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-Bring me a needle. -Okay.

Nothing?

Perhaps it is hidden within the compact powder?

This belongs to Rouge.

Rouge should have Junko's one.

Could something bad have happened?

I mean...

Rouge found out this wasn't hers.

Let's find out from Rouge.

If it doesn't work,

we'll keep her here.

Okay, I'll take care of it.

-This belongs to me. -Sorry.

I use the Two Girls too, what a coincidence!

EXTREMELY URGENT THE MILITARY COMMISSION

HAS PLANNED TO BLOCKADE THE YANGTZE RIVER

-Who is it? -Rouge, the dance is about to start.

What are you doing in there? Open up.

Rouge.

I said--

Why are you acting all suspicious?

Comrade Feng Manna,

can you imagine what I could’ve discovered in this room?

Are you feeling okay?

You found your prince charming.

Look at you, such a foolishly romantic.

Are you pregnant?

What is going on in that head of yours?

Stand up straight.

Let me tell you. Now...

the fate of this war is in my hands.

Goodness!

Where... where did you get this?

It was inside this compact powder. The compact powder was swapped.

After we left the cabin, it barely left my sight.

This means it was...

the Japanese female special agent that did it.

Or it was you.

-Cut it out. Let's go report this. -To whom?

My dad, of course.

He is the director of Shanghai Military Supplies.

He must know the significance of this intel.

I feel it'd be best to hand it over to Song Mian.

Even though he's quite a nuisance, I think we should leave it to them.

Song Mian?

But you don't even have his number and address. How will you find him?

I'll eventually find him.

Dad.

Dad, we found intel about a Japanese woman special agent.

What Japanese special agent?

The one that got taken away.

She left some intel with Rouge. And Rouge discovered it.

-Where is Rouge? -Downstairs,

making a phone call to report it.

Please connect me to the National Salvation Association Shanghai Unit.

Never mind who I am. Let me inform you.

I have an important lead to report. This cannot wait.

Hello?

-Who was it? -The person hung up.

Call to ask who it was from.

Are you kidding me?

How could you have discovered the Japanese special agent's intel?

-It's true. Ask Manna. -You're being ridiculous.

Is this something you can openly discuss?

Let's discuss this in my study.

Sir, the phone call was made

from the residence of the director of Military Supplies.

-Feng Zixiong? -The line is now busy.

The operator said the caller's voice was of a young lady.

I came across some intel. Am I wrong to report it to the Secret Service?

Of course you did the right thing.

However, you must first figure out the legitimacy of this intel.

That's right, Rouge.

Your uncle is the director of Military Supplies. He's read intel reports before.

He will know the legitimacy of this intel.

Girl,

the Shanghai Liaison Unit is not easy to deal with.

You'll get yourself in trouble if you mess up.

Dad,

why are you being so hard on Rouge? You're scaring her.

It's nothing, really.

-Give it to me. -Manna!

It's only a few written words. Look.

-Manna. -It's going to be okay.

You called about this intel. You must've decoded the entire content.

In the academy, they taught us,

in such scenario, one must protect the evidence and await assistance.

Please give it back.

You are right.

I'll personally call the Shanghai Liaison Unit.

I'll do it. I know the situation best.

Do you know their number?

No.

Shanghai Liaison Unit?

This is Feng Zixiong from Military Supplies.

I've got something here.

Please assign someone over to examine it.

Yes, it's at my residence.

The sooner the better.

Rouge, no worries. Leaving it with Uncle Feng is the safest.

Manna, I'm going to call my family.

Miss Manna, could I have this dance?

Hello?

This is director Feng's residence.

He just called you.

I'd to know how long will it take for your people to get here.

They have already left. They should get there in 15 minutes.

Okay, thank you.

Faster.

What are you doing?

I must know its content.

Zixiong, are you out of your mind? Aren't you risking your life?

You won't be able to provide an explanation to these people.

This is the only solution.

EXTREMELY URGENT.

THE MILITARY COMMISSION HAS PLANNED TO BLOCKADE THE YANGTZE RIVER.

AGENDA: 1. BLOCK JIANGYIN WATERWAY. 2. ALL FORTS PREPARE FOR WAR.

These are the highly confidential meeting minutes Shadow obtained...

3. YANGTZE RIVER COASTAL ARTILLERY STAND BY FOR COMBAT.

...from the high command of the Nanjing Military Commission.

The Imperial Army fleet stationed at the Yangtze River will be destroyed.

No wonder Chief Aoki mentioned we must get the intel at all costs.

Intel report from 601.

-What is 601? -It is Ryuji's code name.

In her field investigation, Ryuji has discovered that,

from Jiangyin to Wusongkou forts,

there are signs of expansion construction.

Zixiong, think of something. They will arrive at any minute now.

Let's do this. Ask Lieutenant Liu to pass on the intel.

I'll handle the rest.

Go on.

Zixiong, tell me, how confident are you?

I must take the risk.

Be careful.

This way, please.

You're from the Shanghai Liaison Unit?

Okay.

I'll leave this room to you.

The rest of you, please leave.

Close the door.

Initially, there was nothing on the paper.

Then I thought this must be significant since it was so carefully hidden.

I heat up the paper under the light.

The words appeared.

Be careful!

Smoke all you want, but don't set it on fire.

-How did you know to use heat? -I read about it from a book.

Besides you, who else has seen this piece of paper?

Manna and Uncle Feng.

You have caused them incredible inconvenience.

Anyone who has seen it will be interrogated by us.

We're helping you. That's horrible you are suspicious of us.

You know what you shouldn't know. You saw what you shouldn't have seen.

Fortunately, only one line of words showed.

If the entirety had shown, you would be in deep trouble.

What kind of trouble?

This is top secret.

If you had read all of it, you'd have to come with us.

Sure. Do you provide meals?

"Extremely urgent. The Military Commission has planned to blockade the Yangtze River.

Agenda:

1. Reinforce the construction work along the Huangpu River, implement artillery.

2. To prevent enemy from entering via the river,

we plan to plant torpedoes at the mouth of Huangpu River."

How can this be defense intel of the Huangpu River?

This is rather odd.

I distinctively saw a high power telescope at Ryuji's room.

He must have used it to observe the Yangtze River.

Have we gotten it wrong?

The Japs didn't get briefed on the plot to blockade the Yangtze River.

If so, we are most fortunate.

But this doesn't explain why Ryuji has been observing the Yangtze River.

Could this piece of intel be fake?

Report it to the Nanjing Headquarters immediately.

Recommend to blockade the Yangtze River earlier than planned if possible.

I see.

How dare they.

They dare to touch our naval forces.

To headquarters: very urgent, top secret. According to the intel gathered

from enemy's High Command, the plan to blockade the Yangtze River is underway.

Our secret agent has confirmed upon investigation

that the Jiangyin and Wusongkou forts appear to undergo expansion constructions.

In less than three days, along the Jiangyin and the Wusongkou,

cannon shots will be fired at our naval fleet at lower Yangtze River.

It's a life and death situation to our Imperial Army.

Late night on the 7th of August , 1937,

the Japanese imperial and commercial fleet at lower Yangtze River set sail urgently.

When the Chinese Army found out

and assigned a fleet to Jiangyin fort to stop them, it was already too late.

The Army intercepted mere two Japanese merchant vessels.

Urgent telegram from the Defense Ministry.

Last night, all of the Japanese naval fleet and merchant ships took off

towards the mouth of the Yangtze River.

This means our deduction was right. The intel we got was fake.

Shang-Feng called earlier.

The headquarters know there's a mole for the Japanese side

working in the Nanjing Military Commission.

The code name is Shadow.

He is Ryuji's informant.

The intel information given to Junko by Ryuji

was likely to be the plan to blockade the Yangtze River.

But why the plot for the Yangtze River

suddenly turned into one for the Huangpu River?

Swap trick.

Feng Zixiong should be the most suspicious.

Anyone who has come in contact with the intel is suspicious.

Including the girl who discovered it.

That girl is Rouge.

If she was a spy, why would she give us the intel?

Why did Junko pass on the intel to her at a critical moment?

If Rouge was not with them, what good would it do give it to her?

Perhaps she didn't want us to get it?

She could have tossed it.

But she didn't.

Also, after the intel was transferred to Rouge,

she was killed by her own people. Need I say more?

What are you doing?

Let me go.

Reporting.

Who are you? Why did you capture me?

Bitch!

Because of your failure to pass on the intel, we lost two ships!

Over 200 people!

How will you make up for it?

Tell us.

What happened during the intel transmission?

Speak!

Tell us.

Shoot me. Go ahead!

If I die...

have Song Mian from Secret Service to come collect my body.

The agency should make a gravestone in my honor.

It should read:

"National heroine Rouge Lan."

On every Chinese New Year, Song should visit my gravestone to give me a kowtow.

Shameless!

With such weak mental state, how did you even become a secret agent?

Release me!

Rouge Lan, I'm Wan Zhichao,

the Director of the National Salvation Association in Shanghai.

How did you tell it was us?

There are too many clues.

Tell us.

Okay.

The car was parked in the center of the courtyard.

When I got off the car,

there was a motorbike that parked there.

Someone got off the bike.

In the distance, there was a group of soldiers marching in unison.

But they weren't wearing the Japanese leather boots.

They were wearing Chinese army's canvas shoes.

Later,

-when we passed through the hallway... -Reporting.

...I heard someone said “reporting.”

It wasn't entirely audible.

But I am sure it wasn't Japanese.

Last but not least, it's him!

Captain Song,

Do you know the smell of your cigarette is different from that of the others?

On the cigarette smell alone, you are certain it was me?

Certainly the smell alone isn't a decisive indicator.

But you are definitely the one who uses this crappy lighter.

You always click three times for it to work.

It's like sending a telegram. Anyone can remember the sound.

Captain Song, time to get a new one.

Unit Director Wan, right?

Your subordinate exposed his identity so easily.

Shouldn't he be the subject of criticism?

Make yourself at home.

Sit.

Sorry, that was just routine protocol.

-Apologies if we have upset you. -Can I go now?

I am afraid not just yet.

-Why not? -We cannot reveal the reason why.

Song Mian.

-Explain the situation to her. -Yes, sir.

Because the intel you provided was erroneous,

the headquarters made the wrong call that resulted in great loss.

Your mistake has impacted the Battle of Shanghai.

Are you aware of it?

We hope you have nothing to do with it too.

So try to recall the sequence of events...

from the moment you met the Japanese female special agent

to when we took away the intel.

I have told you what I know.

Have you left out anything? Think harder!

Captain Song.

Let's do this.

It's best to write down the entire event. The more detailed the better.

Particularly what happened at Feng Zixiong's residence.

Write it down!

-I'll write it when I get home. -Stop!

It's better to write it here. We'll escort you home when you're done.

If I don't complete it, I'm not allowed to go?

Take your time. Call us when you're done.

We're right next door.

Captain Song, let's leave Miss Lan alone.

That girl's memory, sensibility and judgement surpass those of others.

A talent!

Can I go now?

Thank you for your hard work. We'll escort you home now.

Don't bother. I'll get home myself.

What are you doing?

Sorry, it's our protocol. We'll have to trouble you a little longer.

We'll need to blindfold you.

I will predict life and death. Only two dollars to predict your future.

I know everything, from astrology to geography.

-Newspapers for sale! -Fortune telling, physiognomy.

-Newspapers for sale! -You want to know your future?

-Newspapers for sale! -...from astrology to geography.

-Fortune telling. -Newspapers for sale!

Come on, guys, cross quickly!

I thought you're driving me home. Why are we back here?

We called and informed your family.

You'll have dinner with us. And do a test while we're at it.

Have I agreed to having dinner with you? What kind of a test?

A specific test for a talent like you.

Is this part of your routine protocol too?

We have just driven around the city.

-Can you-- -You want to know whom I encountered,

what they look like, how many blocks we passed.

You want me to write it all down, right?

Smart!

Three hundred meters from the door, we turned right.

We entered the first alley.

There were many people on this street.

There was a kid with a Subei accent selling newspapers.

And an old fortune teller with a northeastern accent.

At this time, a bus came from ...

the opposite side of the road and stopped at the bus stop across the street.

Our car stopped.

A group of soldiers passed by us.

-There were six of them. -Where were they headed to?

They were headed to the bus stop across the street.

Could you tell which bus stop it was?

No.

But if you show me a map, I can point it out.

Get a map!

Right away.

YUYUAN ROAD NEXT STOP, JINGAN

Right here. Yuyuan Road. This bus stop is at the Jingan Temple.

Walk forward 50 meters, there is the intersection.

-Reporting. -Come in.

-The photos are here. -Good.

Are you buying me dinner?

There's no other candidate.

Currently, this girl is the most suitable choice.

That's because she was blindfolded.

Blindfold someone else and see if you get the same outcome.

Stand up!

I don't want to involve innocent people.

No one is innocent when at war.

-No one deserves to die either! -Director, sir!

Okay. Let's test her again.

If she succeeds...

then it's her vocation calling.

We want to test you again.

Aren't you done yet?

Last one.

Get out.

Or else I'll go.

I assure you this will be the last time.

-Why should I believe you? -Because I have integrity.

Wait till I finish my noodles.

Are you secretly in love with me?

You think too much.

In five seconds,

tell me the exact number of flower petals in my hand.

Five. Four. Three.

-Two... -163 petals.

One,

two...

...156,

157,

158,

159,

160,

161,

162.

You're off by one.

That's 163.

That was just a warm-up. Now we start the test officially.

I'll make it harder. This time you will count...

the number of petals that go up,

and the ones that go down.

Don't you have anything better to do?

Focus!

-Reporting! -Come in.

She got them all correct?

Welcome to our team!

From this day on, you're a member of our country's elite force.

I reject your offer.

Every man must feel a sense of patriotism when facing national calamity.

I am not a man.

If women must enter the battlefield, what will you men do?

We pay so much tax money.

Where did it all go?

You won't accept because you're afraid of the truth.

If the intel leak has to do with Feng Zixiong's family,

then, your best friend, Feng Manna

will get dragged into it. You don't want to harm her.

Frankly,

whether you accept our offer or not, we will still investigate the Fengs.

But if you're willing to assist, perhaps you could prove their innocence.

Feng Zixiong is the director of the Logistics Department in Shanghai.

If he's at fault, there would be serious implications for the war.

You know...

if we were to lose it...

what would it imply?

These are only three provinces of eastern China.

If we lost the war, the entire country would look like this.

Thousands of fellow country men compared to one Feng Manna.

Need I say more?

Even... even if Feng Zixiong is suspicious of wrong-doing,

I believe Manna is innocent.

I hope you will spare them.

Okay.

You promise.

In the name of the National Salvation Association, I give you my word.

So I would like to ask you to stick around at the Feng's for as long as you can.

Look for every clue at every corner.

Things that make sense and those that don't.

Their conversations and facial expressions.

Note them down and report back to me.

Subtitle translation by Chia-Chin Wu