The World Between Us (我們與惡的距離)

I believe we have a very good chance

of winning the election in Qingyun this time.

Most young people are fed up with Liu Xin-Chun,

Liu Huo-Shan and their family.

If you truly want reform, you should seize this opportunity.

The Justice Party needs you.

ZHENG-GUANG | ORIGINAL PRINCIPLES

But the cases I usually care about

deal with the environment, sustainable development and human rights.

Most of the cases I take involve opposing large companies and business groups.

Is running for election right for me?

No matter what you do, I'll always support you,

because I know you'll stay true to your beliefs.

I'll give you unlimited support.

You're his blind fan. No use asking you.

Jing, what do you think?

Why ask me? He decided a long time ago. Right?

He's just following procedure by asking us. False respect.

Nonsense.

I really want to hear your opinions, okay?

How do election and marriage relate?

Locally, you need a woman to help you get out the votes.

You aren't the type

to keep smiling at social occasions, shake hands, and bow.

Do you have to bow and shake hands to get elected legislator?

Are today's voters so easy?

Or you can run to be a legislator-at-large.

You can get Wu Yuan-Hai to let you be in the first ten.

Don't talk nonsense.

Doesn't he need us Gaos' influence?

There's no problem if a Gao can get elected on his own.

But if you join our party, that will give you double insurance.

Right?

The Justice Party only wants you to serve as cannon fodder.

"Cannon fodder"? He's an artillery shell.

When you get elected,

then you can justifiably supervise the Ponglai Railway.

But politicians all need a wife

who can put on a vest and canvass the streets.

Jing is a judge, so that might not be appropriate.

Gao Zheng-Guang.

If you just need a woman to canvass for you, you can find someone else.

I won't object. Please!

Score.

Jing is my girlfriend.

You don't need to fix me up with any more blind dates, please.

I wouldn't make her go out on the street to get votes.

That woman has a bitchy face.

If you send her out to shake hands, I guarantee you won't be elected.

Would it be so bad to join an NGO,

supervise the government, and make proposals?

I want to enter the system and see if I can bring reform from inside.

Okay.

Do you really want me to run for office?

I can run.

But I have one condition.

What condition?

You make sure that those landowning families

like the Jians, the Lins and the Lius are not in the picture.

I don't want to have any link with them, so that people don't gossip.

Young master, maybe you should go become a monk.

I calculate that total expenses can be kept to within NT$3 million.

So I won't need your money.

You're out of your mind.

The most important thing for you,

since you just finished chemotherapy, is to take care of your health.

I'm afraid that if I'm elected, I won't have time to take care of you.

How could I have had a son who's so awesome?

Impossible.

You won't be elected the way you're going.

I do solemnly and sincerely swear

that I will observe the Constitution, be loyal to the nation,

and perform duties on behalf of nationals.

Rookie, hurry! We're late!

I do solemnly and sincerely swear

that I will observe the Constitution, be loyal to the nation,

and perform duties on behalf of the citizens,

without playing favorites and committing irregularities,

pursuing personal profits, taking bribes

or interfering in the judicial process.

Should I break my oath,

I shall be willing to submit myself to the most severe punishment.

This is my solemn oath.

Legislator Gao Zheng-Guang.

February 1st, 2020.

SEPTEMBER, 2021

Xing-Zhu, we all miss you. When will you be coming back?

Without you, there's anybody to complain with.

Yeah, we haven't seen you for three months.

I want to retire.

Director, you can start looking for someone.

You put up with it for so long so you could get a pension.

If you retire now, you won't get a cent.

I agree with her.

You could get your pension in just a few more years.

I don't know why I'm working. Why am I doing public health?

It's meaningless.

Xing-Zhu...

I know you blame yourself.

But what happened to Luo Zi-Qiang and Mei-Zhi

certainly wasn't your fault.

Those things have already happened.

Taking care of the living is what's most important.

You can go see them.

You-Ming doesn't want me involved. She doesn't want anything to do with me.

But when she needed me the most, I couldn't help her.

How can I face them?

Here he comes.

- What's up? - What?

I'm not happy.

Such a brat.

We'll be waiting at the side door.

So?

- Don't dare? - Tell the teacher.

Come on, are you afraid?

Right there, teacher! They're right there!

Beat him up!

Liu Zheng-Tu, what are you doing?

Let go!

- Liu Zheng-Tu! - Let me go!

- Calm down. - Let me go!

Stop!

Are you hurt?

- Are you hurt? - Liu Zheng-Tu!

Stop! Stop!

- Let go of me! - Enough!

Are you okay?

I know that this has been a very, very hard time for you.

Can you tell me what's on your mind?

I'll ask the principal to contact your parents.

- No! - No!

The school's position is that we have to notify your parents.

How do you want me to handle this?

Luo Yu?

I got hit, so be it.

I don't want my mom to know.

So what you mean is that if your mom doesn't know, she won't worry about you?

And you don't want Zheng-Tu to be punished?

If I get a demerit, I don't care.

Why don't you want your grandfather to know?

Are you afraid that he'll feel bad?

He's not well.

Okay,

I can agree to not tell your grandpa.

But think about it. If your grandpa was here,

what would he say?

Don't do anything that would humiliate Dad.

But why...

Why couldn't they control that psycho?

Why did they let that nutcase run loose?

Do you need a taxi?

Do you need a taxi?

Are you looking for a taxi?

How much is it to Wujiaocuo?

I can take you for NT$350,

- is that okay? - Okay.

My taxi's up in front. We need to walk up there.

Hello?

How could that have happened?

Sorry, something urgent just came up.

There's another taxi over there.

Zheng-Tu has already agreed to not give you any more trouble.

But I want to tell you a few things.

If you ever get in a similar situation, how will you deal with it?

If I'm in a good mood, let them hit me.

If I'm in a bad mood, fight back.

Those don't sound like good choices.

Do you have any better options?

A lot of things in life don't go our way.

But from the first time I met you,

I could tell you wanted to take responsibility for your family.

But the most important thing now is to study hard,

which is the only way to change things, okay?

You make it sound easy.

Is your dad mentally ill?

Would your father kill someone?

Everyone in the world wants my family dead.

We can't know what everyone is thinking.

But I, Jian Qi-Hui,

hope you and your family know that

it wasn't your fault. It wasn't something you could control.

If anyone bullies you again, you have to contact me or the police.

You have to call out.

I just want to tell you that it wasn't your fault.

I got it, teacher.

You don't want cause a disturbance.

Why can't I be invisible, like air?

You're saying I'm the one who was humiliated?

I went to school to speak for you. You're saying I was humiliated?

You've practiced for so long, and now you want to drop out.

Wouldn't that be a shame?

It's because no one wants to talk to me.

Who doesn't want to talk to you? I'll have a word with them tomorrow.

The whole class doesn't want to talk to me.

You've been playing computer games since you got home.

Have you finished your homework?

Why are your clothes so dirty?

I fell.

If anyone bullies you two at school, you should tell me!

Tell me who bullied you. I'll go have it out with them right now.