An adaptation of Mai Jia's novel Decoded
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Decoded
Episode 016
The more at peace she is, the more we feel sad.
During training, it was just me and Zhai Li in the room.
So I know a bit of her past with An Neng
I also promised to help her keep a secret
I also felt a bit envious of her,
and felt it would be really good when they were together one day.
They would have been the best matched couple in 701.
Never thought An Neng would suddenly go.
Ever since An Neng passed away,
Zhai Li has been quiet since coming back from Ning Zhou.
I'm really worried she can't handle it.
What about you? Are you okay?
Look at you, your eyes are so heavy.
Can you really tell?
I can see it,
because you are kind.
Yanshi, I want to tell you something.
Tell me.
Let's go report we are getting married.
What are you saying?
Sorry, I was too haste.
If you don't agree, then just pretend I didn't say anything.
I know your conditions are good.
You are a university student, and also pretty.
I'm not good for you.
Why do you think that?
Yanshi, after An Neng died,
I feel like if there is something to say, we should say it quickly.
I don't want to be like them,
holding it in my heart.
I don't want to have regrets.
You really like me?
I liked you from the first time I saw you.
Report.
The unit won't approve of it.
What? You don't like me?
In my heart there
are some words that I can't say.
Pan Sen.
Zhao Qirong, what are you doing?
Come here. Come here.
What do mean Zhao Qirong?
You have to call me Chief Zhao.
Chief Zhao, why were you spying on me?
Rules and regulations, fourth paragraph Article XVI. Tell me.
Section Chief Zhao, I beg you.
You really have guts
to date your comrade.
Aren't you scared of the consequences?
Brother Zhao.
Uncle Zhao, Grandpa Zhao.
Even if you call me Emperor Zhao, it won't help you.
You have to treat me to a meal instead.
Go, quickly.
How did you find out?
I just walked past and saw the action,
but I didn't act.
I already called the phone and there was no one there.
Go. Go.
Don't move.
Who is it?
Zhai Li asked me to research by myself, so I went in.
So it was Zhai Li who told you to go in?
No, it was myself.
No, it was Chief Zheng.
Chief Zheng told me using the calculator to calculate
would be much faster. So that's why I went in
Zheng Dan told you to go at midnight?
No. I went in the afternoon.
Then I lost track of time.
Do you that that entering the computer room without permission,
is a serious misconduct?
I know it now.
First, you will be kept in the detention room. Then tomorrow we'll talk.
Oh, being kept in the detention room again?
I tell you, the detention room is clean.
Report, Director Li.
Tell me.
Can I please bring this book inside?
In the detention room, time goes by so slow.
I want to study.
Detention Room
Thank you.
What? You're being put in the detention room and you still say thank you?
Please help me pass on a message.
Tell Director Li he agreed to let me read a book inside.
You are crazy.
Can you look after your baby?
I'm asking you, when going on business trips don't pass it on to Chief Lei.
I'm thinking I can't handle it myself.
Zheng Dan, what is North Campus supposed to be?
Division Chief Li's Security Department is famous for being highly disciplined.
He is also our senior. He wants to detain someone,
It may not be of any help even if I say something.
I will manage this strictly and ensure that there's no next time.
Let him write a review report! A profound one! - Yes.
Gao Tie
Rong Jinzhen, even if he has autism,
he is still part of our group.
In a moment you two go get Rong Jinzhen out.
I'm not going.
Aren't you two in this together?
I told you, I'm old.
You should show some respect.
Otherwise, how do you expect the security department to function?
Director Lei, you've been through a lot.
Thank you, Director.
Sorry, Director Lei.
It's no trouble.
I know all of your workers
are all geniuses.
They don't think like regular people,
but 701 is a top secret unit
and I'm responsible for security.
I have to do my job.
Understood. What you said is correct.
He wants to learn the calculator, he can do it during the day.
Why does he need to do it at midnight?
Right now is a very sensitive situation.
Every one of my guards are told to be on high alert.
They all have rounds in their chambers. (bullets in gun)
Good thing he didn't struggle.
If that had happened,
they could've treated him as an enemy agent and killed him.
If you had really shot him,
Division Chief Zheng would have to hang himself.
As long as everything's fine, it's OK.
To have given you so much trouble,
I told him to write an apology.
20,000 words.
There's no need for 20,000 words.
2-3,00 will do, it's not me he's writing for.
Just as long as he understands he did wrong,
then he won't do it again.
Understood.
When you have time, I will buy you a drink.
I don't drink.
A revolution leaves no room for such things.
Once he's done, you can take him.
Thank you.
Protesting the capture of Rong Jinzhen. let him out.
Enough of this nonsense!
I'm telling you two,
I won't kill a good person, and I won't let go of a bad person.
-Protest -Keep quiet.
The order came down, they're releasing him.
-He's been released. -Protest!
I told them they caught the wrong person.
How can Ron Jinzhen be an enemy agent?
They're blind
Them?
I already sad, if anyone makes anymore trouble here,
if there is anyone suspicious, make sure to capture them.
Understood.
Who is making a fuss now?
There is a lot of work waiting for me.
Let's go.
Protest, Protest!
What are you protesting for? He has already been let out.
Protest!
-Let's go.-Protest
Protest.
Let's go.
Chief Zheng, you are here to pick me up?
Wait for me a minute, please.
This is your reflection on what you did wrong?
No.
I've almost finished learning this part.
Actually learning Binary is not too hard.
Although to learn to program, I still need some time.
Go back to the office to learn it.
Chief Zhang, I think the detention room is really good.
It's really quiet here.
How about you persuade Chief Lei
to let me stay here for two more days.
After two days, I will have finished reading this book.
Do not be a thief. Reflect on it clearly.
Rui Xiang Hostel
Hello, are you here to drink tea or rent a room?
I'm here to buy tea.
Sorry, we only sell tea drinks, not tea.
How about you ask your manager.
Please wait a minute.
Guests feel at home
Master, come this way
-You are the manager? -Yes that's correct
This small shop used to sell tea,
but we haven't sold tea for a while.
This Yi Shan Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) is really expensive.
My humble shop doesn't have any in stock at the moment.
If you are certain you want to buy tea,
I can accept a deposit and procure some for you.
That's not okay. I didn't bring cash today.
Have a look at this chess piece,
is this enough payment?
Good Jade.
My father has two hobbies.
Plays chess, drinks tea.
There's still some aged Da Hong Pao in the shop.
I'll make a pot for you to try first.
Please, come this way.
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Mister, please stop playing around.
After seeing this chess piece,
I'm curious.
To think that in this life,
I'd have a chance to work for the Awakener.
Our organization's contact point in Ning Zhou was destroyed not long ago.
The Awakener sent me here
to scout for another meeting place.
Your shop's position and size is most suitable.
It's very secure.
You should rest assured. I've always kept a low profile with my store.
1st floor tea, 2nd floor lodging.
It's safe and very reliable.
Very good.
This is the boss's secret documents.
This excellent transmitter member is codenamed Plum Flower.
He and his wife are the same as you.
They have always operated in Ning Zhou until activated
This is the contact details.
We need to urgently find him, and restore our contact point in Ning Zhou.
How long will it take?
Activate Mei Hua.
Liang Hu will come looking for you.
He will take you somewhere to send the communication.
This is the communication building key.
You must remember, only you, Mei Hua, Liang Hong
all 3 of you must be there to open the door.
-Report -Enter
Chief Zheng, you were looking for me?
Rong Jinzhen has been working very hard.
He needs to depend on himself to improve.
I know you don't like Rong Jinzhen,
but for the purpose of cracking the Purple Code we need him.
So you must teach him how to use the calculator.
The calculator can help him save a lot of time,
so it can help us save time to crack the Purple Code.
Only if we can crack the purple code,
then can be avenge An Neng.
Come closer.
I told you to come closer. I won't eat you.
Rong Jinzhen, I want to apologize to you.
In the future, if you have any questions you can ask me.
If I'm not sure, I will take you to see Miao Gong.
I let Miao Gong have a look at your program.
He has used red pen to mark the wrong areas.
Right now, please step up to the machine.
Sit.
What's the situation?
I just got a phone call from Ning Zhou.
Today there was a lady by the name of Wang Gui who made a phone call.
She wanted to report on two hidden spies placed in Ning Zhou.
In fact, these two hidden spies,
one of them is her husband and the other one is her.
- Wants to turn themselves in? - Yes.
This couple, the man is called Li Zhi Qiang.
Original Name Bao Wei Ming.
The wife is called Wang Gui Hua.
Original Name is Liao Yi Jun.
They are workers from Ning Zhou.
On the surface, Li Zhi Qiang is just an ordinary mechanic.
Wang Gui Hua is an union officer.
However, before liberation, Bao Wei Ming was a transmitter member of the enemy unit.
He was ordered to lurk in Ning Zhou with Liao Yuejun as a couple.
They have been in Ning Zhou for 6 years.
That is the situation.
If they've been there for 6 years, why are they only surrendering now?
Because two days ago, they were activated by the enemy organization.
What was their mission?
I'm not sure, this lady has high demands.
She said she wants to meet Director personally.
First speak of the conditions, then she will give up the information
I think if Bao Wei Ming is really a telegraphy worker
then the messages he knows must be worth a lot.
So I want to go to Ning Zhou to see them.
What do you think Zheng Dan?
I agree with Chief Lei's idea but
the less people who know about this, the better.
Also, we need to fortify ourselves..
I worry that the enemy is pretending to surrender and secretly setting up traps.
Once we meet up we will know for certain.
Okay, you two go to Ning Zhou.
Understood.
Zheng Dan and Lei Zhu you are here.
Division Chiefs, we have set up the place.
Liao Yue Jun and Bao Wei Ming have undergone security checks.
They did not bring any weapons or eavesdropping devices.
You've worked hard.
We should do it. If there is anything, please find us outside
Shop is temporarily closed
Liao Yi Jun, please step out.
-Why? -We want to talk to him privately>
No I can't. If my wife is not here...
I won't say anything.
Okay, let's talk together.
Tell me, the reason that you are being activated this time,
is because of what task?
Turn this off first, and we will say.
This is our condition.
Then we won't say anything.
You have many conditions.
Can we start now?
Comrade Li Zhi Qiang.
No, I should commend you for defending your names.
Your wife said that
you were a telegram worker right?
Yes, that's right.
Do you know what this is?
Model XU3T-112A.
Very good, help me send out a message.
Say what?
Li Zhi Qiang, a mechanic of Ning Zhou Machinery Plant, Second Workshop.
Very accurate.
I haven't been sending telegrams for a long time. My skills are rusty.
I might be more familiar with operating machine tools now.
I'm quite a good mechanic.
You were a Secrecy Bureau Special Training trainee?
Thirty-ninth term.
Liberation came not long after I graduated from the special training class.
I was ordered to lurk in Ning Zhou until activation.
My code name is Plum Blossoms.
I thought if I didn't start a family, then people would start to suspect me.
They arranged for Yue Jun to pose as my wife with me.
Her mission is to conceal my true identity.
Both of you concealed it very well.
These few years we didn't have any tasks.
So, we haven't been discovered.
Who is your superior?
Don't know.
Then do they have any methods to contact you?
Ning Zhou Evening Paper's lost item notice.
The organization told us,
if we were to see on Ning Zhou Evening Paper,
a lost item notice..
An elderly woman whose surname is Zhang,
is looking for her scarf with plum blossoms embroidered on it.
Then, that is the time that we are activated.
Not good. something bad has happened.
The lost item notice.
Lost item notice
Is this woman your contact person?
No.
This is just a normal picture.
I went to the newspaper office.
The person who posted the advertisement only left two phone numbers behind.
Did you contact them?
No.
The two numbers are actually a password.
It's not a telephone number,
but a secret message.
If you want to know more,
then you must first agree to our conditions.
What conditions?
First, as we surrender, we are defecting.
You must give us some proof
that later we won't have any trouble.
Secondly, help us leave Ning Zhou
so that we can start our lifes fresh again.
We need new jobs
and a new identity for myself, him and our 3 year old daughter.
Thirdly, if we accept the terms
we want to live better
than before as we still need money.
Why did you choose to look for us?
Because of our daughter.
When we first started hiding,
we didn't know anything about each other.
Didn't even talk about having any feelings.
During that time, we thought all of this
was just temporary, and we would be activated very soon.
Who knew this would last for 6 years.
Now we are already used to being Wang Gui Hua and Li Zhi Qiang.
We also have a daughter.
We don't want to lead dangerous lives anymore.
He has diabetes and always needs to take insulin.
Give us some money now to do the procedures.
These years, the amount is needs is roughly the same.
So, we will always need this cash.
Your conditions and requirements, we will consider them.
Then we will contact you.
However, during this time, you must keep in contact with us.
Otherwise, we can't protect you.
You have three days to consider our conditions.
According to the rules, within five days of being activated,
lurkers have to report to the contact person.
It's already passed two days.
If we still don't contact him after three more days,
then they will think something has happened.
Then all communication will be immediately cut.
So during that time even if we want to help you,
we won't be able to.
Timeless Camera Shop
Do you believe what they are saying?
It seems like there are no loopholes.
I checked the man's medical records. He does have diabetes.
He began injecting imported drugs before liberation.
His wife is impressive.
She refused to disclose any important information.
No wonder Bao Wei Ming needs his wife to be present before he can speak.
It seems like if we want to hear the couple's secrets,
we can only need to climb to the windows.
Just in the photo studio, the two people, he...
Stop talking.
How was it?
Do you think they will accept our conditions?
The third condition they may not accept.
They won't refuse to help us.
Also, we don't have a way out.
We can't possible let our child follow us and live in fear.
You are more thoughtful and sent our daughter to the countryside, to our aunt's place earlier.
I'm not afraid of the police.
I'm worried about the contact person,
This Rui Xiang Hostel is so near to our daughter's kindergarten.
If he finds out about our betrayal,
then they might do something to our daughter.
But the boss doesn't know our current identity.
He isn't even certain if we are still alive.
If we don't report,
he will definitely find a way to find us.
When that happens can we really escape?
Wei Ming, didn't we talk about it already?
We just want to
lead an ordinary life.
You can be a mechanic and I can be an officer.
Every day after work,
me, you and our daughter can live happily,
having dinner, and not looking at the newspaper every day.
We don't have to worry about being woken up in the middle of the night by nightmares.
Okay.
However...
Can we really live like this?
Of course, we can.
As long as we agree to start again,
Chief Zheng will definitely give us his blessing.
I believe in them.
If you weren't here today, then I might have said everything out.
We must keep calm.
Before they promise to protect us,
we cannot give them Fei Long's name.
Rui Xiang Hostel, Fei Long
Climbing windows is still effective.
Look for the address quickly.
Understood.
♫ A tiny light far beyond the stars ♫
♫ 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 puzzle to solve ♫
♫ You are the closest to me ♫
♫ The most distant mystery ♫
♫ Wings of elves ♫
♫ glide across the dark and the bright skies ♫
♫ Hover and fly high ♫
♫ Silently without a word ♫
♫ There is always a secret ♫♫ 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 ♫