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00:00This is a production of WGBH.
02:59Uncle, I want to hear more.
03:02You want to hear more? Come. One, two, three.
03:06If you go to bed now and get up on time tomorrow, I'll tell you more about the story, okay?
03:11Now lie down. Be good.
03:18Uncle, there are monsters in there. You'd better not go.
03:22Why should I be afraid?
03:23Why should I be afraid? I'm a man. A man should only fear dying with regrets. Here, take the grave robber's chronicles.
03:34And remember, your name is Wu Xia, and your grandpa has blessed you.
03:43Go to sleep.
03:54In the 1920s, a plane belonging to a country in Southeast Asia crashed into the mountains on the southwestern border of China.
04:03And an ancient grave was exposed. An archaeological team with experts from both countries went on an expedition to investigate.
04:12Boss! Boss! Boss! Boss! It's up there!
04:20Come on way up!
04:20Have a seat. Come on way up.
04:22There you go.
04:23Alright.
04:23Let's bring you to there.
04:25Alright.
04:25Let's go. Let's go.
04:27Alright.
04:28Come on there.
04:29Come on, guys.
04:30Alright.
04:31Alright.
04:32Alright.
04:33Hey guys, come on!
04:34Hey!
04:34Hey guys!
04:35Come on!
04:36Hey!
04:37Hey!
04:38Hey!
04:39Hey!
04:40Hey!
04:41Hey guys!
04:43Good job.
04:44There's nothing.
04:45Ah!
04:46That's nothing...
04:47Ah!
04:48Hurry up!
04:49Let's go!
04:50Hurry up!
04:51Let's go!
04:52Hurry up!
04:53Hurry up!
04:54Hurry up!
04:55Hurry up guys!
04:56We're up to the east!
04:57That's the east!
04:58Now! Down!
04:59Hurry up! Hurry up guys! Let's move!
05:06Boss, we've been inside. Underneath is the main chamber.
05:09But while inside there was a situation.
05:12Five men were killed.
05:14And there are more stuck under there.
05:17Get everyone out for a moment.
05:19Yes sir.
05:29Let's go!
05:41Open up!
05:45Come on let's go!
05:59Wang! Li Leang! Where are you?
06:29Was this here before?
06:31Oh, we just discovered this opening. Our men might be in there.
06:35Load your guns. Right.
06:53Boss, something isn't right here.
06:55Guys, be careful. Right. Be careful, everyone. Let's go.
07:25Let's go.
07:35Boss, we've lost Xiaoyuan.
07:37Where'd we go?
07:39He was with an identity.
07:41Xiaoyuan!
07:43Xiaoyuan!
07:45Xiaoyuan!
07:47Xiaoyuan!
07:49Xiaoyuan!
07:51Xiaoyuan!
07:53Xiaoyuan!
07:55Xiaoyuan!
07:57Xiaoyuan!
07:59Xiaoyuan!
08:01Boss, what do we do now?
08:03What do we do now?
08:13Retreat!
08:23Xiaoyuan!
08:25Xiaoyuan!
08:27Xiaoyuan!
08:29Xiaoyuan!
08:31Xiaoyuan!
08:32Xiaoyuan!
08:33Xiaoyuan!
08:34Xiaoyuan!
08:35Ziggy!
08:36iero!
08:38Peter!
08:39Hurry!
08:40Run, vorher!
08:41Let's go!
08:47Critical...
08:48What do we do?
08:49Something's chasing us.
08:51It's behind us.
08:52Help! Help me! Help me! Help me! No! We need to go! Don't pursue! Don't pursue!
09:15Let's go! Come on!
09:19Watch out!
09:28Sir, just go. Just go.
09:45Let's go!
09:47Let's go!
10:14Agro!
10:17Sarah!
10:19Oh God.
10:20Oh God.
10:21Oh God.
10:22Oh God.
10:23Oh God.
10:24Oh god.
10:25Oh oh!
10:26Oh oh design.
10:27Oh.
10:29Oh oh.
10:30Oh.
10:32Oh oh oh.
10:36Ah sorry.
10:38Ihuh, those, oh uh oh.
10:40Ah sorry, sorry.
10:41O?
10:42Oh fine.
10:44Hanns sir!
10:45who are you it's me
10:52there's a guest
10:57what took you so long
11:01when it comes to antiques
11:04Busha's family were all grave robbers
11:07no experts and right now this man
11:11has inherited the extraordinary traditions
11:15of his family and his intelligence
11:17and integrity are second to none
11:18but Big Wong you know what people call me
11:21the toucher of gold
11:22as the legend says
11:24the perm-haired Wu Xie and the curly-haired Big Wong
11:27we're the perfect combination
11:29and we can bring you the best luck possible
11:31alright alright Mr. Big
11:32with all that said can you go underground
11:35explain to me what's going on
11:43hey
11:46have you heard about the earthquake a couple of days ago
11:51well um I happen to be running a warehouse business
11:55and that day some of the stock fell down and smashed a hole in the floor
12:00um as big as two pool tables
12:02I suspect
12:03there's a tomb down there
12:06you should call an archaeologist
12:13now get your number
12:14it's not proper for us to go
12:16uh um I know I should call an archaeologist
12:19but then that would certainly affect my business
12:21what if it's nothing
12:22I can just fill the thing in myself
12:24hmm
12:25hey hey hey come on
12:28this gentleman looks pretty sincere
12:30he specifically sought us out
12:33and nobody else right
12:34no no one
12:35you heard him
12:35he came directly to us
12:36yes
12:37what do you say we think it over
12:38we can put the other things on hold
12:40big matters
12:41little matters
12:42and before we do any of that
12:44we can handle this tiny thing
12:46yes yes
12:47hmm
12:47yeah it's urgent urgent
12:49it won't take long to look into it right
12:51uh yes right right right
12:52hmm
12:57no problem
12:57no problem
12:58then thank you
13:00thank you
13:01thank you
13:01have some water
13:02okay okay
13:03three months and no business
13:12our water's been cut
13:13and the electricity
13:15that's coming next
13:16how will we survive then
13:18what do we do here
13:19we're running an antique shop
13:22but you keep bringing those odd jobs to me
13:25what is this the X-Files
13:26the money is what matters
13:28we're in no place to be picky
13:3060,000 dude
13:33that fool will pay 60,000
13:35that'll buy a lot of instant noodles
13:3760,000
13:40are you in
13:45I promise
13:47if there's any treasure
13:48I'll hand it over to the state
13:50hmm
13:51I need a cue with the head
14:02yeah
14:03my name is Wu Xie
14:12my grandfather was a well-known grave robber
14:15before the founding of New China
14:17he kept a mysterious notebook
14:19in which he recorded experiences of grave robber
14:22in the mountains when he was young
14:24the notebook is called
14:27the grave robber's chronicles
14:29ever since I started school
14:32a lot of people have thought that
14:33since I was born into such a family
14:35I've seen my fair share of legends
14:37in fact
14:38my family
14:39never wanted me to enter this business
14:41and Uncle Sanxin
14:43was the only one who supported me
14:45he's traveled a lot
14:47and I rarely saw him at home
14:49but last time he left
14:50never came back
14:52I dream about him a lot
14:55and his dreams are never pleasant
14:57I've continued to search for him
15:00but to no success
15:02I fear
15:03that he's already dead
15:05I went on a lot of adventures
15:08using my grandpa's notes to guide me
15:10I hid them from my family
15:12I made a lot of friends along the way
15:15among them
15:16Big Wang
15:17and Zhang Xie
15:18were the closest to me
15:20and were known as the Iron Triangle
15:21we no longer get involved in that stuff
15:26Wang and I started a business at Wuzhou
15:29I became a consultant
15:32at an antique research institute
15:34and Zhang Xie is now living in the mountains
15:36apart from the day-to-day antique business
15:41I help people as a consultant
15:43but
15:44as you can see
15:47it doesn't pay well
15:49I called the archaeological team
15:56and they told me to protect the scene
15:58they'll be here soon
15:59alright alright
16:00okay
16:01look
16:02after the earthquake
16:03I examined the site
16:04and only a small area had collapsed
16:06when I went closer
16:08more began to collapse
16:09and from down below
16:11I could hear the sound of clocks
16:12and people talking
16:13you heard people talking
16:14what were they saying
16:15what dialect
16:17well I couldn't hear it clearly
16:19it could have been the wind
16:20I really did hear voices though
16:22you know
16:22although I couldn't hear it clearly
16:24it was definitely people talking
16:25hey
16:27do you see it?
16:28um
16:37quite a hole
17:00the walls
17:02have been reinforced with concrete
17:04which indicates
17:06that if it's dug up by grave robbers
17:09they intend for it to last a long time
17:12the grave down there
17:13is probably a huge one
17:16there we go
17:37hey hey
17:49hey hey
17:49hey
17:50easy
17:53that's right
17:54oh oh oh
18:00oh something wrong
18:03I'm fine
18:05here I come
18:11here I come
18:11landing position is important
18:21not too old yet am I?
18:24what?
18:30what?
18:34this place certainly has high archaeological value
18:40this place certainly has high archaeological value
18:55what are these huh?
19:01we're looking at hanging coffins
19:03and
19:04they're well preserved
19:06man
19:06a discovery as big as this
19:08deserves a bonus reward
19:10right?
19:10there's a bonus?
19:11of course there is
19:13big guy
19:17yeah
19:17do you see the carvings on these coffins
19:20they're all of musicians
19:22and each with a different instrument
19:24I wonder if it's a band
19:26you make it sound so romantic
19:29you'd have pissed yourself back in the day over this
19:32what did you just say fatso
19:33I've seen things much worse
19:35oh oh oh oh hey buddy
19:38let's not be so arrogant
19:40especially in front of me
19:41you got a problem?
19:45you know it's been a while since we lasted a proper fight
19:47ah let's go
19:49my golden saber
19:53wretched villain
20:14have at thee
20:16although we're experienced
20:20we still need to be careful
20:21hey cut it out
20:23don't patronize me
20:25be careful not to touch anything
20:27hey
20:28jedi knight
20:29what?
20:30you seeing this?
20:32there's a bowl under every coffin
20:33what's this about?
20:35are these musicians out here busking?
20:38you just saw the bowl
20:39didn't you see the liquid in it?
20:42I see it
20:43it's all dripping
20:44see?
20:44this is called coffin dripping
20:46what?
20:47yep
20:48and it can't drip onto the ground
20:50the coffins can drip
20:51for hundreds of years
20:52so
20:52if they're buried like this
20:54people use the bowls
20:56to catch the drippings
20:57you see?
20:59you see?
20:59hey?
21:00so what do they need to catch all these coffin drippings for?
21:03well
21:04that's a very good question
21:06I'm here to learn
21:08the reason for it
21:09isn't too clear
21:10I only read about it in my grandfather's notes
21:14well I'll be darned
21:19there are ghosts here
21:21there are ghosts here
21:24I think the sound came from there
21:30come
21:31hurry hurry hurry
21:34hats off me
21:35go on then
21:42hey
21:45hey
21:49oh my god
21:59why did you do that?
22:01you're the famous big wong
22:02why are you acting so scared like this?
22:05you're growing old and weak eh?
22:07I'm not scared huh?
22:08have I ever been?
22:14it's alive
22:15it's alive
22:16it's alive
22:17what alive
22:18this is because after we entered
22:21the temperature in this place changed
22:23it's affecting the wood of the coffins
22:25the expanding wood
22:27is causing them to creak
22:29screw this guy
22:33I'm kicking your ball over
22:34let's go
22:34this stuff is really powerful
22:57gosh
22:58the chemicals in the drippings can react to the ground
23:00and produce a toxic gas
23:02thank god I didn't open the coffin
23:04if I did we'd already be dead
23:06these coffins are a danger
23:07if they're left here
23:08what do we do?
23:12the first thing to do
23:13is to bring one of them up
23:16you sure about this?
23:26big guy
23:26yeah
23:27hold that bull steady
23:28no problemo
23:30I've always been a careful man
23:33and I won't spill one drop
23:35eh?
23:36why are we stopped?
23:38eh?
23:39pull us up
23:40what's going on?
23:42you asleep up there?
23:44hey
23:44why did it stop?
23:46huh?
23:46what's happened?
23:47boss
23:47I think it's jammed
23:49then fix it
23:50can you hear us?
23:55what the hell?
23:56what's going on?
23:56hello?
23:57hello?
23:58let's go
23:59hey
24:01hurry up
24:02hurry up
24:04what the hell's going on?
24:07it's shaking
24:07what's wrong?
24:08what the hell's happening?
24:09what is this?
24:10stop
24:11hey
24:13this is no good
24:14I can't
24:15hey
24:16hey
24:18hey
24:18oh no
24:21kill the engine
24:30kill it now
24:32god damn it
24:37are you trying to kill us?
24:39what are you doing?
24:39the damn coffin is still dripping
24:42are you okay big guy?
24:44guys guys
24:45we're almost there
24:46give me a moment
24:47I'm okay
24:49we're raising the price 500%
24:51no discussion
24:52come on
24:52500%?
24:53I run a small business
24:54I'm suffering psychologically from that
24:55we almost died today
24:56but you didn't
24:57did you?
24:57in case you show some responsibility
24:58would you have preferred that I died?
25:00oh well of course not
25:01what were you planning?
25:01you're in big trouble
25:02well
25:02you know that?
25:03aren't you guys professionals?
25:05pro-
25:05what are you talking about?
25:06you're not professional
25:07alright
25:07the problem here isn't with me
25:09it's with you
25:09500%
25:10sorry
25:11I'm really sorry
25:12you hear me?
25:12I'm so sorry
25:13alright alright enough
25:14come on let's go
25:15come on
25:15wait hang on a minute
25:16there's still one more thing
25:17what thing?
25:19Mr. Wu
25:20I'm terribly sorry about what happened
25:22the crane suddenly stopped working
25:24and so
25:25is it really haunted down there?
25:29the sounds of clocks and voices
25:30I'm guessing
25:32are from the insides of the coffins
25:34all of the coffins
25:36date to the Han Dynasty
25:38there's a musician
25:40resting in each one
25:41with an instrument
25:4323 men all together
25:45oh and the ground shook
25:47because all the coffins were hanging in the air
25:49with a quick hit
25:50the musical instrument shook
25:52inside of them
25:53that's where the sounds you heard came from
25:55oh
25:55that makes sense
25:57but what is down there
26:00is more frightening than any ghost
26:02wait what?
26:04can you see the drippings?
26:05the liquid is very toxic
26:07and must be collected in the bowl
26:09there are many coffins down there
26:10and if all the drippings spilled
26:12at the same time
26:13it would affect people
26:15up to 30 kilometers away
26:16when an archaeologist arrives
26:18tell them
26:18we have already taken care of
26:19what they asked for
26:20and the rest is all up to them
26:21got it?
26:22alright alright
26:22yes I've got it
26:24got it understood understood
26:25alright enough chit chat
26:25let's go
26:26let's go
26:26pay us okay
26:28and after that our cooperation is done
26:29you're solely responsible out here
26:31don't forget to call
26:32we're out of here
26:32is that clear?
26:33huh?
26:34yes
26:34thanks so much
26:35if I encounter any more problems
26:37I'll just talk to the archaeologists
26:39right?
26:39you bet
26:39you should talk to them
26:40stay away
26:48hey
26:56hey
26:59Wu Xie
27:01run
27:11run
27:11get up
27:15get like
27:16Run! Run!
27:18Run! Run!
27:20Run! Run!
27:22Get up! Get up!
27:24Run!
27:46Run!
28:16Run!
28:24Look at you.
28:26Lying here all day, like a damn corpse, huh?
28:29Staring off into space?
28:31What's wrong with you, man?
28:33You've been out of the hospital for over a week and you've done nothing.
28:38I'm talking to you.
28:40Hey!
28:41If you have something you want to talk about, talk to me, huh?
28:45Don't keep it to yourself, alright?
28:47Or whatever. Keep it bottled up.
28:50Women have postpartum depression.
28:53But you, you look like you've got post-tomb depression.
29:04Big Eye?
29:06Big Eye?
29:07Yeah?
29:08Did you drop your phone in the box?
29:10It's a text.
29:12My phone's in the room.
29:14I was just cleaning up.
29:16And I found the phone San Shin gave you back in the day.
29:18So I charged it.
29:19Wanted to see if anything was of value on it.
29:21Like photos or something, but there was nothing.
29:23So I'm tossing it up.
29:24Eh, that uncle of yours is quite a character.
29:28Over the years, he disappeared from time to time.
29:30And now he's disappeared for good.
29:32What a trip he was.
29:34Hey!
29:35Hey!
29:36What are you doing?
29:37It's fine if you don't want to help clean.
29:38Or don't make more messes.
29:39Hey!
29:40What's going on?
29:41Hey!
29:42Hey?
29:47What?
29:48Your uncle?
29:49How are you still getting his messages?
29:51What the...
29:53Let's see.
29:54Huh?
29:55Hey?
29:56Hold on.
29:57Charge it.
29:58Charge it.
29:59It's here.
30:00Give it to me.
30:01Give it to me.
30:02Hey!
30:03Charge it slow.
30:04Give it.
30:05Give it to me.
30:06Give it to me.
30:07Give it to me.
30:08Give it to me.
30:09Give it to me.
30:10Give it to me.
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30:27Give it to me.
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30:30Give it to me.
30:31Give it to me.
30:32Give it to me.
30:33Give it to me.
30:34Give it to me.
30:35it can you read the hidden message you must break apart the characters to radicals and each radical
30:42has a corresponding letter the first character d it has the radical for bamboo bamboo bow bow hand
30:53hand throw throw he used this method to encrypt the message we used to solve riddles together
31:00he trained me to do this uncle san xin might be alive
31:08hey hey oh shit come here now it's on it's charging huh
31:14here bai xin chow rain on the bamboo lamp over the late comer
31:24beijic weather museum
31:44what does that mean this is an address of course i need to pick up something up here
31:58locker two two one
32:03what does that mean this is an address of course i need to pick up something up here
32:12like what this message could only have come from uncle san xin
32:17your uncle texted you to go and pick up some stuff
32:20so then is it because he went somewhere to get rich
32:24huh oh how come i didn't think of this before he discovered some big treasure and he wants you to
32:30pick it up am i right oh that's very kind of him there has to be treasure in the locker
32:36we'd better go and claim it we need to go now
32:46hey you suddenly on well again huh
32:50what is this hey buddy
32:55i think this is a mental thing
32:57my dear nephew happy birthday have you got a girlfriend remember to bring her to meet me
33:15dear nephew take care of yourself out there and let me know if you need anything
33:22nephew come on i have a little surprise for you
33:27nephew i will be back tomorrow prepare some alcohol for me
33:51daughter mm-hmm how's my friend the big guy no
33:56oh he's fine you handled things well there weren't any casualties he can leave the hospital tomorrow
34:02all right then i'll stay here for one more night and after tomorrow i'll leave with him
34:08you you can't go
34:12why can't i leave there's something wrong with your lungs there's something wrong with my lungs
34:19what do you mean doc yeah i used to smoke a lot but
34:22i've been coughing lately so i'm using an e-cigarette now what exactly is the problem
34:29we suspect it's fibrosis you need to stay it's likely stage four
34:34stage four
34:46i'm not a man i'm sick
34:57so as far as we can discern you have about three to six months to live a lung transplant won't really
35:08help here are three kinds of medicine to temporarily make you feel better you start with the white ones
35:14and if you start to cough really badly or cough blood you take the blue ones
35:20if respiratory failure occurs and you start to have trouble breathing take the red ones
35:24a man should only fear dying with regrets
35:39oh what can i do
35:41oh what can i do with three months time if there's anything i can't leave unfinished
35:49it's finding you
36:03hmm
36:12hey
36:17Let's go.
36:31Let's go to the weather museum.
36:37It's on!
36:47Your uncle left something here?
37:14This doesn't seem like his style.
37:17I'd have to agree.
37:37Hey, move. Come on. Let me see.
37:41Well, then. I told you. That text was a scam.
37:50Or maybe he got rich long ago.
37:54You turned the phone on, but by then this locker had been long cleared out.
37:58They clean this place once a day.
37:59My buddy's looking for something.
38:09Can anybody find it? Leave it with you? Huh?
38:11Huh?
38:18Here.
38:21Sun died. No. Sun toads.
38:34Passcode.
38:35Hey, who's? Darn it.
38:36Oh, it hurts.
38:37What does sun toads mean?
38:45Passcode.
38:48Passcode?
38:49The guest spoke.
38:58Hey.
38:59You.
39:00Oh.
39:01Here we go.
39:03Oh.
39:04Oh.
39:04What are you looking at?
39:09Never seen a fat guy who can move like that?
39:14Let's jump in Ping Lake together.
39:16Whoa.
39:17This is depressing.
39:19That's true love.
39:20So, where?
39:31Big guy.
39:32Huh?
39:37Declaration of Transfer.
39:41I hereby transfer number 87, lot 1 on Changping Road, Shaosongsheng to Wuxia.
39:47No other strings attached.
39:49Is it?
39:50Oh.
39:52Land will let me a piece of land.
39:54Oh.
39:55This.
39:55We're rich.
40:13We love.
40:15We love.
40:16Oh
40:18Oh
40:20Oh
40:22Oh
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