The hero marries his lover. We'll shatter any opposition propaganda.
I know them both.
I was going to tell you what Zhen Guo's last words to you were.
Was what he said very important?
BASED ON PAI HSIEN-YUNG'S WORK A GREAT LITERARY FIGURE OF TAIWAN
Lady Zhou, put it down. I can do it myself.
It's okay.
Hold on.
Be careful not to strain your back.
I won't.
Lady Zhou.
Ask another ground crew to get the relief supplies in the future.
My squadron is busy so I can't take time off.
No way.
The others are not as quick as you.
You can steal and snatch.
Do you think the others can do that?
The other villages could take the supplies first.
What about this?
I will take another 50 TWD from the office's fund to pay you.
How does that sound?
My goodness. It's not about the money.
-I... -Let me do it.
I need a job.
No way.
How can a lieutenant colonel ride this trash heap for relief supplies?
That's not right.
I stay at home all day. I'm going to rot soon.
Give me a job.
I won't allow the other villages to take all the relief supplies.
Sir.
When the pilots can no longer fly,
being grounded
is torture to them.
The pilots
-are like fast spinning tops. -It has arrived!
Hurry up!
-You can't see details of the tops. -Quickly!
-Hurry up, will you? -Only when they're tired
-Come on, quickly! -and their spinning tops slow down
then you can see the fine stripes on their bodies.
All lined up.
Those stripes
symbolize their days
and their women.
She must be sweeping in the wrong school.
This is the Shier Girls' High.
She will wear a fancy dress and go with a cadet.
She'll show how she sweeps the floor tomorrow.
Just like in the papers.
Hurry up.
We're raising the flag soon.
Mo-ting Shao.
Here is your party member certificate.
I'm appointing you as the leader of the group.
You were in the papers, after all.
I didn't join the party though.
I'm under pressure to get a promotion. Please.
Write a biography when you're free and submit it to me.
Hey.
Who are you looking for?
I'm looking for Mo-ting Jin.
There's no such person.
Yes, there is. It's Mo-ting.
Mo-ting Jin.
No.
Sir!
-Mo... -He's from my village.
Mo-ting.
Thank you.
Mo-ting.
I've brought you something.
I went to the Central Church earlier.
Look.
I didn't expect someone would give you this.
UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAM REVIEW NOTES
This is for you.
Mo-ting, you must get into a university.
Don't end up like me and my wife.
We didn't graduate from any university.
We have to depend on other people.
Thank you, Uncle Jiang.
This one too.
This is from my wife.
INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET
They have changed the phonics.
She's not trained for that.
The school also said maybe she can't teach anymore.
Uncle Jiang.
My family name is no longer Jin. It's Shao.
You're right, I forgot.
Mo-ting.
I won't bother you anymore.
I won't come again.
Good luck with your studies.
Uncle Jiang!
Please, somebody call a teacher.
Uncle Jiang!
It's taking off soon.
Zhi-jian.
Uncle Jiang.
Be sentenced under the military law.
Uncle Jiang.
Mo-ting.
I'm useless now.
It happened once a month at first. Now, it's up to twice a week.
I forgot how I got here.
Mo-ting.
Which is the way back to the village?
Turn right up ahead.
That's right, turn right up ahead.
Then we'll come to the school you went to, Xinzhi Primary School.
Then go straight and turn right.
Then we'll arrive at Renai East Village.
Xinzhi Primary School is in Nanjing.
The village has changed.
Zhen was discharged from the military service and moved out.
To live with Qing.
They've never written to me.
Have you ever made an emergency landing when you were flying?
I think so.
I can't recall.
It's normal.
Are you his family member?
Yes.
Please take a break outside.
Wait for your medicine.
Thank you, sir.
Lieutenant Colonel.
A journal of aviation medicine abroad once featured a case like this.
A pilot had brain concussion during an emergency landing
that caused the formation of small blood clots.
There shouldn't be any problem for now.
But it will gradually lead to epilepsy.
Eventually, it will lead to memory loss.
Come here, Zhi-jian.
Please use my husband's name and prescribe him the best medicine, sir.
Yes.
If I use your name, I'm afraid you will be grounded.
Regarding this issue...
We have to report it to the aeromedical center.
Then just ground me.
I'd advise you not to try.
There is an operation to treat this condition
in the States and Hong Kong.
But we don't have any brain scan facilities in Taiwan.
The medicine will be pointless.
At the most, it'll just be some vitamins
to slow down the deterioration process.
How bad will it get in the end?
Eventually, he might not even recognize his own family.
Aren't we all chipping in?
You don't have to chip in.
Take this 5,000 TWD.
Buy some vitamins for Wei-cheng.
-Every month's money... -Don't worry about it.
He can repay it when he's well.
Not a single cent less. And with interest as well.
I'm afraid.
I'm afraid he will never get better.
Why are you so pessimistic?
He will get better. Just like you said.
Living in peace is good enough.
Her husband is irresponsible, just like you.
Don't you have colleagues in Hong Kong?
Help her find her uncle.
Her uncle is not a spy.
We will go to the States anytime soon.
Then she won't have anyone who's willing to help her.
Do you really want to throw another party?
I'm exhausted.
It looks like you won't be able to return to the States anytime soon.
Once I settle my friend's issue,
I will go back to the States on my own first.
Qing.
It's okay if this is not a good time.
It's okay. I'll go home then.
Lady Qin, please stay.
I'm ready.
She was my teacher.
Apologize to her.
So?
Don't you want to apologize?
Fine, then.
Then I'll help you throw a grand and fun promotion party.
Isn't it good being here?
You just need to wear a U.S. Army uniform
and the police won't dare to catch you for smoking marijuana.
I'm sure many of your superiors want to be transferred here.
Your subordinates will be very happy about it.
Even a pothead can be their superior.
I just need to write a letter of complaint
before throwing a party
to celebrate the promotion of an officer.
Please accept my apologies.
There are relief agencies in Hong Kong that can help you.
I can have my boyfriend deliver the letter.
Take Lieutenant Colonel to Hong Kong and seek treatment.
Don't worry.
Thank you.
I already have enough money.
Wei-xun lent me 5,000 TWD.
From Madam Zhou?
Keep it.
If you don't accept it, I won't help you find your uncle.
I'll just let the lieutenant colonel forget you,
and everything.
It's good if he forgets everything.
We can start afresh.
I will also be a few years younger.
Then I should also fall sick with him.
I'm helping Lady Qin send a letter. They've found her uncle.
In this village, only a married woman is allowed to drive a car.
You have no right.
You can come in, but you have to walk.
What are you doing?
Are you collecting things to recycle?
I can only collect from nearby areas.
I can't go too far.
Of course.
If it's too far, you'll just leave it there.
You already left a person in Dongbei.
Is it heavy?
It is.
Enjoy it!
I didn't think you would remember me.
You're Zhen's wife.
How could I forget?
My dad and Zhen.
Two lives were sacrificed in your hands.
I suppose it's not all bad being sick
if it makes you forget me.
Please infect me with your disease.
You're Zhen's lieutenant colonel.
Of course, I won't forget you.
I recognized you the moment I saw you.
Zhao-jun said
Zhen left some last words for me.
I was too lazy to ask him about it, so I came to ask you about it.
What were his last words for me?
Let me get Qian-yi.
It's fine if you can't recall anything.
It's just fine. I'll let you go.
It's not that I can't recall it.
It's better that I keep it to myself.
I'll suffer by myself.
You...
You don't have to.
Leaving behind a mystery is also a torture.
Fine, then.
It's enough to know that he was very cold.
I have no patience to listen to the rest.
He said he wanted to scold you.
He said
if he landed safely in Xian,
he would escape and look for you.
You wouldn't have any idea what was going on.
He would scold you first.
Then he would take you to run away with him.
If this were to happen again
and he landed safely in Xian,
would you allow him to desert the military?
I wouldn't.
But I wouldn't do a roll call either.
I would let him go if he wanted to.
We'd meet again if it's meant to be.
"I wouldn't do a roll call.
You should go.
When we meet again in the future,
we will all have changed."
Wei-cheng.
Please help distribute the relief supplies.
Look at what we have here.
I finally got to see the way you used to be.
Qian-yi is back.
They've found your uncle.
He is in Hong Kong.
He said he'll be sending some goods to Taiwan in a few days.
He will come to see me
and give me the deed of the family home.
Qing.
Thank you.
There's finally some good news.
Since the three of us are all here,
let's play mahjong.
Are you not going to the States?
Not for the time being.
I see.
I feel sorry for you. Come and stay with me for the time being.
You can move out when you go to the States.
Bring your dependent's card and old documents with you.
I will help you settle it.
I've burned the documents
and the box.
There's nothing left.
Wei-cheng still keeps the group photo of the 11th Wing.
You know that Zhen is up there, right?
Does this person not exist anymore?
You burned it?
If you wanted to go that far, you should've told me earlier.
I would have kept the box.
It contained his birth year, name, homeland
and the number of his family home.
We could have burnt some paper money for him.
Now he's become a ghost.
How can he possibly rest now?
What does he know?
He's already burned to ashes. He can't feel anything.
Good for him then. He's gone with just an explosion.
I'm also dead inside.
But I still have feelings.
I'm done playing mahjong.
You're already in high school.
I had wanted to come here today
to send a letter and a gift at the same time.
Blame it on your mom.
She yelled at me.
She ruined the fun.
These earrings are for you.
Keep them safe.
-Wei-xun, what are you doing? -Don't accept a gift from a stranger.
It's fine.
Don't worry about it.
Madam Zhou.
I don't care if you look down on me.
But I remember
the time when I got married.
There were two sisters
who had to run around for me.
They even gave me a pair of earrings.
I know I have changed a lot.
I fear the two sisters will not recognize me
and that she won't invite me
to her daughter's wedding.
That's why I give Mo-ting her wedding gift in advance.
Mo-ting.
Lieutenant Jiang is looking for her.
I fear that I will lose all my memory in the future.
Since I still haven't lost my memory,
I would like to tell you
that I will try my best to live as long as I can.
That way,
the suffering will also be prolonged.
You just need to remember Lady Qin.
Don't concern yourself with the rest.
Thank you.
Is it heavy?
It's not.
Ling-yun spoke for the communists.
The squadron is placed under joint supervision.
Do you know that?
Why didn't you put your things away?
Who told you to come back?
Attention.
The supervisor from the headquarters will recite the leader's speech.
Pilots, gather in Zhongshan Room.
My superior asked me to go on leave.
But he didn't say when I should resume my duty.
I came back because I had nowhere to go.
Sir.
Here is the joint supervision report.
How many errors this time?
Over 60.
The last one says that the trashcan was dirty.
Would it still be a trashcan if it was clean?
I should just put myself in solitary confinement.
I quit.
Sir.
What's that?
A joint supervisor has violated the confidentiality rules?
Why did you bring a radio here?
You think you can put banned items in the colonel's room?
Destroy it.
Sir, let me be in charge of getting everyone to memorize the text.
No.
Bring it to Jinmen.
We've got new orders.
You will get another week of leave.
Then you'll be transferred to the reconnaissance team.
It wasn't easy for me to make it into the 11th Wing.
A transfer?
What have I done wrong?
Your mistake is that you always feel your superiors are wrong.
Look at what it has come to.
The higher-ups want to let this matter cool down.
Out of sight, out of mind.
After the acting ended, it struck me.
Why didn't anyone ask me if I wanted to act?
You're listening to the Central People's Radio.
That's all from Voices of the Straits.
Tomorrow at this hour,
we'll be joined ny Shi-cheng Wu,
commander of the 3rd battalion,
The 286th brigade of the 64th division of Kuomintang's Air Force.
Thank you for tuning in.
Hey.
Stop listening to it.
You made over 60 errors. Aren't you worried?
Hurry and finish your food
and return to the base. It's almost two o'clock.
This is a critical time.
Whatever. Worse comes to worst, I'll quit.
I didn't hear about Mom from the broadcast.
That's good.
That means she managed to run away.
She didn't get caught by the Communist Party.
Mo-ting.
The thing that I gave to you for safekeeping...
Please give it to me.
Here.
You've never met your grandmother, right?
She's doing well.
When I had to sit for high school and university examinations,
she would take me to the exams.
But she didn't do so when I took the flight school examinations.
The neighbors said she stayed at home and cried.
She's doing very well.
I wanted to take you to visit her.
But I don't know where she went.
I really hope that she'd be caught by the Communist Party.
Then she'd be on the radio and say something.
At least that would let me know that she's fine.
Mom.
Where are you?
You have a granddaughter now.
She's already in high school.
Excuse me.
You don't have to.
We're leaving soon.
Three cups of coffee, please. Thank you.
Some wives of the village went to see Qian-yi.
They wanted to contact her family in the mainland.
But Qian-yi had class, so she couldn't come.
She asked me to give those to you.
A request by Lady Qin?
I'll do it.
That's Shao's...
The first letter is mine. Could you please do me a favor?
It's okay if you don't want to help me.
Is it too late to apologize to you now?
That's for my father.
The other day, Zhi-jian cried like a baby.
He wants to know if his mom is still living at their family home.
You're helping him send a letter?
In case something happens, he can say some nonsense like
he didn't control his wife, and would take the joint responsibility.
Things will be fine after he's grounded for a year or so.
Half of those letters in your hands are like that.
Madam Zhou, you have changed.
You've become humble since you became the village head.
For your husband, you've already made plans for the future.
If something bad happens to him...
We're forever connected to them.
Don't you know that?
Well, you don't have to worry.
You just had one marriage, but I've already married twice.
Can you please stop scolding me like I'm still a child?
You placed an advertisement in the papers to look for me just to scold me?
So what? Do you have a problem with that?
Yes. I am scolding you like you're a child, my younger sister.
I give up.
I will deal with your letter first. Otherwise, you won't stop nagging.
I won't be having any coffee. Thank you.
How much does it cost?
Why do you need to pay?
Haven't you lived in Renai East Village before?
Here.
The one I told you to take off was a gift from Lady Qin.
I'm giving this back to you.
Who knows if you're going to the States.
Don't write in English. I won't understand.
I've returned it to you.
What are you waiting for?
What about Mo-ting's gift?
Don't waste it.
It's the village's money.
Now that I'm the village head,
I can only get an extra 100 TWD for administrative expenses.
Here.
My sister will pay for it.
Let me know if you find Zhi-jian's mom.
I'm coming.
-Uncle, have some food. -Okay.
It's time to leave, sir.
Thank you for taking care of Qian-yi.
Don't worry about it. She's the one who's taking care of us.
Qian-yi is a senior in the village.
But she said she was tired and wanted to teach
and forced me to be in charge of the village.
Have some food, sir. I won't disturb you.
-Okay. -Mo-ting.
-Thank you. -Is the madam ready?
-I'll leave now. -Thank you.
-Thank you, everyone. -See you again.
-All right. -Thank you.
Let me buy some wine as well.
You don't have to.
Have a seat and join us. Come on.
Little Yi.
It doesn't matter where you go, you're always leading a happy life.
You're the one I'm least worried about.
What about you?
Uncle.
I've left the military to be with Qian-yi.
I see.
So, the guard won't come and catch me anymore?
I won't take Qian-yi with me this time.
I've offended you in the past.
Back then, I was a little unhappy about it.
You've been married for a while.
As an elder,
I still owe you a red packet.
It's not much.
I hope this brings you luck.
It contains 660 HKD.
Come on.
We're family now.
Thank you, Uncle.
I don't think anyone can take Qian-yi away.
Am I right, Little Yi?
Uncle, come on.
Have some meat.
Why does the house smell like medicine?
Uncle.
This time...
I want to go with you.
Wei-cheng will come with us.
He's sick.
We want to go to Hong Kong. The hospitals are more advanced there.
Okay.
After I sell these goods, we will go to Hong Kong together.
Thank you, Uncle.
Which hotel are you staying at tonight, Uncle?
I will take you there after dinner.
Hotel? There are all kinds of people there.
I will sleep here tonight. This is home.
I will feel more comfortable here.
The commands have changed.
Have some water.
When I was in Nanjing,
whenever I heard
"Your vision blacks out and you lose the war,"
the guards will open the door for you immediately.
Who would dare use that saying these days?
They will lock you up right away.
The commands may have changed, but the airport is still the same.
Dear.
You...
Are you doing well?
I'm doing well.
Thank you, Gong.
Good.
I'm glad you're doing well.
I heard that you're going to the States.
That's good.
Don't forget to write to me when you get there.
Write in English. I can read English.
My old friends
are leaving one by one.
The 11th Wing
is no longer the same.
Captain is here.
Nothing has changed.
The 11th Wing is still here.
All your old friends are still here.
They're waiting for you in a place far away.
Hello.
It's been a while.
Hello, sir.
Hello, Gong.
I'll leave you two alone.
You could've come to my house. You didn't have to come here.
It's safe here.
Your wife asked me to look for someone.
The letter hasn't arrived in the mainland,
but someone in Hong Kong has already replied.
I saw that.
It's from a woman.
She has escaped.
Please don't tell my wife about it for now.
How long can you keep it from her if I don't tell her?
If it's really from the nurse, you don't have much time left.
The letter is from a hospital in Hong Kong.
There are two possibilities.
It could be your ex-girlfriend
who became a nurse there.
Or it could be a patient in the hospital now.
Please think carefully before you open it.
Madam Zhou swallowed her pride,
and found the person she least wanted to see.
If she explodes,
there are not many people who can put out the fire.
You have no choice, but to see Madam Zhou.
Wei-cheng.
How can this happen? You should quit teaching.
You spend more time at school than students.
When will your uncle take you to Hong Kong?
What is he doing outside all day?
I'm not disturbing, am I?
You're not.
Uncle, let me do it.
Uncle.
When are you going back to Hong Kong?
I will start helping Wei-cheng pack up, so that we can go back with you.
Qian-yi.
If possible,
Could you please lend me back the gift money I gave you?
I need to make a phone call to Hong Kong.
I...
I'm afraid I have to stay here for a while.
If I go back,
I don't know what to say to my partner.
Goodness.
Last month,
I imported a cargo of fabric from the United Kingdom.
It turned out that it was fake.
In Hong Kong, no one wants to buy it.
I had no choice but to bring it to Taiwan.
I've been on the run for over half a month.
They're trying to rip me off.
The company in Taipei is offering only 30,000 TWD for it.
But I already spent over 600,000 TWD.
I spent more than 30,000 TWD just on customs clearance.
Qian-yi.
Do you still have any food?
I've been out all day. I haven't had anything to eat.
Qian-yi.
Thank you.
We'll go back to Hong Kong after I settle this matter.
We'll help Wei-cheng receive treatment.
Uncle.
I'm not going back with you.
Gong said he was going to drive over.
Qian-yi.
You're being disobedient.
I don't have a choice.
Gong.
Let me help you.
I don't have much room in the house to take care of Wei-cheng.
There's no way I can let you stay with us anymore.
Previously, I kicked you out when you came back to the family home.
This time, you're kicking me out.
We're even now.
I don't blame you.
There's no need for goodbyes.
Uncle, you haven't returned the house deed to me.
Aren't you scared of being struck by lightning?
Zhi-jian Shao
LIEUTENANT COLONEL ZHI-JIAN SHAO
She's sick.
She's there by herself.
She might give up hope soon.
She wants to come to Taiwan.
Don't go back to the village for the time being.
Just say you have to stand guard.
I called and the operator said you had to stand guard,
but I couldn't find you.
Where did you go?
I went to the Military Police.
Zhao-jun went to a nightclub while he was on leave and they caught him.
Was he there again?
Another trouble. He'll be placed under supervision for another year.
Since you can't go home, I have come with her to eat with you.
Okay.
Your jacket is dirty.
-Take it off. I'll wash it. -Okay.
Give it to me.
Whose letter is that?
Zhao-jun's.
He got transferred and was very unhappy about it.
So, he wrote a complaint letter.
Get rid of it.
Look at what state the squadron is in.
A complaint will completely destroy it.
You're right. Okay, I'll get rid of it.
There's a meeting with the women's club this afternoon. Come with me.
Husbands who are free would go with their wives.
The chief's wife will also be there today.
I should just give in and apologize to her.
The 11th Wing got in trouble and affected the chief.
I should try to talk to them.
Ask the chief not to make life difficult for you.
I can't go.
I think you shouldn't go either.
You don't get along with the chief's wife, right?
This is not the first time.
I gave her Xu-hui's bracelet when she asked for it.
Let's see what she wants now and we'll buy it for her.
Otherwise, they'll mess with you and even stop you from going home.
Don't go.
I don't want to see you suffer because of me.
Okay.
Report.
The Military Police called to ask you to get the vehicle.
What vehicle?
Mr. Gu was stopped by the Military Police on the road.
He left the vehicle behind and ran off.
Why did he get caught twice within the same day?
That kid.
He brought a girl from the club to the New Society Club.
He's become a key figure. Now he's famous.
-I got it. I'll get the vehicle later. -All right.
Zhao-jun is really stupid.
Your superiors have left.
What did you come here for?
Is someone promoted to lieutenant colonel?
Yes.
My boyfriend.
You too will be promoted to lieutenant colonel someday.
I'll throw you a party when the day comes.
Me?
Were you referring to Zhen or me?
Both of you.
A memorial service would be more appropriate.
Memorial service?
Do you remember what Zhen looked like?
The letter that Zhen wrote to you before he died...
I never got the opportunity to pass it to you.
Now that he's gone,
it's time that I give it to you.
As for that...
You can have it.
I've read it.
He's gone.
Get out of here.
He's gone.
Everything has a beginning and an end.
The same goes for Zhen.
He wrote his last words for you
on the back.
My hand is dirty.
So?
You don't want Zhen to see what you're like now
and feel disappointed?
Get out of here!
Okay.
I will read it out for you.
"Qing.
My comrades have all been killed.
I narrowly escaped death."
I regret wasting your time.
I don't want you to get married to Zhao-jun.
But please forget me
and enjoy the rest of your life.
Don't pray for me.
If I see from heaven that you're lonely,
it will hurt me to my core.
My soul won't be able to rest in peace.
He left me alone
and asked me to enjoy the rest of my life?
Then what?
We're preparing for combat.
Unauthorized persons aren't allowed to enter.
People saw your father with a woman.
He rented a place next to her village.
Your father cried.
I'm not generous enough to treat her like a sister.
In Nanjing, you helped the spies and released a lady
who had been taken in by the Communist Party.
Does your boyfriend know about this?
Hurry!
Subtitle translation by Hui Hsing