The Rebel (叛逆者)

There are so many people

coming in and out

of the cafe every day.

It's pointless to

deploy surveillance here.

So you're suggesting...

We need to give Mailman an extra push.

What do you want?

What do you want?

[We're awaiting your participation for the discussion.]

Here's the book.

It's popular among the students.

Take good care of the book.

I want to borrow the law dictionary.

Law dictionary?

Yes.

Here you go.

Thank you, sir.

You're welcome.

Student Zhu.

Mr Ji.

I would like to

ask you few questions about

Zizhi Tongjian.

Sure. Come in.

Hello, Mr Ji.

Hi.

I saw the signal.

What's the urgency?

Come, let me tell you.

The organization

has assigned you

an extremely important task.

What's the task?

We need a new face

to meet with

an important person.

3 p.m. tomorrow

at Le Cancoll

at Xiafei Road.

Take Lucien Leuwen

with you.

He will ask you

if you've read The Red and the Black.

And you should answer

"Yes,

but I prefer Lucien Leuwen."

Where are we?

Why did you bring me here?

Do me a favour.

Come to Shanghai

and help me check if

there's someone you know.

Even if it's just a familiar face.

Who is he?

I have no idea.

Station Chief.

Station Chief.

Sort it out quickly

and send it to my office.

So are you.

Get it done quickly, okay?

Deputy Chief Wang.

Station Chief.

This is...

Wang Zhi, he was sent back from Nanjing.

I know how much

you have done for this.

I'll keep that in mind.

Good job.

Thank you, Station Chief.

I'm just doing my job.

-Yes. -I should...

Yes.

What are you looking at?

Get back to work!

Look how busy the station chief is!

You don't believe that

I've never met Mailman,

right?

It's my job

to remain sceptical

of everyone and everything.

It's my usual habit

to think a lot

before I act.

I've got nothing to lose

even if you've never met Mailman.

But it's very possible

that he has seen your face.

You're not asking me to

identify Mailman.

You're trying to make him

kill me.

Perhaps his accomplice will do it instead.

You never know.

Either way,

it'll make him

take some action.

We won't have the chance

to catch him if he did nothing.

You're risking my life!

I told you,

the basis for this cooperation

is that you must make yourself valuable.

And now,

your face

is very useful to us.

I'm increasing your value to us.

Come in.

Mr Gu.

Lin, what's the matter?

Station Chief wants you

in his office now.

Okay.

Take it easy.

Have some water.

Before we arrest Mailman,

I won't let anything happen to you.

I'm a sitting duck anyway.

I've lost the right to

negotiate with you.

So long as we can arrest Mailman,

I'll honour all my promises to you.

Do you think I can make it

to the foreign country alive?

Come in.

Be optimistic.

You wanted to see me, sir?

I've approved funding for the safe.

Finally.

The financial department won't give me the money.

That one alone is expensive enough.

And yet you're asking for two.

How could they possibly approve it?

I was just thinking that...

One for you, one for me.

Be careful to avoid any suspicion.

Everyone knows we're close.

You'll put me in a difficult position.

I understand.

This is the Communist whom you recently arrested, right?

Everyone in this building has met him.

I need to get a look at him too.

Lin, did you ask Old Huang

for the submachine gun so that you can use it against him?

Hey,

just tell us everything you know

to avoid the pain.

Station Chief will go easy on you.

I'll go get the money now.

Go get it.

Goodbye, Mr Gu.

My job is done.

Can I go back now?

How did you know

you've done your job?

I suppose

you brought me here

because you wanted him to see me.

You suspect that he's Mailman.

You're a Communist.

Does he

smell like your own kind?

Even if he is,

he's been around here so long

that he smells like

one of your kind.

I agree. That's what

so scary about Mailman.

Honestly, I really want you

to go overseas.

So you better

recollect everything that

you've seen or heard,

and all the minor details

about Mailman.

Because there's not much time

left for you.

Give me some time.

I need to think about it.

Get up.

What did you observe?

I think

Mr Gu appeared to have

very little interest

in Wang Zhi.

He's just

the head of the record office,

there's no reason

for him to be interested in him.

But I have a feeling that

he was deliberately

avoiding something.

This further strengthens

my suspicion.

Whoever he is,

our priority

is to step up

the security around Ta Tung Hotel.