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Adapted from Zhou Haohui's "The Death Notice".

"In times of crime, there is always someone watching in the dark."

October 7, 2009.

Bong! Bong!

Bong!

Lo Fei.

You know bombs.

Tell me how to disarm this one.

Red or blue?

I don't know! You're just having me guess!

I know, but I still want you to help me guess.

Red or blue?

Red!

Red!

Do you love me?

Yes, very much.

Blue. Cut the blue one!

If I die, I'm marrying you in the next life.

November 2, 2019.

It's been 10 years.

You going to work in Licensing until retirement?

Licensing is pretty good. It's peaceful.

You shouldn't blame yourself about Man Wan.

It wasn't even your fault.

Wait a sec.

Gotta get something from the studio.

Hi, Mr. Cheng.

Police operation!

What's going on?

You stay here!

What are you doing?!

What's going on?

What's going on?

Police operation!

Everybody move outside!

Chief Superintendent Hon!

The deceased is Cheng Kok Ming.

Was he the former Regional Commander of North District?

Did he have any enemies?

Chief Hon,

-I'd like to know... -Tell us something!

Look, I also want the answers to your questions.

But as you all see, I've only just arrived.

So if I have any updates, I'll let you know right away.

Tell these reporters to leave. Everyone out.

Chief will let you know! Everybody,

please leave and let the police do their job, alright?

Who's in charge here tonight?

I am, sir.

You arrived before the reporters, right?

Yes, sir!

Speaking from experience,

How would you say the killer entered the building?

You let them in,

Which means you allowed them to destroy evidence at the scene...

By trampling all over his footprints and fingerprints.

Tsang Pak Ho, you're in charge.

Yes, sir!

Look out, let me get a shot first.

You sure do like to collect gruesome stuff.

Sir.

Sir.

He's the one who called in. He's been here the whole time.

He hasn't made a peep since we arrived.

Isn't he Lo Fei, the one from Arms Licensing?

Inspector Lo.

What are you doing here, inspector?

Get the cuffs off him.

Sir, the deceased is Cheng Kok-Ming.

Former Regional Commander of North District.

He retired a few years ago,

then became a development manager at Lonton Real Estate.

Why were you here, inspector?

Inspector Lo?

Don't sit there like a fool.

Answer him.

Can you give me an answer?

You'd better know who you're after.

Male, Chinese, 6 feet tall, thin build.

I'm asking you. What are you doing here?

Cheng asked to have a chat before going to the airport,

But needed to get something from the studio first.

I drove him back. While in the car, I saw someone else went in.

In that opening over there.

The killer must have been following him,

Waiting for his chance to strike.

Next, he rappelled from the roof to the 10th floor,

Cut the glass, and waited for Cheng to show up.

You say this like you were there when it happened.

Just speculating.

The cut on his left arm is slanting downwards,

Meaning the killer jumped down from higher ground.

There are cuts all over his arms and legs,

Yet there is no trace of blood at vital points on his torso.

He must be wearing body armour,

Which means he knew someone was after him, so he wore protection.

It also explains why he suddenly had to leave Hong Kong.

Then why are you so sure the murder weapon is this chef's knife?

Deep wound with a long cut.

Why didn't you come to save him but instead went to the roof?

Why didn't you come to save him and instead went to the roof?

It took him maybe a minute and a half from my car to his studio.

I noticed a problem with the window perhaps a minute in.

If someone wanted to get him, he wouldn't have come empty-handed.

He'd have a gun or a knife.

If it's a gun, there's no way I could save him.

But with a knife,

Most fights would not last more than 30 seconds.

So I had 1 minute.

Running from the car to the lifts used up 20 seconds.

When I got there, I found they were both stopped.

I had to use the stairs.

This is the 10th floor. 4 seconds per floor makes 40 seconds.

Exactly 1 minute, however...

I could only last to the 5th floor.

I'd need 5 seconds per floor after that.

That means no matter what, I couldn't save him even if I got there.

This building only has one staircase.

So if I didn't see the attacker in the stairwell,

He probably took the rope back to the roof.

So I decided to come up.

That was my only chance to catch him.

But in the end, you didn't.

I said there was a chance.

Inspector, in such situation,

How could have those maths done in your head so clearly?

That's grade-school stuff.

When Cheng and I were talking tonight,

Out of nowhere, he brought up that case 10 years back.

Now that he's been murdered, I know why he asked about it.

All the speculation, the numbers, the evidence, that's only your side of the story.

We have the right to suspect you as the murderer.

Chief, I found this on the body. Look.

Death Notice: The person to be executed: Cheng Kok-Ming;

Date of Execution: November 2, 2019.

The execution date was today.

My killer has returned.

November 3, 2019 Police Headquarters.

We have reason to believe, and not exclude any possibilities,

That this is a case of premeditated murder.

So we've already set up an interdepartmental investigation...

Greetings, everyone. I am Darker.

This world is full of evil.

The police and the judiciary have both failed.

So I will take up the Sword of Justice and punish these crimes.

10 years ago, I punished Sit Tai Lam and Yuen Tsz Bong.

This time,

former Regional Commander of the North District, Cheng Kok Ming,

didn't do his job.

After retiring, he joined Longton Properties helping them build nano flats.

Someone's hacked in.

He served their power grab and was therefore executed.

The Sword of Justice will keep striking the wicked.

Look out for the next "Death Notice."

Senior Superintendent!

This 'Darker' has publicly admitted to murder.

What steps will the police take?

He's obviously trying to provoke the police.

People get away with crimes.

If someone like Darker delivers justice to them,

Maybe everyone will be happier.

What's your take, Superintendent?

Alright, hold on! Just a moment, please.

Let Superintendent Hon answer those questions first.

The more that technology develops, the bolder thugs will get.

There were a lot of people like this in history.

We call them vigilantes.

They falsely claim justice and enforce it themselves.

Anyone with reasons, common sense knows...

That vigilantism is illegal.

At the same time, this is an extremely serious case of murder.

Darker's accusations against Cheng were very pedestrian.

Doesn't that mean a lot of people will die?

That's why we will catch him as soon as we can,

To prevent further murders, while not ruling out other motives.

Thank you all. That's it for today.

Superintendent! Superintendent!

10 years ago, there were 2 unsolved cases...

Cheng Kok Ming was the lead investigator at the time.

Was Darker referring to these 2 cases when he said Cheng didn't do his job?

Also, if you can't solve this case,

Wouldn't you be worried receiving the next Death Notice?

Sorry, time is up.

First, thank you for your concern.

We will work as fast as we canto safeguard the city's wellbeing.

Thank you all.

Superintendent Hon!

I'll call you right back.

Hello?

Commissioner Tsang, it's me.

Can you let me join the Special Investigation Team?

Don't kid around.

10 years. You've been out of the game 10 years.

Give me one chance. I will not let you down.

Alright. Headquarters in an hour.

Thank you, sir.

You shouldn't smoke so much.

This time, you're sure to catch Darker.

Inspector Lo,

Hi ' I'm Tsang Yat Wah.

The only superintendent in IT without a degree.

Kicked out of MIT.

He never applied to be in the force.

Just hacked the computer system.

Added himself to the admission list.

You are quite the "herbivore man."

No dates in 10 years.

Not a single adult video or picture downloaded.

How do you do it?

You really didn't?

Inspector Lo.

What?

I dissected Cheng Kok Ming and recorded the process.

Would you like to see it?

What did you find?

The large intestines had two polyps and one broken hemorrhoid.

Then no need, thanks.

Then I'll leave you to it.

Masters in forensic science from London.

Keeps stills and videos of cadavers as a hobby.

She still holds a record in the force.

4 years without a day off.

Why does he act so weird?

He's been like that ever since his girl died.

Sir!

At ease. Take your seats.

Did you come to the right place?

Licensing department should be in the next building.

I'm having him join the team.

Commissioner, I don't think we need for assistance from Licensing.

In all my years in the force, I've seen 2 gifted people.

One was Yuen Tsz Bong, the other is him.

Naturally, the third is Superintendent Hon.

Back in the other case, he was an important witness.

In this case, he is an eyewitness.

He'll be able to help you.

Yes, sir.

The deceased was named Cheng Kok Ming.

Before his death, he was a manager for a property developer.

But before that he was one of ours.

Right now, someone calling himself Darker has already publicly admitted.

That he was involved in Cheng Kok Ming's death.

He also admitted involvement in the 2 cases from 10 years ago,

Dealing with the deaths of Sit Tai Lam and Yuen Tsz Bong.

Before these three died,

They received this thing called a "Death Notice".

One notable aspect of the notice is the background image of Themis.

In Greek mythology, Themis is a goddess,

Representing justice. Punishment of evil.

So it's a real mystery how these crooks think sometimes.

Kim, tell us about those 2 cases from 10 years back.

Yes, sir.

First off, October 7, 2009.

In the afternoon, former DCP, Sit Tai Lam.

Planned to depart the station by car.

While he was still alive, he also got one of these Death Notices.

Death Notice: The person to be executed: Sit Tai Lam;

Date of Execution: October 7, 2009.

That same afternoon saw an explosion at Sheung Yue Ho warehouse.

The victims...

Were Chief Inspector Yuen Tsz Bong and Senior Inspector Man Wan.

Inspector Lo, you were very close to the 2 victims.

Could you tell us about it?

Inspector?

Bong and I were from the same year.

Hey, they say we'll be tested on number 88 for sure.

You figure it out, yet?

I doubt it. It has to be the first 2 pages.

Those happened to be the only 2 pages I haven't looked into.

I'll lend you mine.

Okay.

We were good friends, as well as rivals.

We competed in everything.

In school, except for IT, he was better than me at everything.

He even managed to get the Baton of Honour.

Thank you, sir.

So after graduation, he advanced faster than me.

Soon, he was in charge of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau.

On your knees!

Man Wan was a classmate from middle school.

We can talk about almost everything.

We went to college together, enrolled to the force together.

What's this mean?

It means...

Marry me.

Inspector, I want you to focus on the sequence of events that day.

Of course, from your angle.

That day, after I finished swimming,

I realized that she'd called me a number of times.

I saw that she and Bong...

The only eyewitness that day was Wong Siu Ping,

a homeless man.

The blast gave him third degree burn over 70% of his body.

But it wasn't his time. His life was saved.

But Bong and Man Wan...

So that's it?

Okay, getting back on track, let's each do our parts.

Team A, check Cheng Kok Ming's friends and family.

See if they had financial dealings,

Romantic disputes, and all that.

Yes, sir.

Team B, check his working environment, say his company.

Look into his clients and those working closest with him.

Okay?

-Yes, sir. -Thanks, everyone.

Superintendent,

there's a post here by someone named Darker.

He's asking people to vote for who most deserved to die.

Political figures, both from pro-government camp and oppositions.

And political types.

Trace the source.

Same as before. Can't be tracked.

The IP address bounces around.

He's good.

He'd hacked into the elevator system in Cheng's building.

Police operation!

What's going on?

Superintendent Hon.

Yes?

Can I look through those files from 10 years back?

Do whatever you like. Dismissed!

This one is from Cheng's phone GPS record,

Everywhere he went the last month.

There's his home, his office, restaurants in town. Nothing special.

What stands out are 5 trips...

To Choi Heung Wai in the North East.

Have you checked his call logs?

I have. Aside from friends and family,

there are a few numbers without registered names.

I hacked in and found that...

Those phones' GPS data showed...

Calls were mostly made in Choi Heung Wai.

Anything in his computer?

Oh, Cheng didn't use computers.

I hacked his assistant's.

There were some emails about car rentals,

And each rental was for 8 to 10 cargo vans.

But that's strange.

Why would such a large corporation need to hire out?

That's true. Even stranger.

Is that each time, they went to Choi Heung Wai.

November 4, 2019.

The North East New Territories

ls important for future development.

The market believes winning the North East means winning it all.

The Big Four developers are actively buying up land there.

Those include...

Hang Wo Properties, Pak Hoi Holdings,

Longton Properties and Kong Ho Group.

Which one will eventually acquire developing rights in the North East?

Let's wait and see.

Choi Heung Wai, North East.

Safeguard our homeland. Fight to the end.

I'll help you, granny-

Thank you so much.

Where do you want to move these?

My front door!

When those scoundrels come, I'll take them down with me!

They cut my power...

And set my house on fire!

They called me a... a squatter!

I've lived here for decades!

These are the ones buying upland?

He's a scoundrel!

Kong Ho Group... North East New Development Areas Planning

I'll help you bring them in.

Thank you!

Hi, Senior Inspector Leung Yarn here to see Mr. Tang Wah.

May I ask if you have an appointment?

I don't.

One moment, please.

Thank you.

North East Development.

Big project. Your company won the bid?

Greetings, madam.

Hello.

I'm Mr. Tang's personal assistant. His schedule is very full.

If you didn't make an appointment, it's very hard for us to work you in.

We're investigating the 'Death Notice' case.

We must see him.

How about this, madam.

This card has my email address.

-Can you help me. -If you really must see Mr. Tang,

Email me and I'll help set it up.

Fine, thank you.

Hello?

Understood.

Right this way.

Sir. Madam.

You came just in time.

I just received an anonymous text.

Normally, I'd just ignore it,

But with Cheng Kok Ming's recent death,

I have to report it.

You happened to be here,

So I don't need to go to the station.

You know how you cops are.

It's like you're illiterate.

Giving a statement wastes hours of my time.

If not for that, who knows when we'd see you.

Oh I mean, you really don't have to worry.

That message. I had someone at the station send it.

Smart boy, eh?

Mr. Tang, you knew Sit Tai Lam, right?

I want to ask if you knew that 10 years ago, the Death Notice he got...

Listed his crime as "Collusion with triad boss Tang Wah."

What's that got to do with me?

People are always messing with me.

Triads?

I'm whiter than white.

I'll sue the pants off whoever calling me a gangster.

I don't even know Sit Tai Lam. What horseshit.

Then why do you think people would say that?

I'm always getting attacked.

I'm a big target.

He's clutching at straws.

Heh. He's a born loser.

Darker has never lost.

He successfully killed all of his targets.

A Death Notice list was recently put online. Your name was on it.

That so?

Death Notice: The person to be executed: Tang Wah;

Date of Execution: October 7, 2009

I've had this for 10 years. Yet, here I am.

Darker?

I'm sorry,

Mr. Tang has a meeting to attend.

This way, please.

Yellow House Village.

What now?

Haven't I gone over it plenty of times?

Back then, I was camped out under a big water pipe.

There was a warehouse there.

Normally, you wouldn't see a soul here.

Not sure why, but that day this dude went scurrying on inside.

Then before long, some other dude went running in.

And then soon after, a woman ran in.

Wasn't long after that, when one dude ran back out.

Well that looked fun, so of course I had to take a look.

Red or blue?

Well damn, when I went in, I saw a man lying on the ground.

The woman sat next to him, talking on the phone.

Do you love me?

So I went in for a closer look.

If I die, I'm marrying you in the next life.

But then, hell, I saw a bomb strapped on the guy.

Did the woman say anything?

Stuff about red or blue, and she loved you so damn much,

And she'd marry you, that kind of junk.

You already got a new...

Hey, no photos!

See? Holding hands already, so quit pretending.

She's a coworker.

Can't hook up with those.

Done with the damn questions? I'm taking a nap.

Over the last 10 years, have you had any ideas?

One notable aspect of the notice is the background image of Themis.

He's asking people to vote for who most deserved to die.

Each time, they went to Choi Heung Wai.

He's a scoundrel!

I don't even know Sit Tai Lam.

And then soon after, a woman runs in.

Wasn't long after that, when one dude runs back out.

Right now, three points are the hardest to get.

First, why did Darker wait another 10 years to come back?

Second, how is it Tang Wah didn't die?

Third, why me?

Maybe to get Bong, he had to kill you?

But he made it clear he was upholding justice. Why killed an innocent person?

And yet, Bong's crime didn't deserve death, right?

Death Notice: The person to be executed: Yuen Tsz Bong;

Date of Execution: October 7, 2009.

Pak Fei Fei was my best friend.

Don't drink so much if your tooth hurts.

I'm keeping you company.

And I need to get drunk, since I'm going to the dentist tomorrow.

You know how big a problem that is for me.

But not as big a deal as yours.

The truth is, I already knew him when I was much younger.

The truth is, you're already married.

Shouldn't you be more considerate for your husband?

He already knows.

So what do you plan to do?

Divorce.

You decided to be with him?

He said he wants to break up.

He said if people found out about us, we'd be in big trouble.

Is he playing you?

Of course not!

He really loves me!

He really loves you, but is scared others will know, and wants to break up.

Who is it?

I can't say.

Then the accident happened.

It turns out her lover was...

Bong.

I've already thought it through. I can't be with you anymore.

He knew Fei Fei had a husband.

If he'd taken responsibility, that could be called real love.

But he destroyed her marriage, then broke up with her.

I'm just stating the facts.

I think you never expected your article would have such an impact.

Fei Fei killed herself for him. I only said what was fair.

Sit Tai Lam!

-You bastard! -Then he was suspended.

I saw him arguing with Commissioner Sit that day.

Actually, the whole thing made it really tough for him there.

What's going on?

Forget it.

I know it was a great shock to him.

He came over 2 days before the explosion.

Lo Fei!

Hey, what's up?

You asshole. You and your girl want to screw me over?!

What?

You want to work in Criminal Intelligence.

Everyone knows that!

Now that I'm forced out, you'll take my place!

You just want a promotion. Must you do it like this?

I don't even know what you're jabbering about.

Neither do I!

Your chick is something. Helped you real good!

Hey! Man, just sit down.

Then came the explosion at the warehouse.

4:13 pm?

November 5, 2019.

Sir, I decoded Barker's encryption program,

Found the IP used to upload the video was from a burner SIM.

Those cards have no registered names,

But vendors usually record where they're sent for sale,

And shops usually sell them in sequence.

So by checking the number, I approximated when it was sold,

Followed CCTV footage, and found the suspect.

I tracked him feed after feed, right up to a storefront.

Field Control. Over.

Explosives are on site. Call EOD.

Bring bolt-cutters. Everyone fall back. Go!

What?

Sir, there's a bomb. You should get out.

Everybody out!

Calm down! Calm down! Don't move!

Just hang on a second and don't move!

Relax, you're okay.

Don't worry, I can handle this.

Hey, hey, what're you doing?! Don't play the expert! Stop!

It's fine.

If you're scared, you can leave.

I told you to stop!

Hey! Hey!

Have you lost it?! You want us all dead?!

The detonator obviously had no explosive charge.

Stop!

Death Notice: The person to be executed: Hon Siu Hung;

Date of Execution: November 7, 2019.

Why did you post that video?

2 or 3 days ago, I opened the front shutter.

Someone had put an envelope on it.

I opened it and there was 10,000 inside.

It said to buy a burner SIM and post the statement online.

After that, he'd give me another 10 grand.

Sir.

Yeah.

We found a juice box in his house. It had tranquilizers in it.

This really has nothing to do with him. Let him go.

Darker just wanted to lead us to that notification.

We're better off seeing how we can protect Hon Siu Hung.

At a demonstration this afternoon to protect Lung Mei Beach,

An ambulance needed to enter to treat a long-term invalid...

And met with protesters blocking the road.

The ambulance has to save someone! Don't risk someone's life!

If it's for real, it could be real bad if something happens!

We'll move aside, but will only let the ambulance through.

We just need to let it over on one side,

Then it can continue through.

Careful, let's move aside and let it pass.

After 30 minutes of confusion,

Protesters finally let the ambulance into the village,

But after reaching the hospital, the patient could not be saved.

November 6, 2019.

Sir. She's upstairs.

Happy's been gone for 2 days and you can't find him.

And now I get this kind of thing? Who knows if it's alive or dead.

Was this done by that 'Darker' person?

Legislator Hon,

This letter is to scare you off of protecting Lung Mei Beach.

It's likely made by your oppositions.

I believe Darker is doing this for that mishap with the ambulance half a year ago.

His goal is to kill you.

Ridiculous!

How could the blame be all on me.

Who could guarantee that if they'd gotten there

half an hour sooner he would have been saved?

I already told them to move the car!

It was simply an accident!

I know. And that's how the cause of death was ruled.

But Darker wouldn't see it that way.

I don't mind telling you, Miss Hon,

We had a former colleague that got Darker's Death Notice.

Ultimately, Darker took him out.

So I really hope you can work with the police and go to a safehouse.

No way.

I have to take care of my cats and dogs.

I'm going to stay at my own home.

Okay, no problem.

But you can only stay within the bounds of your home.

No matter what happens outside, you cannot go out.

None of the cats or dogs should go out,

Because we're concerned that they could be poisoned,

Then when they came back inside, who knows what might happen, okay?

Thank you.

Are you sure that this will keep me safe?

Miss Hon, nothing is impossible.

But I can say this,

Throughout the village, we've already deployed numerous personnel.

As far as that goes, you can relax. I can assure you of that.

But I have to attend a forum tomorrow,

Because it involves the North East development.

This is something I absolutely must show up for.

I think it's best you don't.

A lot of my supporters will be there tomorrow.

If I get attacked, they will protect me.

I believe in the people.

That's what JFK said, but...

We all know how that turned out, right?

Anyway, we have...

No right to... to influence your decision.

Thank you for your cooperation on behalf of the force.

Thank you.

November 7, 2019 - The weather is working with us today.

November 7, 2019 - Hopefully, through this forum,

The matter of North East development will gradually clear the same way.

Legislator Hon.

Our community does need development,

But during that process,

shouldn't we have more consideration for the minorities?

Let's take Choi Heung Wai as an example.

8 households were there, 3 generations farming the land.

But the government kept stressing the economy,

Ignoring the balance between development and conservation.

Sir, everyone's in place. Over.

Okay.

If Hon dies,

we are all accomplices.

We're deliberately using her as bait to lure Darker.

We are simply no different from Darker.

If we don't, how can we find him?

Superintendent, would you say this arrangement is already quite secure?

What, you have some great ideas?

Look, aside from the 60 uniforms,

Could your 10 guys act a little more natural?

Which of my guys isn't natural, inspector?

Those 3 playing spectators.

They have no reaction, no matter what is said on stage.

And I have never seen such a hardworking street sweeper.

That woman, pushing a baby in the sun on such a hot day.

Tell them to act as natural as they can.

Alright, inspector, I get it.

-Thank you. -And those lovers on the bench.

Haven't changed position in 20 minutes,

Because they have to keep an eye on the rear.

Alright, inspector.

The worst is this taxi driver.

Why's he wiping his car when it's not time to change shifts?

Inspector, could you keep it down? I'm busy here.

If I can spot all this, so can Darker.

I completely get it.

But if you keep this up, I'm going to ask you to leave.

Sir!

Darker sent Hon's Death Notice to all the reporters.

In 1980, over 60% of Hong Kong's grain

-was locally sourced. -Representative,

we just received Darker's Death Notice for you,

Representative, we just received Darker's Death Notice for you,

To be carried out today. Would you like to make statement?

Representative! Today, this kind of...

Hey, it's getting out of control.

Get her out of there. Fall back, Fall back!

Reporters, friends, calm down!

Representative we are leaving.

Be careful.

Out of the way! Make a path!

Get the car ready, we are coming.

Excuse me, the car is in front.

Out of the way! Move!

Hey, hey, hey! Get back!

Sir, Hon is in the car.

Good. Copy that, I see it. Get moving.

Switch all feeds to the van.

What's going on? Why aren't they moving?

Go!

Happy.

Happy.

Hello?

Is Wong there?

Hold on, I'll take a photo.

Why attack Hon Siu Hung?

Someone said by embarrassing her,

she wouldn't dare oppose the development anymore.

Tackling and sending her flying would get a five grand reward.

Well, I saw it online. You'd get paid through WeChat.

The entire Legislative Council unanimously requested a committee...

To investigate if we neglected the safety of a member's life.

Tallying up the numbers,

74% of people believe we should take responsibility for her death.

There are 46% who support Darker, 54% who denounce him.

And 94% think you should be fired, superintendent.

And someone started a "We are Darker" movement,

Calling on everyone to march on Sunday to support Darker.

Sir!

Sit down.

This thing has turned into a disaster.

The Secretary of Security was to go with CP to Geneva for a meeting.

Now he doesn't dare.

Starting right now,

Report to me on everything before taking action.

Uh, Chief Tsang.

That will keep us from doing any work.

With our hands tied,

We won't be able to find out anything.

Fine.

A correction.

Report to me on everything.

Just a report.

Tomorrow night, Hon's supporters will hold a roadside vigil.

You will attend on behalf of the police.

Soothe the situation.

Someone sent a video.

It's a new Death Notice.

The person to be executed... Pang Kwong Fook?

He's a fugitive.

November, 2010.

At gunpoint, you kidnapped a tycoon's daughter, Lee Yee Ling.

After receiving the ransom, you still killed her. Did you do it?

What if I did? And What if I didn't? Feh!

Wrong answer.

What are you doing?!

Because of this, you became wanted by police. Correct?

Yes, yes.

23-Aug-11.

You had a shootout with two policemen at the ferry.

How did it really go down?

I... that night...

Death Notice: The person to be executed: Pang Kwong Fook;

Date of Execution: November 8, 2019.

Mr. Hon Ho.

Regarding the shooting on August 23, 2011,

Please give your account of the circumstances that night.

Wan Chiu received intelligence...

That 2 fugitives might be at Kwun Tong ferry pier to board a boat leaving Hong Kong..

So we went to stake it out and try our luck.

Hey!

Hey, hold it! Police!

Chiu!

Chiu!

Control centre?

There's been a shooting at Kwun Tong Ferry!

Call an ambulance! Right!

Chiu!

Chiu, wake up, Chiu!

Chiu!

All of us together,

We'll take down Pang Kong Fook and avenge your brother.

Additionally, I'd like to ask about...

Your relationship with decedent, Wan Chiu.

He was the best partner in the entire force.

He was also my best friend.

Listen good.

You'd better make the most out of it.

You'd best make the most of it.

Let Darker kill him.

That bastard killed my brother.

You wouldn't round up a team to find and protect him, right?

You promised me.

To help avenge my brother.

You probably know my message was directed to you.

I left Pang for you on purpose, for you to decide.

I will bring you in.

Can you?

I'll let you find Pang soon enough.

November 8, 2019 Choi Heung Wai, North East.

If you look back,

Our orphanage has been running for 50 years.

I've seen many children come in...

And watched them grow up.

Then do you remember one named Yuen Tsz Bong?

Yuen Tsz...

Oh, I do!

He was one of ours.

He entered when he was very young.

Back then, I had just started working here.

Could I have a look at his information?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Information about orphans is absolutely confidential.

Excuse me.

10 dollars worth of fish balls.

And a box of lemon tea.

Hell, fish balls.

Shark fin would be better.

What the hell do you want now?

Oh, right.

Actually, do you have relatives in Hong Kong?

Don't play with me, inspector. The way I look?

If I had family, they wouldn't admit to it.

As if they would take care of me.

Do you remember that day, before the explosion,

You heard any other noises?

There were.

Two guys, a girl, and no cash for a room. They got busy in a warehouse.

Does that count?

Was the guy next to the woman moving at all?

I damn already told you.

He laid there still like a dead fish.

Actually, he was a good friend.

He had it rough. He was an orphan.

But he had talent.

Anything else?

How about a car and apartment?

What the does it have to do with me?

I realized that the explosion that day happened at 4:13 pm.

Yet my phone showed 4:15 pm.

Lo Fei!

You know bombs,

How do I disarm this one?

My phone was set to observatory time,

So it couldn't be off.

So how could that be?

After the explosion, I could still be on the phone with my girlfriend.

Is this IQ test?

Are you out of your damn mind?

Or did you lose your damn mind after your girl died?

Here, how about you...

Give me a few hundred more.

I'll keep listening to you jabber.

Or keep giving me IQ tests. That's okay, too.

Superintendent Hon!

I'm here on behalf of the police to pay respect.

So you knew all along my little girl got a Death Notice!

Not only did you not protect her,

You even brought her out as bait!

You got her killed!

You're piece of shit!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I am sorry.

Everyone in your cars and follow that drone.

Turn left.

Pang is inside.

If any more than 3 of you go in,

the bomb inside will go off instantly!

Hung Yuen, Wan Kim...

Hey. Lo Fei!

Hun Yuen, guard the entrance! Wan Kim!

Son of a bitch!

Get off!

Look at me!

Stop it!

I told you to stop.

It's an electronic lock.

But the switch isn't here.

Let's go. Let him get blown up!

I told you stop!

Listen up. At each end of the 3 tunnels is a switch.

Press all 3 at the same time...

And the lock will be opened.

Don't forget, this is your last chance.

Take your cuffs out and shackle him.

Hurry, hurry!

We'll split up and find the switches.

Okay.

You still want to look?

Put it down!

I'm going to chop him up!

Put it down!

He is the only one who saw Darker.

We have 1 minute to find the switches.

Find them or not,

If we couldn't find the switches, let's chop off his hands and legs to take him out.

Pick it up! Pick it up.

Why are you calling me?

Answer it!

Put it in his pocket!

I have to make sure I can hear the locks open!

Action! Action!

I found the switch. Have you reached yours?

Lo Fei. Here.

Kim, are you there? Kim?

Hey!

Wan Kim. Here.

Okay, press on the count of three.

One, two, three, press.

Why was there no unlocking sound?

Do this again.

Let's go!

We'll do this one more time.

One.

Two.

Three!

Press!

Done. Go back now!

Stop the van here!

Everyone out and stand by!

Go!

Following is news special.

30 minutes ago,

There was an explosion at a sewage plant in the Southern District.

One person died in the incident.

Reports coming from on location say the victim...

Was the culprit in a kidnapping and murdered policeman case from 8 years ago,

Pang Kwong Fook.

Police haven't ruled out a connection between this and the recent Death Notices.

You are Darker!

16 years ago,

What happened...

When you were still at the academy?

What?

What? Start talking!

Instructor Tsui Wing Sun sexually assaulted several female students.

The Goddess of Justice now delivers punishment.

You even gave that instructor...

This Punishment Notice, correct?

Instructor Tsui Wing Sun sexually assaulted several female students.

The Goddess of Justice now delivers punishment.

The voice on the recording was altered back then.

But current technology can recover the original.

Well, what do you have to say?

How is child's play the same as what Darker is doing?

The fonts, layouts, and logos are completely identical!

Most importantly,

Why didn't you tell us from the start for something so crucial?

What are you trying to hide from us?

Toss him in a cell.

Let him sober up!

Yes, sir.

Come on, go.

Not you, Kim. You stay.

Come here.

You started before me at the sewage plant.

What took you so long to hit the button?

I slipped and fell.

Ah.

Regarding the recent string of Death Notice cases,

Police says a Chinese national has been taken in custody...

Alleged to have involved in them.

The police statement...

Does not say if he is the serial killer Darker, the self-proclaimed punisher of crimes.

It only indicates that there is a breakthrough in investigation.

Police once again condemn all vigilante activity,

Saying they have enough manpower to handle provocations against them.

They reiterate that Hong Kong's comprehensive judicial system.

Can serve its duty in protecting the public.

Should people's lives and properties become threatened,

They should immediately contact police for assistance.

Once you've caught Darker, it will be time to let me go.

Superintendent, there've been no death notices in 5 days.

November 12, 2019 - So have police already arrested Darker?

November 12, 2019 - We can't disclose any details at this stage.

But I can say with certainty...

that the direction of our investigation is absolutely correct.

Can you say if you're close to solving the case?

First, I'd like to thank our team for working day and night.

I'm cautiously optimistic.

I feel that solving the...

There's been another Death Notice.

I'm doing a press conference.

It's being broadcast on live TV.

With apologies to our media friends,

The press conference is now on hold.

Sir, we're seeing Tang Wah's Death Notice.

The serial killer calling himself Darker...

Sent a Death Notice to major media outlets 10 minutes ago.

It indicates the person to be executed is Kong Ho chairman, Tang Wah,

To be carried out today.

Darker attached a statement...

Saying killing Tang Wah would be enough as a deterrent,

And he will temporarily cease punishments,

And give criminals a chance to repent and turn themselves in.

He made it clear he'd stop after killing Tang Wah.

This is your last chance.

Why would he stop after killing him?

I've already booked the whole first class cabin...

On tonight's flight to New York.

I already hired Blackwater for protection there.

Well, actually, along the way to the airport...

Are a lot of chances for them to move on you, Mr. Tang.

Ever since the 'Death Notices' first appeared,

Apart from me,

Every recipient has died.

Counting on you for protection? Hah.

If I was to do as you say,

And be on edge all the time,

Then I'd never get anything done.

This time, the Secretary of Security's personally ordered it.

We're just following orders.

We are hereto protect you, Mr. Tang.

Wouldn't adding your people confuse things?

We police are...

Our people...

Sorry, you first.

Are either ex-Blackwater or ex-French Foreign Legion.

Over a hundred thousand dollars a month.

How much do you cops make?

Hello?

Mr. Tang, it's CK.

Since I have my orders, I have to protect you.

Okay.

But hey, only these couple of guys.

Alright.

Now listen, this time,

It's you helping Lung.

It's not him helping you.

Anything comes up, you listen to him.

Tonight, we'll head straight to the airport from here.

I don't believe he can kill me,

Unless he blows up the plane.

Lung,

Get some more guys to protect the Superintendent.

If he dies, who's going to protect me, huh?

Inspector Lo.

I found the 2 officers from that day.

They heard what Bong and Sit had said.

Sit Tai Lam, you're the one who killed Fei Fei!

Drag him out of here!

Murderer!

Without a doubt, he would not let those two talk about it.

Also, your suspicion was right.

The suspect is extremely dangerous and may have accomplices.

Higher ups have decided to put him in a secret location for interrogation.

Sir, you can have these back.

5 Days Ago.

Go find a computer to check it out.

And take that thing away.

If he sent this information to you,

It's only to throw you off.

Don't worry, I never suspected you.

You've had an alibi every time.

But we can make use of this thing.

To get Darker to let down his guard.

You two should work together.

So long as we crack this, I don't mind.

Of course you don't.

Get Darker and public criticism will be off your shoulder, right?

Toss him in a cell.

Let him sober up!

Come on, go.

Be careful.

Somebody slipped up.

Screw you! Trying to scare the shit out of me?

I mentioned Bong to you on purpose that day.

Right away, that 'Punishment Notice' I'd written popped back up.

Who would've been able to get that?

And even hang on to my recording?

Only one person came to mind.

That would be my roommate from police college.

But he was blown up.

How could he do all that?

Turns out that the actual time of explosion.

Differed from my phone's time by 2 minutes.

Someone had to have set my phone's clock ahead.

Hey! Just sit down.

I'd have figured out the phone's clock problem eventually,

But someone cleverly replaced my charger.

Once my phone was out of power and was plugged in,

The evidence was gone.

But why advance the clock on my phone?

Ah, it was so that I would call Man Wan.

To corroborate the time.

Once I got that, it all became clear.

Fei Fei left some things behind. I'd like to pass them to you.

See you at 3:30 pm in the Sheung Yue Ho warehouse.

You lured her to the warehouse, knocked her out,

Made some modifications to her phone...

Shackled her onto you,

And waited for her to call me for help.

Blue. Cut the blue one!

If I die, I'm marrying you in the next life.

What? You...

That plan would have been flawless.

But you made one fatal mistake.

You miscalculated Man Wan.

Man Wan woke up earlier than expectation.

She realized your plan of making false alibi.

She chose to sacrifice herself.

To destroy your plan.

Yuen Tsz Bong!

That was a fire bomb.

Bodies burned at high temperatures.

Are simply beyond recognition.

You had to find someone about your height,

Who also had no friends or family,

And whose DNA cannot be cross-examined,

I think it took you a long time to find Wong Siu Ping.

Here, have something to eat.

I remember Bong loved to eat curry fish balls.

And they had to be spicy.

That's why the lemon tea was prepped especially for you.

Information about orphans is absolutely confidential.

Unless you have a court order.

You probably don't even remember Claudia Chan.

She's your distant cousin.

She's 38 and been living in Vancouver.

It was hard finding her.

It's because I found her.

That I could prove Yuen Tsz Bong was the one who drank the tea.

I took your DNA to compare for a match.

Your suspicion was right.

The probability of error is only 1 in 30 million.

Actually, if you hadn't figured it out,

I would've been very disappointed...

Lo Fei.

Why kill Sit and Tang Wah?

Fei Fei was a student of Sit's.

She knew he was colluding with Tang Wah.

She said she'd try to convince him not to.

I told her not to.

They had to be the ones who did it.

So you took revenge for her.

And you worried you'd be found out, so you faked your death,

Using me to corroborate the time.

But Man Wan detonated the bomb early,

Which injured you badly,

Which is why 10 years ago,

You weren't able to kill Tang Wah.

But there's one thing I don't get.

How did your girl wake up so quickly?

Did you use diethyl ether?

Ether is a very common anesthetic.

She responded to it rather slowly.

Only 3 in 10,000 people are that way,

So she had to make dental appointments in advance.

Well damn you.

It's because she wrote that article.

That's why you killed her.

Her article already screwed me over!

Be ready to set off.

Everyone stand by.

You publicly stated you'd stop after killing Tang Wah,

You were actually telling me...

This would be my last chance...

To see which of us would win in the end.

No idea.

Cuff me.

But you're not that simple.

You want to kill him so bad, you wouldn't let yourself slip.

After 10 years, Darker re-emerges and has already killed 3.

And they were with great difficulty.

So you must be getting help.

But why after 10 years?

Because you needed time to train someone,

Someone ideally with no background.

Bringing someone to such a high calibre.

That just one would be very difficult.

He's stalling for time.

How many people do you have?!

You're so clever, I'll tell you.

There are 2 stewardesses whose expertise is in poison making,

1 ground crew who's a professional killer,

And 3 snipers.

Seven?

What about Bong?

Take him in.

Hey, you can't stop your car here.

I'm one of you!

Excuse me. Excuse me!

2 suspicious males in Zone B. Requesting reinforcements.

The CCTVs have gone blank. Find out what the problem is.

Police operation! Everyone leave.

You wore body armour,

But you can't pick an outfit?

Did you know that South Asians.

Are either Hindu or Muslim?

Hindus wouldn't wear cowhide boots.

Muslims wouldn't wear pigskin jackets.

Come out, Bong!

I kept count.

And you're out of bullets.

Ever heard of 17 plus 1?

You're so sure I'm Bong?

The day you staged your fake death,

You didn't expected an accident.

Afterwards, not only did you not kill Tang Wah,

You were disguised as Wong Siu Ping,

Becoming the only eye-witness in the case.

At the time, a lot of cops had to be watching you,

So you had to find a double.

That's when you thought of your friend, Seven Scar.

I'll go out for a while.

Well?

Since he helped you cracked a lot of big cases,

You really trusted him.

Once I saw the tattoo underneath his broken skin,

I finally realized...

Why you only resurfaced 10 years later.

Because not only did you have to train someone,

You also had to become someone completely different.

You have to share the same identity with Seven.

You had the plastic surgeon changed your features...

To match each other.

And had Seven got a crazy tattoo on his face.

When you wanted to become Seven,

You'd stick the drawing on your face.

When you wanted to be Wong,

You'd put the scarred skin on.

With scars all over one guy and tattoos on the other,

No one would even want to lay eyes on you.

With a few pebbles in your shoe,

Wong could limp very naturally.

And with an electric shocker,

Seven's back would twitch.

Both looked completely different.

Just now, you remotely managed my conversation with Seven...

To avoid me.

If I can kill Tang Wah,

You ought to be happy.

I was just following your lead.

Your Punishment Notices back then,

Weren't they the same?

I just did something you didn't have the guts to.

I'm not like you.

I wouldn't murder someone.

I won't break the law.

You still trust the law?

Do you know how many people support Darker right now?

Yes,

Sometimes the law protects bad people,

But even more often, it protects the good ones.

What do you trust if not the law, your judgment?

How were you so sure that Tang Wah and Sit murdered Fei Fei?

Did Man Wan deserve to die so much?

She simply said a few words for Fei Fei.

It's because aside from venting your anger,

You had other goals.

You went after people as difficult as...

Hon Siu Hung and Cheng Kok Ming.

Because Hon helped villagers...

That stopped people from making a fortune,

While Cheng Kok Ming...

Helped Longton Properties buying upland.

That leaves Tang Wah.

Those two are your boss' rivals.

Your operation required a lot of intelligence,

Someone must have backed you up.

Who is it?

Pak Hoi?

Hang Wo?

No more facades, Bong.

You're nothing but a real estate lackey.

Stop pretending to be righteous.

Don't you remember that this is still an airport?

Put the gun down! Put it down!

I am Chief Inspector Lo Fei!

I'm in charge here!

I think there's a bomb here!

Everyone, fall back!

Go!

It's almost time to board.

Go stand watch by the gate.

Yes, sir.

If I can kill Tang Wah,

Then nothing else matters.

If you can take this off, you've got me.

If you don't, then you don't need to.

Go.

I want to bring him in myself.

Never mind him.

You're out of time.

Go, Lo Fei.

Turns out, the actual time of explosion...

Differed from my phone's time by 2 minutes.

But why advance the clock on my phone?

To use me to corroborate the time.

If I can kill Tang Wah,

Then nothing else matters.

Time.

Red or blue made no difference back then.

It would've been the same!

Aw.

10 years ago, you used me to vet your time.

Now you're using time to kill someone today!

Even if you arrest me,

You're not getting the real Darker.

Don't you think I know differences in leather?

If you want to protect your secret,

Then don't do anything.

I Will kill Tang Wah.

Stay where you are!

Out of the way!

Move it!

This is Darker!

2 suspects are just now being arrested by police.

Just now, there was fatal shooting in the waiting area.

One male died at the scene.

The victim was a recipient of a Death Notice, the real estate tycoon, Tang Wah.

Surprisingly, the shooter was the person in charge of this case,

Senior Superintendent Hon Ho.

Meanwhile, the orchestrator of the Darker serial killings has been captured.

You have to let me go now.

Be yourself just like the old days.

Smile.

Why did the Superintendent kill Tang Wah?

Darker used him.

I checked Hon Ho's phone,

That's how I came to this conclusion.

Darker knew Tang Wah would have to be in disguise.

So, first off, he sent a message to Tang Wah's phone.

I found you - Once he reacted to it,

Darker would know who the real Tang Wah was.

He then used criminal evidence against Hon Ho.

If you want to protect your secret,

Then don't do anything.

I Will kill Tang Wah.

The point was for Hon Ho to believe Darker was there.

Hon Ho wanted to know where was Darker,

So he called Darker back.

But Darker forwarded the line to Tang Wah's phone.

Once Tang Wah picked up the phone,

Hon Ho mistook he was Darker.

Out of the way!

This is Darker!

As long as Darker was dead,

Then no one could threaten him.

But he never knew it would be himself killing Tang Wah.

But how did you know that he killed Pang Kwong Fook?

Early on, Chief Lo had me hacked into his phone.

When Hon Ho received the video of him killing Pang,

Chief would know.

If Darker wanted to kill Pang, he would've done it long ago.

Why wait till us going into the sewers to do it?

Darker wanted to use him.

Hon Ho had checked all around and found no CCTV cameras.

But he wouldn't have known...

That the camera was hidden on the chair.

Darker livestreamed the feed out.

So when the two of us went into the tunnels,

That was when he turned around to kill Pang Kwong Fook.

But he was the first one to find a switch.

The first one?

So he said.

The first time we hit the switches,

The electronic latches didn't react.

Because he hadn't even arrived.

I found the switch. Have you reached yours?

Lo Fei. Here.

Kim, are you there? Kim?

Wan Kim. Here.

Okay, press on the count of three.

One, two, three!

Why was there no unlocking sound?

By the second time we hit the switches,

He had actually only just found his.

I still don't get why he needed to kill Pang Kwong Fook.

His partner was killed with Pang's gun.

I compared glass shards on that gun...

And matched them with a car at the scene,

Proving his gun had fallen on the floor.

Sure, you could say Pang picked it back up and shot Wan Chiu.

But the 2 shots...

That killed Chow Ming left a clue.

According to Hon Ho's statement,

It was Wan Chiu's shots that killed Chow Ming.

Sol had Leung Yam...

Looked for the clothes Chow Ming wore back then,

Sent them to Standford's atomic labs,

Have gunpowder residue on the clothes tested.

And then performed a supercomputer simulation.

Results showed that...

The 2 shots were made 10 feet apart.

They simply couldn't have been taken from the same spot.

So the statement Hon Ho gave back then should be false.

Why?

It was an accident.

Chiu!

Chiu, are you alright?

You hit me.

I'm sorry, Chiu.

Control Centre?

There's been a shooting at Kwun Tong Ferry!

Call an ambulance! Right!

Chiu!

Hey! Chiu!

I'm so sorry.

Don't say sorry to me.

Oh, so Darker used Hon Ho to kill Pang Kwong Fook.

Didn't his video say...

"This is your last chance. You'd better make the most out of it?"

He was talking to Hon Ho.

Hon Ho was protecting his image as a policeman.

He murdered Chow Ming and Pang Kwong Fook.

He and Darker are basically no different.

Hon Ho was finally brought to justice for concealing the truth of his crimes.

Yuen Tsz Bong, his true identity coming to light,

was at last arrested after years in hiding.

Lo Fei had trouble reconciling his involvement.

The police investigation into Darker remains ongoing...

Death Notice: The person to be executed: Lo Fei;

Executor: Darker