An Ace Crisis Negotiator Faces Off Against A Cold-Blooded Hostage Taker (YouTube Video Transcript)

(00:00:00) Your YouTube transcript will appear here (00:00:00) A man wearing a bomb suit storms into a (00:00:02) high-security government office, (00:00:04) reflecting on the past. After taking out (00:00:06) every security guard in his path, he's (00:00:08) in no rush. First, he orders the (00:00:10) terrified officials to sit down. Then, (00:00:12) he releases the waitresses and warns (00:00:14) everyone not to speak a single word (00:00:16) without his permission. But some people (00:00:18) just won't listen. [music] Right as the (00:00:19) man is about to detonate the bomb, a (00:00:22) woman walks in. This Chiune, a (00:00:24) negotiator from the Soul Police (00:00:25) Department, [music] the only good person (00:00:27) this man acknowledges. And aside from (00:00:29) Chiune, he believes that every single (00:00:31) person he killed truly deserved it. It (00:00:33) all started with a mission one week (00:00:35) earlier. Chiune had just returned from a (00:00:37) blind date, [music] not even having time (00:00:39) to change her clothes when she was (00:00:41) rushed to a kidnapping scene. A veteran (00:00:43) bald officer asked if she'd been (00:00:45) drinking, showing a complete lack of (00:00:47) professionalism. The bald officer told (00:00:49) her the captain was currently struggling (00:00:50) at the front door [music] because the (00:00:52) kidnapper spoke English, and the (00:00:54) captain's English was basically (00:00:55) gibberish. So, after a quick mouthwash, (00:00:58) Chiune decided to take matters into her (00:01:00) own hands. The captain was surprised to (00:01:02) see her and told her the special forces (00:01:04) were ready for an all-out assault. (00:01:06) Shocked, she managed to buy 30 minutes (00:01:08) for negotiations. [music] (00:01:09) First, she spoke to the kidnappers from (00:01:11) outside, then proved she was unarmed and (00:01:14) tried to enter, and the kidnappers (00:01:15) didn't refuse her. The face-to-face (00:01:17) negotiation was actually very effective. (00:01:19) The kidnappers were just about to agree (00:01:21) to [music] release the female hostage (00:01:23) when the special forces outside suddenly (00:01:24) intervened. In a moment of pure (00:01:26) frustration, the snipers shot missed the (00:01:28) mark and killed the male hostage on the (00:01:30) spot. Then the special forces threw (00:01:32) flashbangs, stormed the bedroom, and (00:01:34) killed the kidnappers, but the remaining (00:01:36) female hostage also died a tragic death. (00:01:38) [music] This tragedy hit Chiune hard. (00:01:40) She immediately submitted her (00:01:42) resignation. But her captain refused to (00:01:44) accept it, only giving her a few days (00:01:46) off to rest. However, after just a few (00:01:48) days, that same bald guy knocked on her (00:01:50) door, saying there was an urgent mission (00:01:52) that required her presence. When Chiune (00:01:54) arrived in full uniform at the highle (00:01:56) operations room of the sole intelligence (00:01:58) center, she immediately realized the big (00:02:00) players were there. The mayor, the (00:02:02) secretary general of national defense, (00:02:04) and the head of the intelligence agency. (00:02:06) [music] The entire technical team was (00:02:07) present with advanced equipment (00:02:09) scattered across the floor. But when she (00:02:11) asked for the details, her superiors (00:02:13) ignored her, only stating that the man (00:02:15) they were dealing with, a guy named (00:02:16) [music] Teu, was an armed smuggler (00:02:18) frequently on Interpol's blacklist with (00:02:20) countless illegal deals. The Korean (00:02:22) government had been trying to catch him (00:02:23) for years, but couldn't even get a (00:02:25) glimpse of him. [music] No one expected (00:02:26) that this elusive figure, who moves more (00:02:29) mysteriously than a ghost, would (00:02:31) actually reach out to them today, (00:02:32) [music] wanting to negotiate with Han (00:02:33) via video call. When the call connected, (00:02:36) both sides started with polite (00:02:37) greetings. [music] But after just a few (00:02:39) sentences, Teu lost his patience, (00:02:42) becoming tough and aggressive. Even more (00:02:44) surprising, [music] it seemed like luck (00:02:46) had cut off the call. Chiune explained (00:02:48) to her superiors that she didn't even (00:02:49) know the context or the goal of the (00:02:51) negotiation. A man like that would never (00:02:53) sit down and expose everything without (00:02:55) understanding the situation. The (00:02:57) standoff continued and then Teu [music] (00:02:59) sent another video request. The (00:03:01) secretary general ordered Chiune to (00:03:03) answer. [music] Chiune, not one to (00:03:05) accept such behavior, answered, told him (00:03:07) she had business to handle and then hung (00:03:09) up again. She walked over to the (00:03:11) secretary general with a firm attitude. (00:03:13) As a professional negotiator, she needed (00:03:15) to know every single detail before she (00:03:17) could work. That was a line she simply (00:03:19) would not cross. The secretary general (00:03:21) was clearly [music] furious and (00:03:22) immediately assigned another negotiator, (00:03:24) Chief Han, to take over. This last (00:03:27) minute personnel change made Teu (00:03:29) absolutely livid. When the video call (00:03:31) connected for the third time, he didn't (00:03:32) say a word and pointed the camera (00:03:34) directly at a hostage. Chiune's heart (00:03:36) sank at the site. Wasn't that the group (00:03:38) leader who hadn't let her resign? Teu (00:03:40) grabbed a revolver, wanting to play a (00:03:42) game of Russian roulette. He loaded it, (00:03:44) gave it a shake, and fired without a (00:03:46) second thought. The scene terrified (00:03:48) everyone. Chiune couldn't sit still (00:03:50) anymore. She rushed into the room, (00:03:52) apologized for hanging up earlier, and (00:03:54) asked [music] Teu about his demands. Teu (00:03:57) was silent for a moment, then said that (00:03:59) they had to be completely honest with (00:04:00) each other. Absolutely honest. Chiune is (00:04:03) clearly shaken by the request and (00:04:05) doesn't agree right away. Teu demands (00:04:07) that she put her weapon away first, (00:04:09) insisting that only then can both sides (00:04:10) reach an agreement with the police (00:04:12) [music] department. Then Teu drops his (00:04:14) first serious demand. He wants Chiune to (00:04:17) reveal the real identities of every (00:04:18) single person in the intelligence center (00:04:20) who is monitoring their negotiation. As (00:04:22) soon as he says this, the entire (00:04:24) operations room falls into a deathly (00:04:26) silence. Everyone realizes that the game (00:04:28) has only just begun, [music] and Teu's (00:04:30) true motives are likely far more complex (00:04:32) than they ever imagined. Chiune follows (00:04:34) his [music] orders, listing the (00:04:36) identities of everyone present. However, (00:04:39) as her eyes scan the room and land on (00:04:40) the secretary general, a message (00:04:42) suddenly flashes on a nearby computer (00:04:44) screen, ordering her not to mention his (00:04:46) presence. Chiune hesitates for a moment, (00:04:49) then vaguely says he is just [music] (00:04:50) another person there. Teu is obviously (00:04:52) not satisfied with this answer. He makes (00:04:55) an excuse about going to grab a bite to (00:04:56) eat and abruptly ends the call. Taking (00:04:59) advantage [music] of this brief opening, (00:05:00) the intelligence agency quickly calls an (00:05:03) internal meeting. Only then does Chiune (00:05:05) finally get the lowdown on the hostages. (00:05:07) Teu is holding two people. A reporter (00:05:09) kidnapped in Bangkok and her own direct (00:05:11) captain. It turns out that after (00:05:13) receiving the mission, the captain had (00:05:15) gone to the location Teu specified to (00:05:16) act as the negotiator and try to rescue (00:05:18) the reporter. However, he was snatched (00:05:21) by Teu and didn't even get a chance to (00:05:23) negotiate. Furthermore, a few days ago, (00:05:26) Teu had intentionally caused trouble for (00:05:28) an intelligence officer. [music] And (00:05:29) this morning, he directly released the (00:05:31) video of the captain's kidnapping, (00:05:33) specifically demanding that Chiune be (00:05:35) the one to talk. At this point, the (00:05:37) highest ranking official in the room, (00:05:39) the secretary general, finally comes (00:05:41) clean with the truth. Because Teu is so (00:05:43) unpredictable, the military has secretly (00:05:46) planned to deploy an Air Force special (00:05:47) operations team to Bangkok to rescue the (00:05:49) reporter. Chiune is instructed to stall (00:05:52) for as much time as possible. [music] (00:05:53) She needs to buy the military an extra (00:05:55) 14 hours to prepare. Chiune quickly (00:05:58) flips through [music] Teu's file, but (00:06:00) she's only a few pages in when the video (00:06:02) call rings again. This time, [music] Teu (00:06:04) speaks in his usual casual tone, even (00:06:07) joking about Chiun<unk>'s type in men. (00:06:09) At first, [music] it seems like just (00:06:10) another way to stall for instructions, (00:06:12) but what happens next sends Chiune into (00:06:14) a panic. The sound of her [music] (00:06:15) captain gasping for air comes through (00:06:17) the speakers and Teu's voice chimes in. (00:06:20) I gave the captain some medicine, but it (00:06:22) looks like he took too much. I don't (00:06:24) know if he's going to make it. Chiune (00:06:26) can't stand [music] to see her captain (00:06:27) suffering like that. So, she immediately (00:06:29) cuts Teu off and tells him to state his (00:06:31) second [music] demand. After some blunt (00:06:33) talk, he says it straight. Bring the (00:06:35) chairman of the Dehan Daily to meet him (00:06:37) within 1 hour. But at that moment, the (00:06:39) chairman couldn't care less about a (00:06:41) kidnapped reporter. [music] He's (00:06:42) casually swinging his clubs on a golf (00:06:44) course. Suddenly, a helicopter lands (00:06:46) right on the green and hauls him off to (00:06:48) the intelligence agency. Chiune has a (00:06:50) series of questions ready for him, and (00:06:52) the very first one hits the mark. Why (00:06:55) did the reporter project disappear (00:06:56) without a single report? Based [music] (00:06:58) on Chiune's clues, the chairman was (00:07:00) involved in both the attack and the (00:07:02) shutdown of the project, and he used to (00:07:04) have private drinks with the team (00:07:05) regularly. After that, no matter what (00:07:07) Chiune asks about the project's (00:07:09) performance or family matters, the (00:07:10) chairman stays silent. But when asked (00:07:12) about the team's drinking habits, the (00:07:14) chairman suddenly fumbles, stuttering (00:07:17) and failing to answer before blurting (00:07:18) out that he doesn't even like drinking. (00:07:20) Just a few questions ago, he claimed he (00:07:22) drank with them all the time. Such a (00:07:24) simple question, and the chairman is (00:07:26) instantly exposed. After a long silence, (00:07:29) he stands up and steps [music] back, (00:07:31) revealing his golf shorts. Chiune grills (00:07:33) him asking how he could be out playing (00:07:35) golf when the fate of his own reporter (00:07:37) is still unknown. She continues to press (00:07:39) him on whether this project is actually (00:07:41) connected to the Dehan Daily. The (00:07:42) chairman starts to panic. [music] Chiune (00:07:45) adds eight more points of pressure, (00:07:47) saying she has information about the (00:07:48) reporter's family. Just as the chairman (00:07:50) is about to spill the truth, the (00:07:52) prosecutor general suddenly interrupts, (00:07:54) clearly trying to cover something up. (00:07:56) The Secretary General is deeply annoyed (00:07:58) by the prosecutor general's (00:08:00) interference. To regain his composure, (00:08:02) he walks up to the project and asks, (00:08:04) [music] "Is this project related to the (00:08:06) Dehan Daily?" However, the prosecutor (00:08:08) general isn't intimidated and uses force (00:08:11) to [music] silence the chairman. (00:08:12) Finally, left with no other choice, the (00:08:14) chairman reveals the [music] truth to (00:08:16) protect the project and his family. The (00:08:18) reporter was never actually a journalist (00:08:20) under [music] his command. Chiune hears (00:08:21) this truth for the first time as well, (00:08:23) and she is absolutely stunned, (00:08:25) completely unable to fathom why her (00:08:27) superiors would hide such a critical (00:08:28) issue. Teu, [music] on the other hand, (00:08:31) doesn't believe a single word of (00:08:32) Chiune's explanation. He's convinced she (00:08:35) broke her promise and that there has to (00:08:36) be a price to pay. He walks [music] (00:08:38) straight up and shoots the team leader (00:08:39) in the head. Chayun tries her absolute (00:08:42) best, but she can't stop the tragedy and (00:08:44) the root cause of it all was the (00:08:45) high-ranking officials withholding vital (00:08:47) intelligence. Seeing Chiune having a (00:08:49) mental breakdown, her subordinates (00:08:51) quickly cut the video feed. At this (00:08:53) point, the special forces still need 9 (00:08:55) more hours to reach Bangkok, and the (00:08:57) command center suddenly changes its (00:08:58) mind, ordering everyone to move to (00:09:01) international waters to prepare for (00:09:02) underwater operations. Once she calms (00:09:05) down a bit, Chiune goes to confront her (00:09:07) superiors, but she's kicked out. Even (00:09:09) Han, standing right beside her, gets (00:09:12) treated the same way. [music] Once they (00:09:14) get in the car, they finally spill (00:09:15) everything they know. It turns out (00:09:17) reporter Lee wasn't a real reporter at (00:09:19) all. He was an undercover agent sent by (00:09:21) the intelligence agency to investigate (00:09:22) Teu. The reporter title was just a (00:09:25) cover. Even though there's no real (00:09:26) hostage, Chiune still can't wrap her (00:09:29) head around what Teu is trying to do. (00:09:30) She's [music] been pulled off the (00:09:31) mission, but she has no intention of (00:09:33) giving up. She immediately assigns her (00:09:35) team to investigate arms smuggling leads (00:09:37) in Southeast Asia and even sends the (00:09:39) bald officer to find the chairman of the (00:09:40) Dehan Daily to dig deeper. Meanwhile, a (00:09:43) resentful secret agent talks to Teu and (00:09:45) immediately offers to clear his criminal (00:09:47) record in exchange for the survival of (00:09:49) the project, the undercover agent. (00:09:51) However, Teu sees right through the (00:09:53) stalling tactic. He makes a provocative (00:09:55) move that is recognized internationally (00:09:57) and the negotiation completely (00:09:59) collapses. The secret agent then (00:10:01) complains that they are willing to risk (00:10:02) anything, declaring [music] that even if (00:10:04) they have to sacrifice the project, they (00:10:06) will never let Teu escape danger. (00:10:08) Realizing the project isn't a strong (00:10:10) enough bargaining chip, Teu [music] ups (00:10:12) the ante. His men drag in a South Korean (00:10:14) family traveling abroad to test the (00:10:16) power of this new leverage, [music] Teu (00:10:18) pulls a little girl in front of the (00:10:19) camera and even holds a knife to the (00:10:21) project director's throat. [music] An (00:10:22) intelligence official actually sings a (00:10:24) nursery rhyme in front of the lens, and (00:10:26) the project is then handed back to Teu. (00:10:27) [music] He demands that Chiune return to (00:10:30) the negotiations within 30 minutes or (00:10:32) he'll kill the project. At this point, (00:10:34) [music] the Air Force special forces (00:10:36) have parachuted in from the straight and (00:10:37) are deploying high-speed boats at sea. (00:10:39) There are only four hours left until the (00:10:41) raid begins. As soon as Chiune gets back (00:10:44) to the intelligence bureau, she forces (00:10:46) the secretary general to hand over all (00:10:47) the information. Only by knowing the (00:10:49) full story can she understand Teu's true (00:10:51) intentions. This time, Teu stops beating (00:10:54) around the bush and directly makes his (00:10:56) third demand. Summon the chairman of an (00:10:58) electronics industry tycoon within 1 (00:11:00) hour. From the intelligence reports, (00:11:02) Chiune learns that this chairman used to (00:11:04) be Teu's partner and mentor. [music] (00:11:06) Later, due to a dispute over the unfair (00:11:08) distribution of smuggled weapons in (00:11:10) Malaca, the chairman couldn't control (00:11:12) his anger. He snitched on Teu to the (00:11:14) intelligence agency and paid 50 million (00:11:16) in taxes to avoid prosecution. The two (00:11:18) sides have been bitter enemies ever (00:11:20) since. In fact, all the money, location (00:11:22) data, and equipment for this military (00:11:24) operation were provided by that very (00:11:26) chairman. Right now, the chairman is (00:11:28) sitting in a lounge [music] watching (00:11:30) this life or death negotiation on a big (00:11:31) screen with a group of high-ranking (00:11:33) officials. Meanwhile, the bald officer (00:11:35) has arrived at the apartment building of (00:11:37) the daily newspaper editor. Right then, (00:11:40) they happen to see the editor (00:11:41) frantically stuffing [music] suitcases (00:11:42) into his car trunk. He's about to flee (00:11:44) with his whole family. The editor, (00:11:46) obsessed with escaping, doesn't hesitate (00:11:48) and immediately calls out all his (00:11:50) superiors and highle officials. Armed (00:11:52) with these insider [music] stories, (00:11:54) Chiune feels the negotiations getting (00:11:56) more complicated and unpredictable by (00:11:58) the second. With every demand from Teu, (00:12:01) [music] an even higher ranking official (00:12:02) is dragged into the mess. That's when (00:12:04) the chairman finally arrives. The moment (00:12:06) Teu [music] sees him, he bows (00:12:08) respectfully and asks the chairman to (00:12:09) unfreeze his blocked Swiss bank account. (00:12:12) The chairman immediately promises to (00:12:13) handle this seemingly simple request. (00:12:15) But [music] this is just the appetizer. (00:12:17) After the small talk, Teu's expression (00:12:20) suddenly flips. He bluntly asks the (00:12:22) chairman, "Why did you kill you?" This (00:12:24) unfamiliar name leaves Chiune completely (00:12:27) baffled. Seeing the confusion written (00:12:29) all over Chiun<unk>'s face, Teu decides (00:12:31) to help her jog her memory. He brings up (00:12:34) that kidnapping case she was rushed to a (00:12:35) week ago, right in the middle of her (00:12:37) blind date. It turns out one of the (00:12:39) hostages killed in that raid was named (00:12:40) you. [music] And that is exactly why Teu (00:12:42) insisted on Chiune being his negotiator. (00:12:45) But that's not all. He points [music] (00:12:46) out that the police's claim of a simple (00:12:48) robbery was total nonsense. There were (00:12:50) world famous paintings at that scene and (00:12:53) the owner of those masterpieces was none (00:12:54) other than the chairman sitting right (00:12:56) there. Or rather, the chairman was a (00:12:57) co-owner. The chairman tries to play (00:12:59) dumb, claiming he doesn't know a man (00:13:01) named Kim. So, [music] Teu drops another (00:13:04) truth bomb. Kim was the person Teu (00:13:06) personally introduced to the chairman to (00:13:08) guard his secret vault. [music] That 2 (00:13:09) billion in cash in the vault, just a (00:13:12) distraction. The real value was in the (00:13:14) paintings, each worth [music] billions. (00:13:15) The entire robbery was nothing but a (00:13:18) massive cover up. When Teu [music] sees (00:13:20) they still aren't backing down, he plays (00:13:22) his trump card, a voice recording. (00:13:24) [music] It's a crystal clear audio of (00:13:25) the chairman talking to high-ranking (00:13:27) officials about smuggling and bribery (00:13:29) involving the director of national (00:13:30) security and the deputy director of the (00:13:32) National Intelligence Service. [music] (00:13:34) The leverage officially shifts to Teu's (00:13:36) side, but the officials still play (00:13:38) tough, claiming a single recording isn't (00:13:40) enough evidence. Fine, since they want (00:13:42) to play [music] that way, Teu issues his (00:13:44) fourth demand. bring the director of (00:13:46) national security, a man named Huang, to (00:13:48) meet him within one hour. If not, every (00:13:51) single hostage dies. [music] At this (00:13:52) point in the game, the elites finally (00:13:54) realize that Teu has been planning this (00:13:56) for a long, [music] long time, to keep (00:13:58) their dirty secrets buried. Hang issues (00:14:00) a death warrant. Kill Teu at all costs. (00:14:03) It's the only way to protect their (00:14:04) [music] power. Meanwhile, Huku calls (00:14:07) Chiune with a discovery from the call (00:14:08) logs. Her captain [music] and the vice (00:14:10) minister of defense were in constant (00:14:12) contact. Even weirder, the captain, who (00:14:15) only makes about $3,000 a month, had (00:14:17) somehow paid off all his wife's massive (00:14:19) hospital bills in a very short time. (00:14:21) Everyone in the room knows that was (00:14:23) dirty money. To make matters worse, the (00:14:25) secretary general finds Chiayun and (00:14:27) tells her Hang isn't coming because he's (00:14:29) in a meeting with only 2 hours left (00:14:31) until the special forces strike. The (00:14:33) negotiation is about to get even more (00:14:35) brutal. True to form, Teu doesn't wait (00:14:38) for Huang. He points his gun at the (00:14:40) hostage and starts [music] making (00:14:41) threats. Panicking, Chiune promises to (00:14:44) reinvestigate every single related case (00:14:46) and even [music] lies, saying the person (00:14:48) leading the meeting is already being (00:14:49) interrogated. Whether this was a (00:14:51) stalling tactic or a genuine attempt to (00:14:53) help, her words seem to [music] get (00:14:54) through to Teu, but Teu wants proof. He (00:14:57) demands that the police commander (00:14:59) personally verify the facts. At this (00:15:01) stage, the truth doesn't even matter (00:15:02) anymore. This game has moved way beyond (00:15:04) truth [music] versus lies. Because (00:15:06) here's the kicker. Teu has been (00:15:09) livereaming the entire video call on the (00:15:10) [music] internet. TV news channels and (00:15:12) giant screens all over the city are (00:15:14) broadcasting this earthshattering (00:15:16) confrontation to anyone with an internet (00:15:17) connection. [music] The intelligence (00:15:19) department realizes there's a leak way (00:15:20) too late and the room falls into pure (00:15:22) chaos. Chiune [music] is beyond furious. (00:15:25) She finally realizes she's been used as (00:15:27) a puppet by Teu this whole time. Right (00:15:29) then, Teu shoots [music] the project (00:15:31) manager in the leg and says a final (00:15:32) goodbye to director Hong. He promises to (00:15:35) stay quiet for 1 hour, but warns that he (00:15:37) will kill one hostage every 10 minutes (00:15:39) after that. The [music] usually (00:15:41) cold-blooded Huang finally panics, but (00:15:43) he quickly cooks up a plan. Find a (00:15:45) scapegoat and order the special forces (00:15:46) [music] to strike immediately. He has (00:15:49) completely lost his mind. Whether it's (00:15:51) the captain or innocent tourists, (00:15:52) [music] anyone standing in the way of (00:15:54) his interests has to die. Meanwhile, the (00:15:56) bald officer stumbles upon a massive (00:15:58) piece of the puzzle. You, the hostage (00:16:00) from the first scene, was actually the (00:16:02) only female member of Teu's team. More (00:16:05) importantly, she was his sister. The two (00:16:07) had looked out for each other since they (00:16:09) were kids. At that exact moment, the (00:16:11) special forces use satellite tracking to (00:16:13) raid the building where they think Teu (00:16:15) is hiding. [music] The mercenaries at (00:16:16) the entrance are taken out one by one. (00:16:19) But just as the breach team prepares to (00:16:20) storm [music] the room, Teu pulls a man (00:16:22) covered in explosives in front of the (00:16:24) camera. Huang, blinded by rage and (00:16:27) desperation, ignores Chiune<unk>s please (00:16:29) and [music] insists on continuing the (00:16:31) operation. After the explosion clears on (00:16:33) the screen, Hang lets out a sigh of (00:16:35) relief. He's so heartless that he even (00:16:37) orders his subordinates to break out the (00:16:39) drinks and celebrate, showing zero mercy (00:16:41) for the lives [music] lost. But Chiune, (00:16:43) still drowning in grief, notices (00:16:46) something is off, she watches the video (00:16:48) over and over again and spots a fatal (00:16:49) [music] flaw. The lighting angle is (00:16:51) wrong. She realizes with a shock that (00:16:53) Teu isn't in Bangkok at all. He's right (00:16:55) here in South Korea. Following Chiune's (00:16:58) hunch, the intelligence agency quickly (00:17:00) confirms that Teu did indeed enter South (00:17:02) Korea using [music] a fake passport. (00:17:04) Meanwhile, the bald officer follows a (00:17:06) lead to an orphanage where Teu spent (00:17:08) time as a child. Inside the gates, he (00:17:10) finds the captain barely clinging to (00:17:12) life. This confirms Teu's presence on (00:17:14) Korean soil, and the officer immediately (00:17:16) alerts Chayun. By this time, Teu has (00:17:19) already infiltrated the building where (00:17:21) the high-ranking officials are working. (00:17:23) The moment he steps [music] out of the (00:17:24) elevator, he draws his weapon and begins (00:17:26) a deadly spree. Every person inside (00:17:29) glares at him with murderous intent. (00:17:31) [music] Teu pulls out a detonator, (00:17:33) declaring that he is prepared to die, (00:17:35) but he makes [music] it clear he has no (00:17:37) interest in harming innocents. He orders (00:17:39) the servers and anyone [music] (00:17:40) uninvolved to leave the room (00:17:41) immediately. As Teu is confronting (00:17:44) Director Huang, the chairman suddenly (00:17:46) makes the mistake of interrupting him (00:17:47) [music] and Teu shoots him dead on the (00:17:49) spot. He has absolutely zero mercy for (00:17:51) anyone who breaks his rules. This (00:17:53) killing the chicken to warn the monkeys (00:17:55) act works. Director Hangs resolve (00:17:57) immediately crumbles and he begins to (00:17:59) beg for his life, but he can't give Tigu (00:18:01) what he truly wants. Just then, Chiune (00:18:04) arrives at the scene. She tells him that (00:18:06) she deeply understands the agonizing (00:18:08) pain of losing his sister. As a (00:18:10) professional negotiator, she offers a (00:18:12) sincere apology for failing to prevent (00:18:13) the earlier tragedy [music] and makes a (00:18:15) solemn promise to bring the truth to (00:18:17) light. Teu finally reveals the full ugly (00:18:20) truth. His sister, Hyansuk, was actually (00:18:23) an undercover agent planted by the (00:18:24) chairman. She had been secretly (00:18:26) gathering evidence, but she was (00:18:28) discovered and murdered. In a twisted (00:18:30) sense of guilt, [music] Teu feels that (00:18:32) he was the one who ultimately caused her (00:18:34) death by involving her. At this point, (00:18:36) Teu loses his last bit of patience and (00:18:38) screams at Chiune to leave. But just as (00:18:40) they are speaking, a sniper's bullet (00:18:42) shatters [music] the window. It hits him (00:18:44) in the head before he can finish his (00:18:46) mission. Tragically, he never gets (00:18:48) [music] to see the corrupt officials who (00:18:50) stole so many lives face their proper (00:18:51) punishment. The officials immediately (00:18:53) try to scramble into their cars and (00:18:55) flee, already looking for a scapegoat. (00:18:57) But Chiune blocks their path. Holding (00:18:59) the evidence of their crimes in her (00:19:01) hands, she stares down these once (00:19:03) powerful men. She warns them not to (00:19:05) think for one second that they can get (00:19:06) away with this or that they can hide. (00:19:08) This time there will be no mercy thanks (00:19:10) to Chiune's relentless determination. (00:19:12) The corrupt officials are finally (00:19:14) brought [music] to justice and that is (00:19:16) where the story ends. The film holds a (00:19:18) solid 7.1 rating on Dubon [music] and it (00:19:21) takes a very different approach compared (00:19:22) to your typical action crime thrillers. (00:19:24) It doesn't rely on high-speed car chases (00:19:26) or massive explosions [music] to build (00:19:28) tension. Instead, it relies almost (00:19:30) entirely on its dialogue. Chiune's (00:19:33) character doesn't follow the perfect (00:19:35) protagonist [music] blueprint. She (00:19:37) radiates genuine stress and (00:19:38) vulnerability. She's not a calm, (00:19:40) collected superhum, but rather feels (00:19:43) like a real person carrying a massive (00:19:44) burden for the first time in her life. (00:19:46) This grounded, humble portrayal makes (00:19:48) her much easier to empathize with than a (00:19:50) character built on manufactured (00:19:52) strength. Similarly, Hyan Bin's (00:19:54) portrayal of Teu breaks away from the (00:19:56) stereotypical villain mold. He isn't (00:19:58) just a cold-blooded killer. He has a (00:20:00) clear burning purpose that elevates his (00:20:02) role beyond simple evil and adds a layer (00:20:04) of depth that resonates with the (00:20:05) audience. Negotiation is the heart of (00:20:07) this movie. [music] The two main (00:20:09) elements focus entirely on the battle of (00:20:11) wits, using dialogue, even the seemingly (00:20:13) unnecessary parts [music] to effectively (00:20:15) convey the mental strain of the (00:20:16) confrontation. At the same time, the (00:20:18) film doesn't shy away from the harsh (00:20:20) reality of crisis management, which (00:20:22) often requires not just clever [music] (00:20:24) tactics, but the coordination of (00:20:25) internal political positions. This (00:20:27) authentic portrayal gives the movie much (00:20:29) more substance than a generic [music] (00:20:30) thriller. What's even more commendable (00:20:32) is how the film avoids cold, harsh (00:20:34) confrontations. The characters [music] (00:20:36) interact with a sense of warmth and (00:20:38) humanity that goes beyond being mere (00:20:40) enemies. This brings a softer, more (00:20:42) subtle tone to the story, [music] (00:20:44) preventing it from feeling like a (00:20:45) mechanical war without human connection. (00:20:47) Of course, the film isn't perfect. (00:20:49) [music] Some scenes in the final act (00:20:51) feel a bit rushed, but overall it (00:20:53) provides a deep [music] exploration of (00:20:54) what negotiation truly is. Negotiation (00:20:57) isn't just about talking. It's about (00:20:59) enduring pressure, understanding the (00:21:01) human heart, and having the courage to (00:21:03) persist [music] until you find the key (00:21:05) issues. It's about stepping back to face (00:21:07) the root of the problem and meeting real (00:21:08) needs. That is the only way to truly (00:21:10) resolve a crisis. Well, that's it for (00:21:12) today's video. 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