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Sparrow
- Episode 4 -
You went out at noon?
I went to meet a friend.
I initially wanted to have lunch with you.
Mr. Tang, Mrs. Tang.
Hello.
- I don't know how should I call you?- They all call me Bian Tou. Chen Shen is my superior.
Boss! You two continue your chat.
I'll go inside now.
Department Chief is looking for you.
I just knew nothing good would happen when I came back here.
Tell him I haven't returned.
Don't. Everyone saw you come back already.
It will be hard to explain it.
Fine. You go up first. I'll follow in a while.
- Okay. I'll wait for you.- Go now.
Delicious.
- Boss.- Boss.
Don't hide it anymore.
This delicious smell has floated into Department Chief's office already.
Boss, stop scaring us.
Look at you, walking so silently, scaring us both.
Say it already. What wild delicacy are you two eating now?
Rat meat, just skinned it earlier, very fresh.
Boss, have one stick too.
Put that far away from me.
How come you two dare to eat anything?
Aren't you afraid that this rat was poisoned to death?
Not afraid. This is a fresh rat that we personally caught.
You don't know. A rat meat
is way fresher than chicken, duck, lamb, cow, or fish meat.
So delicious.
How were you able to catch this rat?
The rat will first eat the rice paste around the barrel mouth.
As long as it still wants to eat, it will then fall into the barrel.
The barrel has water. Once it falls into the water,
it won't be able to jump out anymore. It won't be able to climb out even it wants to.
I think that you should have not become a special agent.
You're more suitable to be that Shanghai hotel main chef.
Boss, you're making fun of me again.
I'm not making fun.
Look. If a person encounters a thing that he likes,
his brain will become very bright (smart).
If not because you love to eat, how could you have thought of such an idea?
But just one barrel, how many rat can that catch?
There's not just this one. Around the interrogation room, every corner of it, I've put more than 10 of them.
Okay. One of these days, transfer these to the garden.
Openly grill one for everyone.
No problem.
Of course we must do it when Old Bi is not around.
Right.
Okay already. You guys just eat. Be careful of the fire.
Don't worry, Boss.
Don't worry. We are being careful.
Come. Come. Come.
A person's lifetime is very short.
The chance to be able to really choose is also very few.
If you will speak now,
I believe that you will rejoice from now on with the choice you made today.
The affairs of the world change.
No one knows
if today you stood on
the wrong team or not.
You said it right.
We are all gambling our lives.
If you stood with the wrong team,
your life will end here.
I can predict your fate
but you can't predict mine.
Then I choose to...
die today.
Die...
before dawn.
Okay.
It's you who decide if you want to die or not.
But how to die, I'm to one to decide that.
How were you able to catch this rat?
Once it fell into the barrel, he won't be able to climb out even if it want to.
Around the interrogation room, every corner of it, I've put more than 10 of them.
20 seconds.
Actually, there are a lot of ways to live.
There are also a lot of ways to die.
I'm not in a rush. Let's try them slowly one by one.
But if you decide you don't want to die,
please tell me anytime. Okay?
You have 10 seconds to rest.
Unless you're able to remember who is Sparrow.
10
9
8
7
6
I'll speak.
You remembered now?
Isn't that better?
If you'd known it would be like this, why did you have to endure so much pain?
Then tell me, who is Sparrow.
I can't understand. Can you say it again?
Who?
Who?!
Let go!
Department Chief! Let go!
Department Chief...Department Chief, are you alright?
I'm going to make you wish you're dead!
Hey, what's going on? Why did the power go off?
Team Leader Chen.
What happened?
- Why did the power go off?- You're hurt?- I'm fine.
Was that bitten by the suspect?
It was indeed bitten by the criminal. I'll take you immediately to the hospital.
The electricity didn't stop earlier or later but really chose to right now!
- Check on all the suspects. See if there's anything out of the ordinary.- Yes.
Hurry! Hurry! I'll take you to the hospital.
The rest of you, come with me.
Come in.
You also received yours.
There are some parts that I'm afraid that I might fill out wrong so I came here to ask you.
Okay, let's fill them out together.
I'll go drive the car.
Open the main gate!
What has happened?
Looks like there's an unyielding person locked up in the prison.
Was it those army intelligence officers caught yesterday?
You think how many people who are unafraid of death that are left in the national rebel army?
Very rare.
But the action forces caught a communist a few days ago.
Her code name is Prime Minister.
I heard that she might be connected with the famous Sparrow.
Why are you looking at me?
How did your chat with him go?
Don't worry. I know that I'm a married woman.
How is it?
Team Leader Chen, the wound has healed very well. There's no problem.
Thank you.
Do you want to go to Huangmao Hotel? I'll go reserve a room for you.
So as to limit Sister-in-law from asking so many questions if you go back home.
I'm not afraid of her asking questions.
What I'm afraid of is her being unable to sleep after knowing about this matter.
Mr. Bi, please change the dressing every day on time.
As long as this wound won't infect, there shouldn't be any problem.
Okay.
Thank you, doctor.
Let's go.
Erbao, go get the medicines.
Do you really believe that Wu Zhiguo is a communist?
Is whether he is or not important?
If you are me, how will you handle Prime Minister?
I'm not living as tired as you.
This is like playing soccer.
You clearly know that there are 3 big men in front of you.
If I want to score, it's not that it's impossible.
But it might end up that with both party getting injured badly.
Say, why go through all that trouble?
Pass the ball and let someone else score.
That's right.
Even if I do score, so what?
Isn't that also attracting more attention (danger), risking one life?
We've already learned the reason for the short circuit.
It's because the wiring were old to begin with plus a rat bit on it causing the short circuit.
- Rat?- Yes.
It's at a corner in the interrogation area.
This rat can really pick a time.
Other than Chen Shen, send someone to keep watch of Tang Shanhai too.
Did you hear me?
Yes, I understand.
Are you cold? How's your ear?
It's fine.
I thought that at the minimum, you will also slice one of her ear off.
If a dog bites a human, should the human also bite the dog?
And also, once she arrives at Nanjing,
she will be in a worse state than at present.
An enemy that's out in the open is not scary.
What's to be scared about are those evil dogs
that usually don't bark but suddenly jumps from behind to bite you.
You're talking about that Tang guy?
What do you think about letting Tang Shanhai escort Prime Minister to Nanjing?
Isn't it you don't trust him?
The more I should test him.
But Prime Minister is also not a member of the army intelligence.
It's not important. The national army and communists make alliances.
Regardless, they are all our enemies.
Buy 3 train tickets to Nanjing leaving the day after tomorrow.
Let the both of them, husband and wives, be the escorts.
Don't we usually use cars?
The travel will be far so it won't be very peaceful.
Maybe midway, some people might suddenly appear.
It's hard to guard against it.
But there are also many people in the train.
It doesn't matter.
If there are a lot of people, the communist will not dare to harm the innocent ones. I'm not afraid.
- You're cold now?- Yes, cold already.
I promised my older brother
that I will definitely protect you two.
Take you two away from Shanghai and go to Yan-an.
We also want to go there but we cannot leave.
We are all people with missions.
Sister-in-law,
in this world, only you and Pipi are the family I have left.
I...I'm also doing quite well.
But I can't let something bad happen to you and Pipi anymore.
I don't need you to do this.
What I need is you ensuring your own protection.
Everything that we are doing now, the pain and sufferings we are enduring,
are all so that one day, we can really become just normal people.
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Is there any news lately?
When you're free, socialize with Liu Meina more. She knows a lot of information.
I know.
Chen Shen and Bi Zhongliang recently are acting mysteriously.
Don't know what they are doing.
If you don't know, the more that I don't know about it.
Bi Zhongliang recently didn't give me any tasks.
But these kind of days will not last long. We must still maintain our vigilance.
And also, there must be someone who has already informed Bi Zhongliang about your relationship with Chen Shen.
But for now, you also shouldn't have interactions with him anymore. So as not to let others talk about it.
I don't need you to tell me when I can have a date with him,
when I should pretend I don't know him.
Colt...
Nice stuff.
Sister Wang, you wouldn't have spent all my money in buying guns, right?
Not spending it all is a waste. You earn by working for the devil's (foreign enemies) business.
I'll then use the devil's money to buy guns to attack them.
It's traitor.
Isn't that the same?
Prepare to do the operations on the day after tomorrow.
Say it. What will we be doing?
If nothing happens in between, at 10 am on the day after tomorrow,
the new leader of Action Forces Team 2 Tang Shanhai
will escort Prime Minister to ride the train to Nanjing.
I remember that after the Wuxi Station, there's an area called Yangxi ridge.
There's a train track there that's built around the mountain.
Landslides frequently happen there.
I'm thinking that you guys should go there to create an unforeseen event to force the train to stop.
No problem.
I've prepared a car. Lao K, you'll be the one to drive it.
Okay.
You guys should leave very early in the morning. You must create the road block before 12 noon.
- And then drive the care back to Wuxi and prepare to save the target.- Okay.
The train will arrive at Wuxi probably by 1 pm.
After 1 hours, Wuxi will learn of the landslide.
The train will most likely stop at Wuxi station awaiting for the front party to clear up the blockade.
I will also rush to Wuxi to meet up with you.
No problem.
Pidan, at 8 pm on the day after tomorrow, there's a ship going to Hong Kong.
I need three tickets.
Remember, you must not tell anyone about the tickets.
Okay. I understand.
Little sister Tian, you stay here.
Before 8 pm on the day after tomorrow, you must bring Pipi to the dock to meet with me.
Pipi? Is it the little mute Pipi?
- That's right. It's him.- I know already.
This is the person we are saving.
These two are the two Wang Wei special agents tasked to escort the criminal.
If not absolutely compelled to,
I hope she can be safe.
Jeez, she's quite pretty.
It will be a waste if she gets killed.
Brother Chen, you have quite a tender heart for the fairer sex.
Enough already. Let's start our operation.
Okay.
Hey, wake up.
You're finally back.
Why are you sleeping here?
Waiting for you.
Why are you waiting for me?
Today, I learned to make ginseng soup from my landlady.
I especially brought it here to let you taste it.
It's another medicated soup. I almost vomited last time when I drank one.
I guarantee that this time is different from last time.
It doesn't taste like medicated soup. Really.
Okay already. It's cold out here. Let's just talk inside.
Keep me company on the day after tomorrow, okay?
The day after tomorrow?
It's my day on the day after tomorrow. Just ask for a leave and keep me company.
I'll take you out on a trip then.
Sure. Where?
I'll tell you on that day.
Chen Shen suddenly thought
that if his excuse is that he's going out with Li Xiaonan to have fun,
he then will have a justified reason to ask for a leave from Bi Zhongliang
so that he'll be able to go to Wuxi in time to join the rescue mission.
It's just that will this drag Li Xiaonan into trouble?
Maybe he should buy one more boat ticket and take her with him.
At the Operations Department of the Wang Wei Secret Service Central Command,
he has comcealed himself for more than 3 years as a traitor.
Other than Liu Lanzhi,
the only person left who really was sincere towards him is Li Xiaonan.
Even though he only treats her as a buddy.
Stand over here.
Did you see the car in front of our door?
I saw it.
- Is this really needed?- Yes.
Just one wrong move and you'll lose the whole game. We can't bear to lose.
Pull the curtains.
- Rest early.- Goodnight.
Brother Chen.
Thank you.
Is Owner Hua around?
Oh, he's gone out at this time.
- But he has instructed me that the pay for this month has already been prepared.- Okay.
Brother Chen, these are this month's share. Please count them.
The boat tickets to Hong Kong for 8 pm tomorrow.
Is there a way to get one more?
Brother Chen, this initially was a rich businessman's boat tickets.
But now, he changed to a plane to Hong Kong that's why it got transferred to me.
This way, they won't be able to trace it to me. But if you ask me to get one more...
Okay. Forget it.
Tomorrow morning, 6 am,
you must reach the front of Guodingmen warehouse.
I've already prepared a car there beforehand.
Sure. I understand already.
You must not gamble.
How come you nag more than Sister-in-law?
Have you bought the train tickets for tomorrow?
I've bought them already.
Tomorrow morning, you also must come in here in time.
Let's escort them to the train station.
- Okay. Then I'll go out now.- Go then.
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It's raining.
- I have an umbrella in my office. Wait for me for a moment.- Okay.
Team Leader Tang, you haven't left yet?
Just going upstairs to get an umbrella and then we'll be leaving already.
♫ Just like rain, a downpour at the horizon, covering the night to be a canvass ♫
Shanghai's rain is so weird. How come it pours so suddenly?
It's very different here from Chongqing.
You must always be prepared to respond to a weather that changes abruptly.
Then it means that you're already used to it.
No. I'm not used to it at all.
Actually, I especially hate this feeling that I might be hit by lightning anytime.
Your time is still long.
There are things that you need not exert too much effort on.
The sudden appearance of his first love
made ripples in Chen Shen's heart.
In the rescue mission tomorrow,
will she and him meet as enemies?
Chen Shen doesn't want to think about it
and he also can't bear to think about it.
At this time, the thing that he wanted to most is
to go to the interrogation room and see Prime Minister.
Tell her his own rescue mission.
But he must not.
He knows that there's a pair of eyes that has been keeping watch of him.
Let's go.
So it means that
when Chen Shen was teaching at the 16 batch of the Golden Catch Academy,
Xu Bicheng was his student.
Right. Analyzing it based on the time, it is indeed like that.
Teacher and student not openly recognizing each other and then secretly meeting behind everyone's back.
Then...could it be that they were romantically together before?
This is Tang Shanha's wife and also my niece, Xu Bicheng.
Hello, Mrs. Tang.
Chen...Team Leader Chen.
Hey, Boss.
- What are you guys doing here?- Team Leader Chen
- Welcoming you.- Welcoming me?
Chen Shen!
Why are you here this early?
Bringing you breakfast.
Pan-fired pork bun. Just smelling it and I know it's pan-fried pork bun.
There's even minced pork congee with preserved egg.
Hey, where's the soya youtiao (fried dough stick) I told you to buy?
Upstairs...
I'll eat that. You eat this then.
That seems not suitable...
Why can't you understand the situation?
I'm just helping you to carry it. I don't plan to eat it.
Don't bother with breakfast. Today is my birthday.
Tonight, I'll treat everyone dinner.
Ms. Li having her birthday then it should at least be at Huamao Hotel.
Sure. It's that place then.
Okay. Okay.
Hurry and eat it while it's hot and then go and ask for a leave.
We've agreed beforehand. You're going to take me out today to have fun.
Strolling this early.
I still have something to do this morning. The soonest will be around noon.
Say, why did you come here this early?
Nothing.
Anyway, I don't have anything to do. I'll wait for you then.
Let's just go upstairs first.
Hey, Ms. Xu.
- Ms. Li, good morning.- Morning.
You two know each other?
Ms. Li is Team Leader Chen's girlfriend.
We saw each other once before.
Then...this is...?
My husband.
My name is Tang Shanhai.
Hello. You guys really look compatible with each other. Really have a couple look.
- Right?- Yes.
Really?
Ms. Li and Team Leader Chen also look good together.
Thank you.
See? Even others are saying it.
Let's go up first.
Come. Come. Come. Eat this.
Drink some porridge.
I'll do it myself.
Oh, my, you guys are being so sweet. Have you thought about the feelings of singles like us?
That's right. It's so hard to bear.
Ms. Li, do you have any sisters? Introduce one to me.
- Me too. Me too.- There's also me.
What does this have to do with you?
Who wants this one? You guys can take her.
Are there any abnormal activities?
Replying to Department Chief, there's nothing abnormal with Tang Shanhai and Xu Bicheng.
But today, Chen Shen is a little strange.
He brought with him an office bag. He usually doesn't bring anything.
But that...female actress Li Xiaonan...
came here very early to look for Chen Shen and even brought him breakfast.
She said that today's her birthday.
Later, she wants Chen Shen to accompany her to go out and have some fun.
Don't go to the train station anymore.
- I have something for you to do later.- Yes.
Come in.
Okay. I know already.
You've also received the call?
They gave me the task to escort Prime Minister to Nanjing.
I also just received a task. It's to go to Nanjing to join an employee preparedness training class.
I'm to go with you.
Say, why are they informing us so short notice?
Causing me to not to even have change of clothes prepared.
They are afraid that information will leak out. They don't trust us.
But Prime Minister is a communist rebel.
What does that have to do with our Army Intelligence Service?
What Tang Shanhai is worried about is another possibliity.
What if the communist organization
were really able to get information and tries to save Prime Minister midway,
then the totally unprepared he and Xu Bicheng will most likely die.
Bi Zhongliang doesn't really believe in Li Mojun.
He most likely understand that
Li Mojun put him in the Operations Department
exactly to be able to control Bi Zhongliang.
If he gets killed during the escort,
Bi Zhongliang will effortlessly
eliminate the two spies that Li Mojun placed.
This scheme of borrowing the sword of others to kill your enemy is what's more scary.
But he cannot tell Xu Bicheng about these.
She will not overthink.
Even if she learns about all of these,
it will only cause her fear to worsen.
You said it right.
I'm being too worried.
There's still time. Let's go back home now and get some clothes.
Okay.
Team Leader Chen, have you had breakfast already?
I've finished eating already. How about you? Where are you going?
Department Chief Bi just informed me earlier to go to Nanjing for a training.
I'm going home now to pack up some stuffs to bring.
When will you be leaving?
Around 10 am train.
Oh...okay.
Do you want me to get you a cab?
No need. There's still time.
I'll just ride a rickshaw.
Buy three train tickets to Nanjing.
Let them both, husband and wife, escort her together.
The travel will be long so it won't be a peaceful one.
Maybe midway, some people will suddenly appear.
You can't guard against it.
This also means
that only him and Bi Zhongliang know about the matter of Prime Minister
being escorted to Nanjing before this morning.
This whole escort plan
is actually Bi Zhongliang's trap to test him.
If ever he does any abnormal actions in between the transport,
don't say he won't be able to save Shen Qiuxia,
he will also be immediately executed.
Sister Wang and the others most likely have already set out
like an arrow that has left the bow string.
Despite clearly knowing that it's a deep abyss in front,
he also doesn't have any path to retreat to anymore.
Hey, Team Leader Chen, you came just in time.
May I trouble you to help me carry these stuffs?
That's so many stuffs.
Here.
[Files of Xu Bicheng] I was just about to wash my bowls.
This person just have to come at this time.
So annoying.
This Secretary Qian just have to return these files to me at this time.
Hey, I'll just go and wash these bowls first.
Team Leader Chen, just wait for a moment for me.
When I come back later, help me make over my hair.
Sure. Just hurry up. Old Bi is still asking me to do something later.
Three minutes.
[Xu Bicheng's wedding day: February 25, on the 28th year of the People's Republic.]
[Tang Shanhai's wedding date: February 25, on the 28th year of the People's Republic]
How about you? When did you get married?
On the 28th year of the People Republic.
I remember that the time you left the Golden Catch Academy's Batch 16
was around December of the 27th year of the People Republic.
I did go back.
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Why are Tang Shanhai and his wife still not here?
We will still make it in time.
Department Chief, I'm not late right?
Team Leader Chen
- Team Leader Tang- Not early nor late. You two were just in time.
Let's go. We'll take you to the train station.
Chen Shen!
Come back early. Don't let me wait too long.
I'll be back in a while.
Team Leader Chen will just take us to the train station and he'll return afterwards. It won't take very long.
Let's go.
Meina, can you not startle me?
No. It's broad daylight. What are you doing?
Nothing. No...it's just that it's rare to be so idle. Just randomly walking around.
How come you didn't leave with Department Chief?
That...Department Chief is with Team Leader Chen. How can it still involve me?
Jeez, who says that it has nothing to do with you?
Who in the department doesn't know that you are Department Chief's favored guy right now.
I only know that Meina, you're the department's most beautiful girl.
I love to hear these words.
Beautiful lady, bye bye.
Once we left for the train station,
go to Chen Shen's office and take a look.
- Look at what's inside his bag.- Yes.
This is the key to his office.
I am Chen Shen of the special action force team of the Secret Service Central Command. I've called you earlier.
May I ask who is Department Chief Bi?
- I am.- Earlier, Supervisor Li Mojun called.
He asks that you call him immediately once you've arrived here at the train station.
Where is the phone here?
Please come with me.
Go directly to the platform and wait for me there.
- Take her inside.- Yes.
Supervisor Li, I'm Bi Zhongliang.
Okay then. I understand.
There's a sudden change of plan. Team Leader Tang will stay behind.
Supervisor Li has an urgent mission to give to you.
He asked that you immediately go back to central command.
Yes.
I'm leaving the escorting task to you.
Me?
Old Bi, Xiao Nan is still at headquarters waiting for me.
I can't be at ease leaving such an important matter to others.
I even can't fire a gun. How can you be at ease leaving it to me?
- Pian Tou, bring two other men and ride the train with Team Leader Chen.- Yes.
You're a lucky soldier. I'm at ease.
Okay.
Then I'll just give Xiao Nan a call.
Hurry and come back.
Team Leader Tang,
- since Supervisor Li said that it's an urgent mission, hurry and go already.- Okay.
Keep this well.
May Team Leader Tang not worry.
Chen Shen is the best agent in our department.
With him around, he will surely protect Mrs. Tang well.
Department Chief usually does things very meticulously.
The escort mission this time will surely be very safe.
There's no other way but to be meticulous.
The new government was built within unstable situation.
Everyday, we are living dangerously.
Today, it's my ear that got bitten. But we don't know, maybe one day, even my life will be gone.
If one doesn't be meticulous, one might not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
Department Chief said it so correctly.
- Then I'll get going now. Be careful.- Okay.
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Sparrow
What?!
The track monitoring team reported that there's a landslide?!
I prepared a car.
Lao K, you drive. You guys must set up the obstruction before 12 noon.
- And then ride the car back to Wuxi. Prepare to rescue that target.- Okay.
The train should arrive at Wuxi station around 1 pm.
After an hour, Wuxi will learn about the landslide.
The train most likely will stop at Wuxi station awaiting for the front party to clear up the track obstruction.
I will also rush to Wuxi and meet you guys.
When we entered the train, I believe that you also saw those people.
They all have calluses on the web of their index finger.
They are people who frequently use guns.
Who they are, I know that you know it better than me.
Department Chief...
- Call Songjiang branch now and call for back up.- Yes.
Tell them to follow Chen Shen and his men.
- Also, gather some of our new men and tell them to get in the train to monitor.- Yes.
If anyone tries to save Prime Minister, kill them.
Although there was a change in the plan, I still have the confidence that I can get you out.
You must believe me.
It's not that I don't believe you.
But if Bi Zhongliang don't trust you, you don't have a chance to succeed.
I have a way.
You don't have a way.
Bi Zhongliang sent this men to ride the train is equal to giving a must kill order.
Just slight carelessness, all of us will die.
Stop the operation first. Wait for me at Shanghai.
I'll immediately inform Wuxi's action force team to send cars to fetch you.
For the rest to the trip, we must take the road.
The group to Team Leader Chen are prepared to set out.
Immediately send on car to follow Chen Shen's car closely.
Once the car got off its proper track, immediately block it.
Once the prisoner showed any signs of escaping, kill her.
Bicheng,
can you help me to ask that man?
I don't know if the road in front is going towards Nanjing or not.
Okay.
Chen Shen, don't do stupid things.
Mister, how do you get to Nanjing?
Chen Shen! Chen Shen!