Watching the Xuanwu Gate Incident documentary Mike mentioned last episode revealed contradictions and inconsistencies in Anthony C. Yu's testimony. Things weren't quite adding up. It was an itch that needed to be scratched. The pieces were all there, but how did they fit together? Detective Mike takes the case and attempts to answer the question of what really happened at the Xuanwu Gate? Also, what (and where) the hell was the Xuanwu Gate, anyway?

• Next time: Introduction Part 3 (maybe???)
• The version Mike is reading: The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 1, Translated and Edited by Anthony C. Yu
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• Articles and media referenced this episode:
• The Xuanwu Gate Incident, Part 1
• The Xuanwu Gate Incident, Part 2
• The Xuanwu Gate Incident, Part 3
• The Xuanwu Gate Incident, Part 4
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanwu_Gate_Incident
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Taizong_of_Tang
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuchi_Gong
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shubao
• Intro Music: 雲宮迅音 (電視劇《西遊記》片頭曲) Remix by Michael MacCubbin ft. No Sleep Till Brooklyn by the Beastie Boys
• Outro Music: Gandhara - English Version by Godiego