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Tell me, did you collaborate with someone to set me up?

Are you crazy?

What good would that do me?

They conned me too!

They did? If it was your brother,

how come you didn't recognise his voice?

You left as soon as that man called.

I told you I didn't know.

The connection was poor. I could barely hear him.

When I picked up, the man said, "Sis, it's Hairy".

"Tm in trouble. Please help me."

I was worried about him so I left in a hurry.

How could you not recognise your brother's voice?

That man knew Ka-ming's pet name, why would I question if he's an imposter?

Then why did you leave without telling me?

First of all, I didn't know what it was.

Besides, you don't like my family.

I thought I'd go find out first.

When I arrived, a man grabbed me and started to kiss me.

I was scared to death!

How can you say things like this now?

Obviously, someone used me to set you up.

I was molested because of you. Do you even care?

You're suspicious and jealous. That's where you're vulnerable.

You got me into this mess, how could you suspect me?

Why don't you suspect your brothers?

They even found out my brother's pet name.

Why don't you look into that instead of doubting me?

Yee-hung!

You don't trust me and had me followed!

What's the point of being together?

Your tea, Miss!

Tea my foot!

Get out. You are fired! I don't ever want to see you again!

It's settled. What do you need me for?

It's not me. Brother Tin asked for you.

Him? These people don't care about the law.

This is absolutely not necessary!

You're quite mistaken!

Brother Tin always says, use the law to solve a problem if we can.

He really said that?

You think he solves all problems by force? He's not what you think.

You asked me why I chose to work for him,

because I once got into big trouble with a story I wrote.

He used the best possible solution to save my neck.

And it was perfectly legal.

That's why I'm working for him.

He doesn't always use force. Come on...

That's all I can do for you. The rest is up to you.

I will repay you for everything. I'll do anything for you.

Don't! Just stay out of trouble and take good care of your mother.

Will! If I can kick the habit, you can too.

Get some rest! Don't walk us out!

It's alright! Yung, take them home!

Yes!

Goodbye!

Goodbye! Watch your step!

Brother Tin, he's here!

Please sit down!

Sit!

I'm sorry, the guns must have scared you!

In any case, thank you for the trouble.

This is from Brother Tin.

You're very kind, Mr. Kiu!

I only wish to return a favour for my Father

Please keep the money.

This is nothing!

Accepting the money doesn't mean you must work for me.

Great! We don't owe each other anything.

I really don't need the money. Thank you.

Greed is not exactly wrong.

It can sometimes be your motivation.

You're right! I always win my cases.

That's motivation enough for me.

You're very confident, young man!

I'm sorry, Brother Tin! This classmate of mine is a bit silly to turn money down.

Mr. Kiu, if there's nothing else, I should go.

Of course, goodbye!

King-chuen, please walk Mr. Lai out.

Right...

Your medication, Brother Tin!

Hello? Yes...

The Chief wants to see you.

Chief, someone picked the lock.

They moved all the crates! We have a rat!

Either you confess,

or else if I find out who did this, I'll tear him to pieces.

Is Kung Siu-shan still away?

Yes, he's still in Hangzhou.

What a coincidence!

The minute he's away, we lost the goods.

And you! Why did you quit opium?

All hell broke loose as soon as you went into seclusion.

That's too much of a coincidence.

I did it on purpose!

Why?

I got wind Shum Chun-ngok was going to make a move.

But I didn't know how and when.

Rather than waiting for the other shoe to drop,

might as well draw the snake from its hole.

You planned this?

Shum Chun-ngok is prudent.

If I announce I'm trying to quit opium,

he'll send someone to check it out.

So I must do it for real.

I also summoned my men at Hui Xing to do it with me,

to let him think this was the perfect time to make a move.

In the meantime, I put someone on his tail.

When Hon-lam told me the crates were gone

and you had gone after Yee-hung at the South Bank Pier,

I knew it's coming down.

The International Settlement is Shum Chun-ngok's turf,

he obviously set you up.

He bribed one of our boys and stole our goods, just to set me up?

Yes, I saw it with my own eyes.

One of Shum Chun-ngok's thugs paid off one of ours.

Man was guarding the warehouse last night. We couldn't find him today.

He's a gambler and is heavily in debt.

Maybe Shum Chun-ngok took advantage of that and paid him off.

Traitor! Turn Shanghai upside down, I want him punished.

Yes, Chief!

You! Next time, let me in on your plans. How else would I know what you're up to?

Very well...

Clean up the mess!

Let me know as soon as you find that rat! I want to question him personally.

Will do!

Shum Chun-ngok is quite smart. He knows who to bribe.

It's never that simple.

Who does Man work for?

Brother Shan!

You think he's involved?

What's new with Chak Kam-tong?

He's looking for Man.

We must find Man before he does and shut him up.

Yes, Brother Shan.

What's the matter with you?

What's the matter with you?

I already paved the way for you.

How could you have let Chak Kam-tong get away?

You have a lot of nerve blaming me!

I should ask you why Kiu Ngo-tin butted in.

Did you set me up?

Don't blame me for your incompetence!

I already cleared the way for you.

The man you want to see is here.

You're here just in time.

I have someone working for me called Man.

He's heavily in debt.

Tell Shum Chun-ngok to pay him off.

He'll be able to help you move the opium.

But I want 60% of the goods.

If you'd arrested Chak Kam-tong at the South Bank Pier,

he'd have lost his job as Chief Inspector.

But now you ruined my whole plan.

Because you forgot to factor in Kiu Ngo-tin.

The goods are back at Shankeng. We did all the work for nothing!

No wonder Kiu Ngo-tin beats you in every turn, loser!

What about you? Chak Kam-tong had you pinned down for life!

Loser!

Chak Kam-tong could be so lucky! He got out of it!

We'll see about that!

Sorry to have kept you waiting. What's so urgent?

You said you were committed to the opium ban.

I know someone is hiding a big lot.

You're sure the goods are with Shankeng?

Of course! It's sitting in their warehouse.

If you don't bust them now, I can't guarantee it won't be gone later.

Thank you for your valuable advice.

I'll look into it and conduct an investigation.

Why bother?

It's obvious Chak Kam-tong is knowingly breaking the law.

The ban is also implemented inside the French Concession.

Are you trying to cover up for him?

Watch your language!

I should warn you.

If you don't make an arrest, I'm sure the press will be very interested.

Are you threatening me?

No! I'm just informing you

if you don't make a move in the next day or two,

the newspaper headlines will read,

"The Government does not practise what they preach, but cover up for opium dealers"

Think about it.

I'm so grateful for your help, Mr. Kiu!

Don't mention it!

Thank you...Commissioner!

Hello, Commissioner!

I came looking for you.

Your colleagues said you're here.

Am I interrupting?

No, I was just leaving! Have a nice chat!

Watch your step!

Commissioner, please come inside.

It's nice to have peace.

We can savour fine wine at our leisure.

Everyone prays for peace.

What brings you here today? How can I help?

You know the new Government is committed to the ban on opium.

I thought you could help me with the campaign

when in fact you knowingly broke the law.

I received a tip about Shankeng hiding a big lot of opium.

You think this Commissioner of Narcotics is only putting on an act like the opera?

If you refuse to work with the Government,

the only outcome will be to close you down.

I've already notified the French Government

and they've promised to work with us.

I have shown you courtesy.

You have 2 days to hand over the goods for us to destroy in public,

so that we can show people we practise what we preach,

and we're absolutely confident with the opium ban.

Sorry about the interruption!

Brother Tin, it's done.

Don't worry, Commissioner!

I don't need 2 days, I'll take care of it right away.

Speak up! Who paid you?

No one, Brother Tin!

I snuck off to gamble.

I won that money.

I'm giving you another chance.

Who paid you?

Nobody! Trust me, Brother Tin!

Hold out your hand!

No...it's Shum Chun-ngok's thug.

I want to know something, maybe you can help me.

Everyone knows you like to gamble and owe a lot of money.

But that's no big deal.

Which of your friends know Shum Chun-ngok

and might have told him about you? Think!

The Chief?

Nonsense!

I'm sorry, Brother Tin...

Who's the rat?

Chief!

He works for Brother Shan!

Boss!

Did your Boss tell you to work with Shum Chun-ngok to set me up?

No!

Speak up! No...

Tell me! No!

Traitor!

Brother Shan!

This is outrageous!

Brother Shan!

You betrayed us!

Don't shoot...

Listen up, this traitor betrayed us!

Whoever does it again will end up like him.

If I find out someone else is involved,

he'll face a much more horrible death than this.

Chief, it's my fault!

Shum Chun-ngok paid him off because I failed to discipline him.

I came right back from Hangzhou as soon as I heard.

I'm glad you're safe.

I'll bury Shum Chun-ngok for what he did.

We'll deal with Shum Chun-ngok later.

But now that everyone knows, what should we do with this stuff?

What can we do?

Let's talk outside! Tim... Yes?

Clean this up!

Commissioner Cheuk knew about this?

Shum Chun-ngok must have squealed!

That loser couldn't beat us, so he resorted to dirty tricks.

I'd say we gather our boys and chop him up.

This is not the time to fight.

We must figure out how we'll answer to Commissioner Cheuk.

He gave us 2 days to hand over the goods.

Hand it over? Are you crazy?

Do you know how much it's worth?

If we don't, the new Government will close us down.

Even the French is on their side.

So? The French knew who and what I am. They took my money.

I'm not handing over the goods, no way!

If we hand over the goods,

the new Government will have something to hang their hat.

We'll be able to make up for the money from other businesses.

If we don't, it means we refuse to cooperate and we'll have endless trouble.

Don't hang the new Government in my face!

If you want to kiss up to them, go ahead!

Close us down? This is my turf!

The French won't let anyone arrest me!

I'm definitely not handing over the goods.

You figure out what to tell the Commissioner

What do you think?

I'm with you on this one.

The new Government is breathing down our necks.

But the Chief is stubborn.

I agree we should hand over the goods.

But you must convince the Chief.

I have to go. I'm meeting someone.

There's something definitely wrong with Brother Shan,

or he wouldn't have killed Man so quickly.

Tell King-chuen to round up the French reporters.

I have something to tell them.

Will do!

Sit down!

So! It's been tough for you, right?

Need you ask? You know what it's like now.

Do you have a deal for me?

Of course! A sweet one and big too.

Stop following me like a dog!

A man must have work to do.

Why are you following me?

It's useless for you to scold me.

The Chief wants me to follow you.

What a creep! He's always watching me!

It's late. You should go home.

The Chief is coming over for dinner later.

You can go home if you want.

Stop following me!

No, Miss...Come back! Miss, don't go!

I looked everywhere but couldn't find her!

Come here! Stick out your hand!

How could you have let her get away?

Call the boys and turn Shanghai upside down! Find her!

Yes, Chief!

Chief, the Frenchman wants to see you.

What's so urgent?

You know we have an understanding with the new Government to ban opium.

If people should find out Shankeng is stocking up on opium,

what would they think of their Chief Inspector?

Who told you that? I definitely don't have any opium.

Don't think I'm stupid or that I'll cover up for you.

I've had enough grief from the brass about this.

Don't blame me if I found out you have opium.

I'll tell Tung Ting-heng to go by the book.

I won't let you compromise the reputation of the French Concession Police (FCP).

The Chief Inspector will be doubly guilty.

You'll lose everything!

I have people queuing up for your job.

Get out!

Brother Tong!

I'm just following orders.

What's that loser up to?

Vying for my job, what else?

I bet he squealed on me!

How else would the Frenchman have known I had the goods?

Chief!

Did you find Yee-hung?

She was seen buying a train ticket to Wuxi.

She went home? She's avoiding me.

Something is fishy!

You two follow her to Wuxi and bring her back.

Is it alright with the Frenchman if we're away?

A day or two should be fine.

Tell Tin to ditch the goods anyway he wants.

Yes, Chief!

I see...thank you.

Brother Tin, as you have expected,

once King-chuen alerted the French, the Chief agreed to hand over the goods.

Tell Commissioner Cheuk the goods are in a house at Wing Lee Pier.

Ask him to pick them up.

Don't forget to remove the company seal.

Will do!

We had a rat last time. We'll keep it to ourselves.

I'll find someone trustworthy.

Don't let Brother Shan get wind of this.

Yes!

The goods!

Kung Siu-shan really didn't lie to us.

But we're not working with Shankeng.

It's just Kung Siu-shan. What if...

So? We have the goods.

We'll move everything back to camp.

I'll report this to Commander Chow.

You'll find someone to tell Kung Siu-shan we have the goods.

As usual, we'll deliver the goods and collect the money.

Someone beat us to the goods!

Are you toying with me, Kiu Ngo-tin?

I don't know how word got out!

I don't know who's behind this.

But only a handful of people can swallow something this big.

I guarantee I'll find out.

I don't trust you anymore.

It's possible the partners of Shankeng are conning each other,

or you're pulling a fast one on me.

I don't care about your reason.

You have 24 hours to hand over the goods.

If not, tomorrow night at this hour, I'll send in the army to Shankeng.

Who did this? We have no clue.

We're screwed if we don't hand over the goods by tomorrow night.

Only a few of my most trustworthy men knew about this.

There couldn't have been a leak.

And I told only Commissioner Cheuk. No one else could have known.

How about the Police in the Chinese Territory?

Are you done guessing?

I told King-chuen to follow Shan. Anything from him?

He said Brother Shan has been for a Pingtan appreciation.

Pingtan?

It's rather odd! He never liked Pingtan.

Come in!

Commander Chow! Kiu Ngo-tin?

Long time no see! How are you?

I'm fine! Sit down...

You came to Shanghai on business?

No! I don't have the connections.

Since the new Government was set up,

we have become a bunch of stragglers.

You must be kidding!

Mr. Kung!

Mr. Kung!

Commander Chow!

I have something important to tell you.

What is it?

I ran into Kiu Ngo-tin at the tea house.

So? He goes there every now and then. It's probably just a coincidence.

I don't think so. He seemed to be sounding me out.

Did you tell him anything?

Of course not! But I think he knows.

Impossible! He would have acted on it.

I don't care what you do.

Just unload the goods soon, I don't want any hitches.

Brother Tin, Tung Ting-heng is here with the Police.

Don't move! Drop your weapons!

What is it?

We have our orders to search these crates.

No need. They are military supplies.

We have our orders!

Open them!

Inspector!

Sorry, Mr. Kiu, I have my orders to officially search your office.

Search!

Hello? Please hold.

Hello? Yes...

Very well...thank you!

Please hold...lnspector, the Commissioner is on the phone.

Hello, Commissioner?

Inspector, Mr. Kiu's intelligence led us to the opium.

Thank you for your work. You can dismiss your men.

Very well! Dismissed!

Sorry to have bothered you, Mr. Kiu!

No bother at all...please come again!

Brother Tin, how did you do it?

I passed on what I have heard to someone who wanted to know.

You wanted to see me, Mr. Kiu?

I invited you here so that I can thank you.

How can you ship out the goods?

There's a holiday coming up. The train station will be crowded.

Inspection will slack off and we can slip through.

This is from Brother Tin.

Mr. Kiu, I can’t accept your money!

3 years ago when I was in debt and people wanted to kill me,

you saved my life.

I can't take the money.

This is nothing...

I can't take this...

You have done me a huge favour.

Please accept this.

Brother Tin wanted you to have it.

Very well! Thank you, Mr. Kiu!

Good!

I should go if there's nothing else.

Good! Watch your step!

Sure!

He's your eyes and ears?

You're so right about something.

What did I say? I say so many things.

No amount of gold and silver is comparable to a favour granted.

You spent a lot of money to help a lot of people.

The money was well spent.

Calling in favours is more effective than money.

Really? Did I say that?

Yes!

(Committed to Cracking Down On Opium Trade)

Today, we're destroying this lot of opium in public.

I'm grateful to Chief Inspector Shum of the International Settlement

and Inspector Tung of the French Concession for their presence.

We received a tip last night

and confiscated the largest lot of opium in the last 10 years,

and apprehended those responsible.

Is it true these men work for Shankeng?

Upon interrogation of these men,

we can confirm they were disbanded soldiers under a warlord.

We will do our best to catch those at large.

But I can assure you,

they have no direct connection with Shankeng Company.

Looks like you're not too well informed.

Let's destroy the opium now

to show the Government's commitment to banning opium.

In 1930, the Shanghai authorities publicly destroyed the opium.

They covered it with lime and destroyed it with tung oil as a warning to all.

(Yangtze Theatre)

We're honoured to serve Chief Lui today.

Mr. Kiu has already reserved a box.

Have a look around!

Yes! Yes!

Nothing, Sir!

Check the back stage. We need to be absolutely sure.

Yes!

Bankers are only good with numbers.

I'm an absolute amateur when it comes to Beijing Opera.

Thanks to Mr. Kiu, I can watch a good show.

As a soldier, I spent most of my time on the battlefield.

I seldom get to see the opera.

Exactly!

If you allow me the honour, there'll be plenty of chances.

Great...

Mr. Hung, there's phone call for you.

Excuse me, gentlemen!

Go ahead!

What's on today?

Muk Kwai-ying Takes Command.

Muk Kwai-ying was a bandit who married Yeung Chung-po.

When members of the Yeung family died on the battlefield,

Muk Kwai-ying replaced her husband as Commander of the army.

Nice! A bandit who surrendered to serve the Court.

That's quite a tale.

Is that why you like it so much?

It's a good thing for the Court to get help.

Drama is different from reality.

Back then, the Court would not make peace with bandits,

just like the new Government will not collaborate with gangsters.

The Government did not root out the triads to avoid more bloodshed.

But if someone doesn't know his place and acts rashly,

he won't be able to hold his own even if he's capable like Muk Kwai-ying.

Bravo!

Good show?

Brilliant!

Of course it is!