Original subtitles

=Sword Rose=

=Episode 18=

I can't believe you.

Why did you lie to me again?

Everyone's home?

Director's here.

Just in time for a meal.

No need to be so formal.

Let me introduce you.

This is Officer Ai

and Officer Yan.

Jing's father.

- Hello. - Hello.

We've found a new lead recently.

These are children's clothes.

Check if any seem familiar.

How about this one?

Do you recognize it?

This one

looks kind of familiar.

Are you sure?

Take a closer look.

Yes, I remember it.

I bought this in town.

Honey.

Let's go.

Honey.

Honey.

Look, the shirt in the photo.

Do you remember it?

We three went to the market

and bought it there.

Think about it.

Who said it?

I sewed this on myself.

You don't remember?

You even said it looked ugly back then.

But Jing liked it.

She even refused to take it off when going to bed.

Right, Jing?

You don't remember?

You even slept in it.

Mom sewed it with love.

How could I forget?

I remember it now.

It was in 1997.

The return of Hong Kong, China.

The whole country was celebrating.

Our family wanted to celebrate too,

so we went

to the town market.

See?

We made some progress today.

Let's head back

and report this to Director Deng.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

Lawyer Sun.

Xiaoxing?

Didn't Director Deng and the others say

they'll notify you once they have something?

Waiting at home is the same as waiting here.

I can't sit still anywhere.

It's been 11 years.

For the first time,

I feel Xiaoguang is close.

Only here

can I feel at peace.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

Someone new?

If you're still asking about my hometown,

I really have nothing more to say.

These were found in your old home.

You said you only took three kids.

Then what about these?

I bought them.

I like kids' clothes.

What's wrong with that?

Where did you buy them?

How much?

It's been so long. Who would remember?

We verified

the kitten on this shirt.

It was hand-stitched by the child's mother.

I found it.

Is that a crime too?

Hong Jinfeng.

Whether you admit it or not,

these are clothes from abducted kids.

They're evidence of your crime.

I didn't abduct them.

I was saving them.

The parents of the boy from Pingli Town

were busy eating breakfast themselves.

They left him

playing by the roadside alone.

He nearly fell into a ditch.

I saved him.

And that little girl.

I gave her some candy,

and she left with me.

She looked like

she couldn't even afford candy.

I sent her to a wealthy family

in the provincial capital.

She got to live in a huge villa.

Tell me. Could her parents

give her that?

So you're saying you're doing a good deed

by helping them and saving them.

Aren't I?

They're doing great.

They're happy.

We found more stuff in your old home.

Where did you find that?

That's mine.

You can't touch it.

Where did all this come from?

I earned it.

I worked hard for it.

That's my hard-earned money.

How is that hard-earned money?

It's dirty money you made from abducting kids.

- What do you mean? - I'm telling you.

You're not getting a single cent.

Those parents

gave it to me to thank me.

I was helping them.

I helped those parents.

Those parents needed kids.

I helped those kids too.

I gave them a better life.

How is that dirty money?

I don't get it.

Hong Jinfeng.

We've mentioned so many kids,

yet you showed no reaction.

But you panic at the mention of money.

That's my money!

Money matters the most to you?

Money's all you care about?

Let me tell you.

If you won't confess,

you'll lose more than just money.

Don't take my money.

Don't take my money!

That's mine.

That's my hard-earned money!

A lifetime of hard-earned money!

Don't take my money...

I'm begging you...

Don't take my money.

Don't take my money.

Don't take it...

I...

I'll confess.

I'll come clean.

Let's start with the lawyer's son.

That kid was really disobedient.

He kept crying.

(Linshan City Police Bureau) No matter what I do, it didn't work.

I was afraid someone might discover,

so I buried him.

Who leaked the info

and let Lawyer Sun go there?

We never expected that.

He was staking out downstairs,

watching our cars.

Who knows for how long?

Speaking of which,

do you believe it's Sun Xiaoguang?

I hope not,

but the info matches.

If that's the case,

he's really unlucky.

It was his only hope.

He searched for years

only to get this result.

Will he break down?

Better to know the truth than wait forever.

(Personal Page: Sun Wenhan)

(The police have found my lost child. Thanks to everyone who provided leads.)

(Confirm Deletion)

(Confirm Deletion)

(Tuanyuan Restaurant, Help Find My Daughter)

Lawyer Sun!

Lawyer Sun!

Why are you here?

Director Deng and the rest have been looking for you.

Why didn't you answer your phone?

What's wrong?

What's come over you, Lawyer Sun?

What are you doing?

Lawyer Sun.

What's come over you?

Say something.

Lawyer Sun.

You...

What happened?

What's going on? What happened?

Lawyer Sun.

I'm fine.

Madam Zhang.

No...

You don't look fine at all.

Xiaoxing.

This is

your brother Luo Xiaoyu's

information

and leads I found earlier.

I've asked Bring Lost Children Home

to keep looking for him.

Take it.

Take it.

No.

What's wrong with you?

I'm sorry, Xiaoxing.

I have to go.

Go?

Where are you going?

Are you leaving for work or...

Lawyer Sun.

Madam Zhang.

Take care.

Lawyer Sun.

Something's wrong.

Just tell us.

What's going on?

You're worrying us.

Yeah, just tell us.

Xiaoguang...

might be gone.

What do you mean?

He's dead?

Lawyer Sun!

Lawyer Sun!

(Tuanyuan Restaurant, Help Find My Daughter)

Is my Xiaoyu

also dead?

No.

Xiaoxing, no.

- I'm scared. - We'll find Xiaoyu.

Don't be scared.

Don't be scared.

I promised my mom...

Don't be afraid.

We must stay hopeful.

Stay hopeful.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

Director, you're still here.

Hong Jinfeng gave us some leads.

I need to sort them out right away.

Why are you still here?

You didn't eat with them?

We have already finished.

Mr. Yin told me to bring you supper.

I left it outside.

Eat if you're hungry.

I didn't realize it was this late.

You should take a break.

You've caught experienced traffickers

like Madam Hong and Huang Chuan.

You don't need

to prove yourself this hard.

If you burn out, it's all pointless.

So you think

I'm doing this to prove myself.

Let me tell you a case.

Back in 1986,

an abduction case happened

near Linshan's Wenchang Street.

1986, Wenchang Street?

You mean the case

with Tuanyuan Restaurant's owner's daughter?

I heard former director mention it before.

A crippled man

took the girl away.

There was a witness,

but she was terrified.

She just kept saying "Cripple".

All she knew was

he was crippled,

so it became a cold case.

Yes.

What if I said

I was that witness?

I was the one

who saw my friend

get taken away.

I was frozen in fear and helpless.

Would you still think

I was born for the job

to fight trafficking?

No way.

I have no reason to lie about this.

Ask former director.

He'll tell you if it's true.

You're not joking?

It

was Thursday, October 2, 1986,

around 4 PM.

Like usual,

we were playing outside.

We were both in 2nd grade

at Linnan Primary School on Songtao Road.

Ranran, stop hiding!

Come out!

Ranran!

Her name was Lin Ran.

My best friend.

You couldn't find me.

You hid really well.

Back then,

school ended at 3.30 PM.

We played a bit.

She was heading home,

but I wanted her to stay longer.

So...

I did something I regret deeply.

I made her stay and play with me.

Play with me a little longer?

It's my birthday today.

It's your birthday?

Happy birthday!

She wanted to buy me a gift.

(Little Sun Grocery Store)

So we went there together.

But

we didn't bring enough money.

Here.

It went up by a yuan this year.

It's six yuan minimum.

It's your birthday today.

How could I let you get the money?

I'll go get it.

You're the best.

Wait for me, okay?

Yanyan, wait for me!

Okay!

Just like that, she left my sight.

I remember clearly.

After Lin Ran left,

the shopkeeper said only two sentences.

Little girl.

You really like this music box?

That was the first sentence.

The second sentence was...

"It's getting late."

"Why not take it home first?"

"Pay me another day."

It's getting late.

Why not take it home first?

Pay me another day.

Those two lines only took about five seconds.

And then,

I saw

the most terrifying thing in my life.

Ranran!

The alley isn't long.

Only about 60 meters.

Ranran!

An eight-year-old running to the end

would take over seconds.

Ranran!

Ranran!

In just ten seconds,

they vanished.

Ranran!

Ranran!

This whole thing

could've been avoided.

Because

my birthday isn't October 2nd.

It's October 4th, two days later.

I said that to make her

play with me longer.

If I hadn't lied to her,

she wouldn't have met that trafficker. Yanyan!

Yanyan!

No matter what, I caused this.

I ruined Madam Zhang's family.

So I keep thinking

none of this would've happened

if I didn't exist.

She could've gone to school,

found a job,

chased her dreams,

and lived the life she wanted like me.

But now,

I don't even know if she's alive or dead.

(To Lin Ran) (Ever since that day,)

(I've always written her letters.)

(I pretended she just went far away.)

(I wrote for over 20 years.)

(Later, Madam Zhang took over)

(the noodle restaurant we used to go to.)

(She was afraid Lin Ran wouldn't find her way home.)

(Former director told me the tech department long ago created)

(a simulation of what Lin Ran would look like as an adult.)

(Missing Person) (But Madam Zhang)

(insisted on using her eight-year-old photo)

(on the missing person posters.)

(I know)

(she's never been able to move on.)

(Neither have I.)

(In the 90s, Zhao Bingli was seen near Little Sun Stationery Store.)

(In 2004, a trafficker was linked to Zhao Bingli.)

(Name: Lin Ran)

(To find Lin Ran,)

(I entered the police academy.)

(I repeatedly applied to my superiors)

(to join the Anti-abduction Office.)

(I gave everything I had)

(and caught many people.)

(I saw through the hypocrisy,)

(indifference, lies, and madness,)

(but I still couldn't find Lin Ran.)

(Nanjie Province, Linshan City Map) (But I know)

(it's all worth it.)

(Those smiles of reunion)

(keep me going,)

(pushing me forward)

(to help the ones suffering)

(Missing Person) (reclaim their stolen lives)

(so that they can grow up safely,)

(study, fall in love, and grow old.)

(Just like Lin Ran should have.)

(Name: Lin Ran)

(So)

(if I used to only want to find Lin Ran,)

(now I want to find everyone.)

Maybe that's why I keep investigating.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

The test report for that child in Yalu Village is out.

He's not Lawyer Sun's son, Sun Xiaoguang.

The child's mother

is the editor-in-chief of a local magazine.

Her name is Qiao Suhan.

Her husband's surname is Chen.

He was also a lawyer.

After their child went missing,

Lawyer Chen took his own life.

Notify the family.

What's wrong?

How do we tell them?

They searched for their child for years.

We finally found him,

only for us to say...

"Please claim the body at the station."

I can't say it.

(DNA Test Report)

Hello?

Is this Ms. Qiao Suhan?

This is Linshan City Police Bureau's Anti-abduction Office.

We've found your son, Qiao Zhe.

But he has passed away.

We hope you can make a trip

to the station.

Telling her the truth

is better than letting her wait forever.

(Trafficking is cruel, but love exists. The search for lost children shows it.)

The suspect

has been brought to justice.

The law will give you justice.

Please accept our condolences.

If there's anything you need,

you can tell us.

There's nothing that I need.

Thank you.

Thank you

for finding my child.

All these years,

I kept hoping...

I hoped he'd come home

and call me "Mom" again.

But now...

But now...

But...

It's better this way.

He died shortly

after getting taken away.

I guess

he probably didn't suffer much.

Qiao.

Go home with me.

I'll take you home.

(Trafficking is cruel, but love exists. The search for lost children shows it.)

(Many told me)

(anti-trafficking work is hard.)

(But no matter how hard,)

(there's still hope)

(as long as we don't give up.)

(But what lies at hope's end?)

(What Qiao Suhan suffered)

(is what I feared the most.)

(It's also the hardest)

(for anti-trafficking officers.)

(It reminds me again)

(that Lin Ran)

(may never come home.)

(But)

(no matter how slim the hope,)

(we must keep searching.)

(This is our mission.)

(Lin Ran,)

(Luo Xiaoyu,)

(Sun Xiaoguang,)

(and all the other victims)

(are still waiting for me.)

(I can't give up yet.)

Hello?

Lawyer Sun, this is Deng Yan.

We ran the DNA test on the child

and found that he's not Sun Xiaoguang.

So please don't worry.

We'll keep investigating.

There's still hope.

Please don't give up.

I won't give up.

I'll keep searching.

♪The shape of the umbrella♪

♪Searching day after day♪

♪For the person you used to be♪

♪The night stretches on♪

♪But light always returns♪

♪Who has the courage to embrace♪

♪A kindness wrapped in silence?♪

♪Who can stay true for a lifetime♪

♪Through lies and truth?♪

♪You're facing me♪

♪Tiny corner♪

♪Brilliant starlight♪

♪Who has the courage to embrace♪

♪A kindness wrapped in silence?♪

(I will find you. I absolutely will!)

(You must stay alive! You must!)

♪Through lies and truth?♪

♪You're facing me♪

♪Tiny corner♪

(Bus Schedule. Qingluo Town to Linshan City)

(Qingluo Town to Linshan City)

(Rural Transport. Linshan City, Qingluo Town)

Qingluo Town. Is anyone getting off?

This is Qingluo Town.

(In recent years,)

(China has made major progress in anti-trafficking.)

(To further improve) Miss,

(its efficiency and accuracy,) Is this seat taken?

(China launched)

(a national DNA database for anti-trafficking.)

(This database is led by police,)

(with support from research institutions,)

(to build a nationwide DNA database.)

(Since its creation,)

(it has helped many trafficked children)

(find their way home)

(and reunited many broken families,)

(greatly improving the outcomes and efficiency)

(of anti-trafficking work.)

(We encourage all citizens)

(to learn about and support this mission.)

(If you suspect trafficking cases near you)

(or have any leads,)

(please contact the police immediately.)

Buddy.

Where should I get off

for People's Hospital?

(Linshan City People's Hospital)

This bus

goes right to the hospital.

Just listen

for the conductor's call.

Don't fall asleep.

Thanks.

No problem.

(Our reporter also learned)

(from Linshan City's Anti-abduction Office)

(that five types of people can test their DNA for free.)

(Including biological parents of confirmed victims,)

(biological parents of missing children requesting testing,)

(rescued trafficked children,)

(unidentified,)

(possibly trafficked children,)

(and homeless children of unknown origin.)

(Eligible citizens can contact)

(Linshan City Anti-abduction Office,)

(Bring Lost Children Home, a nonprofit organization,)

(or Linshan City's hospital for consultation.)

(We believe)

(joint efforts from society)

(will help more missing children)

(return to their families)

(and live happy lives.)

(Stay tuned for more details.)

We reached People's Hospital.

Anyone getting off?

(Linshan City People's Hospital) People's Hospital.

Young man.

Can I ask you something?

How do I get to the hospital on this flyer?

Sir.

Are you looking for your family?

I'm helping my child find his birth parents.

Sir.

Look.

It says to go to the hospital for blood testing.

It won't work if only you go.

You have to bring the child for the test.

Besides,

in your situation,

you should go to the police first.

The police station

has an Anti-abduction Office

that handles these cases.

Look. The police station's over there.

Just follow this road

and walk about 200 meters.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

(For The People)

Sir.

Can I help you?

Officer.

I'm trying to find my child's birth parents.

Which department should I go to?

Sir. I'm with the Anti-abduction Office.

My name is Ai Xin.

Come in with me.

Let me get

some details first.

That's great.

Let's go.

(Linshan City Police Bureau)

(Household Registration Info) His name is Qi Defu.

He's from Qingluo Town, Ruicheng County.

He said his child, Yuan,

was found in a garbage dump.

He's 13 years old.

He's always wanted to help the boy find his real parents.

He saw our flyer

and came to ask about it.

Ai Xin received him.

(Household Registration Info. Name: Qi Defu)

Qingluo Town...

Isn't that where Sun Xiaoguang was abandoned?

Could this Yuan be Sun Xiaoguang?

Here, Yan Lei.

Go to Qi Defu's house with Chang Rui.

Bring the child back for a blood test.

Jiajia, you and Ai Xin go to the local police station

and investigate the details.

Okay.

Dad.

I'm almost done organizing everything.

Once I finish, we can sell it tomorrow.

Who told you to do this?

Instead of studying,

you're doing this stuff.

You want to collect junk for your whole life?

Where will that get you?

Dad.

If I can't do it well, I'll take my time.

Don't be mad.

You're clumsy.

I'm old.

How long do I have to take care of you?

Dad, what's wrong with you today?

Why are you so mad?

What?

You don't like to hear it?

Don't stay here then.

Get out of my sight!

Still doing it?

Still doing it?

I told you to stop.

I told you to stop!

Dad, is your back okay? Dad!

Don't call me!

Dad.

Dad?

Dad?

- Get lost! - Dad!

Dad!

Dad!

I'm your birth child.

You can't just get rid of me.

Dad.

What's wrong with him today?

Why is he so mad?

(Key Secondary School Year 1 Entrance Exam, Transcripts)

(Award Certificate)

(Reunion Campaign, DNA Search for Family)

Qi Defu is a local.

He makes a living collecting junk.

He has a teenage son,

who's pretty smart.

Also,

the kid has good grades.

Was the child born in Qingluo Town?

No.

According to him,

Yuan was born in another province.

When he was a little over one year old,

his mother ran off with someone else.

Qi Defu brought the child back to Qingluo Town.

He said he found the kid.

Here we are.

Yuan went out to play.

Let's talk inside.

The mountain path's too narrow for your car.

Sorry to make you walk this far.

As you can see, my house isn't great.

Have a seat.

It's fine.

Let me pour you some water.

No need.

Sit.

We're here

to find out some things.

You said you found the child, right?

Yes.

Do you remember when that was?

It was many years ago.

I don't quite remember

the exact time.

About 11 years ago?

Yes.

He was just over a year old when I found him.

Now,

he's about to start middle school.

Do you remember where you found him?

It was where I usually collected bottles.

Can you be more specific?

I went to pick up bottles near a trash bin again.

I heard a sound coming from the bin.

I went over and opened it

to find a child.

At first, I didn't want to bother.

But if I didn't,

wouldn't the child have died?

So

I brought him home.

Do you live here?

Yes, I...

I live downstairs.

And Yuan lives upstairs.

You raised him all by yourself?

If I had food to eat,

he had food to eat.

But

this kid is really smart.

He has good grades.

All the award certificates behind you are his.

(Award Certificate) If his parents take him home,

he won't bring them shame.

I'm just afraid

that his parents might reject Yuan

because I raised him.

You saved him

and raised him into a good kid.

No one will reject him.

And no one will reject you either.

♪What kind of person do you want to be?♪

♪A beacon in the night, lighting the way for others♪

♪A brave soul♪

♪No matter the role I play♪

♪My heart stays true♪

♪Through it all, I became who I am♪

♪I walked my youth with nothing to regret♪

♪Bearing love's pain, I fight for the impossible♪

♪Never letting down those unwavering eyes♪

♪Go on river, just keep flowing♪

♪With steady eyes, I raise my hand♪

♪The gentle strength of navy blue, one moment etched in eternity♪

♪Once I choose this path, I won't turn back♪

♪Let time come and go as it will♪

♪There's always someone behind the spotlight♪

♪What we cherish in time stays forever new♪

♪Just like my heart♪

♪It will never rust♪

♪This heart in navy blue♪

♪Will never rust♪WEBVTT

♪Will never rust♪