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Strictly speaking, I'm more like a preserver than a painter.

Things will eventually disappear and people will change.

However, images in a drawing will be preserved forever.

I've been stationed in Cheung Chau for decades and

this is the first ever Cheung Po-tsai Cave rock fall I've ever heard of.

Fascinating!

Fascinating!

Sure, not a problem.

Sergeant Wong...Mui.

Sir...I am sorry. I gave you this trouble.

You alright?

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

This way please, come on.

It's just a finger.

Sit down... Sure...

Leung Sir.

You really live up to the name of Kwun Tang's Crimebuster.

You would go in alone for the rescue without waiting for firemen and paramedics to come.

I didn't know how serious his injury was

so I made this decision.

Sorry, Sir.

You don't have to say you're sorry.

You did the right thing.

I was at Tung Wan Beach with the guys retrieving a torpedo from the Qing Dynasty.

They had that in the Qing Dynasty?

Not as advanced as modern day ones, of course.

It's more like a dynamite-filled crate.

It was stuck under the sea for ages.

It no longer works.

It's found by some anglers.

I see.

Cheung Chau is a peaceful island.

You bumped into a big case the first day you reported to work.

I guess I have to be extra pious when the Bun Festival comes.

When the day comes, you need to pick an auspicious time for an offering.

You have such a capable subordinate.

She can fill in for all of you.

Some cheek.

That means your injury is not serious. No examination necessary.

Oh yes, maybe you should go to the clinic for a check-up.

I don't think so.

Leung Sir said I was fine.

I needn't go.

Let's go.

Clinic...

I need to go pick up Sonny.

This is an old silver coin.

How fascinating...

Mui, what else have you found inside the cave?

What have you seen there?

It's probably an illusion. I saw nothing.

Nothing?

One can tell this silver coin is rich in history.

I wonder if it belongs to Cheung Po-tsai's time.

Oh, that means there really was a treasure trove in the Cheung Po-tsai Cave.

What? It's just a folklore.

Besides, I don't think Cheung Po-tsai really existed.

And you call yourself a Cheung Chau native?

Let me tell you, Cheung Po-tsai really existed, he's a historical figure.

Mui...come on...

Be mentally prepared, I am going to...

What now?

I mean I am going to show you things that are beyond human imagination.

It's simply...fascinating... Fascinating, right?

Leung Sir, I didn't know we had a dungeon here.

Do you know you are the first visitor of this treasure room.

Treasure?

Leung Sir, I may not look very Chinese,

but it says Store Room here.

Fascinating! You read Chinese!

Do we need a flash?

How come the store room is filled with relics?

Actually the Cheung Chau Police Station site used to be an ancestral hall.

It's burnt down during the Republican Era.

You were away for years so you didn't know.

During the station's expansion works,

when piling works was done, a number of brass chests were dug up.

They were filled with Qing Dynasty records and county annals.

Like this one.

There's a biography of Cheung Po-tsai.

Piracy Suppression in the Canton Waters

Have a look.

Cheung Po-tsai was an orphan.

He was abducted by Cheng Yat the pirate in one of his raids.

He showed his aptitude as a pirate and was made a branch leader.

He subsequently rose to the top and became the leader of Guangdong pirates.

Wow...

So Cheung Po-tsai was the most powerful pirate that prowled Qing's coastal waters?

What happened to him in the end?

There are many different versions.

Legend has it that he had his treasure hidden in the outlying islands of Hong Kong.

The Cheung Po-tsai Cave here in Cheung Chau is one of the most famous.

That's why it has become a tourist attraction.

What does this nodding mean?

Do you now find this legendary man intriguing?

What?

Intriguing is one thing.

He's a pirate, a bandit, a robber.

His treasure was stolen goods.

If he were a contemporary man, I'd bring him to justice.

You really...are square.

You are a blockhead, just like him.

Be more feminine, alright?

This one is not for you.

Try this one.

It's more suitable for you.

Wong's Genealogy?

Yes. Besides annals, we have genealogies of the indigenous people here.

Oh, my family's pedigree!

Really?

What's this?

How pretty! Who's she?

Who am I to answer you?

My name is not Wong.

It's kept inside the genealogy,

she must have been one of the Wong clan.

Leung Sir, thank you for taking me here.

I have learnt a lot.

I wonder if I can borrow it.

Sorry, it's not for loan.

However, what you can see here have all been scanned and uploaded online.

If you are interested, you can browse it online.

Just click into www.amok.gov...

Could you write it down for me?

Done downloading your Wong's Genealogy?

Not only that, even the Qing records and county annals...

How greedy.

Give it back...

He's given a blood test.

He is just suffering from palate inflammation and constipation.

I'll prescribe him stool softener and anti-inflammatory drug.

Just make sure he's fed the medication. OK?

Thank you... Thank you.

He couldn't poop after I took him home yesterday.

He just kept breaking wind and his palate was raw.

So I took him here for a check-up.

Oh no! Could it be the wasabi sushi I fed him during our game?

What? How could you?

No wonder you keep fidgeting.

Sonny, sorry!

No more sushi.

Next time we'll try the banana spilt. That should be fine.

I don't think they are right for dogs...

Hey...I know having a pet helps a relationship to grow.

But, please, pets are living things.

Don't abandon it once you are officially an item, OK?

No...Dr Lo, you are mistaken.

Bowie and I are just boyfriend and girlfriend...

No...he's just ...just a male friend. So...

You don't owe me an explanation, OK?

I have a boyfriend.

Take it easy.

Sonny, did you hear her?

She has a boyfriend.

You are out.

What about an earlier castration?

Roger. Sergeant 16444.

Sergeant 16444. Roger.

I am wanted. I have to go.

OK.

Hello all. I am Senior Inspector Ching Sum of G4, or, the VIP Protection Unit.

Welcome...

You look more like a star than a G4.

I once hosted a TV show.

Are you Cheung Sir of the Crimebusters?

No, Ching Sir of the Junior Police Call.

Right...

Right...Ching Sir...

I was sent here in advance of the G4 core team

because a VIP is attending a public event in Cheung Chau in three days.

His safety is our greatest concern.

I am here to look around and map out a deployment plan.

Ching Sir, who is this VIP?

Sorry. His identity is kept confidential for security reasons.

I understand.

As I'm here on my own for now,

Leung Sir, I wonder if you could assign me some help?

No problem...

You can have our fittest and most ruthless crime buster Sergeant Wong Tai-mui.

She'll assist you throughout.

I'm sure we'll have good rapport.

What a coincidence!

You've just been transferred back here.

Sam is now here on an assignment.

Destiny! Call it destiny.

Yeah? I guess Sam volunteered. It is for his girlfriend's sake.

I don't think so.

Sam is a member of the G4. They can't pick jobs.

Well, when I was told I would be sent here, I was overjoyed.

See? He's made it clear.

He's happy to see you.

Let me get you some soup.

Let me go with you.

It's hot.

I've had nothing but fish and chips in London. I am sick of it.

Then let me do you the favour of showing you around

and showing you all the delicacies here?

Good enough?

With you as my companion? Of course!

Here you are, chocolate from Harrods of London.

You got it there for me?

Those Made in London taste much better.

But you were so busy in London,

How could you find time for it?

However busy, I can still feel you here.

I am sorry.

You got transferred back here from Kwun Tong.

I am your boyfriend, yet I couldn't be here for you.

I didn’t even give you a call.

You were not physically here for me, but your heart was with me.

I understand. G4 operations are all confidential.

You were occupied,

so you couldn't find time to call me.

I am so blessed with such a considerate girlfriend.

But... What?

Do you really have total faith in me?

I had not called you for weeks in a row.

I don't want to be a clingy girl who keeps checking on her boyfriend.

If you mean to lie to me,

you can easily make up excuses or explanations to cover it up.

That's why I choose to give you total faith.

Thank you.

I chanced upon our family pedigree in the police station today.

It really is our family pedigree.

This is our grandfather.

Pa showed it to me when I was small.

I don't know where it's gone since.

Oh, there's a portrait.

Do you know who she is?

How would I know?

It says To Chu Shuk-kwan here.

Let's look for her name.

Right.

Let's see...

Here it is.

So she's the wife of Wong Shu-gan, our grandfather's grandfather.

It's complicated. So it makes her...

Our great-great-grandmother.

Just call her great-grandmother.

Great-grandmother?

Maybe it's a love token from our great-grandfather.

Really? How romantic.

A poem here.

Let me read it out to you.

Alright.

"You've captivated my heart and soul...

You're on my mind wherever I go.

How I wish you want me too,

as I'm ready to get wedded to you!"

This is the Cheung Po-tsai Cave.

Sam, you have walked all day.

You've left no stone unturned.

One oversight can mean a disaster.

Sorry, Sir, may I have a look?

Why?

Just a routine check.

Hey, what are you doing?

Sorry, I've deleted the pis by mistake.

What? I'll file a complaint!

I said "sorry". I've made an apology.

Do you still want to file a complaint?

OK, let me take you to the police station for a deposition.

Forget it.

Sorry...sorry.

Sam, I don't think what you just did was appropriate.

Let's leave it for later.

Let me ask you. Did it work?

Trust me.

Things don't always fall neatly into black and white.

Sometimes, there really is a grey area.

What now?

This is the only way to the pier.

This rooftop gives an overall view of the square.

It can be our commanding point.

It's him.

Sir, this place is now a restricted zone. It's closed to the public.

Really?

But I saw no notice here.

May I have a look?

Give me a reason why.

Sam, he's Bowie. I know him.

Bowie loves painting.

He's here to do sketches of Cheung Chau.

An acquaintance.

Her friend is my friend.

If you don't mind,

may I have a look at your sketches?

Sure, not a problem.

You have captured Cheung Chau in many angles.

OK.

And in great detail.

Thank you.

Sam, wait!

Bowie and I have known each other for a few days only.

I don't know why he did it.

I understand.

We could hardly be together these past few years.

Love can turn cold.

Our relationship may have turned boring after so many years and

we both want some excitement.

No, Sam, believe me, there's nothing between him and me.

I guess that's about it. Call it a day.

(Shun King Dry Seafood Store)

Sis, what's it? Be careful.

I'm fine. It's no big deal.

How come you would fall down?

That thing fell and I got scorched a bit.

It's no big deal.

How careless of you.

Be careful, it's hot.

I know.

Let me have a look.

It's filled with pus already.

When did it happen?

It takes days to turn this bad.

Why didn't you go to a doctor?

Doctor? It means several hundred dollars.

Why waste the money?

See? I have burn cream. It will do.

Burn cream?

Sis, it's been infected.

I feel the pain for you.

Let me take you to a doctor.

Don't bother, really.

Visiting the public clinic takes hours of waiting.

Who will look after the shop for me?

Your brother-in-law will give me an earful.

Don't tell me he refused to pay for your treatment.

Nothing of this sort.

See? He bought me this tube of burn cream.

How outrageous!

He's such a miser.

It's serious and yet he is still so tight-fisted.

But he's generous with outsiders.

It's no big deal.

We are neighbours, don't you worry about it

Pay me back when you really have money to spare.

A grand really is no big deal, OK?

Brother Fu Ma, thank you.

I know what to do when the

rural committee election comes. Hey...

I'll count on you.

I love Cheung Chau!

I love Cheung Chau.

Hey, you!

Tea some other time.

What now? Why get so fierce?

Sis hurt her leg, yet you wouldn't let her go to a doctor.

Is this the way to treat your wife?

I sure treat her well.

I splurged on a tube of burn cream for her.

I even applied it for her.

Since you are here,

be honest and tell your sister the truth.

Have I been abusive?

Sis...

Well...

Well? It means you stabbed me in the back.

Aren't we a couple? You broke my heart.

Hubby, please.

Sis, he has been abusive for years.

You should have had enough.

You troublemaker!

We were such a loving couple before you came back.

Why do you insist on being a troublemaker?

I can't stand the way you abuse her!

So am I an abusive husband?

If you don't like it we can break up.

Unfriend me!

Shut up!

You shut up!

Mui, it's not his fault.

He's not an abusive husband.

I didn’t like to go to a doctor only.

I prefer leftovers.

You just shut up, alright?

Yes, I shouldn't have talked so much.

I was being nosy.

Mui...

Mui...

Don't be mad with me.

Sis, with your injury, you shouldn't have walked here.

Brother Ma can call me a troublemaker,

but I must take you to a doctor.

Yes...I'll go to a doctor.

I'll go to a public clinic.

No...I'll go to a private one.

Sis, what do you see in Brother Ma?

Why should you accommodate him so much?

He...

He has no vices except being abusive.

You have said it many times.

Such a man is a dime a dozen.

Don't sell yourself short.

A dime a dozen?

Find me another one.

Mui, I am not you.

You have beauty and brain.

You have been out to Hong Kong and you've seen the world.

Me? I've never left Cheung Chau.

My life's spent on running the dry seafood store.

Look at me. I am a country bumpkin.

I won't let him walk all over you.

I've lived with that for years anyway.

Now that you've moved back,

he can't have his way with me anymore.

I'll count on you to protect me.

If he does it again, I'll beat him into a pulp.

Don't be mad with me anymore.

How will I?

You saved my life, or I would have been claimed by the sea.

I couldn't have been here offering you protection.

Don't you remember?

I was just six. The waterspout.

Oh, the waterspout.

You remember it now.

You took me to the beach to dig up the clams.

Mui, don't go too far out.

OK.

It really was dangerous.

You went farther and farther.

A waterspout came at you at full force.

You were so terrified you kept crying.

Mui...

You dragged me back to safety.

Or I would have been swept away.

It's said that the waterspout was an apparition of Cheung Po-tsai.

He was back to seize a wife.

It was quite strange really.

The waterspout changed direction when it got to you.

How come?

Probably because I had wet my pants.

Cheung Po-tsai didn't care for me.

No wonder.

Why should he want a pants-wetting wife?

Sam, I know you have doubts about me,

but you have to trust me.

There's nothing between Bowie and me.

Do you know that you look very cute when you are nervous?

I could joke with you,

and that means I am not mad with you.

No doubts at all?

As you said.

If you want to keep me in the dark,

you'll need tons of excuses and lies to cover it up.

I'd prefer to have total faith in you.

We have not had some quality time for a while.

What? What are you thinking about?

What happened made me realise how much I care about you.

Sam, I am not urging you.

After what happened,

I don't want misunderstandings to come between us anymore.

My sister asked when were getting married.

I understand.

Give me some time.

Actually I have been thinking about getting married.

Sam, you've had great fun for two weeks.

What are you talking about?

Come on.

My buddy Brother Bo saw you at Chang's karaoke joint last week.

Mistaken identity. I don't visit such places.

A picture speaks volumes.

He was celebrating his birthday in a nightclub.

That's you with your arms around a girl, right?

Didn't know you'd got into someone's pic?

You never went to London.

You went up north for a fling.

You've put Mui in the dark.

Does she know about it?

Do you want her to know?

No!

If she knows you are a womaniser,

she'll break up with you.

Then I'll get stuck with her for life.

I am not so keen for such a losing deal.

I won't go there again.

That's not right.

I want to give it a try too.

It's said the mamasans there are very proactive.

They keep updating their regulars on their latest recruits.

Show me.

Sure.

Wow...

(Wedding Banquet Specials...)

$1,999 a table, with complimentary soft drinks and beer.

Mui, checking out feast menus?

Getting married?

No...I'm just curious.

Mui, has Sam said "yes"?

Forget those bargain offers.

I have a nest egg.

We have to make it grand.

Make sure there's a giant garoupa on the menu.

And a roast suckling pig.

Lady Boss, give her a 20% discount.

Not a problem.

Not to say 20%, she can get a 40% discount.

Now we are at it, is the groom your cop boyfriend?

Chat later. I need to go back to the station.

Bye.

She's shy...

Hi. Hi.

I've been looking for you.

What's it about?

Have you known your boyfriend for long?

Yes, quite a while.

Do you really find him right for you?

We met at the Police College.

He's my senior.

He took care of me and taught me a lot.

He's very good to me. He's my first boyfriend.

So it's your first love. No wonder.

I want to tell you...

Please don't. I don't want to hear it.

Hear me out or you will regret it for life.

Sam and I have been seeing each other for four years.

I want our relationship to stay that way.

I can accept no third party.

That's why I want you to know, your boyfriend may have another woman.

What are you talking about?

That won't happen with Sam.

I overheard it myself.

Protection Target:

IT tycoon, DaDaDuoBao.com chairman Yang Tao-guo

Location: Cheung Chau

Date: 25 April 2015

Sir, after the recce, I'd like to suggest using these as monitoring points.

(Pak Kai Square...106 Sun Hing St... Rooftop, 106 Sun Hing St)

Good job.

Sir, what's our communication channel?

I am sending it over.

It's confidential, OK?

Brother Sam, it's me, Linda.

We have tons of new hot girls.

See which one you like.

Come again soon.

Oh yes, Lily misses you very much.

Brother Sam, it's me. Don't be mad with me.

I do miss you very much. I am not pressing you.

Brother Sam, you had lots of fun a couple of weeks ago.

Lily misses you very much.

Brother Sam, it's me. Don't be mad with me.

I do miss you very much. I am not pressing you.

Brother Sam, you had lots of fun a couple of weeks ago.

You are our regular now...

Sam, what's it you are watching?

Work stuff.

Work?

What's it about?

The chocolate was yummy.

My friend liked it very much.

She wondered if you could get her several boxes.

Sure, next time when I go to London again.

Did you really get it in London?

Where else?

How come the bar code is 690?

It means made in China.

Really?

Doubt me even over such a petty thing?

I've never doubled you.

Senior, you have a call.

Right away.

Oh yes, Lily misses you very much.

Brother Sam, it's me. Don't be mad with me.

I do miss you very much. I am not pressing you.

Brother Sam, you had lots of fun a couple of weeks ago.

You are our regular now.

So 20 % discount for an overnight stay,

and 30% for a threesome.

Excuse me.

Why?

What have I done to deserve it?

How could Sam do this to me?

Why are you crying?

Stop it!

He's the one in the wrong, not you!

Don't cry! Stop it now!

It seems you've got over it.

Bowie, thank you.

Were it not for you,

I might never have known the truth.

You did me a favour too.

You'll know later.

See it as a nightmare.

You are right.

What happened between Sam and me was a nightmare.

It's about time I woke up.

Where's my computer?

Sam, are you looking for this?

How come it's with you?

I took it when you went out for the call.

Do you know many things inside are classified and you shouldn't read them?

I do. Like your last trip was not to London.

Did you have a good time up north?

You watched it?

We have tons of new hot girls.

See which one you like.

Come again soon.

What does it mean by 20% discount for an overnight stay

and 30% discount for a threesome?

What else are you hiding from me?

Mui, hear me out...

All these years, every time you claimed you had a business trip

you'd disappear for days.

They were not business trips.

They were sex trips.

Mui, hear me out.

I wasn't out for women.

I was drinking to get off some steam.

Do you know that being in G4 is stressful?

All these years I couldn't sleep and I dared not take medication.

I was worried it would affect my career so I told no one about it.

Why did I have to bear with it? It's for our future.

I know you have great expectations for me.

I never expected womanising of you.

Be reasonable.

I told you I didn't go there for women. I was trying to get off some steam.

I am not reasonable? I am your girlfriend!

So you know you are my girlfriend.

Then you should know all these years, we still haven't...

I had to go for trips,

you only had being a good cop in mind.

I am a man, I have a man's needs.

You women have your needs too.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have gone to Bowie.

Mui...

Ching Sir, what happened?

Nothing.

Mui, come on...

Mui...hear me out.

Get lost!

I know it's my fault.

I really know it's my fault.

You can scold me or hit me

Just don't leave me without saying a word.

It's a 4-year relationship.

Give me a chance.

So you know it's been four years too?

Those were just flings. I had no feelings for them.

Ours are true feelings.

Mui...trust me this once.

I won't go there again.

Excuse me, Miss, where is the Cheung Chau Police Station?

You won't go there again? She is here for you.

Just up there.

Why here? I said I was thinking about getting married.

Getting married?

So it's not with me, it's with her!

Hush!

Come here.

Mui, don't make me look bad.

Lily is a good girl.

If I don't marry her,

her parents will make her go back to Heilongjiang to get married.

Heilongjiang! It's freezing there.

Lily said she's just seventeen.

I really don't have the heart to hurt her.

Poor her!

We have been together for 4 years. Have you spared a thought for me?

You are independent. You can take care of yourself.

You were fine being alone when I went on business trips.

Do you think I wanted to be alone?

I had faith in you and I gave you space.

That's why it went wrong.

You had too much faith in me,

you gave me too much space.

That's why I ended up like this.

It's my fault that I had faith in you?

OK...

What about leaving me alone for a while?

Please, do me this favour.

If Lily sees us, it's hard to explain it to her.

As a farewell gift, alright?

Or you just stay put here.

Leave the rest to me, OK?

Lily, how come you are here?

Because I missed you.

So sweet.

(So intuitively the image is locked,)

(following the lead of the heart beat)

(awaking a scene in a dream...)

(High up in the night sky stars are shining)

(like bearing witness from Heaven,)

(echoing the voices of our hearts.)

(My heart has never left this place.)

(No, it will never, ever change!)

(In both worlds we'll overcome the trials)

(with vows to meet again, life after life)

San-san!