"Even when I did nothing, they never stopped talking. I used to believe that integrity would speak for itself. Now I know betterā those who spread rumors never care about the truth." ā Xiao Jinyu
Wang Ziqi reassured everyone that you can watch Season 2 without having seen Season 1. S2 brings new storylines and new cases. While continuing the investigative tone of Season 1, it significantly upgrades the national and political power-play arc.
Xiao Jinyu and Chu Chu will be heading to Nan Zhao ā this is not a āhoneymoon business trip,ā but a crucial move in the main political power-play storyline.
As for the Second Prince, he is clearly not some so-called āmale third wheel.ā If the role were that simple, he wouldnāt have taken it in the first place. From the looks of it, Nan Zhao is the true opening of the game: a far more complex cross-border political chess match is about to unfold, and it will be a key part of the overall main plot.
And when the livestream chat asked whether the Second Prince was āthe Peacock,ā he very clearly denied it.
After watching Episode 9, thereās been a key turning point in the speculation about Peacock.
Peacock has appeared.
Conclusion first:
Personally, I think Jiang Daohai is highly suspicious and very likely to be Peacock.
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Evidence 1: Hand shape comparison
Referring to Image 2: ā¢ Top left: Peacockās hand ā¢ Top right: Huang LĆ¼ās hand ā¢ Bottom left: You Chenāanās hand ā¢ Bottom right: Jiang Daohaiās hand
Image 3 shows Chu Heās hand. (Some people keep guessing Chu He, so I included a full image just to āmake up the numbersā š)
Peacockās right hand has a scar, and this detail matches Jiang Daohaiās right hand very well. Based on this alone, Jiang Daohaiās probability of being Peacock is very high.
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Evidence 2: Elimination method
From the killings committed by Peacock (see Image 4), there are currently eight suspects.
1. You Chenāan
Based on hand shape alone, he can be excluded as Peacock. However, I donāt think his suspicion is fully cleared.
We still donāt know: ā¢ Whether Peacock has someone behind him ā¢ Whether someone could be impersonating Peacock to confuse everyone
You Chenāanās behavior in Changāan has been very strange, with too many oddities. He still needs further observation.
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2. You Longsheng
Basically excluded. Heās far away in Southern Zhao, and his personality is too flamboyant and domineering, completely different from Peacockās meticulous and restrained style.
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3. Master Shenguan
Deceased ā excluded.
Itās very unlikely that someone impersonated him to fake his death. Those who prepared his body were his own disciples; impersonation wouldāve been discovered. Plus, Chu Chu performed the autopsy, so the possibility is extremely low.
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4. Jiang Daohai
Based on the clues up to Episode 9, he is the most suspicious. ā¢ He deliberately targeted Prince An during court discussions ā¢ He has close dealings with Southern Zhao
His suspicion level is very high.
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5. Chu He
Chu He may make mistakes, but he doesnāt have malicious intent. The likelihood of him being Peacock is very low.
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6. Gao Luoqian
Gao Luoqian and Peacock seem to be parallel agents, both taking orders directly from the King of Southern Zhao. Unlikely to be the same person.
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7. Changshou
Changshou appeared together with Peacock, so heās more likely a subordinate.
In Image 5, I was afraid of misidentifying him, so I specifically found a screenshot from Chu Heās shop opening scene for confirmation.
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8. King of Southern Zhao
Excluded for now due to being in a different location.
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A remaining key question
In my earlier trailer & poster analysis, I mentioned that the masked figure appears to be from Southern Zhao. For now, I tentatively identify the silhouette as Zhao Senyao.
But is the masked person Peacock?
I donāt think so.
At this stage, I believe the masked person is more likely Changshou. He works at a pharmacy, has access to many medicinal ingredients, and is therefore the most likely candidate for producing drugs.
Gossip spreads easily.
Truth rarely gets the same attention,
and the damage is already done.
I used to believe that integrity would speak for itself.
Now I know betterā those who spread rumors never care about the truth."
ā Xiao Jinyu
As for the Second Prince, he is clearly not some so-called āmale third wheel.ā If the role were that simple, he wouldnāt have taken it in the first place. From the looks of it, Nan Zhao is the true opening of the game: a far more complex cross-border political chess match is about to unfold, and it will be a key part of the overall main plot.
And when the livestream chat asked whether the Second Prince was āthe Peacock,ā he very clearly denied it.
I need to rewatch to check it lol
thereās been a key turning point in the speculation about Peacock.
Peacock has appeared.
Conclusion first:
Personally, I think Jiang Daohai is highly suspicious and very likely to be Peacock.
āø»
Evidence 1: Hand shape comparison
Referring to Image 2:
ā¢ Top left: Peacockās hand
ā¢ Top right: Huang LĆ¼ās hand
ā¢ Bottom left: You Chenāanās hand
ā¢ Bottom right: Jiang Daohaiās hand
Image 3 shows Chu Heās hand.
(Some people keep guessing Chu He, so I included a full image just to āmake up the numbersā š)
Peacockās right hand has a scar, and this detail matches Jiang Daohaiās right hand very well.
Based on this alone, Jiang Daohaiās probability of being Peacock is very high.
āø»
Evidence 2: Elimination method
From the killings committed by Peacock (see Image 4), there are currently eight suspects.
1. You Chenāan
Based on hand shape alone, he can be excluded as Peacock.
However, I donāt think his suspicion is fully cleared.
We still donāt know:
ā¢ Whether Peacock has someone behind him
ā¢ Whether someone could be impersonating Peacock to confuse everyone
You Chenāanās behavior in Changāan has been very strange, with too many oddities. He still needs further observation.
āø»
2. You Longsheng
Basically excluded.
Heās far away in Southern Zhao, and his personality is too flamboyant and domineering, completely different from Peacockās meticulous and restrained style.
āø»
3. Master Shenguan
Deceased ā excluded.
Itās very unlikely that someone impersonated him to fake his death.
Those who prepared his body were his own disciples; impersonation wouldāve been discovered.
Plus, Chu Chu performed the autopsy, so the possibility is extremely low.
āø»
4. Jiang Daohai
Based on the clues up to Episode 9, he is the most suspicious.
ā¢ He deliberately targeted Prince An during court discussions
ā¢ He has close dealings with Southern Zhao
His suspicion level is very high.
āø»
5. Chu He
Chu He may make mistakes, but he doesnāt have malicious intent.
The likelihood of him being Peacock is very low.
āø»
6. Gao Luoqian
Gao Luoqian and Peacock seem to be parallel agents, both taking orders directly from the King of Southern Zhao.
Unlikely to be the same person.
āø»
7. Changshou
Changshou appeared together with Peacock, so heās more likely a subordinate.
In Image 5, I was afraid of misidentifying him, so I specifically found a screenshot from Chu Heās shop opening scene for confirmation.
āø»
8. King of Southern Zhao
Excluded for now due to being in a different location.
āø»
A remaining key question
In my earlier trailer & poster analysis, I mentioned that the masked figure appears to be from Southern Zhao.
For now, I tentatively identify the silhouette as Zhao Senyao.
But is the masked person Peacock?
I donāt think so.
At this stage, I believe the masked person is more likely Changshou.
He works at a pharmacy, has access to many medicinal ingredients, and is therefore the most likely candidate for producing drugs.
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