Like Flowers in Sand (Flowers Bloom in the Sand / Moraeedo Kkochi Pinda / 모래에도 꽃이 핀다)

LIKE FLOWERS IN SAND

The curtains have come down

on the 31-day global fiesta, that is the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.

Our shared journey of this emotional roller coaster

already feels like a midsummer night's dream,

but it's time to treasure this happy, unforgettable memory as a keepsake

and return to reality.

Now, today's first song.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream."

OH DU-SIK

Promise me that you'll be a champion when you grow up.

And when you become a champion, don't forget to tell people about me.

Okay?

Du-sik, wait!

Where are you going?

Oh Du-sik!

OH DU-SIK, KIM BAEK-DU 02 05 30

EPISODE 9 ALL THAT WE HAVE LOST

I thought I had to investigate myself.

People are funny.

They used to be so eager to know the truth,

but after some time, they couldn't care less.

But that's just not fair.

For both me and my dad.

That's why I came back.

Just like you did, right?

Am I wrong?

So did you find anything?

Back then, everyone said Jun was the culprit.

But I didn't think so.

Choi Chil-seong.

After he came to Geosan,

match-fixing and illegal gambling started happening.

So I thought he must be the one who harmed my dad.

I don't know how he knew,

but he started coming to my café about two months ago.

He'd always sit in the same spot,

have some coffee, and leave.

Then one day…

Enjoy.

Joo Cheol-yong.

What happened to Cheol-yong

is my fault.

Technically, I killed him.

He knew who I was.

He came because he knew me.

But what do you think he meant by,

"Technically, I killed him"?

I had to know the answer.

So I went with him.

What does that mean?

What do you mean that you technically killed him?

I shouldn't have dragged Cheol-yong into it.

It was my fault.

You can't be here either.

You've got to leave this town.

What are you talking about?

The person who killed your dad…

is in this town.

What? Sir.

Wait, sir.

Wait. Take this.

Take this 40,000 won.

Sir.

It's your money. Come on. Take it.

Wait.

You need to take this 40,000 won.

- Keeping this… - Then, unfortunately…

It would make me feel guilty.

We ran into some drunkard.

Why are you looking at me?

Are you talking about me?

You kept insisting he should take 40,000 won…

No, I don't think you have to talk about that here.

Did Choi Chil-seong really say

that the person who harmed your dad was here?

His phone kept ringing.

He kept ignoring it, but in the end, he picked up.

And it seemed

that he was arguing with someone.

I couldn't hear it though. He was far away.

Let's meet here.

What do you mean? You didn't tell me any--

Come here tomorrow.

Then I'll tell you everything.

62-9 BUKNAM-DONG ROOM 304, ROSE INN

Everything you want to know and have to know.

So just leave for now.

That was it.

When I woke up the next morning, the whole neighborhood was in shock.

Apparently, a car was towed out of the reservoir,

and there was a body inside.

That was the end.

I'm one unlucky girl.

Wait.

What about the plan to meet again?

He said to meet him there.

Rose Inn in Buknam-dong?

It seemed that he was staying there before he died.

He said if I went there, he'd tell me everything he knew

and give me something.

I think this was it.

It was in the middle of the empty room.

Wait. Let me open it.

Hey.

It's money.

Did he want to give it to me?

Jeez, how much is that?

Well, it doesn't matter, does it?

All I wanted was to find out who killed my dad and why.

That's all I needed to know.

Anyway, that's all I know.

Now, I'll trust you and wait.

Because you're a cop.

Hey.

She knows everything.

I appreciate that she told us all this,

but I still don't get what it means.

Do you get it?

I do.

And you should too.

What?

Do you still not recognize her?

No. Who is she?

It's her.

JOO CHEOL-YONG

Uncle Cheol-yong's daughter.

Joo Mi-ran.

What?

Du-sik, did you really come back to Geosan because of that?

Is that it?

I thought you wouldn't want to think about what happened then.

Hey.

I was cleaning the house a few days ago

and found my old diary.

And all I wrote about there was playing.

Apparently, I was all about playing around then.

One day,

I went to the mountains with you guys

and played there until the sun went down.

I had such a blast

that I wrote this at the bottom of the page.

"I wish

this moment would last forever."

Maybe that jinxed it.

Soon after, everything fell apart.

By the way, did you really not recognize Mi-ran in the past three years?

Hey, Kim Baek-du.

Yeah? What?

Did you really not know Mi-ran was Uncle Cheol-yong's daughter?

Right. Mi-ran.

No, I really didn't know.

You know the show, The Masked Singer?

On that show, people don't recognize the contestants

by their voices.

But do you know what's more embarrassing?

Even after they take off their masks,

some people still don't recognize them.

That's how I feel right now.

Uncle Cheol-yong's daughter, Joo Mi-ran…

Du-sik.

To be honest, if I were her, I would've just taken the money.

I mean, objectively speaking…

Realistically,

it's good to get some compensation.

You think that's going to compensate for everything?

No amount of money would make up for it.

Think about what she lost.

Though I can't speak for her,

she's probably felt like one foot was stuck in mud all her life.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get out.

And nobody came to help her out.

Imagine living stuck like that all your life.

No money can comfort someone who--

Was that how you felt?

What?

Have you felt

stuck in the mud like that, since you left this place?

Me?

For me, there have been ups and downs.

One day,

anything related to ssireum and Geosan would make me shake with anger,

and the next,

thinking about my life here would bring a smile to my face.

I keep trying to deny it,

but I guess my childhood here as Oh Du-sik must've been the happiest time of my life.

Oh, well. You wouldn't understand.

You haven't lost anything in life, so you wouldn't understand what it's like.

What?

What do you mean, I haven't lost anything?

What is it?

What is it that you've lost?

- Many things and-- - So tell me.

Many things and what?

Well…

I've lost something too.

Because of her, I…

I…

That was the wind.

Go wash up and eat.