I heard that, during the establishment of the Special Operations Office,
you had a thing with Zhou Yuhao.
No.
It was a one-sided love and I ended up being used.
Oh, goodness! Shouldn't you let go already?
Well,
women are always the kindest.
Men manipulate this kindness,
and a few words are enough to put you women on cloud nine.
Men's sweet words are meant for women to hear.
Likewise, your sweet words are meant for men to hear,
as well as women.
What do you mean?
I'm saying, be like a man.
Learn to control your emotions and use them.
Make peace with Zhou Yuhao.
And Lan Rouge,
-befriend with her again. -I can't.
You said that when you first joined the Special Agent Division.
When people are forced,
they would do anything.
I couldn't hide my feelings.
Especially with Zhou Yuhao and Rouge.
Besides, they are the prime suspects now.
If they're not with the Communists, they're being used.
That's why this is a test for you.
Think about it.
Zhou Yuhao.
Zhou Yuhao is an elder in the Special Operations Office.
He's very experienced.
Setting a trap for him isn't easy.
If you can't do it well, you might alert him ahead of time.
I'll try.
With one condition.
Transfer Lan Rouge.
She's reckless and arrogant. Everyone's dissatisfied.
It's a mess today. If she stays,
I can't convince them.
I'll consider it.
FREEDOM, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY
Say, Director Zhou, how's Chief Lan?
Getting better.
I think she'll be discharged this afternoon.
Oh, dear! Good to hear that. That's good.
When do we get to attend your wedding?
Once we found the spies in the Special Operations Office,
we'll see.
This Tungsten Wire is making everyone uneasy.
We must hurry and find him.
Otherwise, the Special Operations Office will always be despised
and rejected.
By the way,
once Chief Lan returns,
I'd like to transfer her to the Special Agent Division.
Isn't her hearing exceptionally good?
I will let her respond to that. I can't comment.
I'm just telling you.
I'll wait for the wedding. See you.
ENJI HOSPITAL, DOCTOR RESUME CHIANG SHUYI, MALE, MARRIED
All these are Dr. Chiang's patients.
Thank you, doctor.
But this matter is classified.
You know, I know. Otherwise, it's not good for you either.
Mr. Zhang, you get busy. I'll get going.
MEDICAL RECORD
AGE, WEIGHT, REMARK ZHOU YUHAO, FROM LIAONING
ZHOU YUHAO, ADMITTED FOR SURGERY DUE TO SEVERE GUNSHOT INJURY
FILE, NAME: ZHOU YUHAO
FILE, NAME: ZHOU HANGUANG
Sendoh Kaede.
A new discovery?
You and Director Feng should come over.
I, too,
found something.
Chiang Shuyi's archives
and performance in the hospital don't seem to have any problem.
I've checked his patients.
Many from the Special Operations Office were treated by him.
One of them was Zhou Yuhao.
-What does he have? -Based on the record,
it is an old injury.
He told me
that it bothers him when it rains.
He'll visit Dr. Chiang from time to time.
Everything seems normal.
Chief Zhang, why are you suspicious?
I'm just being over cautious.
Zhou Yuhao basically visits him once a week.
The sequelae of an injury is a serious issue.
It's like a chronic illness.
Does he need to go there weekly?
He told me that when he is in terrible pain,
he'll visit Dr. Chiang for massage therapy.
It's such a good excuse.
Massage therapy requires daily visits.
If investigation continues, it heads to nowhere, right?
I feel...
that Zhou Yuhao and Chiang Shuyi are somewhat related.
Let's not jump to any precipitated conclusions.
-Let's start with observing Chiang Shuyi. -Agreed.
I'll leave that to you, Chief Zhang.
Remember, don't be discovered by Chiang Shuyi.
I have some new discoveries, too. Come have a look.
I've looked into the records of Zhou Yuhao and Zhou Hanguang.
The Kwantung Army's intel got these for us.
All this information is true.
But both their families are dead.
We can't find any useful clues.
The name Zhou Bingjun doesn't exist on both records.
-Could it be a pseudonym? -That's right.
The name Zhou Bingjun is indeed a pseudonym.
Kwantung Army's intel found 83 men named Zhou Bingjun in the Northeast,
but none of them matches the man in the picture.
In fact...
this Zhou Bingjun took part in the Manchurian Incident.
Your father, afraid he'd be discovered, destroyed all of his records.
So even us in the Special Agent Division couldn't find anything
about his true identity and family background.
Okay. Let's take a step back.
Even if we found this Zhou Bingjun,
between Zhou Yuhao and Zhou Hanguang, who is his biological son?
There's no way we'd know. Because these are all pseudonyms.
So, what you mean is, even if we found Zhou Bingjun's records,
the name listed as his son
might not be related to Zhou Yuhao or Zhou Hanguang at all.
-Because they are using pseudonym. -Yes, unless there's a photo.
Well, of course,
if you're a spy like Zhou Bingjun,
you'd definitely not keep a photo of your son.
Of course, Manna, your father is an exception.
It seems like another clueless case.
Cheer up.
The more clueless it is,
the more it means there's something behind.
They planned carefully to change their identities.
Tungsten Wire...
is indeed not an ordinary person.
Our plan failed miserably this time. Instead, it actually alerted him early.
I'm guessing that they will stay quiet for a while.
We're in constant danger while Tungsten Wire is infiltrated
in our Special Operations Office.
I do have a person who knows about Tungsten Wire.
But sadly, he's useless now.
Li Jie?
You know?
You did a great job capturing him. So, how is he recovering?
Not much.
I heard from General Oshima
that the Sugi Institute is currently doing neurological researches and tests.
I'm wondering whether it will work if it's used on Li Jie.
I'll ask.
Thank you.
Here's his check-up report. The patient is still unconscious.
He needs continuous treatment.
You may leave.
Ma'am, he's useless.
Let's go. We need to complete the transfer procedures.
-Where to? -To the 1866 Hospital.
FENG MANNA
You are the attending physician. You should sign, too.
ENJI HOSPITAL TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
Director Feng, you didn't write down which hospital he'll be transferred to.
It's classified.
PUT UNDER CLOSE OBSERVATION
What? Li Jie was transferred?
There's even more shocking news. Li Jie is conscious.
Before he was transferred, he wrote some numbers on the sheet with his blood.
He wrote "1866."
It's the Japanese hospital on Siping Road.
The hospital is just a camouflage.
1866 is their biochemical weapon research institution
and the code name of their biochemical special forces.
Then he might be in trouble.
I'm going to save him.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS OFFICE ARCHIVES
ZHAO ZHI
ZHANG SHENG
LI JIE
THE 28TH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
TRANSFER TO 1866 HOSPITAL
Come in.
These are the records Director Zhou looked at earlier.
-Why was he looking into these people? -I'm not sure.
-Okay. Leave them with me. -Yes, ma'am.
THE 28TH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
THE 27TH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
THE 28TH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
TRANSFER TO 1866 HOSPITAL
1866.
Is he monitoring the Sugi Institute as well?
Third...
what kind of a person are you actually?
Perfect. Flawless.
Most importantly, these are printed with the serial numbers of banknotes
from Lan Changming's Jinxin Bank.
The serial numbers are the same.
So long the serial numbers on the bills in Jinxin Bank
are consistent with these,
it won't arouse the suspicion of the Special Operations Office.
They'll also not notice them. Are things ready on your side?
Everything's ready.
A vehicle loaded with banknotes
will be on its way to trading firms in Wu region.
Their cash flow is high, and not easy to be found.
Once you get your hands on the real money, don't use it in Shanghai or the Wu region.
Distribute it to the inland areas. It'll be safe for a while.
Let's do it.
CENTRAL BANK
Look at this. What is this?
We've put so much effort into issuing banknotes
and haven't established a solid footing.
Yet these counterfeit banknotes overwhelmed us out of nowhere!
Please calm down, General Oshima.
Actually, this is within our expectation.
We forged their counterfeit money.
Now, they are retaliating in kind, a tit for tat.
Find out how they are distributing them.
Whoever's involved in distributing counterfeit money
shall be punished severely.
Yes, sir.
Hold on.
I'm not done talking yet.
We've definitely got a mole in our financial sector,
-Who? -Jinxin Bank.
Lan Changming?
These banknotes were found in his trading firms.
Of course, these firms aren't located in Shanghai,
but in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Could he be that daring?
He's a master in issuing fake notes.
Bring along some of these fake notes and have him explain
-where did these come from. -Yes, sir.
We're closed for the day. Everyone, please leave.
Immediately! Hurry, hurry, hurry!
Employees, stay put!
Stay where you are for inspection.
-Count all the cash. -Yes, sir.
Mr. Lan...
I'll keep it short.
Let's take a look at the vault.
I hope that by then,
you're able to give us a proper explanation.
Director Feng and I have been working together for some time.
But you've always treated me as an outsider.
So go ahead!
-Open it. -Yes, ma'am.
Chief, inspection is done. We found no counterfeit notes.
Sir, inspection is completed. No counterfeit notes found.
-Not even one? -Correct, sir.
No counterfeit notes found.
Uncle Lan...
could you explain this?
a Five hundred Yuan bill.
-Why? Is there a problem? -Are you sure there's no problem?
-This is fake bill. -Fake?
I couldn't tell.
-Where did this come from? -Shouldn't I be asking you, Uncle Lan?
Where did this come from?
Didn't you just give it to me?
You're stubborn enough.
Well then, I'll be frank.
These were from trading firms issued out by you.
Someone reported that you were issuing counterfeit notes.
This is ridiculous.
Banknotes issued from my bank
were all delivered to me by your people.
There are records for each delivery. You may check the serial numbers.
Just a moment.
-Inspect carefully. -Yes, sir.
Director Feng, if the bills from the Central Reserve Bank were genuine,
but became counterfeit after leaving my bank,
even sharing the same serial numbers,
do you think that's possible?
My suspicion
is that there was a problem during the delivery from my bank.
When these banknotes were delivered,
were there any problems at these trading firms?
You mean, it was tempered by someone else?
Director Feng, now I am demanding for this to be investigated thoroughly.
We inspected operating counters and the vault of Jinxin Bank.
We couldn't find any counterfeit notes.
If these banknotes were issued by Lan Changming,
it's impossible that not even one was found in Jinxin Bank.
Maybe he was already prepared for a possible investigation.
The new bills were delivered by special vehicle every day.
There are records for every delivery.
Even if Lan Changming wanted to issue these banknotes,
he wouldn't have a way to transfer them into the vehicle.
We verified the records earlier.
The daily turnover is consistent.
Also, every serial number matches.
-Are you sure? -Yes, I am.
The ones you gave me were verified as well.
The serial number matches with
those provided to Jinxin Bank by the Central Reserve Bank.
Even if Jinxin Bank switched the fakes with the genuine notes,
they couldn't have made the serial numbers identical.
The daily record of banknotes issuance was personally done by Zhu Cheng.
He's one of us. He's trustworthy.
This is the daily cash flow record of the bank.
Jinxin Bank gets newly printed banknotes.
The numbers are consecutive. It's very easy to verify.
Did we wrong Lan Changming?
I'm not sure if the problem is in those trading firms.
Basically, their turnover rates are high and their businesses are complicated.
All these trading firms
were stationed with people from the Special Agent Division.
They can't be wrong.
Everything in Jinxin Bank is under our control.
Genuine notes went in and came out as fake notes.
Even the serial numbers are identical. This is unbelievable.
Unless they have the ability to swap the banknotes,
or else it'd be the work of ghosts.
Swap?
How?
I don't know.
How can they do that? This is just too much!
I am just the meat on a chopping block. What else can I do?
This is going nowhere.
I'm going to teach them a lesson so that they'll refrain themselves.
Rouge, you better not provoke them.
What are you doing? What--
-Are you crazy? -Trust me.
Hurry and pack things up.
Hurry.
What are you doing here?
Chief Lan, you can't do this.
-We're on duty, Chief Lan. -On duty?
-Under whose order? -We can't tell you.
I'll see the Division Director myself.
-Chief Lan, you can't do this. -Step aside.
These were found in my house.
The monitoring point was right across my house.
From the day I joined the Special Operations Office until tonight,
the monitoring on my family has never stopped.
My daughter risks her life to work for you people!
My Jinxin Bank even gave out half of our stocks
to join hands with you.
I, Lan Changming, have never mistreated your people.
But what about you?
My family was suspected and guarded for no reason.
If you can't show me any proof, this has gone too far!
May I ask, what's going on here?
I just got transferred here. I have no idea on past operations.
But I have not ordered monitoring of you and your family.
Well then, shouldn't you find out
if someone else is doing this to us?
How about this? I'll call Director Feng immediately.
I gave the orders.
Thanks for your concern about our family. What did you find?
The menu of our three meals a day?
Gossips of Jinxin Bank and the Special Operations Office?
Or the conversation between my boyfriend and me?
You came from a suspicious background. We had to do this.
Although I ordered it without your permission,
I have no concerns whatsoever.
Director Feng, you came with your people to Jinxin Bank during the day
under suspicion that we were issuing counterfeit notes
and searched through the vault.
At night, my daughter found these in our home.
In the eyes of my people, I am traitor.
In your eyes, I am a spy.
If that's the case...
here are the seal of Jinxin Bank and the key of the vault.
I'm giving them to you.
Are you trying to threaten me?
My father made up his mind on our way here.
We're just informing you about it.
I'll make a statement in the newspaper tomorrow.
Henceforth, anything regarding Jinxin Bank is no longer related to me.
Made in Germany.
This is very advanced.
There are no more than ten sets of this
in all of Shanghai's Police Stations and the Special Agent Division.
However,
you actually use one of it on our own people.
By doing this, everyone would feel insecure, don't you think?
Who'd want to work with us in the future?
My apology.
Something like this happening under my eyes is truly my mistake.
The searching operation on Jinxin Bank will stop right away.
Everyone involved will be punished.
I guarantee that something like this
will never happen again.
The funds for the frontline are tight. Work funds are being tightened as well.
You should start using the money more wisely.
Thank you, Division Director, for clearing my name.
Thank you.
Regarding Jinxin Bank, I'm afraid
I could no longer take charge of it.
Please understand.
If we fix this toy here, can we still use it?
Yes.
-Then fix it! -Yes, sir.
Even if we're running on a tight budget,
even if we have to squeeze it out from between our teeth,
we need to prepare ten more sets and use it on everyone else.
Director Feng, your opponent is too strong.
Taking action recklessly
is like sticking your face out to be slapped.
Right now,
it's time for Chongqing to attack the Central Reserve Bank.
We'd be too foolish to give up Lan Changming now.
Wait a little longer.
We...
will wait for another chance.
If there's nothing else here, I would like to leave now.
Wait.
Remember, you need to apologize to Lan Changming and Lan Rouge.
Japanese soldiers using poison gas bombs at the New Fourth Army's base
was the first ever large-scale usage of
biochemical weapons in the Chinese battlefield.
The cruelty of this method caught global attention.
The Underground Party escorted survivors of the gas bombs to Shanghai
and secretly prepared for a press conference
in order to attract more attention from world's public opinion.
Because of this risky operation,
the Underground Party, the Special Agent Division
and the Shanghai Liaison Unit were once again dragged into the whirlpool.
The Japs instructed moles who were lurking in our base
to spread the cholera virus
and caused a cholera outbreak.
Later, they raided us and released the virus.
These photos were taken by reporters who risked their lives for it.
Countries around the world have agreed
to prohibit the use of gas bombs and biochemical weapons.
We have to let the world know about this.
Mr. Peng, are you one of the victims?
Yes.
But I was lucky.
At least, I'm still alive.
I'm alive...
so that I could let more people
understand this calamity.
The Japanese Army used gas bombs and the cholera virus!
There are photos. It's all true!
The Communist Party's manipulating the public opinion to condemn us.
These newspapers were distributed within the concession.
-We can't do anything about it. -Just blow up the newspaper office.
If we really do that, we are simply telling everyone
these reports are true and the situation will be worse.
Director Zhou's right.
Chief Zhang, you are from the Communist Party.
In your opinion, what should we do?
I think they are going to continue to gain more publicity on this.
Next, they might contact the western media to expand reach
and to pressure the Imperial Army with world opinion.
I'm telling you this.
The General Headquarters is very displeased at the moment.
We were given orders to stop this from getting worse.
I think what's important now is to find out who leaked the news.
Someone who knows such detailed information,
must be someone who had gone through this war personally.
This person could be from the Jiangnan Brigade of New Fourth Army.
And, he is in Shanghai right now.
We must find him. No matter what.
Chief Zhang, you're familiar with the Communist Party's New Fourth Army.
You are in charge of this operation.
Yes, sir.
As for both of you,
please work with Chief Zhang. Do your best to provide support.
-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.
-Freeze. -What's this?
Shut up. Get in the car.
Help! Help! Help!
Now that you're in my car, you should say "spare me".
Spare me, spare me.
Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok