DAD: COMING HOME NOW?
I'm almost home.
WANG YU-CHING: I'M ALMOST HOME
Let's eat together when I get home.
OKAY! I'LL WAIT FOR YOU TO COME HOME READ, 10:37 p.m.
Yu-ching.
Yu-ching!
AGENT FROM ABOVE
THE GHOST FORGE
TAIPEI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL DISTRICT PRECINCT
It's you again.
We've been waiting… for two juniors.
Where's the captain?
The chief?
I'm the one in charge. Let's have a chat.
When was the last time you and Heilung Hall had a turf war?
My client is engaged in legal business.
He has no connection with gangsters.
We have records here
that since 2018,
there have been three turf disputes, and dozens of fights.
My client is a shareholder.
He doesn't participate in operations,
dealing with minor disputes.
Minor disputes?
A bid worth almost 100 million
was just won by Heilung Hall moments before this massacre.
Isn't that odd?
You can't catch the culprit so you bully honest citizens instead.
You're paid with taxpayers' money.
Do you know how much tax I paid last year?
-Mr. Shen. -Sir.
Take note.
Next time I pay taxes,
buy some dog food too to feed them!
Sorry.
Let's go, sir.
DAUGHTER DIDN'T COME HOME SO I WENT OUT LOOKING
FOUND WANG YU-CHING'S BACKPACK
Please, sir. You must find my daughter Yu-ching.
There's only the two of us. We…
only have each other.
Please.
FOUND WANG YU-CHING'S BACKPACK IN LANE 48
Please! No, don't.
No!
Shen-Lung Crown Prince made a statement:
"Chi-sha is very likely the mastermind.
He promised him all sorts of powers
in exchange for killing people, and extracting their vital spirits."
Vital spirits?
Vital spirit is one of the three souls.
The spirits of those who died unjustly
can be magically refined into malicious spirits.
At Heilung Hall, Chi-sha manipulated these spirits to murder them.
No doubt Vasavatti is involved.
Look at this.
Missing girl, Wang Yu-ching.
Evidence of Vasavatti in the area where she disappeared.
WUMENG OCCULTIST KIDNAPPED WANG GIRL
Where did you get this?
You should bear in mind your tasks are not complete.
Before I replace you,
Vasavatti wants to invade this world again.
You're handling that?
The Prince and I are dealing with it.
This case is about human life, so I will help you.
Thanks.
There is something I'd like your help with.
We have a warrant to search Liu Kuan-fu's house.
If you're available, I'd like you to go and take a look.
Check it out for ghosts and stuff.
I know he's a suspect in setting fire to your family house.
But Chao and I have worked hard to collect all sorts of evidence against him.
Hopefully, we'll soon be able to put this scumbag--
You're afraid I'll kill him.
Your men will be there too.
I'm atoning for my sins.
I can't add another.
Chao'll already be there. We'd better hurry.
-Yeah. -Han.
Do you have a moment to talk?
Um…
Is my brother still in Dongfeng Market?
The Underworld Messenger didn't come for him.
He should still be here.
Well, after you opened my third eye, I still haven't seen him.
I know.
You were both very close.
But for both your sakes,
you mustn't dwell in the past.
It's possible he doesn't want to rekindle your memories of that awful fire.
Um… and you?
You went down to see your parents, didn't you?
Are they well?
I can't face them.
That's why…
family matters like this
remind me of how much we must treasure them.
Because one day they'll be gone.
I have many regrets.
Well, I'll be going.
DONGFENG EATERY
-Sis! -Hmm?
-You've worked enough. Come and eat. -Okay.
Wow!
Every day is something different.
-You're such a genius. -Of course I am.
How can I not be with a sister like you?
Hey! Don't pinch.
Just eat up, and let me know what you think.
You have a genius younger brother making dinner for you every night.
Do you know how lucky you are?
All right, let's move. Yep, in here.
Holy shit.
CID
Why is Mr. Liu's house full of wronged souls?
-Captain, this is what we've found. -Okay.
Hey. We've searched everywhere, but haven't found anything.
Chao, this place is spooky.
TEMPLE FIRE, TWO DEATHS ARSON LINKED TO LAND DISPUTE?
What do you want?
To take his life.
He caused my death.
Black command.
A token?
The Underworld permitted me.
Wherever he goes, I go also.
Those guys too.
Hey, this place is pretty weird.
They all died because of Kuan-Fu.
-They want revenge. -Can't you help them cross over?
They possess a token.
An eye for an eye is forbidden, but it's different in hell.
A wronged soul can be avenged.
Gods can't interfere.
All right, let's pack it up.
Let's go.
DONGFENG MARKET
Uh, who is she?
Why are you here?
Oh.
A while back, when I was at the Third Crown Prince's temple,
something strange happened.
Someone died, but their soul wasn't there.
The Shen-Lung Prince has been caught, and vital souls returned.
I helped out too.
Yeah, I heard all about it.
That's why it's strange.
And I checked for news from other temples.
There are other missing souls.
Go on.
By my count, at least six.
Do you think the one behind it is…
Chen Chi-sha?
Yeah, but Chen Chi-sha has already retired.
-Why would he be behind it? -This is Vasavatti.
Oh.
Oh man, this is really bad.
What's stopping the gods getting rid of these demons?
Why is this left up to you?
Now, Miss.
Gods can't get involved directly in the Human Realm,
especially with human problems.
However, sometimes demons want to use humans to do bad things.
In that case, the gods send a message, and their agent handles it.
Is what makes me unlucky.
And what happens if you lose to the demon?
If I lose, I lose.
Hey, hey. Believe in yourself, okay?
Hey, Chen Chi-sha has killed so many people.
What, don't you care at all?
I'm retiring soon.
This demon requires a more powerful god or agent.
It's not my problem.
I can't believe this.
Fine then. God, you're useless.
Vasavatti appeared again. Many people died, and yet you do nothing.
You think this is a game, and it's just a snap to fix things.
There are rules that apply to gods.
Those pesky fuddy-duddies up there are very strict, you know.
If I make a random move without their permission,
then I'm violating the rules.
Do you want me to end up like that monkey, trapped under a mountain?
Why can't gods properly handle things like this?
You have fighters and other agents from above.
A war between the demons and gods?
It'd be catastrophic if we fight in our true forms. The world ends.
I think you guys just don't want to get your hands dirty.
But it's fine if we die.
Are you afraid of fighting Vasavatti again?
I know I don't have a choice.
But I doubt I'll win.
Yeah, you're right. He's well-prepared for it.
Hmm.
I don't think you'll win either.
Hey. Aren't you meant to provide me with encouragement?
Oh.
Then I'd be lying to you.
Gods won't influence your free will. Or tell you how to do things.
You're afraid of responsibility.
If the outcome finally isn't good,
you can just shrug it off and say, I made you do it.
But don't forget, for every task the gods bring,
you have the right to decide whether to accept.
You can save all these souls.
It all depends if you're willing.
You're a good-for-nothing brat. That's what you are.
Make your decision soon.
Shh.
I retrieved all the surveillance footage
from near where Yu-ching went missing.
No trace of Chi-sha at all.
But if you extrapolate from these crime locations,
Chi-sha's whereabouts should be in one of these three areas.
12 DEAD, 1 KILLER
WANG YU-CHING, HEILUNG HALL, SHEN-LUNG TEMPLE
Someone died, but their soul wasn't there.
Other incidents have occurred elsewhere.
Could also be Chi-sha.
I'll check what area these were.
What?
When you saw Kuan-fu, did it stir the hatred in your heart?
It did.
But I'll leave him to you.
What if even the law can't deal with him?
He may escape the law, but not karma.
So many would like to see him in hell.
I'd need to get in the queue.
Let's go.
Hey.
Go upstairs and bring me the tea cake.
-I want to try it. -Yes, boss.
It's this good?
Mmm!
TAIPEI CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL DISTRICT PRECINCT
Officer Chao!
Oh, please! I want to confess.
-Please. -What?
I want to confess. Lock me up.
-Mr. Shen, slow down and explain. -I… I don't want to be bothered by ghosts.
Please! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry. Please!
Leave me alone! I'll confess.
Officer Chao, save me.
-The house of ghosts drove him crazy. -Huh?
Officer Chao, please. I'll admit to everything, everything he did.
I'll become a state witness--
Mr. Shen, you'll lose your bar card if you do that.
What's more important than my life?
Please. Save me, please. I'm begging you.
Tell us where Chi-sha is.
I know.
I'll tell you everything.
Hey, Han. You guessed right.
Those ghosts drove him crazy. He told us where Chi-sha is.
I'm sending you the location.
It's been a while, my old friend.
Didn't you promise to retire?
And yet you're still stealing vital spirits.
That girl, she's not here.
There are many uses for Yu-ching.
So she's with your new disciple?
He's not my disciple.
You're right. He's better than you.
His magic has no scent. Even I was deceived.
He has two female ghosts. One calls you uncle.
She said Vasavatti even threatened you.
What's up with that?
Save me.
-Father? -Uncle.
-Save me. -Please…
-Those two ghosts… -Save me.
The one in white is my niece. The one in red is my daughter.
Tien-chi exhumed their corpses,
and used Vasavatti's power to control their souls,
and turned them into malicious spirits.
Long time, Master Chen.
Why so cold?
They're threatening me, monitoring my every move.
And if I don't work with them,
Tien-chi will let the souls of these two girls dissipate.
Tien-chi?
DEMON KING OF THE SIXTH HEAVEN ENTICES MAN
Five years ago,
you promised me that if Vasavatti came to you again, you'd tell me.
So what if I did?
If you hadn't stripped me of my magical weapons,
I wouldn't have turned out this way.
As long as you prevail against the Crown Prince's agent,
your precious daughter and niece will be free.
Father!
Save me.
Please, Father.
This is my karma.
Vasavatti.
He made you this.
It's what I am.
I'm unpardonable.
But those two girls are innocent creatures.
I'm not here to fight you today.
He turned me into living death to win against you.
Where's Yu-ching?
I don't want to kill you.
You're saying that to a dead person.
See you in hell.
Nine Dragons Fire Barrier?
I knew this day would come.
Full moon, magical formation, center.
Master Chen. It's been a long road.
DONGFENG MARKET s been a long road.