(Lost in 1949)
About Qiao Zhi Cai leaving,
I didn't dare to explain in detail.
Once I make it clear,
you will be dragged in.
I've given out too much ambiguous explanation.
I feel guilty enough as it is.
We're already in a tight spot.
Yet, you're still being sentimental?
Do you know you've given the mole a chance?
But if I kept it to myself,
the party would suffer more losses!
Don't you forget that...
the mole killed Ba...
killed Xiao Bai Tuo...
Almost wiped out our whole party!
Do you know what he's capable of?
If he finds out Qiao Li Jie's progress...
and end date of the experiment,
do you know what he could do?
He would only create more terror!
The mole is hiding in the shadows.
Therefore, we must stay in the shadows too.
In order to expose the mole,
this is a measure we must take!
Xiao Guang, I'm really tired.
(Tian Xin Garment Pressing Shop)
Okay, thank you.
-Sir. -Good afternoon.
I'd like to fetch my clothes.
Please come inside.
Guard the door.
Any update on...
Agent number 64513?
I've sent a coded telegraph to my old friend...
from the Intelligence office of Defense Department.
Asked for their favour to...
find out about agent number 64513.
They are unable to find out his identity.
But they have provided me...
Agent 64513's operation time...
and information on his transferral in Shanghai.
Be specific.
Agent 64513...
was in Shanghai...
before 4th of January.
And he went to Nanjing after that.
Nanjing?
In that case,
it's impossible for Qiao Zhi Cai to be Agent 64513.
Certainly.
But most importantly,
I retrieved the file from Secret Service's Operations...
to check and see...
what they were up to...
before 4th of January.
To see whether I can...
find any clues on Agent 64513.
Unexpectedly,
I found something compelling.
The tragedy at Unit 32 on Hefei Road,
the Secret Service named it...
(Code Name: Mantis Operation) the Mantis Operation.
I would like to confirm...
exactly how many comrades who attended the meeting...
were sacrificed?
At the time, 9 comrades were sacrificed.
Are you certain?
Certain.
A total of 10 comrades attended the meeting.
The only one absent was Lao Ye.
But on the New Year's day, we lost him too.
What's strange about this is...
the Secret Service's archive...
shows a different information.
Their archive shown that...
there were a total of 12 corpses at the operation site.
Four agents from Secret Service,
each one of them was identified.
So based on that,
we have lost 8 agents from our side.
Later on, I questioned...
other comrades who participated in the operation.
According to them,
the explosion happened abruptly...
during the operation,
so Chief Chu from Operation Department...
had asked them to be particularly careful...
in counting the bodies.
It's impossible for the data to go wrong.
That's a real mystery that ought to be solved.
We've always wanted to find out how that whole thing happened.
Including that...
sudden explosion.
And the other strange thing is...
The date that Agent 64513...
returned to Shanghai from Nanjing...
was April 13th.
After that date,
you see...
besides Comrade Si Nan being mysteriously murdered,
with Chief Chu gone, the way...
Operation Department handled things,
suddenly became systematic.
This Agent 64513...
knows a lot...
about how we do things.
Could Agent.64513...
be the mole that's lurking in the party?
He has escaped unnoticed during the Mantis Operation.
He'll return once more...
after the whirlwind has passed.
I'm suspecting that too.
How about this?
After I go back,
I will check again the pictures of...
those bodies on site in Mantis Operation.
I will report to you if I find anything.
We're here, stop here.
-Alright. -Here.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Mr Qiao.
-Mr Qiao. -I would like to meet Master Six.
Mr Qiao.
I don't suppose you made an appointment with Master Six today.
I have something urgent to discuss with Master Six.
-Is Master Six here? -Master Six is here.
Okay.
Mr. Qiao.
Master Six is having a guest over today.
I will have to check on Master Six's schedule...
on whether he has spare time to meet Mr. Qiao.
-How about this... -Sir.
Mr. Qiao, please have a rest...
at the lounge first.
Isn't the lounge is this way?
Please rest at the East Wing's lounge.
Please sit.
Mr. Qiao.
Help yourself with the beverage and the snacks.
I'll be fine, I'll be fine.
Mr. Qiao.
What are you doing here?
I needed to use the washroom.
There is a washroom in the lounge too.
I've got used to walking this way.
Master Six,
I would like to make some...
adjustments for the Homecoming Operation.
It'll be too late to wait for Qiao Li Jie to conclude...
his experiment on the 24th.
We should bring it forward.
Since the communist party...
doesn't have Qiao Li Jie's timetable,
why should we make any adjustments?
As a precaution.
If we bring forward the date,
then no matter...
how much information the communist obtains,
we can still catch them by surprise.
Come in.
Qiao Zhi Cai.
Keep him waiting.
I'll see him once...
I'm done here.
-Go. -Yes.
Master Six, do you have other affairs to attend to?
Never mind that, never mind that.
Go on, Mr. Zhang.
Where were we?
My advice is...
we should bring forward our mission.
We're the ones to strike,
they're the ones being attacked.
This way, we'll be at advantage.
I agree with this.
So now, we have to depend on Prof. Lu's capability.
Whether he can continue...
Qiao Li Jie's experiment.
He gave me his promise that...
he can finish...
Qiao Li Jie's unfinished experiment.
And come out with the results.
To us, that means...
Qiao Li Jie's experiment...
is same as being completed.
Indeed.
You can now, feel free to...
use Qiao Li Jie...
as a pawn.
Mr Zhang, this way please.
Mr. Qiao.
Master Six is asking for you.
I thought that Master Six...
is going to spend a longer time with the guest.
That I might wait until sunset.
Please.
Brother Qiao.
What brings you here today?
And without informing earlier?
I'm sorry to disturb you.
But it's just that I haven't seen you in a long time.
I really miss you.
Li Wen asked me to send you her regards too.
That's very nice of her.
Li Wen keeps saying that...
she wants to come back to work as your accountant...
after she gives birth.
I told her to stop thinking about it.
I said Master Six...
isn't lacking good accountants.
Well, brother Qiao, you're wrong about this.
Honestly,
I've not found...
an accountant as good as Li Wen.
The accounts that you 2 create...
are perfect.
Master Six.
I must tell Li Wen...
what you just said.
Make her happy about it.
Li Wen is now bearing a child.
She can't move around much.
Especially when she went for pregnancy care.
Why? Is there something wrong?
It's just...
the Doctor Dai from the Red House Hospital.
He has many rich officials' wives as patients,
who always cuts queue.
That Doctor Dai...
doesn't really care about Li Wen.
Is that so?
That's no good.
This...
is probably because we are just nobodies.
He's not afraid of us.
Leave it to me.
Thank you Master Six.
Let me write you a note.
I believe that Doctor Dai...
he would at least respect me.
Of course, of course.
Thank you Master Six.
By the way,
I kept talking about Li Wen.
I forgot about the real reason I came here.
What is it?
Master Six.
The casino at Gordon Road,
haven't you been looking for a general manager?
I worry you might be troubled.
I have a recommendation for you.
Who is it?
It's my old friend.
Not only is he good at card distribution,
If someone causes trouble,
he can even suppress it.
Who is it?
Chief Chu's previous subordinate,
Su.
Su?
Brother Qiao.
Since when did you and Su...
become old friends?
I remember that you weren't...
getting along well with Chief Chu.
You two were always...
at each other's ear.
Even I felt embarrassed by it.
Master Six, you are right about that.
Especially after what happened to Chief Chu,
I've thought about it a lot.
Chief Chu had contributed his spirit to the country.
He had some misunderstanding about me.
but I couldn't really...
pay tit-for-tat to him.
If I had known how he would end up.
But Su...
had caught my attention...
when I was fighting with Chief Chu.
He is very capable.
Plus Master Six happens to need someone.
This person is worth to hire.
Since Brother Qiao has given your word,
ask Su report to Gordon Road then.
Ask him to give it a shot.
I will tell him...
to follow your orders.
-Then I should be going now. -Alright.
Thank you, Master Six.
Keep an eye on Gordon Road.
See what this Su is up to.
Yes.
Go after him.
This is for you.
Mother, keep it for yourself.
I can't take this.
Just take it.
This was...
blessed by Dharma Master Jing Yuan...
more than thirty years ago.
I wore it with me, when I was...
pregnant with all my 3 boys.
It had protected each of them.
Now I'll pass it to you.
Wear it with you.
It will bless you...
and this kid inside your stomach.
Take it.
Thank you, mother.
Did...
Zhi Cai send you any messages about his safety?
He didn't call at all.
What's wrong with him?
He's...
He has never done that before.
He has always informed me...
no matter where he went.
It's been so many days now.
It's such a...
chaos out there.
Where could he be?
-Where does he sleep at night? -Mom...mom...
Mom, don't think too much.
Qiao Zhi Cai...
He is capable of...
taking care of himself out there.
Li Wen, never mind what I just said.
I was just saying silly things.
Our Zhi Cai...
he will come home safely.
He will be fine, he will come home safely.
When he comes home,
I will ask him to apologize to you properly.
I will talk to him.
Where do you think he's been to?
Doctor Dai.
Master Six asked me to send you his regards.
It's my honour.
Ms. Huang Li Wen...
is Master Six's accountant.
He asked...
you to take good care of her.
I understand.
Please inform Master Six not to worry.
Ms. Huang Li Wen will receive...
the best care here.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
Here we are.
(Bathhouse) And this, for you.
Here, thanks.
Mister, enjoy your tea.
I'll be going in then.
Drive.
Why are you holding so much US dollars for?
To buy tickets, honey.
Honey.
You don't know...
how expensive the tickets are nowadays.
I tried so hard...
to deal with those ticket dealers.
These ticket dealers are so unreasonable.
They won't take other bank notes.
They just want US dollars.
So honey, later...
I will pay them...
and get the tickets at once.
Let's wait for a few days for this.
What do you mean by this, honey?
Are you telling me again that you are staying?
I'm just going to tell you the truth.
I think Qiao Zhi Cai...
is not on any business trip.
Although his mother didn't say it clearly,
I think...
something's happened to the Qiao family.
How does what happened to them have anything to do with us?
Don't say such things.
For these years that I've married to Qiao family,
I may have felt bitter inside,
but I know that...
Qiao family has been treating me well.
And Zhi Cai is the backbone of Qiao family.
If something happens to him,
no one knows what would...
Qiao family become.
A-San.
I'm going to be yours sooner or later.
Just wait for a few days.
I've been waiting on and on...
Then how long...
Just a few days? How many days exactly?
Just...
Just until Qiao Zhi Cai is back, we'll leave then.
Li Na.
How are you?
I'm doing fine.
I haven't seen you in a while.
Previously,
we didn't talk for long and you left.
Previously, our conversation ended unpleasantly.
After that,
I didn't feel like talking to you.
What about brother-in-law? How is he?
He is away on business.
He is away on business?
Why are you looking at me like this?
I'm just thinking that brother-in-law is very pitiful.
What's so great about your lover out there?
These few days,
I keep running into brother-in-law...
at the Heine Pavilion near the front of village.
I was getting off work late.
In the dark of the night,
I was just sitting at the pavilion.
And brother-in-law,
he can't go home even though he has one.
yet he's feeling sad at the pavilion.
Going on a business trip now?
Don't you want to know why?
Li Na.
I know that you care about us...
but there are things that...
you don't understand.
And I can't tell you about it right now.
You will understand it eventually.
What do I need to understand?
Understand you?
Sister.
I wasn't going to talk to you but...
I've been holding myself back for 2 days now.
I can't hold it anymore.
He has already found out that you're having an affair.
Please just wake up.
Do you still want to be with brother-in-law?
If you keep this going,
do you think he'll be able to stand it?
I know what needs to be done...
between Qiao Zhi Cai and me.
Sister.
What have you become?
You've simply lost your mind.
You're not like my sister at all.
This is Gordon Road's casino security pass.
With this pass,
everyone will know...
you are sent there by Master Six.
Yes.
Mr. Su.
For this pass and this job,
I've said a lot of good things...
about you in front of Master Six.
The original film that Mr. Qiao asked for.
I've brought it to you.
But you know how...
Master Six is like.
An important place like Gordon Road,
he won't let it go easily.
So whether you can sit tight on your job or not.
It will have to depend on your performance during probation.
Probation?
If short term, it would be a month.
If long term, 2 months then.
Mr. Qiao.
Isn't 1 or 2 months a bit too long?
Would it be possible for you to consult with Master Six?
To make it shorter?
Mr Su.
When Chief Chu was watching my Li Wen,
wasn't there a lot of information that I haven't seen before?
It was a lot indeed.
If Mr. Qiao want to take a look at it,
I'll bring it to you next time.
That's great.
And I will...
try my best in front of Master Six.
To see whether he can...
shorten the probation.
How about 2 weeks?
Yes.
Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Qiao.
Thank you.
You're welcome, you're welcome.
Goodbye Mr. Qiao.
Forgive my shortcomings.
I haven't been able to find out Qiao Zhi Cai's whereabouts.
Qiao Zhi Cai is staying...
in a bathhouse nearby Huqiu Road.
I've checked it myself.
He is there.
Forgive my incompetence.
The important thing is to get rid of him.
Yes.
Gui Fen.
Why are our dishes today so different?
Where is mom and Li Jie's favourite...
steamed egg with minced pork?
Young Master Yi Ying.
The pork before was usually...
provided by Young Master Zhi Cai everyday.
Which he bought from the black market.
As Young Master Zhi Cai is away on business these days,
and we've ran out of pork in the house.
That's why...
I'm fine with this.
I can try different foods during these few days.
I'm fine with this too.
So when is Zhi Cai coming back?
Isn't it time to pay for the living expenses?
Yue Rong, last month's living expenses...
I remember it was given to Zhi Cai on the 26th.
So this month...
Zhi Cai should be home...
before 26th.
This date...
even Li Jie remembers it better than me.
I'm just sensitive to numbers.
Zhi Cai will come home.
Stop worrying for nothing.
Li Jie.
Please come in.
Mom has prepared some snacks for you.
She worries you might still be hungry.
Is there no warm milk?
We've ran out of milk powder.
When Zhi Cai comes back,
ask him to buy some from the black market.
Li Wen.
Zhi Cai isn't away for business, is he?
You told me to look at the real world.
Why do I find that...
many people...
are always saying something that's opposite to the truth.
Sorry.
Mom and I have lied to you.
I know you and Zhi Cai are fake-married.
And you 2 have discussed about getting a divorce.
But I don't understand...
why did Zhi Cai lash out that night?
And then Zhi Cai just left...
on that very night.
What happened during that night,
was that a secret ...
to you too?
I'm sorry...
for making you worried.
But...
what happened that night...
was really unpleasant.
So...
I wish it can stay a secret.
Li Wen, you asked me to...
learn from Zhi Cai.
And I listened to you.
I really looked into Zhi Cai.
Many people thinks that Zhi Cai and I are different.
But I saw...
our similarities.
It's not our looks.
Our similarity is...
we both would risk our lives...
to protect the things that we cherish.
If Zhi Cai did something...
rash or rude...
that offended you,
I would like to apologize on his behalf.
I wish that you can...
forgive him.
And I can promise you that...
my brother would never...
do something that would hurt you.
You can trust me.
Just came back from your date?
Look at your horny face.
Now I'm worried for Ms. Xiao Xi.
Young Master, it's not the time to be worried for her.
You should be worried for me.
I'm visiting her house tomorrow to make a marriage proposal.
Marriage proposal?
She is going to be 19 next month.
If I don't make my move now,
what if somebody steals her away from me?
Okay.
But brother...
I need to remind you.
Dating is great.
Marriage is something you need to think twice.
What does that mean?
Everyone says that a woman's heart is unpredictable.
You are unable to see her true kindness...
if you're not together long enough.
So think twice about marriage.
Don't worry, Young Master.
Xiao Xi...
is a nice girl.
You have no idea...
how hard-working she is.
She has been an apprentice at a tailor since she was 11.
To take care of her 2 younger brothers,
she did jobs that are tough and tiring.
Xiao Xi told me that...
we should really settle down...
after we get married.
In the future,
we will open our own shop.
And I will never visit places like these anymore.
Xiao Xi even told me that...
I'm no longer young.
She wants to have a baby boy with me.
But I think...
not only a baby boy,
but a baby girl too.
Then I will have a daughter in my arm,
and a son on my shoulder.
How amazing is that.
Look at you...
Getting all excited about it
When did you last wash your coat?
Isn't it stinky?
Doesn't Xiao Xi mind the smell?
My Xiao Xi doesn't mind about how I smell.
But you are meeting her parents.
Even they don't mind it too?
Then what should I do?
Go wash it.
Okay.
Please just wake up!
You've simply lost your mind.
You're not like my sister at all.
And I can promise you that...
my brother would never...
do something that would hurt you.
Dear respected party, hello.
My name is Qiao Zhi Cai.
I'm just an ordinary person who lives in Zhenning Village.
No.
Perhaps I shouldn't say I'm an ordinary person.
Because I had been in jail for 2 years,
I was a prisoner.
And in that place without freedom,
I met a communist member for the first time.
His name was Mr. Guo.
He was the first person who told me,
that I am capable to do something great.
I saw his execution with my own eyes.
I could never forget his nobility.
And after I was released,
I met Huang Li Wen by chance.
From her, I have felt again the power of belief.
She believes that the ideals of society...
will be fulfilled one day.
Though she has risked her life countlessly,
she is never afraid.
Always pushing aside her own safety.
Maybe even she herself didn't realize that...
she has made changes.
She changed the old me...
who was vulgar and mundane.
My eyes are now looking...
at the world like a new born baby.
I realized that there are so many capable people...
who are pushing for a revolution.
Calling for a new society.
My encounter with the industrialist,
Qiu Ling Yu...
has shaken my perspective.
I felt very honoured that I helped...
the party and Mr. Qiu.
From that moment on,
I had a hope.
I hope that I can be a...
member of the party like Huang Li Wen.
To be able to experience the...
the faith of communism.
To be able to help...
capable people like Mr. Qiu.
To participate in building a new China.
Because...
I've become so disappointed...
with the current government.
Hereby, I would like to confess to the party that...
I was threatened by Master Six from the Secret Service.
I've handled his...
personal collections and corrupted accounts.
But behind those tremendous treasures...
are the scandalous corruption of laws.
People are struggling to sustain their lives in the black market.
And these officials are taking from them shamelessly.
I refuse to stand along with them.
Dear respected party,
please take my sincerity into consideration.
I'm willing to express my determination...
with my action instead of words.
Respectfully yours.
Other...other than this,
I hope that Comrade Huang Li Wen...
is willing to be my referral to join the party.
Who entered my laboratory?
Who?
What's wrong, Dr. Qiao?
The documents are gone.
The documents are gone?
That's not possible.
How is it possible to happen in broad daylight?
(Please Keep Quiet, Authorized Employees Only)
Which of you took my documents?
I will ask again.
Which of you took my documents?
What documents are you talking about?
Who took your documents?
The important documents in my lab...
have gone missing.
Which of you took it?
Professor Qiao.
We are security guards.
Not thieves.
Don't blame us when you can't find your documents.
Since you are guards,
you've been guarding this place.
Why did my documents go missing?