In the Name of People
Episode 54
If I can't get back someday...
water the plants for me.
I plowed the soil 3 times already.
You can plant some vegetables!
You don't know my plants anyway!
Do you think...
I'd stay here when you are gone?
True!
Yuliang...
Do you not regret at all?!
Would regrets help anyhow?!
It's how I walked this path!
Prof. Wu...
After Qi Tongwei's suicide, I've been thinking a lot!
For real!
In my whole life...
I owe you the most!
Fortunately, you still got Fangfang by your side!
Then I can feel assured!
But these years...
These things...
How can I explain to Fangfang?!
Tell her eventually...
and selectively!
Fangfang is no longer that high-schooler!
I think she can bear anything!
Live well with Fangfang!
Wait!
Take this with you.
Thanks...
Huifen...
You are the better one!
Miss Gao Xiaofeng.
The central inspection team invited you today,
to ask about your personal relations with Gao Yuliang.
We hope you can be truthful, and cooperate with us!
Can I meet old Gao?
I haven't even met him this time!
Before relevant matters are cleared, I'm afraid not!
What issues does he have?
He's not involved in Qi Tongwei and my sister's matters!
You lived in Hong Kong, not mainland.
How do you know he's not involved?
Old Gao has strict rules for me,
he never allowed me to join any of Shanshui's activities.
He even told me to stay away from their Hong Kong-branch!
He doesn't even allow me to write down my name!
That was it.
Qi Tongwei left like that.
I never thought he'd kill himself!
How come it ended this way?!
It's expected...
Because Qi Tongwei could no longer find the way home!
You said Qi Tongwei didn't shoot you.
Correct.
Qi Tongwei didn't really wanna kill me.
If he wanted, then I won't be standing here today!
You know why?
No!
You and your school brother respect each other!
Perhaps.
Among your classmates, he admired you the most.
He often mentioned you.
He admired, even envied your talent and courage!
Before you...
he couldn't pull the trigger!
Perhaps!
But I felt it was that lullaby that helped.
The innocent children's voice,
cast a sun ray onto Qi Tongwei's dark mind.
It awoke his humanity, and reset his soul.
Reset his soul?
It's the first time I hear this expression!
Interesting!
Mentor Gao...
Qi Tongwei is dead now.
Could some people really feel safe?
What do you mean?
(Our party officials must always remember:)
(we are a republic founded by the people.)
(All powers belong to the people,)
(all powers are for the people!)
(We must use the power granted us by the people,)
(to really serve the people!)
Mentor Gao, you spoke well on TV!
When you said it in the name of people,
I feel confused.
Did you mean it, do you really have people in your mind?
What else do you wanna say? - Nothing!
I'm seeking your counsel, please explain to me!
Can I still teach you?
Let's discuss together!
OK, I can also share my professional experience!
Good, and tell your mentor cautionary tales!
Sit down!
I think corruption,
is like having time-bombs tied onto you, dangerous!
Sure.
If commoners cheat, it's awkward momentarily.
You get scolded, but if you remember, life goes on.
If officials cheat, especially the high-ranked ones,
it may lead to earth-shaking crimes!
Therefore officials must be righteous,
righteousness brings assurance, assurance means safety!
Mentor is knowledgeable, you know everything!
If I don't even get such simple truths, how can I teach?
(Justice brings clarity, cleanness brings authority.)
(Only clean officials can be trusted by people.)
(Using power for the public, can win over hearts and minds!)
(As power-wielding officials, we need a balance in our hearts!)
Old Gao...
is a very careful official!
He'll never cross the line even the slightest!
These years, for the living expenses of me and our kid,
he only gives us 200k HKD per year.
With the price level in Hong Kong, 200k must be tight!
Sometimes yes, luckily my sister's kid is also with me.
Therefore, my sister would also give me!
How much does Gao Xiaoqin give you per year?
Variable, sometimes 100-200k...
sometimes...
300-500k!
Still not much!
But Gao Xiaoqin doesn't only give you this much.
Did she save 200 million HKD in the name of the 2 kids?
No, absolutely not!
Fine, let's revisit the previous question.
We talk about you and Gao Yuliang.
Prof. Wu, other than a college professor,
you are also a party member!
Therefore you must treat our investigation,
with loyalty and honesty!
I know, secretary Tian.
If there's anything... you can ask me directly!
(Officials don't get rich.)
(To get rich, don't be an official!)
(Our party officials can never get greedy about money!)
(Before our relatives and friends, we must be careful.)
(Don't let personal relations violate principles!)
(Before women, we must have self-discipline!)
(Don't allow yourself to fall!)
Very well said, I wonder how you do it in your life?
Just say what you want!
Gao Xiaofeng!
What's with her? - You know it too!
To hide something, it's best if you don't do it! (Chinese proverb)
Liangping, a bureau chief on your level,
is not authorized to investigate me!
But to satisfy your curiosity, I can tell you!
Good, I'll thank you!
No need!
Gao Xiaofeng's matter...
I wanted to do it, I did it, and I wanted to keep it a secret!
So?
Therefore you conclude it must be fishy, right?
You are too young!
I expected long ago...
that you'd ask about it!
I prepared for you!
Here, look!
Old Gao and I...
registered for marriage in May 2008 in Hong Kong!
August the same year, we had our kid!
I'm sorry, secretary Tian...
For so many years...
I really didn't...
didn't have the chance...
to tell other people about this...
I knew that...
this day...
wou.... would come sooner or later!
I'm sorry!
Gao Yuliang and I...
we divorced in March 2008.
We had no other option.
Because that Gao Xiaofeng,
her belly got big!
She was about to give birth!
I had no other way!
Back then,
if words got out and caused a scandal,
he'd lose his provincial secretary post...
And I won't have the face to teach anymore!
Therefore...
Judge Wu, I must criticize you harshly!
Why did you help them hide?
If chief Hou didn't notice, Gao Xiaoqin would've escaped!
Imagine the consequences!
Nobody knew it would get so bad!
I promised your auntie, to keep her divorce secret!
Besides, we also did this for you and Fangfang.
You are both old enough to marry,
if we told you the truth, you'd get so pessimistic!
And we won't if you keep quiet?!
Have you ever thought,
why would Fangfang never visit home all these years?
Fangfang knew it?!
That girl is smart!
There was a time we often chatted online.
We brought up topics like marriage and family.
Fangfang seemed very pessimistic!
I was wondering if she just broke up.
Now we know the real cause!
It's her parents,
who got Fangfang very disappointed about human nature!
I didn't expect to know my new "shi niang" this way! (means mentor's wife)
Mentor Gao...
What about you and Prof. Wu?
You wanna know everything!
I totally expected you'd ask this!
It's fine, I can answer you that too.
Prof. Wu and I divorced, but we don't separate!
We are no commoners, must consider publicity!
Prof. Wu and I agreed: when I retire,
I'll live with your new "shi niang" in Hong Kong.
All my properties in mainland, will belong to Prof. Wu!
A good arrangement, seamless!
So why should I involve in Tongwei and Gao Xiaoqin's mess?
Does that mean you are uninvolved?
Mentor Gao, now you're Qi Tongwei's brother-in-law!
This you can never deny!
Confused again!
That's why I ask for advice!
This is when we talk about self-control, discipline and redline!
Mentor Gao!
Given the situation, you are still talking like this!
Classmate Liangping...
mentor is explaining to you, like in a class!
Please don't interrupt!
OK, please!
I just don't get it!
Why didn't my auntie sue that Gao Yuliang?
Just sue Gao Yuliang, sue him!
She wanted to!
But for many years, Zhao Lichun called the shots in Handong!
So who could your auntie sue, and could she win?
She couldn't win!
Wait!
What's wrong?
You see, they divorced for many years. - Hmm?
But live together, and appear in public like a loving couple.
They live like in an act, even good actors can't do it!
Your auntie...
how do I describe her?
She's too pragmatic!
That's the word!
My auntie,
doesn't wanna give up the privileges of a leader's wife!
Alright Prof. Wu, that's it.
So, the professor got anything else to say?
Secretary Tian! - Hmm?
I don't know what Gao Yuliang thought,
but as I hid the fact about my divorce,
there's another important reason.
It's our daughter!
Fangfang was young back then,
I wanted to tell her when she's older.
But,
so many years passed in a blink!
In the beginning, I was very torn!
But in the end...
I became numb!
Prof. Wu, I understand that!
The organization won't punish you, only Gao Yuliang!
As an ordinary party member,
we won't demand you to report on your personal life!
But Gao Yuliang must!
Besides, his new wife is also a Hong Kong citizen!
The more reason he must report!
I'm leaving! - Hmm!
BTW...
Don't feel guilty, don't worry.
We will judge Gao Yuliang based on evidence!
I believe in the organization!
Thanks secretary Tian! - Bye!
The economic reform of China is like a mighty flood!
The waves carried everyone.
Meanwhile, some people were ambitious or lucky enough,
to ride the wave front!
On wave front, you get endless views, temptations and risks!
It depends on how you take it!
The future is nowhere as clear as the past!
Excitement and confusion...
occupied everyone's mind!
Mentor Gao, you are still eloquent and ardent!
You shouldn't have left Han-Uni to become an official!
You were an excellent professor!
That's why we must keep some veneration in our heart!
We may confuse about certain things, but not our redline!
Never fight the law!
In that way, whether you are an official or commoner,
you can live assured without fear!
Do you live assured, without fear?
I doubt it! - Don't!
All of your mentor's activities are legal!
Divorced for 6 years,
remarried a Hong Kong-woman for 6 years, even had a son!
He withheld such big personal event until now!
When Li Dakang divorced, he told us specifically!
A provincial secretary who defies the organization!
And the committee!
He thinks his divorce and marriage are normal!
Therefore he doesn't fear!
Did you talk to him with the photos? - I did!
What did he say?
He said he'll consider before answering us.
But he still hasn't answered!
What's there to consider, the facts remain!
Therefore...
if he got things to say, he can tell directly to central!
Right!
Central may invite me over for a chat soon.
I'm lucky,
to have you, an anti-corruption bureau student of mine,
make an excellent practice for me!
Mentor Gao, are you using me?
It's not that.
To beat your mentor, you must do your homework!
I prepared well before coming!
I won't forget in college,
when you scolded Chen Hai big time for not preparing!
A good student remembers!
Since you prepared, then I'll test you.
Like a quiz?
No!
Final exam!
Classmate Liangping, tell me.
What kind of person is your new "shi niang"?
A beauty...
who had character surgery!
Character surgery?
Does the word exist? OK.
Explain to your mentor, what is it really?
Is it a mandatory question? - Yes!
OK!
Character surgery is a new concept I invented!
It's defined by: a person's past and present!
When I worked at Huilong Company as receptionist,
I did receive trainings.
But this training was not just for me, or for old Gao!
Back then, I didn't even know old Gao existed!
I never thought...
in my life, I'd meet someone like him!
But Zhao Ruilong and boss Du knew!
Also, they planned everything carefully!
It's not planned!
It's love, it's the love between me and old Gao!
You won't understand, its...
Please calm down!
Since you call it love,
then please recollect your love with Gao Yuliang.
This love between me and old Gao...
Began at the Dabei Lake...
Back then...
Zhao Ruilong's men...
picked up my sister and I from the island of Dabei Lake...
My sister and I...
didn't even wear shoes!
OK, come!
Thanks boss, bye!
Let's go!
Go!
Big Gao, little Gao, we are ashore.
Why don't you wear shoes?
Big Gao, little Gao,
I bought these shoes for you!
Take them!
Try them on!
That HR manager...
brought me and my sister to Luezhou.
We became the receptionists of Huilong Hotel.
Then...
Zhao Ruilong and that boss Du...
they both raped me!
In 4 years...
I had 3 abortions!
Actually back then...
Zhao Ruilong...
Zhao Ruilong, they raped my big sister!
At that time...
they couldn't tell me and my sister apart!
Therefore each time...
my big sister charged ahead to protect me!
Then I met old Gao...
After that...
Old Gao and I had our first time!
It was my first time too!
I remember old Gao told me:
he said I'm a rare bird,
and I came out of the dirty mud unsoiled! (Chinese idiom)
He said in this chaotic world...
I'm an angel of purity!
Gao Xiaofeng came out of the dirty mud unsoiled!
In her situation, she studied Ming-history herself!
With good perception for “1587, a Year of No Significance”!
How rare!
Mentor Gao, you are wrong.
You got trapped!
Other things aside, Prof. Wu is best at Ming-history!
Your...
Your ex-wife, Prof. Wu Huifen!
Your understanding of Ming also came from Prof. Wu!
Prof. Wu is old!
"Each age brings forth new geniuses," (ancient Chinese poem)
"leading on their own for years to come!" (ancient Chinese poem)
But is Gao Xiaofeng capable of leading?
I think you'd rather discuss about food price with her now,
instead of Ming-history!
Character surgery is surgery, the makeup must come off!
You're too opinionated!
I'm discussing "the hundred schools of thought" with her!
She has many refreshing POVs, such as for "mojia"...
Mentor Gao...
You forgot a fact.
Zhao Ruilong, started confessing already!
I had my dad move away Li Dakang,
Gao Yuliang still didn't wanna approve my projects.
He wanted to discuss with the new mayor.
I couldn't help, I had to use other tricks.
So we recruited some young and pretty hotel receptionists,
to train them on etiquette.
We said it's for etiquette, but it was really PR!
The main goal...
was to trap Gao Yuliang!
Hard work always pay off!
I finally found old Gao's weakness!
This Gao Yuliang interests in Ming-history!
He kept a "1587, a Year of No Significance" on his desk!
So you wanna turn all the receptionists...
into Ming-history experts?
It's impossible!
Let's focus on big Gao and little Gao!
Forget big Gao!
She aborted 3 times already!
Little Gao then!
Go find a good history professor at university tomorrow,
to start cramming on "1587, a Year of No Significance"!
Make little Gao a Ming-history expert in 1 month!
Hmm!
Being official is a dangerous job.
Can't use power for personal gain, must resist temptations too.
Direct crime is crime,
indirect crime is also crime!
With temptations, traps are everywhere!
When pastry fall from the sky,
there's a trap on the ground!
Correct!
You must beware of undeserved benefits!
But tell me, is Gao Xiaofeng just a benefit?
Is she a pastry too?!
It's love between me and her, you may never understand it!
Love? Mentor Gao!
Stop fooling yourself!
Anyone but the saints make mistakes, admit it!
You lost self-control before pretty women!
Please remember a fact,
we've been married for 6 years!
Yes, from mainland to Hong Kong,
you lived 12 years together, you had to marry!
On this point, you do act responsibly for Gao Xiaofeng!
Looks like you did your homework!
You spent lots of efforts!
To attend your class, I must make efforts!
You act responsibly for Xiaofeng's kid too,
with a 200-million HKD trust fund!
Those 200-million got nothing to do with me!
My sister did all the bad things herself...
acted as all the bad persons herself!
Whatever she can carry...
she carried them all for me!
Because I know in her heart, she's always defending me!
She never lets me do anything illegal!
This time she called me over, she didn't tell me why.
She asked me to pretend as her for a day.
Therefore even until now, I don't know what happened!
But I know my sister knows it perfectly,
she always feels she's someone without tomorrow!
She once told me, if some day...
if something happens to her...
she wants me...
to take good care of her child!
Therefore she saved 200 million for the kids in advance?
Perhaps I wasn't accurate.
Not as savings, but as child support!
It's...
It's a trust fund!
Comrades of CCDI are here!
But Hou Liangping and Gao Yuliang are still talking!
It's about time.
Alright.
I'll bring them over!
Mentor Gao, I still got more to say.
Just like before, anything can be said!
Mentor Gao, you miscalculated.
You outsmarted yourself!
You think marrying Gao Xiaofeng let's you escape the law?
Wrong!
If you didn't marry her,
you can still argue about the Luezhou villa and that trust fund!
But now?!
Your sophism won't change facts!
12 years ago, because of you,
your current wife Gao Xiaofeng received from Zhao Ruilong,
and Luezhou Huilong Company, a 5-million villa!
6 years ago, the 200-million trust fund established,
for the kids of you and Qi Tongwei!
The sponsor is Qi Tongwei's mistress, your sister-in-law,
Gao Xiaoqin of Shanshui Group!
Stop...
Mentor Gao...
No matter where life takes me...
I'll never forget,
that professor who once enlightened me,
in the law-classes back then!
That righteous,
and compassionate Prof. Gao!
Classmate Liangping...
I also won't forget...
I once had a student who made me proud!
Thanks!
Class dismissed!
Liangping! - Prof. Wu, why are you here?
The leaders spoke to me!
Where are you going now? - Home!
I'll drive you! - Alright!
The sword of Damocles has fallen!
Now I'm relieved actually!
Did mentor Gao ever worry?
On his final class for me, he was still calm!
He's strong only on the outside!
After Qi Tongwei fell, he lived each day in fear!
He dropped by all kinds of meetings to show that he's fine!
He crammed his schedule.
In the evenings at home,
he plowed in the garden,
all night long!
He fears that when idle, he must face his true self!
Luck is unpredictable, how could he have foreseen today?
Seeing him like that...
I felt sad too!
Prof. Wu, I got a personal question.
How could you accept such life?
Is it just for Fangfang? It makes no sense!
I can't answer this question!
Too complex!
Can't explain!
But there's one thing for sure:
Fangfang's excellence,
is my mental consolation and sustenance all these years!
Also,
you could've told the organization about Gao Xiaofeng!
Tell what?
Without Gao Xiaofeng,
there'll be Li Xiaofeng, Wang Xiaofeng or Zhang Xiaofeng!
Truth is,
at first, your mentor Gao was also corruption-proof!
But there are too many temptations in the society!
So I gave up, I can never compete with all the young girls!
Therefore, I surrendered myself to fate.
But living like this under the same roof, is it appropriate?
Is it really OK?
If not under the same roof,
then it would be worse!
I know that nobody can understand my situation!
But there goes the saying:
"what is real is rational".
Perhaps we needed each other!
He needs things from me,
I also need the honor and convenience brought by his status!
And most importantly...
I'm a person with strong self-respect!
I don't want others to laugh at me!
Not even the slightest!
Prof. Wu...
You are such a...
exquisite egoist!