Original subtitles

Bro.

When is your man coming?

He should be here soon.

How much do you want?

Eight million.

Cash.

Guo.

When did you arrive?

Bing.

Let's not sit here.

Let's talk inside.

Xu, carry the suitcase.

No need, Bing.

Just tell him

to divorce me.

You are his big bro.

He listens to you.

Guo.

Don't say things in anger.

I'm not.

He even quit his job.

How can I live with him?

What happened?

Enough, Bing.

You should know what's going on with him.

Just ask him to go back and divorce me.

He can hang out with you

as he likes.

It's none of my business.

Are you done?

This has nothing to do with Bing and the others.

Then with whom?

Me?

Did I ask you to resign, Xu Zhiping?

Feel your conscience.

Guo, calm down.

I didn't know

about his resignation.

Don't worry.

I won't allow him to quit his job.

Go back and pack up.

Go back to Ningzhou with Guo.

No.

You...

What are you thinking?

Don't worry, Bing.

I can handle it.

Is this how you handle it?

Guo.

How about this?

Let's go back to where we're staying

and ask everyone to persuade him.

Don't worry.

I'll make him go back with you and get back to work.

Don't stand there.

Take the luggage.

It's not far.

I'll take you there.

Guo.

Let me ask you another question.

You'll never guess this.

The question is,

"Who gave the Love-forgetting Water?"

This one is too simple.

Andy Lau gave it.

Wrong.

It was Aha.

"Aha.

Give me a glass of Love-forgetting Water."

Bro.

I can't hold on anymore.

We've almost run out of jokes.

But it didn't work. She didn't listen.

Did you tell her the joke about how many steps it takes to put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Yes.

How about the one about the seven monkeys on the tree and one monkey on the ground?

Not yet.

Go ahead.

There are seven monkeys on the tree and one monkey on the ground.

How many monkeys in total?

How many monkeys?

Why do you care? Ask her about it.

I have another one.

It goes like,

"There are seven monkeys on the tree and one monkey on the ground.

How many monkeys in total?"

Like I care.

All right, the dishes are ready.

Come on.

Come on.

Let's warmly welcome Guo.

The first family member to come visit.

Yes.

You must be tired.

Xu.

Starting tomorrow,

take Guo on a two-day tour of Jiecheng.

Then go back to work.

Yes.

We'll send him off in advance.

Yes.

Bing. I...

Bing hasn't finished yet.

Come on.

Cheers.

Xu.

Xu.

Before we came here, I repeatedly emphasized

that we shouldn't disrupt work and daily life.

We understand how you feel now,

but you can't do that.

Xu.

Don't be so stubborn.

We've talked so much.

Think about it.

I'm not leaving.

I'm not asking for your opinion.

Shitou, book tickets for them.

I don't need it.

Lina.

I know you're doing this for me,

but I've had enough of this in the name of love.

You don't mind that I'm from the countryside,

or the fact that I was dismissed from the police force.

Even if your parents opposed it,

you still stayed with me without hesitation.

I'm really grateful to you.

That's why

I gradually got used to being obedient.

I did whatever you told me to do.

If you didn't let me do it, I couldn't do it.

When can I have my own ideas?

I...

And you.

Wang Dayong is a thorn in your heart.

Doesn't it hurt me?

Now you ask me to leave, so I should leave?

Should I listen to you all my life?

Guo, don't be angry.

He just doesn't get it, right?

We'll deal with him later.

It's okay.

Xu.

Xu!

Stop right there!

You've expressed your grievances.

Do you feel better?

No.

So,

the real problem

is not what you just said.

When we first met

at the Car Wash after I was released from prison,

I could tell you had a lot on your mind.

You weren't like this before.

I was not in a position to ask about things between you and Guo.

So I didn't know what the problem was.

Now I understand.

The issue lies not with Guo and her family

but with yourself.

Because Guo's family is privileged,

you feel like you're trying to climb up socially.

I am.

I was just an insurance agent.

Just because her father is the company's leader,

I became a department director.

But everyone is gossiping behind my back.

I've told her many times.

I said I didn't want to rely on her dad.

I just wanted to rely on myself.

But everything remained the same every time I finished.

So the previously equal status between you

gradually became unequal.

Yes.

Xu.

Guo hasn't become superior.

It's your sensitivity and lack of confidence

that has made you feel inferior.

Maybe you're right.

Of course,

it was all because

I punched Wang Eryong.

Bing, it has nothing to do with you.

It's about myself.

I want to finish this

and have a closure of my own.

To to this, you're willing to divorce Guo?

Xu.

Tong's mother told me something back then.

She said,

"When you guys are on a mission,

you always said you would do anything

at all costs.

But have you ever thought

what the cost is?"

Xu.

We used to wear police uniforms.

We had to take the responsibility.

We are different now.

Our biggest responsibility now is to live a good life.

There's not only us in life,

but also those who love us

and the people we love.

We can no longer trade anything

at their expense.

They have done so much for us.

So I have to give up, right?

How is that giving up?

We'll keep investigating here.

We'll let you know immediately if anything happens.

I can see that

Guo really cares about you.

Bing.

Bing.

Can I talk to him?

I want to talk to him alone.

Sure.

Of course.

It's not easy for Guo.

Don't argue. Talk nicely.

Were what you just said

your true thoughts?

All these years,

you've been enduring it all along?

Actually, I can feel

you were unhappy these years.

But I thought

you would get better

if I gave you the best of mine.

But I forgot

what you need.

I've been proud since I was young.

I studied well

and was smart.

I never felt inferior

because of my background.

However, after I couldn't pursue a career as a police officer anymore,

I felt like

the pillar supporting my pride

was broken.

In others' eyes, I'm seen as someone who climbed up the social ladder.

Don't care about what others say.

You know I don't care.

They're coming back.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Bing.

Xu

won't resign.

Okay.

He's not going back yet.

I'll go back myself to handle the request for an unpaid leave of absence for him.

He'll leave after your thing is done.

Okay. That'll be good.

Have a seat.

Have a seat.

Shitou, book a hotel room for them.

The fee will be paid from our funds.

Let Xu play with you for a few days.

Consider it a trip.

No need, Bing.

What do you mean?

This is a task from the organization.

You have to keep her company well.

I'll complete the task.

Rise.

Okay.

Tell me when you arrive. I'll pick you up at the intersection.

Rise.

Awesome!

Not bad, Bro.

The three stones you requested to be cut consecutively, all contained jadeite inside.

Does anyone want them?

Anyone?

I'll pay 10,000.

10,000 is too little. 20,000.

20,000. Come on.

I've got the money.

Sir.

I want to have another one cut open.

Bro. Please don't.

You've already had three pieces cut open.

My boss will scold me to death.

Isn't this how you run your business?

Am I right?

I'll

choose this one.

This one.

How much is this?

3,500 yuan.

3,500?

I think this one must have jadeite in it.

Does anyone want to bet with me?

Bro?

I will.

Okay, come on.

1,700 yuan, right?

Cut it open.

This one.

Rise.

Let's go.

Something is wrong.

Rise.

I don't believe it.

Boss.

I'll pay all by myself for another piece.

3,500 yuan. This one.

No. This one worth 5,000 yuan.

Cut it open.

This one worth 5,000 yuan.

5,000 is fine.

Cut it open.

I don't believe it.

As long as it's the stones he buys with his own money, they all contain jadeite inside.

There are many scams in the stone gambling business.

Let's go.

Let's watch for a little longer.

We all feel the same these days.

Some people are willing to talk to us.

But most people are vigilant.

So we didn't get any useful clues.

You bought one?

Since we're here, we should buy one.

What do you think?

It's tricky.

In my opinion,

insiders here

like to do business with people in the industry.

The amateurs are just here to enjoy the fun.

Yes, there're all shills here.

They cheat those who don't know about stones to buy.

We've met a few cases.

Awesome.

We'll lose a lot of money.

Look.

You're right.

It seems that my luck

is not bad.

Well, Bro,

do you dare to gamble with me again

to make up for your loss?

Do you dare?

Okay, I'll trust you again.

3,500 yuan. Let's have this one cut open, all right?

Cut it open.

Come on.

Don't worry. Trust me.

Come on.

Cut it open.

Don't worry. Rest assured.

Rise.

Rise.

Bro, you are so unlucky.

How about this?

I'll pay for one myself.

I'll pick...

This one.

I want this one.

I...

I picked it.

I picked it up first.

Sir, look at him...

Young man.

This is against the rules.

This gentleman did pick this stone first.

Yes, this is my...

You were too slow. I picked it up first.

Right?

Cut it open.

Young man, this stone costs a lot.

Don't choose this one.

I'm willing to pay for expensive ones.

Just tell me how much it is.

12,000.

Don't choose this one.

I'll give you another one for free, okay?

I just want this one.

Cut it open.

Do you want to use a card or cash?

Young man. Have you made up your mind?

Cut it open.

It's so expensive.

What if it's fake?

Rise.

This is of the lowest grade.

Young man. Thank you for helping me save money.

You've helped me save money.

Young man.

I told you not to choose this one, but you insisted.

Look at this shit.

You set me up, didn’t you?

What’s your relationship with Shi Lei?

We used to be colleagues.

Now we are friends.

Speaking of which, we are in the same field.

I retired as a Deputy Division-level Police Officer.

I've been working in the police station for so many years.

Now that I'm back in this environment,

I feel this is very familiar.

Shi Lei used to be your colleague?

Yes.

Then he...

We used to work together.

We used to do criminal work in Ningzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Hello, Comrade.

Hello.

What happened?

Nothing serious.

The other party claimed that he asked to cut a piece of the rough stone but refused to accept it.

And he also beat the shopkeeper up.

Comrade.

What do you think we should do?

This is like buying antiques.

He can only admit his mistake.

I'm afraid he won't be able to recover the money

he spent on the rough stone.

Next, we'll wait to see

whether the other party is willing to accept mediation.

I'm sorry

for getting you involved.

We'll be fine.

Don't be afraid.

I wonder how badly that person is hurt

or whether he's okay.

Come in.

What could happen?

He's obviously pretending.

How dare they seek advantage against me?

They deserve the losses.

Let's see who will suffer the losses first.

Both sides of you. Watch your attitude.

Uncle Ma. Bing.

How is it?

Did you agree to accept the mediation?

Let's talk if you agree.

I disagree.

Stop talking.

Ma and I will handle this.

We agree. We accept the mediation.

Our man has been beaten like this.

How can we mediate?

Here's the thing.

We're here to solve the problem,

not to create problems.

Right?

Of course.

He shouldn't hit someone.

We apologize on his behalf.

Sorry.

Sorry.

He paid

for the rough stone.

He also lost a lot of money.

Can we

just...

I don't like that.

What do you mean by he lost money?

He was unlucky.

Besides, if the inside were of glassy grade,

he wouldn't share it with us.

Right?

We can accept mediation.

Give us 100,000 yuan.

Are you crazy about money?

Shitou.

Of course, we all understand

the principle of accepting the outcome of a gamble.

Don't worry.

We will pay the medical fee

for the injured.

We won't pay a penny less.

But...

100,000 yuan

is a bit ridiculous.

Then let's stop talking, okay?

Zhang Shuqiao.

You've come here many times.

Don’t you know it?

Director Zhang.

We do business legally.

He beat my brother up like this.

You must uphold justice.

The medical report is out.

It's not even a minor injury.

As for whether your business is legally operated,

we'll talk about it later after the investigation.

You need to be prepared.

Bing.

Bing.

How can we just accept it?

What do you want?

Stay inside

and leave a criminal record?

Well.

Everyone in the shop is on the same side.

You know they are on the same side?

How can you fall for such a kind of trap?

Don't tell anyone you've been a detective.

Up to this afternoon,

we've been in Jiecheng for 28 days.

The total expenses

were 28,713.48 yuan.

Apart from the mediation fee Ma paid for Shitou,

we still have

21,286.52 yuan.

Don't worry about my money.

Even if we don't consider that amount of money,

according to our current average daily expenses,

we can hold on for 37 days at most.

I owe Uncle Ma the money.

I’ll go back to Ningzhou and sell my house tomorrow.

Your parents left that house

for you to get married.

Your sister is still living in it.

What?

Do you want them to accuse the 3rd Squad

of deceiving you to sell your home?

Bing, calm down.

Shitou had good intentions, right?

Shitou, you don't have to do that.

I have some private money.

I have more than 30,000 yuan in savings.

I can give them all.

That's not enough.

Even with your tens of thousands,

we can only hold on for a month.

And for now,

we don't know how far we can go

with this case.

It's a bottomless pit now.

If there's no other way, let's just be more frugal with our spending.

As long as we can hang in there.

Money isn't saved by cutting corners.

Rather than just economizing, why not generate more income?

Can we find a job

that allows us to investigate the case while making money?

Do we all have to find a job?

No.

Who will investigate the case if we all go to work?

Bing, I have an immature idea.

Let's open

a nighttime-only food stall.

We will investigate the case during the day,

and run the stall at night.

We have a chef here.

The rest of us can all be waiters.

By running the stall at night,

dinner is settled.

Right?

We can also make money.

Why not?

Is it okay?

No.

It's not that easy to open a shop.

Location, rent, water, electricity,

urban management, epidemic prevention, and hygiene.

These are all issues.

How come you're such a killjoy?

Do you have any suggestions?

Tell us one.

I think

opening a stall is a way.

But we have to think deeper.

Can we borrow a chicken to have eggs

or borrow land to make money?

Ma, make it clear.

Let's find a restaurant

that has an average business

but a good location.

Such a place would have all the proper procedures in place,

saving us a lot of trouble.

We could collaborate with them,

sharing profits

and splitting the rent.

Liao.

Do you think this could work?

In that case,

it seems feasible.

Then let's do it.

Shitou.

Here's a chance for you to make up for your mistakes.

Call that agent girl

and ask her to help us find such a place.

It's best if it's near the rough stone market.

See if there's a place available for a food stall.

She's a local, so it should be easier for her to find one.

Okay.

See, this is great.

If we all work together and pool our ideas,

there's no difficulty we can't solve.

I was wrong.

I apologize to everyone.

We are brothers.

Why apologize?

Come on.

What do you want for dinner?

Liao, your call.

How about noodles?

Noodles with soybean paste.

That's my favorite.

Nine packs of disposable cups.

Write it down.

Nine packs.

Liao.

Six packs of disposable chopsticks.

We're getting started already?

Didn't we just finalize this in the afternoon?

Today, Shitou deserves a lot of credit.

Without his relationship with the agent girl,

this wouldn't have been resolved so easily.

There's nothing between us.

Alright, alright.

You tell the story yourself.

When I mentioned our situation to Jia,

it turned out

her third aunt has a shop right next

to the rough stone street.

Today, when Jia's third aunt saw Shitou, she was like,

'Your name is Shitou?

Handsome guy.

I quite like you."

She's interested in Shitou?

Not like that.

Then how?

She just wants you as a potential live-in son-in-law.

They have four girls in their family.

Jia is the eldest.

In the Chaoshan region, a family without a boy is incomplete.

Shitou's qualities far exceed their requirements.

Not only that.

The girl was quite proactive.

As soon as she heard about our idea, she wanted to get involved.

She said she doesn't want to continue with her real estate agency job.

Shitou was hesitant.

But I agreed immediately.

She really wanted to help us.

I think if she joins us,

it will be very helpful.

Shitou, I think Jia is a good girl.

She's more dependable than the previous girl, whose name was something like Sha.

Besides, I have a discovery today.

The ones who observe

various stones the most

are the craftsmen cutting the rough stones.

In the market,

many have expertise in appreciating rough stones.

If we open our shop near the rough stone street,

people from the street will surely come to eat.

When they get a little tipsy and start chatting,

we might get some valuable clues from them.

As for Jia and her third aunt,

we need to have a strategy in front of them.

We shouldn't reveal our true intentions to them.

Bing.

Look at this first.

Initially, I suggested

calling it "The 3rd Squad,"

but then I thought

Wang Dayong might still be in Jiecheng,

and it could alert him.

Then everyone said they wanted a more high-end name. This was decided upon.

Yes.

Yeah, we can't just casually use the "The 3rd Squad" title.

Sankeyou?

Why does it sound so familiar?

“Thank you.”

That's the only English phrase he knows.

This is all he's learned in his lifetime.

Fine.

Sankeyou.

Sounds good.

This name

has a similar ring to Lisha.

Don't mention Lisha anymore.

Jia might get mad at me if she hears this.

You're really getting into this "live-in son-in-law" role, huh?

It's okay, Shitou.

Let me teach you how to live off a girl's wealth.

Don't lead him astray.

It's been three hours,

and not a single customer has come in.

This is totally different from what we thought.

You all have faces on like you're interrogating criminals.

Maybe people are scared to come in?

Ma, don’t be so serious.

Me? You're also looking grim.

Jia.

Is it that people in Jiecheng don't like this?

Not really. I love it.

From what I think...

Not a single customer has arrived, and you're already drinking by yourself?

What are you doing?

I think we shouldn't be worried.

Now that it's the grand opening of the new shop.

We have to stay as patient

as we did when we were staking out suspects.

Liao.

Am I right?

Right about what?

Why are you just idling around?

Business doesn't come to us.

When Chen Xiuli and I were doing business in the night market,

it was all about her shouting by the roadside to attract customers.

We need to shout to promote.

Grand opening of Sankeyou Barbecue stall!

Buy ten skewers, get five free!

Handsome, want to take a look?

The opening promotion of Sankeyou.

Buy ten skewers, get five free!

Buy ten skewers, get five free!

Let's not just sit around.

It's embarrassing.

I'm old.

Do something you can do.

Sit there.

The new shop is open. Buy ten skewers and get five free.

Buy ten skewers and get five for free. Take a look.

Come here if you want.

Have a try, Bro.

Try our skewers!

Buy ten skewers and get five free.

Boss.

The lamb skewers are good.

Okay.

Ten more skewers.

More.

Ten more skewers.

Ten more skewers. Okay.

We also have fresh lamb kidneys.

Try our barbecue.

Grand opening of the new shop.

Please come inside.

Please have a seat.

Xu is quite good at attracting customers.

He works in insurance.

Here.

Eat first.

Boss, three more skewers of lamb kidneys.

Okay.

Three skewers of lamb kidneys, please.

Okay.

Bin.

Three skewers of lamb kidneys.

Okay.

Just five tables.

Not even ten people, right?

And we've already been busy all night.

Not bad.

The most annoying was that young couple.

They only ordered ten skewers,

plus the five we gave them for free,

and they sat there for the whole night.

I must've reheated their skewers four times.

I reheated for them twice.

Don't serve skewers that have been reheated multiple times in the future.

I think

having that many customers

on the first day of opening is pretty good.

The guy I attracted was pretty nice.

He alone ordered six skewers of lamb kidneys

and even gave an extra fifty yuan at the bill,

calling it a tip.

It's the first time I've heard about

tipping at a night market.

Xu, you're quite good.

No wonder you're a famous insurance salesman.

You can even earn tips by serving skewer customers.

Keep up the good work.

Don't tease me.

Cai Bin, hurry up.

I just came in.

I can't hold it anymore.

Hurry up.

Two sausages, please.

Bro, five.

Coming. Please wait a moment.

Come on.

Come on, put these tables together.

What would you like to eat?

Give me a box of beer.

And ask the guy

with glasses to come.

Can you ask him to come over and order for me?

Okay?

Is it okay?

Okay.

The skewers here are quite delicious.

Xu.

The Big Kidney is here again.

What do you mean?

The guy

who ordered lamb kidneys and gave you a tip last time.

He brought a lot of people here for dinner.

He wants you to order for them.

I'm not going.

Why not?

I can't stand him.

The customer is God.

Stop being so picky and go.

Well.

I heard them talking

about the jadeite industry.

Think about why we opened this food stall.

To investigate Wang Dayong.

All right, go now.

Try to get more tips this time.

Xu, come on.

Go.

Coming.

Here's the wine.

Thank you.

Drink with everyone.

With everyone?

Yes.

Come on, drink with everyone.

Come on.

He has suffered.

It's okay.

Let me tell you.

I can have two rounds of drinks with Big Kidney's group of people...

Young people

don't know how dangerous the world is.

Tomorrow is even more dangerous.

Big Kidney asked Xu to go to karaoke.

He said he invited a bunch of big shots in the jadeite industry.

We have to go.

Don't let Xu go alone.

Someone should go with him.

Don't look at me.

If I go, who will cook the skewers?

Well...

I want to go.

But it's not appropriate for me to go to karaoke at my age, right?

I...

I'll go.

It's nothing.

I've seen all kinds of dangerous situations.

Wake up.

Stop sleeping.

Aren't you

jadeite specialists?

Wake up.

Have you seen this stone before?

Is this one

in Jiecheng?

Yes, it must be.

As long as it is in Jiecheng,

I will find it for you.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Would you keep your promise?

Yes.

Cheers.

The autopsy results for the poisoning case

at Ningzhou Business School have been released.

The cause of death was dimethylamine poisoning.

Lin, the roommate, is a major suspect.

Where is he? Did you bring him back?

Wang Peng is interrogating him in the interrogation room.

Okay, I'll check it out later.

What has Cheng Bing been up to lately?

I heard they opened a night snack stall.

Are they out of money again?

He said it's easier to collect information.

He's just messing around.

Liao.

I'll put it here.

Okay.

Two bottles of beer, please.

Okay. Coming.

Boss.

Ten lamb skewers, please.

Coming.

Ten lamb skewers, right?

Come on.

Okay.

I'll continue to put the meat on the skewers.

Delicious.

Your son is so sensible.

How old is he?

Nine.

What? Do you miss your son?

Of course.

My son has never been apart from me

for so long since he was born.

You won't understand.

You'll understand when you have a child.

Xu.

Don't have a child.

Minus 536.

Minus 200.

Minus 381.

Equals 28896.3.

Why is there more than 20,000 left?

What do you mean?

This is the pure profit left after deducting our expenses

for the past three months.

It's like our initial investment hasn't been spent,

and we've been living and eating for free for a few months.

Yes.

This is quite a good business.

It is.

If we keep running Sankeyou like this,

we can go head-to-head with Wang Dayong for a lifetime.