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BLOOD FREE

EPISODE 2

Mr. Woo Chaewoon?

That's me.

This way, please.

RESTRICTED AREA

VR ROOM

Your suit and gloves.

Wear these goggles too.

All right. Let's begin.

Why did he stop? He can keep attacking
instead of waiting for it to load.

Is he waiting
for the other guy on purpose?

Oh.

Thank goodness.

I thought the program froze
because it's old.

You're lucky
to at least have the old version.

Our team can't get any work done.

All our files are locked.

Nothing is showing up.

I need to see
their oxygen saturation levels.

But isn't it obvious
that they're low on oxygen?

Only shoot the red targets.

Look behind you.

BLOOD FREE

No need to get up.

On San, research director
and Research Team Two leader.

He founded BF alongside Yun Jayu.

But when BF struggled in the beginning,
he went into the medical field

and was a medical examiner
for three years.

What did you do
at the Naval Intelligence Command?

I was on the Vessel and Aircraft
Info-communications Support Team.

Then you moved to the Recon Team.

He avoids media appearances at all costs

and has never attended a BF event
despite being the research director.

You received prolonged RIMPAC training
in the US.

It's like the Navy SEALs, right?

I didn't receive training.

I participated in RIMPAC.

You left the military last year.

With your background, you could've had
a stable career as a lifelong officer.

And you could've had a stable career
as a medical examiner.

If you checked my background,
you must've checked Ms. Yun's too.

Would I be escorting her?

Why did you leave the Sanghwa Group?

I'm sure escorting the chairman paid well.

Fortunately, Chairman Park
doesn't need my protection.

No one is after him.

Ms. Yun is the one

who needs close protection.

In 2023, she was targeted during her visit

to the production facility
in North America.

The suspect, likely a hit man,
was shot dead on the spot.

In 2024, an extremist targeted her
during a Greenpeace meeting.

These are just some
of the well-known incidents.

Thank you for today.

-Are we done?
-You may go home.

-I have a question.
-What is it?

How much is the salary?

Sorry?

Am I not allowed to ask?

How much did Sanghwa pay you?

Isn't that written on that paper?

Does that mean I shouldn't ask?

We don't ask about
our employees' former wages though.

Yet you just did.

Your working hours will be irregular.

That won't be an issue.

You'll get paid at least the same amount.

We can talk further if you pass.

Understood.

Thank you.

CONTROL ROOM

AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY

No one on my team accessed
the external network during working hours.

Same with my team.

We only used the internal network
per the security rules.

My team too.

And the ransomware?

I'm afraid that both
the Security Team and I

have yet to fix the issue.

We're still working on it.

Should we stay shut down for a bit longer?

Rumors will spread once the employees
turn on their computers on Monday.

Thank you, everyone.

-Bye.
-Wait, Ms. Yun.

The bodyguard candidate just left.

Okay.

He's very competent but blunt.

He'll be a man of few words but stubborn

and loyal but not obedient.

Did you interview yourself?

What's important
is that his background checks out.

I'm sure Sanghwa did
a thorough background check

for their chairman.

What's most crucial for you
is whether or not

he's trustworthy.

That's what I'm saying.

I'll keep that in mind.

I have bad news

and slightly less bad news.

How much worse can things get?

You should visit Prime Minister Seonu Jae.

He wants to see you
regarding the culture fluid rumors.

Are you free this afternoon?

He says that's the only time he's free.

Should I let him down easy?

"I'm truly sorry,

but Ms. Yun isn't available today."

I can say that.

Tell him I'm free and that I'll go to him.

And the less bad news?

I'm sorry, but that was it.

And this is the bad news.

Don't get in our way.
We'll kill anyone who does.

BF will pay for threatening our business.

Whoever brings us Yun Jayu's head
will get three million USD.

We're warning you, Yun Jayu.

Ignore us, and this is what you'll get.

They're a South American gang
called Bosque Archi.

They put a price on your head.

They're originally a drug cartel.

But they also set jungles on fire,
exploit the locals,

and operate a huge tropical farm.

It's about the food you said
you'd culture in the next six months.

So South America is a no-go.

This is no time for jokes.

These bastards…

I'd get it if they were Korean farmers.

But why are these scumbags throwing a fit?

Because I threatened a primary industry.

I was always prepared for this.

If you're okay, I'm glad.

I'm not.

Seeing it now, I'm scared.

I'm terrified.

Ms. Yun.

One of the bodyguard candidates
we interviewed today used to be a cyclist.

His thighs were…

You won't believe it,
but they were this thick.

He even subdued a mugger on the street.

-That's nice.
-The man Mr. On just mentioned

is also super strong.

I'm not sure about him.

Do you not like him?

Then should we disqualify him?

How far has he gotten?

Mansik.

Mansik?

Your hands.

Is the test not over yet?

Is it an actual fight this time?

What kind of name is "Mansik"?
So tacky. Don't you think?

Let him go.

The same goes for you.

You must get paid generously for a soldier

to send her to a foreign school.

Who sent you?

Yun Jayu of BF.

Bring her to us.

That's all we want.

We're not going to harm her,

so you don't have to feel guilty about it.

We just have a few questions for her.

Look for her yourself.

Your kid goes to an expensive school.

If you're not up for it,

just let us know

when and where…

Yun Jayu will be alone.

Money.

Your family's safety.

Shouldn't you have both?

Wait. Calm down.

Open the door. She'll explain everything.

That's all I know.

Mr. Woo, I'd like you to come with me.

I was rooting for you.

I thought you were the perfect candidate.

Does that mean I'm not?

I'm not sure. I don't have the final say.

But you should be alert.

Ms. Yun has gained another enemy.

Who is it?

They're stupid druggies.

Illegal research!

Condemn the murderer Yun Jayu!

Cultured meat should be thrown away!

Good luck.

We know each other's names,
but we haven't said hello yet.

My family is not cultured meat.

Please don't experiment with them.

I was verifying, not experimenting.

Please step away from the window.

May I close these?

You need the verification
because you don't know whom to trust.

Because your bodyguard
could be your biggest threat.

The same goes for bodyguards.

We show the highest levels of efficiency

when we develop trust with our client.

And…

you should stay away from windows.

Mr. Woo.

Yes, ma'am.

I'd like you to be someone we need.

And luckily, you came at the right time.

Coincidentally or not,

you oddly seem to possess
all the skills that we need.

I considered asking how you could have
all the experience that we needed.

But if you really had an ulterior motive,

you would've already prepared
your answers thoroughly.

May I ask you
what kind of experience I have?

You happened to be present
at the time of the stockbreeder's death.

And you just happen to be

a bodyguard.

Plus, your former job as a soldier.

I was on my way back from the event
at the time of the incident.

The event?

Correct.

You were at our presentation?

I went there willingly,
so that's not a coincidence.

And escorting clients

is just my job.
I don't know what else to say.

However,

I didn't know you'd remember
my former military duties.

But it was in your résumé.

What exactly are you talking about?

OCTOBER 2020
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COMMAND

Naval Intelligence Command.

What about it?

Is that an issue?

You know CitizenX, right?

They attacked when you were serving.

Correct.

-And? Did you resolve it?
-I'm afraid that's classified.

Did you decrypt the ransomware
or pay them?

That's classified information.

You couldn't decrypt it.

Or catch them.

No one in history

has caught the culprits behind ransomware.

-Not even one?
-Not even one.

How much are they demanding?

Here it is, sir.

Hypothetically speaking,

would they decrypt it if we paid them?

We'd suffer a greater loss
if they only took the money.

That's unlikely
if they want to continue doing this.

If word gets out
that they broke their promise,

no one would pay them again.

What'll happen if we pay them?

They'll unlock the files. But I'm sure
that's not what you were asking.

Is there no way of catching them?

If the culprits are extremely greedy…

Then?

Your only chance

is when they exchange the Bitcoin.

Let's say there's a record of someone
withdrawing 80 billion won.

Then you can track them down.

I would exchange it bit by bit.

I'd take my time,
go to every exchange that exists,

and withdraw tiny amounts.

That's often the case.

Or they make withdrawals simultaneously.

In any case, I need to pay…

if I want to catch them.

Yes, and then wait and see what happens.

I'd rather throw cash on the streets
than pay these bastards.

Yes, Ms. Yun?

Let's…

pay the ransom.

Are you serious?

Yes.

How shitty.

Forget it.

I'm done.

Kudos to you, smart-asses.

I sent the Bitcoin.

The files are unlocked.

You need to report this now.

You must.

Even a conglomerate like yours
can't monitor all the exchanges.

A governmental authority needs
to open an international investigation.

People will think
the rumors are true if we report this.

If they hear about this right after
the rumors about our culture fluid…

Plus, it was our lab
with classified files that got hacked.

No one has caught these hackers

because the victims
swept it under the rug.

And that's exactly
what these hackers want.

People will believe the rumors
and think our secret got leaked.

That'll be the conclusion.

Ma'am, you have
an appointment in 40 minutes.

-Where's your car?
-Yeongsil, get the car ready.

Yes, ma'am. I'll bring out the car.

Hello, my name is Kim Hoseung.

Hello.

I'll be the driver, obviously.

All set to go.

It's going to rain a lot
starting this evening.

I'll drive safely.

Jeez, they're still at it?

Aren't they cold?

Why don't you feed them, ma'am?

Hey.

They'd be reluctant to bad-mouth you

if you gave them something to eat.

THE FILES ARE UNLOCKED

Mr. On, the deceased victim
who jumped off the overpass

is resting at B-3.

MS. YUN HAS SENT
THE CONDOLENCE MONEY

WISHING YOU HEAVENLY BLESSINGS
AND ETERNAL HAPPINESS

He never caused problems
with anyone in his life.

He was always busy looking after his cows.

I pity my poor brother!

Some of his bones remained.

They weren't fully cremated.

So they had to grind them!

CHIEF RESEARCHER HONG SAEIP

- He couldn't die in peace.
- Hello?

Mr. On, can you talk right now?

-Well…
-Where are you right now?

I'm at…
I'm sorry, but I'll have to call you back.

He did nothing wrong.

All he ever did was work hard.

My poor brother…

It's you, right?

Previously, you and I…

Right?

-Right.
-Right?

I knew it.

We got into a big company, you know?

I guess major companies
hand these out for free.

I guess this is our ID card.

I need an ID card with a blue lanyard.

I wanted to have an iced Americano
with that hanging from my neck.

What's your name again?

Woo Chaewoon.

I'm Kim Hoseung.

How old are you?

-How old am I?
-Can I call you "sir"?

You look much older than me.

-I do?
-Am I wrong?

Oh, I apologize.

-Let's focus.
-Yes, sir.

Ms. Yun. BF plays a part

in us developing trust
with foreign countries.

Tainting your company's reputation
will also taint our country's.

"The culture fluid rumors aren't true.
I'll give you scientific proof."

I was expecting this kind
of answer from you today, but…

You got hacked?

And you already paid the ransom?

-Yes.
-Then it's done.

It's over.

Sir.

Our lab has the core technology
that helped us dominate

the cultured meat market.

It's wishful thinking to believe

that the hackers only locked the files

and didn't make any copies.

What if they already copied
and sold the technology?

You got hacked two days ago.

All the more reason to catch them.

We need to find out
what information leaked where.

Then why haven't you reported this
if it was that important?

I would've done so if we could catch them.

But in reality, we can't even catch
scammers who reveal their voices.

Sir.

Cryptocurrency leaves a trace
as soon as an exchange is made.

I just need your help
in finding out who withdrew it

or is planning to do so.

The culture fluid rumors

are true, aren't they?

That's why you couldn't report this.

Not at all.

Then are the rumors
about your illegal research true?

Imagine what the public would've thought
if even you

are assuming such things.

How would they have reacted

if I'd disclosed the hacking incident?

You said BF's credibility
affects that of this country's.

I'm only here

to protect that credibility.

Because I knew you were different.

Let's get our facts straight.

You're only here
because you need me to assert my power

while keeping your company's name
out of the public eye.

No one has ever caught
the ransomware culprits.

I'd like you to become

the first politician to do so.

Look.

How about we do this?

I'm listening.

I'm sorry.
Ms. Yun is unavailable right now.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER

There have been many accidents
due to the rain today.

Thankfully, she had a witness
and was saved just in time.

There was a witness?

How did her vehicle slip?

The witness didn't see that.

They just spotted her vehicle
before it went completely underwater.

I see.

- Let's go to the Seoul office.
- Yes, ma'am.

We're in a pickle thanks to your company.

BF is raking in money,
but people want compensation from us.

So…

First,

I'd like your company
to donate money to a primary industry.

As for the amount…

You generously paid
80 billion won to those thieves.

So it won't be an issue to give
the same amount to the people, right?

As a donation to the government.

And the second condition?

Second.

Give the public proof
that your culture fluid is safe.

I'll give proof
that our cultured meat is safe.

So you refuse to disclose
your culture fluid's ingredients?

The ingredients and their combinations

are the core of this industry
and are top secret.

It'd be suicide to disclose them
just to overcome this hurdle.

Everyone would duplicate it.

Then should the people
continue to tremble in fear?

You didn't
single-handedly monopolize the market.

"We don't kill animals
or emit carbon dioxide."

You owe this much to those
who trusted and consumed your meat.

If our culture fluid were full of germs,
our meat that eats the fluid

would be teeming with germs too.

They are already analyzing the meat.

As for the donation,

I'll do as you say.

Now, will Interpol
keep an eye on the exchanges?

I'll make sure they do.

"The first prime minister
to catch the ransomware hackers."

I wouldn't mind that title either.

That sly bastard.

Hello?

You called.

Which hospital?

-Who?
-Ms. Hong got into a car accident.

The sleet on the road likely made her
crash into the water while speeding.

Yes, her vehicle went underwater
at 5:00 p.m.

Why did this have to happen today?

Which hospital?

She's unconscious?

She wasn't underwater for long.
She should wake up soon.

- How long was she underwater?
- I'm not sure.

They can't get the car out until tomorrow.

We'll find out what happened
once we check the dashcam.

Okay.

-Call me if anything happens.
-Okay.

BANISH BF!

-I'll park the car and come up.
-You may go home.

-I'll escort you to--
-See you on Monday.

First, it was our lab's system.

Now, a lab worker is injured.

Everything is revolving around the lab.

Does this mean the threat…

is coming from the inside?

Good work today.

"She's building a safe house
with state-of-the-art security.

She seems to be staying
at different hotels until it's complete."

That was wrong.

JUNHUI LOVED IT.
WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY?

I'M WORKING.
I'LL TEXT YOU LATER.

- Not even one?
- Not even one.

The ransomware blocked
the crypto device and our security system.

We can't send classified info.

We'd be powerless
if North Korea attempted to hack us now.

Maybe they're behind this.

They want us to think it's CitizenX
when it's actually North Korea.

That's a possibility, but CitizenX
is an existing hacking organization.

We must prepare ourselves
in case it's them.

This was the file CitizenX sent in 2021

to an oil pipeline company.

The info, format, and font are identical

to the file we received.

We think CitizenX
is a Russian organization.

Russian? On what grounds?

It's not there.

DIRECTOR JEONG HAEDEUN

Is something going on?

Yes. I'm sorry. Were you sleeping?

What is it?

Mr. Woo is waiting on the first floor.

He doesn't have access.

But you see, I'm home right now.

All right.

Yeongsil,
open the first-floor security gate.

Yes, ma'am.

And give Woo Chaewoon my number.

I'm sorry to bother you.

I'm sure you're here for a reason.

CitizenX attacked an oil pipeline company
in 2021.

This is the file they sent.

It was never officially announced,

but an intelligence agency believes

that CitizenX is a Russian organization.

And the reason?

They made their first appearance
five years ago.

Their malware back then
had a Cyrillic letter in it.

They fixed that mistake. However…

There are still traces of Russian.

All I see is English.

To be exact, it's the punctuation marks.

You can speak Russian?

I used a translator.

This is a list
of Russian and Korean symbols.

According to this paper,

the two countries share
16 punctuation marks.

Apart from these,

the symbols
that they use are very different.

These are quotation marks.

And only Russia uses them.

They often use this backslash too.

Other countries rarely use it
unless it's for coding.

Especially not
in the middle of a sentence.

Do you perhaps have a screenshot
of the hacked screen?

Here.

These single angle brackets.

Only Koreans use these.

And Russians rarely use these symbols.

But most of all,

there isn't a single symbol
that only Russia uses.

This looks very similar
to CitizenX's method,

but it's not them.

Someone is pretending to be them

to hide their identity.

No one on my team accessed
the external network during working hours.

We only used the internal network
per the security rules.

What if someone

hacked into our system
without pretending to be a hacker?

Would we have caught them right away?

If they hacked the system

without pretending to be CitizenX?

No, they would've still been untraceable.

They'd still be anonymous.

This individual went
out of their way to hide their identity?

Maybe it was someone close to you,
and that's why they needed a disguise.

Because they were so close

and didn't want to be suspected.

Someone I know.

Someone who knows me.

Yeongsil.

Yes, ma'am.

Tell Mr. Seo
to come to the lab right away.

I'll call Mr. Seo.

There are 200 workers at the lab

and a total of almost 1,000 workers
who have access to the network.

Mr. Seo will be the first one to know

that I'm suspecting
someone in this company.

They happened to hack us
right when we presented our new product.

Do you think they knew
we'd be at the event

and the lab would be vacant?

Not everyone was at the event.

ON SAN

If it was Mr. On…

If it was him,

he would've done anything
to hide his identity.

But…

San isn't the only one.

Can we catch those bastards
who treated my culture fluid as trash?

They're all the same.

They said it was full of germs!

Then the news reported that!

- They're all the same.
- The closer, the more dangerous.

I devoted my entire life to this.

Was it all an act?

Did Professor Kim do it himself
and pretend like he was upset?

The sleet on the road likely made her
crash into the water while speeding.

At 5:00 p.m.

Why was she speeding at that hour?

Because she received the money?

In that case, the first person
who knew the money was being wired was…

I sent the Bitcoin.

Jeong Haedeun.

She has access to the lab's network

despite not working there.

Could it really be

one of them?

Translated by Kim Sooji