Original subtitles

The people are saying...

that they have Hong Chum Ji instead of Your Majesty.

The people...

respect and adore Hong Chum Ji.

Hong Chum Ji is not stealing riches.

He is stealing your people.

He is stealing the hearts of your people.

(Hong)

(The Rebel)

(Episode 20)

Wait.

How dare you...

call my name?

How is it that even after you betrayed my father...

and led my brothers to their deaths,

you still work at the palace for His Majesty?

I was right about you.

You are Gil Hyeon.

I was right.

Hey,

Ah Mo Gae.

Your son was alive.

How dare you say his name?

Gil Hyeon.

Gil Dong is waiting for you.

Gil Dong misses you so much.

Did you know that?

Gil Dong is...

waiting for me?

Gil Dong is alive.

He is waiting for you.

Then where is he now?

I do not know where he is now.

Are you trying to trick me again?

Do you think I will believe you?

No.

This time,

- I am telling the truth. - I...

I faked my identity and lied to His Majesty to get here.

You can bully me all you want.

However,

if you speak of Gil Dong in front of me again,

I will kill you.

Gil Hyeon.

Ah Mo Gae.

Ah Mo Gae.

Did you see me fighting the foreign intruders?

When I swung my weapon left, three men fell...

and five on the right side.

Finally, I stuck my weapon into the horse's nostrils.

Stop it. I heard it 15 times.

By the way,

I found no one that knows about Geoin so far.

That is why I think those with the tree characters in their names...

must be the ones who know about him.

In the meantime,

we will be passing through Hanyang soon.

You should pay Ga Ryung a visit.

I do not need to.

If we move in a group, people will notice.

So just pay her a visit by yourself.

Do not take too long.

- All right. - Go on.

Wait for us there.

- Gil Dong, do not forget to eat. - Right.

But why would he forget that?

(The sound of Janggu makes my heart beat.)

(The dancing kisaeng...)

My goodness.

It is so fun. This is crazy.

Who is there?

Come out.

Come out while I am being nice.

I am home.

Gil Dong.

There is so much I wanted to tell you when I saw you.

Tell me everything. I will listen.

But...

I do not remember anything.

I should bring some sikhye and rice cakes.

I am afraid you will disappear while I am gone.

I cannot go.

But I should go.

You must be hungry.

This is a story I am working on.

Read it as you wait so you will not be bored.

I am not bored.

It is so fun you will be surprised.

Do not be too surprised.

Honey.

This is not good.

"Thump, thump."

"My heart pounded."

"While..."

How surprising. Just one line made me feel so sleepy.

"The dancing kisaeng..."

My husband...

must have been very tired.

You are awake.

Are you hungry?

No.

Then sleep some more.

I should do something other than sleep.

What?

My goodness.

Something else.

What?

Come here.

Ga Ryung.

Sometimes,

I do not think of Uh Ri Ni.

I left to look for her.

How stupid is that?

So many strange things happen.

Some men are beaten until their flesh is torn...

because they cannot provide frosted plums.

Dozens of people in a village by the border...

are killed by barbarians because they have...

no horses to flee on.

What I think is stranger is that...

despite all that happening,

no one gets angry.

Everyone just...

trembles and cries.

Seeing those people...

infuriates me.

When I get very angry,

I forget about Uh Ri Ni.

I want to overturn everything.

Gil Dong.

The magistrates make excuses...

and blame the King.

"The King made us do it."

"We must provide for the King."

I do not know...

if the King really gave those orders.

I would love to...

meet the King in person...

and ask him.

Do not think about it too much.

Find Uh Ri Ni soon...

and live far away from Prince Choong Won.

If you get too angry,

do what you did before.

Help those in need sometimes.

That is what you can do.

Do you think so?

Can we live like before?

Is that all right?

That Thief Hong will appear in one of...

the places marked on this map.

Hong Chum Ji has been moving from...

the north to the south.

I think...

he is near Hanyang.

He will appear in Younggeonjae, Dongya-ri,

or Deokimal. One of the three villages.

Divide the troops into three groups,

disguise them as peddlers or clowns,

and send them to town centers or inns.

Have them report back if they see any outsiders.

- Yes, master. - Yes, master.

Which of the three villages will you go to?

I will...

go to Younggeonjae.

This is Younggeonjae.

A Sugwidan member lives here.

Let us go.

It died.

We must report and complain.

- Let us go. - Yes.

- Let us go. - Go.

We shall fight.

Is something wrong?

The Finance Office lends money, you see.

They suddenly increased the interest rate...

and when Mang Woo could not pay, they took his ox which died.

Mang Woo cannot plow his fields without that ox.

The Finance Office...

manages the King's money. How could they do this?

Let us go.

We shall demand they pay Mang Woo for his ox.

- Let us go. - Yes.

Go.

Complaining will not solve anything.

It will not.

Why do you look so pleased?

Is it not great to see them fight...

instead of cry?

There you go again. Will you stop it?

My goodness.

Does the King know you demand such a high interest?

You are making money the King does not know about.

If you do not pay us for the ox,

we shall petition the King.

Say something.

Pay me back for the ox.

I worked hard for 10 years to save up to buy it.

Why should I pay for an ox...

that died in your home?

You tried to take the ox by force...

and hurt its head.

You must pay for it!

He is right. Pay for it!

- Pay for it! - Pay for it!

What are you doing? What are you doing?

You are the ringleader.

I shall make an example of you.

Are you aware that I am allowed to punish those...

who refuse to abide by the rules?

Punish them.

- Don't touch me. - Save me.

- Forgive me. - Save me.

Save me.

- Master. - Master.

- Master. - Please, master.

- Master. - Master.

- Master. - Do not kill him.

- Save him. - You might kill him.

- Master. - Let him live.

Master.

Now,

who else wishes to complain?

Bok Man. Bok Man.

Bok Man. Are you all right?

Bok Man.

Wake up. Bok Man.

He is dead. Bok Man is dead.

An officer at the Finance Office killed a man while punishing him.

The punishment is not what killed him.

I heard he was sickly.

Do you believe that?

That is what Mang Woo testified to.

Bok Man fought to get Mang Woo compensated for his lost ox.

Mang Woo got a poor man killed.

He did not die of the beating.

He died of a chronic illness.

Correct?

I saw it all.

His stomach had been hurting.

He was half dead...

before he was beaten.

How could you say that? That is a lie!

Leave me alone!

Honey...

Joo Chae Deuk is in charge of the local Finance Office branch.

The Finance Office makes money for the King.

Even though he punishes those who cannot pay the interest in time,

the magistrate cannot complain.

Joo Chae Deuk happens to be the local Sugwidan member.

This is Younggeonjae.

- Did you do as I said? - Yes.

Then we shall go.

Move it.

You own a large business?

How much money do you wish to borrow?

What happens if I cannot pay the interest?

Sell your land.

If that is not enough?

Your relatives and neighbors must pay for you.

If that is not enough,

will you beat me to death as well?

- What? - Will you kill me...

and say I was sickly?

Is that what you will say?

How dare you say that?

I heard you beat a man to death...

then lied and said...

he was a sickly man.

Can I kill you and then say you were not beaten...

but that you died of an illness as well?

Unless you wish to die yourself,

you should better start telling the truth.

A group of strangers entered the local Finance Office.

Did your friend die of a stomachache...

or of beating?

You can speak the truth.

I shall...

deal with this officer for you.

If anyone asks,

say that Hong Chum Ji was here.

Speak up.

Did your friend...

have an illness?

Unless I lied that my friend was sick,

he threatened to take my land away.

I had no choice but to lie.

My friend Bok Man...

died during the beating this officer had ordered.

The door is locked from the inside.

Something is not right.

In broad daylight? How brazen of them.

- Surround the office. - Yes, master.

Move it!

Now, we know the truth.

Go to the magistrate and lodge a complaint.

Thank you.

You.

Why did you do this?

Gil Dong. Gil Dong.

Soldiers are here.

Soldiers are here!

Officer Joo! Are you inside?

We must split up.

I will distract the soldiers.

When you see an opening, get away.

We cannot...

Will you not do as I say?

Okay, then.

We shall regroup at our agreed location, okay?

Master Hong.

Stay safe.

Officer Joo!

Open the gate!

What is going on in there?

I shall come out.

I am coming out.

Be ready.

- Get him! - Yes, master!

Get him! Get him!

They went after him. We can go.

Can we? Let us go then. Come on.

Get him! Get him!

Turn yourself in.

Get him!

No.

- That was not him. - But I saw...

I told you. That was not him.

Let us go.

Master,

it was him.

I thought it was him.

Are you trying to disobey me?

Go look for him.

Yes, master.

Let us go.

Gil Dong.

Gil Dong.

Gil Dong.

Brother.

You are my brother, right?

You are Gil Hyeon, right?

My brother.

- Gil Dong. - My brother.

Gil Dong.

Father...

He was alive.

Father, Gil Hyeon was alive.

Gil Dong.

Father. Gil Hyeon was alive.

What happened?

Are you...

How did you...

become a police magistrate?

I...

Gil Dong.

Let us talk about this later.

I will distract the royal forces.

Yes.

You have to get out of here.

You should not be involved in a fight here.

All right?

Yes.

- Search this area. - Yes, master!

- Search thoroughly! - Yes, master!

Leave now. Now!

You have to get out of here.

Let us go to the other side.

Yes, master.

The police magistrate was acting strangely.

I was sure that it was him.

He kept saying that it was not. I had to let him go.

The thief was in front of you, and you lost him?

Forgive me, Your Majesty.

Next time, I will cut his head off...

and present it to you.

But are you sure that you lost him?

I heard rumors...

that you let him go.

That does not make sense.

His Majesty assigned me as the police magistrate.

Why would I let him go?

Who would say such things?

One of your soldiers...

No.

That does not make sense.

Why would Park Ha Sung let the thief go?

Am I right?

Your Majesty.

Ha Sung.

You have changed.

You impeached me...

for the abuse of punishment regarding Kim Deok Hyung.

Now, you let a thief go.

What are you...

thinking?

I had you impeached because of your abuse of punishment.

I let someone go because he was not the thief.

You have been acting strangely recently.

You do not seem like the person I knew before.

The Park Ha Sung I knew...

did whatever he could...

to be in His Majesty's favor.

He even had betrayed his grandfather.

Yes, I betrayed my grandfather to be in His Majesty's favor.

However, I did not betray my soul.

How about you?

Does your soul still belong to you?

Is she...

Yes.

She is Gil Dong's wife.

Would you like to introduce yourself?

No.

Maybe next time.

Did Gil Dong get married?

Yes.

Was it Gil Dong who sent Prince Choong Won into exile?

Yes.

I did not know that.

I knew nothing.

I did not know that...

Gil Dong was alone and suffering.

I did everything I could...

so that I could work at the palace.

Gil Dong...

Call in all the royal forces.

Pardon?

I have an idea.

Call them all in.

And...

His Majesty has named me the police magistrate.

You can leave it to me now.

What are you talking about?

His Majesty is deeply disappointed in you.

How long did you think...

you would be more favored by His Majesty than I am?

Your Majesty, I have been working on this as the police magistrate.

So please let me finish this.

I will make sure I capture that thief.

Leave that case...

- to Officer Jo. - Your Majesty.

I do not think you let go of him on purpose.

But you did lose him.

Thief Hong is...

fooling His Majesty with great contempt.

Make sure you take him in to protect His Majesty and this nation.

If anyone has information regarding this thief,

you must report it no matter how small the information is.

Anyone who hides them, protects them, or says nothing...

when they know about him...

will be ruled strictly by the law.

They will punish everyone who helps Hong Chum Ji.

That is very scary.

Master Hong, please do not get caught.

Master Hong, please do not get caught.

Hong Chum Ji, please do not get caught.

Thank you, masters.

It is nothing.

My goodness.

Why are they not here yet?

- A bowl of soup, please. - Sure.

Who are they?

Excuse us. Soups, please.

Okay. This way.

- One each? - Yes.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Father.

How are you doing?

I am fine.

Come on, do not cry.

Eop... Eop San.

I will be back soon.

Stay here, okay?

- So Bu Ri. - Hey.

- Eop San. - Have you been well?

Of course, of course.

- Have you been well? - Yes.

- Have you eaten? - Yes.

Why are they not here?

Let us head that way.

Are they trying to get Hong Chum Ji?

They want us to report.

Is that Hong Chum Ji?

- I doubt it. - That is not Hong Chum Ji.

No, that is not him.

Pass.

You.

Get him.

- Move away. - Who wants this?

Get him.

Stop him.

Get him.

Listen to me, you thief.

Is that him?

- Is it? - That is him.

- That is him. - Oh, no.

- Oh, no. - They got him.

He is caught.

I will capture you today...

and hand you over to His Majesty!

I know very well...

how you all have parents, children, and siblings...

at home.

Therefore,

I apologize. I will not...

damage your lives.

Get him.

- What happened? - He dodged all those swords.

Take this.

Hong Chum Ji, this way. Come.

Come this way.

Go.

- Run. - Get him.

Did you hear the news?

Even over 50 royal forces could not capture Hong Chum Ji.

- What? - Hong Chum Ji...

ran away after dodging all of their swords.

How can that be?

Believe me. There are eyewitnesses.

No way. Did he really stand against a hundred of them by himself?

Yes, exactly. He stood against...

a hundred men like this.

So was he caught?

- Was Hong Chum Ji caught? - Who do you think he is?

What do you think?

He was not caught.

- My goodness. - I see.

He avoided all of the royal forces...

- and ran away. - My gosh.

Are you also a fan of Hong Chum Ji?

- She is. - She is a fan.

- Hong Chum Ji is? - Did you hear how strong he is?

- Really? - Apparently, he is a Mighty Child.

- Is that so? - No way.

Mighty Childs do not exist.

Come on.

You just heard us say...

how he dealt with countless royal forces...

- by himself. - Exactly.

Do you also know this?

When a Mighty Child survives and grows up,

he becomes a rebel who can overturn history.

I guess so. He was the one who conquered the foreign invaders.

I would rather get to know...

Hong Chum Ji's face than the King's.

- Is that so? - Of course, we all agree.

Hong Chum Ji really is something.

Hong Chum Ji conquers everyone whenever he is there.

Master.

Please let me meet His Majesty just once.

I have...

something to tell him.

My lady.

It is not the time to bring that up.

This was the wrong plan.

He is not someone who can be captured.

We have to lure him in so he walks in willfully.

You said...

you found the tail of those thieves.

Yes, Mo Ri has done something very important.

Now, tell him.

You were right.

The people were praising that thief.

They were...

adoring him.

I told you, Your Majesty.

Thief Hong is not concerned about money.

He is...

after the very foundation of this country.

Are you...

trying to teach me?

I am not trying to teach you.

I am trying to protect you.

Your Majesty.

You should take in the spies who associated with him.

Then you can lure him in and kneel him down before you.

The spies?

My goodness. What a great weather.

What is it?

Why is he so late?

- I hope nothing happened. - My goodness.

What is that?

Darn it.

Get them.

Come.

- Get them. - Get them.

- Get them. - Get them.

Look at him.

- So Bu Ri. - So Bu Ri.

- Eop San! - Take them.

We have arrested all of the spies...

and the members who associate with Thief Hong.

Thief Hong, come out and turn yourself in.

Ga Ryung.

Gil Dong.

The way you cook is...

much better than that storybook.

Stop it.

By the way...

I saw the public announcement.

They want...

Ga Ryung.

After I finish this meal,

I will go and see my brothers.

They are...

waiting for me.

Right.

I knew it.

I know...

you have to go...

and save So Bu Ri...

and the other guys.

But what will I do?

My goodness, dear.

It is scarier to see you cry...

than to see...

a tiger.

Ga Ryung.

I...

will not say...

I am sorry.

Because I will not do anything to apologize to you.

So...

do not cry.

And wait.

I will...

bring my brothers...

and return.

I will be back.

- Gil Hyeon. - Gil Dong.

I found a ship which will sail to Ming Dynasty.

Gil Hyeon.

I will turn myself in.

No.

(He plans to confess and turn himself in.)

- You cannot do that. - Gil Hyeon.

I have something to tell you.

Listen very carefully...

to what I have to say.

Your Majesty, we have captured all of the people who associated...

with Thief Hong.

- They caught everyone. - Really?

Then did you take in Hong Gil Dong,

the man with great powers?

Well, the thing is, we have not.

Then...

does this mean you did not capture their leader?

Your Majesty, Officer Park is here.

Your Majesty.

I have captured their leader, Thief Hong.

- He captured him. - He did it.

- What happened? - He ended up catching him.

What is it?

That guy.

He is the leader of those thieves. Thief Hong.

Yes. It seems so.

- Why? - I feel...

somewhat bad for him.

He is a thief. There is nothing to feel bad about.

Let us go. They are waiting.

He does seem familiar.

Use this.

My goodness. You are like a flower.

Where have you been? Why are you so late?

We were watching the thief get taken away.

- We apologize. - Kids these days.

What do you mean, the thief?

The leader of those thieves, Thief Hong, was taken in.

I heard Thief Hong is a man...

who has great powers.

He is very strong, and they say he is the Mighty Child who survived.

I felt somewhat bad...

to think that the Mighty Child has been captured.

His Majesty is coming in.

Your Majesty.

This is the leader of the thieves,

Thief Hong.

Tell him.

Your Majesty. I am Gil Dong from the Hong family,

Hong Gil Dong.