These arrived just today. Take a look.
It looks much more real than the last batch.
But General Oshima and I still feel insecure.
The only solution we can think of now
is to mix them with real notes before distributing.
Is it necessary?
Lan Changming's clients trust him.
We need to wash a large batch of counterfeit notes.
If they can be easily recognized as fake,
not only will Lan get into trouble, but our plan will be wrecked too.
Think about it.
You must have an idea.
You, Uncle Lan, are a financial expert.
We all depend on you to earn more.
Leave my family alone.
Cooperating with us, you'll still be Jinxin Bank's general manager.
Our man, Zhu Cheng will be your assistant manager.
I'm looking forward to working with you, Mr. Lan.
Okay. Everything is set.
Uncle Lan, could you verify the money?
That's alright.
I just hope both sides can keep their words.
Inspector Zhou, your previous task was beautifully done.
Now I want to know...
about the gold and the U.S. bank notes.
What's your plan?
We have squeezed dry all possible channels.
We can't reap anymore.
To proceed, we can only turn to the Concession area.
-Oh? -I need a foreign exchange fund.
-How much? -Twenty thousand dollars.
Twenty thousand dollars?
And in return?
If all works out, a conservative estimate is...
a one-million-dollar profit.
Mr. Zhou...
I am like a countryman new in town
waiting to be impressed by a magician like you.
What trick will you show me?
Lan Rouge is the real magician. Only she can do this.
Mr. Zhou, sir.
So, what you need this time?
Two internationally acclaimed chess players came to the French Concession.
POWELL, ENGLAND
Before the Belgium World Chess Tournament starts...
JACKSON, U.S.
...they will have a friendly match in a casino in Shanghai.
Both Powell, from England, and Jackson, from the U.S.
are world chess champions.
They will face each other at the Wanguo Casino,
and this match is controlled by loan sharks.
Powell has been champion for the past two years.
Jackson challenged him for another game.
This game in Shanghai is only a warm-up, but it has attracted huge attention.
Any gambler with extra money is making a bet.
And you will challenge both of them.
-Me? -Yes.
Are you sure?
I have never even seen chess. I can only play Chinese checkers.
It's not difficult to learn.
You will challenge both of them at the same time.
You are an amateur who doesn't have any prior experience.
The gambling odds can go up to 50 to one...
perhaps even 80 to one.
Are you mad or am I dreaming?
I will start teaching you.
Mr. Jackson, I'm here for an official invitation.
A lady wants to play a game with you.
Lady? What's her name?
Lan Rouge.
I don't think I've even seen her in the circuit.
That's right, she has never participated in formal competition.
Women don’t how know to play chess.
But Miss Lan said beating you is a piece of cake.
She also said she is challenging you and Powell to play at the same time.
At least she can draw with either of you.
Are you out of your mind?
Miss Lan is placing a ten-thousand-dollar bet.
That's ridiculous.
A female amateur playing against us both?
Right, and a ten-thousand-dollar bet for each of you.
If you win, the money is yours.
-Ten thousand dollars? -That's right.
I don't have that much cash.
It's okay.
Lan Rouge only wants to play a game with you,
the prestigious master Powell.
All you can lose is only an autographed photo.
If you win, you get 10,000 dollars.
She's playing against both of us at the same time?
Yes.
Who is this woman?
It doesn't matter who she is as long as the cash is real.
SHANGHAI WORLD CHESS TOURNAMENT CHALLENGER: LAN ROUGE
Lan Rouge? Who's she?
A woman. A game like that...
Can we have people placing bets?
Of course. What are the betting odds?
Miss Lan is only asking for ten to one.
Both draw and win count.
There's a security deposit...
Let's do 100 to one.
Deal.
Breaking news!
-Chinese lady challenging chess masters. -Give me one.
Female Huo Yuanjia is beating foreign devils.
SHEN NEWS
Changming.
Have you seen today's news?
WENHUI NEWS SPECIAL NEWS THE MYSTERIOUS LAN ROUGE
Is that our Rouge?
Who else can it be?
Is the crazy woman practicing witchery?
You think you can humiliates chess like this?
I will crush you into dust tomorrow.
Watch carefully, we have four hours.
Having only one chess lesson with you here,
then I'll compete against the world masters.
Make good use of these four hours.
I'll give you two lessons.
Why don't you play it yourself?
Only three hours 59 minutes left.
And then black wins.
My dear Manna, with the same learning time,
Lan Rouge will compete against the world champions tomorrow.
And you?
You can't even remember the rules well enough.
How can you win?
I want to bet 10,000 dollars.
Ten thousand.
-Ten thousand. -Ten thousand.
WANGUO CASINO
Powell! Powell! Powell!
Powell!
They should be starting soon. You go with them.
Watch Lan Rouge closely and tell me how she makes a miracle.
Jackson! Jackson! Jackson!
-Jackson! -Good luck, Jackson!
Good luck, Jackson!
What are you doing?
It's our only chance to save her.
It's more like the chance of being killed. Let's go.
-But-- -Go now.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is the match of a lifetime.
Now, let's welcome Mr. Powell.
And welcome Mr. Jackson.
Finally, today's contestant, Miss Lan Rouge.
You are facing me?
May I see your eyes?
Beautiful.
I'm willing to lose to you if I have a reward later on.
But here?
Sorry, never on the chess board.
We'll see.
Where are you going after the game?
It depends.
I can use the reward to buy you anything you desire.
Let's wait until after the game.
The contest starts... right now.
For the sake of fairness,
in the game against Mr. Powell,
Powell, with white, goes first.
In the game with Mr. Jackson,
Miss Rouge. with white, goes first.
Give me chips.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONS SHANGHAI FRIENDLY MATCH
Martini, please.
Are you Powell's student?
You play exactly like him.
Please calm down.
Can I still place a bet?
Yes, but Miss Lan Rouge's odds is now two to one.
All in for Lan Rouge.
I ask for draw.
What?
I ask for draw.
I agree.
It's a draw, agreed?
Agreed.
How did it go?
-It's incredible. -The match lasted six hours.
The two world champions were exhausted with her constant attack.
How much did Zhou Yuhao win?
A conservative guess is three million dollars.
How much?
Three million dollars, or even more.
Come, there's too much money. It's all in the trunk.
We need a few men to help out.
You're a liar.
Are you crazy? Put the gun down.
Get away!
Zhou Yuhao, you're a liar.
You've been using me from the beginning. Get away!
Feng Manna, are you aware of what you're doing?
If you kill her, you're dead too.
I don't care about her or what she knows! I want her dead!
You'll regret it.
I regretted long ago.
I should have killed her once I caught her.
Then shoot me first.
Leave it. I can handle this.
Feng Manna, shoot me if you dare.
Don't make it more complicated.
Feng Manna!
What are you doing?
You want to shoot?
Shoot here.
Do it!
Come on.
Breaking news.
Mysterious girl Lan Rouge beat two world champs.
Breaking news.
How did she win?
It's not so difficult for her.
The match was controlled by loan sharks and the Special Agent Division.
Is Rouge's doing this...
to raise military funds for the Japanese?
Has she become a turncoat?
No.
I know she won't.
Rouge must have her reasons.
There must be something we don't know.
Perhaps she is planning something.
Let's play a game, right here in this chess board.
if you win...
you can do whatever you want.
Now, I'm only seeing a woman who has completely lost control.
Before being a woman...
you are a soldier.
Behave like a soldier.
Don't let your men despise you.
-Mom. -Rouge.
-Mom. -My daughter.
It's a blessing keeping the family together.
We especially invited a famous Shanghai chef to prepare the meal.
Authentic local dishes.
Miss Rouge.
Today is our family reunion and it's Manna's birthday, too.
Invite your classmates and friends over. Let's have a birthday party tonight.
DEVELOP SHANGHAI INTO A LAND OF HAPPINESS
Chief Feng, are you okay?
I'm fine.
The present is perilous and the future is grim.
Even the usually calm Zhou Yuhao is getting anxious.
He wishes to bring Rouge and Manna back to a better life.
But the unstoppable destiny is guiding them to another uncertainty.
-Hello? -Hello?
Chief Feng? This is Oshima.
Your instructions, sir.
Division Director Aoki mentioned
your successful project of making fake notes look used.
I always wanted to thank you.
I'd like to treat you to a drink, if I may.
Miss Manna, this glass of wine is to toast your contribution
on behalf of the Tokyo Staff Headquarters.
Thank you, General Oshima.
Amazing.
You are an honorable woman.
I admire your talent.
You are a professor, you surely have a way with words.
A professor in need of your advice.
We managed to put our fake notes into the currency market.
Making them look used was one trick.
But we still need to make sure the Chinese don't find out they are fake money.
So the trick cannot be used forever.
I still wish to use a genuine printing plate.
Then we can print real notes.
That's why I need your help.
Help me get two sets of printing plates.
I do have an important person under me
who might know where to find these two printing plates.
But I can't make her talk.
I recently developed a liquid drug.
When injected...
it causes people to lose control and suffer from hallucination.
You have such things?
It's still in testing phase.
If you wish, I can arrange for you to have it.
We can invite that important person for an experiment.
The experiment data is also useful to me.
If we're lucky, she might tell you all her secrets.
Thank you, General Oshima.
General...
are you really using resources from the Sugi Institute to assist Feng Manna?
Yes.
You guys are too patient...
with Lan Rouge.
But...
Lan Rouge brought us innumerable revenue.
Don't over-appreciate your prisoner.
Other people may lose their faith.
I only want to encourage them to work harder.
No matter how tough a woman acts, she is fragile at heart.
Never expect them to be as strong as men.
Certainly.
Lan Rouge is too arrogant.
You people praised her too much.
Now, she needs to fall,
and have her dignity smashed.
Feng Manna can also regain some confidence, understand?
Understood.
With both of their talents, the world is ours.
You have to make both of them follow your steps.
Therefore you need to learn to breakthrough.
Do you understand?
Yes, sir.
-Yes? -Inspector Zhou,
the Action Team found a suspicious billboard on Taiyuan Road.
It could be a rendezvous point. Could you come over?
And Captain Chen?
Captain Chen is here.
I'll be right there.
Subtitle translation by Carlos Lam