A total of 201 people completed the first game; more than half were eliminated in the "123 Wooden Man" game. The remaining people were emotionally agitated, begging the red-clad staff to stop the game. However, the red-clad staff told them that for each additional person who died, the remaining participants would get an extra 100 million won. It turned out that there was a total of 45.6 billion won, and each death meant one fewer person to split the money with. After the survivors saw 25.5 billion won pouring into the piggy bank, many immediately changed their minds on the spot and said they wanted to continue participating in the game.
So the red-clad staff let the survivors vote, but the votes were stuck in a deadlock. The number of people who wanted to survive was exactly the same as those who wanted to get rich. The final decision rested with the old man, No. 001. He finally cast a dissenting vote, and the organizers had to end the game according to the voting results.
Late at night by the roadside, Gi-hun and Kang Sae-byeok were thrown out of the car, stripped of their clothes (if you're interested in the male lead's figure, it's recommended to watch the original film). The two had a grudge before, so they scuffled for a couple of rounds and finally went their separate ways. Sang-woo was thrown out with the black guy. Feeling sorry for him, Sang-woo lent him a phone and kindly gave him money for the journey home.
When Gi-hun got back, he immediately went to the police station to report the case, but the police regarded him as a lunatic, completely disbelieving what he said and driving him out. Just as Gi-hun was making a scene at the police station, a young police officer came in. What he said caught the young police officer's attention, and he saw his mysterious card. It turned out that the young police officer's brother was missing. When he went to the exam institute to look for his brother, he also found the same type of mysterious card, so he went back to the police station to find out information about Gi-hun.
When Gi-hun got home, he learned that his mother was suffering from severe diabetes, and that he had long since squandered her insurance money. Sang-woo secretly watched his mother, who was selling fish, from a street corner, too afraid to go forward to recognize her. He just called to lie to her, saying that he was on a business trip to the United States. Kang Sae-byeok visited her younger brother in the welfare institution and promised to bring their mother from North Korea to South Korea to live with them. The black guy went to the foreman to ask for his salary and medical expenses for his severed finger, but accidentally injured the boss, so he quickly grabbed the money and ran home to arrange for his wife and children to return to their home country.
Late at night, Sang-woo was alone in the hotel, worried that he couldn't pay off his huge debts with his own abilities. He was about to commit suicide by burning charcoal when he heard a knock on the door. He walked over, and a mysterious card slipped through the crack of the door. Gi-hun went out to borrow money from his best friend, but was rudely driven away by his friend's wife. While drinking alone at the door of a small shop, he met the old man, No. 001. The old man told him that he was going back to continue the game. Hearing this, Gi-hun was also tempted, after all, that was a huge sum of money. The gangster Deok-su, after plotting against his boss, was betrayed by his underlings and almost lost his life.
Up to this point, several key characters have appeared. A group of people got into the car to the game venue again under the night. They were still knocked out by drugs as soon as they got in the car. The difference was that this time, some people had made preparations in advance, and others followed behind.