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Help...

Hubei Tiger, I'll see how good you are!

Charge!

Hurrah for Brother Tin! Hurrah for Brother Tin!

Hurrah for Brother Tin! Hurrah for Brother Tin!

Hurrah for Brother Tin! Hurrah for Brother Tin!

Little rascal, you remind me of my old self.

Don't worry, I will avenge you!

Chak Kam-tong, a life for a life!

Where's Cheung?

Cheung is sick. He asked me to come and take Mr Chak's measurements.

Come in.

Mr Chak.

Let me measure your chest.

Who sent you?

Suk-ying, walk the doctor out.

Yes.

Miss Kwai-seng, someone tried to kill the Chief!

What?

Chief, Shek Kam-wing or Hubei Tiger whom we killed a while ago

was Shum Chun-ngok's blood brother.

Shum Chun-ngok?

I bet Shum Chun-ngok incited Hubei Tiger to invade our territory.

He probably sent the assassin to avenge his brother.

How stupid of him to send some loser to kill me! He must be tired of living!

Chief, let's gather our people, charge into his territory and kill him!

Kill him...

Be quiet!

You're the Chief Inspector after all

If you start a war and bring chaos to the French Concession,

the Frenchmen won't be happy about it.

Chief, Shum Chun-ngok has the Englishmen by his side because of the opium trade.

OK, let's wait and see. There's no point killing him now.

No way!

Miss Kwai-seng...

What are you doing here? You're pregnant. You should stay home and rest. Sit down.

Shum Chun-ngok is too ambitious!

Now that we know what he did, we must get rid of him to avoid trouble!

Relax. Why should we fear Shum Chun-ngok?

Once I take over the opium trade, he'll be nothing.

Don't underestimate him.

He failed to kill you this time, but he won't give up easily!

What can he do? Does he bite? Say no more. You heard what I said.

The matter is settled. Dismissed.

Yes, Chief...

You guys go outside.

But Shum Chun-ngok is a cunning old fox!

He'll definitely try to kill you again! I'm worried about you!

You worry too much about everything. It's annoying.

I know you care about me, but don't cross the line!

You shouldn't have refuted me in front of my subordinates!

People may think I'm scared of my wife! Put yourself in my shoes!

Anything else? I have to go back to work. Go home and get some rest.

(Golden Casino)

Miss Kwai-seng.

Fook, did you do what I told you?

I did.

Shum Chun-ngok has tea at the Oriental Restaurant before work every clay.

His assistant Chan Fai is always nearby. Miss Kwai-seng, what are your plans?

We have our rules.

Shum Chun-ngok tried to kill Brother Tong. I can't pretend nothing happened.

But Chief said not to take action yet.

I know what I'm doing. I won't get any of you involved.

Miss Kwai-seng, Shum Chun-ngok has many subordinates.

Killing him is no easy task.

Tit for tat is my motto.

If someone messes with me, I must make him pay.

I agree, Kwai-seng!

You must kill him for Brother Tong's sake! But I can do it for you!

It's none of your concern. Get back to work.

Don't worry, I'm not afraid of death, and I'm new here.

I can approach him easily and kill him with one stab!

You have no idea who we're dealing with!

This is a great opportunity for me to help you and Brother Yong!

If I kill Shum Chun-ngok, I'll be able to climb up! Let me do it!

Don't even think about it! Ping-on, take him outside!

Yes !

Kwai-seng, you're pregnant! You can't afford to take risks!

Get out! Let go of me! Listen to me, Kwai-seng!

Get out!

I thought you were loyal to my cousin!

She's trying to get herself killed and you do nothing about it! Go away!

Yiu Kwai-seng left on bad terms last time. Why would she want to meet us again?

I bet she can't find any opium. She has no choice but to beg us.

She is Chak Kam-tong's wife after all.

Our assassin failed last time. We'd better be careful.

I know. Perhaps she's afraid of us now. What can a woman do anyway?

Chak Kam-tong needs his wife to take care of everything.

She deserves a better man.

I can't wait to see how far she will go for her husband.

Suk-ying, you don't have to come with me.

Why are you here?

I won't let you see Shum Chun-ngok!

Sorry, Miss Kwai-seng!

She was just worried about you.

I know what I'm doing.

Get out of my way.

You...

Sorry.

Yiu Kwai-seng is not here yet.

Let's wait a while. She asked to see me. She'll be here.

Miss Kwai-seng.

Miss Kwai-seng...

Wang, rest in peace.

Don't be sad. What Wang did was amazing. We should be proud of him.

Right, Wang sacrificed himself, but he didn't die for nothing!

Wang will always be our good brother!

Good brother!

Wang's settling-in allowance is ready.

I want to give him a proper burial so that he can go on his last journey.

Also, I'll go to his hometown and explain to his mom personally.

Yes.

Miss Kwai-seng, take your medicine first. Health is important.

OK.

Master. I'll get back to work.

Did you hear what happened to Wang?

Someone tried to kill the Chief Inspector of the International Settlement.

Of course I heard. But so what?

Shum Chun-ngok was badly hurt, but he's still alive. Wang died for nothing.

He sacrificed himself for you!

Did I ask him to do that?

I said not to do anything, but he acted wilfully to get attention.

He can only blame himself for what happened.

My cousin is dead! How can you be so heartless?

You should have taught him.

With no plan but only guts, he tried to kill someone.

He must have heard what you said. This is the price of ambition.

I don't want to argue with you. I have nothing left to say!

Don't get upset, it can affect the baby.

Don't worry, it won't affect the baby. The doctor gave the wrong diagnosis.

I had phlegm-heat stasis. Symptoms are very similar. I'm not pregnant.

What? Wrong diagnosis? Is he a quack or what?

I'm going to kill him tomorrow!

Is it true?

It's true, alright?

I don't understand.

We've been married for a long time. It should have happened already.

Perhaps you never took care of your body.

What are you trying to say?

Nothing.

Tung Ting-heng already has two kids, but we have none. Whose problem is it?

I have no more to say. Tonight is Paramount's soft opening.

Fiori will be there. I suppose you're not coming.

Marvellous! Tong, Paramount is really fun! There are so many beautiful girls!

If you like it, bring more friends here.

Let's dance.

Sure.

Care to join us?

Captain Fiori, Chief only loves one woman, but not any others.

Tim, help me serve him.

Yes, Chief.

(Shanghai at night)

(Oh Shanghai at night, you're a town that never sleeps!)

(The fights are on, the cars keep honking)

(while the people keep singing and dancing away!)

Chief, it's boring to drink alone. Let me keep you company.

Tin, this rum is sweet and aromatic. It tastes really good.

Don't drink too much.

Why not? I want to get drunk.

The whole world thinks here in Shanghai I can have anything I want,

but in fact I'm nothing.

Get some rest, Miss Kwai-seng.

(You hypocrite!)

(Don't you be such a hypocrite!)

(You want to peep and indeed, a good look...)

Master is so drunk!

Let's take him upstairs first.

Be careful.

Watch your step, Chief.

Be careful.

OK, slowly.

Let him He down. Be careful.

Brother Tin, it's all over your shirt.

I'm going to the bathroom to dean up.

Let me get you a clean shirt.

Thank you.

Go ahead, I can take care of Master.

Master! Let me go! Let me go!

Let me go! Let me go!

What's going on here?

Ching-ching, what happened?

Why are you crying?

Let go of me! Just let me die!

What happened?

Master raped me! Just let me die!

Don't do anything stupid.

Why must they treat me tike that?

I shouldn't have gone into that room!

Nothing would have happened if I hadn't gone into that room.

I shouldn't have wiped his body!

How am I supposed to live? What should I do?

I know you're in pain. So am I!

But dying is not a solution! If you die, it'll make me feel even more guilty!

Miss Kwai-seng! Miss Kwai-seng!

Get up, let's go inside and talk.

Chi-ching, please don't blame yourself. You did nothing wrong.

It's my fault. I brought you here so that I could protect you,

but I ruined your life, and I'm sorry.

It's not your fault, Miss Kwai-seng.

You just wanted to help me end my suffering and start a new life,

but Heaven wouldn't give me a chance!

No one will ever want me! How can I carry on?

Why can't you? I know you're in pain,

but you need to understand this is just a tiny stain in your life!

If this is a reason to die, I should have died a long time ago!

Because what happened to me was much worse than this!

My father was a gang member.

After he was killed by his enemy, I had to take over everything.

In order to save Yee Heung Garden, I even sold myself.

I spent every night serving the so-called bigwigs and high-ranking officials.

I was only 20 years old.

I thought about dying too,

but if I died, the business would fall apart,

and my gang would have to disband. I had no choice but to carry on.

Miss Kwai-seng!

You never look down on me because of my background.

Why can't you stay strong and try to forget this stain?

Suk-ying, help me look after Chi-ching.

Chi-ching and I don't want anyone to know what happened tonight.

I understand. Is there anything I can do?

Chi-ching doesn't want to stay here.

I want to help her settle down and start a new life.

I'll see what I can do.

You're finally awake. Do you know what you've done?

What have I done? I was drunk. I don't remember.

My head hurts. Ask someone to make me some ginseng tea.

How can you act like nothing has happened? You raped Chi-ching!

So what? She's just a maid. Stop making such a fuss.

I'm making a fuss? I was in the next room! How could you do that?

Do you remember what you said to me?

What did I say? I can get any woman I want, but I've always been loyal to you!

So I slept with a maid when I was drunk! What's the big deal?

How could you?

Stop bugging me! It would have been fine if you had given me a son!

But you can't get pregnant! Don't blame me if I have another woman!

How dare you hit me!

She ate some congee and fell asleep.

Thanks, Mrs Kung.

Don't worry, I'll take care of her. What happened though?

It's fine if you don't want to tell me.

Anyway, Miss Kwai-seng wants to help Chi-ching settle down.

Let the past be gone. I'll treat her like my cousin.

Thank you. I really don't know who else I can trust.

This is it. Sit down.

We'll be staying at a relative's house. Don't worry about anything.

Sis Kam, thanks for doing all this for me.

Don't mention it. Tin and I are like family.

Tin, look after Hok-yiu for me.

I will.

Thank you, Brother Tin. You and Lung have been so kind to me.

I don't think we'll see each other again.

I wish you all the best. Listen to Miss Kwai-seng and take care.

Don't worry.

Look after Miss Kwai-seng for me.

She may seem tough, but she's barely holding on.

Where's Ching-ching? Where is she?

She got on the train and left.

Why did she leave suddenly? Why is she getting married?

I knew nothing until Suk-ying told me!

Lung, some things can't be forced.

Chi-ching has found a good husband. We should give her our blessings.

I can be a good husband too! Why won't she marry me?

Trust me, you will have a good wife.

But for now, Miss Kwai-seng is sick, so let's go back to work.

Miss Kwai-seng asked you to bring the books?

Miss Kwai-seng hasn't shown up in clays. Is she feeling better?

Of course not. She's still very upset. She won't eat anything.

Where is she now?

In the front garden.

Thanks.

Miss Kwai-seng, I've brought the books.

Put them down. I'll read them later.

I'm going back to work.

The falling petals are not heartless. They turn into soil to nourish the flowers.

Nice poem. Do you like flowers, Miss Kwai-seng?

Who doesn't like beautiful things?

I'd rather look at the flowers here than face the ugly world outside.

Right.

Even the most beautiful flower withers,

gets dissolved in the soil, and becomes nutrients for new lives.

Just like those who cherish their loved ones

will do anything to protect them even if it costs them their lives.

That's the meaning of the poem?

Not only do you have a talent for business, but poetry as well.

I learned that on my own as a kid. I've always enjoyed writing and reading.

I only know a few words. You're so smart, Miss Kwai-seng.

I'm smart? Even the smartest woman gets fooled.

Even the toughest woman feels vulnerable sometimes.

Perhaps women only want to believe the lies they want to believe.

Unfortunately no man can stay faithful to one woman forever. Do you agree?

Well, there are always exceptions.

Since we had a dispute with Shum Chun-ngok, we've been running low on opium.

We still have stock but it won't last long. Miss Kwai-seng said...

Stop, I don't want to hear it.

Chief doesn't want to hear anything about Miss Kwai-seng. Stop mentioning her name.

Why is she so mad about a maid?

She stays in the garden all day. What does she want?

Miss Kwai-seng is very upset. Chief, she has clone a lot for you.

What has she done?

Before Wang tried to kill Shum Chun-ngok,

Miss Kwai-seng was so worried about you, she wanted to take Shum Chun-ngok on alone.

Alone?

Luckily we managed to stop her. Otherwise she would have been the one who died.

Miss Kwai-seng told you nothing because she didn't want to worry you.

Chief, I'm not supposed to say this, but you mean a lot to Miss Kwai-seng.

You should reconcile with her.

How? She won't even listen to me.

What if I have an idea?

Why did you two bring me here?

Miss Kwai-seng, look at the flowers and the trees.

Don't just stay home all day. Come out and get some fresh air.

Right, it's really beautiful here.

Miss Kwai-seng, are you thirsty?

There's a tea booth ahead. Let me get you a cup of tea.

I'll go with you. Have a seat, Miss Kwai-seng. Let's go.

Can you guess what kind of flower it is?

Kwai-seng, Tin told me everything. You have clone so much for me,

but not only did I misunderstand you, I took you for granted and hurt you.

I don't want to talk about the past.

OK, let's not talk about the past.

I know you like flowers. I planted this osmanthus tree for you.

This tree has a special meaning, hope for rebirth.

Can we forget about the past and start over again?

Please forgive me, Kwai-seng.

I can't avoid social gatherings, but I promise I won't fall for any woman,

because you're too important to me! Trust me! Can we start over again?

I'll let you manage the casino and the nightclub,

as well as all title deeds, savings, stocks, and even me!

You won't regret giving me all your assets?

I couldn't have earned them without your help. I won't regret it.

They're back together!

Be careful! Do you know how much the opium is worth?

This is a high-quality batch. It will bring considerable profits.

Tell your boss in England he can expect payment soon.

Good. I hope we can have a pleasurable, long-term business relationship.

Don't worry, business will keep rolling.

We're going to ship this batch to the north via Xuzhou in two clays.

Is it safe though? If anything comes up...

Rest assured.

Just worry about whether you have enough goods to meet the demand next.

We finally caught Shum Chun-ngok trading with the Englishmen last night.

More than 100 boxes will be shipped to the north.

Guess this explains why he's so big headed.

One clay he's going to swallow us up.

We must get rid of him before he comes to power.

Chief, let's snatch the whole batch when it's being shipped to Xuzhou.

Little rascal, I love your courage. You're even more ambitious than me.

But too much ambition can get you killed.

Xuzhou is Commander Chow's territory.

Shum Chun-ngok must have worked out a deal with him.

How are you going to snatch that batch under his shield?

He has a whole army! Do you have any idea how many men will die?

Don't act recklessly. It's not worth the price.

Go home and think about it.

Yes.

That's all for today.

Goodbye, Chief. Goodbye, Chief.

I've got work to do. I won't be home for dinner tonight.

Don't wait up for me if you're tired.

Ping-on. Yes?

Get the car, we're going home.

Yes.

It's bustling here every night. Everything looks ravishing.

Have another glass, Captain.

Sure.

You too, Mr Chak.

OK. This morning, the Political Section...

(Rose, the most beautiful Rose)

(Rose, the most gorgeous Rose)

(You bloom in the summer)

(Rose, I love you, Rose!)

(Rose, the most affectionate Rose...)

Chin.

Yes, Chief?

Who's that singer?

Her name is Chuk Yee-hung. She's substituting for Little Rose.

Not bad, huh?

(Rose, I love you, Rose!)

Guys, the casino is doing well, so this is a thank you meal from Miss Kwai-seng.

What do we have to say?

Thank you, Miss Kwai-seng!

Drink as much as you want! Here's to you all!

Cheers! Cheers...

If Miss Kwai-seng hadn't stood up for me, I would have been killed a long time ago!

Miss Kwai-seng, here's to you!

OK, cheers!

Listen! Miss Kwai-seng saved my life.

As long as Miss Kwai-seng ts around, I'll be there to protect her.

Good.

Ping-on, you don't talk much, but you're truly loyal to Miss Kwai-seng!

Of course! Cheers!

When I was framed for pocketing house money, Miss Kwai-seng helped me without hesitation!

She's like my second parent! I'll work for her for the rest of my life!

Miss Kwai-seng, here's to you!

Cheers...

All you guys are my good brothers.

We couldn't have come this far without you guys.

Enough toasting. Bottoms up!

Bottoms up...

Tin, I agree with what you said today.

Brother Tong disagreed, but I think it'll work if you come up with a plan.

Thank you, Miss Kwai-seng.

We will always support you, right?

Right...

I know what you guys are thinking.

If one clay I lose everything, I'll still have all of you!

Cheers! Cheers...

Let's get drunk! Let's get drunk...

No.. Ready! Go!

Come on, Lung!

Look!

I can't believe you lost! He cheated!

My turn!

Come on!

Ready? One, two, three!

Look.

Excuse me. Please bring the check.

Brother Tin has settled it.

Ready! Go!

Brother Tin has paid already.

I can't believe you lost!

Come in.

Chief, Yee-hung is here.

Mr Chak.

I heard you're leaving tonight.

Yes. Thank you tor everything, Mr Chak. You've been such a great support to me.

It's time for me to go, but I'm reluctant to say goodbye.

Then don't go. You can stay even after Little Rose comes back.

I wish I could stay,

but I promised my family I'd visit them in Hangzhou tomorrow.

I've already bought a ticket, so I must go. Goodbye, Mr Chak.

Tim, I think I have to attend a meeting with the Hangzhou Police tomorrow.

That's right. Let me get the tickets ready.

It's kind of late. You work really hard, Brother Tin.

Are you hungry? We've made wonton tonight. Let me reheat it for you.

Thank you.

Wait for me.

You came to see Brother Tong?

Yes, Miss Kwai-seng.

I have something to report. Chief asked me to wait for him here.

You don't have to wait. Looks like he won't come home tonight.

That's alright, I'll just wait.

Are you reading a book?

Yes, I wish I could read like you do, but I can't even read a poem.

I think you're pretty smart.

After I told you the meaning of that poem, you could memorise it immediately.

The falling petals are not heartless. They turn into soil to nourish the flowers.

You had someone engrave those two lines on the pavilion.

That means you told Brother Tong to plant that osmanthus tree.

I knew it was your idea.

Sorry, I just wanted to...

I know you wanted to cheer me up.

The other night you used my name to buy everyone dinner

so that they could keep me company and kill my boredom.

Not just me. Everyone cares about you and wants you to be happy.

I know.

Any words you don't know? I can teach you.

Quite many. More than half...