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Sang-woo.

You helped me.

Thank you.

And you did too.

You saved my life out there.

You’re alive.

That is what matters.

You have all made it through the first game.

Congratulations.

You’re moving on.

I will now announce the results of the first game.

Out of 456 players, 255 were eliminated, and 201 players successfully completed the first game.

Mister, please.

Listen.

I’m so sorry.

I swear I will pay what I owe.

I’ll do it, I’ll pay it all.

Please, sir.

I have a child.

So young, I need to register, and I still need to name my child, sir.

Please, sir, let me leave.

Please.

I’m so sorry.

Sir, I’m begging you.

Let me leave and I swear

I’ll find a way to pay it all.

Let me go home.

Me too.

I can’t keep going.

Sir, please, I can’t go on.

Please let me go home.

There seems to be a misunderstanding.

We are not trying to hurt you or collect your debts.

Let me remind you that we’re here to give you a chance.

A chance?

We play some kids games.

And you shoot us.

You want me to choose that?

That’s some chance.

We may be in debt, sir but that doesn’t justify killing us all.

This is just a game.

Killing everyone out there was a game to you, huh?

They were simply eliminated for breaking the rules of the game.

If you just follow the rules, you can leave this place safely with the prize money we promised.

Just keep your damn money.

I don’t care!

Let me just go home.

That’s all I want.

Let us leave.

Let us go.

Consent form clause 1.

A player is not allowed to stop playing.

Come on!

You think you’ll get away with this, huh?

The police will come.

They’ll bust in here any minute now.

They’ll be here since we all disappeared.

Yeah.

And I bet they have everybody’s phones tracked here already.

Look at all your hostages.

You’re doomed if you don’t let us go!

We’re all dead!

Consent form clause 2.

A player who refuses to play will be eliminated.

Consent form clause 3.

If all the players agreed to stop playing, the games are allowed to end.

Or am I wrong?

You are correct.

So let’s vote on ending this.

If the majority wishes to leave this place, then everyone gets to go home, right?

All right, as you wish.

We will take a vote to decide on the termination of the game.

Before we vote, let me announce the prize money for the game as previously promised.

A total of 255 players were eliminated during the first game.

A hundred million won is at stake per player.

Therefore, 25,5 billion won of prize money has been accumulated so far.

If you wish to give up on playing, the 25,5 billion won will be sent to the bereaved families of the late players, 100 million won each.

However, you will all return home empty-handed.

Uh, sir.

So then, if we can complete all six games, how much do we get?

Since there were 456 players, the total prize money is 45,6 billion won.

And with that, we will now begin the voting.

As you can see, there are two buttons in front of you.

If you wish to continue playing, press the green button with an O.

If you wish to stop playing, then please press the red button with the X instead.

After you finish voting, move to the other side of the white line and wait.

Voting will be done in reverse order of the numbers on your chests.

Player 456, please cast your vote.

Player 453, please cast your vote.

Come on.

Player 218.

Have you all gone crazy?

We have to leave.

We can’t keep putting up with this insanity.

So what if we leave?

Tell me, what changes?

Just as bad out there as it is in here, goddamn it.

She’s right!

If we stop right now, that only helps the ones who are dead.

They’ll get a 100 million won and not us.

We made it through!

They’re out!

That money is ours.

Please!

Think about what just happened out there.

Come on, let’s go!

Where am I supposed to go, huh?

Out there, I don’t stand a chance.

I do in here.

No, I’ve got nothing out there.

Come on, let’s finish this thing!

I’d rather stay and keep on trying in here than go back to the bullshit out there.

You jerk!

You got some kind of death wish?

Go die alone!

Don’t drag everybody else into this, you little shit!

What the hell are you doing?

Who are you–

We’ll not condone any kind of act that impedes this democratic process.

Now, let us resume and continue voting.

It seems we’re down to the last vote.

Player 1.

The doctor said there’s a.

a lump inside over here, growing every day.

Brain tumor.

If you wish to continue playing, press O.

However, if you wish to stop playing, then press X.

The majority of the players have voted to terminate the game.

Therefore, this game is now terminated.

Hey!

Okay, anybody who wants, they can go.

But let the ones who want, stay till the end, though.

Half of us has died already!

We can’t just stop here!

He’s right!

Please let us stay!

We’ll keep playing the game!

Yes!

Let us continue!

It truly is a pity that we must say goodbye to you like this.

However, we will not completely seal the door of opportunity for all of you.

If the majority of you wish to participate again, then we will resume the game.

So, goodbye for now.

Oh, help!

Help!

Hello!

Help over here!

I can’t see anything!

It’s cold.

I’m freezing too.

Oh!

Oh, yeah.

Hurry up now.

Oh, that hurts.

Hey.

Hey, stop.

Come on, it’s my turn now.

Huh?

Hey!

Wait!

Wait.

What are you doing?

You gotta untie me.

Yeah, why is that?

I just helped you.

What the hell?

Now, aren’t you a little old to be this clueless?

I help untie you, then you’re just gonna hassle me for your cash again.

Of course, I’m gonna hassle you.

Okay, fine.

Forget the money, okay?

Untie me, I beg you.

Seriously?

Yeah.

I swear I’ll forget the whole thing.

How can I trust you?

I swear it on my on my own mother, okay?

Pretty please.

Oh, it’s freezing.

Goddamn it!

That hurts.

Shit.

Hey, you little.

Come here.

Get back here.

My money.

give it back.

Give it back now!

Give it back!

Give me my money!

Give it back!

Oh, shit.

Give me back the money.

That’s all your mother means to you.

You little.

Hold on, you stop right there.

Hey!

Hey!

Don’t walk away!

God, shit.

Excuse me, sir, where are we?

Yeouido.

Where exactly is Yeouido?

In the center of Seoul.

sir, sir, do you have a cell phone on you?

Uh, would you let me borrow it, please?

I’ll be quick.

That’s 2,000 won.

Thank you, sir.

Hello?

Hi.

Yes, I had some work.

I’m sorry.

Here you go.

And thanks again, sir.

Have a good night.

Wait.

Stop.

Got money for the bus?

Sorry?

You said you live in Ansan.

You couldn’t afford the ramyeon here.

Got money for the ride back?

Money.

No.

No money.

I’ll walk.

You’ll walk all the way to Ansan?

Here, take this for the bus ride home.

I can’t.

No.

I don’t have money to pay you back.

I won’t ask you to do that.

Take it, okay?

Thank you.

Thank you so much, sir.

Listen, I’m not your sir, so stop calling me that.

I’m sorry.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Look, officer.

You’ve gotta realize what a massive deal all of this was.

I know it sounds crazy.

Okay, sir.

So you’re saying that your kidnappers rounded up hundreds of people and had them play a game.

Then went out there and shot the ones who lost.

Is that right?

Yeah.

And they didn’t just shoot one or two.

Those people had no mercy.

They killed more than 200!

What game was it then?

You know Red Light, Green Light?

Wait, that’s for kids.

Is that what they made you play?

Yes.

And they forced adults to do it?

I know how it sounds.

And then they shot everyone who got caught?

How many more times do you want me to say it?

Mister.

So where did they do it?

Where’s the place they were killed?

They had me knocked unconscious, so how could I know?

I said I don’t have any freaking clue.

Then give us the killer’s description.

They all had these masks on the whole time we were there.

Then, wait, how did you manage to get out?

Hey, look, the players came together and put it to a vote.

And since the majority wanted to leave–

Hold on, okay?

You said you wanted to stop playing, and the killers, they told you, “Sure, you can go” Just like that?

Yeah.

And what made you want to go there?

Well, they, they promised we would get money, so.

Money?

Yeah.

We’re talking tens of billions of won.

Okay.

Let me just sum up everything you’ve told us so far.

Just so I understand.

You went to play kids’ games because someone told you, you’d get all that cash.

So then they had you play some Red Light, Green Light, and they shot everyone who got caught.

But when you said you wanted to go, they said, “Okay, just go,” and you don’t know what they look like or where this all took place.

Is that everything, mister?

yeah

What’s your name, sir?

My name is Seong Gi-hun.

Seong Gi-hun, you got someone who’s taking care of you?

If you want me to help, we can call around and get you to a local medical center.

What do you take me for?

Look, I’m a tax-paying citizen of Ssangmun-dong, Got it?

Here’s their number, It’s on a business card.

Call and see what they say! Jeez!