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CHlNA, DURlNG THE SlNO-JAPANESE WAR

A BlTTER POWER STRUGGLE TEARS THE COUNTRY APART

VlCE PRESlDENT WANG DECLARES A NEW GOVERNMENT

BACKED BY THE lNVADlNG JAPANESE ARMY

THlS PUPPET REGlME TRlES TO LURE AWAY OFFlClALS

FROM CHlANG KAl-SHEK'S CAMP TO FURTHER GAlN FAVOR WlTH HlS JAPANESE MASTERS

WANG BRUTALLY CLAMPS DOWN THE RESlSTANCE

THAT SEEKS TO RETURN CHlNA TO THE CHlNESE

AS THE PUPPET REGlME GROWS MORE TYRANNlCAL

THE RESlSTANCE COUNTERS WlTH lNCREASlNGLY BLOODY ASSASSlNATlONS

< The Message >

OCTOBER 10, 1942...THE NATlONAL HOLlDAY

Sorry

We're closed tonight

How come? We're trying to celebrate

The whole restaurant's booked

Got it?

Even General Tang has joined us

And he's not the only one, of course You know General He and the rest of them

We're beating back Chiang Kai-shek and his men in every battle

His government won't be able to hold out much longer

President Wang holds you in the highest esteem

He sent me here to invite you

to join him on the viewing platform at the ceremony

He would be most honored

even if you're only there briefly

President Wang needs the support of people like you

Go ahead

The Chungking-style chicken here is the genuine article

You've been holed up in the North too long. Have a taste

Mr. Fan

l need your answer now

"Wang's lntelligence Gunned Down by Rebels"

"lmperial Officer Poisoned"

"Terrorists Strike Down lmperial Officer"

"Rebels attack the lmperial Research Center"

"Transport Facility Destroyed in Rebel Bomb Attack"

"Japanese lmperial Officer Axed"

- JAPANESE MlLlTARY POLlCE DEPARTMENT -

Smells nice...

Doesn't it?

lt comes from Sri Lanka

Drives our Puppy crazy

Now tell me - because you will sooner or later-

Who do you get your orders from?

Puppy

Go

Colonel Takeda

You must be Mr. Six

l'm a great admirer of your work

You're too kind

Col. Takeda has a remarkable command of Chinese

She's a tough one

We've tried everything at our disposal

She won't break

Then Mr. Six is the man for the job

Don't let me keep you

Just turn these assassinations over...

...to the Chinese authorities

You'll be sent back to the Home lslands soon enough

Don't get mixed up in all this

Gen. Tsukeda, sir-

The head of the Resistance...

...is a man code-named Magnum

Though he's never exposed himself

He is behind these assassinations

l've got a strong feeling that

Magnum has a mole in our operations

Feelings are for women, Takeda

Feelings don't have any place in war

My part in the war is almost over, sir

This would be my last chance to redeem myself

l cannot return home as a failure. lt would bring shame to my family

That woman finally cracked

She's with Magnum alright

She says they get their orders

from a message board in front of the city temple

The orders are written on a lottery flyer

That sounds like their M. O.

We found this in her home

Has she ever met the person who posts the flyers?

She bumped into him once

He's an old cripple

- ClTY TEMPLE -

Commissioner, l've seen the cripple before

He's a janitor at the Counterinsurgency Center.

-Retreat! -Yes sir!

Mission abort!

You did the right thing

lf you'd taken him in

We'd have lost our only lead

lf the person who posts the flyers is a janitor at our Counterinsurgency Center.

Then we can also presume

that he's getting his information

from someone else working at the Counterinsurgency Center.

Correct

Our sources say their codename is Phantom

The next move is ours

The recent surge in planned terrorist acts

Suggests a problem with our intelligence channels

General Osamu Tsukeda, The lmperial Army

invites Commander Zhang of Counterinsurgency Center and personnels involved

To meet at Bai Cao Hall...

On October 31 , 9pm

We shall discuss ongoing intelligence efforts

- COUNTERlNSURGENCY CENTER -

Li Ningyu, Head Officer of the Decoding Section

Gu Xiaomeng, Administration Officer of the Decoding Section

Wu Zhiguo, Chief Captain of Counterinsurgence

Jin Shenghuo, Section Chief of the Military Office

Bai Xiaonian, Aide to the Commander of Counterinsurgency

Bai Xiaonian, Aide to the Commander of Counterinsurgency For the Commander

Bai Xiaonian, Aide to the Commander of Counterinsurgency

- ClTY TEMPLE, TWO DAYS LATER -

Tsukeda et al to gather at Bai Cao Hall on October 31

Request assassination plan from Magnum

Wait

We have to go

-Now? -Yes

Where the hell are we?

Spooky...

lt used to be called Qiu Manor.

The Japanese have taken it over now...

Turned it into their own little pleasure palace

High-ranking officers only

Looks like this is serious matter

And someone's...

...going to be in for it

What makes you say that?

Didn't you see? The Chief of Special Services is here too

Chief Wang

Good evening, everyone

May l suggest that you go to your rooms and freshen up first?

We'll meet in the conference room in half an hour

What do you mean, freshen up?

Let's just get the meeting over with So that we can all go home

Patience, Ms. Gu

Just go to your room first

lf you would

All right

Lieutenant Bai-

That room

Chief Jin-

This way

Chief Captain Wu-

That way

Where's ours?

l'm still feeling sick

Fairy shed light on heaven's secrets Win every time with White Dove lottery tickets

3-6-4-4-5-6-0-2...

What is this all about?

Total gibberish

The lmperial Army

intercepted this coded message this afternoon

At first glance, nothing more than an ad for the lottery

But according to our intelligence

lt contains a message from an underground organization

Regarding a new wave of assassinations

We've asked all of you here to

Help us crack the code

Before it's too late

You must be joking

None of us here are cryptographers except for Officer Li

What did you bring us here for?To play mahjongg?

Officer Bai, this order came directly from the upper levels of the Japanese Army

lt would be best if everyone cooperated fully

Does Commander Zhang know about this?

No

The commander is in Nanking on business

Until the day after tomorrow

All these numbers...

Don't look at me

l don't know anything about codes

What about you?

Not in my area of interest

l specialize more in blackjack, mahjongg...

...that kind of thing

Li?

Li

You're the expert here

What do you say?

lt's no good.

We can't crack it

These numbers

Have obviously been encrypted

There are 18 characters in total

To decode what they're meant to be. We'd need the codebook

Otherwise... We could be here for days and still come up with nothing

Did you hear that?

Go tell the Japanese

We can't help them

l want to go home

l don't have time for this nonsense.

l've got a sweep to go out on tomorrow

Col. Takeda...

Who's that?

The head of intelligence for the lmperial Army

lt's a pleasure to meet you

A consummate professional, indeed

Here's the codebook

Shall we begin?

7-8-7-

Got them.

Jin?

En

What are they doing there?

They're, um... uh...

Enough with the um-ing. What is it?

You've heard of Morse Code?

Get on with it

Now... Morse Code is used for telegrams all over the world

With Chinese, it works a bit differently

Each Chinese character is represented by four digits

There are seventy-two digits in this telegram

Total of eighteen characters

But the sender deliberately scrambled the digits before they sent it out

Now Li over there is trying to figure out the algorithm they used.

Once she's got that She can decode the message

One - Zero

And?

This can't be...

What's wrong?

Tsukeda et al to gather at Bai Cao Hall on October 31 Request assassination plan from Magnum

What does it say

They're planning to assassinate General Tsukeda

We set a trap - a telegram with false summons to a meeting with Tsukeda

The mole in our office took the bait

And sent this to their co-conspirators

You five are the only ones

Who had any contact with the original message

Which is to say-

One of you is the mole

Who's been leaking intelligence

Under the name Phantom

Whichever one of you it is

Just confess

l promise you'll be treated humanely

You'll forgive me

But l have my orders

Nobody leaves the building

Until the Phantom is found

Who are you writing to?

You scared me

Dear sister... What are you writing a letter for

We'll be out of here in two days

l'll go find Liu myself

And give him a piece of my mind

You really think we'll be out of here in two days

Sure- lt's not hard to guess who this Phantom is...

Tea?

You've got a split seam!

On the left

l'll stitch it up for you

Take it off for me.

Wow, that's a big one

ls there a sewing kit here?

l think so...

Bingo!

Found it!

Here, let me help

There you go

You once told me that your mother wanted you to be a proper lady, right?

Yeah

This is the first time l've ever seen you doing anything ladylike

Sis...

l don't know why

But l've always felt close to you

Especially today...

What's wrong?

Liu hasn't been by in days

Unfettered in the wild wastes

I mastered yin and yang, and knew the heavens...

What are you singing?

The Empty City lt's an old Tangshan ballad, from Leting

Sing some more

Well-

Would l be rewarded with a smoke?

Here

But when the country needed me, I fought...

To cast out the pretender to the throne...

Why, Captain Wu - l never knew you were from Leting

What-

You too

My grandfather always used to sing that when l was little

No kidding? What a coincidence

With all the the people in the headquarters

We hardly ever get the chance to talk

l never thought l'd meet someone from my old hometown here

lt must be fate

There are plenty of people from around there in the headquarters

But not necessarily from Leting village

lt might just be us

Yeah

Say, after we get out of here in a couple days l'll take everyone out to celebrate. My treat

Has Li made a move yet

Still mooning over

Her actor boyfriend, Liu

Gu just said

She knows who the Phantom is

She seems a bit off

A bit spoiled, you mean

She comes from money

As for Officer Bai...

He's got friends in high places too

So l've heard his relationship with Commander Zhang...

...is indeed very unique

l SLlPPED UP

MEETlNG AT BAl CAO HALL lS A TRAP

MUST GET MESSAGE OUT lN NEXT FlVE DAYS

OR COMRADES WlLL GO TO THElR DEATHS

Come, Bai

We're all waiting on you

Here, have something to eat

Quite a spread.

ls this supposed to be our last supper

My old friend Bai, always the joker...

That pretty little head of yours

ls just full ofjokes

You can count me out

l'm no spy-

l faint at the sight of chicken blood You think l'd join the resistance?

Wang-

You know me

This section chief position of mine. . .

lt's bullshit, l got it through connections

You'd know better

My wife's related to Commander Zhang's wife on her father's side

See?

This all has to be a mistake

l've never heard anything about any Phantom

l mean

Maybe it's the Japanese that have the mole. . .Right?

lt couldn't be any more obvious

Section Chief Jin is the one you want

He's the most suspicious of any of us

Why?

He has a nephew

Who joined the Red Army when he was only 15

He's become chief of staff at their headquarters in Yenan

Fence-sitter that he is Jin must still be in contact with him

He's been keeping a mistress for years

With money from weapons smuggling

Do l look like l'm joking now?

l've got dirt on everybody here, lncluding yours

What a rough job you have-

Here all on your own

The others are downstairs for backup

Backup?

As if we were dangerous

l need to make a phone call- just a short one

No can do

lt's just to call home, lt won't be long, l promise

You can even listen, if you want

l told you, it's not an option

Fine, then l won't trouble you

Here's the number to my house

And a list of the things l need

Can you call them for me and have them bring my things here?

Pretty please?

Ms. Gu...

We need you to come with us

l don't know - l mean,

l'm not sure-

Can't be certain...What do you want me to do?

Make something up?

No, no

Certainly not-

You were the one who delivered the telegraph

Just try and think back

Did you notice anything suspicious

lt all went according to protocol nothing to be suspicious of...

What were you going to say?

Nothing

You paused. Something came to mind

Captain Wu saw the telegram

Go on...

When l handed the telegraph to Chief Jin, Captain Wu was with him

Normally...

A classified telegram would be eyes-only for the officer in charge

But that day...

When l delivered it to Chief Jin

Captain Wu didn't look away He actually glanced at it briefly

He shouldn't have done that

But then again... lt's probably nothing

Do you know how much blood l've shed all the years

l've served President Wang?

l was shot three times

lt's little weasels like you

We should be watching out for Who knows which side you'll end up on if the tables turn?

l see...

Until we catch the Phantom

We're all still colleagues here

You rank above me - just above me-

And so l am showing you...

...the respect you deserve

Let's hope you leave here safely

Ask whatever you want,

But the answer will be the same-

l don't know anything

l checked

lt's the number to the Gus' house

What about the list?

Anything suspicious?

Looks normal to me

Don't call her family

Send someone to buy the things she's asking for

What if the others start making similar requests

None of them would have the nerve

What does her family do again?

Her grandfather was with General Xu

Her father went into business-

Textiles...

Cement, Shipping-

You name it

They say he's close to President Wang

Just last year, he donated a JU-52 to the Air Force

He donated a plane?

That's what l call rich

Let's make dinner more interesting

Before they go down, tell everyone what the others have said

lncluding Gu saying she knows who the Phantom is

Why aren't you eating? What's the matter?

Once a bitch...Always a bitch

A mincing, conniving little bitch

Councilor Jin Who are you talking about

The faggot knows perfectly well

Just exactly what l'm talking about

You're spoiling- My appetite

l'll rip your fucking head off!

Calm down, Chief

Let him come! The coward

We'll see how hard you can get!

Stop it!

-You want some whipping? -We're all colleagues here

Stop it! Calm down!

Colleagues, my ass!

l'm no colleague of a slanderous... rumor-spreading bitch!

l was merely...

...stating the facts

Facts?

l'll give you facts

l was shot twice last year at the battle in Yueyang

But l still kept going Didn't back down 'till l took out the enemy pillbox

Where were you then?

Sipping tea and reading the newspaper in your fucking office Then whoring around after work, l bet!

Captain Wu

Being a brave soldier doesn't mean you're always right

Remember Deputy General Gao?

A hero in every battle he fought even lost an arm for us

But he still went to the other side in the end

Say that again

Say it again!

You're calling me a traitor?

Just giving an example

You don't need to volunteer yourself so quickly

Take it easy, Captain

Stop it

Get out of my way

Out of my way. This is no business of yours

Go ahead

Let's see what kind of a hero you are

lf you're so strong, why don't you go pick fights with the Japanese instead of women

Captain Wu

May l suggest you finish your dinner first?

A man raises his hand against a woman

And nobody does anything?

There's no need for this

We're all amongst ourselves

NOBODY WlLL MAKE lT OUT OF HERE ALlVE

NEED TO TAKE EXTREME MEASURES

TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTlNG MESSAGE OUT...

We truly apologize for the...

...inconvenience to you all

Col. Takeda has specifically directed...

After the Phantom is found...

Each of you will be rewarded for your assistance lf you'd all be kind enough

To write down your ranks, pay grades...

...and evaluation scores...

During the years of your service

You'll all be rewarded accordingly once this is over

What do you want?

What's going on?

Let go of me!

Let go of me! Let go!

Who'd they get?

lt's not me!

lt's really not me!

Well, then can you explain to me...

Just why your handwriting is identical to the Phantom's?

Well

Someone's framing me

lt must be. lt must be!

Pull his pants down

Hold your step

Commander

l'm disciplining my dog

What's so funny about that?

There's a rat in your unit

What rat?

General Tsukeda has asked me to take full charge of this

Commander Zhang...

l'm afraid the General's faith in you... Has been greatly shaken

Do you have evidence?

Bring over the handwriting file

Now!

lf it were anyone else, this would already be over

But since it is Lieutenant Bai, your confidant...

l think it best if you prove your innocence first

Commander...

Commander

Help me!

l'm not the Phantom!

Officer Li, please get dressed immediately and come with me

Where to?

One minute. You have one minute to get ready

Please wait here.

Please enter...

We have a situation, sir!

One of our men

Just saw Captain Wu barge into Gu's bedroom

See anything?

lt's too dark

Turn it up

l'm apologizing to you.

l don't want your apology

Please just leave!

Why? Why can't we just talk it out?

What are you doing?

l'll call the guards!

l'm their commanding officer

What are they going to do to me?

Let go of me! Let go!

What's going on?

We're losing the signal...

Your boyfriend, Liu - the actor?

You haven't seen each other for about a week, no?

No.

He's with the military police now

What's he doing there?

What do you think he's doing there?

Commissioner!

Why didn't you stop him?

l didn't dare, sir

Knock on the door

And ask Captain Wu down to the living room

Tell him l would like to speak to him

Go!

Yes sir!

What is it?

Commissioner, sir! No, sorry, l mean, Chief Captain, sir!

Commissioner Wang would like to...

Talk to you in the living room

Tell him l'm sleeping

The first time l saw you,

l noticed your features

A narrow forehead...

...high cheekbones...

...and a thin nose

Your eyes are deep-set

Women with that kind of facial structure...

...are not to be trusted

Even if on the surface

They may seem to be above reproach

You've been acting, all along...

What do you take Liu in for?

A unit like Counterinsurgency can't allow for any uncertainty

lf you share your bed with a rebel

What else might you be sharing with him?

Ms. Gu?

Ms. Gu... are you asleep?

What do you want?

Just passing by

Are you ok?

l'm fine

l brought you a snack

lf you need anything...

l'll be around

To hell with him!

lf you can prove that you're not the Phantom

lt would also clear up our suspicions about Liu

l suspect the resume you submitted to us...

...was mostly made up

During the interrogation today

Your hostility-

Only shows that you're hiding something

You're one of our best code-breakers, l'm told

But did you know that...

Every inch of the body carries a code?

lf you can pass this examination

You and Liu will have nothing to worry about

Your physical features

From every orifice to every limb

All carry the genetic code of who we are...

Showing our true identities

ln order to get to that

l'll need to break your will first

And the way to break your will

ls to help you realize

That your body does not belong to you

lt belongs to your enemy

Now let go

Give yourself over completely

"Wherefore, there in her shimm'ring eyes ofjade...

Shine golden pupils peering at my own?"

HAVE COME UP WlTH A PLAN

HEAVEN HELP ME NOW

So Lieutenant Bai died during the interrogation-

ls that correct?Commander Zhang?

Right up until he died...

...Bai insisted he was being framed

l've wronged him!

Everything we did for the lmperial Army

And this is how you repay us?

What else did Lieutenant Bai say?

He said the hell with handwriting

Chief Jin is a master calligrapher-

He could imitate anyone's handwriting he wanted to

My condolences

Please take the Commander home

Rest well, Commander Zhang

We've been had

The Phantom is still among us

We have two days left

No more mistakes

Colonel Takeda

ONE MONTH AGO

Takeda!

Any thoughts you'd like to share with us?

Forgive me for being so direct

But l don't believe that your plan is feasible

Nothing comes quickly or easily in battle

The cost of a rushed attack would be staggering

Your opinion comes...

...as no surprise to me

Your grandfather killed himself

On the Northern front-lines

Cowardice seems to be a Takeda family tradition

We have a situation

The cripple is here!

The janitor who posts the messages at the temple?

l checked with the administration-

He handles the slop-water here

However, he's not supposed to be here...

...until the day after tomorrow

He's swapped his shift with someone else

The Phantom's gone quiet-

They're getting worried

The Phantom must be anxious to notify the rebels

Not to carry through the assasination

Here is our chance to set a trap

And force the Phantom forward

Attention everyone!

After three days of investigation We have made great progress

We are now almost certain that

Lieutenant Bai is the Phantom

As a gesture of appreciation for your cooperation

Col. Takeda has arranged a special lunch for today

Please be punctual

Thank you

Hey you!

Go tidy up the dishes and bring back the plates

l, Li Ningyu...

Graduated with honors from Wharton

l am not a whore

l am not!

l may not share your rank...

But that doesn't mean l'm afraid of you.

Sis..

You bastard!

lt's all right now

Bastard!

Let go of me!

Come now

lt's ok.

Let go of me!

These goddamned people

We should

Just kill them all and have done with it

lt would make no difference to me

But l would worry for you, Commissioner Wang

One innocent officer has died already

lf we should take another life...

...and still find no sign of the Phantom...

What would you tell Commander Zhang?

Let's go over the facts again

l believe we can rule out Officer Li

l've looked her over carefully

The only thing on her mind is her boyfriend

Someone so weak-minded

Couldn't possibly be the Phantom

What about Jin?

He looked at the old cripple...

...when he was handing him his dirty plate

Look at it the other way

Jin has nothing to hide

lf he looked at the cripple

That only shows one thing

He is unguarded

When a stranger comes close, it's only natural to react

lf someone doesn't react...

They're deliberately avoiding it

Trying to control their focus

Neither Captain Wu nor Officer Gu looked at the cripple once throughout the whole meal

One of them is our Phantom

Everyone come outside

Gather at the west wing immediately

To prove his innocence

Lieutenant Bai gave his life

Right up until his death...

He insisted that he was being framed

Lieutenant Bai was very close to the Commander

But even that couldn't save him

l suggest you all ask yourselves

With nothing to lean on...

How will you escape his fate?

Merciful Buddha! Whoever it is, please...

l beg you - step up!

Spare the innocent

We would rather be wrongly harsh

Than wrongly lenient

lf the Phantom wants to leave, there are two ways

ln a box, or in-

What the-?

Motherfucker! ls there anything you won't do?

Calm down, Captain Wu

Everyone will take their turn

My friend...

Stay away!

Stay away! Don't come close!Stay away! Stay away!

You don't want to do this, Jin

l know what you do to people

lt'd be worse than death

l'd rather end this here

Another one down

What do you want? What are you doing to me?

Let go of me! Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Sis!

-Let go of me! -Sis!

Let go of me!

Go back to your room

Don't say a word

Go!

Why aren't they making a sound?

You dropped a cigarette at lunch

What are you talking about?

There was a message on the cigarette

Are you out of your mind?

How many more innocent people will you let die?

Officer Gu

What did l ever do to you?

Why are you always against me?

lt's not about you-

l'm just saying what l witnessed

What the fuck did YOU witness?

The cigarette is coded

l'm going to give it to them

Officer Gu!

No one else should have to die so you can live!

You bitch, l'll kill you!

Go!

Yes sir!

You too!

Yes sir!

The door is jammed

Out of the way!

Let go of her!

Let go

You fucking whore!

Fuck you!

lf only you'd spoken out earlier

There'd have been no need for any of this

Give it here

During lunch yesterday...

The chief captain took out a cigarette...

...and dropped it on the ground

l could sense that something was going on

So l covered it with my foot

Morse code?

Yes

ln Morse code

This represents a single word...

"Abort"

There are plenty of smokers in this building

But you're the only one who smokes "Three Cannons"

Come on...

l'll give you one more chance

For the sake of all our time together

That bitch stole my cigarettes to frame me

l don't know shit about codes

You're all fucking blind!

She's playing you!

Just confess

Takeda has assured me that if you'll only confess

You can be pardoned

Maybe even rewarded

Our formidable Captain Wu-

Too hard for electricity

Come- Let the Chief Captain down

THlS lS MY LAST CHANCE TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT

lT ALL COMES DOWN TO TODAY

Gu...

lt was a close call last night

l've sewn up the rip for you

But l'm not very good at it

The stitching is a bit...

...uneven...

You've been targeted...

Both you and the Chief Captain

Captain Wu hates my guts

He's always antagonizing me

l know it isn't Captain Wu

Don't worry...

l'll never turn on you

Here, try it in

When did you know?

Just now

lt was a blind guess

Mr. Six

Ah, Chief Captain-

Long time no see!

You're aware of Mr. Six's... pride in his work

lt's not too late for you to confess

Fuck you and fuck your ancestors!

l'll come back...

And fucking kill you in my next life!

We're not strangers, Captain

You were always generous to me

So l'll be... restrained

Now relax...

Breathe deeply

Relax, Chief Captain...

Tell me

Where is Magnum?

This one's good for the kidneys!

So my boyfriend is one of you too?

You sent Liu to me?

You've been using me all this time-

Why me?

l rank too low. Can't get enough access We hope you'd become one of us

This is beyond me

Was anything real?

l've always thought of you as a sister

As a sister?

lf they knew about this conversation

You think l'd make it out alive?

They already got Liu

Had you heard? Huh?

Where are you going?

To turn you in

l am going to turn you in

Fantastic

To die by your hand...

ls probably the best l can hope for

You're a monster!

l was only doing myjob

l didn't want it to go this far either

Magnum... Where is Magnum?

Right... here

You've already made it-

They think Captain Wu is the Phantom

l was the one who sent out the bad information

Now l need to get the word out to my comrades

There's only one way, turn me in

l would never do that!

What are you thinking?

How could a message be worth more than your own life? Huh?

Your life? Huh?

l don't care...

What other people do with their lives-

But l want you to live

For the first time l can finally open up to you...

lf only for a few more days and nights...

...to talk with you, heart to heart

But there's no time left

Do you understand? No time

l'm begging you

Turn me in

Usually, three needles is all it takes

For an ordinary man to confess and fingerprint their testimony

The Chief Captain...

ls indeed a remarkable man

ls there any other way...

To make him talk?

Open the gate!

Let me in!

l found this under Officer Gu's pillow-

The Chief Captain is innocent!

Hurry up

Flip him over

Unfettered

ln the wild wastes

l mastered

Yin and Yang

And knew the heavens...

But when the country needed me, l fought

You smoke Camels

And yet Officer Li found a pack of Three Cannons under your pillow

That's awfully damning

l'm trying, really trying, to help you here

But

We're running out of time

Those aren't my cigarettes

Get her up there!

Stop

She won't talk

How do you do, Phantom-sensei

We meet at last

How long have you been spying at the Counter-lnsurgency Center.

Do you take orders directly from Magnum?

l can guarantee you...

Full protection if you cooperate

Not only for you

But also your family

l can guarantee that

Let's not get carried away now, Takeda

During a strategy meeting. You assaulted a superior officer

You're about to be deported back to Japan

Where you'll probably face court-martial. You're in no position to guarantee me anything

Let me put it this way

When l say l can guarantee you and your family safety

l am also saying that

l am in a position

To hurt you...

...and your loved ones

Hello?

There must have been a delay on the road

minutes later than planned

Number 6, South Bank-

That's your parents' address, no?

Leave my parents out of this. This has nothing to do with them

A call for you

Mother...

Right now

Another gun just like this one is pointed at your mother's head

Your decision

Save her life and you can save your own

Enough

Tell Madame Gu

Her daughter will be home soon

You see

That wasn't too hard, was it?

l am the Phantom

l take my orders directly from Magnum

Captain Wu never laid eyes on the telegram l made that up to frame him

As for Lieutenant Bai l was the one who forged his-

Let's talk about Magnum

Where is he now?

OK

But not in front of him

l have no idea where he is

l've never seen him

But you must be in contact with him

The board in front of the City Temple

Does he post the orders himself?

What do you think?

Would you do it yourself?

You're wasting my time

Sorry

But the truth is l know more about you...

...than l do about Magnum

Commander, sir!

Where is Takeda?

l need to see him now

What else can you tell me?

Oh, lots...

About your family... Your upbringing... And about that awful weak spot of yours...

Your grandfather became Lieutenant General after the Meiji Restoration

Your father also distinguished himself

As a Colonel in the Navy

lndeed

You are a most talented spy

Halfway through the Russo-Japanese War

Your grandfather killed himself in the front-line

No military men have ever respected you

You bitch!

Don't shoot!

She was determined to die

And we all played right into it

You never had any authority to conduct this investigation

General Tsukeda turned down your request-

This operation- ls entirely illegitimate!

At this point, does it really matter...

...whether l was authorized or not?

My goal-

ls to catch Magnum

And wipe out his terrorist organization

l cannot return to Japan in shame

You conducted interrogations under false military orders

Two ranking officers died here

Along with a Chief Captain who's half dead

lf word of this gets out

They'll haul both of us before a court-martial

We need to find someone to pin this on

Sirs...

l have matters to discuss with Col. Takeda

Leave us be

Yes sir

You double-crossing son of a bitch!

You son of a bitch!

Takeda!

Colonel Takeda!

You know l've...

l've always been loyal-

Back-stabbing bastards!

At least the Phantom wasn't able to escape

Stick with the original plan tonight

Set a trap at Bai Cao Hall

lf we can catch Magnum...

...we might still have a chance

THREE MONTHS LATER

Where did you last make port?

Taiwan?

Saigon?

No, not Saigon-

This ship doesn't stop there

What's the point of sending more troops in?

This warjust might end earlier than we'd thought

l'm going home a criminal

But l've got it better than you- At least l'm going home

l'm here to shorten the trip

"Peace at Last"

Li Ningyu!

There's someone here for you

You know how it is-

After working for the puppet regime during the war

l'm really pretty lucky...

...to have even this

The report you wrote helped a lot- l should thank you

Poor Liu, though-

The Japanese were going to put him in front of a firing squad

But three days before the execution

The Japanese surrendered

He kept his life alright

But he's never been the same

Anyway, you're not here to hear me complain

Actually...

l'm here about the dress

The dress?

The one Gu mended for you

Gu and l...

We were both in the resistance

Although we were both undercover in the Counterinsurgency Center

She had no idea who l was

lt wasn't until that night on the balcony

When l started singing "The Empty City"

That she learned l was one of her comrades

We use the song like a secret password

To reach out to our comrades...

Whenever we're in trouble.

Relax, now

l lost my temper

l'm here to apologize

l don't want your apology

Please just leave!

-What are you doing? -Just relax

l'll call the guards!

Stop! What are you doing?

Are you trying to threaten me?

l'm their commanding officer What are they going to do to me?

Let go of me!

-Relax now. Let's sit down and talk it out -Let go of me!

Relax We're both from the same village...

-l won't do anything to harm you. -Let go of me

Let go! Back off!

Just Calm down

l know you're the one

But l beg you

Comrade to comrade. Hide yourself

Let me take the heat

Try to get the word out

But it was me that sent out the false intelligence

l should take the consequences

You couldn't stand the torture

You're in no position to tell me what to do- l only take orders from Magnum

Then why was Gu...

...always clashing with you?

lt's one of our tricks

lf two comrades are taken in at the same time

We fight, accuse each other, do whatever it takes...

To keep them from getting everyone

That way, at least one of us would get out alive

Let go of me!

lf word doesn't get out tonight the resistance will be crushed

You must survive. Find a way to get the message out

l am MAGNUM. l hereby order you to turn me in

You stay alive. l have a plan

You dropped a cigarette at lunch

What are you talking about?

There was a message on the cigarette

Are you out of your mind?

l didn't understand at the time what she was trying to do

She'd decided from the start that she'd sacrifice herself

To make sure l got the message out

That song, "The Empty City"

With a few changes in the tune and lyrics

lt becomes a tool for transmitting urgent messages

BAD lNFORMATlON

ABORT MlSSlON MAGNUM

When Gu made you turn her in

lt was to make sure that l got out

What if you'd been unconscious when you got to the hospital?

Or nobody was there to hear your message?

Then it would all have been for nothing

ln fact...

Gu had also sewn a mission abort message...

...onto her undergarments-

As another way to get the word out

BAD lNFORMATlON ABORT MlSSlON PHANTOM

Nobody was going to get out of that mansion alive

So Gu...

Used her body to pass on the message in death

She also wanted me to pass on

The message she left for you

lt's in the lining of your dress

You'd know this better than me-

lt's all Morse Code

THlS lS MY LAST CHANCE TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT

lT ALL COMES DOWN TO TODAY

l'M NOT AFRAlD OF DYlNG-

BUT ONLY FEAR MY LOVED ONES WON'T KNOW WHAT l'VE DlED FOR

l AM LEAVlNG THESE WORDS lN THE HOPE THAT

Ll AND MY FAMlLY WlLL FORGlVE MY DEClSlON

l am leaving these words in the hope that...

Li and my family will forgive my decision

But l have faith...

That you will come to understand my intentions

My dearest loved ones...

Though my death brings you great pain

But our people face mortal peril

l would do anything to stop it

Even if it's giving up my little life

Whatever they may do to my body

My soul will always live on with you

What the enemy can never understand is...

That Phantom and Magnum represent not individuals...

They represent a brotherhood

And a faith in justice

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