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Put it down

There's already a coffin here

Go to the west!

Greetings brother Dragon

Have you got everything?

Yes sir!

Open it up! quickly!

Here it is. is it sufficient enough, that's 13 robberies

Excellent, very good. well lets split it up, everyone gets a share

The coffin is yours, I will take the rest

Who are you?

I am Chin ChiuYing

So you are the famous law enforcer from Hunan right?

Why are you scared of showing your face? you should be proud of your self

13 robberies in 5 months

You should be proud too. you found me

Shaolin Finger Sword

Where did you learn that?

Well since you recognized my martial arts style. I'm afraid I am going to have to kill you now

One armed swordsman style manual

That was my reward for managing to solve that case

I wanted to give it to that one armed swordsman

But after he rescued me, he disappeared

I tried to insist, but he said that I ought to keep it for myself

I have offended many people in my time so one day someone might come for revenge

So he said I should keep it for self defense

But then after that, I was crippled

That one armed swordsman must be extraordinary

Even up until now, I never found out what his name was

But do know that around here there are two one armed swordsrnen, r maybe even more

One is named Fong Peng, and the other is named Li Ao, and both of them are excellent fighters

Teacher, do you know who brother Dragon is?

He escaped from me unfortunately, while I was being rescued

I searched everywhere but I found no trace of him

They all said that you were one shaolin's best swordsman, but how is it that he managed to beat you then?

That man is very cunning, and he is a top fighter. his kung m skills is above average

He must be one of the famous fighters, has anyone of them um an arm recently?

He must be one of the famous fighters, has anyone of them um an arm recently?

I don't think so, but I checked everywhere for him, I even thought that he may have come from shaolin

but...

Teacher

Teacher

Shao Pal-I, yOur with me, so don't be scared

Wooden men!

It's you!

I surprised you! I bet you never would have expected it

Teacher

No...not... it wasn't him

Was it Fong Peng or Li Ao

Yes!

Teacher!

Master Hua is here

Uncle Hua

your teacher is dead, but you have to be brave like he was

Now stand up

You have to find that one armed swordsman for me. and avenge teacher's death

I don't care whether he has one arm or three arms, he won't escape from me

Sir. what would you like?

Get me 1 O bowls of beef, 20 buns and 30 bottles of wine

Are you sure you can eat all Oman

The man wants 1 O bowls of beef, 20 buns and 30 bottles of wine

That man must be crazy

Well go and serve it to him

not the old one, open a newjar for him

Yes alright

Look at those kids

Why won't you two listen to me, I said don't play in here

Get out from there. do what I told you and go and play outside

You think your really good with just one arm,

but even if you had three arms you couldn't escape from Master Hau's scheme

Are you sure you have the right man

ls your name Fong Peng

That's right

Did you kill constable Chin Chiu Ying, and carry out 13 robberies in 6 months?

Would you believe me if I said no

So you mean that you deny it

Right, and if don't deny it

So it was you!

Well to me,this isn'ta surprise. I've been falsely accused many times, in many plazas

It has become a usual scenario, so I don't really care, so you can try what you like

Get him!

Who wants to die!

Poor out some wine. I want to drink, and if you don't...

Yes

Good wine

More

It is not good to play in here, so take your ball and go outside, play somewhere else

There are too many Adults here, and adults can be quite cruel, so leave here

Well we (an all drink now, to toast for the first one, good health

It seem like I have to drink by myself

To attack without knowing the enemy's strength is foolish

And to attack after you have been warned is even more stupid

People who are that stupid just don't deserve to live

But it is strange how you can find people who are that stupid

Hold it!

Master Hua's here lets fight!

Fools! Stop fighting!

Excellent, good kung m. excellentadvise.

My name is Hua. the one they call Hua the Fox?

Yes, that is my nickname

Ching Chiu Ying was my brother

Well if you believe that I killed him, then why don't you fight me

Because if you really were his killer, then none of the fools will still

But I still think you could have explained yourself, and avoided all of this trouble

My conscience was quite clear, I knew I was innocent. so why would I need to explain

But you say you didn't do it, but how do we know that's true

I know it's true

Are you sure Oman

I'm sure, because this man's arm is different frm the killers arm

How was it different

Well his arm...

it's different, I'm sure that it is

Well I don't care, he's still a suspect

And until we do have the killer, this man is still the main suspect

And if we don't find anyone else, then as far as I am concerned, this man is the killer

Well anyways, he is a one armed man

Yes but there are other one armed fighters in this part of the country

I know there is another one, his name is Li A0

Mn Li must of been the one that was commiting all those crimes, and ruining your reputation

And I'm hoping you are going to help me find him. and you will won't you?

Brother Fong

Brother Fong

Who are you?

I am wholam

I thought you were him

Him?who is he?

Heis him

Well how comes you mistaken him for me then?

Beca use...

Because he has one arm also

Well who is this man?

I won't tell you

Help!

I new you would come

What were you scared en Getting fatter

Alright I'll help you eat

I wasn't scared of anything, I feel quite safe in here, but I do know that there is a man that might die soon

Who is that man?

It's you

You could call for help too. but I doubt anyone would come

Would you like to know why I want to kill you, and what my reasons are

I would be extremely interested

You already know why! you have committed too many crimes

So you should be killed

I did here of a man called brother Dragon, who recently took part in 13 robberies around here

And he hasn't been caught either

And he also has one arm just like me

You getting close, is there anything else?

I heard that a well known law enforcer, Ching Chiu Ying was killed by a one armed man

And you think that all these crimes were commited by me?

Well wouldn't you, in my position

Well I do know that you are stupid

Do you really think that your men can beat me

You may be right, but I want to find out though

Hua Lau, come out now, why are you still hiding

Hua

Let me think, who could you be. by guessing I would say Hua the Fox

That's right

Well then, as you were the one that arranged all this just to catch me, why won't you fight

You are one armed

Where's your other arm are you ashamed of it

Well where's yours then

No not him

Why not?

Well brother Dragon is missing his right arm, and he is not that easily beaten

How do you know that brother Dragon is missing his right arm?

Hey, you can't just leave like that

What now?

There is no need to chase him, Somebody else will

Well how did I know that Brother Dragon lost his right arm

I saw it happen that's howl knew

But still, it was probably better not to tell that girl

You saw it happen? What did you see?

I've seen so many things, do you think that I am going to tell you everything

Brother Fong!

You don't want me to fight?

Hua fights quite well, and hejust fought with you, so must be quite tired

And because of that, you won't fight

You will have a disadvantage, I don't want that

I'll meet you tomorrow, we'll fight then

How do you know I will come?

I think I could trust you for that

Right, I'll see what happens

Ling Ling. where have you been?

I was looking for you

But now, I want Li A0, I have some questions to ask him

Do you know where he is right now?

Can't it wait until tomorrow?

What for...

Maybe somebody would have killed him by then, I want him now

So you came back but I'm afraid that your a bit late

Mr. Li Ao has left now, and also your friend Tin You has left as well

How did you know that I know her?

Mn Fong everyone knows how you met her, and how you saved her whole family once

At Tai Lake wasn't it?

And she wanted to marry you, but instead you took here as a sister

You didn't feel like marriage, well that's how the story was told

I wasn't looking for miss Tin, I was looking for Hsiao Pao

Hsiao Pao. do you mean my brother's young student

That's right, he is the only one who has seen the killer

Even 50, he only saw the killers arm

That's good enough, it may help, let him see the Li's arm, and see if he remembers it

I can't he is just a young kid, and something like that could frighten him

But anyways he is sick right now, and Mn Sung is looking after him

She has two kids herself, she has experience. SO he is in good hands

She is also experienced in murdering people

Hello sir, please sit down

Right here

What would you like to order?

10 catties of beef and 30 bowls of wine and 20 buns

Yes, alright!

Hey,1 O catties of beef and 30 bowls of wine and 20 buns

Good evening, please come in

What would you like?

10 catties of beef and 30 bowls of wine and 20 buns

But sir all that food, isn't it too much?

If others (an eat it then why can't I

Sure!

10 catties of beef and 30 bowls of wine and 20 buns

it's all ready sir, here it is

And here's the wine

There it is

Hey your sister keeps following me, why is that?

Where is she right now?

I don't know, she isn't my sister

What does she Wm? and why is she following me?

I'm guessing that you forsook her then

She couldn't keep up, she didn't have a chance

Our duel isn't “mu tomorrow, and there's no reason to fight now

So why don't we have a drink?

Sir, that snake isn't supposed to be there, I think it was that beggar hiding behind the door over there

Sir why don't you go after him

Quickly now

Well why should I, I've killed many people in my time, so it's quite normal to see people hunting me down

Yes

But right now, you can't die

Why not

Men like you are hard to find, if you die then I will have no opponent to fight tomorrow

You are right we will fight tomorrow and I'll be there

But right now let's be friends, and have a drink, because tomorrow, we might both be dead

Ghost ofYing Shan

Sadly, half of them have been extinguished now

You killed half of them

I remember... it's all because of that girl Tin You, because of her they want revenge

That's none of your business, just leave

well your wrong because it is, if they kill you, then who will I fight

Right

I'm guessing that you're going to drinkthen

Most definitely

There's no bowls, so let's drink from the pots

That's good with me

Not bad, that was a good fight

But our fight tomorrow, is going to be better than that

You better go to bed and get some rest

And me also, I have to find a place to get some sleep, I'll see you tomorrow

Early in the morning

Help!

Not again, you can yell forever won't catch me again

Help me!

Forget it, you can yell as load as you want, nobody is going to help you

Not even Ll Ao, like they say you should never cry wolf, not unless there is one really there

Help me!

I'm going to fall for it again

This will be the last time

I never believed that you would come, Because this time I needed help

Who was it, one of the ghosts again?

It wasn't a ghost, it was a marl, and believe me. It was a one armed man

I thought it was you

Because if I died,they would all think that it was you, then they would definitely kill you

I guess that was what he had planned

A good man never lives long, so you see, men like me don't die young, we survive

But you are a good man. Even though I never realised that, until...

Well mt friend, you've been with me for many years now

Today. you better try your best

Is she alright?

How does it seem?

You killed her

If I told you I didn't would you believe me?

If I told you I didn't would you believe me?

I only believe in one thing

What that?

Killers must die

You are a killer, if one kills or not. everyone dies anyways

But anyways, when we have our fight, everything will be settled after that

Put her down, and draw your sword now!

No matter which one of us dies this is a terrible place for it

I suggest since we are homeless, we should find a pleasant place to die

Alright, you go and pick a good burial ground for yourself

Don't forget that it could be yours... Follow me

One armed swordsman having a duel, that is something no one should miss

Yes, the fight of a lifetime

If you could be that evil to kill a young girl like that, then it would be easy for you to kill Chin Cheu Ying

When I have killed you, I would be really regretful

Draw your sword!

Alright, I will make it quick and painless

That was good, excellent! but it's a shame

What's a shame?

It's a shame you got the wrong person

Are you saying that you planned all this?

Of (curse, I you two were both one armed as I was

you two were good fighters, so I had to find a way to turn you against each other

And then the people would have asumed that one of you were Brother Dragon Chin's murderer

And that you killed each other during a quarrel

There is an old saying. hit two birds with one stone

I am sure you should have realised by now that I am a very devious and tricky man

Hence my nickname

Well it's a shame

It's a real shame, you should have realised one thing there was a loophole in your plan

You didn't expect that we may have become good friends

It was obvious to me that Fong was trustworthy y

And you were obviously not

And you also forgot that only the good die when their young and someone like me won't die that easily

You are quite smart

Well it goes like this, we had no proof against you,

So then yesterday I made a plan with miss Ting to find Fong Peng

To set this trap with him, then you stepped right into it

There is still one thing that I don't understand he can't be Brother Dragon

Yes I know, he only has a right arm, and Brother Dragon is left armed

So what me, is how he is a part of this

Well I am sorry,that's just one thing you will never understand

This is my fight, so just stay back

Don't worry, 2 against one isn't my style

You can fight him, I'll just watch

Lee!

He really is a fox,

Well he definitely is very clever, no one would have ever guessed that he was hiding his left arm

I bet that left arm has killed a lot of men too

We have to catch him or else, he will kill many more

Damn it I know who the next one is

Who?

You better go back and see a doctor, I have something else to do

Hsiao Pao!

Uncle Hua, you've come back. I am so glad,that woman has been trying to kill me

She said I was sick, so she gave me medicine, but the medicine made me feel weaker

So for the past few days, I'be been pretending to take the medicine, but I've been putting it under the bed

But you really are sick, you need the medicine

You are very sick

Well then, I will go and lie down... And I will take my medicine

Sorry, it's a bit too late for that, because you are going to die now

I'm too young, I can't die, I haven't done anything

Why should I have to die

Because you're a good boy. good boys always die young

I'm not good, I am naughty. please don't kill me

Brother Dragon lost his right arm, Hua still has two arms, so then he can't be brother Dragon

Right!

But if Hua can hide his left arm, then he (an also hide his right arm

Right!

Even if he isn't Brother Dragon, he could have killed Chin

Right!

Chin was murdered because he knew who Carried outthose13 robberies

and he must have know something about Brother Dragon

Right!

So then Brother Dragon must have wanted him dead then

That's for certain

Right!

Because Chin knew something about Brother Dragons background, so he had to die, in case he found out some more

Right

So even if Hua killed Chin, Brother Dragon was still responsible for it all

Right!

How do we all know, that Chin was killed by a one armed man?

Because Chin's young pupil saw it happen, he was actually there at the time

Well in that case, why didn't he kill the boy

Well perhaps he wanted the boy alive, to testify that his teachers killer was one armed

Right

Chin was a real expert, only two one armed men could have beaten him

And one of them is Fong Peng. and the other is me

So if we died, and killed each other, the case would be closed

And so they would let the boy live, until their plan succeeded,then they would kill him

And know they know their plan had failed, they don't need the kid any longer, he is useless

Right, and that's where brother Fong would have gone to

I hope so, the kid is important, he is the only one who has seen the killer

and if he isn't lucky enough, Fong won't get there before Hua does

He is a problem, you're lucky that he didn't run way

Hey, why didn't you bring your men with you, don't tell me you want to be alone with me

Well in a way you are right, I don't want any witnesses around

And that includes you!

You

She was very naughty, she was sick and she didn't take here medicine

I'll take it

Alright, then you must swallow this pill right now

Hold it!

Uncle Fong

Uncle Fong!

Get out of here, go to Kao Shing. look for the girl with bells on her wrist

Well let's see if you can get away this time

That's strange, brother Fong knows that we will be waiting here, why hasn't he Come yet, is something wrong?

That damn Brother Dragon, where could he be hiding now?

Listen, when your teacher saw the murderer, all he said was, "it's you."?

And then the killer said, your surprised aren't you, I'm the last one you would have expected

And he said nothing else

Nothing at all, but then... he killed teacher with his sword

And your teacher didn't fight back?

No sir!

But he was a good fighter

It's strange, why didn't he put up a fight

That's because he had seen the man before

And he couldn't believe that it was brother dragon

That's why his dying words were, "it can't be, it wasn't him."

That's why his dying words were, "it can't be, it wasn't him."

That means he knew Brother Dragon was a good man, someone that had never done anything bad

That's why, hejust couldn't believe it

And before he left, the killer cut of the head of his partner

I was hiding there, and that's what I saw him do, cut of his head

But even if he wanted his acquaintance dead why would he cut of his head though

Unless...

Unless what?

Well haven't you ever wondered howl knew that Brother Dragon had lost his right arm and not his left

I did wonder about that, how did you know?

Because I was there when it happened

One day when I was wondering around the town, I saw this big funeral possession

I noticed that all the mourners, were tough looking men, and they didn't express any sadness

And their boots, they were all wearing fighting boots

Then I noticed that there was nobody in the coffin, and the name on the coffin was obviously a fake

They were trying to hide something but I had no idea what it was

I thought maybe it was an ambush, and I knew it was something illegal

So then I followed them to the grave yard, and then I saw what happened

So then I knew that Chin was good, and he was not Brother Dragon

So I was just going to help him. but then I saw Fong Peng coming to help

I decided to watch from a distance

But when Fong was fighting, I threw a rock at brother Dragon

I don't know if it helped

But who would have thought that even after Brother Dragon was badly wounded

He still managed to get up and runaway

Fong didn't bother to chase him, I guess he thought that he was finished anyways

And brother dragon kept going so I decided to follow him

Well in that case, if brother Dragon was badly wounded why didn't you catch him

Well I had to Stop pursuing him

Why?

Because... he went into a place, a special place where nobody could follow him

What was the place? The shaolin temple

Shaolin... Oh my teacher studied there, that's where he learned his kung fu

A lot of teachers studied there, but it all collaborates together now

Your teacher knew his killer was from there, that's why he was killed

Are you trying to say that Brother Dragon is a shaolin monk?

Both of Chin's attackers were from shaolin, that's why he had to cut of his dead partners head

Because all the monks shave their heads, and if that had been discovered,

everyone would have known to go to shaolin

So accepting that he is a shaolin monk, then that's in there is no way we can find him

Nobody is aload in there except for the shaolin monks themselves, there's nothing we can do

And to break in there, you will have to die there

But couldn't you try to get in though?

Well shaolin is a big temple, it is one of the biggest, and the oldest too

And the students, there must be hundreds of them, so trying to find one man, will be hard

And even if I got in there, I have no proof, it's just my speculations

And it's something they wouldn't like

So then even if you got in there, there wouldn't be that much of a chance trying getting out alive

And considering how he fights, his position must be quite senior

I made inquiries, I thought that he would be easy to trace, but it's strange

Although I asked a lot of people, they all told me that there is no one armed men in shaolin

After knowing how good the shaolins reputation is

You would never have guessed that a person like that would be live there

It can happen, after all it is a big place

But still, it isn't good because it could affect the shaolins reputation

That's why I haven't said anything yet, You're the first person I've spoken to

I think brother Fong would think differently, I think he would go into shaolin if it was necessary

Well I'm not so sure, and even if he did go in there, how would he find the person he is looking for

I'm sure he would, why don't you go along and see what happened there

I will help him eat the food there, I heard it was barely palatable

He could die!

Well I might as well just prepare to die then, and then you better prepare a space for us in the graveyard

Then don't go then

Alright, if you insist, I'll go to shaolin right now

Do you want to?

I might as well

Who's there

Come out!

Never before has anyone ever broken in to here

So you are going to get in big trouble

Firstly, you must put down your weapons, this is a temple, no weapons are allowed in here

Alright, Get him!

Wait, let me talk

That man is an expert. be careful, go away

Hold it, let me talk!

Your here

Couldn't you have guessed, right

Quick hurry up!

We can't stay here, follow me

Hold it! we have to report this to Wo Kin and Wo Sei

They can't escape us!

Shaolin men, they are really good fighters, but they are so unreasonable, they won't let us talk

I don't think it would do us any good even if they did, I'm quite sure they wouldn't believe us

Lets find Hua first right

No wait!

They'll find us

They never come down here, this is the place where they keep the bodies before burning them

We'll be safe here

How did you know

I know this place, when I was looking for a one armed monk, I worked here for a while

But you never found one, no

There are all sorts here, there are mutes, some are deaf. Without noses, without eyes

And hunchbacks, every type, except one armed monks

So that means that we rnust find Hua first, and once we find him, I'm sure...

He's been killed

Well it's quite obvious that Brother Dragon killed him

I guess you're right so that means he must be in shaolin

And also. if he got away with this, then he must have a lot of power

So if he wants to kill us, he could do it

So then there is only one thing to do

And what's that, Tell me?

We go to the top, and somehow we must see the chief abbot Wo Sin

He used to study with Chin, I'm sure he will help

How do we find him? Through the main hall

That's strange, what happened to all those monks that were here, where have they gone to

Something's wrong

We are here!

We've been waiting for you

It seems that we have walked into a trap

You must be here for a reason, so please inform us of your purpose

I will then consider, if you may leave

We want to talk to abbotWo Sin, it's very important

The chief abbot never sees anyone, he's always meditating

But what if we insist on seeing him though

That's quite simple, all you have to do is passed the test we give you

And then we'll show you in

Well done

Buddha bless you, now try me

I must admit that you are an expert

It's my turn, now I will fight

Bring me the pole

Please!

Buddha bless you

Buddha bless you

Please forgive us for what we have done here

No need for that, you two men are great fighters

What I said was the truth, I hope you believe me, every word was true

You men would not have come here to lie, so then I must believe you

lfwhat you say is actually true, then shaolin must take the blame

Because this man is our man, so I will investigate my self

But chief abbot, in our temple we have no one armed students

Is he stupid or not, who knows, we think he is, but how can we really tell, do you understand?

Thank you chief abbot, we understand now, please

I must admit, I don't get it, what did he mean by that?

You said you understood him

In the cave here we have a one armed monk, we've always thought, that he was an idiot

So the abbot though that it was possible that this man was faking it

Buddha bless you, you are right, that's what he meant

We would like to talk to you, how did you lose that arm?

Yes your right, it's gone, someone took it, I forgot when, but who cares it was ages ago

He's dead?

Why won't you let us in, this is a temple can't we pray here

Sure we only want to pray to Buddha

So you come here to worship then, but this plate isn't suitable for children though

Really, but I'm not a child though

Brother Fong! Brother Li!

Tin Ling, Hsiao Pao

Let them come in

Uncle Fong!

Well it seems that he had fooled us for so many years, who would have thought that he was a killer

But still, as he killed himself. he payed for it

Yes justice has been served, so that'sthe end of it, and we can forget it

As you have said justice was donejustice, Buddha bless us

Buddha bless us

There is something else you could do for us

This young boy is an orphan, and he has nowhere to go, could you possibly be able to take him in

Chin Chue Ying studied here with me, s his student shall become my student

Thank you abbot, Hsiao Pao

Thank you teacher

Now that you're in shaolin, you must work hard

I don't mind working

Good, firstly. we will improve your physique, afterthat we will teach you kLll'lg m

Good, I'll soon make myself stronger

A false arm, it was him!

You had to do it, you couldn't let him live

That's why we left him here with you as a bait

But we watched him though, in the day and the night, and it was worth it!

But we weren't exactly sure that you were Brother Dragon, but you then exposed your self

Chin Chue Ying studied here with me, s his student shall become my student

You've never seen the boy. how did you know,that he was Chin's student

Chin Chue vihg was horrified when he found out that his colleague was Brother Dragon

And that's why you had to kill him

And all this time you hid the fact that you only had one arm

This one is mine, you understand your a new friend

It seems to me that I once said that to you

Trying to escape

Hey listen, give him your sword

My god, even now, you still want to fight fairly

Who are you?

Teacher!

Chin ChueYing

So is; you

Of course it is, I'm guessing you must have realised by now why I fight exactly like you

Li Ao! Catch it!

When men die, they tell the truth. so you should do that right now

For 14 years I chased thieves for a living

But I was paid less than what a petty thief could ern, so I decided I had to change all that

Your wrong, thieves don't live well, they lie in constant panic and at night they can't sleep

lthought I had a perfect cover

no one would suspect that their law officer would be Brother Dragon

But unexpectedly I was discovered by the chief abbot

I grew up in the school here, and he recognized my technique

So he discovered your meeting place, and he waited for you there

He intended to reform me, but I mannaged to use him

To put you off and confuse you, because I saw you there

I guessed that you might have suspected me, Because you thought about it quite often

and you had been following my men for at least two days and two nights

But we had no idea who you were though

He thought you were my men

so he thought that it was better for him to have went back to the temple

And just after that, I sneaked into the temple and pleaded before him

And I swore thatl repented, then I pretended that I was going to kill my self

The chief abbot took pitty on me and tried to stop mew

But then, when he came close to me, I had a hidden dagger waiting for him

And I killed him as he held me

Hua was your partner, you arranged with him to stage that killing

And you needed the boy to live, to spread the word that you had been killed

And then you came back here as the abbot

The abbot was always in meditation, so you were quite safe because no one saw you

I plotted for you two to kill each other, it should have worked

Shaolin was mine no one could stop me

You have to admit, that it was a pretty good scheme I plotted

it...it's too bad...

it's too bad, you forgot

You forgot that the gods may move slowly, but still everyone will have to pay

No one will escape, not even you

I...l...I'm sorry for what I did I'm sorry...

Teacher

Buddha bless you.

Good bye!

Well Li, the fight that we had wasn't very successful, but I guess that's too bad

Your right, so maybe we'll arranged something better oneday

Keep that thought in mind

Goodbye!