#i can't believe i wrote a spoiler free post about this film that is nothing but spoilers

[peridot-tears]

This is such a niche topic, but Arno Dorian being whisked to Full River Red's version of Song Dynasty China where he has to investigate the murder of a Jurchen diplomat.

He doesn't understand a single word of Chinese, but he really wants to help, especially since Zhang Da, the man accused of the Jurchen diplomat's death, is on death row and Arno is convinced that he's innocent.

It's the most frustrating case he's ever been on, considering that every suspect or witness immediately dies before giving a proper confession. "Full River Red"'s whacky, twisty mystery plot, where everyone just acts mildly inconvenienced when someone threatens their life. It fucks with Arno's mind and drives him up the wall, but he also loves the drama.

After the billion plot twists in the end, he meets Tao Yatou, the small daughter of one of the suspects, who recites to him the historical "Full River Red" poem. He returns to his own timeline, and when he studies the history of Assassins, finds the poem written onto a piece of cherry wood by the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun.

#i can't believe i wrote a spoiler free post about this film that is nothing but spoilers #the implication is that Tao Yatou is Shao Jun's ancestor #arno #ac #mjh #tears falling like peridots