解密 Decoded Episode Recap - Episode 1

'Decoded' is a very interesting drama about mystery, crime, and secret intelligence units within China. 

The drama starts off on a train journey with a top secret mission to protect a wise mathematician who will prove useful to assist the national defense Unit 213. During the train journey, enemies scope out the train. Luckily, the physician remains safe during the train journey.

However, after the train journey there is are gun fights between the defense unit and the enemies. 

Sadly the life of the physician, Deputy Han Zai Xing and few police men are claimed.

The criminals escape off in a car. A intelligence officer in hot pursuit manages to get on top of the car. 

However, when the enemy car reaches a dead end blocked off by police officers, the enemy driver pulls the trigger on the self-detonating bomb. The intelligence officer manages to get off the car just in time before the car explodes.

All of this is able to ensue because the enemy has a secret code called the Purple Code which intelligence officers have not been able to crack. The scene switches to Unit 701 which is the decoding department. Chief Liu Yi Ping is working away at cracking the code.

Director Gao Tie threatens to disband the decoding department as they have not been able to crack the code.

In the next scene, we are introduced to the main character Rong Jin Zhen who holds out an umbrella for a crippled man. A humorous conversation ensues where Rong Jin Zhen correctly deduces that the man is crippled based on one foot being higher than the other. The man also correctly guesses Rong Jin Zhen's name as he has seen a book with his name. The crippled man is looking for the university principal. He wants to recruit people for a job. The only condition to gain an interview is to solve the problem. The crippled man Zheng Dan asks the principal to keep his identity a secret.

Back at the military base, Chief Liu Yi Ping has completely gone crazy after not being able to solve the problem for so long.

The scene reverts back to the university. Zhao Qi Rong (a student) overhears the principal, and other staff talking about the job offered at the disability department as the salary is quite high. The principal shoos him off and says only mathematics students can apply for the job, and as Zhao Qi Rong is a physical education student he is not eligible to apply. 

Many students are interested in applying for the job at the Disability Department advertised by Zheng Dan. Zheng Dan casually looks at the sheets, but not satisfied shoves the papers into the drawers

Meanwhile, Zhao Qi Rong sets off to find Rong Jin Zhen to help him solve the puzzle. Of course, he solves it within an instant. He asks Rong Jin Zhen to explain the problem to him, but Rong Jin Zhen claims it is too hard for him to understand. 

Zhao Qi Rong heads off to submit the papers to Zheng Dan. 

Zheng Dan is very surprised to see a quick efficient method has been used to solve the problem. He offers Zhao Qi Rong a teaching position as a teacher of advanced calculus.
Zhao Qi Rong tries to negotiate to teach elementary calculus instead.
So he is found out not to the be who actually solved the problem. 

Zheng Dan demands to meet the one who solved the problem. 

Zhao Qi Rong says he will only take Zheng Dan to meet him if he agrees to the condition that he can be recruited into the school of physically disabled as well.

Zhao Qi Rong tells Zheng Dan about Rong Zhen Jin's hobbies which are counting ants, Eating dumplings and Solving problems. The pair walk in on Rong Jin Zhen being bullied for not knowing who his mother is. 

In the scuffle between Zhao Qi Rong and the bully, Rong Jin Zhen's dumplings are knocked down onto the ground.

Zheng Dan brings him some new dumplings and speaks to him about the job offer. Zhao Qi Rong replies he better ask the principal - the principal is responsible for big matters and the principal's wife is responsible for trivial small matters.

Zheng Dan sets off to meet with the principal. The principal explains that Rong Jin Zhen was the illegitimate son of his older sister, and is now an orphan looked after by himself and his wife. He explains that Rong Jing Zhen is not suitable for the job as he is quite muddled headed as he is autistic and is only good at maths. Zheng Dan still insists he wants to take Rong Jin Zhen away. The principal says he offered to help Zheng Dan recruit candidates, but that doesn't mean Zheng Dan can forcibly take someone against their will.

An interesting start to this drama~~ I'm already up to episode 26 now. This drama is quite enjoyable so far. Definitely recommend it to you to watch :)