Original subtitles

♪In the city of steel, secrets lie frozen♪

♪We build our walls on opposing sides♪

♪Amid the haze of war, illusions spread♪

♪Reflections in our eyes reveal what we once were♪

♪The steel forest swallows every echo♪

♪A line of lies, a line of truth♪

♪On the battlefield of fate♪

♪What does it matter if we stand opposed♪

♪Forge the past♪

♪Into a medal for a brand new world♪

=Higher=

=Episode 17=

Why should I turn myself in?

I didn't do any of this.

Mu Jie,

I never thought you'd be this kind of person,

that you'd stoop so low.

And you?

You used my feelings

to get close to me.

So where do you

draw the line?

Answer me.

Do you even understand what Supercontrol No. 3 really is?

That scar on the back of your neck.

Is it from using the brain-computer interface

to control disabled people?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Mu Jie,

stop being stubborn.

I know you're not like this.

It's not too late

to turn back.

Then tell me,

how do I do that?

If you want to,

we can.

Then I want to go with you.

We can run away far from here,

together.

Running away won't fix anything.

Right now, you're the only one who can save me.

I'm begging you.

Help me,

please?

Right.

You got close to me

just to investigate Amethyst Group.

All of you have been using me.

You never loved me!

You brought this on yourself.

I told you

it wasn't me.

Why won't you believe me?

How am I supposed to believe you?

Fine.

I'll prove it to you.

Bai,

how's the food?

You've improved a lot. It's delicious.

It is?

But you didn't touch your favorite

braised chicken with potatoes.

Oh,

it was too far away.

I'll eat it now.

Bai.

Is something on your mind?

No, I'm just eating.

I'm fine.

Are you thinking about Jiang Zhen?

It's late

and he still isn't back.

Where did he go?

He went to see Ms. Mu.

My sister-in-law?

Bai.

I've never known how to bring this up,

but I feel like I should warn you.

She's not as simple as she seems.

You need to be careful around her.

Careful?

Mu Jie, have you lost your mind?

Zhen,

did you ever love me?

Stop struggling.

Let me handle this.

Bai,

have you and Jiang Zhen

been investigating something lately?

It's okay if you don't want to tell me,

but whatever it is,

I'll help you.

Don't worry.

Jiang Zhen's strong and smart.

I'm sure he'll be fine.

Do you really want

to know

what Supercontrol No. 3 is?

It's a brain-computer interface chip.

We implant it in disabled people

so they can control their limbs

with their thoughts.

Your leg was crippled.

You should understand better than anyone.

The body can heal,

but the brain is under someone else's control.

You make them kill themselves,

kill others,

and

even send them to kill me.

That wasn't aimed at you.

Don't take it personally.

You come at me all high and mighty,

accusing me, but you conveniently ignore

how you used me,

lied to me,

and toyed with a woman's feelings.

Jiang Zhen,

what exactly am I to you?

I admit,

if I hurt you, I'm sorry.

But you still have to answer

for what you did.

Answer for it?

Based on what?

Those worthless pieces of paper you found?

Mu Jie,

I advise you to turn back.

Turn back?

Fine, then take me with you.

I'll turn back.

Jiang Zhen,

you should take a good look at the people around you.

Are they friends

or foes?

What do you mean?

Do you really think

Nong Qianya's kidnapping

was that simple?

You're underestimating my sister.

Mu Jie, don't think you can shift

the blame to Ya by saying that.

Ya?

Ya.

Ya.

Sounds like you're pretty close.

You better figure out

what kind of person

she really is.

Why are you back so late?

Jiang.

Ya.

Are you hiding something from us?

What are you talking about?

Ya,

did you stage

your own kidnapping?

What are you talking about?

You come back late and start talking nonsense.

The kidnapping

was staged by me.

But I had no choice.

I can't go back to the Nong family.

Because I found out their biggest secret.

My eldest brother was never in a coma.

Impossible.

His body can't move,

but his mind is awake.

Amethyst Group's brain-computer interface research

started because of him.

He was bedridden by illness.

To stand again,

he started the Morning Star Project.

It failed at first,

but finally, he developed

the consciousness transfer technology.

What does that mean?

My brother used that technology

to live inside my sister-in-law's mind.

The one lying in bed

is just an empty shell.

Then I want to go with you.

We can run away far from here,

together.

I'm begging you.

Help me.

So...

that was her asking me for help.

Feeling sorry for her now?

If she were the mastermind,

I could tell myself

I was doing the right thing.

But she's also a victim.

That makes it hard for me to come to terms with that.

We judge actions, not thoughts.

We're only human.

We can't open her head

to tell which actions were hers

and which were Nong Cangqin's.

You know,

technology can sometimes be

so terrifying.

If one day I'm controlled,

you have to kill me

without hesitation.

How old are you?

That's childish.

Dawn will break.

Everything will pass.

♪Who will hide fate♪

♪Within the dust of the past♪

♪Understanding love and hate♪

♪Yet refusing♪

♪To surrender to time♪

♪Beyond the dark, colours bloom♪

♪Knowing the end yet still I follow♪

♪Burning all away, even if alone♪

♪If all of this is just a game♪

♪If vows will fade one day♪

♪Then grant eternity to memory♪

♪May the land and faith♪

♪Never be forgotten♪

♪Even as time ages♪

♪Through the endless night♪

♪Braving frost and storm♪

♪Till clear skies return♪

♪Even if fate loves to twist♪

♪And sorrow turns to song♪

♪The world replaced♪

♪Yet starlight still falls♪

♪To bloom once more♪

♪In the faint light, I♪

♪Compare myself to it♪