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Episode 14
Halt!
What're you doing?
Dam Seo you, what are you thinking?
Father? Father are you here?
Go. I'll ask you about your motives later.
Hurry and go for now.
Look here!
Father...
Father.
Come to your senses, Father!
Father!
It wasn't me.
How could you do this...
to my father...
I'm telling you it's not me.
I'll find outwho the culprit is and why he killed him.
Head Master!
How can you try to shift the blame?
Capture him now.
Murderer.
I won't leave him be.
Though he did pledge loyalty to this fellow named Baek Dae Gil,
something doesn't seem quite right.
Seeing that even that awful Ace of Sixes died after losing his gambling house,
it makes me think this fellow Baek Dae Gil's goals don't just end with the gambling houses themselves.
Perhaps Swindler Golsa also?
Look here everyone.
Merchant Golsa is dead.
He is dead?
Lee In Jwa
The culprit is none other than Baek Dae Gil, no?
That fellow Baek Dae Gil's barbaric deeds will not end with just this incident.
On top of that, he'll soon be arrested on charges of homicide.
Then the only people left who can be responsible for this Mapo Market will be
the daughter of Swindler Golsa, who is ignorant of worldly affairs,
and me, Lee In Jwa.
Just two of us. How is this?
Will you be with me?
Or will you...?!
You said you saw the culprit?
Yes.
It is the fellow named Baek Dae Gil.
You just left me to sleep in late?
- I did try a few times to wake you up. - Does it look okay?
It's brilliant, Sire.
I'm so sorry, Your Majesty.
How were you so late?
The morning royal audience is over.
What happened to the proposal
to ban the market mercantile monopoly?
Market Mercantile Monopoly
I definitely told you to obtain evidence. (King Sookjong)
The evidence was already obtain... (Prince Yeoning, future Yeongjo)
Your Majesty, though your loyal servant has received from His Highness Prince Yeoning (Chief Minister Kim Chang Jip)
and examined the ledgers listing the alleged collusion
among the chartered merchants and court ministers
they had no weight as evidence, so I burned them.
Your Excellency.
Since there is insufficient evidence,
Your Highness Prince Yeoning's proposal to ban the market mercantile privilege
should be appropriately dismissed.
Your Excellency
What exactly have you done?
Burning the evidence that was obtained with such difficulty.
In return for me helping you by influencing the Capital Bureau,
didn't Your Highness promise
to hand over all authority regarding the ledgers?
But that was—
If you delegated it to me, remove yourself from the matter.
Why exactly are you doing this?
It's for your own good, Your Highness.
For my sake?
Your Highness is the cornerstone of our Noron faction.
I'm saying you cannot collapse over something as small as the market mercantile monopoly.
For me,
For my sake, you are holding me back.
Aren't those two things completely contradictory?
Your Highness, do you think that banning the market mercantile privilege
would cause the collapse of the Soron (faction)?
Do you think you can throw that demonic fellow Lee In Jwa into prison?
It is a mistake to believe so.
Rather, only you will be hurt, Your Highness.
I will not tolerate them. Ever.
Never.
It is the will of Her Highness Sook Bin.
Your Highness.
What did you just—
I said it was the will of Her Highness Sook Bin.
Why would the Royal Mother...
Do you truly not know? Why? (Crown Prince Yoon, future Gyeongjong)
As the proposal to ban the market mercantile privilege becomes a larger issue,
the court ministers will aim for you,
and as a result it will be you who ends up shackling your own self.
Crown Prince, please block Prince Yeoning.
Your Highness, since Prince Yeoning's resolve is absolutely firm,
it's not something that I alone can do something about.
Royal Noble Consort Sook of the Choi clan
Your Excellency.
If the Crown Prince holds Prince Yeoning dear,
it is not that there is no way.
What would that method be?
The Crown Prince will meet with His Majesty the King,
and get him to promise the reinstatement of Prince Yeoning's title.
Then... I will take care of the events that will occur thereafter,
You should stop at this point.
Then I will reinstate your position.
The King has already approved of it.
What is your true intention?
Do you want to save or kill Geum (Prince Yeoning)?
In the future Prince Yeoning will become an obstacle during your rule as a regent and when you ascend the throne.
Why don't you just let him be?
Even if he goes around alone like a crazy person and dies,
for you, Crown Prince, it wouldn't be too bad a situation
I am an older brother to my younger brother, Prince Yeoning,
as well as his benevolent liege lord.
I will stop Yeoning's actions, and reinstate his position
However, I am unable to accept it.
If you gain one thing, you concede one thing.
That is politics, Your Highness.
Royal Mother, why did you involve yourself in my matter?
What mother in the world leaves her son in danger?
If you anger the court ministers, you will not survive, Prince.
Prince Yeoning, do you truly intend to continue and lose everything?
Even if I lose everything, I will do it. I must do it.
Please.
Please stop.
This is a plea from your mother.
I beg you to grant this earnest plea.
The days of your mother pleading with you are numbered now.
And this may be the last time I will scold you.
Royal Mother, why do you speak so?
Her illness is grave and there is nothing more we can do.
What kind of...
If it's for Royal Mother, I can give up my life for you.
However, I cannot stop here.
Did the mice come because the repository is rotten?
Or did the repository become rotten because the mice came in?
Prime Minister, how much do you know about Lee In Jwa?
Your clout is quite startling.
Did you meet Prime Minister Kim Chang Jip personally? (Jo Il Soo, Junior Deputy Right Minister.)
What power do I have to influence someone so inflexible and straightforward as Prime Minister Kim Chang Jip?
It's just that the King and the Crown Prince stand opposite of Prince Yeonging.
And Sook Bin and the Noron who worry for Prince Yeoning all share a common thread.
Indeed, Lee In Jwa, you are...
But what do you plan to do with Baek Dae Gil, who crushed Swindler Golsa?
Isn't this akin to you losing a leg, in the end?
Would that really be the case?
The merchants under Swindler Golsa's management
have all been taken over by me. As for Baek Dae Gil
he will soon be imprisoned.
This doesn't look like the expression of someone who's going to break the house again. Why're you here?
Where's Dam Seo?
Why do you look for Miss here? Is Miss back?
Hwang Jin Gi
What is it?
What is it, I said.
Move aside for him.
Who is this?
This man is none other than Baek Dae Gil.
Baek Dae Gil?
I have a momentary business to tend to with him, so please go ahead and leave first.
Where's Dam Seo?
What do you mean Dam Seo?
What are you talking about? You didn't send her?
Dam Seo has appeared?
You're saying that Dam Seo appeared at the scene of Swindler Golsa's murder?
How fast rumors fly. It was you, not Lee In Jwa? Swindler Golsa—
Weren't you, Baek Dae Gil, the one who killed Swindler Golsa?
Dam Seo is not here, so leave.
Dam Seo has returned...
I am no longer able to serve you, Master
According to my principles, I will go my separate way.
Dam Seo has...
Did you see Dam Seo?
Dam Seo killed them:
Seoso Gate's Ace of Sixes and Mapo's Swindler Golsa.
So? What are you going to do by finding Dam Seo?
I see that you know where Dam Seo is.
There's a small temple that she frequents.
If she's back, she's probably staying there.
What? Swindler Golsa has died? Is it true?
It's a clear fact for sure. In addition...
I must check with my own two eyes.
It's a sword wound from a single strike. It's certain that it was done by someone skilled in the martial arts.
Baek Dae Gil.
It was surely him.
Did you see it... with your own eyes?
I did. With my own two eyes.
I will ask once more.
Did you see clearly with your own two eyes?
I said I saw it. Capture him immediately.
Right now.
This case
will be taken on by me.
Commander, Office of the Inspector General
When Prince Yeoning is seen in action, don't interfere, just keep watch.
Ask me first what you want to know.
Did you kill the Ace of Sixes and Swindler Golsa?
Did you come here to ask questions, or to confirm your suspicions?
Even if I told you, would you believe me?
That Ace of Sixes, who was wicked all his life...
deserved to die.
Swinder Golsa. That man also did evil acts...
I wanted to deliver the judgment to him myself.
But... it wasn't me.
If you weren't the one who killed him, then just who did?
I told you the truth, yet you don't believe me.
If you aren't going to report me to the royal police, just leave.
What on earth happened...
What on earth made you like this? What happened to you?
You will find out soon enough.
The reason why your father died,
and why my teacher has not killed you.
There will come a time when you stand at a crossroad and have to make a choice,
just like I, who abandoned my teacher's beliefs, did.
Whether you choose to stand beside him and go together,
or you choose to face him and fight him.
You will find out soon enough, Dae Gil,
that you are the son of the King.
Seol Im!
Just where... Where the heck did she go, leaving one shoe behind?
Aigoo, that person!
Wait, you came back alone? You haven't seen where Seol Im went off to?
Seol Im?
Dog Blade
When you're with me, don't ever turn you back towards me.
There is no use in waiting, because no one will come looking for you.
I left a letter.
A letter?
Hey Dae Gil, I'm thankful for what you've done for me. Please stay healthy.
Hey, I'm sure something bad happened to her.
Otherwise why would she leave one of her shoes behind?
Hey, Gramps. I'll go find Seol Im, so you just wait here for a bit.
Where do you plan on going—
If you plan on fleeing right now,
know that it will make the situation worse.
Baek Dae Gil. Arrest this man.
Yes, Sir!
Your Highness... Why on earth are you doing this?
Just what crime did Dae Gil commit?
Just as you predicted, Prince Yeoning took charge of this case.
And had Baek Dae Gil arrested.
If he is convicted of the murder, he won't be able to escape the death penalty.
I'm quite curious right now
as to what kind of expression Consort Sook would have from receiving my present.
What did you say? You're telling me that child has committed murder,
and now he's in prison?
They say you should strike while the iron is hot.
So this instant, gather all of the Soron ministers
as well as the Mapo merchants.
My Liege! Do you actually plan to kill Baek Dae Gil?
He has a longer lifeline than yours, so do you think he will die that easily?
What will you do now, King?
One of your bloodline is about to die.
Baek Dae Gil... So he committed murder,
and Prince Yeoning arrested him.
In any case, this meeting between the two brothers...
is definitely not a coincidence.
Ha, this is quite...
Does that Lee In Jwa,
who is a petty bug, actually dare
to provoke me, or is he...
scheming something?
What happened?
Hurry and tell me.
But it wasn't me.
I didn't kill him.
What you just said... Can I believe that?
In front of this sword that His Majesty has entrusted to you.
Can you swear upon that?
I can swear that I didn't do it even without that sword.
If that's the case...
Then this means someone came before you did, finished off Swinder Golsa,
and framed you for it.
By any chance... Did you see or let someone slip by?
I didn't see that person. I saw nothing.
This is a request. Please don't make any ruckus, and wait here quietly.
I'll do whatever I can to find the culprit.
So even without this sword...
I will also trust you.
I didn't see anything. I didn't see you, Dam Seo.
Did you... witness the murder?
I didn't see the moment the murder took place.
- Then why are you... - Because I am not mistaken,
I'm sure that Baek Dae Gil
is no doubt the culprit.
Were there no signs of external entry?
By chance,
was the window open?
- The window was open, but... - Then...
it's possible that someone snuck in through the window, killed Swindler Golsa,
and framed Baek Dae Gil.
All of the evidence points towards Baek Dae Gil,
but just why is Your Highness
trying to protect Baek Dae Gil, who is the prime suspect?
Because Baek Dae Gil is someone I trust.
The hatchet you trust is the one that stabs your foot. (trust makes way for treachery)
My father, until the moment he died,
had this gambling card in his grasp.
Ten
If Baek Dae Gil is not the culprit,
why did my father hold onto this until the moment he died?
I promise you this.
The one that killed your father will pay what he deserves.
Royal Mother.
You won't cough up your crime at once! subtitles ripped and synced by riri13
I need to have committed a crime to cough it up or spit it out.
I don't kill people.
So that bastard hasn't gotten his wits together.
Tighten the coil.
Halt.
Your Highness, this man has committed murder.
Before I chop off your limbs,
get out of my sight.
Your Highness.
Back away.
Child.
Are you all right?
Your Highness.
Tell me.
Did you truly commit murder?
I didn't.
But how is it you've been arrested like this?
Your Highness, why do you...
I heard that you are Prince Yeoning's friend.
In this world,
his one and only.
Who did this to you?
Who framed you for murder?
Though I suspect someone,
I am not certain.
Tell me.
It's someone called the White-Faced Scholar.
Lee In Jwa?
He did this to you?
Do you know Lee In Jwa?
I will never forgive him.
No matter what it takes,
I will end his life.
Just a little more.
Bear this just a little more and wait.
This mother of yours
will surely protect you this time.
Year of Gyeyu (1693), Month 10, Day 13. Whose birth pillars are these?
It is not a matter for the Prince to worry about.
What are your birth year, day, and time?
Is that important right now?
It is important.
I think I heard I was born in the 10th month.
Year of Gyeyu (1693), month 10.
And the day?
I don't know.
I've never celebrated the likes of a birthday.
And I don't care either.
But why are you asking about that suddenly?
Because I saw it for the first time.
The image of Royal Mother looking so enraged.
His age is the same as my deceased older brother.
And born in the same month as well.
Baek Dae Gil.
It can't be...
The King's movements are disquieting?
Yes, My Liege.
What do you mean?
As soon as Baek Dae Gil was locked up in jail,
he summoned the cabinet ministers of Personnel, Law Enforcement and Military Affairs.
Afterwards, also the Censor General, Office of Inspection, Office of Special Advisers,
as well summoning the senior ministers above the third rank from the Three Offices,
asking about your movements.
Tell me.
The atrocity of Lee In Jwa's deeds is limitless.
As the high ministers of the Three Offices, how is it
that you have not said a word about it all this time?
Whose subjects are you, to be exact?
So the king is trying to pull out the sword.
He's perceived me to be the mastermind behind the framing of Baek Dae Gil.
He's gathered the high ministers to create an atmosphere
with the intention to strike me, Lee In Jwa.
My Liege. Then it's dangerous.
But the Great Cause hasn't even begun.
Well that, of course,
needs to wait
and we'll find out.
Your Majesty, save him.
All these are appeals
asking me to behead that child Baek Dae Gil,
from the Soron high ministers.
Since this is what it looks like inside the palace, what goes on outside the palace is obvious without having to look.
How is it that even you can't control yourself
and are this restless?
Arresting a murder suspect and torturing him are not novel things.
Why was it a matter that required your going personally to the interrogation site to make a ruckus?
However, Your Majesty...
Yeong Soo.
He's already all grown.
Without needing you to interfere and come forth in every matter,
he's grown up.
You are also aware of it.
To kill him or to save him...
I will see to it.
Don't get involved anymore.
Do you understand?
You'll get hurt.
If you involve yourself further,
you will get hurt, I said.
Lend me your hand.
You're not even feeling well.
So just secure your lock on your room tightly,
and do not wander outside of that room.
Ever. Do you understand?
Yes,
Your Majesty.
Royal Father.
Follow me.
You...
Do you want to catch Lee In Jwa?
Just why is Royal Father asking me this?
Then go and catch him.
This task is given too suddenly to your son—
I don't need to hear your reasons.
What reason does a tiger need to catch a fox?
All you need to do is just rip and shred that fox apart.
Bullseye!
I'm giving you...
an opportunity.
When you're just catching something like that, I don't think I need to get involved.
Bring him, the person who will become the hunting dog,
Baek Dae Gil.
That bastard Kim Che Geon... Just what is he doing right now?
Is someone speaking ill of me? Why is my ear so itchy?Kim Che Geon
It's time for us to all rise and stand.
For these past 20 years,
we and the comrades from the eight provinces,
who have lived in hiding ourselves and waited for this day, to rise and stand together.
Year of Mushin (around 1728)
Tell Mother Hwanggu,
the time has come.
Yes, My Liege.
King...
I came to confirm something.
I wanted to hear the answer directly from you, whether or not you really killed my father.
Think about it well.
There is definitely something you overlooked.
The person who gains the most from the death of Swindler Golsa.
(Or will you )
Or someone who could've been commissioned by him.
And if that's not the case,
the person who gains the most from seeing me put in prison.
I'm sure Swindler Golsa was holding something in his hand before he died.
A gambling tag.
Baek Dae Gil.
This is the indisputable evidence that you are the culprit.
No. Now I know
who the culprit is.
What Swindler Golsa was clenching until his death.
The person this gambling card points to.
The person who defeated Swindler Golsa's sound swindle.
There was only one person who did that.
What are you doing?
If you've come, you should enter.
Dog Blade.
What's the matter?
Let's not hold any resentment towards each other.
Dog Blade.
Do you have any evidence that Dog Blade is the culprit?
I'll have to find the evidence. Starting now.
Are you trying to get out of it without any evidence?
Do you want to believe that I am the culprit?
It doesn't matter who the culprit is, because I'm sure you hold resentment towards me for the death of your father.
Because you want to get back the gambling house that I took away.
And if that's not the case,
are you scared of Dog Blade?
It seems you don't understand.
Dog Blade is not just a mere swindling gambler.
He is the head of an assassin group that kills for money.
A hundred nyangs for a lowly person.
Two hundred nyangs for a commoner.
Five hundred nyangs for a noble person is what I heard.
A junior 6th-rank non-cabinet minister is 1,000 nyangs.
A thousand nyangs.
I'll wager all my assets.
Just kill him.
So then?
You're scared of that Dog Blade so you will just sit and watch?
No, it's only your supposition
that Dog Blade is the culprit.
You're homing in on Dog Blade as the culprit, and just like you killed the Ace of Sixes and my father,
you're trying to strike Dog Blade.
I'll say this again.
Unless clear evidence appears,
Baek Dae Gil, you are the culprit,
and that belief shall not change.
I'll change that belief for you.
What matter brings you...
Baek Dae Gil. I've come to release him.
Your Highness. Release the offender?
Didn't Itell you this?
I'm damn lucky.
The apology.
I'll do that after I've captured the culprit,
Choi Yeon Hwa.
You've arrived.
Joseon's #1 Mapo trading rights have fallen into my hands.
How am I to express my gratitude?
This is all thanks to your slaying of Swindler Golsa and capturing Baek Dae Gil.
Golsa?
What joke is the White-Faced Scholar playing here?
Is it not your job to kill whoever it is, when paid?
Today, Swindler Golsa was cracked by Baek Dae Gil.
Hence, the Mapo trading rights that Swindler Golsa had held
will go to Baek Dae Gil.
This isn't such a welcome change to you, or to me, is it?
If it's you, it shouldn't be difficult.
But I am not an assassin like you.
Well, I leave it to your care.
Oh.
That woman you had by your side.
That girl seems to be with Baek Dae Gil.
I wonder if you know about it.
It's possible that Baek Dae Gil will seek you tonight.
How will a guy who's locked up in jail do that?
He's the hunting dog released by the King.
Baek Dae Gil and the King, how are they linked?
Their link is deeper than deep.
But...
I have summoned some spectators for your sake.
Tonight shall be a rather clamorous night.
You!
Are you comprehending my words properly?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Tonight, before the bell rings at Haeshi (9–11 pm),
I will definitely bring the true culprit under arrest.
Prince Yeoning.
Yes, Your Majesty.
If that rascal can't get it done properly,
how will you take responsibility?
You voluntarily took on this case, didn't you?
So you'll have to pay the price.
Everything.
I will lay all of it down.
Everything?
Do you still remember
what I said to you?
For that friend of yours,
can you lay your life down?
For those people of yours,
this throne,
can you give it up?
Mark my words.
If you can't, then he's not your friend,
and those are not your people either.
I remember,
Your Majesty.
Is that right?
So it is, you say.
You will lay everything down.
Interesting.
If you fail to arrest the true culprit, Baek Dae Gil,
tomorrow, as soon as the sun rises,
you will be beheaded.
Mark these words.
Yes, Your Majesty.
This time, you are alone. Will you be able to accomplish it?
Your Highness,
this time it's not even necessary for you to put a spoon on my table, but it seems that it'll just fall into your lap.
Take this.
Sharp, at Haeshi (9–11 pm). If you're a moment late...
I won't be late, so set aside your worries, Your Highness.
Oh, right.
I remembered it.
I don't know why in the world you are curious,
but my birth date, is the Year of Gyeyu (1693), month 10, day 6.
Year of Gyeyu (1693).
Month 10, day 6.
The six-month-premature older brother.
His birth date.
Baek Dae Gil.
Are you truly
my older brother?
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You came fast.
♬ Will I be able to see time stop then? ♬
♬ Will your heart be with me then? ♬
♬ Longing for you even if the tears well up ♬
♬ I will withstand you. Even if my heart fills up more ♬