Snowdrop [Jung Hae In X Jisoo]

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Tae-il approaches Chang-su as he finishes the call, unhappy that their plan has gone wayward. Through their back and forth, we learn that Operation Phoenix is their joint operation with North Korea – they provided the funding for the North Korean spies to abduct Professor Han and defame the opposition party. With the public rallying for fair elections, they are eager to sway voters in their direction. The top-secret classification of the operation also meant that Chang-su had to act without the support of the ANSP agency. Even Gyeong-hui is kept in the dark.

The next day at the ANSP headquarters, Gyeong-hui tells Gang-mu to step down from the Taedong River 1 case. Gang-mu tries to argue but it’s a direct order from Chang-su.

With not a single article about the gunfire from the chase worming its way into the newspapers, Ha-na smells a cover-up. She asks Gang-mu if they’re really backing off the case and he immediately refutes the possibility, still devastated that he lost a junior agent in Germany to this pursuit. His determination irks Ha-na, and she starts to complain that he didn’t show her the same resolve. He cuts her off before we can understand what she means.

Gang-mu and his team interrogate Geum-cheol until he’s swollen and bleeding profusely. Gang-mu can’t figure out why the North Korean’s abducted Professor Han after taking such careful measures to get close to him. Geum-cheol gives them nothing, ingesting a cyanide pill.

The 207 girls, minus Hye-ryeong, hatch a plan to stow Soo-ho on the fourth floor in the abandoned, and apparently haunted, cabin where the last matron committed suicide. Needing a key to get in, they convince Man-dong to help them.

While helping Yeong-ro and Jeong-min sneak Soo-ho to the cabin, Man-dong warns them to watch out for Bun-ok, who was enthusiastically asking about the reward money for turning spies in.

The ANSP agents stationed outside the campus have clear view of the cabin, which means no lights. It’s also right above the library, which means no heavy movements. After the others leave, Yeong-ro bandages the bullet wound on Soo-ho’s shoulder. She notices that he wears a pigeon pendant hanging from a necklace.