Father-Son Detectives: The Millennium Curse

This film (drama)Also known as父子神探之千年咒，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2007Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin，Current Douban rating6.3(For reference only)。

Strange murders occur one after another in the Shanghai Concession, and the case of death by lightning has yet to uncover any clues. A mysterious man is brutally assassinated and his blood is used to write two horizontal lines before he collapses in the police station. With the bizarre circumstances of the case and increasing public pressure, Inspector Chen is assigned to investigate. Also showing interest in the case is Inspector Chen’s son, Chen Tiansheng. Having studied abroad in Germany, Tiansheng returned to work as a translator in the police station. During the investigation of the lightning strike victim, Tiansheng notices something from a charred piece of clothing and a damaged photo pulled from the victim's pocket. With the incomplete photo in hand, the father-son duo seeks confirmation from Professor Luo, an archaeologist, who informs them that the inscription on the stone in the background of the photo is in Mongolian, meaning "Commanded by Heaven, may longevity and prosperity last forever." Tombs protected by this incantation are typically those of Mongolian khans. After returning from Professor Luo’s house, the father and son deduce that the two strange murders are related to the imperial jade seal of Qin Shi Huang. With this in mind, they agree that the two victims are among the five grave robbers in the photo. On a subsequent visit to Professor Luo, Inspector Chen discovers a grave robber named "Wang Huzi," while attentive Tiansheng seems to have other insights. They search the entire Concession for "Wang Huzi," only to discover a dismembered body at Wang's hideout. Faced with the bloody and brutal scene, Tiansheng ponders the strange behavior of Luo Peiqi, Professor Luo's daughter, who accompanies him. Three of the five grave robbers in the photo have died in succession, and aside from Wang Huzi, the identity of the fifth person, wrapped tightly in a black veil, remains a mystery. Professor Luo rushes to the U.S. for treatment of a leg ailment. At the farewell dock, Tiansheng, disguised as a mysterious assassin, exposes Professor Luo's ruse of feigned illness. Both Professor Luo and his daughter are immediately detained. In the Luo family's apartment, amidst the sound of two gunshots, Professor Luo and the infiltrating Wang Huzi fall in a pool of blood. To exonerate his son’s girlfriend, Luo Peiqi, from the crime of self-defense, Inspector Chen deliberately leaks information to the media, garnering public support to secure Luo Peiqi's release. With the untimely deaths of Professor Luo and Wang Huzi, the whereabouts of the imperial jade seal are unknown. On the day of Professor Luo's burial, Tiansheng shockingly points out to the solemn crowd that the imperial jade seal is in Professor Luo’s coffin. The customary practice of burying for peace ultimately does not stop Tiansheng's stubbornness to open the coffin for verification. Faced with stark reality, the mysteries surrounding Luo Peiqi's paternal grave robbing and her efforts to protect the national treasure are gradually unraveled. Good and evil have their consequences; true love is silent. Outside the cold iron bars, Tiansheng waits longingly for Peiqi with melancholy.