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(Broker)

(Adapted from Miao Juan's novel, "Broker")

(Episode 42)

Don't go.

You have a fever.

- I'll get you a doctor. - Don't go.

Don't be like them.

Don't abandon me as they did.

Okay. I'm not leaving.

I'll stay with you all the time.

I'm not going anywhere.

Qiu Jia Ning.

My nose hurts.

It hurts all the way inside.

If you cry it out, it won't hurt anymore.

Xiao Hui is my daughter.

I shouldn't have treated her like that.

What are you going to do?

Don't tell me...

you're going to hand over the formula?

Is that so?

I'm sorry, Qiu Jia Ning.

Zhou Xiao Shan.

You can't do that.

- I'll get the door. - I'll go.

Excuse me.

Mr. Ruan would like to have a word with you.

I have nothing to say to him.

Mr. Ruan said he had something important...

to talk to you about.

Why didn't you tell me about Xiao Hui?

Should I tell you about her and then let you...

take away the daughter whom I've raised for five years?

Have you always known that Xiao Hui is my daughter?

Yes.

I knew it from the moment Xiang Lan was pregnant.

She got pregnant soon after she married me.

At that time, she was calm and optimistic.

She was very motherly.

But it didn't make sense.

She didn't love me.

Knowing how she was,

she would probably hate the baby.

Once Xiao Hui was born,

I knew it the moment I saw her.

God is so cruel.

He didn't even give me a chance to act dumb.

But I still treated Xiao Hui as my own child.

I love everything about Xiang Lan.

Sometimes, I wonder why.

It's not fair.

Why did I fall in love with a woman who was indifferent to me?

Why was she carrying your child?

Why?

That kid calls me Dad.

Zhou Xiao Shan.

Why did the three of us end up like this?

It's all because of Zha Zhi Cai.

Without him,

such a tragedy wouldn't have happened today.

Zhou Xiao Shan.

Accept your fate.

We're no match for him.

It's because we both have hearts.

We have a soft spot for someone.

Unlike him, he's a monster.

That's why you came to see me today.

Do you want me to give in to destiny?

Do you want me to hand over Plan O...

and surrender to Zha Zhi Cai?

Look at me.

Look at the awful state I am in.

In 3 to 5 days,

or maybe in 3 to 5 years,

who knows when I might fall asleep and never wake up?

What do you think will happen to Xiao Hui by then?

Should we let her fall into the hands of Zha Zhi Cai...

and become the second Xiang Lan?

I beg of you.

Okay.

I promise.

I promise you...

that I'll surrender to my fate.

I'll give you Plan O.

I promise...

to strike a deal with the devil.

I told you this.

Zhou Xiao Shan.

In this intense tug-of-war,

I'm a complete loser.

I didn't win.

In this war,

we're not enemies.

And this war...

isn't over yet.

Promise me.

Stay alive.

For Xiang Lan.

You're the best.

Hi.

Hi.

Do you like my doll?

Here you go.

You can hold him a little longer.

It will heal you.

Do you know that I'm hurt?

I don't know why,

but I think you're sick.

You're so smart.

I have a fever.

But it's okay.

I'll get better soon.

Do you still feel sick?

Not anymore.

Your fever has really gone down.

When I was sick,

that was what the adults did for me.

I actually feel quite sick.

Where does it hurt?

Here.

It is covered with wounds.

It hurts a lot.

I'll warm you up.

It doesn't hurt anymore.

You've healed me.

Really?

Marisher's ruby bracelet.

It is known as the most ideal pigeon's blood ruby.

It is 8.62 carats.

It was sold at the price of 9.9 million dollars...

to a Londoner businessman.

They set an auction record for Christie's Auctions at the time.

But later,

the bracelet was sold off for gambling debt.

The person who now owns it...

is Kurt Guy's daughter, Lyle Guy.

Your mission...

is to find a way to get it.

Mo Li.

Xiao Shan.

Mo Li, what happened?

Mo Li.

Mo Li.

Mo Li.

- Xiao Shan. - Be quiet.

I'll take you to the hospital.

Come on.

I'll take you to the hospital.

Mo Li.

Mo Li.

Hang in there.

You'll be fine. You'll get better.

Mo Li.

I've accomplished my mission.

Mo Li.

Mo Li.

Mo Li.

Mo Li!

Mo Li!

Mo Li!

Xiao Shan.

About Mo Li's death,

you have my condolences.

Will there be more deaths?

Mo Li is dead.

Deep down, I feel...

When can I hand over Plan O?

Anytime.

You have to make sure that Qiu Jia Ning is safe.

Of course.

Prepare the lab.

I'll write up a list of materials.

Ask people from TKS to come and verify the formula.

Okay, sure.

Are you leaving?

Are you really my dad?

I'm your dad.

Dad.

Will you leave me as Mom did?

Come here.

- Mr. Zha. - Yes?

What is it?

I want to bring Xiao Hui home with me today.

Sure.

Once Plan O is ready,

you two will be reunited.

Mr. Zha.

You're right.

The world is a huge jungle.

In order not to get killed,

I have to be the king of the jungle.

Xiao Shan.

This is the real you.

Xiao Hui.

Come in.

Xiao Hui.

Go to your room without me.

I'll be there in a bit.

Mo Li is dead.

It was my fault.

I hit her.

She was so angry...

that she asked Zha Zhi Cai for a mission.

Not only did she not complete the mission,

but she also got herself killed.

Was I wrong from the start?

Qiu Jia Ning.

If we never met each other...

right from the beginning,

would everything be different?

Tomorrow,

you should leave.

Xiao Shan.

Everything is ready.

I got it.

Take good care of Xiao Hui for me.

Zhou Xiao Shan.

Zhou Xiao Shan!

No problem.

Sir.

You're Zhou Xiao Shan.

Yes.

Where's the formula?

In my head, of course.

Why should I trust you?

Mr. Gale.

He'll conduct an experiment later.

When he's done, he'll write down the formula.

Okay. Let's get started.

I have a question.

There are magnesium...

and calcium carbide...

in the synthesized materials.

And ammonium chlorate,

ammonium perchlorate,

and nitrocellulose...

are used for analytic processing.

Is all of this needed in the formula?

Yes.

But these are all explosive...

and inflammable materials.

We've never used these in our research.

Professor.

Do you have the world's most advanced...

experiment equipment in your laboratory?

Of course.

That's unfortunate.

You have such great equipment,

yet you still can't make the formula.

So...

please don't question my professionalism.

Right. Well...

It's showtime.

We would like to see...

if Plan O deserves this reputation or not.

Professor.

Tell them.

If the ammonium chlorate in my hand...

drops to the floor,

what would happen then?

No.

Are you trying to blow us up?

It's too dangerous.

You're not trying to kill us, are you?

Today,

none of us are going anywhere!

No!

Put it down! It's dangerous!

Zhou Xiao Shan.

Are you so stupid to think that I can't control you?

Zhou Xiao Shan.

Let her go.

Give me the formula.

No, you can't.

Enough!

We've wasted too much time on this already.

We need to get on with this experiment!

I'm sorry.

Zhou Xiao Shan.

At this moment,

you either make this happen...

or let all efforts go down in vain.

It all comes down to this moment!

I'm not afraid of death.

Right, you're not afraid to die,

but Zhou Xiao Shan is afraid that you'll die.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to send you away...

at the risk of you misunderstanding him.

Zhou Xiao Shan, whether Qiu Jia Ning lives or dies...

depends on your decision.

The person I love will never give in.

Are you really not scared?

I am scared.

I'm scared that you'll make the wrong choice.

If you make the wrong choice,

our love will no longer exist.

I'm also afraid that I'll make the wrong choice.

But this time,

I won't be wrong.

I promised to protect you forever.

I'll have to break my promise.

Mr. Zha.

Do it.

Zhou Xiao Shan.

Are you really not afraid that I'll kill her?

Mr. Zha.

I thank you for raising me.

But this time,

I can't make another mistake.

Okay, Zhou Xiao Shan.

You made me do it.

I'll grant you your love!

Jia Ning! Run.

Run.

- Drop the gun. Put your hands up. - Xiao Shan.

Now, drop your blade.

Hands up.

- Back off! - Don't be silly, Xiao Shan!

Step back!

Otherwise, I'll shoot him now.

Step back.

Zhou Xiao Shan!

- Get out. - Zhou Xiao Shan!

Si, step back!

Zhou Xiao Shan, it's not too late to let me go.

- All right? - Let you go?

Yes, just let me go...

- Jia Ning. - and we'll call it even, okay?

The grudges between us can never be called even.

You...

I'm Zhou Xiao Shan.

A year ago,

I was ordered by Zha Zhi Cai...

to infiltrate Original Life's Plan O Laboratory in China...

to steal the formula.

In the process,

I met my colleague, Qiu Jian Ning.

I started to fall in love with her.

I want to start a new life with her.

But Zha Zhi Cai...

won't leave me alone.

He has resorted to every means...

to keep making me steal the formula.

After a painful struggle,

I've decided...

to give up on this mission.

We'll verify what you've said.

If it's true, we'll take legal action.

But now, please put down the gun.

Zhou Xiao Shan, drop your gun.

Drop the gun!

Zha Zhi Cai.

Haven't you always wanted the formula?

Xiao Shan.

- No. - I'll tell you now.

- Zhou Xiao Shan! - The lab is full of explosives!

- He's going to blow us up! - Zhou Xiao Shan!

Zhou Xiao Shan!

Zhou Xiao Shan.

Zhou Xiao Shan!

Jia Ning.

Pull yourself together.

I want to know.

How are things at the blast scene?

I just got a report from the police.

After a preliminary inspection,

all three suspects are...

No one survived.

Zhou Xiao Shan is not a suspect.

He's not a suspect.

Yes.

Jia Ning, I understand.

But now all the clues indicate...

that he was involved in a crime.

And the police have defined the incident...

as a pre-meditated transnational business crime.

I'm going to file transnational litigation.

I'm suing TKS for resorting to illegal means...

to obtain Original Life's trade secrets.

I want to clear Zhou Xiao Shan's name.

He's not a suspect.

He's a good man.

All right.

Have a sip.

Qin Bin, I want to be alone.

I'll wait for you outside.

To my Jia Ning,

I'm not afraid of death.

What I fear is that the ones I love...

might not know what I died for.

Under the soaring five-star flag,

you once said to me,

protecting our country is everyone's responsibility.

I was once in the dark.

You're the one who lit up my desire for light.

The evidence of TKS trading with Zha Zhi Cai...

is already sent to your email.

I think you'll need it.

This is the last thing I can do for you,

for Plan O,

and our country.

It's the least I can do.

Please forgive me.

Forgive me for not being there for you.

Don't cry for me.

This is my salvation.

Perhaps...

this is also the best ending for me.

I was born with nothing.

But when I die,

I get to leave with our love.

Qiu Jia Ning.

I don't believe in the afterlife or superstitions.

But at this moment,

I pray to all gods.

I pray that in my next life,

I'll be a good person.

Give me freedom.

Let me be in the light.

Allow me to meet you again.

Zhou Xiao Shan!

Xiao Shan.

(Three months later)

A few days ago, Original Life...

pressed charges against the renowned global...

pharmaceutical company, TKS, for hiring a third party...

to obtain information illegally.

Due to the solid evidence,

the court in City A has already filed the case.

TKS issued a statement a month ago.

They claimed that the theft of trade secrets...

was committed solely by their employee, Mike Gale.

It has nothing to do with the company.

Gale resigned that day.

However, TKS still suffered a huge blow to its reputation.

Since last month,

the price of TKS Corporation stocks has fallen below its issue price.

The court filed the case today.

This makes things worse...

for the long-standing pharmaceutical company.

Even though transnational litigation takes time...

and the defendant is influential,

the representative of Original Life...

has stated that they will do anything to claim justice.

(Original Life's Plan O)

(Launching Ceremony of Phase III Clinical Trials...)

(of New Anticancer Drugs)

Your sister is on her way.

Jia Ning, I love you!

(Plan O)

Hello.

I'm Original Life's employee...

and the representative of the Plan O Laboratory,

Qiu Jia Ning.

We've invited you here today...

to make a very important announcement.

Led by Wang Qi Tian,

Plan O is now officially patented.

The third phase of clinical trials will also begin soon.

This indicates...

that we're already way ahead...

in terms of our research direction and progress.

Everyone who is here today,

apart from our colleagues, family, friends,

and science journalists,

there's also some international media.

I know that everyone is interested...

in our company's lawsuit against TKS.

Now that the case has become a public trial,

I can't say much about it.

But we believe...

that the truth will be revealed, no matter what.

The law will uphold justice for us.

Great! Well said!

Along the way, Plan O has been...

through many ups and downs.

We've managed to come this far now...

because countless people have worked hard for it.

So today,

I would like to introduce to you the contributors of this project.

Please take a look.

(Wang Qi Tian)

(Sun Lei)

(Qiu Jia Ning)

(Su Qian)

(Li Chun Ran)

(Zhang Yu)

(Xie Xiao Xiao)

(Tong Mo)

(Zhou Xiao Shan)

(Zhou Xiao Shan)

(Wang Qi Tian, Sun Lei, Qiu Jia Ning)

(Su Qian, Li Chun Ran, Zhang Yu)

(Xie Xiao Xiao, Tong Mo, Zhou Xiao Shan)