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There is a patriot who was unluckily arrested by our enemies of the Reorganized Government.
Inform Old K and Pi Dan to gather here tonight.
You were on duty today. Why did you appear here, instead of staying in the Operations Division?
Watch over Chen Shen. Don't let him have any contact with the suspect.
- I must save you.- You can't risk it.
Once we're at Operations Division, our testimonies must be identical.
- Who exactly is Sparrow?- It's you!
She was trying to confuse me, but in reality, she's protecting you.
- Right?- Since you already think so,
what are you waiting for? Pull the trigger!
Shoot!
- Episode 4 -
If either of us expose our identity,
it'll be hard for the other to survive.
He was my instructor in Batch 16 of the Whampoa Military Academy.
How do you think we should handle Prime Minister?
Interrogate her all you can. If you can't, send her to Nanjing.
If you have anything to say, wait until tomorrow.
We're going to start work at Operations Division tomorrow.
Bi Zhongliang is famous for his suspicious character.
He'll surely investigate our backgrounds thoroughly.
Remember: We got married on February 25th of 1939.
Your uncle was the matchmaker. No matter who asks, you can't make a mistake.
Also, Bi Zhongliang can surely find out Chen Shen was once your instructor.
- Does Chen Shen like you?- You're overthinking.
Don't misunderstand. I'm not asking you with the identity of your husband.
I'm speaking to you with the identity of your comrade.
If I can think of this, Bi Zhongliang also can.
I already said I can't do this sort of job.
Asking you to partake in this mission surely put a lot of stress on you.
This situation appeared out of the blue.
Also, you're Li Moqun's first cousin, once removed,
so it's easy for you to gain his trust. That's why Boss Dai sent you here.
I was very lacking in my actions today. In the future, I will--
It's okay. Everyone makes mistakes. I am no exception.
All we can do after making a small mistake
is to quickly find a way to mend this fault.
Tomorrow, secretly meet up with Chen Shen.
Explain to him that you didn't acknowledge him today because you were afraid I'd misunderstand.
Okay.
Rest soon.
- Brother Shen.- Brother Shen.
Brother Shen.
Sorry for making you wait so long.
Brother Shen finally has a use for us. Waiting is no problem.
That's right. If Brother Shen hadn't saved us before, we would have died at the hands of the Japanese long ago.
But you might also die for this request of mine.
That's no problem. At the very least, we lived one extra year.
Brother Shen, was the explosive I gave you useful?
It was all thanks to your treasure.
I heard Tongren Hospital exploded on a massive scale.
People thought it was the work of a whole squad.
No surprise that you were a top student who studied overseas.
Asking you to work under Boss Hua is such a waste of your talents.
Don't say that. If you hadn't told me how to use those, I wouldn't have known.
I'll need your help in many areas in the future.
Okay.
Tell us. What do you want us to do?
I want to save somebody. This person is locked in the Operations Division's prison.
Team Leader Tang, come inside.
Team Leader Tang, in the future, this will be your office.
Leader Tang, are you satisfied?
It's pretty good.
- Rather clean.- Of course.
Is Division Chief Bi here yet?
At this time, Chief Bi is probably in the dog house.
Division Chief personally trains the dogs?
Leader Tang, you must not know this.
Division Chief raised Ah Si. They have a close relationship.
Oh, I see.
Also, we have a meeting at 9 a.m.
Chief wants to introduce you and Mrs. Tang to everyone.
Okay. I got it.
Goodbye.
This way. Bicheng,
Jiqing is my cousin, so Moqun is my cousin-in-law.
We are family.
Here, this way.
Moqun is a busy man.
I can't see him often, but he especially asked me to
help you with anything. I, Uncle Niu, will take care of you.
Thank you in advance, Manager Niu.
No need to be so polite. It's my duty.
Hey! A pretty woman came.
Meina, you can't bully our Bicheng.
Look at what you're saying.
You make it sound like I bully little girls.
Don't ruin my reputation. Everyone knows that I'm famous for being easily-bullied.
Moreover, I wouldn't dare to bully Supervisor Li's relative.
I should be trying to suck up to her, instead.
You're quite up-to-date with the news.
Bicheng, right?
I'm Liu Meina from the archive room. My office is next door.
Hello, Miss Liu.
Looks like we are about the same age.
I'm telling you, in this operations division, there are only old women and men.
I was so bored as a young female.
Now that you're here, I can chat with you.
Why does that sound so insincere?
You usually do pretty well around men.
You are like a single, red flower among a mass of green grass.
Go away. Bicheng has a fine and talented husband like Team Leader Tang.
She wouldn't steal the spotlight away from me. I'm not worried.
You understand her family background really well.
Sister Bicheng, I'm a straightforward talker. Please don't mind.
I don't mind. Miss Liu, you are an outspoken person. I like you.
So? How much more did you lose yesterday?
I lost this month's wage.
It's fine. Just find Boss Hua from the Fushou Cigarette Shop to help make up for your loss.
Morphine and heroine are selling well.
Earning money that way is almost as fast as robbing money.
You think earning a living is easy?
Last night, Li Moqun told me that
I'm already on the Nationalist Hurricane Squad's name list. You're on it, too.
Boss Dai thinks quite highly of me.
It's no surprise that you're on the list.
What am I? Why would they want to capture a minor character like me?
This is all the Nationalists are capable of. They only pick the weaklings to torment.
They're weaker than us. Yesterday, we found a small nest of theirs. Eventually, we'll overthrow their headquarters.
By the way, keep a close eye on that newbie Tang.
What's wrong?
I understand Boss Dai's style.
He wouldn't give us such a big gift for no reason. Something's fishy.
Maybe he planned this to pave the way for that guy with the surname Tang.
I also think Li Moqun purposefully sent this surname Tang guy
to our division.
You agree?
Who cares if he works for Li Moqun or Boss Dai?
Jump! Come here, Ah Si.
Aiya, I'm worried about how to deal with Prime Minister.
Didn't you already report it to Li Moqun?
After Wu Zhiguo's death, we would usually be able to report to the higher-ups.
How do you think we should handle this?
I have no opinions. I'll listen to you.
Alright, then. I'll interrogate her one last time in the afternoon.
[Team 1 Leader Office]
Hello?
Tomorrow, secretly meet up with Chen Shen.
Explain to him that you didn't acknowledge him today because you were afraid I'd misunderstand.
Hello? It's me.
Division Chief, should we continue watching Chen Shen?
But I think Chen Shen found out.
Can't you just use another person to watch him?
Yes, sir. I am too incompetent.
It's not that you're incompetent.
Although Chen Shen acts like a good-for-nothing all day,
he's attended a Japanese Military Academy before. He can--
Division Chief, these are the managers' information files that you wanted.
Good. Place them here.
Okay. I'll leave now.
[Chen Shen's Files, 1940, August 18th]
[Resume]
[Chen Shen, 1935, Japanese Military Academy, Batch 16 of the Whampoa Military Academy's instructor]
One more thing: Bicheng is my cousin's daughter.
She was taught in Batch 16 of Whampoa Military Academy.
Chen...
Team Leader Chen.
I have two things for you.
Continue watching Chen Shen. Also, help me investigate Tang Shanhai and Xu Bicheng's origins.
Yes, sir.
Go ahead.
Teacher,
can you wait for me to return?
Please sit.
Will you still give me a haircut?
You still remember? I thought you forgot.
Yesterday, I just didn't want my husband...
I understand.
We meet again.
Have you been well these years?
Yes. What about you? When did you get married?
Remember: we got married on February 25th of 1939. Your uncle was the matchmaker.
No matter who asks, you can't make a mistake.
Year of 1939.
I remember you left Whampoa in December of 1938.
I went back once.
I left in June of 1939.
I'm happy to see that you married such a good man.
Teacher...
You didn't acknowledge me as your teacher yesterday. You shouldn't call me that in the future, either.
I once taught you that if you ever go to a place filled with suspicion and deception,
you must hide your edges and corners,
and learn to survive. If you lie once, you need more lies to maintain it.
Are you married?
Miss Li, Miss Zhu, you've come.
Chen Shen!
Why didn't you tell me you were coming?
Oh, I know! You knew that I would come eat here after filming,
so you waited here to give me a surprise, right?
Oh, your friend is here.
- This is...- My new coworker, Xu Bicheng.
Oh. Hello, Miss Xu. My name is Li Xiaonan.
- Hello, Miss Li. - Hello.
I work at Celebrity Movie Company.
I'm an actress. I'm Chen Shen's girlfriend.
This is my good friend, Zhu Zhu.
Hello.
- Let's sit together. Come on.- Okay.
Scoot inside.
Our Chen Shen has such good fortune.
The girls around him are all so pretty.
Miss Li, please don't misunderstand.
Don't worry. I wouldn't misunderstand.
I know that our Chen Shen only has me in his heart.
Stop being so cheesy, you two.
You've been acting in too many films. Hurry and order your food.
Waiter!
- Eating out alone?- Yes.
Just them two. Later, Chen Shen's girlfriend also went to Marsell Coffee Shop.
That actress called...
Li Xiaonan.
Continue.
Then, hurry and give Xu Bicheng's information file to me.
I already asked Liu Meina to ask them to fill out their information.
Okay.
Let's go. We'll go talk to Prime Minister again.
Tell Bian Tou to tell Chen Shen to come to the interrogation room once he returns.
Yes, sir.
Selling cigarettes!
Boss, I would like a pack.
I'll have this one.
Can you let me go inside first?
You can go inside after.
Sure.
- I'm afraid they'd...- I understand.
You went out at noon?
I went to meet up with a friend.
I originally wanted to eat lunch with you.
Mrs. Tang. Mr. Tang.
- Hello.- Hello.
- What is your name?- They all call me Bian Tou. Chen Shen's my boss.
Hey, boss! You two can continue chatting.
I'll go inside first.
Division Chief is looking for you.
I just knew nothing good would happen if I came back.
Tell him I haven't returned yet.
Don't. They already watched you come back.
It'll be hard to report to him.
Fine. You can go up first. I'll be there soon.
- Okay. I'll wait for you.- Go ahead.
It's good!
- Boss.- Boss.
Stop hiding it.
The delicious smell already traveled down to Division Chief's office.
Boss, don't scare us.
Your footsteps were so silent. You gave us a fright.
Tell me. What game are you two eating?
Mouse meat. We just peeled off the skin. It's super fresh.
Boss, have one.
Keep that away from me.
You two would dare to eat anything.
Aren't you afraid this mouse was poisoned to death?
We're not afraid. We caught this mouse live.
Mouse meat is much better than chicken, duck, cow, sheep, and fish meat.
It's delicious!
How'd you catch the mouse?
The mouse first eats the rice along the edge of the barrel.
If it wants to continue eating, it'll fall inside the barrel.
There's water in the barrel. Once the mouse is inside,
it can't jump or climb out.
I don't think you should be a special agent.
You'd suit the job of a top chef in Shanghai restaurants.
Boss, you're joking with me again.
I wasn't joking.
You see, when it comes to something you like,
your brain would become very agile.
If you don't love to eat, you wouldn't think of this idea.
How many mice can you catch with one barrel?
There's more than one. We have more than ten barrels placed around the interrogation room.
Okay. Move those into the courtyard some other day.
Openly roast them for everyone to eat.
No problem.
Of course, you have to do it when Old Bi is gone.
Yes.
All right, continue eating. Be careful with the fire.
Don't worry, Boss.
Don't worry. We'll be careful.
Here, here.
A person's lifetime is very short.
They also have very few chances to make decisions.
If you confess today, I'm sure, in the future, you will rejoice in the decision you made today.
The world is unpredictable.
Nobody knows
whether or not you're standing on the wrong side today.
You're right.
We're all gambling with our lives.
If you pick the wrong side to support,
you will lose your life here today.
I can predict your life,
but you can't predict my life.
Then, I'll choose to die today.
I'll die before dawn.
Okay. If you want to die, you can decide.
How you die, I can decide.
How'd you catch the mouse?
Once the mouse is inside, it can't jump or climb out.
We have more than ten barrels placed around the interrogation room.
Twenty seconds.
Actually, there are many ways to live.
There are also many ways to die.
I'm not in a rush. Let's slowly try them one by one.
But if you decide not to die,
please tell me anytime, okay?
You have ten seconds to rest,
unless you can remember who Sparrow is.
Ten, nine,
eight, seven, six...
I'll say it.
You remember?
This is much better.
If you acted this way earlier, you wouldn't need to suffer so much.
Please tell me who Sparrow is.
He is...
I can't hear you. Say it again.
Who?
Chief!
Let go!
Chief! Let go!
Chief, are you okay?
I'll make your life worse than death!
What's going on? Why did the electricity stop?
Team Leader Chen.
- What happened?- Why did the power fail?
- You're injured.- I'm fine.
Did the criminal bite you?
- The criminal bit him.- I'll take you to the hospital.
Why did the power have to go out at this critical moment?
- Check all the prisoners. See if there's anything unusual.- Yes, sir.
Hurry, I'll take you to the hospital.
Everyone else, come with me.
[Team 2 Leader Office]
[File]
Come in.
You also got one?
I was afraid I filled out incorrect information on some, so I'm here to ask you.
Okay. Let's fill them out together.
I'll drive the car.
Open the front gates!
Did something happen?
Looks like a dauntless person is in the prison.
Was it the Nationalist employee captured yesterday?
How many Nationalists do you think aren't afraid of death?
Those are one in a million.
A few days ago, the special operations team captured a communist called Prime Minister.
People say that she might be connected to the famous Sparrow.
Why are you looking at me?
How was your chat with him today?
Don't worry. I know that I'm a married woman.
- How is it?- Leader Chen, your injuries are recovering well. There are no big problems.
Okay, thank you.
Should I book a room for you at Huamao Hotel
so that Sister-in-Law wouldn't ask you so many questions once you get home?
I'm not afraid of her asking me questions.
I'm afraid she'd be worried after finding out about this and get insomnia.
Mr. Bi, please remember to change your medicine according to the prescribed times every day.
If the wound doesn't get infected, it should be fine.
Okay.
Thank you, doctor.
Let's go.
Erbao, get the medicine.
Do you really believe that Wu Zhiguo is a communist?
Is that important?
If you were me, how would you deal with Prime Minister?
My life isn't as tiring as yours.
This is like playing ball.
If there are three strong players in front of me,
it's not impossible for me to score,
but it's likely to end with damages to both sides.
Why bother?
Just pass the ball and let someone else score.
That's right.
Even if I score the ball, what of it?
Only the biggest trees catch the wind. It'll make it harder for myself to survive.
We have found the cause of the power outage.
A mouse was chewing on the aging wires, which caused the power outage.
- Mouse?- Yes.
It was in a corner of the interrogation room.
This mouse has such good timing.
Other than Chen Shen, also have some men watch over Tang Shanhai.
Do you hear me?
Yes, I understand.
Are you cold? How's your ear?
I'm fine.
I thought you'd cut her ear off, too.
If a dog bites a human, should the human bite the dog back?
Plus, once she's in Nanjing, she'll be tormented even more.
A brazenly aggressive dog is not scary.
The truly scary ones are those that never bark,
and suddenly bite you from the back.
Are you talking about the surname Tang guy?
What do you think about assigning Tang Shanhai to the task of escorting Prime Minister to Nanjing?
I thought you didn't trust him.
More of a reason to test him out.
But Prime Minister isn't a nationalist.
Doesn't matter. The communists and nationalists have teamed up. They're both our enemy, anyway.
Go buy three train tickets to Nanjing in two days.
Let that couple go together.
Don't we usually use cars?
You can't be too relaxed with such a long trip.
Maybe on the way there, somebody will pop up.
If that happens, we'd be doomed.
There are also many people on trains.
It doesn't matter.
If there are a lot of people, the communists would be afraid to hurt the innocent. I'm not afraid.
- Cold now, right?- Yes.
I promised my brother to protect you two
and take you out of Shanghai to Yan'an.
We also want to go, but we can't leave.
We are people with a mission.
Sister-in-Law, in this world, you and Pi Pi are my only family.
I'm also fine.
But I can't let you and Pi Pi be in danger.
I don't need you to do this.
I only need you to protect yourself.
Everything we are doing, all the pain we are enduring,
is to one day be true, normal civilians.
Have you had any news recently?
When you're free, you can talk more to Liu Meina. She knows a lot.
Chen Shen and Bi Zhongliang have been acting secretively lately.
I don't know what they're doing.
If you don't know, I'd know even less.
Bi Zhongliang hasn't given me jobs recently,
but days like this won't last too long. We should stay alert.
Also, somebody has probably reported your relationship with Chen Shen to Bi Zhongliang already.
You shouldn't get in contact with him for a while to avoid gossip.
I don't need you to tell me
when to meet up with him, and when to pretend like he is a stranger.
Colt pistol.
Good stuff.
Sister Wang, did you use all the money I gave you to buy guns?
It's a waste if I didn't spend it.
You work for the Japanese, so I'll use the Japanese's money to buy guns to shoot them.
- They're Chinese people working for the Japanese.- Same difference.
Prepare to take action in two days.
Tell us. What will we do?
If no accidents happen, at 10 a.m. two days from now,
the new Operations Team 2's team leader,
Tang Shanhai, will escort Prime Minister to a train headed to Nanjing.
I remember there's a place called Yangsiling past Wuxi Railway Station.
A section of the railway there connects two, small mountains. The railway often collapses there.
I wish you guys would create an accident there to force the train to stop.
No problem.
I've prepared a car. Old K, you're in charge of driving.
Okay.
Begin early in the morning. You must complete the roadblock preparations before noon.
Then, drive back to the city of Wuxi to rescue the person.
Okay.
The train should arrive at Wuxi Railway Station around 1 p.m.
One hour past 1 p.m., Wuxi will receive news of the railway collapse.
I think the train will stop at Wuxi Railway Station to wait for the removal of the roadblock.
I will also rush to Wuxi to meet up with you guys.
No problem.
Pi Dan, in two days, there'll be a boat headed towards Hong Kong that takes off at 8 p.m.
I need three tickets.
You can't tell anybody about those tickets. Remember that.
Sure, I understand.
Sister Tian, you stay here.
Before 8 p.m. in two days, you must take Pi Pi to the pier to meet up with me.
Pi Pi? The mute Pi Pi?
- Yes, him. - I got it.
This is the person we have to rescue.
These two are the agents of the Reorganized Government in charge of escorting her.
If possible,
I hope she can stay safe.
Aiyo, she's quite pretty.
It'd be a pity to kill her.
Brother Shen, you have such a tender heart for women.
Okay, let's begin.
- Okay. - Okay.
Hey.
Hey, wake up.
You're back.
Why did you fall asleep here?
I was waiting for you.
Waiting for me? Why?
I learned to cook ginseng soup from the landlady today.
I especially brought this for you to try.
Ginseng soup again? I almost threw up last time from drinking it.
I promise this one is different from last time.
It doesn't taste like herbal soup. Really!
It's cold outside. Let's go inside first.
Can you keep me company the day after tomorrow?
- The day after tomorrow?- Yes.
It's my birthday in two days. Take a day off and keep me company.
I'll take you out to play.
Okay! Where?
I'll tell you later.
Chen Shen suddenly remembered
if he uses going out to play with Li Xiaonan as an excuse,
he can have a reason to ask for leave from Bi Zhongliang
in order to partake in the rescue mission in Wuxi.
But would he burden Li Xiaonan like this?
Maybe he should buy an extra boat ticket and take her away, also.
At the Reorganized National Government's Special Operations Division,
he's hidden himself with the identity of a Chinese traitor for three years.
Other than Liu Lanzhi, only Li Xiaonan treats him sincerely,
although he only sees her as a buddy.
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