.........subtitles by......... Wei-Wel of Dots & Lines
You controlled Tsz Wan Shan Estates.
Must've been well-off.
Why succumb to drugs?
And a dealer on top of that.
Have you no shame?
I do.
But worse are those who coerce you
but abstain themselves.
Cheater Hua
You're Cheater Hua?
Friend of Lily's?
'(ah
This the notorious Boss of Tsz Wan Shan?
Could have fooled me!
Hotshot or not.
He'll just be another of my hirelings.
Ming
Put him on payroll as security.
Start with $30 a day.
Thanks, Boss.
Cheater, sir.
Don't forget to look after me.
The two most significant experiences in life
are considered downfall and redemption.
Being triad,
I did my share of downfall.
Now I'm seeking redemption.
Downfall is tormenting.
But redemption is equally tortuous.
You've been in prison?
5 years.
You have nerve applying for
Outstanding Young Persons.
It's those recommended me who have the guts.
I have nothing to lose.
How do you judge yourself?
If I say I'm faultless,
wouldn't you banish me in disbelieve?
I use to be a qualified hoodlum.
Chief, Let's play ball.
Fetch!
I mean your balls.
Your balls, meathead.
Bullhorn
Chief, Intruder!
Quit moving!
You dare trespass!
Meathead
Kid, go tell your boss,
to send someone sharp when trespassing.
Get it?
Tell him yourself, asshole.
Run!
Hurry.
I grew up in Tsz Wan Shan Estates.
Everything was clear cut.
Boils down to brute force,
fist against fist.
Bullhorn
Go away!
Get lost, now!
Go away!
Bullhorn
Go away!
Run!
Move! Hurry.
Come down, slug it out.
Quit acting like Warlocks!
So scared! Try crawling up.
So scared!
Emergency!
Haste to make waste?
Next booth.
I was here first.
Hop to it, you two.
May's waiting for us at Earl's.
You asked Mary out again?
Tell her not to bring her fat friend.
That overweight loudmouth.
But big boobs.
Good for a grope.
Boobs aren't everything.
She's ugly as sin.
You're so picky.
She's got foul breath.
Don't have to sniff her.
Right.
What?
Stand there!
Stop!
We're the 13 Warlocks of Tsz Wan Shan!
Screw you!
Being leader of 13 Warlocks
of Tsz Wan Shan,
I had tons of followers.
The only ones who stayed through thick and thin
were Cat and Bullhorn.
Move aside after you've scored.
Needles in the back.
375 quit shouting.
375
Quit blocking the thoroughfare.
Here's $5.
Hua Boss,
lend a hand. Score for us.
Hua Boss, please.
Do us a favour.
You get bigger pack.
The most notorious lawless place in Hong Kong
Kowloon Walled City.
The drug den operating there
was known as Canteen,
Every addict in East Kowloon flocked there.
Drugs from outside prohibited.
Orders from high up.
Where's Ming?
On his way.
Here.
Thank you, Mr Hua.
I want to mainline.
I want to shoot up.
Come in first.
Mr Harley
good stuff. Interested?
Scram.
Ming
Decide to join our clan yet?
Give me time.
Only Chao Zhou affiliates work here.
No remorse sacrificing for comrades.
Closed meeting.
The Canteen retains an
unlicensed security force
which has more clout than licensed police.
The unit headed by Harley,
sweeps dealers off streets of East Kowloon.
We don't talk much.
Ming, how's business?
The usual.
Any troublemakers?
With you on patrol,
who'd dare?
Ming,
we're dead broke.
Spare us a red packet.
For heaven's sake!
Too many mouths to feed.
Stuff from outside?
Let's
Stop joking around.
Where'd you get this?
Don't know.
Playing dumb?
Don't know... Really.
Dare you?
Won't do it again!
Stop! Won't do it again!
Tsz Wan Shan Estate
Chan
You'll be busted anyway.
Extra charges no difference to you,
kudos for me. Okay?
Give me another chance. Please, sir.
Here, gorge yourself.
Then we'll book you.
Please don't jerk me around.
People sneaking stuff in here...
Didn't you notice?
Boss.
Even tigers occasionally doze off.
Knock him senseless and we can't book him.
Pick him up.
Give me a break.
One packet, please.
Back then, while working for the Canteen,
I was secretly dealing in Tsz Wan Shan on the side.
It's prohibited.
But Cat and Bullhorn need to make a living,
while providing service to locals.
Worth the risk.
Scram!
Don't you dare to come again!
Boss says to close shop early today.
Far-out!
Any Supply left?
Our turn to feast.
Let's
Are you any different from back then?
Before,
I'd swindle you your watch.
Now I'd convince you
to donate it to charity.
See any difference?
Off with your pants!
Hurry!
Watch!
Your watch!
Chief!
Stealing cars now?
Give us a break, sir.
No fooling around. Fork up!
Give us a break, sir.
Omega! How grand.
The watch suits you.
Scram!
Don't let me catch you again.
Scram!
Not a total loss.
Don't! It will break.
I'll kick the habit soon.
I don't shoot into veins,
just skin.
I need money for medication.
See if your dad can help out.
What do I tell him?
My boyfriend needs money to buy drugs?
How about making some fast buck?
Just the dance hall.
Better than idling at home all day.
When I finalise my gigs...
What gigs?
Once I have enough dough,
I'll quit the hood.
I swear.
Alright.
Promise never to go back
on your word.
Who ordered lemon tea?
Table over there.
Finish up.
Leave first.
Move!
Wait at the intersection.
A pack of Viceroys.
I don't think they paid.
Really?
Don't chase them.
You didn't pay for your meal.
Stop.
Why are you so rough?
Pay UP-
$7.50.
You're tougher than the local goons.
Girl, have you no fear?
No-.
Ouch!
Hussy!
You need to compensate his injuries.
Cowards!
3 picking on one.
Let's smack some sense into you.
Taking up arms?
Slugging my boss?
Stop.
Miss.
Money I owe you.
I'll pay back.
No fear.
I don't fleece women.
Do you have $2.50?
- What? - Hand it over.
This here $2.50.
Plus the $7.50 from before.
We now owe $10. Easier to recall.
Cheater.
She called you a cheater, Boss.
My name was Hua.
From now on, I'm Cheater Hua.
Boss Cheater Hua.
Heads up, lassie!
Over here, Boss.
Chrysanthemums not bad.
Lilies her favourite.
Boss,
lilies are fresh today.
Good work, Bullhorn.
"Master Hua proposes"
"Cuddling every night with you."
"A good boss is Hua."
"Handsome, not hotheaded."
"A little kiss? A wish to kiss."
"Only if you consent."
I don't like to be forced.
"A pair of love birds."
"Side by side every day."
"Master Hua proposes"
"Dancing every night with you."
That bird is hot.
Is she new?
I hear she's Cheater Hua's girl.
Carol
Careful.
Dance with me?
Someone's made the jump on you.
Don't let him get away with it!
No way!
He's Chief Inspector.
Hua!
HOD in!
Haven't seen much of you at Canteen lately.
Tigress at home
keeps watch on me.
Know your way round Tze Wan Shan?
Why?
Heard an illicit den is operating there.
Everyone knows the Clan rules Kowloon East.
No unauthorized
dealing there.
Where are we going?
Mop up operation.
Top orders.
Go!
Give me change.
Squat
All in?
Let's
Stop.
Don't do it!
Where do you get your supplies?
I don't know, Boss
Don't! Don't!
Yuen Long.
By yourself? Or partnering?
Myself.
Which cartel you belong to?
Uncle Moon.
From Wanchai?
Yes, Boss.
Reckon with him.
I was coerced.
So pitiful.
Once more.
You run things in Tsz Wan Shan?
Way beyond...
All of Kowloon, east to west.
Who's your supplier?
Slipped my mind.
Let him have a jab of air?
Stop squirming.
It's dangerous.
Who is your boss?
Kicked the bucket ages ago!
Screw you.
So cocky. Go join your Boss.
Damn you!
You bum!
Dealing on my turf?
Scumbag!
Take me for a slouch?
I'm very easy.
Inspector Chan needs to justify this operation.
Honor among thieves.
Someone must take the rap.
Here's ten packs.
Who'll be the fall guy?
Me!
I'll do it.
What about this scumbag?
Slow, my feet hurts.
This stooge's your burden.
Deal with him.
Go.
Nearly killed me, damnit.
How many did you swallow?
3 packets.
I'm clogged up.
Slosh another, damn you.
A dozen bottles of spoilt milk, please.
Cat, you're here?
Carol, you're home early.
I'm not feeling well.
How much?
- Forget it. - Thank you.
Carol.
Let me take you
to the Doctor.
I just need sleep.
No-.
But you look really off-colour.
What are you up to?
Carol.
What are you hiding?
Cat.
Is Hua still taking drugs?
He's quitting.
I ask not as your Boss's wife,
but as a friend.
One last time
Hua never quit, did he?
Carol.
Men doing things, no place for women.
Outside.
Get out.
Cat,
are you bonkers?
Open up.
Don't open.
Don't make a spectacle of me.
How much longer am I to bear this?
If you're sick of it, quit already.
You'll support me?
Let more Johns take you out.
Quit nagging-
Cat!
Open up.
Alright.
Mission done.
All here,
3 packets.
3-man operation
in Tsz Wan Shan.
One's called Cat,
other is Bullhorn.
Have yet to identify the third party.
What should we do?
Going about it?
Still investigating.
Lost your usual smarts?
Station Master.
Must you weigh every step? Play already.
Get to work.
Run.
Stop there!
Return this comic for me.
If you survive,
check out the finale.
Company's orders. Take care of yourself.
Call the ambulance.
Yes, sir.
Police! Open up!
Have to use your phone.
What do you want to eat?
It's your call.
Cheater Hua?
Long time no see.
Still the same fuck face.
Didn't you die?
Was going to visit your grave.
What's with your hand?
Cut it chopping lettuce.
Chop lettuce?
More like bitten by a stray.
Why are you cuffing me?
What is this?
Let you know when I think of it.
Taxi
Taxi's taken.
Officer,
give me a chance. Don't toy with me.
Sorry,
it's all my fault.
Okay?
What's with him?
Let him go.
You have money?
Your hand...
It's nothing. Hurry up.
That's it?
See you tomorrow night.
Cheater Hua,
come home for dinner.
Of course.
I wait for you.
You must come home.
Of course, I'm scum if I don't.
Girl, lent me your scissors.
Bring them back. Need them to work.
Will do.
Carol
Where to, Boss?
Food stall.
After him!
Run.
Boss. Are you okay?
Quit brawling.
Call ambulance.
Boss.
Hey!
No word from Carol?
Got wind she...
got married years ago.
Need to pee.
He's hooked again.
Sorry, Dad.
Buster,
lend a hand.
Please.
No space.
No space, try here.
No room, either.
Up here.
"Love shattering with laments"
"Visions bygone blur hazy"
"For whom are these baffling tears shed."
"The rake reduced to a shadow"
"By fading passion's flight"
"I am piteous"
"Pathos billowing like willows churning"
Buddy, you seem troubled.
How can you enjoy life?
A little late for us, isn't it?
You can't be worse off than I.
From opium to heroin.
I was doped for 60 years.
Two jewelry stores lost.
A family of eighteen.
Annihilated.
Buddy, what's wrong?
He was fine last night. Singing even.
Now he croaked.
Here, take care of it.
This is chicken feed.
I'll throw in an extra bag.
Deal with it.
Mr Chan
Did anybody help you go straight?
I'm in debt
to one in particular.
Cheater Hua,
you want to replace me? Snatch it.
Feuding with me all the time.
What?
Snatch it.
Take my place.
Get up.
We meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Don't waste your youth.
Uncle,
put a jacket on.
Don't catch cold.
Cheater Hua
ls it really you?
When were you released?
I'm Lau.
At the Canteen?
Won't do it again!
I'm so sorry.
It was strictly business.
Here, some good stuff.
I'd already kicked the habit in prison.
Then don't waste it.
This our drug rehabilitation centre.
Look into it if you have a chance.
We can help you.
Break it off.
Going cold turkey 7 or 8 days
can be agony.
It's torture.
What's one to do?
Hang tough.
Be determined.
Never give up.
Tough it out.
Boss,
let's split.
We've more than
paid back our dues.
Let's split.
Nowadays I'm employed by a superior boss.
I'm supervisor at a drug rehab organisation.
Helping addicts quit drugs.
Get in.
What an ending.
All this time you'd never read the end?
I never read endings.
Then why ask me to check it out?
I never thought
you'd survive.
Prison enfeebled you?
No urge to get even?
Who to wallop?
You?
We're destined enemies.
Formerly I was security,
you were dealing.
Now I'm trafficking,
you're into rehab.
Ever thought of getting out?
Too many mouths
dependent on me.
There's one I need
to put into your hands.
Who?
My younger brother Yin.
You trust me?
Twice you protected him.
Once you refused
to sell him drugs.
Afterwards you spurred him to withdraw.
Credits to you.
What of it?
Our morn scrimped to raise us both.
With me being the black sheep,
she needs a good son to bury her.
Alright.
Excuse me.
Can I help you?
We suspect there are fugitives here.
Can we look through your files?
Sir,
We cannot divulge data on our inmates.
Unless you have a warrant.
Will it kill you if we check your files?
Sir,
Once accepted into our centre,
we are responsible for everyone.
We require their consent
to disclose private data.
If you're not familiar with the law,
you can phone Narcotics Bureau to ask.
They're happy to assist.
Here, use our phone.
Come in.
See how far this swagger
will take you.
Eventually
you'll mingle with triads again.
Then we'll break you.
Time for lunch.
Ever wondered
what I've committed?
No doubt
the usual delinquency.
As long as it's not murder or arson.
If honoured with Outstanding Young Person,
how would it benefit you?
I can give aid to more people.
Is Mak Sa-wah, JP, here in court?
Despite quitting the hood,
I'm continually tagged by mobster pals.
I don't mind
helping within my capacity.
Is Chen Hua here?
Present.
Testifying for the defendant.
Do you believe in his innocence?
He's definitely guilty.
Your honour,
Uncle Bo is
the laziest godfather.
He seldom provokes trouble.
He continually urge followers
to quit drugs.
He's one of a kind.
Bo is in his 60s.
He's impotent.
He has a bad back.
His wife deserted him.
So your wife
sentenced you before I did.
The defendant shall stand.
On the counts of being a gangster,
and inducing others to join,
You are guilty.
Sentenced to 8 months in prison.
With a one-year suspended sentence.
Thank you, Your Honour.
Thank you...
Your Honour.
Bo.
Machete's feud with Snakehead.
No way you're unaware of it.
Lately I've been occupied with my trial.
I sprained my back.
Can't even look after myself.
Trouble keeping abreast.
Right?
Machete's your underling.
You're going to
restrain him or not?
Followers naturally
I can steer.
But what about Snakehead's minions?
Who's going to curb those pests?
Snakehead, you're renowned as King of the West.
All of the Western Territories is in your grip.
When you're made Boss,
Machete was still a punk.
The nerve,
trying to mess with me!
Who does he think he is?
It was agreed to share management of the route.
Each have 20 minibuses running opposite directions.
Machete, the cur,
snuck in illicit buses.
Hurry, hop in!
What the hell, cutting in like that?
He strikes a ploy,
I make my moves.
Damned Fatso! What?
Screw you.
I'd suggest
splitting the route
into day
and night shifts.
No sneakiness,
no squabbling.
Fair and square.
What?
What do you think?
Day shift, night shift,
how to define?
Who gets first picks?
Don't count on taking me for a ride.
Offerings to heaven
if you don't cheat first.
You're not hip?
My men can prolong the show.
Keep playing games and I'll lock you all up.
Go ahead,
arrest away.
I defy you to prove I'm running the show.
Sir!
Tomorrow I'll order my men to sweep your turf.
Day after day.
Sir,
You won't be a cop forever.
When you retire,
I'll bide my time harassing you.
Cool down.
Dare you to threaten the Royal Hong Kong Police?
Inspector Wong, let's have a word.
You in there, it's pouring gasoline into fire.
Take a coffee break.
Bo and I will handle it.
Cheater Hua,
You ask me here so they can tick me off?
Gotcha.
Well?
Nothing. Let's continue.
I've spoken
with the minibus drivers.
They all think
O.604166667
a good dividing point.
Shall we let
the Queen decide?
No need.
The Queen couldn't care less.
Out of respect for Uncle Bo,
Machete can have day shift,
I'll take night shift.
- Good - Thank you.
The two honchos shake hands on it.
Shake on it.
What a relief.
Hold on, Uncle Bo,
the climax awaits.
What's the deal?
Fire quashed.
Your boss should be happy.
I'm still raging though.
Don't fret,
Bo is fixing things.
Make me wipe ass every time you mess yourself?
Told you to shut your trap!
Never listen!
Am I your Boss or not?
It's painful.
It hurts.
It's painful.
Think I'm no use?
Boss
Do one
for authenticity.
Inspector Wang
Well, Uncle Bo,
if nothing else,
We'll be off.
Fine.
All taken care of, then.
Thanks a lot , Mr Chen.
No big deal.
- Dismissed. - Yes, Sir
Company, move out!
Quickly, Qiang
Do you want to get paid? You too.
Released from prison, Cat failed to contact us.
Probably ashamed because hooked on heroin again.
Cat
Why didn't you tell us you're out?
Don't want to be a deadbeat clinging on you.
What clinging on?
We're kin.
Come kick the habit
at our rehab centre.
Don't kid me, Boss.
Who's kidding?
I've quit completely.
What?
Give it back.
Give what back?
- Give it back - Give what back?
Hold it!
Boss, hold it!
Quit? Or not quit?
Hold it!
Quit? Or not quit?
Quit it! Quit it!
Speak up!
It was you who turn me on drugs,
now you pressure me
to quit.
Because I coerced you.
I must now steer you straight.
Are you for real?
Let me smash you and feel how real it is.
Who's your supervisor?
Your supervisor.
What are you up to?
It's settled then.
Bullhorn succeeded in finding work.
At television station.
If he can reform so can you.
Done deal.
I got permission to film here.
Also fired your boss for you.
Am I capable or not?
Smart.
Very smart.
I fear one rat dung
will spoil the rice tub.
"Drug Rehabilitation Centre"
Serious?
I'll censure him.
Have his head shaved an extra 3 months.
Our centre is on track.
There are rules.
Everyone must be dealt with justly.
I admit I blundered,
but you're a coward.
Why can't you kick me out yourself?
Hong, leave at will. Don't make a fuss.
Hua,
for you I'm obliging.
But why should I defer to this asshole?
You don't think I know?
You sneakily ransack my stuff all the time.
Yearning to trip me up.
Now you copped it.
Out!
If you have guts, throw me out face to face.
- Throw me out. - Out!
Call the cops.
If not for Hua,
this place would come to naught.
Deign to steal my shit?
You're better off dead.
Not true.
Remember
you offered it to me first?
- That's right. - Right?
Time to eat. Go wash your hands.
Otherwise no dinner.
Hurry.
I'll inspect you by and by.
Quickly now.
Come work for me.
Maiming or killing?
Better than have shit thrown at.
You referred me.
I'll stay on despite.
Cat
Who is it?
Do you need help ironing?
I borrowed an iron from the supervisor.
Is she your intended?
Who's intended?
Shall I introduce you?
Damned
if I covet thy wife.
Cat
All these years I've never seen you with a woman.
And you?
Waiting for next lifetime?
Don't bother Morn.
I'm on a 3-hour flight.
My shirt will be as wrinkled as I.
Quit moaning
and put it on.
See?
You look decent for once.
Of course, I'm nothing if not your son.
When I move to Singapore to be with your sister,
I won't be a bother anymore.
No bother.
I'll visit whenever I can.
Visit?
Even while living in Tsz Wan Shan,
how often did you visit?
Don't make empty promises.
You stink!
Hurry and find a partner.
Then I'll be content.
Alright.
I'll try right away.
At red light district.
9 out of 10 mobsters
end up horribly.
I'm one of the fortunate ones.
As a thug,
I brawled, robbed and dealt drugs.
I thought I was so virile.
But boys from our centre are extraordinary.
They return to regular lives.
Graduate from college,
get married,
become bona fide teachers.
Cheater Hua
I heard a Chen Hua
was speaking on drug rehab.
Thought it was someone
with the same name.
Turns out to be really you.
Have you
become naturalised?
No-.
My husband loved Japan
and moved here.
He opened this restaurant.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Please enjoy.
What a lucky man your husband must be.
Why?
To be with you.
He died a few years ago.
Car accident.
I'm sorry.
I didn't know he passed away.
I've let bygones be bygones.
Don't upset yourself.
We'll go to the volcano tomorrow.
Where do you live now?
Tsz Wan Shan still.
Same place.
Hadn't moved.
Is it still habitable? Must be run-down.
Too much stuff,
I can't bear to move.
I was hoping you'd always be at my side.
Based on what?
Cheater Hua
This volcano
is so evidently a menace.
Hubris
blinds people to its dangers.
Fissures are not formed in a day.
Being wary only after furious eruptions,
don't you think it's too late a hindsight?
I'm sorry.
For what?
Because you failed to support me?
Coerced me to work as dance hostess?
Lied to me about quitting drugs?
Didn't persist in pursuing me?
Whatever your racket,
you never consulted me.
I'd never asked, never wanted to know.
Every day I prayed
you'd come home safe for dinner.
But you failed even something this simple.
Do you realize,
I feel foolish, so so foolish.
Madam,
your friend waited for you all day.
He's gone now.
Feels like I'm performing a concert.
Today,
it's most heartening
to see you gathered.
Sitting together in harmony.
Belt a tune for us.
Dat
Sit and have a drink.
My boss asked me to give you this.
Wants to talk also.
So many old friends here.
Come up and chat.
No thanks.
I heard
your centre is fund raising.
Your bag is overwhelming.
I have to go.
How could you have pick such hags?
Alright.
I've been looking to inform you.
Tseung Kwan O is now my turf.
If your gang dare to deal drugs there,
expect to end up in wheelchairs.
Is that a threat?
You claim a turf
on your word only?
Try it. I'm waiting.
No need to set appointment for a duel.
One-on-one, fathead.
No helping.
One-on-one.
Halt.
No brawling here.
It's Kwun's turf.
Hi Ash.
Hua
- Chung - Have a seat.
Gently...
Can we settle this?
Hua
Cut any deeper,
you'll see me in the afterlife.
Don't let grievances
overwhelm you.
I'll set up a pow-wow.
Talk it over
face to face.
Hua
The score is now one zero.
Let me get a goal in.
When we're even 1-1,
we'll talk.
You promised we'd go
for a spin.
This'll take 2 minutes.
2 minutes so long.
Normally you complain 20 minutes I'm too fast.
What a sexpot.
Your cup of tea?
Don't want to be scalded.
Playing with fire
can get one incinerated.
Quit it.
Don't hurt my feelings
with sermons.
You're not with the clans anymore.
Stop meddling.
Focus on your rehab work.
I don't mind stepping in.
If it facilitates an accord.
Has he given you face?
It's an aggravation.
And you?
I'll manage.
Relying on these juveniles?
Must cost a fortune to round up.
Use the cash to pay Ash off instead.
Then you don't need to be guarded constantly.
It's not a question of money.
It's face.
It's not cold.
Here.
What's the meaning of this?
My boss refuses to accept it.
Too filthy?
Can't accept drug money?
Present this to Ash instead.
Problem solved.
Let's go.
Think about it.
Hua,
delivery for you.
Not your order? I'm just the delivery man.
A gift from a friend.
Mr Chen?
Yes.
Thank you.
Help
move it.
Hua, a letter for you.
Thanks.
May I ask the meaning of this?
Because you're an Outstanding Young Person.
Sorry, chairman.
Experienced with overseas seminars.
Setting up a rehab centre
in Canada,
you're the most suitable man.
Everyone knows my English is poor.
Go home and wait for notification.
Get ready for your trip to Canada.
No need.
Hua, don't be rash.
No point in staying here.
Hua, are you really leaving?
Why do you have to leave?
What happened?
Your years of work must account for something.
That's it?
I'll leave with you.
We have to get to the bottom of this.
Hua is leaving here.
Actually,
Do you know how you blundered?
I have no idea.
I was dedicated, hard-working.
I know.
Your accomplishments overshadowed your boss.
He's addicted
to being ringleader.
Some people are so inclined.
Whether in the mob or any organisation,
they strive to be Top of the Heap.
Being leader brings fame and fortune.
But the higher the climb
the steeper the fall.
Wary of him being edgy all the time,
associates will eventually bail out on him.
He lived like that,
he is pathetic.
I have no intention of competing with him.
That's precisely your dilemma.
But
I'm the bigger bust.
I have cancer.
Terminal lung cancer.
I don't have much longer.
Wait,
I know someone.
A doctor in Yaumatei
- Hua. - who works wonders.
- I've his number somewhere. - Hua, wait.
- Just listen to me. - Hua.
Please don't crumble.
If you collapse,
so will I.
Don't tell me you're stricken too.
Stricken with lucky strike.
The TV station
offered me full-time job.
Really?
They say part-time
is a waste of my talent.
Smart ass.
So cheeky, so smug.
Of course.
No smoking.
Hold it. Stop!
Watch it.
Wait!
Over here.
Know how to play soccer?
Need I say?
Over here, Boss.
That's a foul.
Madam,
a parcel from Hong Kong.
Thank you.
A bunch of drug addicts prowling around.
Of course it's frightening.
We're completely rehabilitated.
This church has long been abandoned.
It will make a great centre for us.
This crucifix jinxed us for a decade.
But we didn't make a fuss.
Now that the church has moved,
you drug addicts have come to wreak havoc.
That's all.
Village Chief
Are you threatening me?
Let go!
Scram.
Hooligans!
You're all scum.
Need your brother's help?
You can help by staying out of it.
Are you ashamed of me?
Of course you're an Outstanding Young Person.
You look the part too.
You overpraise me.
Chief,
you object to the crucifix?
It's fine.
We carry it in our hearts.
Not necessary to install it outside.
The sign for "drug rehab" is too conspicuous.
Neighbours will label us
a village of addicts.
We'll remove those words.
We'll operate the Centre like a private club.
Why must we allow outsiders come here?
But, Chief,
this area is swarming with illegal immigrants.
My youngsters are all big and strong.
They'll scare away the illegals.
To have a team of security guards.
Isn't it to your benefit?
Is it for real?
I, Chen Hua guarantees
no one will cause trouble.
Alright, then.
Watch your step.
Where did you park?
Out front.
Inspector Wang
Some things
even you can't fix.
I'm in a daze.
I was driving along,
something fell in front of my truck.
And I struck it.
Couldn't brake in time.
How did I know it was a man?
Ash sat tight for 6 months
before revenge.
Was that one goal so imperative?
One man lost his life,
another on the run.
Leave it alone.
You've already overstepped the line.
Many pair of eyes are watching.
I hate to be pressured to do my duty.
Do you know why we're friends?
Fate?
Just as long as you're not a gangster,
we can be always be friends.
Harley,
you're a good man.
Is it because you've reformed,
that everyone seems good?
Bad people
are everywhere.
Among mobsters,
7 out of 10 are bad.
3 are good.
With the populace,
7 out of 10 are good.
3 are bad.
Rest assured.
I'm bad. I'm going to end up in hell.
We all have equal chance to reform.
Do you like it?
It's out-of-print.
Amazing you found one.
Just returning the favour.
That time Hua had it pawned.
I claimed it back secretly.
Do you ever regret
being one of the 13 Warlocks?
Wasting your youth with Hua?
No-.
When we assaulted foes,
it seemed so macho.
But It's actually distressing.
Fortunately
I settled into a rewarding job.
In the last ten years
I've been redeemed.
A lifetime span several decades.
The worst fate isn't dying.
It's living with regrets.
Hua has a thorn in his heart too.
Only you
can remove it.
I'd never move
nor change locks,
waiting for you to come home.
You got Cat to mislead me?
He's got nothing to do with it.
Here's your keys.
Don't wait any longer. Goodbye.
Lie to you again,
I'll have my name reversed.
Trying to mislead me again?
No thanks.
What do you want? Tell me.
You owe me dinner.
Mushrooms, brisket,
Fried dace, tofu soup with mustard greens.
My favourite dishes.
That night, I cooked dinner hoping you come home.
For a double suicide.
Carol
Why didn't you answer the phone?
What's wrong? Carol
Carol
It's hilarious.
I wanted to poison you but you stood me up.
I ate the poisoning but didn't die.
Can we start over?
My husband asked me the same thing.
The better he treated me,
the worse I felt.
I tried to caution him
to be less naive.
Erasing a person from memory
takes a lifetime.
He said he would be patient.
Wait for me to start over.
You man are so simple minded.
We simply wanted you to be happy.
If it had ended fifteen years ago,
I might have been happy.
I wouldn't
have to pine for you.
Or worried why you're not home for dinner.
Or feared when you'd be butchered by enemies.
No need to regard you.
No need to reproach you.
Never dreamt that after years of detox.
I'm taking toxins again.
What I owed you,
can never be fully paid. Can I get credit?
Credit for how long?
Interest paid in my lifetime.
Capital next life.
Next life?
Say yes.
Do you know I love you?
I really love you.
Cheater Hua
Please don't go.
Stay.
I'll take more rat poison.
A bigger dose.
Have any on you?
No more deceits.
Or my name is Hua Ter Cheat.
My life will be on the skids.
Give me a chance,
Your Honour.
Please don't go.
What are you two gawking at?
Stop looking or you'll be in stitches!
Stop looking.
No need.
The most honourable aim of brawling is
to maim and not kill.
Killing puts you away 10 years or more.
It's over.
Don't worry.
Boss taught us a cunning ruse.
Always
tuck newspaper into your pants.
The 3 punches that Boss advocates:
To the eyes,
windpipes
and genitals.
He only taught me the eye and genitals.
Not windpipes.
- I remember. - If your aim is true, one blow is sufficient.
You don't need all three.
Why stash weapons everywhere?
On our own turf.
It's brazen to carry weapons unconcealed.
Who wants to be carrying swords going out to eat?
Stash them in advance.
Grab them in emergencies.
Grab your gear!
Ideally yes, but...
you lose sight of where the knife's hidden.
- And that it's reduced to rust. - That's why you're unreliable.
Run.
One must be tough to live a hood's life. or you'll be bullied.
True.
You're forced to be hard.
Otherwise you'll be pushed around.
Really?
Of course.
How hard?
Is it hard here?
My pants' ripping.
Let's see.
Can't you see! Stop!
Cat,
if the pain is too much,
let doctor give you a morphine shot.
No need, Doctor.
Morphine eases the pain.
But I'm rehabilitated.
It's the legal kind.
Save it
No need. Thank you, Doctor.
Thank you.
Thank me properly when you're discharged.
Okay.
Hua
All my life,
I've only called one person "Boss".
That is you.
You
take care.
It's okay.
Go.
Well?
He threw me out.
Heroes never let people see their hair white.
This is the way I will go too.
What about me?
You
will get what's coming.
Cat
Mr Chen,
you're clean.
You're no longer a gangster.
Why don't you
change your name?
The title 'Cheater Hua'
was
infamous.
Equivalent to
scum, junkie, devilry.
Hear it and people flee for their lives.
Foolishly I once took pride in it.
Afterwards I became ashamed of it.
I'm gratified that
now when people hear Cheater Hua,
they consider it the name of a friend.
This reputation
I will never dispute.
It reminds me of
who I am.
What we do, heaven perceives.
Never again
will I disappoint my superior.
Something I could never figure out.
Why when giving chase to robbers,
do cops bother yelling
Don't run?
Just the thing to get robbers to run like hell.
If not "Don't run", what do we yell?
Yelling's pointless. Sprint!
.........subtitles by......... Wei-Wel of Dots & Lines