An adaptation of Mai Jia's novel Decoded
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Decoded
Episode 008
What you are holding in your hands now
are the records of all the results ever since the beginning of their special training.
Eventually, according to their daily performance and the results of the general assessment,
we think that there are six candidates who are fit to be admitted to the North Campus
based on the grades they've obtained.
Comrade Rong Jinzhen, on the other hand, will remain in the South Campus and become a member of the logistics support team.
Anymore comments?
- If there's nothing else...- I insist...
I insist that it's unwise to leave comrade Rong Jinzhen in the South Campus.
Is that so? Chief Zhen, do you still wish to put him in the North Campus?
That's not what I said.
So, you don't want him in neither the North Campus or South Campus?
I'd like to hear what you wish to propose.
Currently, we're still trying to investigate the overseas correspondence and relations surrounding Rong Jinzhen.
If we keep him in the South Campus,
I'm afraid that this matter will get blown up, which will have a negative impact on the investigation.
Furthermore, since he made two extremely serious mistakes,
I think we should temporarily keep him in the detention room
so that he can spend time to reflect on his actions.
All right. Before the results of the final investigation come in,
keep him in the detention room and make him reflect on his mistakes.
I was rash with my words yesterday. I apologise.
You were right anyway. I am indeed a scheming woman.
I would rather be thought of as a shady character than as an idiot.
Looks like I've really offended you.
You underestimate me. I know that this is a ploy for you to gain more more.
Keeping Rong Jinzhen in the detention room for reflection?
What do you want to do?
I'd love to see how long you can drag this on.
This is not dragging. It's strategy.
Chief Lei. Nothing is absolute in this world.
Everything develops and changes.
I believe that you will come to view Rong Jinzhen differently.
Therefore, I need your trust and support.
Nobody can walk the moment they're born, right?
It seems to me that even now, you have trouble walking.
Cripple Zhen, listen to me. As long as I'm here as a gatekeeper,
a defective product like Rong Jinzhen
will never have the chance to get into the North Campus.
Big Rong. Chief Zhen gave me the permission to pay you a visit.
How have you been? Are you well?
Big Rong.
Zhao Qirong, I didn't rat you out this time.
That's not what I'm worried about.
The canteen has dumplings on their menu today. I packed some in a lunch box for you.
Eat them while they're still warm.
Zhao Qirong, thank you.
You don't need to say that to me.
It's my duty to take care of you.
Erm...
The results of the deployment are out.
I'm going to the North Campus.
I'm sorry.
I didn't manage to help you in the end.
Big Rong, what do you plan to do in the future?
My head is in a mess. I need to sort it out.
I think the detention room is not so bad.
That's enough.
Is it good?
It's not as good as madam's dumplings.
Hi kids! The radio show is going to start!
Division Chief, is the Purple Code.
- Wang, how's the blueprint going?- It's close to being finished.
Hey, Tang, what's wrong?
I forgot the lunch box again.
- Teacher, I'll go fetch it for you.- No need, no need. Li, didn't you say that you have things to attend to?
- Go tend to your business. I'll go get it myself.- Teacher...
Goodbye.
Hi, Tang.
Design Office
Top Secret
Not again? I was just frisked yesterday. Why is it always me?
We're just doing our job. Would appreciate it if you could cooperate with us.
Tang! Come here.
What did you forget this time?
You're always the last one to leave everyday.
I don't even dare to shut the doors.
All right, hurry and go home.
Tang, you are indeed a sensible man.
Where's my daughter?
Give us the blueprint, and you'll get your daughter back.
I'm not going to hand over the blueprint if I don't see my daughter first.
This way.
Xiao Lian, don't be afraid, dad is here.
Top Secret
What should we do about his daughter?
Follow the protocol.
Hello?
What? The blueprint from Research Institute 407 has been stolen?
Hold on!
Why are you in such a hurry to leave with this cart?
The soup lacks pepper.
Have you forgotten about it? The Commander loves to have pepper in his soup.
Don't drink it!
What's wrong?
Xiao Chi?
No! I promise!
- What happened?- I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
The inspection of Project 213 by Commander Chen
is a highly classified secret. But he was almost poisoned
on his private train.
This is too scary to think about.
Why are the enemy spies always able to make their moves undetected?
We have intercepted the cryptogram,
but we weren't able to decode it.
I'm sorry.
I just spoke with the headquarters.
Director Liu asked me
if we are up to the task. If yes, then do it. If no, then scram.
He told us to leave if we can't deliver.
I was embarrassed.
Zheng Dang, I'm not trying to pressurize you,
nor am I trying to pressurize the Decoding Division.
As long as we can't crack the Purple Code,
701 will forever be shamed for its incompetence.
Zheng Dang, tell me,
when can we catch the birds in the wind?
I'll do my best.
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T65 semi automatic?
It's just been developed and yet to be adopted by the army.
Keep quiet!
Let's begin.
- Yanshi!- Yes Ma'am!
Convention Division.
- Zhao Qirong!- Yes, Ma'am!
- Han Bing!- Yes, Ma'am!
- Zhai Li!- Yes, Ma'am!
Operations Division!
- Pan Sen!- Yes, Ma'am!
- Intelligence Division!- Yes, Ma'am!
- Meng Xiaoyun!- Yes, Ma'am!
Surveillance Division!
First of all, let me congratulate all of you for completing the challenging special training
and finally stepping into the North Campus of 701.
Next, I have to inform all of you
that entering the North Campus is only a beginning.
Much more difficult tasks lay in front of you.
The enemy spies have been rampant with their operations lately.
There's tons of pressure on me.
I came here today with a mission for all of you.
To ensure that National Defense Project 213 can be implemented smoothly,
the Institute's Party Committee has decided
that a task force is to be established in 701
to focus on the surveillance, decoding, and operations targeted towards the Purple Code.
The task force will be known as Team Q.
Lei Ting will be the team leader, Zheng Dang and An Neng will be vice team leaders.
To prevent enemy spies from obtaining information about us,
I've decided that all of the members of Team Q will be new recruits.
Which means you all sitting here.
I've long heard about your impressive pasts.
I hope that all of you can live up to my expectations
and make use of your strengths in Team Q.
We will not give up until we've cracked the Purple Code.
Everyone, I now entrust this mission to you.
Rise! Salute!
Chief Zheng! It's so early in the morning, what's the matter?
This is a puzzle.
Please hand this to Rong Jinzhen.
Say that it's from you.
Can I know more about it?
Better not.
It's related to the Purple Code, am I right?
Hard times call for hard decisions. We're being cornered right now.
I have no choice but to take this risk.
Chief Zheng,
perhaps Rong Jinzhen is indeed talented,
but from what I know about him,
he's too immature to take on the Purple Code.
Also, with the state that he's in right now,
he won't be in the mood at all for this puzzle.
That's why I'm asking you to give him this letter.
You are the person he trusts the most.
Of course, he's not as attached to 701 as you and me.
But he's attached to you.
Perhaps this might be his motivation for solving this puzzle.
But... the waters are too deep.
You're asking someone who can't swim to jump into the deep end of the pool.
- How can he survive?- Those who drown are those who think they can swim.
You and I have spent so much effort on him
precisely because he's a natural swimmer.
If I don't do this, I'll feel like I've not tried hard enough.
I understand.
Keep this strictly between us.
Yes, sir.
The Mailroom has clear and strict rules that you must abide by.
Who was the ring leader yesterday that rampaged through the entire section.
I spent more than two hours trying to get you all back behind the fence!
Let me warn you, if I catch you next time breaking the rules again,
I'm going to cook all of you!
Wang! Wang!
Wang!
Wang, I thought you weren't here.
What do you mean?
What are you doing, Wang?
Read it.
South Campus mailroom, out of bounds to unauthorized personnel.
Wang, quit playing games with me.
Show your ID.
Wang, we know each other right?
This is not an issue of knowing each other or not.
Let me ask you, do you have to show your ID when you enter the North Campus?
- Yeah, it's needed.- So why is it that you won't show your ID here?
Fine.
Director Wang, here.
Oh, so you remember that I'm an office director? I thought you've forgotten about it since you've been calling me only by my name.
Get on with it. What do you want?
Rong Jinzhen! Come here!
This is the letter of introduction.
He's been deployed to work under you.
Order: Comrade Rong Jinzhen is to commence work at the mailroom in the South Campus
When did he become mad?
He's not a madman.
Time's up.
I believe that you all have gained some understanding
of the Purple Code by reading this document.
Next, I will announce
the deatiled division of work within Team Q.
Meng Xiaoyun, you are in charge of surveillance.
At the training camp, you've learnt about radio signals and Morse code.
You've also successfully found two enemy radio stations for 701.
From now on, I command you
to catch any signals coming from enemy spies without fail!
Yes Ma'am!
Yanshi, get to know the progress of decoding the Purple Code as soon as possible.
Cooperate with Chief Zheng actively and brainstorm for new ideas.
Yes, Ma'am!
Zhai Li, Pan Sen. You two will be in charge of maintaining secrecy and gathering intelligence. Make sure that all the informations are updated.
Analyze and comb through all of the available data.
Yes, Ma'am!
Han Bing, Zhao Qirong. The enemy will definitely be on the move given that we still can't decode the Purple Code.
You two will be in charge of strengthening fieldwork and getting ready to act at a moment's notice.
Yes, Ma'am!
Also, let me add
that comrade Zhai Li was once a field worker of 701.
She had some experience dealing with the enemy.
You all have to learn from her experience.
- Understand?- Yes, Ma'am!
Look around, the mailroom is really big.
There's a vegetable garden, warehouse, there are also hen houses and duck houses near the gate.
This is called self sufficiency.
Don't mistakenly think that the South Campus
is a place of no rules and discipline.
The mailroom is no place to be idling around.
From now on, I will be your superior. Anything that happens should be reported to me first.
Morning drills are at 6am.
After breakfast, you will deliver newspapers and letters.
Water the plants before lunch.
And before that, take Da Bao with you to patrol the mountains and the forests.
Look, this is your dorm room.
Sir!
Who is Da Bao?
Come, Da Bao, say hi to him.
Don't be afraid.
Hi.
Here, see it?
The one outstanding characteristic about the mailroom is that it's got a lot of space.
But I have to make something clear. Even though the room is big,
this section is for studying and reading,
and only this section is for sleeping.
You have to get your housework done everyday. I will personally check to see if you've done it well.
Sir!
- What?- I want to go to the toilet.
Exit the room, turn right, go straight.
Thank you.
Stop!
You're new?
- What do you want?- Sir,
I want to go to the toilet.
Follow me.
Do you know the rules here?
Listen.
Anyone who come to the South Campus will have to pass three tests from me.
You first.
I'm not here to play chess. I want to go to the toilet.
Stop!
This is an order. Do you understand?
All right.
Hey, wait!!
- I'm going to kill you!!! You murderer!- Help! Help!
Madman!
- Help! Help!- Murderer!
Instructor An! Help!
I'm going to kill you!!
- Murderer! I'm going to kill you!
I'm going to kill you!
- Let go!- Don't let him escape!
Murderer! Don't you run away! I'm going to kill you!
What in the world happened?
He killed my son! He's a murderer!
I don't know. I just sat down.
You sat on his beloved Ah Zi and killed it?
Blood for blood! A life for a life!
You've messed up big time!
Murderer! I'm going to avenge my son!
- Calm down!- I'm never going to let him get away with this.
Revenge! I'm going to avenge my son! My son!
Calm down. You have to calm down. Look at me, look at me!
Look into my eyes. Do you know me?
Who are you?
I'm An Neng from the Operations Division.
An Neng?
Remember? I'm An Neng.
I don't know you. I knew he's a villain the moment I laid my eyes on him.
He's bound to be a spy! He's a spy sent here by our enemies. Hurry! Take him!
He's not a spy! He's with me.
- He's with you?- That's right.
He's like my brother. It's his first day at the mailroom.
I'll have to ask you to take care of him in the future.
Does he know how to play chess?
- Rong Jinzhen, do you know how to play chess?- Yeah... maybe...
Do you know or do you not know??
I played chess with principal when I was at home.
- He's very smart.- All right, all right.
You must play chess with me from now on because you've killed my Ah Zi!
You must play chess with me! You hear me??
Instructor An, I'm afraid.
Don't be. They are all good people.
You just don't know them.
Once you get to know them, you would think that they're all lovely people.
Instructor An, I'm really sorry.
I didn't perform well and didn't manage to get into the North Campus.
I wasted all your efforts.
I wasted the pain that you suffered from all the punches and the falls.
Let's not talk about this anymore. It's all over now.
Actually, this place is not bad at all.
Do you still remember that on your first day at 701,
you ran to my dorm, crying and yelling about how you wanted to go home.
You said that you don't want to write your will and put it in the secret box.
Well,
now you don't have to go on missions, so there's no need for a will.
Instructor An, please take good care of yourself now that we're separated.
Please be careful when you go on a mission.
Don't get yourself into dangers.
I don't want you to die and I don't want to ever read your will.
The South Campus and the North Campus are just one step apart.
This is not a life and death situation. Are you giving me a death curse?
That's not what I mean.
Remember, South Campus and North Campus are both part of 701.
Director Wang is right.
Don't think that just because you're in the South Campus, you can relax and forget about rules and disciplines.
Rest assured. I will definitely do my job well...
like playing chess with that guy.
But doing all those will not be enough.
You have a more important task.
What task?
Solve puzzles.
Before I came, Chief Zheng reminded me
that no matter what, you have to keep your mind sharp even in the South Campus.
The best way to keep your mind sharp is to work on puzzles.
The cripple...
The cripple must be very disappointed in me.
Ever since I got eliminated because my grades were ranked last,
he never look me in the eye,
nor did he speak to me again.
I promised him I would get into the North Campus to help him work on those problems,
but now, I can only stay here and play chess.
Rong Jinzhen, do you know what's your biggest problem?
No confidence.
Remember, no matter what you go through,
no matter what kind of environment you are in, you cannot give up.
I believe in what Chief Zheng said.
You are a genius.
You will not let me down.
Study these puzzles carefully.
Remember, don't let anybody know about this.
If you can work them out, call me immediately to let me know.
If you need my help, you can call me too.
What if you're not there?
Then leave me a message.
How?
Le'ts decide on a code.
If you solved it, it's 357. If you need help, it's 885.
357, 885.
Chief Zheng, the handwriting analyst from the Institute, Professor Shan, is here.
- Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
Please have a seat.
With the approval from the organisation,
we can now forge Rong Jinzhen's handwriting and write back to John Li.
Please pay attention to the contents of the letter.
In the letter, we have to let John Li know
that Rong Jinzhen is currently working on decoding codes.
He encounterd some bottlenecks in the process and hopes to obtain some help from John Li.
I got it.
Today,
today is the first day of your job.
As the director of the mailroom, let me first represent the South Campus
and the mailroom to welcome your arrival.
Clap!
Comrade Rong Jinzhen made it here after countless trials and tests.
He had to overcome immense difficulties along the way.
Finally, he managed to became an honorable member of the mailroom. This is a remarkable feat.
However, as your future superior in work
and your teacher in life, I have to remind that
making it here is only a prove of what you have achieved in the past.
The South Campus is a fresh beginning,
and the mailroom is a new start. If this peaceful era,
701 still bears the heavy responsibility of protecting our nation and fighting the enemy spies.
From now on, you have to beware of being...
Arrogant.
You cannot be arrogant and...
Impulsive.
You cannot be arrogant and impulsive. You have to give your best.
Respect your superiors and cooperate with your colleagues.
In this fertile environment, you will be tasked with
fulfiling the great mission of building the new Chinese nation!
Next, we will proceed on to the second item in this ceremony.
Madman.
Salute.
Next, we will proceed on to the second item in this ceremony.
Young comrade, please salute to your senior comrades!
- Rong Jinzhen!- Yes, sir!
Step forward!
Salute!
Down!
Turn left!
Solute to the senior comrade!
All right, all right. You can't even read the script without hiccups. I shouldn't have wrote it for you.
The ceremony is over. Let's play chess now.
Come, come.
♫ A tiny light far beyond the stars ♫
♫ The dust swirls in the light’s monologue ♫
♫ A slight cold spreads to my 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 ♫
♫ You are the closest to me ♫
♫ 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 ♫
♫ the evidence that I came, I loved and I ached ♫
♫ You are the closest to me ♫
♫ The most distant mystery ♫
♫ There is a name ♫
♫ Connecting the past and the future ♫
♫ Thick fog and heavy rain♫
♫ Purified world ♫
♫ Love is the answer ♫
♫ The answer to everything ♫