Hwajung (화정)

Episode 13

Father!

Father, how did you...

Councilor Hong Joo Won, watch what you say!

I came here as the new leader of the weaponry bureau!

Listen, soldiers!

Arrest Councilor Hong Joo Won and that spy he brought from Japan!

Yes, sir!

- Councilor Hong! - What are you saying?

He's a spy from Japan? That's not true!

I can explain it to you.

Shut your mouth!

We have clear evidence. Are you making cheap excuses?

There are people who saw you with him in Japan.

There is proof that you made up his identity at the city office!

Even at the cost of breaking the law, is this what you wanted to show me?

Did you abandon your father and your family just to do this?

Father...

Why are you just standing there?

Arrest those two! Right now!

Yes, sir!

Sir... Councilor Hong!

Sir!

Sir!

Sire.

Please shut down the weaponry bureau, sire!

Shut it down, sire!

Watch your words in front of me.

The weaponry bureau is the cause of deep-rooted evils!

The accident today proves that point!

We will not leave here until your permission is given!

Didn't you hear me tell you to watch yourself?

The bureau has always had a risk of possible accidents.

You came all the way to the palace to make a fuss over that?

Forgive me, but this is not nothing, sire.

- Lord Ohri! - Sir.

Ohsung.

Forgive me for saying this, but this is not an unreasonable request.

May I request an audience with you, sire?

All the residents in the area! Evacuate!

Everyone, evacuate!

The King asked you to take charge of the weaponry bureau...

but you recommended me instead of you?

Is the position still open?

You said you wouldn't take it.

I'll do it.

I received this anonymous letter.

No way...

Do you believe this?

I have to check for myself

what the king and my son are doing together.

It'll only be a matter of time before the weaponry bureau shuts its doors.

Since Hong Young stepped in after seeing that letter

he will find every speck of dirt there is to find.

He's not the type to go easy on his own child.

Am I behind everything that happened?

What do you mean by that, Lord Ohri?

All the top officials received an anonymous letter at the same time, sire.

Did you say, 'an anonymous letter'?

It was about how you brought a man from Japan and put him in the weaponry bureau.

Of course I don't believe what's in the letter whole-heartedly.

But the accident at the bureau today is definitely suspicious.

Did you really not know any of this, sire?

So, is this what you're saying?

I brought in a man from Japan...

and he must be the culprit of the accident today?

Yes, sire.

The letter clearly stated that the man you brought is a spy from Japan.

Arrest Councilor Hong Joo Won and that spy from Japan right now!

They're framing me to be a spy.

Why? Just why?

Then what about Councilor Hong?

What happens to him now?

Father!

This is the proof that you fabricated his identity.

You're not going to claim you don't know about this, are you?

But he is from Joseon. He's definitely not a spy!

Then how do you explain the accident at the bureau today?

Who did it, if it's not him?

We're not done with investigation yet.

That's not your job to do. It's the job of the state tribunal and me.

I only have one thing I want to ask.

Did the king also know about this?

Answer me!

Did the king also know that a Japanese spy came in and was doing this?

Sire... what do you plan to do about this?

It's a trap.

This must be a trap that he set up.

Then is it you, Kang Joo Seon, who did this?

Really, all of this?

By the way... if it's really true

shouldn't we set up a special office within the inspector general's office?

Since His Majesty may have been involved in this matter.

He's right. It has to be done right away!

Of course we should!

With everything that's going on, His Majesty won't be able to stop it!

Let's go to the inspector general's office!

- I'm glad he brought it up! - Yes, of course!

You're leaving already?

'Already'? The sun is high.

Now that you're back in the city, let's see each other more often.

Girls have been looking forward to seeing you.

Don't you worry.

Do I have any place to go but here?

Oh, and make sure to avoid the weaponry bureau area.

- It's chaotic. - Chaotic? Why?

There was a big accident at the weaponry bureau last night.

What? At the weaponry bureau?

Don't even start.

There was smoke and people were dying... It was chaotic!

Let me ask you a question. What on earth happened?

Shut down the bureau! Shut down the bureau!

Pardon?

Sir... what do you mean by that?

There is no time. You're the only one who can help me now.

Please! Let me see him for just a second!

I'm going nuts...

Sir!

What happened? What is all of this?

I have questions for you. We have no time right now.

Are you... asking me... if I did this?

I am. Tell me honestly.

No, I didn't. Even if ask me a hundred times, I'm innocent!

Then where did you go when it happened yesterday?

Tell me!

I need to hear that answer in order to believe you.

- That's... - Hwa Yi!

I can't tell you about that.

What's that?

I'm sorry, but I can't tell you where I was or what I was doing yesterday.

Hwa Yi!

But I swear I didn't do it! That's the truth!

Whatever my intentions or goals I have...

I don't harm innocent people.

I'm not that kind of person!

Why was there a problem in my kiln?

I'm the one who wants to find out what happened yesterday!

- Drag out the criminals! - Yes, sir!

Sir! You have to go now! Please!

If you're telling the truth, it's my turn to take a gamble.

What did you say?

Did you forget what you told me in Edo?

What are you doing?

A gamble. I can't give you away!

- Sir. - I can't give you away either.

So leave here and find out the truth about this matter.

Then... what about you, sir?

I will wait... for you.

This time,you must come back to save me.

Manager, guide him to the secret path.

But, sir...

Are you out of your mind? How can I?

And what happens to you if I leave?

If the truth about this matter is not revealed

the weaponry bureau can't be safe.

Even if I have to lose my life, that shouldn't happen.

So I ask of you.

If it's not you, there must be something else going on.

You should know about the sulfur kiln better than anyone else.

You have to do this.

Sir...

Make sure he gets out safely.

This may be the last thing I can do for the bureau.

Sir, Councilor Hong is nowhere to be seen!

What about the man called Hwa Yi? Where is he?

This is the bureau's secret path in case of emergency.

Go straight this way and you'll be able to go outside.

But if I leave, what happens to Councilor Hong?

So find out what happened no matter what it takes!

He's betting his life to get you out right now!

Go!

The criminals have disappeared!

- Search the bureau, find the criminals! - Yes, sir!

If you are looking for me...

I'm here.

You...

But you won't be able to find the technician at the sulfur office.

He has already left the bureau.

What did you say?

Do you know what you just did?

Do you understand that you gave away your life?

Yes. I understand...

Commissioner.

We have to find him! He couldn't have gone far!

Hurry up!

What?

Hong Joo Won...

He let him go.

What did I tell you?

Because of him...

you'll be in more trouble now, sire.

- Hurry up and find him! - Yes, sir!

I'll wait... for you.

This time,you must come back to save me.

What an idiot... Why did he trust me?

How could he trust me?

I am sorry. Everything is my fault.

You said you knew the weight of responsibility, and now...

you're trying to pay for it with your life.

What? The man from Japan ran away?