Let us never negotiate out of fear.
But let us never fear to negotiate.
- John F. Kennedy
What is he burning? His warrant card?
Chui 'I'm-tong, why did you burn your warrant card?
It can prove you're a cop.
Mui and the others have no files
to prove they are UCs.
But you have a warrant card, why did you burn it?
Because I don't want to be a cop anymore.
Don't look like someone died.
I have always wanted to quit.
But Lai Sir recruited me as a UC.
Now that Lai Sir is gone,
and the Police doesn't have my file.
Burning the warrant gives me a clean break.
But you're still a UC.
Says who?
From now on, we go our separate ways.
Don't involve me in your search of the dirty cop and other UCs.
I don't want to know and I don't care.
How can you do this to Lai Sir?
What's between me and Lai Sir is none of your business.
Lai Sir is gone, it's my job to watch over you.
You have been living such a cushy life
you have forgotten you're a UC.
You're not posing as a punk, you are a punk.
Even if I enjoy the cushy life,
that's still none of your business.
Stop saying that. That's not who you are.
That's exactly who I am.
So what if I want to be a punk?
UCs are Police officers.
Burning the warrant card won't change it.
And the Force won't allow you to do that.
Go ahead and arrest me.
Oh, I forgot. Neither of you is a cop.
Cheuk Sir, Madam, go ahead and file a complaint against me.
Don't forget you're both working for Cheung Hing.
On what basis can you testify against my defection?
Ngai Tak-shun will see through your disguise.
We're on the same side. Please don't do this.
It'll break Lai Sir's heart.
Leave Lai Sir out of this.
He's nothing like you.
I don't care how many UCs you have.
Stop following me.
From now on, just leave me alone.
I will pretend nothing happened inside Cheung Hing.
Come in!
Brother Foon-hei!
Sit down.
We need to sort out the balance of the counterfeit banknotes.
I told you to do a background check on those three.
Are they to be trusted?
I meant to talk to you about this.
Among them is the owner of a trading company.
I think you'll be interested in this Mr. Tsang.
Something fishy?
His trading company ran into some cash flow trouble.
He tried to take out a loan
but no one would give him the money.
Then Ling Chi gave him $7M.
Ling Chi?
Cheung Hing's finance company.
Ling Chi was so generous
because they wanted him to help them launder money.
They managed to launder $2M in one transaction.
Ling Chi has a lot of clients like this Mr. Tsang.
Then why does he want our counterfeits?
This guy wanted to save his company with the money.
He paid off his employees, but failed to save the company.
In a way, he borrowed the money for nothing.
He failed to save the company or help Ling Chi launder money.
But he already borrowed the money,
if he wanted out, he'd have to pay back the money
which he didn't have.
He wanted our counterfeits to pay off Ling Chi?
Chai Fing, what do you think?
Cheung Hing's money laundering dealings is old news.
Why do they need so many people to help them?
$2M per deal, 20 people is $40M.
They definitely have more than 20 clients.
Even if their blue ice is a hit,
they don't have that much money to launder.
Unless, it's not Cheung Hing's money.
Ngai Tak-shun is laundering someone else's money.
Someone Ngai Tak-shun has to kiss up to must be very powerful.
The food will be ready soon.
Have some tea, it's top grade Pu'er.
How nice of you to invite me for a taste test!
I should have invited you sooner.
Your currency exchange handled all my local and overseas transactions so well
I had no hiccups.
I charge you a handsome fee.
And it's well worth it.
Have you heard anything about Cheung Hing's Ling Chi
involved in money laundering business?
You know a lot about my business.
So it's true?
Mr. White, the agent for an international money laundering organization,
was in Hong Kong two months ago looking for an Asian agent.
Their business is in denominations of $100M.
I tagged along but lost.
I found out later Ngai Tak-shun was the winner.
What a shame you missed out on the action.
It's not something I can swallow.
These people deal in arms. Too rich for me.
I'd rather do business with you.
Thank you!
I need to run to the toilet. Sure!
Lok, set it up for me.
Sell our counterfeit banknotes to that Mr. Tsang.
This is our manager, this is Mr. Tsang.
You may go.
Call me if you need me.
We have already met.
Yes! Can I help you?
You were there when I met with Miss Sze at Blue Moon.
You know what's going on.
I came to pay back the $7M.
Your first installment is not yet due.
You agreed to pay it back in 3 installments.
You don't have to pay us so soon.
I borrowed the money to save my company.
But now I realized I can't keep it running.
I have decided to shut it down.
Without the company, I cant help you with what you wanted me to do.
The only thing left to do is pay off the debt.
Here's $7M, please give me back the IOU.
Miss Sze is on leave, I can't approve this.
I don't care. I brought the money and I want the IOU back.
The loan agreement was for $5M, I'm paying you $7M.
You and I both know what's going on.
I guess you don't want people to know what Ling Chi is up to.
I'll have our accountants check the money.
If it's OK, I'll return the IOU.
Boss, I found Miss Sze.
She's staying at a holiday resort.
Cheuk Hoi is not there with her.
Does she look OK?
She spends her time within the resort,
strolling around, swimming and working out at the gym.
Want me to bring her back?
Or you want to see for yourself?
No, don't do anything.
I promised her some down time.
She deserved it.
Mr. Ngai, Miss Cheng from Ling Chi is here.
She has something to report.
Send her in.
Mr. Ngai! What is it, Mui?
Miss Sze is on leave,
I want to bring your attention to something.
A Mr. Tsang borrowed $7M from us
and he agreed to help us cook the books.
But he showed up with the money today
and said he closed down his company and can't help us anymore.
What if he shoots off his mouth?
Shall we get Miss Sze?
No, him alone wouldn't dare to go up against Cheung Hing.
Mui, you're very conscientious.
Let me handle this.
You may go.
Bye, Mr. Ngai.
What? Mr. Tsang paid us $7M in counterfeits?
Yes! Stop overreacting!
I accepted the money, would that constitute a dereliction of duty?
Cheuk Sir, will Scarlett make me pay back the money?
Will Mr. Ngai kill me if I can't?
Don't laugh! $7M was dispersed from the finance company.
It's like a virus.
If word got out they borrowed from us,
I'll get arrested!
The maximum penalty for using counterfeit money is 14 years in jail.
What a coincidence!
The maximum penalty for money laundering is also 14 years.
Right! That too! I'm dead.
I'm the manager, I'm dead for sure.
Relax! Lok deliberately kept you in the dark
What? What have I done to you?
Why are you toying with me?
Don't you trust me?
Right! I should trust you.
You won't try to hurt me.
You should...explain why you did this.
Wait, let me guess.
You want to force Ngai Tak-shun to involve the dirty cop to bail him out.
Yes, Ngai Tak-shun should be more worried.
So I should be safe, right?
You should have told me
and not act on your own.
I copied how Cheuk Sir exposed Chum Foon-hei and Wong Chun-hong.
Good job! The trail of the dirty cop has gone cold.
It's time we try to find him again.
Ngai Tak-shun won't let Ling Chi get into trouble.
But I'm still worried about Mui.
There are risks involved. You may get into trouble.
Don't worry. It comes with the package.
It's worth it if we can catch the dirty cop.
Cheuk Sir, I'm not afraid. I can manage.
Brilliant!
You bet!
Come in!
Officers from the CCB are here to see you.
Tell Tai-fai to alert Mr. Ngai.
Tell him the Police is here.
Right!
I'm Cheng Suk-mui, the branch manager.
How can I help you?
Counterfeit banknotes are circulating in the market recently.
We traced the money to your customers who took out loans from Ling Chi.
What? How is that possible?
That's what we'd like to know.
We need you and your staff to come in for questioning.
Miss Mui...
Don't worry, we have nothing to hide.
We'll come with you.
Consider this a personal tour of the Police station.
Escort them back!
Hello, Mr. White!
Bonjour, Monsieur Victor.
I'm calling about the investigation of Ling Chi.
But you. ..you look great!
Thank you.
I'm a bit surprised and disappointed about your mistake.
Well, relax! It's really not a big deal.
If the Hong Kong Police caught you in money laundering,
our organization will not tolerate such a mistake.
Our collaboration will be terminated.
If we can't work with you
and you know so many of our secrets,
it's possible you'll fall off the face of the earth.
Of course, this is for just in case.
Thank you for your friendly reminder, Mr. White.
But your "just in case" won't happen.
That, I can promise you.
That's wonderful. Don't let me down again.
I want you to tell me I was right about you.
Sure!
Sorry, we have been investigating Ling Chi.
But before we take action,
everything is confidential, I can't tell you.
Don't be sorry. You were doing your job.
I understand.
I just feel I'm no help to you.
Don't be silly. I'm glad you don't know anything.
I don't want you involved.
Is Ling Chi in trouble?
Ling Chis boss Ngai Tak-shun is actually the boss of Cheung Hing.
He's involved into a lot criminal activities
But the staff is doing nothing wrong.
You don't know the dirty deals under the table.
Whether or not we can nail Ling Chi or Ngai Tak-shun with the counterfeits,
you should not stay at Ling Chi.
My ties with Cheung Hing will affect your chances of promotion?
No. I don't want you in danger.
I'll leave when I find another job.
Good girl. You're the best girlfriend in the world.
Don't mind me. Carry on.
You're just going to watch.
I like watching you perform.
Did we find Mr. Tsang?
Listen carefully, I'm only saying this once.
Dispatch all your men to find him.
Fix him. He knows too much.
Don't let the cops find him, understand?
Sorry to make you wait.
It's well worth it. Cheers
Cheers!
Mr. White, I haven't seen you since the last game.
I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to work together, Mr. Red.
I know I'm just an also-ran.
But a friend of mine is a champion horse caliber.
His name is Chum Foon-hei.
He calls the shot at Fook Wo and he looks forward to working with you.
But the game has ended.
I know. It's your decision whether you with to see him.
I only brought you a token of his good faith.
This is $50M cash.
Their all day breakfast is very good. Try it
You knew Pd come back?
No. I can sort it out if you didn't.
You seldom do anything without planning.
I thought you don't like unknown factors.
Well, if you want to know things you can’t control,
you must first know the things you can.
I may not have control, but Pd love to.
I'm very happy to see you.
You like egg benedict?
Love it. I usually eat out because it's very hard to make.
Sorry!
CCB has a warrant to check our books.
It's not that hard, just bear in mind the different layers.
What layers?
The outer layer of firm egg white,
then soft egg white,
then soft boiled egg yolk
and finally runny egg yolk.
You sound like such an expert on egg benedict.
Allow me to cook it for you someday.
Scarlett has already left.
Why did she come to Ngai Tak-shun's rescue?
I can't believe Scarlett alone can fix the books.
CCB didn't find anything suspicious.
The conclusion was Ling Chi was a victim.
Is there a dirty cop inside CCB who covered up for them?
No, they held me for 48 hours
and asked me about every single entry.
If there was a dirty cop among them,
Ngai Tak-shun didn't keep them well fed.
Scarlett came back in a hurry,
and Ngai Tak-shun didn't involve the dirty cop.
He had no one to call or he didn't want to call?
Maybe they didn't want to end up like Chum Foon-hei and Wong Chun-hong.
That means Ngai Tak-shun is much harder to catch than Chum Foon-hei.
No. It's because Chum Foon-hei doesn't have someone like Sze Ka-lei.
I don't understand Scarlett at all.
She asked me to check where the money came from.
I gave her Mr. Tsang's name.
But she'd rather let Ling Chi
take the rap
than turn over Mr. Tsang to the Police.
Obviously Scarlett didn't want CCB to find Mr. Tsang.
She's afraid Mr. Tsang would tell CCB Ling Chi was laundering money.
I'm sure Ngai Tak-shun will go after Mr. Tsang.
Fook Wo has him?
Yes, we intend to use him to testify against Ling Chi
if CCB could find evidence of money laundering activities.
Fook Wo won't let him live when they have no use for him.
Fook Wo and Cheung Hing both want him dead.
Lok, don't let anything happen to him.
Yes, Sir!
Get me another lunchbox!
Shut up. You're not in a hotel.
Is Chum Foon-hei crazy?
Why did he lock me up and won't let me eat?
Open the door! Open up.
Hey...order take out for me. I'll pay for it.
You're after money, right? Open up...
Airplane, let me do this.
Piece of cake.
Cheuk Sir, I failed you.
Cheung Hing killed Mr. Tsang.
How?
Chui 'I'm-tong shot him and kicked him into the water.
Are you sure it was Chui Tin-tong?
I know you're friends.
I just want to remind you someone who's laughing and joking all the time
is the people you don't guard against.
You must be careful.
He's the toughest person to handle inside Cheung Hing
I see. I'll watch out for him.
I must go. Brother Foon-hei knows what happened today.
He'll get suspicious if I don't show up.
Chui 'I'm-tong killed someone.
Is he still a UC?
Murder is not included in a UC's exemption.
Since Lai Sir is dead,
it's my job to bring in a defected UC.
You desperate enough to break in?
And you brought a man?
You intend to run off with my goods and money?
Chui 'I'm-tong, you're caught red-handed.
This is no joke.
I'm a punk, this is my fair share,
for working extra hard, are you jealous?
This is illegal.
I can't believe a Police officer would wallow in such degeneration.
Would you believe me if I said I'm not a defector?
Every dollar I earned from Cheung Hing is marked down in this logbook,
including Cheung Hing's private club
and the blue ice and AV after Lai Sir died.
You think I killed someone?
Hello, this is Chui Tin-tong.
Brother Tin-tong, thanks for saving my life.
I followed your instructions and arrived at this place.
What should I do next?
Stay there. You should have enough food to last you a week.
I will arrange for you to skip town.
You're no different from the rest of them.
You simply don't trust me.
I get ahead to find out more,
but you all think I have defected.
You had me followed,
excluded me from your meetings and won't tell me anything.
You never treated me as one of your own,
you treated me like a punk.
Fine, I'll behave like a punk.
No!
Lai Sir is gone.
What's the point of staying with the Force?
Chui 'I'm-tong...
I checked.
On Chui Tin-tong?
Have you lost someone dear to you all at once?
It happened to him twice.
He was chosen to be a UC after he graduated from cadet school.
He had to lose his identity and is real name,
as well as family and friends.
He was never a beat cop
and started as a punk like a sheet of blank paper.
In the 5 years, he met one of the most heroic triad boss,
some of the closest buddies
and even true love.
He hated those bullying cops who carried a gun.
But he has never forgotten he was a UC.
When he gathered enough evidence to make the arrest,
he pointed a gun to the triad boss' head.
To his buddies, he was a traitor.
To his girlfriend, he was a hypocrite.
For the second time, he lost everyone who meant anything to him.
All UCs expected to make sacrifices,
but what he didn't expect was none of the sacrifices were worth it.
He only received a commendation for his sacrifices.
But that was OK, but when he returned to the Force,
he went through non-stop internal investigations,
and round-the-clock surveillance by his colleagues.
Everyone on the team guarded against him,
no one told me about any operations
or treated him like one of their own.
Just like what we did to him.
The last entry on his record
was a quarrel with his supervisor in public
and he quit afterwards.
How Lai Sir recruited him was off the record
Nobody knows.
One thing for sure, Lai Sir convinced Chui 'I'm-tong not to give up
and continue to serve the Force as a UC.
I realized only after] become a UC
how helpless and lonely it is without anyone you can trust.
To us, the handler
is the only one we can trust and rely on.
The handler and the UCs must have unconditional trust.
But I failed.
Chui 'I'm-tong is once again disappointed with the Force because of me.
It's too late for regrets.
Brother Foon-hei, you're in a good mood.
Nice day.
Because of the person we're meeting?
Who is it? Chai Fing, do you know?
You'll soon find out.
Have noticed anything different about Cheung Hing?
They used to be the exclusive dealer for blue ice.
We were never able to get any goods from them.
But lately, it has become easier for us to buy from them.
If you have $10 in your pocket,
do you care if you lost a penny?
You mean they're doing something bigger?
I was wondering why they have so much money to launder.
Chai Fing and I met with a friend who's involved in money laundering and
found out Ngai Tak-shun is hooked up with an international money laundering group.
The big bucks!
No need to be jealous. Fook Wo will take it away from him.
You made the connections?
We're meeting with the middleman, Mr. White.
Lok, you have done us a huge favor.
Because you sold our counterfeits to that Mr. Tsang
and put Ling Chi into deep trouble.
I just do the runaround.
You had the brilliant idea.
The main attraction is coming up.
Ngai Tak-shun's $10 will be mine.
And I won't leave him a penny.
We openly booked such a place for a business deal?
Too used to mariculture rafts and warehouses, you don't like it here?
You will if you come here often.
It's been over an hour. He blew us off?
Interesting! Let's go.
How nice of you to bring us a vintage.
As my apology.
My enemy used counterfeit money
to lure cops to Ling Chi's door.
You took care of the cops beautifully.
It's a storm in a teacup.
I'm sorry you had to worry about us.
People are often jealous of those who are brilliant.
We'll see who's tough enough to survive.
To be honest, Monsieur Victor,
I don't care about your enemies.
We're not exactly friends.
I'm a businessman.
I need a partner with power who doesn't screw up and gets the job done.
If you can't deliver, I'll get someone else.
As soon as Ling Chi got into trouble,
I already have a replacement ready to go.
Hey, no hard feelings.
I also have backup plans for everything.
But one must be pessimistic enough
and simultaneously confident enough.
I think you should trust your judgment.
I dare say no other gang but Cheung Hing
can best suit your needs.
That's for confirming my judgment
and help maintain my confidence.
I already have the best.
The backup? Forget it!
Let's not bring up the past again.
Nothing is more important than sorting out the money.
Right! I'll ship you the money next week.
I'm counting on you.
Leave it to me.
Cheers! Cheers!
So that's where Cheung Hing gets the money.
Mr. Ngai is hooked up with this Mr. White.
An international money laundering outfit?
Ngai Tak-shun's ambition is more than Hong Kong.
Chum Foon-hei used counterfeit money
to steal Cheung Hing's money laundering business,
hoping to become an international predator.
But Mr. White won't give him the time of day
Maybe his signature mandarin jacket is not international enough.
His English is definitely not as good as Ngai Tak-shun's.
Chum Foon-hei has been after Ngai Tak-shun since his wife died.
He's a tough one to handle.
He'll do anything to hurt Cheung Hing.
I think so too.
As long as Chum Foon-hei keeps it up,
Ngai Tak-shun will need the help of the dirty cop.
We must be patient.
Down time is almost up.
I'm heading back to Sai Kung. And you?
Go ahead.
Bye!
Just say it.
What about Chui Tin-tong?
I didn't trust him.
I made a mistake, I'll fix it.
Any bright ideas?
The trust between people is hard to rebuild once it's lost.
Especially when Chui Tin-tong is a UC.
He knows too well what we're up to.
He appears to be easy going,
but in fact he's very stubborn.
It's hard to make him change his mind.
There's nothing we can do?
Only time will tell.
I swear no matter how hard it is,
I will not give up on Chui Tin-tong.