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[The Knockout]

[Episode 2]

Don't bother to see me out.

OK.

Be careful on the road.

He still can't trust us.

This is also

the mindset of most members

in Jinghai political and legal system.

Yes.

It seems that this guy is worrying about something...

We have to find a way to figure it out.

Okay.

[Fu Lu Tea House]

Welcome. How many?

Three.

Please come in. Please.

Hello?

Brother Qiang,

the police just

wiped out our place in Xiawan.

I know.

Besides, not only Xiawan,

but also a few other places in Dongshan,

Beian and Xiapo,

have all been wiped out today.

Sorry.

I arranged that.

Since the working group had come to our place,

we'd better let them achieve some work product

so that they can report to their leaders.

What if they

become more and more greedy?

They may keep digging.

Let's talk about it then.

Sheng, Shuting, take your time.

[Hall of Humility and Harmony]

Song,

I won't have dinner here.

Got it.

I'll go back and take a nap

and then buy some vegetables.

My child

will come back home for dinner tonight.

Take care, Brother Qiang.

OK.

One rice roll, please.

Okay.

What a coincidence.

Nice to meet you, Sir.

We came here to eat rice rolls.

I heard that this restaurant is very famous.

The rice rolls are delicious.

So we came here

to have a try.

Good.

No, no, no.

Well...

He just ordered one.

-Rice rolls. -We want two more.

Three in total.

OK.

Let's split the bill.

Alright.

Not bad.

You know what?

I've been sitting in the office

for too long a time,

so I really want to come out

to experience the civil culture

and observe the residents.

Xu,

he's taunting you.

He means you're a high-profile leader.

No! I didn't...

No. I dare not.

Let's not be that high-profile

and say something more practical.

An Xin,

where do you think should we start from

about our investigation task in Jinghai?

Where should we...

start from?

Whichever is okay.

A-As long as we keep an eye on them,

I believe they will

definitely sacrifice a batch of gangsters.

Once they appear, we can

catch them and send them to jail.

That will work.

Definitely.

It's just that after you leave

they may expand again,

just like spring shoots after rain.

Just kidding.

You don't trust us?

It's just because in the past few times

the things had always been like this.

This situation has become routine.

That's why

we insist on

normalizing

the crackdown on gang crimes.

To eradicate gang crimes

is the direction of our efforts.

But we should always be alert

to the possibility of their reviving.

We can't lose faith to the whole

crackdown campaign just because of

the temporary bad situation.

The results we got

and achieved from the campaign

can be seen clearly.

Okay.

Judging from your reaction, you still don't believe us.

I do.

Not only me,

but also all the residents in Jinghai.

Look. Since you arrived at our city,

everywhere

seems to be happy and cheerful.

From the highway

to the hostel,

especially the entrance

of the hostel you live in,

I found that there were

even more fruit stalls.

It wasn't like this before.

And also, more cars can be seen on the road.

So I trust you.

I do.

You mean...

They are watching us all the time?

I didn't say that.

No, no.

An Xin,

before we came here,

we've already considered

the difficulty of the task this time.

I know that.

The problems in Jinghai

are very complicated.

Some of them

had been formed over so many years.

To solve the problems

from their roots,

we'll definitely face many difficulties.

But in my opinion,

if we get turned off by

the upcoming difficulties easily,

then

we're not

qualified members of the Communist Party.

[Year 2000]

Do you live around here?

Yes.

Where is it?

Over there.

How is it going?

We're still investigating.

According to the preliminary diagnosis,

the victim is a woman

[Meng Dehai] [Deputy Director of Jinghai Director of Jinghai Public Security Bureau]

whose age is from 20 to 35.

We're preparing to salvage her.

Start salvaging.

Yes.

Wait.

Is An Xin here?

Huh?

An Xin!

An Xin.

An Xin.

An Xin!

Director Meng is calling you.

-An Xin. -Director Meng.

An Xin!

Yes!

Here!

Sir,

An Xin is maintaining order.

We are in the same team.

You can tell me the orders.

Give him a coat.

Yes.

Yes!

Over there.

Hold this for me. Thank you.

Give me the coat.

Sir.

Put it on. Quickly.

It's dirty.

Hurry up.

Okay.

Your name is Li Xiang?

Yes.

I used to work at Shuangqiao Police Station,

and then transferred to Criminal Police Unit.

I remember you.

Keep working hard.

Yes!

An Xin.

Yes.

Tell them to try their best to

protect the crime scene.

Go.

Yes, Director.

Didn't you hear me just now?

I was standing

in that position, and then...

I told you,

I should have gone back by a taxi.

I don't want to stain your car.

Why did you insist on carrying me?

We are partners.

Nobody cares about you but me.

It was evident that Director Meng

dropped you a hint.

He gave you a chance.

Why didn't you get it?

What chance did he give me?

A chance to show yourself in front of everyone.

Wasn't that good?

Why should I show myself

in front of everyone?

You have a backer,

so that's why we're different.

You're open-minded.

Unlike me.

I don't ask for improvement.

[Jinghai Public Security Bureau]

Meng asked you

to salvage the body.

Why didn't you do it?

I didn't hear that.

[An Changlin] [Executive Deputy Director of Jinghai Public Security Bureau]

OK.

An Xin.

Yes.

You can write a resignation

and leave our police station.

What do you mean?

You can't be a cop.

You are not qualified to be a cop.

Did I do anything wrong?

The basic quality of a policeman

is to be loyal to his party, his career

and his motherland.

What about you?

You're full of lies.

I don't think I'm that bad.

I just told a lie.

I really didn't want to go down to get the body.

Not for the dirt,

not for tiredness,

not for the smell,

not for fear of the corpse.

Everyone knows the relationship between

you, Uncle Meng and me.

If I went down, they'd think

I wanted to show myself.

Don't do even the most trivial evil things

and don't refuse to do good things which are not big enough.

If you tell a lie,

then you need to tell another 100 lies to explain it.

If one lies too much,

he can't even tell

which one is true

and which one is a lie.

Did you think Meng asked you to go down

to let you show yourself?

We watched you grow up.

Don't we know

you are which kind of person.

There was no need to show off.

Meng asked you to go down

because he hoped that you could find more clues

and he wanted to teach you how to be a good detective.

He wanted you to improve yourself.

You have two choices.

Find Uncle Meng

to apologize and admit your mistake.

Another choice,

submit your resignation

and go away.

[Director's Office]

I was wrong.

Now I know

you wanted me to improve myself.

I thought

you just gave me a chance

to show myself.

I took it too superficially.

I did let you show yourself.

You're right.

Think about it.

Look at the relationship between you, Uncle An and me,

who else could I choose?

Who else?

I haven't read your letter of apology.

It seems to be not bad.

It took me the whole night.

So long?

From my deep heart.

Did Uncle An ask you to write this?

Yes.

I-I wrote it voluntarily.

[Criminal Investigation Unit Office]

The victim's fatal injury

was a spinal cord injury

resulting in respiratory arrest

from a cervical fracture.

[Cao Chuang] [Chief of the Criminal Investigation Unit of Jinghai Public Security Bureau]

We also found

many bruises

and soft tissues injury on the corpse.

Therefore, we speculated that

she was beaten badly before she died.

I suspect

this body

was kept in the sewer.

[Criminal Investigation Form]

It was raining a lot the other day,

so the sewer overflowed.

That's why this body was

carried away into the drainage channel.

Besides,

after the body was soaked in the rain,

we could hardly

get enough valuable evidence

from the body.

We couldn't even tell

the original body dumping address.

The identity of the victim

has been confirmed.

The victim's name is Huang Cuicui.

Her household registration address is

Wanxiang Village, Ningyuan County, Bobei.

She is 28 years old.

She used to be a prostitute

and mainly worked within the area of Old Factory Street.

Anything else?

When this woman was alive,

her social relationships

were pretty complicated.

Maybe we could just have a group visit,

but it may be much more difficult

during the Spring Festival.

But we are not afraid of difficulties!

We must do our group interview well.

OK.

You two are in charge of this.

All of us.

During this Spring Festival,

we have to continue our work.

Had she brought any other people back?

I heard it from other tenants.

There were always some loafers

who came to her home.

But the neighbours haven't lost anything,

nor be disturbed by them.

When was the last time she came back?

Do you remember?

I don't know.

The rent is usually paid every six months.

I haven't been here for two months.

Huang Cuicui's room is over there.

Come down!

How dare you move!

Bastard!

Handcuff.

Grenade! Run!

Grenade! Run!

Grenade!

An Xin,

had you already known that it was fake

when you pounced on it?

I'm not that capable.

But after I pounced on it,

that thing became flat.

So I guess it was just a firecracker.

Luckily, it didn't explode.

What about your injury?

I'm fine.

It's just that the fire hit my chest.

How is it? How is it?

How is it?

I'm fine.

Where did you get hurt?

It hit me right in my chest.

You just pushed my wound.

You naughty boy.

Weren't you afraid of dying?

You pounced on it!

It was an emergency.

Listen up, everyone.

From now on,

we should never let this kind of thing

happen again.

Only by protecting ourselves well

can we fight against crimes.

Where is that criminal?

In the interrogation room.

Where did you get this?

I bought it from a firework stall

on Xiping Road.

I just wanted to

scare other people.

Why did you run away when seeing us?

[Repent of Your Sins. Never Too Late to Mend.]

If you didn't do anything wrong,

why did you run away?

Officer.

Are you...

Are you investigating for gambling or hooking?

Do you know Huang Cuicui?

Ye-Yes, I do.

How long do you

know Huang Cuicui?

It-It's been a while.

What's your relationship?

We-We're just that kind of relationship.

What's the meaning of "that"?

Romantic relationship.

Talk nicely!

We're whore and whoremaster.

When was the last time

you saw Huang Cuicui?

Early this January, I guess.

She said she wanted to change her job

and make more money.

Her kid had already grown up and can understand more things.

If she took her child with her,

It would expense a lot.

After she told me that,

I haven't seen her anymore.

Officer, I'm telling you the truth!

Thank you.

Let me take a big step.

[Jinghai Detention Center]

An Xin.

Yes.

Find a car to pick us up tonight.

Yes.

Officer An.

Gao Qi...

Qiang.

Gao Qiqiang.

Yes.

You were released today.

Yes, I was out just now.

Pretty fast.

Officer An, thank you.

After I went in,

they told me

if my crime definition was

burglary,

I'd be sentenced to jail.

It's normal.

You didn't crime a burglary,

right?

Go home?

Yes.

Didn't your brother and sister

come to pick you up?

The school has started.

They went back to school.

Okay.

Bye.

Bye.

Officer An.

Could you please tell me

where is the bus station nearby.

Do you know that?

There aren't bus stops on this road.

OK.

Gao Qiqiang.

How about I give you a ride?

No. No.

You go back first.

It's okay. I'm going back to the city anyway.

Come on.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I took you to the police station and back home.

The feelings are different, right?

Of course.

I've made up my mind

these days since I was caught.

I shouldn't be impulsive from now on,

because I still have

my brother and sister.

I have to take care of them.

That's right.

Where is your destination?

When you pass by Old Factory Street,

just put me down, okay?

Gao Qiqiang, can't you

just let it go?

No, I...

I just wanna go back and take a look.

After this Spring Festival,

I may close my fish stall.

So I want to go back and have a look.

Officer An, haven't you go back to the station?

I came here in case any accidents happen again.

Don't worry.

I just came back to have a look.

Last time you mentioned

the whole decoration set like this.

How much did it cost?

From the start to the end,

it cost me about tens of thousands yuan.

It's not easy to do business.

I remember.

I have one thing to take away.

Here is my scale.

This is my Feng shui treasure-place.

I want to move it away.

Go ahead.

If you need any help,

just tell me.

Okay.

What are you doing?

You can't enter the market.

Brother, he's Qiang.

You're out so soon.

Qiang, how is it going inside?

Why are you back?

I'm here to take my stuff.

Watch him.

He can't take away

anything today.

-I'll take my things. -Put it down.

-personal belongings. Can't I?

What's your personal belongings?

What are you doing?

What do you mean by "personal belongings"?

This is mine!

Which is yours?

That's,

enough.

I'm also sitting here.

Officer.

Why are you here?

Gao Qiqiang,

didn't you repent yourself well

in the police station?

Why are you still under the monitor

of a policeman?

Officer,

we all know the things about him.

My name is Tang Xiaolong.

He is Tang Xiaohu, my younger brother.

Is your heart okay?

I've taken some medicine. I'm alright now.

Thank you, Officer.

You should know the laws

since you are administrators.

The administrative detention

is no more than 15 days.

Besides, his problem is not that serious.

He is clear now.

Today, I just came here

and accompanied him

to take away some of

his belongings.

It's also a fulfilment of his wish.

Don't give him a hard time, okay?

Officer,

I'm not giving him a hard time.

He can't take his things away.

Qiao.

-Why? -Stop packing.

We have rules here.

The market is under reorganization,

so he can't take anything away.

He just takes his own things.

All the things in the market

should be left here.

If he takes something today,

what if other people find something is missing one day?

Fine.

How about this?

I'm here today.

I'll watch him

and be his guarantor.

Let him take some of

his personal belongings

and pack them up.

Then I'll walk out of the market with him.

OK?

You can't take anything away today.

As a police officer,

Can't I decide

such a trivial thing?

Which police station are you from?

You've never been to our office, right?

Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Brother,

we are owned by the Industrial and Commerce Bureau.

We are owned by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

Without their permission,

we can't allow this happen.

Let him take his things away first.

We'll to the Industrial and Commerce Bureau tomorrow

and go through the formalities.

I'll see the formalities first,

and then you can take away the things.

-Okay? -It's late today.

The Industrial and Commercial Bureau is off work.

How can he get the formalities?

I have no choice.

Show me the procedures, and I'll let him go.

That's too much.

Gao Qiqiang, come on.

Listen to me.

Pack your things. Let's go.

No one is allowed to take it!

-I'll take it. -Go away!

-Go away! -Don't move!

Let go!

-Don't move! -You don't move!

Don't move.

Assaulting the police in broad daylight?

Tang Xiaolong, what do you want to do?

-Brother Li. -Brother Li.

You came at the right time.

Be the judge.

Gao Qiqiang has just been released.

He wants to take away something

from this place.

We are still

under supervision.

The police helped him to rob things.

What do you mean by "rob"?

Didn't I reason with you?

Whose is this?

This is mine!

Alright.

You, come here.

And you. Come here.

Go over there.

Don't touch him!

Don't talk!

Go over.

Tang Xiaolong,

listen to me.

Let him take his things away first.

Brother Li, we should follow the rules.

Only when I see the procedures by

the Industrial and Commerce Bureau,

will I let him move out.

Without permission,

I won't let them take away anything.

So you really don't know

who he is, right?

A policeman.

I don't want it. Forget it.

Listen to me. We'll handle it.

Stay out of it.

Listen.

His surname is An.

An?

So what?

the Deputy Director of Municipal Public Sequrity Bureau is also surnamed An.

Don't stand there.

Hurry up.

Hurry up!

Step back. What are you doing?

I'll help you.

Officer An. Officer An.

Officer An, have a smoke.

I'm so sorry. Have a smoke.

Please forgive me.

Please calm down. Please. come on.

Sorry.

We don't need that permit anymore.

You can move away anything you want.

No problem.

Don't just sit there. Eat.

Why did you mention Deputy Director An?

So what?

Did I embarrass you?

He's not my dad.

He and your dad are sworn brothers.

He watched you grow up

and treated you well.

You are both surnamed An.

Isn't he the same as your dad?

I admit that I was affected by them

when I decided to become a policeman,

But I don't want to

rely on our special relationship.

I came to our bureau

all on my own hardworking.

I can become a policeman by myself.

And also, a qualified one.

Gao!

Brother! Brother!

Gao, you're back. Gao.

Gao.

Did you go to the market?

What's wrong?

We want to find a person who lives upstairs.

He is not at home, so we're waiting for a while.

My upstairs is the rooftop.

Who are you looking for?

No. I heard that someone called...

He is living upstairs, right?

Aren't we here to find Brother Gao?

Just say it.

Nothing. Nothing.

Let's go.

Nothing.

Let's go.

Brother. Brother.

Aren't you looking for Brother Gao?

Gao,

we are already here.

How about we visit your home and have a rest?

Make yourself comfortable.

I'm going to cook dinner.

Brother Qiang,

you are very close to Officer An, right?

What's the relationship between

Officer An and Deputy Director An

of Municipal Public Security Bureau?

I heard that

Officer An is

the nephew of Deputy Director An.

Is that true?

Who told you that?

They all said so.

You and An Xin are so close.

Don't you know about this?

Stop pretending!

Stop it!

Just keep holding.

I'll see how long you can hold it.

Gao, you have such an awesome relationship.

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

Then our market

can be protected by him!

You didn't tell Officer An

about we collecting the sanitary fee, right?

Do many people know

that Officer An

is Director An's nephew?

Not many.

Or we wouldn't have come here

and asked you.

What about this. Next year,

you just need to pay

for management and booth fees.

Forget about the sanitation fee.

I don't have to?

No, you don't have to.

I may not continue my business next year.

What's wrong?

Didn't you say

that all the booths

will be disrupted and draw lots.

If I can't draw my

original booth back,

I'll quit.

I can't move it by myself.

What a coincidence!

Xiaohu drew it for you.

It's just your old booth!

Right. What a coincidence.

Of course.

Brother Qiang, I'm very lucky.

I drew your booth!

Brother Qiang must be there.

Once entering the market,

your booth can be seen

on the left.

Well,

then, I'll continue for another year.

Why just one year?

We have a deal now.

Our contract should be three to five years.

Yes.

We'll see.

No, no, no.

We came here just for this thing.

She hasn't come back for over a year.

I don't know if she's alive.

She doesn't even care about her own child.

Last time she came back,

buying a bunch of clothes

and toys.

But just a few days later,

she quarreled with her father

and never came back.

What's the argument about?

She said she went to work in the city.

What did she do?

about what she was actually doing.

Didn't she give you phone calls?

We don't have a phone at home.

Auntie,

could you recall

some people who are close to her

and contact with her very often,

like relatives, friends,

neighbors or classmates.

Can you?

Uncle.

What's wrong, little girl?

Is my mom a bad woman?

What?

Is my mom a bad woman?

No.

What's wrong?

The villagers said

my mom was a bad woman.

I'm a wild child

without a father.

How could you exist without your father?

Of course you have a father.

But your father

is busy with work.

So he will come to see you

after his work.

What about my mom?

Why didn't she come to see me?

She went to a place very far away.

She said she would come to see you.

As long as you study hard,

eat well and grow up happily,

she will definitely come to see you.

An Xin.

What's your name?

I'm Yao.

I think you just

made the wrong choice.

You should have become a wedding MC

and witnessed the happy moment every day.

Master told me,

you feel bad because

you haven't had enough experience.

You'll get used to it after having enough experience.

If I get used to it and don't feel bad anymore,

won't I become numb?

Being numb isn't always a bad thing.

Being numb isn't always a good thing.

It's not good.

But you need it.

We've investigated

a few girls who were caught together

with Huang Cuicui some years ago.

According to their words,

they had the same leader.

This person was very

cruel and merciless.

He wasn't interested in women at all,

so girls were all afraid of him.

No one dared refuse his orders.

But recently it's said that

he was disappeared.

So when we asked these girls

to contact him,

he didn't reply at all.

This leader's name is...

Crazy-Crazy Mule...

Crazy Donkey?

Donkey.

Crazy Donkey!

Yes.

I sent him to jail in person.

[Criminal Registration Form]

Feng Dazhuang, in 1995,

he was sentenced to four years

for intentional assault.

He's just been out less than a year.

Li Xiang, check his condition now

in our inquiry system.

Okay.

Crazy Donkey.

He is really merciless.

He pretends to be crazy to scare other people.

Actaully, he's very intelligent.

He's a veteran of crime.

Then...

Was Huang Cuicui

killed by him?

That's impossible.

Feng Dazhuang has locked up a year ago.

What crime did he commit?

Look.

On January 30, drunk driving

and drove the car into the traffic police force.

Detention for 15 days.

Drove the car into...

Was he crazy?

There's more.

In 10 days,

he fought with his roommate,

[Criminal Registration Form]

so his detention was extended for 7 more days.

He was addicted to living in jail.

According to the legal medical expert,

Huang Cuicui died

on January 31.

He was...

He was caught on 30.

So you mean

the autopsy report I made

was wrong?

No, no.

I just want to ask

whether it's possible that

the time of death of the body was

one day earlier.

Unless...

Unless the murderer

used a lower temperature

to keep the body in advance.

How many days do you think it will take?

If it's thrown into a deep well

in a frozen state,

the environment under the well

could greatly affect

the process of the body decaying.

Like you said,

it's possible to infer that

the death date was one or two days earlier.

I've been waiting for you to say that.

Listen.

Crazy Donkey, Feng Dazhuang

has been confirmed

a major suspect

of 206 special investigation team.

But to ask for the approval of arrest,

we still lack relevant evidence.

Therefore,

I have reported

to the leaders of our bureau,

and they also agree that

we can dispatch a comrade

to disguise into the detention center

for investigation,

to gain his trust

and find relevant evidence.

All of you

have just joined

our Criminal Police Unit.

Those hoods outside

don't know much about you.

So I think

this is a great opportunity for you

to train yourself and make contributions.

Don't worry.

We've talked to the leader

of the detention center.

We will definitely ensure your safety.

It's the tradition of our police unit.

When having a good opportunity,

let's draw lots.

No force, out of voluntary.

Who will draw it first?

Let me.

Sorry, guys.

I really want to go.

It's just that I'm worried

I'm not good at telling lies since I was a kid.

Besides, look at my face.

You can see righteousness.

Who would believe you?

Fine.

Don't mention your righteousness.

We really need to find someone

who doesn't look like

a good guy by his appearance.

Master!

Don't I look like a good guy?

I can try it,

but you have to answer me a question first.

Go ahead.

What did

Deputy Director An say about this?

That's enough. I'll go.

I was afraid that

if I volunteered to go,

you'd think I'm taking credit

and the rumors may be generated.

I'll go then.

The sanitation fee.

Sanitation fee.

Brother Hu.

I heard that Gao

doesn't pay the sanitation fee anymore.

Who told you that?

Just asking for nothing.

Are you going to pay for him?

-No, it's okay. -You talk too much.

Brother Long! Brother Long!

What's wrong?

One of my younger brothers

has a video shop

on another street.

The hoods always bully him.

So I want to invite you two

to help him.

You paid us such little money.

Do we still need to deal with your brother's trouble?

Are you out of your mind?

Seriously?

I think it can be solved.

Go to find Gao.

Gao!

-Gao! -Ma.

Are you busy?

What's wrong?

I have something to tell you.

Go ahead.

My brother...

This isn't under the police's control.

I saw everything.

You're very close to that cop.

This is no big deal to you.

No, no, no.

Let's talk later.

New chives and wood eggs.

-I can't take this. -Just keep it!

Ma, what are you doing?

Take it back! Take it back!

Gao!

Come on.

Okay.

[Jinghai Detention Center]

34.

Behave yourself. Don't make trouble.

What did you do?

I fought with others.

Did they hit you or you hit them first?

That was not so important.

I just hit some bastards.

[Deputy Director's Office]

Anxin is in jail.

I’ve talked to them.

It won't be dangerous.

Okay.

Is he in the detention center now?

Is everything goes well?

Yeah.

I heard he's well-integrated.

[Detention Cell]

Why did you come in, Brother?

Let me talk to him.

Why did you come in?

How could you talk to

our leader directly?

Can't I talk to him?

You don't deserve it.

Or he can't talk?

If you can't shut up,

just open your mouth when you sleep.

I'll feed you.

Time to eat.

Go away!

What are you doing?

Xiaolong, help me.

Someone wants to hit me.

Come to me if you can't handle it.

I have paid you so much

protection fee.

What are you doing?

Why don't you help us?

Yue, make it clear.

We're charging for sanitary.

Stop talking nonsense!

You're always bothering my brother.

Gao,

do you remember the thing I told you last time?

How is it going?

Well, I...

Let's talk about it later.

I'm in a hurry.

It's been so many days.

Are you really very close with

that policeman?

Are you kidding me?

Brother Qiang is Officer An and

Officer Li's best friend.

Brother Qiang, am I right?

Don't worry, Ma.

I have my plan.

Gao told us that

he has a plan.

Ma, we all heard it.

-We can testify for you. -Okay.

I'm sure Gao can help you.

If he can't even deal with it,

it's unfair that he doesn't pay the sanitary fee.

Nobody can convince him.

-Right, Gao? -Yes.