BLOOD FREE
[thug shouts]
-[grunts] -[blows landing]
[bottles clinking]
[thug 2 shouts]
[thugs grunting, exclaiming]
[groans]
Who the hell are you?
Reach into my pocket.
What? Your…
Of your pants? Are you crazy?
My jacket.
Left side.
You better not move.
Do it.
I said left.
[broker] What is this?
Is this real?
His name's Kim Singu. He arrived in Vietnam this morning.
He'll get a fake passport made there if he hasn't already.
Just figure out and tell me what his new identity is.
[scoffs]
Why would you ask us to look for someone in Vietnam?
[sighs] You have connections there.
Local counterfeiters. All brokers have them.
Brokers?
[sighs]
But this reward money…
This will barely cut it.
Don't be ridiculous.
You'll really give me 30 million?
I guess you're curious. Get me the info and you'll find out.
[broker] Hey.
Call around.
[in Vietnamese] It's me. Let me talk to your boss.
[in Korean] Put him on the phone, you bastard.
BLOOD FREE
2025 US EMBASSY YEAR-END PARTY
[Mungyu] Chairman Lee Namjin of STL.
EPISODE 4
I didn't know you'd be working so close by.
I was sad thinking I wouldn't see you. Seems like you're in greener pastures.
No, sir.
[Mungyu] Park Daeseong of Sanghwa Group.
I'm shocked those old-money chairmen
are finally taking photos with new money like us.
It's about time they find us endearing.
[Mungyu] Han Giho of Tech Games.
Yun Jayu of BF.
-[groans] -It was one of them.
Who are they greeting?
-Hello, Father. -Mmm.
Are you here as my son or the prime minister?
The latter, of course, Chairman Seonu.
-Is that so? It's an honor. -[laughs]
Hello, sir.
[Giho] I heard a strange rumor from a country down south.
About how your company
has been desperately searching for someone.
And did we find them?
So it's true?
Do you have a minute?
Me?
Yes, you.
I've seen you at a few gatherings, but never got to say hello
because of your entourage.
They're not my entourage. They're just brownnosers.
Why did you want to see me?
To talk business of course. What else?
-Ms. Yun. -Yes?
You're in a pickle, aren't you?
As you know, there are always ups and downs.
Sell it to me.
-Sorry? -Your company. BF.
How does 32 trillion won sound?
For the lab and cell culture technology.
You can keep the fashion division and other subsidiaries.
Just hand over your HQ, laboratory and the cell culture technology.
For 32 trillion won.
VIP WARD
Let me apologize to him. Please.
Let him in.
You were next to me
at AZORAN?
Yes, sir.
There were two officers who escorted me.
There was another officer next to me
besides you.
What happened to him?
He died for his country.
I didn't know he died.
No one told me.
We failed to protect you.
I'm sorry, Mr. President.
When did you tell those you were with about the visit?
Were any of them aware of it beforehand?
-[Chairman Seonu] What did you say? -[door opens]
Who said he could come in?
Who the hell let this bastard in?
I did. He came to apologize.
[breathes heavily] Father, don't you know who he is?
He didn't even know there were bombs on his own base.
Did you seriously go there to encourage these idiots?
Where's your division commander? Tell him to come here and kneel.
He's overseas looking into the attack.
How dare you look me in the eye?
[Seonu] Come on. That's enough.
Captain Woo, let go of him.
You should calm down too.
-He's an injured soldier. -[panting]
You may be injured, but our president is disabled now.
He'll never walk again because of you lot!
We're talking about our president! My father-in-law!
[phone buzzes]
[Yun] Thirty-two trillion won.
With that moneyâ€¦
Everyone else has different perspectives than the owner of a company.
They say the money you earn belongs to the company.
We can't even spend it freely.
You should enjoy life as a young, successful woman.
You should splurge and enjoy your life.
I've received quite a few M&A offers,
but I never imagined you would make an offer.
So you've refused quite a few offers.
Up until now.
I'm sure you're well aware
that the cultured meat market will soon become a feeding frenzy.
As technology evolves, the release of similar products
will create cutthroat competition.
Ms. Yun, that's exactly what I wanted to say.
Will you be able to last?
Total market domination is definitely not easy.
That's right.
[inhales sharply] I learned that when I was little.
This market will face an ice age
just like how the home appliance market did.
But DORSON could withstand it because it had many subsidiaries.
Will BF stay strong? With just a few subsidiaries?
Who knows how long that period will last? A decade? Or two?
Ms. Yun.
You must not allow your market dominance to slip away.
You only refused all those offers for this very day.
For me.
For this meeting.
It's true that this meeting is priceless.
But this isn't an easy decision.
I'm sure you'll need some time to think about it.
There is time.
I have more
than enough time.
I'll visit you soon and give you my answer.
[Jeong] You're leaving?
Why are you alone?
Mr. Woo had an emergency.
That's all he told me too.
Did he not tell you in advance, ma'am?
[sighs] I apologize. He won't leave again without your knowing.
[Chairman Seonu] She said she had a lot of time.
Ms. Yun said she had more than enough time.
[sighs]
She probably feels that way now.
She's still young.
The energy out there is low without you there. Let's go.
I didn't know you were still in touch with him.
-Who? -He's that guy, right?
The one from the hospital.
You knew, didn't you?
Right. Of course, I did.
Why does he have to be the one spying on Yun Jayu?
What's wrong? I thought it was a great decision.
"Ms. Yun, I'm not just any bodyguard.
I was with you when you were faced with immense danger."
And who made that great decision?
Your grandfather?
He used me to plant one of his men.
You liked the idea too.
You said we should plant as many of our men as possible.
I thought it was your idea.
If it hadn't been for me,
Jayu wouldn't have hired a former soldier as her bodyguard.
Grandpa didn't use you. He just never got the chance to tell you.
I get that you're divorced,
but you should still visit your ex-father-in-law from time to time.
[scoffs]
So tell me. Did that geezer get anything out of her
after planting an informant?
I don't think his informant has won Ms. Yun's trust just yet.
It's not an easy task.
Too bad he's not getting anything from his source.
If he's of no use, we can always find another use for him.
[door opens]
[Yun] Thirty-two trillion won.
I can stay out of the spotlight and do whatever I want with that money.
I wouldn't need to worry
about producing results or force myself to meet investors.
I could solely focus on my research.
But why did he make that offer?
He has everything already.
Why was he in a rush?
[Hoseung] I'm sorry, ma'am.
I'll make sure he never leaves during work hours again.
I'll call and tell him to come back immediately.
Right, him.
Is something going on with him? He had cuts on his face.
I actually asked him if he was beaten up by someone.
But just like me, he's not the type to open up that easily.
He should've told me first before leaving.
I agree.
He can't even get into the building without me.
-[sighs] -He asks me to open the door for him
-all the time. -Ah.
What's the matter?
It's nothing.
I'm going to the hospital.
[Yun] Why are you so excited to go?
It's not for me. It's for Ms. Hong.
She just woke up.
Mmm.
I'll tell her that you jumped for joy when you heard the news.
Mr. On, what if…
If we could sell a part of our company,
do you think we could sell just the cultured meat technology?
Only that?
Could we sell HQ or the lab
without the other party knowing about the other facilities?
Whose this other party?
Seonu Geun of DORSON.
He'd soon suspect our intangible assets, wouldn't he?
He'd suspect our tangible assets too.
It's DORSON after all.
Yet you're still tempted.
The conditions must be quite enticing.
[phone buzzes]
What is it? What's wrong?
-What are the conditions-- -[beeps]
Jeez.
WOO CHAEWOON
What is this?
Professor Kim flew to Cambodia and got a Thai passport.
His new name is Somchai Tran.
He's not in Vietnam?
Hold on.
[phone rings]
Yes?
What?
W-Wait.
Professor Kim went from Vietnam to Cambodia
and got a Thai passport?
[chuckles]
I'll report it right now.
[Woo] I'll be back soon.
[call ends]
How did he…
[Woo] I was lucky.
"Lucky"?
I was able to track him down despite him crossing the border on land.
I synchronized it.
It will connect to our app once you turn it on.
You mean Jang Yeongsil?
Well done today.
[Woo sighs]
Did I do something wrong?
Lie if you must, but how was this purely luck?
You mean how I got his photo?
Why must I lie about it?
The man who appeared at the nick of time during an accident
turned out to be a bodyguard.
Don't touch her!
[Yun] Right when I was looking for one.
Plus, he had been working elsewhere but had just quit his job.
If not, I wouldn't have hired him, since it would've felt like stealing.
Then I found out he'd experienced the same hacking attack.
This is a list of Russian and Korean symbols.
And our company had just been hacked.
On top of that,
he was at AZORAN with me too.
Then today…
How does my bodyguard always have what I need?
When I saw that photo,
I was impressed that you had found him.
But when I was waiting for you,
I thought…
"How did he even get this photo?"
Why are you being quiet?
You should be upset
that I'm doubting you instead of being grateful.
You should say that I'm demotivating you.
I guess I'm still lacking.
I failed at my job if my client feels doubtful and unsure.
It's time for you…
to make your final decision.
I was able to get his photo because I was desperate to catch him.
It turned out CitizenX wasn't behind the attack,
but I want to catch anyone who spreads ransomware.
What was your rank when the NIC was hacked?
-I was a captain. -A captain?
-So you were held accountable. -Correct.
Is that why you were dispatched?
I volunteered to go.
Because you wanted to work abroad?
[scoffs] No.
Then were you bored?
Of being in an intelligence unit?
[sighs] I went for the extra pay.
And I heard I could save up since there's not much to spend on abroad.
Not bad.
I regret it.
But now, I'm going to do something about it.
I talked with labor brokers.
I thought they'd know best when it came to illegal migrants.
That was the only way I could help out.
Have the police found him yet?
[secretary] Sir, Kim Singu from BF is headed to France.
-Who told you that? -The bureau director.
Put me through.
[director] Based on a tip from BF,
we tracked down a 56-year-old male named Somchai Tran
who departed from Cambodia.
He'll arrive at Paris CDG in three hours
and will be arrested by the airport police.
-[exclaims] -[director] The French authorities
also issued an Interpol red notice for him.
He will be immediately sent back to Korea,
and we'll have him arrested by tomorrow morning.
SON: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Why didn't you tell me?
I wasn't sure if I'd reap anything.
But the reward was 30 million.
It was my money.
Your money?
You should've asked for money on the phone earlier.
How can I put it?
That would've looked uncool.
-Care to have some? -Allow me.
Ms. Jeong will wire you the money.
Including the reward money that you promised those in Vietnam.
That's okay.
But promise me this one thing.
That you won't work for another company even if you leave BF.
-Sorry? -Can you do that?
I'm afraid I can't do that.
I can't allow that.
That cut…
Did the brokers beat you up?
Those scary, lawless men?
[sighs] I wasn't beaten up.
We fought.
But…
[Yeongsil] Ma'am, you have a new message.
It's from the bureau director.
Jang Yeongsil, read it to me.
"I'm sorry, but Kim Singu died on the flight to France.
Presumably from an acute myocardial infarction.
I'll get back to you with more details."
If you'd like to send a reply,
please say, "Jang Yeongsil, send a reply."
[patient] I get that he stole company money and ran away.
But do you really think Yun Jayu killed him?
[visitor] Maybe she made up the rumor about him stealing money.
KIM FROM BF SUSPECTED OF BEING POISONED
[patient] How awful.
[reporter] How did Kim Singu die? Was it really a myocardial infarction?
So you already know.
[reporter 2] You claimed that you didn't know he was the blackmailer.
Some think it's odd that you still paid the ransom.
What are your thoughts on that?
I think it'd be more odd to pay the ransom if I knew who it was.
[reporter 3] What are your thoughts on the rumor about you poisoning him?
[Yun] I don't know.
I think poisoning someone on a plane
only happens in movies.
[reporters clamoring]
Damn it.
The autopsy showed no traces of toxic substances.
-His coronary arteries were blocked-- -[beeps]
SEONU GEUN
It wouldn't have hurt to leave a trace.
[line rings]
The deceased was an incredible scientist.
He was the best!
Yun Jayu poisoned him and disguised it as a heart attack.
Why?
Because he was the one who reported the contamination!
[protesters cheering]
[protest leader] The late Kim Singu came clean
and said that the culture fluid was full of germs!
So she turned him into a good-for-nothing blackmailer
and killed him off!
Therefore, that murderer needs…
EXPEL BF
…to be punished!
[protesters clamoring]
[protest leader] We want Yun Jayu out!
[Jeong] Ma'am, don't come to the Seoul office.
DIRECTOR JEONG HAEDEUN
You can't come here.
Take me to HQ.
I'm sorry, but is there another option?
If you're talking about my house, it's under construction.
No, ma'am. I should have told you sooner.
These protesters will initially target HQ and the Seoul office to find you.
It's easy to guess that you'd be at one or the other.
After the hacking incident,
you shouldn't have set foot in your lab, HQ or the Seoul office.
I shouldn't have gone to work because of some South American gang?
We're living in a global era. They could come here…
in the blink of an eye.
Tell Ms. Jeong to look for a hotel.
[sighs]
Would that be an issue too?
No, ma'am.
[sighs] It would be impossible to go unnoticed at a hotel.
[line rings]
[Jeong] I couldn't find one with an entire floor that's vacant.
But Agora Hotel will see how many rooms they can empty around the suite.
So just hang tight for a bit.
But we've been driving around for 30 minutes already.
[Jeong] Most hotels are fully booked around this time. I'll let you know.
-[call ends] -[sighs] Take me to HQ.
Let's just go.
[Hoseung] Yes, ma'am.
Damn it. Why did they have to protest on New Year's Eve?
Ma'am, please bear with it for just one day.
-[buttons beeping] -[Hoseung] Where are we going?
-To this address. -[navigation] Starting route guidance.
-[sighs] -[Hoseung] Sungmun-dong?
What's there?
-[doorbell ringing] -[meows]
[door opens]
[vehicle approaches]
[Woo] You can stay here.
[door opens, closes]
[sighs]
There are only three access points. Over this wall hereā¦
and the walls between the houses.
You can't see the inner wall from here.
We'll have to watch from the yard.
Then I'll patrol first.
We'll have to take turns anyway.
Okay.
[meows]
[meowing]
[Yun] What's your name?
[door opens, closes]
Excuse me.
It's your house.
May I come in?
Well…
it's your room.
We'll take turns patrolling. You can sleep.
[cat meows]
What? You little rascal.
What's wrong?
How could you do this, Mansik? You never greet me when I come home.
[Mansik meowing]
[Yun] Do you not like your owner?
Don't answer that.
-[meowing continues] -[chuckles]
[Woo sighs]
[Yun] He's sulking
because his name doesn't suit his handsome looks.
My mother named him.
-[water running] -It's a better name than yours.
He'll live a long life.
He was a stray.
She named him that so he'd grow big and strong.
He was tiny at first.
Mansik must have been the strongest name she could think of.
But he hides whenever he sees men.
He never comes out to greet me.
[Yun] Did someone hurt you on the street?
You have a beautiful house.
This house?
I grew up here, so I've never noticed.
Am I at your parents' place?
Then did your family--
No, they're in the US.
My sister is there, and my mother recently joined her.
She's living with her daughter.
It must be uncomfortable…
But didn't you already know all that?
I thought you did a background check.
I don't memorize every line of my employees' résumés.
There are thousands.
-[sighs] -[Mansik meows]
He's melting in your hands.
I owe you for this.
Are you okay?
[Yun] It must have been upsetting.
I suspected you of being close with Lee Mungyu, who you barely know,
and your motives for joining BF.
Then I nitpicked over the fact that you knew a few people from AZORAN.
Though you regret your time there.
I asked if you were okay, not me.
You should be more upset.
Yesterday, I was a murderer who killed a stockbreeder.
And today, I was accused of poisoning someone.
What's the difference?
The former was a tragedy.
An inevitable consequence of a changing world.
It's true that you sped up that process.
But you didn't kill Kim. It's a misunderstanding and slander.
So what if I'm upset about being slandered and misunderstood?
What comes next?
You deny the charges and explain yourself if you're innocent.
And after that, I can't do anything else that'll make me suspicious.
But I don't plan to do that.
I have no intention of stopping.
I think you and I are destined to suspect each other.
Because it seems like you're insinuating
that I may be guilty since I don't look too upset.
I know you had nothing to do with his death.
-[Jeong] Is she here right now? -[Hoseung] Yes.
[Jeong panting]
[Hoseung] Jeez, this is heavy.
[Yun] Wait. Give me a minute.
[Jeong sighs]
Ah, ma'am, why is this so heavy? What's inside?
We'll open them inside.
Come in.
[door closes]
I see. It's a real house.
For her protection if needed.
-Are they loaded? -No.
[clicks]
You can disassemble it.
Have you used one before?
-Are these bulletproof? -As long as it's not point-blank.
We're dealing with more lunatics now.
It wasn't easy getting the permits. Always keep them with you.
Yes.
[Jeong] I'll do my best to hire more bodyguards soon.
They can stay at the house next door, so stay here if you want.
Next door? What about the residents there?
They moved out immediately when I offered ten million a week.
-I borrowed the entire house. -[chuckles]
Can I pay the same price for this place?
-I-- -I'll leave tomorrow.
Are you uncomfortable?
Ah, what about just until after New Year's?
All the hotels are teeming with people.
Would that be okay?
Sure.
Good night.
[door opens, closes]
When is Ms. Hong returning to work again?
[Jeong] She'll return after the New Year.
-Tell her to come see me when she does. -Yes, ma'am.
[clicks tongue] It's cozy.
Should I spend the night here as well?
-No. -Good night.
[door opens, closes]
[sighs]
[Yun] Give me a minute.
You know I had nothing to do with his death?
Then what are you unsure about?
Did you kill someone?
Was it his family member? His wife who battled cancer?
Tell Ms. Jeong to come in.
I doubt you would murder someone for personal reasons.
But what about for your business?
Could that be possible?
Tell Ms. Jeongâ€¦
to come in.
[Woo] "Her younger sibling succumbed to a degenerative brain disease.
She doesn't speak to her family.
She severed ties with her family after undergoing two crises.
The first was when she incurred a huge debt in BF's early days.
The second crisis was when her mother committed financial fraud in 2022
after BF successfully went public.
Two years later, Yun Jayu announced that she'd stop paying off her family's debt."
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[meowing]
[fireworks continue, muffled]
[in English] Happy New Year.
[Geun, in Korean] He earned more than just her trust.
-[dance music playing] -Was he told to seduce her?
I didn't know soldiers were her type.
Still, how could she go to her own bodyguard's place? How demeaning.
What did your grandfather say?
Chaewoon must have reported back to him after luring Jayu to his home.
The bell-ringing ceremony's just finished.
I didn't even get to speak with him.
Call me as soon as you do.
I'll call him tomorrow. It's late.
This is why your upbringing matters.
I can't believe she's sleeping at his place.
She has no morals.
-Those stupid nouveau riche. -[sighs] Wishing you the best this year.
I've gotten enough greetings already. I just need one more thing.
-Bye. -Goodbye.
[siren blaring]
[Seonu] Ms. Yun refused my father's offer.
He's done making M&A offers now.
[Mungyu] BF is like a child to that woman.
But no child can be more valuable than your own life.
She will give up.
I'm certain that it's in there.
They're just keeping it well-hidden.
[Seonu] Grandfather, did Captain Woo report back to you?
Thank you.
[phone buzzes]
[door opens, closes]
[ad reader] What makes the BF sensor suit unique
is its special fabric and structure.
Is that entertaining for you?
[ad reader continues]
It's an ad.
Ads need to be entertaining too.
-But that is pretty much a manual. -[chuckles]
Explaining the functions is important…
-[phone buzzing] -But we'll go with the second one.
Hello, Prime Minister.
Am I free? Right now…
I understand.
It's okay. I'm in my car anyway.
Goodbye.
Does he want to see you?
Being called out of the blue has never been favorable for me.
Uh--
He didn't mention me, so you can go alone.
-Let's go. -[Hoseung] Yes, ma'am.
[Seonu] Ah, Ms. Yun.
[Yun] Is something the matter?
[Seonu] I'm sorry, but I need to go somewhere.
Where?
A police station's armory has been ransacked.
I'm sorry.
I need to go and decide whether the president needs to come too.
It's okay. You should hurry.
I was the one who asked you to come.
-This is rude of me. -You don't need to explain.
You should go.
[Seonu grunts]
[Seo] You're done already?
[Yun] Yeongsil, search for "armory raid at a police station today."
Did you get a list?
Eight handguns, five hunting rifles, 150 live shells,
two magazine rifles, four radios,
three grenades.
Grenades?
The prime minister will be there in 30.
Here. An article was just posted.
But it's breaking news.
It says, "Large quantities stolen from police station's armory."
They must be some brazen scumbags to rob an armory.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION NO PASSAGE
TRAFFIC POLICE
We're under construction. Turn around.
Should we make a detour?
Turn the car around.
Should we make a detour?
Reverse, reverse, reverse! Get down!
-[Seo] Why? Why? Why? -[Woo] Get down!
-[Seo exclaims] -[gunshots continue]
Open the window!
-[yelps] -[exclaims]
[Woo] Hold on tight!
[gunshots]
Hurry up!
[Woo] Come out.
Yeongsil, the police!
[Yeongsil] Okay. Do you want me to call the police?
[Seo shouting]
[gunshots continue]
[Seo screaming]
Go!
[Seo exclaiming]
[gasps]
-[explosion] -[gunshots, muffled]
[Yun] Are you scared?
Why?
This would be better.
Instead of dying with a hole in your brain,
this would be quicker. It would be one shot.
[gunshots, normal]
[Woo] Ms. Yun.
Ms. Yun?
It's okay.
No one will get hurt, okay?
I'll protect you. I'll be by your side.
Do you hear me?
[gunshots continue]
[Yun panting]
[echoing] You're okay.
Breathe. Keep breathing! You're okay!
Translated by Kim Sooji