None Shall Escape (2026) Movie Script
Anyone home?
Who are you looking for?
Hello.
I'm looking for Su Qinghe.
The resemblance...
You must be Qinghe's twin sister.
Yes.
My name is Su Yingxue.
I haven't heard from her in a long time.
I went to the school where she taught.
And they said...
She was renting a place here.
So I came to ask.
Indeed.
Your sister...
She lived here for a while.
Poor girl.
She had a lot on her mind.
She mentioned having some business elsewhere.
And just moved out.
Didn't she tell you?
I noticed your luggage outside.
Haven't found a place to stay yet, I assume?
These are...
troubled times.
It's getting late.
I have a spare room for rent.
Why don't you come in and take a look?
Short or long term, either is fine.
Miss Su, please come in.
Madam...
Your house is in good condition.
Why would you rent out rooms?
It's embarrassing, really.
Truth be told,
this house is but a hollow facade.
First, my two daughters...
Caught a strange illness.
Passed away, one after another.
My husband was then gravely wounded in the war.
He never truly recovered.
Lest I forget...
He served as a commissioned officer.
Everything of value...
in this house,
has been either pawned,
or liquidated.
Witness for yourself...
That used to be the parlor.
It used to be full of things.
Now, they're all gone.
In this life, what I dread most...
is the descent.
For once you begin to sink...
there is no path back to the shores of yesterday.
It hasn't been easy for you.
Is it easy for anyone these days?
The living cannot afford their dignity.
While the spirits...
possess the only decency that remains.
To survive in such a world...
one must learn to feast upon the spirits.
An imported drying oven from the West.
Put the laundered clothes...
inside...
and they come out dry.
Quite useful on rainy days.
Though it is a bit noisy.
Also,
that is the guest bathroom.
Bathing is not quite convenient.
You'll have to go up and down.
It's fine for me.
Let me lead the way upstairs.
What is it, Yingxue?
Nothing...
That child...
she never learns to keep things tidy.
Come.
My husband is gravely ill...
confined to his bed.
The attendant in his service...
is a deaf-mute.
Should you knock on the door...
he may not be able to answer.
I shall present you to him first.
Master...
Goodness, why another episode now?
This is Qinghe's younger sister.
Ms. Su Yingxue.
My apologies, Yingxue.
Let me show you elsewhere.
I am so sorry, Ms. Su.
My husband...
has lost his vitality on the battlefield.
His body and his mind are not...
what they were.
I hope he didn't startle you.
Not at all.
I was trained in Western medicine.
I've seen all manner of patients.
Only, I am not certain of his condition...
What is your area of specialty?
I specialize in gynecology.
He will get better.
It's just...
He's been constipated for a fortnight.
The bloating is unpleasant.
It's a chronic ailment.
Coincidentally,
I have my own digestive issues.
This is Phenolphthalein.
It's a laxative.
A small dose before bed will suffice.
But take care not to stain the clothes.
Once washed with soap,
the stained spot will turn red.
Thanks.
I shall tell A-Jiang, his attendant...
to be mindful when administering the dose.
This is the room of my third daughter.
Wanqiu?
Wanqiu?
Wanqiu?
This child...
No telling where she's run off to.
Qinghe...
It is your turn.
Wanqiu.
Where have you been hiding?
This is Miss Su Yingxue.
She is Qinghe's younger sister.
Hello there, Wanqiu.
Come now, say hello.
Yingxue,
I am truly sorry.
She's too young...
to tell people apart.
She must have mistaken you for Qinghe.
Let me show you to your room.
This guest room...
is tucked away from the others.
Quiet.
No one will disturb you here.
Was this where my sister lived?
She did.
It's said...
that twins share a tethered heart.
It appears so.
This room...
once belonged to my daughters.
All their belongings...
I simply couldn't part with them.
I wanted their things...
to remain here in this room.
To keep a sense of life in this house.
Yingxue...
You don't mind, do you?
Not at all.
I actually like these dolls.
No...
What I mean is...
they used to live...
right here.
As I said...
I was trained in Western medicine.
I don't put much stock in such superstitions.
Leave...
Leave!
What is it?
Yingxue...
Are you alright?
This pen...
This pen was a birthday gift I gave to my sister.
Perhaps she forgot to take it...
when she left.
When you find her,
give it back.
Are you satisfied...
with the room?
I find it quite nice.
It's just that...
I'm not sure of the rent.
No worries.
On account of my daughter,
tenants can be a bit sensitive.
So, regarding the rent...
it will naturally be quite affordable.
Staying long, or just a while?
I'm not sure yet.
How about this...
Fifty coppers a day.
Just settle in.
Alright?
That's generous
Looking at you...
is like seeing your sister,
when she first arrived.
The same innocence...
and just as endearing.
This house has been bereft of life for long.
To have you stay here...
truly brings me joy.
I am most grateful, Mrs. Yang.
You're welcome.
In a bit, I'll have A-Jiang...
bring up your luggage for you.
I can manage it myself.
I'll have him bring it up to you.
Oh
there's one more thing I must remind you...
It is in great turmoil outside.
Come eight o'clock each night...
curfews are enforced and the power is cut.
The kerosene lamp...
and the flashlight...
I've placed them both on your nightstand.
This estate is vast.
At night...
it's best not to wander.
Should you truly need to venture out...
do be mindful of the open flames.
I'll remember, Mrs. Yang.
Yingxue...
Do not be afraid.
My husband's soul...
remained on the northern battlefields.
It did not return with his body.
There is nothing to fear.
Here,
Yingxue...
it was no easy journey to get here.
Have a drink with me.
Master...
Yingxue,
help yourself and stay here.
Yingxue...
My husband...
...gave you a bit of a fright, didn't he?
Look at you.
You've turned pale.
He must have terrified you.
I've been a poor host.
This house...
has witnessed too many things.
At times,
it can leave one feeling quite unsettled.
When your sister first arrived,
she mentioned having frequent nightmares.
Mrs.Yang...
I am truly worried about her.
I'm so afraid that she...
Don't panic.
I am here for you.
When you find the sorrow in your heart...
cannot be voiced,
find a spirit to wash it away.
Here,
drink with me.
Once you've slept,
everything will be better tomorrow.
Twinkle, twinkle...
Little star...
How I wonder what you are.
Twinkle, twinkle...
Little star...
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Up above the world...
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond...
Yingxue...
...in the sky.
Leave this place...
Qinghe?
Leave...
Leave...
Leave...
this place...
Leave...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Qinghe!
Hello?
What's the matter?
Can you hear me?
What are you doing?
Yingxue.
Mrs. Yang.
I've made some delicacies.
Come to the dining room later and have a taste.
Okay.
Thank you, Mrs. Yang.
Hello.
I'm reporting a case.
What is it?
My sister is missing.
What's her name?
Su Qinghe.
"Qing" as in green grass, "He" as in lotus.
What does she look like?
Look at me.
She looks exactly like me.
Qinghe...?
You two look so much alike.
My surname is Zhang.
Zhang Zhaoye.
Your sister and I...
I've heard my sister mention you.
Do you have any clues?
Not yet.
Aside from Qinghe...
There have been several disappearances recently.
None of them were found?
There...
were bodies.
But don't overthink.
No news...
means there's still hope.
Do you recognize it?
Where did you find it?
The room I rent.
The room my sister used to stay in.
Knowing her as I do,
she really treasured this pen.
She would never just leave it there.
There are only two possibilities.
Either...
She left in a great hurry,
she didn't have time to take it.
Or...
She never actually left that place.
What are you implying?
Don't overthink.
She means the world to me, too.
I'm looking into it.
Yingxue.
I've made some Snow Fungus Soup.
It tastes better hot.
Thank you, Mrs. Yang.
You're very welcome.
Are those your two daughters?
My two eldest daughters...
Wanchun and Wanxia.
In the past,
they loved playing Cat's cradle.
They could make over a dozen different patterns.
The older sister...
...would teach the younger one.
The little one was always clinging to her sister.
They were so happy.
Even when taking photos,
they'd insist on holding that piece of string.
Have it while it's warm.
Yingxue,
Can you understand that feeling?
It's like a flower...
You water it every day.
You fertilize it.
You wait for it to bloom.
But this flower...
its petals,
they still fall away, piece by piece.
Withering.
All those things the doctors said...
...I couldn't understand a word of them.
But the way they shook their heads...
My despair is...
like being buried alive,
under the dirt.
Every breath...
smells of nothing but raw earth.
Burning incense,
Praying to Buddha,
as long as it was for them,
I was willing to do anything.
If it meant they could get better,
even if I had to trade my life...
for theirs,
I would have done it gladly.
Mrs. Yang?
Are you alright?
So, Yingxue...
I truly understand...
your desperation to find your sister.
Don't give up.
Oh, Mrs. Yang...
A friend is coming to see me tomorrow.
Could she stay with me for two days?
Tomorrow?
If it's inconvenient...
It's fine.
The more, the merrier.
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Great job!
Quick, quick, quick!
Toss it over here.
Over here! Right here!
Hurry, hurry! Over here, sweetie!
Mommy's going to spin you around!
One, two, three...here we go!
Wanqiu.
Say hello to Yingxue.
Beitian Hospital again.
What on earth is going on there?
I've been investigating them.
Rumor has it the place is haunted.
Many patients died sudden, violent deaths.
Morgue corpses found torn limb from limb.
Blood and plasma splattered.
It couldn't really be spirits?
These days...
people are far more terrifying than spirits.
I suspect they're conducting illegal experiments.
Their ties to the military are complicated.
Higher-ups have been suppressing the truth.
I'm facing immense resistance.
I want to go there... work as a doctor.
No. It's far too dangerous.
But my sister vanished without a trace.
I have to do something.
Yingxue,
I failed to protect your sister.
But I won't let anything happen to you.
Leave everything to me.
Trust me.
Something's wrong.
Something's wrong.
That room...
my sister's room...
Why are these things even there?
I don't understand.
And...
I saw a ghost...a woman.
She was crawling onto my bed.
I thought I was dreaming.
But when I woke up, my whole body was aching.
I still feel the pain now.
And the night before last...
...the night before last,
I saw my sister.
She told me to leave that place.
She asked me to leave.
Yingxue,
Are you taking that drug Luminal?
Yingxue!
Yingxue!
Are you taking that drug? The one called Luminal?
How did you know?
Before your sister vanished,
she was exactly the same as you are now.
She was taking it, too.
After what happened to our parents,
my sister and I both started suffering from neurasthenia.
If I don't take some of that...
I can't get any sleep at night.
I know that drug.
But you must not overdose.
If you use too much,
it causes strain on the brain.
Get proper rest.
Stop overthinking.
God, look at you.
You look like a ghost.
Glad you're here.
My old man is forcing me to marry.
I needed an excuse.
Get some peace and quiet.
You weren't clear on the phone.
What happened?
Found Qinghe yet?
No.
Heaven helps the worthy.
She is such a good person.
She'll be fine.
Are you here alone?
Yuelan.
This is where...
my sister was last seen.
You mean?
She vanished from this house?
I'm not sure.
But every lead I found...
...points here.
Strange.
In this house,
there's a faint smell of Lysol.
And Formalin.
Normal homes don't use these.
My family runs a pharmacy.
Even we rarely use them.
You're right.
I'm always at the hospital.
Guess I'm just nose-blind to it.
Listen closely.
Does it sound like...
something's roaring underground?
Let me tell you,
that gold-digging dad of mine...
introduces me to...
some salt merchant's son.
He has giant nostrils.
Dining with him was like,
talking to a pair of caves.
I feared one breath would suck...
dumplings straight up his nostrils.
You...
every time you come back from a date,
you've got a new gallery of freaks.
How will you ever get married?
Don't blame me.
They're bizarre-looking people.
What are you doing?
This is the Master, Mr. Yang.
Who gave you the right to touch my clothes?
Master...
What are you doing here?
Who is this?
Why is he touching my clothes?
I'm so sorry.
I'll explain things later.
It's brand new.
Handmade in Italy.
I've only worn it once.
Didn't Mrs. Yang explain?
The attendant is unsophisticated.
That's why he looked so closely.
Do you believe that?
Anyway, clothes sniffed by a strange man...
I'm never wearing it again.
Then just leave it there.
I'll donate it for you later.
It's too strange.
This house is too eerie.
How can you stand living here?
It's not just the house.
The people in this house...
they're all strange.
Better just move out.
I cannot.
My sister vanished here.
I must stay.
What's that sound?
Did you hear that?
Don't be afraid.
That's their daughter.
Wanqiu.
Why are you up so high?
Wanqiu.
It's very late.
Let's go back to sleep.
We'll play tomorrow, okay?
Yingxue...
Look at her hands.
That pattern is called Spider's Web.
Needs two people to play.
Wanqiu,
who are you playing with?
Sister...
Which sister?
What are you doing?
Run!
Run!
Yingxue!
Come on.
What to do?
To the bathroom.
Move, fast.
Lock the bathroom door.
What about you?
You go, now.
Yuelan!
Help me!
Let's go.
How is it?
Captain.
According to him,
visibility was poor.
He just spotted two figures,
approaching the child.
Mistook them for kidnappers.
Engagement followed.
Proceed with the case.
Please, have some tea.
He's hard of hearing.
He also can't see well at night.
That might be how the misunderstanding occurred.
How could he not see?
We used flashlights.
Everything was clear.
Wanqiu also saw...
what happened last night.
Right, Wanqiu?
Detective Zhang,
take a look at this.
I am not sure what it is.
I found this in the trash.
Yingxue,
she's always drinking this.
It's Luminal.
I told you before.
After my family's fallout,
my nerves are shot.
My doctor prescribed me sedatives.
That explains it.
Yingxue...
She is just too high-strung.
Yingxue,
have you been taking too much lately?
Luminal is extremely potent.
Overdose may cause...
I didn't take too much.
You must believe me.
We really were attacked last night.
Detective Zhang,
I haven't taken any, I can testify.
Capitan,
Minister Yang is missing.
He's nowhere on the second floor.
Sun, keep an eye on him.
Capitan,
look at this.
This is the phenolphthalein for Mr. Yang's laxatives.
Yingxue?
Wait for me!
Phenolphthalein turns red when it hits alkali.
Soapy water contains alkali.
Mr. Yang must have been trying to
tip us off yesterday.
That's why the attendant kept sniffing my clothes.
So he actually was
checking them.
Ordinary people with dirty clothes...
...would surely scrub them with soapy water.
But you are a wealthy young lady.
You just toss what you don't like.
Fire.
Base.
Drying?
Door?
The dryer.
The dryer door.
The dryer has a door!
There really is a door.
Minister Yang?
Minister Yang!
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
What do we do?
Get Sun down here, now!
Get the Minister to the hospital!
OK.
Minister!
Minister!
Calm down.
Calm down.
Go.
Captain.
Captain.
Get the Minister to the hospital, fast!
Copy that.
Yes, sir.
Beitian Hospital files.
P-type blood source.
Perfect recipient.
Acts as a core purification catalyst.
Purification.
Catalyst.
What did they do to my sister?
Mrs Yang's second daughter.
I found it.
They're conducting secret experiments.
Wang Ping.
We've found all the files.
Tell the whole truth.
Here,
detective.
Have a drink.
I'm not drinking with you.
You're coming with us once my team is back.
Are you afraid I've poisoned it?
Mrs. Yang,
What did you do to my sister?
What did I do to her?
You should ask...
...Heaven...
...what it did to my daughter.
I begged it a million times,
to spare my daughter's life.
It refused.
Fine.
If Heaven won't give it,
then I'll take it myself.
I'll take ten lives.
A hundred.
I'll take them all for her.
Twinkle, twinkle,
little star,
how I wonder what you are.
Wanchun...
...caught a strange disease.
She was gone so quickly.
Wanxia...
...caught it too.
We went to every single hospital.
They all said there was no cure.
Miraculously,
I met Dr. Gong.
Gong Chengjiang.
So you're the doctor from Beitian Hospital,
the madman who disappeared.
He isn't a madman.
He's a genius.
He's developing...
...a unique blood therapy.
Once a specific blood type is found,
and re-engineered,
it can be continuously...
...transfused into my daughter.
It can sustain her life.
So... my sister?
Your sister's blood...
...became impure.
It was useless.
Good thing you're here.
We've tested...
...your blood.
It can be useful.
The tea is...
You should thank Ms. Shen.
If she hadn't come,
I would have locked you up long ago.
Ms. Su.
You can speak?
Language is but a prison for the mind.
And more often than not,
I choose not to dwell within its walls.
What the hell do you want?
You lunatic!
Let me go! You're insane!
"Madness."
What a slothful word.
A label people use...
...to mark that which they cannot comprehend.
I shall lead you to understanding.
What is it you truly want?
It was here... right here...
...this is the place...
..where you murdered my sister.
All that lives...
...must have its rightful place.
Take your sister, Su Qinghe, for instance.
She did not perish.
She was merely recreated.
Look at your friend.
A guardian of order.
Yet, what he upholds is nothing more than...
..an old world destined for collapse.
She...
aside from that pretty face of hers,
what else does she possess?
But you
...and your sister...
...are distinct from the rest.
There is no dissonance in your blood.
Only a more primal...
...and purest strain of vital essence.
It should not be squandered...
...upon this decaying world.
It must be consecrated to
a higher order.
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang, I beg you, do not listen to him.
He is lunatic!
Mrs. Yang, wake up!
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang!
Do you have any idea?
To watch the faces you love so dearly...
...wither away, day after day.
Do you know the agony of it?
I prayed to the Heaven.
I prayed to the Devil.
I prayed to every glimmer of hope.
But all was in vain.
Except for him.
Yingxue,
you must have faith in Dr. Gong.
Mrs. Yang...
He will ensure you feel no pain at all.
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang, please, you cannot trust him!
He is not saving your daughter... not at all!
He is destroying lives!
He is a murderer, Mrs. Yang! Please!
I have granted her daughter a chance at rebirth.
Mrs. Yang...
There will be no suffering.
I am the hand of creation.
I am bringing you salvation.
No!
No!
My mentors in Germany once glimpsed the future.
But their methods were too crude, too barbaric.
But I...
...shall use your blood...
...to cultivate...
...a lineage without frailty,
without futility,
and without anguish.
The Perfect Species.
Come down.
Go and dispose of those little pests.
I'll then give you the rest.
Police! Freeze! Hands in the air!
Stay back!
First, I shall resect your prefrontal lobe.
A minor procedure.
It will be swift.
A lobotomy?
Lunatic...You absolute lunatic!
Fear not.
I was forged by the most rigorous surgical discipline.
Once the operation is complete,
you will be purged of delusion and desire,
stripped of love and hate.
Leaving only serenity and bliss.
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang, wake up!
Don't listen to a single word he says!
A lobotomy is a procedure for the insane!
If that part is removed...
it turns a person into a soulless monster, a hollow shell!
Look at what you just saw!
That was not your daughter!
That was a soulless creature!
He doesn't see anyone as human!
He only cares about his twisted experiment!
Emotions and desires are but shackles of the mortal world.
Wang Ping...
...she has already broken free.
We are not like her.
Mrs. Yang...
In your heart,
you still yearn for your daughter.
And in mine, I yearn for my sister.
He's not!
He's the exception.
Both of us carry someone within our hearts.
But he has no one.
No.
Be still.
I'm only checking your eyes first.
No.
Injured on your very first hunt.
Your reward will be halved.
Do you want this to be your last?
Wanxia!
Stop.
Stop, please...
Wanxia!
Wanxia, please stop!
Please, no!
Didn't you tell me...
this treatment would bring her back to me?
Give her the serum!
She's in so much pain!
Do not worry.
I'm merely awakening her potential.
She is capable of self-repairing such a minor lesion.
Gong Chengjiang!
Give me the serum!
Give it to me!
Now!
Mrs. Yang...
Fool.
Wan Xia
Wan Xia
Wan Xia
Wan Xia
Help me get free.
Help me untie it.
Yingxue!
Yingxue!
The knife!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
They're conducting blood experiments.
Wang Ping's daughter has already mutated.
Eliminate them
It's all yours.
Yuelan.
Yuelan,wake up!
Go!
Leave!
Find the police!
Go!
Twinkle, twinkle,
little star,
How I wonder...
...what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Wanxia!
Wake up!
This isn't who you are.
Think of your mother.
Wanxia!
Think of your mother...
Think of your sister.
Think of your little sister.
They are all with you.
Wanxia.
Do not damage the donor.
Put her down.
Wanxia,
Im so sorry, my baby.
Fool.
Your daughter is alive because of me!
Eliminate her.
Twinkle...
...twinkle...
...little star.
How I wonder...
...what you are.
Up above...
...the world...
...so...
...high.
Like a...
Wanxia...
It's Mommy.
It's Mommy.
How I...
Wanxia...
Wanxia...
Wanxia...
Mom...
Mom...
Up above...
...the world...
...so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle...
...twinkle...
...little star.
How I wonder...
...what you are.
do do sol sol la la sol
fa fa mi mi re re do
Wang Ping went mad.
She's been sent to an asylum.
Mr. Yang is still in a coma.
His prognosis isn't looking good.
The military is very interested in Gong's experiments.
They've been hunting for him.
It'll be filed as "illegal medical practice",
with the suspect fleeing justice.
With so many lives lost,
they're just going to close the case?
In these times, so many people have died.
Have they ever truly cared?
Gong Chengjiang's disappearance...
...might actually be a blessing.
I dread to think,
if they weaponize his work,
what becomes of the world?
I'm sorry...
...about Qinghe.
I failed to protect her.
It's in the past.
What are your plans now?
Come back with me first?
I want to adopt Wanqiu.
Take good care of her.
And then...
...find some work at the hospital.
That's good.
Once I'm back,
I'll probably get married.
Half a year later...
I suspect,
she had another nosebleed last night.
We need to refine the formula.
She doesn't need refinement.
She needs a revolution.
And the catalyst for that...
Samples are running low.
The factor activity in your blood...
...is beginning to drop.
It's only enough to sustain her basic vitals.
No rush.
The fundamental theory is still flawed.
Recklessness would be dangerous.
Dr. Su,
that feeling of transcending mortality,
don't you want to take it again?
To make it truly flawless?
We are crafting the future of mankind.
You know what Yang Wanqiu needs.
A purer vessel.
Just like you and your sister.
A brand new...
...younger...
...donor.
You're far too excited today.
Dr. Gong,
this is not helpful to our work.
Wanqiu,
how are you feeling?
I feel good.
Time for your injection.
Let's play later, okay?
You're awake.
That's good.
Grow... grow fast...
Qinghe,
in times like these,
to live like a human,
you must first learn to devour demons.
Yes, Professor.
I understand.
The data in the thesis,
I'll double-check it.
Once the edits are complete,
is it ready for publication?
Mommy's here. Don't be afraid.
Let Mommy hold you. You're safe.
But my hope is...
...that the power of demons...
...can be used to forge a world free of them.
Who are you looking for?
Hello.
I'm looking for Su Qinghe.
The resemblance...
You must be Qinghe's twin sister.
Yes.
My name is Su Yingxue.
I haven't heard from her in a long time.
I went to the school where she taught.
And they said...
She was renting a place here.
So I came to ask.
Indeed.
Your sister...
She lived here for a while.
Poor girl.
She had a lot on her mind.
She mentioned having some business elsewhere.
And just moved out.
Didn't she tell you?
I noticed your luggage outside.
Haven't found a place to stay yet, I assume?
These are...
troubled times.
It's getting late.
I have a spare room for rent.
Why don't you come in and take a look?
Short or long term, either is fine.
Miss Su, please come in.
Madam...
Your house is in good condition.
Why would you rent out rooms?
It's embarrassing, really.
Truth be told,
this house is but a hollow facade.
First, my two daughters...
Caught a strange illness.
Passed away, one after another.
My husband was then gravely wounded in the war.
He never truly recovered.
Lest I forget...
He served as a commissioned officer.
Everything of value...
in this house,
has been either pawned,
or liquidated.
Witness for yourself...
That used to be the parlor.
It used to be full of things.
Now, they're all gone.
In this life, what I dread most...
is the descent.
For once you begin to sink...
there is no path back to the shores of yesterday.
It hasn't been easy for you.
Is it easy for anyone these days?
The living cannot afford their dignity.
While the spirits...
possess the only decency that remains.
To survive in such a world...
one must learn to feast upon the spirits.
An imported drying oven from the West.
Put the laundered clothes...
inside...
and they come out dry.
Quite useful on rainy days.
Though it is a bit noisy.
Also,
that is the guest bathroom.
Bathing is not quite convenient.
You'll have to go up and down.
It's fine for me.
Let me lead the way upstairs.
What is it, Yingxue?
Nothing...
That child...
she never learns to keep things tidy.
Come.
My husband is gravely ill...
confined to his bed.
The attendant in his service...
is a deaf-mute.
Should you knock on the door...
he may not be able to answer.
I shall present you to him first.
Master...
Goodness, why another episode now?
This is Qinghe's younger sister.
Ms. Su Yingxue.
My apologies, Yingxue.
Let me show you elsewhere.
I am so sorry, Ms. Su.
My husband...
has lost his vitality on the battlefield.
His body and his mind are not...
what they were.
I hope he didn't startle you.
Not at all.
I was trained in Western medicine.
I've seen all manner of patients.
Only, I am not certain of his condition...
What is your area of specialty?
I specialize in gynecology.
He will get better.
It's just...
He's been constipated for a fortnight.
The bloating is unpleasant.
It's a chronic ailment.
Coincidentally,
I have my own digestive issues.
This is Phenolphthalein.
It's a laxative.
A small dose before bed will suffice.
But take care not to stain the clothes.
Once washed with soap,
the stained spot will turn red.
Thanks.
I shall tell A-Jiang, his attendant...
to be mindful when administering the dose.
This is the room of my third daughter.
Wanqiu?
Wanqiu?
Wanqiu?
This child...
No telling where she's run off to.
Qinghe...
It is your turn.
Wanqiu.
Where have you been hiding?
This is Miss Su Yingxue.
She is Qinghe's younger sister.
Hello there, Wanqiu.
Come now, say hello.
Yingxue,
I am truly sorry.
She's too young...
to tell people apart.
She must have mistaken you for Qinghe.
Let me show you to your room.
This guest room...
is tucked away from the others.
Quiet.
No one will disturb you here.
Was this where my sister lived?
She did.
It's said...
that twins share a tethered heart.
It appears so.
This room...
once belonged to my daughters.
All their belongings...
I simply couldn't part with them.
I wanted their things...
to remain here in this room.
To keep a sense of life in this house.
Yingxue...
You don't mind, do you?
Not at all.
I actually like these dolls.
No...
What I mean is...
they used to live...
right here.
As I said...
I was trained in Western medicine.
I don't put much stock in such superstitions.
Leave...
Leave!
What is it?
Yingxue...
Are you alright?
This pen...
This pen was a birthday gift I gave to my sister.
Perhaps she forgot to take it...
when she left.
When you find her,
give it back.
Are you satisfied...
with the room?
I find it quite nice.
It's just that...
I'm not sure of the rent.
No worries.
On account of my daughter,
tenants can be a bit sensitive.
So, regarding the rent...
it will naturally be quite affordable.
Staying long, or just a while?
I'm not sure yet.
How about this...
Fifty coppers a day.
Just settle in.
Alright?
That's generous
Looking at you...
is like seeing your sister,
when she first arrived.
The same innocence...
and just as endearing.
This house has been bereft of life for long.
To have you stay here...
truly brings me joy.
I am most grateful, Mrs. Yang.
You're welcome.
In a bit, I'll have A-Jiang...
bring up your luggage for you.
I can manage it myself.
I'll have him bring it up to you.
Oh
there's one more thing I must remind you...
It is in great turmoil outside.
Come eight o'clock each night...
curfews are enforced and the power is cut.
The kerosene lamp...
and the flashlight...
I've placed them both on your nightstand.
This estate is vast.
At night...
it's best not to wander.
Should you truly need to venture out...
do be mindful of the open flames.
I'll remember, Mrs. Yang.
Yingxue...
Do not be afraid.
My husband's soul...
remained on the northern battlefields.
It did not return with his body.
There is nothing to fear.
Here,
Yingxue...
it was no easy journey to get here.
Have a drink with me.
Master...
Yingxue,
help yourself and stay here.
Yingxue...
My husband...
...gave you a bit of a fright, didn't he?
Look at you.
You've turned pale.
He must have terrified you.
I've been a poor host.
This house...
has witnessed too many things.
At times,
it can leave one feeling quite unsettled.
When your sister first arrived,
she mentioned having frequent nightmares.
Mrs.Yang...
I am truly worried about her.
I'm so afraid that she...
Don't panic.
I am here for you.
When you find the sorrow in your heart...
cannot be voiced,
find a spirit to wash it away.
Here,
drink with me.
Once you've slept,
everything will be better tomorrow.
Twinkle, twinkle...
Little star...
How I wonder what you are.
Twinkle, twinkle...
Little star...
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high.
Up above the world...
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond...
Yingxue...
...in the sky.
Leave this place...
Qinghe?
Leave...
Leave...
Leave...
this place...
Leave...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Leave this place...
Qinghe!
Hello?
What's the matter?
Can you hear me?
What are you doing?
Yingxue.
Mrs. Yang.
I've made some delicacies.
Come to the dining room later and have a taste.
Okay.
Thank you, Mrs. Yang.
Hello.
I'm reporting a case.
What is it?
My sister is missing.
What's her name?
Su Qinghe.
"Qing" as in green grass, "He" as in lotus.
What does she look like?
Look at me.
She looks exactly like me.
Qinghe...?
You two look so much alike.
My surname is Zhang.
Zhang Zhaoye.
Your sister and I...
I've heard my sister mention you.
Do you have any clues?
Not yet.
Aside from Qinghe...
There have been several disappearances recently.
None of them were found?
There...
were bodies.
But don't overthink.
No news...
means there's still hope.
Do you recognize it?
Where did you find it?
The room I rent.
The room my sister used to stay in.
Knowing her as I do,
she really treasured this pen.
She would never just leave it there.
There are only two possibilities.
Either...
She left in a great hurry,
she didn't have time to take it.
Or...
She never actually left that place.
What are you implying?
Don't overthink.
She means the world to me, too.
I'm looking into it.
Yingxue.
I've made some Snow Fungus Soup.
It tastes better hot.
Thank you, Mrs. Yang.
You're very welcome.
Are those your two daughters?
My two eldest daughters...
Wanchun and Wanxia.
In the past,
they loved playing Cat's cradle.
They could make over a dozen different patterns.
The older sister...
...would teach the younger one.
The little one was always clinging to her sister.
They were so happy.
Even when taking photos,
they'd insist on holding that piece of string.
Have it while it's warm.
Yingxue,
Can you understand that feeling?
It's like a flower...
You water it every day.
You fertilize it.
You wait for it to bloom.
But this flower...
its petals,
they still fall away, piece by piece.
Withering.
All those things the doctors said...
...I couldn't understand a word of them.
But the way they shook their heads...
My despair is...
like being buried alive,
under the dirt.
Every breath...
smells of nothing but raw earth.
Burning incense,
Praying to Buddha,
as long as it was for them,
I was willing to do anything.
If it meant they could get better,
even if I had to trade my life...
for theirs,
I would have done it gladly.
Mrs. Yang?
Are you alright?
So, Yingxue...
I truly understand...
your desperation to find your sister.
Don't give up.
Oh, Mrs. Yang...
A friend is coming to see me tomorrow.
Could she stay with me for two days?
Tomorrow?
If it's inconvenient...
It's fine.
The more, the merrier.
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Mrs. Yang!
Great job!
Quick, quick, quick!
Toss it over here.
Over here! Right here!
Hurry, hurry! Over here, sweetie!
Mommy's going to spin you around!
One, two, three...here we go!
Wanqiu.
Say hello to Yingxue.
Beitian Hospital again.
What on earth is going on there?
I've been investigating them.
Rumor has it the place is haunted.
Many patients died sudden, violent deaths.
Morgue corpses found torn limb from limb.
Blood and plasma splattered.
It couldn't really be spirits?
These days...
people are far more terrifying than spirits.
I suspect they're conducting illegal experiments.
Their ties to the military are complicated.
Higher-ups have been suppressing the truth.
I'm facing immense resistance.
I want to go there... work as a doctor.
No. It's far too dangerous.
But my sister vanished without a trace.
I have to do something.
Yingxue,
I failed to protect your sister.
But I won't let anything happen to you.
Leave everything to me.
Trust me.
Something's wrong.
Something's wrong.
That room...
my sister's room...
Why are these things even there?
I don't understand.
And...
I saw a ghost...a woman.
She was crawling onto my bed.
I thought I was dreaming.
But when I woke up, my whole body was aching.
I still feel the pain now.
And the night before last...
...the night before last,
I saw my sister.
She told me to leave that place.
She asked me to leave.
Yingxue,
Are you taking that drug Luminal?
Yingxue!
Yingxue!
Are you taking that drug? The one called Luminal?
How did you know?
Before your sister vanished,
she was exactly the same as you are now.
She was taking it, too.
After what happened to our parents,
my sister and I both started suffering from neurasthenia.
If I don't take some of that...
I can't get any sleep at night.
I know that drug.
But you must not overdose.
If you use too much,
it causes strain on the brain.
Get proper rest.
Stop overthinking.
God, look at you.
You look like a ghost.
Glad you're here.
My old man is forcing me to marry.
I needed an excuse.
Get some peace and quiet.
You weren't clear on the phone.
What happened?
Found Qinghe yet?
No.
Heaven helps the worthy.
She is such a good person.
She'll be fine.
Are you here alone?
Yuelan.
This is where...
my sister was last seen.
You mean?
She vanished from this house?
I'm not sure.
But every lead I found...
...points here.
Strange.
In this house,
there's a faint smell of Lysol.
And Formalin.
Normal homes don't use these.
My family runs a pharmacy.
Even we rarely use them.
You're right.
I'm always at the hospital.
Guess I'm just nose-blind to it.
Listen closely.
Does it sound like...
something's roaring underground?
Let me tell you,
that gold-digging dad of mine...
introduces me to...
some salt merchant's son.
He has giant nostrils.
Dining with him was like,
talking to a pair of caves.
I feared one breath would suck...
dumplings straight up his nostrils.
You...
every time you come back from a date,
you've got a new gallery of freaks.
How will you ever get married?
Don't blame me.
They're bizarre-looking people.
What are you doing?
This is the Master, Mr. Yang.
Who gave you the right to touch my clothes?
Master...
What are you doing here?
Who is this?
Why is he touching my clothes?
I'm so sorry.
I'll explain things later.
It's brand new.
Handmade in Italy.
I've only worn it once.
Didn't Mrs. Yang explain?
The attendant is unsophisticated.
That's why he looked so closely.
Do you believe that?
Anyway, clothes sniffed by a strange man...
I'm never wearing it again.
Then just leave it there.
I'll donate it for you later.
It's too strange.
This house is too eerie.
How can you stand living here?
It's not just the house.
The people in this house...
they're all strange.
Better just move out.
I cannot.
My sister vanished here.
I must stay.
What's that sound?
Did you hear that?
Don't be afraid.
That's their daughter.
Wanqiu.
Why are you up so high?
Wanqiu.
It's very late.
Let's go back to sleep.
We'll play tomorrow, okay?
Yingxue...
Look at her hands.
That pattern is called Spider's Web.
Needs two people to play.
Wanqiu,
who are you playing with?
Sister...
Which sister?
What are you doing?
Run!
Run!
Yingxue!
Come on.
What to do?
To the bathroom.
Move, fast.
Lock the bathroom door.
What about you?
You go, now.
Yuelan!
Help me!
Let's go.
How is it?
Captain.
According to him,
visibility was poor.
He just spotted two figures,
approaching the child.
Mistook them for kidnappers.
Engagement followed.
Proceed with the case.
Please, have some tea.
He's hard of hearing.
He also can't see well at night.
That might be how the misunderstanding occurred.
How could he not see?
We used flashlights.
Everything was clear.
Wanqiu also saw...
what happened last night.
Right, Wanqiu?
Detective Zhang,
take a look at this.
I am not sure what it is.
I found this in the trash.
Yingxue,
she's always drinking this.
It's Luminal.
I told you before.
After my family's fallout,
my nerves are shot.
My doctor prescribed me sedatives.
That explains it.
Yingxue...
She is just too high-strung.
Yingxue,
have you been taking too much lately?
Luminal is extremely potent.
Overdose may cause...
I didn't take too much.
You must believe me.
We really were attacked last night.
Detective Zhang,
I haven't taken any, I can testify.
Capitan,
Minister Yang is missing.
He's nowhere on the second floor.
Sun, keep an eye on him.
Capitan,
look at this.
This is the phenolphthalein for Mr. Yang's laxatives.
Yingxue?
Wait for me!
Phenolphthalein turns red when it hits alkali.
Soapy water contains alkali.
Mr. Yang must have been trying to
tip us off yesterday.
That's why the attendant kept sniffing my clothes.
So he actually was
checking them.
Ordinary people with dirty clothes...
...would surely scrub them with soapy water.
But you are a wealthy young lady.
You just toss what you don't like.
Fire.
Base.
Drying?
Door?
The dryer.
The dryer door.
The dryer has a door!
There really is a door.
Minister Yang?
Minister Yang!
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
Minister Yang.
What do we do?
Get Sun down here, now!
Get the Minister to the hospital!
OK.
Minister!
Minister!
Calm down.
Calm down.
Go.
Captain.
Captain.
Get the Minister to the hospital, fast!
Copy that.
Yes, sir.
Beitian Hospital files.
P-type blood source.
Perfect recipient.
Acts as a core purification catalyst.
Purification.
Catalyst.
What did they do to my sister?
Mrs Yang's second daughter.
I found it.
They're conducting secret experiments.
Wang Ping.
We've found all the files.
Tell the whole truth.
Here,
detective.
Have a drink.
I'm not drinking with you.
You're coming with us once my team is back.
Are you afraid I've poisoned it?
Mrs. Yang,
What did you do to my sister?
What did I do to her?
You should ask...
...Heaven...
...what it did to my daughter.
I begged it a million times,
to spare my daughter's life.
It refused.
Fine.
If Heaven won't give it,
then I'll take it myself.
I'll take ten lives.
A hundred.
I'll take them all for her.
Twinkle, twinkle,
little star,
how I wonder what you are.
Wanchun...
...caught a strange disease.
She was gone so quickly.
Wanxia...
...caught it too.
We went to every single hospital.
They all said there was no cure.
Miraculously,
I met Dr. Gong.
Gong Chengjiang.
So you're the doctor from Beitian Hospital,
the madman who disappeared.
He isn't a madman.
He's a genius.
He's developing...
...a unique blood therapy.
Once a specific blood type is found,
and re-engineered,
it can be continuously...
...transfused into my daughter.
It can sustain her life.
So... my sister?
Your sister's blood...
...became impure.
It was useless.
Good thing you're here.
We've tested...
...your blood.
It can be useful.
The tea is...
You should thank Ms. Shen.
If she hadn't come,
I would have locked you up long ago.
Ms. Su.
You can speak?
Language is but a prison for the mind.
And more often than not,
I choose not to dwell within its walls.
What the hell do you want?
You lunatic!
Let me go! You're insane!
"Madness."
What a slothful word.
A label people use...
...to mark that which they cannot comprehend.
I shall lead you to understanding.
What is it you truly want?
It was here... right here...
...this is the place...
..where you murdered my sister.
All that lives...
...must have its rightful place.
Take your sister, Su Qinghe, for instance.
She did not perish.
She was merely recreated.
Look at your friend.
A guardian of order.
Yet, what he upholds is nothing more than...
..an old world destined for collapse.
She...
aside from that pretty face of hers,
what else does she possess?
But you
...and your sister...
...are distinct from the rest.
There is no dissonance in your blood.
Only a more primal...
...and purest strain of vital essence.
It should not be squandered...
...upon this decaying world.
It must be consecrated to
a higher order.
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang, I beg you, do not listen to him.
He is lunatic!
Mrs. Yang, wake up!
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang!
Do you have any idea?
To watch the faces you love so dearly...
...wither away, day after day.
Do you know the agony of it?
I prayed to the Heaven.
I prayed to the Devil.
I prayed to every glimmer of hope.
But all was in vain.
Except for him.
Yingxue,
you must have faith in Dr. Gong.
Mrs. Yang...
He will ensure you feel no pain at all.
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang, please, you cannot trust him!
He is not saving your daughter... not at all!
He is destroying lives!
He is a murderer, Mrs. Yang! Please!
I have granted her daughter a chance at rebirth.
Mrs. Yang...
There will be no suffering.
I am the hand of creation.
I am bringing you salvation.
No!
No!
My mentors in Germany once glimpsed the future.
But their methods were too crude, too barbaric.
But I...
...shall use your blood...
...to cultivate...
...a lineage without frailty,
without futility,
and without anguish.
The Perfect Species.
Come down.
Go and dispose of those little pests.
I'll then give you the rest.
Police! Freeze! Hands in the air!
Stay back!
First, I shall resect your prefrontal lobe.
A minor procedure.
It will be swift.
A lobotomy?
Lunatic...You absolute lunatic!
Fear not.
I was forged by the most rigorous surgical discipline.
Once the operation is complete,
you will be purged of delusion and desire,
stripped of love and hate.
Leaving only serenity and bliss.
Mrs. Yang...
Mrs. Yang, wake up!
Don't listen to a single word he says!
A lobotomy is a procedure for the insane!
If that part is removed...
it turns a person into a soulless monster, a hollow shell!
Look at what you just saw!
That was not your daughter!
That was a soulless creature!
He doesn't see anyone as human!
He only cares about his twisted experiment!
Emotions and desires are but shackles of the mortal world.
Wang Ping...
...she has already broken free.
We are not like her.
Mrs. Yang...
In your heart,
you still yearn for your daughter.
And in mine, I yearn for my sister.
He's not!
He's the exception.
Both of us carry someone within our hearts.
But he has no one.
No.
Be still.
I'm only checking your eyes first.
No.
Injured on your very first hunt.
Your reward will be halved.
Do you want this to be your last?
Wanxia!
Stop.
Stop, please...
Wanxia!
Wanxia, please stop!
Please, no!
Didn't you tell me...
this treatment would bring her back to me?
Give her the serum!
She's in so much pain!
Do not worry.
I'm merely awakening her potential.
She is capable of self-repairing such a minor lesion.
Gong Chengjiang!
Give me the serum!
Give it to me!
Now!
Mrs. Yang...
Fool.
Wan Xia
Wan Xia
Wan Xia
Wan Xia
Help me get free.
Help me untie it.
Yingxue!
Yingxue!
The knife!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
They're conducting blood experiments.
Wang Ping's daughter has already mutated.
Eliminate them
It's all yours.
Yuelan.
Yuelan,wake up!
Go!
Leave!
Find the police!
Go!
Twinkle, twinkle,
little star,
How I wonder...
...what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Wanxia!
Wake up!
This isn't who you are.
Think of your mother.
Wanxia!
Think of your mother...
Think of your sister.
Think of your little sister.
They are all with you.
Wanxia.
Do not damage the donor.
Put her down.
Wanxia,
Im so sorry, my baby.
Fool.
Your daughter is alive because of me!
Eliminate her.
Twinkle...
...twinkle...
...little star.
How I wonder...
...what you are.
Up above...
...the world...
...so...
...high.
Like a...
Wanxia...
It's Mommy.
It's Mommy.
How I...
Wanxia...
Wanxia...
Wanxia...
Mom...
Mom...
Up above...
...the world...
...so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle...
...twinkle...
...little star.
How I wonder...
...what you are.
do do sol sol la la sol
fa fa mi mi re re do
Wang Ping went mad.
She's been sent to an asylum.
Mr. Yang is still in a coma.
His prognosis isn't looking good.
The military is very interested in Gong's experiments.
They've been hunting for him.
It'll be filed as "illegal medical practice",
with the suspect fleeing justice.
With so many lives lost,
they're just going to close the case?
In these times, so many people have died.
Have they ever truly cared?
Gong Chengjiang's disappearance...
...might actually be a blessing.
I dread to think,
if they weaponize his work,
what becomes of the world?
I'm sorry...
...about Qinghe.
I failed to protect her.
It's in the past.
What are your plans now?
Come back with me first?
I want to adopt Wanqiu.
Take good care of her.
And then...
...find some work at the hospital.
That's good.
Once I'm back,
I'll probably get married.
Half a year later...
I suspect,
she had another nosebleed last night.
We need to refine the formula.
She doesn't need refinement.
She needs a revolution.
And the catalyst for that...
Samples are running low.
The factor activity in your blood...
...is beginning to drop.
It's only enough to sustain her basic vitals.
No rush.
The fundamental theory is still flawed.
Recklessness would be dangerous.
Dr. Su,
that feeling of transcending mortality,
don't you want to take it again?
To make it truly flawless?
We are crafting the future of mankind.
You know what Yang Wanqiu needs.
A purer vessel.
Just like you and your sister.
A brand new...
...younger...
...donor.
You're far too excited today.
Dr. Gong,
this is not helpful to our work.
Wanqiu,
how are you feeling?
I feel good.
Time for your injection.
Let's play later, okay?
You're awake.
That's good.
Grow... grow fast...
Qinghe,
in times like these,
to live like a human,
you must first learn to devour demons.
Yes, Professor.
I understand.
The data in the thesis,
I'll double-check it.
Once the edits are complete,
is it ready for publication?
Mommy's here. Don't be afraid.
Let Mommy hold you. You're safe.
But my hope is...
...that the power of demons...
...can be used to forge a world free of them.