Unregretful Pursuit

This film (drama)Also known as无悔追踪，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At1995Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating9.4(For reference only)。

In the autumn of 1949, amidst the celebrations of the founding ceremony, Beijing was abuzz with excitement, while the work of uncovering spies was intensifying. In Tudaotang Hutong, the young police station chief Xiao Dali, who had just taken over the old police station, was busy maintaining order during a public parade. He encountered a knowledgeable arms teacher, Feng Jingbo, which raised his suspicions. To verify Feng’s identity, Xiao Dali moved into No. 15 Tudaotang Hutong and became neighbors with Feng. Feng’s true identity was indeed that of a lurking spy for the Kuomintang, with the code name "5182." The local bully Siyuan Wang had issued him an appointment letter, accepting orders from "White Glasses." Late at night, "White Glasses" came to assign tasks, marking the beginning of Feng's espionage career. When "White Glasses" was severely injured by Xiao Dali and others while delivering a radio, he only managed to utter the numbers 5182 before dying. Xiao Dali believed Feng was highly suspicious and advised him to pay attention to Siyuan Wang's movements as a way to subtly probe Feng. Dabai, who used to work as a maid in a brothel, attended a night school literacy class. She admired Teacher Feng’s talent and often offered to do housework for him. To protect his identity, Feng asked Dali to mediate for him to marry Dabai. Dali discussed with Dabai, hinting that Feng was a spy, but Dabai felt her lowly origins and insisted that the marriage decision was entirely up to Dali. Xiao Dali accidentally heard a piece of music used as a secret communication signal coming from Feng's home, so he bought a shortwave radio and painstakingly studied it, obsessing over the piece called "Pictures at the Exhibition," to the point where it seemed he had lost his mind. Feng learned about this from Dali’s wife, Liu Yaqin, and was secretly alarmed, fully aware of his precarious situation, and he had to deal with it all without revealing his true feelings. He pretended to have dug up a night pot of gold and used the funds to apply for public expenses, earning a title as an active participant in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. The well-read Feng Jingbo encountered the principal's daughter, Xu Xiaoyu, and they clicked instantly. Xiaoyu admired Feng’s talents, and Feng was also attracted to the beautiful and knowledgeable Xiaoyu. While they rowed on a lake, facing Xiaoyu’s passionate gaze, Feng felt both joy and deep pain, reflecting on himself as a sinner who was prepared to confess, yet he hesitated to say anything in front of Dali. That night, Feng suddenly went missing, causing Dali to worry that he had fled in fear of punishment. The sensitive Yaqin rushed to Xiaoyu’s dormitory and happened to catch the two lovers in the act. The secret was out, and Feng's household fell into chaos. Dabai was relentless, wanting to confront the woman who had ruined her family. Feng finally mustered the courage to propose a divorce, but he faced criticism and obstruction from Dali and others. The principal even threatened him with expulsion to prevent the divorce. An angry Dali locked Feng in the bathroom, forcing him to reflect on historical issues. Under pressure, Jingbo and Xiaoyu reluctantly broke up. Feng Jingbo had never behaved aggressively in school and was a well-respected teacher; Dali could find no fault in him, leaving him frustrated. The street organized a public study of the Constitution and asked Feng to explain it to everyone. Feng felt apprehensive about the articles suppressing counter-revolutionaries. The immense pressure from his identity as a spy forced Feng to live in restraint, which ultimately helped him avoid disaster during various political movements, and due to his kindness and willingness to help others, he was even awarded as a model worker in the district. However, Dali, who firmly believed Feng was a spy, was falsely accused of being a "spy" and sent to a labor reform farm, while Yaqin committed suicide. Dabai unexpectedly discovered Feng's appointment letter and secretly burned it. Forty years later, Xiao Dali put on the police uniform again, still obsessively monitoring Feng's every move. By this time, Feng had transformed from a good teacher into a good principal, genuinely feeling the joy of living openly, while also feeling the heaviness of the stone in his heart. Dali's son, Xinwei, and Feng Jingbo’s daughter were childhood sweethearts, but due to the enmity between their fathers, they could not be together. The Siyuan Wang who once issued Feng's appointment letter had become an investor in overseas cooperative projects, much to Feng's astonishment. Dali's steadfastness filled Feng with shame, and it was Dali's actions that helped Feng understand the Communist Party. Ultimately, Feng had an epiphany, wrote a confession letter to Dali, asking him to forgive the "enemy of yesterday," and walked into the Ministry of Public Security with his daughter's support.