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Fuck!

Fuck, I'm already hungry again.

The meal was expensive as hell too.

MOUSETRAP

Shouldn't we have gone back to that place?

He was there.

As if he'd still be there. Fuck.

Besides, those hit men? They were after me.

Who were they?

None of your business, punk.

Shit. This is getting out of fucking hand.

But how the hell did he know where we were?

He knew we were at the motel too.

I even threw away my phone.

Who knows?

Maybe he's tailing us.

Fuck! Every time I get involved with you,

my life goes to total shit!

Once I get my fucking money back, don't ever come near me. Got it?

Hey, fuck, which island is it?

That bastard will be there for sure.

At least a trace of him.

They were brought in on a restaurant call?

Both unidentified persons?

Yes, that's right.

Oh man.

What's this world fucking coming to?

Jesus, his jaw's totally smashed.

I know how that feels.

Hey!

The nurses say you speak some Korean.

That bastard's not talking. You talk.

Why are you both unidentified persons? How do you end up like that, huh?

Are you sleeping?

This bastard's eyelids are twitching.

Hey, where's Noja?

Just tell me, and I'll leave you alone.

You got into an argument in the parking lot.

And then he just started beating the shit out of you.

So you guys are basically just victims.

Right?

Damn, you must be so upset.

Is that how you want it in the report?

What the hell is going on?

Whatever the hell is going on,

why are we handling this?

Why not Violent Crimes?

We've got a shit ton of work to do already.

Man, what a headache.

That tip's killing us.

Find this guy first.

He runs an identity fraud ring.

Catch him and lean on him. You're probably looking at a promotion.

What are you doing? Aren't you gonna go?

Hurry up. Go get him.

You think you're in charge?

No one's in charge here. We're all just fucking grunts.

Where are you going?

I'm going to work.

That little…

Come on, sir.

Why not send him to Violent Crimes?

He freaking loves those cases.

It's you who's got the Violent Crimes look.

Damn it.

Come on. Let's go!

Hey.

Can't a cop enjoy his fucking hobby on his day off? Huh?

This place isn't illegal!

Huh? What's with your face?

Is this place illegal?

Hey. Go get the owner.

What's the owner's name?

I said go get the owner!

Yes, I'm Kang Myeong-su. What seems to be the problem?

- Kang Myeong-su? - Yes.

Kang Myeong-su?

You look familiar, but the name doesn't ring a bell.

Have we met?

I don't think so.

Really?

So,

you don't have Go-Stop here?

Well, what do you want?

Right.

We could come by every day. Okay?

We've got all the fucking time in the world. Okay?

Doesn't look like he'll last the week.

- Terminal liver cancer? - Yes, sir.

- Where did you find him? - A homeless shelter.

I laundered his identity clean.

He was born in Korea,

and now he's dying as an illegal alien.

Hey, Myeong-su.

Hey, the cops were just here.

Yeah?

That's nothing new.

They won't get a warrant. No evidence.

They were looking for you.

Don't come here.

I'll handle it somehow.

Noja, that son of a bitch.

He's gonna fuck us all up.

Why the hell did you send those morons? Now it's a bigger mess!

You couldn't find someone who could do it right?

For fuck's sake. Forget it! I'll do it.

You just handle the site, okay?

This fucking bastard.

Seriously, this fucking bastard.

Man, this fucking dumbass.

He's so fucking useless. For fuck's sake.

A business trip?

I'll go get him real quick.

You told me to go start a fire.

I did, but he still hasn't come out.

He will if you keep it up. Those two are in it together.

Hey! You dumping the legwork on us?

Looks like that gut could use some legwork, asshole.

Take Chang-u or Min-ho.

I'm putting someone on you.

I prefer working alone.

Yeah. I prefer working alone too.

You can take them all.

Come on, sir. I prefer working alone too.

Damn it.

Hey, kid. Follow me.

Why?

"Why?" Y comes after X, you bastard.

Look at him taking his sweet time. He's just strolling.

That bastard.

Where are we going?

- When was the last time you saw the ocean? - What?

The ocean, you bastard.

If this is his parents' restaurant, that lady must be his mom.

Right?

Stay out of this. I'll handle it.

You look too…

You're not?

Oh, I'm just the new owner here.

I know the previous owner well. We lived in the same neighborhood.

Oh my, he went through a lot because of that troublemaker son of his.

I mean, he didn't even visit when his father died.

He only showed up briefly when I was taking over the shop.

Just to collect the money.

So when was that…

That was maybe three or four years ago.

Oh, go to the harbor. His friend's there.

Hey!

Hey!

Do you know Seo Yu-min?

Yu-min?

Yes.

What about that bastard?

Well, you see--

Hey.

We're from Seoul.

Our squad leader may not sound like it, but he really cares about you.

Just tell him to worry about himself.

You two go way back, right?

Yeah, all the way back to when he was dating his wife.

That's about the same as us.

Hey.

He only turned out okay because he met the right woman.

That's why they're happy together.

His wife deserves some credit,

but he also treats her really well.

Very affectionate.

Yeah. He doesn't break walls like someone here.

He's not facing a divorce either, right?

Why are we back on that again?

I'm just not cut out for family.

I'm an orphan. Damn it.

I don't even know who my real parents are, you know?

I was abandoned at an orphanage.

Well, I was adopted.

Fuck, I guess they didn't like me. They sent me back.

Huh?

Back to the orphanage. Adopted again, sent back again.

- Kid. - Sir?

I'm just not meant to have a family.

We're your family.

Bullshit.

Family, my ass. Once they turn away, they're just strangers.

In the end, we all live like islands.

It's been a while. What a mess.

This is Yu-min's place.

Why are you looking for him? Did he scam someone again?

Oh, so he scammed someone around here too?

He borrowed from everyone and made a mess of things.

Money again?

Yeah, money. A lot of money.

Figures.

He hasn't been here for a long time.

It sat empty for a while.

Someone rented it for a few months last year.

He wasn't a fisherman. I think he said he was a writer.

Actually, he looked kinda like you--

Well, I mean, have you seen him since then?

No.

That bastard somehow had a girl on his arm.

A girl?

Yeah, he showed up with some girl.

They stayed here together when they came down.

Goddamn it. What the hell are you doing?

What about his friend?

He left!

He doesn't have his number. They haven't been in touch.

So what now?

Apparently, he's got stuff in the attic. We should check it out.

Weren't you fucking listening earlier?

Damn it.

Shit.

Hey, I think that bastard Yu-min is the rat bastard.

If those two bastards aren't the same guy,

how do their movements all lead

to a house all the way out here?

Hey, come here.

Hey, this is the rat hole.

Sheesh.

He said he'd been preparing for a long time.

He even changed his face and voice

to take everything you've got.

Didn't I tell you?

Everything was planned.

The phone, the broken glass…

Maybe even Da-eun's kidnapping.

Hey, is this it?

Huh?

The stuff he was keeping here.

Shit.

What the hell?

Who the hell parks this close to the edge?

- I'm sorry. - You trying to make me fall off?

Hey, who do we ask?

Hold on a sec.

Oh.

Excuse me. We're with the police.

We're looking for someone.

Hey, Jeong-bae!

Cops are here again.

What does he mean by "again"?

Hello.

Mr. Jeong-bae!

Are you Mr. Jeong-bae?

What are those pictures?

Good fucking times, huh?

Wait.

So this is that bastard Yu-min?

Yeah.

Shit. Are you sure?

We really are all tangled up.

I know this bastard too.

How do you know Yu-min?

You came?

Punk, you just got home after two days?

I've spent a month looking for you.

You borrowed money from a loan shark.

Why does a kid like you need money so badly?

Have you eaten?

Sit.

I made two ramyeon. Let's eat before we go.

Go where?

To the guy looking for you.

You're not running away. Okay?

It's cold out. Let's not make it harder.

I'm not running away.

If I can't pay it back,

I can sell my identity, right?

How would I know? Go ask.

Let's eat before we go. Sit.

He had women's clothes at his place.

Were they hers?

No way. Why would she be there? Min-yeong was dating me.

Who'd you take him to?

To the bastard who's after us.

I'm Park Seung-gyu. I used to work under Dong-seok.

Come on.

You really don't remember me.

You seriously don't remember Dong-seok?

Fuck.

So I was part of this plan too.

What happened between you and him?

We…

just…

Excuse me?

Hello?

What the hell?

All these cases are connected?

Even the tip you got?

Yeah.

Then why are you involved?

That's what I'm busting my ass to figure out.

Why me?

I've got a score to settle with that fucking police impersonator too.

What is it?

Oh, we came here to fish, but I really need the bathroom.

Mind if I use yours?

The whole fucking island is a toilet. You can just piss anywhere.

It's a number two.

I saw a bathroom right around the corner over there.

- Follow me. - Okay.

I guess you're not a local.

I came from Seoul to take care of…

I see.

Fuck.

Fuck.

For a guy who came to fish, your shoes and clothes are awfully clean.

That's right. You're here to hunt, not fish.

What was that? Is someone hunting?

Are you serious?

Hunting? At this hour of the night?

Hey.

Stay sharp and follow me.

Fuck.

Shit.

You fucking…

Noja! Are you okay?

You got…

You got shot.

Noja.

Hurry!

- Sir. - What is it?

Over here.

Sir.

- We're not chasing them? - You crazy? Wanna get shot?

Then why come all this way?

That's what I'm saying.

Why did those bastards come all the way here?

Huh?

What could possibly be here? Huh?

Why the fuck are they here firing guns like that?

Other unclaimed remains don't get any attention.

The police, the media…

She's one famous lady.

What the fuck is this?

Stay put. You're unarmed.

- Still… - What do you mean, "still"?

You wanna die, punk?

Just lay low.

Get local police backup.

Shut down every bridge to Seoul.

Yes, sir.

Fuck.

Damn it! Noja, what are you doing?

- Hurry! - Hey, punk.

- We have to go now! - How far?

- We're on an island, punk. - Huh?

Hey. Goddamn it.

Hey, running won't solve a fucking thing.

You just run straight.

Make as much noise as you can.

- Just come on! - Just go, you bastard.

You're the bait.

Just go, idiot.

Fucking bastards.

Noja! Are you okay?

We'll only be okay…

once we get off this island.

What if it doesn't stop bleeding?

It's fine. It just grazed me. Damn it.

- Shouldn't you get to a hospital? - Just shut up. Damn.

Pick up where you left off. What happened between you two?

Moon-jae, you need another beer?

Maybe just one more?

- Yeah. - Just one.

Min-yeong sure as hell looks out for you.

It makes me jealous.

What? Jealous?

That bastard's doing this to you out of jealousy?

Why would he be jealous of you?

Because Min-yeong liked me.

And he's doing all this over a girl?

Someone even died.

Cut the fucking bullshit.

There must be something else, you bastard.

But how did those guys know where we were?

They must've put something on this car.

Like a tracking device.

The bastard who planted the tracker knows what the Rat's been up to.

Because I brought him to that guy.

Yeah, fuck it. Let's go to Seoul.

For fuck's sake. They're so fucking quick. Seriously.

Hey.

They're already gone. Okay?

Let's just leave this to them and go.

Where? Seoul?

Gotta check something. Come.

Hey, move aside.

- Bring that over here. - Hey.

Open up!

Block the entrance!

Take out the bolt cutters.

Open the door.

Goddamn.

Reeks of smoke.

Watch out over there.

Hey, leave them!

All right. Don't move.

Stay in your seats.

- Come over here. - Freeze!

All right. Stop!

Quiet!

That little brother of yours sure is putting you through hell.

Where is he?

I'm the only son.

You do have a little brother.

I'll find him for you.

Hey, I think I'm gonna dig into your gambling site after this.

Maybe he's there.

- Let's go. - Let's go find your little brother!

- Thank you. - Have a good night.

Excuse me. We're doing a quick check.

Excuse me. We're doing a quick check.

Thank you.

Excuse me. We're doing a quick check.

Thank you.

Excuse me. We're doing a quick check.

Okay, got it.

Please let me know if you find anything else.

All right.

Okay.

What is it?

A body with gunshot wounds was found in the mountains,

but they can't identify it.

And they lost Noja.

We're seeing more unidentified bodies lately.

I thought they were just illegal aliens or unclaimed remains.

Are you real?

What?

Prove you're really you.

Come on. You wanna see my ID?

That can be forged.

Wanna talk to my mom?

Wow, you bastard.

I don't have a mom. Damn it.

You can just buy a mom, you bastard.

Birth certificate, school records, military records…

Anything stored on a computer can be forged.

The good old days were when everything was written on paper.

You can never fake the dust that piles up over time.

Get a grip, you punk.

Okay.

Don't touch me! I'll go on my own.

Come on. Keep it moving. You in the back too.

Hey, I keep telling you. Don't touch me!

- Why do you keep touching me? - I said get in. Got it?

Let go!

- What? - I said we cremated her.

- Fuck. Why? It's under investigation. - By who?

Me!

Then you should've asked us not to cremate her!

You just took a quick look and left.

The police said there was no foul play.

Since she was unidentified, we cremated her with the others.

There are around 3,000 unclaimed remains nationwide each year.

We don't have a place to keep them.

Cut the crap. Who do you think you're bullshitting, you bastard?

Still, does it make any sense to cremate her this fast? Huh?

What are you?

Huh? You're hiding something.

Did those bastards pay you off?

What the fuck is your problem?

Come on, sir. That's enough.

Let's go, sir.

Let go! Damn it.

Goddamn it.

AUTOPSY REPORT UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE

- Hey. - Sir?

Look.

It's the same woman.

When and where was she found?

On the 15th. At the Hangang River estuary in Goyang.

Estimated to have drowned four or five days before being found.

Huh?

- What is it? - But this is a fishing area.

I live in this neighborhood.

So what?

She might not have drifted there.

There are nets there.

Let's check it out.

I'm telling you. He's already in Seoul, you dumbass.

I'll send you the location, so finish the job.

Just forget about the fucking dead guy. They can't trace it back to us anyway!

This dumbass…

- Hey, send him the location. - Okay.

This damn homeless…

They've got nothing to lose anyway. Why can't they grow some fucking balls?

That fucking ex-warrant judge…

The fucker was so fucking sure the warrant would be denied.

After all the fucking money I paid him…

Hey, how much did that fucker drink here?

And how many second rounds did he do?

Fucking bastards. Seriously.

Things are bad. Why don't we lay low for now?

Let's go.

Where are you going?

Huh?

Drop the knife and sit down.

You fucking…

Noja, what brought you…

I thought you were in Yeongdeungpo--

Well, some fucker planted something in my car.

So I took the damn cab.

But how did you know I was--

Wherever you are,

I know someone in nine out of ten places.

I'm an expert at finding people.

Where is he?

Fucking hell. Noja.

That's not the issue right now.

What did I tell you? I told you to lay low.

Myeong-su got busted and everything. It's a total shitshow right now.

We need to lay low before we get dragged into that too.

Fuck!

You fucking bastard.

Answer me.

About three years ago,

I brought you a girly-looking bastard, didn't I?

That guy who disappeared after taking your loan. Remember?

Fuck. It was a snowy night.

Yeah, his name was Seo Yu-min.

I told you to pay me back, but you're asking for more?

You crazy bastard. You wanna die?

That's fine too.

What's wrong with this guy?

Hey.

If you're gonna die, pay me my money first, punk.

I'll sell my identity. Buy it.

Let's say I buy it. What are you gonna do with the money?

You'll have no identity.

Something was taken from me.

I have to get it back no matter what.

Where is he?

- Fuck. - For fuck's sake. Fine!

Fuck. I'll make it happen.

I'll fucking arrange something.

That bastard…

Fuck, if you want to meet that bastard…

Die, you fucker.

You fucking…

What did you just say?

Huh?

Hey.

Are you two shooting a music video?

Something might happen tonight.

Stop drinking. You're already drunk.

Let's go. I found that rat bastard.

Stop.

Back up.

What the fuck is this?

DATE OF INTERMENT: FEB 10, 2023 NAME: SEO YU-MIN

He said he wanted to sell his identity because he had no money.

So I bought it. Fuck.

But they said he killed himself a week later.

Happy now? Fucking hell.

How was I supposed to know

the bastard who sold his identity for cash would end up killing himself?

He fucking died before I even got his identity.

So we took a loss on that too.

He killed himself?

Yeah.

But how do we know this is the same bastard?

He was born in August 1994.

Yeah, it's him.

Really?

If he died two years ago…

we've been fucking barking up the wrong tree.

It was murder.

Who the hell…

is this bastard?

The dead bastard's not talking,

and neither is this living one.

What's that? An ad?

"THE RAT" AUTHOR EVENT & BOOK SIGNING

It's from yesterday.

Welcome to the publication event for The Rat,

the new novel by Je Moon-jae, the faceless…

Wow, this is perfect.

This bastard really is Je Moon-jae now.

This bastard's completely taken your place.

Hey.

Where are you?

What the hell did you do?

Hey, did you find him?

Why? Was he the wrong guy?

So why snoop around in the wrong place?

I told you to find yourself.

Where are you? Let's talk in person.

Okay? I'll come to you.

Not today. I've got somewhere else to be.

Just tell me where.

I'll come over there.

You wanna come there?

I'll come over there--

Hold on. Is it okay for you to come?

It's fine with me,

but I don't think you should come.

I'll be there. Just tell me where it is. I'll…

Where is it?! You bastard!

No, it's not like that. I'm going to file a report.

DONGBU POLICE STATION

On a guy who got surgery to look like me and is impersonating me.

I've already set up an alibi, witnesses, and everything.

But what are you gonna do?

No way around those three years in hiding, huh?

You fucking bastard!

Subtitle translation by: Sung In Jang