Episode 1 recap: Pang Hongmei received Ji Danyang's return to the country.
The personnel of the Taiwan Military Intelligence Group have already arrived in Hong Kong. Patriotic scholar An Wenshan has been controlled by enemy agents and has handed over the documents to Ji Danyang. Their mission this time is to ensure that Ji Danyang arrives in Hong Kong safely and intact. Ji Danyang arrived in Hong Kong and disembarked from the ship. After going through customs inspection, Ji Danyang explained that he came to Hong Kong to work on a project that would take approximately five months. The officials noted that Ji Danyang is a mainland Chinese and asked if he intended to pass through Hong Kong to return to the mainland. Ji Danyang stated that he was here solely for work purposes.
The officials stamped Ji Danyang's documents and allowed him to proceed. When Ji Danyang exited the station, he saw someone outside waiting to receive him. An Wenshan had previously informed him that a person wearing a black beret would be there to pick him up. The person approached him, wanting to escort Ji Danyang, but Ji Danyang hesitated because he saw another person with a black beret further behind.
Initially, Ji Danyang intended to go with the first person, but suddenly a gunshot rang out, causing chaos. An approaching tram added to the commotion. Taking advantage of the confusion, Ji Danyang left the scene and arrived at a hotel. According to An Wenshan's instructions, he was supposed to be in the lobby at 8:30 PM, where someone would come to meet him. Ji Danyang saw a woman in the lobby and exchanged the agreed-upon code words with her, confirming their identities.
The woman introduced herself as Ye Xia and explained that she had come specifically to pick him up. She informed Ji Danyang that his itinerary had been exposed and it was unsafe everywhere, with people like those reading newspapers and at the bar all keeping an eye on him. At 8:30 PM, Pang Hongmei arrived, claiming to be the one to pick up Ji Danyang. Ye Xia insisted that she would not allow Pang Hongmei to take Ji Danyang away and accused her of being a spy, asserting that she herself was the real contact person.
Ye Xia wanted to take Ji Danyang away, but Pang Hongmei intercepted her, stating that their intermediary abroad had encountered trouble, which was how they became aware of the code words. However, Ye Xia turned the tables and accused Pang Hongmei and her group of being responsible for the trouble with the intermediary.
A man approached and held a gun against Pang Hongmei, taking her away. Taking advantage of the situation, Ye Xia brought Ji Danyang to his room. While pouring water for Ji Danyang, Ye Xia deliberately wet his briefcase. She discovered that it didn't contain any documents and explained that she was afraid someone might try to steal them, so she had kept the real documents elsewhere. Ye Xia urged Ji Danyang to retrieve them, emphasizing that everyone was watching him and it would be safer to keep the documents with her. Ji Danyang handed Ye Xia a key and informed her that the documents were in a cabinet under the sink. Ye Xia hurriedly left the room.
Pang Hongmei knocked out the man and disguised herself as a waitress to approach Ji Danyang. Pang Hongmei urged Ji Danyang to come with her, but he refused. Pang Hongmei forcefully grabbed Ji Danyang by the neck and took him into the room. Pang Hongmei claimed that the previous code phrase was no longer valid and that she was the one who would take him. Ji Danyang expressed his distrust, saying that everyone was making the same claim.
Ye Xia arrived with the retrieved items and asked Ji Danyang to go with her. Ji Danyang followed Ye Xia to her location. Pang Hongmei pretended to aim her gun, but Ye Xia shielded Ji Danyang in front of her. Pang Hongmei remarked that this was an easy way to test their loyalty. She fired a shot, and a fight broke out between them. Pang Hongmei injured her arm and instructed Ji Danyang to leave first. Ji Danyang managed to escape and now understood that Pang Hongmei was the one truly sent to retrieve him.
Pang Hongmei found Ji Danyang and offered to take him home. After tending to her wound, Ji Danyang revealed that the documents were not taken. The ones in the briefcase were fake, while the genuine documents were kept in a cabinet in the corridor, which he had already retrieved.
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