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Autumn Cicada

Episode 46

What shall we do now?

Is your wound ok?

No problem.

How about the body?

I will find a way to hide it.

Let's meet

at Naval Command later.

You go back and deal with the wound first.

Ok.

Take care.

A war prisoner that has seen your face escaped?

When did it happen?

I heard the dog barking at night.

I checked the cabin where the prisoner was held.

And he was already gone.

His name is Wakasei Saijo.

He saw me in the Military Government before.

He was in the execution team.

If

He can catch the last

bus from Lantau Island to Hong Kong,

now he should have arrived

at Shibao Mountain.

He can get to Kowloon by dawn.

He has wound in the head.

And I've told Tang Feng

his general features.

I've sent

many of our men

to guard every dock.

Hopefully, we can stop him.

Brother-in-law,

if in case

we fail to stop him,

what should we do?

Feng, now

you go at once and inform

the comrade in Military Government

who connected you.

If this guy

reports it in the Military Government,

the first one getting exposed will be him.

Ok,

I'm going now.

It's so late now,

where have you been?

I just came back from the joint-stock company,

I was sorting out some reports

and had been working overtime.

Is that so?

I thought before

the work in the joint-stock company

could be leisurely.

I didn't expect

you could still be so busy.

I heard that you two

were together every day

and got along very well.

Earlier when Ye Chong asked me

to let you stay with him,

I accepted.

Do you know why?

Because you can stay by him

and watch his every move

and let me know at any time.

But what have you done?

You didn't do it!

Do you know what

I can't stand at all?

I can tolerate my enemies,

but I can't tolerate betrayal!

Traitor, betrayer!

Tell me,

why do you do it?

It's so late now,

who is calling?

There are always

some inexplicable telephone calls

coming in.

Really?

Inexplicable.

At midnight.

Some inexplicable telephone calls.

Inexplicable

Zhuang.

It seems you should

register a repair in Telephone Bureau.

Yes.

Please be assured that

I will surely watch Ye Chong

and give you a satisfactory answer.

Master.

What's wrong?

From my source at the press,

I just got a message.

Kiyoizumi started monitoring all the telephones

and telegraphs in Hong Kong.

Too bad!

Brother-in-law.

Did you make the call?

Yes, I did.

But there was no answer on the other side,

so I didn't give the warning.

What was going on?

Wait a moment.

Wei and Feng,

do you remember the way

HK used to inform comrades

before?

Missing Persons Notice!

Wei, you go with Feng right away.

Ok.

Coming.

Hello.

Ye Chong is not at home, is he?

It's very clean.

Spotless.

Since Ye Chong is not at home,

young lady,

let's sit down and have a chat.

What do you want to drink?

I'll get it for you.

No, thanks.

I don't need anything.

Young lady,

what do you usually do

at home?

Earlier I assisted Ye Chong with his work.

Now I do some cooking for him

and finish

the homework he has left to me.

Do you plan

to be with him like this

all the time then?

If he needs me,

I'll stay here.

If one day

he doesn't need me anymore,

I can go at anytime.

Young lady,

do you love him?

Yes, I do.

Ok,

I like your frankness.

Do you come here today

to ask me to leave him?

You think too much.

This boy, Ye Chong,

lost his mother as a child,

so on the matter of relationship,

he is not very sensitive.

But I can see that

he can't be without you.

Because of you,

he's changed a lot.

We changed each other.

Changed each other.

Since he's not at home,

I'll leave then.

I hope we can see each other again.

What are you doing?

We just sneaked some photos

of code books from the Naval Command.

Zhuang is developing them now.

Ye Chong,

your adoptive father was here.

What was he doing here?

He asked me some questions

and left.

What did he ask you?

About what I usually do,

if I love you.

My answer was yes.

Ye Chong,

why the code book is

New Selection of Tang and Song Dynasties?

Wasn't it the code book

between you and Santalum?

The code book that Cabinet uses for combat

is the same as the one

you and Santalum used.

What else does this Kiyoizumi know?

It's almost like a trap.

No, something is not right.

Santalum was killed in Shanghai.

His code book could be stolen.

But 'A distant echo comes right from its height'

was what Santalum told personally?

It doesn't matter.

Don't worry, both of you.

Before we know for sure

what it's really going on,

we still need

to get the full telegrams first.

I'm going to have dinner with Kiyoizumi.

I'm leaving.

Ye Chong,

you've been in Hong Kong for some time now,

do you have any plan

for your future?

You're a member of our Kiyoizumi family.

And you're also

a child raised by me personally.

I know your abilities.

But now

in such a small place as Hong Kong,

in telecom department,

you won't have too great prospects.

About the future,

if you have any idea,

you can just tell me.

I'll follow all of your arrangements.

Good!

Here.

General.

Why isn't Junko here?

She's on an operation

and should be here soon.

Here she comes.

There was surely something

that made her angry.

What's wrong?

Tell me if there's anything.

Father,

It puzzles me.

Why was Miyamoto sent

to backup this

monitoring operation?

He's suspended.

And his mistakes

haven't been explained.

Yes,

you're right.

Miyamoto did

make mistakes before.

But just because he made mistakes

I should give him a chance

to correct them, am I right?

Besides,

the mistake Miyamoto had

was not because

he himself had problems.

My words,

can you understand?

That's right

You're right.

Is the monitoring operation

going on well?

We found suspicious signals last night,

and we believed it was Anti-Japanese

activities in Hong Kong.

When we got to the position to carry on the arrest,

Miyamoto didn't no questioning at all

but directly shot

and killed all the suspects.

Father,

do you think a person like this

is suitable to be the one in charge?

It was my order.

Why?

For Miyamoto,

about his work ability,

and his interrogation techniques,

I guess you know better

than me.

He made many

torture tools.

What is the purpose?

Hurt the human body

and destroy the enemies by their will.

But now what has Hong Kong

turned out to be?

You all know.

Have the Chinese given up their resistance?

Have their resistance organizations died out?

But interrogation is the basic process.

Just because the basic process doesn't work,

we should abolish it,

and replace it with new mechanism.

Only by replacing it with a new one,

can we then get

new achievements.

For example,

telecom monitoring.

But I also heard that

apart from Military Government, you asked Miyamoto

to carry out other tasks.

What other rumors have you heard outside?

Can you tell me all?

He's planning to catch Autumn Cicada.

Ye Chong,

Have you heard any similar rumor?

In the intelligence institutions in Hong Kong,

every day many people

are saying they are trying to catch Autumn Cicada.

I don't think the news

are very reliable.

But they...

Junko,

you said you don't

like to talk about work

when having meals.

We finally can have a meal together,

please put the work aside for a while.

Yes,

put your work away for a while.

I think

these days

you may all be tired,

but now

telecom equipment is all set.

Junko,

tomorrow you can

have a good rest.

Ye Chong,

you can keep her company.

All right.

Junko,

tomorrow is your birthday.

Do you have any plan?

Ah, right,

I almost forgot.

Brother Chong,

so nice you remember.

Of course I remember.

How about we have

a birthday party?

None of us like a big one.

Let's have a

simple one then.

No, since we will have

the birthday party,

it must be a grand one.

We should invite friends of all sides

in Hong Kong.

I think we can hold it in the Festival Hall

of Matsubara Hotel.

Let's make it lively and jolly.

Junko likes jolly time.

Thank you, father!

Brother Chong,

have you decided about

what birthday gift you will give me?

Let's eat first.

This is a secret.

No,

I want to know right now.

There're only three of us here anyway,

please tell me.

Junko,

actually ever since Ye Chong was a child,

he liked to keep all kinds of secrets.

Maybe tomorrow

at the party, he can really

give you a pleasant surprise.

It's still you who know me the best.

Since it's a secret,

you don't have to worry.

I won't let you down.

All right then.

Come on, come on.

For a pleasant surprise!

This evening,

too many things happened.

Having accidentally killed Sato

makes the situation

the hardest one to control in all these years.

And Kiyoizumi also talked to

Zhuang and He Ying one after another.

The conversation at the dinner table just now

was absolute not as simple

as merely a test.

Maybe the cocktail party tomorrow

is Ye Chong's

only chance

to get the complete information.

How is it going?

I suggest

to make a birthday party

for Junko tomorrow,

and Kiyoizumi has agreed.

And he suggested himself

to hold it at Matsubara Hotel.

At the party tomorrow, I'll

get all the information.

By our agreed time,

wait for me in the alley outside the back door.

I'll give you the information.

Moreover,

you must help me to send He Ying away.

Why do you want to send her away?

I'm afraid I don't

have much energy to spare

in protecting her well.

Do you know

how to explain it to her?

I'll tell her that

the Party has a

special mission,

which I need her to send to Yan'an for me.

Will she believe it?

I'll make her believe it.

When you get the information,

take He Ying with you to find Chi Cheng,

and ask Chi Cheng to send

He Ying away via HK Ninth Branch,

and send out the mesage.

You can tell Chi Cheng when you see him

that I am Autumn Cicada.

Why do you want me to tell him?

I can't contact him directly.

Chong,

I have a bad feeling about this.

Where did you hide

Sato's body?

Will anyone

expose us for this?

This is settled.

I'll let Tao Zongbo's case

repeat.

It won't be long

before Miyamoto being listed as wanted.

Don't fool me.

You must tell me

how you plan it.

Miyamoto's back now.

Miyamoto's gone over to Kiyoizumi's side.

Now Kiyoizumi is the leader

on both land force and the navy

in addition to economy.

Sato hated him to the core.

He had always wanted to bring Miyamoto

with him to fight Kiyoizumi.

Since his last suspension,

everybody in the Military Government knows

that Miyamoto has been hating Sato for that.

With a tape recorder

together with a personal item,

it's not so hard to

create an illusion in Sato's room.

Besides,

for the death of his no.1 public enemy,

do you think Kiyoizumi will check it thoroughly?

There's no problem with this logic.

But are you sure

you've planned everything well enough?

We've come to the critical time,

why are you so hesitant?

I'm not hesitant.

Because so many things

happened suddenly recently.

I'm worried about your safety.

At eight o'clock tomorrow evening,

you should show up at the agreed location on time,

I'll personally give the information to you.

You help me send the information out.

In this way,

our two-year undercover

will not be in vain.

The Japanese want to make a strike back,

which is exactly a signal of our victory.

Believe me,

this mission

will be successful.

Ok.

At eight o'clock tomorrow evening,

I'll wait for you at the back door of the hotel.

Ok.

Has Brother Zhuang left?

Yes,

he just left.

Is there any new plan?

Not any new plan,

but a new mission that

need you to carry out.

Me?

The Party wants

to send a comrade

to Yan'an

to deliver an important message.

To Yan'an?

That's right.

This time the Party

needs a new face,

who should also have a firm belief.

Having thought it over,

both Zhuang and I think

you are the most suitable one.

Well, when should I go then?

And when can I come back?

And

what exactly is my mission?

Tomorrow I'll ask Zhuang

to take you to Chi Cheng.

Chi Cheng will arrange

someone from HK Ninth Branch

to send you straight to Guangzhou.

From Guangzhou to Chongqing

and finally to Yan'an.

The information I'll give to Zhuang directly.

Tomorrow...

But I don't have any preparation yet.

Go to prepare a little more luggage.

It will be a long and difficult journey.

I'm leaving then.

Come and help mom sorting out the vegetables.

Here,

you can sort out the small ones.

Put the bad leaves away.

My child,

you've been so big now.

Tell me

what

makes you so sad?

Mom.

My child.

I have so many things

to deal with.

I don't know what to do

and don't know what's the right thing to do.

I dare not to make mistakes,

and I can't make mistakes either.

I know all of these

are hard for you.

But you have always been

doing very well.

You hold on to your beliefs,

just like your father,

and me.

Mom!

Remember the code book.

After you get to Yan'an,

retell it to the responsible people.

You must not be correct about every word!

During daytime today,

come to see me at this address.

I have one more thing that

need your assistance to complete.

Boss.

Mister.

The dress I ordered earlier,

Is it done?

It's ready. Please wait a moment.

According to your requests,

we made it with decent fabric

and delicate workmanship.

Good.

Pack it for me then.

Okay, just a minute.

Thanks!

He Ying, sorry for keeping you waiting.

It doesn't matter.

Here.

This is for you.

For me?

Thank you!

What's it?

Cheongsam tailored for you.

You'll surely like it.

Go and have it on.

It really suits you.

Please sit down.

Boss.

You've put on the cheongsam.

Ok.

The bride,

please sit up.

Good.

Lean in a little.

Get ready!

Come on,

the bride smiles a little.

Please come in.

Dad!

So many beautiful clothes!

Are they nice?

Very nice!

Dad,

which one should I have on? This one,

or that one?

The one you're wearing is nice.

Really?

It sets off even more of your temperament.

All right.

It's just a birthday party,

but I can see on your face

the joy of a wedding.

Dad!

Don't torment me please!

Even it's a birthday party,

it's also Brother Chong

who offered to celebrate for me.

What I'm doing is just

a lady dresses up for the one she likes.

Yes, indeed.

And I'm usually in uniform,

not easy to have a chance to wear my own clothes,

I'll surely dress up.

Tell me,

do you really like him,

and ready to marry him?

Of course!

That's my greatest wish.

My life

will change from the day

I marry him.

That will be the life I really want.

Actually I

have never told you that

I'm very guilty

to have you involved in this war.

But I

can promise you now,

when the war is over,

I'll give you

the world's

most luxurious

wedding that all others will envy.

Thank you, Dad!

Dad,

do you think Brother Chong

will be as happy as I am?

The girl from family Kiyoizumi

is surely the most qualified one

in this world to marry him.

Let me help you to put on the necklace.

All right.

Say it or not? Say it or not?

Major,

this is the last suspect provided by the Monitoring Division.

After selection, the remaining 15

have been under close watch.

Should we release the rest ones?

Kill all of them

and question those 15 again!

Yes, sir.

Say it or not?

I really don't know.

I'll ask the last time.

Say it or not?

I really don't know.

Major Miyamoto, Mi...

Speak.

I can't find General Sato.

General went to Pingjiang Club last evening

and asked me to pick him up at nine o'clock.

But when I got to the Club,

I was told he was drunk,

and was sent away.

He is not at home,

and is not in the Military Government either.

Ok,

- I see. - Yes, sir.

Do you know,

my brother told me

it hadn't been any snow in Hong Kong for several decades.

Do you think it's possible

that it's snowing in Yan'an now?

Of course it's possible.

And over there

it's much colder than here.

You must take more clothes.

Don't worry about this.

I won't stay long.

I'll complete the task

as soon as possible,

and come back to you.

He Ying,

there's one thing I'm going to tell you.

After you finish the mission,

you don't have to come back.

How can that be?

Calm down now.

After you finish the mission,

just stay there and wait for me.

After I finish my mission,

I'll go and find you.

If I'm not with you,

I can't finish the mission very well.

Over there

there will be other comrades helping you.

What's your mission then?

About my mission,

I can't tell you yet.

Then I won't ask anymore.

How about this evening?

Will you see me off this evening?

Yes, I will.

I'll surely see you off.

I won't keep you any longer then.

I'll go back then.

Ok.

He Ying,

Fierce rain and crazy wind Fog over hills

The lost and the parted It's time to return

When the sky is clear I'll put your hair up in a bun

The dream is without an end

What's wrong?

Nothing.

See you later.

See you later.

Fierce rain and crazy wind Fog over hills

The lost and the parted It's time to return

When the sky is clear I'll put your hair up in a bun

The dream is without an end

My mission never suspends

Broken apart yet I live again

The bullet towards me I understand

Brightest nights devoted friends make up for my life

Major Ye.

Send this to the Monitoring Division,

and leave things to me here.

Yes, sir.

Kiyoizumi's suspect

has kept Ye Chong from

making further contact with him.

And the information he has

is Ye Chong's top priority

he comes to Hong Kong this time.

Maybe now

it is the best moment to exchange information

with the identity of Autumn Cicada.

Junko.

Am I pretty?

Brother Chong.

Thank you for everything you've got for me.

There's nothing to thank for.

Do you know that

dad has just

agreed that we can be together.

What are you thinking about?

I'm thinking

if you can guess

what I'll give you

as the birthday gift.

Isn't it the same every year?

It's different this year.

Dad,

thank you!

The stage is made for you today.

And all these guests

are also invited for you.

Because it's your birthday today.

Junko,

go up there and speak something to the guests.

Thank you, everyone!

Thank you

for attending

my birthday party today.

Here,

I want to thank specially

my father.

He's the person I respect the most.

And he's also

the greatest soldier in our empire.

I see.

What are you doing here?