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[Dark Night and Dawn]

[Episode 37]

Now that Zheng Lanting's anthrax research

has reached the experimental stage,

Meng Heng couldn't have been the only test subject.

He must have been taking more people

for experiments.

Contact all branches

and pull the files on recent missing persons.

Let's start with the missing persons.

Mr. Shaobai,

I've said it for the eighth time.

I've told you everything and held nothing back.

I've told you everything I need to say.

It's okay if you don't tell me.

I don't mind staying here with you.

I can keep this up for three days and three nights.

I didn't refuse to talk!

I really don't know where he is!

I want to know where he is even more than you do.

I'm desperate to get credit for this!

I swear I don't know where he is! You...

Zheng Lanting...

he doesn't trust me.

We're not on good terms.

How could he possibly tell me

of the location of his anthrax experiment base?

I've only been there once.

And that time, I was blindfolded

and taken through twists and turns before I got there.

Why didn't you mention earlier that you'd been there once?

When was it? Where did you go from?

It was at night...

around seven or eight o'clock, I think.

It was Xu Wei who blindfolded me

and brought me there.

Come with me.

You retrace the route for me.

Give me the key.

Wait, what are you doing?

Mr. Shaobai!

What do you want?

Liu Guiheng, you're a seasoned agent.

Even though you were blindfolded,

there is no way you wouldn't remember anything

about what you heard or

felt.

[Interrogation Room]

You heard what he said, right?

You came at the right time.

Let's go together.

Shaobai, I know you're anxious,

but the time now

is different from when Liu Guiheng went the first time.

Let's wait until tomorrow.

Come on.

Let's grab something to eat.

You haven't even had dinner.

If you get sick,

how can we catch Zheng Lanting?

Zheng Lanting...

he is really like a rabid dog.

He actually snatched Yan away

right before our eyes.

Do you remember what you told me earlier?

"Who do you think you are?"

"Are you a god?"

"You can't foresee the future."

Don't take all the responsibility

upon yourself.

I do not.

I just...

Uncle Jin wanted to kill Zheng Lanting before,

and now that he's taken his daughter.

Won't he take it out on her?

Lin Shaobai,

have you thought about it?

If Zheng Lanting really wanted to kill Dr. Jin,

he would have done so as he took her.

Dr. Jin is useful to him.

He'll definitely use Yan as a hostage.

It's better to have a card in hand than to have none.

So,

you can't lose your composure.

Let's find her together.

Also,

with Dr. Jin's personality,

she should be wise enough to protect herself.

But once Zheng Lanting

succeeds with his anthrax development

and starts deploying it,

Yan will have

no value to him at all.

We will definitely find his anthrax base

and rescue Dr. Jin

before that happens.

Now, eat.

Let's hurry and eat.

I'll go back and interrogate Liu Guiheng again after I finish eating.

Why didn't you knock?

You startled me.

You're opening letters?

Yes.

It's the official procedure.

Is there one for me?

I've checked. None.

It's been such a long time, and still, there isn't a letter for me?

There really isn't.

Your wife, Zhao Lan, is busy taking care of your child.

It's normal that she didn't have time to write.

Then, what's that?

It's a letter for me.

If it's yours, why are you hiding it?

Xu Wei, don't go too far!

[To Xu Wei]

What's this?

Didn't you say there wasn't a letter for me?

Wei,

you never reply to any of my letters.

Have you forgotten about us?

Our child has been sick,

with a high fever for several days.

I want to take him to the hospital,

but they're keeping a close watch

and won't allow us to contact anyone outside.

[Wei, our child has been sick]

I really don't know what else to do, Wei.

Think of something

to save us.

We have no one else

in this world.

Xu Wei!

Chief.

My child is only two months old.

He's very sick.

I really can't stop worrying.

Just let me go just this once, please.

I'll be right back after I send the medicine.

Now is the crucial time for the Sea Subversion Plan.

I don't want any complications.

Chief, I...

You send a telegram to them.

Tell them that they must cure the child's illness.

Yes.

You can just wait for the news.

It's half past seven.

Last time, Xu Wei took you away from here

around this time, right?

Yes.

Put on the blindfold.

It's okay. No need.

I'll just close my eyes.

Do as you're told!

Okay.

Liu Guiheng,

if we can't find this chemical plant tonight,

let's settle our recent and past grievances together.

I'll make your life a living hell.

I'll do my best. I'll do my best.

Get in.

Be gentle.

Didn't the director tell you

not to be so anxious?

I'm not being anxious.

When he was taken away by Xu Wei that day,

he must have felt both nervous and scared.

I'm just creating a certain atmosphere for him.

Officers, are we going or not?

Shut up.

If you can't find it tonight,

I'll blow your brains out.

Li Xu.

Let me ask you.

Did the Chief ask you to withhold the letters,

or did you decide that on your own?

I didn't want you to get distracted.

Where is Zhao Lan?

Xu Wei,

is this really the appropriate time for that?

Get a grip!

The Boss's patience with you is wearing thin.

Don't be ungrateful.

You keep calling him "Boss,"

yet I haven't seen your skills improve.

What's that supposed to mean?

How long have I been with Boss?

How long have you been?

He saved your life

and gave you a position.

Don't be an ingrate!

Xiao Yun was with him longer than you.

She's dead, and so what?

With your poor skills,

do you think you're better than her?

Watch your mouth!

Who the hell do you think you are?

Tell me, where is Zhao Lan?

Since we came out of the pawnshop,

we've been driving for about five minutes, right?

About that.

There should be the sound of metal being hammered around this time.

[Yao's Breakfast Shop]

[Yao's Breakfast Shop]

Is this the sound?

Yes, yes,

that's the one.

This time, it matches.

And then? And then how?

Then, after about five seconds.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Turn left.

Is there an opening?

Yes, there is.

Then that's right.

Did we just go over a bump?

Yes.

And then?

That's right.

This time is right for sure.

Keep driving forward.

Why did we stop?

Keep driving.

Are you sure?

I...

I'm sure.

This is the fifth time now.

Are you messing with us?

Mr. Shaobai,

you're really giving me a hard time here.

When I joined the NBIS, I was assigned to the telecom department.

I work with transmitter-receivers.

You could ask me to decipher some secret codes...

Stop wasting time.

You...

Turn around and go back.

Let's do it again.

No, you...

Don't be nervous.

Relax.

Think it over carefully again.

We won't make it too hard for you.

This isn't hard enough yet?

Be gentle.

Mr. Shaobai!

How long has it been?

Six to eight hours.

He threatened me with a knife, asking where Zhao Lan and his kid were.

I told you he would definitely turn against us.

Did you tell him?

If I hadn't,

the knife would have gone in.

At such a critical time,

he is still thinking about his family.

I told him

that there were people looking after Zhao Lan and his kid.

Nothing would happen to them.

Then suddenly, he lost it

and attacked me.

He's probably already headed toward Jiashan now.

I'll take some men and go after him right away.

You won't catch up with him.

Wait for him to come back.

Will he come back?

He has to come back.

His child is seriously ill,

and only hospitals in Shanghai can treat him.

Ogura just needs to run a few more tests,

and then we'll be able to mass-produce it.

Send a telegram to Taiwan.

Tell them

that Liu Guiheng has betrayed us

and that Zombie Sparrow...

has fallen heroically.

Our ace card

will soon destroy everything in Shanghai.

Boss,

earlier Taiwan

only responded to Liu Guiheng.

Whether they reply or not,

and to whom,

is their business.

Reporting

is my duty.

Send it directly to Mao Sen.

Go quickly.

Yes, sir.

Who are you?

Man,

I'm a peddler.

Would you like to buy something?

We don't need anything.

Leave.

Come on, buy something.

Stock up a bit.

You're in a remote area.

Some items might come in handy.

Can't you understand?

Leave now.

I beg you.

Please don't hurt my baby!

I beg you.

Don't hurt my baby!

Lan.

Lan.

It's me.

Lan.

I'm Wei.

Wei!

What took you so long?

Please save our baby.

The fever hasn't gone down.

We've tried all the medications, but nothing works.

What should we do?

Let's go.

I'll take you away.

Don't be afraid.

I'll take you away.

Let's go.

I've checked

all the missing persons cases from the branches

over the past few months.

These cases are either elderly people getting lost

or children going missing.

There hasn't been a single case

of a young or middle-aged adult going missing.

That doesn't add up, Yaohong.

Zheng Lanting is conducting human experiments,

so he's definitely targeting young and strong adults.

What if...

they didn't dare to report the case?

That's impossible.

Nowadays,

any family whose member goes missing,

they'll come to us.

What if they were all alone?

They don't have any family in Shanghai

and no social ties.

So even if they go missing,

no one will care.

These people

are usually from out of town.

They don't have stable jobs in Shanghai

or are even homeless.

They generally live in

the old rundown areas of Shanghai,

like Fanggualong or Gundilong.

Let's divide into several groups.

Let's slip into groups

and visit these areas.

[Human experiment] [Target group]

How is it going?

Any clues?

That Liu Guiheng was so sure

that he could find the place,

yet all he did was lead us in circles,

and we still haven't found anything.

Don't worry.

We'll find clues.

He's still running a bit of a fever.

The doctor said

after a few more injections

and continuing with the medicine,

he should recover.

Luckily, it didn't develop into pneumonia.

Wei,

can you be honest with me?

During our time in Zhejiang countryside,

there's been someone watching us every day,

and they all have guns.

Today, I even heard gunshots.

I don't want to

live in constant fear like this anymore.

I'm terrified.

Lan.

I'm sorry.

I'm on a secret mission.

I can't stay with you.

When this mission is over,

our family will be reunited.

Really?

I've already made all the arrangements.

Rest assured and stay here.

Come on, let's check his temperature.

Thank you.

Doctor.

Hello?

[Wanted]

Is this the police?

We've found someone in our hospital

who seems to match the wanted agent in the warrant.

[Wanted]

He seems to be...

Xu Wei.

How's it going?

We searched the hospital,

but we couldn't find Xu Wei.

Lan,

think about it.

Only by getting Xu Wei to cooperate with us

to catch Zheng Lanting

can we help him.

If I cooperate with you,

will it reduce his sentence?

According to policy, it can reduce his sentence.

Even if he serves a long term,

there's still a chance for your family to be reunited.

Okay.

I'll cooperate with you.

[Ward 12]

Zhengyang,

have a piece of candy.

I don't eat candy.

Move aside.

Can I go now?

[Ward 12]

The families of the agents under Zheng Lanting's command

are all being held in Yaotou Village in Jiashan.

Zheng Lanting and Xu Wei are likely hiding there.

Huzi,

you and Xiaoman stay here.

You must protect Zhao Lan and the child.

Report immediately

once you have something on Xu Wei.

Yes, sir.

Don't worry, Zhengyang.

We won't make any mistakes this time.

Let's go.

Sir,

I acted on impulse

and disobeyed your order.

I'm ready to accept my punishment.

How are your wife and son?

My son is very ill,

but he's getting better after going to the hospital.

I've settled them down.

They're very safe.

Sir, I...

Alright.

You're doing this for your family.

It's understandable.

After all, they've been supporting you to reach this far.

So you should cherish them.

But remember.

Nothing like this

should ever happen again.

Yes.

Go.

Yes, sir.

Boss,

he is testing you,

challenging your limits.

At this moment,

don't say things that would sow division.

Find Zhao Lan and the child.

Xu Wei must have hidden her somewhere very secret.

Isn't his child sick?

If his child is sick, he'll need treatment.

There aren't many pediatric hospitals in Shanghai.

Check them all one by one.

Yes.

What if...

Zhao Lan doesn't cooperate?

Got it.

[Ward 12] [Ward 13]

His fever is back.

I have to take him to the consultation room to see the doctor.

Let's go.

[Ward 12]

[Be quiet]

[Pediatric Examination Room]

Doctor,

please take a look.

My child's fever has returned.

Be quiet. This is the hospital.

Family members can stay;

everyone else, leave.

How about you wait for me at the door?

It's okay. Don't worry.

Alright, we'll be right outside.

Call us if anything happens.

Okay.

-Doctor, please take a look at him. -Let me check him.

It's...

Xu Wei sent me to pick you up.

Lan,

you'd better do as I say.

Otherwise, I might harm him.

[Pediatric Examination Room]

Wait!

Lan, where are you going?

My son needs a check-up.

You don't have to follow us.

[Pediatric Examination Room]

Stop right there!

Put the child down!

My baby!

Xiaoman, save Zhao Lan!

Zhao Lan! Zhao Lan!

Doctor! Doctor! Doctor!

[Group consultation]

Freeze!

Huzi.

Huzi?

Huzi!

Can you hear me?

Huzi.

Huzi.

It's me, Xiaoman.

Doctor.

♫Disappeared on a rainy day during the transition of seasons♫

Doctor!

♫Become the sparks that set the wilderness ablaze♫

♫A fleeting memory of your face flashes by♫

Xiaoman...

Tell my brother...

♫Rendering the final chapter♫

I did my best...

I really did.

Tell him yourself.

♫Take the risk bravely with eyes closed♫

He'll be here soon.

Zhengyang...

I...

didn't...

♫Breaking through the smoke among the thorns♫

disgrace...

you, right?

♫The snow of dawn falls upon your shoulders♫

Huzi.

♫Fulfill the promise in its entirety♫

Huzi.

♫Turning the pages of mountains and rivers♫

♫Eternity is but a moment♫

♫The ordinary bard reads it a few more times♫

♫It's still stirring the heartstrings♫

Huzi!

Huzi!

♫Timeworn memorials♫

Huzi!

Huzi!

♫Traversing a thousand miles, far and wide♫

Huzi!

♫Ordinary believers protect the world♫

Huzi!

Huzi!

♫Protect the wishes in their hearts♫

Doctor! Doctor!

♫Protect the wishes in their hearts♫

Huzi!

Huzi!

Huzi!

Get a doctor!

Get a doctor!

[Shanghai People's Government Public Security Bureau]

Zhengyang,

have a piece of candy.

I don't eat candy.

Try it.

It's very sweet.

Just try it.

[Shanghai People's Government Public Security Bureau]

[Police]

Huzi was an orphan.

When he joined the army,

it's wherever I went...

he'd follow.

He always treated me like his real brother.

I always called him “Doggy,”

but it wasn't an insult.

If only he had been less rash

and more cautious.

[Police]

Don't worry, Lu.

We will definitely

bring Shrike to justice.

[Zhongtian Chemical Plant]

Boss,

I didn't mean to actually do it.

But at that moment, if I hadn't fired,

Zhao Lan would've fallen into the hands of the police.

Are you sure

Zhao Lan is dead?

I'm sure.

Boss,

I think Xu Wei is lying to you.

He'd rather leave his wife and child with the police

than bring them back.

What's he playing at?

I think his wife and child got what they deserved.

Death ends all troubles.

How about we get rid of him as well?

What you need to remember now

is that Zhao Lan's death

is something...

we know nothing about.

Got it.

Everyone in the alley ahead

has been questioned, right?

We've been investigating all day

but still haven't found anything.

There are only a few areas ahead left.

Missing persons cases are tough to investigate.

You put... put that over there.

Okay.

Are you hungry?

We've been busy all day. Let's have some food first.

Boss.

We'd like two bowls...

of beef noodles.

Got it, just a moment.

Boss,

did the recruiters come here today?

What?

You're still thinking about that?

I have many mouths to feed at home.

I can't manage without a job.

Take my advice.

They won't hire you.

I may not be able to read,

but they even want

that fool, Ma Laoshuan.

How am I any worse?

The pay they're offering is so high.

Tell me,

what would they even want with a fool?

Beats me,

but they've been here several times.

They haven't hired a single person

with a family.

Well then,

get me a bowl of noodles.

Boss,

give this man a plate of pork head meat.

Put it on my tab.

Okay.

You don't have to.

Thank you. Thank you.

Here, have a seat.

Thank you.

Sir,

what was that recruitment you mentioned earlier?

Well,

they ask how many people are in your household,

what jobs they do,

whether you're local,

and what you did before.

So they're basically asking about your social connections?

Have you seen that friend

you mentioned recently?

Since the last time...

Noodles.

I haven't seen him since they recruited him.

Got it.

Come on, you eat first.

Okay.

Thank you.

I know what you're thinking.

You want to act tough,

going solo again.

Let me tell you,

last time

your opponent was Liu Guiheng.

But this time, it's Zheng Lanting.

Lu,

I'm not trying to act tough.

This is a well-thought-out decision.

I promised Uncle Jin

that I'd take good care of Yan.

Now, we need someone to infiltrate their group

to find out their exact location,

so that we'll have more possibility

to save Yan alive.

Let me ask you.

Are you confident?

Now, we need someone to do it.

I'm the best fit.

I won't allow you to do this

without absolute certainty.

I'll have people monitor the recruitment,

follow the trail,

and find their base.

What if Zheng Lanting catches on

and relocates?

What if he wants to kill Yan?

What if he's cornered and desperate...

Stop it.

I won't agree.

Huzi is dead.

I can't let you take the risk alone.

I understand what you mean.

It's getting late. You should rest.

I'm heading out.

Stop.

It's too late today.

You don't have to keep running back and forth.

Just sleep here tonight.

I can't sleep in an unfamiliar bed.

I won't be able to sleep here.

If you can't sleep,

then close your eyes and rest.

Anyway,

you can't go back.

You must stay where I can see you.

With the situation so tense

on the Korean Peninsula,

do you think that if war were to break out,

the U.S. would intervene?

If the U.S. were to get involved,

would Chiang Kai-shek

try to counterattack?

What do you think?

I don't know.

If Chiang Kai-shek were to launch a counterattack,

it would lead to another Shanghai campaign.

By then, Zheng Lanting

will undoubtedly collaborate with them here.

So, in the end,

we need to capture Zheng Lanting as soon as possible.

This, at least you know, right?

Go to sleep now.

What are you doing?

I was wondering why I felt like

my back was being poked with needles.

Why aren't you sleeping?

Why aren't you sleeping?

I told you,

I can't sleep in an unfamiliar bed.

I remember when you were in solitary confinement;

you wouldn't get up no matter how much I called you.

Why didn't you mind the bed back then?

Well,

it's really not a good thing

when two people know each other too well.

Don't worry,

Lu.

I promise

I won't sneak out in the middle of the night.

I'll stay here and sleep properly.

Okay?

You haven't slept well in days.

Go to sleep.

Good night.

[Party Membership Application; Lin Shaobai]

I hereby volunteer to join the Communist Party of China.

I am willing to dedicate my life

to the cause of communism.

Through my experiences at the Social Affairs Office,

I have come to understand

the meaning of true belief.

As Comrade Lu Zhengyang said,

"Belief

is a truth for which a person is willing to

give everything."

"It is that for which you would do anything

and find it worthwhile."

"Even when a gun to your head

or a knife at your throat,

you will not back down."

"Because even if you die,

your heart remains bright

and proud."

I want to be such a person too.

Applicant:

Lin Shaobai.

Not bad.

Come on. Get in the car.

Make a full turn.

Next.

Make a full turn first.

Where are we going?

If you want to make money, behave yourself.

That's not something you should be asking.

Take that guy in the hat with us.

We've arrived. Get off!

Where are we going?

Don't ask what you shouldn't ask.

Move.

Hurry!

Move it.

Hurry up! Get off.

Get off!

Hurry up. Hurry up.

Hurry up. Hurry up.

Aren't you hiring workers?

Attention.

Go.

Go. Hurry up!

Sir.

Aren't you looking for workers?

Where are you taking us?

Less nonsense!

Lin Shaobai,

are you crazy?

What are you doing here?

You brought me here.

What do you want?

How are Zhao Lan and my baby?

Zhao Lan is currently in surgery,

but she's no longer in critical condition.

Surgery?

What have you done to them?

You should be asking Zheng Lanting what he did to them.

Li Xu and his men are responsible for it.

Our people have been protecting them.

Impossible.

Zheng Lanting doesn't even know where she is.

Wouldn't he have investigated it?

Xu Wei,

Zheng Lanting is using you as cannon fodder.

Can't you see that?

Stop trying to create discord between us.

Zhao Lan is at Guangci Hospital.

If you don't believe me, go check for yourself.

If you dare to lie to me, you know the consequences.

Where is Jin Yan?

All I can tell you is that she's alive.

Someone,

take him away!

Let me tell you, keep your mouth shut.

I'm sorry.

Take him away.

-Go! -Go!

Sir!

Sir!

I'm just a part-time worker.

I came for a job.

-Go in! -Go in!

To destroy Zheng Lanting's anthrax research base,

we do need to send someone

to infiltrate it,

find out its location,

and understand the situation inside.

What Shaobai is doing

is indeed dangerous.

This is a

risky move,

but it's also a clever one.

Do we have confidence?

Lin Shaobai told me

that Xu Wei cares most about his family.

If he knew that Zheng Lanting

wanted to kill his wife and his son,

he wouldn't

stay devoted to him.

Xu Wei will definitely infiltrate the hospital

to visit his wife and child.

This is also our opportunity to divide

and dismantle Zheng Lanting.

If we can make good use of Xu Wei,

then Lin Shaobai will be much safer.

Xu Wei

is indeed the breakthrough of our whole plan.

I've arranged everything;

now we just need to wait for him to come.

See?

It's all because of you

who let that girl cause such a scene;

the Boss has asked us to reinforce the guards.

Come in.

Boss,

we've finally received a reply from Taiwan.

However, their stance on using anthrax weapons

is still unclear.

I'm very clear.

They're just afraid of taking responsibility

and need to maintain their international image.

Of course.

But we have no image.

We just need to

do our job well.

How is the recruitment going?

Everything is going smoothly.

Chief,

we've already mass-produced the anthrax weapons.

Why are we still recruiting people for human experiments?

Shanghai is just the beginning.

Continuous experiments

aim to maximize

the lethality of anthrax.

We need to set up hidden sentries

within a five-kilometer radius.

Once we detect any police presence

or unusual activity,

report it immediately.

Understood.

I hope

this is the final phase.

After it's done,

I will send you

and your families

to wherever you want to go.