DAM. HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
CALM DOWN AND PUT THE KNIFE ON THE GROUND.
WE DON’T WANT TO FIGHT YOU.
DAM...
ARE YOU SERIOUSLY TRYING TO--
...?
GWIYEONG...
I WANT YOU TO DO IT.
WHAT...?
THIS IS THE KNIFE YOU GAVE ME.
I’VE KEPT IT WITH ME ALL THIS TIME.
AFTER LOSING MY MOTHER, YEOL, AND EVEN MY FATHER...
I HAD NOTHING LEFT TO LIVE FOR IN THIS CRUEL WORLD.
I NEEDED SOMEONE TO BLAME...
...BUT BLAMING THE BARBARIANS WASN’T ENOUGH.
SO I WENT AFTER THE KING...
...BECAUSE HE HAD SENT MY FATHER TO THE NORTH.
IF I MUST BE EXECUTED FOR HAVING TREASONOUS NOTIONS...
...I WANT YOU TO BE THE ONE TO KILL ME, GWIYEONG.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DOES THIS MEAN...
...YOU'RE GIVING UP ON YOUR PLAN TO HARM THE KING?
IT HAS ONLY BEEN A DAY. WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
I GUESS GWIYEONG...
...REALLY DID KNOCK SENSE INTO ME.
I CAN'T SAY I CHANGED MY MIND. MORE LIKE I GAVE UP.
HOW WOULD I KILL THE KING WHEN ALL OF YOU KNOW MY PLAN?
EVEN SO, I STILL BELIEVE THE KING IS TO BLAME.
SO I DON’T WANT TO DIE BY HIS HAND.
G-GOOD THINKING, DAM.
YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND, AND THAT’S WHAT MATTERS!
DON’T YOU AGREE, GUYS?
DO YOU EXPECT US TO LET THIS SLIDE?
SAYING THOSE THINGS ISN’T GOING TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT YOU DID!
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW RECKLESS THAT WAS?
IT COULD'VE GOTTEN ALL OF US INVOLVED--
COME ON. LET'S NOT DO THIS HERE.
GET UP, DAM.
LOOK AT ALL THOSE BRUISES ON YOUR FACE... GWIYEONG WAS PRETTY ROUGH ON YOU.
LET'S GET BACK NOW.
OTHERWISE, WE'LL DRAW TOO MUCH ATTENTION.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK, DAM.
I CAN’T SPEAK FOR OTHERS...
...BUT I KNEW YOU’D COME TO YOUR SENSES.
ANYONE CAN MAKE MISTAKES. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH.
SURE. THANKS, DUMOK.
IT’D BE NICE IF YOUR ACTIONS COULD MATCH YOUR WORDS THOUGH.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS, DON’T YOU?
IT CAN’T BE HELPED. YOU SAY YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND...
...BUT WHO KNOWS IF YOU MIGHT TRY TO CAUSE TROUBLE AGAIN?
WOW... THAT’S HARSH.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WHAT?
BEFORE YOU ASK ME TO JOIN YOU,
DON'T THINK YOU OWE ME AN EXPLANATION?
WELL, I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE MANY QUESTIONS.
LIKE HOW WE KNOW ABOUT YOU, FOR EXAMPLE.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING.
ARE YOU REALLY PLANNING A COUP WITH THOSE PEOPLE?
KILL THE KING AND ALL?
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE CONVINCED BY THIS?
FAIR ENOUGH. I'LL EXPLAIN.
OUR WEAPON IS INFORMATION.
YOU'RE A CHETAMJA, SO YOU'D KNOW HOW POWERFUL THAT IS.
WHAT? YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CHETAMJA?
SEE? I TOLD YOU.
INFORMATION IS OUR WEAPON.
WE CALL OURSELVES HOEBEON.
*TO RETURN AND CORRECT
WE ARE EVERYWHERE.
THE MEMBERS OF HOEBEON ARE ORDINARY FOLK.
BUT WE ARE IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES TO GATHER INFORMATION.
THAT'S WHY I WORK AS A GUARD.
WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CHETAMJAS...
...WHILE INVESTIGATING THE NORTHERN CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE JURCHENS.
AS FOR YOUR PAST...
...SOMEONE WHO USED TO KNOW YOU INFORMED US.
BUT OF COURSE, I CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT OUR SOURCES OR OUR MODE OF OPERATION.
WE DON'T FULLY TRUST YOU EITHER.
WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW?
FINE, I'LL DO IT.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M ONE OF YOU.
YOU JUST WANT TO USE ME. LIKEWISE, I'M GOING TO USE YOU.
THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR. WE HAVE A COMMON GOAL.
SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER.
GEEZ, ALL THAT SMART NONSENSE...
WE'RE A TEAM NOW, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
LET'S GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
I'LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING NICE.
HOW DO YOU LIKE THE VIEW?
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPOTS.
SO... WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US?
YOUR SO-CALLED WEAPON, OF COURSE.
I WANT INFORMATION.
WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?
IS THERE A WAY TO KILL THE KING?
COME ON. WE BARELY KNOW EACH OTHER'S FACES.
ARE WE GETTING RIGHT INTO BUSINESS ALREADY?
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO FOOL AROUND.
THE CHETAMJAS KNOW MY PLAN.
YOU DO REALIZE THAT WAS GENERAL SUNMONG LEE IN THAT GISAENG HOUSE, DON’T YOU?
IN FACT, THEY DON’T EVEN NEED THE GENERAL.
GWIYEONG AND THE OTHERS...
CAN CRUSH AN ORGANIZATION LIKE YOURS IN NO TIME.
BUT YOU’RE ONE OF THEM TOO. I FIND THAT QUITE REASSURING, ACTUALLY.
THIS ISN’T THE TIME FOR JOKES!
I WASN’T JOKING.
WE NEED YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A CHETAMJA.
WHAT?
WE CONSIDERED MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS.
WHAT IF WE HIRE AN ASSASSIN...
OR TRY TO POISON THE KING?
NONE OF THE PLANS HAD ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
WE DON’T MIND DYING AFTER KILLING THE KING.
BUT OUR PLANS WERE POINTLESS BECAUSE THEY’D ONLY GET US KILLED WITHOUT DOING ANY HARM TO THE KING.
WE NEED TO MEET THE KING IN PERSON.
WE MUST STAND BEFORE HIM AND KILL HIM OURSELVES.
THAT’S WHY I JOINED THE GUARDS AND TRIED TO MAKE MY WAY UP.
BUT A FOOT SOLDIER LIKE ME WILL NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO FACE THE KING.
IS THAT WHY YOU WANT TO ATTACK HIM AT THE BANQUET?
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THE BANQUET. I’M SURE A CHETAMJA WOULD HAVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE HIM.
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT ONE MUST REMOVE ALL WEAPONS WHEN MEETING THE KING?
WHY WOULD I GO THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE IF IT WAS THAT EASY?
IS THAT YOUR GRAND SCHEME? THEN I’M LEAVING--
OF COURSE NOT. THERE IS MORE.
THERE IS A WEAPON...
YOU CAN EASILY CONCEAL AND KEEP AROUND.
WHAT? DON’T BE RIDICULOUS.
NO, IT’S NOT.
PEOPLE WON'T EVEN REALIZE IT'S A WEAPON.
IT'S SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN YOUR ROBES...
...AND YOU ONLY HAVE TO BE WITHIN 250 YARDS OF THE KING.
THAT'S NONSENSE.
A RANGED WEAPON? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A DART OF SOME KIND?
NO. NO ONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS OF IT YET...
...JUST LIKE THE CHETAMJAS.
WE'LL GET OUR HANDS ON THAT WEAPON ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
SO I WANT YOU TO RETURN TO YOUR GROUP AND BIDE YOUR TIME.
DOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT REALLY EXIST?
WHO COULD’VE MADE SUCH A WEAPON?
WHO DO YOU THINK IS BEHIND IT?
ANYBODY HERE?
Y-YOUR MAJESTY, I WASN’T TOLD YOU’LL BE VISITING TODAY.
WHEN HAVE I EVER SENT WORD BEFORE VISITING?
WERE YOU SLACKING OFF WHILE PRETENDING TO BE BUSY?
SURELY NOT, SIRE...
THEN WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD FROM YOU?
IS IT NOT ABOUT TIME YOU SHOWED ME SOME RESULTS?
WHY DO YOU TAKE SO LONG? IT'S NOT LIKE I ASKED FOR SOMETHING THAT DIFFICULT.
QUITE THE CONTRARY, SIRE...
YOU ORDERED ME TO MAKE A WEAPON SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN ONE'S ROBES...
...YET SO EASY THAT EVEN AN UNTRAINED LADY WILL BE ABLE TO USE. IS THIS THE NOT-SO-DIFFICULT REQUEST WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?
YES! AND DON'T FORGET THAT IT SHOULD HAVE A RANGE OF 250 YARDS...
AHH... YES. HOW COULD I FORGET?
WELL, IT SO HAPPENS THAT IT IS READY.
THIS IS THE PECULIAR WEAPON YOU ORDERED ME TO MAKE, YOUR MAJESTY...
YEONGSIL JANG ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN OF THE ROYAL COURT
THIS IS THE SECHONGTONG*.
*NARROW PISTOL
Dam, holding the knife, asks Gwiyeong to kill him; he explains that he lost his mother, Yeol, and his father, and blames the king who sent his father north. As he says he has given up on his plan, the group accuses him of recklessness. Then the Hoebeon organization reveals its search for a secret weapon to kill the king and that it asked Dam to bide his time. In the finale, the king receives from Jang Yeongsil the Sechongtong that fits inside a robe.
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