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[Dark Night and Dawn]

[Episode 27]

You go in now.

Get rid of Lin Shaobai for me.

Boss,

I really can't handle his people.

Look at you.

Useless.

Before Lin Shaobai makes any moves,

quickly get rid of the remaining rice, cotton,

and other supplies.

Don't worry about lowering the price, the faster the better.

Got it.

Lower your voice, you fool.

[White phosphorus]

Open it.

Was this shipment handled by Secretary Liu?

Yes.

Seal it.

The warehouse has already been inspected.

Many of the sacks

have had sand and grain mixed in by Liu Guiheng.

Lin Shaobai found out about this flaw

and traced it here.

Liu Guiheng knows this well.

That's why he's in such a hurry to get rid of him.

Liu Guiheng is hopeless.

The key now is the warehouse.

Are the incendiary bombs secure?

The incendiary bombs are still there.

If the Public Security Bureau had discovered them, they'd have removed them by now.

Don't make assumptions.

Send someone over.

Make sure each incendiary bomb is fitted with

a fuse.

Light them tomorrow,

before the Communist Party announces the founding of the nation,

ignite them.

Yes.

How do you plan to deal with Lin Shaobai?

People are emotional beings,

but life is limited.

You should put your feelings

on the people who matter most.

Get rid of him,

and say goodbye to your past for good.

Go.

[Celebrate the Founding Ceremony and Defend World Peace]

Hello, Comrade.

We're from the Coal Workers' Union.

We need to collect some supplies to celebrate the founding ceremony.

Look, here's my permit.

Go ahead, but don't linger.

Alright.

[Celebrate the Founding Ceremony and Defend World Peace]

[Number 3] [Number 5] [Number 6]

Hu,

this note passed through the Police Pigeon Squad to the Social Affairs Office,

and no one has seen it, right?

No, it hasn't been opened.

Shaobai already instructed us.

I received the note and came right away.

The special agents are planning to blow up the government supply warehouse?

Move now.

Is everything ready?

Get in the truck.

Don't move, drop the gun!

Don't move!

Squat down, don't move, don't move!

[October 1, 1949]

Mr. Zheng,

are you sure about sending Falcon to kill Lin Shaobai?

If he can't pass this test,

how can he become the real Falcon?

Liu Guiheng, that scumbag.

Jin Maochang handed over a large batch of rice and cotton to us,

to cover up

so that the incendiary bombs could go into the warehouse.

but he withheld it and sold it for his own gain,

almost exposing us.

Have someone keep an eye on him.

See if there's anything else he's hiding from us.

Before 3 p.m., don't leave this place.

Wait for news.

Once those warehouses are blown up,

the fire will spread along the wind to the docks.

Shanghai will turn into a sea of flames,

a hell where people trample over each other.

Got it.

Take care of yourself.

Rest assured.

Bai.

Bai.

Come here.

Come here.

Bai.

Good job, Bai.

Don't move.

Don't move.

Wait, wait.

Okay.

Wait for me a moment.

[Changjiang Warehouse at Old Taihu Factory]

Alright.

Bai, it's all up to you now.

My life depends on you.

Fly back quickly, okay?

Hurry up!

Three, two, one.

[Changjiang Warehouse]

Breakfast Delight.

I've been craving this for a long time.

Let me try it.

The fried dough sticks are still hot.

But the taste doesn't compare to Huang's.

Did you know

Huang couldn't buy rice or flour some time ago

and his shop even had to close?

Then have some more.

You still prefer sweet things.

Want some more?

If we could go back to Huang's place for another meal,

wouldn't that be great?

I miss Huang.

The order from Shrike

is for me to kill you.

With these Breakfast Delight as protectors,

my journey will be safe.

Shaobai.

Don't blame me.

We had an agreement before

that we would take care of each other's families.

After you're gone,

I'll send some money to your two mothers.

Enough for them to live out their old age.

That's all I can do.

No need.

They'll be taken care of.

Thanks for thinking of them.

Oh right,

[Blessing]

this is yours.

I always wanted to give you,

but never had the chance.

[Blessing]

Here.

[Blessing]

What good is this?

[Blessing]

Praying to Buddha is less effective than relying on yourself.

[Blessing]

I've figured that out long ago.

If you want to be safe,

you have to make others pay the price.

So tell me

what exactly you want.

At 3 p.m. today,

all the warehouses will turn into a sea of fire.

And then I'll be qualified to leave Shanghai

to go to Taiwan.

Me,

Zhao lan, and our

will be safe and sound...

Does Zhao Lan know about this?

Will your child really be safe?

If they knew all of this

was bought with blood-stained hands,

what would they think?

Have you thought about it, Xu Wei?

Shaobai.

Have you ever seen

those men carrying heavy loads outside?

Have you ever seen

the powerful and influential people in Shanghai?

Whose money isn't stained with blood?

What's the difference?

The difference is

whose money is stained with their own blood

and whose money is stained with others' blood.

The former are just bugs.

But the latter are the elite.

I don't want to be a bug anymore.

I want to be one of the elite.

I want to live with dignity.

Are you gaining dignity

by hurting others, Xu Wei?

How did you turn into this?

Let me ask you one question.

Have you been one of them

since the explosion four years ago?

Yes.

Without Shrike,

I wouldn't even be able to buy a house in Shanghai.

You're different.

You come from a good family.

What about me?

What about Zhao Lan?

I don't care about the Communist Party, the Kuomintang,

the Japanese, or the Chinese,

as long as they treat me well,

they're my people.

Weren't you living a good life before?

Didn't I treat you as a brother?

Didn't we endure

all those hardships together?

Now you're telling me this.

Just tell me

whether all you care about now is money

and status.

So let me ask you.

If you're a policeman,

without money or power,

and it's so dangerous, what are you in it for?

You know exactly what I'm in for.

You've always known why I work

in public security.

Before liberation, I wanted to do it, but I couldn't.

But now it's different.

Now I can do it.

What can you do?

Be the iron wall of this city?

Don't be so naive.

You haven't forgotten, have you?

The girl who gave you that message

is dead.

And you're going to die too.

This city,

today,

will die.

Why do you want to be so noble?

You can't protect this city.

So what if I want to protect this city?

Let me tell you, Xu Wei.

Even if I can't protect it today,

even if I die,

I have countless comrades behind me,

countless fellow soldiers,

who will help me protect this city!

Things are completely different now.

Don't you understand that yet?

Everything you've said today

is just to make yourself

feel more at peace

when you do evil in the future, isn't it, Xu Wei?

Evil?

You bring up evil to me?

Back then, I killed those two Communists

to protect you!

My wife and my child

were in their hands.

If I didn't do evil, who would protect them?

Did I have a choice?

You had no choice?

You say you did it to protect them back then.

What about now?

The things you're doing now,

are they still to protect them,

or are they just for your hypocritical self-respect?

Tell me!

Look at yourself now, Xu Wei.

Power is like opium.

You're addicted to it.

How are you any different

from Ye Shiwu now?

All that talk about your wife and child

is just an excuse.

Ye Shiwu is nothing!

Let me tell you, Lin Shaobai,

I am my own savior.

I completely believe

that every action I take,

every choice I make,

is the right one.

Including killing me, right?

Including killing you.

Put down the gun!

Put down the gun!

Shaobai!

Don't shoot!

Shaobai.

Shaobai.

Warehouse, warehouse.

They're going to blow up the warehouse.

-Move! -Hurry!

Fellow citizens!

The Central People's Government

of the People's Republic of China

has been established today!

[Long live New China]

[Celebrate the founding ceremony]

How is it? Do I look okay?

After you tidied up a bit,

you look pretty sharp.

Of course.

It's the founding of the nation. We have to look fresh and new!

[Salute to the people's leader]

[Salute to the people's leader]

Feihang.

Lu.

Do you think they know

what just happened?

Find all the incendiary bombs.

Carefully remove the detonators. Protect the supplies.

They don't need to know.

And you?

How do you feel?

It was worth it.

Recently,

the Shanghai Public Security Bureau

foiled a major plot to sabotage a warehouse.

This attack, carefully planned

by Kuomintang reactionary agents,

was destined to fail

in the vast sea of the people's war.

[By Feihang]

[Keep up the good work]

This is Liu Guiheng's investigation report.

Just leave it here.

Mao Sen wants to see you.

I know.

Don't go.

Why not?

This mission failed

mainly because he forced Liu Guiheng into it,

which exposed the flaw.

He won't take responsibility for it.

He'll push all the blame onto you.

Do what you need to do.

As for the rest,

I'll handle it.

Okay.

[Police Pigeon White, Badge Number 0125]

Alright.

Bai, it's all up to you now.

My life depends on you.

Fly back quickly, okay?

Go.

Three, two, one.

Bai risked its life to bring the message back.

That's how I found you.

Bai, your favorite food.

From now on,

you won't have to work so hard anymore.

Get some rest.

Thank you, brother.

Is this too sentimental, Lu?

Police pigeon Bai,

badge number 0125,

died honorably during a mission

on October 1, 1949.

You will always be our comrade

and our friend.

[Specialized Precision Repairs]

Don't move!

Resisting will only lead to death.

Death? You...

[On an Island in Zhoushan]

Lanting.

Please sit.

Alright.

Last time, I volunteered for the mission and failed at the last moment.

As the station chief, I cannot escape responsibility.

All the details are in this report.

Please review it, Mr. Mao.

I don't need to read this report.

Guiheng already told me everything.

It was his mistake.

I've already sent him back to bear the consequences himself.

He is your surbordinate.

You handle him.

Even if I could pardon him,

the NBIS's rules won't let him off.

Enough about him.

Lanting.

This document is mine.

[Transfer order]

Take a look.

A transfer order?

Yes.

[Transfer the staff back to the NBIS as soon as possible]

Is your transfer happening so suddenly?

I didn't expect

that when the frontlines are tight,

the factions in the rear are still scheming against each other.

I, Mao Sen,

have spent half my life in the military,

and this is how it ends.

When I go back,

I'll surely just be sitting idle at home.

But I don't think you need to be so pessimistic.

As far as I know,

your wife has always spoken on behalf of the NBIS.

Let's hope so.

I came specially from Xiamen to Zhoushan this time.

to say goodbye to you.

Now, we're no longer in a superior-subordinate relationship.

We're old comrades from the NBIS.

So, I can speak my mind.

Please go ahead.

Lanting,

I'd like to ask you first.

Given the current situation,

do you think we can fight our way back?

I'd say there's still a chance.

After all, we still have an army of a million.

And we control the entire Southwest and the two Guang provinces.

Besides, the President was still stationed in Guangzhou just a few days ago.

So, I believe this game isn't over yet,

and there's always a chance to turn the tide.

I'm not so optimistic.

I think being able to negotiate peace would already be good enough.

The overall situation depends on both international and domestic factors.

The contradictions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

are growing day by day.

So, World War III could break out at any time.

And once it does,

the Americans will undoubtedly

support us with all their might.

At that point,

won't we have the opportunity to counterattack?

So, I think it's still uncertain who will win in the end.

But the Americans and the British

have always been supporting us.

We lost the country ourselves.

Then we'll fight to take it back!

The economic war may indeed have been lost,

But we still hold control

over the seas and the skies.

So I believe, as long as we persist,

final victory should be ours.

Well, that's a reasonable point.

But all of this

has nothing to do with me anymore.

To be honest, Xiamen is about to fall.

and I plan to go to the United States.

Lanting,

have you really not planned a way out for yourself?

My way out definitely won't be on an island

I've never even been to.

I see.

We've worked together for many years.

A toast to you,

Lanting.

Take care.

I will make good use

of the gift you gave me.

Goodbye.

You take care too.

Set sail!

[Shanghai People's Government Public Security Bureau]

From the victory in the battle to defend the supplies at the dock,

[Shanghai Municipal Administrative Map]

more than a month has passed.

During this time,

the struggle to combat speculative capital and stabilize prices,

under the meticulous guidance of the Party Central Committee,

the support of the people across the country,

and the protection of all our public security warriors,

has been completely successful.

Now,

the prices in Shanghai have been fully stabilized.

[Shanghai Municipal Administrative Map]

In this battle,

we not only stopped

the enemy's attempt to sabotage the warehouse,

but also captured a large number of agents under Shrike,

and seized their secret transmitter-receivers.

Our comrades in the Social Affairs Office,

[A new map of Shanghai]

some went deep behind enemy lines to gather intelligence,

some risked their lives fighting on the front lines,

and some were wounded or sacrificed.

[Shanghai Municipal Administrative Map]

It can be said that without you,

there would be no victory today.

You have defended Shanghai with your actions and your lives,

and I am proud of you.

You are the city's solid walls of steel.

[Shanghai Municipal Administrative Map]

[Today's rice price is 130 yuan per catty]

Don't rush, don't rush.

Give me the money.

[Yuxinghe Rice Shop]

Here you go.

Huang.

The usual. Three servings of Breakfast Delight.

Alright, alright.

Just a moment, Mrs. Lin.

Why didn't Shaobai come today?

He usually buys breakfast.

I didn't wake him up. I want him sleep a little longer.

Mr. Huang.

Your pan-fried buns

are much cheaper than before.

Well, rice, flour, oil, and coal are all cheaper now.

Naturally, my prices dropped too.

Mrs. Lin, please wait for the rest.

Thank you.

Huang, you're too kind,

even giving me tea eggs.

Take them, eat up.

If it weren't for Shaobai and the others saving the warehouse...

What do they call it in the newspaper?

What did the paper call it?

The "two whites and one black" economic war.

Yes, "two whites and one black."

Reopening this little shop of mine

would've been impossible.

Huang, you shouldn't say that.

The paper already said

that all the supplies

were donated by people from all over the country.

Shaobai and the others

were just doing their duty,

protecting the supplies.

Mrs. Lin,

ever since you became a member

of the Community Welfare Committee,

your awareness has really risen!

Of course!

I can't lag behind

and be a laughingstock.

Am I right?

Here he comes.

You scared me.

You actually organized such a grand welcome ceremony for my discharge.

You missed the award ceremony while you were hospitalized,

so we had to make up for it.

Yaohong,

here's your certificate of merit and award.

Okay.

Look at the camera.

Let's take a picture of our hero!

What hero? Come on,

[Certificate of Shanghai People's Government Public Security Bureau]

Lin Shaobai.

What does this have to do with you?

I just saved their lives, that's all.

Yaohong,

you stepped in and saved two precious members from Office 2,

aren't you a hero?

Yeah.

Being too humble can come across as prideful.

Yaohong,

my seat,

from now on, is yours.

I'm handing it over to you.

I'm convinced.

I can't do that.

You're back now, so it's still your seat.

But I'm not officially back yet.

When I am, Director Lu will arrange everything.

Since Shaobai already said it,

don't decline.

That's right.

Yes.

Let's all take a group picture!

Come, come, come.

Here, Director.

Lu.

-Director Lu. -Director.

Come on.

Come closer, everyone.

Where's your injury?

Squat down properly.

My butt.

My butt.

One, two, three.

Come on.

Eat well from now on, alright?

And keep working hard.

Don't any of you slack off.

I'll come back to check whenever I have time.

Alright?

Can't bear to leave, huh?

It stinks in here.

I can't wait to leave.

When you just arrived,

you hadn't even unpacked before you went to talk to them, shovel dung, and feed them,

afraid of neglecting any of them.

How should I put it?

You are very focused, able to calm down.

You're not as restless as you used to be.

Yan is praising me.

During this time, it seemed like I was feeding them,

but in fact, I learned a lot from them too.

Just like in those martial arts novels,

where the protagonists get injured, falls off a cliff,

and think they're doomed,

but end up discovering martial arts secrets.

What secret manual?

I used to always say

I wanted to be the iron wall of this city.

Before, I wanted to do it,

but I always felt like

someone was holding me back,

stopping me from doing it.

But now, it's different.

Now, following Lu and the others,

I realize that not only is no one holding me back,

but there are people pushing me forward from behind.

Together,

we not only successfully saved Uncle Jin and the others,

but we also protected the supplies at the docks.

Do you know?

Not long ago, when the People's Republic of China was founded,

I was standing on the street, watching.

The parade formations.

The streets were packed, people everywhere,

everyone holding banners, shouting slogans.

I could see

that the people of Shanghai

were genuinely happy, from the bottom of their hearts.

At that moment,

I felt really proud.

Shaobai, you've changed.

I haven't changed.

It's this environment that's changed.

Take Office 2, for example.

Let's not talk about Lu.

But Xiaoman, Huzi, Xu,

and even Li Yaohong.

Each of them is like a flame.

Our Office 2 is like a furnace.

With us all together,

we influence each other one by one.

With them around,

I couldn't help but catch fire myself.

I've realized something.

One person can't be an iron wall,

but a group of people can.

Actually, what you said, Chairman Mao has said it too.

Really?

What did the Chairman say?

His secret manual has just three words,

"Serve the People."

"Serve the People."

"Serve the People."

I kind of get it, but also kind of don't.

I'll understand it in time.

Enough about me. How about you?

What's been going on with you lately?

I've been investigating anthrax bacteria recently,

and I've found some anomalies.

What happened?

I'm not sure yet.

I'll let you know when I have more information.

Alright.

It's getting late. Let's go.

Wait for me a moment.

Mr. Jin.

Mr. Jin. We know exactly how much money

is in your account.

What Wang Liqun told you,

you need to take it to heart.

We know how much money is in your account,

better than you do.

Mr. Jin,

we thoroughly checked your house,

your car, study,

and office, inside and out.

We didn't find any listening or eavesdropping devices.

You can rest easy.

Rest easy, Mr. Jin.

When I handle things, you can trust me.

Everything has been checked.

Good.

It's good that it's clean.

I've also been investigating these days.

If it's not a matter of listening devices or bugs,

then it must be a problem with someone.

Shrike knows my situation

inside out.

I suspect he's planted a mole

near me.

Planted a mole?

Who could it be?

When something unusual happens, there's always a reason.