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=When a Snail Falls in Love 2023=

=When a Snail Falls in Love 2023= =Episode 4=

(An adaptation of the novel "When a Snail Falls in Love" by Ding Mo)

All the people we sent have been arrested.

As for those women,

we drugged them.

The drug rendered them unable to speak.

Eig, my brother was arrested.

The organization

wants us to stop delivering the goods.

They want us to take care of the meddling police officers.

Stop delivering?

Then we have to live on air?

Don't worry about Eig's problem.

Someone will get him out eventually.

As for whether or not he will keep his mouth shut,

there's no need to worry.

Are you scared?

I'm worried

about the Black Lion.

He is relentless.

Illegal operating of casinos,

transnational human trafficking,

assaulting police officers...

When did I ever assault any officers?

It was you who assaulted me.

If you mean the incident at the museum,

why not add another charge of stealing national relics?

Come on, show me what you have.

I don't even have to interrogate you.

The charges on this file

are enough to make you spend the rest of your life in prison.

So, keeping any secrets from us is never going to help.

Just spill it if you know anything.

At least you get to reduce your sentence.

People like me

won't be in jail for too long.

And where did you get the confidence?

Do you have friends in jail?

Or is it the justice system?

Or is it because Luger is still alive?

The look on your face means a lot more than your true words.

Luger is still alive.

Am I right?

When you decide to come clean,

feel free to ask for me.

Hey, Black Lion.

You will never accomplish your goal.

Heed my advice.

The past is like a raging fire.

Don't put your hand in the fire.

That person is not someone you can mess with.

Listen closely.

I took him down five years ago with my own hands.

If Luger is really still alive,

I'll just kill him with my hands again.

Did you just come home?

And the first thing you do is drinking wine?

The ice bucket has water droplets on the outside.

It means you just got home.

And who's fault is that?

You went missing after hanging up.

I had to trouble Miss Mu until she closed the shop.

I bet you didn't want to come home.

- And the reason being... - No!

It's not what you think.

I'm not in love with Miss Mu.

Whatever the case is,

thanks for today.

Vita.

Did your boss say anything

about letting an outsider like me be involved?

What outsider?

Brother?

Vita...

You are on a secret investigation on your own again?

The police investigate cases as a team, right?

I don't mean to berate you,

but you should learn to open up a little.

Don't shoulder everything yourself.

Okay?

Time to go to bed.

What are you doing?

Vita?

Why are you sleeping there?

You should go to bed.

There is a physical test tomorrow.

The captain brought it forward to morning.

Vita.

Go to bed.

Don't push yourself too hard. It won't do you any good.

It doesn't work.

Don't forget, I look forward to working with you.

Let me be honest with you.

You have an interesting captain.

If he could make you quit this job,

that would be terrific.

Put more strength into your legs.

Why are you holding your breath?

Move faster!

Why do you only take high-calorie food?

You need high-protein food to increase your muscle strength.

It's no wonder

you're so weak.

Breathe in and fill your lungs.

Breathe out.

Don't gasp like a puppy.

Get ready.

A record of my physical performance since my first day in the academy.

Your score increased by 1.17 every month.

It's not impossible.

You will reach 80 someday.

But it will take two years or longer.

Based on my observation,

you can't reach 1.17 every month.

But I can do more than that.

Therefore, I'll see to that test myself.

But that seems impossible.

Captain.

Are you here for a jog too?

I didn't know.

Da.

I've never met the captain when I work out.

Do you know

which gym he goes to?

Vita.

Are you working out too?

I asked her to come here.

Perfect timing.

Help me give Vita a test.

Show her what a strong and healthy police officer

is like.

A test?

Isn't that three months from now?

This is the beginner's level.

Run laps around the court for ten minutes.

Then, five minutes of sit-ups.

Two minutes of push-ups.

Do not pull any punches.

Commence!

You need high-protein food to increase your muscle strength.

Vita.

Sorry.

I didn't know the captain would give you a test.

I wouldn't have gone there had I known.

Every defeat and victory is a contest for my will.

It's none of your concern.

But you did a lot better today than before.

If the captain gives you more chances,

maybe

you'll be part of some important missions and become a crime buster.

Hello, Chief.

You want me as the bodyguard?

Could you get the towel for me?

My job is to protect your personal safety.

Taking the towel

is not part of my job.

Stop.

The regulations dictate

that the bodyguard must be five meters away from the target

to have a better view of any suspicious activities.

Who made the rules?

Fine, so be it.

You don't allow any distractions when you work.

How professional.

Well? Are you attracted to my charm yet?

Don't bother wiping if you keep dilly-dallying.

You'll be dry in a moment.

That's true enough.

Four and a half minutes.

I used to last longer than five minutes.

Maybe I lacked the concentration today.

What do you usually eat?

You are slim.

But you look strong.

My diet mostly covers the five essential nutrients and

I have protein shake in the morning.

I take vitamins in the afternoon.

Hold on.

Are you secretly writing down my recipe to maintain this good shape?

Is that necessary?

How about this?

I'll tell you all of my secrets

on one condition.

Vita!

Hey.

Sen.

What's wrong?

Vita.

Don't listen to him.

He doesn't know anything.

Come on.

Hold on.

Today,

Vita is my bodyguard.

What are you doing?

I'm the one who needs a bodyguard.

Aren't you worried about your sister?

Right.

Vita.

- That makes sense. - This way.

Hold on.

Come on.

Thank you, Miss Mu,

for coming here to give us your statement.

I'm the one who should thank you.

I'm able to be useful.

Is there anything else?

I thought someone was here to pick me up.

Maybe they will be here soon.

Say hi to Vita for me.

It's a shame I didn't see her.

Okay.

The car is here.

Where is Vita?

She's been assigned a special mission outside.

I thought you knew.

Miss Mu.

She is not here.

She went out.

What do you need?

She will be back later, right?

Of course.

She lives upstairs, after all.

But I don't know for sure when she will be back.

I'll...

I'll take my time and browse around.

I'm not in a hurry today.

I can take my time.

There aren't many desserts left in the shop.

We only have layer cakes, banana cakes, and cakes with fillings.

That's about it.

I think I saw...

This is Mr. Wasu.

Hello.

This is Pe. He is...

I am only here for some cakes.

But...

I must get going now.

Hey.

You said you weren't in a hurry.

So are you in a hurry or not?

Bo, help Pe move the stuff from the car.

Yes, Miss Mu.

I thought you didn't like desserts.

I fell in love with it after trying it some days ago.

But what a shame,

there aren't many left today.

I didn't make a lot today.

I wanted to close the shop early

because Pe was coming.

He must mean a lot to you.

Of course,

he's the only younger brother I have.

You know what, Mr. Wasu?

When you smile,

I can hear you breathing.

Is that so?

I didn't know.

You're doing it now.

Oh, like this?

So...

I should pick myself some cakes.

Okay.

(The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane)

You must be wondering.

Why is an adult of my age still reading children's books?

Not at all.

I have this book at home too.

My brother has one in his collection.

Have you ever been in a relationship?

If you meet the right person...

I thought you were single.

I was in love once.

But we broke up long ago.

I have more important things to do.

And what might that be?

I want to repay my uncle's kindness.

Sen's father raised me.

Do you live with your parents?

I live with my brother.

Does he take good care of you?

He does.

But most of the time, it's the other way around.

But I know for sure

that he cares a lot about me.

It must be nice

to have your family with you.

Let's go inside.

Okay.

You should have said so if you were buying everything.

You took a long time to browse around.

Don't be so mean.

Thank you so much, Mr. Wasu.

This is great, Mu.

We can close early today.

We have more time to try the other flavors.

What are you testing this time?

Kanom han tra.

Kanom han tra?

It's a tradition.

We want to prepare some kanom han tra

for everyone at the birthday party.

Birthday?

Is it Miss Mu's birthday?

Yes. It's in two days.

Mu.

You forgot to send him the invitation.

I'm so sorry about that.

I'm coming.

I'm sorry for the sudden invitation.

It must be awkward.

See you in two days.

Okay.

Okay, Mu. Time to make some snacks.

I should get going.

Okay.

See you there.

Okay.

You're home early today, Vita.

I didn't go to work today.

Or maybe it was work.

But I'm not sure if it was work.

Did the captain put one over on you again?

You should quit.

Just quit.

No, the order didn't come from the captain.

The higher-up sent me there to be Sen's bodyguard.

Bodyguard?

You, Vita? Who can you actually protect?

The thought of it makes me laugh.

That brat is putting in some real effort to woo a girl.

I like the creativity.

I like it.

However,

Xin came along and helped me out.

So I spent the day with her instead.

Xin?

Xin?

Was she

the rich woman you saved in the case with saw blades?

When did you become this close?

Are we that close?

But do you

know anyone else who can spend

an entire day talking to you?

Vita.

You should keep your distance from her.

They are not an ordinary family.

Rumors say they are fighting for the family's wealth.

That has nothing to do with Xin, right?

Vita.

Her world is not the same as the one we live in.

You didn't mention this when we talked about Sen.

I realized that day

you will never fall for a guy like Sen.

Four minutes and 30 seconds.

You've never talked with me for this long about my friends.

But for you,

my biggest problem is not having friends, right?

Vita.

I'm worried about you.

I'll be in my room.

(Why didn't you come to work?)

I got an order from the higher-up.

(If you want to work with me, you only take orders from me.)

Are you coming to work tomorrow?

(Yes.)

But...

But what?

Forget about the other things.

You're mine now.

What?

Yours?

You're in my unit.

You only take orders from me. Is that clear?

(Captain Pla)

Mr. Indesh must really value your captain

to change the order assignment so quickly.

The chief changed his order

for a sound reason, but because of personal connections.

Personal connections.

You're talking to me standing up while she is sitting next to me.

You're not five meters away from me.

Am I right?

She is around one meter away.

You're 1.5 meters away.

The regulations dictate

that the bodyguards must be at least

five meters away from the target.

By standing so close to me, you're violating the regulations.

What regulations?

Who sent you here?

The bodyguard regulations.

Who told you about the regulations?

Vita.

When she was here the last time,

she told me about the regulations.

It says that the bodyguards and the person

they protect

must maintain a distance of at least five meters

and maintain the distance

between each other...

And the target...

The regulations don't exist, right?

Yes.

(Luger Case File: Case Closed)

There have been a lot of cases.

Yes.

I need your help to take another look.

Hello, Chief.

Hello.

Perfect timing.

Have you seen Captain Pla?

He is in his office.

I want him here now.

Yes, Chief.

Right away.

I want you to explain every case in detail.

Captain!

What is it?

The chief wants to see you.

He's over there.

That's all.

Ning.

Yes?

Bring Vita here.

Okay.

Mr. Sen is an important person.

We can't send the weakest officer to be his bodyguard.

Therefore, I sent two of our elite officers there instead.

I did so out of respect.

Do you like the idea?

We'll proceed with your plan.

Ning.

Yes?

Did you talk to Vita?

I did.

Where is she now?

In your office.

You're here.

Yes.

Do you know why I want to talk to you?

It's because of

the previous physical test.

Not the last time.

It's this time.

But I'm not ready.

This isn't a test for your physical performance

but your work capability.

Mr. Wasu?

Miss Mu?

Mr. Wasu, have a drink.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

How did you know about this entrance?

Pe called me and told me about it.

He wanted me to try your new snack.

He let me in from that entrance.

Pe always likes giving me surprises.

Sorry for the trouble.

Not at all.

Do you need my help with anything?

Give me your hands.

Roll this into a ball.

Then, press the middle with your thumb.

- Okay. - Yes.

Sorry.

I pressed on your thumb instead.

I'll try with the other hand.

Okay.

Press a little harder.

Okay.

Okay.

Honestly,

I'm the lucky one.

That's because

I get to try it before anyone does.

And I get the chance to make snacks with you.

I'm glad that you came.

I was hoping someone could keep me company.

Miss Mu.

Could you take some photos of the snacks for me?

That's alright.

- Thank you. - Don't mention it.

I'll grab the camera upstairs.

You can stay here and prepare the snacks.

I'll go upstairs and get the camera for you.

It's alright. I live here.

It's easy for me.

- Sure. - I'll be right back.

Okay.

What is the first thing you do in an investigation?

Imagine that I am the criminal

by seeing things from their perspective.

But no one can actually enter another's mind.

There is no way for us to see what other thinks.

The best we can do is to think as similarly as we can.

From what I see,

this is subjective imagination.

I'm not saying this is wrong.

But it means taking risks.

The risk being you could use your imagination

to learn the truth.

But only 10% of the human brain has been utilized.

Why can't we use the intuition in the remaining 90%?

Because not all intuition and imagination are right.

But after analyzing the evidence,

we know it never lies.

I use my intuition when I investigate.

However,

I use my intuition for my decision-making.

You use your intuition to draw a conclusion.

What if my intuition never lies?

No one's intuition will always be right.

Everyone makes mistakes.

But intuition can't tell you the whole truth,

which is why we support it with evidence.

Captain.

Someone broke into Miss Mu's house.

I'll tend to it later.

Yes.

Requesting permission to go with you.

I don't need a sidekick.

Get back to your work and think about what I just said.

I want to be part of this investigation too.

I can prove to you that my method of apprehending criminals

is just as good as yours.

Did you not listen to

anything I just said?

You didn't listen at all!

I listened.

But I need to see the evidence

before I can believe

your hypothesis.

Isn't that a reasonable argument?

If I fail to arrest the burglar that broke into Miss Mu's house,

I'll reflect on my mistakes.

Punish me however you want.

You can even

fire me.

But if I do it...

I won't bargain with you.

I won't let you pass unless you pass

the physical test.

I know.

But what I'm saying is,

if I do it,

I want you to be my coach.

I'm the one examining you.

And now you want me as your coach?

You're the best option I have.

So, you have other candidates?

Yes.

It's Sen.

That arrogant brat?

But Sen is not the best candidate.

Be it the personal experience,

physical condition,

or combat experience,

or even teaching experience as a coach,

he is no match for you.

That is true enough.

Well said.

As police officers,

we shouldn't be coached by

someone who overestimates his strengths.

In other words,

you are the best option

in this regard.

Fine.

That settles it.

Deal.

Bad news.

We're not getting any major cases,

but I can sniff the love in the air.

Listen.

Something must have happened between the captain and Vita.

You don't get it. The thing is,

Vita and the captain had a heated argument in his office.

But soon enough, I saw Vita smiling.

I was preparing snacks in the kitchen.

When I came upstairs to get some stuff,

I found the room in this shape.

Did anyone else move the things inside this room?

I checked.

I didn't lose any valuable items.

The door was locked.

No one could have come in here.

Maybe it was the wind.

Wasu.

Are you serious or are you kidding?

I am serious.

I mean, anything could be possible.

Your brother is right.

The furniture all fell in the same direction.

If this was a burglary, it'd be too strange.

We should consider every possibility.

But I doubt it was

just the wind.

Wasu.

Take Miss Mu downstairs and wait there.

Yes.

So,

what do you think?

She didn't lose any valuable items.

She lost nothing and her life wasn't in danger.

And more importantly,

there wasn't any threat note.

Miss Mu doesn't have any enemies.

All except

the human traffickers.

Could it be

that some of them slipped away

and tried to take her life?

If they wanted her dead,

why would they turn the room into a mess

and give her the chance to call the police?

I think

you should think harder.

Take your time.

I won't distract you.

Knock yourself out.

Miss Mu.

Have you noticed anything unusual

after you gave the statement at the police station?

Nothing worth noting.

But I have this feeling that someone is watching me.

But it's just a feeling.

It's probably nothing.

Captain.

Captain, hold on!

What got into you?

I found the culprit.

We will contact you

when we arrest the culprit.

Take good care of Miss Mu.

Of course.

Until her brother is back,

don't go home.

Thank you.

Let's go inside, Miss Mu.

Okay.

Vita may look weak and small,

but she is amazing.

She will catch the bad guy.

I owe you an apology.

I'm sorry you ran into this kind of thing.

Mr. Wasu?

I...

I was just thinking

I've never met a girl like you.

You always

put others before yourself.

I think I am less useful compared to the others.

So I want to be useful to everyone.

When I cause trouble to someone,

I feel bad.

Miss Mu, I want you to know...

You should get back your work.

I'll be fine on my own.

But...

You care about others a lot too.

I'm answering this phone call.

If you need anything, just shout.

Yes.

Are you sure?

Will the culprit come back here?

They didn't get what he was after.

They will come back eventually.

Burglary?

Is this how you win a girl's heart?

How did you know it was me?

You can't handle cold weather,

but you've been sweating the entire time.

And you looked anxious.

When you mentioned that the gust blew the furniture down,

you didn't want the situation to escalate.

It may seem far-fetched,

but the evidence

is the men's handkerchief.

(You always carry one with you, but not today.)

(You either forgot)

or lost it.

And most importantly,

it has the same scent as the softener we use at home.

Not to mention it carries the scent of the fragrance you use

and the WS embroidery.

W-A-S-U.

Okay.

I admit it.

When I got to shop just now,

(I received a call from her brother.)

(By the way, Wasu,)

(remind my sister for me.)

(Bring the clothes inside. It's about to rain.)

Okay. Sure.

(But...)

(I had no idea what present to give her.)

(So I wanted to find out)

(what she likes.)

Then,

I decided

to buy her perfume.

(Her bottle was already empty.)

(I didn't want to forget the name of the brand,)

(so I took a picture of it with my phone.)

(That was when I heard)

(someone was coming.)

We're here, Miss Mu.

- Okay. - I got the door for you.

Your belongings are at the usual spot.

Thanks, Bo.

I didn't want to tell her

because

I didn't want her to think of me as a pervert.

You went to great lengths to prepare a gift for me,

why would I think of you as a pervert?

I think you should resolve this problem in private.

As for you...

Miss Mu.

I'm so sorry.

Had I been honest from the start,

none of this would have happened.

But I was too scared.

That's why things

got worse.

Don't let it bother you.

When we talk about this in the future,

we'll both laugh at it.

Aren't you mad at me?

Are you

not upset at all?

Does that mean

we still have a chance

to meet again?

If you haven't tried the kanom han tra,

you're always welcome here.

You usually had more joy in your smile.

That's more like it.

Come in.

Okay.

So,

did I pass?

You merely got lucky.

Wasu is your brother.

You knew his personal info,

personality,

and habits.

But I must remind you,

you won't get to know every criminal in the world.

Yes.

I'm going to listen to the arrangement we agreed upon.

OK Okay.

I lost.

See you tomorrow at 7 a.m.

If you are late,

the training is canceled.

Yes, Captain!

No.

Yes,

Coach.

(You woke me up at this hour to show off your result?)

(I found this on the deceased.)

(Does it remind you of something?)

You jerk!

(Where are you, Vita?)

At Miss Mu's shop.

(There's been an emergency, come to the crime scene now!)

(I'll send you the location.)

(Actually, Vita is quite tough.)

(The victim)

(is not only someone she knew)

(but also her good friend.)

(But she can still control her emotions.)

(He didn't say a word)

(since we arrived.)

(He said he only wants to see you.)