01x03 - Do You Need to Take It This Far?

[bunniefuu]

[Recap of Episode 2]
[Episode 3 begins at 02:45 mark]

[Namburo Police Station]

A wild dog...

never kills without a reason.

It's just that idiots like you
have no idea what the reason is.

Did Jang Gwang Cheol tell you
anything about the boss or revenge?

I've been looking
everywhere for you.

Han Ji Hyuk, wait for me.

I'll come and find you soon.

[Silent Devotion to Protect
and Bring Glory to Korea]

[Episode 3]

Who on earth is he?

I looked him up,
but he's not in our database.

I requested Branch Manager Lee
to give us information on him.

- So we should wait for...
- Don't you know how Chinese are?

It'll take a month
to get their approval.

The game will be over by then.

Maybe it's too early to speculate,

but judging by the fact that he
k*lled Jang Gwang Cheol like that,

we can't rule out the possibility
that he's Hwang Mo Sool.

What else?

We are analyzing the security cam footage
to track them down,

They invaded the police station
and slaughtered a person.

But we don't have
one decent piece of evidence?

How is that even possible?

What on earth have you been doing?

What about Jang Gwang Cheol?

You guys interrogated him
before he died.

Yes, we did.

But Han Ji Hyuk crossed the line
and assaulted Jang Gwang Cheol.

So we had to stop the interrogation.

I think he was psychologically unstable
to do the job.

Did you record it?

He asked us to stop the recording.

- Where is he?
- Excuse me?

Where is Han Ji Hyuk right now?

It was Lee Choon Gil who visited
the safehouse that day.

Yesterday,

my aunt called and said
she arrived safely in Seoul.

Thank you so much.

When I'm done with this,
I want to go to South Korea...

and live a normal life with my aunt.
That's all I want.

I'll never forget
what you did for me.

But he was still working
for the Huayang g*ng.

[ER visitor restrictions]

I need to find him
to bring back my memories.

I'm sure he has a clue.

How about leaking the information

to the IOs... at Daehan Daily?

Let's wait and see how it goes. Yes.

Did you take care of
what I asked you before?

I talked to Chief Seo in person.
I'm sure she understood me.

Okay. Good job.

[Holding Cell 2]

[Outline of Jang Gwang Cheol's
arrest operation]

[Notes]

[Outline of Jang Gwang Cheol's
arrest operation]

What is the press release saying?

They are saying
it's a veiled enmity among gangs.

But I don't know how long it'll last.

It must've been leaked to
the national correspondents by now.

We don't know how they'll respond
so keep an eye on them.

Yes, ma'am.

What's wrong with your face?

I got into a car accident
on my way home yesterday.

You got into an accident
on your way home?

- Yes, ma'am.
- Is that so?

You interrogated Jang Gwang
Cheol yesterday. So how did it go?

Did you find something out?

I'm sure you were informed.

When I was interrogating him,
I couldn't control my emotions.

So we had some problems.

Are you saying you
couldn't get anything out of him?

No, ma'am.

Then why are you here?

I want you to take me off this case.

What?

May I ask you why?

Well...

I want to take a week of sick leave.

Yesterday, it seemed like you were up
for anything for the case.

And now you want to take a sick leave?

- Have a word with me.
- No, Director Kang.

If he feels off,
he should take a break.

I'll take you off the case.
You may leave.

- Ma'am.
- What?

You didn't want him on the case
in the first place.

Why are you standing there?

Wait.

Aren't you forgetting anything?

He will never stop investigating.

- I'm sure he's planning...
- I know.

- That's why I let him go.
- Excuse me?

What do you think
we need the most right now?

It's to take a gamble.

We don't have the luxury
to crunch numbers sitting at a desk.

But still.

Letting him go like that is too risky.

That's why I took out insurance.

Han Ji Hyuk is officially off duty.

So if anything happens,

it'll be considered
deviant personal behavior.

Aren't you curious...

to know what he'll find out?

The fact that I'm investigating
the case happened a year ago...

No one can know yet.

I can't trust anyone.

Sir.

Are you okay?

Can I ask you something?

Where did you
get the picture yesterday?

From Intelligence and Analysis.

I told you I got it
from a friend there.

I don't think it's been reported
to the higher-ups.

Can you ask him to hold on
a little longer?

Can I ask you why?

I'm sorry.
I don't think I can help you with that.

I could get in trouble for this.

So I don't think I can do it
without knowing the reason.

I'm very sorry.

What do you want to know?

Tell me what kind of situation
you're in...

so that I can understand you.

You know we had an incident
in China a year ago.

I unintentionally got involved
with the g*ng.

I think that's why they're after me.

It's personal to me.

So I want to close the case myself.
Is it good enough?

No, actually, there's one more.

Whatever you're planning to do,

let me join you.

Why are you doing this?

Because I want
to claw my way up the ladder.

To be honest,
I volunteered to work in the field...

is because it helps
my performance evaluation.

I'm kind of impatient.

I don't want to waste time
playing it safe.

Yoo Je Yi.

You said you worked
in Intelligence and Analysis, right?

I'm looking for someone.

Can you help?

A North Korean defector came in
through Southeast Asia last year.

She's in her 70s, from Hoeryeong,
North Hamgyong Province.

I heard she used to be a nurse...

- for the Kim family's bodyguards.
- Found it.

Find and ask her
if she knows a Lee Choon Gil.

What is their relationship?

He's her nephew.
She raised him since he was a kid.

[Daniel Medical Care Hospital]

She's in here.

Ma'am.

Hello, my name is Yoo Je Yi.

I'd like to ask you something...

You darn nasty brats.

Why are you so noisy?

Ma'am, I'm Choon Gil's friend.

You're crazy.

Stop talking nonsense and get out!

But...

will she willingly
talk about Lee Choon Gil?

I have a feeling
she'll be pretty wary.

Mr. Han.

Have you heard of "sakguksu"?

When I was a kid,

my aunt would cook me
nongma noodles.

I can't forget the taste.

Ma'am.

There's something Choon Gil
would never stop talking about.

He would say
your sakguksu was the best.

The tastiest in the world.

So when he thinks of you,
he thinks of those noodles.

Are you really...

Choon Gil's friend?

Yes, ma'am.

My Choon Gil.

Does he miss my noodles that much?

Oh, dear.

Why didn't he say so
when we last talked on the phone?

That he wanted noodles.

Did Choon Gil call you?

When?

[Diplomat 083-131]

What happened to you?

I heard you went missing
after an accident.

A lot must have happened.

Your mood has changed.

You know the Huayang g*ng, right?

Their boss Hwang Mo Sool
is in Korea.

He was arrested by the police,

but his men attacked
and got him out.

During that mess,

two policemen lost their lives.

What are they doing here?

I thought you might know.

You'll know that the higher-ups
in our party are fighting for power.

It's kept hidden,
but it's practically a w*r.

Six months ago, was it?

Some influential family's kid
got into trouble with narcotics.

The head of
the Securities Supervisory Board...

and likely the next head of party
lost everything overnight.

It looks simple on the outside,
but in reality, it's not.

The opposition party seems
to have done something in secret.

The opposition party did something?

Yes. The Huayang g*ng
sided with them...

and supplied the drugs in secret.

So they used the Huayang g*ng...

to sneak drugs to the kids
of opposing high-up politicians.

Is that it?

Our government
works nothing like yours.

The Public Security Bureau
crushed their supply chain.

I'm guessing the Huayang g*ng
isn't here on holiday.

They have absolutely nowhere
to go back to.

Okay.

Why did they get involved
in something like this?

It doesn't seem like a coincidence.

You're right.

They had a mastermind
who controlled them from behind.

Someone called Bai Mo She.

"Baek Mo Sa"?

He controls underground information
from near the China border...

and monopolizes everything
including drugs,

smuggling, and weapons.

You could say...

he's a criminal above the criminals.

Do you have his details?

No. I don't have anything.

He's even thought to be a "heihu,"
without any registration.

That's really all I can tell you.

How did it go?

The care hospital
Lee Choon Gil's aunt is at.

I found it.

I asked and she talked
to Lee Choon Gil last weekend.

Did you trace the number?

I looked up the incoming calls
that came in around that time,

and one had the area code 3040.

- Area code 3040?
- It's a prepaid phone.

I checked the call history
of that number,

and there were seven outgoing calls.

The phone was registered


Take a look.

Where is this?

It's a warehouse
near the outer ring road.

Six of the seven outgoing calls
from that number...

pinged off a cell tower nearby.

Good job. Send this to my phone.

Have you forgotten?

I'm working on this case with you.

Or...

shall I call the director?

Hey, you. What are you doing here?

Are you a cop?

Lee Choon Gil.

What did you just say?

Did you get high here? Get lost.

You jerk.

Hey!

Darn it.

Just answer my questions.

Why were you there that day?

I gave you the intel myself.

Don't you remember that?

What intel?

That Hwang Mo Sool...

was going to show up in Shenyang.
Didn't I tell you that?

You seriously don't remember that?

Listen up.

You're going to tell me everything
that happened that day.

Can you do that?

What is it?

Listen.

You have to leave right now.

My guys are on their way here.

What?

I'm positive that intel leaked
from your side.

Think about it.

Who else knows about this location?
You just got here.

Only you and your guys know
about this location.

I'm certain that
one of them leaked the intel.

Word is that Hwang Mo Sool...

is going to set up something big
in Shenyang.

So you should go over there
and wait there.

Don't tell your guys
where you're headed for now.

And don't contact anyone either.

Are you listening?

- Mr. Han.
- Yes.

Are you sure
Hwang Mo Sool is involved?

I'll tell you the details...

on the phone.

Keep in mind...

that you cannot trust anyone
from now on.

That's the last thing I remember with you.

Mr. Han.

- Did you call this in?
- No.

- Wrap things up here for me.
- What?

Sir. Hey, you! Sit back down!

Wait. Hey!

Do you know anything else
about Hwang Mo Sool?

My role is too insignificant.

So I don't know much.

He's notorious for being elusive.

This was my first time
seeing his face too.

What were you doing
in that warehouse earlier?

What were you doing?

We were sending...

the shipment.

We were smuggling 200kg
of ultra-pure meth...

from Heungnam Pharmaceuticals'
factory in Huadong to Incheon.

I've been in this business
for quite some time.

But I've never seen that much volume.

It looks like they decided to set up...

a supply route here
starting with this shipment.

We use courier services
to distribute them in China.

So they decided to use
the same method here.

We portioned them in the warehouse.

And we distributed them
all over Korea via courier.

But I heard that
all the stuff we sent was nothing.

What do you mean?

Word is that we'll get
a massive shipment pretty soon.

And once it arrives,

it will drive everyone
in this country into chaos.

And what is that exactly?

That's all I heard.

I told you everything I know now.

I have no place to go now.

The higher-ups won't let me
get away with this.

Lee Choon Gil.

You said your wish was to live here
with your aunt.

So you remembered that?

Then how come you didn't call
the emergency number I gave you...

when I went missing?

If you did,
we could have protected you.

Mr. Han, you don't know anything...

what I...

I'm sorry.

[Name, Address]

Sir.

This is the forensic report
on Jang Gwang Cheol's cell phone.

- Thanks. Get back to work.
- Okay.

[Forensic Report]

[Attached Photos]

[Photos saved
in Jang Gwang Cheol's phone]

[Call history]

I'm tracking down the numbers
from Jang Gwang Cheol's phone now.

I'm expecting to find a lead
pretty soon.

Are you sure he's still in Korea?

We're using all of our resources
to shut down routes for stowaways.

Seeing how I haven't received
any reports yet,

I'm sure he's still in Korea.

We're battling against time now.

All of you need to be
at the top of your game.

Yes, ma'am.

[Delivery service]

[Contacts: 52, Calls: 48]

Yes, sir.

Call Intelligence and Analysis.

And tell them to send me
the cell phone forensic report...

I read this morning at my meeting.

Yes, sir.

What's this?

They were sending out drugs
in that warehouse earlier.

What?

Via courier?

They were using courier services.

Right. These are the invoice labels.

That means if we use these labels,

we'll be able to round up
the drug dealers all over Korea...

in one go!

Sure, that's possible.

But there's something
we need to do first.

Take a look at this.

What is this?

Lee Choon Gil said
a much bigger shipment of drugs,

will be coming in.

I think it's a clue regarding that.

It looks like a serial number.

Can you figure it out?

I'll search the database
back at HQ.

It's urgent, so please hurry.

Yes, sir. Just a minute.

Okay.

[Director Kang Pil h*]

Why did you want to meet
at a place like this?

What have you been doing?

Here. Explain this first.

[Images from
Jang Gwang Cheol's cell phone]

Why was that in
Jang Gwang Cheol's phone?

And what's going on with Chief Ha?

What were you to scheming?

Did you think I wouldn't know
if you swiped it first?

Don't tell me if you don't want to.

I'll get you desk duty
or make you work from home.

It's nothing much.

There was a little mishap...

with the Huayang g*ng
while I was in Dandong.

You're digging into them alone,
aren't you?

Do you think...

Deputy Commissioner Do doesn't know
what you're doing?

She knows, but she's letting you be.

So that she can be blameless
if things go south.

You're being used, kid.

Stop here.

Don't be stubborn. Walk away.

"Always make the other person think
they are using me."

"That is our motto."

That's what you said to me.

The person in command
of the situation right now...

is me.

What is this?

The Huayang g*ng brought in...

hundreds of kilos
of North Korean ice.

They sent them via courier
to all the major cities.

These are the invoices.

This will give our department
the highest numbers in the agency.

Give me two more days.

I'll find Hwang Mo Sool.

Darn it. What is this?

What is it?

Think hard. Hurry. No.

Think slowly.

[National Intelligence Service Korea]

How may I help you?

Did everyone go somewhere?

Yes, they did.
But what may I help you with?

I haven't seen you before.

I'm Chief Seo of this center.

I see. Hello. I'm Yoo Je Yi

Are you Ji Hyuk's partner?

Yes.

And he is...

not in today, I guess?

He isn't feeling well,
so he's taking a few days off.

Are you close to Agent Han?

We used to be on the same team.

I see. Okay.

Isn't it tough?

It's fine.

He may be a bit aloof,
but he looks out for me.

Do you mind...

if I give you some advice
as someone who worked with him?

Yes, of course.

Don't get...

too close to him.

To him,

colleagues are nothing more
than tools...

that he can use and throw away.

I'm certain that...

one of them leaked the intel.

Word is that Hwang Mo Sool...

is going to set up something big
in Shenyang.

So you should go over there
and wait there.

Hwang Mo Sool.

Hey.

I found it.

You said a huge shipment of drugs...

was coming in.

It suddenly came to me.

If they're bringing something
of that volume,

they'll need a larger vehicle.

So? What is it?

A container.

The letters in the front refer to
Wanhui, a Chinese shipping company.

The numbers refer to
the container number.

I think they're bringing in
a massive shipment.

A 40ft container
is the largest size.

Where is it now?

Just a moment.

Based on the distribution system,

it arrived at a container terminal
in Incheon three hours ago.

I'll head out now. See you there.

Okay.

Given the shipping company's name,
it should be around here.

Shouldn't we call for backup?

No. We don't need to.

I'll go look for the container.
You wait here.

Tell me
if you see anything suspicious.

Wait.

This is too dangerous.

You said you wanted
to climb up to the top.

Did you want to take them on
without taking on this much risk?

Sir. Three cars are coming in.

Get out of there now.

Sir.

Sir.

Hands up.

Don't move.

Get out of there.

Get him.

Mr. Han.

Help me.

Should I cut off his head
and feed it to the fish?

Drop the g*n.

On your knees.

Hwang Mo Sool.

He's awake.

How dare you?

Look up straight.

Darn it.

You dare touch what is mine?

You...

don't seem to fear me.

Good.

We could become really close.

Family.

I couldn't help it.

He did some stupid stuff,

but I never hated or resented him.

I'm talking about my son!

He came home...

with the back of his head blown off.

I didn't bury him for over ten days.

The thing is,

I was high at the time,

and each time I sobered up,
it felt as if he'd wake up.

You have no idea how many days
I ate and slept next to him.

Until he rotted away...

and started to smell like crazy.

That's when even these guys
began to look at me like I was mad.

Just like...

how you're looking at me.

I still smell him on me.

How is it?

Do I still smell?

When I was young,
whenever there was a market,

we'd slaughter dozens of dogs.

I'd connect a steel rod
to a truck battery,

then shove it down their throats.

They'd froth at the mouth
and shake like crazy,

and then the light in their eyes
would slowly go out.

That was the last job
the others wanted to do,

but I was different.

I did that all day long...

and never got sick of it.

I'm starting to get curious.

Will your heart explode first,

or will your eyeballs pop first?

Why are you looking at me like that?

Don't tell me
that you still have hope.

Hey, give me that.

I hope you weren't counting on this.

You're going to get caught
on purpose?

The guys from the Huayang g*ng
must be here soon.

Once they take me,

come to the address
you see on this device to find me.

I have GPS trackers
on my belt and shoes.

Just follow the address
on this device.

Then we'll be able
to find their base.

He might not look so impressive,

but he was in the special forces
in North Korea.

We changed our routes for hours...

and made sure
that no one was tailing us.

Now, do you know what that means?

That you are utterly hopeless.

What?

You're laughing?

It's just that you and I seem
to be in the same boat.

Fine.

Just like you said, I'm hopeless.

I don't think
I can make it out here alive.

Then what about you?

I heard you royally messed up
in the mainland.

I don't think you have
supply routes anymore.

Seeing how you're on a peninsula,
surrounded by oceans,

I wonder how long you can last.

You are trapped here just like I am.

You punk.

Open that.

Why don't you finish him here?

Open that now!

What do you think?
I bet you didn't see that coming.

I recruited this expert...

from Jeongseong Pharmaceuticals'
factory in Pyongyang.

He's the best chemist
who was educated in North Korea.

And I brought in this new method
that will knock your socks off.

Do you see his tattoos?

Those tattoos are the recipe.

With this method, nothing stinks.
And there's no exhaust gas too.

Everything from the materials
and the production time...

is totally different
from our previous method.

In other words,
this will go down in history.

It's a revolution.

So you're letting them catch you...

because you want him to feel
he has the upper hand,

so he will voluntarily share
the intelligence with you?

Hwang Mo Sool ex*cuted...

his right-hand man
at the police station.

He loves displaying his power.

I'll use that against him.

This is absurd.

This is flat-out crazy.

On top of that, they will easily
find the GPS trackers.

This is the real one.

What's that?

A GPS capsule.

Once I swallow it,
no device can detect this tracker.

Well, until they cut
my stomach open.

I bet you thought...

I distributed the drugs via courier
without having a plan.

Hey, bring him in.

Did you really think I wouldn't know
he was your informant?

Look at this jerk.

I think he's out of it.

Hey, this is boring. Take him away.

Choon Gil.

Choon Gil.

Wake up. Lee Choon Gil!

Did you leak the intel on purpose?

Your brain is finally working now.

You're right. I wanted to use
you guys to achieve my goal.

If you take charge
and round up the dealers,

the supply routes
from Southeast Asia will be cut.

And the drugs here will dry up slowly,
yet surely.

But look at us.

We can make our stuff
wherever we want.

What do you think?
Doesn't listening to my plan...

give you a thrill?

You're right.

They had a mastermind
who controlled them from behind.

Someone called Bai Mo She.

So you came up
with this whole thing?

No, right?

Exactly.

I doubt that you came up with this.

I get the feeling that
there's a mastermind behind you.

Is that Baek Mo Sa?

Shut your mouth!

Two years ago,
you eliminated my guys...

on his order, right?

You fool.
You really have no idea, do you?

You really don't know...

who's responsible
for the deaths of your subordinates?

It's me.

Me.

Why the long face?

You still don't remember?

Do you want me to tell you
what I did with them?

Listen.

I used my own hands to slit open...

their necks like this.

You...

What was that?

It looks like you finally fear me.

Han Ji Hyuk!

What are you doing?

How dare you?

[Mr. Baek]

Sir.

Come on.

Then how will you send me
the rescue signal?

Remember the GPS capsule
I swallowed?

I'm going to throw it up
and break it.

So a disconnected GPS tracker
is my signal?

Whatever happens,

you cannot make a move
until you get my signal.

Do you understand that?

What if...
you never send me the signal?

Not possible.

What's wrong with this punk?

[Office]

You...

Hey!

Hey, Han Ji Hyuk!

Yes, I'm certain. Yes.

I need you to send me
everyone you can.

Send them immediately!

Hello, welcome. How may I help you?

Give me the master key
to the penthouse.

Now!

I need to report that
to my manager first.

Now.

Lee Choon Gil. Focus.

Mr. Han.

Don't talk or move.

This is it for me.

You asked me...

why I didn't...

contact the NIS after that incident.

Actually, at that time...

So you want a taste of the field?

It's like a swamp,
covered in blood and sweat.

And to get out of the swamp,
you must have this.

Firm determination
to achieve your goal.

That's what you need.

Sir.

Sir!

Are you all right?

Where's Hwang Mo Sool?

We're on our way.
Get the boat ready.

This just in.

Members of an international drug cartel
who ran a large-scale meth lab...

were arrested at a hotel
near Gwanghwamun.

The drugs that were seized...

at the scene were enough
for 500,000 people at the same time.

The drug cartel used a new method
that didn't create any smells...

during the production.

So the hotel was completely unaware
of the meth lab.

According to the police's investigation,
before entering Korea,

they booked the hotel where they'd make
the drugs before their arrival...

and divided the roles,

committing crimes
scattered over the nation.

Yes. We have information
on the nationwide distribution,

so it's just the beginning.

We'll continue to hear good news.

Thank you, sir.

I'll give you a report
in person soon. Bye.

Hey. You're back.

Sorry.

Did you enjoy your sick leave?

Yes.

I told you to rest,
but you look even worse.

Were you in a car crash?

I had personal business to sort out.

I wonder what that is.

You can go.

[Will you delete 11 files?]

This last case. It was all you.

It's because of what happened
a year ago, isn't it?

Who told you what, exactly?

Don't act so sensitive.

I just came to confirm.

So,

did you find out anything on...

who k*lled Kyung Seok?

Your memory.

Did anything come back?

Remember.

That memory isn't just yours.

If you remember something,

I need to know, whatever the case.

Do you get that?

Your partner Je Yi.

She seemed clueless.

Don't bring her in any deeper.

That's a request as a colleague.

[Yoo Je Yi]

My body shook for a while.

Sir.

You don't have anything...

you want to protect, do you?

Not even yourself.

That means that
the person working with you...

needs to have the same attitude.

It sounds like you want out.

No.

I hope we get along.

I came to say that.

Why are you going this far?

I told you.

I want to climb the ladder and fast.

No.

The real reason.

I...

want power.

To protect what's dear to me.

Sir.

Welcome back.

[Main missions,
deleted from database]

[Director Choi Il Lak's Suicide]

[Suspicious NIS Suicide]

[Disappeared during mission]

[Yoo Joon Man]

[NIS Agent Taken North
During Mission]

This is just...

the beginning.

I'm doing okay, right?

Dad.

[Special thanks to Ok Ja Yeon
and Oh Ryoong.]

[The Veil]

I'm going to turn everything
upside down.

Every single thing.

Our main server
got hacked yesterday.

They took just the top secret stuff.

Was any of it
from Foreign Intelligence...

regarding my disappearance last year?

Get back what was on the laptop first.

Foreign Intelligence first.

Stop the domestic team
from taking any data.

I don't care what you must do.
Get in!

Don't try to get involved anymore.

The last person to get
the emergency call from Dandong.

Who was it?