Original subtitles

RUGAL

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGION AND INCIDENTS

PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

-Hurry! -Quick!

I WAS KILLED BY THE SICK MURDERER KANG GI-BEOM

-Gwang-cheol, Mi-na. -My goodness.

EPISODE 9

We'll lie low for the time being.

And we'll move separately.

-Got it. -Gi-beom, get some rest.

Okay.

Okay, I caught you.

-What's going on? -67H 2661.

They're shoving a body bag into this van. We have to catch these punks.

Maybe they'll hang it somewhere else.

-What's the location? -2661...

I'll track them and let you know.

Let's go.

We just got here and have to go back out.

Wait, hold on.

There are a bunch of them.

According to the movements...

One, two. No, there are three.

It looks like something's going on at the park too.

We'll split up and track them down.

Once you find it, move on to the next.

And just return when we're done, right?

Mi-na, you should stay.

Why?

Gi-beom must be confused.

Stay and look after him.

Okay.

I WAS KILLED BY THE SICK MURDERER KANG GI-BEOM

Enough. How many times do I have to see it?

All the data from the scenes

of important cases must be played repeatedly and saved.

Fine. Do whatever you want.

Data saved.

All of us are still shaken up by the recent attack at the park,

and another gruesome incident took place this morning.

A sign with the name of the perpetrator

was found at the scene, which is very unusual.

However, the person is deceased,

so the police investigation is back to square one.

Mr. Kang died last November

while trying to escape the prison

after being sentenced to death for killing his wife.

The police think that this was a deliberate act

to take advantage of the chaos to weaken governmental authority

and plan to get to the bottom of it immediately.

DEAD BODY, COP

"Kang Gi-beom"?

DEAD BODY, COP KANG GI-BEOM

THIS PAGE CANNOT BE ACCESSED

He's dead?

DELETING NETWORK DATA

Hold on. I keep erasing stuff, but it's never-ending.

Shall we just message them and ask them to delete these?

Do you think they'll do it?

Just erase them and delete the accounts.

Are people not interested in Argos anymore?

Everyone is talking about Gi-beom.

It'll only get worse because of the news.

How long will it take to delete everything?

Let's focus.

Yes, ma'am. Focus.

Cleared.

Cleared.

No.

It's not true.

Why are you asking to speak to a dead person?

Yes, we will find out who did this.

Detective Yang. This person saw a man who looks like Kang Gi-beom.

Just say okay and hang up!

All right.

Take it easy.

A man died, and we have to catch a ghost?

Does it make sense to you?

What a crazy conspiracy theory.

We're surrounded by reporters right now.

Reporters? Why are they here?

You and Kang Gi-beom were friends.

Be careful.

Damn it!

This is the Violent Crimes Unit.

HWANG DEUK-GU

Oh, my goodness.

Mr. Vice Chairman, it's nice to hear your voice first thing in the morning.

By the way, is it really okay to cause big trouble like this?

What are you talking about? We haven't even begun yet.

I'll take responsibility for everything. Just enjoy the ride and rake in money.

If I could actually do that, I'd be very grateful.

Just make sure you get us the things we need.

We have plenty of dead bodies, so don't you worry.

By the way, you acted as if you'd never even talk to me again.

Why did you change your mind?

Work is work. We should put personal feelings aside.

I'll remember that.

All right. I hope all goes well. Talk later.

Nothing's going his way,

so he's desperate.

All right. Keep on sinking, Hwang Deuk-gu.

Hwang Deuk-gu didn't send him, though. Will this be okay?

Have you seen a dead man talk?

Beat him up to a pulp and hang him.

Jeez, you moron. You should've paid back the money on time.

It's not like we want to do this.

The economy is bad, so I'm struggling too.

If my wife and kids find out,

they'll be shocked.

Please make sure

they can never find my corpse.

If we deduct the labor costs,

we won't break even with what we can make off your body.

Please spare my family.

-Right? -Yes.

-It'd be too cruel to kill all of you. -Yes.

This isn't the Peach Garden Oath.

Don't worry too much.

We should spare the lives of those who will pay us back.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

All right, no problem.

Okay, let's see.

"Kang Gi-beom is a murderer."

"Kang Gi-beom is alive."

Oh, I like this one.

"Kang Gi-beom is hiding amongst us."

What do you think?

By the way, how did Kang Gi-beom get involved in this?

I have no idea.

I have no interest in learning about those who have anything to do with Deuk-gu.

We should just do what we were told to do

and get paid for the job, okay?

Hang it around his neck and take him.

Okay.

What? What's going on?

What the hell?

Hey!

Who the hell are you? Identify yourself!

Usually, I just beat up bastards like you without killing them and hand them over.

Who the fuck are you?

But today is an exception.

Fuck!

Hey, come here.

Don't come near me.

Stay away. You'd better stay put.

If you don't, I'll stab this guy! Okay?

POLICE LINE, DO NOT CROSS

What if we get caught?

Let's just leave, okay?

Hey, can't you hear the subscriber count going up?

If I upload this, the subscriber count will skyrocket.

Some of the hanged bodies were scorched.

I think this is where everything began.

-Hey, let's go in. -What?

Gosh.

Hey, stand there and record a video of me.

So that man, Kang Gi-beom, was here?

Hey, how could he have been here when he's dead?

Are you ready?

Oh, my.

That's so dangerous.

A COP ASSAULTS THE CHAIRMAN OF ARGOS

How can I

kill people who don't die even if I kill them?

I'll just make them want to die.

Those who think they're just

can't bear getting their hands dirty.

That's why you're still alive.

You don't need to be ashamed.

It's okay to get your hands a little dirty. Your survival comes first.

Min-jun.

Answer me, Seol Min-jun.

Yes, sir.

I like that you don't think.

You just do what you're told to do.

You said

I wouldn't be spared otherwise.

Just keep this up, and you won't get whacked.

But from time to time,

I miss the old you.

You had a knack for blindsiding people.

About an ex-cop being pegged as the perpetrator...

We made sure it'll be seen as a rumor.

People don't want to talk about it openly, but most of them

believe that Argos was behind the recent incidents.

If we manage to use the media wisely,

people will blame Argos

-instead of the police-- -All of that sounds nice,

but it's not realistic.

I didn't say it'd be easy.

It's not about that.

PARK ATTACK VICTIMS

This contains the park attack victims' DNA test results.

They're all ordinary people.

What's crazier is that they're the victims of missing-person

and abduction cases, which the police failed to solve.

So the assailants were ordinary people who were abducted?

Do you know how upset I am right now?

Kang Gi-beom or whatever his name is... I wish he were alive.

I wish he were the real killer so that I could put him behind bars.

I'll find a way to make sure the police don't suffer any damage.

Chief Choi,

you're no exception.

You know that, right?

She's not an easy target.

Gi-beom, can you hear me?

Hey, Gwang-cheol. What's going on?

-The police-- -They've figured out

that we're Rugal and that you're alive.

It's all over the Internet now.

-What? -Run away.

If you get caught, you'll be screwed.

Gwang-cheol.

What's going on?

MURDERER KANG GI-BEOM CONFIRMED TO BE ALIVE, NOW ON THE RUN

Wake up, Kang Gi-beom.

Gosh.

You scared me.

-What happened? -What's wrong?

-Did someone chase you in your dream? -"Dream"?

How long was I out for?

About ten minutes?

What is this?

Why am I here?

You were dizzy and hallucinating, so I was doing some checkups.

I tied you down because you kept moving.

Those eyes are sensitive, so you can't move during a checkup.

How are the eyes?

-They seem fine. -They're fine?

Why? Is there something wrong?

Something is wrong with either my eyes or my brain.

What do you mean?

I only read one line, but my memories are shaky.

It's happened before, but this feels totally different.

Those words are dictating how I should think,

and I feel like they're controlling my emotions too.

I've experienced something similar.

My ex-girlfriend sent me a wedding invite to keep me in the loop.

But that moment, the groom's name looked like my name.

I got all emotional.

I couldn't figure out what was real and what was fake,

so I kept staring at it.

You see,

I loved her.

A lot.

Are you kidding me? This is serious.

What I'm saying is, memory distortions are common.

So don't worry.

But just in case...

Okay. There.

I'll reset it.

I'm going to make some coffee.

Removing the cause of your cognitive dissonance.

What? What is the cause?

Hey, what are you doing?

What's wrong?

Thanks, Tae-woong.

What's wrong?

Well, I suddenly got a weird feeling.

You and Gwang-cheol went after those guys. What happened?

We caught them.

Tell me the details.

A few broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder.

Abrasions and bruises all over.

They were handed over to the police unconscious.

There's firm evidence, so they won't be able to get out of it easily.

I'M THE CULPRIT

I'M THE MURDERER

Well done.

Don't tell anyone about what happened today.

No.

I may be a rule-breaker, but I can't sweep this under the rug.

You know nothing and I never came here.

Trouble with resetting

will incapacitate you during a blackout.

It's only until we find Dr. Oh. I'll be careful.

Being careful won't cut it--

I don't want others to worry about me.

I'll tell you immediately if anything is wrong,

so keep this a secret until then.

Got it?

My head...

Boss!

I have bad news.

Bong Man-cheol was arrested.

-Is that so? -Yes.

He was going after a debtor when he was caught at the scene.

If this gets traced back to you--

None of those I sent

were his clients though.

But the two of you--

All we do is conduct business together.

I provide him with the goods

while he makes money selling organs

or what-not.

His greed is what led to his arrest,

so how is that my problem?

I should've known that, boss.

Or are you saying

that I should clean up his ass?

I apologize, sir.

Know where your loyalty lies.

Yes, sir.

Fuck.

Ye-won,

one is supposed to find shelter when it pours.

Why are you trying to solve this yourself?

Don't you remember what Chairman Ko said?

Even when we're at each other's throats,

we must unite to fight an outside enemy.

He isn't just a suspect. He was caught red-handed.

There's no way out of it.

Nothing's impossible, Mi-joo.

All that matters is who our enemy is.

I get it and it's all good,

but why are you engaging in the matter yourself

when it happened because Hwang Deuk-gu was involved?

Because Argos is mine.

I don't want this to backfire on you, that's all.

I'll just have to power through.

And let me say this since we're on the subject.

Don't be outside of my circle.

Are you worrying about me

or threatening me?

Anyway, I have no intention of taking the fall alone.

How dare you come in here.

That's not how you welcome a guest that was invited.

And who the hell invited you?

Me.

What?

Can you give us the room?

You'd rather be with him alone

after what he did to you the last time?

Get out.

Fine.

You go ahead and keep doing this.

Shouldn't the vice-chairman at least make a visit?

A visit?

Visit whom?

Bong Man-cheol? Me?

One makes the mess while the other cleans up after him.

Thanks to you, I'm busy these days,

so I thought it's the least you could do.

Of course.

How can you not be busy when you're communicating with a dead man?

He had a sob story to tell.

You've grown to be way more considerate too.

It's why I'm the current chairman.

The job requires someone with a generous heart.

Look at you lying through your teeth.

You're one to suck the blood out of anyone that has anything useful.

Reassure Bong Man-cheol so that he doesn't act out.

I'm meeting the Commissioner-General this afternoon,

so be there as well.

It smells like Chairman Hyeon had something to do with it.

This appointment didn't come easily,

so shut your trap until I say otherwise.

Then go alone why don't you?

This is my way of showing everyone

how far I'll willingly go for the organization.

Why do you look upset? You were only here for a few hours.

You have some nerve showing up here.

You think I betrayed you?

Shut up!

Shit.

Calling the cops when we're doing business?

-You slimy coward. -Man-cheol,

it wasn't the police or me who put you in here.

What?

There's another force that's after us.

Here I am doing my best to catch them

even if that results in getting stamped as a lunatic,

but the rest of you are too busy only looking out for yourselves.

Let's be honest here.

Who else but me has come to see you?

So you're saying that it was them

who tricked us with the body and fucked things up a few days ago?

In order to find out who they are, we must upend things.

You can get me out of here, right?

How does tomorrow afternoon sound to you?

I'll hold you to your word.

Shit.

Bring it to my car.

One down,

one more to go.

Those in the political, financial, and legal circles as well as the press

will lend a hand in the rescuing of Bong Man-cheol.

Will that be possible when it's an ironclad case?

They'll come up with whatever reason they need.

How can they when the whole world saw it?

We can't let our guards down.

Argos finds it an embarrassment to even have its ousted member imprisoned.

Not the oddball though.

He doesn't give a rat's ass about the rules.

He could've used us to get rid of Bong Man-cheol.

You think he used us?

That's not all.

He even mocked us by dragging Gi-beom's name through the mud.

I wouldn't call it mocking.

Let's just say he made me a celebrity.

One wishes to get rid of Bong Man-cheol

while the other wants to save his ass?

Sounds like an internal turf war.

For now, we believe Choi Ye-won is leading it.

In order to maintain her position,

she'll need Bong Man-cheol in his.

A few will try and take his position.

I agree.

Man-cheol's building will be the battlefield.

Let's keep an eye out

for whom each of the players meet.

We'll tail them.

Sounds good.

Chief.

Wouldn't this be dangerous for Gi-beom?

His face was exposed.

When did we ever worry about such a thing?

Gi-beom, you'll be on standby.

Sure.

MOPIN CREDIT

For someone who doesn't even trust money counting machines,

this seems too poorly guarded.

I'll forget that I saw anything,

so please step aside.

Is that so?

MOPIN CREDIT BANK

First Hwang Deuk-gu and now Choi Yong.

Keep your eyes on them and see if they clash.

Maybe I should get an artificial eye myself.

Then I could easily send you photos of them.

Damn it.

Mismatch. Two more failed retinal scans will result

-in the destruction of content. -Is that it?

All I need are Ko Yong-deok's eyeballs?

What do you think you're doing here

without the owner's permission?

I guess one can't change his ways.

I didn't expect much from an asshole.

So you lock Bong Man-cheol up

and go after the safety deposit boxes in his building.

It's odd how you seem to care about Man-cheol

but you never once visited him in prison.

I thought I'd come here instead to check up on a thief.

-What? -You have two attempts left,

so let your eyes be scanned.

Go ahead.

If I were you, I'd manage my business instead of chasing others around.

I hear you're in the red.

From The Red Ants to Argos,

I've served this organization for 40 years.

I'm nothing like the thug who's only been cleaning up trash.

Try looking in a mirror, Deuk-gu.

What you'll see is a swine that doesn't know its place

and is wiping his shit all over his own house.

You talk big for an old fox.

But that doesn't change the fact that you're a geezer now.

We come into this world with nothing

and that is your life story too.

You came empty-handed,

so just sit tight for a second.

I'll make sure you leave with nothing too.

Anyway, have fun burning your eyeballs.

I'm off to see Man-cheol.

The online shopping mall notified you of its product being in stock.

Don't pretend that you're back to following my orders.

Mess with the files in Yeo Jin's case again,

and I'll rip you out.

I was only following the analyzed result.

All you'll do is report. The decision is mine to make.

Should I place an order on the product?

Yes!

Now, don't talk until I call for you. Got it?

That's your punishment.

What the hell?

Turn yourself back on.

Will you only enable mute mode?

That's right. You happy now?

Jeez.

What a pain in the ass.

Don't touch anything.

So you knew?

You could've at least said hello.

All you do is fidget with gadgets.

Don't kill me!

-Was that fun enough? -That's not fun.

I'm just bored out of my mind.

Wait, what are these?

SUBJECT F100H

Subject F100H. What's this?

It sounds like one of Rugal's earlier projects.

I have no interest in out-dated technology

which is why it's been collecting dust.

Rugal's earlier project?

Will this give me an insight into Rugal's earlier days?

You'll need Chief Choi's authorization

or access the data on his computer.

MOPIN CREDIT BANK

Choi Yong left earlier

and now Hwang Deuk-gu is on the move.

Surprisingly enough, they're both in one piece.

Who should I tail?

Choi Yong's headed to Yuyeon Police Station,

so tail Hwang Deuk-gu instead.

But Chief,

you sent Mi-na to shadow the Commissioner-General.

Could it be...

He's not, right?

Not with Argos.

It's what we hope for.

Thank you.

How about this?

Sure.

This doesn't look like a disguise to me.

Where is this from?

Can I play this role next time?

You can if you want to give me your artificial eyes.

That's one scary joke, Tae-woong.

Anyway, these seem to protect your eyes.

Yes, it's one of Bradley's inventions.

Exactly, so can't I play this role?

Just let it go.

Let it go? You think I'm Elsa or something?

Jeez.

It was only a silly joke, you know.

What the hell?

You look beautiful.

I prefer to look cool.

This is what a disguise looks like. No one would guess that this is Mi-na.

Seriously?

Tae-woong, did you just laugh?

No, I did no such thing.

Do you like the outfit I chose for you?

I guess I do.

I mean, it's not that bad.

Chief, why are the Commissioner-General Choi Ye-won in the same place?

Let's not jump to conclusions, but set up a camera just in case.

Got it.

I brought you some fruit.

How sweet of you.

My pleasure, ma'am.

Have you been waiting for long?

No.

Tae-woong, Hwang Deuk-gu is here as well.

He is?

I thought he and Ye-won were out to get each other.

Did he recognize you?

No.

We did lock eyes, but he didn't recognize me.

Lie low for now.

Got it.

Put your hand down.

Come on. We're carrying out a mission here.

It needs to be perfect.

It's too heavy. This wig is already too heavy for me.

Thanks for what you did back there.

I didn't know I'd meet him so up-close.

Do you know what shocked me?

He actually took us for a couple.

How's that possible?

Are you having fun with your snide remarks?

You need some beating, don't you?

Mi-na, you've heard of this phrase, right?

"Fool yourself before fooling others."

We are like...

How should I put it?

An unfinished work.

What do you think we need to do to complete this?

Shopping? Going for a drive?

If not,

how about a lovey-dovey time over some steak?

Shall we go for a swim?

That sounds awesome.

-Over there. -Over...

Over there?

Yes. Do you like it?

Stop joking around.

Did you just hit me?

No, no.

-Come here. -No, no.

Let Bong Man-cheol go.

Ma'am, don't you know the basic principles of negotiation?

You need to ask for something that's attainable.

Can you prove

that he was at the crime scene?

Of course. A courageous civilian caught him and handed him over to--

That's just what the police are claiming.

I can find out who that civilian was

or if they existed at all.

If I want to play dirty,

there's nothing stopping me.

What she's trying to say

is that she wants us to be more considerate toward each other.

Let's just say

that you were carrying out a targeted investigation.

Say that he wasn't even at the crime scene.

Make him out to be a lunatic

who can neither give out orders

nor understand anything.

Are you telling me to make a fool out of ourselves

just to spare some thug?

Sir.

You should mind your manners a bit more.

I'm just asking you to think

from my perspective.

I'm the Commissioner-General,

yet you want me to humiliate my own men.

I think it's a bit--

I think someone else came in.

It's a pity we don't have a camera.

Do you remember why the former Commissioner-General resigned?

There were too many cold cases,

and the crime rate didn't go down either.

I promise to make you look competent.

-Sorry? -I'm sure you'll

turn the page and become involved in a new field in the future.

It's your choice.

Start anew, join us, and live a long, prosperous life.

Or remain in the police force where our loyalty doesn't lie in.

You sure know how to negotiate.

Why are you there?

I'm sorry, but who are you?

Let's just say

that I'm worth being in this room.

Do you want to say something?

I just have one question.

You brought up a dead police officer

and made the civilians lose trust in the police force.

How do you feel about that?

Please don't tell me

that you believe we were behind that.

If that really happened,

I'll find out who did it and teach them a lesson.

So you can trust me and conclude our negotiation.

Come out.

I said come out, you geezer.

COMPRESSOR ROOM

Follow me.

Hello, sir.

Monitor the power well.

I don't want to see another blackout.

Yes, sir.

ELECTRICAL ROOM

Blue...

Blue...

Why? Is something wrong?

There was a blackout. But something's odd.

This level of power cannot be reached unless someone intended.

Chief.

I've been monitoring power usages constantly,

and an odd place had a blackout.

-Where is that? -One second.

Here.

It might be Dr. Oh's distress signal.

You mean he used the blackout to send us a signal?

Shouldn't we go check it out?

Yes.

Yes, sir.

I'm on my way.

They've located Dr. Oh.

-How? -Susan found him.

Gi-beom will meet us there, so let's hurry.

All right.

I'll drop her home, so you may leave.

-What are you-- -Go!

I'll drive you home today.

Don't be ridiculous.

I should find out whom to punish.

I wonder who sent this message.

MEET ME BY THE RESERVOIR

Don't play jokes with me.

Aren't you curious?

Is this about Kang Gi-beom?

Open this right now.

You asked if I liked you.

If I said yes,

would you accept me?

Hey, fix that!

Hurry up!

If you don't clean up properly,

I'll kill you all.

If you don't want to lick the floor clean,

do a good job.

Sir, I don't think we can fix this ourselves.

We should call a technician.

Hey, do you think we have money to waste?

Hurry up and fix this!

I was away for half the day, but man, am I glad to see you.

Did you rest up well?

I guess.

But I'll work twice as hard, so don't worry.

Are you sure Dr. Oh is in there?

I think so.

Anything else to tell us?

It's going to be a mess in there due to the blackout.

We'll destroy them from the inside out.

-I've been waiting for this moment. -I hope it's worth it.

I've been cleaning up all day.

Yes, that's a good expression.

Let's clean them all up.

Let's go.

Let's go this way.

They restored the power.

Gwang-cheol, turn the lights on.

Subtitle translation by Liya Choi

Why did I do that?

Did I mistake him for a test subject?

What happens if the artificial eyes take control of me?

You will lose yourself and live by its orders.

He risked his own life and walked into it.

Then we should play along with him.

We might be played by Hwang Deuk-gu.

Change the D-day to today.

Get started.

He will come out and reveal all the truth.

What if he refuses?

I am who Hwang Deuk-gu wants.

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