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Easter Egg in Chapter 657 of "Detective Chinatown 1900"
"Save China!"

Although the words were few and the sentence short, when these three words came from the mouth of Yue Yunpeng, who is usually known as a comedian, they were particularly touching.

It was "Save China!", not "Save the Qing Dynasty!"

With just this one sentence, the character of Fei Yanggu was completely established.

His sacrifice brought tears to the eyes of the audience, who felt heartbroken for the humiliation and struggle of that era.

At the same time that Fei Yangu was fighting with the Irish gangsters, MP Grant and local police happened to run into "Jack the Ripper" preparing to commit a crime at Bai Xuanling's silk factory.

boom!
Grant shot "Jack the Ripper" squarely in the face. After the serial killer fell into a large pool, a corpse floated to the surface—none other than Bai Zhenbang.

This completely confirms the inference that "Jack the Ripper" was a Chinese man named Bai Zhenbang, with irrefutable evidence.

The news quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys, sparking heated discussions among the American public. Unions took to the streets in protest, and the implementation of the anti-Chinese bill seemed unstoppable.

Dark clouds hang over the entire Chinese community in the United States. At this time, nothing seems to help. Will Chinatown really cease to exist?
At Bai Zhenbang's funeral, almost everyone was desperate and wanted to give up, but A Gui didn't.

This Chinese-Indian from the wilderness possesses the resilience and wildness characteristic of both ethnic groups.

He had tolerated it many times, but this time he didn't want to.

“My parents were killed in a bombing while they were building the railroad for white people. I was young then and had to endure it.”

"Later, the Native American tribe that raised me was driven out and forced to leave the place where my ancestors lived. My father advised me not to resist and to endure it."

"Now that Father has been killed and Zhenbang has been wronged, are we still going to endure this?"

"If we don't do something today, history will record that there was a Chinese 'Jack the Ripper'!"

Ah Gui's words, along with the Chinatown residents who spontaneously came to mourn Bai Zhenbang at the entrance, cheered Qin Fu and the others up.

They must find the real culprit, clear Bai Zhenbang's name, and do something to fight against this anti-Chinese law.

As their investigation deepened, the fog surrounding the case gradually lifted, revealing a shocking truth hidden behind Alice's death.

On the last day of the review of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the police were also preparing to confirm that Pak Chun-pong was the murderer "Jack the Ripper".

Bai Xuanling fought alone in court against the crowd. Qin Fu, A Gui, and Zheng Shiliang also appeared on stage and presented crucial evidence in front of countless people and reporters.

First of all, Bai Zhenbang's death was not due to the shooting during his arrest, but rather to freezing to death due to extreme cold.

Furthermore, he did not die from the shooting on the same day; the autopsy clearly indicated that the time of death was the previous day.

Therefore, the so-called capture of "Jack the Ripper" was just a carefully orchestrated smokescreen.

The real killer, after murdering Bai Zhenbang, submerged his body in a pool beforehand to create the illusion that "Jack the Ripper" was Bai Zhenbang.

At the same time, Alice's death was not caused by Bai Zhenbang, because the two were not only lovers, but Alice was also pregnant with Bai Zhenbang's child.

The news caused an uproar among the crowd.

The main point is that in this day and age, it is truly unimaginable for an American woman to fall in love with a Chinese man and become pregnant.

Soon, more evidence was presented, and all the clues pointed to a person that no one present had expected.

That was Alice's father, Congressman Grant, a strong contender for mayor.

It turns out that Alice's relationship with Bai Zhenbang and her pregnancy angered her father, Grant, who had a great prejudice against Chinese people.

Especially on the night Alice wanted to elope to England with Bai Zhenbang, Grant accidentally pushed Alice off the second floor while trying to stop her from leaving, causing his daughter to hit her head on the wooden stair railing and die.

The Ripper-like act of dismemberment was nothing more than a despicable tactic by Grant to cover up the truth about his daughter's pregnancy, frame the Chinese, and incite anti-Chinese sentiment.

In an effort to win sympathy from voters, he even instructed his Irish union leaders to continue perpetrating the "Jack the Ripper" massacre.

The moment this truth was revealed, the audience was outraged and furious at Grant's cold-bloodedness.

In the minds of these American viewers, Alice and Bai Zhenbang are undoubtedly the Romeo and Juliet of the new era, and Alice's father must be condemned.

At the end of the movie, Bai Zhenbang's name was cleared, and Grant, seeing the truth exposed, committed suicide by shooting himself.

Meanwhile, at the hearing, when Bai Xuanling had Ah Gui carry the "North American Railroad Construction" map, pointed at it, and loudly denounced the countless lives that Chinese people had sacrificed for the construction of the North American railroad but were not valued, and when he loudly questioned where the "fairness" that was the founding principle of the United States of America was, this anti-Chinese bill ultimately failed to be passed.

But is all of this really a good ending?
As the audience watched the movie on the big screen, the laughter they had at the beginning of the film was gone, replaced by an overwhelming sense of oppression.

In this incident, although the Chinese Exclusion Act was temporarily postponed, the Longqing Society was banned by the local government due to its gang-like nature, and its wealth was confiscated. Bai Xuanling lost the foundation he had built up in the United States over his entire life.

At the same time, he also lost his beloved only son, his son's child, the lives of three women, and the Chinese who died in this political struggle.

Was it Grant who truly orchestrated this political struggle and caused all this tragedy? Was it Bai Xuanling? Was it Bai Zhenbang?

No, neither!
The strength of "Detective Chinatown 1900" lies in its depth; the story concludes with a conversation between Bai Xuanling and another councilor, revealing the deeper political struggle hidden behind the conflict.

It turns out that everything was a scheme orchestrated by Wyman, the backer of Mayor William who ultimately won the election.

On the surface, Weiman was Bai Xuanling's good friend in the United States, but in reality, he had already set his sights on the land of Bai's silk factory.

So he deliberately provoked a conflict between Chinatown and Grant, and fueled the flames behind the scenes, leading to this tragedy.

He and the emerging capital he represents will never allow the cheap and readily available Chinese goods to be discontinued due to anti-Chinese legislation.

But they don't want Chinese people to truly establish themselves in America; in fact, they want to greedily devour the wealth created by these hardworking people on this land.

All they cared about was money, so they manipulated public opinion and collected evidence, not only bringing down Grant but also taking the land from Bai Xuanling.

When a group of white people laughed wildly as they watched the oil gushing from Bai Xuanling's silk factory, and when the Chinese in Chinatown were still unable to escape poverty and the oppression of foreigners, a heavy feeling lingered in the hearts of the audience.

Fortunately, commercial films can't ultimately leave audiences feeling frustrated.

Having lost everything, Bai Xuanling prepared to return to China for a visit. Before leaving, he handed Qin Fu a new certificate for residing in the United States and instructed him to "learn from the barbarians' superior techniques."

Zheng Shiliang and Jin Lingfu, carrying weapons, were preparing to return to China to participate in a new revolutionary movement.

Everything, like the darkness before dawn, held hope within despair.

In particular, the conversation between Zheng Shiliang and Jin Lingfu at the stern of the ship at the end of the film struck the hearts of every viewer like a heavy hammer, making them feel a profound sense of patriotism and national righteousness.

“Look at this country, other people’s magic is cars, movies, skyscrapers, railways and ships, while my magic is just a little trick for people to enjoy.”

So what I can't do, I hope you can." "But can a few hundred guns on this ship really save China?"

"A few hundred isn't enough, I'll ship a few thousand more. If a few thousand isn't enough, I'll ship tens of thousands more!"
Our nation has endured hardships yet remained strong, precisely because countless individuals have sacrificed their personal interests for the greater good.

I believe that sooner or later, we will definitely become the most powerful country in the world!

"Yes, that is the greatest magic in the world."

These words, combined with the current prosperity and strength of China, seem to make reality the best post-credits scene in the movie "Detective Chinatown 1900".

Of course, as a work of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], this movie will definitely have a post-credits scene.

Although "Detective Chinatown 1900" doesn't contain much content related to the main storyline of the cinematic universe as it's the start of a new series, it does connect to the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] in two post-credits scenes.

In the first post-credits scene of "Detective Chinatown 1900", the camera focuses on the railway construction photo that Grant had hung in his home and that was later moved to the hearing site by Ah Gui and others.

As the photo is enlarged, time rewinds to the tunnel collapse accident that claimed Ah Gui's parents' lives.

As explained in previous clips of the movie, it was Ah Gui's father who accidentally knocked over the explosives with his headlamp while excavating the tunnel wall, which led to the accident.

This montage-style editing technique easily leads one to believe that Ah Gui's father's negligence caused the tunnel collapse.

However, the post-credits scene reveals a sequel: when Ah Gui's father saw his miner's lamp fall onto the explosives, he immediately helped him up, so the explosion that caused the tunnel collapse was not Ah Gui's father's fault.

As for why the explosion that caused the tunnel collapse occurred, the movie's post-credits scene gives a close-up shot of one of the last people in the group of miners.

In the footage, he glanced back at the depths of the tunnel because of the sound of scales scraping against the ground behind him, and then his eyes widened in shock, his face showing a look of horror.

The next second, a tail covered in dark green scales emerged from the darkness, wrapped around the last person, and dragged him into the darkness.

However, the oil lamp in the man's hand accidentally slipped from his grasp and landed on the explosives next to the tunnel, causing an explosion.

Clearly, some secret must have been hidden in this land of North America.

The second post-credits scene in "Detective Chinatown 1900" is similar.

However, the timeline of this Easter egg is clearly set in the modern era, as for the location...

The British Museum

The once bustling museum is now under martial law, with a group of armed soldiers from the coalition government guarding the various entrances and exits.

Inside the venue, Qin Feng and Tang Ren, the detective duo from Chinatown, were striding among the various artifacts.

Beside them was Dr. Huang Ji, who had appeared in the final episode of "Ghost Blows Out the Light 4".

"Those bandits back then really stole a lot of good things from us."

Looking at the dazzling array of Chinese antiques and cultural relics on both sides, Tang Ren couldn't help but complain.

Huang Ji, who was standing to the side, kept looking at the tablet in his hand, checking the surrounding environment and the display case numbers from time to time, and chimed in:
"Indeed, there are many good things here."

As they spoke, the group quickly arrived at display case number 32 in the British Museum.

Inside the cabinet is a beautifully crafted Tang Dynasty gold Buddha statue.

Of course, although it is called a golden Buddha, the Buddha statue is actually just cast in brass, with only a layer of gold plated on the surface.

"what is this?"

Qin Feng and Tang Ren asked with puzzled expressions.

"A seated gilt bronze Buddha statue from the Tang Dynasty."

As Huang Ji spoke casually, he directed the museum staff next to him to open the cabinet door, and then personally took out the golden Buddha.

As soon as he picked up the golden Buddha, he weighed it in his hand, his expression turning serious. He then pulled a long needle from his sleeve and inserted it into the Buddha's acupoint at the perineum.

"hiss!"

Tang Ren gasped when he saw his actions.

Huang Ji ignored his antics, because after the long needle penetrated ten centimeters, it seemed to have triggered some mechanism inside the Buddha statue, making a soft "click" sound.

Without a doubt, none of the British Museum's researchers discovered this hidden mechanism inside the bronze statue.

As the mechanism clicked, an opening automatically appeared in the hidden part of the Buddha statue's ankle. This opening was not for taking anything out, but rather to change the Buddha statue's sitting posture.

Huang Ji then grabbed the small opening with his hand, pried and lifted it, and fiddled with the large golden Buddha for a while, like he was tinkering with a Transformer, directly changing it from a cross-legged sitting position to a standing position with its legs spread apart.

Ignoring how incongruous the Buddha statue's posture was, Huang Ji reached out and inserted his hand from below, pulling out a short, golden object.

Some audience members in the theater burst into laughter upon seeing this scene.

Tang Ren exclaimed in surprise, "Huang Ji, why did you pull that thing out?!"

Huang Ji opened his palm for the camera, and the golden object was clearly visible in his hand. It didn't look like what everyone expected; rather, it resembled—

"Look closely, this is a Buddha bone, a finger bone of the World-Honored One Shakyamuni."

"what!"

Tang Ren and Qin Feng stared wide-eyed at the small, seemingly golden half of Huang Ji's index finger in his hand.

"What's the use of this thing? Is it worth all the trouble of going all the way to England?"

"Whether it's useful or not is none of your concern. I suggest you look behind you instead."

Huang Ji put away the "Buddha bone" in his hand, then pointed behind the two of them.

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng and Tang Ren turned around and saw a huge Buddha head sculpture behind them. Its shape and appearance were exactly the same as the Buddha head sculpture that the US military stole at the beginning of the movie "Detective Chinatown 1900" and then appeared in the restaurant of Congressman Wyman's house at the end of the movie.

Moreover, when Qin Feng and Tang Ren looked at the description next to the Buddha head, they were shocked and their pupils dilated.

Because there was also a photo in the introduction, and the photo showed Qin Fu and A Gui from more than a hundred years ago.

(End of this chapter)