Arsenal Military Academy
Episode 17
When do we go to court?
That’s not up to us.
In three to five days at least.
In three to five months if you’re lucky.
It could be one or two years later.
Calm down.
You... you flunky!
Flunky, traitor!
Let us out! Shut up!
I don’t care that you arrested them.
But can you please tell me
why we are also detained?
Don’t you know why?
I have nothing to do with it.
And I don’t know any of them.
I was in my home
when they broke in and made a mess.
None of my business.
You sure
you have nothing to do with it?
Pretty sure.
And you’re not involved?
No.
You know
none of them?
None.
Do you know him?
No at all.
Chief.
What’s wrong?
I got the truth.
This guy
is probably their leader.
They all protect him.
What did you say?
They claimed that they didn’t know him.
And urged us to let him go.
They gave the game away so fast.
Such a bunch of rookies!
Separate him
with the others.
And interrogate him in private.
Yes, Sir.
You two, come here.
Take him away.
Let him go!
We said we didn’t know him.
Don’t worry.
Trust me.
Cut the craps! Get out.
Go.
Song Maogong, right? Go.
Gu Yanzhen.
Miss Oda.
Song Maogong.
How are you doing?
It’s late.
Can I help you?
I think you know well
why I come here.
You ruined my plan today.
Are you saying that
you want someone in here?
The authority
knew that a bunch of students were coming back.
So, they let me keep a close eye on them.
I want them dead.
Miss Oda,
they are just a bunch of
ignorant students.
If you think it’s inappropriate,
I can lock them up,
until the treaty is signed.
Dealing opium, selling intelligence, trafficking in human.
How many people have died
because of you these years?
If not 1000, then 800 at least.
What's wrong?
After all the bloody things you’ve done,
now you decide to show your mercy?
Within 24 hours,
I want them all dead.
You want to spare anyone’s life?
Trade it with one of your families’.
Help!
My stomach aches.
Somebody help me.
Shut up!
So annoying!
My stomach aches.
I want to...
go to bathroom.
Go to bathroom?
Do it in your cell.
What are you thinking?
What now?
Come on.
Take this.
Let me go to the bathroom, please.
Clever boy!
Be quick.
Thank you.
Sorry.
We dragged you into this.
It’s none of your business.
But why are you hunted?
We heard about the Twenty-one Treaty
when in Japan.
Everyone was furious.
We thought
we should stand out at such a critical juncture
to show our stance
against the treaty.
So we came back
to organize demonstrations
to appeal to the government.
You were locked up here once you came back.
It seems that someone wants you to be silent.
We knew there would be troubles
before we came back.
There were over 100 of us
back in Japan.
But our tracks were exposed,
many classmates failed to get on the ship.
Plus the setback in Guangzhou,
there are just us to be left now.
And now we’re here.
But compared with those being killed,
we’re lucky enough.
It’s a tough time.
Our country is weak.
The foreign powers want to colonize us.
To wake up the people,
there will be sacrifices.
Before we started out,
we all signed blood letters to show our stance.
We reach our goal or die.
Now I hope
that they didn’t sacrifice
for nothing.
What is this?
Something far more important than my life.
It’s me.
How did you get out?
I got the keys.
Try them out.
No. Not this one.
Someone’s coming.
Gu Yanzhen, you go first.
Wait.
Go. Get out of here.
You get out first. Then you can save us.
Hurry.
Leave now.
What did you say?
The ancestral house is destroyed.
And they took the young master.
Song Maogong! How dare you
touch my son!
He might not know young master was one of them.
Master,
Song Maogong has no mercy.
And he colludes with the Japanese.
I’m worried that he will kill them
under the command of the Japanese.
Now,
get Yanzhen back for me.
Yes, master.
Wait.
I’ll go by myself.
My clothes. Be quick.
Welcome.
Vice Minister Gu,
please let me explain.
Please.
Vice Minister, about this...
Chief, let us out. Chief.
Let me explain.
Vice Minister,
Gu Zongtang.
Open it.
Yanzhen.
Vice Minister, look.
Your son is not here.
Master,
he’s not here.
Chief Song.
Yes, Sir.
He’s my only son,
the treasure of the whole family.
Sure he is. I understand.
So,
if anything
happens to him...
Your son is blessed.
I’m sure he’ll lead a long and happy life.
Make sure of that.
Master,
young master is back.
Go.
Dad, you’re back.
Help me get my...
Insolent boy!
What are you going to do?
Are you looking for more troubles?
I don’t understand.
Do you know
who these people are?
You’ll get yourself killed
by fraternizing with them.
They are patriotic students
who want to save the country.
Patriotic students?
To me,
they are idiots who made things more complicated.
The government will take care of the fate of our nation.
Who give you innocent students
the right to get involved
into national affairs?
Nonsense.
Utterly nonsense.
Damned congress and government.
They can’t even tolerate a few outspoken students.
A government without a spine
should be toppled.
Mr. Gu,
don’t say that.
You won’t save them.
I will.
How dare you!
Stop.
Master, please stop.
Get out of the way.
Hold your impulse.
Master, don’t do that.
Be careful.
Mr. Zhu,
now,
buy the latest ticket to Nanjing
and take Yanzhen back with you.
Master,
in such a hurry?
Under the current situation,
I may not survive this.
Nevertheless,
I have to get my son out of this.
Zhu.
Master.
Take care of him for me.
I will, Master.
Master,
you wake up.
Where are we?
You father asked me to take you back to Nanjing.
Master,
where are you going?
I’m going back to save them.
Master,
why can’t you be reasonable?
Do you know what kind of
trouble are you in?
Your father went to the prison
in person to get you out.
Someone may
use it to undermine him.
Who dares to voice against
the Twenty-one Treaty
at such a critical juncture?
Now that you got involved with
those students’ scheme.
You put your father in dilemma.
He sent you away
to protect you.
Don’t you understand?
As for those students,
don’t worry about them.
Now all the eyes are fixed on
the significance of the incident.
Nobody pays attention to the students.
I guess
they’ll be released in a few days.
The Japanese openly
broke into private property
and killed those students.
Who knows
what will happen to the students held in prison?
Master,
no matter what you say,
I won’t let you out.
Don’t let Mr. Gu get out.
Yes.
Let go!
Let go! I said we didn’t know him. Let go!
Don’t worry.
Believe me.
Gu Yanzhen, you go first.
Not this one.
Go. Get out of here.
You have to go to save us.
Chief.
Everything is ready.
Get the students out into the truck.
Yes.
I want them all dead.
You want to spare someone’s life?
Trade it with one of your families’.
Hurry.
Chief,
they’re here.
Hurry.
Move it.
Hurry.
Don’t dawdle over it.
Go.
Chief,
should we
get them to the old spot?
Is this what you should ask?
Be alert.
Don’t get anything wrong.
Yes, Sir.
Where are they taking us?
We’ve probably been out of the city.
Are they going to kill us?
Hard to say.
They might just
want to keep us detained
in a secret location
until the treaty is signed.
They might follow someone’s order
and want to kill us
without startling anyone.
Follow order?
Who wants to kill us?
A lot of people do.
The capitulators,
or the Japanese.
What should we do?
Be quiet.
Why do we stop?
Get off and check out.
Don’t try to escape.
Is this the place where we’ll be killed?
Xianwei,
what should we do?
I don’t regret to sacrifice for my country.
Let the wind take my soul home.
We’ve been
preparing for today long ago.
I...
But...
But I don’t want to die.
Chief,
the fallen rocks block the road.
Once we clear them,
we can pass right away.
Then do it.
Yes.
Guys,
let’s go clear the road.
Now.
Some of you stay to watch them.
The others follow me.
Hurry up.
You guys
stay put and don’t mess up with me.
Don’t get yourselves into trouble.
Where are you taking us?
It’s not what you should ask.
Don't ask.
You’ll know
when we get there.
Are... are you going to kill us?
If I am going to,
what will you do?
I...
My father is Chen Ruchang,
the headmaster of Longbei Primary School.
If you kill me,
my families won’t let you get away with this.
Well, look at you.
You all scare me with your fathers.
Now a headmaster
won’t let me get away with this.
I really want to see
what he’s going to do with me.
Chief Song.
As the handler of Peking,
you must be busy with
things concerning to
the fate of our country.
So forget about what he said.
He didn’t mean it.
I apologize to you for him.
We’re just students.
We’ll follow your command.
You can take us
wherever you want.
It seems you’re smart.
So,
I’m taking you to grave.
Will you follow it and die?
You’re the Sheriff of Peking
who’s in charge of Peking’s security
and protects the people.
To us, you’re like a parent.
We’re nothing but poor students.
And we never do bad things.
Though what we did this time is ill-considered,
I believe
that you won’t hurt us.
Chief,
the rocks have been cleared.
We can go now.
Run!
Lin Xianwei.
Xianwei.
Keep the blood letter safe.
Mr. Chen.
Chen Rong.
Go to hell.
Mr. Chen.
Chen Rong.
Chen Rong. Mr. Chen.
Lin Xianwei.
Are you alright?
I laugh
in front of
the blade.
However,
the patriotism
never dies.
Lin Xianwei.
You’ve done your best.
Yanzhen.
How could you
disobey your father for this woman?
If Song Maogong died,
the police station won’t let it go.
They’ll look into it.
With her by your side,
do you know what’s the consequence?
If you don’t care about me,
then think about her.
Do you know that
you’ll get her whole family killed?
You punk!
What should I do?
Give her to me.
I’ll send someone to
escort her home safe and sound.
As for you,
you must leave with Mr. Zhu
for Nanjing.
And from now on,
stay out of this.
The police station...
I’ll take care of them.
OK.
I’ll do as you told.
Xiang.
Xiang, you wake up.
Xiang.
Where did you go?
Who were those people
who sent you back?
Why is there blood on your clothes?
What happened?
Tell me.
Xiang.
Talk to me.
Tell me.
Xiang.
Talk to me.
Keep the blood letter safe.
Chen Rong. Mr. Chen.
Mr. Chen.
Lin Xianwei.
No Twenty-one Treaty!
No unfair treaties!
Japanese troops out of Qingdao!
No Twenty-one Treaty!
No unfair treaties!
Japanese troops out of Qingdao!
No Twenty-one Treaty!
No unfair treaties!
No Twenty-one Treaty!
No unfair treaties!
Japanese troops out of Qingdao!
No Twenty-one Treaty!
No unfair treaties!
Japanese troops out of Qingdao!
No Twenty-one Treaty!
Beat them.
Do it!
- No Twenty-one Treaty! - Hit them.
What are you doing?
No Twenty-one Treaty!
Open it.
Which one?
Well, that one.
The one in skirt.
Get out.
Xie Xiang.
Get out.
Are you hurt?
Let's go.
Let’s go home.
Are you crazy?
How dare you demonstrate
with those students?
What did you learn
while you were in Japan?
You’re not going anywhere.
Just stay in Peking.
No.
I’m going back.
You...
Xiang. Xiang.
You have to think for me.
Your brother has gone.
Don’t make me heart-broken again.
From tomorrow on,
she’s not allowed to go out.
She must stay at home.
All right. It’ll be OK.
Xiang,
one day, you’ll understand.
Someone has to do these things.
Though we may not succeed,
or it might does no good to the situation,
it has to be done.
Wire can cut a wood in half.
Dripping water can wear through a stone.
Every great success
is achieved step by step.
As long as we don’t give up,
one day,
we’ll make it.
Xiang,
why does your brother look gloomy today?
Who knows?
Maybe Dad scolded him.
Where is the old Mr. Gu?
And Zongtang?
Master is in Peking.
He might not come back for the Spring Festival.
What is it?
The Japanese envoy proposed the Twenty-one Treaty,
aiming at taking over all German privileges in Shandong.
Recently, Peking is
in chaos.
Students all go on street to demonstrate.
Master is part of the negotiation delegation.
He can’t avoid the duty
in a short time.
It’s just a proposal.
We haven’t signed it.
There’s never a treaty
of such national betrayal and humiliation.
If there are no voice against it,
I think our nation will really perish.
Let’s call it a day.
Mr. Gu is right.
What’s Zongtang’s opinion?
Of course he opposes to it.
But in current situation,
he can’t reverse it
on his own.
The government wants to convince foreign powers,
such as Britain and America, to give Japanese pressure.
But since Japan has proposed such terms,
they’re prepared for objections.
People are talking.
The nation is ignited.
Students, merchants and civilians
are joining the demonstration.
They protest in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs each day.
Anyway,
it’s a mess now.
Now the situation is not clear.
Keep it under control,
especially the school.
Don’t let the young students
do anything irrational.
Keep them safe.
Yes.
How is it going with the students coming back from Japan
that Yanzhen talked about?
Sir,
I’ve sent someone.
Those students were held by the police
in a secret facility in the suburb.
Mr. Gu already talked to Chief Song.
He can let them out.
But they have to go back to Japan immediately.
They can’t stay at home.
As for
those who’ve died,
we can do nothing.
In current situation,
these things can’t be put on the negotiation table.
Otherwise,
it will trigger greater uproar.
Bury them decently.
They are all patriotic lads.
If these things happen again,
even without those invaders,
we’ll lose
the people’s support
by ourselves.
Yes.
And Song Maogong?
He’s dead.
Anyone who was involved into this
won’t get away with it.
The country is faced with a crisis.
People are suffering.
Who are presenting in
this negotiation?
Quite a lot.
But few of them can make a difference.
Lu Zhengxiang, the Foreign Minister.
And Cao Rulin, the Vice Minister.
Are all present.
The treaty is so humiliating for the nation.
Whoever signs it
will be a traitor to the country.