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VIETNAM, 1974

LOVE AND DEATH IN SAIGON

Go see the police over there to get your luggage.

Sir, good afternoon.

Hey, change shift.

Take the key out and open the suitcase.

Take the key out quickly!

Be quick, please.

Take off your pants!

Quick! Take it off!

What is the situation in Phnom Penh?

There are major personnel changes.

Things are different there now.

Really?

Hey, officer.

You can't take my money away.

It was my fault that I didn't declare it.

This money is very important to me. It's to save lives.

Please give it back to me. I beg you.

Hey, my friend.

What's up?

Give it back to him, or things will get awkward for everyone.

Here you are.

You can leave now.

Cheung Chi-mun, you have been set free.

HANG KEO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Mark!

I was supposed

to pick you up at the airport.

But now you come to the prison to pick me up.

- Let's go. - Where's my dad?

Uncle's waiting for you at home.

Yesterday, I almost got into trouble at the airport.

If I hadn't paid them off,

we'd be meeting inside the prison.

When those customs officers see money,

their eyes light up like car headlights.

Mark,

you went through a lot of trouble for me.

Come on!

Autorickshaw!

It's a good thing they accept bribes.

Otherwise, you'd still be rotting in prison.

- Cho Lon, 298 Tran Hung Dao Street. - Oh, alright.

Goodbye!

Are you speaking Vietnamese?

Mark.

Have you caught up on the news here in Hong Kong?

We've got a news blackout, so we don't know a thing.

According to the radio and newspapers' reports,

the Viet Cong are very close to the city.

The situation is terrible.

Hey.

Help me persuade my dad.

He's not convinced that the situation is terrible.

As you said, there's a news blackout here. How can anybody know what's going on?

But the city looks quite peaceful.

Mun, didn't you apply for your dad's passport?

The queue outside immigration is terrible.

You get nowhere without bribes.

The Chinese have been here for decades.

Asking them to end their businesses is worse than killing them.

Why do you think I worked in the black market?

All I want is to get him a passport.

And it all came to nothing.

There are two pretty girls.

Let's see which one of us gets them.

They're yours!

How are you?

DOWN WITH THE WARMONGERING GOVERNMENT

Student demonstration. Let's use another route.

- Down with the government! - Down with the government!

That way, quick!

Charge!

- Disperse! - They're protesting!

Quickly!

The pedicab's broken down.

Let's get off and push!

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

Great!

My favourite chicken buttocks!

Pat, bring me some soy sauce.

Yes.

Uncle, here you go.

I put Chinese wine

in a foreign brandy bottle.

I almost got confiscated at customs.

Luckily, it's safe.

Seriously.

You're clever to put Chinese wine in a brandy bottle.

Chinese products aren't allowed to enter this country.

I was too lazy to remove the label, so I changed the bottle.

Did you go to China to visit your dad?

How can I go there now?

It's chaos there with the Cultural Revolution.

Even if I went, I wouldn't know how to locate him.

We've been separated for over a decade.

Uncle, I bought this at a local store.

- This is good wine! - Come on.

Pat.

Not fish sauce.

I hate fish sauce the most.

I want soy sauce! Listen closely!

The black stuff.

Get going.

I can't eat chicken buttocks with fish sauce.

Who's that kid?

In the New Year, when the Viet Cong attacked Hue,

he was separated from his parents.

I took pity on him and took him in.

When I asked him his name,

he just stammered. I didn't understand what he said.

So I call him Pat.

Dad.

What was my dad gabbing about?

We need money to get my dad out of here.

I was already arrested by them once.

A second time would be very dangerous.

But there's a war going on here.

It's still dangerous even if I do nothing.

So I'd rather take the risk.

Who are you looking for?

My previous boss went to Thailand.

When I was jailed, Uncle Chung introduced me to a new buyer.

Her name is Chow Ying Kit.

I'm familiar with Saigon. Perhaps I know her.

There's a girl. Come on!

She's mine.

She's responding to me.

Well, not the reaction we hoped for.

Are you Mr. Cheung?

Yes, I am.

Hello.

This is my cousin, Mark.

Hi.

Let's talk over there.

Mr. Cheung, you've just gotten out of jail.

You're fast at making connections.

Do you have ill intentions?

Uncle Chung introduced me.

- Uncle Chung? - Yes.

I'll inform the officers outside

so they will use you for target practise.

What's the matter?

They're looking for Chow Ying Kit.

They are friends of mine.

Let me talk to them.

Don't worry.

Leave!

Do you know them?

This is your territory. Why ask me?

Are you looking for Chow Ying Kit?

He's the boss here. We call him Tenth Uncle.

I'm Chow Ying Kit.

Bong is a complicated man.

He doesn't need you for the black market.

There are lots of other ways to make money.

Why choose this path?

You've been in prison.

If Bong deceives you,

and you're arrested again,

you'll never have a chance to go back to Hong Kong again.

I've done business with Bong twice.

He could have deceived me long ago.

You said Bong was a complicated man.

In this business, aren't we all?

Mr. Cheung. There are things you don't know.

We're all Chinese.

I don't want to see you in trouble.

A piece of advice for you.

Don't get involved in things

you're not familiar with.

- Bye. - Hey.

Miss Chow.

Please don't blame us for our ignorance.

We're doing this for my uncle.

As you may know,

all those overseas Chinese struggle all their lives to get ahead.

If I can't get them out of here and they stay, what is it all for?

So I've come back to take them to Hong Kong.

I don't want to gamble our lives like this.

As you can see, in this country, everyone is gambling with their lives.

Including this war.

Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow.

In fact, our destiny

is in the hands of others.

We have no control over who wins or loses.

Not even a choice over whether to play the game or not.

If this were our own place, we wouldn't need to leave.

Everyone here tonight is escaping.

To leave or to stay, it's all a gamble.

You're so capable.

If you don't take the role as the casino's banker,

we won't even have a chance to gamble.

All of us are Chinese.

Try to put yourself in our shoes,

and tell us what to do.

Well, life is a gamble.

I don't usually conduct business here.

As to the time and place, I'll have someone contact you.

What are you doing?

I'll answer the phone.

Don't bother. I'll answer it.

It's just the phone. Why so anxious?

Seriously.

It's Mun's girlfriend, asking him for a last fling.

Then what are you

so nervous about?

Me?

Are you waiting for your girlfriend as well?

Mun and I met that girl at the same time.

So part of the fling should be mine. I'm going over now for my phone fling.

His dad and I used to be just like that, too.

As the saying goes, it's hard to escape the tender trap.

What are you laughing at?

You don't even know what I'm talking about.

Eat up!

Let me talk to her. Come on.

Hello, Miss Chow.

Hello?

Hello?

- Why isn't she saying anything? - She had already hung up.

How dare you prank me?

What's up?

Meet her at 8:30 pm at the Peace Theatre.

It's rather late now, Miss. Should we keep waiting?

This is the Foreign Ministry's vehicle. They won't risk it.

We got papers from the Foreign Ministry. Don't do anything rash.

Don't move.

Don't move.

Don't move.

- Bong! - I haven't stopped the car yet.

Bong!

- Hello, Mun. - Hello.

What took you so long? We've been waiting for you a long time.

This is Hung.

Hi.

I'm so sorry for being late, Miss Chow.

Miss Chow Ying Kit is the buyer I told you about.

This is my cousin, Mark.

- Miss Chow, this is Bong. - Nice to meet you.

Let me help you with this.

Move aside!

What are you looking at? I'll kill you.

Move!

You! Move quickly!

Stand still!

Quick! Move!

- You're dead meat. - Stand still!

- Search them for anything. - Yes sir!

Sir, have a cigarette.

My guys will handle it.

- Sir! - Kill them all!

- Have some gum. - Thank you.

- Search her! - Yes sir.

Wow, she even brings a gun?

Hey, check if it's fake.

- What's it good for? Better throw it away. - To play with.

What's wrong?

- What's wrong? - Don't bother.

Leave them be.

Hey.

Come out.

Hurry up.

Where should we go?

Go upstairs.

Make a thorough search.

Search upstairs.

- Good job! - Thanks.

Mark, stay here. I'll go down and stop Bong.

No, it's dangerous!

Don't go there. It's too dangerous.

The army is on its way up.

We'll have to make our escape sooner or later.

Cover me. I'll get the money back.

No bullets left!

Major Hung is dead!

Go after them!

Chase them!

Mun, forget about the money. Let's go now.

What about Miss Chow?

She's over there!

Hurry!

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Mark, are you all right?

Where are your toys?

- Quick! - Quick!

- How's the situation over there? - Quick!

Corporal Thanh, go handle it.

Yes sir!

We are from the General Staff,

and you are in violation of Article 26 of military law.

We command you to drop your guns now!

You were very proud of yourself just now, weren't you?

Did you see Bong's expression?

You've worked hard, and you definitely deserve this commission.

Am I right?

To me, you're the most respectable woman in the world.

I thought you respected your mother the most.

CITY OPERA HOUSE

THE NORTH CALLS, THE SOUTH RESPONSES

DOWN WITH THE WARMONGERING GOVERNMENT

BOOK AND NEWSPAPER STORE

Miss Chow.

Let me return this to you.

I hope I didn't get your lipstick dirty.

I'd never expected you'd take such good care of it.

Perhaps I'm old now.

Listening to old songs has always been a pleasure for me.

This proves that new things aren't necessarily better than old things.

That's what I thought.

Miss Chow, do you agree with me?

Tenth Uncle, what are you trying to say?

I think you still remember Mr. Ho.

He made you what you are today.

Don't tell me you've forgotten him.

He disappeared in Holland three years ago.

I miss him very much.

If it weren't for him,

I wouldn't have the success I have today.

You don't have to remind me.

- Do you want to buy anything, miss? - Please come in.

Who is Ho to you?

About a decade ago,

when Ho was just starting out,

he came into a bar with two guns one night.

I was singing in that bar at the time.

He was attacked by more than ten men.

On impulse, I blocked the knife for him.

I saved his life.

Afterwards,

I worked with him.

We were together for a long time.

He was not only my lover,

but also my confidante.

Now,

his enemies are out to kill him,

so he's disappeared for three years.

Do you know what it feels like to lose a loved one?

The person I love most is my father.

I don't know what's happened to him.

Nobody knows if he's alive or dead.

All these years, everything I've done has been for my uncle

and my cousin, Mun.

I don't dare have any hopes for myself.

I only know this.

The bigger he hopes,

the greater the disappointment.

In fact, hopes are also a gamble.

It's very painful if you lose.

So I'd rather not even try.

When I was poor back then,

all I wanted was to get rich.

Now,

I'm rich and of higher status.

I have everything except one close friend.

It's hard to make it to the top, but impossible to go back.

There are many things

that I can look back at,

but not go back to.

Since you don't expect too much, you should be happier than I am.

It's been a long time since I talked so much to someone.

Really?

Hey!

Hey!

You moron!

Hey you!

Stop, you son of a bitch!

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

Don't cry.

What's the use of going back?

In 1997, Hong Kong will be returned to China.

We'll have to come back then.

Vietnam has been at war for decades.

That's nothing at all.

Uncle, it's 1974 this year.

We still have more than 20 years until 1997.

That's a long time.

We might as well go back first.

- Exactly. - Let's go.

It's all a matter of fate.

We can't control it at all.

Everything is destined.

The taxi's waiting downstairs.

We're carrying a lot of cash. Is that really fine?

Don't worry.

Kit is very close to the officers.

She'll arrange everything for us at the airport.

That's great.

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

It has been more than 20 years.

I really can't bear to leave like this.

Pat.

Be careful.

The camera.

Hey, turn off the lights.

I almost forgot we weren't coming back.

Uncle, I'll pack it for you.

Pat.

This money's for you.

Spend it wisely.

I'll come back when things have settled down.

Take good care of your health.

Don't forget to close the doors and windows at night.

Wipe away the dust when you have time.

It's up to you to take care of this big place.

Also,

on clear days, take the herbs out to dry.

We're running out of time, Dad. The driver is waiting. Hurry up.

- But-- - Just let the herbs get mouldy.

Why are you so reluctant to leave this shop?

I'll get you a new one in Hong Kong.

Does he even understand what you're saying?

He understands more than you.

I looked at the signboard,

and he knew to take it down.

Why didn't you take it down?

So what if he took it down?

Now it's up to me to get it to the airport.

- Let's go! The plane won't wait for us. - Why are you so impatient?

Well, I'll tell Pat to hang it back up. I'm not going!

I went through a lot of trouble to get your passport.

Please don't make all of us miss the plane.

- You could always send him a letter. - Enough already.

I raised you by selling these herbs.

I'm going.

- I'll go in and get a luggage cart. - Okay.

- This signboard is so troublesome. - Be careful, don't ruin it.

Didn't I say not to take it?

Mun!

You go in first. I'll go look for Kit.

- Let's go, Dad. - Okay.

Mun.

Mun, look.

Mun.

- It's great seeing you. - Where's Mark?

He went over there to look for you.

Kit, we have a lot of cash on us. Will we have any problems?

I'll find a way.

I'm Mun's dad.

Uncle, I'm Chow Ying Kit.

Miss Chow.

- I'll go look for Mark. - All right.

Mun,

is she the last fling you mentioned?

Dad, what do you mean by last fling?

She's going with us.

Don't jinx us by saying unlucky things.

Wait for me here.

Kit!

How are things going?

There are many new officers in customs.

Don't worry, it'll be all right.

I'll take another look.

Get in line first.

Don't push!

Stop looking around, Uncle. Time to board the plane.

Do you bring any contraband?

Officer,

have a drink on me.

You want me to kill myself after taking your bribe?

Want to die? Move aside!

He has heart disease. Don't push him.

- We can't open this suitcase. - Cut it open.

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

Don't ruin it!

Sit down first.

- Dad. - Uncle.

Dad, where's your medicine?

Dad!

Mun, hurry up!

Passengers on Flight 175, please board immediately.

I'm afraid I won't make it.

You'll make it to Hong Kong for sure, Uncle.

You'll be all right.

Attention.

Passengers on Flight 175, please board the plane immediately.

Dad, I found it.

You'll be fine once you swallow it.

Dad!

Dad, are you all right?

Dad!

He took our passports.

Take care of him.

- You're too much! - Don't!

Hey! Put your weapon down! Stand still!

Come!

Get up! Stop being a dog!

Put down the weapon!

- Put it down! - Dad.

- Put the bat down! What do you want? - Come on!

- Come on! - Put the bat down!

Put the bat down!

Where's Mark?

- Come on and kill me! - Put it down! Calm down!

He's repacking the suitcases.

- Come on! - Can we go now?

Stand still!

Very soon.

- Quick! - Put the bat down!

We'll be back in Hong Kong soon.

- Put the bat down! - You can't get away!

- Stop! - Stand still!

Kit!

Why are you arresting me?

You're accused of accepting bribes.

What proof do you have?

We have a witness.

Move!

- Gather your things and go now. - Yes!

Are you all right?

- I'm all right. - Time's up. Get on the plane fast.

- What about you? - I have to stay here as a witness.

Uncle.

Now you can go without worries.

You won't have to be subjected to this anymore.

I accused that officer of corruption,

so I have to stay here and be a witness in court.

Take good care. We'll all meet again in Hong Kong.

Take care, Mark.

You, too.

Mark.

Hurry up and get on the plane.

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF VIETNAM

HONG KONG

KEUNG MUN AUTO REPAIRS CO

The world can change completely

in just a few hours of flying.

Can't sleep, huh?

Do you miss Kit?

Why bother missing her?

We belong to different worlds.

There's no way we can be together.

Honestly,

I'm not good enough for her.

Yet, she's the one

I've loved the most in this lifetime.

Funny how men always yearn

for the one they couldn't hold on to.

Am I right?

Good luck, then.

Due to the Watergate incident,

the US Congress has requested President Nixon's resignation.

According to observers, after Nixon's resignation,

the situation in Vietnam would worsen.

However, the Vietnamese government emphasises

that it has confidence in the current situation

and will continue its liberal economic policies.

Next Monday, the President of Vietnam will convene an emergency meeting

to deal fairly and impartially with the serious problem of corruption.

He pledges to the National Council

- that the government will be cleaned up. - Don't block us.

Move away.

Reuters reports

a fierce aerial attack

on South Vietnam last Saturday.

Casualty figures are still unavailable.

Due to the current instability in Vietnam,

many Vietnamese boats have arrived in Hong Kong

during the past few days.

- I told you, didn't I? - The Hong Kong government and the UN

- are conducting discussions on ways - We're lucky for leaving earlier.

- to solve the refugee problem humanely. - So what? We still lost our home.

Cousin Mark.

I just came from mainland China.

I'm still not used to life here. Please forgive me if I did anything wrong.

Silly girl. I shouldn't have gotten mad. Just leave me alone.

You shouldn't miss dinner. Otherwise, you'll be less energetic.

Have some soup.

Thanks.

Cousin Mark.

Just tell me if you need my help.

I can do anything.

Sure.

Vietnam is in chaos. I wonder how Kit is.

I hope she's safe.

We still haven't had any news about her.

Cousin Mark.

There's a car outside with a flat tire. Do you want to repair it?

Let me take a look.

Pal!

Which tire is flat?

Mun!

Mun!

Mun, come here!

- Mun! - Coming.

What's the matter? Can't fix it? Tell him to leave it here.

Look who's come!

Who?

Kit!

Kit!

I thought I'd have to go to Saigon to look for you.

Mark and I talk about you all day and night.

Sorry, I messed up your hair.

That's great!

The family has been reunited.

- Uncle. - Dad.

Mun goes to the airport every day just to wait for you.

Mark, take her things inside.

Uncle, she has her own home.

How can you ask her to move in here?

It'll happen sooner or later.

Am I right?

You're like family to me as well.

That's right.

I'll ask your cousin to make her some tonic soup later.

She's really good at making tonic soup.

I'm glad you think of us as your family.

You're a bit thin, gaining some weight might make you look even better.

I'm so sorry.

It may take us a while to settle our debts with Evergreen.

Thank you for being so understanding, Miss Chow.

Thank you.

With the current anti-Chinese sentiment from your government,

both life and property are in danger.

Staying safe is the most important thing.

We haven't found a place to live yet.

Since the UK government won't accept us,

we're counting on you.

I'll take care of the passports for you.

You can begin again once you're in a new place.

Miss Chow, thank you so much.

- You're welcome. Please. - See you.

Have you made up your mind about where to go?

My head's a mess right now.

I've gone through travel guides all night,

but I still have no idea where to take Kit.

Take a seat first. Maybe you'll get an idea.

Decide now.

It'll be embarrassing if she comes down and we're still undecided.

Got it.

Mark.

Last night, my dad kept nagging me.

He wanted to know

if we were into the same woman at the same time.

What else did he say?

He said your dad was also after my mum back in the day,

and he didn't even have the guts to attend their wedding banquet.

Your dad is really small-minded.

Not really.

It's your dad who's being small-minded.

He's small-minded to hold onto this for so long.

It's your dad who's being small-minded.

It's your dad.

Your dad is even more small-minded than him.

- It's your dad who's being small-minded. - Hey.

- What happened? - Kit.

Nothing.

He said you were sure to wear a black silk scarf today.

He said he'd be failing his dad

if he didn't ask you to dance tonight.

- Really? - Am I small-minded?

Are we going dancing tonight?

He was kidding.

But I mean it.

Sorry,

I have sweaty palms.

How do you know the manager here?

Our company has a share in this place.

Evergreen invests in everything.

I'm sorry, Ladyboss.

You must be Mr. Cheung.

Mr. Cheung, I'm Judy, the one in charge here.

Shall I get a few ladies to keep you company?

- Rock, paper, scissors! - Let's see who's the winner!

Have a seat!

Let me introduce him.

- This is my cousin, Mun. - Miss Chow.

Mark, let's just sit and chat. Why do you hire so many hostesses?

Silly!

In this kind of place, how can we not have hostesses keep us company?

Kit, you're the boss here.

You should call more hostesses to serve us.

You're not a very good friend.

- Mr. Cheung, Miss Chow. - Madam!

- They are Baby and Maggie. - Baby, take a seat.

- He is my cousin. - This is Christina.

- Hi. - She's Julie.

Hi. Long time no see.

Come on, take a seat.

Come on, take a seat.

Mark, let's go home.

Let's go!

Go home?

Kit, tell your staff that I'm very happy tonight.

I want three of them to join me for a late snack. Thanks!

Cheers. Come on.

Serve Mr. Cheung well.

Our company will bear the bill.

Thanks a lot!

You can treat me whenever I come here.

Have a good time. I'm leaving now.

Kit, I'll take you home.

Mr. Cheung, so you're a friend of Miss Chow's.

Miss Chow.

Miss Chow.

Miss Chow.

Kit's crying, go check on her.

Why is she crying?

Did you upset her?

I didn't upset her, you did.

Come on!

What does it have to do with me?

Didn't you want to walk her home?

Then do it now.

Let's go, hurry!

- Where's Miss Chow? - She's in the car.

Come!

- What are you doing? - Come on!

Kit!

See what you've done. Go and talk to her.

Kit.

Kit.

Kit.

She threw up all over the car. Take care of her.

Kit.

Hey, Mun.

I'm going back to the club. You take her home.

Hey!

What's the matter?

Why do you want to go off by yourself? Why can't we three go together?

Mun.

There are a lot of things that three people can't do together.

Don't get me involved with you and Kit.

I'm giving you the chance to take her back home.

As you said,

whoever she chooses, there will be no grudges between us.

Hey!

What do you mean by that?

You're giving me a chance to be with Kit, right?

Mun,

I know how you feel about Kit.

Don't worry, I'll never say you're small-minded.

Win her heart wholeheartedly.

Don't disappoint Uncle.

Two cousins after the same girl,

but only one can be her bridegroom.

Mark!

Mark.

Kit, I'm Mun. I'm not Mark.

I know.

Take me home.

Okay.

VALET PARKING

Mr. Cheung, your car is over there.

Your keys.

- I'm not leaving yet. - Okay.

Everything will work out.

The Americans and the Vietnamese are having peace talks in Paris.

There won't be any more problems.

Miss Chow wanted us to move back to Hong Kong.

That was an unwise move.

Hong Kong is more peaceful.

So we're refugees now.

Kit.

They said you were drunk. So I didn't want to wake you up.

I love the way you redecorated my place.

I almost didn't recognise my office.

Fortunately, you haven't changed.

But you're thinner.

You surely have many problems you can't solve.

I've come back to help you.

Uncle, let me do that.

We're having our grand opening. Are you happy?

Of course I'm happy.

For three years, I hid in Holland

while Zheng sent assassin after assassin,

desperate to put a bullet in my head.

I lived worse than a dog.

But after everything,

it's him who ended up in a coffin.

He never imagined

I'd be the one to end him.

May our business begin with luck.

Let success be with us.

May fortune pour in continuously.

Over these three years,

I've had plenty of time to think.

All day I'd ask myself this.

How could Zheng find out my whereabouts in Holland?

The one who betrayed me must be someone I trusted most.

- Grand opening! Here's the red packet! - Thanks, Uncle.

This is such a rare chance.

I'll just accept it.

Uncle, explain to everyone how Zheng discovered my whereabouts in Holland.

Mr. Ho, outsiders see how close we are and try to drive a wedge between us.

If I did such a despicable thing,

would I have the guts to meet you face to face?

Aren't you worried about your kids in the United States?

Explain to everyone.

How could there be so many killers waiting for me at the bank in Holland?

How did you end up with two million dollars

in your Swiss bank account?

Mr. Ho.

I've let you down.

I was wrong.

Since you're being so frank,

all right,

I won't make it hard on your family.

I'll let you do the honourable thing.

End your life yourself.

BY CHOW YING KIT

Get out of my way! I'll shoot anyone who tries something!

Mr. Ho, please let me stay alive.

Don't force me, Mr. Ho.

You have the guts to betray me,

why not shoot me?

Are you too afraid that you couldn't shoot?

Fire!

There were no bullets inside.

Is Miss Chow too busy to come?

This red packet is for you.

Mr. Ho, please let me go.

Please, show some mercy.

I despise people like you the most.

I was forced. Please...

In these three years,

I never killed one of my own.

That's because you never lost anything.

I grew up during the Cambodian War.

I lost far too many things.

So I don't let go of things I got easily.

- Uncle! - Uncle!

Uncle, are you all right?

Dad!

Dad!

- Uncle! - Uncle!

I'm Ho Cheung Ching.

Perhaps you've heard my name.

Well, both of you are very capable.

You're opening a garage,

not so long after leaving Vietnam.

Since you're so capable,

no matter where you go, you'll do well.

You two were good companions to Miss Chow back in Vietnam.

Every man has his price.

So I'll pay you compensation.

You've been here long enough.

I want you to leave Hong Kong in two days.

Don't come back.

Wait!

Don't think that just because you left Vietnam

and came to Hong Kong, things would be peaceful.

In fact, there's no difference.

You're lucky enough that the flower basket didn't kill you.

But luck doesn't last forever.

I've said what I wanted to say.

You may leave now.

- Go to hell! - Mun!

You have one bullet. Let's see who has the guts to fire.

Not many are willing to roll the dice in this world.

If you can't afford to gamble, don't place the bet.

Well, the world has never been fair.

Mark, forget about me, just kill him!

Don't act rashly.

Do you think there's a choice?

No, there are no choices.

If there were a choice, millions of Vietnamese wouldn't be trying to escape.

There wouldn't be so many beggars on the street.

The world wouldn't have so many people starving to death.

People don't have choices.

Ignore me!

Don't give up your gun!

Mun!

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

Dad.

What was the point of all this?

I should have let you stay in Vietnam.

I shouldn't have brought you here to Hong Kong.

If you'd stayed in Saigon, you'd still be alive.

Now that you're in Hong Kong,

but...

I'm to blame.

Kit's come to pay her last respects to my dad.

I'm responsible for his death.

Don't be silly.

You didn't send that flower basket.

If it weren't for me, Uncle wouldn't have died.

You mustn't stay apart because of me.

Kit,

you're running out of time.

They're forcing us to leave Hong Kong.

Will you agree to go away with Mark?

I'll help Mark pack his things.

I'll buy plane tickets and see you off tomorrow.

You must join us.

You should go to Taiwan with Ling.

Kit and I are going to Canada.

I'll keep in contact with you.

Go inform Ling now.

We'll depart together tomorrow.

Sure.

I'll inform her now.

Ling.

You only just got here from the mainland.

You were supposed to finally have some peace,

but now you have to leave again.

I can't go with you.

So from now on, you'll have to stand on your own.

Sorry.

I brought you a gift from Vietnam.

But I never had the chance to give it to you.

See if you like it.

Thank you.

It's beautiful.

Try it on.

Sure.

No matter what happens tomorrow,

we must cherish the moments we have together.

I'm sorry. I lied to you.

I had no intention to leave here.

Don't seek revenge on Ho Cheung Ching.

There's nothing you two can do to him.

I don't care!

At most, I will perish with him.

It's all my fault.

Let me settle the score with him.

Settle?

What can you do?

I know what to do.

Ho Cheung Ching has to go back to Vietnam to receive his inheritance.

I'll settle everything with him over there.

Take care of Mark.

Don't die in vain.

What's your plan?

I'll take the morning plane with Ho Cheung Ching.

I know that Mark won't be able to forgive me.

This time,

if I never make it back alive,

I hope you can

explain to Mark

that I didn't betray him.

I hope he'll understand and won't hate me.

Everyone here is anxious.

It doesn't look like Saigon will last much longer.

So we must get our money out while there's time.

The situation out there

reminds me of 1945.

The Japanese army was retreating from Indochina.

My dad was a Japanese businessman here.

But he couldn't bear to leave his property behind.

In the end, he was executed by the guerillas.

I was only six years old at the time.

In order to survive, I assumed a Chinese name, Ho Cheung Ching.

After all these years, I've almost forgotten

that my real name is Tanaka.

Out of the way! Don't block the road!

You're blocking the road!

Mr. Ho, they're searching the vehicle ahead of us.

Freeze! Don't move!

Hands up!

- Open the door! - Get out!

Get out!

Get out! Hey!

Get out!

- Everything will be fine. - Get out!

Call me as soon as you and Ling get to Taiwan.

Take care.

- Where are you going? - To the airport.

- Have you bought the plane tickets? - Yeah.

What about Kit? You're not waiting for her?

We arranged to meet at the airport.

She didn't say she was going to the airport.

We arranged it. She'll be there for sure.

Mark, you're lying! Kit isn't even in Hong Kong.

Where is she?

She's in Vietnam.

She took the morning flight.

She went with Ho Cheung Ching.

So there's no need for you to go looking for Ho Cheung Ching.

TAN SON NHAT AIRPORT

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

Pat!

Pat!

Nobody is here.

- It's Pat. - Pat!

Don't shoot!

Mun, Mark.

Pat, you forgot us so quickly.

Mun, look! He's a soldier now.

Mr. Mun?

Wait, why are you returning now?

Things are really tense right now.

One more thing, how's uncle Tung doing in Hong Kong?

Did he receive my invitation letter?

Hey! What did he say?

He wanted to know how my dad is doing in Hong Kong.

He said he didn't receive any letters from him.

During curfew, all phone lines are cut off.

What did he say?

With the American troops leaving, there's an oil shortage.

The phones are out of order, too.

There are so many hotels here. We'll have to split up and search for Kit.

Confiscating assets and pocketing money, huh?

- Sir! - What's the matter?

Miss Chow, so we meet again.

In this world,

those who should die never die.

Why should people like you survive?

Thanks to you, I was jailed for two months.

But you won't be so lucky this time.

Lock them up.

- Deal with them in a military way. - Yes.

Wait.

So you're Bong?

I'm Ho Cheung Ching.

Chow Ying Kit's boss.

Let's talk about business.

If we can work together,

I'll give you three million dollars.

This is definitely a win-win situation.

Sure, but you must stay with me from this moment on.

No problem,

but on one condition.

I hear that all flights might stop at any moment.

You soldiers have your own ways.

If you can get me some documents

and use military connections to get us out,

I'll pay you immediately.

RENAI STORE, SAIGON

Hurry up! Be careful!

Mun!

Mun!

I found Miss Chow.

You found Miss Chow?

Has Mark come back already?

Mark hasn't come back yet.

But Miss Chow only wants to see you.

Let's not wait for Mark.

I'll take you over to Miss Chow's.

If she leaves, it'll be very hard to find her again.

Let's go now.

You agreed to let me take care of it alone.

Mark's here, too.

He really wants to see you.

Here are two plane tickets.

Saigon will fall soon.

All flights have been suspended.

There are only two seats left for the last flight out tomorrow.

You and Mark must go.

We're Hong Kong citizens. I think we're safe.

There's a war going on here.

With a change in government, anything can happen.

Kit, since the situation is terrible, you should come with us.

I still have business to attend to here.

Don't worry.

Ho Cheung Ching and Bong have an agreement.

We'll get out with the military's help.

No way!

I can't let you leave me again.

The only reason we came here was to look for you.

I want to take you back to see Mark.

Mun.

In this situation, you must put your emotions aside.

Staying alive is the most important thing to do.

Kit.

I shouldn't have let you come back.

You can't solve all of our problems by yourself.

I already told Pat to bring Mark here.

Wait for him.

I don't have time to wait.

Mun.

At times like this, who has the right to make requests?

Nothing is ever really one's own.

The bigger the hope, the greater the pain.

- I wouldn't see him again. - No!

Kit!

Kit!

Kit!

Don't run or I will shoot!

Go! Go away!

Why do you two come here?

Speak quickly!

Kill them!

Mun, are you all right?

Can you move?

- Yes. - Let's get out of here.

Over there!

You two leave, hurry!

Over here!

Pat!

There's a wooden wall behind.

Mun, look!

They ran out! Go after them!

Mun!

Who is it?

Is Mun dead?

Actually, you decided long ago to return with Ho Cheung Ching.

So why did you look us up in Hong Kong?

You knew that I came back to Saigon with Mun,

so why did you only want to see him?

You have so many secrets.

What else haven't you told me?

I have nothing to explain.

If you say I'm wrong, then I'm wrong.

I've never regretted anything.

Come on, shoot!

You've killed so many people.

Even Mun died at your hand.

Why don't you shoot me, too?

Tell me!

How many will you kill before you're happy?

There's a reason behind our actions.

Who is right, who is wrong,

you'll understand someday.

When Mun came,

he kept telling me this.

"If you find someone whom you truly love,"

"never give her up, even if it means sacrificing your life."

He said that you'd never betray me.

He told me to understand you.

But now I know what kind of person you are.

Even if you aren't my enemy,

I never want to see you again.

Mark!

CUU LONG HOTEL

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Mun isn't dead! Follow me, hurry!

Follow me!

- Look! - Mun!

Mark!

Mun!

Have you seen Kit?

Where's she?

Why isn't she with you?

Where is she?

CUU LONG HOTEL

This is the cash left in Vietnam.

It's mine.

No matter where I go, it will always return to my side.

Things that don't belong to you

will never be yours.

Freeze!

Mr. Ho, we're both playing for the same stakes.

I'm in charge here. You can't fight against me.

The world is strange sometimes.

The US Consulate

is burning its cash. They're treating their money like garbage.

But we're here, trying to kill each other,

for that money.

As the old saying goes, true wisdom is knowing how to respond to the times.

You once said

I can't count on being a soldier to succeed.

Miss Chow, don't move!

Put your guns down!

At times like this, I realise how much we need each other.

Why did you bring a time bomb?

Mark is in Vietnam.

I know that neither of you

will let the other go.

Since one of you must be sacrificed,

I choose to die with you.

I don't want to drag him down.

What is Mark to you?

Is it truly worth paying such a price?

When the cost is that high,

there's no room left to question its worth.

As you said,

there were no choices in this world.

Fine.

Mark! Where are you?

Ho Cheung Ching!

Ho Cheung Ching.

My name isn't Ho Cheung Ching.

That name, like God's, means nothing,

completely worthless.

I can let it disappear anytime.

My real name is Tanaka.

I tell you this so you can know

who is the one who killed you.

Be it God or human,

everyone should take responsibility for the mistakes he has made.

It's becoming a slaughterhouse out there.

Everyone is after revenge.

Welcome to our vengeful world.

This is a suffering inferno.

There is no way out.

I know.

The last plane out of Vietnam has left.

So

it makes no difference if I live or die.

I just want to see blood debts paid in blood.

- You're just a useless garage mechanic. - As the saying goes,

what goes around comes around.

You'll get what you deserve!

My gun is already out of bullets.

You have your chance.

Please stop!

Please stop!

Mark!

Kit!

After all these years working with you,

I've only made one mistake,

that is injuring Miss Chow.

Mr. Ho, when you go to the airport,

the most important thing is to bring the money.

Kit!

Why did you come back?

If I didn't,

I'd regret it the rest of my life.

I've never regretted anything.

Kit!

Kit.

You just mentioned retribution.

What is it?

Our retribution would be

losing someone we love.

This happened because of you.

Come on.

I'll be grateful

for bringing Kit and me together.

Bong!

I'm going now.

Don't let Kit follow me.

Hold on.

Help me!

- Stop him! - Yes sir!

Mun!

Mun, get in quick!

Mun!

Get in fast!

Hurry up!

Screw you!

Hurry!

Mun!

Mun!

- Mun. - How's Kit?

She's seriously injured.

Bong!

Pat!

What are you doing?

Go die!

Mark!

No!

It's dangerous!

Mark, come back here!

Mark!

Be careful!

Mun, hurry up.

Mark!

Mark!

Mark!

Quick! Help! Please save her!

Doctor!

She's critically injured. Please help her.

Doctor, please save this young woman.

Tell me who I should save first.

I don't even have enough plasma for the children.

There's nothing I can do.

He said there's not enough plasma here.

He can't even save the children's lives.

Don't worry about me.

There's still time for you

to rush to the military airport.

I have a transit pass.

- But you must hurry. - Kit.

The Thai border is near.

There's a Red Cross there. We might be able to save Kit.

Let's go.

- Out of the way! - Go away!

- Out of the way! - Go away!

- Out of the way! - Go away!

- Out of the way! - We have passes.

Mark, where are the passes?

We have passes. Let us in!

Out of the way!

Go away!

Mark! The plane hasn't taken off yet.

Kit.

Bear with it. The plane is just ahead.

- Out of the way! - Get out of the way!

Mark!

Hurry up!

Mark!

- Go away! - Hurry!

Hurry!

Mark!

Mark!

Mun.

Mun.

- Pat! - Pat!

Pat!

- Pat! - Don't bother about me!

I'm not going. I want to find my family.

Go now!

Pat, take care!

Mun, take care!

Pat, take off your uniform!

Take care!

Subtitle translation by Jessica Ng