An adaptation of Mai Jia's novel Decoded
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Decoded
Episode 037
Three delicious soups. It looks like you planned well for this meal.
Secretary Liu told you about it, right?
I know. Secretary Liu also set it up to send you here to Unit 701.
Just like back then, when you sent out a
job transfer report to the organization with my name.
I'm guessing, you also discussed and planned it with Secretary Liu, right?
Lei Ting, both your father and I thought that
this was the best choice for you.
No matter if it was for our marriage or your health.
I'm begging you,
don't bring my father into our affairs.
I know,
that my father liked you and recognized your talent.
He thought that you were a good son-in-law
and I was a bad daughter.
You only know how to calculate.
You're like the machine that you brought,
very accurate and scientific.
I'm no match against you.
In this life,
we can only be very good friends,
or even family.
But don't waste your time on me anymore.
We can never be husband and wife,
because I'm really, really tired.
I'm too tired being with you.
Then what about Zheng Dang?
What about him?
He's the one doing mathematics. Should he be the one who's better at calculating?
Yes,
but he just doesn't do any calculations. He's willing to take risk.
Then are you tired being with him?
Why is he being dragged into this?
You didn't answer my question.
I don't know. Because we never lived together.
Then how about a guess?
At least,
he's not aggressive like this.
Okay. I understand.
Then we can still be friends, right?
Family.
Okay. Family.
I hope that I can win against that gambler in this fight
and make you feel truly happy.
It's almost time.
What do you mean?
I also invited another person.
Why are you looking for...
Do you have any business with me?
I already calculated this earlier,
I can't finish this wine with Chief Lei.
I hope you can finish it with her.
What do you mean?
The car that's picking me up is already waiting at the gate.
I completed all my missions in Unit 701.
There's no need for me to be here anymore.
I wish you luck on capturing Awakener.
Oh right,
I heard you like gambling.
There are some gambles in life that you can't lose.
Just like this round,
if you lose, I will be the first one to come find you.
You were in the river and got shot
I could have left you there,
but I was feeling kind, that's why I helped you.
Let's not go anywhere,
we'll stay here.
We'll give birth to a boy and a girl.
♫ 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 ♫
In the future, no matter where you are,
who you're with,
whether if i'm with you or not,
whether we're separated by the rivers and mountains,
if anyone ask you who you love the most,
Shen Yuer.
Maybe, this is the only way that I can meet Shen Yuer in this life.
However, the more I meet her in my dreams,
the look of the young girl who wears a yellow dress
fades away day by day.
♫ There is always a secret ♫
♫ You are the closest to me ♫
♫ The most distant mystery ♫
♫ There is a name ♫
I'm afraid, that
I will not be able to remember her face in the future.
That's why I have to
try to draw her.
If there's a day when we can meet again,
I will be able to
recognize her with these drawings.
♫ The answer to everything ♫
We have received a great response from everyone for the class on improving business that's on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
We hope that the organization can hold more activities like this.
We especially want to invite Chief Zheng, Director Rong, and Teacher Mo
to give us more lessons. You all have the theories and experience with it,
this will improve our working greatly.
That is all for the business report.
Director Rong, do you have anything else to say?
No.
Dismissed.
Do you still remember when did you come to the North Campus?
Last year, October.
Time passed quickly.
Do you still remember what happened back then?
I remember.
At the time, you told me the reason why I came to the North Campus,
was to catch the bird in the wind.
Now, I have already caught that bird.
Congratulations.
Starting from next year, I will not be able to work with you anymore.
The superiors asked me to transfer, I have to leave.
This is the key to the Chief's Office.
You're transferring?
Yes.
To where?
I don't know.
I only know that it's an emergency mission.
Chief Zheng, this is too sudden.
I'm not Chief Zheng anymore, Chief Rong.
Now, I'm really just a Cripple Zheng.
I remember that I told you
there a tradition in 701.
It's called filling the breach left by the previous comrades.
Now, this is passed on you.
Word hard.
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Why do you say that I'm a liar?
You're a liar. You said you want me to come solve problems.
In the end you have me run every day. They even scold me if I can't run anymore.
701 is not a number,
nor a code. It's a belief.
Each person in 701
fights with their life to protect this belief.
My mission, is to turn Rong Jinzhen
into a wolf.
I will miss you.
You heard?
Why didn't you tell me?
The ordered came in rushed,
I still had a lot of work to do.
That's why... I couldn't tell you on time.
Lies. No matter how busy you are,
you should have had time to make a call.
Don't you know already?
I heard, you were forced into the new position.
I made a lot of mistakes recently,
and also broke a lot of rules.
The fact that 701 kept me until now, it's already very kind of them.
That, I have to thank you for it.
Don't worry, even though I'm transferred,
the organization said that
there's still important use for Zheng Dang.
Can you tell me, which unit exactly are you working for?
The medicine I got for you last time,
you said it was pretty effective.
Your leg don't hurt that much even during the rain.
This time, I went to find Doctor Meng again,
and got another bottle for you.
This is the prescription.
His number is on it.
In the future, you can contact him yourself.
Thank you.
Good bye, Cripple Zheng.
Does your leg still hurt?
I heard this medicine would be effective. Try it.
You're not out of practice, you're just impatient.
If you invited me in such a rush,
then you shouldn't make a difficult soup like this.
The time we had together...
Do you think we cooperated well?
Very well.
I will never forget this.
Reporting.
Chief Zheng, the car is here. We can leave now.
Okay.
Okay, Cripple Zheng,
I think there won't be any woman who would marry you in the future.
From now on,
you must take care of yourself well.
You, too.
Zheng Dang!
I have one last question.
If you hadn't gotten transferred,
then would we have still have a chance between us?
At a time like this,
there wouldn't be any use asking that.
What do think of the work of
Chief Rong?
Lei?
In the past, I think Rong JinZhen was a good decoder.
But I always have had doubts on if he could be a good manager.
But these days, my observation is
I believe Rong JinZhen suits this position better than I thought.
But one thing, I feel a bit strange.
Occasionally, he loses focus during conversations.
Seems a bit careless.
I don't know if this is related to the temporary memory loss in the past.
Temporary memory loss?
Doctor Sun, what do you think?
Shouldn't be.
We just did the full examination on him.
Medical Record
Rong Jinzhen is healthy.
The brain damage is also cured.
It shouldn't impact his normal living and work.
However, he did get hurt in the past and now his work load is heavy.
We need to be careful.
He is to be responsible for himself and for the group.
Check again.
Miss Zhai,
you have been his security officer these days.
You know him in detail, what do you think?
Work related, Rong Jinzhen has no problem for sure.
But there is one thing I should report to you.
Take a look of this.
These were drawn by Rong Jinzhen.
This woman is Shen Yue.
I know.
Chief Rong's work is very important.
To the level that we have to discuss his health in a meeting.
Just like he is a subject of research,
but we all forget that he is also a normal human being.
Same as us, having normal feelings.
He is not careless or has temporary memory loss.
He is in love.
Since Rong JinZhen came back to 701, we have sent people to look for Shen Yue.
Until now there has been no clues to where she is.
Even if we find Shen Yue, based on the rules in 701,
it will be impossible for her and Rong Jinzhen to be together.
Shen Yue has a complex background.
She has been in the tribe for long time and won't be able to pass the background check.
I think Shen Yue also understood this, so she left.
Letting Rong Jinzhen come back to 701 should be also what she wanted.
Maybe she doesn't want us to find her at all.
Makes sense. Did you find any good candidates?
I have some candidates who have good backgrounds.
Also, pretty good in other conditions as well.
Take a look.
How can I make the judgement?
It has to be agreed upon by both of them.
I already talked to these comrades.
They're all willing to do this.
All we're waiting for is Rong Jinzhen's agreement.
Of course, we can't just wait like this.
His attitude can change over time.
We'll find a few people that he trusts and go step by step from there.
We'll find out how he feels about this on the side.
Lei, looks like you have to pay more attention to this.
Dean, I have a plan.
Porfolio
Is it that hard to find some material? Can you hurry up?
I43674. Is it this one?
I apologize. I'm still not familiar with where you put the materials.
But I'll get used to it soon.
What is it, Chief Rong?
Why are you looking at me like this?
Where's Zhai Li?
She's transferred to the data room.
When did she transfer?
This morning.
Originally, Zhai Li was only a temporary secretary.
The organization has decided to transfer me here from the decoding department
to be your full-time secretary.
Oh.
Don't worry,
I'll tell the dean later to transfer you back to the decoding department.
If you're here to be my secretary, then what happens to your professional work?
Please don't tell the dean. It's okay Chief Rong.
I agreed to give up my professional work to be your secretary.
You've mistaken.
I meant you don't have the ability to be a good secretary.
Xiao Bai,
how do you feel about your new work on the first day?
How's Chief Rong's opinion of you?
He's a bully.
Chief Rong, hello.
I'm your new secretary, my name is Wang Juan.
You're also a new secretary?
Yes. Let me introduce myself, my name is Zhao Wen Jing.
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Section Chief Liu, hello.
Chief Lei, you've come.
What brings you here?
Director Wang, I come to give you an important mission today.
Madman, get up. We have a mission!
What mission?
This mission is urgent, and also a secret.
Come here!
Hold on a second.
Reporting to Chief. Your instruction please.
It feels nice to come back here.
I discussed with Director Wang,
we left your room the same as before.
We think that, now that you're a hero,
if you really become a martyr someday, this will be your former residence.
- I wrote it. - Rong, don't just talk there,
come here and finish your chicken soup. It's getting cold.
Here.
- Get to business. - Oh, business.
Rong, tell me,
these days, you keep changing your secretaries,
don't you have someone that you're interested in?
Their ability is worse one after another.
They can't even find the material for me fast enough.
But what about the other aspects?
What aspects?
Is any one of them suited to be your wife?
- Wife? - Yes.
That's impossible.
Then, how do you want your wife to be?
Nothing can do.
I didn't even say I want to find a wife.
You have to!
Do you think I called you here just to let you drink chicken soup?
The superiors have gave me the mission. You have to find a wife.
And she has to be from 701.
Lower your volume. You scared Rong.
Oh.
You do have to find a wife,
but you can tell us what kind of woman you like.
Do you have someone you like?
Yes.
Be more serious. Where are you looking?
I'm discussing an important matter.
Look at me.
Of course, we aren't disrespecting your own will.
You can say your conditions. What kind of woman you're looking for?
I'll really say it, then.
Say it. Say it.
Hold on. Hold on.
Say it.
The person that I like,
should have long hair.
She likes to wear a yellow dress.
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And knows how to cook. Especially fish.
You have to remember forever how I look in this yellow dress.
You have to remember the sweet feeling when I kissed you.
But sometimes, she can be mad.
She's very good at singing too.
The most important part is that she knows how to throw a knife.
Director Wang, thank you for your chicken soup.
- I will come back on another day. - Okay. Okay.
The blue sea makes all other waters unworthy of the name,
After Wushan, all other clouds are mere puffballs above.
This kind of person, would be hard to find even in the entire 701.
Not necessarily.
Brandish a knife and look mesmerizing.
Impossible.
Valiant, in high spirits, crossing the Yalu River.
Ensure peace, defend our nation, is to protect our homeland.
China...
How is she?
Knows how to sing, and how to play with knife.
Does she have long hair? What about the yellow dress?
She can just change into that. Are you that stupid?
Who's screaming outside?
Comrade Pang Chun Hua, I'm director Wang from the mailroom.
- Oh I see, it's you, Director Wang. - That's right.
- Director Wang. - Yes?
You're not allow to go into the kitchen without permission.
Isn't she fierce enough?
Comrade Pang Chun Hua, we don't have much business today,
we just want you to take your hat off.
What are you saying?
Please take off your hat.
You're crazy.
Perfect.
Comrade Pang Chun Hua, sit.
No, it's fine.
Did Director Wang told you?
He did.
Then are you familiar with Chief Rong's situation?
I am.
Are you clear with what the organization want?
Yes.
Okay then. Well,
we would of course want to hear from you.
If I have to say what I want,
actually,
I really like Comrade Meng Xiaoyun.
Of course, I know that
Chief Rong's contribution is greater.
He's a hero. I look up to him.
For the organization, I can sacrifice
my own personal feelings.
It doesn't matter even if I have to suffer.
South Campus. No trespassing.
Hey hey, sit down. Sit down.
Uncle Qi, I'm a chief now. I'm different from before.
I still have a lot of work left.
- I have to go back now.
Don't tell me that. You're always little Rong for me.
Did you see that?
Director Wang is making chicken soup for you.
Yes, you're a leader now.
But leader should take care of his health even more.
My mission is to watch you finish your chicken soup.
Then you can go back to work.
Hurry. Hurry. Hurry. Hurry. Hurry.
What's happening? Did he know?
Sorry. It took a while to dress her up.
Comrade Pang Chun Hua, just be the normal you.
You're beautiful. Don't be nervous.
Why should I be nervous?
Do I look nervous to you?
Here.
What?
Give it to him.
Chief Rong, hello.
Oh, the chicken soup is here. You two can talk.
Long hair, yellow dress.
♫ 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 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 ♫
♫ 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 ♫