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Qi Sha (Seven Killings) is the Power Star

Po Jun (Army Breaker) is the Ruinous Star

Tan Lang (Greedy Wolf) is the Flirting Star

According to Chinese astrology, these three stars,

with their changes,

could create or destroy that beautiful life of yours

1994 Hong Kong

Dad, when will you and mom

take me to the beach?

Hoi Yee, sweetie, in a couple of days

Great! Mommy!

Good girl

After court today,

Wong Po will spend the rest of his life in jail

Don't worry. Things will be fine starting tomorrow.

Due to insufficient evidence,

Wong Po was acquitted

All the charges against Wong Po

were dropped, and he was released

Chung... Wah, Sum. Where's Ah Lok?

They're all right.

How all right? How...

They are out of danger!

How about the witness?

The witness and his wife, they are dead

That girl...

It hurts so much...

It hurts so much...

Come on!

Come on!

Inspector Chan, do you want to call a tow truck?

27 calling. 27 over

There's a car accident in Cypress Road, Clear Water Bay.

I'm handling it.

The baby...

Mrs. Wong, this is your second miscarriage

I'm afraid it might be habitual...

What are you trying to say?

I'm sorry, Inspector Chan

I've just got your report. Let's talk inside

No, I'm busy. Do you have to check my wound?

There's no infection in the wound. No problem there.

Then, I won't be coming back next week

Inspector Chan...

I've found there's a tumor in your brain. It's malignant

I want to have a child with you

We'll talk about this later

Is it curable?

The chance is slim, but there's still hope

I see

Did you see my little girl?

What are you doing, sir?

I'll treat you to a candy

You'll have the orange one, and I'll have the green one

What's your name?

Hoi Yee

You listen, as long as I'm alive, I'm gonna nail you

Wah

I've got a tumor

Where?

In my brain

Can it be cured?

No idea

That means you're gonna be fine

Back to work when you finish

One after another, hands on the stairs!

Don't run! Stop...

Stand still!

Bastards!

Tell me!

Get down, over there!

Get down!

Chung has seen a doctor

The doctor says he has cancer

In the brain

Incurable

Tell him not to worry

We'll fix things for him

You go undercover. After that, you'd get promoted fast

I'm not afraid of going undercover

You want me to hang out with Wong Po,

but it's no good messing with him

Once I get near him, there's no turning back

Wong Po is a nut case

All of you have had a taste of him.

We're not afraid.

If we could, we'll be glad to do it ourselves

Why bother to be a cop if you're so afraid. Be a baker

I'm sure I can find someone who is willing to do this

I'm sure you can't

Kid, don't be so cocky!

For a cop, death is not the worst thing

The worst thing is to be bullied by the bad guys

Trust me, I won't let anything happen to my men

THREE YEARS LATER

What now?

You're retiring in two days.

Why do you have to give me a hard time?

Let's not talk about that

Inspector Ma is coming.

Talk to him about the hand-over of your team

I have to go. I've got work to do

You don't talk to me about your work anymore

You'll know when it is done

I know without your telling me

You've been at war with Wong Po for years.

Can you manage to get him?

He is getting bigger, while you get more screwed-up than ever

Please, don't make any trouble before you retire

Should I stop working before I retire?

Are you not waiting for your retirement as well?

Show me some respect. I'm your boss after all!

Since I respect my job,

I can't spare any respect for you

Did you see our new boss?

He used to be real cool.

He bashed a suspect into a halfwit with one single punch

Bullshit! Bluffing!

It's true

Put on a good show, to celebrate my retirement

Police! Freeze!

Police! Stand still!

Lok

Is everything all right?

Everything's fine

Come over to help me

Ourjoint was wiped out by the cops

We've lost both the stuff and the money

The same cops again?

Yes

Well, what are you up to?

Something happened?

It's a sunny day. Let's get a tan

I didn't bring my swimming trunks

None of us did. Welcome to our team.

My men are not bad

Who is the most able?

Everyone of them is able

Words are empty. You'll get to know them

Dad, he threw the ball into the sea!

My goddaughter

Her parents were killed by Wong Po

You know about that case three years ago

She was so scared that she couldn't remember a thing

I want to take care of her, but time is running out

Nothing is for certain

You won't understand until the last day

Look at him. He seems conceited

Don't say that, he's going to be our boss

Boss? Boss my foot?

You're gonna work under him?

Don't tell Chung,

we're going to take care of his little girl

Wah, the day after tomorrow will be Father's Day

What kind of present, do you think, my daughter will give me?

Your wife and daughter left more than 10 years ago

My daughter is back

She called me this morning, asking to see the night after tomorrow

In two days, this will be your turf

There're so many blocks in this division. I can't manage them all

The important thing is to know who is the toughest

Then, you go after him

Everybody knows you can fight

It's only hearsay

Wong Po says...

he's the boss here after midnight

I've heard about it

Hey! What're you doing?

What's going on? Stop!

What's up?

It was you who threw the bottle. Right?

Back off! Back off!

Police!

Officer, is throwing bottles a crime? Stand still!

Frisking me? Stop that!

What's this?

Get up!

Take off your shoes

Take them off

Your socks too

Get up

Get up

Take one step backwards

Take one step backwards

One more step

Start skipping

I say skip!

Skip my ass!

Stand still!

Want to pull an impressive act?

Fatso, you'll be dealing with me, starting tomorrow

Fine, I'm looking forward to that

Trust me. I won't let anything happen to my men

What do you want?

To report a crime

Go downstairs!

A murder case

What?

I was shooting the lagoon monster... and had accidentally taped a murder

Give me that!

Hold on! Don't move!

A kid brought in this tape. There are some very clear shots

Shit!

Bring that bastard Wong Po in

What for? He didn't kill the man

Erase the part of the gunshot. People can't tell from the rest

Lok, go get that prick

You take care of the boy who brought in the tape

No problem

Call the uniformed for support and arrest Wong Po

How about Inspector Ma? Should we inform him?

Hiding something from me?

Take a look at this yourself

Officially, you won't be not on duty till tomorrow.

You don't have to go

Let's go

Give me a chance to pick up more. I'm coming with you

Is there another copy of the tape?

No, no...

No?

No. So many tapes here. No?

Don't take my tapes. They are mine.

I saw that man killing the guy. I could be a witness if you want

It wasn't that man who did it. It was the fat guy!

Really? It was the fat guy!

Fat guy?

Are you clear? The fat guy!

Wong Po!

You are suspected to be involved in a murder case.

You are now under arrest

You again?

Today is my son's one month's birthday. Don't make any trouble.

Today is the memorial day of one of my men

Follow me down to the station

The fat guy shot the man!

The fat guy shot the man... The fat guy...

You are nuts!

The fat guy shot the man...

Is this a studio? You think you are an artist?

They have the right to detain you for 48 hours

Give me the phone

You can't make any phone call. Ask your lawyer to do that for you

Take it, if you dare!

Hi, honey! Hello?

You can't pick me up?

Are you all right?

Baby is one month old today, and it's your first father's day

You cannot come?

Let me talk to the baby

Dad wants to talk to you

Precious, daddy misses you

Honey, you're all right, aren't you?

Take the baby home and wait for me there

I want to get out today

I'll think of something

Lok, let us handle that

Tell Wah that we've got that guy

Now that we have taken Wong Po in, there will be chaos

Officially, you'd be on duty tomorrow. Don't bother with this now

Starting tomorrow, I'll work with you on this case

Did he tell you what he was going to do?

No

He won't even tell me; can't expect him to tell you

These guys are too impetuous. It's not good.

You should try restraining them a bit

Remember! Charge him if you've got evidence. If not, let him go.

Trying to run away

Go to hell!

Run!

Don't hit me

Jump

Jump

Bastard!

Keep fighting!

I'll shoot you!

Wah

Are you out of your mind?

That guy got my man killed

And you killed him for that.

Can a cop do whatever he pleases?

We didn't see anything

We only saw how you let the suspect fall to his death

You want to frame me? Right?

He's one of us!

You ever treated me as one of you?

So what? We're not buddies

Do we have to tell you everything?

What do you want?

This is none of your business. Why did you come?

You don't even trust your own men

You want to frame Wong Po

Yes!

If that man didn't die, Wong Po would go scot-free

I'd like to get Wong Po too,

but not the way you do it

I, myself, am responsible for this

I only have one wish, that is, to put Wong Po behind bars

You want to take it all on yourself?

Do you want to put all of us in jail

And let that bastard go scot-free?

Do you know what is right and what is wrong?

You are definitely in the wrong!

Why did you smash the suspect so hard that he turned into a half-wit?

Because you knew he had ruined many people's lives; and it served him right!

That time, the whole police force was behind you

You tell me. What is right and what is wrong?

There's no turning back now

Turn a blind eye to this. I won't give you any trouble

Strike! Strike... Punch him!

Duck! Duck...

Cover yourself!

Kick! Kick... and cover yourself!

Strike! Strike!

Kick!

You know how many men can a gun kill?

Eat shit!

Strike! Strike...

Don't strike! Kick! Kick...

Kick him! Kick!

I've won!

And you suck big time!

One more game

Come on, one more game...

You're a loser

You say you're gonna beat me every week

You say you'd try harder and play a better game every week

But you lose every time you come back

A born loser

I'm not as gifted as you

You have to duck when people punch you

Every week...

Don't spend it all at once

You say you'd try harder every week

But you lose every week

See you next week

Try harder next week

I killed that man, and I've come to turn myself in.

Arrest me, jerk!

Shut your trap!

I did it. Take me in

Arrest me! Why don't you arrest me?

All you cops listen, I am responsible for the case

What did you do?

Shut up!

File all their reports!

Speak

Who told you you could use the phone?

Give me the phone!

Give it to me!

Let go! Let go!

Get the keys!

After tonight, you are done for

You assholes won't get out of this station alive

We don't have enough evidence to charge Wong Po

Go get some evidence to nail him

We haven't recovered the gun that killed Ah Wai

Get me a Chinese Tokarev pistol. Fire a shot and take the bullet case

Replace it with the one in the property room

I'll do it

This is Ah Lok

You've got guns?

Chinese Tok. How long does it take?

Waiting for his reply

Hello?

Dad, happy Father's Day

Thank you

I can't come so soon

OK, I'll be there

You'll wait for me, no matter what

All right, I'll call you again, sweetie

Fine, goodbye

I'm sorry

Hello?

Godfather, you've finished work?

Godfather is still working

Why don't you take a day off on Father's Day?

I can't. I simply can't.

Where's your old man?

Dead

I consider mine dead as well

Wait for me

Don't be late then

Bye

Hello?

Fine

They have a gun. I'll go get it

I'll come with you

Happy Father's Day

Master Po, we've got the kid who reported the case

He's got a copy of the videotape

Jack, are you there yet?

Yes

My family is in Brazil. I haven't seen them for a long time

How long have you been in the force?

Seven years

Inspector Ma, have you ever thought of leaving the force?

No

From the first day I became a cop, I've never thought of quitting

My daughter is leaving tomorrow

She wants to see me and it doesn't happen everyday

If I don't see her today...

I'm afraid I won't have the chance again in my life

It's all about fate. No exception for father and daughter

Even if you have the chance, you can't fight your fate.

One can't really complain

Wah

Do you think it'll be all right to go out now?

If they draw their swords, you draw your gun

If they draw their guns, together we have two guns

If you really want to go, I'll go with you

7,000 is not enough. We want 70,000

You want to play with me?

Do you want the gun or not?

They're the only ones who've got a gun

And they are also the only ones not connected with Wong Po

I'll go get the money

Give this to your big boss

Ask him, if you have any question

"Chung, Wai is coming with me to Statue Square to see my daughter"

"I'll be right back"

Say hello to Daddy

I'm still working. I'll be back soon

Chan Kwok Chung!

Can't find him, Sir

Keep on searching

Uncle Ba, have you seen Chan Kwok Chung?

I haven't seen him, Sir

Police! Stop!

I told you to stop!

Hello?

Ah Lok got whacked

They blew my cover, and I can't get out of the station now

Wah and Sum are in Statue Square

Go now to help them out

Let's do a personality quiz?

If you have only one more day to live

what would you do?

I want to spend it with you and your mom very much

If you plan to spend it with someone you love,

you are a sentimental person

If you...

I really want to spend it with you

Let me finish first

If you want to try your luck by staking everything,

you are a person who doesn't keep his place and goes beyond his bounds

If you decide to spend the time as usual, without telling anyone,

you have a very strong personality

They don't have your answer here

Joey

Are you still mad with me?

Mad? I don't think about it now

And you should stop thinking too much. It won't help

Just be happy and smile

Brother Chung, I don't know if you are doing the right thing

But I trust you

Thanks

Hello?

Mom, this is Wah

What is it?

Nothing

How is he? Still in the hospital?

Is he still alive?

You always want him to die

He passed away last month

It doesn't matter who's right or who's wrong...

You don't have anyone to fight with anymore

If you want to pay your last respects, go ahead

Nothing else? That's it

Here's a gift for you

What is it?

You always want me to tell you. Take a guess

Try to think what I would give you for Father's Day

Bye See you

Wah

Take it easy. Speak slowly, Wah

Wah, hang in there, Wah

I took Wong Po's money...

Chung has been covering us for a long time

I want to help Chung raise the kid

The money... is in the trunk of Lok's car

We are no good... no good...

Inspector Ma... We've wronged the force

We've wronged Chung...

Where is Chung? Where is he?

Chung... Give Chung the money...

Chung... Chung

They took Wong Po's money

in order to help you raise your daughter

You know why I want to help you?

My father was a cop

I grew up in the police quarters

I watched my father march everyday

And I followed his steps in the balcony

From then on, I made up my mind to be a cop

One time, my father was handling

a case of smuggling illegal firearms

and he was surrounded by a gang of outlaws

He got more than 30 shots, all in his limbs

He died after two hours of struggling

As for the gang, none of them was caught

My father was very superstitious

He said something about me...

"Thy life is governed by the Ruinous Star.

Be thou a soldier, and ill fate will befall thee"

With his last breath, he told me not to be a cop

I don't believe in fate

I only believe there are things only the police could handle

All three of them were good cops

So are you

I'll go and get the money from the station

We'll then go and give it back to Wong Po together

I'll wait for you here

Kwun, do you know that they tried to frame Wong Po?

I know

You gave the force a bad name!

All that we've done, we've done it for the reputation of the force

Did you do anything for us?

Did anybody notice, when they had done theirjob well?

Wong Po has evidence now.

I can't pretend as if nothing has happened

My men got killed,

and I can't pretend as if nothing has happened either

Kwun!

Chan Kwok Chung, give me back my money,

and I'll call it quits

Stop!

God is fair

There would be consequences for all mistakes

I'll pay you back on behalf of my men

How could you kill, without your gun?

I'm bringing you the thing you want

If Chung is still alive, let him go

I don't know how much longer he could hang in there

I'll go down to meet him

Honey

I'm all right

Hello?

Honey?

Hello?

Hello? Honey...

Are you all right? It's so noisy at your end?

Hello?

Honey, both the baby and I miss you very much

Do you want to talk to the baby?

Honey?

Hello?

Are you all right, honey?

I'm fine. I still have something in hand. I'll be back soon

The baby and I are just downstairs. We'll come up

Don't! Wait for me downstairs

Fine

You don't intend to let me down?

You shouldn't come. We were asking for it

I only want to gain back some respect for my men

My men are not bad

Who is the most able?

Every one of them is able

Words are empty. You'll get to know them

My goddaughter

Her parents were killed by Wong Po

I want to take care of her, but time is running out