Chairman, we were successful.
Are you not cold, Hayakawa-sama?
I'm fine, thanks.
I'm going to go buy dinner.
Thanks.
Xin-Hong?
Hang on, Xiang Ying.
Did I hear that correctly?
You're joining City Hunter?
I am.
No, no. No way. Why you?
I decided I'm going to live this life Kaori's given me to the fullest.
And I'm going to carry on Kaori's wish to make myself useful to people.
I get that, but...
Are you okay with this, Saeba-san?
What am I supposed to do?
I said no, but she wouldn't listen.
She's just like Kaori, the way she's so stubborn.
Yeah, but still...
Welcome.
Please.
Hot coffee, please.
Coming right up.
Wait up.
Umibozu will be back soon.
I think you should wait on coffee until he is.
I'll be fine.
Right, Xiang Ying?
Sure, if you think of it as part of your training.
Training?
Dude, I'm becoming better each day.
You two are close, huh?
If you don't mind me asking, are you two together?
Nah, well...
No.
What she said.
You seem happy, though.
Sure, I guess.
I haven't gotten your coffee.
I'm glad I got to meet you.
Be happy together.
Bai-Lan.
It's you, isn't it?
You know her?
Yeah.
She's a comrade from the organization.
You remember me.
Thanks, Xin-Hong.
Angel Heart
You left the organization?
Yeah.
Sounds like your team never got the news.
Why?
I had some reasons.
What about you?
Why are you in Japan?
Are you on a mission?
Bai-Lan?
You left the organization. How could I tell you?
Never mind that, where should we go?
Hmm, let's see...
Hey.
Oh dear, I'm going to be late to the beauty salon.
Move!
Owie.
Watch where you're going!
Stud-dar locked on.
There you are.
What's going on?
Our idol Xin-Hong-kun is holding hands with a woman!
How is it?
It's good.
I'll put it on the new menu.
Okay.
He's gone completely soft.
Looks like we're going to have a lot of kid's items on the menu soon.
I'm sorry.
It's Mocchie.
Hello?
Huh?
Xin-Hong-kun?
Yeah.
Got it.
You just hurry on to the beauty salon.
Yeah.
Ryo-chan.
Mocchie says she saw Xin-Hong walking with a woman.
Ah, that cutie.
Cutie?!
Oh, my God!
Wait, is she Xin-Hong-kun's girlfriend?
No, she's not.
She's a comrade from a long time ago.
Are you sure?
If you're lying, I'll haunt you for the rest of your life.
Evil begone! Rin! Pyo! Toh! Sha! Kai! Jin! Retsu! Zai! Zen!
Oh, my.
You can finally smile.
Wait, wait.
Come on.
You have such a cute face.
You're better off smiling.
Exactly.
Confidence makes a man and sweetness makes a woman.
And compromise makes us.
See.
You should learn from them.
No!
I didn't mean Umi-chan, I meant Miki-chan.
Well then, it's about time.
Huh?
Going somewhere?
Patrolling the yard.
Kept you waiting.
Here.
It's warm.
You've changed.
You're not like when you were closed in at the organization.
You're like a different person.
This town changed me.
I especially think of myself as Saeba-san's disciple of the heart.
Saeba?
Yeah.
Saeba Ryo.
They call him City Hunter.
Remember? You saw him at the café the other day.
He's my goal right now.
Xin-Hong-kun.
Did you call me?
Saeba-san.
You did, right?
So why don't you let me join?
Come on.
Hey.
Saeba-san.
Hey!
Watch your step.
Where're you going?
This way.
Wait up!
Hey!
Hey, let go.
What's your problem?
I mean, you don't want to go on a date while you're being followed around
by a creepy old man, do you?
Followed?
It's fine.
I lost those two.
You knew about them, Bai-Lan?
There was one more.
What?
The first two were decoys.
They let themselves be noticed following you,
so that once you let your guard down, the third one completes his objective.
It's the oldest trick in the book.
Xin-Hong, take her.
Right.
Looking for something?
Piss off!
You're right, that Saeba Ryo guy's impressive.
He looked like he could see through anything.
Never mind that.
Why are you being followed?
I have to go.
Bai-Lan.
You were the one person I trusted while I was in the organization.
You don't know how much your being there
helped me through.
I want to return the favor now, more than ever.
Please, tell me if there's something you need.
I promise to help you.
You already did.
The friend I grew up with is happy.
That's good enough.
Thanks, Xin-Hong.
Bai-Lan.
Chairman.
As we thought, that Bai-Lan woman is suspicious.
She may be an enemy agent.
What makes you think that?
I had some men to observe her.
I don't remember asking you to do that.
It was a precaution.
But we lost contact with the observers.
I do remember
seeing them.
Saeba.
Long time, Hayakawa.
You.
What did you do with our men?
I think they're at the hospital, with a cute nurse.
Dammit, Ryo.
Have some restraint.
You son of a...
Why are you involved?
That's my line.
Why did you have someone stalk my relatives?
Care to explain?
Relatives?
You messed up my precious little brother's date.
I couldn't let you get away with it.
Say that again.
Sorry about that.
Chairman.
You're dismissed.
Back down.
I'm back.
Sorry I'm late.
Isn't she...
She's working for you, is she?
It's been half a year now since she came here.
Looks like you trust her quite a bit.
You've got quite the eye.
You know how I ended up in a wheelchair, don't you?
The feud from a couple years back.
Yeah.
I lost my legs and part of my heart.
Are you talking about the daughter you lost in the fight?
Bai-Lan is just like my dead daughter.
No one distrusts their own daughter.
I'll make dinner right away.
Give me a moment.
What are we having today?
I'll make pasta today.
I don't think there are any rules to what makes a family.
I don't want to go home anymore.
We aren't related anyway.
We aren't a real family.
Me, neither.
I had a brother and a dad, but I wasn't related to either of them.
But they raised me with everything they had.
And I think of them as family. They're more dear to me than anyone.
I think what's important is to think about what matters to you the most.
If you care for each other and you have a strong bond, that's family enough.
But Mom wishes I would go away.
If you didn't matter to them, they wouldn't have asked us to look for you.
Huh?
It was terrible, you know.
Your mom lost it.
Really?
Really.
If you don't believe me, go home and see for yourself.
Okay.
Good job.
Let's make a good family.
Hm?
The two of us.
Yeah.
I got information from the Organized Crime Unit.
Two years ago, three Zojima-gumi group executives were assassinated in a feud
with the Junyo-kai group led by Hayakawa.
Rumor has it that Zojima-gumi is seeking revenge
on Junyo-kai chairman Hayakawa Shunsuke.
I see.
So Hayakawa's living like a hermit to protect himself from them.
One more thing.
We have information that the Zojima-gumi is a Legion cell group.
You're killing me.
Xin-Hong.
I found out what you wanted to know.
Why Bai-Lan's in Japan.
Really?
If it's not a coincidence that Bai-Lan looks like Hayakawa's late daughter,
then that's exactly what Legion is after.
An agent sent to assassinate Hayakawa.
That's Bai-Lan.
Xiang Ying, if you had to guess, what would Legion's next move be?
As soon as they discover that Hayakawa
was behind the assassination of the three executives,
they'd carry out an assassination operation against Hayakawa.
Right?
Umibozu-san, may I take a break from the shop for a while?
What do you hope to do?
Bai-Lan's in danger if Junyo-kai finds out who she is.
I'm going in undercover to protect Bai-Lan.
Slow down.
Junyo-kai already knows who you are, remember?
But I can't just leave her.
Oh, fine.
I'll go and check up on her.
Saeba-san.
I'll go with you.
No way.
I can't let you get in danger.
Xin-Hong.
Oh, my.
Legion teaches hypnotism, too?
Let's go.
Are we making progress?
According to our agents,
we have yet to find evidence that Hayakawa Shunsuke was involved.
It's taking some time.
Is that agent woman trustworthy?
Based on her past performance,
I don't believe there's any reason to believe otherwise.
I'll deploy more people on the investigation.
Are you not cold?
Here.
What's wrong, Bai-Lan?
I think you should get some sleep now.
Thanks.
Good night.
Good night, Hayakawa-sama.
When will you stop calling me Hayakawa-sama?
No, never mind.
Good night.
Who are you?
City Hunter.
Thanks for having us.
You'll catch a cold.
Where's Xiang Ying?
Don't worry.
She's with Ryo.
You have Kaori-san's heart?
So as far as Saeba's concerned, you were given to him by God.
Just like Bai-Lan was to me.
Explain.
About six months ago...
Goodbye.
Sorry.
You idiot!
Are you trying to get yourself killed?
What a pest. Get rid of her.
Who the hell is she?
Nao.
My deceased daughter.
Bai-Lan was a dead ringer for my daughter.
I felt I had to help her, no matter what.
Stabbed by burglars?
This used to be my daughter's room.
Used to be?
My daughter died two years ago.
Thank you for helping me.
I'm not worth being thanked.
Rest well.
Leave as you wish, once you're able to move.
No.
I thank you.
If you wouldn't mind, would you let me be by your side?
What are you...
Sorry, I don't mean I could replace her.
But if I could be of even just a little comfort to you...
You saved my life.
I want to put it to use for you.
I thought she might have been given to me by God to take Nao's place.
I know it's selfish, but I haven't been able to let go of her ever since.
At this point, I think of her as my true daughter.
I'll show you to the door.
The door? Don't be so mean.
Hey, wanna go for a walk with Ryo-chan?
Playing with Hayakawa's mind after he'd lost his daughter...
Legion's merciless, huh?
What are you talking about?
You stabbed yourself deliberately to approach Hayakawa.
But just earlier,
you protected him.
It was you?
Xin-Hong told me.
You're City Hunter, aren't you?
And you?
Codename Glass Heart.
You?
I heard rumors that you escaped the organization.
I committed suicide.
I could no longer bear the taking of people's lives.
But I received new life.
Became a new me.
We're the same.
You
and I.
I was
a grim reaper.
A grim reaper, huh?
You're right.
You get close to your assassination target and establish trust.
And then you kill.
What a cruel mission.
But I couldn't take it anymore.
I truly was trying to
kill myself at the time.
Don't die.
Hang in there.
Doctor, please.
I'd rather die.
Live.
I felt like I heard a voice, the whole time I was in a coma.
Live.
"Live."
Over and over.
I think that voice pulled me back from the verge of death.
Like a father desperately trying to save his daughter.
That is a parent's love.
It was warm that I'd felt for the first time in my life.
I made a promise.
That I'd be by his side.
I'm happy right now.
I live like a proper person, protecting Hayakawa-sama.
So please don't get in my way.
Bai-Lan did that?
Hey, hey!
I think I know how she feels.
So I couldn't stop her.
Wait.
If you went, you'd be going against her wishes.
But I can't leave her.
Status?
I still have no evidence that Hayakawa was involved.
I thought you were a little more capable.
We got information from another agent.
Hayakawa did it.
We're going ahead with Hayakawa's assassination operation.
Return to the organization as soon as the operation is completed.
On what day?
Tomorrow.
Who's there?
What are you doing here?
I heard the news.
Isn't there anything I can do?
I want to help you.
Xin-Hong, the best thing you can do for me is to do nothing.
My wish isn't to be an agent.
It's to be Hayakawa-sama's daughter, Bai-Lan, to stop the assassination.
Even if that means taking the bullet.
You're crazy.
They'll kill you for being a traitor.
That won't matter if Hayakawa gets killed.
I need him in order to live.
Xin-Hong, I don't want to get you involved.
Please, leave me alone.
When is it?
When is Hayakawa's assassination being carried out?
A week from now, on Sunday.
All right.
I won't ever let you get killed.
Thanks, Xin-Hong.
What'd you want from me so early in the morning?
X Y Z.
It's happening today?
Yeah.
No mistake.
You're lying.
Bai-Lan said it would be a week from now.
Today is exactly two years since the day the executives were assassinated.
In other words, today's their anniversary.
Then Bai-Lan's...
Yeah.
She might be planning to backstab Legion.
Hayakawa-sama.
You shouldn't go outside today.
What are you so flustered about?
I mean, I thought it might not be good for your health.
Bai-Lan.
Could you help me carry some stuff?
Go help him.
But I can't leave you.
All right.
I'll stay put in my room.
Where's the stuff?
Contact with Bai-Lan.
Do it.
Sir.
We set a bomb in the mansion.
It'll explode in a moment.
We're leaving.
What's the matter?
You...
After her!
I didn't think I'd see you here.
City Hunter.
Hayakawa-sama.
Why do you intrude?
Hayakawa and I go way back.
It's not use.
Move the digital tilt sensor even just a little, and it'll explode.
Give it up.
Make me.
Why jump in when you know you'll get caught in the explosion?
It must not make sense to you guys.
Your escape route's closed.
We've set two more bombs.
I didn't think we could clean up Glass Heart at the same time.
What an unexpected victory.
Hayakawa-sama.
Go away.
Quick, you have to escape.
Don't give me that, agent.
Get lost.
Get out of my sight, now.
You knew about me the whole time.
Then why did you let me be with you?
Why did you come back to help me?
If you had killed me,
you wouldn't have been deemed a traitor.
Your death is my death.
I'd like to be with you going forward.
I'd like to continue protecting you.
That won't be possible.
Hey.
Hey, are you okay?
I couldn't find them anywhere.
There are two more bombs.
We have to hurry and find Bai-Lan.
Wait.
What about Hayakawa?
Hayakawa intends to die here.
What do you mean by that?
That was his request.
X Y Z.
I haven't long to live.
I have leukemia.
Does Bai-Lan know?
No.
Take care of my daughter.
Let her live a good life after I'm dead.
Hayakawa's going to die.
Bai-Lan's not going to have anything to live for.
We're out of time.
Let's go.
Leukemia?
Yeah.
This is all a consequence of everything I've done.
Having lost my daughter,
my being sick...
But in the end, God gave me light.
You.
So if you'd wanted to take my life, I would have gladly given it to you.
To me, you're...
I know.
You're my daughter.
I was happy these past six months.
Truly.
It's not too late.
Get out of here.
No.
I can't go on living if you die.
The worst thing that can happen to a parent is for their child to die before them.
I don't ever want to go through that again.
What's this?
I was going to give it to my daughter for her twentieth.
But Nao never made it to that day.
I want you, Bai-Lan, to have the future that my daughter couldn't.
I want you, my other daughter, to find happiness.
I'm handing down my life for you to live on.
Now, go.
No.
Take her.
Bai-Lan died in the explosion.
Let Legion think that, and she can be free from them.
Is that what you want?
Please.
Saeba.
You take good care of her, too.
The daughter you received from God.
We've eliminated Hayakawa as planned.
Really?
Good job.
However, we've lost contact with the undercover agent, Bai-Lan.
It's possible that she failed to escape, caught in the explosion.
You got rid of the target.
That's good enough.
Is something wrong?
No.
Bai-Lan.
Onii-chan, is something wrong?
You can trust Ryo to do things perfectly.
No one will know about Bai-Lan but us.
That wasn't even close.
You're right.
Xin-Hong, are you doing well?
I've finally processed my feelings enough to write this letter.
I'm living on with the life handed down to me by Hayakawa-sama?my father.
I understand that in my head,
but my father took with him all of my will to live when he died.
I'm at my father's birthplace right now.
The nature, the sky... Everything's gentle and beautiful.
I feel my mind being healed every day.
I plan to live for my father's part, in this land he loved.
And for the late Nao-san.
I hope you find happiness with her, too, Xin-Hong.
Is this really what you wanted?
Hayakawa protected her with his life.
His own daughter.
What's the matter, Xin-Hong?
Huh?
Nothing.
Is Bai-Lan well?
Yeah, I guess.
Not that I could do anything for her.
That's not true.
You did good.
Quit it.
You're weird.
Saeba.
You take good care of her, too.
The daughter you received from God.
Well, good for you.
If you care for each other and you have a strong bond, that's family enough.
This drama is a work of fiction.
He's back.
The one who killed Makimura a decade ago.
Saeko-san's stalker?
I was about to kill him.
I can't believe he's after Xiang Ying of all people.
Makimura had a girlfriend?
Kaori, what do you want to do with him?