Chetamja: The King’s Eyes — S2 - Chapter 72

SPEAK...!

ARE YOU THE ONES WHO KILLED MY FAMILY?!

HODAI!

HELP ME, HODAI!!

HODAI! HURRY AND HELP...

NOW, START TALKING.

HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?

THE CHETAMJAS?

WHO ARE YOU? AND WHY DO YOU ASK ABOUT THEM?

HAHA... THAT'S AN INTERESTING THING TO ASK.

BUT YOU LOOK TOO YOUNG FOR THIS.

CAN YOU PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION?

WHERE SHOULD I STRIKE?

WHAT WOULD HURT THEM THE MOST?

DID YOU TELL THEM TO ATTACK CAPTAIN KIM?

HOW DID YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT HIM?

NO! I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT HIM AFTER THE RECENT ATTACKS!

I SUGGESTED GOING AFTER THE MOST EXPERIENCED CHETAMJA. THAT'S ALL I SAID.

WHO WAS IT?

WHO ASKED YOU THAT QUESTION?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW THEIR NAME.

WHY WOULD YOU GIVE INFORMATION TO SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW?

SEE IT FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. WHY WOULD I STOP SOMEONE WHO'S TRYING TO KILL MORE OF YOUR PEOPLE?

I-IT WAS A WOMAN...!

A YOUNG WOMAN, OKAY?

SHE MUST'VE BEEN ABOUT YOUR AGE.

ANYTHING ELSE?

HER HAND.

THAT WOMAN...

...WAS MISSING HER LEFT HAND.

...!!!

SHE HASN’T STOPPED...

HARI...!!!

THAT MEANS...

YES. IT WOULD SEEM THE TRUE CULPRIT IS...

...MANZHU LI!

CAPTAIN!

I KNEW I’D FIND YOU HERE.

WE FINALLY FOUND THEM...

WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YOU EVERYWHERE!

YUJEONG. THE CAPTAIN AND I ARE--

PHEW... LOOK, CAPTAIN.

I WON'T PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL.

BUT AT THE MOMENT, I CAN SEE THINGS MORE CALMLY THAN YOU DO.

YOU MUST HEAD BACK.

YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY.

ENOUGH...?

YES. YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH...

...TO PUT ALL OF US IN DANGER.

CAPTAIN... COME WITH US.

WE'LL WAIT FOR A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE THEM.

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 A POTENTIAL THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY.

IT WAS HARI AND MANZHU LI.

THEY ARE THE CULPRITS...

...BEHIND THIS ATTACK.

AND WHAT THEY DID MIGHT NOT BE AN ACT OF VENGEANCE AGAINST THE CHETAMJAS.

THERE MIGHT BE AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE BEHIND THE ATTACK.

AND ULTERIOR MOTIVE? LIKE WHAT?

ARE YOU SURE?

HOW DO YOU KNOW MANZHU LI WAS INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT?

WE HEARD IT FROM THAT MAN.

IS IT TRUE THEN?

I-I DON'T KNOW IF THE GIRL I MET IS NAMED HARI OR NOT. BUT NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT...

...I DID HEAR MANZHU LI ESCAPED WITH A GIRL WHO LOST HER ARM IN THE RECENT WAR.

DAM, CHANGRYONG.

HEAD BACK AND INFORM LORD JONGSEO KIM ABOUT THIS.

JUST ME AND CHANGRYONG? WHAT ABOUT YOU AND DUMOK?

WE WILL JOIN...

...CAPTAIN KIM AND GWIYEONG.

WELL THEN... I'D BEST GET GOING.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HEAR ANY NEWS.

YES, I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

AHH, GENERAL LEE. MAY I HAVE A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME...?

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION...

...ON THE RECENT EVENTS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU SEEM RATHER RELAXED ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION.

LET ME SHARE MY OPINION ON THE MATTER.

I FEAR THAT THIS ATTACK WASN’T SIMPLY AN ACT OF REVENGE BY THE JURCHENS.

I’M WORRIED THERE MIGHT BE MORE TO THEIR INTENTIONS.

FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE. I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU’RE SAYING AT ALL.

WHAT INTENTIONS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

FOR EXAMPLE...

WHAT IF THIS IS A MOVE MEANT TO BOOST THEIR TROOPS’ MORALE?

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THEY ARE PREPARING FOR WAR?

ORGANIZING A LARGE-SCALE WAR ISN'T EASY FOR A PEOPLE WHO ARE SO DIVIDED.

AND IT HASN'T BEEN LONG SINCE OUR LAST CAMPAIGN. SO THEY'RE LIKELY TO BE CAUTIOUS.

BUT WHAT IF THE JURCHENS WERE TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE?

WE BOTH KNOW A MAN WHO WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON THAT NOTION.

MANZHU LI...

CORRECT. I'M TALKING ABOUT MANZHU LI.

I FEAR THAT HE MIGHT BE BEHIND THE ATTACK.

SO I INSTRUCTED THE CHETAMJAS TO STAY IN THE FIELD INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO BASE...

...IF THEY FIND ANY INDICATIONS OF LI BEING INVOLVED.

HMM... MANZHU LI, YOU SAY...?

I’M SURE YOU REMEMBER HOW UPSET THE MINISTERS WERE AFTER YOU LET HIM SLIP AWAY DURING THE LAST CAMPAIGN, GENERAL.

BUT OF COURSE, HIS MAJESTY STOPPED THEM.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?

IF WHAT I FEAR IS CORRECT, AND THINGS START GETTING OUT OF HAND...

...I'M WORRIED THAT THEY MIGHT BLAME YOU AGAIN.

AND THIS TIME, THE MINSTERS WILL TRY EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO GET YOU SACKED...

IT'S NOTHING NEW. THOSE CRAFTY OLD MEN HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT ANYWAY...

BUT IT SO HAPPENS THAT YOUR DISCIPLE HELPED JANG KIM ESCAPE AND ESCALATED THE INCIDENT.

THEY'LL HAVE MORE REASONS TO BLAME YOU...

FINE... TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE PART IN THE OPERATION, GENERAL?

THIS WAY, YOU GET TO SETTLE THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS AS WELL.

JIANZHOU JURCHEN REGION

SO THAT'S WHERE YOU WERE.

KAI...

I DID EVERYTHING AS YOU COMMANDED...

...AND BROUGHT BACK WHAT YOU WANTED.

GOOD.

AND NOW...

HANG THEM ON A PIKE IN THE CENTER OF THE VILLAGE...

...FOR ALL TO SEE.

PLACE THEM WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE THEM.