WHAT DO YOU MEAN...
...JANG KIM IS GONE?!
SOMEONE ATTACKED US, SIR...
DO YOU MEAN TO SAY SOMEONE BROKE INTO THE MAGISTRATE'S BUILDING?
SIR...
?
I THINK THE ASSAILANT WAS GWIYEONG.
WHAT? WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
GWIYEONG LOST HIS SISTER TO THE BARBARIANS AT A YOUNG AGE, AND THAT'S WHY HE JOINED THE CHETAMJA.
HE PROBABLY RELATES TO THE PAIN CAPTAIN KIM IS GOING THROUGH, AND WE’RE GUESSING THAT’S WHY HE DID IT.
THAT’S RIDICULOUS...
HOW COULD HE DO SOMETHING SO FOOLISH?!
W-WE’LL BRING THEM BACK, SIR.
JUST GIVE US THE ORDER.
YOU LOT?
NO, IT WILL BE TOO HARD FOR YOU. THIS IS JANG KIM WE’RE TALKING ABOUT...
YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO CAPTURE HIM.
SIR, THERE’S SOMETHING I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK YOU.
WHY DID YOU DROP CAPTAIN KIM FROM THE CHETAMJA IF YOU KNOW WHAT HE IS CAPABLE OF?
WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JANG KIM?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION, SIR...
JANG KIM HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT RECON AND INTELLIGENCE MISSIONS IN THE NORTH...
...LONG BEFORE THE CHETAMJA ORGANIZATION WAS EVER CONCEIVED.
THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION HE HOLDS IS STAGGERING, TO SAY THE LEAST.
THEN WHY DID YOU REMOVE SOMEONE SO VALUABLE?
DURING HADAR'S RAID ON YEOYEON, KIM MADE THE WRONG DECISION AS THE HEAD OF AN ORGANIZATION...
...AND EVEN LET HIS TEAM BREAK THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
SO IT WAS TO SERVE AS HIS PUNISHMENT,
AND THAT MUCH IS TRUE.
BUT CONSIDERING THE SITUATION AT THE TIME--
YES... BUT I ALSO ADMIT THERE WERE OTHER REASONS INVOLVED.
KIM'S KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE CHETAMJA ORGANIZATION WERE UNPARALLELED.
SO I NEEDED TO TEST HIS LOYALTY.
WOULD HE BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE SECRETS NO MATTER WHAT?
IF SOMEONE LIKE HIM WERE TO BETRAY THE KINGDOM...
...HE'D BECOME AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS THREAT TO THE KINGDOM OF JOSEON.
ALSO, IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASIER TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE GROUP...
WHILE YOU WERE RESTRUCTURING THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.
HEY, SHUT IT!
YOUR NAME IS DUMOK, RIGHT?
YOU’RE A SHARP ONE.
YES... THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS. I WON’T DENY IT.
IN ANY CASE, KIM IS A HIGHLY COMPETENT MAN WITH SKILLS AND INFLUENCE.
THAT’S PROBABLY WHY...
...THE JURCHENS WENT AFTER HIS FAMILY.
SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW, SIR?
IF JANG AND GWIYEONG ARE TOGETHER...
...THE WOULD’VE CROSSED THE RIVER BY NOW.
IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE TO CATCH UP WITH THEM.
AS I MENTIONED, IF THEY EVER GET CAPTURED ALIVE AND LEAK ANY INFORMATION...
...IT WILL POSE A GREAT THREAT TO THE SECURITY OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS.
SIR, THEY WOULD RATHER KILL THEMSELVES...
THAN DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, YOU ARE STILL YOUNG AND NAIVE.
FINE. TAKE THE OTHERS AND GO AFTER THEM.
YOU ARE TO FIND JANG KIM AND GWIYEONG AT ALL COSTS.
YES, SIR! YOU CAN COUNT ON US!
HOWEVER...
SHOULD THEY REFUSE TO RETURN TO JOSEON...
...AFTER YOU'VE LOCATED THEM...
...THEN YOU ARE TO KILL THEM ON THE SPOT.
LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR. SAVING THEM IS NOT YOUR OBJECTIVE.
YOUR MISSION IS TO NEUTRALIZE THE POTENTIAL THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY.
AND THERE IS ONE MORE THING...
...I WANT YOU TO DO.
JURCHEN TERRITORY
GWIYEONG, YOU SHOULD TURN BACK.
?
YOU BROKE ME OUT.
THAT ALONE IS ENOUGH TO GET YOU PUNISHED.
BUT THEY WON’T BE TOO HARSH ON YOU IF YOU HEAD BACK NOW AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS.
SO TURN BACK BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID. I’LL RETURN THE FAVOR...
IF I MAKE IT BACK ALIVE.
ARE YOU PLANNING TO SURVIVE AT ALL?
I WANDERED THE NORTHERN REGIONS FOR YEARS AFTER I LOST MY SISTER...
I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT SURVIVING BACK THEN.
IF YOU ACTUALLY PLAN ON RETURNING THE FAVOR, YOU NEED TO STAY ALIVE.
AND IF YOU JOIN ME?
WILL THAT HELP ME SURVIVE?
IF ANYTHING, YOU'D HAVE A BETTER SHOT.
I HAPPEN TO BE A CAPTAIN NOW, REMEMBER?
FINE... AS YOU WISH.
BUT REMEMBER THIS.
?
IF YOU TRY TO PERSUADE OR DISSUADE ME...
...I WILL CUT YOU DOWN AND MOVE ON.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'LL DO NO SUCH THING.
YOU ALL HEARD IT.
WE HAVE A TOUGH SITUATION ON OUR HANDS.
EVEN IF WE MANAGE TO FIND CAPTAIN KIM AND GWIYEONG, WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL BE WILLING TO COME WITH US.
IN FACT, WE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO FIND THEM AT ALL.
WHAT IS THE EXTENT OF INFORMATION CAPTAIN KIM WOULD HAVE ON THE INCIDENT?
NOT MUCH. THE ATTACK HAPPENED AT NIGHT.
THE NEIGHBORS WITNESSED THE BARBARIANS RUNNING OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND THAT'S ALL WE KNOW.
IT WASN'T A LARGE GROUP. APPARENTLY, THERE WAS ONE LARGE MAN AND A SMALLER ONE.
IF THAT'S THE EXTENT OF CAPTAIN KIM AND GWIYEONG'S KNOWLEDGE, THEIR COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE...
DEFEAT IN DETAIL.
THE JURCHENS ARE SPLIT INTO SMALL TRIBES.
THE TWO WILL MOST LIKELY ATTACK THE TRIBES ONE BY ONE, STARTING FROM THE NEAREST ONE.
THEN HOW DO WE TRACK THEM?
WHO KNOWS WHICH DIRECTION THEY'LL HEAD TO? JURCHEN LAND IS VAST...
WE CAN HAVE SOME OF THE RECRUITS SEARCHING WITH US...
...BUT THE CHANCES OF CATCHING THOSE TWO ARE SLIM.
SO WHAT DO WE DO?
WE'LL TRY A METHOD THAT GIVES US A BETTER CHANCE.
INSTEAD OF TRACKING THEM...
...WE GET AHEAD OF THEM AND WAIT FOR THEM THERE.
WHAT? HOW DO YOU PROPOSE WE DO THAT?
YOU HAVE A POINT...
THAT DOES SOUND MORE LIKELY.
INSTEAD OF LOOKING FOR THOSE TWO...
...WE FIND THE CULPRIT THEY'RE AFTER.
YES. THAT WILL GIVE US AN ADVANTAGE SINCE WE HAVE THE NUMBERS.
S-SURE, I GET IT...
BUT REMEMBER WHAT OLD MAN SAID BACK THERE?
IT'S EASY TO THINK WE OUTNUMBER THOSE TWO.
BUT THAT'S CAPTAIN KIM, THE MOST EXPERIENCED AND SKILLED AMONG US...
...AND GWIYEONG.
AND YOU HEARD THE BRIEFING.
CAPTAIN KIM'S KIDS...
THEIR HEADS WERE MISSING.
THOSE BASTARDS TOOK THE HEADS WITH THEM...
YES...
RIGHT NOW, CAPTAIN KIM...
...MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME MAN WE REMEMBER.
WHO ARE YOU...?
I SAID... GET OFF YOUR HORSE.
HE SPEAKS THE JOSEON TONGUE!
YOU! ARE YOU FROM JOSEON?!
I'LL TAKE YOUR HORSE.
I ALSO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SO GET OFF YOUR HORSE NOW.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS A JOSEON MAN DOING HERE?
AND DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN TAKE US ON BY YOURSELF?
US?
NO. YOU'RE ALL ALONE.
WHAT...?
HUH...?
WH-WHAT THE HELL?
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
UGH...!
WH-WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
HUSH...
WE DO THE ASKING.
YOU...
...HAVE YOU GONE SOUTH INTO JOSEON LANDS LATELY?
OR...
...DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO DID?
Y-YOU BASTARD...
DO YOU EVEN REALIZE WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW?!
THIS IS THE FRONT YARD OF THE JURCHEN TERRITORY--
HUH...?
AGH...
AAAAHHH!
AAAGH! M-MY EAR...!
FROM NOW ON...
...I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME CLEAR AND STRAIGHTFORWARD ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS.
IF YOU DON'T, I'LL CHOP YOU OFF ONE PIECE AT A TIME.
FIRST, I'LL GOUGE YOUR EYES OUT... THEN YOUR NOSE...
AFTER THAT, YOUR HAND... AND THEN YOUR FOOT...
I'LL LEAVE YOUR MOUTH INTACT SO YOU CAN SPEAK.
BUT I'LL CHOP THE REST OF YOU OFF ONE BY ONE.
SO TELL ME...
WH-WHAT DO YOU WANT...?
WHO CHOPPED OFF THE HEADS OF TWO JOSEON CHILDREN LAST NIGHT?
TELL ME WHO THE BASTARD IS.
It is revealed that Jang Kim has disappeared and that Gwiyeong attacked the government office building to rescue him. The Commander explains that Jang Kim is a highly valuable but dangerous source of information who scouted in the north for many years, and that he was removed from Chetamja to punish his mistake in the Yeoyeon raid and to test his loyalty. Upon learning that the two crossed the river into Jurchen lands, he orders their capture: if they refuse to return, they will be killed. Meanwhile, Jang and Gwiyeong capture the first Jurchen horsemen for revenge and interrogate them ruthlessly.
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