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(QQ Mailbox)

Hello, Youran.

Rest assured.

I've coordinated

the client's needs

with all departments.

We'll meet the deadline.

Come back quickly.

Got it.

I'll return as soon as I finish here.

Understood.

Thank you.

Dad.

Dad.

Dad.

Dad.

Dad.

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

It can't be demolished.

Dad,

- what's on your mind now? - It can't.

It's late. That place is closed.

Dad,

listen to me.

It can't be demolished.

Dad!

Dad.

Nian?

You...

It's so late at night.

Where are you going?

Why aren't you dressed warmly?

Dad.

Come on. Put this on first.

Quickly.

Let's talk at home if something's wrong.

Let's go.

You silly kid.

There's nothing to worry about.

Dad.

Let's go home.

Could you stop running?

=Twelve Letters=

=Episode 12= (Twelve Letters)

(Tang Yixun's Tomb, Ye Haitang's Tomb)

(Dad,)

(for your birthday this year,)

(Tang Yixun's Tomb)

(we're making it up to you.)

(Mom,)

(Ye Haitang's Tomb) (I brought you the cake.)

(Zhou's Fish Noodle Shop, Meiwan Town, 1991)

Hurry up, please.

Right away. Just a moment.

Recently, Boda Trading successfully bid for

the Shiqiao foothills plot.

The area has been abandoned for long.

Boda plans to establish

a Southern Min cultural-themed

fisherman's resort village here

that combines Southern Min cuisine and traditional culture.

The construction will start soon.

Mr. Cheng Jianshu, chairman of Boda Trading,

is a native of Meiwan

born into a humble fishing family.

You haven't paid!

Leave.

Haven't I made myself clear?

It's too risky.

I can't do it.

But this is your line of work.

I can't trust anyone else with this.

The heat is on.

I won't do it.

Wait, Li.

Name your price.

Tell me how much you want.

This isn't about money.

Just leave.

Leave now.

Go!

Li.

Li, I'm begging you.

Help me.

Please help me.

Name your price.

Name your price.

However much you need!

How much can you offer?

One, two, three. Go.

One, two, three. Go.

Tang!

What's wrong?

I saw Ye Yibo.

Where is he?

At the wharf.

He rode his bike

towards Shiqiao.

But I couldn't catch up.

Why is he back?

I don't know either.

But Tang,

you need to be extra careful these days.

Don't let him know you're living here.

I'll be careful.

Your hands are dirty.

Are you unloading cargo tonight?

Of course.

I'm covering extra shifts.

Wash up and sit down to eat.

I made you some soup.

It looks amazing.

All meat dishes.

I'll eat then.

I want to check the mailbox again tonight.

They haven't replied for so long.

I can't shake this uneasy feeling.

Tang,

do you think that mailbox

is malfunctioning?

It can't be.

Didn't our last letter get sent out properly?

Here's the plan.

I'll keep track of time.

Around 11 PM tonight,

I'll wait for you at the bookstore mailbox.

I'll go there right after class.

Okay.

Eat slowly.

(Ye Haitang, November 24, 1991)

(Caution)

How is it going?

Captain Wang.

Initial judgment:

The body's been drowned for ten days.

He wasn't killed here.

The water carried the body down

until it stopped on rocks and was found.

How far away is the Shiqiao foothills area?

That's upstream.

At least seven or eight kilometers.

(Police)

Captain Wang.

Captain Wang.

You're here.

Did you find a lead?

You caught someone?

Come with me.

Yu Nian,

wait outside.

Let's go.

Go ahead.

Do you recognize him?

No.

Who is he?

This photo shows Ye Yibo in his younger years.

Ye Yibo?

Here's the thing.

We recovered a body from the river.

After verification,

we confirmed the body is him.

He's dead?

Shen Cheng,

you're his only living relative.

We need you to identify the body.

When did he die?

Time of death was the evening of November 8th.

November 8th?

The same day my mom died?

Was he related to my mom's death?

Did he cause it?

We're investigating.

Why did he suddenly reappear?

Where'd he been?

Please remain calm.

Your mother, Ye Wanru, reported Ye Yibo missing

starting in 1991.

But he had remained off the radar since then.

So we've had

no information about his whereabouts.

1991...

Captain Wang,

the case my mom was involved in back in 1991,

can I see the case files?

It'll need a lot of paperwork.

What'd you like to know?

I want to know if all current events

are connected to that incident.

Ye Yibo!

Ye Yibo!

What are you doing?

Are you blind?

Tang?

Tang.

Tang,

I thought

we'd never meet again in this lifetime.

All these years,

I've been looking for you.

I needed to see you,

alive or dead.

A wretched life beats an honorable death.

I have a daughter after all.

You've been doing well these years.

This car isn't cheap.

I never imagined

I'd ever ride in such a nice car.

My illnesses might finally be cured.

Where have you been?

I've been hiding

like a rat.

I have a question

for you.

Where's

my mom?

Where's my mom?

It happened a long time ago.

What's the point of knowing now?

Did you kill her?

That's what you told the police back then, right?

Did it work?

Without a body,

it didn't work at all.

So it was you.

I was one step too late then,

letting you live these extra years.

You never believed

your mom ran off with someone, did you?

Back then,

I believed you.

I still believe what you're saying now.

What happened

that day?

Your mom was acting strange that day.

So I followed her all the way.

At Shiqiao,

I caught her.

I found two boat tickets on her.

She was planning to run away with some man.

I told her,

"Whoever it is,"

"just stay with me."

"And I'll let it go."

But she refused.

I got on my knees and begged.

Still she refused.

That woman was heartless.

She would rather die than go home with me.

So I kept choking her

until she stopped breathing.

And she still refused.

She was eager to run away with a man.

She was desperate to leave our family.

She wasn't running away.

The second ticket was for me.

She waited at Shiqiao for me.

She wasn't running away!

She was waiting for me!

So you two planned to run together.

You've kept

the secret buried for decades, haven't you?

Truly Wu Fengying's daughter.

Both master schemers.

You two ruined my life!

Hiding the truth all these years,

you're finally confessing now.

Tang,

do you know why I dare tell you this now?

Go report me now.

Let the police arrest me.

The court won't sentence me to death.

I'm old

and sick.

Prison means

free healthcare

and free meals.

It'll be so much better

than starving out here.

Tang,

if you can't swallow the anger,

I will turn myself in now.

"Can't swallow"?

To you,

can all the things

and the lives

be "swallowed"?

We're old now.

Anything can be let go of.

Right.

We're old now.

It's enough.

Yes.

It's enough.

Buckle your seatbelt.

Where are you taking me?

To give you a ride.

Why didn't Tang Yixun pick you up tonight?

He's working at the docks.

It's past 11 already.

Let me walk you home.

No need.

We'll meet at the bookstore.

Which college will Wang Manyu go to?

I'll ask about it later.

Do you know what Wang Manyu likes?

Are you okay?

How could you ride like that?

You crashed into me.

Unreasonable!

I crashed into you?

Did I touch you?

Where were you going?

You should've gone

this way.

You insulted me.

You're unreasonable.

You insulted me.

(You don't have a mom now.)

(A woman like her)

isn't worthy to be your mom.

Tang,

from now on, it'll be

(only us in this family.)

You hit me and insulted me.

Where are you going?

Ye Haitang!

Shen Cheng, you can't mail that letter.

Haven't you thought?

If...

If we stop all this,

then everything afterward

could change completely.

Your mom might miss your dad.

And you might never be born.

I have.

Very seriously.

But recently,

the more I learn about the past

and the more I understand them both,

the more unsettled I feel.

I've made up my mind.

I can't accept

my mom ending her life

in that way.

None of this

should require sacrificing you.

You have a whole life ahead.

If you were me,

what would you do?

Neither of us is a hero.

We're both ordinary people.

Being ordinary means

we can't do many things.

Without that mailbox,

I'd suggest we each go home,

let go of the past,

and move on with our own lives.

But there's no choice.

That mailbox

appeared right before us.

We can save two young people

from their suffering.

I know this might devastate you.

If everything changes,

you'll lose a father who loves you.

You might end up

alone in this world.

And I might never have existed.

We'll both lose so much.

But we'll still save them.

No.

No, Shen Cheng.

We are different.

You have your dad.

You still have family in this world.

If everything changes,

my dad won't have me.

I won't have a family.

No one in this world will remember me.

How come nobody remembers you?

I'll remember you.

I'll remember all of this.

I'll remember.

You won't remember me.

That's not true.

That's not true.

There's another way.

There must be.

We just haven't thought of it.

There might be another way,

but we're out of time.

My passport.

No, we'll figure it out.

Let's think again.

We can think of a way.

We're running out of time.

No.

Keep up.

The construction guys are here.

Look, it's them, right?

Yes.

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

I need to take a look.

What if they demolish it?

Be quiet.

I know their operation too well.

They won't make big moves at night.

They're just setting up.

Before dawn breaks,

I'll move the mailbox.

Cut the crap.

How will they mail letters then?

After they finish demolishing,

I'll put it back.

The mailbox matters the most.

With the mailbox, they can mail letters.

I'll guard it.

Your plan won't work.

I'll talk to them.

Will they listen to you?

Worth a try.

Don't get yourself...

Shen Cheng texted me.

Quick. Help me up.

On the night of November 30,

you and Tang Yixun must not go to the foothills.

Or Tang Yixun will kill someone.

Then you'll never see each other again.

This might be our final correspondence.

But please believe,

all hardships will pass,

and you'll have a bright future ahead.

May you overcome adversity

and reach the stars.

Yu Nian and Shen Cheng.

What does this mean?

Killing someone? Why?

No idea.

Quan,

we can't make it back in time.

Time's running out.

We need you to send this final letter.

Do it before they remove

the mailbox.

Please.

Send the letter.

Hurry.

Come on.

Hurry.

It's 11:40 now.

Where's the pen?

Who took my pen?

It's making this worse.

I'll buy one.

Where will you find one at night?

Don't waste time.

It's already 11:40.

I don't have a pen.

You have one?

Here.

What pen is this?

Eyebrow pencil.

How do I write with this?

Stop complaining.

It'll work.

Time's limited.

Oh my god!

Stop that disgusting act.

What did you do?

How do we write like this?

I didn't mean to.

You aren't helping!

How do I fix this?

Too late now. What now?

Enough!

Stop yelling.

There's some space left. I'll write.

Look at you.

Such an important matter, and we're late.

Why'd you stop?

There's not enough space.

Write the crucial parts.

About the murder.

The murder.

If you can't send this letter,

you'll regret it.

How do you feel?

I can manage. No problem.

He's young.

Yeah, he is.

Right.

What is the time now?

11:45.

It's late. Go rest.

You should rest too.

Bye.

Young man,

next time, shop with me.

Right.

No problem. Bye.

(Mom,)

why do you only wear this same hairpin every day?

What? Doesn't it look nice?

It does look nice,

but do you only have this one?

Then when you grow up,

buy Mom new hairpins, okay?

Okay.

I'll buy you a hundred hairpins.

A hundred hairpins?

I can't wear them all.

(Sunshine Bookstore)

Only five minutes left.

You go first. Don't mind me.

We'll make it. We will.

What's going on?

Why's it blocked?

No idea.

Relax, that's my buddy.

Let's go.

Bro.

Zhang Quan, what are you doing?

Construction inside. No entry.

Construction?

I'm in a hurry.

Five minutes, okay?

No.

There are rules.

Don't touch her.

She's pregnant.

She still can't pass.

Zhang Quan, stop.

You want to get fired?

Stop.

Five minutes. I'll be quick.

No way.

I have urgent business.

One minute. Please.

Now get lost.

Why did you kick him?

Get lost.

I respect you as my superior.

My mom taught me

to keep peace when away from home.

You can't do this.

Your mom taught you?

Didn't your mom tell you I'm your dad?

I'm telling you.

Get out of here now!

Captain's getting beaten!

Miaomiao!

Help hold him down.

Miaomiao!

Beat him!

Leave this to me.

Quan.

Go mail the letter, Miaomiao.

Quan, hang in there.

Mail the letter.

Hang in there.

Hold him down.

Get that letter mailed!

(Avoid the foothills and killing on November 30th.)

Don't kill anyone?

Tang Yixun.

Isn't Ye Haitang here?

Isn't she with you?

Oh no.

We just finished tutoring,

and when we left,

she said she was coming to find you.

But we hadn't walked far

when a motorcycle crashed.

Then Ye Haitang chased after it.

Who was on it?

Not sure. It was dark.

But that man was scary.

Ye Haitang knows him.

It's midnight.

Where could she be?

What's today's date?

Today? November 30th.

Call the police.

Let them go to the foothills.

What are you saying?

Stop it.

Just call the police.

Let them go to the foothills.

Okay.

Li.

It's too windy.

I can't set sail.

Li,

this thing can't wait.

Handle it now.

I won't risk my life for you.

I'll double

the promised price.

Will that work?

You'd better keep this buried.

Don't you drag me into this.

Don't worry.

If something happens,

I'll be the first to die.

Ye Yibo!

Who's she?

What's in the sack?

What are you doing?

What are you doing here?

What's in the sack?

Tell me.

What's in the sack?

What's in the sack?

None of your business!

My mom's hairpin.

What do you mean?

This is my mom's hairpin!

What's in the sack?

Your mom ran off with another man ten years ago!

Your mom abandoned us!

What's in the sack?

So desperate to know what's in the sack?

Fine, I'll show you what's inside.

Come on! Look!

Take a look!

Li,

for the agreed price,

add another one.

Ye Yibo! Let me go!

Ye Yibo!

Xun!

Li,

kill him, or none of us will survive!

Xun!

Tang,

are you okay?

Watch out!

Li,

kill him!

Tang!

Die!

Let go of me!

(Avoid the foothills and killing on November 30th.)

Die!

(Police)

♪Moonlight shines on the fields♪

♪My boy, go to bed♪

♪I need to plant rice tomorrow♪

♪Grandpa will herd cows up the hill♪

♪Grow up quickly, my boy♪

I didn't kill anyone.

I didn't kill anyone.

It's okay.

It's okay.

I didn't kill anyone.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Tang.

Xun.

It's okay now.

It's okay now.

It's...

It's okay now.

♪My boy, close your eyes now♪

♪Sleep until the morning♪

(Mission accomplished)

Aren't they impressive?

Don't worry.

We'll meet again.

♪When trees sway♪

We will.

♪When moonlight trembles♪

♪This road is too long♪

(I'm Shen Cheng.)

(I'm 27 years old.)

(Since kindergarten,)

(I spent 22 years studying.)

I'm a dentist.

But I never wanted to be one.

I love sweets.

Anything sugary makes me happy.

I was a chubby kid.

(I enjoy observing people's expressions.)

(I once wanted to be a postman.)

So I could read different stories

written on every face.

I like popping bubble wrap.

Pop, pop, pop.

♪Don't wait for me♪

(Ye Haitang's Tomb)

Nice to meet you.

Likewise.

Shen Cheng,

we'll meet again.

♪Too afraid to face tomorrow♪

(Ye Haitang's Tomb)

♪Perhaps wander aimlessly♪

♪If you were by my side♪

♪That'd be my greatest wish♪

(A good mood should be documented. Congrats on my promotion and raise.)

(Dad)

(Shen)

(The End)

(The Final Letter) (Dear Yu Nian and Shen Cheng.)

(This may be the last letter between us.)

(Although we're not sure if you'll receive this,)

(we still want to say thank you.)

(Rest assured, Tang Yixun didn't kill anyone.)

(He no longer has to be a lonely ghost trapped in memories.)

(Ye Haitang is the same. She passed the college entrance exam,)

(escaping the nightmare haunting her for half her life.)

(Now she can live the free and carefree life she's always wanted.)

(Tomorrow, we'll leave Meiwan.)

(Maybe we'll settle in the city where we attend college.)

(Or perhaps we'll venture to even more distant places.)

(But we'll keep moving forward bravely.)

(No matter how tough the future gets,)

(we'll face it hand in hand.)

(But in this altered future,)

(will we still have a chance to meet you?)

(No matter what you're facing,)

(your kindness will be rewarded.)

(Goodbye, two family members we've never met.)

(The world is vast, and life is long.)

(We hope you're well.)

(- Tang Yixun. - And Ye Haitang.)

♪It'll pass, won't it♪

♪Light will come as promised♪

♪Even if this world♪

♪Thump, thump, thump, thump♪

♪Abandons both you and me♪

♪If I think of you three times♪

♪The dark clouds will part a little♪

♪When sunny spring days arrive♪

♪We'll meet again♪

♪If I think of you thirty times♪

♪The stars won't fade anymore♪

♪When sunny spring days arrive♪

♪We'll meet again♪

♪When sunny spring days arrive♪

♪We'll meet again♪