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♫ Misty dawn and tender dusk, the whole world seems gentle ♫

♫ A young boy in uniform gallops under the blinking stars ♫

♫ His eyes are so loving, determined, and happy ♫

♫ Looking back, what transient beauty ♫

♫ Winter, the season when snow falls ♫

♫ But you have spring in your arms ♫

♫ The fragrance of sweet flowers fills the world ♫

♫ During the sunny summer days ♫

♫ Our feelings grow stronger ♫

♫ I'm so in love with you in autumn ♫

♫ Every falling leaf speaks of my love ♫

♫ Dancing and swirling in the air ♫

[Fall in Love]

[Episode 8]

Good evening, everyone.

You're all here today for my sake.

I know I am young and successful,

and it was because of Governor Xu's care for me

that I was able to become the Defense Commander of Shanghai.

Rumor has it that I am the "youngest King of Shanghai,"

but I don't think so.

In fact, I am serving everyone here today,

to help you live a peaceful life

and do business smoothly.

It's my responsibility to do that as the commander.

He got promoted because of the Mu Family.

Now, when he holds a party,

we actually have to come to attend it.

It's quite ridiculous.

The situation is quite different now.

I believe this is also what the Governor's family

and what Governor Xu wants.

Only when Shanghai is stable,

can we focus on dealing with the Southern government.

Supervisor Xu, I guess you have something to say.

Come.

Let's give him a round of applause.

Mr. Chen, you made me drink.

I'm not drinking anymore. I'm not drinking.

Why does that guy have a gun on him?

Commander Tan's words touched me deeply.

Among all the commanders managing Shanghai,

Commander Tan is the only one who publicly stated

that he wants to serve the business community.

I'm sure you can turn to the headquarters for help,

if you have any problems.

I believe that Commander Tan will help you in any way he can.

We have a problem right now

and we need Commander Tan to help us.

Go ahead, Junior Marshal Su.

We all know that my family

runs a loading dock in Shanghai.

Recently, due to the ongoing turmoil and war,

more than half of the workers left Shanghai for their hometowns

so a very large workforce is needed.

It's widely known that Commander Tan's army

is awaiting demobilization.

I have an idea.

Why don't you use them as labor?

This way, they'll have stable jobs.

I volunteer to work with Junior Marshal Su

and undertake the heavy task of

handling the placement of Commander Tan's soldiers.

What do you think, Commander Tan?

Junior Marshal Su. Junior Marshal Pei.

I'm very touched

that you are willing to share the burden for me.

However, my soldiers have been following me for over ten years.

I want to give them better jobs.

Commander Tan, you've set your standard so high.

Do you want all of your men to be commanders?

Commander Tan, you don't accept others' help

and you're unwilling to tell us your plan.

You don't plan to put it off forever, right?

How is that possible?

Supervisor Xu, I will do what I've promised.

Commander Tan,

you are the first defense officer in Shanghai

who has a private army.

To tell you the truth,

if an army has no plans

and only takes orders from you, who always stays in Shanghai,

and not take Supervisor Xu's orders,

we should be very worried.

No matter how strict you are, you can't guarantee

that all of your soldiers won't rebel and cause trouble.

So, we'd like you to give us a deadline.

You can give us a deadline so that we can be witnesses.

Everyone,

why does it sound like you don't trust me?

Then who are you guarding against, with your private army?

Who can I guard against?

Then do what we've asked.

Give us a deadline.

Supervisor Xu, you're forcing me.

I wouldn't dare.

I learned it from you.

There's a man with a gun. You must protect Commander Tan.

- Miss Wanqing, are you sure? - I saw it with my own eyes.

What are you doing?

Tan Si, what's going on?

It's nothing, Commander. It was just a misunderstanding.

Miss Wanqing, you must've seen things.

That's impossible. I felt the gun, too.

Could it be…

People, there's no need to panic.

It was all just a misunderstanding.

We just want a deadline.

Commander Tan, you don't have to struggle.

Fine.

Since you've all asked me to give you a deadline,

today, I promise

to demobilize all my soldiers

by the end of the year.

Supervisor Xu,

these soldiers have been following me for ten years.

I want to spend the Spring Festival with them.

It isn't too much, is it?

Now, it's twenty days before the Spring Festival.

Commander Tan,

I hope you won't forget the promise you made today.

Come in, please.

Get up!

- Put your gun down! - Put your gun down!

- Wanqing! - Husband! Husband!

Put your gun down! Put your gun down!

Don't move!

Drop the gun or I'll shoot her.

You are surrounded. Put it down!

Put your gun down. Let's talk.

Put the gun down,

and we'll let you live.

Everybody, take cover!

You!

The sniper is on the third floor!

I'll go get him!

Stay here. Don't move.

Wait till I come back.

Let her go, and we'll let you go.

Shut up! Tell your men to get out of the way.

Go!

- Tan Si, get some soldiers and follow me! - Okay.

[Far East Hotel]

Stop! Stop!

Are there any policemen around here?

No.

Very well. We need all keys to the rooms on the third floor.

[3]

Go!

[5]

Walk!

Hurry up!

Move!

Come on!

After him!

Go up! Go up!

Hurry up!

Hurry up!

Hurry up!

None of you come up here, or I'll kill her!

Fine. But there's no way out for you! Let's talk!

I won't talk to you!

Tell Xu Guangyao to come up here! I need to talk to him!

Junior Marshal! Junior Marshal!

Be careful, it may be a trap.

I want to save her.

Let's go to the guest room.

Oh my god!

Old Pei, you've finished before I can do anything.

Watch out!

Hello. I would like to ask you about two young men who just went upstairs.

One of them is very handsome.

What floor did they go to?

The third floor?

Thank you.

Okay. This is it.

Commander, we're on the fourth floor.

I'll be fine.

I'm here.

- Brother Guangyao. - I'm here. Let go of her,

and talk to me about anything you want.

Stop!

Stay right here!

Isn't it me you want to kill?

I'm right in front of you.

- Trade me for her. - No!

- How about it? - No!

Fine. Put the gun down first.

- Put it down! - No!

No!

Kick it here.

Can you replace her with me now?

- Brother Guangyao! - Don't move!

If you move again, I'll shoot you.

It's over.

With you around, I didn't need to do anything.

You handled everything yourself.

Second-guesser.

Junior Marshal Pei!

I sprained my ankle.

I can't walk anymore.

Junior Marshal Pei,

how could you just leave me here alone?

I sprained my ankle. I came here for you, so how can you leave without me?

If someone suddenly comes out and kills me,

I will blame you for my death.

I will not let you go even if I become a ghost.

Junior Marshal Pei!

You…

You saved my life again.

Have we met before?

We met in Beijing. At the student demonstration.

You were high-spirited and vigorous at that time.

You looked so bright in the crowd.

At that time, I decided that I must meet you.

Hey, Old Pei.

Junior Marshal Pei, I sprained my ankle.

Old Pei, how can you be so serious?

Couldn't you see me when I was standing here?

Why is your face so red?

Was the fight... very tiring?

You're Commander Tan's biological younger sister after all.

You both like to lie.

You...

I'm telling you.

You can insult me, but you can't insult my brother.

You were a lot more enthusiastic before,

but now you're not kind at all.

Junior Marshal Pei!

Junior Marshal Pei!

Stop following him.

I haven't gotten over it. Why haven't you been so enthusiastic to me before?

- Young Uncle. - Brother Guangyao.

- Are you all right?- Young Uncle, are you all right?

- I'm all right. - Guangyao.

You... What happened to your arm?

I'm fine. It's just a little skin trauma. Bandaging it up will be enough.

Supervisor Xu, leave everything to me.

Xu Cheng, take Supervisor Xu to take care of his wound.

Commander Tan, thank you.

My pleasure.

Brother Guangyao.

Miss Gu.

Commander Tan, thank you for your aid.

My daughter is now safe and sound. Thank you.

Mr. Mu, you are welcome.

Today, I must thank Miss Wanqing. She found the assassin in time and pushed him away.

Otherwise, many people would have been hurt.

Mr. Mu, since Miss Wanqing is the first witness,

I'll need her testimony during the interrogation.

Can you allow her to stay?

It's of great importance. So she should cooperate.

Commander Tan, while you interrogate the assassin,

please take care of my daughter and help her remain calm.

Rest assured. I'll take care of Miss Wanqing.

Thank you.

Shuang'er, you should go home first.

- Okay. Please stay safe. - Of course.

Commander.

- Where's Joseph? - He's being held on the first floor.

Let's go talk with him.

You've been crying a lot. Were you scared?

Who says I was crying?

You wiped your tears on another and you say you didn't?

Can't you…

Did I hurt you?

It doesn't matter. Let's go.

Why didn't you tell me just now? You're hurt.

Well… I saw you tending to Xu Guangyao.

Besides, it's just a little wound. I'll just take care of it myself. Let's go.

I'll go get some alcohol and bandages from the hotel.

No…

You go first.

You need to take your clothes off.

You dare not look at me. How can you dress my wound?

Who said I don't dare to look at you?

Fine.

Forget it. There are too many scars, I don't want to scare you.

- I'll ask Tan Si– - It won't. Sit still.

It'll hurt. Endure it.

Okay.

Those injuries caused you more pain, didn't they?

It's fine.

You have so many wounds.

You must have taken the lead in battles. Were you afraid of dying?

I had brothers behind me. I had to stay strong.

I was their junior marshal. I had to protect them.

No wonder his soldiers have been loyal to him

and keep fighting together with him even though he's young.

You protect them. But who protects you?

I'm lucky. Nothing will happen to me.

Do you see this wound?

I got it when I was fifteen years old.

Fifteen?

Do you know what it's like getting shot?

To be honest, it's kind of fun.

At first, you won't feel the pain.

It felt like I had been hit hard by something.

It felt very numb and hot.

If it weren't for the bleeding, you wouldn't know that you'd been shot.

But after a few seconds, you feel a sharp pain.

You have no idea what it's like.

At the time, I could even smell the bullet hole.

It smelt like... like barbecue.

How did you get through it?

As time passed, I got used to the pain.

Get ready.

All right.

Do you want my life?

Who would want your life?

Since you don't want my life,

do you want my body?

Be gentler!

I can't be too nice to you.

[St. John's Hospital]

Your bones need to heal. Remember to take your medicine.

Don't get water on your wound.

- Thank you. - Thank you, Doctor.

Thank you.

Your relationship with this Miss Mu is such a mess.

She was held hostage because of you, and you got hurt for her.

Guangyao, where was the assassin from?

He was shot by Commander Tan before I could speak to him.

But the assassin had two other accomplices.

They are now being held by Commander Tan for questioning.

Should we go and question them, too?

Sure.

- Mr. Joseph. - Commander Tan.

I really don't know how this happened. Both of my followers are new employees.

This whole thing has nothing to do with me.

So those two attendants were new employees.

- Supervisor Xu. - Commander Tan, were you able to extract any information?

Supervisor Xu, Mr. Joseph said he had nothing to do with it.

I think it'll be better for us to question them separately.

I'll interrogate the attendant with Guangyao.

After all, Joseph is a celebrity.

It would be better if you ask him yourself.

Junior Marshals, I don't want to bother you with the interrogations.

You hosted a party tonight, but assassins showed up.

People are criticizing the security at the headquarters.

If you interrogate them alone, I'm afraid someone will make use of it.

Yes. If we can interrogate and be witnesses, you can avoid further complications.

Commander Tan doesn't believe us, but we still have a ghost in our hearts.

I'm an honest person. I have nothing to be afraid of.

If you want to interrogate, just do it. I'd love to be free of the burden.

Okay.

- Xu Cheng. - Yes.

Take the assassin to the room next door.

Yes. Take him away!

Open the door.

Guangyao, do you know why I want to interrogate him?

Are you afraid Tan Xuanlin will cheat and get himself off the hook?

You're right about one of the reasons.

What's the other reason?

Old Su and I were both here tonight. Tan Xuanlin has always been cunning.

I was afraid he would pin it on the Su Family and my family.

We have to be vigilant against him.

Old Pei, you're very considerate.

We do have to be careful when facing bandits like Tan Xuanlin.

In the end, we must thoroughly investigate the whole thing.

We can't give anyone the opportunity to make an issue of it.

Commander Tan, when will you let me go?

Mr. Joseph, I'm so sorry.

I know what happened tonight has nothing to do with you.

So, I'll call for someone to drive you home right now.

Do... do you mean I can go now?

Of course. Tan Si, have someone drive Mr. Joseph home.

- Say hello to his wife for me. - Yes.

Commander Tan, since you knew I was not behind this,

why did you still hold me here?

The assassins tried to kill the son of Governor Xu,

so I had to hold you and go through the motions. I'm really sorry.

But... you could have told me beforehand.

Were you playing with me?

Mr. Joseph, this way, please.

You clearly knew that Joseph wasn't behind the scenes, but you pretended to interrogate him.

Were you deliberately acting in front of Brother Guangyao?

You guessed it again.

Brother Guangyao is a gentleman.

Don't play those dirty tricks on him.

How can you say they are dirty tricks?

Let me tell you. I was acting for your sake today.

- For my sake? - Yes.

Although you and Xu Guangyao are childhood friends,

you've not seen each other for over ten years.

A man's mind is unpredictable.

Besides, you're his secretary now.

If I didn't test him,

how could I let you stay with him?

You're being unreasonable.

If I really find something

that can prove Xu Guangyao is a hypocrite,

then I'll be more than relieved.

What do you mean?

At least,

you wouldn't choose him over me. Right?

It's none of your business.

I'm talking about sides.

See? You misunderstood me again.

You're always fantasizing about me.

I only want to do one thing right now.

It's to sew your mouth together.

Did you mean Commander Tan sent you to assassinate me?

That's right. It was him.

We owed him,

and we were supposed to be loyal to him.

But when one of my partners failed an assassination,

he actually shot my partner to cover his tracks.

He even tried to kill me to avoid further problems.

Since he is unkind, he can't blame me for being unkind to him.

Guangyao, I told you that Tan Xuanlin must be behind this.

He is so unlucky.

He deserves it.

Junior Marshal, this was all I could find.

[Military Government of Guangzhou in the Republic of China, General Check]

Guangyao, should we report to your father right away?

Let's go see Commander Tan's interrogation.

Commander Tan, where's Joseph?

We have wronged him.

Joseph had nothing to do with what happened tonight, so I let him go.

It wasn't Joseph indeed.

This brat has already made a confession.

You.

Repeat what you just said.

That's right.

That's him. Commander Tan. It's him!

You can't blame him.

You can only blame the man who ordered him around.

He's too stupid.

What do you think, Commander Tan?

Do you want to say something?

I have nothing to say.

You condemn me because of a thug's words.

What else can I say?

I don't think Commander Tan would be so stupid.

Who would carry out an assassination at his own victory party?

Commander Tan,

now that his life is in your hands,

he doesn't have to slander you. Does he?

It must be because you wanted to kill him to hide something.

He was so desperate, that he gave you away.

Brother Guangyao, when his partner tried to shoot you,

Commander Tan rushed forward and saved you.

We were all there.

What if he knew the assassination would fail

and decided to save Guangyao on the spur-of-the-moment

in an attempt to clear his name?

Supervisor Xu,

what do you think?

Before we jump to conclusions,

I'd like to show you all something.

- Xu Cheng. - Yes.

Give me the money.

[Military Government of Guangzhou in the Republic of China, General Check]

This is a Cantonese check.

Look at the issue date. It was issued this year.

I'm curious why, as an attendant of a Jewish merchant in Shanghai,

you would carry Cantonese checks that can only be used thousands of miles away?

I…

I went on a business trip to Guangzhou.

You just said yourself that you just came back from America.

As soon as you came back, you went to work as a clerk in Joseph's foreign firm.

If you went a few years ago,

why do you have Cantonese banknotes issued this year?

So, you didn't return from America after studying there.

You lied to Joseph.

You were sent by the Southern government.

You created a fake identity and a fake resume.

Also, you exchanged your Cantonese checks for silver dollars and Shanghai checks

so that you could easily use them in Shanghai.

But the reason why you left a few Cantonese banknotes

is so you could take the train back to Guangzhou after the assassination.

You would need Cantonese banknotes and change for the rickshaw.

You wouldn't be able to exchange silver dollars or use Shanghai banknotes there.

Am I right?

Well said.

You deserve to be called a student of Baoding Military Academy.

I really admire you.

Commander Tan, are you actually in the mood to make jokes right now?

If it wasn't for the Cantonese banknote, you would still be a suspect.

I believe you won't treat me wrongly.

Junior Marshal, he's already dead.

- Take him away. - Yes.

Come here!

Timing and Subtitles done by the ♡ Once Upon in Love♡ Team @Viki

Good for you.

We can't get his testimony anymore.

It's obvious. It was the Southern government that sent those assassins.

The plotter behind it is trying to drive a wedge between us and the Governor's mansion.

The prisoner died without telling us who was behind it.

Besides, we don't know…

I'll try to find out who was behind it.

I believe that this has nothing to do with Commander Tan.

I believe you, Supervisor Xu.

You're not like the others who slandered me

- without finding proof. - You!

Brother Guangyao, your arm is hurt. You should go home and rest.

Okay. Let's leave together.

Supervisor Xu, Miss Mu hasn't finished her statement yet.

She can't leave yet.

- Don't worry. I'll go home when I finish the statement. - But…

Rest assured. I'll drive her home safely.

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face ♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face ♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫