stole royal offerings and tax grains.
They robbed the palace of its rightful riches...
and broke the code of ethics.
They also committed a grave crime, murder.
So we have arrested the culprits of these crimes.
(Culprit: Doers of the crimes)
Do you admit to your crimes and confess?
(Confess: To admit to the crime by making a statement)
We will torture Cha Mal Jong first.
(Cause pain to extract a confession)
Why me?
My lord.
Your Majesty. I am...
- Beat him 30 times. - I will.
I am sorry!
I was in the wrong. I confess.
Please do not kill me.
What did you do wrong?
You better confess in detail.
So... I stole precious offerings meant for the King.
I committed high treason.
By high treason, as head of Soyang Trading Group,
did you bribe Chungcheong officials,
abduct and abuse commoners and turn them into slaves,
and murder the royal inspectors?
Along with Park Tae Seo, did you illegally mine silver,
and hire bandits to steal?
Is that what you did?
Pardon?
No, that is not true!
I do not know about any of that!
I only yearned to be rich and spent money on clothes and food.
You dare lie when there is a proof?
Beat him.
Please let me live!
I was born into a family that was not that great.
They called themselves nobles,
and I was banished for being an illegitimate son.
I befriended people from a similar background...
and tried to make a living.
That is how I ended up doing no good.
- Beat him! - Yes, my lord.
Everything I did...
Tae Seo...
Tae Seo made me do it.
And that fool Park Do Soo...
killed Hong Seok Gi, chief clerk of maritime transport!
How dare you?
You dare slander me when I am above you in class?
Your Majesty!
It is not true!
I saw them for the first time today,
and only now did I realize what dreadful crimes they committed!
Silence!
Please call the Chief State Councillor!
Your Majesty!
I swear I am innocent!
Park Do Soo.
Did you kill the chief clerk of maritime transport?
I did not.
I did not kill him.
Bring in the witness!
I saw...
Park Do Soo kill the chief clerk...
of maritime transport.
She is lying!
He also held me against my will...
and took me to Park Tae Seo's hideout.
Park Do Soo and Park Tae Seo were in contact?
Your Majesty! How can you believe her?
It is true that Tae Seo is my father's illegitimate son,
but he left home when he turned 15,
and I did not know if he were dead or alive!
I truly was not in contact with Tae Seo!
On the day I saw them, Park Do Soo, Park Tae Seo,
and Cha Mal Jong were all together.
When I was a slave at Soyang Trading Group,
I saw Park Tae Seo and Ji Maeng Soo...
many times.
This is the reality,
and you refuse to confess?
- Listen up! - Prepare the knee compressor!
No! I will confess.
Okay, yes, I was ordered...
to go to Chungcheong Province to see Tae Seo.
Whose order was it?
Was it Lord Park Seung's?
Father...
Your Majesty. I, Park Seung...
was released by your mercy and grace,
and am now present to preside...
as the judge.
(Presiding judge)
Your Majesty. Park Seung was named the possible mastermind.
It is not right to release him.
And to make him a judge?
Does any of your proof...
mention Lord Park's name?
Your Majesty. His name is not mentioned,
but if we compare the many ledgers,
we will be able to prove his involvement.
You lack direct proof and...
you wish to charge the Chief State Councillor?
(To charge a criminal)
Your Majesty. An official cannot...
be released prior to his investigation.
What is there to investigate when there is no proof?
Your Majesty.
Park Do Soo and Park Tae Seo are both his sons.
Even if there is no direct proof,
Park Seung cannot be separated from them!
Then I will demote Park Seung...
and revoke his privileges.
Stop protesting, Director.
The judge can continue the interrogation.
Your Majesty.
I offered up...
so much of so many things to Park Seung.
I have a distribution log.
I hid it in a spot only I know of.
I can get it right now.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. Please hold the criminals in separate cells,
and allow us to continue later after we gather more evidence.
- We cannot... - Do that.
Take them to their cells!
No!
- No! - I did it.
I did it.
No.
If you lied, you will be beheaded right here.
Where is the distribution log?
I hid it in a tavern I know of.
You had better not pull any tricks.
Even if I must give it up, I will not give it to you.
Take him away.
Yes, sir.
Cha Mal Jong will never bring me the distribution log.
I thought so as well.
I think we must send someone...
to procure the evidence.
Do you know anyone we can trust?
Come over here.
- Yes, Director. - Yes, Director.
They served me for many years when I was in Saheonbu.
Take Cha Mal Jong...
and bring me the distribution log.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
(Gwanghwamun)
Bi Ryeong!
Jo Yi.
Well done, you.
It must have been so scary.
Not at all. Master Yi Eon was there,
and I didn't tremble one bit.
Good. I am glad you did not.
- Let us hurry back home. - Okay.
Get on my back.
What?
I am not a child.
Your legs must be super weak.
You cannot walk on them.
Hop on.
Jo Yi.
I am taller than you too.
I guess.
Then... Do not let go of my hand, okay?
I will not.
Let us go.
This way.
You hid the distribution log, right?
I just could not trust that old man Park Seung.
So I hid it and then I forgot.
My gosh.
I remember now,
so do not worry.
You must find it.
I will go and get it,
so wait here.
Let us go.
Tae Seo. Do not worry.
I am Mal Jong. Cha Mal Jong.
This is the place. There.
Over there at the end.
It is on top.
Yes. It was still there.
If you look inside, you will see Park Seung's seal.
Yes. I did it.
Where is Cha Mal Jong?
The guards just took him.
Were other guards sent to take him?
Wait. We did not come this way earlier.
Is there a way here as well?
What are you doing?
I need to get to Tae Seo and Maeng Soo!
What is it?
Darn it.
Cha Mal Jong died?
What do you mean, he died?
When the guards that we had sent arrived,
it was after...
other guards had taken him.
Other guards?
Park Seung must have done it.
According to the guards,
Cha Mal Jong lied and tried to flee,
and that he died accidentally in the process.
What about the distribution log?
They say it never existed.
It is impossible to know which is the truth.
(Report from Ra Yi Eon)
This is Park Seung's doing.
We cannot just take it.
Do not bother.
I cannot sit back and watch such absurdity.
Do you still not get it?
His Majesty...
has taken Park Seung's side.
Do you not get it?
Where are we going? Where are you taking us?
Where is Cha Mal Jong? Where is he?
He has died.
What do you mean? Why?
That cannot be. No.
What have you done to Mal Jong?
Mal Jong!
Since the criminal has died, it is impossible to investigate.
Thus, we shall cease the interrogation.
Since it was proven...
that Park Do Soo committed murder,
he shall be exiled.
Based on the collection of evidence,
there are too many crimes...
that Park Tae Seo and Ji Maeng Soo are guilty of to name individually.
Thus, they shall be executed.
Finally, it is over with you as well.
I will do whatever it takes to stop them, so you run.
We are in the palace.
It is not like the places where we have lived.
Then what? You want to die like this?
Get it together, you jerk.
Why should we?
Mal Jong died to save us.
Park Tae Seo and Ji Maeng Soo will be executed soon.
You should attend.
If they die,
that will be the end...
of this investigation.
Although Park Seung got out unscathed.
We must lay low and wait for the right time.
I do not want to admit it,
but we have lost to Park Seung.
No. I will not admit defeat.
Listen. Deputy compiler.
Is he all right?
Son.
It is your father.
Where am I? Have I been exiled?
You are home.
- Home? - Yes.
I paid a fee to buy you forgiveness.
So do not worry.
(Fine: Money paid for the crime committed)
Gosh. Father.
Goodness. My baby.
Seriously. You should have done that sooner.
I went through so much because of you, Father.
All right. My baby.
Gosh. My son. You must have been so scared.
Goodness.
You are all right now.
- Gosh, no. - No. You cannot come in.
Do Soo is resting now!
How dare you barge into my house? How rude!
I need to know why you murdered the Crown Prince.
If you wanted to ask me that question, you should have...
found evidence that I poisoned the Crown Prince first.
You had Park Tae Seo...
to bring herbal tonics with aconite to his quarters!
Is that the version of the truth you believe?
So were you able to catch me with that version...
of the truth?
Did I run away or hide?
I am standing right in front of you.
Like then and now,
it was you...
who failed to catch or stop me.
And I had already seen them.
(Left Chungcheong Province)
Hey. Hold on.
(Left Chungcheong Province)
And I knew from the beginning.
Here is my opinion.
Given how the incident unfolded, I want you to take the fall...
and disappear from the world with this investigation.
I knew that...
you would do exactly what I expected.
Clumsy people always blame the rock when they fall.
Father.
Yes. Do Soo. I am right here.
Do Soo.
So were you able to catch me with that version of the truth?
Did I run away or hide?
I am standing right in front of you.
Like then and now,
it was you who failed to catch or stop me.
"After the first trial, executions cannot take place."
"But given how heinous their crimes are,"
"they are considered flight risks."
"So they will be executed immediately."
All right. Let us have some fun.
Guard the area.
Make them step back.
Whether you kill me or not,
you will be executed anyway.
You will not be able to get out of this alive.
Tae Seo, kill him.
Stop.
Attack the criminals now.
You cannot let them get away.
Do not just stand there.
Will you defy the royal command that we are to execute them?
Are you all right?
Do not let them get away alive.
Catch them dead or alive!
- Let us go! - Go after them!
(Park Tae Seo, Cha Mal Jong, Ji Maeng Soo)
(Special appearance by Jo Kwan Woo)
(Secret Royal Inspector & Joy)
So what if you failed?
So what if it went wrong?
Whatever.
Father. I am serious. I am so scared.
Now that the criminals are at large, they will suspect you the most.
Mother.
What are you doing?
Show me your respect.
Doing the work...
and taking the credit are two different things.
My lord, I am sure you will have the courage to try again.
Jo Yi, I will try again for you.