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Jang Chae-Ohk

Do you want to leave the Police Bureau?

My lord...

I do not know what I have done wrong

You don't know what you have done wrong...

Counterfeit money can always be retrieved...

but a lost life...

cannot be returned

You were almost killed by those gangsters

Before you find your mother and brother...

You will die first

If you want to keep doing as you wish...

you don't need to stay with me

Leave

My lady...

He's just worried you'll get hurt

Tell him you're sorry and ask for forgiveness

The two of you...

should get married soon

That way, I can put my heart at ease and leave the Police Bureau

Chae-Ohk...

(Episode 3)

I heard that there is an organization...

that is buying a lot of expensive stocks

and that we will have a lead soon

I labeled him as a vulgar man...

but sometimes Jang-Gak can be useful

My lord!

We found Jang-Gak's dead body on a mountain in Ae-oh-gae

There are no traces of stab wounds, blood, or broken bones

Seeing as there was no internal bleeding...

he was not beaten to death either

From his temperature, I assume he died late at night

but I have not been able to determine a definite cause yet

Was there food in his mouth?

Yes, some grains of rice

Open it

I brought it

He was poisoned

There is no need for further investigation

It was definitely poisoning

If it does this to a chicken...

then a man would surely die too

This kind of poison cannot be easily obtained on the streets

Those jerks

They must have seen through him

I was able to settle in Chilpae with a gang of thieves as you ordered me to

Have you notified the family?

Pull out everyone involved in the counterfeit money investigation

My lord!

We can't let them get hurt because of us

I'll have to get involved personally

Call in the elite troops

Bring them to the station

Oh my baby

After all the camphoric ginseng I've had...

this is the first time in my life I've found a genuine wild ginseng

OK, I'll make your prison time easy

Park Bo...

from now on, you better behave!

No, not like this...

Father

What's that?

That looks like ginseng...

What are you mumbling about ginseng?

The people at the Police Bureau are collecting money

to send to Jang-Gak's funeral

You're not contributing anything?

What?!

After working as a clerk for 20 years

my one month salary is about 54 liters of barley

What spare money do I have?

I don't have enough money to eat

But I put in some barley under your name...

What did you say? You idiot!

Brother, they said that father wore this

Hold on

When did your father wear it?

They say he was wearing it when he passed away

I'll burn it

Go inside and rest your eyes

What are you doing over here?

Don't you know funeral house etiquette?

Where did they say the corpse was found?

On a mountain in Ae-oh-gae

There's a fish odor and salty taste on his shoes

He was poisoned in some place with fish...

and then disposed on the mountain

What?

The nearest port to Mt. Ae-oh-gae...

My lord

Did you give a notice to Magistrate Choi?

Yes, he is in the inner shrine

What is the hat for?

I think it would be better to change our disguises

It's still on my mind that many people saw us yesterday

These...

aren't Chinese bellflowers, right?

What are you saying?

This is true mountain ginseng The wild ginseng that's hard to get

It was such a hassle for me to get these

Since each of these roots goes for ten nyangs

please handle them very carefully

What's this thread? I can take it off, right?

No! You can't

Use it as it is and return it the same way

Yes, young master, I will

But where were you able to obtain this precious ginseng?

This? From my father's drawer...

Well umm...

From an herbalist my father knows...

Thanks for getting them for me so quickly

It was nothing... no need to thank me...

If it's for you, Chae-Ohk...

I'll not only get wild ginseng...

but one of those beautiful stars in your eyes

Chae-Ohk, are you ready?

Yes, let's go

Man, and we were just getting into the mood

He can't even feel the mood

Good grief!

What did you say?

You must greet elder when you see him!

Why are you hitting me?

Why am I hitting? You idiot

You're saying this is truly mountain ginseng that's grown for 100 years?

This is the first time in my life I've ever found ginseng like this

Just spread the word for me

I'll pay you no small amount for your service

How much will you sell it at?

Well now...

We should receive 100 nyangs for one root

Right?

Yes, of course

100 nyangs?!

I can't believe it!

For 100 nyangs, you can get a decent house

Isn't that too expensive?

That's why it's ginseng aged for 100 years

If this were as common as a Chinese bellflower, one coin would suffice

That's true but...

I've searched for ginseng for a long time...

but I've never seen ginseng like this

But...

It's possible that something as high quality as this is camphoric

How dare you say that?!

If you don't have the cash to buy it

then stand aside! Don't ruin it for others

No, I didn't mean...

I told you not to touch it! Oh! Welcome!

What a pity, you can't see

My stick is just the same as my eyes

What would you like?

Please give us one bowl of hot soup

I'm so hungry

Please hurry and serve us

Yes, sir. Just one moment please

I heard it was 100 nyangs for a root of wild mountain ginseng

It is

Sir!

What's the matter?

My mother no longer has strength in her legs...

so she cannot walk well

Medicine doesn't help things...

and we're on our way back from seeing a renowned doctor

However...

He said that the only method to save her is to use wild ginseng

I only have ten nyangs right now

I...

I'll work and pay back the rest...

so please... just one root...

Please sell me one root

What a sad story

Yeah, it is

Sir...

No matter how unfortunate your situation...

well, you only have ten nyangs...

I'm sorry but...

that's not enough

This person has helped me since Song-pah

OK, OK, we'll try this business again

I just can't trust you

Five years ago, I was swindled...

so I suffered because of it for so long

How could you say that?

I know a thing or two about ginseng

Good grief!

You can't even see, so how can you know about ginseng?

Camphoric ginseng grows well in the shade of birch trees...

or under moist spots of varnish trees

Though I can't see anything in front of me now...

I was an herbalist before I went blind

I can distinguish between wild and camphoric ginseng...

just by touching them

What are you waiting for?

Is something bothering you?

Well... It's real wild ginseng whether or not he touches it

So hurry and give it here

Here

Wild ginseng has a lumpy body...

with strong thin and long roots like a tree

But camphoric ginseng has a long body...

with roots soft as yarn

However, this...

This seems like wild ginseng...

but it also seems like it is not

May I lightly touch my tongue to it?

Go ahead

Why you fool!

This is genuine wild ginseng!

Not only that, this is the best wild ginseng I've ever seen!

Wow! The best?!

You can get more than just 100 nyangs

Of course!

I'll buy it!

Oh, that root I gave him...

Where did he go?

Why that thieving...!

I knew he was up to no good

I knew there was something strange about him. Thief!

I'll reconsider this, OK?

Sorry!

Boy, return it to her

Mother... Come on

What is the meaning of this?

Some man...

gave it to us as he passed by...

so I...

I told you to give it back

Mother Do it

Take it

That's fine

Just give me five nyangs

Pardon?

It's the same person as the man we saw at the dock yesterday

Was it fake wild ginseng?

It was genuine

Then how...

For five nyangs...

Not only is she chivalrous in spirit...

but she has a gentle heart

If only we had met her first...

Yesterday, she was disguised as a man at the dock

but today, she's wearing a skirt and selling ginseng

I can't figure out what she does

She's a damo for the Police Bureau

What?

How did it go?

I lost them

Dang

All the merchants are gone now

Is this ruined now?

At least we're lucky that

we weren't exposed by that swindler for having camphoric ginseng

What should we do now?

We have two roots left

so let's wait a little more

That's 100 nyangs

My goodness, a new customer

Chae-Ohk, what are you doing?

Hurry and give this man a root

We'll take only one root for now

If we verify it to be real wild ginseng, we'll buy the rest

Go ahead

Where will you stay for tonight?

We will stay here

Please come whenever

All right then

We'll see you later

Let's go inside OK

Please go inside first

Sweep it clean! Yes, sir!

It's snowing in March

This weather is really strange

Did you trade twelve rolls of silk in Chilpae? Yes, sir!

I have returned Pil-Bong, how did it go?

I received it in cash OK, good work

Go unpack your things and rest Yes, sir

To Yookju market in Jong-ro, send...

10 sets of nine piece plates...

20 sets of seven piece plates...

12 rolls of satin...

10 rolls of Chinese silk, silk, and velvet

Hurry! Yes, sir!

Is anyone here?

What is this?

Hey

Who let these people in here?

Send them away immediately! Yes, sir!

Please leave now! We have come to sell herbs

Please leave! Back off

What did you say?

Please tell Magistrate Choi that

the herbalist from So-yoh mountain in Yeon-chun has arrived

When were you last in Hansung?

Seven years ago

Have many things changed?

The surroundings are just the same

but the people's hearts have changed

Isn't that because of all these bureaucrats who only help themselves?

It's only natural that the people have become more bitter

How much has come in?

Three days ago, we moved from Ma-san port to the mountains

And the quantity?

All the guns and explosives are there

How is Gak-Chool doing?

For a country man who's used to using his fists, he's doing well

When we exchange the counterfeits for real money...

we handle the rest of it at our market

The time is not far off

I will meet our lord soon and go up to the mountain hideout myself

Go ahead

The police aren't moving like they normally do

I'm aware of that

I've taken care of a spy named Jang-Gak who got in very deep with the thieves

They say that the royal court is concerned with the counterfeit money

You better be extremely careful

Don't worry

The police see the markets as victims

The mountain hideout must be more careful than us here

This is giving me a headache

No matter how much I look at these, nothing seems strange

Chae-Ohk

They all look the same to me

It seems like we picked the wrong ones

What's all this? Are you washing your face?

What are you doing?

This is money we just received

and this is money made by the government

I know that

A coin is made out of copper and tin

But you probably know that most copper is shipped from China

since we don't have much here

I know that too!

If the counterfeiters put in the right amount of copper...

then it may cost more to make a single coin

If you were making a counterfeit coin...

would you put in the same amount of copper as the government does?

Well let's see...

I probably would only put...

Look!

But why isn't this one sinking?

Because it's a fake

Copper is heavier than tin...

so the real coin...

would sink first

We caught them

We need to tell the commander!

My lord! Wait until we get to the bottom of this

Chae-Ohk

Do you want to get punished by the commander again?

Those men are watching us already

If we take a wrong step...

everything will be ruined

Watching?

Hey, I don't see anyone suspicious

Two guys are already hiding and keeping watch

Those fools!

I dare those jerks to come

If it were you, would you leave without planting men to keep watch?

Chae-Ohk

Well then...

What do we do until those guys come?

Are you really going to do it?

Then what do you want me to do?

How are we going to live after we leave Hansung?

They said the herbalists aren't very bright

We'll do this just one more time

and get out of here

For some reason, I'm nervous

What happens if we get caught by that damo again, honey?

You're ruining things before they've even begun

That damo is at the police station

Is there any reason she'd be drinking at some inn?

Is there?!

I get it

What do you get?!

About the damo

My lord, please stop drinking

How can you handle them when you are drunk?

This is only my third drink

Back in my youth...

I could fight all the gangs even after a whole bottle of booze

Don't worry about it

They're not just a typical gang

They kill for amusement

That's what I'm saying

Even if they have guns instead of knives, I'm not afraid

Don't you know my nick name?

I'm the monster-catching Baek Ju-Wan!

Monster catcher!

And we never lost anyone while working undercover together, right?

Though that was mostly you...

Yeah, I like it

Come soon, you scum

Come so we can catch you guys and go home to see my Man-Seok

Man-Seok...

Chae-Ohk

You've seen my son, right?

He's just over a year old

He's so smart!

I read the first thousand Chinese characters to him...

and he started to move his mouth

I listened and...

I think he started to memorize them!

He's going to grow up to be someone big

don't you think?

My lord

Would you pour me a cup too?

You can't

We don't know when they're going to come

My lord...

About my mother...

and my brother...

Would you please try to find them again?

I shouldn't have said those things

I searched as much as I could

Forget them now

Didn't I tell you?

Too hard. Your mother's been isolated because of her deadly disease

And your brother ran away branded as a traitor

Would he be listed under servant class or nobleman class?

He must be hiding in the mountains and can't come back

He may no longer be in this world either

All I mean is...

If he were alive...

he would be pursued for his whole life

It would be too painful

I shouldn't have said anything

Inn keeper, bring us some more alcohol

Father, does a man who is sincere in everything smell like ink?

No matter what happens...

always be with your sister

Jae-Hui! Jae-Hui!

Honey!

Be careful!

Be quiet!

Just watch my back!

What the...

Hey...

You...

Should I bite my fingertip and write in blood?

Who is this guy?

Do you know him?

This guy...

I told him that if I ever caught him again, I'd cut off his hand

I was just...

I wasn't stealing...

I was leaving town and wanted to warm myself...

You treacherous scum!

I'm not with them

How dare you fraud us with fakes?!

Were your eyes bigger than your stomachs?!

I'm not with them!

I was just here to rest my back

If you can't believe me, ask my wife!

Honey, I'm saying the truth, right? Yeah

That man talks too much

Honey honey!

You probably don't have any explanations

So you'll never lie again...

I'll cut out your tongue

Why wouldn't we have run away when we knew the truth?

Even if you were watching us from outside, we could have escaped

Then...

are you saying you were waiting for us intentionally?

Yes, I am

When there are so many swindlers

who would give real roots?

If you want to make a deal for our hidden ten best roots...

let my brother go

Did you say ten best roots?

I did

How can we trust this girl?

You can hold me while my brother comes back with the roots

If it's still a lie...

then cut my tongue or cut off my head. Do as you please

Is she telling the truth?

She is

All right then

Come to the pavilion near Kwang-tong bridge at sunrise

If you're even a little late...

she will be on her way to hell

I understand

Take her away

Yes Chae-Ohk! Chae-Ohk!

What about that man and woman?

Take them away

I'm not with them!

Commander! Commander! Commander!

Commander...

Wait...

What if I only get yelled at after reporting?

What should I do?

I'll find the roots first

Hey hey! Yes, sir?

Put two officers on alert standby immediately!

Include a few snipers as well

What's going on?

We're catching some thieves, what else?

Move it! Yes, sir!

You too!

You too, fool! Yes, sir!

Clerk Ahn! Clerk Ahn!

Come out, Clerk Ahn!

Clerk Ahn!

Come out!

What is it at this hour of the night?!

A person can't sleep!

Don't you even sleep?

This is very urgent

Please just get me ten more roots of camphoric ginseng

At least make a decent request to someone you woke up

Where would I get ten roots of camphoric ginseng?

Don't be like this

Please just get me ten more roots

Chae-Ohk's life is on the line

Chae-Ohk is...

That's what I said!

In the morning...

Byung-Taek gave us three roots he got from your herbalist friend

Let's hurry and go to that herbalist

I said it's urgent!

Three roots?

Camphoric ginseng?

It can't be!

Oh my!

Where is that scoundrel, Byung-Taek?!

Where are you?!

You fool!

Byung-Taek!

You fool!

About the camphoric ginseng... Let go! Byung-Taek, you fool!

Brother

If it's the ten best roots, that's 1000 nyangs

Isn't that too much at one time?

Should we ask Brother Gak-Chool first?

Work fast, settle fast!

We'll deal quickly and get out

Also...

I'm giving them 300 nyangs...

and I'm giving the rest as a money order

Don't worry

All right

You idiot!

We're playing amongst ourselves...

and you're using counterfeits?

Bring out your other coins

You have eyes like a demon

Chae-Ohk, you idiot

You should have reported this to the commander when I said so

Why are you making things so difficult?

Dang

Let's hurry

My lord!

What the heck...

What the heck did you order Chae-Ohk to do?!

What did you command that her life would be at stake?

What are you saying?

My lord!

What's going on?

Officer Baek took snipers

and two officers

If something happens to Chae-Ohk...

I don't care if you're a commander! I won't let you get away with this!

Bring the elite troops immediately!

Yes, sir!

Are you asking me to untie you?

Then after I untie you...

will you lose your hand as promised?

Are you asking me not to untie you?

Wait here for a moment

I'm going to check it out first

I don't even have the roots...

Darn...

Heaven help me

Aren't you going in?

The sun will rise soon

Hold on, you idiot

I'm catching my breath

You wench! Not only do you try to sell fake ginseng roots...

but you try to steal real roots?

It's almost time for sun rise...

and seeing as her brother has not returned...

Your life is at an end

There's no mistake

These two were planning on escaping and meeting somewhere

Wench, where's your meeting location?

Answer him now!

What did you say?

I have something to tell you

What is it?

Take this off

If you set us free...

I'll tell you a really huge secret

Secret?

What is it? Tell me quickly

You're so impatient

First promise me that you'll free us

A tied up man wants to make a deal?

OK fine, I'll make you a deal

If you don't tell me your secret immediately...

I'll cut your throat

Tell me!

I'll tell you

The truth is...

I have to use the bathroom very badly

OK, I'll tell you!

The girl who tried to run away...

is a damo for the Police Bureau

Is that true?

Why would I lie with my life at stake?

I brought them... as promised

Dang!

Did they find out?

Wicked girl...

It is almost sunrise

He's not coming

Get rid of her

But...

it's a waste to just kill her

Filthy man...

Do as you please

Your skin is so soft

Don't ask for death

Don't make a fuss

I'll untie you gently so...

just be quiet

If you just do as I say...

I might even take you in

Chae-Ohk

Chae-Ohk! Chae-Ohk!

Please, officer!

Listen to my incredible story

This idiot talks too much!

Move it!

Please stop hitting me!

I get hit here and there... everywhere!

Am I some village drum anyone can beat?

You fool!

What did I say?

I told you I thought we'd be caught by that damo again!

What did you say?

Why you!

How could this happen?

How could that damo be at that inn?

Is she a damo or a bar girl? You must think you're an inn keeper!

This way!

My lord!

These are counterfeits!

They were hidden under a chest full of ginseng roots

Those scumbags! We caught them!

My lord! We found them!

These are counterfeits!

My lord!

Who ordered you to do this?

My lord...

I told you to report before you move in

Did you not hear what I said?

My lord... that was...

I wanted to find the root of the problem first...

I said we should do it

I had confidence

Are you saying it was you again?

Confidence?

Did you say confidence?

After telling you so many times...

You could have been raped...

And you still only believe in your confidence?!

My lord!

We found the counterfeits...

and we caught all the criminals

It's not that I don't understand your intentions

But someone was watching us...

and I was afraid that we'd blow our cover...

That's enough

Get off of this case immediately

Until further notice, go into confinement

My lord

I was just trying to do my job

I wanted to get vengeance for Jang-Gak...

I wanted to work off your grudge as well

Don't make me say this twice

I understand

If what I did was wrong...

then I'd rather leave the Police Bureau

I'll stop getting in the way and

pick up and leave

You're really...

Chae-Ohk. Chae-Ohk!

My lord

Go to the dock and capture the inn keeper

Noh Gak-Chool!

Why are you doing this?

Who are you?

Me?

I'm Officer Lee Won-Hae of the Left Police Bureau

You circulated counterfeits, didn't you?

You know that's a capital crime, right?

What are you talking about?

What the heck are you doing?!

Shut up and follow me quietly

You scum!

Lower him again!

We could not find the molding plates...

or the forge associated with the counterfeits

I checked bills and money orders in every market

But there was nothing suspicious

Were we mistaken?

My lord, that is not so

If half of the money they used to pay for the ginseng roots were fake

we could suppose that the money was obtained through someone else

But all of the coins were counterfeit

They're clearly members of the counterfeiting organization

For now, I think I should inform the Police Chief

The Police Chief is at the Right Police Bureau...

to discuss security for the next royal visit

Darn it

Why can't police just do police work?

Let's go together

Where is Chae-Ohk now?

She's in her room

with both doors shut

Please go and return

I will punish her severely

How could she talk to you like that?

Give me Chae-Ohk's badge

Please try to understand her a little

Prepare to leave for the Right Police Bureau

Who are you?

My name is Jae-Hui

She's a new servant girl

Servant girl?

This little one?

I wish I could fly away

Up to the sky...

I wish I could fly above that sky

Do you wish that too, little one?

Are you inside?

Yes

My mother was a mistress

She would leave the room at dawn...

and return after I had fallen asleep

She was the mistress to...

the local magistrate who always smelled like salt

My mother gave birth to me at seventeen...

and everyone called me the child of a mistress

When I was getting more used to being called that...

rather than my own name, Hwangbo Yoon

My father passed away

The first time I could

call him "father" was when I was 24 years old

He passed away right after that

I had regrets for the first time in my life

I was ashamed to see myself...

since I did not know my father's heart...

and since I could not look into my own heart

Have you ever looked into your heart?

What are you asking me?

I do not understand since I am uneducated

I was half noble blood...

and half commoner's blood

I wasn't a human or a servant

Though I wore human clothes...

spoke like a human, and ate the food of a human...

My father and I were not like family

I'd rather have lived like a servant...

but no one granted me that wish

A dog or a pig with human's clothes...

I was never any more or less than that

My lord

I'm as contemptible as a dog or a pig

Chae-Ohk...

I just want to see...

you have a good life and protect you

But when I want you to take only one step...

you take two steps

Why can you not see...

that such a small step...

is the difference between life and death?

Even in combat tactics, you must give yourself some extra room

Why do you always fight with your back to the wall...

and force yourself into a corner?

I didn't mean for you to turn in your badge

I have no intention of sending you away

Don't be hurt anymore

I did not do it because I was hurt

Then...?

I hate to always...

put you in distress

If you value me that much...

then you just have to do as I say from now on

My lord!

No one has confined me as much as you have...

and no one has freed me as much as you have...

However, now I...

have become a large obstacle to you

I am as light as a leaf and lowly as one can be

I cannot become a burden to you, my lord

So?

It would be better...

if I left

So then...

are you saying that you want to leave?

Do you know that leaving the Police Bureau...

is also ending things with me?

I'll ask you again

Do you really want to end your relation with me?

Tell me

If that's...

for your sake... That's enough!

If you won't stop your stubbornness...

then I too...

am fine with it

I heard the Police captured Gak-Chool

What is the meaning of this?

I told him to think three times before moving once. Noh Gak-Chool, you fool

He trusted in his physical strength before moving

How could he get a greater enterprise than this?

Is ginseng an ordinary thing?

If you look at the situation, he wasn't moving carelessly

Rather than seeing it as a mistake on our people...

we should see this as the police having greater initiative

You too, Magistrate Choi...

should have dealt not only with the goods...

but should have been concerned with where they came from

Are you telling me to take responsibility for this?

I am only saying that...

a general must share praise and criticism with his followers

And so?

We must get him out as soon as possible

We must not move thoughtlessly

Everything could go wrong if we make a mistake

Even if we miss the chance, we can redo everything

Wouldn't it be better if Gak-Chool just kept quiet?

A secret buried in the grave can't be dug out

Right now...

What are you saying?

Leave Gak-Chool to die...

Is that it?!

A small sacrifice for the greater good

Stay calm. Think about it

If we can succeed with Gak-Chool's sacrifice

that sacrifice would have more meaning than anything else!

Magistrate Choi...

Why are you so short-sighted?

Gak-Chool is one of my brothers who has lived with us for ten years

If we abandon a brother like that...

who... would trust and follow us?

Well then...

Are you proposing to break into prison?

If that's what it takes!

I will save him...

by all means...

I will save him with my own hands

Boss Jang!