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(Nine years ago)

Gu, Gun.

Mr. Gu.

I'm Lin Nan.

You finally agreed to see me.

(Gu Mulan) Miss Lin.

(Leader of Northwest Wolves) You got

from me in Mianchuan's black market

and spotted two fakes.

Not many have your nerves.

I admire you.

This is a gift for you.

Consider it an apology.

It's from the Ru kiln.

Would you accept it?

No need to open it.

We'll take it back

and take a good look.

Anything else you'd like to ask?

We've been observing you for three years.

We have no more to ask.

So,

welcome to the team.

=Chase the Truth=

(Adapted from Zhao Junkai's novel "Northwest Off-North is Not North")

=Episode 9=

Your son is an idiot!

Watch your words.

None of your business!

Mr. Jin.

You go out first.

Let Fei come back.

You can have all this money.

I know your rule.

No repeat business.

But I really appreciate you.

I want to cooperate with you in the long term.

Your emotional traits

are a lot like mine.

Immersed in a stifling and painful environment for a long time,

you are hardly happy.

You don't express yourself

and refuse to socialize.

There's a severe tendency towards violence in your behavior,

isn't there?

Even if you were to kill the person you hate the most,

it wouldn't provide a complete emotional release.

This is an illness.

You need treatment.

You are a naturally outstanding and proud person.

So,

no matter what you do,

you will excel at it.

It's just a pity

you have blood on your hands.

You're a fugitive.

No psychiatrist

would dare to treat you

even if you have the money.

I feel you.

I've become a doctor in my own right,

so I know some ways to regulate it.

As fellow sufferers,

we can help each other

if you want.

You can't.

I might be the only suitable doctor for you.

I'll be honest with you.

This job

just about escorting Fei.

He's an adult.

He doesn't need coddling.

Besides,

even if we need to hire him a bodyguard,

why would we hire a fugitive like you?

Having you escort Fei

was actually a test for you.

You've done well.

You're the best collaborator

I can find at the moment.

I hope

you can be one of us.

Join us.

(Western Grand Hotel)

(Ruijin Delights)

Where are you guys?

I'm waiting here.

Didn't we agree to dine together today?

Waiter.

Take the order.

Let's sit here.

Hello, sir.

What would you like to eat?

Thanks.

Let me look at the menu first.

Wait here.

Come in when I text you.

What's wrong, Ji?

Two minutes.

Gun's friend.

Mr. Ji, right?

Jin.

Come in please.

Wait a moment.

I have two more people outside.

The man at the door looks familiar.

Nana.

Come in and eat something.

This way.

Big Skull, welcome them.

The restaurant is ours.

Feel free to help yourself.

It's on the house.

Boss.

Mr. Ji is here.

Gun.

Long time no see.

Likewise.

Ji.

Nana.

Nana.

Ji, are we eating here?

Yeah.

I need to use the restroom first.

Go ahead.

It's not easy to find.

I'll take you.

Bro.

She's my sister-in-law.

Nana.

Find a private room,

and eat on your own.

I got to talk to him.

Take care of the guests.

It's not like she's your wife.

Sit.

You seem familiar with them.

Thanks for last time.

You're Gu...

Gu Linna.

Mr. Gu's daughter?

My dad's name is Gu Jianguo. Do you know him?

In Kalisha, there's someone named Gu Mulan.

Are you familiar with him?

I heard of him.

He's a criminal mastermind.

My uncle said he died a long time ago.

I know who you are.

Is there anything I can help you with?

Really?

I've been to your workplace

and signed an agreement with Chief Tai.

I promised him to keep it confidential.

You helped me before.

I want to help too.

Do you need me to contact Mr. Cheng now?

Miss Gu.

What do you mean?

Not everyone finds it comfortable being abroad. Is Mr. Gu doing well?

He said he has lost around 10 kilograms

compared to five years ago,

so he'd like to come home.

Sure.

He must miss home

after staying abroad for years.

What Mr. Gu wants

is to come back with dignity

and revive the past glory

together with his old friends.

That's not going to happen.

The control of illegal firearms here

is stricter than any other country.

Relying on guns for a living

was risky in the past,

and it's even more so now.

I heard from Mr. Gu

that you have

a batch of top-notch inventory.

It would be a pity

if they end up poorly in your hands.

They are not inventory.

They are my remaining wealth after the escape.

My legacy.

Bro.

Want me to take a stroll?

No, eat your meal.

Go settle the bill.

Officer Yu

and you were close, right?

What Officer Yu?

Don't talk nonsense.

Yu Daluo.

Sorry.

I'm sorry for your loss.

So are you here

to investigate my brother-in-law

and that old man?

I'm sorry. I'll stop.

Gun.

Any other models?

The young lady just now.

She's Mr. Gu's daughter, right?

I think her name

is Nana.

I saw her when she was seven or eight.

She's more and more like her mother.

These are all good stuff.

They can fetch a good price.

Mr. Gu

is willing to buy them at twice the market price.

Bringing up money strains relationships.

Mr. Gu and I are like brothers.

Will you deliver this box to him on my behalf?

It's his birthday next month, right?

Consider it my gift.

How many more of these are there?

If Mr. Gu wants them,

tell him to talk to me face-to-face.

Gun.

You can just talk to me.

You're not qualified.

Call him.

Or I'll kill you.

Mr. Ji.

Easy.

Boss hasn't got angry in a while.

There's a time difference.

He might not answer.

If you don't make the call now,

you might not get the chance later.

(Boss)

(Hello?)

Gu.

It's me.

You sure know to enjoy.

Wait for me.

Just you wait.

This place isn't safe.

Try to leave if you can.

Bro.

They just got a call at the office.

Long Qi was spotted here.

Liu.

It's me, Duan.

Did you just receive a call from Jinsha Road?

I'm here.

No need to come over.

Ji.

Nana.

Time to go.

We haven't eaten yet.

Let's go.

Mr. Ji?

Wait.

Fei.

He's gone.

Where's Long Qi?

Does your dad know

who you're hanging out with?

How is he by the way?

Who are you?

What's this got to do with you?

Nana.

Ignore him.

Let's go.

What are you doing here?

Who asked you to be here?

Get lost!

What do you want?

Dad, did you see that?

Did you see that?

What was he trying to do?

Look at how he beat me.

He was just hugging Gu Mulan's daughter, kissing her.

He's suspicious!

Why are we keeping him?

Gun.

Sorry about that.

I might have hit him a bit hard.

A bit?

I hired you!

How could you turn against me?

The cop at Central Mall yesterday.

Did you kill him?

No.

He fell by himself.

What?

Are you blaming me?

No, it's fine.

Go get some rest.

He's your son.

He's your real son, isn't he?

Gun.

(DNA Report)

(Lin Nan's genotype fits the criteria for being Long Qi's biological mother.)

Take a look.

Take a good look.

He‘s the biological son of Seventh Aunt,

which means he is sent by Gu Mulan.

There are three possibilities to this.

One,

he had cut ties with Seven long ago.

He's here by pure coincidence.

Two,

Seven and Gu Mulan are in cahoots.

Long Qi came here

as an undercover agent.

If our negotiation fails,

they will take action from within.

Three,

he is a police officer.

He came to arrest us.

I heard that Seventh Aunt

mentioned the Northwest Wolves

before she passed away.

She even called out Gu Mulan's name.

She couldn't be on the police's side.

Fei.

You've done well

in this matter.

Regardless of whether Long Qi is sent by the police or Gu Mulan,

he can't be left alive.

Give me a gun.

I'll take care of him now.

Don't be hasty.

Now is a critical moment.

I've talked to Gu Mulan.

I asked for half of Desert Tiger's legacy.

He didn't outright refuse, so there's still room for negotiation.

If Long Qi really is Gu Mulan's man,

we could anger Gu Mulan by hastily killing him,

and our plan

might fall apart.

Why would Gu Mulan send him?

He wants to know our warehouse address and what we have.

What if he's a police officer?

I'll find a way to use him.

It's connected.

Xiaowan.

Keep me company, okay?

Sure.

I'll stay here tonight

to company you.

Being hospitalized is not bad.

If I had been well,

you wouldn't have talked to me this nicely.

Do you like me?

Actually,

the first time I saw you,

I felt that you were very friendly.

I still remember the first time we met.

You were

wearing a floral dress,

looking cold and aloof.

You said I seemed friendly.

This friendliness can make us too familiar, like a family.

There's no fervor.

How can we be lovers then?

So, you tell me.

What does it mean to like someone?

The way I am with you.

That's what liking someone means.

Cheng Fan.

I don't want to lie to you.

Actually,

I feel like we're not

as suitable as you imagine.

I'm assertive,

and I have a child.

And also,

I might bring you

some unwanted troubles.

You see, I'm in such a condition.

Can't you say something nicer to me?

Okay.

Let's

drop the subject.

Xiaowan.

There's something I haven't told you all along.

I told my parents

about us already.

They can't wait to meet your father.

It might not

be very convenient.

My father is very busy,

and he's usually not in Hanbei.

That's enough.

Turn right in front.

Not after them now?

We have Gun trapped.

It's no rush.

He

is likely Gu Mulan's spokesperson.

If we arrest him,

we'll lose track of Gu Mulan.

Captain Hou.

Tell the 2nd Division

to keep a 24-hour watch on Western Grand Hotel,

including the employees' phones.

The others will withdraw.

Are you a doctor

because your dad

is a doctor?

He

is a cardiac surgeon.

I'm a doctor

mostly because of his influence.

I think there must be

a misunderstanding between you two.

He's a good doctor,

but not a good father

or a good husband.

When I was a little girl,

he divorced my mother.

Mom wanted me,

but he objected to it.

Although

he kept my by his side,

I don't like living with him.

That's why you always stay in Hanbei

and never visit him.

It's one of my reasons.

In 2008,

he resigned from the hospital.

With the help of a man named Jiang,

he started his own hospital.

He wanted me to work there,

but I said no.

Why?

Mr. Jiang

didn't want to be treated in a public hospital.

Thus,

to get my dad to treat him,

he built a hospital just for my dad.

I found it weird.

I told Dad not to do it.

He refused.

That's why you two fought

and argued.

The fight has nothing to do with it.

We are not the same,

so we shouldn't live together.

Xiaowan.

I'll be honest.

I've looked up your dad.

When it comes to the heart,

your dad

is the best.

Let's say

we put aside your problem with him.

Do you think he can cure

my condition?

Professionally speaking,

he is the best cardiac surgeon I've ever seen.

Ji.

Are you in Hanbei to buy a sofa?

The sofas at our resort

are rather outdated.

I've ordered some new sofas.

Anything else other than the sofas?

I've looked at the bedding.

I haven't found anything yet.

I feel like those men in the restaurant

aren't good people.

What were you guys talking about?

You're Gu...

Gu Linna.

Mr. Gu's daughter?

In Kalisha, there's someone named Gu Mulan.

Are you familiar with him?

Does your dad know

who you're hanging out with?

How is he by the way?

In Kalisha,

there’s a famous person.

A very famous one.

Named Gu Mulan.

An officer asked me

about Gu Mulan before.

Ji, our family

isn't distantly related

to Gu Mulan, right?

Almost 100,000 men are named Gu in Kalisha.

Why would we be related?

Your father's name is Gu Jianguo.

With that generation name,

he and Gu Mulan are clearly not related.

That man looked very familiar though.

Is he my dad's friend?

Not really.

There's also the young man

named Xiaofei.

He recognized me.

You're famous online.

There are many who recognize you.

Why was he talking to my dad?

Perhaps

it's because I said you're my sister.

That made them assume

your dad owns the hotel.

Ji.

Just when is my dad coming back?

It has been years since I've seen him.

Soon.

Can I video call him?

Xiaowan.

The drip's nearly empty.

I'll grab a new bag.

Chief Tai.

Chief Tai.

Chief Tai.

News from the Beiguan tollbooth.

The target has gone through it.

Updates on Chu Yihan?

Still at Western Grand Hotel.

There are too many eyes for contact.

Master.

How are you?

Okay.

Dr. Xiaowan's team

are miracle workers.

If I didn't survive,

it would've been an insult to their skills.

Alright.

Hush now.

Go sleep.

(Master.)

(Dr. Mu's dad is Mu Shaobai.)

(He runs a hospital)

(in Kalisha)

called Murray Hospital.

His investor

is called Jiang.

Investigate him for me.

(Hexi Province, Kalisha City)

(Blue Sky Hotel)

Master.

Why are you here?

You're even taking care of me like I'm sick.

Even the sick can stand.

You think too highly of yourself.

Don't. Master.

I'm really not that bad.

I live but I can't take care of myself.

Don't let Xiaowan see it.

Relax. I don't wait on others.

Master.

I'll ask Xiaowan to feed me later.

Sit down.

Brat.

Sit down.

How are things with Mr. Jiang?

Gu Linna's guardian

is called Jiang Jiuping.

Last night, you said

the major shareholder of that hospital

is Jiang Jiuping.

What a coincidence.

If you link it all up though,

Gu Linna's attitude seems reasonable

for now.

It fits.

Kalisha

used to be

a prime gathering spot for the Northwest Wolves.

It's chaos over there.

Gu Linna was born there.

To be entrusted

or fostered to an average family

is quite reasonable.

Is she still in contact with him?

We have no answer just yet.

Master.

Transfer me to Kalisha.

As you are now,

can you?

Yihan is risking his life right now.

I have to do something.

I can't just wait here for death.

Master.

The...

Mr. Mu of the private hospital

is Mu Xiaowan's father.

He

is also

a famous cardiac surgeon.

Maybe he'll have a special solution

that can cure me.

Let me try my luck.

Also,

things between the two of them

are very tense.

I want to go

to mediate between them.

If I can help them make peace,

won't it be good

for Xiaowan?

Don't forget. You are police.

When you go there,

will you scare off our prey?

If I go now, I'm a patient,

right?

I'm Dr. Mu's friend as well.

Who'd suspect me?

If Gu Mulan returns to Kalisha,

there will be signs,

so let me go and check it out first.

If there's something wrong with Jiang,

you'll have time to send Duan Qing over.

Will Dr. Mu say yes to this?

I just need you to say yes.

Then, I'll tell her

it's your order.

And I have to go.

You're here.

Head in for some tea.

There's no need for tea.

I'll just check on the stock.

They're allies.

This is my warehouse.

Do you know of Heisha Sea?

♪Embark amidst the hustle and bustle, wander in the wilderness♪

♪If the heartbeat understands promises♪

♪Countless versions of myself♪

♪Move forward without looking back♪

♪Fulfilling the wait♪

♪Let go of possessions♪

♪Only then do I understand freedom♪

♪Only then do I exist♪

♪Dawn comes, and the heart becomes worthy♪

♪Sacrifice might lead us out of the wilderness♪

♪I am not lonely, engraved in your heart♪

♪There is more♪

♪The sunlight gradually awakens♪

♪Busyness persists♪

♪Slowly crossing over the mountain peaks♪

♪Countless versions of myself♪

♪Move forward without looking back♪

♪Fulfilling the wait♪

♪Let go of possessions♪

♪Only then do I have freedom♪

♪Only then there are possibilites♪

♪Dawn comes, and the heart becomes worthy♪

♪Whether remembered or forgotten♪

♪In any case, I will be by your side♪

♪Guarding freedom, you and I♪