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THE TYRANT

[♪ techno music crescendo playing]

[crowd cheering]

[music continues]

Well, fuck me.

Been a long time.

- How did you get in? - Does it matter?

Did you really think a few guards would keep me out?

[sighs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[Seong] For fuck's sake.

Are you seriously pulling out knives and guns before we even start talking?

See this? My hand still aches when the weather is bad

from when you stabbed me ten years ago.

Come on.

Just, uh… Put those away, and we'll talk.

Uh, where are my cigarettes?

[objects clattering]

[sighing] Ah, sh…

I know nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Don't bullshit me, Seong.

Where is Yeon Moyong?

What do you think I am, his keeper?

[chuckling] How am I supposed to know that?

Everybody in our line of work knows that you, Yeon Moyong,

and even Hangom are close like brothers.

Come on, don't associate my bloodline with that piece of shit.

Why would I be like brothers to those bastards?

So we went fishing a couple of times.

So?

So, you're the one who put the bounty on our heads?

That's what you're saying?

Oh… Well… [stammers]

[clears throat] About that...

[Jagyeong] Why?

Did your life get boring?

[stammers]

You wanna die?

[sighs]

I received orders, okay? But it wasn't from Moyong.

It's not only you they want.

They want Moyong taken out, too.

Who gave the orders?

Oh, come on.

You know I really can't tell you any of that.

[gulps]

If I open my mouth, I'll be dead.

You'll die now if you don't tell me.

[sighs]

Hey, let's just use the knife. Hmm?

Nuh-uh.

Which would you prefer?

It's your choice.

[lighter flicks]

Jagyeong, you've heard that Yeon Moyong is a spy for the office, right?

This is 100% a government operation.

- Look, Jagyeong... - Shh.

[people clamoring in distance]

[hammer cocks]

So,

we meet again.

Indeed.

Do you know who I am?

Do you know me?

All I know is that

you're supposed to be dead.

You should have died a long time ago, for that matter.

What do you know?

You're the one who killed Moyong's guys in Busan.

Right?

Oh.

How did you know that?

You reeked of serious gunpowder.

And a little blood.

Oh.

Impressive.

- Yes, very impressive. - Mm-hmm. Impressive.

Uh-huh.

That is impressive. That's quite impressive.

But you were supposed to be dead already, which means…

Sure, let's do it.

But take me with you.

Take you with me?

[grunts]

If you're lucky, you'll die.

If you're unlucky, you'll be a eunuch forever.

You're even more impressive than I thought.

You don't have to keep saying that.

[growls]

[both grunting]

[grunting continues]

[both groaning]

[gun clicking]

[both grunting, groaning]

[panting]

[grunts, groans]

[panting]

[Jagyeong] Goddamn it.

[breathing heavily]

[grunting]

[groaning]

[thud]

[groaning] Oh, that hurts.

[hammer cocks]

Let me ask you a question.

Did Yeon Moyong get his orders…

from your people?

Well, I believe so, yeah.

Did you kill Yeon Moyong?

No, I'm afraid we haven't yet.

[sighing] Thank God.

I have to be the one to kill him.

[phone buzzes]

[breathing heavily]

Oh, my... Sh…

[door opens]

Oh, dear. We're in trouble.

[sighs] The hell?

Hey, I-I… I won't shoot. No shooting.

I'm sorry, but how about we put this on hold, and you come with me?

Come on.

We have to take care of an emergency. Let's go.

Hey. What the hell are you talking about?

We gotta finish this. Come on!

Oh, I would love to as well. [grunts]

Unfortunately, we don't have time.

Yeon Moyong has just resurfaced.

Oh, my… [groans]

[grunts]

So, uh, you a good driver, by any chance?

Goodness, it appears you've destroyed my foot.

So, please?

[grunting]

Where's the bastard now?

THE TYRANT

[Moyong sighs]

What's that?

[agent] What the…

[agents exclaim]

[stammers]

What the fuck's going on here?

How scary.

[sucks teeth] You're not gonna shoot me.

Put that away.

Uh,

we'll take the kid.

[pounding]

[sighs]

- [grunts] - [Moyong] What the…

[shouting]

- Nice. An open top. Hmm? - [shouting continues]

- So much better as a convertible. - My hair! Come on, man. That hurts...

- [screams] - Hey, bro.

This is where you stop. Hmm?

[Moyong shouting in distance]

Once I'm done, I'll send you Director Choe's head,

so you wait for me like a good boy. Hmm?

It's time to stop causing division in our alliance.

Okay?

[laughs]

[sighs]

[scoffs]

You two haven't seen each other in a while, hmm?

Say hi. Come on.

[groans]

I mean, a superelite guy like Director Choe recognize a lowly,

disposable scumbag like me,

who only sells haejang-guk.

Do you know my name?

- Can I have a smoke? - Mm-hmm.

But, Director Choe,

how can you be so inconsiderate?

You tried to have me killed without even a word of appreciation

after all the shit I've done for you.

How could you do something like that?

Did you need to have me killed, huh?

Well,

if I had to say a reason,

for the nation and the people?

- [laughing] - Really?

That's what we do.

That is why the government is paying you.

To take a bullet when the time comes.

- [chuckles] - [Choe] Thanks to you,

it looks like everything our superiors sacrificed their lives to protect

will be handed over to these bastards.

[chuckles]

Thanks a lot, Yeon Moyong.

Happy now, you son of a bitch?

Useless fuck.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Look at you go.

[inhales] Whoo! That's cold.

How about you stop getting on my nerves, huh?

[Paul laughing]

[Moyong] Ah, shit.

[Lim groans] Huh?

Ooh, ooh, ooh! It's them. Up there!

[subordinate] We got a tail, go check.

[hammer cocks]

[tires screeching]

Whoa, that car. Was that Manager Lim?

Manager... Wait, Lim Sang?

[stammers] The ace assassin?

Wait, didn't that monster retire?

Yeah, but severance pay is pretty low.

He needed money to buy a train car,

- so I gave him a few gigs. - Wait. A train car for what?

To open a café.

[Paul scoffs] Shit.

He's not a good cook though.

[subordinate] You take care of it.

Brace yourself.

[gunshots]

Goodness.

[both shout]

[grunts]

[Paul exclaims]

[device beeps]

[locks click]

[agent screaming]

[grunting, groaning]

[grunts]

[screams]

[screams]

[agents grunting, groaning]

Wow. [laughing]

Door.

[grunts]

[chuckles]

Huh.

Huh? What the fuck are you looking at me for?

I swear, don't know anything.

I just did everything you guys told me to do, okay?

[grunting]

[sighs]

[groans]

Where is he?

Come on out!

[sighs] Where is that old man?

It's fine. Let's go find Yeon Moyong.

Okay?

[coughs, gasping]

[grunting]

[grunting]

[jaw clicks]

Hey, Jagyeong, cut his wrists…

Come on. Just fucking cut them off.

[both grunting]

[Jagyeong sighs, grunting]

[groaning]

- [gunshot] - [hammer cocks]

[Lim] Over here. Here.

Oh, my. My goodness. [groans]

Stay right where you are.

Yeah, right there. That's good.

[panting, groaning]

- You okay? My goodness… - Uh…

- You are not looking too good, are you? - [panting]

- Okay, so now, let's… [grunting] - [grunting]

Let's go get Mr. Yeon Moyong.

[both grunting]

[Jagyeong] What the fuck is this?

[grunts]

Shit.

Hey. What is this?

I don't know.

Something's crawling inside me.

What the…

You fucking had that all along?

How can you...

What do you mean, how?

I couldn't trust Moyong.

Obviously, I had to keep it until I got paid.

But… Fuck!

Ah! [sucks teeth]

What the fuck is this?

I apologize, but this is very serious government business.

- [hammer cocks] - [Jagyeong] What?

Fuck! Fuck!

[chuckling] Hey.

You're fucking with me, right?

Huh?

[hammer cocks]

Where the fuck is the Tyrant?

Huh?

[grunts]

[chuckles]

- Okay. - Son of a bitch!

[groaning]

[grunting]

[sighs]

I gave you so many chances, didn't I? [scoffs]

Fine. Okay.

If that's what you want, let's see who comes out ahead. [chuckles]

Bring them out.

Oh, fuck.

Take it easy.

I really have no idea where it is.

[laughing]

You have no clue?

Yeah, yeah, of course. I'm sure you don't.

Yeah, I get it.

Even if I wind up killing every single bastard up there,

you wouldn't flinch at all, would you?

I know you way too well.

Just sit and watch. You fucked me over, so I have something for you.

That's only fair, isn't it?

Feel the pain of watching my men blow your men's brains out one by one.

Then you'll be the last to be eliminated, you motherfucker. [chuckles]

[grunts]

What are you doing?

I told you to calm down, you bastard.

Next.

[Choe scoffs]

You fucking lunatic.

I told you, I don't fucking know where it is!

Chae Jagyeong.

Yeah, it's that bitch, Chae Jagyeong.

She took whatever it was inside.

She broke into your Swedish-made vault or whatever in under three minutes.

For her, breaking into that briefcase would have been a walk in the park!

Chae Jagyeong?

Who the hell is that?

[tires screech]

[engine revs]

[grunts]

[screams, grunts]

Hey, is Yeon Moyong in there?

Why won't anyone answer me?

Who the hell are you?

[grunts]

[groans]

[gunshots in distance]

[agents grunt]

Shit.

Fucking hell.

[gasping]

What's the matter?

[groaning]

[groaning continues]

[Jagyeong panting]

[Jagyeong groaning]

[altered voice] I'll kill you.

[exclaims] Shit.

[screams]

Shit!

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop. Huh?

[both grunting, groaning]

[grunts]

Director Choe, hi.

I seem to have impeccable timing. [chuckles]

You're, uh, just a bit late.

- Ah. It's my foot, you see. So… - [chuckles]

All right.

Aren't you and I past such theatrics? Huh?

Put it away. You won't shoot me anyway.

Guess not, huh? [chuckles]

Well?

We won, right? Hmm?

You don't think I'll shoot you.

[chuckles]

Fuck, man. You'd shoot me in a heartbeat.

But you ought to think carefully about what might happen next.

You don't wanna wage war with us, do ya? Huh?

[laughing]

[scoffs]

- I know what I'm doing. - [chuckles]

[screaming]

[groans] Fuck!

Mr. Lim, why'd you shoot him in the leg?

Huh?

Well, Director Choe, I made a deal with someone.

His life isn't mine to take.

[breathing heavily]

[Lim] Oh. [chuckles]

Don't tell me…

Yeah, that's right.

The Tyrant.

[grunts]

[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[both grunting]

[coughs]

[growls]

[grunts]

[Lim] Oh, goodness!

[grunting]

[breathing heavily]

[breathing heavily, grunts]

[grunting]

Aw, fuck. Seriously?

[panting]

[Moyong groans]

- Jagyeong… - You don't have the money,

do you?

[screaming]

Ah. Right.

We have business to finish.

I apologize, but this is very serious government business.

[altered voice] Don't shoot!

[normal voice] Damn it. Who are you?

[groaning] Hold on a sec.

[altered voice] Just kill him.

[normal voice] This scumbag? Why kill him?

Just stay put, you bastard.

We don't know where Yeon Moyong is.

Let's go get Moyong first.

Then we can get back to our business.

[laughing]

Let's do it.

[laughs]

Excuse me.

If you don't mind, can you tell me how you're feeling right now?

What are you, a pervert?

Why are you asking how I feel?

[chuckling] Well,

how do you think I'm feeling?

[Choe scoffs]

You've completely adapted to it.

Yeah. I can adjust pretty damn well.

Hit the lights!

[groans]

[altered voice groaning]

[grunting continues]

So you must have noticed by now,

the black blood that's pulsing through your veins…

It gets incredibly difficult to control.

We find it's unpredictable,

but it has one weakness.

[distorted] It cannot withstand really strong light.

[echoing] So far, no one's been able to control it.

Upon injection, it takes over the host's brain and eventually the host's DNA,

which can cause a tremendous amount of damage.

So we need to eliminate it right away.

[Lim groaning]

[groaning continues]

[Lim screams]

[Lim] Director Choe, it's working!

[Jagyeong breathing heavily]

[chuckles]

[altered voice] You're laughing?

You want me to kill you all? Really?

[normal voice] Shit.

[Jagyeong grunts]

Both of you, be quiet.

- Let me talk now. - Stop.

There's no time.

What?

The sun will be up soon.

Leave right now. It'll be hard if you wait.

Find somewhere very dark.

It'll be extremely painful during the day, so avoid the sun at all costs.

They will be looking for you.

From now on, you're government property. Remember that.

[laughing]

[altered voice] Fuck that shit.

Who says I'm government property?

[normal voice] Hey, I said be quiet.

This isn't your body. Who said you're in control?

Go now. Wait any longer, and you'll die with us.

[altered voice groans]

He says to hurry, right?

Let's just go. Come on. The sun is coming up.

[normal voice] Goddamn it.

[Lim groaning]

Oh! My wrist! My wrist! [groaning]

[sighs] You crazy bastard.

Are you out of your mind?

How are you gonna deal with the consequences?

You'll take care of it.

What?

You'll clean up everything. Got a light?

[sighs]

You must be glad that bastard Paul's gone.

Thanks to me, you have one less competitor.

Right?

What the hell are you talking about?

Well…

How'd you find this place?

And don't tell me it was Yeon Moyong.

Because he just wasn't that stupid.

He wouldn't run his mouth without knowing who's on our side at the office

and who's employed by Head one, would he?

Paul didn't know about this location either.

That's the reason why he took Yeon Moyong from you.

And right here, right now…

[scoffs]

…I don't recognize any of your little helpers.

So are you…

also with Head one?

Where is it? The Tyrant.

[grunting]

[gunshots continue in distance]

Well…

Looks like you made a mistake.

Now I'm the only one left.

Answer me.

Where is it?

Underground.

- [chuckles] What? - You seem to know everything.

Although this time you guys were too late.

[chuckles]

We weren't.

This is just the beginning for you.

We'll figure everything out,

even if we have to dig into your brain

and break it down into each of its components.

Let's see how well you withstand the pain.

Hey.

You look surprised.

How rude of you.

You think because I work behind a desk,

I couldn't pull it off.

Listen.

You really think you can get away with this? Huh?

I don't.

Not at all.

I'm not an idiot.

Hey.

Director Choe.

You can't take anything from us this time.

The Tyrant is ours.

Let it go.

Goddamn it!

[gunshots]

[Jagyeong] As always, Dad was never wrong.

No one can predict what life will bring.

And you never know where life will take you.

Plans are only wishful thinking.

Damn.

The sun's stronger than usual.

Looks like it's gonna be a long day.

But who are those bastards?

How long have they been there?

THE TYRANT

15 YEARS AGO

[bell jingles]

How'd you get here?

You alone?

Where's the head nun?

Come on in. It's cold out there.

You hungry?

Come on.

Let's clean you up.

Get us something to eat.