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[The Knockout]

[Episode 4]

During the work of education and rectification of this time,

[Year 2021]

we often talk about the original intention.

Actually, most of our comrades had good

original intentions at the very start.

But in the long working process,

[Case File]

some of them

let their guard down.

They were corroded and got roped in

and finally became the protectors of criminals.

[Deputy Chief Procurator's Office]

That means

sticking to one's original intention

is really hard to achieve.

As a policeman, An Xin

is often laughed at for not being smart

or flexible enough.

If judged by whether he can get a promotion or gain more wealth,

then he is not a shrewd person.

But his quality

is the most precious thing

we need in our political and legal team.

Most of the time,

corruption begins with a glass of beer

or a meal.

When facing a toast from leading cadres

or a dinner invitation from merchant friends,

[Confession Room]

how many of our comrades

[Police Mirror]

can refuse without hesitation?

Transparency's out of justice, authority's out of integrity.

Only when the law enforcers keep impartial

and integrity

can they stand firmly

[Be loyal to the Communist Party. Serve the public without complaint. Enforce the law impartially. Abide by discipline.]

and become

a sharp steel knife that will never rust.

[Year 2000]

Nothing serious.

They just got caught for selling circuit boards.

Will they rat out

on us?

They'll only be in jail for half a year if they don't betray us.

But if they confess, their prison sentences would be 8 to 10 years.

So I don't think they'll betray us.

Brother,

why don't we hide for some days?

Hide for what?

We're going up the hill this weekend.

Who else can arrange it?

If the task is assigned to other groups,

we'll be left with nothing.

Let's wait for two days.

If the police

don't come to us,

then we can confirm that our bros haven't confessed

yet.

Then we'll go up the hill.

I'll talk to our boss later.

He may have some ways to let them out.

They can't even walk.

Just the two of us?

Will I get some money if I go with you?

I'm late.

-Please. -Thank you for waiting.

-Sir, this way please. -This way.

Have a seat.

Please.

Have a seat.

Okay.

Okay, thank you.

[Gong Kaijiang] [vice-general manager of Jinghai Telecom Company]

Who

is Cao's friend?

I-I'm Cao Bin's classmate.

My name is Gao Qisheng.

I'm his brother.

Cao's father and I have been friends

for many years.

Yes.

Cao Bin told me about it.

He also told me that

if I had any problems with the Telecommunications Bureau,

I could come to find you.

The Telecom Bureau was closed a long time ago.

Now it's called "Telecommunications Company".

Then my brother and I

want to start the PHS business.

We may need your help.

No problem.

We are friends now because of Cao.

Order some dishes.

OK.

-Waitress, we're ready to order. -Waitress.

Here.

Please give it to me.

Order whatever you like.

-Yes. -Okay.

Make yourself at home.

I'll have this,

Australian Lobsters Cooked in Three Ways

and three sea cucumbers from Liaodong Bay for us.

Okay.

Okay, I'll order these.

OK.

You can order some more.

Alright.

Excuse me.

Two sea cucumbers, please.

Well, Sir,

my brother is allergic to

sea cucumbers.

Then order something else.

Brother, let me do it.

Give it to me.

Okay.

Wha-What should we drink?

It's up to you.

Still me?

-Yes, it's up to you. -Okay.

I want a bottle of

Cordon Bleu Cognac.

What do you think?

Okay. Good.

I'll take a photo for you.

I just bought it. How is it?

Who allowed you to bring it here?

Do you want to die?

No one said it's forbidden.

It's been exposed!

It's over 2,000 yuan.

This is the first

and also the last time.

I saved your life.

You know that?

Turn around.

What are you doing?

Will anyone be killed by taking a photo?

What are you doing?

Nothing else.

What are you doing?

What's wrong?

Take good care of the big bugs

later.

You'll get enough money to buy ten cameras.

Who are they?

Stop asking.

When is your brother coming?

Don't ask.

Now I see.

To go up the hill is to go to the sea.

Owl is ready.

[Jinghai Public Security Bureau Command Center]

Have you informed the border defense

and Marine Public Security Bureau?

Tell them to be on standby.

What about 119 and 120?

I have informed them.

Don't worry.

[Jinghai Public Security Bureau Command Center]

Everything is ready.

Let's see what a bunch of monsters they are.

[Jinghai Public Security Bureau Command Center]

Your things.

Phones.

Stop.

You are not allowed to

bring your phones or any other personal belongings.

Someone

brought something not allowed

on the yacht last time.

You know what happened.

Answer me!

Yes, Sir.

Get on the yacht.

Is it exciting?

Yes.

The big bugs have arrived.

Get to work.

Brother Hai.

Camel!

Here.

Cao Chuang,

zoom in on the pictures of

the suspects.

Yes, Sir.

Find those people who

got on the yacht

and zoom in on the screenshots.

We're gonna catch some big fish tonight.

I'm not sure

whether our net is big enough

to catch them.

We have to do this.

Our investigator

has been working hard for so long.

We can't waste his efforts.

I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong.

What's wrong?

You saw it just now.

Should we

ask the Municipal Party Committee for instructions?

An,

this is the power

given by the law.

We are following the rules.

Why should we ask for their instructions?

Calm down.

Next year you may be

transferred to the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission,

so you need to be more cautious now.

When encountering such a major problem,

you'd better ask for instructions first.

Otherwise, it would make you look arrogant.

How could I be arrogant?

What if we leak information when

asking for instructions?

I have the same concerns.

But think about it.

If we get support from the committee's leaders,

wouldn't the rest of the work go more smoothly?

Then I'll make a call.

No.

I think you should go there in person.

Face to face?

Yes.

You'd better talk to them face to face.

Captain Cao, the yacht is leaving.

Tell all departments to get ready.

[Jinghai Public Security Bureau Command Center]

Wait for An Xin's signal.

Sir.

Let's dance together.

Okay.

Here.

Here.

Brother, be careful.

Come on.

Zhang Xin!

Come on.

Congratulations on going up the hill.

From now on,

we're totally on the same side.

Come on.

Here.

We're doing such a big thing.

Are we allowed to drink?

What are you afraid of?

They were already drunk.

I can't drink a lot.

What? Don't you trust me?

I do trust you.

Look.

By the way,

Gao Xin is your real name too,

right?

Yes.

Fontainebleau

is a place where you did your part-time job, right?

I used to be a security guard

in Fontainebleau.

Tell me something

about Changchun Sports School.

I love it.

Shenyang Sports School.

Shenyang. Shenyang.

Shenyang. Yes.

Well...

I'll go to the toilet.

You just drank a little!

You still have a long way to go.

Here. Drink some more.

I heard what you said just now.

Last time

someone brought...brought what?

What was the consequence? Was it serious?

What did she bring?

A recorder.

Seriously?

She wanted to threaten me

just for some more money.

Did you give her?

How could I make the decision?

I told my brother about this.

He said he would talk to that girl.

Talk!

Talk...

Your brother didn't come this time?

It's hard to see him.

Even Camel hasn't seen him yet.

But today I decided to

introduce you to my brother.

Brother, what happened?

Zhang Xin, take care of this.

Go on with your work.

Hurry up!

Boss, I'm hearing.

Is everyone on the yacht?

Yes.

I just got the news.

The man you brought here today

is a cop.

Sail the yacht as normal

and solve this problem on the sea.

Got it.

The party can't continue anymore.

Brother, let's go back.

Go and find a few sampans quickly.

Boss will delay some time for us.

Okay.

How is it going?

They're still under surveillance.

Everything is fine.

Has An Xin sent a signal?

No.

The yacht will arrive at the international waters soon.

If they get to that area,

it'll be hard for us to control the situation.

You're awake.

Awesome.

You saved my life,

so I treat you as my brother.

I should pay you back.

But now you must die.

If you are still alive,

they won't be able to sleep well.

Add two more stones

so that he won't suffer

and can die in peace.

Let me teach you something.

When you're on a special mission,

put on this suit.

I hid a blade

in one of the sleeves.

It can save you at a critical moment.

Did we catch Crazy Donkey and Camel?

No. We're still looking for them.

Well...

Did we catch those people on the yacht?

There were only

crew and prostitutes on the yacht.

Those people who boarded at the beginning

ran away in sampans.

The coast, but....

The coast guards

should have followed them.

Didn't we send men along the shore?

Yes, we did.

Then I know the main reason,

which was...

It was my fault.

I didn't send a signal.

When I was about to send it,

I was seen by Crazy Donkey.

Then he asked me to drink.

He put something in...

Actually, I...

Don't think too much.

Take care of yourself.

We'll talk about it after you recover.

An Xin,

there is a meeting this afternoon at the bureau.

Meng and I have to attend the meeting.

Take care of yourself.

We'll come to see you later.

Aunt Cui just cooked this.

When he gets better, heat it for him.

Yes, Director Meng.

Call me if you need anything.

Okay.

To be honest,

I shouldn't have listened to you last night.

I went to the city in a hurry

to report.

But they told me

they should discuss it

and didn't give any orders.

If An Xin wasn't lucky enough,

something bad would have happened.

He could be killed!

As directors,

how could we explain this to the bureau?

As his uncles,

how could we handle it?

Meng,

It was the right call to report first.

If we acted directly yesterday, who can guarantee that

nothing would happen?

Something bad might have happened!

If we really want to

do something for Jinghai,

then first we have to ensure

that we won't get fired.

We've been working for a long time.

Now

our job has to be

decided by An Xin's life.

Who's that?

It's me!

Come on. I'm vomiting.

Go on.

I didn't put a sock in your mouth.

I broke a rib.

Listen.

I-I'm here to see you with a good intention.

Don't blame it on me.

Chuang

called me today.

He said something happened to you.

I just stopped what I was doing

and came to see you right away.

Wow, delicious food.

Don't call him Chuang.

He is my master.

Show some respect.

Do you know

the most interesting thing today?

Chuang called me.

He said, "Yu,

bad news.

An Xin, he was...

He-He was..."

Then he sneezed.

You know well about him.

He can barely stop

when sneezing.

He couldn't finish his words.

I thought

you were dead.

So if I die one day,

will you laugh like this

at my funeral?

So what?

It'd be something worth to be celebrated.

I see. If you die,

I'll throw up at your funeral.

I'll vomit on your tombstone.

The food for patients

is not delicious at all.

This is like my mom's cooking.

It was cooked by your mom indeed.

Alright.

I

just came here to see you.

I'm relieved to see that you're fine.

Be good.

Get well soon, you hear me?

All right. I'm waiting for you to leave here

and take me to eat more delicious food.

Excuse me.

You need an anti-nausea shot.

I feel better now.

I don't feel sick anymore.

I've been thinking

and analyzing in the hospital,

trying to figure out who is behind this

Crazy Donkey.

I'll tell you.

If I say something wrong, you can correct me.

First of all,

this person's social status

must be far higher than Crazy Donkey.

Second,

he's got a problem with

Bai Jiangbo

from Xiawan sand quarry.

And they've been holding grudges for a long time.

Third,

I think his business

may be related to environmental protection,

forestry, and national resources.

He needs to connect with these government departments.

That's why he has to hold parties

on the sea aperiodically

to win over those corrupted officials.

Fourth,

he may have an independent private room

at the Platinum Palace.

Maybe he's even one of the shareholders.

Of course, this is only

my assumption.

What do you think?

I'll give you the fifth speculation.

There must be another bigger backer

behind this person.

Otherwise, why haven't those arrested subordinates

ratted out on him?

This is the market where Gao sells fish.

[Old factory Street]

Brother An!

Brother Li!

Brother An. Brother Li.

Why did you come here today?

Do you want to buy some vegetables?

What do you want? Just have a look.

The fruits are fresh.

Officer An, welcome.

Officer Li.

We came to see you.

He said you still got your original stall.

So I came here to take a look.

I was going to quit,

but Xiaolong told me

he wouldn't change my stall.

So I came back.

Gao can always stay here.

He's very important to us.

Is there anything to eat here?

I'm hungry.

There are no restaurants

in our market.

But at the end of this street,

there is a stall that sells fried noodles.

Most of the customers are stall owners.

If you don't mind, you can choose there.

Alright.

Okay.

The food there tastes good. Let me arrange for you.

It's over there.

Aren't you coming?

Is it appropriate?

Sure.

Xiaohu,

Take care of Gao's stall.

Okay.

Let's go. This way.

-Xiong! -So, you guys all sell fish

-in this area. -Xiong!

-Yes. -Brother Long.

Four. We have four people.

Got it!

These are four meat stalls.

That is the vegetable area.

This is Rong, a butcher.

Rong, this is Officer An.

-Officer An. -Please come in.

Brother An, please come in.

This is it.

Xiong, it's time to show up.

Okay!

Prepare your best dishes for us.

Of course.

We'll see.

Well, Brother An,

Gao recommends this place...

Excuse me, three rice noodles.

Okay.

Well, I'll pay today.

My treat today.

No. No.

You are the guest. Let me pay for it.

Officer, put it here.

Stop wiping.

It's fine.

Brother An, enjoy your meal.

Actually, I'm here to ask you a few

more questions about our case.

The one he mentioned last time,

Huang Cuicui.

It's been a few days.

Have you heard anything?

Not yet.

I've told many stall owners

about this in our market.

I asked them to keep an eye on this person.

I'll let you know

as soon as I get any information.

Did you fight for a just cause?

Not really.

We're all neighbors.

It's not a big deal.

It's settled.

Officer An didn't worry about you in vain.

It worked.

Of course.

I've kept every word of Officer An

in my heart.

People here

are usually hot-tempered.

We are uneducated.

We have no choice.

No need to say that.

I guess you are not

doing business all the time.

You can

read some books and newspapers in your spare time.

You will get some improvement.

OK. I'll study when I'm free.

Now that you mentioned it,

I read a book several days ago.

There's a saying in this book

that's really great.

It said that

you need to imagine your enemies

as your friends.

What's the name of this book?

Youth Culture.

So you want to regard

Xiaolong and Xiaohu as your friends?

I didn't mean that.

We've known each other since childhood.

They're nice people.

So you should study more.

I don't mean anything else.

You are a businessman.

Running a business

is like fighting a war.

So you can read some books like

Reference News

or The Art of War.

Wait a minute.

Xiong! Xiong!

Give me a pen and a piece of paper.

Alright.

Okay.

I want to take notes.

I'll buy these books.

Let me write it down for you.

-Thank you. -Thank you, Xiong.

Recommend more books for me.

I want to read more.

The Art...

It's called the Art of War.

The Art of War.

Don't be too greedy.

Okay.

Read these first.

OK.

I'll do as

you say.

Let's go back to the office.

Let's go to the Platinum Palace.

We've alerted them.

We may find nothing.

At least we can scare them.

Let's go.

Take a look. Do you know her?

No.

Look at it carefully.

I've never seen her before.

She's not our employee.

Stop pretending.

Why did she work in this place

if she is not your employee?

The receptionists, cleaners,

waiters and waitresses,

are our registered employees.

As for those girls who

work in this place as hostesses,

I'm not in charge of them.

Then call

the person who is in charge of her.

Some of the girls

are our customers,

and others came here

with their clients.

How dare I ask?

How about this?

We'll take a look inside.

-Okay? Okay.

Okay, let's go.

[Staff Only]

Where's the card?

This is not the business area.

This is our boss's private place.

It's inappropriate for you to go in there.

Call your boss here.

Ask him to bring the card.

My boss is busy.

He doesn't have time.

Dare you say it again?

Let me make a call.

Boss, the police are here.

They're wiping out pornography so early?

They're not here to wipe out pornography.

They're looking for a hostess.

Just let them do their job.

As long as we're not caught in the act,

they can't take any action.

Boss,

the person they're looking for is

called Huang Cuicui.

You moron.

Can't you say things clearly once and for all?

I see.

I'm sorry.

I brought the card.

I'll open the door for you.

Where is your boss?

He is too busy.

It's quite messy inside.

Please don't mind.

Please. Please come in.

Please have a seat.

I'll be right back.

Hello, Sir.

Who ordered this?

Our manager told me to send this.

He said you are working too hard.

Who caused this?

Enough. Stop talking nonsense.

Find the girl right now,

and then all of us can be relaxed.

Alright.

I'll let both of you relax a bit.

Come on, girls.

Come in, girls.

Come on, line up.

Hurry up.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Say hello to the two bosses. Come on.

Hello, Sir.

What are you doing? Get out!

You two are working...

Get out!

Okay. Hurry up.

Hurry up.

It seems that

they don't want to cooperate with us.

Let's go.

Where are you going?

Put on my uniform.

Welcome.

Hello?

Officers!

You have a call.

Here is a call for you.

Excuse me, here is a call for you.

Isn't your boss busy?

Let him be busy.

We'll take care of his business for a while. It's okay.

I think

you'd better take it.

Please.

Hello?

Yes, I am.

Ye-Yes, he is here.

I'll let him speak to you.

An Xin, it's for you.

Please wait a moment.

I'll go get him.

Answer it.

-Answer it. -What are you doing?

For what?

No one can stop me.

Hello.

Why don't you let me investigate the Platinum Palace?

Who were you investigating

in the Platinum Palace?

The backer of Crazy Donkey.

You don't even know

his name.

Without evidence,

how could you continue your investigation?

You didn't even let me investigate!

How could I find out

any evidence?

You didn't even have any permission.

Wearing this uniform

and standing at the gate,

you've affected their legal business.

If someone

wanted to cause you trouble,

you would definitely lose this fight.

I saw Crazy Donkey

go straight to the Platinum Palace

after making trouble in

Xiawan sand quarry.

Let's check the surveillance footage!

Please tell me,

when

can I know from someone

the reason we failed

the action on the sea this time?

We caught so many people on the yacht

but couldn't get any

valid statement.

Why?

Wait.

Let me ask you.

Why did you

come to find me so late?

Who called you?

Meng Dehai.

Then go to find him.

Do you think I dare not to find him?

You got a loud voice. Are you looking for me?

No.

I just

want to tell you to go back home early.

You can leave now.

Yes.

Your hat.

He's being stubborn again.

He doesn't want to listen to me.

It's like we're trying to harm him.

Well,

he reminds me of you when you were young.

I'm afraid he'll follow my old path.

There are two bullet holes in my body.

One in front, the other in my back.

I still don't know

who shot me in the back.

Qiang.

Xiaolong.

Are you taking a nap?

Let me get you a chair.

Qiang,

I heard Sheng is back.

Did he graduate?

No, he's an intern now.

Didn't he come to help you?

Sit down.

He won't have a promising future if he sells fish with me.

Recently, I've been considering

whether he can find a job.

Take these cigarettes.

No, no, no.

I haven't finished the carton of

cigarettes you gave me last time.

-Take it. -No.

Take it back. Take it.

-Put it there. -I'll put it here.

What's wrong?

Here's the thing.

Someone owed Boss Bai

of the sand quarry some money

and hasn't returned the money so far.

Boss Bai

said that he didn't want the money anymore.

Now he just wants to find someone

to beat that guy

to vent his anger.

He'll pay twenty thousand.

Why are you looking for me?

I won't do such things.

Aren't you short of money?

Who told you I'm short of money? I'm not.

Look.

Sheng came to me,

saying you need money for business.

My brother came here

to help you.

...Plus

1200

equals 5350.

Brother, why are you back so early?

Did you borrow money

from Xiaolong?

What? I'm going to cook.

Did you borrow money from Xiaolong?

I've told you

not to get close to people

like Xiaolong since you were a little boy.

How could you borrow money from them?

Didn't I give you

ten thousand yuan?

You said it's enough to open a store.

What are you doing now?

I didn't think carefully enough.

I thought

we could open the store successfully

after getting on well with some people of the telecom company.

That night,

we had dinner with them.

Didn't he guarantee that

our agency business would go smoothly?

Last night

my classmate Cao Bin

called me and

asked me for 25,000 yuan

as the middleman's fee.

He said if I didn't give him,

he would ruin

my relationship with the telecom company.

What a bad guy!

Just tell him

we don't want to open the store

and won't give him a penny.

Brother, think about it.

We've already spent

so much money on

sending gifts and

building relationships.

We've also paid the deposit for the store.

If we don't open it,

we can't get the deposit back.

We'll lose all of the money.

Then we can't be blackmailed by him.

Society nowadays is like this.

If we don't give some benefit

to the middleman,

how could he

give us the best resources?

The profit should be divided in a business.

PHS will definitely become popular

all over China.

How much money do you need now?

I have pooled some money.

I still need twenty thousand.

OK.

Let me handle it.

We can't borrow money now.

What else can we do?

Of course I have my way.

No.

You already have an idea,

right?

Lei,

why did you bring such

a big one this time?

The smaller one could only catch some small fish.

We can use this bigger one to catch some big fish.

Have you opened it?

Yes!

Move aside.

Don't scare me, Lei!

My gosh.

Will this thing

leak electricity?

Let's go.

Xiaohu.

Are you sure it's here?

Brother, Xu Lei is over there.

Qiang,

it's here.

Qiang, let's get prepared..

Xu Lei is right there.

Wait for me here.

I'll talk to him first.

About what?

What if he can pay back the money?

If he could pay the money,

we wouldn't have to be here.

Cut the crap and go.

Some people had talked to him before,

and he beat them up.

Let's just do it.

It's okay. I want to try.

Xu Lei.

What a big fish, Lei.

Not big enough.

Just catch it.

Someone is coming.

Is he the owner of this fishpond?

I've checked.

This pond belongs to no one.

Even if he's the owner,

we can just give him some money.

That's right.