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[Dark Night and Dawn]

[Episode 12]

[Interrogation Record]

Mr. Zheng,

my brother fell into the trap set by the Plum Blossom Agency.

He's dead.

I'll go find out who did this to him.

Come back.

Don't be impulsive.

Am I being impulsive?

He was my brother!

He was also my comrade for many years.

I feel the same anger and grief.

But we can't forget Mr. Dai's rule.

The living join,

and the dead out.

Since your brother chose this path,

he had to accept this.

What if I insist on going?

Are you trying to defy my order?

If you go now, you'll end up just like your brother.

Sit.

Don't let me find out who did this.

Or I'll kill them with my own hands.

My brother and I grew up without our parents.

Since we were kids, I've always loved eating apples.

Every time my brother earned money,

he'd buy me apples...

and tell me,

"Eating more apples

will help you grow tall

and keep you safe."

Safe? We couldn't even protect ourselves.

I swear.

I will find out who killed him.

And I'll avenge him.

The Plum Blossom Agency owes us a lot,

and they have to pay it all back.

But not now.

You have to learn to be patient.

Let's take this route

to transfer Wang Liqun.

Once we bring him here, we'll gradually wear him down.

Even if he's tough as nails,

we'll keep at it until he breaks.

Let's do this.

Tell Lu Zhengyang

to be extra careful on the road.

[Guangci Hospital]

[Guangci Hospital]

[Guangci Hospital]

[Guangci Hospital]

Yang. Yang!

Something seems off.

The plainclothes unit is withdrawing.

[Guangci Hospital]

The plainclothes unit has pulled out.

They've definitely transferred him already.

Looks like they just left not long ago.

Let's go after them.

Did you take the bullets out of my body?

No wonder I've recovered so quickly these past couple of days.

Your skills are pretty good.

I'll invite you to dance when I get out.

Thank you.

Sit tight.

Wang Liqun.

Stop talking.

You'd better think about what you're going to tell me.

Don't let him slip away.

Huzi.

Don't move!

Or I'll kill her!

Calm down.

You can't escape!

Lu Zhengyang!

Ask him to open the door!

I'll make you a deal.

I'll thank you for this.

Let me go back and take care of something first,

and then I'll come back for you.

Open it!

Huzi, open the door!

Hurry up!

Wang Liqun, don't move!

Kui.

Out of my way!

Or I'll kill her!

Back off!

Get on!

Go. Let's go!

After them.

Retreat!

Retreat!

Hurry up.

Hurry up!

Why are you so clumsy?

I'll teach you how to drive properly when I get back!

Think it through.

Do you even know how to drive?

You're still as clumsy as ever!

How did they teach you?

You're asking to be taken out, huh?

Let's go!

What's that supposed to mean?

Getting bold now, aren't you?

Are you here to kill me or rescue me?

Xu Wei.

Lu Zhengyang showed me all the evidence.

Eight years ago,

Shrike betrayed my brother.

But no one told me.

They've kept me by his side all this time.

You're just his next pawn.

Xu Wei.

I've never begged anyone in my life.

But now, I'm begging you to do me a favor.

Go back and ask Shrike

if he sold out my brother eight years ago.

Yang, the police are here.

Retreat.

He's dead.

With Wang Liqun dead,

the trail has gone cold again.

Director,

we found this

at the site of the firefight earlier.

It's a fragmentation shell.

I've seen this kind of bullet on the battlefield.

It's also known as the dumdum bullet.

Once this kind of bullet enters the body,

the tip expands into petal-like fragments,

causing much larger wounds.

It's several times more lethal than ordinary bullets.

Once one is shot by this, they're either dead or disabled.

But because it's too brutal

and inhumane,

it has long been banned by the International Convention.

Now, only a small number of them

are circulating on the black market.

But who would use this kind of bullet now?

Assassins?

Gangsters?

It's hard to say for sure.

But one thing is clear:

another group

was involved in this operation.

Xu Wei

came to rescue Wang Liqun.

And this group

came to kill him.

Boss, he's back.

Where's Falcon?

Dead.

Dead?

He was fine

when he leaped from the Flying Fortress Jeep onto your motorcycle.

How did he die?

I did it.

I killed him.

Give me a reason.

The police shot out the tire.

When the motorcycle flipped, it crushed Falcon's leg.

I couldn't bring him back

on my own.

That's not a good enough reason.

He was brainwashed by the Communists.

He actually suspected

that you had sold out his brother back in the day.

I figured since I couldn't save him,

it'd be better to kill him.

Otherwise, he would

give us all away.

Falcon was driven by lust and violence.

It was only a matter of time before this happened.

Don't take it too hard.

I want Xu Wei

to replace Liqun as the leader of the action team.

What do you think?

He's not as skilled as Liqun,

but he's much sharper.

It's just

that he lacks experience, which might make it difficult for others to follow him.

Then, let's wait a bit longer.

How much can we trust him?

He'll make us trust him.

Right now, our biggest problem is Lu Zhengyang.

This man is a master of psychological persuasion.

Why do you all look like

defeated roosters?

Lu Zhengyang.

Is this what your soldiers are like?

I can understand the ones

who've never been to the battlefield,

but you veterans,

don't you know better?

Victory and defeat are both common in war.

This mission to transfer Wang Liqun

has failed.

But just grit your teeth

and win it back next time!

This time,

it was an ambush, carefully planned by enemy agents.

What does it mean?

It means that despite the liberation,

the situation of our city's defense work is

that the enemy lurks in the shadows while we are exposed.

I can give you time to rest and regroup,

but will the enemy agents give you that time?

Right now, all the citizens of Shanghai,

Chairman Mao of the Party Central Committee,

all of China,

and even the whole world are watching our city.

They've witnessed us taking over Shanghai,

and now they want to see

if we can govern it well!

Do you have confidence?

Yes!

Then, pull yourselves together

and show them the answer

through victory.

Yes!

[Strive and persevere; Be determined and resolute in our pursuit]

I know what you're about to say.

This operation has failed,

which means someone among us has leaked information

or

that the enemy has planted a mole

within us.

Regarding the transfer route and schedule we established,

besides the comrades involved from the bureau,

the entire Office 2 responsible for execution is under suspicion.

We have to find this person;

otherwise, every future operation

could be exposed to the enemy.

Let's do this.

You will take the lead on this

and start an internal investigation immediately.

[Strive and persevere; Be determined and resolute in our pursuit]

Yes.

During the transfer,

Lin Shaobai was in confinement,

so his suspicion can be ruled out first.

I request

that he assist me

in conducting the investigation.

Your payment.

I didn't kill him after all.

Someone else got to him first.

I only took what I was supposed to take.

Who did it?

The one who came to rescue him.

When he realized that he couldn't rescue Wang Liqun,

he decided to take care of him instead.

Were you exposed?

I'm not sure.

But even if they find me,

there won't be anything that can be traced back to you.

I trust you with the job.

But this isn't over yet.

Your final task is

to find out who Wang Liqun's superior is.

These agents are bold enough to hijack even a public security convoy.

We may all get dragged down if things go wrong.

Zhao Lan, hurry up.

Help me change all of these price tags.

[Daxin Department Store; Silver Dollar; Two Dollars]

These are priced in silver dollars.

[Silver Dollar; Two Silver Dollars And a dime]

Are we no longer accepting RMB?

We're not allowed to say to the customers that we're not accepting it;

just tell them to pay the listed price.

Today, all four major department stores on East Nanjing Road

are switching to silver dollar pricing.

The RMB won't work anymore.

The manager says that all of Shanghai will follow suit.

Hurry up.

[Silver Dollar; Two Silver Dollars And a dime]

[Mao Zedong; On the People's Democratic Dictatorship]

You've been confined for two days,

and all you've written is two words?

This is called "silence speaks louder than words."

I have to leave room for the imagination.

Pack up.

You can leave now.

What happened?

The mission to transfer Wang Liqun failed.

Wang Liqun is dead.

Wait.

I've only been confined for a few days,

and you guys managed to mess it all up?

How about I write you a self-criticism?

That won't be necessary.

The problem of the failure this time

may be internal.

Anyone in Office 2 is a potential suspect.

Except for you, since you've been confined here for two days,

you're clear.

Deputy Commissioner Yang has asked you to assist me in the internal investigation.

Now I get it.

When there's nothing happening, I'm confined here.

But when you need someone to ruffle feathers, you let me out.

I won't help you.

Really?

I'm busy.

I don't have time.

Looks like you haven't been confined long enough.

No.

If you want help, just ask nicely.

It's not like I won't go, right?

Zhao Lan.

Don't speak. Me... it's me.

It's me.

Wei, where have you been?

Why haven't you gone home yet?

I'll explain it to you later.

Right now, hurry and pack your things.

This is the ticket for today's last train.

Take it and go back to your hometown.

Why so sudden? Aren't you coming with me?

I still have some things to finish.

Once I'm done,

I'll come join you, okay?

Can you at least tell me

what you're doing?

My work is confidential.

Don't worry.

I won't be in danger.

Let's leave today. Come on.

Comrade Xu Wei.

This must be Zhao Lan, right?

Who are you?

I've heard a lot about you from Xu Wei.

We finally meet today.

Allow me to introduce myself.

I'm Xu Wei's superior.

Since the Liberation, we've been working

in the Secret Counter-Espionage Unit of the Public Security Bureau.

Yes.

Why didn't you tell me

that you're working at the Public Security Bureau?

In our line of work,

we can't reveal anything

without the organization's approval.

I'm sorry that you've been kept in the dark.

We've come to you today

to protect you for Comrade Xu Wei.

Comrade Xu Wei wants to send you back to your hometown,

but we believe it's not safe there.

We have a better place for you,

which will completely alleviate

Xu Wei's concerns.

We can handle our own matters.

We won't trouble you.

Since the organization has thought it for you,

I suggest you listen to the organization.

Shanghai has been liberated,

and you're all from the Public Security Bureau.

Can I not leave?

No.

Our identities are highly sensitive,

and you're already being targeted by enemy agents.

The new male clerk across from your counter,

the one selling flashlights,

could harm you at any moment.

So, we need to transfer you as soon as possible.

Then... where am I going?

A rural area in Zhejiang.

A lot of our comrades' families are living there.

Once you're there,

you can focus on preparing for the baby.

But in the countryside,

the doctors aren't as good as those in Shanghai.

Don't worry.

When you're nearing your due date,

we'll send the best doctors

from the Public Security system to deliver you.

Your child will be born

as a descendant of revolutionaries.

We have to take good care of him.

How often will we be able to see each other?

As long as the condition allows,

he can visit you anytime.

This brief separation

is for the sake of a longer reunion in the future.

I'm also a woman.

We are all the same.

I understand.

Wei.

I know you're doing something

very important.

But no matter what,

please stay safe.

Thank you for your sacrifice.

Comrade Xu Wei,

say goodbye to your wife.

You won't look pretty if you keep crying.

All right.

Don't worry.

I'll be fine.

Remember,

take care of yourself

and our baby.

Don't cry.

You have to stay safe.

Comrade Zhao Lan, come with me.

Who gave you the right to drag her into this?

Is it Shrike's order?

You should know.

Trust

is very fragile.

It needs something to sustain it.

Then tell Shrike

that Zhao Lan and the child she's carrying

are my final line.

If anyone dares to harm them,

I won't let it go.

Shrike never accepts threats.

By the way...

Falcon is dead.

The Public Security Bureau will investigate it.

Clean up all traces

so that they won't be able to find you.

As for Zhao Lan,

I'll make sure she's well taken care of.

Go ahead, tell me.

What did you do last night?

When I was not on a mission,

I went straight back to the dorm after work.

Except for me, everyone in the Social Affairs Office

is a clean and innocent member of the Party.

We've just verified

their whereabouts for the days of the incident,

and they all have solid alibis.

If we really need to identify a suspect,

it can only be Xu.

When Xu comes later,

your only responsibility is to record what he says

and don't talk too much.

I'll be the bad cop,

and you can be the good cop.

Consider this a favor for you.

You're not worried about offending people now?

I'm worried that your camaraderie

might cloud your judgment.

Are you suspecting me?

Only you, Deputy Commissioner Yang, and Lu

are most familiar with the transfer route map.

You're the only one

who has had the map out of your sight for a long time.

So it could only

have been leaked by you.

Where is the evidence?

It'll come soon.

If it's my fault,

then cuff me and send me to military court now!

No.

Come on, Xu.

You're a long-time comrade here.

Don't throw a tantrum.

I'm only addressing the matter, not attacking the person.

Deputy Commissioner Yang has asked me to investigate this.

Get to the point.

Hurry up

and tell me everything and all the details

about your visit to the Taiping Bathhouse.

I did go to the Taiping Bathhouse that day,

but I have a witness.

Chen went with me.

[Deputy Commissioner's Office]

Chen?

Long time no see.

Indeed.

I've been meaning to buy you a drink.

Everyone in the Social Affairs Office

[Deputy Commissioner's Office]

is as busy as a spinning top,

so I didn't want to disturb you.

Don't get me started on it. There are all kinds of cases.

[Deputy Commissioner's Office]

Every time we solve one case, another pops up.

My neck is getting stiffer and stiffer.

It's an old problem of yours.

Well, I'm off work soon.

Come on. Let's go soak in a bath together.

My treat.

So, you two were together

the whole time at the bath?

Of course, we were.

We were soaking.

Lu, you know

that my leg isn't great,

so I just stayed in the pool.

Except for when Xu went to the restroom,

we should have been together the whole time.

How long was he in the restroom?

Lu,

it's all for work.

I understand.

He was in the restroom for no more than five minutes.

Alright, got it.

After you came out of the bath,

where did you go?

We came out of the bath

around ten o'clock,

so we each went home.

I stopped by Wu's Cake Shop on No. 3 Horse Road,

bought some nougat,

and then went home.

There are some bathhouses in Shanghai I haven't visited yet.

You can take me to them sometime.

I'll treat you next time.

I'll treat you, too.

There is a master from Yangzhou

who is excellent at scrubbing backs.

It's the rule.

The weather is bad.

Your leg starts to hurt, right?

Yes, Lu, you know me well.

It's an old problem.

I used to think that, given Chen's leg condition,

he'd be capable of nothing more than cleaning the archives room.

I didn't expect that he'd be one of your underground agents.

You really aren't picky.

Now he's a section chief after the liberation.

Speak properly.

Chen's leg was injured by Japanese agents

from the Mei Agency during a mission,

while the Japanese puppet regime was still here.

A few days before the Liberation,

Mao Sen ordered the destruction of all the files,

including not only

criminal records

but also the household registration data

of all Shanghai citizens.

If Chen hadn't smuggled those files

dozens of times, despite his injured leg,

our Public Security Bureau

might still be struggling to function normally now.

Chen is quite something.

But I still suspect him.

He could easily take advantage of

the five minutes while Xu was in the restroom

to access the transfer route map.

Go. Let's go to the Taiping Bathhouse.

[Please don't enter the pool with soap]

I'll be Chen now.

You take care of the timing.

Okay.

Let's start.

[Route Map to Transfer Wang Liqun]

How long did I use?

Five minutes and fifty seconds.

That pretty much rules out Chen.

There's no way he could have made it.

Could it be that we're investigating in the wrong direction?

I was on duty... that day.

So, I couldn't keep an eye

on the locker room all the time.

But something happened that day.

It was quite scary.

What happened?

Officer Bai, you're off work and here to soak?

I'm here for a case.

[Taiping Bathhouse]

Someone reported

that the agents are hiding guns

in your bathhouse's locker room.

[Taiping Bathhouse]

Please cooperate with the investigation.

[Taiping Bathhouse]

Remember. Don't alert anyone.

The agents may still be inside.

You mean...

he checked

all the lockers?

Yes.

Then what did he find?

Nothing.

On his way out, Officer Bai even cursed,

saying that someone had made a false report,

wasting his time and making him work overtime.

Sir,

it seems that you know this Officer Bai.

Yes.

His full name should be Bai Qingfang.

He's not a bad guy.

He used to collect a little protection money.

After the Liberation, he joined the Public Security Bureau

and hasn't taken a single cent since.

Now he even pays for his baths too.

He's quite amiable.

Does he have

any particular hobbies?

That's hard to say.

For men, there are a few common ones.

In the old society, who among the police didn't dabble in a bit of those?

If they didn't, were they still police?

Well, you can't say that.

I know some cops in the old society

who have never dabbled in anything.

What exactly does he dabble in?

His right hand was stained yellow from the opium pipe,

and there was always a scent of makeup lingering behind his neck.

That was from the nightclub dancers.

He was a cop, but he wore a thumb ring but no watch.

That clearly shows he was a gambler who always tried to win back his losses.

But that's just my impression of him before Liberation.

You're amazing, sir.

You can even become a cop.

Bai Qingfang's appearance is hard to explain as a mere coincidence.

But Xu also said

that he didn't notice anything had been moved

after his bath.

That's the problem.

Who would put the things we moved

to their original place during an investigation?

You're so smart, Lu.

Wei.

Wei.

Did you bring the stuff?

Didn't I tell you?

As long as you help me find the map,

I'll help you until the very end.

Go the whole nine yards.

I also said

that you were the most loyal.

W-W-Where's the stuff?

[Morphine]

Bai,

you shouldn't get addicted to opium.

You're better off dead than alive.

G-G-Go to hell!

[Morphine]

Although Bai Qingfang

was a cop from the old society,

[Archives Room]

he actively supports the Party's policies.

So he has been kept on.

He's

diligent and responsible at work.

[Current Position: Police Officer]

Is there anything wrong with him?

We just need to verify something with him.

Where is he now?

He didn't come today.

He took sick leave, saying that he was unwell.

Is this his current address?

[No. 17 International Road, Hongkou]

Yes, that's it.

The time of death was about a day ago,

with no signs of struggle or fighting.

Based on the condition of the body

and the needle marks on his arm,

we can preliminarily conclude that he was a drug user.

This time, it was an overdose of injected morphine.

Director,

we found a stack of U.S. dollars in Bai Qingfang's wallet

along with this.

A registration slip from Guangci Hospital

dated the day after Wang Liqun was transferred to the hospital.

He very likely went to the hospital

to check for information at that time.

Immediately verify with the hospital

whether Bai Qingfang was there for a check-up.

Lu, I found a camera here.

Falcon is dead; continue to undercover.

This confirms it.

He was the mole.

Are you so sure?

Think about it.

If he had started monitoring the hospital back then,

he would theoretically have been tailing our comrades,

including Xu,

taking the opportunity while Xu was in the bath to go through his files

and find

the map with the transfer routes marked on it.

From the evidence chain perspective,

that makes complete sense.

It holds up.

But that doesn't necessarily mean it's the truth.

Well.

He was already dead just as we got to him.

I think this feels more like a cleanup by the agents.

You're right.

It's a cleanup.

Look.

There is a needle mark here.

Although it's small,

it's still visible.

Someone injected morphine directly into his heart,

causing his death.

We found a mole, but he's dead.

What should we tell Deputy Commissioner Yang about this?

Finding the mole isn't our ultimate goal.

Finding Shrike is.

The leak of the transfer route map

is just one of the breakthrough points.

What other breakthrough points are there?

Huzi, has the codebreaker arrived yet?

He will be here soon.

As soon as he gets here,

take him to the hospital.

If the painting on the hospital wall

is really a message for Wang Liqun,

then the person who painted it

will be our breakthrough point.

With Bai Qingfang dead,

you'll be safe.

These are everyone's files.

Lu Zhengyang is a tough character.

You'd better be careful.

Director,

I went to Hongda Trading Company again,

and I found these paintings on the walls and in the rooms.

I suspect that the author of these paintings is Shrike.

This is a new angle.