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The Justice

Episode 40

Ning

is killed.

She was found at the shelter.

The Department of Military Control

caught her and tortured her for information.

Ning

has always been caring about you.

Although things between you two

may not go well.

But until the last moment,

she's been true to you.

I know.

Wenquan Cooling Ointment

Master,

Sato's interrogation

is a mess.

Ning insisted

that Leizi was behind the smuggling.

So Leizi strangled her to death.

Interpreter Dou's intention is quite obvious.

He told Liu Erlang to keep Leizi alive

and prove his innocence.

I assume, all these crimes

will be blamed on Ning.

And Cheng Yizhi might get involved.

Leizi's heeler, what's his name?

Li'er.

Li'er?

He's smart.

He knew something was wrong,

so he came to us for shelter.

Master, maybe it's time to use him.

Major General Liu,

I'm so grateful

that you would allow me

to explain to you personally.

Speak.

Major General Liu,

you trusted me

with Rebang Bank.

I dare not to get slack.

But, I never expected that Ning

would not only

betray me,

but also dare to

slander and insult you

during Chief Sato's interrogation.

She truly deserves to be damned!

Ning

wasn't so wicked at first.

The reason why she

cheated with Zhou Wenquan

and colluded with the enemy

is that she was deluded by Cheng Yizhi.

They set me up

and blamed the smuggling on me.

They did all these

to make me lose your trust.

Smuggling antibiotics

will cut the soldiers on the front line to the quick.

It's such a heinous crime,

there's no way I dare to do it.

The whole thing

was planned

by Cheng Yizhi.

I was nothing but a pawn in his plan.

The real target

is you, Major General Liu.

Major General Liu, I think,

we need to release Mr. Lei,

let him collect evidence,

and prosecute Cheng Yizhi.

Only in this way, can we bring truth to the light

and restore your reputation.

Then do as you say.

Senior General Aoki.

Senior General Aoki.

About the smuggling of antibiotics,

how's the investigation going?

Senior General Aoki,

I'm suspecting someone else.

Do you know him?

Major General Liu, I'm Li'er,

a heeler of Mr. Lei.

I used to help Miss Ning to supervise

the production process of Wenquan Pharmaceutical Factory.

Mr. Lei did ask Miss Ning

to give Wenquan Pharmaceutical Factor the order

that the antibiotics produced there would be smuggled.

Li'er, you are talking nonsense!

Major General Liu,

every word I said is true.

Mr. Lei not only asked Miss Ning

to destroy the order immediately,

he also kept in touch

with Chongqing.

If you don't believe me,

please search Mr. Lei's house.

Under the floorboard under his bed...

What's under the floorboard?

There's a radio.

Major General Liu,

I've been too scared to report.

I was scared that Mr. Lei would revenge on me.

Every word I said is true.

Every word.

Major General Liu,

this man

must be bribed.

Interpreter Dou.

Interpreter Dou knows me well.

I've known Interpreter Dou for...

You traitor!

Senior General, please don't be mad.

Senior General, please don't be mad.

This man is

introduced to Major General Liu by me.

I thought I was contributing a talent to the empire.

I never expected that he dares to deceive all those people

and collude with the enemy.

I'm ashamed of myself.

I feel tremendously guilty

about Major General Liu.

I deserve to be damned.

I deserve death.

I deserve death.

General Liu.

Yes.

As a senior general of the army headquarters,

how could you be so careless when appointing subordinate?

I'm very disappointed.

I'm terribly sorry.

Master,

the coffin for Leizi is ready.

I chose a proper time to bury him,

let him rest in peace.

Such a shame.

You cared so much about him,

and wanted him to take over the bank.

Yet he was such a black sheep

and even colluded with the enemy.

After all this,

you still give him a proper funeral.

You have done everything possible.

A black sheep?

No, he's not.

He just wanted to be me.

Unfortunately,

he blindly followed me,

but he never learnt the spirit of me.

Send Feng Youru a message.

Feng Youru...

The smuggling case has just been settled.

I'm afraid that he might not reply to your message.

His reputation within the Chinese Nationalist Party

is already

damaged.

Therefore,

for his future development,

he will try his best to

solve the problem of material shortage.

Understood.

Cheng Yizhi...

He should be back.

The medicine missing case

of Wenquan Pharmaceutical Factor

has already been settled.

Because of Director Zhou's proper response

and Ning's sacrifice,

the influence of the Second Division

of Army Staff Headquarters

under Liu Erlang's control

has greatly decreased.

However,

Japan's limit policy

on the production of controlled materials

is tightening.

Many Chinese

pharmaceutical factories and cotton factories

cannot get raw materials anymore.

Some of them are even exempted

from production qualification.

I think,

it won't be long

until Shenqin and Wenquan

are forced to shut down.

The Japanese are

capable of anything.

However,

since we just got rid of

the control of the Army Headquarters,

and established cooperation

with the Greater East Asia

and Zhaozheng Bank.

We now have in our hands

a great opportunity.

I hope all of you,

during this period,

can stay enthusiastic and devote to your work.

How?

Rebang Bank will collect

as many Japanese orders as we can

for Shenqin Cotton Mill

and Wenquan Pharmaceutical Factory.

All you need to do is

to get the raw materials according to the order,

and produce at full stretch.

But, in the end,

the cotton and the medicine

you produced

will not be given to the Japanese

as they ordered.

We will store them

in a secret warehouse.

After we collect all the cotton and medicines,

we'll move them to the rear

and hand them

to our soldiers

and people.

If we take the order but produce nothing,

the Japanese will immediately find out.

No, they won't.

Medicines

are all about the effective constituent.

If the tested samples are qualified,

then we can give the Japanese

the medicines

that contain no effective constituent.

Namely, the placebo.

In this way, the raw materials we saved

can be used to

produce antibiotics for the rear.

If we do this,

how many boxes of antibiotics

can Wenquan Pharmaceutical Factor

produce at most?

If the Japanese

order

12 thousand boxes of antipyretics,

we'll be able to save half of them.

Director Zhou can use this idea,

but our cotton mill can't.

Relax,

we'll use

the excuse of limited productivity

and talk to the regulatory department.

As long as we can convince them,

and make them understand,

lower production

will not be a problem.

But, even if we use counterfeit medicines

and limited productivity to temporarily fool them,

after a long while,

they will figure it out.

We don't wait for them to figure it out.

Once we collect

all the materials we need,

we will leave Shanghai.

What about the factories?

There's no way

we can keep the factory.

So we have to give them up.

Then what about Rebang Bank?

Give it up.

Whether Rebang Bank exists

has little influence

on the big picture.

But your factories,

where your products go to,

who get the cotton,

and who get the medicine,

they matter a lot.

In no ways

will the Japanese get our products.

As long as the cotton can be delivered to the rear,

Shenqing will do its best to produce.

Great.

Now that I got your promise,

we can get down

to our plan.

Mr. Cheng,

another problem,

how can we deliver all the cotton

to the rear?

Dr. Xu?

Yes, I'm still alive.

Dr. Xu has a way.

He can help us

to get the materials to the rear.

Yes,

I can make some contacts.

But,

I got a problem too.

What problem?

I need a warehouse

to store

thousands of tons of materials.

I can take care of that.

Come in.

Minister,

there's a secret telegram from Huang Ruhong.

He demonstrated his sincerity again,

and wanted to work for you.

He's a smart guy.

I'm willing to take no money,

supply materials and help you to settle the rebellion.

He's treating me as his way of escape.

The Japanese army suffered several defeats

in the Pacific war.

The allied nations have gained many victories.

So, if Japan fails,

Huang Ruhong will come to a bad end.

It's natural that he's anxious now.

What a crafty old scoundrel.

Then, we should each take what we need.

Yes, I'll tell him

that we will reunite.

Mr. Matsumoto, please take a look.

This is the last quarter's performance report

of Rebang Bank.

Shenqin Cotton Mill

failed to improve its productivity again.

Why?

About the productivity,

we've been trying to find the root reason.

On the one hand,

the machines of the factory got some damages.

They all need to be repaired.

But we are

short of steels,

and can't get the supply in time.

Therefore,

the machines of our factory

have very limited productivity.

About this,

we've submitted a report

to Director Matsumura

of the Greater East Asia.

Director Matsumura has replied.

So I think it will be solved soon.

And on the other hand,

we are short of workers

which makes it impossible

for us to

improve productivity in a short time.

We have

also

hired more workers.

But the cotton industry

requires that workers must have

certain skills.

Therefore, the new workers

need professional training.

This will also take some time.

The raw materials are not easy to get.

Since they are allocated to your factory,

you should do your best

to produce the supplies we ordered.

Otherwise, you will be forced to close.

I understand.

Rebang Bank

is taken over by us

from the Army Headquarters.

If our supervision goes wrong,

the Army Headquarters will have a good laugh at us.

Productivity is the most important aspect,

so you must pay close attention to it.

Yes.

Connect me to the epidemic station!

Director Liu,

it's bad news.

Sheng'an Hospital

also finds patients with the symptom of fever.

Isolation Ward

Chief Sato,

it's too dangerous for you to be here.

Please step back.

Isolation Ward

This disease is extremely dangerous.

Where did it come from?

How come it breaks out so fast?

The infection seems to come from rats.

We think the patients got infected

during the transit.

And after they arrived, the infection broke out.

What's the probability of death?

We have received 15 patients,

9 of them died.

Except for these three patients,

there are three more at ward 2.

Besides,

the first doctor who treated them

was also infected.

He is now

in an isolated ward.

None of them have been cured.

We are short of antibiotics

that are used for the treatment.

Besides, this disease degenerates rapidly,

and it's highly contagious.

Chief Sato,

this is Captain Mukoda

of the Paglia.

This is chief mate Yamamoto.

When did the disease appear on your boat?

During our ride,

four workers developed a fever.

The doctor on the boat

immediately checked on them.

The doctor believed that they just caught a cold.

After we arrived,

the Japanese crews and I

immediately got off the boat and got some rest.

Yesterday,

I heard about the disease for the first time.

How about the Japanese crews?

Did any of them got infected?

And the workers, how about them?

The workers are all Chinese.

Three fourth of them are resting on the boat,

and the rest of them

got off the boat.

After hearing about the disease,

the captain has forbidden the workers on boat

to get off the boat.

All the Japanese crews should stay at home.

None should contact Chinese workers,

or talk about the disease,

or return to the boat.

Yes.

Mr. Cheng.

Chief Sato

has gone to Sheng'an Hospital

to check the situation of the patients.

Dr. Lu reported the detailed information to him.

Sato also went to the dock,

and asked the captain and the first mate.

But he didn't board.

Now, everything goes as planned.

Let's give them a good show.

Continue disseminating the news.

What's up?

Paglia has a considerable tonnage.

Will the Army Headquarters really give it up?

They regard the lives of the Chinese people

as nothing.

For the Chinese,

they will certainly not.

But

for their own political future,

there is nothing

that can't be sacrificed.

Lei Daming collaborating with the enemy

has brought disgrace on you.

I feel deeply guilty.

Sir,

if you want me to die,

I'll do it immediately.

About the medicine missing,

you're not completely wrong.

You're correct about something.

At least you found out

Cheng Yizhi's intention.

Sir, please understand!

Lei Daming is hateful, to be sure,

but Cheng Yizhi is not a good man.

Report!

Sir.

How's the fever?

The epidemic situation is true.

I've been to Sheng'an Hospital

and checked the fever patients.

The situation is not optimistic.

Paglia now has

214 labors.

They are all Chinese.

Fifteen of them were ill

and nine died.

Another 16 labors have a high fever,

waiting for check-up.

Paglia has a tonnage of 7,000.

Since being commandeered by us,

it has been used for material transportation.

It's very important for us.

If the ship is stopped due to the epidemic,

it will not only affect the transportation work

but will have a great impact.

I'm afraid Senior General Aoki

will not be happy.

Block the spread of the epidemic news.

Ask the labors to accept disinfection on site.

Without special permission,

no one is allowed to leave the ship.

Remember

strive to control the spread of the epidemic.

Be sure to minimize the impact.

Yes.

Director Matsumura.

Dr. Xu, please sit down.

I'm sorry

for being late

due to listening to discussions at office.

I just heard

Takao Company

has several Japanese workers

who also began to have a high fever.

Takao Company?

At this extraordinary time,

Chinese labors

should not be used.

Is it true about

what happened on Paglia？

Of course it's true.

The news is simply blocked

by Liu Erlang.

The medicine missing

has damaged his reputation.

If something goes wrong again,

he will be passive.

Mr. Cheng.

Rumors are getting worse

and becoming more and more true.

A Japanese employee at Takao Company

has seriously suspected

that he was infected with fever.

He insisted on

a general check-up at Sheng'an Hospital.

Mr. Luo asked

if he would continue to add fuel to the fire.

No need.

That's enough.

Let's wait and see.

Sir,

the disinfection on Paglia

has no effect.

36 Chinese labors

have died.

Another 16 labors on board got fever.

The Chinese labors

always pay lip service.

They surely haven't done disinfection thoroughly.

They don't take their lives

seriously.

It's acceptable

that only Chinese labors are infected.

But now

a Japanese worker at Takao Company

is also infected.

He's quarantined

at Sheng'an Hospital.

He said,

a week ago,

he drank with Chinese labors.

I have closed Takao Company.

But due to the flow of people there,

the epidemic news

seems to be spreading like wildfire.

Sir, given the situation,

we have to change our strategy.

Please go to meet General Aoki

to regain our initiative.

Please.

You came to me

for Paglia, right?

The rumor about Paglia

is false.

More than 30 labors on board died,

which is not true.

So what is the truth?

Despite the death of more than a hundred labors,

you prevailed over

all dissenting views

and sent Paglia

to Nagasaki for supply delivery.

The ship returned to Shanghai safely.

Unexpectedly, when it arrived at port,

the epidemic on board had begun to break out.

The labors

began to disembark from the ship.

To avoid

uncontrollable public opinion,

I completely blocked this news.

According to the doctor's judgment,

the epidemic

is related to

the previous docking.

You don't have to worry.

For now,

it's a good development.

Although a worker at Takao Company was infected,

no other diffusion is found.

Despite the rise of rumors,

there are no substantial doubts about

the Army Headquarters.

In my opinion,

it's the best time

to conduct comprehensive treatment.

How to solve it?

Stop using Paglia.

To avoid the spread of the epidemic,

all labors are not allowed to get off the ship.

And in the name of military zone,

isolate wharf related areas.

I'm sure

the epidemic will be ended completely

within a week.

Then do it right away.

Thank you.

It's my responsibility.

Report.

The exit

has been completely blocked.

I got it!

Then let them know.

Yes.

Rest in place.

Disembark until further notice.

Let us get off the ship.

Let us get off the ship.

Let us get off the ship.

Paglia's been officially blocked.

The wharf area

has also been completely isolated.

According to Xiaocong,

Japanese soldiers responsible for quarantine management

will evacuate within a week.

Paglia is about to

be unwatched.

The tonnage of 7,000

is enough for us.

We did a good one.

General Manager's Office of Rebang Bank.

Hello, Mr. Cheng.

This is Tomita.

Sorry,

I don't seem to know

you.

We haven't met,

but I'd like to meet you.

Pang Feng

once recommended you to me.

Yaxuan Restaurant

Mr. Cheng,

do you have any news about Pang Feng

after he returned to Chongqing?

I'm sure

you're not here for inquiry.

It seems

he didn't get in touch with you in time.

Chongqing Newspaper Smuggler Pang Feng was Executed Yesterday

I didn't.

I am wronged.

Feng Youru smuggled for profit.

It's an open secret.

But I didn't expect

Anti-smuggling Administration

can't beat the bureaucrats.

I'm sure you must

be disappointed at the Chongqing side.

Winning Number of Commercial Port Bond is Announced

I have never had

any hope for it.

It's just that its shamelessness

is beyond my imagination.

Mr. Cheng,

Pang Feng had always considered you as a brother.

His respect for you

was beyond words.

So I came to

see you

for inviting you to

do something for Pang Feng with me.

Do something?

You must know

due to the sharp increase in the demand for cotton yarn,

soldiers and civilians can't keep warm.

Frontline medical services are even more stretched.

Before being arrested,

Pang Feng was preparing to return to Shanghai

and transport 400 tons of cotton yarn to the rear.

Mr. Cheng,

I want to do it

in the name of Pang Feng.

Once the cotton yarn arrives in Chongqing,

I'll apply for

the retrial of Pang Feng's smuggling case.

Retrial?

He's dead.

Well, at least

his name can be cleared.

He cared about the common people,

so he shouldn't die in vain.

Here is my business card.

As a cover,

I'm the boss

of Tomita Company.

In fact,

I am responsible for the transportation for Chongqing side.

Mr. Tomita.

In Shanghai, cotton yarn

is Class A material strictly controlled by Japan.

400 tons of cotton yarn

is not only a challenge,

but too broadly drawn.

I dare not promise you rashly.

I understand. I won't force you to do it.

But please give a consideration.

If you want to talk in detail,

please call me.

Given today's hasty meeting,

you may have concerns about me.

Mr. Cheng,

despite of mountains and waters, you're always there.

Cheng, if we lose contact,

Take 'Despite of mountains and waters, you're always there' as a signal.

Shanghai Tomita Company Tomita

Smuggler Pang Feng was Executed Yesterday

Bastard Feng Youru,

I'll kill him one day.

Yizhi.

If Tomita's identity is true,

I have the responsibility

to help him get the thing done.

But 400 tons of cotton yarn

is in our plan.

To mobilize the materials,

we need to get

another material deployment order.

I asked Shimazaki.

He'll find a way.

But do we

have to do this?

I'm afraid

it will affect the overall situation.

Do you know

what Pang Feng told me?

I asked him

why there were prohibited goods

in the crates to the rear.

He told me

what he transported

were all Class A materials.

He would risk his life to carry

what people lack.

He would deliver

what soldiers need.

He used to

be a person greedy for enjoyment

and mortally afraid of death.

Longying Private Bank Jing'an Branch

When he managed to

make something of himself,

but Feng Youru framed him up

and made him die in vain.

Don't worry.

400 tons of cotton yarn must be delivered.

Feng Youru must pay a price.

Cheng Yizhi was reluctant

and didn't promise me.

What's the percentage of possibility for him to

work with me?

No need to discuss the possibility.

He'll surely work with you.

Surely?

Pang Feng is like his brother.

Now Pang died miserably.

If there's a chance to clear Pang's name,

He will do his best.

Cheng's really affectionate and righteous.

These years,

he treats his fellows

like a hen protecting chicks.

He has tried his best to

support their pursuit,

help their cause

and defend their ideals.

He did these

at almost any price,

regardless of the consequences.

Tell me why he did so?

It's obviously not for profit

but something else.

For light.

Light?

Yes.

He considers those

that can dispel the darkness

light.

So he is stubborn and self-conceit.

He tried to disguise himself as

an open and aboveboard person.

For these,

he doesn't care about anything.

400 tons

is not a small number.

Such an aboveboard person,

can he serve the Japanese?

Can he be a traitor

to work for the Army Headquarters?

Do you think

he can neglect

his conscience?

He can't.

What do you mean?

400 tons is just a bait.

There are more to come.

Yaxuan Restaurant

Mr. Cheng.

This is...

I'm willing to accept your entrustment

Approved by Society Department Receiving Factory Management Committee

to collect 400 tons of cotton yarn.

As you said,

this is not just for Pang Feng

but for justice.

If I'm not mistaken,

this is the evidence against Feng Youru

Seller's Representative Feng Youru July 19, 1938

who sold tung oil

without permission

to the enemy occupied areas

when he controlled Chen Chen Tung Oil Factory.

Realizing justice

is not only about

clearing Pang Feng's name

but bringing Feng Youru to justice.

This set of evidence

was collected many years ago.

Seller's Representative Feng Youru July 19, 1938

But it's accurate and clear

and far from refutable.

Besides, Chen Chen Tung Oil Factory

is not the only case of

his wanton plunder in the rear.

So as long as you take this as evidence,

there must be more victims

who will stand up and support you.

Don't worry. Leave it to me.

I'll take care of it!

Thank you.

Spinning Workshop

Mr. Cheng.

Director Zhao.

Supply Distribution of Zhaozheng Bank Tianjin Branch

Shenqin Cotton Mill.

400 tons of standard cotton yarn.

The name on this seal...

Hiroshi Nishio is real.

He is with Tianjin branch,

who indulges in dissipation.

But no one

dares to ask about his work.

Because he is

General Aoki's nephew.

So Director Zhao,

please follow the deployment order

and complete the production task.

No problem.

Shimazaki, thank you.

Disinfectant of Dock Area

Will the transport of so many drugs

alert the military police?

Once they know the drugs are for Paglia,

the truck will be released immediately

in case it will stay longer.

There are 6,000 boxes of antibiotics.

I wonder how many people can be saved.

No matter how many people,

Wenquan Pharmaceutical Factory's efforts are not wasted.

How time flies!

You helped me build the factory,

just like what happened yesterday.

I wonder

what the Japanese will do to it here

after we leave.

There are still chances for rebuilding the world.

We'll be back.

By the way, there are only few days left

before the 16th day. Get ready！

This way, please.

Here are

2,400 tons of cotton yarn from Shenqin.

Over there are

6,000 boxes of antibiotics

produced by Wenquan Pharmaceutical Factory.

Plus 2,000 cases of antipyretic drugs

being received,

all materials have been

collected.

Such a large volume.

Have you contacted yet?

Don 't worry.

Mrs. Lu applied for a pass.

The ship will leave at midnight.

It has been topped up with oil by the Japanese.

Use it or lose it.

Perfect. I'll stay

to take care of it with you.

Won’t you leave on that day?

I'll transport some materials

to Chongqing on that day.

Arrange Lizi,

Zhou Wenquan, Xiaocong,

and Freckle Zhao

to leave.

Materials to Chongqing?

Is it safe?

Who is the contact?

Do you need me

to check his identity?

I've already done.

Don't worry.

By the way,

did Matsumura find

that the national treasure was gone?

He just found out that

Shenqin has too few cotton yarn exports.

I've explained to him

it's because of labor shortage and machine disrepair.

I also told him

even so,

Rebang Bank

is willing to replenish 40 safes

for his collection.

Did he believe it?

He was very happy.

What's up?

I used to

be overprotective of you.

But now

I can't keep up with you.

Stack inside.

Tighten them inside.

Stack inside.

Mr. Cheng,

Xiaocong has drafted the notice.

Temporary counting.

Extend the weekend by one day.

It'll be issued early on the morning of the 16th.

Everything is ready.

Workers are ready to withdraw.

The bank is closing, too.

Curfew time is coming.

Take one last look.

Yizhi.

I want to

go with you.

How can that work?

In case anything happens

on the road,

Zhou Wenquan and Director Zhao

can't solve it.

You have to help them.

Xiaocong is smart.

He can handle it.

He's not like you.

You're a founder

of Rebang Bank.

We must leave separately.

Why?

Just because

if anything happens to both of us

at the same time,

who will rebuild Rebang?

Pooh. Pooh. What are you talking about?

Touch the wood quickly.

OK. Touch the wood.

I did.

Lizi.

I became timid.

I wish you could be

always so timid.

Because when you're brave,

you just did something that made me

worried and afraid

and even did desperate things.

Shut up!

You're getting timid now

because there're something

you care and cherish.

You cherish Rebang now

and also me.