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Cheng Bing.

Yes.

Come out.

You didn't sleep well last night, did you?

I slept well.

Do you have anyone to pick you up?

No.

Turn right outside the gate. There's a nice noodle restaurant.

You can try it.

Take a look. Sign it if there's no problem.

Usually, we would

tell people released from prison

to behave well after they go out.

But I don't think

it's suitable for you.

After you walk out of here,

don't look back.

Go to the rear of the bus after you pay.

The man getting on the bus from the back door,

come here to pay.

Be honest.

Make way. Let him come here to pay.

The change.

You're an adult. Do you still need me to teach you?

Sit securely and hold on tight.

Young man,

a bus

doesn't give change.

It's useless to turn to the driver.

Let me tell you.

Later, when other passengers

get on the bus and pay,

you collect their money.

You can have your change

when you collect 9 yuan, right?

Thank you.

Sorry.

You don't have an ID card.

We can't let you check in.

We're decorating.

We're closed for now.

Go to another hotel.

Sorry.

We have no room available.

Welcome.

Just a few hours or the whole night?

The whole night.

The whole night.

That's 10 yuan.

This is the password.

The No. 28 computer.

I want a bucket of instant noodles too.

Boss, one more hour.

Which computer?

No. 19.

Have you seen the bag here?

What?

My bag.

Have you seen my bag? It was here.

No, I haven't.

Boss, my bag is missing.

What bag? A wallet?

It's not a wallet.

It's a bag carrying things.

The one I just carried.

Is there any valuable item inside?

My papers are inside.

When did you come?

Around 10:30 p.m.

Let me check the surveillance videos for you.

These are the surveillance videos after 10:30 p.m.

Stop.

This guy took my bag.

I don't know him.

I really don't know him.

Why don't you call the police?

This guy is really stubborn.

You're still waiting.

What if he

doesn't come?

I helped you ask around.

The guy who stole your bag

works at Dongshan Carwash.

I'm off work.

Where is my bag?

What bag? I don't know.

Get out. Get out.

The bag you stole in the Internet cafe last night.

Liu. Liu.

Who is it?

Liu.

Hurry. Someone is going to kill me!

Who? Who are you?

Aren't you that... that person?

It's me.

Liuzi.

Don't you feel ashamed?

Don't you feel ashamed?

You stole again.

Do you want to go to jail again?

Liuzi, forget it.

I've got my bag back.

Captain Cheng,

I'm really sorry.

He needs a lesson.

Don't call me Captain Cheng.

I was just released from prison.

Well then... I'm gonna call you Big Bro.

All of you, come in.

Hurry up.

Call him Big Bro.

No need.

Hello. Big Bro.

Go

buy some food and drinks.

I'll have a drink with him tonight.

Liuzi, no need.

It's okay.

Go now!

Big Bro,

what on earth happened?

It's okay if you don't want to tell me.

Let's not talk about it.

Come on, have some water.

Is this carwash yours?

Yes.

After I was released from prison,

I looked for a job everywhere.

But nobody would hire me.

No one wanted to hire me

after knowing I was released from prison.

Then I had no choice.

I borrowed some money from my sister

and opened this carwash.

I didn't expect

I would still have a chance

to drink with you in my life.

Big Bro,

with the first glass,

I congratulate you on regaining your freedom.

I'm gonna drink it first.

With the second glass,

I want to thank you.

Thank you for arresting me back then.

You helped me and prevented me

from making a bigger mistake.

Although I spent 7 years in jail,

I'm still alive.

Thank you.

I'm glad you don't hate me.

Why would I hate you?

If you hadn't arrested me

and I really followed Wang Dayong and his brother,

I would be dead now.

Come on, Big Bro.

Eat.

Right. Big Bro,

have you gone to the police station for registration?

Not yet.

You need to hurry up.

You can't do anything without your ID card.

That's right.

Hotels wouldn't let me check in when they saw my release certificate.

Why do you want to live in a hotel?

Big Bro,

if you don't mind,

you can live here.

Looks like what I heard

is true.

What is it, Liu?

When he was a police officer,

he beat a criminal to death in the interrogation room.

He doesn't look like such a cruel person.

You little brats know nothing.

You can't judge a book by its cover.

There are only two people I'm afraid of in my life.

Wang Dayong, who is at large,

and

him.

Both of them

look ordinary.

But it's very likely

they'll kill you in the next second.

Him?

If we fight one-on-one,

he might not win.

Stop bragging.

A one-on-one fight?

Have you forgotten he made you scream in pain

by hurting your fingers just now?

You're such a bragger.

Listen.

If you steal again,

I'll chop off your hands.

And you two,

don't go to Internet cafes too often.

Get all the relevant materials ready for registration.

When the household registration is restored,

you can have an ID card.

Thank you.

Besides,

on the first day of each month over the next 12 months,

come here

for legal education training.

Before the training is over,

you can't leave the city without permission.

If you have to leave the city due to a special situation,

you have to submit an application to us in advance.

Got it.

Hello.

Hello.

I want to buy a toothbrush,

a tube of toothpaste, a soap...

Personal hygiene products, right?

Yes.

They are on the shelves in the rear. Go get them yourself.

Get them myself?

33 yuan in total.

This kind of banknote is rare.

Is it invalid?

No.

Okay, thank you.

Goodbye.

I want to ask

if there is a watch repair shop nearby.

What kind of watch?

I can't fix it.

It's too old.

They have stopped the production of the parts.

Fine.

Why don't you look at other watches?

Look at my products.

Luxurious and classy.

Many white-collar workers

in those office buildings

bought watches from me.

Okay, thank you.

Do you want to buy a cellphone?

Just take a look.

This one is good.

It's new. The signal is good, and you can use it to take photos.

The pixel is great too.

Let me show you.

What do you think? Is it clear?

How much is it?

850 yuan.

850 yuan?

How about this?

I'm gonna give you

a mobile phone number of M-Zone

and a cellphone pouch.

You'll look great with that on your waist.

Okay.

Bing, why are you washing the car?

It's OK. I have nothing to do anyway.

No, no.

No, no, no. Come on. You don't need to do it.

What are you doing?

- We're coming. - Get lost if you don't want to work.

It's not their fault.

I let them rest.

I want to do some work.

No, Bing, listen.

Even if you want to work, I can't let you do this.

Go, go, go.

But it's not tiring.

It's much more comfortable than in the jail.

Liuzi,

you allow me to stay here.

That's already a great help to me.

If you want me to do nothing all day

and be a freeloader in here,

then I can't stay and I'll have to leave.

Fine, Bing, if you insist on working,

let's make a deal first.

I'll give you a commission.

5 yuan for every car you wash.

Liuzi, giving me a commission is OK.

But just like everyone else, 2 yuan per car.

♪ Under the starry sky, who is the real hero?♪

♪ Ordinary people touch me the most ♪

Bro, you're busy?

Is the boss in?

No.

What's up?

I've brought you this month's Tiger Talisman.

There are still many in the room.

They don't sell at all.

We don't need it.

Those are expired, Bro.

Is there an expiration date for this thing?

Jun. Jun. Jun.

The boss is back.

Jun, what happened to your legs?

Nothing.

It's OK. I forgot about it recently.

I've already prepared the money.

Count it.

Zhu said

the overall environment was not good,

so the price will rise next month.

OK.

Bing.

You can't give them the money.

Bing, wait.

Bing, that's for safety wherever you go.

- You must pay for the sake of safety. - What safety?

No.

Are you going to pay or not?

Yes, yes, yes. Bing.

Well...

Take it back.

Don't come here again.

Bing, you...

Bing, we have to pay them.

That's the protection money.

I know.

But it's already the new ear.

Do we need their protection?

Yes, we do. We're running this shop.

If we don't pay the money,

they will frequently come here to make trouble.

Then call the police.

The police...

It's useless to call the police.

Even the police can't handle it.

They'll just park two cars here

and have us wash them for a whole day.

They'll keep complaining that we don't make the car clean enough.

What will you do then?

Liu. Liu. Liu.

Look.

Dayin. Bro.

Have a smoke, Dayin.

Big Bro, it's him.

I heard you didn't want my stuffed tigers anymore.

That's right.

Why do we need them if they can't sell?

This is a Tiger Talisman.

It's for your safety.

How can you give it up just like that?

Won't the Tiger be sad?

Don't you want to be safe?

Speak! Are you deaf?

Dayin.

Go wash the car.

Don't move.

They can't wash my car.

Dayin, come here.

I'd like to have a few words with you.

Just a few words.

Don't mind him.

He's different from us.

Different?

How is he different?

Aren't we all released from the jail?

Is he more powerful than the Tiger Talisman?

Is he a cop?

True. He used to be a policeman.

Really?

Yes.

You scared me to death.

That was in the past.

Your food looks good.

I was wondering why you were so aggressive.

Turns out you wore the police uniform once.

Go. Wash my car.

I'd like to see what it's like when a cop washes a car.

Aren't you police known for your warm service?

I'd like to see how warm

a cop is.

What temperature is it?

Dayin.

Don't make it hard for him.

Let me wash it for you.

My service is warm.

The temperature is so high. All right?

Who do you think you are?

It must be him who washes the car for me today.

No one can change my mind.

Do you hear me?

Say something.

Say "Yes, sir."

How do you police address your leader?

Do you call them "Chief,"

"Sir,"

or "Madam?"

Say something.

Li Dayin, you've gone too far.

Let me tell you.

For this small business of mine,

I pay you the protection money every month.

You can bully me as you like,

but not my bro.

You guys haven't even hit puberty yet.

All of you, don't move!

Come on.

Hit here.

Hit here.

Hit me!

I'm telling you to hit me!

Hit!

Don't move!

I used to be a cop.

I could catch all the thieves no matter how evil they were.

Now I'm a car washer.

I can make your car clean no matter how dirty it is.

The service of an ex-cop

is so warm.

Watch and learn.

Get more foam.

Wipe it clean.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

I asked you to do business here.

Why are you spending money instead?

Are you stupid?

You can't even do such a small thing?

What's wrong, young man?

You don't want to keep yourself safe, do you?

If you want me to buy the Tiger Talisman, forget it.

There's a police station two intersections ahead.

It can keep me safe.

How dare you talk to Mr. Zhu like that?

How dare you talk to my Big Bro Bing like that?

You duffer!

Big Bro Bing, when did you come out?

Why didn't you inform us in advance?

We could have given you a dinner to welcome you back.

This is the Big Bro

that I often told you.

Call him Big Bro.

Big Bro.

Bro, stop wiping.

How can you do such a job?

If you don't mind,

I have a business.

Help me to supervise it.

You don't have to do anything

but drinking tea and chatting.

You decide how much salary you get.

Your name is Zhuzi, right?

Yes, Bro.

You have such a good memory.

We've all been behind bars.

Do something serious.

Yes. Yes.

Let's do something serious.

It's getting late.

Let me treat you to a meal, Big Bro.

I'll leave you to it, Bro.

I'll treat you to dinner later.

Let's go.

Everybody, go.

The car is not done yet.

No need to do it anymore.

Pay the money. Go!

Liu.

What's Bing's background?

What background?

Do you remember the guy who shot you back then?

Yes, Yong something.

Wang Eryong.

Yes, Wang Eryong.

Wang Eryong was killed by him,

Captain of the 3rd Squad, Cheng Bing.

You're such a blockhead.

Is he such a badass?

Bing, look. This is my account.

These are my friends.

And

if you apply for a new account,

you can add people as your friends.

Then you can type to chat with them.

Sir, I'm here to wash the car.

Coming.

When did you come out?

More than half a year ago.

This shop...

It's opened by a friend.

Are you all good?

Yes.

The old building we used to live in

is demolished.

Yeah.

I've been there.

All the buildings in that area were demolished.

If we didn't sell it back then,

it would be more valuable now.

Maybe there aren't

so many "ifs" in one's life.

In 2005,

I had another child, a boy.

You wrote me a letter about it.

Good.

That...

That Zhao...

Zhao Mingfu?

Yes.

I keep forgetting his name.

Zhao is quite nice to us.

He's especially nice to Tong.

At first, he didn't want to hurt Tong's feelings,

so he refused to have another child.

It was Tong

who said she wanted a younger brother.

That's why Zhao agreed in the end.

Tong should be a sophomore in high school, right?

She'll be a sophomore this September.

Time flies.

Last time you sent me her photo.

She was a sophomore in middle school back then, wasn't she?

She was wearing a school uniform in the photo.

She's grown up.

Cheng,

I don't want Tong to know you're back.

She'll be a sophomore soon.

Her study task is quite hard.

I'm afraid she'll get too emotional.

Is it okay if I send you photos regularly?

It's raining tonight.

We'll be busy tomorrow.

Who is this girl,

Bing?

My daughter.

Let me see.

She's so pretty.

How old is she?

16.

She's a freshman in Yucai High School.

She's in Yucai?

She goes to the same school as my cousin.

She's a freshman too.

What's this school like?

It's a top-ranked high school in our city.

The promotion rate is high.

Ever since my cousin was admitted to Yucai,

my aunt even walked in a different manner.

When she was talking to my family,

she looked so arrogant.

It's not your aunt's fault.

It's all your fault.

What...

Can you ask your cousin

which class

my daughter is in?

It's not easy.

She doesn't have a cellphone.

Their school adopts an enclosed management.

She only comes home once a week.

We're way too early.

School should be over at least at 5 or 6 o'clock.

It's reassuring to come earlier.

If I knew

we'd have so much time,

I'd go to the internet cafe to play video games.

Here, Bing.

We're in front of the school. Let's not smoke here.

Okay, I won't.

Wang.

Those two have been here all afternoon.

I guess they're also here to harass the girl students.

Bing,

I heard from Liu that you were wronged.

No.

One has to pay for his mistakes.

Did you really

beat people to death in the interrogation room?

Well,

I'll ask when school is over.

Bro, have a cigarette.

No, thanks.

May I ask when school will be over?

What do you want exactly?

I came to see my cousin.

Half past five.

Okay, thank you.

Half past five.

Almost time now.

They don't even know when school is over.

They can't be parents.

Xie, Lin.

You all come to the gate.

Something is going on.

Xie, this way. Come here. Those two.

Help me keep an eye out.

Sure.

Crazy.

Let's go. Ignore him.

Don't forget to take photos for me when she comes out.

OK.

What are you shooting?

I'm here to see my daughter.

He's taking photos for me.

Your daughter? Which class is she in?

Grade 1.

We don't know which class.

You don't even know which class your daughter's in?

I just came back from another city.

I haven't seen her for many years.

Name?

My name is Cheng Bing.

I didn't ask about you. What's your daughter's name?

Cheng Siyuan.

Cheng, C-H-E-N-G.

Siyuan, S-I-Y-U-A-N.

ID card.

Wait.

Who are you?

Why are you checking our ID?

We're from the school security department.

This is our jurisdiction.

We have the right to check

the ID cards of suspicious people.

Who are you calling suspicious?

I was talking about you.

You have a sneaky look.

You don't look like a good person.

Who are you talking about?