Original subtitles

"Kiss or Kill"

(Episode 1)

I've been waiting a long time for you.

President Zhao.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

What are you doing here?

Where's that old geezer Lin Cang?

My uncle is tied up with business today.

He couldn't make it.

Tied up?

I think he's just...

refusing to show me any respect.

You're overthinking it, President Zhao.

My uncle specifically asked me...

to apologize to you.

Apologize?

A loyal client I've worked with...

for over a decade...

and you just poached them like that.

Bringing this piece of junk here...

Do you take me for a beggar?

Can you even afford to make amends for this?

President Zhao.

This industry is about business.

Not friendship.

You're still offering outdated goods.

We have the latest kits in our hands.

If you were the buyer...

who would you choose?

Cut the shit.

Do you believe...

I'll cut off your routes down south?

You know the connections behind my uncle well.

Cutting off Lin's source of wealth...

isn't that just cutting off your own lifeline?

My uncle said...

from now on, Lin will move the goods in your hands.

Compared to doing it yourself...

you'll only make a profit, no losses.

That old fox Lin Cang...

sure has a big appetite.

Daring to play monopoly in this line of work.

Careful, a tall tree catches the wind.

A tall tree does catch the wind.

But President Zhao...

it's nice to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

Scared?

This is just the beginning.

Who the hell do you think you are?

It's not your place to speak.

Do you believe I could...

shoot you dead right now?

Come on.

Come on, shoot right here.

President Zhao.

I'll take that hit just now.

But the partnership my uncle proposed...

you should still consider it.

Otherwise...

I can't guarantee...

You guarantee?

When I was on the border...

running guns...

you were just a little orphan mutt whose parents just died.

How dare you rely on the Lin Group...

to bark in front of me.

Who do you think you are?

Get lost!

Good dog.

Don't rush.

There's something even more exciting.

Bite down hard.

That's enough.

Come up and make the arrest.

What crimes you've committed...

you know very well yourself.

Go confess to the police.

Liar! Come back!

Liar! You come back!

Him laying a hand on you...

is a slap in the face to the Lin Group.

I'll skin him alive sooner or later.

Go ahead.

You had this planned all along...?

Did you think...

I'd just let Lin lose face?

Running off right after the mission.

Not even saying hello.

I have a date with a stunner.

I'm running late.

The dazzling world is waiting for me.

I envy your free lifestyle.

But you really go all out.

To catch this guy...

you even put yourself on the line.

As long as it pays.

Is that so?

How come I heard...

you originally turned down this job...

but when you found out A-kun...

not only trades information...

but also traffics kids...

you took the job back?

Cut the chatter.

Go interrogate your guy.

Wait.

Don't go too crazy.

I need to see you after the interrogation.

Got it.

Remember to wire the money to my account.

Clean it up nicely.

Uncle doesn't like a mess.

Understood.

Thank you.

- Uncle. - Uncle.

Go play over there.

Be careful not to fall.

Sit.

Uncle.

President Zhao should come begging us for a partnership in the next couple of days.

Zhao has a big temper but little skill.

You've been wronged.

It's my duty, Uncle.

I heard you found a guide.

Yes, Uncle.

The northern route was recently blocked.

The Black Moon Society needs their goods urgently.

This is our first time trading with them. We can't afford any mistakes.

So I found a guide.

We'll carve out a path ourselves.

If this route clears...

in all of Cangnan...

there won't be another group...

that can compete with us.

You've worked hard.

I didn't expect...

the anti-corruption campaign to be this massive.

The routes we've run for years...

are all dead ends now.

I'm getting old.

I'll have to rely on you guys in the future.

Who's the middleman?

His name is A-feng, one of my men.

A-feng, I remember him.

Quite sharp.

Just loves money a bit too much.

Don't worry, Uncle.

Once fed enough money...

a dog won't bark out of turn.

A-yan.

You tag along for this trip.

Okay.

Uncle, this is my lead.

Your lead.

It won't hurt for family to go together.

The credit will still be yours.

But if there's a problem...

you two share the blame equally.

Go on back.

Come here.

You can keep an eye on things.

But the guy is mine.

Don't interfere.

People...

should have fewer desires...

and more kindness.

Returning to simplicity is the true path.

Done interrogating?

You've made a huge contribution this time.

That was pretty fast.

It would've been faster if you were there.

What do you say? Consider coming back to work?

I can't stand the military environment.

I'm much more comfortable and free now.

You're still hung up on that incident.

Let's get down to business.

Do you know why we wanted to catch...

that info broker today?

Stop keeping me in suspense.

You've heard of the Lin Group, right?

Cangnan's largest...

foreign trade conglomerate.

Who hasn't?

It's more than that.

They are currently Cangnan's...

largest arms smuggling syndicate.

Their tentacles basically reach...

all surrounding regions.

The weapons they handle every year...

could arm a small country.

Arms dealing...

You've probably guessed it.

The bombing of Luoman Village back then...

was their doing.

That kid A-kun...

managed to hook up with such a massive syndicate?

That's how fate turns.

People from the Lin Group...

contacted him recently.

They want to buy a...

smuggling route to the port from him.

Sounds like a massive shipment.

With Lin's massive business...

they still need an info broker to move goods?

They must be playing you.

I thought so too at first.

But we have inside intel.

The recent anti-corruption campaign...

has indeed hit Lin hard.

Several routes are now dead ends due to changes in upper management.

It's normal to turn to anyone in a panic.

For us...

this is a great opportunity.

What do you need me to do?

You'll be that guide.

You're really playing them for fools.

Don't worry.

Our plan is airtight.

They lack a route.

So we'll open an exclusive one up for them.

You just need to deliver this route...

right to them.

How much of this route is real?

Half real, half fake.

It can withstand initial scrutiny.

But a few key nodes inside...

are under our control.

As long as they use this route...

we can close the net at specific points.

Catch them like rats in a trap.

When's the meeting?

Today.

Today?

Why didn't you just say...

I should go right now?

We just got this out of the interrogation.

Time is tight.

I'll send you the files now.

You need to focus on three people.

First is Black Scorpion.

The one you'll be trading with.

Lin Cang's right-hand man.

He's the only one in our investigation...

with a criminal record.

The nightclubs in Cangnan...

are basically all in his hands.

It was his subordinates...

who contacted A-kun.

Looking for a guide.

What about the other two?

The second one...

is the public boss of the Lin Group.

His name is Lin Yan.

But I don't have a photo of him.

I can only tell you...

he is a guy...

even more dangerous than Black Scorpion.

The third one

is Lin Cang, the boss of the Lin Group.

He's the source of the entire arms chain.

But he stays deep in the shadows.

All transactions

are done through middlemen.

He never shows his face in public.

There's zero intel on him.

You might as well have said nothing.

At the very least, the infiltration route

is already paved for you.

This route

is your bargaining chip.

What is this symbol?

Symbol?

You mean that one?

It looks like Lin's

signature emblem.

It has appeared in many

places where Lin conducts transactions.

But we're not entirely sure.

Will you give this to me?

It's you.

How could it be you?

Brother Scorpion.

Young Master Lin.

Where are you going?

You're drunk.

Didn't we have a deal?

Don't go.

Hey gorgeous, don't leave.

Have another drink with me.

Do you have a death wish?

Let's go.

Sorry about that, boss.

Thank you.

[New stock, accepting orders]

You're so busy,

you didn't have to come.

It's nothing.

That customer just now was really generous.

Look.

Hey handsome, first time here?

Stay and have a drink with me.

- Yeah. - I have things to do today.

Maybe next time.

Alright then.

Remember me.

Brother.

This way.

Thanks for the trouble, brother.

Which big shot is coming today?

So I can prepare myself to not say the wrong thing and offend someone.

Just call him Brother Scorpion when you go in.

Don't worry.

As long as the route is solid,

you'll get your fair share.

Go on in.

Greetings, Brother Scorpion.

Just you?

I heard

you can open up a route to the port.

It's all thanks to the support

of my brothers over the years.

I've got some favors to pull,

so I managed to carve out a route.

Sit.

Doing business doesn't have to be so serious.

Let's play a few rounds while we talk.

Relax.

You think too highly of me, Brother Scorpion.

The little money I make

probably can't afford this game.

Whether you can afford it or not

isn't up to you.

It's up to me.

Did you bring the route map?

I am the route.

Seven channels,

three time windows.

Who can pass through,

it's all in my head.

Brother Scorpion,

how do you want to inspect the goods?

Take a trip out there?

No rush.

Since we're talking business,

let's see how your luck holds up.

Let's play a couple of hands.

You just said

the route is in your head.

Something so important,

aren't you afraid I might extract it another way?

How do you want to extract it, Brother Scorpion?

Stay here.

Think it through before you leave.

Brother Scorpion,

are you trying to scare me?

What do you think?

A route is all about timing.

Today it's a highway to heaven,

tomorrow it could be the bridge to hell.

This route,

without me in the picture,

is completely worthless.

Interesting.

That was a pretty speech you just made.

But my friend,

truly smart people

usually don't let others see

just how smart they are.

I hate people who are too smart.

Do you prefer fools, Brother Scorpion?

No.

What I like are

smart people who obey orders.

Point taken.

All in.

I call.

Let's see them.

Looks like luck is on my side today.

You lose.

I've always had bad luck.

Bad luck?

You have bad luck and you still call?

What are you after?

Money.

What a coincidence.

I'm after money too.

Including your share.

Brother Scorpion,

what is the meaning of this?

Leave the route behind,

and your life too.

Have mercy, Brother Scorpion!

You're asking for it!

Don't move. Put the knife down.

Did you think

you could make it out alive?

That depends on whose side

luck is on today.

I'm here.

You're not leaving that easily.