Tears on Fire (2021): Season 1, Episode 9 - The truth - full transcript
If you think I don't support you enough
as your chief,
you can transfer to another branch.
Pick one that you like.
I'll help you.
You need to see a doctor.
-Listen to me just this once.
-Let go of me!
Who do you think you are?
Han-cheng is my brother-in-law.
He's considering a career change.
How was it when you went
to Tien-cheng's company today?
Not bad. They're all nice.
Be careful when you go in.
The layout is complicated
and the equipment is faulty.
It's fine. See you later.
Dispatch Records
You have a quint. Why don't you use it?
Yes, chief. Why not?
Why did you come out alone?
How could you leave him in there alone?
Thank you.
It's time to get down.
Ms. Chien!
Ms. Chien!
Dispatch Records
This is a work of fiction.
Any resemblance is purely coincidental.
Cyclists and bikers,
the wind is getting stronger.
We suggest you wear a jacket to keep warm.
Be careful not to catch a cold.
According to the meteorologists,
the temperature could plummet
all the way to 14 degrees Celsius
as early as next Friday.
But whether it'll reach the extent
of the cold air mass in Mainland China
is still to be speculated.
We have breaking news.
A huge fire broke out
in Amuz One Entertainment World in Dayuan
The fire is out of control.
The scene is covered in thick smoke
and many people are stuck inside.
The Dayuan Fire Department
has dispatched 39 fire trucks
and 71 firefighters,
but the fire is still not under control.
What should we do now?
How do we get out of here?
Let's go back first.
Chih-yuan.
Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan, can you hear me?
Chih-yuan, get up!
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chang Chih-yuan!
Tong'an 06.
Tong'an 06, this is Han-cheng.
Chih-yuan fell to level B1
of the freight shaft. Requesting backup.
Chih-yuan fell into the B1 shaft.
I think he's unconscious.
Requesting for backup!
Can you move your hand?
I'm fine.
There's no more air in the tank.
We're stuck here too.
What do we do?
Tong'an 06, this is Yi-yang.
Tong'an...
Is there no response?
It's broken.
There's a vent over there.
Hold on.
Can you reach it?
Yes.
Do you need the club?
I don't think so.
Give me the club.
Here.
Hey!
Hey!
Over here!
Hey!
Throw the club down there!
Let them know that we are here.
Hey!
Over here! Hey!
Someone is trapped up there!
Go and get the ladder.
Get the rescue ladder!
-Quick!
-Did they see you?
Yes, they saw me!
A civilian is trapped
on the third floor of the Bravo side.
We're going
to set up a ladder to save him.
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan!
Can you hear my voice?
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan.
Chih-yuan.
Why are you so afraid of making mistakes?
I've been practicing for so long.
Why can't I play it well?
You're all grown up.
You don't need to practice anymore.
You don't have to be so afraid
of making mistakes either.
Don't you know that?
But there are some mistakes
that you can never make up for.
So are you going to stay
in that room forever?
Aren't you the same?
I left a long time ago.
Don't you want to leave?
I don't know how to leave.
Get up, Chih-yuan.
Get up.
Chih-yuan.
Chih-yuan.
Get up.
Chih-yuan, get up.
-Chih-yuan.
-Chih-yuan.
-Chih-yuan, get up.
-Chih-yuan, get up.
Chih-yuan, get up!
Chih-yuan, hurry up.
Climb to the side.
The top is going to collapse!
Chih-yuan, hurry!
Steady.
Don't move. I'm coming up to save you!
Guangrong 31,
please go closer to the window.
Go a bit closer.
That's good.
When you go outside,
give this to them.
Throw it down to me after it's tied.
Do you understand?
Are you two the only ones trapped?
Lin Yi-yang, why are you here?
There's no time to explain.
Let's talk once we get out.
Hurry.
Guangrong 11.
Guangrong 31 is ready.
Please increase the pressure to 10 kg.
Copy that.
Yes, Mayor.
I know, but...
Here, give me your hand.
Are you ready? Come on.
Lin Yi-yang, hurry and come up here after.
You'll be fine.
Here, give me your foot.
Give me your foot!
What's wrong? Hurry!
I'm afraid of heights.
What are you afraid of?
It's going to be too late!
Hurry up!
-Put your feet down.
-It's too high. I can't do it.
Hurry up.
Lin Yi-yang, are you okay?
Quick!
Hurry up and give me your foot!
It's not this place!
Have you found them?
No.
Sergeant Sung.
Chih-yuan is awake,
but he's heavily injured.
Please hurry.
They modified the passage here.
There is a lot of thick smoke.
We're still searching!
Come on! Let's go to the west side.
Chih-yuan, hurry! It's collapsing!
Chih-yuan, hurry up.
Hurry up!
Quick, climb up to the first floor!
Hurry up, Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan, use your strength!
Chih-yuan!
Tong'an, Chiu Han-cheng
Chih-yuan, you can do it!
Come on!
Use your strength!
Hurry down. Don't look down.
-Come down. Hurry.
-Take it one step at a time.
You can do it.
Okay, right foot.
-Left foot, right foot.
-Yes.
Hurry up.
Yes, Mayor.
Chief Han, Guangrong 31 is ready.
What are you still waiting for?
The fire will only get worse.
Will you take responsibility?
Chih-yuan!
Use more strength!
Chih-yuan, don't give up.
Don't give up!
Chih-yuan!
Hold on tight, Chih-yuan!
Hurry up!
Hurry, the top is collapsing!
Chief Han, hurry!
All right, spray the water.
Guangrong 31, start spraying.
Guangrong 31 copies.
Lin Yi-yang!
What are you doing?
-Tzu-ling!
-Let me go! I'm going to save Yi-yang!
-Tzu-ling, don't go there!
-Yi-yang!
Tzu-ling, don't go over there!
Lin Yi-yang!
Yi-yang!
Don't go over there.
Yi-yang!
Calm down!
Yi-yang!
Lin Yi-yang
You really scared me that day.
I thought something had happened to you.
Don't worry.
Good thing I reacted quickly.
I hid inside the cabinet nearby.
Don't laugh. I'm serious.
Okay, I won't leave you behind.
You're so fierce. I wouldn't dare.
If you know I'm fierce,
why didn't you call me
to say that you're okay?
Fine, I'll call you now.
Here I go.
Answer it.
Answer it.
Lin Yi-yang
The big fire at Amuz One
Entertainment World
that shocked all of Taiwan
caused the death of three firefighters,
while five were heavily injured.
One of them is no longer
in critical condition,
but because he was deprived
of oxygen for too long,
they fear he may be paralyzed.
Councilor Wang Wen-te
who was rescued from the fire
spoke up to express his gratitude
to firefighter Lin Yi-yang
for risking his life to save him.
Wang Wen-te feels very sad
about his sacrifice.
He also paid tribute
to the three firefighters
who were killed in the line of duty.
Regarding the reason for the explosion
on the third floor at the scene,
the fire department expressed
that the scene of a fire changes rapidly.
This time, it seems
like the continuous rise of temperature
in a confined space
was what caused the sudden backdraft,
instantly taking the lives
of three firefighters.
The investigation of the reason
that caused so many casualties
is still ongoing.
As for the cause of the fire,
the fire department
will be cutting down the steel beams
and cleaning up the debris
in the next few days.
Then, the Fire Investigation Section
will collect evidence
and send it to the relevant departments
for analysis and investigation
after the area is cleaned and restored.
In response to this tragedy,
the mayor has issued
a preliminary statement,
expressing his great sorrow
for the deceased firefighters.
The three firefighters
who were killed in this incident
were all very young.
Is the deployment plan
for yesterday's mission done?
Please rush them.
Other than you,
was there anyone else at the scene?
No.
What time did you leave Amuz One?
Around 8:30 p.m.
Han-cheng.
Is this vehicle deployment plan okay?
Tong'an 16 was originally parked here,
but we moved it over here after.
I'm not marking this spot.
What do you think?
Han-cheng.
Han-cheng.
-Han-cheng...
-I don't know. Don't ask me.
Mrs. Lin.
The incident
is exactly as I reported earlier.
From what I heard,
that day,
the explosion happened
because the quint started spraying water.
Otherwise,
Yi-yang wouldn't have died, right?
How could that be?
We always prioritize
the safety of our firefighters.
This is a photo
of the safety control board that day.
We record all of the times
that our firefighters enter the scene.
Our lieutenant here
was also the safety officer that day.
He was responsible
for calculating the residual pressure
of the firefighters' air tanks.
As a professional safety officer,
he'll never leave
the safety control board at the scene.
That's the safety officer's
only job at the scene.
If his calculations show
that a firefighter's tank
is about to run out of air,
he'll tell him to retreat right away.
Isn't that right?
But we really want to know the truth.
We'd like to participate
in your investigation.
What I've told you is the truth.
In that case,
why are we only able to listen
to the edited version
of the radio transmissions that day?
Why can't we listen to the entire file?
That's because
the investigation has started.
It's a closed investigation.
But the Investigation Bureau
doesn't know anything about firefighting.
Someone told me
that the Investigation Bureau
only interviews the directors
of the fire department.
They won't find out anything
from the lower-ranking employees.
Okay.
Let me tell secretly tell you this.
Actually, Yi-yang shouldn't have entered
the scene that day.
He wanted to go in himself.
Did you know about this?
I shouldn't be telling you so much.
But Yi-yang didn't listen
to the chief's commands that day.
He wanted to be a hero
and things ended up like this.
We feel incredibly sorry about this
and we're deeply saddened.
Isn't that right?
If we publicly release
all of the transmission records
from that day
and reveal the truth of Yi-yang's death,
it would look so bad.
What's important now
is to let Yi-yang be promoted
to lieutenant.
Let him leave this world in glory
and be buried in honor.
Isn't that a good thing?
Tomorrow, the mayor will especially come
to pay her respects to Yi-yang.
Look at how much the mayor
values our fellow firefighters.
Isn't that right?
Thank you for coming.
Sergeant Sung will take you back
to your hotel.
If you have any more questions,
you can call me anytime.
I'm sorry. I have a question.
Was it right of us to do that just now?
I don't think it's fair to Mrs. Lin.
Moreover, Yi-yang's transceiver
was broken that day.
The transceiver was broken?
Yes.
But you guys said those transceivers
were still usable.
It's because you said you had no money
to buy new equipment.
That's why we're making do with old ones.
And we shouldn't have
sprayed water that day.
Why was that order given to Guangrong 31?
I don't understand.
Well, Sergeant Sung should've done his job
as the safety officer.
Why did he run off
and neglect the control board?
The public was protesting
and making such a fuss
that he had to go into the scene.
That's why he went in.
The chief also made the order
because the public
and the media kept asking him
to spray water.
Are you unhappy about this?
Go and tell them if you want.
Tell the media
and the Investigation Bureau.
Let's see what happens to Sergeant Sung.
Right now, the superiors
have considered the three deaths
as line of duty deaths.
But if their families
make a fuss about this
and their deaths end up being labeled
as mere occupational death,
the compensation that Mrs. Lin gets
will be reduced by half.
Wouldn't that be harming them instead?
The current arrangement is for the best.
Today, the mayor is leading us
to pay our respects to our dear Yi-yang.
Please bow.
Bow again.
Bow for a third time.
My condolences.
My condolences.
Mrs. Lin.
Please come this way.
Mayor, over here.
Mayor, can you say a few words?
Do you have anything to say
to the families
of the deceased firefighters?
We will always be grateful to Yi-yang.
He sacrificed himself
to protect his homeland.
He's the greatest hero!
Mrs. Lin.
This is a token of our appreciation.
Please accept it.
Here.
-Mayor, look here.
-Raise the envelope higher.
Mayor, look over here.
-Mayor, look here.
-Look here.
Look to the right.
Raise the envelope higher.
Thank you.
Han-cheng, are you done?
Let's go.
Mrs. Lin.
To show our gratitude for Yi-yang,
the fire department has promoted
him to lieutenant.
He's already dead.
What's the point of being a lieutenant?
Mrs. Lin.
I'm sorry. We didn't take
good care of Yi-yang.
I'm really sorry.
I'm sorry.
Yi-yang could've gotten
into the National Taiwan Sport University.
But I heard his coach say
that firefighters get paid more,
so I told him to apply
to the police academy.
-It's all my fault.
-Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin, it's not your fault.
It's not your fault.
Yi-yang...
Yi-yang...
Mrs. Lin.
We've packed up all of Yi-yang's things.
If there's anything you need help with,
just let us know.
Thank you.
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
Now, let's have the younger brother
of Lin Yi-yang, the deceased firefighter,
say a few words.
-We support you!
-We support you!
The investigation details
provided by the fire department
didn't say anything
about the quint spraying water.
I just want to know
why there was an explosion that day.
Request for reform,
Investigate line of duty deaths
Why did my brother die like that?
-Why?
-Why?
Why won't the fire department
let us join the investigation?
-It's unreasonable!
-It's unreasonable!
-Why?
-Why?
-It's unreasonable!
-It's unreasonable!
Every time
I visit the parents
of my colleagues who died,
they keep telling me
that they hope their children
are the last firefighters
to die in the line of duty.
But do you know?
How many times
have we heard those words already?
How many times have we heard them?
Reform!
Over the past ten years,
the number of firefighters
who died in the line of duty in Taiwan
has already surpassed
Hong Kong's total in 90 years.
Whenever the report comes out,
they always say
that the situation of a fire
can change instantly,
our firefighters
don't have enough training,
or they say it was an accident.
Is that right?
-No!
-No!
Is that right?
-No!
-No!
Everyone.
Were the deaths
of the three firefighters this time
also an accident like they claim?
-No!
-No!
Lower-ranking employees
are always scrutinized.
They say there's a problem
with the lower ranks.
There's a problem with the suppliers,
but there's never a problem
with the command system.
How can this prevent
the next tragedy from happening?
This is basically structural murder!
-Structural murder!
-Structural murder!
Right here,
we demand the truth!
End the tragedies!
Emergency rescue!
Kuan-chung, Tzu-ling, emergency rescue.
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
Lin Yi-yang
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
The family members of the firefighters
-Tzu-ling, emergency rescue.
-who died in the fire at Amuz One
-gathered to protest.
-Tzu-ling, emergency rescue.
About this,
the fire department mentioned that
-ever since they received the subsidy,
-Tzu-ling.
-they have never conducted
-Hey, you have a rescue call.
administrative investigations
into the deaths of their firefighters.
They were handed over
to their respective agencies
-Wait.
-for investigations,
resulting in many deaths ruled
-You forgot your vest.
-as the line of duty deaths
or even accidental deaths.
Considering the investigation system
of the US, Hong Kong, Japan, and other...
Chief Wu.
This won't do.
What is it?
Stop scheduling Tzu-ling on duty.
Don't you know
that she's in a bad condition?
I know. The problem is that our team
is short of two people.
I really don't have the manpower.
It's dangerous for her
to be out in the field in this condition.
Schedule her for something simple,
like office duty
or training support.
No, but everyone on the team
hasn't had a day off in ages.
It can't be helped.
Everyone has to suffer a bit
and hang in there.
How about this?
I'll work a few more days of overtime.
No, you've sacrificed
a lot of days off already.
-How many more days are you going to work?
-I'm fine.
Chih-yuan needs to focus
on recovering now.
I can work more. It doesn't matter to me.
Chief Wu.
Okay, I got it.
I'll take care of Tzu-ling, okay?
Don't worry.
I promise.
Let me take this call first.
Hello, this is Wu Chih-min.
Yes, Mr. Hsieh.
I saw it.
Firefighters protest for the truth
Opposing the system and demanding a reform
I know.
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
The Sanitation Department supervisor
was transferred to our station.
He's still a supervisor now,
even though he doesn't know
anything about firefighting.
When will we stop having amateurs
become our leaders?
Every time we encounter a bigger fire,
a higher-ranking official
takes command of the scene.
Some of the high-ranking chiefs
are less experienced than we are.
How could tragedy not hit?
We're all part of the firefighting family.
Why are they going out there
to attack our own people
and ruin our image?
If they have a problem,
we can discuss it internally.
Protesting outside like this
is absolutely inappropriate.
The law says
civil servants can't form unions.
Without permission,
they can't make personal comments
about their jobs.
These people who are protesting
and criticizing the fire department
are all violating the law.
The mayor has already requested
that we find out who these people are
and punish them.
We can't let a few people
destroy our unity.
Do you understand?
We finally have new transceivers.
The fire department is finally willing
to buy new transceivers for us.
You're wrong.
The fire department didn't buy these.
They were exchanged with Yi-yang's blood.
The boss can only give you a job.
He can't give you a future.
Believing is the beginning of success.
Persistence is the key to change.
We have to find success
within failure
and find hope in despair.
You must be brave and make miracles happen
to turn your lives around!
We're health experts.
We take care of the whole family.
Repeat after me.
-"We're health experts."
-"We're health experts."
-"We take care of the whole family."
-"We take care of the whole family."
One more time.
-"We're health experts."
-"We're health experts."
-"We take care of the whole family."
-"We take care of the whole family."
He rushed out so rapidly.
I said, "Aren't you helping me?"
He was like, "I forgot."
Mom. Ta-hu.
Han-cheng.
What took you so long?
Let's eat.
Ta-hu has been here for a while.
I was busy with something.
-Sit down and eat.
-Eat.
Let me wash my hands first.
Don't wait for me.
Here, Ta-hu.
-Let's eat without him.
-Okay.
Let's eat first. Here.
Try it.
This is from my friend's tea factory.
It's amazing.
Ta-hu, thank you.
Last time, in the mountains,
I said you hadn't visited
my mom in a while
and now, you're here.
When your dad was sick,
I promised him
I would visit your mom every year.
Plus, you know your mom's turnip cakes.
They're so good.
It's too bad I can't drink
your dad's fennel soup anymore.
How are you now?
You didn't talk much
during lunch just now.
How about this?
Are you free later?
I'll take you out for a drive.
Okay.
My hometown is just up in front.
It's down there.
It still brings back memories.
I remember when I was so angry that time
that I rushed back
and burned all the storehouses
behind our house.
It spread to the nearby forest.
It was completely burnt down.
I had no idea you were
even more of a rebel than I was.
I was a rebel.
I was so rebellious.
Drinking, beating people up,
causing trouble...
I did everything.
So that night,
when my dad kicked me out,
I was so angry that I ran back
and set fire to our storehouse.
I wanted to burn myself to death too.
When your dad came to put out the fire,
the fire had already spread
to the forest next to it.
I remember saying to him,
"I don't need you to save me.
My parents don't want me anymore.
What's the point of saving me?"
Unexpectedly, your dad still ran to me
and held me back.
He protected me
as we ran through the fire.
I'll always remember him telling me,
"Don't be afraid.
I definitely won't leave you behind."
Your dad never told you about this?
No.
He never talked
about his firefighting stories.
That's why I've been buying wastelands
and abandoned orchards
these past two years.
I want to restore the forests.
I hope that the forests I grow
will be a hundred times bigger
than the one I burned down.
Your dad once told me
that if you save one person today,
he might be able to help five people.
And those five people
can help even more people in the future.
Then the world will be a different place.
Do you know
that I became a volunteer firefighter
because of your dad?
From up there, I'm sure he can see
that the person he saved back then
is already helping more people.
The last fire safety check
was conducted and approved
by Tong'an firefighter Lin Yi-yang.
If there is really a problem,
the fire department is liable.
Antelope is dead
and the higher-ups aren't defending him.
They're letting
the press make ridiculous reports.
You're so badly injured
and your good friend is gone.
Do you really want to continue this job?
I really can't live like this anymore.
Are your teammates more important
than the kids and me?
I've never thought it that way.
But that's what your actions have proved.
We demand the truth!
Reform the fire department!
You earn five figures every month.
yet you're still complaining.
Just quit if you're upset.
Think about this.
If you lose your job because of this,
how will you support your family?
You have two kids.
Future Dispatches
Translated by Chloe Chow
as your chief,
you can transfer to another branch.
Pick one that you like.
I'll help you.
You need to see a doctor.
-Listen to me just this once.
-Let go of me!
Who do you think you are?
Han-cheng is my brother-in-law.
He's considering a career change.
How was it when you went
to Tien-cheng's company today?
Not bad. They're all nice.
Be careful when you go in.
The layout is complicated
and the equipment is faulty.
It's fine. See you later.
Dispatch Records
You have a quint. Why don't you use it?
Yes, chief. Why not?
Why did you come out alone?
How could you leave him in there alone?
Thank you.
It's time to get down.
Ms. Chien!
Ms. Chien!
Dispatch Records
This is a work of fiction.
Any resemblance is purely coincidental.
Cyclists and bikers,
the wind is getting stronger.
We suggest you wear a jacket to keep warm.
Be careful not to catch a cold.
According to the meteorologists,
the temperature could plummet
all the way to 14 degrees Celsius
as early as next Friday.
But whether it'll reach the extent
of the cold air mass in Mainland China
is still to be speculated.
We have breaking news.
A huge fire broke out
in Amuz One Entertainment World in Dayuan
The fire is out of control.
The scene is covered in thick smoke
and many people are stuck inside.
The Dayuan Fire Department
has dispatched 39 fire trucks
and 71 firefighters,
but the fire is still not under control.
What should we do now?
How do we get out of here?
Let's go back first.
Chih-yuan.
Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan, can you hear me?
Chih-yuan, get up!
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chang Chih-yuan!
Tong'an 06.
Tong'an 06, this is Han-cheng.
Chih-yuan fell to level B1
of the freight shaft. Requesting backup.
Chih-yuan fell into the B1 shaft.
I think he's unconscious.
Requesting for backup!
Can you move your hand?
I'm fine.
There's no more air in the tank.
We're stuck here too.
What do we do?
Tong'an 06, this is Yi-yang.
Tong'an...
Is there no response?
It's broken.
There's a vent over there.
Hold on.
Can you reach it?
Yes.
Do you need the club?
I don't think so.
Give me the club.
Here.
Hey!
Hey!
Over here!
Hey!
Throw the club down there!
Let them know that we are here.
Hey!
Over here! Hey!
Someone is trapped up there!
Go and get the ladder.
Get the rescue ladder!
-Quick!
-Did they see you?
Yes, they saw me!
A civilian is trapped
on the third floor of the Bravo side.
We're going
to set up a ladder to save him.
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan!
Can you hear my voice?
Chang Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan.
Chih-yuan.
Why are you so afraid of making mistakes?
I've been practicing for so long.
Why can't I play it well?
You're all grown up.
You don't need to practice anymore.
You don't have to be so afraid
of making mistakes either.
Don't you know that?
But there are some mistakes
that you can never make up for.
So are you going to stay
in that room forever?
Aren't you the same?
I left a long time ago.
Don't you want to leave?
I don't know how to leave.
Get up, Chih-yuan.
Get up.
Chih-yuan.
Chih-yuan.
Get up.
Chih-yuan, get up.
-Chih-yuan.
-Chih-yuan.
-Chih-yuan, get up.
-Chih-yuan, get up.
Chih-yuan, get up!
Chih-yuan, hurry up.
Climb to the side.
The top is going to collapse!
Chih-yuan, hurry!
Steady.
Don't move. I'm coming up to save you!
Guangrong 31,
please go closer to the window.
Go a bit closer.
That's good.
When you go outside,
give this to them.
Throw it down to me after it's tied.
Do you understand?
Are you two the only ones trapped?
Lin Yi-yang, why are you here?
There's no time to explain.
Let's talk once we get out.
Hurry.
Guangrong 11.
Guangrong 31 is ready.
Please increase the pressure to 10 kg.
Copy that.
Yes, Mayor.
I know, but...
Here, give me your hand.
Are you ready? Come on.
Lin Yi-yang, hurry and come up here after.
You'll be fine.
Here, give me your foot.
Give me your foot!
What's wrong? Hurry!
I'm afraid of heights.
What are you afraid of?
It's going to be too late!
Hurry up!
-Put your feet down.
-It's too high. I can't do it.
Hurry up.
Lin Yi-yang, are you okay?
Quick!
Hurry up and give me your foot!
It's not this place!
Have you found them?
No.
Sergeant Sung.
Chih-yuan is awake,
but he's heavily injured.
Please hurry.
They modified the passage here.
There is a lot of thick smoke.
We're still searching!
Come on! Let's go to the west side.
Chih-yuan, hurry! It's collapsing!
Chih-yuan, hurry up.
Hurry up!
Quick, climb up to the first floor!
Hurry up, Chih-yuan!
Chih-yuan, use your strength!
Chih-yuan!
Tong'an, Chiu Han-cheng
Chih-yuan, you can do it!
Come on!
Use your strength!
Hurry down. Don't look down.
-Come down. Hurry.
-Take it one step at a time.
You can do it.
Okay, right foot.
-Left foot, right foot.
-Yes.
Hurry up.
Yes, Mayor.
Chief Han, Guangrong 31 is ready.
What are you still waiting for?
The fire will only get worse.
Will you take responsibility?
Chih-yuan!
Use more strength!
Chih-yuan, don't give up.
Don't give up!
Chih-yuan!
Hold on tight, Chih-yuan!
Hurry up!
Hurry, the top is collapsing!
Chief Han, hurry!
All right, spray the water.
Guangrong 31, start spraying.
Guangrong 31 copies.
Lin Yi-yang!
What are you doing?
-Tzu-ling!
-Let me go! I'm going to save Yi-yang!
-Tzu-ling, don't go there!
-Yi-yang!
Tzu-ling, don't go over there!
Lin Yi-yang!
Yi-yang!
Don't go over there.
Yi-yang!
Calm down!
Yi-yang!
Lin Yi-yang
You really scared me that day.
I thought something had happened to you.
Don't worry.
Good thing I reacted quickly.
I hid inside the cabinet nearby.
Don't laugh. I'm serious.
Okay, I won't leave you behind.
You're so fierce. I wouldn't dare.
If you know I'm fierce,
why didn't you call me
to say that you're okay?
Fine, I'll call you now.
Here I go.
Answer it.
Answer it.
Lin Yi-yang
The big fire at Amuz One
Entertainment World
that shocked all of Taiwan
caused the death of three firefighters,
while five were heavily injured.
One of them is no longer
in critical condition,
but because he was deprived
of oxygen for too long,
they fear he may be paralyzed.
Councilor Wang Wen-te
who was rescued from the fire
spoke up to express his gratitude
to firefighter Lin Yi-yang
for risking his life to save him.
Wang Wen-te feels very sad
about his sacrifice.
He also paid tribute
to the three firefighters
who were killed in the line of duty.
Regarding the reason for the explosion
on the third floor at the scene,
the fire department expressed
that the scene of a fire changes rapidly.
This time, it seems
like the continuous rise of temperature
in a confined space
was what caused the sudden backdraft,
instantly taking the lives
of three firefighters.
The investigation of the reason
that caused so many casualties
is still ongoing.
As for the cause of the fire,
the fire department
will be cutting down the steel beams
and cleaning up the debris
in the next few days.
Then, the Fire Investigation Section
will collect evidence
and send it to the relevant departments
for analysis and investigation
after the area is cleaned and restored.
In response to this tragedy,
the mayor has issued
a preliminary statement,
expressing his great sorrow
for the deceased firefighters.
The three firefighters
who were killed in this incident
were all very young.
Is the deployment plan
for yesterday's mission done?
Please rush them.
Other than you,
was there anyone else at the scene?
No.
What time did you leave Amuz One?
Around 8:30 p.m.
Han-cheng.
Is this vehicle deployment plan okay?
Tong'an 16 was originally parked here,
but we moved it over here after.
I'm not marking this spot.
What do you think?
Han-cheng.
Han-cheng.
-Han-cheng...
-I don't know. Don't ask me.
Mrs. Lin.
The incident
is exactly as I reported earlier.
From what I heard,
that day,
the explosion happened
because the quint started spraying water.
Otherwise,
Yi-yang wouldn't have died, right?
How could that be?
We always prioritize
the safety of our firefighters.
This is a photo
of the safety control board that day.
We record all of the times
that our firefighters enter the scene.
Our lieutenant here
was also the safety officer that day.
He was responsible
for calculating the residual pressure
of the firefighters' air tanks.
As a professional safety officer,
he'll never leave
the safety control board at the scene.
That's the safety officer's
only job at the scene.
If his calculations show
that a firefighter's tank
is about to run out of air,
he'll tell him to retreat right away.
Isn't that right?
But we really want to know the truth.
We'd like to participate
in your investigation.
What I've told you is the truth.
In that case,
why are we only able to listen
to the edited version
of the radio transmissions that day?
Why can't we listen to the entire file?
That's because
the investigation has started.
It's a closed investigation.
But the Investigation Bureau
doesn't know anything about firefighting.
Someone told me
that the Investigation Bureau
only interviews the directors
of the fire department.
They won't find out anything
from the lower-ranking employees.
Okay.
Let me tell secretly tell you this.
Actually, Yi-yang shouldn't have entered
the scene that day.
He wanted to go in himself.
Did you know about this?
I shouldn't be telling you so much.
But Yi-yang didn't listen
to the chief's commands that day.
He wanted to be a hero
and things ended up like this.
We feel incredibly sorry about this
and we're deeply saddened.
Isn't that right?
If we publicly release
all of the transmission records
from that day
and reveal the truth of Yi-yang's death,
it would look so bad.
What's important now
is to let Yi-yang be promoted
to lieutenant.
Let him leave this world in glory
and be buried in honor.
Isn't that a good thing?
Tomorrow, the mayor will especially come
to pay her respects to Yi-yang.
Look at how much the mayor
values our fellow firefighters.
Isn't that right?
Thank you for coming.
Sergeant Sung will take you back
to your hotel.
If you have any more questions,
you can call me anytime.
I'm sorry. I have a question.
Was it right of us to do that just now?
I don't think it's fair to Mrs. Lin.
Moreover, Yi-yang's transceiver
was broken that day.
The transceiver was broken?
Yes.
But you guys said those transceivers
were still usable.
It's because you said you had no money
to buy new equipment.
That's why we're making do with old ones.
And we shouldn't have
sprayed water that day.
Why was that order given to Guangrong 31?
I don't understand.
Well, Sergeant Sung should've done his job
as the safety officer.
Why did he run off
and neglect the control board?
The public was protesting
and making such a fuss
that he had to go into the scene.
That's why he went in.
The chief also made the order
because the public
and the media kept asking him
to spray water.
Are you unhappy about this?
Go and tell them if you want.
Tell the media
and the Investigation Bureau.
Let's see what happens to Sergeant Sung.
Right now, the superiors
have considered the three deaths
as line of duty deaths.
But if their families
make a fuss about this
and their deaths end up being labeled
as mere occupational death,
the compensation that Mrs. Lin gets
will be reduced by half.
Wouldn't that be harming them instead?
The current arrangement is for the best.
Today, the mayor is leading us
to pay our respects to our dear Yi-yang.
Please bow.
Bow again.
Bow for a third time.
My condolences.
My condolences.
Mrs. Lin.
Please come this way.
Mayor, over here.
Mayor, can you say a few words?
Do you have anything to say
to the families
of the deceased firefighters?
We will always be grateful to Yi-yang.
He sacrificed himself
to protect his homeland.
He's the greatest hero!
Mrs. Lin.
This is a token of our appreciation.
Please accept it.
Here.
-Mayor, look here.
-Raise the envelope higher.
Mayor, look over here.
-Mayor, look here.
-Look here.
Look to the right.
Raise the envelope higher.
Thank you.
Han-cheng, are you done?
Let's go.
Mrs. Lin.
To show our gratitude for Yi-yang,
the fire department has promoted
him to lieutenant.
He's already dead.
What's the point of being a lieutenant?
Mrs. Lin.
I'm sorry. We didn't take
good care of Yi-yang.
I'm really sorry.
I'm sorry.
Yi-yang could've gotten
into the National Taiwan Sport University.
But I heard his coach say
that firefighters get paid more,
so I told him to apply
to the police academy.
-It's all my fault.
-Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin, it's not your fault.
It's not your fault.
Yi-yang...
Yi-yang...
Mrs. Lin.
We've packed up all of Yi-yang's things.
If there's anything you need help with,
just let us know.
Thank you.
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
Now, let's have the younger brother
of Lin Yi-yang, the deceased firefighter,
say a few words.
-We support you!
-We support you!
The investigation details
provided by the fire department
didn't say anything
about the quint spraying water.
I just want to know
why there was an explosion that day.
Request for reform,
Investigate line of duty deaths
Why did my brother die like that?
-Why?
-Why?
Why won't the fire department
let us join the investigation?
-It's unreasonable!
-It's unreasonable!
-Why?
-Why?
-It's unreasonable!
-It's unreasonable!
Every time
I visit the parents
of my colleagues who died,
they keep telling me
that they hope their children
are the last firefighters
to die in the line of duty.
But do you know?
How many times
have we heard those words already?
How many times have we heard them?
Reform!
Over the past ten years,
the number of firefighters
who died in the line of duty in Taiwan
has already surpassed
Hong Kong's total in 90 years.
Whenever the report comes out,
they always say
that the situation of a fire
can change instantly,
our firefighters
don't have enough training,
or they say it was an accident.
Is that right?
-No!
-No!
Is that right?
-No!
-No!
Everyone.
Were the deaths
of the three firefighters this time
also an accident like they claim?
-No!
-No!
Lower-ranking employees
are always scrutinized.
They say there's a problem
with the lower ranks.
There's a problem with the suppliers,
but there's never a problem
with the command system.
How can this prevent
the next tragedy from happening?
This is basically structural murder!
-Structural murder!
-Structural murder!
Right here,
we demand the truth!
End the tragedies!
Emergency rescue!
Kuan-chung, Tzu-ling, emergency rescue.
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
Lin Yi-yang
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
-End the tragedies!
-End the tragedies!
The family members of the firefighters
-Tzu-ling, emergency rescue.
-who died in the fire at Amuz One
-gathered to protest.
-Tzu-ling, emergency rescue.
About this,
the fire department mentioned that
-ever since they received the subsidy,
-Tzu-ling.
-they have never conducted
-Hey, you have a rescue call.
administrative investigations
into the deaths of their firefighters.
They were handed over
to their respective agencies
-Wait.
-for investigations,
resulting in many deaths ruled
-You forgot your vest.
-as the line of duty deaths
or even accidental deaths.
Considering the investigation system
of the US, Hong Kong, Japan, and other...
Chief Wu.
This won't do.
What is it?
Stop scheduling Tzu-ling on duty.
Don't you know
that she's in a bad condition?
I know. The problem is that our team
is short of two people.
I really don't have the manpower.
It's dangerous for her
to be out in the field in this condition.
Schedule her for something simple,
like office duty
or training support.
No, but everyone on the team
hasn't had a day off in ages.
It can't be helped.
Everyone has to suffer a bit
and hang in there.
How about this?
I'll work a few more days of overtime.
No, you've sacrificed
a lot of days off already.
-How many more days are you going to work?
-I'm fine.
Chih-yuan needs to focus
on recovering now.
I can work more. It doesn't matter to me.
Chief Wu.
Okay, I got it.
I'll take care of Tzu-ling, okay?
Don't worry.
I promise.
Let me take this call first.
Hello, this is Wu Chih-min.
Yes, Mr. Hsieh.
I saw it.
Firefighters protest for the truth
Opposing the system and demanding a reform
I know.
We demand the truth! End the tragedies!
-We demand the truth!
-We demand the truth!
The Sanitation Department supervisor
was transferred to our station.
He's still a supervisor now,
even though he doesn't know
anything about firefighting.
When will we stop having amateurs
become our leaders?
Every time we encounter a bigger fire,
a higher-ranking official
takes command of the scene.
Some of the high-ranking chiefs
are less experienced than we are.
How could tragedy not hit?
We're all part of the firefighting family.
Why are they going out there
to attack our own people
and ruin our image?
If they have a problem,
we can discuss it internally.
Protesting outside like this
is absolutely inappropriate.
The law says
civil servants can't form unions.
Without permission,
they can't make personal comments
about their jobs.
These people who are protesting
and criticizing the fire department
are all violating the law.
The mayor has already requested
that we find out who these people are
and punish them.
We can't let a few people
destroy our unity.
Do you understand?
We finally have new transceivers.
The fire department is finally willing
to buy new transceivers for us.
You're wrong.
The fire department didn't buy these.
They were exchanged with Yi-yang's blood.
The boss can only give you a job.
He can't give you a future.
Believing is the beginning of success.
Persistence is the key to change.
We have to find success
within failure
and find hope in despair.
You must be brave and make miracles happen
to turn your lives around!
We're health experts.
We take care of the whole family.
Repeat after me.
-"We're health experts."
-"We're health experts."
-"We take care of the whole family."
-"We take care of the whole family."
One more time.
-"We're health experts."
-"We're health experts."
-"We take care of the whole family."
-"We take care of the whole family."
He rushed out so rapidly.
I said, "Aren't you helping me?"
He was like, "I forgot."
Mom. Ta-hu.
Han-cheng.
What took you so long?
Let's eat.
Ta-hu has been here for a while.
I was busy with something.
-Sit down and eat.
-Eat.
Let me wash my hands first.
Don't wait for me.
Here, Ta-hu.
-Let's eat without him.
-Okay.
Let's eat first. Here.
Try it.
This is from my friend's tea factory.
It's amazing.
Ta-hu, thank you.
Last time, in the mountains,
I said you hadn't visited
my mom in a while
and now, you're here.
When your dad was sick,
I promised him
I would visit your mom every year.
Plus, you know your mom's turnip cakes.
They're so good.
It's too bad I can't drink
your dad's fennel soup anymore.
How are you now?
You didn't talk much
during lunch just now.
How about this?
Are you free later?
I'll take you out for a drive.
Okay.
My hometown is just up in front.
It's down there.
It still brings back memories.
I remember when I was so angry that time
that I rushed back
and burned all the storehouses
behind our house.
It spread to the nearby forest.
It was completely burnt down.
I had no idea you were
even more of a rebel than I was.
I was a rebel.
I was so rebellious.
Drinking, beating people up,
causing trouble...
I did everything.
So that night,
when my dad kicked me out,
I was so angry that I ran back
and set fire to our storehouse.
I wanted to burn myself to death too.
When your dad came to put out the fire,
the fire had already spread
to the forest next to it.
I remember saying to him,
"I don't need you to save me.
My parents don't want me anymore.
What's the point of saving me?"
Unexpectedly, your dad still ran to me
and held me back.
He protected me
as we ran through the fire.
I'll always remember him telling me,
"Don't be afraid.
I definitely won't leave you behind."
Your dad never told you about this?
No.
He never talked
about his firefighting stories.
That's why I've been buying wastelands
and abandoned orchards
these past two years.
I want to restore the forests.
I hope that the forests I grow
will be a hundred times bigger
than the one I burned down.
Your dad once told me
that if you save one person today,
he might be able to help five people.
And those five people
can help even more people in the future.
Then the world will be a different place.
Do you know
that I became a volunteer firefighter
because of your dad?
From up there, I'm sure he can see
that the person he saved back then
is already helping more people.
The last fire safety check
was conducted and approved
by Tong'an firefighter Lin Yi-yang.
If there is really a problem,
the fire department is liable.
Antelope is dead
and the higher-ups aren't defending him.
They're letting
the press make ridiculous reports.
You're so badly injured
and your good friend is gone.
Do you really want to continue this job?
I really can't live like this anymore.
Are your teammates more important
than the kids and me?
I've never thought it that way.
But that's what your actions have proved.
We demand the truth!
Reform the fire department!
You earn five figures every month.
yet you're still complaining.
Just quit if you're upset.
Think about this.
If you lose your job because of this,
how will you support your family?
You have two kids.
Future Dispatches
Translated by Chloe Chow