An adaption of Mai Jia's novel Decoded
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Decoded
Episode 004
Hardship makes soldiers.
Hard work makes warriors.
if you want to become a proper 701 operative,
you must remember these two things.
Your concentration must be impenetrable like steel.
Your body should also be the same.
Keep working hard, Rong Jinzhen.
Faster, don't lag behind.
Faster, faster!
Faster. Go faster!
Fire!
What's wrong, Rong Jinzhen?
I...
What is it?
I need to use the bathroom.
You can go after you fire your weapon.
Fire!
That was scary. Very scary.
Check the results!
Meng Xiaoyun
6
Pan Sen
8
Zhao Qirong
7
Zhai Li
7
Han Bing
10
Yanshi
6
Rong Jinzhen.
Rong Jinzhen!
What are the results?
Report: Rong Jinzhen is off target
Attention.
Heels.
This is everyone's first 30 kilometer march.
Hopefully everyone is mentally prepared.
Do your best for a good result.
Face right.
March.
Faster.
Hurry up, keep going.
After the march the last place person
does 100 extra push ups.
Hurry hurry, speed up!
You can do this. Run faster!
Good job.
Run faster.
Faster.
Good.
Good work.
Hurry. Run faster.
Good. Good job. Rest a bit, drink some water.
My back...
- Check the list- Yes.
Where is Rong Jinzhen? Has anyone seen him?
- Rong Jinzhen! - Big Head!
Rong Jinzhen! Big Head!
- Rong Jinzhen! - Big Head!
Rong Jinzhen!
- Rong Jinzhen! - Rong Jinzhen!
Rong Jinzhen!
- Madam - What happened?
Rong Jinzhen, he's gone missing.
Great job. You lost one of the recruits?
Why couldn't you lose yourself?!
- Rong Jinzhen! -Rong Jinzhen!
- Director Lei - Search this way
- Yes - Rong Jinzhen!
- Rong Jinzhen! -Rong Jinzhen!
Rong Jinzhen!
- Rong Jinzhen! -Rong Jinzhen!
Zhu Ge.
Rong Jinzhen!
- Rong Jinzhen! -Rong Jinzhen!
Rong Jinzhen!
What are you doing?
Director Lei...
I was running earlier and got tired. After I tooka bathroom break
I accidentally fell asleep.
What is the meaning of this?
This is an absolute joke!
How could 701 produce someone like this?!
I don't know where they found this monkey!
Calm down, take a breath.
What is it you want to say?
Rong Jinzhen. The person that I'm talking aboutis Rong Jinzhen.
Sir, I want to kick him out of the program.
It's over. It's all over Big Head!
Who's over?
You are and so am I.
It's because you're over, that I'm over. Do you understand?
No, I don't get it.
What happened with what Director Lei saw you do
You still don't understand? It's over for you!
I know it's over for me.. but how does that affect you?
I will tell you a secret. The reason why Director Zheng allowed me into this program
is so that I would protect you.
If you go to the south division, there's no way I wouldn't be in the same place as you are.
When the time comes, you'll be doing logistics support in the south division,
and I'll be there too to protect you. Yeah, you may be an idiot. But I'm even more idiotic!
Do you understand?
- No, I don't understand - I figured you wouldn't!
I wish you would have more clarity in your mind.
You would not be sleeping in the forest during the training sessions.
It's fine to sleep, but did you really have to getcaught doing that by Director Lei?
For a person like you, you will be sure to be sent home.
How can we let someone like this continue to train at an institution like ours?
I cannot let this Rong Jinzhen ruin the reputation of this institute.
Sir, I insist you send him home right now.
Besides, there is no way he will be able to passall the tests.
Anyone of the others can go home, but Rong Jinzhen cannot.
Director, I've emphasized over and over again
that Rong Jinzhen is the most promising of the new recruits.
He's a piece of unpolished jade.
We need more time, more patience, and more training
to mold him.
So Director Lei, I ask you please, to give him another chance.
If anything, do it for me as a personal request.
All right. I will.
But even if I give him this chance today,
Rong Jinzhen will later be kicked out anyway
By sending him home now, I'm actually doing him a favour.
Did you want me to torture him with all the training
and then send him off? - The training has not finished yet.
How do you know he will fail?
Take a look yourself.
Since he arrived, Rong Jinzhen has placed last placein everything.
If there is one to be kicked out, it will have to be him.
Manners, please. Manners.
Can we speak calmly about this?
Very well. Since Director Lei feels this way aboutthis situation, then how about we place a bet?
I beg of you to give him another chance.
Just one last time. Allow him to finish his training.
If after his training, his results are not to par,
then Director Lei, you can remove him. I would do the same.
What is your wager?
This good leg.
Stop with this nonsense!
All right, all right, enough.
Director Lei, how about we wait until the training is over and we will discuss again?
Zheng Dang, is Rong Jinzhen really that talented?
Yes, absolutely.
Lei Ting. Lei Ting.
Regarding Rong Jinzhen's situation, I wanted to speak to you privately about it again.
Wait wait. Since we've made a bet, this matter is notup for discussion.
Chief Zheng!
Director Lei, you are also here.
If you both are having a meeting, I will come back later.
Don't leave.
It seems you have some important news to report to Zheng Dang.
Is it something I'm not suppose to know?
- Very well, I will leave first then. - Wait, Director Lei.
There is nothing you cannot know.
The Operations Division and the Decoding Division were one.
Furthermore, Director Lei is your boss.
She is not an outsider. You may report with her present.
Yes.
I wanted to report to you
something regarding Rong Jinzhen.
Really. Rong Jinzhen again?
I've was just wondering why is it that Zheng Dang arrived
the moment I stepped into the Director's office.
It turns out that there's a traitor in the Operations Division.
Don't say that. What do you mean by traitor? It's just a cooperation.
No wonder you were so adament about recommending him for the Chief Instructor.
An Neng. It seems like the Operations Division is too small for your taste.
Why don't you join the Decoding Division instead?
Don't take her words to heart. You know how her personality is.
Everyone in the institute knows that she has the greatest expectations of you.
What about Rong Jinzhen?
He wants to speak with you. He says that you are a liar.
I want to go home. I want to go home!
Why did you call me a liar?
You are a liar! You said you wanted to bring me here to do mathematics
but instead I'm forced to go running everyday. If I can't run any more I get yelled at.
You said you were a teacher, but now you're a highly ranked official!
You not only lied to me, but you lied to the principal.
If the principal knew it was going to be like this, he would never agreed to have let me come here.
You're a cripple and a liar!
I did not lie to you.
Over the mountains there, there is an office. That iswhere I work.
It is there, where me and my comrades are workinghard on decoding something.
It has been already half a year, but still no results.
So that is why I wanted to recruit you; it is to solve this encryption code.
What is it?
Give me the problem you are trying to solve. I will solve it now and then you can let me go home.
I can't.
The code we are trying to solve is difficult and very large.
It's so large, it is not possible to bring it out from that office.
The only way you can work on solving the problem is by walking into that office and solving it there.
Then take me there now, and I will solve it.
I don't want to train with them.
I don't like running. I don't like guns.
But you must go through all this training in order to qualify to work on the decryption problem.
I don't care. Either you let me work on the decoding or you let me go home.
Go then.
The mountains have wolves and snakes.
You can't even do the basic training run
with your current capabilities, I'd like to see how you will get home.
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Even if you are lucky and you do get home,
when you see the principal, what will you say to him?
You came here to work on decryption. But you didn't evensee the problem and you wanted to quit.
Will the principal be proud of you? Will you be proud of yourself?
I see everyday you write letters.
- Who are you writing to? - How is that any of your business?
Of course it's my business
As long as you're not writing to your boyfriend, I stillhave a chance.
It is to him I'm writing to.
But how come I only see you writing, but never reading any replies from him?
That's none of your business!
Of course it affects me.
As long as he doesn't respond, that means I have a chance with you.
Hey, what's wrong?
Mad?
Don't be mad.
How about this, I prepared a magic trick for you.
Three cards. Look at them well.
Look at the King of Hearts.
Watch the magic.
Guess what card this is?
Come on, it's magic. Magic makes people happy.
Come on, guess.
King of Hearts.
I'm right
Wow, you think you're so good, huh?
You think you're so good??
Are you able to guess? Do it again, make another guess.
See the three cards, see them well.
Guess now. What's the middle card?
Guess. Guess!
King of Hearts.
Joker.
Two of Spades.
You've really made a fool of yourself.
No way...I've never failed before.
Everyone.
Get back to your seats!
We'll end the physical training for the time being.
From today onwards, every one of you will be trained in all types of professional skills.
This is Ms. Chiu, your teacher for decryption.
Ms. Chiu.
Greetings everyone, today we will talk about thefundamentals of decryption.
The Moss code, otherwise translated as Morse electronic codes,
is a type of code transmitted as a series of on-off signals.
Different ways of arranging the on-off signals can be used to express
different letters, numbers, and punctuations.
It was invented in 1837
by an American man named Samuel Morse.
There are five types of elements used in morse code.
They are: dots, dashes, inter-element gap between the dots and dashes,
short pauses between letters,
medium pauses between words,
and long pauses between sentences.
- A. - A (Russian Alphabet.)
- Б - Б (Russian Alphabet.)
- B - B (Russian Alphabet.)
- г - г
- Д - Д
- Е - Е
- Ж - Ж
- З - 3
- И - И
Ever since the outdoor training location moved indoors
and the physical training became academic, you've shown great improvements.
Even though you've managed to remain as the last in class,
the gap between you and everyone else is closing day by day.
Mr Big Rong, not bad, not bad at all.
I believe that as long as you work hard and keep up with the rest,
it's very likely that we'll both make it to the North Division.
The possibility of me making it to the North Division is 3.5%
How much?
I have a 3.5% chance.
What? How do you know this?
I calculated it already.
But Instructor An told me that this number will fluctuate depending on uncontrollable factors.
Fluctuate?
Uncontrollable factors...
Big Head. Big Head, stop reading
Listen to me. Instructor An told you all that to give you a hint.
What is he hinting at?
Think about it. What does "uncontrollable factors" mean?
What does "fluctuate" mean? Is it increasing or decreasing?
You really can't understand such an obvious hint?
It's all right. Let me break it down for you.
Here's the situation now.
You are on the verge of being eliminated, right?
Instructor An happens to be our Chief Instructor. If my speculation is right,
he is trying to lead you to do certain things by saying all that.
He wants to you to show some initiative.
Show some initiative?
I mean... to maneuver the situation.
- Maneuver the situation?- Urgh, gosh.
Do some work on him!
Which one is it? To show initiave, to maneuver the situation, or to some work on him?
Are we speaking the same language? Aren't they all the same?
He wants you to cotton up to him and to say things that would flatter him.
The most important thing here is to give him presents.
What present should I give him?
Well, giving presents
is a matter requiring a lot of knowledge and skill.
We can't do anything that goes against the rules.
You can't give a gift that's too grand.
What if someone were to find out, then this would be a bad situation.
If it's too small of a gift, it would show lack of thought
The best is to...
give something you brought from home.
- Something from home? - It has to be special.
Something of emotional value.
Do you have this?
Great, now that we are meeting in this location.
There is less people here; it would bad for people to see us together.
Zhai Li
You've become more and more unware of the limits of things.
You not only write letters to me, but you are now privately requesting meetings with me?
But this is what you made me have to do.
Who told you not to respond to my letters?
Before arriving in Qing Yao, you used to respondto all my letters.
At that time, you were concerned for me, supportive of me.
Every letter you sent one, I read it at least five times.
Don't forget, I have an photographic memory!
If you want, I can recite all the letters you wrote to me?
No, let's stop here.
Zhai Li.
You really should not have come to Qi Ling Yao.
It was to find you, that's why I came here.
I want to let you know
right now, our only relationship
is student and teacher.
- An Neng! - Call me Mr. An
Mr. An.
What are you doing here?
I came here to look for Mr. An.
They told me that Mr. An was here.
Why are you looking for me?
Ever since I arrived to this place, you have treated me so well.
I wanted to show my appreciation.
Appreciation?
To just...
show some feelings.
What feelings do you want to show?
I want to give you a gift.
Why do you want to give me a gift?
I want you to look after me especially in the future.
Especially during the examination period.
I have seen stupid, but never to this extent.
Rong Jinzhen, what gift are you giving Mr. An?
Mr. An, take a look.
This is something my mother handmade for me.
This gift shows my heart and appreciation.
This is new, I have never worn it before.
Brother, please explain to me
this is the gift you gave him?
It's what you said to me, something that held special meaning to me.
These are my most precious possessions.
If you want to talk about valuables, it has to be usable by others!
I was planning to use it for myself, but it was you who insisted that I give it away.
Really. Giving boxers?
I've never ever heard of such ridiculous things!
Is this really valuable? Really?
Of course it's valuable! It's handmade by my mother.
There are plenty of things that Madam had given you! Why don't you give away the bangle instead??
No way, I can't give that away, that's to only begiven to the woman I marry.
BS, you think someone like you could get married?
I am not going to get mad. Tell me, no one else knows this, right?
Zhai Li knows this. She was there.
Brother,
you didn't really give this to Mr. An with Zhai Li present?
Yes, I did.
You have a brain of a pig.
You stupider than a pig actually!
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Rong Jinzhen's results have been pretty stable, hasn't it?
He is still working very hard.
His progress has improved from before.
But he's still in last place, no?
Please let Zheng Dang that I will have that good leg of his soon.
Ms. Lei, please, the final test hasn't come to.
The remaining tests, they are Rong Jin Zhen's strengths.
That's what I don't understand.
An Neng, what kind of bribe did this Rong Jin Zhen give you?
What did Zheng Dang give to you to have so much support given to him?
I am not supporting him.
This person. He's more simple.
Simple?
Since when was being simple a criterion inrecruit selection?
He is simple? I doubt the enemy would be thatnice.
Let me ask you, who would dare go out in thefield with him?
Who could put their lives in this simple minded man's hands?
This is not called simple
This is called plain stupid.
Rong Jinzhen. Rong Jinzhen!
What is it, Zhao Qirong?
Come, take a look.
No wonder I noticed that our dorm's smell was different from others.
These last few days, while sleeping I was being awakened by this smell.
Brother, this is your doing, isn't it?
Today, you will wash these.
I swear to cure you of your bed-wetting habit!
What is this?
You don't want to wash them?
You don't believe I'll throw them out?
- Zhao Qirong!- Yes, sir.
What kind of attitude is this?
I...
So many boxers...you really haven't washed them?
Have you ever washed clothes at home?
Mother said that I was too dumb.
Just focus on academics
and forget about learning anything else. Not thatI could if I wanted to anyway.
Right now, your mother isn't by your side anymore. You need to learn to be more independent.
You must do things on your own.
Today, I will teach you how to wash your clothes.
Come.
Just watch how I wash these and copy how I do it.
Use hot water to soak the clothes and then use the soap.
After soaping the clothes,
you will now start to scrub it clean.
Scrub like this.
Good, that's right.
How many boxers are here?
Twenty two.
Mother wanted to make more, but she didn't have enough time to do it
So she said she would send some more later to me.
Your mother must really love you.
Why are they all red?
Mother said red is good for cover up.
When I get nervous, I need to go to the bathroom.
Sometimes I can't hold it in... and an accident happens.
Mother said that these boxers are absorbent, so she makesmore of them for me.
Today is your first class, are you planning tobe late?
I want my bag!
I understand now. That day, when you didn't want to come outof your room
and wanted your bag, it was because you wanted a changeof boxers?
When I was younger, I got really sick once, I almost died in the hospital
Afterwards when I recovered, I have been like this ever since.
You remind me of someone.
My little brother. He was like you too.
The moment he got scared, he wanted to goto the bathroom. When he couldn't make it in time, he would have an accident in his pants.
Did he get sick too?
He was only six years old.
Then he's still small. When he grows up, he won't doit anymore.
That unfortunately won't happen.
He died.
When the Japanese invaded Shanxi in 1939,
him and my father were both stabbed to death by Japanese soldiers wielding bayonets.
But if he were alive today, he would be about your age.
If there was a chance for him to reincarnated,
I would have him go to University, learn academics.
Just like you.
Mr. An, I'm sorry I made you sad.
I'm not sad.
Isn't there you here now?
Would you be my little brother?
If you want to be my little brother, I do have a request.
Rong Jinzhen, you always consider yourself stupid.
But let me tell you, in my eyes, in everyone's eyes
you are very talented.
Your talent is what hope we have.
So, you have to keep working hard.
You have to be focused.
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♫ The dust swirls in the light’s monologue ♫
♫ A slight cold spreads to the toes as I wait in hesitation ♫
♫ Leaving only silent secrets in the deep seas ♫
♫ Borrowing the dim light of dawn ♫
♫ Approaching the disorderly ending of no reason ♫
♫ Unveil the nightmares which burned memories ♫
♫ You are the hardest riddle to solve ♫
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♫ The most distant mystery ♫
♫ Wings of elves ♫
♫ flap across the dark and the bright skies ♫
♫ Hover and fly high ♫
♫ Silently without a word ♫
♫ There is always a secret which is ♫
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♫ You are the closest to me ♫
♫ The most distant mystery ♫
♫ There is a name ♫
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♫ Thick fog and heavy rain ♫
♫ Purified world ♫
♫ Love is the answer ♫
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