(Episode 11)
Isn't that why I said it's a request?
Please just help me until we lure Boss Jang out
We are from the Left Police Bureau
There is a secret plan to capture the rebel Jang Sung-Baek...
so give you as many soldiers as you want?
All right. How many soldiers do you need?
If possible, I would like two groups of soldiers...
but several soldiers would be fine
From this moment on, just pretend to be rebels
Huh? Quiet!
You idiots!
Like me
we will use the accent of my hometown
So what I'm saying is...
take off the soldier uniforms you're wearing now
and change into something...
that makes you look like a rebel
Got it?
Yes, sir
Got it?!
Yes, sir!
Dismissed!
Sit!
Stand!
Sit! Stand!
What is this?!
Stand! Stand!
Just scare them
And yell and scream so they think we're viscious rebels
Keep this in mind
The boss you serve is Jang Sung-Baek's younger sister, OK?
Got it?
What is this?
I...
never wrote that letter
They used my seal...
and wrote the words
Who would have had the audacity to do this?!
Chae-Ohk is acting like a rebel
She's using it as bait to lure out Jang Sung-Baek
I will take care of everything in the capital city
Head to Baek-chun
The people you and I suspect
are all prominent figures so they are hard to approach
However, if you can capture Jang Sung-Baek
the case can be solved in one breath
The safety of the King and the stability of the country
are resting on your shoulders
They think our camp is in the Myul-Ahk area
so all their troops are focused there
It was just perfect for us
to attack the Myul-Ahk country side
It's not only that either
Some guys have become rebels and are impersonating you down south
As the days go by
they'll get more and more off track
Even some woman is pretending to be
Boss Jang's younger sister
The price of fame, I guess
What did you just say?
Umm...
What's the matter?
Did you say she claims to be my sister?
Yes
Where is she?
Let me verify
I will go myself
Fools!
Anyone here?
Who dares to impersonate our Boss's younger sister...
and run around like rebels?!
You!
Brothers!
Long time no see
That jerk!
Long time no see, Boss Jang
You are vicious
I learned it from you
Cast aside your sword
You scoundrels!
Try shooting me, jerks!
This whole place will blow up
Shoot me, you idiots!
That ignorant fool!
I said shoot me, you idiots!
Shoot me!
I said we shouldn't...
point our swords at each other again
If one of us dies...
Sheathe your sword
I do not want to kill you
If our relationship requires us to see blood...
then I will have to...
cut that relation now
Move aside!
My lord
Are you...
Jang Sung-Baek?
I will kill him with my own hands
You are a servant girl awaiting administrative punishment
Officer Baek, take her away!
My lord!
Please don't interfere
I am... Capital city Left Police Bureau Commander...
Hwangbo Yoon
You are the Police commander
who is said to have no equal in all of Korea
You are the Police commander
who is said to have no equal in all of Korea
That sword...
The blood of Commander Joh Chi-Oh
and hundreds of soldiers...
must be stained onto it
This sword...
holds the anger of the people
Those hundreds of young lives...
are they not the sons of the people?
Cast aside your sword
This sword of a leader
will go with me to the grave
The man who holds the sword of a leader...
was... manipulated by his feelings for a damo?
The sword of the man who opposes heaven...
does not follow its master
If the people are not of heaven...
then I will...
destroy heaven as well
Rebel... You sure seem like
a student of Hwang Hyun-Ki, the traitor
You still remember my teacher?
You are so ignorant
Your teacher as well...
did not achieve anything while he was alive
The Training General Jung Hong-Du...
Commander Joh Chi-Oh...
and all the dead soldiers...
My sword...
will fight in place of...
the pain of those people
I will not take your life right now but...
this place
will be the grave...
for the white sword you carry
Draw your sword
Draw your sword!
I am...
going to give into one of my unspoken wishes
No one interfere!
This is what I wanted
I got him! I got him!
Are you happy?
Why are you yelling when you didn't do anything right! You dogs!
Stop!
I said not to interfere!
Stop!
Gak-Chool, put those down
Shut up! Let's all die together
Escape quickly!
Gak-Chool!
Escape quickly!
Shoot!
I'm hit
Gak-Chool, get on your horse!
Brother...
my daughter... Yang-Soon...
please...
take care of her for me
I don't want to go
Yang-Soon needs me...
so I don't want to go
Yang-Soon...
You should have sent a message earlier
We didn't have an escort
Sir!
We must capture them
Men, let's go!
Brother Noh...
Are you really dead?
Don't hate me so much...
I truly didn't want to see this
When I die...
then...
I'll be a really good friend to you
I'm sorry
I'm really sorry
This wasn't supposed to happen
Rest in peace
I will lure them
Please escape quickly!
Soo-Myung, accompany him
Stop right there!
Move aside!
I will...
no longer hold back
Don't do anything foolish. Grab on!
I will not beg for my life!
You can't even endure a moment of shame...
so how...
will you kill me?!
Hurry!
Did our lord...
come here by chance?
What are you talking about?
Weren't you following him?
I didn't look after him
I shouldn't have gone in front
What the heck happened?
Did he fall off of his horse?
- I'll go back and find him - Are you set on dying?!
We'll search the area... Inform them
in Hansung about what happened
It's more urgent to find our lord!
Are you that afraid of those soldiers?
You think I'm afraid?
Gak-Chool did not give his life for us to go back and be killed
Gak-Chool died and we lived
Living like this...
is harder than dying
And if we throw away our lives...
we'll be killing Gak-Chool another time
Believe in our lord
He can take care of himself
We'll handle things here
Hurry and inform Magistrate Choi
Hurry!
How did it go?
We shouldn't have followed them
Those jerks got away from us
We should have followed them immediately
How about Chae-Ohk?
Wasn't she with you?
She followed after
but I did not see her
She pursued Jang Sung-Baek
Chae-Ohk...
she'll take him down in the end
What are you waiting for?
Take my life
You may leave
Yes, Your Majesty!
This is the offer...
the foreign powers are proposing
They will forbid all smuggling...
pay taxes ten times the current rate...
and they will pay 1000 pieces of gold
and 10,000 pounds of tin the first month of every year...
This is the request of the powers from Dae-Ma Island
Your Highness
I advised you to permit Dae-Ma Island people to do business with Pu-san
But requesting to bring ships right up to our capital city
It seems a little suspicious
Please do not permit it
I agree as well
On the other hand
Dae-Ma Island wants to trade more than six times each month
They are short on rice
so they are offering us a lot
to open up business with us in the capital
Minister
If we bring in foreign powers
and trouble arises
how do you propose to handle things?
They must keep their mother ship far at sea and send in small ships
Those people fear us like gods since...
we beat them before
under General Lee Jong-Mu during the reign of King Tae-Jong
If we give them a hole to breathe through with trade
there is no reason for them to refuse
Your Highness!
If you are still concerned...
I will choose the soldiers to watch the foreigners
and personally watch over them
I understand the weight of making a decision like this
but for the country's wealth
you must bear in mind actual profits!
Though there may be profits
If foreign powers come in and out
maintaining order within the capital will not be a simple task
What do you think, Left Police Chief?
If regulation is very thorough...
I believe the Minister's words have merit
However...
I believe it would be better to make a decision after...
informally managing dealings for a year first
As the Police Chief said, let's monitor things for one year
Minister, you will temporarily handle the foreigners in Kyung-sang province
I will...
put all of my effort into it
I dropped by Kyung-sang province
to see all the military camps
so I've been away from my post for a long time
I heard foreign powers caused a lot of trouble there
Is that still the case?
Since they have nothing
would they have any reason to pillage each other?
We must...
get rid of the ringleaders down there
The complaints of the people is no small matter
Your Highness!
If you are still concerned...
I will choose the soldiers to watch the foreigners
and personally watch over them
Have you just returned, lord?
What is the matter?
This is the report from the Yeon-Chun officers
after they took care of the village of lepers
The autopsies on the 56 corpses
have finally been completed
All the corpses were pierced through the front and back
Why are you here?
Are you here...
to protect me? Father...
Still no word about Chae-Ohk?
You dare you
Supervisor Ahn
See me for a moment
All 56 dead bodies...
were consistently murdered by swords
They all died of massive blood loss and hemorhage
I have read...
many autopsy reports over my father's shoulder but I have...
never seen a case where everyone was stabbed all the way through the back
Our bodies are made up of flesh and bones...
it is difficult for a sword to pierce all the way through
These killers knew specific combat techniques
I also suspect that they are
trained warriors, but...
Korean sword techniques are unique
Since Koreans expect to face opponents from all four directions...
even if one stabs or slices
there is no time to make as deep wounds as these
Chinese sword technique is somewhat similar to Korean
Then...?
Japanese sword techniques
are entirely different. They hardly pay attention to their sides or rear
They only focus on killing the opponent they are facing
A long time ago, Kim Cheh-Geon wrote a book
about the art of Japanese swordsmanship
In Japan, most of the people who died in war...
were stabbed all the way through the abdomen
The whole mountainside is covered with soldiers searching for Boss Jang
It is too late even to send Kato
Are you going to abandon him or save him?
Haven't I already answered that?!
Send our men
to the valley
It is dangerous to send them now
Did you not say that we spent ten years building a foundation there?
This is not a case of saving only one base
My lord...
the eyes around us are watching fiercely
I know that
I will take care of it
The bullet went all the way through...
and the arrow missed the bone
It's broken
I'm going to set your ankle
Don't worry about it
I said, don't worry about it!
You are the first person...
who has made me see...
blood on my lips and still live
You will be the last
I'm not doing this because I like it
You should bite down on something
What do you plan to do now?
We have to get out
Why...
did you save me?
What would you have done?
I did not think
Just my instincts
You didn't find her?
Shoot!
There's no trace of her. She could be
in the sky or underground
Shoot!
She would have come back if she caught him
Why is she causing so much trouble?
Take a look, look at all the walking I did
Look at these huge blisters
You idiot!
Shut up!
Since she has not come back yet
she and Jang Sung-Baek must be together
If she caught him or lost him, she would be back already
I think she probably...
got into a struggle with him
She was probably captured
Officer Lee
Shhh!
I am being apathetic
She'd be lucky to be alive
You may be right...
but she is most likely not dead
He could have killed her...
many times already
What are you saying?
Why would that man
just let her live?
That's right
The commander's words are definitely right
These ignorant fools
you'd only get slapped by old widows
What did you say?
I have the same thoughts as well
They know...
each other well by now
He couldn't just kill her like that
He wouldn't, isn't that right?
Well, but if not...
let's at least find Chae-Ohk's corpse
You should go back to the capital now
How can you say such a thing?
I'm Mah Chuk-Ji of the common class now
If you deny my duty, then I'm like a man with small genitals
I promised that damo that I would be loyal to her
I don't even know if she's alive...
Do you think I can stretch out my feet and sleep?
Even if I go back...
I want to see her once for sure before I do
He told you to go back!
I'm not going back!
I can't go back!
How dare you stick your chin in his face!
And another thing...
if you interrupt one more time when I'm talking to the commander...
then I'll gouge both your eyes out and let you die
Got it?!
OK
How can they abuse a commoner like that and get away with it?
Those jerks
What's going on?
We thought they would withdraw back to their base
but they've lit torches and are combing the grounds
I think they will do that all night
Keep watch until you can't hear them moving anymore
We don't know when... our brother will signal us
Yes, sir!
They say that...
Gak-Chool's corpse... is going to be sent to the capital...
His head will be displayed in the streets
Isn't that how they handle things?
Those dogs!
It was my fault
I reprimanded Gak-Chool
I told him to calm down
To think about it one more time
But I was wrong
Gak-Chool...
didn't think about himself
He only thought about our boss and us
I was wrong
How many soldiers
are left in their base camp?
Raid...
Soldiers for the raid are coming
Let's go down the mountain...
Jang Sung-Baek
It is too dark for us
to find that man
There's no guarantee he's still on this mountain either
At this rate
the peace in this countryside may be disturbed
I will order the troops to withdraw
This is the command of the King
Do you have the document?
There was no written document
However...
capturing that man no matter what...
is His Majesty's...
firm desire... that's what I mean
There are times when a Police Commander
may have to use the excuse of a royal command...
but you must definitely take responsibility for those words
How many pounds of gun powder do we have at the base?
Is there no way out?
I thought about it a lot...
even if my leg were not broken...
I could not have reached that far
Even if we yell
it would only echo within this cave
This is a flare
If you don't shoot it up accurately...
then you and I...
will die here together
If you think...
that when we get out, I'll set you free...
you're mistaken
No one captures me...
and no one sets me free
The only thing that matters
is my own will
Who do you think will come running first?
If the troops come first...
I will die
If it's my brothers first...
you will die
However, this mountain...
is probably covered with troops searching for you and me
We are all set
Begin
It's our brother!
Who shot one off first?
It's Chae-Ohk!
No... Stop!
I said stop! Stop!
Those jerks!
What are they doing now?
What are they...
They saw it
You will live
My lord...
Why are you doing this?
Chae-Ohk showed us...
Chae-Ohk doesn't have a flare
It has to be Jang Sung-Baek!
What in the world?
If someone shot one up, it must be Jang Sung-Baek...
Who else do you think we're pursuing other than Jang Sung-Baek?!
Everyone get out of here!
Brother!
Gak-Chool...
I'm sorry
But still I'm not going to cry
When the new world comes
That day, I'll bring Yang-Soon to your grave
And I'll proudly tell her, "This is the world...
your father made"
Until then...
I won't cry
If we can't save our boss...
we will die with him
Is it Jang Sung-Baek?
Or is it Chae-Ohk?
His Majesty's peace of mind...
and his royal power are at stake on this night
As you said, if Jang Sung-Baek shot that flare...
wouldn't that mean he fell behind?
Jang Sung-Baek is bleeding from a bullet and an arrow...
and troops have seized this mountain
That man...
is stuck. He cannot do anything
This is a chance that will not come again
I think the same
We must capture him tonight
However if the flare...
was not shot up by Jang Sung-Baek
If it were you...
in a place that was covered with troops...
would you shoot a flare?
There is no mistake that Chae-Ohk shot it
As you said, the two are together
His men as well...
have probably not left this mountain
The flare may have been Jang Sung-Baek's...
but Chae-Ohk shot it up
We have to capture him no matter what
I want Chae-Ohk to be safe...
more than anybody else... However...
even if...
there is a chance we might kill Chae-Ohk...
the one we must capture...
is Jang Sung-Baek
It is possible that another soldier shot one up by accident
You still do not understand?
Check it out immediately!
These stupid fools!
Stop them immediately!
Immediately!
They are late
They will come
They must
This is better than...
the both of us dying
Don't act all high and mighty
I told you...
that I was only one of the people of this land
You are the same
If it were another era...
you would also be one of the people...
being loved by others
What...
What I wanted to kill...
is not one of the people like you
You can't only blame the times
It's a cruel destiny
Yes...
If I killed you in the mountain camp...
If I didn't grab you as you were falling into here...
If I thought about Gak-Chool who died...
or my brothers...
this would not have happened, huh?
One must kill with the heart first...
then with the sword
Why I always... hesitated...
I still... I still...
do not know why
Are you not afraid?
I am
I am horrified by... Gak-Chool's death
and I am afraid that...
I will not see...
my brothers' faces again
More than anything...
that girl...
my poor little sister...
I lost her and could not find her
That girl...
having to live like an animal...
I fear that...
I...