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Way asleep

Watch it. You scared me,

damn it. Right, come on.

Come on.

Hey, now listen. This is their chance

we've been waiting for. With this

surprise attack, we'll give those other

bastards something to think about. Hmm

If there's one man I hate, it's that guy

Faye. That bastard

that cunny little mind of his that

screwed it up too many goddamn times in

the past. We've

got to get rid of him, pay off all the

old scores. Until we get him out of the

way, we're going to have trouble. But as

soon as we've got rid of him, we'll have

full control of the district. All right,

you take your men around that side. I'll

go this way. All right, let's get going.

Hey, you two. Come on, let's

go.

Hey, what do you want?

Huh

What does that mean?We're being

attacked!

Hey, get up, get up, go. Hurry, we're in

business. Come on. The northerners and

the south, they're fighting again. Are

those stupid fools at it again, then, huh

HuhYou're the fool. If those

two gangs weren't fighting all the time,

you'd all be out of a job and I'd be

bankrupt.

Whoa.

Hi, pal. Here's the first 13, and

later, they're setting more.

Hey, come along low. Now

look, I'm just a small business.

Cash as you go. That's my motto.

HuhSo you won't give me credit?

Well, that's a very small-mindedattitude.

Goddamn it all, what a rotten mess.

We were gonna come out from along the

ravine, take advantage of the mist, and

get them by surprise. And then, and then

we ran into them. The whole damn gang,

waiting.

Hmm Our men have had a chance. They cut

them down. But we'll avenge them.

No swine are going to pay. Listen,

I don't know where they hired that fellow

Fei, but I know one thing.

He's a tricky swine. You're dead right.

But I'll get him, though. Wongsu,

you're taking a trip down to Peiwang

Province. Sure. And Hai Lo Chi. Lo Chi,

the one they call the fox. He's a tough

one.

AhDochi, this three

thousand dollars here, it's a gift from

my boss, Pai Pao.

Well now, three thousand. That's a

lot of money. So I take it. It's a

tough job then. Come on.

After all, from what I just saw here,

those southern friends of ours are in for

a hard time.

Pai Pao's a pretty smart guy, though.

Listen. If we can wipe them out, at least

the important ones. In that

case, all those prosperous salt fields in

the area will be under our control then.

Ohh

Pow! EhHuhAnd

before I'd even had time to breathe,

they're going to come down with a hole

through the middle. EhHere.

I can tell you this, that guy'll make

short work of you, love.

Hey. Wong, from what you've been saying,

the boss has hired a real good guy, a

real expert. Sure, the boss knows what

he's doing, all right?He couldn't have

hired a better guy. You wait.

You'll soon see the difference here.

Now that we got this guy low working for

us, then Mr. Faye and his friend are as

good as dead and buried already. Ah, good

day. Count a seat.

Here, sir. Now then. What would you

like?I'd like some wine and a bowl of

noodles, huhOh, yes, sir. Right away,

sir. Now then, as soon as Mr. Lowe

arrives, we'll pick a fight with Faye

and we'll settle him once and for all.

Because if we can't do it this time, then

we're even more stupid than we look.

EhAs far as you're concerned, that is

impossible, my friend.

Hey, listen, when does he arrive?

This fellow low. Uh, he's some things to

do. In two or three days, approximately.

Hey, listen, just imagine,

the swine, when they find out,

he's here. My God. They'll run

like hell, peeing themselves all the way.

Hey, let's go. Right.

Hey, landlord. Yes, sir?Just charging up

to my account, huhOkay. The usual. Yes,

sir. Let's go then. Come on. Wait.

I don't think I like this guy here.

huh

Come on, let's go. Come on. Yeah, all

right. Come on.

Landlord?Yeah?Who were those people?

Oh, if you don't know that, you must be a

stranger here. Hmm

They're a bunch of northerners, and they

work for Pai Pao. I heard

they just hired someone a gunfighter now

they'll fight the southerners and try and

wipe them all out

tell me though what's it all about

it's the usual tale they're fighting for

the control of this area

at the beginning it was only fist fights

between themselves and then the north

started to win so the south started to

hire some fighters when the south started

to winThen the north hired some experts,

and so it goes on and on. So there's

always jobs for the young villages, as

long as they're tough and they're willing

to fight. Either side will be willing to

hire them.

Ah, it's too bad. The only ones who

profit are the coffin makers. They make a

lot of money here. The coffin's easy to

make, and when it's made, it sells for a

lot of money.

It sounds strange, but it's the truth.

In these parts, coffin makers are the

only ones who can make a good living

here. Tell me, doesn't anybody try to

enforce law and order here?Who?

Who'd be willing to risk it?Nobody wants

to get involved in that sort of trouble,

do they?Umm What about the

police, though?Don't they ever come here?

Sometimes when he feels like

the governor sends the police here and we

have peace for a while. But as soon as

the police are gone though, things go

right back to normal then. All fighting

like mad. Well then, can't the village

chiefs stop all the fighting?These few

years, we've had many chiefs. They

just disappeared, or they wound up lying

in the graveyard. And now the gangs are

getting even worse. They've started

getting these newfangled guns. I know

they are. I've seen them, and those are

dreadful things. Bang, one shot, and

you're dead, and there's a hole right

through you. A hole.

I saw it myself. That bastard Wong

brought it with him. A coin with a hole

in it. God damn it. They're just trying

to kid us all. Kid you?Huh

Well, the same bullet that made the hole

in the coin, it killed a bird as well.

Well, either Wong or you, they're talking

a lot of crap. No.

Whether we like it or we don't, we must

believe it. HmmThis

guy. Who is he?Wong called him

Mr. Lochi. Huh

Is that the Lochi they call the fox?The

fox?The fox?Hmm

Who's he?

A professional bodyguard with a very big

reputation.

Fast with a gun. Tough.

A vicious type. HuhI don't care how

tough he is. I reckon we can handle him.

Hmm

When's he arriving?In one or two days.

Well, we better do something, then.

Hey, boss.

HuhHe's not ready. Need

another three days or so.

And that's a coffin?Looks just like a

box. Ah, maybe so.

But to somebody who's inside it, it's all

the same. And there are some people

who just wrapped the bodies in a grass

mat. And I know what they're usually

called, thin coffins.

HmmBut still, you don't need one.

So what brings you here?Tell

me, do you want any help?Because I need a

job. Hmm

I'm pretty strong, and I don't mind hard

work. Hmm

All right.

Well, here's a lucky thing. You bring her

some work. Hey, hey, hurry

up. Come on, come onOkay.

You quite sure you

know what the plan is?

You three men are not known there. So

just try and act normal, or they're going

to spot you, and that's it.

All right. Can you breathe OK there?

Oh. Come on, come on, my

friend. We've gone for everyone here.

Good evening, sir. Evening. Come in, sir.

Come in.

Welcome, sir. This way. Welcome, sir.

Hey, listen, girl. Now then, you be nice

to my very good friend, huhOf course.

We'll take very good care of you. I mean,

you're a guest of Pi Pao. He's a good

customer. Mr. Pi,

you don't have to worry at all. I

guarantee your friend here will

sleep real tight.

Brother, now that we have our new

colleague, Mr. Lowe, I know we can

soon control this town and the salt

fields too. Lochi, let me drink

to your health.

Come on, girl, $1.00 just for a

kids. That isn't an offer you're going to

get too often if it was me.

By this time now, I'd have $10 for sure.

There we go.

Ohh Sleep

well.

Stop

fighting. Stop fighting.

Hey, why are you delivering so late at

night?I'm sorry, we had some

trouble on the road. That's why we're so

late.

Oh, Mr. Wow.

That's a whole lot, 15 bags. Hmm

Right. Now open them up for me.

I can't. They're for your boss. Personal

for him. So they

can't be opened. EhGod damn it.

We'll see about that. Let's have a look.

Come on!

Hold it!

No need to open them. There's another

way. Get a steel rod.

oh

Biddy about that. The stuff's all

spoiled. We could have used that stuff.

Who was he?He was

the same guy who killed young bear, the

swine. Anyway, he's working for pie.

OK, OK

Well, sir, good day. Sorry to bother you.

You're only 13 altogether. Although we're

short of wood and prices are up. Old

customers always get a fair price.

Well, all right. What's the

price?yeah

As usual, 32 bucks each.

I mean him, not your coffins.

The man?$50.

Look, that isn't a girl, huh

Listen, I can't go around selling my

workers. Then why not?

If you won't, you can take your coffins

back.

Look, you're just joking with me, ehHe

means it. All

right, all right, all rightWell, you'll

have to ask him yourself. A live pig

costs two bucks. That

makes me work 25 pigs.

Dad, you didn't waste your money.

HuhHey, heyDo you mean to say that you

agree to it?Boss,

if this is a bad year, I think you're

better off with 25 pigs. After all,

you'll have something to eat.

My name's Soho Yi. I'm a

wanderer. You seem nice

guys. So if you like,

I'll work for you.

Well, now, from what we've just seen of

you, you're obviously an expert.

You're much too kind. I mean,

I'm not all that good.

Yes, you are. And not just an expert, but

brilliant.

Right now, Loachy is giving us some

trouble. And so we-- We want you to

fix him. Because unless he's stopped, huh

he's going to finish the whole lot of us

off. Oh?

Well, I think I'd like to challenge Mr.

Lo.

I think you'll be taking on quite a lot

there. I said I was a

wanderer, so I've got nothing to lose,

except my life. And

if I should be shot down by Lowe, well

then you've lost nothing except 25 pigs.

But still, I've heard that Mr. Pie is

paying Lowe $3,000. Oh?

Now then, let's say,

by chance,I managed to get rid of this,

Mr. Lowe, for you. You'll have to pay my

price. And what's that?I shall

ask for $3,001 from you. $3,001?

The $1 is

to buy a gravestone for Mr. Lowe.

HuhMaybe he can manage to

find $2 to buy a coffin for

you. That's a risk I must

take. So send him a message

so he can prepare himself.

I want everything fair and square,

because that's the way I like to arrange

these things. I think

that's a very noble attitude, and I'm

sure it'll be rewarded one day.

Trouble is, probably be rewarded in hell.

How many men are you going to need?

One. Me.

huh

This is from Mr. Sue personally. He wants

to see you. Ohh See me.

Listen, we ought to get ready for him. No

need.

This feller is digging his own grave.

One thing's for sure. Don't be rash.

Handle him carefully.

Right. Send him in. Sir. Oh,

Mr. Sue, it's a great pleasure to have

you here. Please,

please sit down.

Well, now, I won't take much of your

time. I just came to tell you that I'm

sorry.

SorryWell, because of me, you did

lose $3000. Oh.

That was stupid Lowe's fault. I can

hardly blame you.

He did what he could, but he lost.

Let's just say he was unlucky.

Oh, well,

how modest. They do say there is

always a higher mountain. Men too.

Some men are high, some not so high.

But in the crunch, it's not the height

that wins the day. What counts then is

how they use it. Uh,

yes. And you know how too. I'm very

glad you came here. It's an honor to have

you. Now, to be quite frank,

I'd be delighted if you could come and

work for us now. I'd offer you a straight

5000.

5000 bucks is a lot of money. To

turn that down, I'd have to be

an idiot, right?

That's it. I accept it. So from

now I shall be at your service. Oh,

good. Well, now you can move straight in,

so you better fetch your luggage.

Luggage.

I have what I stand in. Nothing more. The

light traveler travels fastest.

Look, you shouldn't look down on my

profession as some people do, because it

makes us good at reading men. Take you.

When I first met you, you didn't fool me.

I knew that you were something special.

You see, I can tell people, just like I

can tell coffins. You didn't fool

me. No, Sir.

Now, while you're here, you have a lot of

power without you. No side

can win, and both of them know that.

So you can call all the shots now.

So if you play all your cards right,

you'll have a very amusing time here.

Practically control the place. Now

listen, I'm not just doing this for my

amusement. I deliberately want to

confuse them.

When there's an abscess, there's many

ways to cure it. First, you can treat it.

That takes a long time.

Or you cut it away slowly.

But I prefer one stroke.

But now you've interfered with two sides.

They're both going to be after you. Maybe

so, but it couldn't be helped. When they

do, I shall be ready.

Well, I hope you are. All

right, you. I'm cutting bastard ain't

you?Playing off the two sides, ehYou took

our dough, and I guess you're figuring

out having a good time with it now. But

what do you like about cuffing so much?

The place is so convenient. I mean,

because all I have to do now is to lay

you out. Mm-hmm

Will you follow out here?I managed to

play a trick and then I slipped away.

Nobody followed me. All

right.

Now listen, there's a shipment of goods

coming tomorrow. Pi and his men are

meeting you down the western hills.

Now, when you get back to the hotel,

spread it around. Spread it around

deliberately.

I want Faye to try and grab the shipment,

and I'm sure he will. And when the

fight's over, there should be less of

them for me to deal with.

The fewer the better. Hey, that's a good

plan. Divide and conquer.

Of course, it'll work too. I'm certain.

I'm sure it'll work, too. Oh, that's

right.

You, you, watch theCome on.

Watch out. The rear. Right. Come on.

Oh, hey.

And that's the way it is, you see. That's

the whole story. I see.

Well, then, the only one left now is Pai

Pao. But he's the smartest of the lot.

You'll have to be careful with him.

I know he pulls a lot of weight around

here, and he is pretty smart,

old man. I think that we may have made a

mistake the way it looks. We

may have got rid of the wolf, but we

left the old fox.

And as long as he lives, there can be no

peace. We must get rid of them, man.

Huh Look, boss, we're on top of the

heap now. We control the area. But you're

still piling around with that bastard

ain't you?God damn it all. Sure.

We all risked our lives fighting for you.

God damn it. Now he's enjoying the

prophets. That guy really gets

me. Yes, I

know. It gets me as

well. And how?I must get

rid of him.

But what's the best time?

And what's the best method?Listen,

it seems to me you think a hell of a lot

these days. Hey, why don't we finish him

off when he's drunk then?

Not so simple. And who's going to try it?

Who?I don't think he's a drunk.

I think he's kidding us. Now think

back. Oh, Wong and Chan. Who killed

them?I suppose that it was Fay.

Well, if it was Fay that did it, where

were the bullet holes?

Nobody noticed it. But Wong and

Chan were killed by darts. Darts?

God damn it. So it was him.

I think he's a government agent. Listen,

we'd better get rid of him fast then. Huh

That's easy, isn't it?

Can you do it?Hmm

I know this. He must die.

Otherwise it's going to be the end of all

of us.

Listen, this is all we're going to have

to do, you know. Got it?

Sir, I bought you some water to

wash with.

Sir, morning.

Sir, your breakfast.

Good. Just put it down.

Wanna taste it, see if you like it?

I told you once, there's always a higher

mountain.

You thought you could swindle me. Think

it's that easy?

You lousy crook.

Now tell me, who sent you up here?

They came for the good of the people. You

are lying.

I could shoot you dead,

but that's too quick.

Afong. Watch the man's face.

Now, after we're finished this, you may

feel like talking.

Well, all right. Feel like talking?

Don't like it?

Well, all right. We'll soon find out how

long you can stand it.

For God's sake, the place is on fire.

Open up. It's on fire, I tell you.

The prison's escaped and he set the

cellar on fire. What?God

damn

Piper, you obviously mean to kill me.

So let's fight it out. I'll be at Black

Mountain tomorrow at noon.

This fight is strictly between him and

me, so you keep out of it.

You'll regret it if you don't!

By power. Well, now,

you've met a real expert. Would you agree?

Ohh