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(Five years ago)

(Police Academy) You said if I

got into college, my mom would accompany me to register.

Where's she?

Let me see.

This is color-printed.

Your admission letters nowadays

are really fancy.

Back in our day,

they just stuffed a piece of paper

in an envelope and handed it to you.

Mr. Chu Yihan.

Dean Zhao Kai.

The admission letters are now so formal.

It's so beautiful.

Have a seat.

It wasn't an easy journey.

You spent three years in high school.

Congratulations.

You finally got into college.

Welcome.

Come.

Have a drink with me.

Congratulations.

Welcome

to our police family. Here.

I'm asking you.

Where's my mom?

What's wrong with you?

Are you looking down on me?

Now, you're more like a man.

So, brat.

Have you dated anyone?

I don't have time for that.

You haven't even dated?

Let me tell you, I forbade you from dating

in high school

to make you get into college.

Now that you're in college,

you should start dating.

If you don't get a girlfriend, you're not a normal person, you know?

In this regard, you're not as good as me.

When I was in high school...

Dried noodles, please.

- I liked a girl. - Okay.

I started pursuing her.

You haven't seen that girl.

She was tall,

with long arms and legs.

She looked beautiful when she ran.

Every sports day,

she always won the 5,000 meters.

To pursue her,

I started practicing long-distance running.

Don't let my short legs and big butt fool you.

I ran and ran.

I kept chasing her.

I pursued her.

I still failed after three years of pursuing.

I got in good shape,

so I entered the police academy.

Once in the police academy,

I found a madam who was amazing.

This madam

was not tall.

She is fair-skinned,

like an ice-cold killer,

but her academic performance

in all aspects was outstanding.

Criminal psychology,

these brainy subjects,

she excelled in all of them, which was understandable.

But for the five-kilometer cross-country

and physical combat,

she actually excelled in those too.

You see.

If she could do it,

wouldn't we, as men, feel embarrassed?

So, I started writing love letters to her.

But then I discovered

that all the men in the school

were writing love letters to her too.

I also studied hard.

I also became the outstanding person in our grade.

But even until graduation,

I failed to pursue her.

Then I found out

she joined CID.

After I graduated, I followed her.

I also joined CID.

Then we started

catching the Northwest Wolves.

Are you talking about my mom?

But then she went missing.

And I

became disabled.

Uncle.

You admit that my mom is missing, right?

=Chase the Truth=

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

=Episode 24=

Don't be sad, Yihan.

I can empathize.

Empathize?

(There's an audio monitor)

(Why?)

My mom is still in his hands.

I have to find her.

(Bring her back) So what if you found her?

(My heart) Would she want to see you

(can't support me any longer) in your current state?

Uncle.

Isn't staying alive

more important than being a police officer?

(You) Will he

(continue the mission) let me go?

As long as you cooperate.

(Let's join forces and arrest Pei Yin) I now have all the ciphers.

I can definitely convince him.

(In my stomach,)

(there's a tracker)

I know too much.

(Take it out) He won't let me go.

Uncle.

Believe me. I'll find a way.

Only by staying alive

can you tend Ms. Mu and her child, right?

(Tell her) If I live like you,

(to forget about me) will I be worthy of this police uniform?

I'll give you one last piece of advice.

(No one will)

(bully her again) Make a change

before it's too late.

Don't go any further.

You won't be able to come back.

Uncle.

I beg you.

Don't give up.

You must stay alive

to have hope.

(Child) You're talking nonsense.

(I) This is my last time

(am) advising you on behalf of your mother.

(proud of you) You backstabbing

(Goodbye) brat.

Uncle.

Come on.

Uncle.

Don't force me.

Don't force me, Uncle.

Uncle.

Uncle.

I'm sorry, Uncle.

I'm sorry, Uncle.

I'm sorry, Uncle.

Aren't we going to find my mom?

Why are we heading to Tianshan County?

Time waits for no one.

We must get there before the police do

and retrieve our things.

After that,

you and your mother

will be reunited.

Who is responsible for my mother's situation?

I am.

And I was the one who saved her too.

That's why

she has lived until today.

But to be honest,

it is a long-standing karma.

If I tell you,

would you want to listen?

(Northwestern border of Nanmo Town, Tianshan County)

You drive.

What are you planning to do?

Get in the car.

Turn around.

Stop the car.

How far is it to the cemetery?

About four kilometers.

Duan Qing, what's going on?

I don't know.

We've already arrived in Nanmo Town ahead of time.

Could it be a false alarm?

Continue to deploy at the cemetery.

Understood.

(The westernmost part of Nanmo County,)

(less than six kilometers from the border.)

I've requested border support.

We'll do whatever it takes

to stop Pei Yin's gang

from escaping the country again.

(Yes.)

About one kilometer to the south,

there's an unmarked area on the map.

That's my family cemetery.

What do you want to do?

Gun's warehouse

and the legacy of Desert Tiger

are put in the same place.

This means

Jiang Jiuping has already gained control of these two assets.

With his working style,

it's possible

that everything has been destroyed.

Sha Xiaofei is now in the custody of the police.

Fei

is not as tough as you.

If he confesses everything,

then right now,

the police should be focusing on Nanmo Town.

So, Anxin Cemetery

will become a trap.

You know he's loose-lipped, yet you let him go.

It's to gather information.

Someone has to jump in

to find out if this is a trap.

If Tang

can get the information

and return safely,

that would be the best.

If he doesn't return,

it seems I've been working for nothing for five years.

If that's the case,

I'll have to do the same as last time.

Take your mother

and hide in a place

where no one can find us.

Are you

planning to dig up my mother's grave?

I'm very sorry.

It might have something very important inside.

Get out.

Changing cars again?

Over there.

Mister.

Chief Tai.

They fell into the trap.

(Duan Qing.)

We have a hostage in their hands.

Keep a close eye on the target first. Don't act recklessly.

Okay.

(Say hello to your mother.)

Pei, are you playing with me?

Yihan.

I'd like to ask you for another favor.

(Call Tai Yongzhong.)

(Tell him to let me pass.)

(If Tang and I)

(get caught by the police today,)

(you'll never see your mother again.)

If Tang returns with the treasure,

we'll split it between us.

I keep my word.

Hello.

Hello!

Hello.

Chief Tai.

It's me.

I found my mom.

(Track my uncle.)

That's Pei Yin's location.

(Give me some time. I'll find my mom now.)

Where's Cheng Fan?

He's dead.

Chief Tai.

Are you okay?

Where's my mom?

Where's my mom?

(Your mother, Lin Ke, is our hero.)

(Registration Form) (We haven't forgotten her,)

(Name: Lin Ke)

(and we've never stopped looking for her.)

(Unfortunately,)

(she has been dead for many years.)

(Yihan.)

(Is it you, Yihan?)

(Yihan.)

Move them!

Yes, sir.

Hey.

How's it going?

Mr. Pei, take a look.

The goods are on the way.

Yes, they're loading.

Good.

That's great.

Get ready to go.

They won't dare stop you.

(Once we have past the border,)

(we'll be free.)

Got it, Mr. Pei.

Roger that.

Fellas.

Speed up.

Chief Tai.

They've got the goods.

Hold on a bit longer.

You'll

be free soon.

Get in the car.

Let's go.

Stop.

Reverse.

Get ready.

Hello.

(Tai Yongzhong, right?)

(I once made a report to you.)

Do you remember?

It's indeed you.

(I need a favor.)

Tell your men to clear the way for me.

Captain Lin is in my car.

Clear the way.

I want to talk to her.

(Sure, hold on.)

Say something,

and we'll be safe.

(It's okay. Say something.)

(Speak up.)

(Our lives depend on it.)

Lin Ke.

(Is that you?)

Master.

Yihan!

Yihan.

Master.

Chief Tai has a word with you.

Chief Tai, it's me.

Is my mom in the front car?

(Yes.)

Let me talk to him.

Chu Yihan.

Come back alive.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom.

Pei!

Open the door!

Open the door!

Throw the gun.

Open the door!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Duan Qing, what's going on?

(Chief Tai.)

Yihan followed Pei Yin.

After them!

Get in the car.

Mom!

Let me talk to him.

It's been five years,

and you finally asked for my help.

Son!

Continue the mission!

♪I want to journey from the south to the north♪

♪I want to traverse from white♪

♪to black♪

♪I want people to see me♪

Back off!

Back off!

What are you doing?

Back off!

Put it down!

Step aside!

Don't come closer!

Don't forget you're a cop!

Well done.

Take him away.

Report to Chief Tai!

Investigator Lin Ke

and Chu Yihan

successfully completed their mission.

Requesting return to base!

♪In time's embrace, I await the retrace♪

♪Years may pass, yet your hand in mine holds its place♪

Son!

♪For love, a timeless pursuit, forever worth the wait♪

♪Let the whispers of emotions lead me to you, my fate♪

♪I await the day I wake♪

♪You by my side as if never forsake...♪

(Mom.)

(Mom.)

(Grandpa, where's my mom?)

(Your mom went to Lanchuan City.)

(When is she coming back?)

(Tell me!)

(Yihan.)

Mom.

(Is it you, Yihan?)

Mom!

♪Time flows like a rushing river...♪

Mom!

Let me go.

(Police Personnel Registration Form) (Mom, I'm Yihan!)

♪Many never turn back, lost forever♪

♪Yet, I still await the moment to deliver♪

Son!

♪As flowers fall, covering the endeavor♪

(I love you.)

(Public Security Bureau)

(Xiaowan.)

(After Mr. Mu's incident,)

(we can never return to how things were.)

(You won't hate me anymore)

(when the resentment fades.)

(By then,)

(you'll have a lot to say to me.)

(No need to be sad,)

(and do not regret.)

(Because I've heard it all.)

(I'll also have a lot to say to you.)

(You've heard it, too.)

(Right?)

Let's talk

about the third woman I liked.

She's a doctor,

someone you haven't met.

Once you meet her,

you'll definitely like her. Do you know?

Regarding her,

I won't use the word "beautiful".

She embodies goodness.

I got to know her during a medical checkup.

She's proficient in medicine

and a chief cardiologist.

She's even caring and attentive to patients.

She's also gentle.

My 40 years of life

weren't in vain.

I've forgiven all the unfairness

in this world toward me.

To pursue her,

I even transferred to her hospital

just to be treated by her.

Even if it meant dying under her care,

I'd gladly accept.

However, fate had other plans.

She's just divorced

and with a child in tow.

Now it's the time

when she despises all men.

She treats me

with indifference.

I just wonder.

Of all the men in the world that the girlie could dislike,

why does her hatred fall upon me?

What are you talking? Mind your words.

I called her a girlie.

So what?

So what if I called her that?

Hey, girlie. Pour me a drink.

Uncle.

Uncle.

Xiaowan.

Why are you here?

I was just praising you to Yihan.

Say hello to Auntie Xiaowan.

No, Miss Xiaowan.

Miss Xiaowan.

You're still drinking.

What about your heart?

I...

You can drink, can't you?

Come.

Let's have a drink.

Come on.

Xiaowan.

Don't.

We don't drink like this.

I'm sorry.

From today on,

I won't drink anymore.

I won't drink.

(A month later)

(May the people's heroes live forever)

♪Dawn comes, and the heart becomes worthy...♪

(Mom, Uncle, Daluo.)

(We've won.)

(May the people's heroes live forever) (Through this fiery baptism,)

(I now understand better)

(how to be a qualified and mature police officer.)

♪Guarding freedom, you and I...♪

(I won't fail my own oath.)

♪Whether remembered or forgotten♪

(The End)

(This is quite a long karmic entanglement.)

Would you want to listen?

(When I first met Ms. Lin,)

(I was deeply attracted to her.)

(Right from the beginning,)

(she barely paid any attention to me.)

(The more she did that,)

(the more I was drawn to her.)

(It's because of my obsession with her)

(that I discovered the flaws in her.)

(Due to my hesitation,)

(I then became her accomplice.)

(So,)

(by not dealing with her on the spot,)

(I ended up giving her leverage.)

(Unknown number)

Mr. Pei.

(If I exposed her afterward,)

(she could drag me down)

(along with her.)

(From then on, I knew that things had gone bad.)

(I couldn't control her.)

(I gave Tang a good beating to teach him a lesson.)

Since then,

he couldn't speak anymore.

(This incident made me understand)

(why so many tyrants in ancient times)

(would refuse to listen to advice.)

(They'd rather)

(wrongly kill loyal ministers)

(than let those enchantresses)

(ruin their country and family.)

(It's because they couldn't control themselves.)

Happy birthday.

(Later, Gu Mulan suspected there was a traitor)

(and started investigating us.)

(She knew Gun had harbored resentment against Gu Mulan.)

(So, she went with the situation)

(and worked with me to set up a trap.)

(Using Gun's rebellion as a pretext,)

(we pushed all the blame onto him.)

(Didn't Ku)

(show you a picture?)

(That was a photo)

(I deliberately gave Zhou Ji to show Gu Mulan.)

(But I didn't expect)

(that Zhou Ji would continue investigating.)

(He got a batch of goods)

(and set up a trap.)

(Your mother...)

(She almost fell for it.)

(The only way to salvage the situation)

(was for her to die.)

(The best way was to die at my hands.)

Yin.

I don't know

who the real traitor is.

Where is it?

Are you talking about this?

Who killed Ms. Lin?

There's no need to ask.

He never used such daggers before.

Did you kill her?

Don't make such accusations.

You said it before.

If you couldn't have her, you'd destroy her.

Since she's here,

there's a possibility she's the traitor.

It's better to kill the wrong one

than to let them escape.

How about this?

We split this in half.

After taking it back,

you can give it to Gu

or figure it out yourself.

Maybe if you figure it out someday,

you won't have to put down your pride

and submit to that family.

Regarding Ms. Lin,

I admit to it.

Kill the woman you love with your own hands.

Isn't it a romantic thing?

Tang.

Come.

Help me

take a picture of my crime.

Let Ji take it back

and report it to Mr. Gu.

(Perhaps the drug was too strong.)

(She ended up with high paraplegia.)

(She couldn't speak)

(or move.)

(She could only type with her fingers.)

I know you can't move.

All you need to do

is tell me the method to decipher the code

and leave the rest

to me.

(After begging her for three months,)

(she finally reached an agreement with me.)

(She promised to help me)

(decode the contents of the cipher)

(and I promised to help her report Gu Mulan,)

(and eliminate the Northwest Wolves.)

(I followed the method she taught me)

(to send the police a coded message.)

I didn't expect

that Gu Mulan escaped beforehand

under Zhou Ji's arrangement.

This indicates

that there was something wrong with the encryption method

your mom gave me.

She might be afraid

that I could unlock the cipher if I mastered the encryption pattern.

(Two days later,)

(something even stranger happened.)

(On his way home, Gu Mulan was besieged by the police from three provinces.)

(It was until now)

(that I finally know)

(who reported him.)

Five years ago, when the cops attacked,

everyone else broke through and escaped,

but you know why your father didn't?

Want to know where your father is?

(After he died,)

(his subordinates followed his will)

(and placed his remains)

(where the wolves roam.)

The Desert Tiger inheritance we seized from the cemetery

indeed has a priceless value.

But I have a feeling

that the amount is quite different from what I estimated.

Since my first day on the job,

you taught me

not to rely on intuition.

Please come in.

I'm sorry.

Come in.

I was just about to leave.

Gu Linna.

Did you tell anyone about your visit to the cemetery?

My sister.

Is there a problem?

Nothing.

You guys talk.

It's been a while.

Miss Gu.

How long?

Twenty-seven days.

And a half.

♪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♪