01x05 - Episode 5

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To be honest, the police are taking things

way too far these days.

With the summary judgment and all,

they're slaughtering

Joseon-borns as they like.

And what's with that flagellation decree?

It says that only a beating makes us obey,

so they are now beating us with paddles.

Just a few swings and the flesh rips off,

and the bones start showing

That guy used to be in the Japanese Army.

Watch your mouth!

That one over there?

During the Militia Annihilation Campaign

that happened a few years back,

he k*lled more than half

of the righteous armies.

But then he became possessed

after accidentally k*lling a girl shaman.

-What's going on?

-Is that the Jongno Police Station?

Did someone set off a b*mb?

I wonder if anyone died.

Let's go.

I hope they're not coming this way.

Goodness. What on earth just happened?

Move!

Move! Out of the way!

The culprit ran this way, sir.

Search thoroughly.

Yes, sir.

Yoon, is that you?

It is you.

What brings you here?

I'm not here to see you.

A crazy fool threw a b*mb at the station

and k*lled a lot of policemen.

So I'm here as reinforcement.

The culprit ran off in this direction.

Did you see anyone suspicious?

No.

Yeah?

There's someone suspicious over there!

Move aside!

Hey, let's grab a drink

Let's grab a meal sometime.

I'll be in touch.

Thank you for saving me.

I will repay this favor

when I get a chance.

There's no need.

We have never seen each other.

SONG OF THE BANDITS

You like independence, don't you?

Independence.

Yeah, I'd like that.

Why?

Well, who doesn't want independence?

I can't be working for someone forever.

Work for someone?

I don't think we're talking

about the same thing.

What independence did you mean?

Joseon!

Joseon's independence.

That's what I'm talking about.

As in, "Hooray

for the independence of Korea!"

Oh, that independence.

Why are you talking about that anyway?

You don't care about it.

You're right.

I don't care about independence.

-What has the country done for me?

-Right.

I'm not gonna feel guilty about it.

-I mean, we're not independence fighters!

-Right!

Why are we hanging our heads

just because we failed the assassination

Did you fail the mission?

What happened?

Just k*ll me, Yoon!

I have committed

a crime against our history!

Get up now. A man must not cry

over something like this.

No!

sh**t me if you have a g*n.

Slay me if you have a sword.

I couldn't do it myself

because all I had was my axe.

My mother back home

shouldn't have to see her dead son

in two pieces, don't you think?

Her one and only youngest child!

Wow!

Well, then, please k*ll me as well

when you k*ll this as*h*le.

It's fine. Get up.

Let's look for another way. Get up.

-Choraeng-yi

-No, I can't!

No!

We also got played like a fiddle.

Some prick tricked us, you see.

What?

Is that true?

Well, then We all screwed up, then.

Thank goodness! I was scared as hell.

I was so worried to tell you

about how we failed

Dude, get up. Keep your chin up now.

We're not the only ones who messed up.

Then are we, like,

starting over with a clean slate now?

What should we do first?

Find the money or k*ll the bureau manager?

We'll be doing both.

We'll search every village in Gando.

If that fails, we'll cross the Duman River

and comb through all of Joseon.

Gather every piece of intel

on the armored truck

and that manager from the Railway Bureau.

Let's get it done before they leave Gando.

But, Yoon,

about that woman

from the Joseon Railway Bureau

The Joseon you are waiting for

will never come back!

I don't think she's as bad a person

as we think she is.

She was crying

as she gave a speech praising Japan

in front of the Joseon people.

The bureau manager is a woman?

Did you know that?

It doesn't matter who it is.

If we have to k*ll her, we will k*ll her.

No exceptions.

And no mercy.

What? What kind of nonsense is that?

Why would we release him?

The guy we caught

is a mounted bandit named Jang Ki-ryong.

He has connections

at the Consulate General in Myeongjeong.

It's General Katayama's orders.

But he stole the money.

"Rob the railroad funds

and use it for independence."

You heard it too!

-There was no money.

-What?

They did a body search on all the bandits.

Even searched their base camp.

But there was no money.

Then where is that money right now?

Did they find it?

Not yet, sir.

Damn it.

What the hell is going on?

Hey, Tae-ju.

Get the men ready.

Ready for what, sir?

We couldn't stop the pickup,

but we must stop the delivery.

And we already know

where the rendezvous will be.

Move!

Yoon!

Whoa, what is going on? Take a breath.

The guys from Hoeryŏng told me

about the branch manager of Joseon Bank.

He apparently got shot and died.

A single Mauser shot right in the head!

A Mauser?

Yes, a Mauser.

A Mauser C96. You carry a nice g*n.

I think we found the person

who took our money.

You met a woman a few days ago.

A woman named Eon-nyeoni.

The owner of the noodle shop told us.

She owes us something, you see.

Where is she right now?

Whatever you're planning to do,

just give up.

We don't have time to hear you out.

I'll ask again.

Where is Eon-nyeoni?

If you k*ll the leader of Group 3,

our entire organization

Last chance.

Eon-nyeoni.

Where is she?

She said she was going to Changchun

with the manager of the Railway Bureau.

She said that

it was that person

who asked her to steal the money.

The manager of the Joseon Railway Bureau.

Get ready, guys.

We're going to Changchun.

Are you sure they're coming?

Just hold on.

You have to pass through here

to get to Changchun.

You're all dead meat now.

How dare you take our money,

you damn f*ck?

The money is important, certainly,

but our priority

is to k*ll the bureau manager.

We can't go on the run again

because of the Gando Line.

We worked so hard to settle here.

So you all must put your feelings aside

for this job.

Don't take pity on that girl. Got it?

-Yes.

-Yes!

Everyone ready?

Yeah.

Let's go.

Let's go!

Go!

Let's go!

Come on, fat-a*s.

What did you put in there?

A letter.

To the person receiving the money.

What?

You weren't stealing it for yourself?

And here I was,

thinking that

you were a backstabbing insider,

stealing railway funds

as a Railway Bureau employee.

That's not what this

How do you know what my job is?

That's not the only thing I know.

I know that you're the manager

in charge of the Gando Line as well.

I looked into everything before I came.

So I wasn't the only diligent one.

I'm going to the washroom. Stay here.

What are you doing?

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

-Yoon, I found her.

-What?

Where?

Left side, in the middle.

The one with a hat.

Where's Eon-nyeoni?

There was no one else. She has the bag.

-Stay here for a minute.

-Yoon!

What? Are you going to k*ll her here?

We have to k*ll her here

to let the world know what happens

if they try to take our land.

sh*t.

Go and k*ll them.

Yes, sir!

You really have a death wish, don't you?

Let's go get our g*ns.

-What?

-Get the g*ns!

Something must be going on.

Go! Run away!

We have some business to settle, don't we?

-Move!

-Run!

Move aside.

Would you if you were me?

Damn it!

Oh.

Give him this message, will you?

A dog dies when it leaves its home.

-So you were the carrier.

-Pardon?

Hey, you in the gray coat!

Stop right there!

What are you waiting for?

Go after that woman!

Man, what the hell is going on?

What are the Japanese doing here?

Stop talking and grab the g*ns.

We can't let the boss die.

Freeze! Don't move!

There must be a misunderstanding.

Miss!

Miss Hee-shin!

Nam Hee-shin!

You've got the wrong

What the hell are you doing?

What? What is it now?

What is that? Major!

Sandstorm's coming!

Die! k*ll them!

-k*ll them all!

-Die!

Ishikawa

Major, sir

Why

Major! It's me.

Things aren't looking good.

Should we retreat?

What about the carrier, then?

You're telling me to let her go?

k*ll them all.

What?

Don't think about retreating.

k*ll them all!

Yes, sir. As you wish.

Are you okay? Are you hurt

Yoon! Move!

Yoon, are you all right?

-Give me my g*n.

-Huh?

-My g*n!

-Okay.

Head back to Mr. Choi.

I'll be right behind you once I find her.

-What?

-Yoon!

Yoon!

-Will he be okay?

-What's wrong with him?

Damn it!

Take my hand!

-One shot

-There! It's that woman!

She's over there, sir!

Don't push me, damn it!

Sir!

Why is it just you three? Where's Yoon?

Oh, right. Yoon?

Well Hey, you tell him.

Well, he

Stop fumbling and say something!

What happened to Yoon, you damn pricks?

Thank you for staying alive.

We have a lot to talk about, don't we?

How is your leg?

It's all right.

You're lucky

that the b*llet only grazed you.

If it'd been a proper hit,

you might have died.

Thank you.

Excuse me. Can I ask you a question?

How long would it take

to get to Changchun from here?

Don't ask how long it takes

to get to Changchun.

You should be asking

how you could make it there alive

-Mounted bandits!

-Run!

Take him with you! Hurry!

Take that!

No!

Give it up!

No!

Don't spare her.

Boss!

Who are you?

Why are you following me?

FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF JOSEON

The money in this bag.

Were you delivering it

to the Independence Army?

Is that why you stole the funds

for the Gando Line?

Be honest with me.

Are you an independence fighter disguised

as the Railway Bureau manager?

Why do you ask?

I'll ask you one last time.

Are you an independence fighter

in disguise?

Are you?

Pull yourself together.

Do as I say if you want to live, okay?

f*cking hell!

You need to stay alive

to act according to your beliefs.

There is only one thing you must do now.

Stay alive.

You must stay alive for as long as I live.

Watch out!

When and where will you be

handing over the money?

September 5th.

Changchun.

That's today.

Is there a plan B?

Jeongwoljin, a light railway station

ten ri southeast of Changchun.

Have you thought about returning

to Gyeongseong?

Gando is a place where things like this

happen hundreds of times a day.

You'll get shot to death if you're lucky.

If not, you'll be taken by

the Japanese Army or the mounted bandits

and be abused

before they tear you apart and skin you.

Do you still want to do this?

No matter what happens to me,

I have to protect this money.

Only then

can we get our country back.

Let me escort you, then.

What just happened might happen again.

If I die and you are left alone, use this.

It will protect you.

I have so many things I want to ask you.

I don't know where to begin.

So go ahead and say what you want to say.

Who knows?

I might be moved by your words

and let you live.

Well, just like I told

your subordinates already

I'm not the one delivering money

for the Independence Army.

I'm really not!

Why would I do such a thing?

I know better than to get involved

with the Independence Army.

We looked through

all of her luggage inside the train,

but no money was found.

What?

What about the other passengers

or among the dead bodies?

No, sir.

We think the carrier managed to escape.

All right.

Okay.

I believe you.

Why would you do something

that can put your entire family at risk?

Sorry. I guess I was mistaken.

Thank you.

You're certainly a man of reason, Major.

It's embarrassing to tell you this,

but I have a bit of an emergency

right now.

I brought out every single soldier I had

to get things done, but damn

I have nothing to show for it.

How unfortunate.

I really mean it. I do.

So I can't go back just like this.

I came all the way to Gando,

this godforsaken land of sand,

to take down the damn rebels.

That being said,

I need you to help me so I can have

at least something to take back.

Say the word.

If there's anything I can help you with,

whatever it is

I saw something strange.

I saw someone who should not be alive.

Who might that be?

Why didn't you k*ll him?

I don't know what you

No, you know!

You do know what I'm talking about.

Tell me. Why didn't you k*ll that b*stard?

I don't know who you saw

for you to say something like this

but five years ago, I did

You still don't know?

Would it help

if I blew your damn head off?

Tell me.

Go on.

Why didn't you k*ll Lee Yoon?

k*ll Lee Yoon.

Go and finish the job

you failed to do five years ago.

You should earn your keep,

don't you think?

I know who you work with

and where you live,

so don't do anything stupid.

Bring me Lee Yoon's head.

Don't forget.

Lee Yoon has to die for you to live.

-Why are you looking at me like that?

-What?

I'm confused about this whole situation.

I can't wrap my head around it.

I tried to k*ll you

for working for the Japanese.

I'm helping now that I know

you're an independence fighter.

The Independence Army has to grow stronger

so that Joseon people in Gando

can have a better life.

You sound like

you have a lot of interest

in Joseon's independence.

Am I right?

I can't say.

I've never thought about it,

and I don't plan to.

Because I used to be a lowly sl*ve.

How could you still say such a thing?

No person can be lowly in status.

There can only be lowly thoughts.

Excuse me.

If it's not too rude of me to ask,

may I know your name?

I don't mean anything else.

But you're helping me tremendously.

I should at least know your name.

Don't dwell on those who merely pass by.

Just focus on getting out of here.

That's best for both of us.

Don't look.

Don't turn your head. Look ahead.

These Joseon-borns

Or we'll die.

There is no end to them.

I'm dead tired from capturing

Joseon people all day long.

How many did you catch?

I'd say around 20.

Now just looking at them

makes me want to throw up.

You're right.

SEDITIOUS JOSEON PERSON

How did you end up joining the movement?

I wanted to pass down the land

we inherited

to our descendants as it was.

You need to have land to have a country,

a language, and its people,

but we had it taken away by Japan.

We have to get it back

so our descendants

wouldn't be ashamed of us.

That's why I'm doing this.

Although I'm not so helpful yet.

How did you end up in Gando?

It's a long story. And a boring one.

In Hanseong,

a lot of people still think of Gando

as the land of hope.

They think they'll be able to escape

from Japan's oppression

and live a happy life in Gando

with their own houses on their own land.

But

the real Gando that I experienced

is quite different

from the stories I had heard.

It's bleak.

I can't see anything here.

Right now, it really is bleak,

and you can't see anything here.

So I plan to fight and protect it

until we get to have our own houses

on our own land

just like they say in Gyeongseong.

If that money is delivered

to the Independence Army,

I don't know about Joseon,

but the Joseon people in Gando

will be protected.

That's all I need.

Nothing else.

Wait

we've met before, have we not?

No.

We've never met.

We're going to start searching from Jilin.

San-g*n will search 200 ri southeast.

Okay.

Geumsu, 200 ri northeast.

I'll be searching the 200 ri southwest.

-Choraeng-yi, you take 200 ri northwest.

-Okay.

-Did you get that?

-Yes, sir.

Give it to me.

There!

Don't even think about coming back

before you find Yoon.

Search 50 ri a day.

And don't miss an inch.

Our boss's life depends on this.

I mean, is that really necessary?

Yoon's not an idiot.

I'm sure he'll be back before we know it.

He'll k*ll that girl

and come back with the money.

So, you won't look for him?

Is that what you're saying?

If you ask me, you, punk,

have no sense of loyalty at all.

Goodness.

I guess my ears are full of earwax,

seeing how I'm hearing things now.

Dude.

When Geumsu and I said

that we should still look for Yoon,

what did you say, San-g*n?

You said we should just go.

So how dare you blabber on

about loyalty, you f*ck?

Hey, I said that because

Yoon told me to go ahead, so I

But how dare you talk to me that way?

Did you just call me "f*ck"?

Take it back, as*h*le.

-Stop it.

-Why should I? f*ck.

You f*ck!

You little

Stop it, both of you!

Stop!

Can you not last a minute

without fighting?

Oh

You have a guest.

Don't push me!

It's gotten so much nicer here

in just five years.

JEONGWOLJIN

Why are you here?

I came here for independence.

How are things in Hanseong?

After the March 1st Movement,

Japan changed its stance

to a more cultural way of governance.

But this also worries me.

It's nothing but a deceitful policy

to cultivate pro-Japan sentiment

and divide the Joseon people.

They are trying to keep us

from coming together

and obstruct the independence movement.

That saddens me.

You didn't show up at Changchun yesterday.

I've been really worried about you.

Thank goodness you made it.

Let me take the bag.

We will use it well

for Joseon's independence.

Right.

I hope it can be of help in some way.

What is this?

It's a letter to President Seo Il.

But what are all these numbers?

"For the independence of Joseon."

Yada yada

And then it's just numbers.

"One, three, three,

zero, one, eight, three"

Do you see a lot of numbers on there?

Yes.

I didn't know.

Miss.

Miss.

Stay with me. Miss?

Miss.

Wake up. Stay with me. Miss!

Hold on a little longer. Stay with me!

Everything will be fine.

Everything will be fine.

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