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Sparrow
In this current operations, there were a total of 138 members of the Nationalist Shanghai Division
that were either arrested or has surrendered or were shot dead.
This is not my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame Boss Dai.
All have surrendered?
It's my fault. I wasn't able to send the message out.
The Communist's Sparrow hasn't been found yet,
and now a Rehmannia has suddenly emerged.
If these two are hiding inside the Special Operations Bureau, then Bi Zhongliang has to bear a great responsibility for it.
Let him investigate first then set a trap for him.
What idea do you have?
Episode 24
I also don't think Bi Zhongliang is Rehmannia.
When I ordered you to exterminate the Shanghai Nationalists last time,
this news wasn't leaked at all.
This is enough to prove that Bi Zhongliang is not Rehmannia.
But I received news that
Bi Zhongliang has ties with the Communists.
Communists?
Sanxing,
this has a characteristic difference with trafficking.
This is a crime of conniving with the communist.
Has it been verified?
From what I know, there were really not much suspicious things in the case of
Prime Minister, the previously arrested communist rebel that was transferred to Nanjing.
But if I want to investigate all the files about this,
I cannot avoid Bi Zhongliang.
That is easy to do. I can provide you a special permit.
Inside the archive room, you can look at any case files.
That is great.
I surely will find any suspicious traces about this.
Wait a minute.
You must be careful. You must do this investigation quietly. Don't let anyone know.
That is for you own sake.
I understand. Thank you for your warning.
[Archive Room]
Ms. Liu, I was ordered by Supervisor Li to come here and investigate some case files.
Hope you can help me with this.
[Special Permit Order]
Oh, my, so this is the special permit.
You really have such huge prestige.
I've been here in the Special Operations Division for more than a year and it is my first time seeing the special permit order.
I am just someone's leg worker.
If you are going to talk about prestige, it's all thanks to Supervisor Li's prestige.
Jeez, Team Leader Su, don't be humble anymore. Just tell me what you need.
You can read them here. If they are not top secret files, you can also borrow them and read elsewhere.
But you must register it and I'll report it to Division Chief.
I don't need to borrow them. I can just read them here.
Okay. Tell me what do you need then. I'll help look for it.
Help me look for the case about Zheng Pingru assassinating Ding Shicun,
the assassination of the Special Shanghai City mayor Fu Xiaoan,
and the case of the Communist special agent Prime Minister.
No problem.
He has taken the bait. We can make our move now.
This Su Sanxing really has such huge ambition.
Su Sanxing has already entered the archive room.
That fast?
I need you and Tang Shanhai to block Liu Meina for me.
Okay.
Meina, I am Bicheng. I have a file here that needs to be archived.
I am currently doing something and can't leave. Can you pass by here to collect it?
No problem. I also thought of
looking for you to borrow some magazines.
Okay. Thank you.
Team Leader Su, so sorry. I'll just leave for awhile.
If anyone looks for me, just tell him to wait for awhile.
Okay. You just do your work.
Look at this cheongsam.
This one's not bad.
I just love this color.
Tomorrow, I'll go to Shengji and tell them to order fabrics like this.
What do you think if I make one too?
I feel that only people like you
who has very white skin will be able to wear this kind of color well.
Yo, Team Leader Tang!
What are you two talking about?
Hurry and come over to help us look at this.
What do you think if I make a cheongsam like this?
Fire! Fire!
Fire?
Fire!
Men!
Fire! Hurry!
Fire!
FIre! Hurry and put out the fire!
Put out the fire! Fire!
Fire!
Fire! Hurry! Hurry!
- Hurry and run.- I can't!
Team Leader Su is still in the archive room.
- Why must you care for him? He can run on his own.- Right. Hurry and run!
- Bicheng, let's go.- Hurry.
- Are there anyone out there? Hurry and open the door!- Fire!
Hurry and open the door!
Hurry and put out the fire!
Hurry and run!
Are there anyone out there?!
Open the door!
Hurry! Hurry!
Hurry!
Hurry and open the door!
Team Leader Su, is that you inside?
Right. It's me. Hurry and open the door.
Hurry. Hurry.
Where did this fire come from? Such huge smoke.
Division Chief, are you alright?
Find the source of the fire.
Yes.
While the source hasn't been investigated yet, everyone must stay here and wait for further orders.
Hey, is everyone here?
Let's fall in line and do a roll call and we'll know then.
Come. Make a roll call.
There seems to be no sign of Team Leader Su.
Oh, no. Team Leader Su is still inside the archive room.
Could he haven't gotten out yet?
Liu Meina.
When did the rules in the division changed?
Without my permission, anyone can enter the archive room now?
No, Division Chief, you misunderstood.
I will never break the rules here in the division.
Team Leader Su came with Supervisor Li's special permit.
I was just planning to report this to you.
Special permit?
Su Sanxing really is so capable.
How about I'll ask men to look for him?
- I'll go with Team Leader Chen.- No need.
Wait for Erbao to check first the situation of the fire source.
Yes.
Even if Su Sanxing put on wings, he will not be able to fly out of here.
Division Chief, should we do a roll call first?
Do it! Make sure to do it well!
Yes. Roll call!
Come. Come. Stand properly. Roll call.
Go.
- Team Leader.- Not bad.
- This is about enough. Extinguish the fire.- Okay.
Enough. Let's leave.
Liu Meina.
Good.
Division Chief, I've finished roll call.
Other than the men out-of-office for errands, only Su Sanxing is missing.
Division Chief, we've found the fire source.
It started from a pile of materials at the western stairs connecting the second and third stories.
How did the fire start?
I suspect somebody threw away a cigarette butt and started the fire.
Has the fire been put out?
Luckily, the fire wasn't big. It's extinguished now.
- Bian Tou!- Here!
Take a few men with you to clean the site.
Don't move. Ah Da, An Qing.
- Take two men.- Be careful!
- Okay.- Hurry!
- We can go back inside once the smoke clears out.- Okay.
Shanhai, you, Chen Shen, Erbao and I will go inside first.
Yes, sir.
Where's Zeng Shu?
Strange. He was just here.
Somebody really had moved him.
Do you think today's fire was really an accident?
Even if it was, somebody must have purposefully started the fire.
Could Su Sanxing have created the fire because he wanted to steal documents?
It was only an attempt at stealing documents.
Then, he must have had an accomplice.
Because we discovered it too soon, his accomplice escaped in order to save himself.
Then, why is he fainted here?
Because there wasn't enough time. To save himself, he could only pretend to be injured
and push the blame onto somebody else.
Sounds logical. Looks like we are all analysis experts.
If this reasoning is correct, Su Sanxing can't escape a death punishment this time.
Team Leader Tang, Team Leader Chen, you two will be in charge of interrogating Su Sanxing.
Remember, don't wrong an innocent man, and don't release a guilty man.
- Yes, sir.- Yes, sir.
Why is Bi Zhongliang willing to spend so much effort in opposing Su Sanxing?
If he uses this tactic against me one day, I will die without even realizing it.
You and Su Sanxing are different.
How?
First, you have Li Moqun supporting you. Su Sanxing doesn't.
Is Li Moqun not his supporter?
That doesn't count.
If something happens to Su Sanxing, Li Moqun will rid of all relations to him.
How would this count as support?
What's the second qualification?
Secondly, if Su Sanxing was as good of a person as you,
Old Bi wouldn't be so rushed to kill him.
That's right. Making the first move is safer.
Shanhai, I think Zeng Shu is gone.
Zeng Shu has never gotten along with Su Sanxing,
and has always been suppressed by him. He probably wouldn't help him.
If Zeng Shu really thinks that after we ruin Su Sanxing,
we would go after him, he really might help him.
Might he go find Li Moqun?
What do we do, then?
We must make Su Sanxing die logically
before Li Moqun arrives.
What do you want?
Team Leader Su,
you are the first person to ask me that question
in this interrogation room.
Why have you handcuffed me?
You clearly know why.
I don't know why!
You tricked Supervisor Li for his trust, and made him give you a special permit order.
In the name of reviewing the archive, you created a fire to steal the Return to Zero Plan,
but your scheme fell short of expectations. In order to save yourself, you pretended to be injured.
Am I right, Team Leader Su?
What Return to Zero Plan? What fire?
It has nothing to do with me!
It's a frame. Somebody wants to frame me.
I need to see Supervisor Li.
Do you think Supervisor Li would meet with a spy?
I'm not a spy! I need to see Supervisor Li!
Team Leader Chen.
What's wrong?
Division Chief is calling you to his office.
I got it.
I need to see Supervisor Li.
Sure, but only if you live long enough.
Your turn.
Bi Zhongliang must be the schemer.
You need to leave this place immediately.
Bi Zhongliang also sent you here, right?
It's easy for an injured rabbit to suspect everybody.
Don't forget. I already warned you that Bi Zhongliang is capable of doing anything.
If you've experienced Bi Zhongliang's abilities, you will understand what I mean.
In short, if people like us want to have smooth sailing in Operations Division,
we need to depend on each other for warmth.
If you want to leave this place alive to clear your name by Li Moqun,
you can only trust me.
Tang Shanhai has already gone inside.
If this call is from Li Moqun,
it means that he's currently still at the Central Headquarters.
Tang Shanhai will allow Su Sanxing to hold himself as hostage.
If he takes the bait, we'll have a chance to kill him.
The gun that we gave him has no bullets, so Tang Shanhai won't die.
Heaven is open for him, but he stubbornly chooses to walk in hell. He can't blame us.
Liu Erbao is already on standby.
You must hurry. Maybe Li Moqun is already on his way here.
Use this gun to hold me hostage.
Then, ask them for a car. This way, you'll live to see Li Moqun.
Brother Tang, if I can survive this time,
I will definitely repay your kindness.
That can wait.
Brother Tang, I'm sorry.
Move away!
Open the door!
- Don't move!- Let go of Team Leader Tang!
Su Sanxing, you better calm down.
How could I be calm?
Hurry, hurry!
Come here, come here.
Bian Tou, go bring his older sister here.
Okay.
If you don't want Team Leader Tang to die, withdraw your men!
Erbao, tell them to drop their guns.
- Drop your guns!- Drop your guns.
Team Leader Su, if I were you, I wouldn't do something so stupid.
Waiting for death is more stupid. I need to see Supervisor Li.
Team Leader Su, you're being too rash. If you want to see Supervisor Li, Team Leader Chen can just call him.
Release me. We can have a peaceful talk over this.
Team Leader Tang, I'm sorry. Please endure this a little longer. I don't trust them.
Su Sanxing, I think you're just guilty!
Team Leader Su,
if you want to see Supervisor Li, fine, but I have a condition.
What right do you have to talk conditions with me?
I have the right.
If I'm not mistaken, you have an older sister in Shanghai.
What do you mean?
Your family members were also killed by the Japanese, right?
If your sister knows that you're a Chinese traitor,
what do you expect she'll think?
Chen Shen, you don't dare!
Now do you think I have the right to talk conditions with you?
- Talk.- It's very fair.
Release Team Leader Tang, and I'll be your hostage.
I have no family members.
If you release Team Leader Tang, Mrs. Tang will also stop worrying.
Okay. Prepare a car for me. I need to go to the Central Headquarters.
The car keys are right here.
Give them to me.
Put your hands up!
Don't move!
Come here.
Team Leader Tang, I'm sorry.
Be careful!
Let go!
(in Japanese) Stop!
(in Japanese) Everyone, stop!
Li Moqun, you sly fox.
You didn't come personally, but you called the Japanese over.
[Meeting Room]
Frame! This is obviously a framing!
General Kagesa, I've already given all of Nationalist Shanghai District to the Central Headquarters.
I've already broken my relationship with the Nationalists!
How could I help them steal intelligence? This is definite framing!
Su Sanxing, you're too impulsive. General Kagesa is sitting here!
Since the beginning, has anybody ever claimed you're the culprit of stealing the intelligence?
How guilty are you? Are you in such a rush to leave the Operations Division?
You even held Team Leader Tang as hostage!
But that's not what Chen Shen said.
Looks like my reasoning scared Team Leader Su.
If you have the ability to handcuff me as the spy,
then you have the ability to kill me, claiming that I confessed!
Would I just sit and await my death?
Is that it?
Then, why didn't we directly kill you when you were unconscious?
Why did we wait for you to wake up?
A fire randomly started.
Everybody left the building,
expect you. You were in the archives room alone.
But after 30 minutes, when our men returned to the archives room,
I found you fainted on the floor.
Also, there were no signs of fighting at the site,
but we found signs of somebody trying to open the safe box
inside the archives room.
If anybody sees this situation,
he would suspect that person and interrogate him.
Nonsense! During the fire, I was here. Somebody locked the door from the outside!
How would I know who started the fire?
Well...
I think Team Leader Su was too impulsive in holding me hostage,
but he couldn't have done all these things alone.
Team Leader Tang, I'm sorry.
General Kagesa,
I think somebody is afraid I'd find signs of Communist spies while searching the archive files,
so he purposefully framed me.
I request a thorough investigation of this case to return my innocence!
- Division Chief Bi.- Yes?
I think I understand the situation now.
I think this situation is just a misunderstanding.
I also hope it's a misunderstanding.
In order to allow a thorough investigation, I will take Su Sanxing back to Service Office Mei.
I will task the Kempeitai with the investigation.
I hope you will cooperate, Division Chief Bi.
Yes, sir.
Division Chief Bi,
of the whole Operations Division, I admire you the most.
I am flattered by your favor, General Kagesa.
You are very proactive.
Also, you are very tolerant of others.
Actually, I know what you are enduring.
I appreciate this aspect of you very much,
but single-minded endurance can't solve all problems.
Our personal grudges are minuscule.
We can easily abandon them.
Every time I listen to your teaching,
I realize how insignificant I am.
I like this about you. You are very good with words.
Actually, I don't like Su Sanxing.
He doesn't understand the concept of self-restraint.
No matter how capable he is, with this trait, others will only dislike him.
But he also has an
enormous merit that nobody can ignore:
in order to achieve his goals,
he is willing to make any sacrifice.
We need people like him.
Thus, we need to accept him as our own.
Don't you agree?
Mister Kagesa, you are right.
Sir, please.
Your hand has been bleeding.
Why are you still standing here? Hurry and go to the hospital.
It's just a minor injury. I'm fine.
No. If you don't clean this well, it'll get infected.
I mean, Team Leader Chen was injured
because Shanhai was in danger.
Bicheng is right.
You two, help me take him to the hospital.
Yes, sir.
Just go!
[Emergency Room]
What a pity.
If the Japanese hadn't come, this situation would have had a perfect ending.
Why is Li Moqun so sly?
He doesn't personally come, but invites the Japanese over.
Since Li Moqun gave Su Sanxing permission to search the archives,
he knows that once Su Sanxing is in trouble, he can't escape, either.
His first idea was to have the Japanese save him.
He also knows that Bi Zhongliang is actually opposing himself.
I thought Chen Shen's plan was already foolproof.
I can't believe it still failed.
Nobody involved should be belittled.
Every time I lose too much blood, I feel super hungry. I need to eat a feast to replenish my body.
What do you want to eat? I'll treat.
Let me think.
Since you can still think about food, I won't worry anymore.
How do you think the Japanese will deal with this case?
That's not important. What's important is that after this accident in the archives room,
we will definitely recheck our archives.
Bi Zhongliang will surely ask for my help.
That means we have a chance at finding the secret intelligence?
Team Leader Chen, you've helped us so much.
Team Leader Tang, it's because we're friends.
How's your hand?
It's fine.
This hand is really luck when it comes to mahjong. I beat you every time.
Su Sanxing wasn't destined to die this time.
We can have mercy on him for now.
I will make him repay double the injury he gave you.
We need to find a way to deal with the Kempeitai once they begin investigation.
I've already planned it out, right? Tell me.
Make up a random name for a lackey.
Say that this person went missing for unknown reasons.
Push the blame of starting the fire, stealing the intelligence, and knocking Su Sanxing unconscious all onto him.
Then, his name and background must be reasonable.
Also, remember that the dead cannot bear witness. You personally take care of this.
It's not that simple! Easy for you to say.
How about you lose more money to me tonight at mahjong? Otherwise, I won't do it.
Little rascal.
- Also, stay inside Operations Division these two days. Don't go anywhere in the morning.- Why?
We need to recheck the archives room.
I only trust you. You need to do it.
Does this count as working overtime?
Should I recount your old debts to me?
My hand hurts. I need to visit the hospital.
Should I not recount your debts?
You're too cruel.
[Archives Room]
These are all the files that were archives this year.
After making inventory of these, will the rechecking process be finished?
I guess so.
What do you mean?
There's also a top secret file cabinet there.
Other than Division Chief, nobody knows what's inside.
When Division Chief tells me that cabinet is also finished,
then this process will be over.
We aren't involved in this, right?
Sister Na, after we finish taking inventory, I'll invite you to Mee Koo May to dance, okay?
There's a waltz. Do you know it?
I do! I especially made a dress for it.
Great! Let's practice first.
Here.
Start.
- Not bad, right?- Not bad!
Not bad, Team Leader Chen!
Should I bring the phonograph in my office over here?
You think this place is Mee Koo May?
Division Chief, I...
I can't control myself in front of beautiful women. People your age
wouldn't understand the impulses of youths.
You have no respect.
- Meina, go outside.- Okay.
[Return to Zero Plan]
Then, what's currently the top secret intelligence at our division?
The Return to Zero Plan.
Turns out the Return to Zero Plan isn't placed here.
Who allowed you to come here?
Fine, fine, fine. I'll leave.
Every time, I reset the safe's password back to
767.
But if Su Sanxing really died from the situation last time,
it'd be pretty unjust.
Kagesa already called, saying that Mr. Su will be back tomorrow.
After suffering so much, it's time he keeps a lower profile.
But Kagesa was right about one thing:
A person like Su Sanxing, who would do anything
to reach his goal, is definitely a talent.
If you use that logic, both you and Tang Shanhai are just as talented.
Why does it sound like you're insulting me?
If a talent can't be under my control,
he'll only be a threat.
Supervisor Li, thank you for sending General Kagesa to save me in the nick of time.
Otherwise, Bi Zhongliang would have beaten me to death on the spot.
I can't believe Bi Zhongliang created such a big scheme
just to oppose me.
I've underestimated him.
It's my fault. I'm horrible at getting along with others. I was too anxious for success that I almost lost my life.
Sanxing,
once you go back, don't create more commotion. First just obediently under his command.
I understand.
You should also know how to get along
with the other people at the Division.
First, don't make any moves. Once we find a good opportunity,
I'll help you get revenge.
Yes, sir. I will remember your words, Supervisor Li.
Thank you.
You helped me recruit the troops this time. I owe you one.
No need to thank me. I also did it for my own sake.
If you died, I can't live, either.
- Have you ever regretted it?- Why should I be regretful?
Depending on somebody else for survival is a terrible feeling.
If you're incompetent, others will look down on you.
But if you're too competent, you will become an eyesore.
Even if I'm an eyesore, I must become an eyesore that people can never remove.
Since the culprit is already on the run,
before we catch this person,
we have no evidence to prove that
Su Sanxing is this person's accomplice.
Is that correct, Division Chief Bi?
Yes. I've already sent men after the culprit.
I'm still willing to trust that Mister Su Sanxing
is loyal to our Great Japanese Empire.
I also believe that this whole situation was a mere misunderstanding.
General Kagesa, Division Chief,
I am willing to use double the loyalty and hard work to repay your trust in me.
I just hope that every elite who joins our organization
can be like the Japanese soldiers, in single-minded pursuit of the enemy
to build the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
Division Chief Bi, as a leader,
I believe that you have ample intelligence,
and that you are capable of doing this.
Yes, sir.
I will definitely lead the Special Operations Division
to become our best. We will not disappoint you, Mister Kagesa.
Looks like Su Sanxing changed his battle tactic after his return.
Just look at how Su Sanxing treats Zeng Shu, taking revenge for every small grievance.
Once he finds an opportunity, he won't show mercy to you and me.
What a terrible habit. We can't keep spoiling him. Agreed?
Instead, I think he's right about one thing.
What is it?
I also think that the communist Sparrow is in our Operations Division.
Tang Shanhai told him that you are the communist Sparrow.
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