Gimme Kudos Page #2

A thug raped a college girl.

I made a report, please verify it.

Rape.

Any record?

No.

Why not? I made the report.

This comrade knows I'm Hongqi.

Comrade, we're serious about crime reports.

We went to the scene you reported.

But found nothing.

No...

No?

We're responsible for every word we say.

For 10 years, Fen St.

Has been rated crime-free.

No rape, not even minor crimes like thefts.

Most serious are domestic disturbance.

You must report this, Comrade Reporter.

Yang shuts up,

but he keeps coming to the office.

Asking the paper to give him kudos.

I finally understand what he said.

Whoever is not tangled

with him should be fortunate.

All I can do is to avoid him.

Hello.

Reporter Gu.

Nothing, just wanna buy you coffee.

Mei Di Coffee Shop, 1 pm tomorrow.

This is your last chance.

Just say it.

Hello?

That girl asked to meet me. Should I go?

Well...

It depends on how strong your desire is.

Maybe...

You come along and help analyze this.

You're a cop.

Sharp eyes and lots of experience.

I'm graduating and will work at

the Overseas Friendship Center.

Congratulations!

Thanks, Reporter Gu.

Sorry about the other day. I wasn't myself.

I'm actually very strong.

Before seeing you, I learned that...

I did badly in my English test.

And there was that silly matter.

So I cried... Please forgive me.

No... it's okay.

As long as you didn't mind.

Sorry.

Hello. Who is it?

It's me.

How's the meeting?

Okay.

I'm tied up here... See you tonight.

See you.

Buy it. It's a good tip.

I'll call you.

Your girlfriend?

No, our boss.

I kept thinking that day after you left.

The person you talked about...

Yang Hongqi.

Why would he make up such a story?

You really weren't at Fen Street?

Reporter Gu.

Oh.

Watch out for the cop from home!

Where... where was I?

That girl sure is pretty.

You saw her?

No.

Then why say she's pretty?

Intuition.

Intuition.

How's the investigation?

Nothing new.

That Ouyang Hua is trouble.

Why?

Intuition.

Police intuition?

Woman's intuition.

I can't figure why...

Yang Hongqi insists on the kudos?

Everyone has a motivation.

Even Yang Hongqi and Ouyang Hua.

You know what is Yang's motivation?

Dunno.

Go investigate.

Your wife was right.

Every deed has a motivation,

Yang is no exception.

Don't you have his address?

I don't think this is newsworthy.

Not necessarily.

I agree with the Editor-in-chief.

You can't conclude before investigating.

I volunteer. Send me.

No, you investigate your women's union.

Let's take it like a good deed.

Run a few hundred words on p. 27.

It's getting to you... you're going crazy now.

Attempted rape.

Smart... Get going in the afternoon.

Oh.

You're... Reporter Gu?

Oh... welcome.

You are...

He's the Secretary of our section.

Get in.

Thanks.

Come, eat.

Aha.

Make a good report on our village.

Too many changes here in the past 2 years.

Many new 2-story buildings.

What you city folks call 'villa'.

I wanna find out about a person.

Who?

Yang Hongqi.

Yang Hongqi.

Aha.

From our village?

Yes.

Hey, this is Old Yang's place, Reporter Gu.

You go, this old man is a handful.

Fine.

Anybody there?

Sorry to disturb you.

Who... are... you?

I'm Gu from Tomorrow Evening News.

You're a reporter.

Sir...

Is Yang Hongqi your son?

Yes.

This is our paper.

This is you?

Yes.

You remember who took this?

How can I forget?

He lived here over a month.

He's now our Editor-in-chief.

Oh.

Is he well?

He's doing fine.

Great.

Oh, Reporter Gu.

Was Old Yang a model laborer?

Yes.

Are you a Party member?

Yes.

The why do you...

No, I know what's in your mind.

Come, sit.

The old man's gaze unsettled me.

The Secretary told me,

the village gives annual aids to old folks.

But he donated them all to disaster areas.

Now he's ill, but won't go to the hospital.

He wants to save the government money,

or it'd ruin his good name.

Have some candies.

Thanks.

Candies.

One more.

Oh... candies.

Thanks.

Have some candies... Candies.

Reporter Gu!

What're you yelling at?

Reporter Gu finally...

agrees to gimme kudos... When will you...

Come... come... come with me.

Here... have a seat.

You're lucky to work here.

Have some candies.

You look happy. What's up?

I brought my photo.

It's my best photo.

It looks better than reality.

You can use it on the paper.

Who says you'll get your kudos?

You're teasing me again.

I remember telling you...

that we must prove beyond doubt...

that what you said was true...

or we can't publish the report.

Then why did you go to our village?

Our Editor-in-chief asked me

to learn more about you.

Why saw my dad then? Wanna kill him?

How can you say that?

We went to learn about you.

Nothing to do with your dad.

But you saw my dad.

He thought you'd give me kudos but no.

You're killing him.

Killing him with anticipation.

You're lying.

Based on our investigation...

you always go home at 9 to tend to your dad.

Yes.

But you said late night on Feb 14...

You said late night, right?

Yes.

How could you be at Fen Street so late...

and save someone?

You ought to be truthful.

We saw your dad, had great respect for him.

But you're not like him.

I don't know why.

Yang.

Reporter Gu.

I swear.

I did save her.

Please.

Gimme kudos.

Hey... Get up.

Sit here... Sit here and talk.

Yang.

I don't know why you want kudos.

Is it so important?

Reporter Gu.

My dad has cancer.

Doctor said he wouldn't last.

I know.

The Village Secretary told me.

He said you're a good son.

One day...

My dad was sitting on his bed.

He pointed to the certificates on the wall.

Son...

You'd always been honest.

I'm very pleased.

But...

One thing I'm not satisfied.

You're almost 40.

But not a single kudos.

If one day...

Your kudos were to hang on this wall.

Then... I'd be satisfied.

This is his only request for me.

I must satisfy him.

He doesn't have much time left.

Please gimme kudos.

I didn't lie.

But our editor-in-chief is not in town.

We have to wait for his decision.

Yang.

I believe you, but you must tell me.

Why were you there that night?

The guy at night shift was injured,.

And the foreman asked me to fill in.

I made dinner for Dad and rushed back to work.

But your route shouldn't pass through Fen St.

I went to a store there for cigarettes.

Hey, Chief...

Gu, what're you up to?

Well...

Mr. Chief... Finally you're back, sir!

You're...

I'm Yang Hongqi, who saved someone.

Yang Hongqi.

Whom you asked me to interview.

Oh...

Honorable Chief, please gimme kudos.

Gu. Uhh...

Come with me.

Wait here.

One moment, Chief.

Look, Chief.

This concerns you too.

Umm... I took this.

You saw Old Yang?

Yes.

If that beauty of yours denies it,

this doesn't exist.

Aha...

What do you mean "beauty of mine"?

Forgot what I do?

What's real cannot be faked, and vice versa.

I have an idea. Take Yang...

And we go to see Ouyang Hua.

You didn't go last time, now you're dying to go.

What's with you?

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