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Pingjun,

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you're here.

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Remember this place?

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When we were kids,

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we used to play here all the time.

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Your note said

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you had something about Changxuan's safety

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to tell me.

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What is it?

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You're that worried about him?

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If it weren't for Yu Changxuan,

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would we even get a chance

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to talk here?

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So,

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you're the one behind

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what happened to Changxuan?

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Yes, it was me.

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So what?

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Do you know how I've lived

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all these years?

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After the hut caught fire,

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I rushed in to save you.

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But Changxuan's men

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blocked me outside

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and pushed me off a cliff.

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When I woke up,

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I was in a labor camp.

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That's no place

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for a human being.

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Lives were worthless there,

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worse than death.

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I lost my leg

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back then.

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Those two years,

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all I could do was endure,

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hold on.

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I had one thought in my head:

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survive and get out to find you.

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And when I finally

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left that hellhole,

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you'd already become

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Changxuan's wife.

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That taught me something:

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in a cutthroat world like this,

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without power,

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you don't even have the right

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to protect anyone.

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So I climbed

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all the way

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to where I am now.

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Only then could I stand before you.

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Mr. Jiang.

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Xueting.

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Maybe

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we were both

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once the most important
person to each other.

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But no matter what,

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what happened to you

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was caused by me and Changxuan.

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So today,

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I apologize to you on his behalf.

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What gives you the right

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to apologize for him?

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If it weren't for Changxuan,

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we'd never be

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like this!

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Why are you still

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so blind to it?

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Pingjun,

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I can protect you now.

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Leave him. Come with me.

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Mr. Jiang,

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Tao Ziyi is your fiancée.

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Pingjun,

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she and I

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aren't what you think.

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This engagement

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is just us using each other,

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playing the odds, nothing more.

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Using feelings

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to get what you want.

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Mr. Jiang,

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how are you any different

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from the Yu Changxuan

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you talk about?

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You compare me to him?

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What makes him worthy of comparison?

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Maybe Changxuan

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did do a lot

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of wrong things before.

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But while I was unconscious,

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he stayed by my side

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and took care of me.

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After I woke up,

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he protected me and kept me company.

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That whole time,

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I never knew

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how I felt about him.

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I rejected him again and again.

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But he never once

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gave up on me.

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Right now,

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he's in my heart.

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And only him.

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So you've thought it through?

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Changxuan won't escape this time.

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Are you sure you want to stay

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with a dead man?

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I've thought it through long ago.

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Wherever he is,

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that's where I'll be.

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Whether he lives or dies,

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I'll be with him.

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Alright.

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Everyone, quiet down.

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General Gao was
tragically murdered in Nanhuai.

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I'm heartbroken.

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The case is grave and complex.

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Today's hearing will be
presided over solely by me.

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Rest assured,

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the law of Sujing

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will be fair.

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Governor‌ Chu,

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the prosecution has submitted

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all the evidence.

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The witness has confessed everything.

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Governor‌,

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what Jiang says

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is all one-sided.

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General Gao and I

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had no conflict of interest,

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let alone a motive to kill.

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General Gao was
ordered to take over the arsenal.

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And that very day,

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many saw the two of you

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in a heated argument.

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Isn't that motive enough

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for murder?

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When you did this,

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whose orders were you following?

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Tell me

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everything, straight.

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Sir,

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it was him!

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Deputy Commander Yu ordered me to do it.

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He refused to hand over the arsenal,

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so he sent me

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to plant explosives

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in General Gao's car.

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I confess to everything.

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I ask the court for leniency.

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Governor‌,

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the evidence is conclusive.

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Deputy Commander Yu

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assassinated the special envoy.

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That's an unforgivable crime.

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Deputy Commander Yu,

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anything to say for yourself?

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Governor‌,

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as Captain Jiang said,

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General Gao and I

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did have a dispute.

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But we settled it privately long ago

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and signed an agreement.

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The agreement clearly states

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that after General Gao

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inspected the Nanhuai Arsenal,

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he found the technology highly advanced,

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and that a hasty takeover

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would severely hurt munitions production.

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So it was decided

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we'd continue managing it fully.

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All output

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would go to the Central Army first,

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and we

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would report to him monthly on schedule.

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Confirmed.

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Settled?

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Settled?

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Then there's no motive for murder.

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Seems there was
a turn in this case all along.

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The man's already gone.

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Whether the agreement is real or fake,

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who can say?

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Since that's the case,

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and Captain Jiang doubts

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the agreement's authenticity,

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then I request

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to summon

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a key witness in this case.

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Granted.

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Who's that?

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How is General Gao alive?

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General Gao is still alive!

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General Gao isn't dead!

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What? Wasn't he dead?

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What's going on?

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General Gao,

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so you're safe and sound.

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General Gao,

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it was a false alarm for all of us.

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What exactly happened?

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Everyone here,

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I, Gao Ping, certify

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that the agreement

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Deputy Commander Yu just submitted

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was signed and sealed by me personally.

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Not a word of it is false.

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As for the attack on me in Nanhuai,

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that did happen.

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If Deputy Commander Yu
hadn't seen it coming

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and sent men to protect me in secret,

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right now,

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I'd have been a ghost!

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[Changxuan, it's clear now.]

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[Gao Ping's deficit
on the Jingnan Railway]

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[is a bottomless pit.]

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[But the central government
suddenly favors him]

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[and gives him special privileges,]

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[that makes no sense.]

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[General Gao,]

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[you know your situation]

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[in the central government.]

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[The Jingnan Railway affair]

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[could cost you your head ten times over.]

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[You've long been a discarded piece.]

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[So why did they suddenly
give you property,]

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[settle your son,]

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[and hand you a heavy post?]

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[Doesn't this look like]

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[a lavish last meal?]

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[Changxuan,]

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[don't scare me with nonsense.]

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[They sent you to Nanhuai]

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[not just to get the arsenal,]

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[but to use your death]

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[as ironclad proof]

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[that I've turned against
the central government.]

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[So they arranged]

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[your affairs after death.]

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[Trust me,]

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[I can keep you alive.]

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[Or don't.]

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[And see what's gonna happen.]

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[General Gao,]

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[now do you believe]

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[what Deputy Commander Yu said?]

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I never expected this.

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Indeed.

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Now,

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can Captain Jiang's so-called
conclusive evidence

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and the Governor’s promised

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fair law

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clear my name?

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Now,

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you can tell the truth.

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Who

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put you up to framing me?

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Killing Gao Ping was personal revenge.

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He seized my family's land

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and drove my parents to death!

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I meant to use

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the feud between you and him

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to pin it on you.

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But the plan failed.

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I've got nothing to say.

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Do you understand

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what refusing to confess

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will cost you?

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I'm telling the truth!

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No one's pulling my strings.

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I did it

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all on my own.

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This came out of nowhere.

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Take him down and keep him under watch.

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We'll interrogate him carefully later.

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Yes.

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Move.

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What's going on?

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What happened?

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Why gunshots?

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Governor‌ Chu,

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the suspect grabbed a gun on the way out

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and shot himself.

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Dismissed.

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How is that possible?

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How could this happen?

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Suicide out of guilt?

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He confessed and then just died?

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[Captain,]

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[as you instructed,]

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[we've taken control
of his wife and child.]

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00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:25,920
[But,]

294
00:17:26,339 --> 00:17:27,559
[was that really necessary?]

295
00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:29,799
[Yu Changxuan is in prison now.]

296
00:17:30,579 --> 00:17:31,940
[Your plan worked perfectly.]

297
00:17:32,980 --> 00:17:34,099
[Until the very last moment,]

298
00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:36,599
[don't jump to conclusions.]

299
00:17:37,259 --> 00:17:38,420
[Always keep a card up your sleeve]

300
00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,220
[to guard against the unexpected.]

301
00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:04,279
Deputy Commander Yu,

302
00:18:04,599 --> 00:18:05,619
the gentleman has arrived.

303
00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:17,500
Deputy Commander Yu,

304
00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:18,579
nice to meet you.

305
00:18:19,579 --> 00:18:21,000
I've been sent by someone

306
00:18:21,539 --> 00:18:22,539
to deliver a personal letter

307
00:18:22,819 --> 00:18:23,740
to you.

308
00:18:29,059 --> 00:18:30,119
I've come this time

309
00:18:30,299 --> 00:18:32,000
on orders from the Southern Government.

310
00:18:32,819 --> 00:18:34,299
We've always admired

311
00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:35,619
what you've done in Nanhuai,

312
00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,660
and we're deeply aggrieved

313
00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:39,079
by what you've been through lately.

314
00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,099
[The central government
is going against the tide,]

315
00:18:46,279 --> 00:18:47,539
[it has lost the people.]

316
00:18:48,279 --> 00:18:49,660
[A wise bird picks the right tree;]

317
00:18:49,900 --> 00:18:51,539
[a wise man picks the right master.]

318
00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,039
[The Southern Government sincerely hopes]

319
00:18:54,380 --> 00:18:54,980
[Deputy Commander Yu]

320
00:18:54,980 --> 00:18:56,440
[will follow the tide of history,]

321
00:18:56,779 --> 00:18:57,740
[change flags,]

322
00:18:58,339 --> 00:18:59,279
[and join us]

323
00:18:59,579 --> 00:19:00,119
[in building]

324
00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,460
[a truly unified China.]

325
00:19:06,180 --> 00:19:08,440
No need to answer right away.

326
00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:10,279
We

327
00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,279
will be waiting for your reply.

328
00:19:39,420 --> 00:19:41,460
Seems the Southern
Government is dead serious

329
00:19:43,519 --> 00:19:44,779
about winning you over.

330
00:19:46,500 --> 00:19:48,039
With the north and south at odds,

331
00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:50,660
if I make a move,

332
00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,180
Nanhuai will instantly become

333
00:19:54,180 --> 00:19:55,339
a target for everyone.

334
00:19:57,420 --> 00:19:59,460
I can't gamble with the lives

335
00:20:00,259 --> 00:20:01,160
of hundreds of thousands of people.

336
00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,059
The situation's unstable now,

337
00:20:05,619 --> 00:20:06,720
war everywhere.

338
00:20:07,579 --> 00:20:08,579
Nanhuai City

339
00:20:11,380 --> 00:20:12,980
can keep its corner peaceful,

340
00:20:15,740 --> 00:20:16,799
that's rare.

341
00:20:19,220 --> 00:20:20,380
I understand your difficulty.

342
00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,240
But what I should protect

343
00:20:25,420 --> 00:20:26,960
shouldn't be just one city.

344
00:20:32,839 --> 00:20:34,240
The southern factions are tangled.

345
00:20:35,259 --> 00:20:37,059
Some truly serve the
country and the people,

346
00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,000
but others just chase fame

347
00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:43,799
and their own gain.

348
00:20:47,839 --> 00:20:48,799
In the end, you'll have

349
00:20:50,839 --> 00:20:52,500
to weigh the pros and cons yourself.

350
00:20:54,259 --> 00:20:55,119
You have to choose

351
00:20:56,259 --> 00:20:57,339
the road yourself.

352
00:21:18,619 --> 00:21:19,960
Mr. Jin, you've got a letter

353
00:21:20,460 --> 00:21:21,240
from Guangzhou.

354
00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:35,519
[Zhongfang,]

355
00:21:36,460 --> 00:21:37,420
[greetings.]

356
00:21:38,039 --> 00:21:39,779
[Lately the cooperation
between the two parties]

357
00:21:40,099 --> 00:21:41,019
[may be heading for trouble.]

358
00:21:41,819 --> 00:21:42,880
[We're escorting comrades]

359
00:21:43,079 --> 00:21:43,900
[to Hong Kong first.]

360
00:21:44,759 --> 00:21:45,460
[When I return,]

361
00:21:46,019 --> 00:21:46,720
[I'll tell you]

362
00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:47,619
[in detail.]

363
00:21:48,619 --> 00:21:49,440
Wenbo.

364
00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:03,559
The comrades from Guangdong

365
00:22:03,559 --> 00:22:04,480
have reached Hong Kong.

366
00:22:05,140 --> 00:22:07,079
We've temporarily come to Changling.

367
00:22:07,500 --> 00:22:08,640
The organization has set up

368
00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:09,519
a contact point in Siping.

369
00:22:10,099 --> 00:22:10,980
Rest assured, comrades,

370
00:22:11,460 --> 00:22:12,339
we'll get you out of the city

371
00:22:12,339 --> 00:22:13,259
safe today.

372
00:22:17,279 --> 00:22:18,539
Things are tense lately.

373
00:22:19,559 --> 00:22:21,440
On the surface they keep up cooperation,

374
00:22:22,039 --> 00:22:22,660
but behind our backs,

375
00:22:22,700 --> 00:22:23,400
they're arresting

376
00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,380
and slaughtering our comrades.

377
00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:27,539
Don't worry.

378
00:22:27,940 --> 00:22:28,799
Once you reach Tianjin,

379
00:22:29,059 --> 00:22:30,220
someone will meet you at the station

380
00:22:30,779 --> 00:22:31,279
and arrange

381
00:22:31,279 --> 00:22:32,539
your passage to Hong Kong.

382
00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:33,700
Thank you.

383
00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:54,700
Who's in the car?

384
00:22:55,279 --> 00:22:56,660
Everyone get out for inspection.

385
00:22:59,319 --> 00:23:00,140
Insolent!

386
00:23:00,740 --> 00:23:01,819
How dare you talk to me like that?

387
00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:13,339
See clearly now?

388
00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:16,039
Now get out of the way!

389
00:23:21,819 --> 00:23:22,359
Let them through.

390
00:23:50,660 --> 00:23:51,240
Ma'am,

391
00:23:51,420 --> 00:23:52,099
you said you wanted

392
00:23:52,099 --> 00:23:53,119
the candied kumquats

393
00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:54,079
like Miss Jinxuan has.

394
00:23:54,079 --> 00:23:55,279
I brought them from the kitchen.

395
00:23:57,180 --> 00:23:58,039
Perfect timing.

396
00:24:12,140 --> 00:24:12,940
Ma'am,

397
00:24:13,079 --> 00:24:14,240
you're feeling unwell again?

398
00:24:15,980 --> 00:24:17,839
These past few days you've been tired,

399
00:24:18,279 --> 00:24:19,779
and can't stand the smell of grease.

400
00:24:20,799 --> 00:24:21,579
Could it be…

401
00:24:23,819 --> 00:24:24,839
You are pregnant?

402
00:24:48,039 --> 00:24:48,960
Commander Yu,

403
00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:50,059
Deputy Commander Yu,

404
00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:51,240
long time no see.

405
00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:53,279
The Tokyo Military Command

406
00:24:54,460 --> 00:24:56,940
has always greatly admired you both

407
00:24:57,099 --> 00:24:58,220
your skill in running an army.

408
00:24:59,859 --> 00:25:02,160
We're willing to give the Yu Army

409
00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:05,920
financial support

410
00:25:06,859 --> 00:25:09,220
and the latest military equipment,

411
00:25:10,220 --> 00:25:11,599
to help the Yu family

412
00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:13,740
as fast as possible

413
00:25:14,660 --> 00:25:16,920
take control of Sujing.

414
00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:19,200
Of course,

415
00:25:20,599 --> 00:25:21,859
our Empire also hopes

416
00:25:22,759 --> 00:25:23,519
that we

417
00:25:23,859 --> 00:25:25,119
benefit each other.

418
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:27,000
Only then

419
00:25:27,380 --> 00:25:28,180
can it last.

420
00:25:30,660 --> 00:25:32,480
Thank you, Mr. Takahashi,

421
00:25:32,619 --> 00:25:33,720
for your generous offer.

422
00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,640
All our Yu Family wants

423
00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,519
is to keep this place safe,

424
00:25:38,779 --> 00:25:40,900
so people can live in peace.

425
00:25:41,859 --> 00:25:44,339
Any aid that can keep Nanhuai stable

426
00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,200
and prosperous

427
00:25:46,859 --> 00:25:48,339
is of course welcome.

428
00:25:49,039 --> 00:25:51,799
But as for taking control of Sujing,

429
00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:53,539
that's too heavy a burden.

430
00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:57,460
I really can't shoulder it.

431
00:25:58,220 --> 00:26:00,740
Please don't bring
it up again, Mr. Takahashi.

432
00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,940
This orchid is elegant and refined,

433
00:26:12,420 --> 00:26:13,599
with uncommon character.

434
00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,180
I'd be shameless to ask for it.

435
00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:18,220
When I return to Japan,

436
00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,359
I'll hire the best gardener

437
00:26:22,039 --> 00:26:23,180
to transplant this orchid

438
00:26:23,819 --> 00:26:26,279
into my own garden.

439
00:26:28,339 --> 00:26:29,279
Mr. Takahashi,

440
00:26:30,740 --> 00:26:32,460
I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you.

441
00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:34,779
Deputy Commander,

442
00:26:35,180 --> 00:26:36,400
why do you say that?

443
00:26:37,539 --> 00:26:39,099
This is a Nanhuai orchid.

444
00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:40,740
It clings to its native soil.

445
00:26:43,279 --> 00:26:43,940
Only here

446
00:26:43,940 --> 00:26:45,700
can it bloom so pure and elegant.

447
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:47,539
If it's torn from its roots

448
00:26:48,019 --> 00:26:49,640
and given Tokyo's soil and water,

449
00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:51,359
within three days

450
00:26:52,059 --> 00:26:53,539
it will surely wither and die.

451
00:26:54,319 --> 00:26:55,500
Chinese plants

452
00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,200
can't leave Chinese soil.

453
00:27:27,579 --> 00:27:28,220
Father,

454
00:27:29,700 --> 00:27:31,019
with the north and south at odds,

455
00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,240
the Japanese want to exploit the gap

456
00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:34,539
and split the country.

457
00:27:36,220 --> 00:27:37,480
Doing deals with them,

458
00:27:39,039 --> 00:27:40,200
no matter how careful you are,

459
00:27:41,319 --> 00:27:43,019
you're still letting the wolf in.

460
00:27:44,079 --> 00:27:45,960
The Japanese are
wolves that never get tame.

461
00:27:48,740 --> 00:27:49,700
But Changxuan,

462
00:27:50,779 --> 00:27:52,240
to hold your ground,

463
00:27:53,319 --> 00:27:54,900
passion alone

464
00:27:54,900 --> 00:27:56,279
is far from enough.

465
00:27:57,279 --> 00:27:59,200
Back then, General Xu, outside the pass,

466
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,359
dealt with the Japanese for years.

467
00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:04,099
He understood one thing:

468
00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:06,819
you can take guns and money

469
00:28:07,460 --> 00:28:08,519
from Japanese

470
00:28:09,319 --> 00:28:10,559
and use them as a temporary

471
00:28:10,559 --> 00:28:12,400
tool to play one force against another.

472
00:28:12,940 --> 00:28:14,700
But you have to make them understand

473
00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,480
what they can touch and what they can't.

474
00:28:17,980 --> 00:28:18,960
Cross the line,

475
00:28:19,220 --> 00:28:21,259
and it's fight to the death.

476
00:28:23,140 --> 00:28:24,700
We have to use them,

477
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,019
not be used by them.

478
00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:32,400
General Xu's methods

479
00:28:33,519 --> 00:28:34,980
were the tricks of a warlord.

480
00:28:35,940 --> 00:28:37,440
But what the Japanese want now

481
00:28:37,779 --> 00:28:39,220
isn't just a few perks.

482
00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:42,900
They want us to sell out our land,

483
00:28:43,900 --> 00:28:45,019
give up territory and submit.

484
00:28:45,859 --> 00:28:46,859
Power built on Japanese guns

485
00:28:46,859 --> 00:28:48,039
will never

486
00:28:48,859 --> 00:28:50,480
let you stand up straight.

487
00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:52,720
My position is:

488
00:28:54,519 --> 00:28:55,900
don't take a single bit

489
00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:58,720
of their aid.

490
00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,480
It's a long road, and there's a lot to do.

491
00:29:02,980 --> 00:29:05,259
Don't be too absolute about anything.

492
00:29:06,039 --> 00:29:06,799
But we must

493
00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:09,680
hold the bottom line.

494
00:29:11,740 --> 00:29:12,980
Not one step back.

495
00:29:22,779 --> 00:29:23,920
Congratulations, ma'am.

496
00:29:24,019 --> 00:29:25,519
You are indeed pregnant.

497
00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,259
Almost two months now.

498
00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:28,500
Wonderful!

499
00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:29,920
If Young Master knew,

500
00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:31,339
he'd be overjoyed!

501
00:29:32,940 --> 00:29:34,539
The first three months
are the most critical.

502
00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:35,740
Get plenty of rest.

503
00:29:35,859 --> 00:29:37,519
Avoid fatigue and emotional stress.

504
00:29:37,799 --> 00:29:39,599
Keep your diet light, too.

505
00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:41,079
Avoid cold, raw, and greasy food.

506
00:29:42,059 --> 00:29:43,000
Thank you, Doctor.

507
00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:44,460
I've got it all memorized.

508
00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:46,220
Thank you, Doctor.

509
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:53,420
Ma'am,

510
00:29:53,839 --> 00:29:54,880
if Young Master

511
00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:56,140
heard this good news,

512
00:29:56,140 --> 00:29:57,460
he'd be over the moon!

513
00:30:02,519 --> 00:30:03,220
Ma'am,

514
00:30:03,220 --> 00:30:04,200
are you alright?

515
00:30:05,460 --> 00:30:06,619
How do you drive?

516
00:30:07,460 --> 00:30:08,960
What's going on up there?

517
00:30:09,420 --> 00:30:11,000
A shop at the corner up ahead caught fire.

518
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,039
Thick smoke everywhere.

519
00:30:12,039 --> 00:30:13,160
The road's blocked.

520
00:30:46,339 --> 00:30:47,380
Ma'am…

521
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:56,259
Ma'am.

522
00:30:56,819 --> 00:30:57,279
What's wrong?

523
00:30:57,579 --> 00:30:58,319
Ma'am,

524
00:30:58,319 --> 00:30:58,920
don't go over there!

525
00:30:58,920 --> 00:30:59,960
Don't scare me!

526
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:00,640
Ma'am!

527
00:31:00,700 --> 00:31:01,420
Ma'am!

528
00:31:01,819 --> 00:31:03,019
Ma'am, please don't!

529
00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:05,859
[Mother!]

530
00:31:06,980 --> 00:31:07,799
[Mother!]

531
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:15,319
[Pingjun,]

532
00:31:17,039 --> 00:31:19,960
[a soldier set the fire.]

533
00:31:20,799 --> 00:31:21,720
[A soldier?]

534
00:31:28,619 --> 00:31:30,059
[Why are you trying to stop us again?]

535
00:31:31,259 --> 00:31:32,720
[Why did you leave without a word?]

536
00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:44,220
Ma'am!

537
00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:05,400
Tang,

538
00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:10,839
back to the residence.

539
00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:11,619
Okay.

540
00:32:14,460 --> 00:32:14,759
Ma'am,

541
00:32:14,759 --> 00:32:16,440
aren't we going to the command post?

542
00:32:21,420 --> 00:32:22,160
Tang,

543
00:32:22,420 --> 00:32:23,160
promise me.

544
00:32:25,220 --> 00:32:26,759
Don't tell anyone

545
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:29,940
in the residence

546
00:32:29,940 --> 00:32:31,180
about my pregnancy.

547
00:32:31,619 --> 00:32:32,599
Something this big,

548
00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:33,720
and I can't tell anyone?

549
00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:35,680
Then,

550
00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:36,420
what about Young Master?

551
00:32:36,420 --> 00:32:37,119
He…

552
00:32:44,319 --> 00:32:45,220
Especially him.

553
00:32:47,140 --> 00:32:48,420
You absolutely cannot tell him.

554
00:32:52,579 --> 00:32:54,019
Promise me. Say yes!

555
00:32:59,420 --> 00:32:59,900
Yes.

556
00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:01,500
Yes. Ma'am.

557
00:34:15,340 --> 00:34:16,800
Why'd you suddenly start to string this?

558
00:34:19,639 --> 00:34:21,199
You've had a lot on your mind lately.

559
00:34:22,219 --> 00:34:24,079
I wanted to make
you a bodhi bead bracelet

560
00:34:24,579 --> 00:34:25,840
to keep you safe and sound.

561
00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:27,340
Alright.

562
00:34:28,619 --> 00:34:30,639
Then I'll wear it day and night

563
00:34:31,219 --> 00:34:32,039
and never take it off.

564
00:34:34,860 --> 00:34:35,599
Stop it.

565
00:34:38,940 --> 00:34:40,179
I haven't finished stringing it.

566
00:34:44,860 --> 00:34:45,539
What's wrong?

567
00:34:47,639 --> 00:34:48,420
Nothing.

568
00:34:54,320 --> 00:34:56,019
Did Qixuan upset you?

569
00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:57,579
Or…

570
00:34:58,539 --> 00:35:00,300
is Mother pushing about the child?

571
00:35:04,539 --> 00:35:06,300
Qixuan's always had a loose tongue.

572
00:35:07,119 --> 00:35:07,960
If she said something

573
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,119
that bothered you,

574
00:35:10,039 --> 00:35:11,440
it was meant well,
even if it landed badly.

575
00:35:11,980 --> 00:35:12,900
Don't be upset.

576
00:35:13,539 --> 00:35:14,480
About the child,

577
00:35:15,079 --> 00:35:16,260
I'll talk to Mother.

578
00:35:17,219 --> 00:35:18,199
We're still young.

579
00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:19,760
No rush.

580
00:35:21,260 --> 00:35:22,179
And I don't want

581
00:35:23,519 --> 00:35:25,280
you to feel forced into it at all.

582
00:35:30,639 --> 00:35:31,820
I can tell,

583
00:35:35,199 --> 00:35:36,579
when you hold Zening,

584
00:35:37,519 --> 00:35:40,340
you can't hide the joy in your eyes.

585
00:35:47,519 --> 00:35:48,260
Pingjun,

586
00:35:49,639 --> 00:35:50,420
listen to me.

587
00:35:51,980 --> 00:35:53,019
To me,

588
00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:55,659
nothing

589
00:35:55,659 --> 00:35:57,159
matters more than your happiness.

590
00:37:38,860 --> 00:37:40,099
[I'm the commander of the 9th Army,]

591
00:37:40,599 --> 00:37:41,500
[Yu Changxuan.]

592
00:37:42,099 --> 00:37:43,420
[Whatever grievance you have,]

593
00:37:44,340 --> 00:37:45,900
[it has nothing to do with this girl.]

594
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:47,179
[Let her go.]

595
00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:48,920
[Take me instead.]

596
00:37:49,980 --> 00:37:50,519
[No!]

597
00:37:55,679 --> 00:37:56,639
[Changxuan,]

598
00:38:00,940 --> 00:38:02,059
[you're here.]

599
00:38:03,079 --> 00:38:03,820
[I'm here.]

600
00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:07,400
[You're safe now.]

601
00:38:09,900 --> 00:38:10,519
[What's the point of]

602
00:38:10,519 --> 00:38:12,480
[picking on]

603
00:38:13,579 --> 00:38:14,679
[a helpless weak woman?]

604
00:38:15,699 --> 00:38:16,760
[Take it out on me.]

605
00:38:20,460 --> 00:38:21,420
[Changxuan!]

606
00:38:23,099 --> 00:38:24,340
[Stop hitting him!]

607
00:38:25,159 --> 00:38:26,300
[Changxuan!]

608
00:38:27,820 --> 00:38:29,639
[You are such a fool!]

609
00:38:31,539 --> 00:38:33,619
[I don't remember anything.]

610
00:38:34,599 --> 00:38:36,920
[I'm not worth this.]

611
00:38:41,639 --> 00:38:42,340
[Pingjun,]

612
00:38:44,219 --> 00:38:45,619
[to me…]

613
00:38:46,599 --> 00:38:47,840
[I can walk now!]

614
00:38:48,579 --> 00:38:49,300
[Nothing]

615
00:38:49,300 --> 00:38:50,719
[matters more than your happiness.]

616
00:39:56,900 --> 00:39:57,519
Alright.

617
00:39:58,960 --> 00:39:59,880
It's still early.

618
00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:01,179
Go back to sleep.

619
00:40:10,019 --> 00:40:10,800
Changxuan.

620
00:40:12,940 --> 00:40:13,400
What is it?

621
00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:17,619
Nothing.

622
00:40:19,519 --> 00:40:20,559
Remember to eat breakfast.

623
00:40:22,059 --> 00:40:22,800
I know.

624
00:40:23,599 --> 00:40:24,219
Wait for me to come back.

625
00:40:30,199 --> 00:40:31,300
[Changxuan,]

626
00:40:33,119 --> 00:40:34,659
[it doesn't matter]

627
00:40:36,460 --> 00:40:37,940
[whether it was you or not.]

628
00:40:40,820 --> 00:40:41,820
[All of this]

629
00:40:43,139 --> 00:40:45,400
[started because we met.]

630
00:40:48,260 --> 00:40:50,019
[Since it was the wrong fate,]

631
00:40:52,539 --> 00:40:54,099
[let it end here.]

632
00:41:14,199 --> 00:41:14,619
Ma'am,

633
00:41:14,619 --> 00:41:15,599
I'll go change the water.

634
00:41:35,460 --> 00:41:36,179
Mother?

635
00:41:55,780 --> 00:41:56,599
[It's cold out.]

636
00:41:57,380 --> 00:41:58,599
[Don't catch a chill.]

637
00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:01,800
[I know.]

638
00:42:39,679 --> 00:42:40,639
[Don't burn yourself.]

639
00:42:52,039 --> 00:42:52,820
Madam.

640
00:42:56,019 --> 00:42:56,940
Ma'am,

641
00:42:58,179 --> 00:42:58,960
what's wrong?

642
00:43:05,260 --> 00:43:06,099
Nothing.

643
00:43:06,659 --> 00:43:07,800
Who upset you?

644
00:43:07,860 --> 00:43:08,480
Tell me,

645
00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:09,320
and I'll go teach them a lesson.

646
00:43:11,860 --> 00:43:13,039
Except Young Master, of course.

647
00:43:16,980 --> 00:43:18,500
From now on, before you speak,

648
00:43:19,099 --> 00:43:20,699
think it through first.

649
00:43:21,579 --> 00:43:23,480
Don't be so rash.

650
00:43:23,980 --> 00:43:25,719
Or you'll offend people
without even knowing.

651
00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:27,579
With you looking after me, ma'am,

652
00:43:27,579 --> 00:43:28,280
I'm not afraid.

653
00:43:32,139 --> 00:43:34,179
I can't look after you forever.

654
00:43:36,260 --> 00:43:37,500
In this world,

655
00:43:39,179 --> 00:43:40,980
who can look after anyone forever?

656
00:43:52,119 --> 00:43:52,840
Let me.

657
00:43:54,780 --> 00:43:56,139
Today, no formalities.

658
00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:57,679
Let's just talk, heart to heart.

659
00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:00,719
Xueting,

660
00:44:01,940 --> 00:44:03,659
I want to hear what's really on your mind.

661
00:44:04,940 --> 00:44:06,739
What do you really think

662
00:44:07,280 --> 00:44:08,900
of the government today?

663
00:44:10,260 --> 00:44:11,380
Today's government

664
00:44:14,380 --> 00:44:15,659
is like a ship

665
00:44:16,079 --> 00:44:17,500
riddled with holes.

666
00:44:18,059 --> 00:44:19,019
It looks huge,

667
00:44:19,340 --> 00:44:20,800
but really it's factions infighting

668
00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:21,940
and rampant corruption.

669
00:44:22,619 --> 00:44:23,639
One little storm

670
00:44:24,639 --> 00:44:25,920
and it'll fall apart.

671
00:44:27,300 --> 00:44:28,400
Today, we're actually

672
00:44:30,619 --> 00:44:32,219
on the same page.

673
00:44:33,579 --> 00:44:34,380
But,

674
00:44:36,019 --> 00:44:37,500
aren't you a top general
of the central government?

675
00:44:39,179 --> 00:44:40,340
I've been aboard

676
00:44:40,340 --> 00:44:41,619
the central government's ship too long.

677
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:44,519
I know better than anyone

678
00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:45,960
where it's leaking

679
00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:48,380
and where it's about to snap.

680
00:44:49,619 --> 00:44:50,440
So a man

681
00:44:51,519 --> 00:44:53,460
can't have only one road to take.

682
00:44:55,940 --> 00:44:56,719
You mean…

683
00:44:58,619 --> 00:44:59,619
the Southern Government.

684
00:45:03,420 --> 00:45:04,619
Better to have two legs

685
00:45:05,559 --> 00:45:07,300
to stand on than one.

686
00:45:11,500 --> 00:45:12,420
But it won't be easy.

687
00:45:13,719 --> 00:45:15,840
Why would the Southern Government take in

688
00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:17,460
old Central Government hands like us?

689
00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:18,800
Even if they do,

690
00:45:19,059 --> 00:45:20,139
getting a high post

691
00:45:21,300 --> 00:45:22,519
won't be easy

692
00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:24,699
for us.

693
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:25,840
That's why today,

694
00:45:27,699 --> 00:45:29,500
I want to introduce you to a friend.

695
00:45:33,579 --> 00:45:34,340
Come in.

696
00:45:38,300 --> 00:45:39,460
Mr. Jiang,

697
00:45:39,800 --> 00:45:41,420
I've heard so much about you.

698
00:45:47,860 --> 00:45:49,360
You're back early today,

699
00:45:49,460 --> 00:45:50,880
just in time for dinner.

700
00:45:51,320 --> 00:45:51,960
Yeah.

701
00:45:52,079 --> 00:45:53,300
Mother made you

702
00:45:53,300 --> 00:45:54,400
walnut pork rib soup again.

703
00:45:56,380 --> 00:45:57,159
Where's Pingjun?

704
00:45:57,420 --> 00:45:58,239
Mrs. Zhu,

705
00:45:58,639 --> 00:46:00,719
go call the Young Madam for dinner.

706
00:46:00,820 --> 00:46:01,559
Ma'am,

707
00:46:01,639 --> 00:46:03,719
the Young Madam went to the
old house at Dongshan Bridge,

708
00:46:03,800 --> 00:46:04,739
and hasn't come back yet.

709
00:46:06,460 --> 00:46:07,260
The old house?

710
00:46:07,599 --> 00:46:08,380
Yes.

711
00:46:08,500 --> 00:46:09,320
Why would she go there all of a sudden?

712
00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:10,679
Bad news!

713
00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:12,760
The Young Madam is gone!

714
00:46:13,539 --> 00:46:14,440
What do you mean, gone?

715
00:46:16,639 --> 00:46:18,320
The Young Madam said…

716
00:46:18,420 --> 00:46:19,460
Speak clearly.

717
00:46:19,539 --> 00:46:20,860
Didn't she go to the old house?

718
00:46:20,860 --> 00:46:22,139
How is she gone?

719
00:46:22,599 --> 00:46:23,380
The Young Madam said

720
00:46:23,380 --> 00:46:23,880
she was meeting a friend

721
00:46:23,880 --> 00:46:25,239
at Guangfu Teahouse,

722
00:46:25,239 --> 00:46:26,360
and would be out in an hour.

723
00:46:26,460 --> 00:46:27,840
But we waited two hours

724
00:46:27,840 --> 00:46:29,079
and she never came out.

725
00:46:29,079 --> 00:46:30,500
I just went in to look around,

726
00:46:30,639 --> 00:46:31,599
the staff said

727
00:46:31,599 --> 00:46:33,280
they hadn't seen the Young Madam today.

728
00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:35,019
Meeting a friend?

729
00:46:36,099 --> 00:46:36,920
She doesn't remember anything.

730
00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:37,820
Where would she get a friend?

731
00:46:40,039 --> 00:46:41,440
What's been going on these past few days?

732
00:46:42,760 --> 00:46:43,420
Speak up!

733
00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:47,920
That day the Young Madam
wasn't feeling well,

734
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:49,500
so we went to the hospital.

735
00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:51,380
The doctor found out

736
00:46:51,460 --> 00:46:52,159
that the Young Madam

737
00:46:52,159 --> 00:46:53,739
was pregnant.

738
00:46:55,699 --> 00:46:57,139
She was overjoyed,

739
00:46:57,579 --> 00:46:59,159
said she had to tell you immediately.

740
00:46:59,880 --> 00:47:00,699
But on the way,

741
00:47:00,699 --> 00:47:02,139
we saw a big fire.

742
00:47:02,380 --> 00:47:04,239
She seemed terrified.

743
00:47:05,000 --> 00:47:06,440
I don't know what happened.

744
00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:07,579
She told me

745
00:47:07,579 --> 00:47:08,860
not to tell anyone in the residence

746
00:47:08,860 --> 00:47:10,260
about the news,

747
00:47:10,460 --> 00:47:11,880
especially you, Young Master.

748
00:47:18,199 --> 00:47:19,000
Changxuan!

749
00:47:19,619 --> 00:47:20,119
Mother.

750
00:48:01,000 --> 00:48:02,000
Our time together

751
00:48:02,619 --> 00:48:03,920
was like a dream.

752
00:48:04,780 --> 00:48:07,059
Now it's time to wake up.

753
00:48:07,679 --> 00:48:09,800
The truth of my mother's cruel death

754
00:48:10,219 --> 00:48:12,440
weighs on me like a mountain.

755
00:48:13,199 --> 00:48:15,579
Every piece of evidence points one way.

756
00:48:16,420 --> 00:48:17,699
I don't want to believe it,

757
00:48:18,280 --> 00:48:19,940
but how can I lie to myself?

758
00:48:21,119 --> 00:48:22,900
For me, for you,

759
00:48:24,239 --> 00:48:26,659
rather than keep tangling
in something wrong,

760
00:48:27,599 --> 00:48:29,199
it's better to part here.

761
00:48:30,400 --> 00:48:31,639
My only request:

762
00:48:32,099 --> 00:48:33,599
please spare me

763
00:48:34,199 --> 00:48:35,260
and stop looking for me.