In the Name of People
Episode 51
Director Lu, are you done? If so, come back quickly!
The mission is a success!
Chief Hou,
this time it's the damsel who saved the hero!
Without our struggle and selfless rescue, you'd be dead!
How exaggerated, is it so serious?
Let me talk to him! - Here!
Chief Hou, you must reward us!
Once we are back, you must cook some solid dishes yourself!
Heard that?
Huahua said some solid dishes to reward us!
OK, after you get back!
Chief Hou, are you back to work again?
Of course!
What, Zhao Ruilong is back?
Arrest immediately, and question him ASAP!
You guys get him, I'm almost done here.
I'll find you once I'm done!
Our chief Hou is bluffing somebody again!
It's either Gao Xiaoqin or Liu Xinjian!
Wang Wenge, I can tell you responsibly,
attorneys of the justice bureau are very responsible!
They kept negotiating with Shanshui about your stocks!
It's true it was hard, but now we are almost there!
It's getting resolved!
Fine, let the attorney bring me the settlement contract!
But I said we are almost there,
I didn't say it's signed!
Shit, another incident!
Attorney Qian of the justice bureau sent me this, look!
A former worker of Dafeng wanted his stocks,
and kidnapped Cai's 10-year old son!
The police surrounded the place!
Secretary Gao kept saying,
stay out of their sight, but now?!
Call that attorney Qian.
Get her here and sign the settlement contract now!
OK, I'll call.
I haven't agreed this yet!
Call!
Let her sign it now!
Boss Liu, I told you.
I can sentence you with zero testimony, and I will do it!
Let's stop, take him away! - Yes sir!
Take him away!
Chief Hou, I confess everything!
Wait!
So, wanna talk again?
Are you afraid that Zhao Ruilong will talk first?
You don't trust your bros after all!
Tell us what you got!
Stop wasting our time!
I tell everything...
Ruilong...
I got another bad news for you.
The pursuit team tracked down Ding in Africa.
If he ends up in their hands someday,
and returns to China with voluntary confession, you see?
Don't spook me with that, I knew it long ago!
I heard yesterday! - I heard the day before in Hong Kong!
I also know Ding will die in an upcoming gunfight!
For this gunfight I paid Spotted Tiger 200k USD!
That's why I say businesses have running costs,
I count all these things!
Sniper, prepare!
Captain Wang, don't shoot!
Never shoot!
He did this stupid thing just for his stocks!
He won't hurt the kid!
Give him some more time, OK?
He won't hurt the kid!
Attorney Qian agreed to come over and sign!
Then it's your matter, I'll go to Luezhou to plan my retreat.
Zhao Ruilong... can you really do this to your brothers?!
Why not?
I'm a businessman, I focus on businesses!
I take everything that is mine but nothing else!
Besides, with Liu Xinjian's 700 million and Ding in Africa...
Stop right there!
I tell you... - Tongwei!
Enough, we are all friends, OK?
Fine!
I'll stop.
After the thing is done in Africa, let me know.
Sure, I'll go pack my stuff.
The gunfight in Africa is over!
So Ding is asleep now?
The world is unpredictable, and cruel!
So long!
Hello, attorney Qian?
Master Chen, tell Wang Wenge the contract is fine now.
Gao Xiaoqin called me over personally!
Good!
She realized the gravity of the situation!
Attorney Qian,
once you signed the contract with Shanshui Group,
send it to my phone right away!
Send right away, there are lives at stake, understood?
OK, I see! - Alright, that's it!
So?
Almost done!
Wang Wenge?
Wang Wenge!
I just contacted attorney Qian!
She's going to Shanshui Group now,
to sign the settlement contract!
We drop our lawsuit, they return most of our stocks, OK?
Really? Old Chen, are you fooling me?
Why would I fool you... if I fool you, I'm a little dog!
Release the kid now!
No, I must see the stock contract myself!
I told you,
as soon as they signed it, I'll get it on my phone!
How about you release the kid first and take me instead?
I'm coming in, OK? - Master Chen, don't!
Old Chen, come in alone!
Of course, I'll be alone, relax!
Freeze!
Get out! - What are you doing?!
Don't mess around, OK?
Get out and shut the door! - OK, I'll leave!
Shut the door! - OK, leave us!
Hurry!
Commissioner Zhao, the kid is saved!
But master Chen is still inside, should be OK!
Captain Wang,
the hell you did, letting master Chen inside?
He's over 80 years old, can he stand it?
Ever since I took over Handong Oil & Gas Group,
Zhao Lichun spoke to me.
He said as chairman,
I must remember to help Zhao Ruilong.
He also said the organization is unreliable,
but relatives are reliable.
He said he has 2 sons,
one is Ruilong, the other is me!
You are becoming his son!
Yes...
He took me in as an oath-son, and he'd tell me anything.
What did Zhao Lichun tell you?
He told me, Handong Oil & Gas is still national,
owned by the whole people.
It can never become a personal ATM.
But Ruilong's company is private,
if you can help his company,
everybody will have what they want!
Therefore boss Liu, you were quite crazy!
We estimated the profits you transferred to Zhao Ruilong,
as around 30 billion, correct?
About right...
But I never took any money from them!
But you wasted 52 million from his companies on gambling!
From Macau to Las Vegas, even to Lisbon in Portugal!
You know this too?
I told you,
we made new discoveries about you each day!
Liangping, get real with him now!
Hurry up and let him explain everything one by one!
Who could've thought Zhao Lichun would've fallen so low?
This leader of ours...
there's no party member quality left in him!
BTW...
We got a lead on Xiao Gangyu's bribery from the oil company!
They paid Xiao Gangu 120k in the name of reception fee!
It says "2 boxes of Chunghwa cigarets"!
This we can ask Liu Xinjian!
This princeling Zhao...
is too domineering!
He doesn't see his coming death!
Still so greedy!
Let him do it, I tell you!
Whatever he eats up, he must puke them all out!
What did secretary Gao tell you?
Why is Hou Liangping not going to Beijing now?
It's unimportant.
Even if he goes, Ma Liangping or Niu Liangping may come!
This place... we can't stay anymore!
Xiaoqin...
We must leave too!
I know!
I'll do as you said!
I tell you, I called you back this time,
is because I hope you can arrange our retreat!
Also, that Zhao Ruilong is a teammate like a pig!
You must stay cautious, OK?
If anything seems wrong, leave immediately!
I know!
Hello?
Chief Qi, I finally found you!
Shit happened, Ji Changming has the witnesses!
You just heard?! Even the questioning is over!
But... secretary Gao never answered my calls!
So what, what can you do?
It was just a questioning, Hou Liangping didn't file a case!
But secretary Gao...
Don't mention secretary Gao to me!
He's not involved in this!
Old Qi!
Secretary Gao is not involved...
then who is?!
Don't do this, OK?
I'm over 80!
I won't run!
But, you...
find me a seat!
Easy!
Old Chen, I don't wanna kill!
I don't wanna kill you or Cai's son, I just want my stocks!
Wang Wenge, I tell you...
First, I don't wanna fool you,
second, I really don't fear death!
I fought so many battles, if I fear death,
I would've died many times by now!
Wang Wenge, I tell you, I'm just a bit old now.
If I were 10 years younger, I don't need them,
I can take your knife and pin you down, you know?
Wang Wenge, you need to calm down.
Calm down, OK? - No!
You made us hold stocks!
Yes, I made you hold stocks, but did you lose anything?
You didn't, you got payout each year!
You were happy to count the cash!
There's no more payout, thanks to that crooked Cai!
It's because something went wrong!
Then we must solve it within the legal boundaries!
Will a knife solve the problem?
Chief Sha, something happened!
What?
Master Chen is kidnapped by a former Dafeng worker!
Kidnapped?!
Zhao Donglai, what's going on?!
Who sent master Chen to the frontline?
You know how old he is?! - Yes yes...
Listen to me, secretary Li...
Listen to me, if anything happens to him, I'll make you pay!
Wang Wenge, you must have a conscience!
Don't treat master Chen like this!
Listen, it's your wife, right?
Even your wife is talking!
Wang Wenge, think about it,
without master Chen, how could we have so many stocks?
Li Dakang! - Chief Sha!
How can this happen?
Master Chen warned us at Dafeng factory,
how can you let him get kidnapped?
It's unexpected!
Chief Sha, I'm at the municipal PD soon!
I tell you, in wartimes he carried explosives to take fort!
He contributed tremendously to the revolution!
Yes!
During reform, he oversaw the trial spot of Dafeng factory.
He always worked diligently!
Drive faster!
If anything happens to him today,
how do we explain to the party, the people, and to history?
Yes chief Sha, I know, I know!
OK!
Secretary Bai, ask if the kidnapping is resolved!
OK!
Can we shoot the kidnapper?
We can, but master Chen won't accept!
He keeps saying Wang Wenge has his reasons, he won't kill!
Can we listen to master Chen at this moment?!
If this worker has a conscience,
he won't put a knife to master Chen's neck!
I think you got water in your head!
Yes sir!
Find chance to shoot Wang Wenge!
I'll kill him!
Get out!
Get out, just bring me the settlement contract!
Get out, close the door!
Captain Wang!
Contact attorney Qian ASAP!
Send me the settlement contract!
Easy!
You see...
It's red!
Wang Wenge, I'm over 80 now.
It's fine if I die, but you got an entire family!
They depend on you!
Is it worth it to stab me?!
Boss Gao, I'm arriving, where are you?
I'm in building 1! - OK, I'll be there!
And Dafeng factory's 700 million?
There's not much to say, Zhao Ruilong found me.
He hoped I'd help him.
He told me it's his old man's will.
Did Zhao Lichun tell you beforehand?
He didn't!
But he did tell me long ago,
that I should help Zhao Ruilong's company at all cost.
Besides,
Xiao Gangyu also asked for my help,
on behalf of others.
Who sent Xiao Gangyu? - Gao Xiaoqin!
They are in the same camp... it's common knowledge!
Speaking of Xiao Gangyu, I remember something.
We found that you paid him 120k in the name of reception fee!
It says "2 boxes of Chunghwa cigarets", what's going on?
Even I don't wanna bring it up!
Somebody gave Xiao Gangyu a box of Chunghwa cigarets,
he forced me to sell it for him.
To whom should I sell it?!
I was forced to ask my finance manager...
to send him 60k.
And your company used the cigarets for reception?
No!
Because we didn't pick it up,
6 months later, Xiao Gangyu found us to sell the same box.
I was distressed, I can't help.
I asked my finance office to send him another 60k!
Then I feared he'd sell me the same box again,
so I sent somebody to pick up the cigarets.
But then we saw it was full of mold, nobody could smoke!
So he demanded bribes!
He...
he wants all kinds of money, a "soft-shell turtle"! (slang for people without class)
But I can't help, he oversees duty-crime prevention!
Duty-crime prevention,
but not for himself, what a joke!
To be honest, even I look down on people like him!
Looks like we must chat with Xiao Gangyu!
Not so fast!
Xiao Gangyu must have more issues than these 120k!
If we don't find him, he may come find Hou Liangping!
Good!
Then we'll chat together!
Just a sec.
Comrade Donglai, the hostage's safety is the first priority!
Nothing can happen to old proc. director Chen Yanshi!
Got it?
OK.
Captain, although the kidnapper is no professional criminal,
but it's scary if he loses his mind!
Stay vigilant, inform me if there's anything!
Secretary Gao!
Old Xiao, why did you call me so many times?
I'm so stressed, where have you been, don't avoid me!
What do you talk like that?
I'm solving an emergency situation!
Old Xiao, don't overthink too much,
when you meet Hou Liangping someday, apologize to him!
I think you are too nervous right now!
Go home and have some sleep!
Take my advice! - OK, secretary Gao!
I'll invite him for dinner someday and apologize, OK?
You can be our middleman! - Alright, I'll be there!
OK, that's it!
Wang Wenge...
Wenge... (means "cultural revolution")
Were you born in 1966? (the year cultural revolution began)
In 1968, during nationwide "armed revolution"!
You know "armed revolution"?
I tell you, this is "armed revolution"!
You made a big mistake today!
Even without doing this, you can still get your stocks back!
The government will help you!
Help my ass!
They help Gao Xiaoqin, Zhao Ruilong,
and those corrupt officials!
Corrupt officials will be punished,
even that judge Chen Qingquan got caught!
But he sentenced away our stocks!
We can have it sentenced back!
I tell you, only settlement can solve it for real!
Understand?
Secretary Li, I'm reading the contract at Shanshui Group.
If everything is fine, I can sign it now.
OK, got it.
What's wrong? - They are ready to shoot!
It was secretary Li?
Not just secretary Li,
chief Sha Ruijin and secretary Gao Yuliang are involved too!
OK I see, let's... discuss our contract first!
Based on your demands, we reach settlement.
For the greater good, our company concedes the rights.
Specifically,
we'll give back every stockholding Dafeng worker,
70% of their rights!
Boss Gao, excuse me.
If you agreed earlier,
then this mess won't have happened!
I don't want it either, but my partner disagreed, I can't help!
Frankly speaking, they disagree even until today!
They disagree? Then is this contract valid?
Of course it's valid!
It will be valid!
Shanshui Group accepts this loss!
If you got no objections...
then please sign it!
Freeze! - What are you doing? - Freeze!
Put it down, calm down!
Master Chen, the contract is sent to your phone!
You see, the settlement contract is here!
You see?
Master Chen, I owe you!
I'm worse than dogs and pigs, master Chen!
I owe you... - Take him away!
I owe you, master Chen!
I really owe you, master Chen...
Master Chen! - Take it easy...
His burns aren't fully recovered!
Maste Chen, how about you?
So tired...
Medic! Hurry up, now!
Master Chen...
How's it going, is master Chen injured?
He got scratches, but only minor!
He's a very old man after all!
Yeah...
The standoff lasted 3 hours!
Even young men can hardly keep up!
Among our accomplices...
there's another VIP!
It's Qi Tongwei!
It's an open secret that he rakes in money with Gao Xiaoqin.
They have a company in Hong Kong.
Hello?
Liangping, master Chen got kidnapped and fainted.
Now he's sent to hospital. - What?!
Liangping, since Liu Xinjian is breached,
let Chen Qunfang take over, you come back!
We got an important meeting tonight, hosted by chief Sha!
OK!
Is everyone here?
Yes!
Why is Gao Yuliang not here?
Let's invite him after this, he's at the hospital!
Sick? - No!
He's visiting...
comrade Chen Yanshi!
Secretary Bai, how is Chen Yanshi, is he safe now?
He survived the danger period, but remains in ICU!
Comrade Changming, let's begin! - OK!
Leaders, the infamous 1/16-case of our province,
is finally solved today!
Yuliang...
You are very busy, why do you still come?
Old Chen will scold you when he wakes up!
Master Wang, Chen Hai keeps lying in the hospital...
It may take a while before he recovers.
Now master Chen fell too!
Little Leather Ball is still young...
In your family...
Master Wang...
What would you do?
It's good that you came!
Old Chen got questions for you!
Master Wang...
You'll need the organization's help in such times!
I'll coordinate with the procurators.
You see!
Old Chen is asking you!
Master Chen!
Master Wang, please ask.
Yuliang...
Between you and Shanshui Group's Gao Xiaoqin...
what's really going on?
Have you made corruption?
This is an extremely severe and huge case!
It involved many high-ranked officials,
large sums of money and extreme methods!
It's almost unprecedented in our province's history!
The suspects gathered around Shanshui Group,
robbed large sums of national assets by force or trickery!
Most importantly,
former provincial chief Zhao Lichun and his son are involved!
Yes, let me add something.
Zhao Ruilong is not just involved,
he's the key suspect of this case!
Under the protection of his father Zhao Lichun,
this princeling Zhao acted willfully,
and committed extremely serious crimes!
Next up, comrade Hou Liangping,
will give you a brief overview of how this case is solved!
OK!
Weird...
Why can't we reach Zhao Lichun by phone all of a sudden?
Nobody answered the cellphone, and his home phone...
a caretaker picked up, and she kept hesitating.
I kept asking, she said they went to a meeting.
Officials are busy in Beijing, with many meetings!
Doesn't look like it!
I'll ask secretary Yuliang.
Don't, stop being paranoid!
Don't bother the leaders this late!
Master Wang, don't say it like that!
There's nothing between me and Gao Xiaoqin!
About this matter,
I reported to master Chen before!
Since master Chen asks again,
I'll report to my old superior again!
That Gao Xiaoqin...
she's neither my niece nor my daughter!
She's an entrepreneur I paid attention to some years ago!
Some years ago? - Yes!
Do you still pay attention to her now?
Old Chen asks if you made corruption with her!
Master Wang, don't make it sound so ugly!
There's no such thing!
There are many false rumors about me...
because some people have ulterior motives, don't get fooled!
BTW, I told my secretary today,
to bring master Chen some plants, all my recent work!
Master Chen will like them! I'll call my secretary...
No, save your plants for later!
Old Chen is asking!
Master Wang, I got another meeting later,
time is running out.
I'll visit again in a few days!
Yuliang!
Let me tell you one last thing!
OK, I'm listening!
Yuliang,
whatever mistakes you made, explain to the party ASAP!
Let's be honest and accept their judgement!
It's not that bad, master Wang!
It's really not so bad!
You two can relax!
I'm leaving!
Yuliang!
No need to see me off, I'll visit again!
We are not done yet!
He won't listen!
Won't listen!
Old Chen, did you hear our entire conversation?
Yes...
Given today's situation...
you ask too much!
Why too much?
Actually, you should be the one asking!
As his first superior,
towards you... he still acts respectfully!
Whether it's professional or personal, you must remind him!
You think I haven't?
I reminded him a lot,
what I should and shouldn't say, I told him all!
His relation with Gao Xiaoqin included!
He didn't listen and brushed me off.
Did you see?
When you asked, he kept dodging!
I saw it!
I say this from the bottom of my heart:
I don't want Gao Yuliang to end up in trouble!
Me either!
Now I'm afraid he'd get caught!
Don't get excited!
We stop!
Let's stop talking!
Look at you...
you cared for others your whole life, now you should rest!
Cheng Du, did you get to Luezhou with Zhao Ruilong?
Yes chief.
I came back after driving him to Luezhou, anything wrong?
Who's receiving boss Zhao? - Mayor Yi Xuexi!
Mayor Yi came to visit boss Zhao.
Over!
Mayor Yi, you won beautifully!
Now I'm penniless in Luezhou!
Boss Zhao, it sounds like...
your donation isn't voluntary!
If my dad didn't force me, I won't have donated!
If you regret, take it back!
Don't!
It's better to be generous than letting you expropriate me!
Expropriate?
It won't be!
But, we might confiscate stolen goods!
Mayor Yi, don't spook me!
Just kidding!
Chief Sha, secretary Tian, and every leader here.
This case opened up from Ouyang Jing.
Then we locked onto Shanshui Manor,
the den of these thieves!
The key suspects:
Qi Tongwei, Gao Xiaoqin, Chen Qingquan,
Liu Xianjian and Zhao Ruilong, entered our sight one by one.
There are 2 more: Xiao Gangyu and Ding Yizhen!
Yes, Ding Yizhen too!
He's now in Africa!
There's a new situation...
Ding Yizhen is dead!
Our pursuit team informed us 1 hour ago,
Ding was shot by a mysterious man near a gold mine today.
The eloquent Gao Yuliang is too ashamed to argue,
before two honest elders.
Today, he finally understood the meaning of:
"unshakable righteousness"!
Why did he ignore the elders' advice all these years?
"One misstep brings eternal regret," (Chinese poem verse)
"looking back, the whole life has already passed." (Chinese poem verse)
I'm not paranoid.
I just feel... Hou Liangping won't go easy on me!
And you!
Now he's free,
he'll do everything possible to make you cry!
Remember this!
Don't overthink.
If fate must make me cry, then I'll cry!
To be honest, I feel quite content all these years!
The fate brought me to you!
Without you, there will be no Shanshui Group,
or my achievements today!
Don't thank anyone!
Half of Shanshui Group is your effort!
Frankly speaking, I was just a ladder.
Or..
I gave you a hand occasionally.
You are no ladder, you are my everything!
Don't forget another person!
Gao Yuliang?
Zhao Ruilong!
Boss Zhao, no matter what others say,
I must thank you and your father!
You finally cooperated and finished the demolition smoothly!
Since we were so cooperative,
would Luezhou give us some fair compensation?
Like a businessman, asking for compensation!
The compensation I ask for is win-win for us!
OK.
Tell us, what more projects in Luezhou do you want?
Land in the new district!
Mayor, can you approve me a land?
I have high hopes for Luezhou's development!
Boss Zhao, land again!
OK, in a few days, the district director will show you around!
Then we talk!
You see!
I knew mayor Yi won't let me go bankrupt!
Let me see you off!
Now it's confirmed:
Chen Hai's accident was well-planned!
Shanshui's finance manager Liu Qingzhu,
didn't die of infarction, but murder!
A secret copy of Liu Qingzhu's account book,
was found in his home in the village!
All these years,
Qi Tongwei, Chen Qingquan,
Ding Yizhen, Xiao Gangyu,
received various amounts of payout from Shanshui Group!
The sums range from Qi Tongwei's 30 million,
to Xiao Gangyu's 1.86 million.
Comrade Liangping, is Gao Yuliang also on the list?
There's no Gao Yuliang, Gao Xiaoqin or Zhao Ruilong!
Secretary Tian, when bosses pay their workers,
they never write down their own names!
Zhao Ruilong is no ordinary brat!
He can be successful without his dad.
I remember back then...
there was also a boss Du, who taught us hands-on.
From wearing qipao to walking, and when to say what,
he taught all about etiquette.
Sometimes, for some small movements and speeches,
we practiced the whole day!
To meet someone, we prepared for days!
Yeah...
The forming of habits takes time!
It was indeed a life-long good habit!
How long did you prepare before meeting Hou Liangping?
Take a guess!
3 days!
From Clinton to Ken Starr, I read them all online!
You totally fooled Hou Liangping!
At least, I left him a deep impression!
Mayor Yi, I'll wave goodbye here!
Boss Zhao! - Goodbye!
What's up sister?
Ruilong, something is wrong, you got tricked!
Tricked? By who, Qi Tongwei or Gao Yuliang?
Neither, it's Sha Ruijin!
Proc. director Ji, Zhao Ruilong wants to run, what do we do?
Give me a sec, I'll tell you now!
Chief Qi, that...
old Du called me, there's an emergency in Hong Kong.
Just like before, arrange your men at Luezhou airport,
I'll leave from here.
Ruilong...
You just got back from Hong Kong, now you leave again?
Can't help, old Du needs me urgently!
Stop playing me, OK?
What's going on really?