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0:03[music]
0:17[music]
0:26[music]
0:31[music]
0:36[music]
0:42>> No need to worry. I know what I'm doing.
0:47>> [music]
1:05[music]
1:10[music]
1:15[music]
1:30>> Father, are you leaving?
1:34>> Yes. Be good and listen to your mother
1:36while I'm gone.
1:38>> [music]
1:39>> When will you come back next time?
1:44>> I'll come by when I have the time.
1:55>> [music]
2:06>> Father, please wait a moment.
2:26>> [music]
2:27>> Very good. As expected of my son. Keep
2:30up the good work.
2:33>> [music]
2:48[music]
3:01[music]
3:08>> If I get perfect scores on my finals
3:10[music]
3:11this semester, too, could I receive a
3:14gift?
3:17>> What do you want?
3:36>> May I have this watch?
3:41And I want you to come back.
3:55>> [music]
4:09[music]
4:15>> A blizzard is coming.
4:19>> [music]
4:50>> Liar.
4:53Why make promises you can't keep?
5:03>> [music]
5:24[music]
5:36>> Please, help me find him.
6:10>> [music]
6:25[music]
6:31[music]
6:37>> Dad, I'm so tired. I can't walk anymore.
6:42>> Didn't you just take a break? Stop being
6:45so clingy with your dad.
6:48>> What's wrong with a little clinging?
6:50[music] I'd love it if my son wanted to
6:51be spoiled by me every day. Come here,
6:54kiddo. Up on dad's shoulders. So,
6:56[music]
6:57what do you want to ride next?
7:05>> I want to ride the roller coaster.
7:08>> No, it's too dangerous. [music]
7:12>> You promised last time. You said I could
7:15ride it. Mom, you're going back on your
7:17word.
7:19>> [music]
7:32[music]
7:38[music]
7:45>> There, there, don't cry.
7:47Look, what's this?
7:48>> [music]
7:48>> If you turn this button, the little
7:50snake in the middle will move.
7:52>> Why would you give a child something so
7:55expensive?
7:57>> I know these years have been hard on you
7:59both.
8:00>> [music]
8:00>> Once I've settled things over there,
8:02we'll finally be together as a family.
8:04Forever.
8:06>> This watch is so cool.
8:10>> You like it? Then it's yours, [music]
8:12son.
8:14>> Dad is the best.
8:26>> [music]
8:40[music]
8:45[music]
9:05>> From a very young [music] age, I
9:06understood that the more you fear losing
9:08something,
9:09the more you end up hurting yourself.
9:14>> [music]
9:16>> I was born into an ordinary family.
9:19Ordinary in that my father was as absent
9:21as any [music] other.
9:22I could count the times I saw him on one
9:25hand.
9:31Once, when [music] I was five and
9:33hospitalized after nearly drowning, he
9:35visited
9:37empty-handed. [music]
9:39Another time, when I was 11,
9:42he brought [music] a woman home and cut
9:43ties with us from then on.
9:46>> [music]
9:50>> As for when I was born,
9:52I don't think [music] he was there.
9:58Later, [music] I heard he'd gone
9:59missing.
10:00It was only after losing him completely
10:02that I realized I could actually be this
10:04[music] calm.
10:09The second loss [music] was a mechanical
10:11pocket watch.
10:15The night [music] after I threw it into
10:16the fireplace, I couldn't sleep.
10:22The wind was howling outside the window,
10:25and I could feel my temples throbbing,
10:26[music]
10:27beating like the rhythm of a ticking
10:29watch.
10:34That very night, I felt I was going to
10:36become a pocket watch,
10:38a wicked, [music] unforgivable watch
10:41that would lead people astray and bear
10:43the weight of their curses.
10:48I wanted to become it.
10:50I desperately [music]
10:51wanted to become it.
10:53When it broke free from my grasp and
10:54eagerly lunged towards the [music]
10:56raging flames,
10:58I saw an exhilaration on its face that
11:00put me to shame.
11:07The third thing I lost was a rabbit.
11:14She looked at me with those
11:16compassionate red eyes
11:17>> [music]
11:18>> as if she knew everything about me.
11:21Her ears, like a pair of wings.
11:25After having her, I learned to look in
11:27the mirror.
11:28>> [music]
11:28>> I couldn't fathom how eyes that red
11:30could hold such purity,
11:33such a wealth of feeling.
11:36Even [music] in her blank moments, they
11:38were captivating.
11:40Twin mirrors that [music] threw my own
11:41barren soul into sharp relief.
11:48>> [music]
11:51>> She pitied me while I fed her.
11:54This delicate [music] balance kept me
11:56from having to lower my head before her.
12:06Whenever I stroked [music] her soft fur,
12:09a deep melancholy filled my heart.
12:12I feared that one day she would [music]
12:13see through me and grow tired of me.
12:17So, I began practicing [music] smiles in
12:19the mirror,
12:20training myself to become someone who
12:22could give her a future.
12:25At times, I caught a glimpse [music] of
12:26purity in my own eyes reflected there.
12:30They would never last it for long.
12:35>> [music]
12:37>> But one day,
12:38she was gone.
12:41>> [music]
12:47[music]
12:58>> I dug with a screwdriver until I reached
13:00where she was buried.
13:02As the stench of decay rose from the
13:04soil,
13:05I realized [music] many days had passed
13:07since her death.
13:13I had to get her out.
13:15The earth was too cold, too damp.
13:18No matter what, she shouldn't be lying
13:19there naked in the filth.
13:22She was innocent.
13:26I've even chosen a small [music]
13:28glass bottle to keep her in.
13:30When I sleep with beside my pillow every
13:32night. [music]
13:37I gripped the thin [music] screwdriver
13:38until my strength bled away.
13:41No matter how deep I dug,
13:44I unearthed only [music] two bones,
13:46two hideous skeletal things.
13:49A full-body [music] tremble took hold of
13:51me.
13:57How could this be her? It can't be.
14:00>> [music]
14:00>> The innocent light she once carried has
14:03faded into a lifeless stillness.
14:05As if she'd been drawn from molten
14:07[music] metal, which is filthy, dull,
14:10stripped of all vitality.
14:16>> [music]
14:17>> How could she be just two bones? The
14:20thought filled [music] me with anger.
14:24I couldn't bring myself to say harsh
14:26words to her.
14:28I held the blade [music] that had taken
14:30her life.
14:31Through countless sleepless nights,
14:33[music] I've wished for nothing more
14:35than to turn that blade on myself,
14:38to let [music] my tainted blood atone
14:40for her purity.
14:44I feel my pulse beating [music] again.
14:47Tick.
14:48Tick.
14:49I aim the screwdriver [music]
14:50and push it down firmly.
14:56>> [music]
15:04>> The moment the blood [music] bursts
15:05free, I hear it.
15:07A soul slipping out with the tide,
15:10cheering, singing for sunlight [music]
15:13and long-awaited freedom.
15:18A strange elation rises as my body grows
15:21lighter.
15:23This wingless flight is intoxicating.
15:26The scent of [music] blood is rich,
15:29sinking into the earth.
15:31Fertile ground for the most vivid of
15:33flowers.
15:41>> Why are you doing this, you fool?
15:45>> The voice startles me.
15:48Because I'm the one who ruined you.
15:52She falls [music] silent, only sighing
15:55as her long ears twitch.
15:59I cradle her, lying down in the dirt,
16:03breathing in the loamy scent.
16:07Tell me, where have you been these past
16:09[music] few days?
16:11Or take me with you.
16:18This time, no one can stop me.
16:20When the blood [music] runs dry,
16:22I will be free.
16:27>> [music]
16:41[music]
16:45>> Young master, we've arrived.
16:50>> No need to follow.
16:52Wait [music] here.
16:56>> Yes.
16:58Young master, we snuck out, [music] so
17:00please do hurry.
17:03>> Mhm.
17:09>> [music]
17:12>> It always seems to be raining when I
17:14visit you.
17:18I heard the night I was born was filled
17:20with thunder and rain.
17:22>> [music]
17:26>> Guangchi City [music] hadn't seen rain
17:27that heavy in years.
17:30You must have been terrified
17:32alone in the hospital that night.
17:33>> [music]
17:40[music]
17:45>> In later years,
17:47I often wondered if it was some kind
17:48[music] of divine will that I actually
17:51shouldn't have been born.
17:53That way, we'd both be free
17:56and I would owe you nothing.
17:58>> [music]
17:59>> You wouldn't have to swallow your pride.
18:02You could have left this family
18:03unburdened.
18:05>> [music]
18:05>> Become yourself again.
18:08Your life will surely be so much better
18:10than it is now.
18:12>> [music]
18:19[music]
18:20>> I've seen your old photos
18:23and you were smiling in a lot of them.
18:25>> [music]
18:27>> It's a shame I never saw it for myself.
18:30>> [music]
18:32>> I know you don't really love me
18:34and it's mostly out of a sense of duty.
18:40I can see [music] all of it.
18:43But you were still the kindest to me in
18:45that house.
18:56>> [music]
19:02[music]
19:04>> Mother, you must still hate me even now.
19:07>> [music]
19:09>> All these years, you've never visited my
19:11dreams. [music]
19:14If I hadn't insisted on playing in the
19:16backyard that day,
19:18would none of this have happened?
19:21>> [music]
19:23>> I knew the ground was icy, slippery,
19:26unsafe.
19:27>> [music]
19:29>> Why must fate be so perverse?
19:33>> [music]
19:34>> Those who court death survive,
19:38while those who cling to life [music]
19:39lose it.
19:52>> [music]
19:57>> It would [music] have been better for
19:58everyone if I was the one who drowned.
20:01I'm truly not afraid.
20:03>> [music]
20:11[music]
20:11>> Young master, it's about time. We should
20:14head back now.
20:16>> [music]
20:17>> I know.
20:22I won't be able to [music] come and see
20:23you so often anymore.
20:27The family head is sending [music] me
20:29abroad.
20:33They say it's a land of endless [music]
20:34rain,
20:35and if you stay too long, even your
20:37heart will drown.
20:40But to me, it feels as if you're there
20:42by my side.
20:47>> [music]
20:48>> Goodbye.
20:53>> [music]
20:53>> If you hate me, then please
20:56forget me.
21:04>> [music]
21:15[music]
21:34[music]
21:57[music]
22:11[music]
22:32[music]
23:03>> What happened?
23:06>> They stole the last [music] gift my
23:08grandpa gave me.
23:10It was his momento.
23:13>> They?
23:16>> The guys from the football team.
23:20They're like bandits [music] and they've
23:22already taken treasures from many
23:24people.
23:28>> [music]
23:33[music]
23:33>> What belongs to you must be reclaimed by
23:36your own hand.
24:21>> [music]
24:47[music]
24:56[music]
25:05[music]
25:05>> Up for a game?
25:14>> Let me handle this. If I beat him, Katy
25:17will agree to go [music] on a date with
25:18me.
25:21>> You two discuss it.
25:28>> [music]
25:30>> I only have one condition.
25:32If I win this match, [music] the item is
25:34returned to its original owner.
25:41>> [music]
26:08[music]
26:24>> Evan?
26:24>> I've made up my mind.
26:26Let's go to the police.
26:38>> Lee, go to the convenience [music] store
26:40and buy me a can of coffee.
26:47>> [music]
26:53[music]
26:56[bell]
27:20[music]
27:29>> Got it back.
27:41Robots were originally called redirected
27:44[music] automatic control machines.
27:46Revisiting the perspectives of early
27:48cybernetics researches [music] can be
27:50very helpful.
27:54>> [music]
28:03>> Now that you mentioned it, my thoughts
28:04[music] have cleared up a lot.
28:07I was really stuck in a flawed line of
28:08thinking.
28:10You You came all the way here just to
28:13ask me that?
28:16Hm.
28:28>> [music]
28:31>> Evan, you're really knowledgeable about
28:34AI. Are you planning to work in that
28:36[music] field someday?
28:39It is something I've considered.
28:44Here, this is for you.
29:02My grandfather used to be a naval
29:04[music] general.
29:05Yet, he had a special friend.
29:07A pirate.
29:10This coin was a gift from his pirate
29:12[music] friend. When there's a decision
29:14that absolutely must be made,
29:17flipping this coin will surely lead him
29:19to the right choice. [music]
29:30>> That's a truly [music] clever idea.
29:32However, this must be very precious to
29:34you.
29:35Are you certain about giving this to me?
29:39>> Think of it as a token for getting in
29:41line.
29:42If [music] you ever start your own
29:44company someday, remember to make me
29:46employee number one.
30:01>> [music]
30:04>> Take it. You can use it to cheer up your
30:07girlfriend later. It'll come in [music]
30:09handy.
30:28>> [music]
30:38>> The last time I came to see [music] you
30:40was 11 years ago.
30:44The grass has grown so tall.
30:46>> Young master, [music]
30:47I'll have someone come clean up later.
30:50>> No need. She loves flowers and [music]
30:53plants. Go wait in the car first.
30:56>> Yes.
30:58>> [music]
31:02>> You're still as young as ever.
31:05But I've grown much older.
31:11You don't [music] blame me for not
31:12coming back to see you for so long, do
31:13you?
31:19Truthfully,
31:21I had no intention of returning.
31:26To draw my last breath in a foreign
31:28land, that is my wish.
31:34I can't say I liked it there.
31:36>> [music]
31:37>> Nor did I dislike it.
31:42The people there are like me,
31:45indifferent to everything. [music]
31:48I think that's fine, though sometimes it
31:50makes life feel unreal.
31:53>> [music]
31:58>> Looking back on these past 11 years
31:59[music] now, it's all a blur.
32:02I can't even remember what I actually
32:04did.
32:12>> [music]
32:14>> Do you remember?
32:15You once told me you wanted to see the
32:16real ocean.
32:20>> [music]
32:20>> There are only two beaches in Guangxi
32:22City,
32:23and they're both artificial, entirely
32:25fake. [music]
32:26Sometimes, when I had time, I'd go to a
32:29little island and stay a few days.
32:31[music]
32:32Now that I think about it, those were
32:34the only moments I truly relaxed.
32:44>> Young master, it's raining.
32:47Here is your umbrella.
32:54>> Another rainy day.
32:56I was hoping today would finally be a
32:58clear one [music] before we left.
33:04Give me the flowers, too. [music]
33:09Mhm.
33:12I don't know what flower you like best,
33:14so I just picked a bouquet of pansies.
33:17>> [music]
33:22>> After saying all this, you probably
33:23already know, [music] don't you?
33:25From the sky, your soul sees everything
33:28clearly.
33:30>> [music]
33:34>> So, can you tell me?
33:36Was that incident back [music] then
33:38really just an accident?
33:41That might be the one thing I still
33:43can't let go of.
33:47For over 20 years, I've been used
33:50[music] as a knife in others' hands.
33:53I don't want to live like that anymore.
33:58Of those who survived that year, only I
34:01remain.
34:02The servants, [music]
34:03medical staff,
34:05they have either left or disappeared.
34:10I want the truth.
34:14>> [music]
34:14>> If I were twisted by hatred,
34:19would you hate me? [music]
34:34>> Mhm.

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