Original subtitles

[English subtitles are available]

Go.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Which trading firm are you from?

Are you done searching?

If there's no problem,

let him pass.

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Don't move!

We're the Suppression Army from Nanchang Field Headquarters.

Do as we say,

or you'll be killed.

Please cooperate.

Lin Qiaosong publicly disarmed them at Sanjiang Kou?

A bunch of losers.

Why didn't they fight back?

It's said that Lin had something on them

and caught them red-handed.

How dare he

cut in on my business?

I'll make them pay.

Let's go.

Fall in.

Tu Nanshen.

You killed my men and took my turf.

How dare you do that?

We intercepted a boat of the Communist Party.

It was loaded with contraband,

yet the Guangdong Army let it pass.

We also found gold bars on the platoon leader.

How do you explain it, Brigade Commander Qian?

Nonsense!

There were no communists here.

They must have been your men in disguise.

Don't try to throw mud at me.

The Guangdong Army is not to be messed with.

Wenbiao.

Bring them here.

Get them here!

Move.

We shot these communists right on the spot.

Brigade Commander.

We didn't do anything wrong!

Useless.

This

was found on them as well.

Special Commissioner.

I know the banks in Jiangxi Soviet very well.

Their gold bars

all have a Soviet stamp on them.

Take a close look.

Rest assured, Special Commissioner.

We've taken photos of all the evidence

and telegraphed Nanchang Suppression Headquarters.

This is how you want to play it?

The wrongdoers are accusing others of wrongdoing first.

Everyone saw what happened today,

Brigade Commander Qian.

We now have every reason to suspect that

someone in the Guangdong Army

is doing business with the Communist Party.

As for whether you

know about it or not,

we're not sure yet.

Don't give me that!

I know what you're up to.

If you want to seize Sanjiang Kou,

it's useless to play tricks.

If you really want it,

you have to fight to get it!

Guards!

Sanjiang Kou is my jurisdiction.

Any misbehavior will be punished by military law!

Don't move!

Brigade Commander Qian.

Finding out the truth about this matter

is good for both the Guangdong Army and us.

If you keep acting out like this,

I'll think you're covering up for your subordinates

and hindering our investigation.

We can take this to the Suppression Headquarters.

We have both witnesses and evidence.

I'd like to see

how you'll explain it to Director He.

Fine.

Tu Nanshen.

You're using the Suppression Headquarters to pressure me.

I'll let it slide today.

But mark my words,

you better be careful in the future.

Go.

Go.

Biao Zi.

Take them away.

Fortunately,

we didn't get into a gunfight.

Those louts may do anything

on impulse.

That was intense.

Keep up the inspection.

We can't let any communist ship get through.

Yes.

Brigade Commander.

Don't be angry. It's bad for your health.

Should we

report this to Mr. Yan

and ask the command center for help?

Idiot!

If Mr. Yan knows

we lost Sanjiang Kou,

I'll be removed from my position!

Hello?

Okay, okay.

I was wondering who he was.

Tu Nanshen.

Shen Tunan.

Interesting.

He used to be a senior advisor at the Central Bank,

working under Mr. Song.

After he was caught covering up for communists,

the higher-ups gave him a new identity to whitewash him.

He's well-connected.

He's just a criminal.

He started this,

so he can't blame me for getting back at him.

Even if I have to kill him,

I must take back Sanjiang Kou before those in Guangzhou find out.

The number of people coming for exchange has decreased recently.

But counterfeit money is still circulating on the market.

It feels like

taking a knife wound that can't kill you

but keeps you bleeding.

What should we do?

If only we could improve our banknote printing technology.

With watermarks, it'd be impossible for anyone to counterfeit money.

That's not gonna happen.

Even that old lithograph machine

was sneaked back from Kuomintang-controlled areas

by our president at the risk of his life.

You know what?

When Comrade Yaguang designed the banknotes,

he didn't even have a compass.

He drew all of them freehand.

That was really challenging.

Ruolai.

Wei Ruolai.

Ruolai.

Chief Lei.

The president found a new anti-counterfeit method last night.

What is it?

This is a newly printed banknote.

It has used the latest anti-counterfeit technique.

I can't tell the difference.

Hold it.

It stinks.

Do you get it now?

Yes.

When the new Soviet banknotes are heated,

they give off a burnt smell.

Is it because of the ink or the paper?

It's a secret.

Only one comrade

knows the core technology.

Except for him and the president,

no one has access to it.

Great.

This way, the counterfeit money will have no market,

and we can finally cut our losses.

Sir, is this the latest cloth?

Are you Ms. Lu Hui?

Who are you?

Your husband Cui Yunge was murdered.

Don't you want to avenge him?

Two sheep

are walking towards each other.

They meet

in the middle of a bridge.

They can't get past each other.

Xiaoyun, these are Danish butter cookies my dad bought me.

Sir.

Su Nan keeps talking to me.

Su Nan.

You need to pay attention in class.

Sir, I don't want to sit beside her.

You should be nice to your classmates.

Aren't you two good friends?

She's not my friend!

I don't want to sit beside her.

Why?

Did you have a fight?

His dad killed my dad.

Who…

Who told you that?

Her dad is that special commissioner.

My dad was arrested by her dad too.

Who…

That's not true!

My dad is a good man who only catches bad guys.

Your dad is a murderer!

My mom cries every day.

It's all your dad's fault.

Murderer!

Her dad is a murderer.

My dad is not a bad man!

Quiet.

Sit back.

Quiet!

Quiet!

Thank you.

Yu was bullied at school today.

Well,

can you do something about it?

I'll see what I can do.

How could that happen?

How about

I take Yu back to my hometown?

What do you think?

This is a time of unrest.

That's not safe.

Is it safe here in Jiangxi?

I heard gunshots a few days ago.

But no matter what,

Ganzhou is still Kuomintang's territory.

It's relatively safe here.

How about this?

I'll pick Yu up after school tomorrow

and take her out for a ride.

Okay?

Don't worry.

Everything will be fine.

Congyun,

after we pick Yu up,

please do me a favor

and give us a ride around the city.

Yu must be elated

to hang out with you.

Yeah.

She was so happy that she barely slept last night.

It's my fault.

I didn't spend much time with her in the past.

Mrs. Cui.

Special Commissioner.

Can I have a word with you?

Get in the car.

Can I sit in the front?

Sure.

Mrs. Cui.

I don't know what you have to say.

But I'm sorry

about Cui Yunge.

Special Commissioner, don't say that.

People in power like you need to kill someone to establish authority.

Cui happened to be that someone.

He was just unlucky.

I'm here to ask you a favor.

You shouldn't be affected

by what Cui Yunge did.

Tell me what you need.

Then, I'll cut to the chase.

Cui died,

leaving my daughter and me defenseless.

Can you transfer your daughter to another school?

How dare you!

You're the wife of a collaborator.

How dare you bargain with Mr. Shen?

Congyun.

Mrs. Cui.

I understand

why you asked me of that.

But my wife is in charge

of my daughter's schooling.

I'll discuss it with her after going home.

If there's any news,

I'll get back to you immediately.

Thank you for your understanding.

Please let me off.

What are you doing?

We agreed to only kill Shen Tunan.

As long as the explosion kills Shen,

I don't care who else dies.

Yu, Yu.

Dad!

Dad's here.

Did you miss me?

Yes.

I missed you too.

There's a bomb!

There…

Come back!

Go to hell!

Don't cry, Yu. Dad's here.

Dad's here.

Don't cry, Yu.

Stay back.

Murder.

Murder.

Stay back.

Murder.

Stay back.

Murder.

Mom's here, Yu.

Mom's here. Don't be afraid.

Cishu, Cishu.

Go back and have a rest.

You stayed up all night.

I'll stay here with her.

Yu, don't be afraid.

Mom's here.

Stay back.

I need to go back to Shanghai.

I'm going back to pack up.

You can't go back to Shanghai.

I'm going back to Shanghai.

Let me go back.

Calm down.

I can't calm down!

Look at Yu.

Listen, Shen Tunan.

Since I came here,

not a day has gone by that I haven't been worried.

I'm tired of living in fear!

I've had enough!

Let me go.

I need to take her back to Shanghai for better treatment.

Cishu.

Enough, enough.

Let's not fight.

How about this?

I'll hire a doctor from Shanghai.

As long as I offer enough money,

someone will be willing to come.

It's not about money.

Yu.

Mom's here.

Don't be afraid.

Mom will always be with you.

Stay back.

Mr. Shen.

I've looked into Lu Hui.

Other than the fact

that her husband was involved in smuggling,

nothing else is suspicious.

She must have been used.

Except for Qian Fengshi,

I can't think of anyone else.

Mr. Shen.

Should we report this to the Suppression Headquarters?

No.

We don't have evidence. It's useless to report it.

Besides, I wasn't hurt.

Just put this matter aside for now.

I didn't mean to kill her.

I didn't mean it.

I know.

I didn't mean to kill her.

Congyun told me that,

at that moment,

it was to protect Yu

that you pulled the trigger.

She wanted to kill me

to avenge her husband.

From her perspective,

she did nothing wrong.

She did nothing wrong.

Then whose fault was it?

Whose fault was it?

Whose fault was it?

This is a newly issued

anti-counterfeit banknote in Jiangxi Soviet.

Take a sniff.

It has a burnt smell.

I asked Yang Liuzhi to try to replicate it.

He hasn't made it yet.

He's not sure if the key is the ink

or the paper.

Whatever the cost,

find out how the new banknotes are made as soon as possible.

Yes.

Get rice, soybeans, peanuts,

vegetables, fruits, and other agricultural products from other provinces

and sell them at rock-bottom prices

around Communist-controlled areas.

The government

will cover the loss.

Set up public sale stalls for salt and cooking oil

in towns and cities near Communist-controlled areas.

Sell salt on a per capita basis.

Each person is allowed to buy three qian of salt per day.

A family of five can buy one liang and five qian of salt.

Purchases can only be made with proof of identity.

Amend the Baojia laws.

Ten households form a jia.

Ten jia form a bao.

Those who collude with communists

or knowingly let them escape

will be severely punished according to criminal law.

The leaders of the jia and bao will also be punished.

Establish inspection points

at all checkpoints for tungsten ore, salt, and medicinal products.

If merchants are found

with these things but without a valid certification,

they'll be executed by firing squad in public, regardless of their identity.

All vessels passing through Sanjiang Kou

must get a code book from Ganzhou Customs first.

Only after the code is checked by the Ranger Squad

can they proceed.

I pass here every day, sir.

Please spare me, sir!

Sir!

The transit passes issued by the Guangdong Army

are very easy to counterfeit,

so from today onwards,

we'll start using new transit passes

with passwords that change frequently.

This can effectively curb smuggling activities.

What do you think, Brigade Commander Qian?

I get it.

In the future, you'll call the shots in Sanjiang Kou.

You can eat meat,

while the Guangdong Army doesn't even get any soup.

You wouldn't want poisonous soup.

What?

Are you going to pressure me with the Suppression Headquarters again?

Brigade Commander Qian.

We're all working for Kuomintang.

We don't need to fight against each other.

Don't be angry.

As you know,

the reorganization of Sanjiang Kou

is the foundation of Operation Cord Severance.

So,

I believe that Brigade Commander Qian

will cooperate with us in the future.

Right?

Special Commissioner.

Your word carries a lot of weight.

I, Qian Fengshi, am just a nobody.

I don't dare disobey you.

Brigade Commander Qian.

Instead of being cynical here,

you should relay these messages to your soldiers now.

If your men misbehave again,

they'll be shot on the spot.

There aren't many of us,

but we have enough bullets.

Lin Qiaosong!

Don't push us too hard!

I'm impressed.

Let's hope nothing goes wrong.

Or we'll find out who has more bullets.

Let's go.

See you, Brigade Commander Qian.

Keep an eye on him.

After we gather enough evidence,

we'll knock Chen Jitang down a peg too.

Yes.

I suggest we do it step by step.

First,

make posters about how to

distinguish fake money

and put them up everywhere

so that citizens can quickly recognize fake money.

Folks, come and have a look.

Folks.

Folks over there, come and have a look.

Folks.

Come and have a look.

Take a look.

What's written on it?

It's the method to identify counterfeit bills.

Folks, the new Soviet banknotes

give off a burnt smell when heated.

The fake ones don't.

Second,

offer rewards.

Encourage the public to report those who use counterfeit money.

Then we'll trace it back.

As long as the money is used often enough,

we'll eventually find one banknote that leads us back to the source.

Comrade.

I sold grains and got this bill

from Fang who runs a restaurant on Huashu Street.

Its texture doesn't feel right.

Look.

It's indeed counterfeit.

Please do something about it.

The two guests just now gave it to me

when they paid the check.

Where are they?

I saw them heading to that inn.

I-I got this bill

when I was doing business

in Gannan.

I really didn't know it was fake.

Or I wouldn't have used it.

What kind of business?

I sell kerosene.

Who gave you this fake bill?

I have many clients.

I can't recall it now.

Take him away!

Wait. I remember.

It was Xingtong Trading Firm.

When I left home this morning,

I exchanged silver dollars for it with them.

Xingtong Trading Firm

is the biggest kerosene importer in Jiangxi Soviet.

It's been implicated

in three batches of counterfeit money.

Xingtong Trading Firm

is located where the territories of the two parties meet.

The situation there is very complicated.

Yeah.

Special Commissioner.

Can you tell which is real

and which is fake?

This one

is the new Soviet silver coin Yang Liuzhi made.

The cost of plating copper with silver is quite low.

He's very skilled.

It looks exactly like the real one,

and it'll take some time

for the silver plating to wear off and reveal the copper inside.

In less than half a year,

the credibility of the currency in Communist-controlled areas will completely collapse.

Has the cost of living in Jiangxi Soviet begun to rise?

Yes.

As per your plan, counterfeit money

is eating away at the gold and silver reserves of Jiangxi Soviet.

Everything has become more expensive,

especially kerosene,

which has become 30% more expensive.

Not enough.

It's far from enough.

Wei Ruolai is very vigilant.

We've caused them so much trouble.

He won't just be a sitting duck.

Perhaps

you think too highly of him.

I don't.

You just don't know how competent

Wei Ruolai is.

Just wait and see.

He'll find the source in a month

and trace it back to us.

What's wrong with Kuomintang recently?

They seem to have suddenly wisened up,

making all kinds of moves.

The limit on salt alone

has made things so difficult for us.

If our people have no salt to eat,

things will go haywire.

The Baojia laws are also a hassle.

In less than a month,

many of our comrades have been arrested.

The villagers who were willing to help us

don't dare come out now.

I asked Kong to visit them after it got dark,

only to find they had moved away in the night.

Those connections lasted for years.

I'm afraid it'll be hard to make new ones.

If this goes on,

the trade route here

will be in big trouble.

Bad news!

Chief Lei.

Counterfeit coins appeared again.

Counterfeit coins appeared again?

Counterfeit bills and coins keep appearing.

Vegetables and fruits are sold at low prices.

Salt is sold on a per capita basis.

Even Sanjiang Kou

has been blocked by new passwords.

I'm afraid some bigwig has come to Ganzhou.

The tree desires peace, but the wind does not cease.

We must get rid of this counterfeit money factory as soon as possible.

Neither its staff nor equipment can be spared,

or we'll face endless trouble.

Chief Lei, let me do it.

I once dealt with a counterfeit coin case in Shanghai.

I want to go there personally.

You

can't go.

It's too dangerous.

Kong.

Draw up a plan.

Send your special unit to do it.

Yes.

Let's go.

Wait for our feedback here.

Chief Lei.

Please let me go.

I want to meet this big shot.

Otherwise, I'll feel uneasy.

And I have a plan

to take down

that counterfeit money factory once and for all.

It's just that

I need the help of someone.

Who?

I'm in charge of this mission.

You should do as I say.

Okay.

I'll do as you say.

You'll not only decide how to carry out the mission

but also make all the arrangements

during this trip.

Sir, miss,

sorry to keep you waiting.

I'm Manager Wang of Xingtong Trading Firm.

What can I do for you?

Do you have kerosene in stock?

Yes. How much do you want?

I want to buy all of it at the market price.

Where do you want it to be shipped?

Dayu.

It's a big order.

I need to discuss it with my boss.

He has the final say.

Please wait for a minute.

Go have some tea upstairs.

I'll be back in a minute.

Okay.

Okay. Please.

Sir, miss, please go upstairs.

Dayu?

Were they tailed?

No.

Our men followed them as soon as we entered the city.

It's just the two of them.

Captain.

They've gone upstairs.

I'm afraid they may lose patience.

Should we take them down now?

No hurry.

Send Feng to talk to them first.

Maybe he can get something out of them.

Sorry.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

This is my boss, Feng Junzhang.

I'm Wei Donglin from Dayu-based Yuanshan Private Bank.

Nice to meet you.

Please sit down.

I heard you two want to purchase

a large amount of kerosene from us.

With due respect,

I have one question.

Who are you going to

sell the kerosene to?

Are you asking this to sell the kerosene to my buyers directly?

No, don't get me wrong.

As you know, Dayu

is very close to Communist-controlled areas.

The newly-arrived special commissioner

is very stern.

We don't want trouble

and don't dare do business with communists.

Are you suspecting me

of working for the Communist Party?

No, no.

It doesn't matter what I think.

I'm just worried that you may catch the special commissioner's attention.

Well, I don't want to die young.

We can pay you 1,000 silver dollars as a deposit.

This is Ganzhou.

How dare you use the Red Army's Soviet banknotes?

Take a closer look.

Don't you find these Soviet banknotes familiar?

I don't know what you're talking about.

See them out.

Please.

Wait.

These banknotes are real?

The counterfeit bills you made look very real.

But once they're heated, people'll know they're fake.

The new Soviet banknotes give off a burnt smell

when they're heated.

If you don't change your production process,

you won't be able

to get a single counterfeit bill into circulation in the future.

We're all smart people.

I'll just be frank with you.

I know the printing process of the new Soviet banknotes.

I want you to help me find a buyer.

If you aren't the one in charge,

please get the one in charge here.

We can wait.

The printing process of the new Soviet banknotes?

Yes. It seems that they want to sell it.

They haven't settled on a price yet.

Biao Zi.

Tell our men to leave.

Why?

You can go.

Yes.

To find a buyer,

he has to prove that he really knows how to make real banknotes.

We'll bring Wei Ruolai

to the printing factory to help improve the process first.

We can arrest him after we find out if he's lying or not,

right?

Go tell our men to retreat.

Who on earth are you two?

That doesn't matter.

We only want silver dollars.

As long as you pay us enough,

we'll tell you the process.

In Jiangxi Soviet, one Soviet yuan equals one silver dollar.

After you know the process,

you can print as much money as you want.

This is a risky business.

You had the nerve to put this on the table.

Aren't you afraid of me playing dirty?

Will you play dirty?

You have a gun?

Do you know how to use it?

I'll bring you two back

for interrogation.

You'll spill eventually.

Calm down. We can talk.

The new Soviet banknotes have a burnt smell

because there is a special mineral

in their ink.

I have the composition and molecular formula

of that mineral.

If you don't need it…

Sir, miss,

at this point,

I'll not beat around the bush anymore.

Let me tell you the truth.

The counterfeit bills

indeed went into the market through my firm,

and I also know the person who printed them.

As for the printing process,

I think he'll be very interested.

Okay. Please help me ask him how much he'd offer.

If we close the deal, I'll cut you in for 20%.

Okay.

No problem.

Please find an inn to have a rest.

I'll come to you once I get a reply.

Okay.

See you around. Have a nice day.

Sir, miss,

the buyer has replied to me.

He wants to talk with you face-to-face.

My men will escort you to him.

Now?

Yes. We need the cover of night

to avoid being followed.

Fine.

A face-to-face is necessary for such a serious matter.

This way, please.

Come.

This way.

Please.

Well,

please put the bags over your heads.

It's just about business. Do we have to do this?

Sorry for the trouble.

Okay. Hang on.

Get ready.

Sir, no one is following them.

Where are the people we're setting up an ambush for?

Be patient.

Maybe Wei Ruolai has other plans.

There are only two of them.

No plan can help them.

They're fish in a barrel after going into the mountain.

Let's wait for a little longer.

Tell the boys to stay alert.

Yes.

Special Commissioner.

Look.

These are the new bills that were just printed.

The color is right.

The texture is right too.

But I heated them on fire just now

and didn't smell anything.

If we don't solve this problem,

all our previous efforts will be in vain.

You'll buy the new process tonight, won't you?

What does that have to do with you?

Please come in.

Mr. Shen.

They're here.

Mr. Shen.

Brother.

You don't look surprised.

Judging from those measures,

I guessed it was you.

Long time no see.

You've lost weight.

Long time no see, Mr. Shen.

Long time no see.

Jinzhen.

M-Miss…

You lied to me.

You actually lied to me.

How could you lie to me about this?

I thought you really died.

I couldn't sleep every night.

You haunted me even in my dreams.

Sorry.

Sorry.

I didn't mean to lie to you.

I had no choice.

Congyun.

Mr. Shen.

It's improper.

Nothing improper.

Have a seat.

The last time we sat together,

we were at home

after the counterfeit coin case.

Ruolai was furious at that time.

You hated counterfeit money back then.

But now it's the opposite.

The dragon slayer

has become the dragon.

How are my sister-in-law and Yu?

Where are they now?

Are they safe? Are they okay?

No.

Someone tried to kill me

and put a bomb in my car.

The bomb exploded.

Yu was affected.

She's still in the hospital.

How could that happen?

Is she okay?

Don't worry.

I'll take care of her.

When we parted ways in Shanghai,

I didn't expect

to see you two again.

During that period,

she thought you died

and was sad for a long time.

I'm glad to know you care for me as much as I care for you, Jinzhen.

It's all thanks to you.

Mr. Shen, let's get down to business.

Those measures for the economic blockade

were all your doing, weren't they?

Yes, they were.

Ruolai,

I knew you could solve

the counterfeit money issue on your own,

but I never expected you to trace it back here.

Why did you come?

Jiangxi Soviet is running out of salt,

so you're here today to exchange the production process of the new Soviet banknotes

for salt?

The new production process is top-secret.

I don't know it.

Then are you here to get yourself killed?

Will you kill me?

I'll do anything for Kuomintang.

On this matter,

you'd better not push your luck with me.

I'm capable of anything.

Do you have to throw your lot in with those crooks?

I can't believe you've stooped so low

as to make counterfeit bills.

It hurts me so much that you've become like this.

Do you think I don't feel hurt, Shen Jinzhen?

You're my sister.

I raised you,

yet you joined the Communist Party.

Doesn't it hurt me that you've been lying to me all this time?

And you, Wei Ruolai.

You're the student I'm most proud of.

You learned so much financial knowledge from me,

yet you're working for the Communist Party now.

Doesn't that hurt me?

Mr. Shen,

I think working for the Communist Party

is the right decision.

I regret

not returning to Jiangxi Soviet earlier.

What have they done to you

to make you like this?

The Communist Party cares for the people!

But your party

has never treated the people as humans.

Let me ask you.

The treasury bill incident caused such a sensation,

yet no one was seriously punished.

Why haven't you come around after all that?

The Nanjing government is selfish and brutal.

They've never cared for the people!

How dare you!

DOWNLOADED FROM WWW.AWAFIM.TV

For latest movies and series with subtitles Visit WWW.AWAFIM.TV Today