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Above all else,
the best thing about this country...
is that poor people...
will kill each other for us.
They grab each other by the collar and fight for us,
so it's nice.
What is it at this hour?
I need to ask you something.
Can money really accomplish anything?
What are you talking about?
I'm a con artist. Why are you asking...
So does money really accomplish everything?
What is it?
Did something happen?
One of my interns got badly hurt.
And Park... Park Sang Ho...
He was bought with money...
No. Forget it all.
Jung Do,
I need to crush them all.
Let's do one more job.
I need to stay away from public officials.
How much is it worth?
50 million dollars.
The bigger the job, the bigger the risk.
You're insane. Can you handle this?
I have to.
I need some time to think.
If...
I do this,
can you pay me?
10 percent.
I'll give you anything you want.
(Squad 38)
Another one?
Hi.
Yes. Are you in?
I'm busy.
I'm not sure if I can spare the time.
I was in a meeting right now.
Were you?
It's a big one.
How big could it be?
- So what? - How big?
Let's hear it.
50.
- 50 million? - We get 10 percent divided by 5.
Are you still busy?
I love you.
I love you so much.
I'll make time for this one.
Not bad.
Okay.
Where? The freezer?
I'll wait for you there.
I'll fix my schedule.
Ms Noh's next.
It's a big one.
Can you manage?
We have to.
Are you in?
You need me and my ammunition.
You're all dirt poor.
Who is this person who has that much back tax to pay?
If that was your plan, you should have told me.
I had no idea you were looking out for me.
I tried to deal with it myself.
I'm sorry.
A man died.
And one of my chiefs lost his job.
I don't think a laugh and an apology is enough.
Have you ever raised a dog?
I have, once.
I kept it for six years.
It was so docile.
And obedient.
I think it was the seventh year I'd had it.
It bit my hand for feeding it late.
It was just a scratch,
so I meant to leave it at that.
The chairman thought otherwise.
He told me this.
"This dog"...
"will now bite you whenever it's displeased."
"That's what pets are like."
"They mistake pity for rights, so you must"...
"kill it before it gets any bigger."
A kid who worked for me...
paid six million in tax with my money.
Listen carefully.
520,000 dollars in local tax.
5.25 million dollars in national tax.
You owed 5.77 million dollars in back taxes.
It's paid in full.
And then your people raided my house.
I will ask you again.
Are you here for the tax,
or to put on a show?
I'm here to work.
Why do I keep thinking that...
a dog just bit me?
Do you also mistake pity for rights?
You can eat, sleep, poop, buy and use...
because...
people like me donated to you out of pity.
People tend to forget...
how much they gave.
They make excessive demands...
or say terrible things.
They forget their place.
What about you?
Do you think you know your place?
Are you insulting me and the chairman?
I'm insulting you.
You are not Chairman Choi.
When talking to me from now on,
instead of making threats, ask politely.
Then...
I will help you just as much as...
you helped me.
I've never asked politely in my life, so I don't know how.
I will do things my way.
That incident from six years ago.
Bang Pil Gyu.
He's the right-hand man of Choi Chul Woo,
the guy who started a pyramid scheme that took hundreds of millions...
then established Woohyang.
Woohyang Construction is one of the subsidiaries.
Look at his file.
It's empty.
We only have a photo. Why?
We have nothing on him.
What should we do? Make him leave his home?
No.
No need to go that far.
Does he have kids?
A son and daughter.
There's a company called UN Communications.
His son Bang Ho Seok is the CEO.
His daughter Bang Min A is the advisor.
Did Bang Pil Gyu transfer all his assets to his children?
Yes, he did.
But they're impossible to meet.
Ho Seok never shows up for work.
Once he goes home, he never leaves.
I don't know what he does.
Did you see that? You owe me 2,000 dollars!
I'm almost out.
- Shoot. - Here.
His sister's the same.
She's almost always at home.
She does leave about twice a week,
but she looks around Insa-dong and goes straight home.
That's it.
They love their home too much.
Do they have something buried there?
You should learn from them.
You never seem to want to go home.
I do want to go home. I'm just too busy to.
It's like a greenbelt.
Where do we even begin?
What does UN Communications do?
I looked it up and still can't tell.
From what we found out, it's an illegal pyramid company.
They lure clueless people by offering them jobs,
then make them sell products stolen from department stores.
The people who fail to sell their allocated share...
are told to recruit friends instead.
That's how they get promoted and get raises.
The victims are forced to bring in more victims.
Have you made up your mind?
- Yes. Do I sign here? - That's right.
They force people to take out loans from their lenders...
and make them buy products to sell.
Then they're told they need to sell or recruit to get promoted.
Yes, but what's funny is,
the CEO of the lender...
is Choi Chul Woo, the man Jung Do mentioned earlier.
Woohyang's chairman.
What?
So they're doing each other a favour while stealing from the innocent?
That's amazing.
It's bad.
The important thing now is how to get...
the attention of one of those three.
The son's the CEO and the daughter's the advisor.
- Yes. - Anyone can meet them...
by getting a job there.
Min A doesn't come to work at all.
You could meet Ho Seok if you're lucky.
Good.
I'll go into UN Communications.
Can you manage?
Did you find out who cancelled Sung Il's hearing?
Why would it be the mayor?
He knows just how much I want Sung Il gone.
Why would he give that order? Think before you speak.
Dig deeper.
What did Jin Seok say?
He was conned.
By whom?
Baek Sung Il from Division Three.
Should I believe that?
Should I?
Chief.
Bring me their list of offenders.
Yes, Sir.
No.
5,700 dollars.
Hello, this is Seowon City's Taxation Office.
You recently paid off your back taxes.
No?
I guess there was a mistake.
I apologise. Goodbye.
Baek Sung Il...
Are you Yoo Ha Na?
Yes. Hello.
You're beautiful.
- Come with me. - Sure.
You will visit customers...
and sell them our special set.
Sell more, make more. It's called networking.
UN Communications has a special system.
We call it PB and it's a point-based system.
Here.
Well done.
I wish you luck.
Thank you. Thank you.
Say you got in. What next?
I'll make them come to me.
How?
By reaching the top.
Let's go for Diamond.
Excuse me.
I'd like to place an order.
How many?
Not that many.
30 boxes.
Bring them all inside.
How many more tomorrow?
50 boxes.
Really?
- Yes. - Again?
- Put them over there. - Okay.
You all need a vitamin drink to boost your energy levels.
Jung Do.
Here you go.
Call my name.
What are you looking at?
I'll open it for you.
It's a vitamin C drink.
Okay. Thanks.
Drink up.
- Ja Wang. - What?
- Give them one each. - Okay.
Help yourselves.
We get 50 more tomorrow.
- What? - What?
Goodness.
That's it.
See you.
What, 100?
Okay.
- Send the money. - Okay.
Hello.
- Ha Na. - Yes?
How many are you taking today?
100. See you later.
100 boxes?
(Yoo Ha Na)
I'm off now.
We get 100 more tomorrow.
100...
Yes, 100 boxes?
50? 40?
100? 150?
Okay, thank you.
Have a nice day.
- What's that? - Slices of salmon.
What?
That's impossible.
Who would buy that?
It's true, Sir.
She joined just a month ago...
and she's about to get Gold status.
Are you sure?
Positive?
Expect 200 more tomorrow.
200?
Really?
(Sales)
Let's buy 200 more to celebrate my Gold status.
200 more? 400?
Then 3 or 4 purchases of 50 boxes to slow things down.
I don't know if I should laugh or cry.
Then I'll seal the deal.
With how many?
400?
Thanks to you, I'm doing a great deal for the elderly.
What do you mean?
Don't ask.
It's a secret.
Is it her?
- I'll do it. - I can help.
It's fine.
I'm off, then.
What's going on?
- She's the girl. - That's her?
Yes.
What's going on?
You look nice.
Look at me.
Put one on my face.
How pretty.
You're pretty.
Pretty is good.
- Pretty is good. - She isn't pretty.
I have to go. Bye.
- Go on. - Bye.
Min A.
We have a weirdo.
What was she?
I don't know what she was,
but one thing's for sure.
She's a diamond in the making.
I have to go. Bye.
- Go on. - Bye.
Min A.
We have a weirdo.
What was she?
I don't know what she was,
but one thing's for sure.
She's a diamond in the making.
Sir.
You shouldn't have bought me anything.
Are you all right?
I didn't get this from a punch from my wife.
I got drunk and tripped up.
My wife didn't hit me. Now sit.
What are you doing here?
You shouldn't waste your work hours.
Commissioner Ahn will yell at you again.
I thought I should say this in person.
I'm sorry, Sir.
Why should you apologise?
I started the whole thing. Don't apologise.
Chang Ho is wounded and Sang Ho's dead.
It's too quiet and that means...
our mayor's still protecting Bang Pil Gyu.
I thought it was over between them.
What do you mean?
Why would our mayor protect him?
I guess you wouldn't have known.
Our mayor practically works for Bang Pil Gyu.
What do you want me to do?
Apologise to Mr Bang.
If you visit him and apologise in person...
then I will forgive your chief.
We all knew.
It was the same six years ago...
when Min Sik died.
Hello, how are you doing?
The boys from the Taxation Office are here.
They're putting stickers on my things.
Is this right?
Yes.
I will deal with it.
Very well.
Bye.
Bye, then.
Watch who you're dealing with.
Okay?
Dad.
So...
I sent Jae Sung to prison.
There's two more to go.
I'll get to them soon.
I came to tell you that.
I thought you should know.
I have to go.
What?
Don't.
Don't do it,
son.
You've gotten so old.
I'll deal with it.
Son...
When talking to me from now on,
instead of making threats, ask politely.
Then I will help you just as much as...
you helped me.
I've never asked politely in my life, so I don't know how.
I will do things my way.
That incident from six years ago.
If that...
were to happen again,
who do you think would get hurt?
Mayor Chun.
A man with a pen...
can never beat a man with a blade.
What do you want?
I'm considering...
applying for open court...
to discuss my tax issues.
Hello, Seowon City's Taxation Office Division Three.
Just a moment.
Sung Hee, put this on the chief's desk.
Yes, go on.
(Chief Baek Sung Il)
Bang Pil Gyu...
requested a public hearing.
What is this?
Chief Kang gets fired and...
Chang Ho is still in the hospital with tubes stuck into him.
What's going on?
A public hearing is every citizen's right.
What's the problem?
What did you just say?
A right?
Who's responsible for this?
Who got Chief Kang fired?
Who put Chang Ho in the hospital?
What does that have to do with Bang Pil Gyu?
Do you have proof?
You're hurting our feelings.
Have you become toilet paper from wiping up after Commissioner Ahn?
- What? You punk. - Stop.
- Chief. - Are you crazy?
Yes, I'm crazy. Totally crazy.
The office is a total mess.
How could you not go crazy?
- You're dead. Get over here. - Sir.
- Did I say anything wrong? - Stop it already.
Let it go, Chief.
You too. That's enough.
You know this doesn't change anything.
You all know that.
You know...
once the trial starts, Bang Pil Gyu will buy the best lawyers...
and he'll use all his connections to manipulate the judge.
We all know that.
We know...
we will never get Bang Pil Gyu to pay his back taxes.
But we can't do anything. Everyone knows that.
You know nothing changes by having us...
fight among ourselves, so why are you doing this?
I'm just angry.
It's driving me crazy.
It's always us...
that suffers.
Nothing happens to those people.
Sung Hee.
What's wrong? Did something happen?
Bang Pil Gyu...
requested a public hearing.
I heard.
It won't happen.
What?
Are you doing it again?
I have to.
The mayor has Bang Pil Gyu's back.
Did you know?
So you knew.
Is this...
Is this really...
the only way?
(Deputy Head Yoo Ha Na)
Did everyone go home?
That's why I told you to come.
Wow.
Deputy head. Wow. You've succeeded.
So, did you get close to Ho Seok?
We eat together now and then.
But he must not see me as a woman. He brags about his wife.
That's good. You don't see him as a man either.
Are you kidding? Of all the guys...
Okay.
Then shall we...
get started?
Already?
It's 50 million dollars, not 5,000 dollars.
I know.
So what do you have planned for the 50-million-dollar con?
We'll start lightly.
- Mr Bang. - Hi, Ms Yoo.
Casually ask him to eat with you.
Are you free for lunch?
I'm busy during lunch.
How about dinner?
Dinner? Okay, that sounds good.
Okay.
Kiss up to him, so he feels good.
I'm better at that than you, so don't worry.
Wow. Even the way you eat is tough.
I think guys who eat like that are so cool.
My wife said she married me because of the way I eat, too.
She says it's so lovable watching me eat.
I see.
What should I toss him?
First, find out about Bang Min A...
since this is a 50-million-dollar con.
Sir,
what does Ms Bang Min A do?
I've heard her name but never saw her before.
My sister?
Don't mind her.
She doesn't care about anything because she's so into antiques.
- Antiques? - Yes.
She said...
if you leave your children antiques,
they don't have to pay taxes or something like that.
I see. I'm very interested in antiques, too.
What kind of items is she interested in now?
Ceramics?
I think she's collecting those.
She's always going around Insa-dong. I don't know much.
Well...
aren't "ceramics" a brand of cigarettes?
- Cigarettes. - Mr Baek,
Ms Noh and Ja Wang...
will mark Bang Min A.
Once you get all the intel on her,
mention me to him.
You know someone with a large business in China...
And he helped me out a lot.
Actually, I became a diamond thanks to him.
Is he the one who buys...
hundreds of our products through you?
Yes. He insisted on helping me.
Anyway,
he's having another big informational...
and asked me to get more goods for him.
He wants to make a goody bag for the guests to take home.
I see.
What a great guy.
- Just mention you? That's it? - Yes.
What if he doesn't bite?
Of course, he'll bite.
How are you so sure?
If fools don't gather at the smell of money...
- Ms Yoo. - Yes?
We would've starved to death already.
When you bring the goods to that business owner,
may I go with you?
Of course, Sir. I'd be grateful.
- Let's get going. - Yes, Sir.
Shoot. Why are they so late?
Put that there.
I'm losing my mind. Why...
Are you with the actors?
- Yes. - What took you so long?
What are we filming?
A movie.
Anyway, we don't have time, so have the people sit down.
- Okay. - Hurry.
Come in!
- This is it? - It's nice.
If you're done, you may go.
Get out.
Hurry up and sit down!
Don't split up between men and women.
Sit together and mix, okay?
Hi, Dad.
Hi. Where are you?
Why aren't you home?
Why did you send your wife but not come yourself?
What are you up to?
Sorry. I have some work to do.
Sorry. I'm really sorry.
I won't miss it next time.
I love you, Dad.
Okay.
Are you driving a tractor?
Step on it. Step on it.
Ho Seok...
isn't going around doing anything stupid, is he?
Dad.
Ho Seok always did stupid things.
Mic test.
Do you hear me?
- Yes. - I won't repeat myself.
Listen carefully.
The CEO will come out later.
What should you do?
- Applaud. - That's right.
Good. Good.
- Do you get it? - Yes.
Okay, let's rehearse. Ready?
Go!
Good!
Good. Good.
Good.
- Hey. - Yes, Sir?
- Go eat. - Yes, Sir.
- Where is it? - Da Vinci Room.
How should you react...
when he is giving his speech?
What do you think?
That's right. Wow.
Or like this.
You should respond like that and jot down what he says.
Shall we practise?
- Yes. - All right.
Am I dressed okay today?
I don't look poor, do I?
Of course, not.
You look like a Chinese tycoon.
Start.
Good. A little more. A little more.
A little more.
Once he's done,
let's give him an even warmer applause.
You may get up if you want. Get ready.
Ready?
Go.
Go!
Wow!
- Is that it? - Yes, that way.
Let me fix...
and check the accent one last time.
Here comes the CEO.
- Is that it? - Yes, that way.
Let me fix and check the accent one last time.
Here comes the CEO.
It's huge.
I am Cho Hee Joon, the CEO of...
Dong Hwang Culture Art Product Exchange.
He must have a really big business.
So what do you want to do?
How will we hook Bang Min A?
Are you going to just sit there for days on end?
Well, I've been thinking...
and it seems too weird to show you.
But I have been thinking.
- Let me see it. - This is a bit...
I don't know.
Give it to me. I'm sure you didn't solve maths problems there.
Ji Yeon.
Since Bang Min A likes antique products and has been...
going around looking for ceramics,
I thought maybe we could do something like that.
50 million dollars isn't just chump change, so...
Did you really come up with this?
That's how China is.
It's all about developing.
If there's an empty plot of land,
they immediately dig and build buildings there.
However,
what do you get from digging up empty land?
Arts.
There were artefacts.
Yao, Shin, Ku,
Xin, Kong, Han, Wu Ding,
Zu, Xuan, Qing, Kuang, Ling,
Kao, Si, An, Ming, Shenjing...
There were hundreds of kings. Thousands of royal family.
Do you think they were buried without anything?
- No! - No!
I'm sure they buried their spoons, bowls and things they used...
with them. Right?
- Yes! - Yes!
I'm sure the wealthy...
put in some gold and jade, right?
- Yes! - Yes!
That's right.
Things like this that we call artefacts...
worth millions each...
are being dug up in bulk in China.
We at Dong Hwang...
manage items like these.
What do you think? Can't you smell the money?
- Yes! - Yes!
Okay, I'll get to the point.
If you'd invest in our company,
you'll make 100 percent profit!
Yes!
Double in two months!
How many times in five months?
- Five times! - Five times!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Once Dong Hwang's...
secure repayment plan starts to reach you,
your dreams won't be dreams any more.
The rich keeps getting richer in this society.
Why don't you become one of them?
- Rich! - Rich!
Since Ms Noh says it's okay,
so I'll say this.
Since Ms Noh says it's okay,
then I will...
Enough with the long intro. Spit it out already.
Okay, then. I'll begin.
This is how it starts.
Since Min A goes around Insa-dong...
looking for antique ceramics,
why don't we do this?
Find a store in Insa-dong that has a nice antique ceramic piece.
- And? - Squat.
Okay.
Hello, Sir.
How may I help you?
Is this your store?
- Yes. - I see.
How much will it cost to rent this place?
I have a good amount of money.
Sorry?
How much must I give you...
to rent this place for about a week?
This isn't a store that you can borrow.
- It's... - Okay.
Okay. I understand.
Wait right here.
Hello? Yes.
He refuses.
Okay.
Okay, then.
If I give you the equivalent of a month's sales...
upfront as the fee. Will that do?
If you get a store and just sit and wait,
wouldn't Min A eventually show up?
(Goryeo Ceramics Specialist)
Hello?
Who is it?
Do you have some decent ceramics?
Then we should be tough.
Of course.
What?
How dare you speak so rudely to an elder.
Everything here lived hundreds of years more than you.
They may not breathe or speak, but show some respect.
How dare you?
So, do you or don't you?
Here. Take a look.
Do you see that colour?
You can't get this colour from just anywhere.
You need to coat it with a glaze...
and bake it in 1300º C heat...
And the iron oxide turns green to provide the celadon colour.
Do you think I don't know that much?
What if she doesn't buy?
Then she'll just walk out.
We're not trying to get her to buy it.
We won't sell it to her.
Ma'am.
Yes?
You said everything here lived hundreds of years more than I have.
But this is funny.
Why was there a price tag on this...
with scotch tape?
Then what? Why are we...
going through all that trouble?
Networking.
Hello?
Yes?
Koo Suk Hee?
That's right.
We're from the Ministry of Culture.
Please go with us.
What does the Ministry of Culture want?
Don't touch me. Tell me first.
What does the Ministry of Culture want?
It's been a while.
We need her to see our faces if we're going to con her.
Take her away.
- It's nice to meet you. - Hello.
- I hear you're good to our girl. - Not at all.
You're the one who helped.
Thanks to you, our company is soaring.
Wow. That feels great. Please, have a seat.
Ms Yoo, why don't you step out?
- Go on. - Yes, Sir.
Well,
our company's earnings are simple.
If you purchase our company's stock as a founding investor,
that money will multiply,
and in five months,
you'll get 300 percent of your investment back.
And you must use the remaining 100 percent...
in purchasing our company stock. That's the general system.
Then...
that's a 500 percent profit in 1 cycle.
You're quick.
If you let it go for a year,
it's 1,000 percent. To put it simply,
if you put in 10,000 dollars, you make 100,000 dollars.
That is Dong Hwang's...
secure repayment plan system.
That's nice.
Right?
Why don't we have dinner together one night?
It doesn't matter to me if it fits into my schedule.
How about tomorrow?
Tomorrow?
Tomorrow. Let me see. Tomorrow. Let me see.
Excuse me.
Mr Jang!
Yes, Sir.
What do I have tomorrow?
Just a moment, Sir.
He lived in China for a very long time.
You have a lunch meeting with Mr Xun Ji Ha.
And you have dinner plans with your wife.
I see. I'm sorry.
This man Xun Ji Ha lives in China...
but he said he'd come to Korea just to see me.
And...
tomorrow is...
my wife's birthday.
I need to light candles on a cake for her since I'm her husband.
That's how you get complimented for being a good husband.
What about the day after?
You have a meeting the day after...
with Louis Lai from Shin Hwa Development.
We can cancel that.
He's always talking about investing but never comes through.
Cancel that. I'm going to eat with Mr Bang here.
Are you free two days from now?
Sure. Sounds good.
Okay, then.
How's Chinese food?
Sounds good.
Make reservations at the place I always go to.
- Xia Yi Sum? - Yes.
There. Okay.
Shall we go?
- Sure. - Okay.
- I think it was a good start. - It wasn't bad.
Good job.
I thought you're having dinner with your wife tomorrow.
When did you get married?
You said he's a devoted husband.
I need to match.
Please get me out of here.
You're more than capable of it.
So why did you...
accept a bribe?
Detectives make decent money.
I didn't take any bribe.
Please get me out of here.
Then I'll tell you everything.
It's something you need to know.
What is it?
Tell me first.
Do you know what the guy who put me in here is up to?
Why did you stop? Go on.
Let me out first.
Then I'll tell you.
Why you...
You've gotten better.
Forget it.
What power could someone who can't even pay his taxes...
possibly have that you ask me for help?
Find someone else.
Also, we're not that close, are we?
Sir. Sir!
Mr Bang!
Hey! Bang Pil Gyu!
Did it not go well?
That rat. After all I've been through because of him...
Why didn't you tell him that his son is being conned...
by Yang Jung Do?
What if he still doesn't let me out?
I've dealt with jerks like him before.
Let him be ripped off.
What will you do?
Bring him to me.
Who?
That rat.
The one stuck right next to Jung Do.
We'll end up fighting again at this rate.
Bye. I'm going to be late.
(Yang Jung Do)
I'm almost there.
Who are you?
I'm a police officer.
You know Detective Sa Jae Sung, don't you?
I just don't understand.
Why did you bring me here?
How much do you know...
about Yang Jung Do?
(Squad 38)
Detective Kim, it's me, Commissioner Ahn.
I think he's been found out.
Con. I got wind of a con artist trying to scam me.
Don't come.
You've been caught.
So this is what the taxation office looks like.
Is everything okay?
Say what you want, and go.
You need to eat with me.
We're just as dirty as you.
We do anything that we need.
- What comes next? - Become friends.