Load!
Aim!
Fire!
They conspired with the rebels in the Gando area.
There has been a marked increase in those colluding with the rebels
while pretending to cooperate with our Empire.
I heard from Colonel Fukuda
that the rebel army is after the Gando Line construction funds.
Yes, sir.
Did you inform the Hoeryŏng branch of Joseon Bank of this news?
No, sir. You are the first person I am divulging this to.
Is that right?
Then I should tell them.
Thank goodness we found out before any serious damage occurred.
If I were you, sir,
I would not tell them.
What are you saying?
I am saying that the funds need to be transported precisely on schedule, sir.
They must be transported for the rebels to appear at the scene.
And the rebels must appear at the scene so that we can catch them.
Please send me, sir.
I will catch the rebels
and retrieve the money as well.
Are you suggesting that we gamble with the Great Empire's money?
No, sir. This is an investment.
It's a great opportunity to wipe out the rebel mob, is it not?
Should I
take your word at face value?
You're not deceiving me and conspiring with the rebels behind my back?
What do you mean by that, sir?
Do you…
do you not trust me?
It's not that I don't trust you.
I just don't trust your background.
I don't trust one single person from your family.
You were on the Daewongun's side,
then switched over to Queen Min's side.
Then pro-Qing, pro-Russia,
and now you're pro-Japan.
Opportunists, through and through.
In other words,
you can abandon our Great Empire at any time as well.
Am I wrong?
What is your name?
Fire!
It's Shohei Miura, sir.
I'll ask you again.
What is your name?
-Shohei Miura, sir. -I'll ask again!
What is your name?!
Fire!
I'm a Joseon-born…
named
Lee Gwang-il.
That's right.
You are not Shohei Miura yet.
What should you do to become Shohei Miura, then?
Go to Myeongjeong.
I want your people to feud with each other until the very end.
I want your people to conceal the pain they have suffered,
and I want them
to deny their own history.
You must survive until the end
and let the world know how uncivilized and vulgar your people are!
And make them praise the Great Empire of Japan.
That
is what you and your descendants must do on this land!
Major Shohei Miura of the 37th Infantry Regiment,
19th Division of the Great Empire of Japan.
I will obey your order, Lieutenant General Katayama!
SONG OF THE BANDITS
You and San-gun have to take down the Railway Bureau manager, okay?
You pull and then throw, okay?
Like this. Got it?
Yes. I already know.
You have to throw this. Not this.
Yeah, sure.
Don't ever mix it up. You might blow yourself up.
What should I do with you? Boom!
Oh, you scared me.
Come on. You shouldn't do that. Scaring people like that.
Then pay attention, you moron.
The bureau manager will be having breakfast at the consulate
before going to the ceremony, so kill him before he gets to the site.
A ton of people will be at the event,
so we have to prevent killing civilians by mistake.
Then how do we pull it off?
You know what to do. Throw this thing when they're eating.
Then everyone there would be blown to pieces.
-Yamada. -A villain.
-Hashimoto. -Also a damn villain.
And that Ōoka guy will be there too.
Ōoka. That son of a bitch is the worst fucking asshole there is!
Make sure you kill him. Tear him up into shreds for me.
Forget it. I can't throw a bomb in the middle of Myeongjeong.
Choraeng-yi!
If you kill Ōoka for me,
I'll buy everything you bring behind Yoon's back.
You know I'm rich, right?
Do you mean it?
Yeah!
Then I'm your man!
How can I ever say no to you?
We've been through a lot. We're practically brother and sister.
-Yes, we are! -Don't you worry.
Tomorrow, I'll take that Ōoka guy and just… You know?
Yes!
Look at him.
What's so funny?
This asshole badmouthed me again, didn't he?
Dude.
We'll be killing everyone tomorrow at the consulate, so…
Why are you looking at me like that?
Asshole. I knew it.
You badmouthed me, you fucker.
San-gun and Choraeng-yi better get the work done properly.
Can we trust them?
Trust them. You know their skills better than anyone.
I don't know how you would take it if I said this,
but what's important to me isn't the money.
Killing that manager from the Government-General is.
You can be indifferent about your people, but you should never betray them.
You can't do such a thing if you're a human being.
Are you upset that you're not going?
There's nothing I can do about it.
I'm a person of interest at the Japanese consulate, after all.
Well, you did lead a righteous army in the past.
You should go to bed early. It will be busy tomorrow as well.
My eyelids were feeling rather heavy, so I was about to go to bed anyway.
I met Eon-nyeoni.
I wasn't going to tell you, but I think it's only right that I do.
She's also after that money, you know.
I might run into her tomorrow. Should I kill her if I do?
Let's talk about that later when the time comes.
All right.
Good night.
I mean, I know the world has changed,
but it's not right for a lowborn to speak to me as if we're equal.
So I told him,
"There are five classes in this country."
"Outcasts under commoners, commoners under merchants,
the merchants under gentry, and the gentry under the Japanese!"
"Do you still not understand where you belong and where I belong?"
And then I slapped him across the face!
Gosh, good on you.
How dare he be so rude to someone three classes higher than him?
You should have hit him some more instead of ending it with one slap.
What do you mean, three classes? It's four classes.
-Pardon? -Look.
I was of the gentry before, sure, but not anymore.
I'm a citizen of the Great Empire of Japan.
A loyal subject of the Empire and to His Majesty.
That's who I am!
Gosh, I apologize.
I misspoke, goodness me.
Let me pour you a drink as a token of apology.
Huh? What the…
That feels so much better.
I ran my ass off to be on time.
-Is this the guy? -Yes.
Hi, there.
He briefed you on the situation, right?
Then I'll keep it short since we're all busy.
Are you in or not?
Branch Manager Hwang Sam-deok.
You are such a junkie now.
You said you got off opium, jackass, not that you couldn't afford it.
That's the same thing.
How are they the same damn thing? Damn idiot.
Listen to me.
I bought you that not because I like you but because you can't mess this up. Okay?
Open your damn eyes!
And listen to me, you fool.
Hey, the job's not even that hard.
Right, it's not hard at all.
You just have to watch them carefully
and give me a signal when the bureau manager and Ōoka come in.
Then I, disguised as a rickshaw puller,
will throw the bomb into the banquet hall.
Then, boom! Everything will blow up.
Then it will be over.
What do you think? Sick, right?
Yeah, it's sick. Kill them all.
Stay sharp, and don't make a mistake.
Let's put both of our names down in history, all right?
What?
Oh, yeah.
Damn.
That's a machine gun, right?
Our fingers are going to wear out trying to take that down.
What should we do?
It looks like we'll take a hit too.
Let's wait a little.
There are more people to come.
The armored truck transporting the money has just passed Gaesandun.
Any movement on the rebels' end?
No, sir!
Once the truck passes Jisin, Myeongjeong is next.
So the rebels will make a move before the truck hits Jisin.
Follow them secretly and report back.
Yes, sir!
JOSEON BANK HOERYŎNG BRANCH
Mr. Hwang.
Why are you quitting?
Is something going on?
Keep up the good work.
One party is here.
It's the mounted bandits!
The mounted bandits are here!
-Drive faster! -Yes, sir!
Charge!
-Faster! -Ammunition! Load the ammunition!
Eon-nyeoni isn't here yet.
Have you decided what we should do when she appears?
Then I will decide
whether we kill her or not.
We'll escort you, ma'am.
Major, the rebels have appeared.
Let's go.
Go!
Kill them!
Die!
Kill them all!
Hurry!
Don't let them get away!
Those fools really said that?
Oh, they're funny!
Yes!
Seriously.
She has arrived.
She's here.
Oh, welcome!
Great to meet you. Thank you for coming all the way here.
I am Consul Yamada.
It's nice to meet you.
I am Nam Hee-shin from the Joseon Railway Bureau.
So the manager was a woman.
Kill them!
Hurry up!
-Don't back down! -Die!
Drive faster!
Die!
Whoa, that son of a bitch must be smarting!
How long are we going to wait like this?
Shouldn't we go charging in and see how it goes down?
Wait until the machine gun breaks.
It's a Type 3 heavy machine gun clip-fed with 30-round feed strips.
Its rate of fire increases as you shoot, thanks to the external feed system,
but it's vulnerable to its surroundings, particularly to dust.
As the feeder collects dust, the firing speed will slow down,
eventually causing the gun to jam due to feeding failure.
That's when we'll move.
We have to survive with as few injuries as possible.
We're doing this to live, after all.
-What the heck is this? -Hey.
Damn it, stop!
Stay down!
Geumsu, take the boys once we begin. Take out the bandits and the machine gun.
Don't worry. I'll smash those bastards!
Can you handle the ones inside the truck?
I'll try.
Il-sik. Cheon-man. Listen up.
Keep the damage at a minimum on our end.
And when you spot a woman…
don't shoot under any circumstances.
The meal was prepared by my cook.
I'm not sure if it will be to your liking, but please do enjoy.
Sure. Thank you.
Wait.
Pull and throw!
-The construction for the South Gando… -Toshio!
-Toshio, come here! -Dad!
Hey!
Dude!
What am I supposed to do? Give me the signal!
Fuck! Kang San-gun, that fucker. I knew this would happen.
Wait.
Damn it!
Yes, Choraeng-yi! Let's go! Yeah!
Hey.
Hey, Choraeng-yi! No!
Everyone!
Let's go.
Yes, sir!
Throw!
Pull and throw!
-Hey, Choraeng… -Pull and throw!
Hey, Cho… Choraeng-yi!
Pull…
We would be so happy
if Toshio married someone like Ms. Nam in 15 years!
…and throw.
Damn it!
What's wrong?
A kid. There's a kid in there.
A kid?
What's wrong with this?
Ammunition! Load the ammunition!
Step on it!
They're coming from the left too!
Drive faster!
Hurry! Hurry up!
Watch out!
-Speed up! -Okay!
Stop!
Boss!
Lee Yoon!
Were those guys cannon fodder?
Hand over the money and leave.
Then we will spare your lives.
Fine.
Let's do that.
-Yoon! -Boss, are you out of your mind?
It's fine. Let's make it out of here alive first.
Don't act rashly. Guns down!
Let's get out of here.
What did he just say?
A Japanese officer is coming to the 19th Division Command.
Apparently, he's bad-tempered and heinous.
He's cruel.
Despicable.
And vicious!
When he gets here…
all Joseon people in this area…
will die, he says.
If we don't leave Gando…
he'll kill us all.
Thanks for worrying about us,
but it's our job to take down assholes like that.
And you are one of those assholes.
You just wait.
I'll send you to Nodeoksan's side soon.
It won't take long.
Let's go. We'll talk later.
-Let's go for now. -We're just letting them go?
Darn, those shitty sons of bitches…
Fuck!
They can't have gone far, sir!
Pick up your pace!
Those damn sons of bitches. We should have killed them all.
That's enough.
What about the injured ones?
We sent them ahead to the village.
We went along with your decision, but how could you just give up?
Our livelihood depends on this.
It wasn't there.
What do you mean?
The money wasn't in there.
Seeing that even Jang Ki-ryong got fooled… I don't think the Japanese were behind it.
Go to hell!
I think we've been duped by someone.
Are you in or not?
Branch Manager Hwang Sam-deok.
Are you seriously asking me to steal money from the bank?
I am the branch manager of that bank, you know!
Come on!
Gosh, did he hear anything we said so far?
Listen carefully, okay?
We're not the ones stealing the money. Other people will.
I already have everything set up.
You took care of what I asked you to do, yes?
Of course.
I hired a few reliable hands and instructed them as you ordered.
Good. Well done.
The more people know about it…
What do you mean?
How do the mounted bandits know about it?
…the better it is for us.
Are you the one spreading the rumor that a railroad fund of 200,000 won
will be transported from Hoeryŏng?
Do you understand what I'm saying?
All you have to do is send off the empty box on the armored truck
and siphon the money away secretly.
The mounted bandits will steal the money anyway.
We might as well take it for ourselves. Don't you agree?
So you and I will keep the money,
and the mounted bandits will be framed for the crime.
This plan is as safe…
Reliable…
Productive…
…and capitalistic as it gets.
What do you think?
Tempting, isn't it?
Are you sure the mounted bandits will come?
Of course. Don't you worry about that.
I guarantee you.
Forget what you just heard.
They will definitely…
I really do hope
that you will come to steal that money.
…be there.
So, you're not going to give it up?
Would you?
I told you that I already have everything set up.
We have no choice, then.
Let's just do what we're good at.
What's there to worry about?
All you have to do is dip your feet into it.
The times are turbulent, right?
We should keep up with the times.
Don't trust anyone.
Only trust money.
Be volatile.
"Only trust money." I like those words.
All right. Let's do that.
I'll bring the money by midnight tomorrow.
Right here.
But you see, Mr. Hwang.
Only trusting money is different from being blinded by money.
You understand what I mean, don't you?
He doesn't.
Hey.
If you didn't understand a darn thing I said…
"No, I don't understand. Please explain it one more time."
This is what you should have said.
Then it wouldn't have come to this.
Who's there?
Come here.
I'll grant you a volatile death.
Man, this is all our land!
We think this would be a good site for Myeongjeong Station.
It's not far from Hunchun either.
I asked a feng shui master that I know,
and it turns out that this plot of land has good energy.
There are no rugged mountains nearby, and the view is open in all directions.
This is a perfect location for a railroad station.
I agree with you, Consul Yamada.
Right? What did I tell you?
If you just listen to me, you will benefit--
But
what do you plan on doing with those people over there?
Seeing how they're plowing the land,
they seem to be planning to settle here.
I suppose we will have to kick them out once construction begins.
The railway construction rights for Gando
are in the hands of our Great Empire anyway.
And even if that were not the case, it wouldn't have mattered.
Because we can just kick them all out.
They're clearly Joseon people.
We are trying to construct a railroad on Chinese land with Japanese money.
They have no say in it.
Those Joseon fools always take over someone else's land without authorization.
They are but social evils that destroy the economy.
Is that right?
He's not referring to you, Ms. Nam.
He's talking about the Joseon people who are ungrateful,
those who actively rebel against our Great Empire.
Please forgive me!
Of course, I wasn't talking about people like you, Ms. Nam.
Well, anyhow!
I look forward to hearing your speech at the groundbreaking ceremony today.
Please tell them about the glory and abundance
a Joseon person can enjoy as long as they stay loyal
to the Great Empire of Japan.
I'm counting on you, Ms. Nam.
CHEONDO LIGHT RAILWAY GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY
I'll be giving my speech today in Joseon
as requested by Consul Yamada, who is with us.
I ask for your understanding.
I…
love the Great Empire of Japan
with all my heart.
Why did I fall in love with Japan, you may ask.
Opportunity.
It's because they gave us opportunities.
To the members of the gentry,
the opportunity to see the world in a new light.
To those who were commoners or outcasts, the opportunity to become rich.
Japan has given us these opportunities.
Some people say,
"Our country has fallen."
-Shoot the right one, okay? -"What does it matter?"
This is our last chance to kill her.
-I'll never forgive you-- -Quiet!
"The country
has fallen."
To those ignorant, unenlightened people who blabber on as such,
I have one thing to say.
Was Joseon even a country?
Joseon
was never our own country.
From now on…
you must trust the Great Empire of Japan
and follow it.
Fuckhead, you smoked ten won worth of opium.
-Why are your hands still fuckin' shaking? -To those…
You're so fuckin' annoying.
…who are still blinded by the delusion that Joseon will be independent someday,
wake up!
The Joseon you are waiting for will never come back!
From now on…
the Great Empire of Japan…
is
our country!
Shut up!
What the heck?
Hooray for the independence of Korea!
Hey, you!
Hey, get him now!
Arrest him! Now!
Hooray for the independence of Korea!
Freeze! Don't move!
Hooray for the independence of Korea…
Hey, shut up! Do you want to die?
Hooray for the independence of Korea!
Go! Hurry!
What are you doing? Start driving!
I see you've made it!
Are you all right?
Are you hurt anywhere?
I'm all right.
Go! Quickly!
Dude, we're fuckin' screwed.
Oh fuck!
Have a safe journey.
Thank you.
Please give my regards to Consul Yamada as well.
What happened today happens all the time in Gando.
So don't think too much of it.
Sure.
Goodbye.
What are you doing?
Why are you just standing there?
You're here.
You didn't betray me.
I told you,
I may work on the dangerous side, but I live my life on the safe side.
I hope you find a job on the safe side to match your lifestyle.
Someday.
Well, I don't think that's going to happen in this life.
Aren't we leaving?
We have to change twice to get to Changchun.
If you don't want to be late, we must go now.
So let's go.
To Changchun.
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