
Three-Body
Episode Nine
9/23/2023 | 42m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Pan Han, who secretly manipulates everything, argues fiercely with Shen Yufei.
Pan Han, who secretly manipulates everything, argues fiercely with Shen Yufei. Pan believes Wang's continued nanomaterial research signifies Shen's failure, but Shen thinks the Lord prefers Wang to join them. While seemingly brainwashed by Pan, Mu Xing secretly collects Pan's recordings.Shi Qiang and Wang hope for a breakthrough from Shen.
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Three-Body
Episode Nine
9/23/2023 | 42m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Pan Han, who secretly manipulates everything, argues fiercely with Shen Yufei. Pan believes Wang's continued nanomaterial research signifies Shen's failure, but Shen thinks the Lord prefers Wang to join them. While seemingly brainwashed by Pan, Mu Xing secretly collects Pan's recordings.Shi Qiang and Wang hope for a breakthrough from Shen.
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I'm home.
Finally.
Your daughter has been waiting for you all night.
Doudou, Dad is home.
Your rescuer comes.
What's up?
After you gave the speech at her school, she became interested in physics.
Look, she's doing an experiment.
Doudou, what experiment needs so many eggs?
The teacher asked us to put the egg into the bottle intact.
For the experiment, Doudou has eaten several eggs this night.
Are you upset?
The bottle is small and the egg is big.
It can't be shoved in.
Dad will figure a way out.
Let's see if I can help you, OK?
Here, hold the egg.
Doudou, hold the egg.
When I tell you to release it, put it at the mouth of the bottle, OK?
Get ready.
Three, two, one.
Release.
Mom, Mom, come here.
Coming.
Look.
The egg went down itself.
It really did.
Amazing!
Dad, can you tell me why?
Let me tell you.
There are many tiny molecules both in the bottle and outside it.
The fire Dad lit burned some of the molecules out.
So there were more space inside, and the tiny molecules outside were impatient to swarm in.
Thus they shove the egg in.
Physics is amazing, just like magic.
Physics isn't magic.
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It only took you three hours?
How did you make it?
The first two hours and 55 minutes, I sat in front of her without saying a word.
Then she couldn't stand it.
I couldn't have stood it either if it were me.
And then?
Then I told her that it was a state-level secret and I wanted her to cooperate.
That's all?
I promised her that she could continue the investigation without disclosing the secret.
Let her make more trouble?
She did find something.
This is the video Mu Xing got.
All eight safe houses have been exposed.
It's weird.
Not until the last minute before arriving at the safe houses did the SWAT team members escorting the scientists know the locations of the safe houses.
Then the secret shouldn't have been let out.
Many impossible things have happened recently.
Look.
From the beginning of the shoot to the time when the scientists entered the safe houses, before the SWAT knew where the houses were located, they had already made all preparations for the shoot.
There must be a snitch.
If there's really a snitch, it must be me.
Don't say that about yourself.
It's strange.
I chose the eight safe houses from my file and numbered them one by one.
I didn't inform any team members until the last moment.
How could the secret be leaked?
Physics doesn't exist.
Have you found Mu Xing's information source?
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Brat.
Why are you standing here?
Waiting for you.
Waiting for me?
If I wanted to escape, how could your poor car catch up with me?
Really?
What car do you drive?
The same brand as yours, but more premium.
What's the output volume?
Four-wheel drive?
Why are you waiting for me here?
It's convenient.
After you finish interrogating me, I can pick up my car by myself, right?
Come on.
Let's go in my poor car.
Go.
Come on.
I can do it myself.
Can you?
Yes, no problem.
We're in extremely perilous situation here.
If we take them into protective custody, they'll accuse us of strong armament.
There will be public unrest, riots, and God knows what else.
On the other hand, we have to act now.
General Chang, your sector is the only one under control, am I right?
It's only temporary.
I don't know if tomorrow we'll face the same situation as you do.
Each and every move of ours is exposed to the enemy.
And we don't ever know who are they by now.
Are you scared?
Frankly speaking, I'm scared.
I would rather face a real war than be a turkey waiting for.
Thanksgiving like now.
Shi, rumor is a fearful thing.
Now, the Combat Zones are under the pressure of public opinion.
Fortunately, we've controlled the malicious spread of information.
I've caught the messenger.
I'll interrogate him later.
Did you catch him?
You're such a boaster.
He drove here himself.
Whatever, he is the first we've caught.
OK. You rock!
You've been here for more than a year, right?
If you hadn't occupied the museum, it would have opened long ago.
In that case, I should be the first tourist, right?
Tourists can leave after the visit.
That's why I parked my car at the door.
It'll be more convenient for me to drive off.
This place should be the Asian Combat Zone.
The European Combat Zone was established earlier.
Sure, the North American Combat Zone in Lington, Country M, was the earliest established.
Now, Oceania, South America and Africa should have taken it seriously too.
Combat Zone, seriously?
Do you know who you're fighting against?
You did a great job!
I only read your paper recently.
I never thought that at that time, you had already correctly predicted that long-term consumption of genetically modified foods would cause controversy.
You also predicted the ecological disasters would come with genetically modified crops.
The specific details were close to life and horrifying.
Do you know how those scholars appraise you?
From the future.
God's eye.
According to your theory, should I discard the straw and the can separately?
It makes no difference.
When they're shipped to the dump, they'll still be mixed up together.
I'm relieved to hear that.
Hu Xiaoxi, graduated from the Electronic Engineering and Information Institute, works in Songjie Network Service as a service administrator.
So you're an administrator of an Internet cafe.
Six years ago, you started to write science fiction online under the pseudonym, Poet of Chuantuo.
Your fiction almost attracts no readers.
Last year, you participated in a cyber-fiction competition.
The prize was about 5 million yuan.
Yes.
It was said that whoever wrote a more terrifying future would be more likely to win the prize.
At last, you won the prize for no reason, didn't you?
General Chang, I think you should be more curious about how I know your combat zone and the locations of your safe houses.
Fine.
Come on.
Tell me.
Who are you?
General Chang, you are responsible for the protection of the scientists.
(List of scientists in need of protection) Only at the last moment, would you tell your men about the locations.
Before that, nobody knew anything other than you.
Aren't you curious at all?
How could I arrive at the safe house before your order was even given?
Yeah.
I think that's what you came to me to talk about today.
I really understand your feelings.
After all, you're leading a combat zone.
You have to know the enemy you're going to face.
OK. Let me tell you.
Your enemy at the moment is me.
You look a little dismissive.
You may think I'm not qualified.
Fine.
Answer me, what your combat zones are doing?
You're investigating the suicides of scientists.
Of course, you call those accidental deaths.
Let me make it clear with you.
They did commit suicide.
I didn't tell anyone where the safe houses were.
I've thought it over.
It might have been leaked when I pulled the information.
But, you are definitely not the boss behind the scenes.
You received an email that informed you of the locations.
On that day, you answered a phone for 11 seconds.
You were told to take the video.
But you were short of hands, so you sought for your friends' help.
After you took the video, you gave it to her.
What's her name?
Mu Xing.
That's right.
You gave it to her.
I've got two pieces of information, the phone call and the e-mail.
But I don't know who gave you the call and sent you the e-mail.
So I'll ask you again, who are you?
General Chang, why do you still not understand?
That's not the question you should ask.
You should ask about us.
Who are we?
OK.
I tell you what, let me tell you a story.
Once upon a time, there was a farm.
Stop.
Stop.
You're going to tell me that I'm a two-dimensional creature, or a turkey, aren't you?
Then tell me, who is this farmer?
Don't you have anything to say?
Fine.
Even if there is this farmer, he would never hire such a dumb turkey as you to work for them.
All right.
I don't think you can tell me anything useful today.
Go home.
No, I... No, wait, wait, wait.
You should continue the interrogation.
- Did you even interrogate me?
- Does it make any sense?
It's only a waste of my words.
Go.
No.
I... By the way, you said you wanted to be my enemy.
You're not qualified.
You're really some piece of work.
You caught a dumb ass.
How could you waste my time like that?
Did I catch him?
He drove here himself.
Chang, I have to warn you that all your eight houses have been exposed.
We got the list from Wang Miao.
Wang Miao's cover must have been blown in the Frontiers of Science.
When I got that list, I was mentally prepared to be exposed.
What should we do?
Proceed as usual.
If it weren't for me, you would have lost contact with the eight people.
So what?
The Battle Command Center only locked them up to suspend their research.
They didn't lock them up.
They are protecting them.
This list was leaked by your member, Wang Miao.
The activities of our group have always been above board.
It can't be regarded as a leak to tell an outright thing.
But Wang Miao isn't outright enough to you.
And he's never stopped his research.
When Wang Miao first played the game, he performed better than you and me.
It means that he can know Lord faster than we do.
It means nothing.
He isn't our comrade.
None of us can alter the will of Lord.
Did your people, Hu Xiaoxi, follow the will of the Lord?
Did Lord let him swagger to the Battle Command Center to show off and demonstrate?
I never liked him driving, let alone driving cars with large-engines.
It isn't environmentally friendly.
Lord will never see him again.
Press!
Harder!
All right.
Wash your hands.
What's wrong?
Inadequate stress on the two contact faces caused a large amount of loss during power transmission.
Don't you scientists love to talk in this way?
Why don't you understand?
The belt pulley is loose.
OK. You caught all the people on the list I gave you, didn't you?
We didn't catch them, instead, we tried to protect them.
But you failed.
I can feel that Chang is under great pressure even though he didn't tell me.
Just think.
He made the plan himself and didn't tell anyone, yet it was leaked.
Clearly, the Center must be under close surveillance.
We should take the initiative.
Shen Yufei must have seen through me now.
And you still ask me to contact her.
Don't you think she'll keep an eye on me?
I've discussed it with Chang.
It doesn't matter whether you leak the secret or not.
After all, their gatherings are above board.
She must have other plans for you.
But for your safety, I should go with you to see Shen Yufei and talk to her.
We'd better cut to the chase.
In case of any danger, I'll warn you.
I told you that I would protect you.
I must protect Copernicus.
(Waste water from Xitang Village) Mr. Pan.
You're on time.
I came here on foot today.
This, I replaced its battery with a rechargeable one.
Thanks a lot.
That's what I should do.
Actually, that's what everyone should do.
Unfortunately, people only pay attention to things concerning their own interests, or vulgar gossip.
You're very sensitive in this respect.
And I admire that.
Did you see my news report?
Don't record our conversation again from now on.
First, I regret to tell you that you should have reported a piece of big news.
Big news?
What's that?
You should have reported it earlier than foreign presses.
Unfortunately, you missed the opportunity.
You mean the case of scientists being kidnapped?
You were caught.
So you couldn't report it.
It's a state-level secret.
How did you know it?
Aren't you curious about why you got the information so easily?
Of all the media workers, why Hu Xiaoxi gave the information to you?
Because I chose you.
I kind of understand this game now.
You did well in the game.
I want to talk to you.
Here's the address, Number Two, Carriage Four.
What do you mean?
It's the only train in Civilization No.
139.
I never thought that this civilization had advanced all the way to the Steam Age.
We are lucky.
This time, the Stable Era has been lasting very long.
Civilization No.
138 ended in the Stone Age.
I thought Civilization No.
139 would end soon, never expecting that it would advance to this level.
I almost forgot what the Chaotic Era was like.
But you're constantly afraid.
I think the purpose of this game is for us to find the alternation pattern between the Stable Eras and the Chaotic Eras, or find a way to protect and continue civilization.
Am I right?
Professor Wang, why should civilization advance?
To survive.
Yes.
We spare no effort on observation and calculation, and climb the technology tree in order not to be destroyed.
You've shown me the world of the farmer.
Does that mean I can see the farmer after I pass the game?
Lord needs you to know him first.
In the game, many people have begun an expedition through the world to observe the suns.
They hope to calculate the distance between us and the sun by solar parallax.
Do you think they can find a pattern?
I hope they can find it.
But do we still have time?
Sherlock Holmes?
Who are you dressing as?
The Lady of the Camellias?
Madam Butterfly?
You know what, a scientist can be pretty if she's dressed up.
How do you like my style?
It suits you.
What took you so long?
- Don't mention it.
- Sit down.
The carriage numbers are not in sequence.
I got in Number Seven directly from Number Two.
And then I got in Number 42.
I walked back and forth.
You're not interested in the game, are you?
No.
I don't think it's as easy to play as Snake.
I don't think you came to see me only to talk about this, right?
I see.
You don't have to do this.
You can ask me directly if you want to know who were in our gatherings.
The gatherings are open.
You don't need to feel bad about handing in the list.
If you said that earlier, our talk would be easier, Dr. Shen.
Our chat in the game doesn't count as an interrogation.
I just want to know what happened to those scientists who committed suicide.
I've told you everything I know.
If you want to know more, I can tell you what I understand.
It's about to end.
(Civilization No.
139 was destroyed by a tri-solar day.)
(The civilization had advanced to the Steam Age.)
(The seed of civilization remains.)
(We invite you to log in to the game again.)
(Nanomaterial Center) Let's go.
To see Shen Yufei.
Did you see my news report?
Don't record our conversation again from now on.
Mr. Pan, I know you are a famous biologist in the Frontiers of Science.
Many scientists committed suicide after contacting the group.
What do you think of it?
Suicide isn't worth investigating.
This is.
(Risk Assessment of Foreign Water Pollution) (Foreign Data on Sulfur Dioxide Pollution) Where did you get these?
Who on earth are you?
It doesn't matter who I am.
But when numerous people like you and me are united, they can't cover up many things.
We can help you to do what you want to do.
You?
We're very powerful.
By working with us, you'll get more.
So, you are not a simple biologist.
With a pH value greater than nine, plants can't survive.
Take a look at the information.
How many places there are with a pH value far greater than nine due to industrial pollution?
A simple biologist can't protect those creatures.
So you want me to report these for you?
It will be a great shock.
Don't worry.
I won't let them stop me this time.
I'll take care of it.
We can't arrest or interrogate her.
Will she tell us the truth?
We'll talk.
If she talks to us, we'll get something eventually.
Is it an interrogation when you question me here?
No, no.
It's just a chat between net friends.
Sit down.
What do you want to know?
Start from Professor Munphy.
I've told you everything.
I only let him see the truth.
The Liangxiang Collider, Yang Dong tested three times using it.
None of the data was the same as her calculation.
According to my consultation, under normal conditions, even if the three sets of data were different from her calculation, there shouldn't be such huge differences between the data themselves.
And, the differences... - Were without patterns.
- Yeah.
Without any patterns.
I was wondering, if they couldn't calculate the data no matter what they did, how could you get them even before the experiment?
Munphy showed Yang Dong two copies of data.
Nine o'clock.
What happened at nine?
Ding Yi then consoled her that something might be wrong with the photocopier.
I only sent him faxes.
If it was he who photocopied them, how could the faxes have been photocopied at different times?
Nobody could've gotten the results of your experiment before you conducted it.
It's definitely the machine.
Have some faith in science, okay?
Can a photocopier make mistakes with only the time?
Obviously, the explanation wasn't convincing at all.
It was you who gave the data to Munphy in advance.
Yes.
I did give him the data before the experiment.
Did you come up with the results by calculation?
If you did, physics should still exist.
You and I work in applied physics.
We can't get them.
Yang Dong and Munphy worked in fundamental physics.
They couldn't get them either.
It shows that our physics really doesn't exist.
Then who worked them out?
The farmer?
Lord knows everything.
Lord?
Are you talking about one person or a group of people?
It doesn't matter.
Is it a big deal to get those data?
Sorry.
No smoking here.
Professor Wang will answer your question.
I drop this box of cigarettes three times in a row.
Same cigarettes.
Same amount.
Do you think that where each cigarette lands can be exactly the same each time?
It's impossible.
If I ask you to mark the position of each cigarette each time in advance, can you do that?
Even more impossible.
- Do you understand now?
- Yes.
But you didn't have to throw my cigarettes.
So, Munphy killed himself because he couldn't accept this, right?
He killed himself because he accepted the truth.
It's gone.
All this nonsense.
I see.
His faith collapsed.
What about Yang Dong?
Honestly, I don't know Yang Dong well.
After the experiment, we talked on the phone.
I thought she accepted the fact that physics might not exist.
Afterward, she didn't give up her life.
She changed her job and even thought of getting married.
You gave her a file packet.
Five days after that, she killed herself.
If you made a survey, you should know what was inside.
If I was really a suspect, I wouldn't be sitting here now.
What was in the packet?
A recommendation letter.
She recommended Yang Dong to work in a research institute.
So are you suggesting.
Yang Dong's suicide had nothing to do with the existence of physics?
I don't understand why Yang Dong made such a choice ten months after the experiment failed.
Physics has never existed, and will never exist.
Yeah.
Those were Yang Dong's last words.
I understand why Munphy killed himself, but I don't understand Yang Dong.
I did show those scientists the truth, but I couldn't interfere with their choice.
Did your Lord ask you to do so?
Lord revealed the truth to us.
That's why he's the Lord.
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