GYEONGSEONG CREATURE
I was a special child.
It is fine to kill.
But you should not be caught.
Why is that?
A good son always answers "yes."
To talk back and ask "why" is bad manners.
Seung-jo.
Yes,
Mother.
I just wanted Mother's approval.
I wanted to be comforted.
Just once would've been enough.
Although we can't determine why only he can partially transform,
we can formulate a hypothesis.
What would that be?
Unlike other specimens,
Seung-jo inherited his Najin from his biological mother.
Akiko, you mean?
Having already learned much from the mother's body,
the Najin, we can assume,
has conformed more actively as it entered the child.
Like Seishin…
who suddenly activated her body
in order to protect her daughter.
Does this mean that
Akiko's maternal instinct exists in that boy's head?
Perhaps.
Interesting.
That's when I realized
that I wasn't a special person,
but a special…
specimen.
Did your meeting with Mr. Jang go well?
Yes.
It went well.
I expect good results from the next plan as well.
Seung-jo.
Did you get some sleep?
How's your injury?
What's wrong? Does it still hurt a lot?
If this is a dream…
I don't want to wake up.
"I missed you."
Saying these words over and over didn't lessen my longing for you.
I missed you so much.
What happened? Where's No. 71?
We haven't found him yet.
It was you, wasn't it?
What the hell did you do?
For freedom.
Don't kid yourself. That's not freedom. That's confusion and chaos.
Whatever it may be…
it sure is more fun than what you have in mind.
What are you talking about?
I know…
what it is you want to do.
Hungry.
Man, that guy's plastered. He must've drank all night.
Excuse me, sir.
Hungry.
Something's come up.
GYEONGSEONG CREATURE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
EPISODE 6 BAIT
Was it you who put Master Jang on the wanted list?
Well, I wouldn't say that--
I heard you were in charge of the case. That means it was you.
What was I supposed to do? People are getting murdered.
Jang Ho-jae was leaving evidence all over the crime scenes.
Your family has long been indebted
to the master of the House of Golden Treasure.
How dare you make Master Jang a wanted man?
Don't bother finding justice by going after the wrong person.
Look for Jong-hyeok instead.
What?
My boy has gone missing.
What do you mean?
He went to his company's training camp,
but then he sent me ten million won and stopped answering his phone.
So I called his workplace, and they said there was no such training.
Which company is it?
Jeonseung Biotech.
SEONG JUN-MO (41 YEARS OLD) RESEARCHER AT JEONSEUNG BIOTECH
OH KI-HOON (29 YEARS OLD) BODYGUARD AT JEONSEUNG BIOTECH
AHN JONG-HYEOK HIRED A MONTH AGO BY JEONSEUNG BIOTECH
So this all comes down to…
Jeonseung Biotech.
Should I dig into it?
Hey, you scared me.
Let a person know you're there.
Did you meet up with the grandma from yesterday?
How do you two know each other? She seemed pretty close to Jang Ho-jae.
Detective Park, let's eat.
-Should I order gukbap? -What are you having?
To be honest, I found it weird from the beginning.
Sure, Jang Ho-jae may be competent and all that,
but you ordered him to find leads like it was no big deal.
You also told me to keep an eye on him,
and you stayed up all night at the ICU, watching over Mr. Kwon.
Aren't you hungry?
You've known each other for a long time, right?
You can order later, then.
This is Yuh Myung-jun of Team 2, Violent Crimes.
What?
Captain?
An indiscriminate killing occurred on a subway platform in Seoul.
Three civilians died at the scene, and one was rushed to the emergency room.
At 5:00 a.m., a call was received about a man who appeared to be hallucinating…
According to the police, Suspect A…
Jong…
…attacked B, a male in his 50s, who had been preparing for operations…
I know that kid.
He was getting tested on below Jeonseung Biotech.
Is that true?
Yeah. He escaped from there this morning.
I did it.
I set him free.
Why in the world would you do that?
To show them.
People these days only believe things they see with their own eyes.
Their faith is now weak.
Three more people died because of you.
And even more may end up dead.
Got that?
What do you mean?
More people may die? Explain what that means.
I don't know the details.
All I know is that Lady Maeda
is planning something dangerous.
ASSAILANT ATTACKS STATION EMPLOYEE INDISCRIMINATELY
CHAOS STRIKES MORNING COMMUTE 6 VICTIMS
How dangerous?
You know her better than I do.
She'll see it through to the end.
Probably.
Is this situation part of that plan?
Are you using him as bait to capture both of us?
I suppose you really don't like me.
I don't trust you yet.
Who got you out of the underground again?
I clearly remember who stabbed and kidnapped me.
Good God, he sent ten men flying when we tried to grapple him down.
He's like a bull.
So I had no choice but to zap him down with a Taser.
Only then did he drop down.
What kind of monster could do that?
Jong-hyeok.
Look at me. Ahn Jong-hyeok.
What's wrong with you?
Captain!
Are you okay, sir?
I'll go and get the first aid kit.
Do you know him?
BUGANG COMPANY
Hello?
It's me, Captain Yuh.
Hey! What happened to you?
I'm still alive. Don't worry.
Are you using this number again?
Yeah.
I'm back.
Okay.
Can you fill me in?
It's Jong-hyeok. Sinseol-dong Antenna's grandson.
He was the culprit.
And he was recently hired by…
Yes.
Jeonseung Biotech.
What the hell are you doing?
You can't even manage a single specimen right.
Do you see how your mess is all over the news?!
I think it was Seung-jo, sir.
Why would he do that?
Shouldn't you be asking Lady Maeda instead?
Are you saying that Lady Maeda planned all this?
That's why I warned you, man.
I told you I didn't like this plan
from the moment she made Jang Tae-sang come back, didn't I?
I don't know what she was thinking when she gave that order,
but can't you see that it put all of us at Jeonseung Biotech in danger?
As you said, the previous chairman planted the Najin in my head
so I could protect Jeonseung
and devote myself to making great accomplishments.
Should the welfare of Jeonseung be threatened by this ordeal,
I'll let nothing stop me from eliminating every risk,
whether it be Jang Tae-sang, your incompetence…
or Lady Maeda's peremptory decisions.
Don't forget that.
First,
take care of this mess.
Bring No. 71 back.
Then we can talk with Lady Maeda again.
Satisfied?
What are you doing?
Are you planning on going alone?
I am going alone.
You're not going anywhere, not when you haven't even recovered.
See?
I can go with you, can't I?
-Still no. -Master Jang.
From now on,
I don't want to see you get hurt.
I don't want to see you fall into danger,
nor do I want to go on to regret leading you into danger.
Not anymore.
This is the 21st century.
Don't tell me you're trying to protect me because that sounds so outdated.
I am.
I may not look it, but I'm over 100 years old.
And my way of thinking is quite old-fashioned as well,
so I still believe that men should protect women.
But I think I'm a better fighter than you.
Still no.
And…
I don't die.
I don't
want to be a woman who needs to be protected by you.
I want to be a woman who stays by your side.
So,
let's stay together, Master Jang.
Yeah?
It's cheating if you smile like that.
Give me one more smile.
Yeah.
Who? From where?
Jeonseung Biotech. That's where they're from.
Are you insane? You're going where?
To that kid.
Why the heck would you do that?
I know him.
So what?
He got arrested. What can you do?
Jeonseung won't let him be.
They'll move to deal with him in one of two ways.
Either take him back or kill him.
I should do something before that happens.
Aren't you sick of it? Living your whole life like that?
You fought them, got beaten up, and barely managed to escape alive.
And you still want to fight them?
How can you be like that?
It's about time you call it quits!
-Seung-jo. -Just run away instead!
Go wherever you want with that woman and live your life now, okay?
I want to live my life too.
Happily, with her.
But
not by running away.
There is no life of mine that I can find…
by running away.
Who is it?
It's Noh Ji-su.
Some men from Jeonseung Biotech are here.
They want to take the culprit.
What are you saying?
You barge in here and demand we hand over the culprit?
-That person is infected. -Infected?
I was informed that
your team asked Jeonseung Biotech about this nitrogen gas.
We did. And we haven't heard back from you.
This is a portable nitrogen gas canister used to suppress violent patients.
We developed it.
The infected patients display strong aggression, you see.
Here are the official notes from the KDCA
and the approval letter from the National Police Agency.
Please transfer the patient over to us.
You think we're a joke, huh?
He's accused of being involved in six murder cases in the last two months.
Even today, three people died in a single location.
Do you really think this stupid paper
can convince me to hand over such a violent criminal?
The safety of civilians must come before the investigations right now.
If the disease spreads and things spin out of control,
will you, Captain Yuh, take responsibility for it?
-They're moving faster than I thought. -Aren't you too late?
The precinct is ten minutes away. We still have time.
So what if you have time? What are you going to do there?
What I do best.
Shake things up.
I'm ready. Let's go.
Me too.
I'm coming with you.
Aren't you going a bit too fast? Can't you see the sign?
I can. But I've never really kept to them.
-Did you check? -Yes.
The KDCA confirmed everything he said.
There are a handful of infected people nationwide
who have displayed similar symptoms.
The issue is highly sensitive, so everything's strictly confidential.
I also confirmed that Jeonseung Biotech is researching the causes of infection.
Wait. Captain?
They're covering the cameras.
Damn it.
Should I release the gas first?
Don't bother. Just open it.
CAPTAIN YUH MYUNG-JUN
Yes, Captain.
Hey. Where are you?
Hey! Where are you?
I'm tailing the Jeonseung Biotech people.
-What? -I'm sorry.
I know the culprit was caught red-handed. I know this case is now closed.
But something doesn't feel right.
You don't think I'm reliable, I know.
But this time, I'll trust my instincts and follow through.
I'm sorry, sir.
Finally, you're doing some work.
Do not lose them.
And keep me updated.
Yes, sir. I won't come back empty-handed.
Good. That's all.
My grandson. I heard he was here.
You can let me see him, can't you?
Yes, but not right now.
No. My baby didn't do it. Jong-hyeok would never do such a thing!
You know that, don't you?
Yes, well…
There are two cars and a motorcycle tailing us.
Floor it.
Do you…
like him a lot?
Why do I have to tell you that?
Because I like him too.
I knew about the bad blood between him and Lady Maeda.
And I knew
why Jeonseung Biotech made him so angry.
So when he said he was going to wipe out the underground lab a year ago…
I didn't hesitate for a second…
and told him I'd be on his side.
At the time…
I really thought I would die for him.
But…
I was wrong.
On that day, one year ago…
no one stopped me from joining him.
Say that again.
You would die for Mr. Jang?
Is that what you just said?
He's the first person to accept me.
He said that
it was okay to be myself.
He helped me realize that I was human.
So, for the first time…
it wasn't painful to be alive.
I also
accepted you.
You were born from a lowly courtesan, but I accepted you as my son.
I registered you under my family name despite the objections.
And yet
you betray me?
I'm sorry, Mother.
Please let me go.
Lift your head.
Lift your head up.
Now.
The Najin inside you will fall deep asleep for the next 24 hours.
It will not protect you under any circumstances whatsoever.
A knife will make you bleed, and the wound will not heal.
A gunshot will penetrate your body and lead to your death.
You will not recover.
Nor will you regenerate.
You may go if you wish.
I hope you go and learn
how weak and agonizing the human body is
and how meaningless goodwill and righteousness are
in the face of death.
The choice is yours.
I will leave the door open.
The truth is, I was there that day one year ago.
But I couldn't jump in and help him.
I was scared…
that I might die.
Being scared…
isn't something to be sorry about.
Some may be scared of dying…
while others may be scared of living.
The fears that people have are all unique to themselves.
And besides, Master Jang never once questioned you about that.
That means he already understands you.
So don't be sorry.
For the next 24 hours,
your Najin will be asleep.
During that time, whether you're slashed with a knife
or shot with a gun,
you will die.
But why…
I told you.
I was scared…
that I might die.
So we meet again.
Yeah.
Has it been a year?
I'm sick and tired of your ass.
Tenacity happens to be my redeeming quality.
You've reunited with the woman you were yearning for.
Why not stay by her side? Why bother showing up again?
Don't worry.
Once I'm done here, I'll see myself out.
Do you still trust Seung-jo?
Yeah.
I do.
Poor girl.
Just worry about yourself.
They've lured Jang Tae-sang away, and Seung-jo is with Yoon Chae-ok.
Hey.
By the way,
if I go through with the surgery, will I be able to play the cello again?
Of course.
You'll become a better cellist than before the accident.
When will I receive the transplant?
I'm trying to select the most suitable one for you.
After three to six months, the Najin learns most of the mechanisms.
It should not bear a huge toll on the new body.
Is the success rate definitely higher than when it's in its larval stage?
The transplant of a mature Najin
has not caused any deaths so far.
We'll go with this one.
Transplant it three months from now.
Just wait three more months.
You'll be able to walk again.
Go on and eat.