Manna.
It's so late already, you still haven't gone home.
Tomorrow is Sunday. I came to get some preparations done.
It's not safe in the streets now, you should be more careful being alone.
It's okay.
I follow the light, God will protect me.
It's dangerous to walk alone at night, do you know that?
A huge crime was committed in Pudong today. The scene was very bloody.
More than ten people were killed, each shot designed to kill.
Not a single survivor.
Do you think
if I go inside now and ask God,
-would He tell me who the murderer is? -Please don't.
Don't worry, I came here alone.
-Thank you. -You don't have to thank me.
I just came to tell you that, you are not a good fit for espionage.
Stop doing it.
I don't know, for what purpose they brought you into this.
But I want you to know that,
you're now the only one,
-that I don't want to hurt. -I'm--
I am forcing myself to not hurt you.
Because you were the only one who cared about me without fear of consequences.
Never do this again.
Hong.
Did you touch my sleeping gown yesterday?
Sorry, Miss.
You left early yesterday. I saw the gown lying on the bed,
-so I tried it on. -Did you think I wouldn't be able to tell?
-Miss, I'm sorry. -Let me tell you,
this gown was a birthday present from my Mom. It's from Britain.
Hong.
-I didn't want to wear it. -I know, that was just a show for them.
Don't cry.
Let me tell you, this gown was a birthday present from my Mom. It's from Britain.
What a clumsy show, are we playing tea parties here?
-Are the bullet analysis reports ready? -Yes.
This was shot from Heipi's gun.
-Where was the gun? -It was at the scene.
It didn't have anyone's fingerprint, not even Heipi's.
Do we have any other clues?
Not yet.
In that case, these recordings are our only clue for now.
Listen to it repeatedly, tune it to the loudest.
She was not home that night for sure.
That's why we absolutely must find evidence of that
on these recordings.
-Yes. -Yes.
Miss.
The department store is reopening. Have a look.
Even if you are not going, you can ask your Miss to go. Here.
Hong.
-Miss. -What's that on the table?
Someone was giving them out in the street when I went to buy food.
There are coupons on it, maybe you would like it.
Who was giving them out?
A young guy, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, quite modern looking.
He pushed it into my hands, saying that I could show it to you.
-Okay, I see. You can go now. -Okay.
SUPERIOR'S ORDER: THE JAPANESE HAVE THE OTHER TWO PLATES
WE DON’T KNOW WHERE. YOU HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO LOCATE THEM ASAP. ANY REQUESTS
CAN BE SENT THROUGH YOUR GARBAGE BIN.
Studies show that given enough stimulation,
people who've lost consciousness can slowly regain their senses.
That's why Special Agent Division asked us to come take a look at Li Jie once a week.
Whose study is it? The Japanese again?
They're always studying such useless matters.
-Who are you? -How's the recovery going?
Physical functions are returning. But the brain's not making much progress.
He is lying there, that's more comfortable than we are.
I've never seen you before?
Are you new here?
I'm from neurology department, I specialize in treating these patients.
Li Jie.
I know you can feel me holding your hand.
Please blink once.
Right, doctor.
My hand had been shaking badly recently, could it also be a neurological issue?
Come downstairs, I'll check it for you.
How poetic. "The frost-covered leaves are redder than the flowers of spring."
This one is yellow, Mountains turn yellow, leaves fly.
Whose poem is it?
Wang Bo.
How do I contact you from now on?
I can create a patient file for you. Then you can receive regular treatment.
Of course, visiting Li Jie is also a good excuse.
I am his dedicated doctor now.
And the name I use here is Chiang Shuyi.
CHINESE COMMUNIST UNDERGROUND AGENT CHIANG SHUYI
We will use other ways of contact if it’s something urgent. I will be Deliang.
I will be Tungsten Wire.
Tungsten Wire.
Time to light up again.
Dad, you go rest also.
Don't always read until midnight. You have work tomorrow.
All right, I know.
That's it?
Please listen to it again.
Dad,
you go rest also.
Dad, you go rest also.
Don't always read until midnight. You have work tomorrow.
All right, I know.
The 16 bus, came to the stop.
Any 16 buses go by Lan Rouge's house?
Two lines of buses go by her house.
No. 52 and No. 16.
The No. 16 bus is at ten o'clock in the evening.
But this recording happened at 10:30 in the evening.
So?
This conversation is faked.
Which means,
you used the Special Agent Division most advanced monitoring device
but the second Lan Rouge got home, she detected it.
She used your monitoring, took action in the middle of the night
and snuck something out of Jinxin Bank,
namely the printing plates we've been searching for.
Yes.
And then you got 11 agents killed.
Without getting anything in return.
Oh and they were killed by their own guns.
The only thing you should feel lucky about is that those killed were Chinese.
But at least now I have a piece of evidence.
This evidence can only prove how stupid we are.
Are you trying to tell the whole world, get all of us fired?
-I will find it for sure next time. -Okay.
I'll wait for this next time you mention. Find sufficient evidence.
It doesn't matter if it's against Lan Rouge or anyone else.
As long as it's the mole hiding in our Special Operations Office.
I need assistance from the Sugi Institute.
You can ask Oshima directly.
Aren't you very close?
I have to get permission from the Special Agent Division first.
Hello, General Oshima. This is Aoki Takeshige.
Miss Manna wants to ask you something.
Yes.
General Oshima.
Yes.
Sheshan Hill?
I'm quite familiar with it.
My parents used to take me there when I was little.
Sure, I will come over right now.
SHESHAN HILL
Where are you running to?
You run, run.
I got you, I got you.
Wonderful.
I got you.
Miss Manna.
A beautiful little creature is gone like that.
Is that too cruel?
But its beauty can now be preserved forever.
Right, it should be thankful to us.
In the grand Shanghai, this wonderful place is hiding.
It helps me forget about the war for a while.
There used to be a Cathedral on top of this mountain,
When I come here, I immediately turn back into a college geek,
all square and nerdy.
A scholarly General cannot be defeated.
Miss Manna.
You didn't come such a long way just to compliment me, right?
Tell me what you want.
I want to borrow the two printing plates from the Central Bank.
-What for? -To catch our mole.
Your plan is pretty good. But isn't it too risky?
Why do you have to use the real plates as the bait?
If you want them to bite without consideration of consequences,
you have to let them confirm the plates are real before they make a move.
And I'm guessing, those plates have secret marks on them.
It's just that we don't know where.
-You are very thorough. -Are you saying yes to it then?
Since I'm helping you, you must do me a little favor too.
Anything.
I heard that you have a trump card inside the New Fourth Army.
A Wild Goose.
Does the Sugi Institute also have something to do with the New Fourth Army?
The New Fourth Army and the Communist Party have become Japan's biggest threats.
Our headquarters made a new clear-out plan recently.
During the last few clear-out plans, we lost quite a lot.
This time we have got a top-secret clear-out plan,
which will destroy the Communist Party and the New Fourth Army,
including all their bases, all at once.
You want Wild Goose to collaborate with you from the inside?
You can only take a peek, I need it back right away.
Black Rose Operation
Treat civilians and soldiers the same.
What, is something wrong?
General Oshima, I think the war is only between militaries.
But the war the Communist Party launched against us is the people's war.
All their civilians are soldiers.
So we have to eliminate them all.
You must remind yourself from time to time, that...
you are a soldier of our Empire.
This operation has to be kept top secret.
You're the only one in the Special Operations Office that knows about it.
How long do you need?
Ten days.
And then, you have to return it safely.
I swear upon my life.
Don't say that. But there won't be any mistakes, right?
Right.
I've finished this. It's for you.
He followed Director Oshima all the way to the Institute?
You took photos?
Don't alert him now, continue watching.
Come in.
Director Chen, get good news? Look how happy you are.
It's only gossip though, are you interested?
You have to promise, if anything happens, don't blame it on me.
What do you mean?
I'm doing this for your own good. Don't get me in trouble for it.
Is that the kind of person I am?
Don't be mad though.
Why are you showing me these?
I have no personal relationship with Feng Manna.
I just want you to be careful, she's got strong backup.
So don't always talk back to her, you have to be soft.
I think you should tell yourself that.
Me? I have backup also, not weaker than hers. I'm not scared.
Who is it?
I'll let you know when the timing is right.
They failed badly before,
so for the new clear-out plan, they'll change strategies for sure.
We need information on this immediately.
Now the biggest threat is the mole on the inside.
I only know that his name is Wild Goose, and he's only been in contact with Manna.
His knowledge of the liberated areas and Shanghai Underground organizations,
shows he is at a very high level.
And he is trying everything to identify you.
So we have to dig him out before he finds you.
I know.
There's one thing I'd like to report.
Go ahead.
The enemy is trying everything to find the Central Bank's money printing plates.
I hope our organization,
can help locate the plates and send back to Chong Qing.
This way we can help stabilize the war situation.
I'll report it for you.
Everyone, take a seat, Director Feng has a mission to announce.
According to reliable intel, the Shanghai Liaison Unit is on Project Puffer Fish.
And this mission's project, is to sneak this thing out of Shanghai.
These are two of the ones captured by us during their transportation. Take a look.
Money is printed with these.
Nice.
Look at them carefully.
All four plates have secret marks, the irregular scratches on the right side.
It looks like it it's just how they're made, but it actually serves a purpose.
The quantities are given, three to six of them.
Those who don't know about it can't tell.
Could the counterfeit money we found at the market be printed with these?
These two plates were locked in the Special Agent Division's safety box.
So be careful about what you say.
I borrowed these from Director Aoki, just for the upcoming operation.
This set of Ten Yuan printing plates contains four all together.
These are two of them. We don't know where the other two are.
Do you want all departments
-to work with your Recon Unit? -Yes.
Our intel shows that the other two plates
are probably still hidden in a bank vault, still haven't made their way out.
Unfortunately, that's about all we know.
Director Zhou's Intelligence Department, and Director Chen's Action Team,
please work with us in the Recon Unit.
We'll search all the bank vaults in town without giving any advance notice.
Such a big move, it might scare the snake away.
If we can scare the snake out of its cave, that would also be helpful.
We'll take the Recon Unit's orders then.
You've now seen real plates.
In our upcoming operation,
if the other two show up, send them back immediately for identification.
If we manage to gather all four plates,
that means the Shanghai Liaison Unit's Project Puffer Fish has failed.
The bait is in place. This operation will determine our success.
I'd like to have the Kempeitai's assistance.
The Imperial Army's lives are very precious.
-I understand. -No failure, no unnecessary casualties.
Right.
Report.
Come in.
He is here.
-Let's start. -Yes.
If anyone opens the safe, the alarm will be activated.
When it's activated, all the alarms in the building will go off.
The alarm switch is right under your table.
You can turn it on at any time, and the alarm is set.
Superior, is it clear?
Thank you.
Please.
Such an obvious trap.
-Will the fish take the bait? -Absolutely.
Because it's the only chance to get the printing plates.
Manna's trap is much too obvious.
But this would be the only way to get the plates back.
Manna knew,
the way Rouge was, she'd take the risk for sure.
Zhou Yuhao also knew,
if he wanted to stop Rouge, the only way
would be to get the plates before she did.
In the meantime, he could not expose himself.
He had completed impossible missions one after another.
But this one had really got him.
From doors to windows, all entrances and exits would be set up with traps.
How could he get into Manna's office without being noticed?
Liu, it's a bit damp up there, is it leaking?
I never noticed that, let me go get a flashlight.
It's not leaking.
Liu, how come this goes through.
This bathroom was altered,
they didn't make the separation wall go all the way.
The ceilings in the bathrooms were connected.
Which means, to get into Manna's office,
She'd go from Chen Jialun's office, the current Captain of the Action Team.
Rouge already had an idea.
I don't know what Manna is thinking, wanting us to join the operation.
Isn't this raining candy from the sky?
Are there gold bricks in there?
Director, big brother, you can count on me.
-I will grab as many as I see. -I…
We are searching banks, not robbing them.
Didn't the Director just say that?
We'll get rich now, how can we get rich without taking it?
You gotta have a plan for getting rich.
For example, you have to find some violation within the bank.
-Well… -That's easy.
Which bank doesn't have cash these days.
We will use the counterfeit money as an excuse, and rip them off big time.
Why are you guys so happy? I heard you laughing from the outside.
Tell me, it might make me happy also.
Miss Rouge wants to get rich also?
Of course I want to be rich. Director Chen, teach me a little bit.
Alright, sir.
You will teach Miss Rouge how to get rich. We're leaving.
How can Miss Rouge need my tips on how to get rich?
Your father has a big bank, he makes a high profit at no cost daily.
My father's merely working for Feng Manna
All the large amounts go to Feng Manna.
Why does she need so much money? She can't even spend that much.
I know about your father's business.
You should tell him.
Whenever he wants to, he can work with me. Once.
Thank you, Director Chen, for valuing our Jinxin Bank so much.
-I will tell him for sure. -Okay.
I'll go back now, Director Chen.
Come to my office.
I know what you are trying to do, Feng Manna also knows.
-Don't be stupid. -I have to have them.
This time is different from last time. It's obviously a huge trap. You…
I understand all you've said.
But I don't want that.
I'm afraid eventually I won't be able to pay you back.
I'm not just helping you.
I'm helping every single Chinese person who has a conscience.
They already suspect you.
I don't want, to put you in danger each time.
Trust me.
ZOUMA TANG, IN THE AFTERNOON ON 14TH.
Use this mold and make me a key.
-Send it in an envelope to my home. -What's the key for?
Do you need to know?
Send me the key. Next time we meet, you can expect to pick up the plates.
You figured it out?
They dug a fire trap for me to jump in.
But I will climb out of that fire trap with the plates.
All these banks have connections with Manna.
When you search them, don't be merciful.
If you find anything fishy, rip them off big time.
Finally it's Chief's turn to search their places, nice.
-Have you notified Shentong Bank? -Yes, I have.
Mr. Mi says,
If anyone dares to touch Chief's belongings, they're playing with fire.
What I'm concerned with is, we might meet Manna's guys.
Raw opium is contraband after all.
But now we should relax, this is the newest searching list.
Shentong Bank is being searched by us, the Action Team.
Isn't she letting you search yourself, Chief?
Why do we search at all then.
The joint search operation begins now.
Manna's trap had been set.
And Rouge had sharpened her claws as well.
Everything was going according plan.
The Recon Unit, Intelligence Department, Action Team, you've been reassigned.
This is the search list.
Why has the plan suddenly been altered?
-An order from the Special Agent Division. -I think you ordered it.
Sir, Feng Manna is so cruel.
Sending her guys to search Shentong.
She's obviously going against you, Chief.
She can be cruel, I can be even crueler.
Worst case scenario, we rip Jinxin Bank apart tonight.
I don't believe I can't find anything against her.
Sir, if you are ready to risk everything,
me and all the brothers, will follow you for sure.
Let's go.
Captain Chen.
Zhu Cheng, you are from the Special Operations Office.
But now you are Lan Changming's guarding dog.
I'm just taking orders.
You are just doing personal favors here.
I am the one acting on orders.
Alright, show me that warrant you got.
If it says Jinxin Bank on it, I will let you in.
How dare you go against orders.
What is this about?
Don't try to scare me.
But, go ahead and try.
Subtitle translation by Lynn Lee