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(Six years ago)

(Donation Box)

(Old Clothes Recycling)

Hey.

If you want money, take it.

Only take what you need.

Greed isn't good for you.

Put it down.

Mr. Jiang.

You've tossed over ten million into this.

Why did you come again?

Mr. Gu wants to talk to you.

You know who Ms. Lin is, right?

Get to the point.

Mr. Gu is still worried about her.

It's easier for you to do things compared to us.

He wants you to ask around

about what happened to her.

Switch the sources.

Money's no problem.

This is the last time.

Get out of the car.

I've looked into it.

She's an antique seller.

Used to be active in Southeast Asia.

Then she started working with you guys.

(Lin Ke's Basic Information) Mr. Jiang. Mr. Gu wants you to know this.

Even though it's been nearly ten years since you left,

you still cannot betray the gang.

If he knows you have ideas,

he'll take the child first,

and then deal with you.

Is that a threat?

No.

I'm just...

=Chase the Truth=

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

=Episode 22=

Take it.

What if I wrote it wrong?

That's impossible.

What if I do it on purpose?

No.

You can't sabotage my sister.

Uncle.

What brings you here?

Gun's antique firearms

are with me.

Regarding the Northwest Wolves,

you won't be able to settle it.

Who invited this guy? He's bad news.

I need to confirm something. Face to face.

About what happened in the shrine...

It was true.

Zhou Yi died because of you!

I've told him

not to sin anymore.

It's you, isn't it?

Where's my daughter?

Where's the stuff I want?

Your father spent his whole life

collecting 448 crates of antique firearms.

Every crate costs a lot.

Why do you have my family's stuff?

In 2014,

he found where the stuff was buried.

Bai was sent to verify it.

I tormented Bai's wife,

and he told me everything.

In return,

I left 48 crates of that stuff for Bai.

And then,

I used 50 crates

to create a big statue.

There are 350 crates left

in the warehouse.

Who told you that you could use them?

You have to understand.

If even one bullet or gun

in this warehouse gets out,

the impact will be enormous.

Any slight mistake

will be total destruction.

The only reason I came today

is to make sure my family

can come home safe.

You can take the keys.

After you leave, let my daughter go.

Once I'm sure she is safe,

I will give you the exact location of the warehouse.

Why should I trust you?

Once you find the warehouse,

get someone to verify it.

Before the results are out,

I will be here waiting for you.

If anything goes wrong,

you can come back and kill me.

No matter what,

I'm the second-in-command in Northwest Wolves.

Now that I'm fully exposed,

the cops of Hanbei and Kalisha

are looking for me everywhere.

I won't leave.

Even if I want to,

Mr. Pei

might not let me go.

Uncle.

Ku.

Wenli is Gu Mulan's daughter.

Is her life not worth more than the guns?

Fei.

This is a big gamble.

If you stay,

you might get more of the inheritance.

Or you might lose your warehouse.

And your life.

You're still young.

Is it worth risking your life for old fogeys like us?

Mr. Pei.

We have a long future ahead of us.

Live.

I'll come back for you.

Master.

Jiang Jiuping's signal

hasn't been moving for half an hour.

How long do we have to go for?

With our current speed...

An hour at least.

Move as fast as possible.

Nana.

Someone's waiting for you two kilometers in the northwest.

Once you see that person,

call me

and say you're safe.

Uncle.

If you're not leaving, neither am I.

You silly girl.

Before your sister's matters are settled,

I cannot leave.

Did you hear what they said?

I was just like your father.

I used to be with the Northwest Wolves.

And my sins are heavy.

If you go out

and call the cops,

you will get me killed, get it?

When you see that person,

he will give you a file.

Memorize everything on the file.

If the cops ask you anything,

answer according to what's written on the file.

Understood?

Can't we leave together?

Jiang.

She isn't going anywhere.

You think this is your home?

You cannot come

and go as you please.

Do you know who designed this room?

It was me.

Back then, I knew someone

would return to this room.

So,

I buried plenty of explosives below

four years ago.

In the southwest, northwest,

and under my feet, there are three explosive points.

I just need to move my fingers,

and none of you will be able to leave.

Are you kidding?

That's why

you're all doing as I say.

Nana, it's okay.

You go home with Yin first.

Uncle.

Don't worry.

Go home.

Nana.

Nana.

Put the guns down.

Put the guns down.

Where are you pointing that at?

Put the guns down.

Let's stay calm. Alright?

Don't come any closer.

Nana...

Don't come here.

Okay.

I won't.

Uncle.

Staying alive is a chore.

Why is it always me?

Why do all of you lie to me?

Why does my family

have to be hurt?

I love you, Nana.

I would never hurt you.

I know you came for me.

You've been the one who protected me all this time.

Now it's my turn.

I'm standing here.

I just hope

that you, my friend,

and all the innocents

can leave this place safely.

Don't try to stop me.

Uncle.

Living is not a good thing.

I'm not scared of anything now.

What are you doing?

Put the guns down.

Back off.

Back off.

Get away.

Nana.

Give it to me.

Give the controller to me.

Chu Yihan.

I confess that I like you.

A lot.

I know you like me too, don't you?

Yes.

I do.

No.

You're a cop.

I'm scared of cops.

I hate them.

You killed my mother.

My brother-in-law.

My father.

He can't even recognize me.

You won't let my uncle go.

Am I right?

Chu Yihan.

I know my family

probably hurt your mother.

I know you're working hard searching for her.

But I'm sorry.

I can't help you.

Please.

Take my uncle

and leave this place.

And please,

save my sister.

I beg you.

Uncle, go.

Nana.

I can't go anywhere now.

Nana.

Do not curse anyone.

And don't beat yourself up.

The one behind your family's ruination

isn't anyone else.

It was your father.

Mr. Jiang.

It's about your sister.

Wenli.

Dad.

Dad.

Are you alright?

I...

Give me the warehouse's location.

And I'll let her go.

Promise me

that my daughter can get somewhere safe. By herself.

I'm not interested in her.

(2000 meters south of People's Road. Anxin Cemetery)

Give me my daughter's location.

I'll send someone to pick her up.

If I don't see her.

In thirty minutes,

I will give the warehouse's location to the cops.

You old git.

You win this time.

(2000 meters south of People's Road. Anxin Cemetery)

Wenli.

I'm not too far from you.

Stay there and don't move around.

Protect yourself.

I'll send someone to pick you up.

Do you think he's lying to me?

Nana.

Your sister will be fine soon.

You and Yin pick her up.

Yin.

(To Captain Cheng, Captain Xia. Sha Xiaofei, 1560150086. Lock on to this.)

Qiao Dan.

Sha Xiaofei's number.

Find the location right now.

Master.

Three kilometers away.

Master.

I suggest

we split up into two teams.

(If Sha Xiaofei realizes what we're doing,)

(we might not find him anymore.)

Cheng Fan.

Your target is Sha Xiaofei.

Let Duan Qing and Captain Xia go for Jiang Jiuping.

Yes.

Take a right turn up ahead. Pronto.

What did my dad do?

Jiang.

Tell her.

Nana.

Your father isn't the man you think he is.

Your father

was a poor child who lived under the Kunlun Mountains.

He received little education,

but he was a good orator

and could whip things up into shape.

He was smart.

(But his darker skin tone was seen as a flaw of his.)

(That's why)

(he was insecure since he was a kid.)

(He didn't have the money for school,)

(but he loved listening to the radio)

(talking about books.)

("Water Margin")

(was the one book he liked the most.)

(Song Jiang, a character from the book,)

(shared some similarities with him.)

(That sowed the seeds of confidence within your father.)

(Through listening to the radio,)

(he confirmed)

that he would become someone like Song Jiang.

Or at least he would be somebody.

But,

he was also different from Song Jiang.

Song Jiang lost in the story,

but he would not.

(In 1992,)

(right after I took your sister in,)

(he came to our house searching for his daughter.)

(That was how I met him.)

(Back then,)

(my investments failed.)

(He said)

(he was running a fruit business.)

(That's why)

(we talked for a whole day.)

(It was then he knew,)

(I was the brains of the operation he'd been looking for.)

(Since then,)

(my fate changed.)

(I'm a businessman)

(through and through.)

(Planning and running a business is what I do best.)

(Living in a lawless place)

(gave me the chance)

(to fully use my skills.)

(Thanks to my planning,)

(Gun and the others)

(were eventually recruited.)

(And thus,)

(the Northern Wolves was formed.)

(Drugs.)

(Firearms.)

(Illegal relics.)

(All these)

(were businesses)

(that ruled the borders.)

He also had another group of men under him.

They called themselves the Black Cloak Syndicates.

They were an assassin group.

Their job was to kill and loot.

And they committed grave sins.

And with Mu Shaobai

reluctantly taking up the job,

Gu created a team of six.

After that,

Ms. Lin showed up

as a relic seller.

(Your father thought)

(that his seventh wolf had come,)

(and that his team would be complete.)

So, how is it?

Sounds like a legendary man starting his journey to riches,

don't you think?

Do you know what is the price

to be the head of a criminal syndicate

and the symbol of terror in everyone's eyes?

Nana.

The price is far greater than you can imagine.

In 1997,

your father got into a conflict

with someone beyond the borders

over 13,000.

(His wife back then,)

(who was also Wenli's mother,)

(was shot six times.)

(She died.)

Honey.

Honey.

The year after that,

he married your mother.

We became in-laws.

It was supposed to be a happy event,

but since then,

he became a dictator.

For a couple of years,

the borders were going through rough times.

Terrorism was on the rise.

I told him

not to supply firearms to those wretches.

He did not listen.

That's why I told him I'd gradually back out of the gang.

No matter what might happen after that,

at least

I could keep you and your mother safe.

Your father agreed, or so I thought.

He went on with his plans.

Not only did he not hold off,

but he also expanded the business.

In the end,

the cops surrounded him in 2006.

(Your mother died on the spot.)

(Your right leg got hurt.)

(After having both his wives killed)

(and escaping from the cops' attack,)

(his name)

(spread throughout the three provinces.)

(The title of Wolf King)

(was something that started going around)

(after your mother's death.)

Like your father,

I thought I was a syndicate leader with a lot of power.

I thought myself a lord.

But in the end,

I couldn't even protect my family.

Not saying anything,

but my experience was no exception.

This isn't just your disaster either.

In these times,

people like Gu Mulan die horrible deaths.

I don't care if he's my family.

I will not allow him to exist in this world.

Five years ago, when the cops attacked,

everyone else broke through and escaped,

but you know why your father didn't?

So it was you.

Ever since your mother died,

I knew

this man

must not be allowed to live.

Five years ago, when the cops attacked,

I called him three times

before I contacted the cops

and told them about his location.

He clearly told me

that even if the Northwest Wolves were to perish,

he would not stop.

So you sold him out.

That was no betrayal.

That was salvation.

Nana.

(Capture Xiaofei) He killed thousands.

He killed thousands.

Do you think he deserved to live?

Is it worth taking the controller for him?

What are you doing?

Nana.

Tell your men to take her away.

Yin.

Take Nana away.

She can't leave.

She must.

Why?

You heard everything.

I like her.

If you use her to threaten me,

it would be bad.

You want Gu Mulan's daughter

to die here?

Take her away.

Yin.

Take Nana away.

Master.

Look.

We're far away from Sha Xiaofei.

He shouldn't have noticed us.

He's not hiding from us.

Quick.

After him.

Give it back.

Give it back.

You're Lin's son, aren't you?

Yes.

You're a cop?

At least, I was.

Take my advice.

Don't follow your mother's footsteps.

You're still young.

The future for you is vast.

Leave now.

This is my new home.

I'm not going anywhere.

We've talked about Gu Mulan for a while now.

Let's talk about my mom.

I started doing backstage work in 2004,

and retired from the gang in 2006.

Your mother joined in 2010.

She doesn't know me.

But,

I have observed her.

I can see

that you're just like her.

You two have something special about you.

You and Nana are in love.

That does not come by every day.

I advise you to take Nana and leave.

Ignore the grudge between your parents.

Build your own relationship.

Jiang.

If he wants to,

he can gain riches most people can only dream of.

He's only one step away,

and you're telling him to quit?

Why? Is there a reason for that?

You and I are the only ones

left from our seven-member team.

The Northwest Wolves have long become history.

Your struggles are meaningless

besides leaving something for the youngsters

to laugh about.

Don't listen to his nonsense.

All the sutras have mushed his brain up.

I'll give you one last chance.

Are you leaving?

Well, Yihan.

Your mother

is not in the Jiang family.

Mr. Jiang.

Thank you for your kindness.

But I won't leave for now.

Yin.

When we met last time,

you claimed to be unafraid of death.

Very well.

I won't give you any more chances today.

It's a pity.

You failed to seize the opportunity.

What are you up to this time, you madman?

Do you think I have only one way to set off the explosion?

I spent half my life helping Gu Mulan

commit countless crimes.

Today,

I shall end everything.

Sir.

Lots of cops out there.

Don't shoot.

Jiang Jiuping.

Jiang Jiuping.

Jiang.

Don't just stand there.

Run.

Faster.

Get in the car.

Right now.

Where's my uncle?

Where's Chu Yihan?

You are now surrounded.

Do not resist.

Qiao Dan.

Take Jiang Wenli to the hospital.

Listen to my orders.

Yes, sir.

Look here.

Here.

Tang.

I heard

you're the top fighter in the Northwest.

I'm a disabled man.

I'll go with you, alright?

I don't have anything on me.

Take off my belt too.

There's a bottle of medicines in my pocket.

Can you let me take some?

I'll toss it away too.

Okay.

I'll take Sha Xiaofei's place.

I'll be the hostage.

Is that alright?

I'm coming.

Master.

Don't move.

Don't move.

Don't move, all of you.

It's alright.

It's alright, I'm coming over.

Let go of Sha Xiaofei.

Come.

Pat me down if you need to check.

Rescue team, you're up.

Chief Tai.

Tang took my master away.

I have Sha Xiaofei and Jiang Wenli.

Where did they go?

To the north.

Hello?

We have an officer

taken hostage in Northern Kalisha.

It's possible

they're going into your turf.

Set up obstacles and check for any suspects.

Ya Ba.

Look out.

Even if I die today,

I'll make sure you meet your mother.

Here, Yihan.

Mom?

Mom, where are you?

Mom!

Chief Tai.

He's taken Pei Yin and run away.

♪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♪