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MONUNG CHECKPOINT

JIANDONG CONSTRUCTION, MONUNG

WELCOME TO THE MONUNG XINHAO HOTEL PROJECT

EMERGENCY EXIT

BOMO, MONUNG

JIANDONG CONSTRUCTION

WARMLY WELCOME TO JOIN THE JIANDONG CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING FAMILY

Stop smoking.

Hurry up, watch yourselves.

Thank you.

Everyone, let me introduce you.

This is Supervisor Shen.

You can all call him Mr. Shen.

Go in there and get your things.

All right. Lend us a hand.

All your basic living supplies have already been assembled.

-Take your own supplies. -One set for each person.

Go inside. One set for each.

Uncle.

CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION

Don't worry. We have recruited all the necessary workers,

and they are all here now.

It's really not easy.

Well,

we will surely speed up the pace.

Well.

Uncle. I have all the necessary driving licenses.

I can drive any vehicle we have here, even the excavator.

You shouldn't be here.

I'll be 22 in a couple of days. I need a job.

I have told you.

You only have a junior college diploma now.

-You should aim to get into a university. -Uncle, I am just not cut out for school.

Don't waste your money on my education.

It's still better than working abroad.

I think this is quite good.

-I'll make money with my own hands. -You know nothing!

Uncle, I…

I've thought about it.

You almost never go home.

I'm here to save you the trouble.

As long as we stay here together, this will be our home.

How great is that!

All the construction supervisors majored in civil engineering.

You can only start as a transport worker.

By the way, we have done this much in the first half of the year.

For the second half of the year,

we will keep it up and hope for the acceptance.

Come on.

What kind of place?

Ma.

-Is everything ready? -Yes.

WARMLY WELCOME TO JOIN THE JIANDONG CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING FAMILY

Shen Xing.

Why are you here?

You are a big boy now! Do you recognize me?

Mr. Ma.

Your peaches back home are the sweetest.

I'd steal them every year, and you'd catch me every time.

Don't act like a 3-year-old.

Go get your own set of daily necessities

and then find a bed for yourself.

I brought my own daily necessities.

Here.

Is this also your daily necessity?

I can't live without it.

Sleep here, it feels cool with the window open.

Really? Aren't newcomers only allowed to sleep by the door?

What's the difference? Aren't we all new here?

Just sleep here. I'll take the lower berth.

Did you come up here all by yourself?

No acquaintances, huh?

I came here because I saw the job ad.

My name is Shen Xing.

Guo Limin.

Newcomers.

Come out once you finish in there.

No. No need to come downstairs. Shen has something to tell you.

You can unpack your things today and get familiar with the place.

We'll start working tomorrow.

Just a reminder.

The security situation here is not the same as back home.

Without my approval, no one is allowed to go out.

If something happens to you out there,

we will not be held responsible, understand?

Yes.

DO NOT CLIMB OVER

What are you doing? Come up.

Maybe we shouldn't.

The chief engineer said we can't go out without permission.

He is my uncle. Don't worry.

This Monung place is nicknamed "Lil Las Vegas".

Come on.

Their currency here isn't worth much.

Two hundred Bomo money equals one yuan.

SHAMO ROAD

Don't touch it.

The dishes here

are a bit too strange.

Don't block my way.

People here drive so wildly.

Boss, how much is it?

Buy two, get three.

Okay. Eat.

Do you want one or two?

It's cheaper for each if you buy two.

Wish you good luck.

Wish you good luck.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Are you Chinese? -Yes.

Friends, come play at our Century Casino.

Our dealers are more beautiful and attractive

than the dealers at Baihua Casino.

They are very famous in Monung.

Give it a try. We don't have these back home.

No.

My mom says gambling is off-limits. And also, I don't have money.

Friends, you can give it a try.

Let's go eat some snacks. The food looks really delicious, right?

-Friends, give it a try. -Next time.

Don't be afraid.

CENTURY CASINO

Losers.

Tell me. Did you have fun in Monung?

Not really.

You just didn't take what I said seriously at all.

Uncle, it has nothing to do with him.

I was the one who wanted to go out there.

Everything is new here. I am curious.

Do you know what place this is?

The power of the Trilateral Slopes is above the law.

If anything happens to you, even bribing the police won't work!

Do you know how many foreigners disappear here every year?

Few of them can be found.

All right, Uncle, I know now.

I won't go out without permission anymore.

If you dare to go out on your own again, go back to China immediately!

Uncle, didn't you hire me to transport building materials?

How can I do that if I don't go out?

Run!

MEETING ROOM

Mr. Ma. Time to work.

Ma.

-Wish you good luck. -Wish you good luck.

Let's eat barbecue after loading the boards.

No. I have eaten too much recently. I can't even fit into my shorts anymore.

Shen Xing is here now. He can help you a lot.

That's true.

Mr. Tipan, it's 20 pieces in total.

They're all in these boxes.

-All right. -Okay then.

Mr. Ma, I can make the runs by myself from now on.

You don't have to come. I've done this dozens of times already.

Shen is worried about your safety.

Not just my safety. He just doesn't trust me.

He still treats me like I'm a 3-year-old.

I've seen the world, you know.

Then tell me, what have you seen?

You know I went to a technical school.

I have been an intern before, okay? I've seen all sorts of schemes.

Remember this.

Don't ever say something like that to your uncle.

He just can't get over this.

I don't get it. He didn't force me to go to that school.

I chose it myself.

But your uncle always wants the best for you.

Me too, okay?

Ma, you can take it from here.

Shen Xing, get in the car.

BOMO, KYU-LAWN

Wish you good luck.

Sit.

I'm Sangkang's friend. I help him build houses in Monung.

I'm in charge of the Xinhao Hotel project.

How's my whiskey?

It's good.

Your Bomo language is quite good.

You can speak Chinese?

Follow me.

I want to build a small workshop here.

Doesn't have to be big. Can you do it?

Sangkang says you are reliable.

I trust him,

so I trust you.

The pay is negotiable.

I have only one requirement.

Fast.

I want you to get it done within a month.

This is really a bit rushed.

Maybe I can't do it.

That's why I wanted Chinese workers.

Chinese speed.

The state-owned construction team can do it.

We're only a small, private construction team.

One month. Non-negotiable.

Why did you turn him down?

Building such a big workshop in one month?

I can't do it.

It would force me to do shoddy work.

Who should be responsible if something goes wrong later?

I don't think Ang Tun is local.

The local people here are not in any rush for things.

Why is he in such a hurry?

I don't know him.

Sangkang introduced him to me.

The Xinhao Hotel we are building is for Sangkang, right?

Over the years, pretty much every project I've worked on here has come from him.

Uncle.

Ang Tun doesn't look like someone who gives orders.

He looks more like someone who takes orders.

We can just ask Sangkang who is really behind Ang Tun.

Then we can just talk with whoever that is.

Stop that nonsense. You know nothing.

Don't overstep the boundary.

-Then why did you ask me to come? -You brought this on yourself.

I didn't want you to come in the first place.

How many times have I told you

that Trilateral Slopes is not a safe place?

You…

After one year, max, you need to go back to China.

Don't make me worry every day.

This downtime has already lasted for a week.

-Why haven't we started working again yet? -I don't know.

Are you going back for Spring Festival this year?

Let's see how much money I earn.

I didn't go back last year. Are you going back this year?

Definitely.

If I don't go back this year, it will be two years since I last did.

Sweetheart, Daddy is coming home this year.

What do you want?

Xing.

Are you going home for the New Year?

Haven't decided yet. You are not going home?

Yes, I will stay here and earn more money.

No one will work here during Spring Festival.

How can you make money?

CASINO WAITERS 1,000,000 BOMO MONEY PER MONTH

Money-grubber.

Xing.

We stopped working for quite some days. Is everything okay?

Isn't it just a few days off?

I heard the client has delayed the payment.

Don't talk nonsense.

Who did you hear that from?

The subscriber you have dialed is not available.

Even with a new SIM card, he's still not answering the phone.

I understand.

But my boss won't listen to my explanation.

If this keeps dragging on, it won't be me coming here.

Can you talk to them again and get me a little more time?

I can sell all the equipment if things go wrong.

I definitely won't owe you money.

Uncle. Just tell me where Sangkang is.

I'll go find him.

What's the point? You don't even know the language.

-What can you do? Get out. -It's okay. I can help you.

Shen.

We have been working together for so long.

I know you are a righteous man.

How about this? I'll come back in two weeks.

It's not about when you will come next time.

The point is he's not answering the phone. I…

Just stop.

Uncle.

Are you really going to sell all our equipment?

I am just delaying things.

If I hadn't said that, he wouldn't have left.

Don't overestimate yourself.

You don't understand anything.

I just want to help you solve the problem.

Is there really nothing I can do to help?

Throw that junk away.

Don't be too harsh on yourself.

I am sure it wasn't personal

that the chief engineer treated you like that.

Then I will go to bed.

JIANDONG CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

TENACITY

Uncle. Where are you going?

Why are you here? It's so late.

I can't sleep.

I lost my temper earlier today. I apologize.

It's okay.

There are hundreds of people here on this construction site.

They're all waiting for money to go home and have a nice vacation.

Are you going to Sangkang?

I can't just wait here anyway. I have to talk to him in person.

I'll come with you.

No, stop right here.

What can you do?

Just stay put here.

It's not the first time I've encountered a delay in payment.

It's troublesome, but I can solve it.

The embassy can step in to help us if we can't solve it on our own.

Sangkang has never owed me money. It's just that I can't reach him now.

I still want to solve this peacefully.

You don't need to worry.

Lock the gate.

Right, remember this.

Don't trust anyone besides me.

Close the gate.

We haven't received a dime from the past six months.

What is happening?

The chief engineer must have fled.

He hasn't paid us yet.

How can he do this to us?

It's been over a week. If he wasn't guilty,

he wouldn't have run off in the middle of the night.

He is definitely a fraud.

Definitely!

Still can't get through?

Then I can't get my money.

They don't know my uncle.

It's impossible that he fled with the money.

I am more worried about his safety.

I have to go find him.

Where are you going to look for him?

-Where do you think you're going? -You can't leave.

-Where are you going? -You can't leave

What are you doing?

Shen Xing, where are you going?

I'm going to find my uncle and find out what's going on.

I am begging you.

Don't cause any trouble now.

Listen, you can't leave.

If you leave, then we won't know where to find you.

You have to get in touch with your uncle today.

Otherwise, no one is leaving.

New Year is coming. If you leave, none of us will get our money.

No one is leaving.

We need an explanation no matter what.

When will you pay us anyway?

Hear me out.

This is fraud.

Mr. Ma.

You know me best.

I wasn't raised by my parents.

It was my uncle who raised me.

Let me put it this way.

If he really wanted to embezzle your money and run away,

why didn't he take me with him?

I know, kid.

Look, since the kid said so, we should trust Shen, right?

We're all fellow countrymen.

How does Shen treat us on usual days?

You know that best, right?

It's not like what you think.

Wait. My uncle's calling!

Answer it!

Just answer it here.

Uncle, why didn't you answer the phone? What's wrong?

My phone was dead.

I found Sangkang.

Wars are being fought here. He could only give me cash.

My uncle has the money.

-So, when will you come back? -I can't get out right now.

The Bomo government has blockaded the area.

Sangkang promised to send me back.

But I just can't make it back for the New Year.

How are the workers?

If you can't calm them down, then ask the embassy for help.

All right, when is the soonest you can come back?

-What's going on? -He hung up.

-What happened? -Where is he?

My uncle said that he would be back soon.

Shen, how many days exactly?

We won't be able to make it for Spring Festival if it's later than this week.

The plane tickets are expensive.

He will be back in just a few days.

I can ensure you will get the money and go home for Spring Festival.

See, problem solved.

Let's wait patiently for a few days, okay?

Back to your rooms. Go.

Right.

Back to your rooms.

Let's go.

They just want their money, so…

Okay, fine. Go back to your rooms.

Listen to me, go back to your rooms.

QUALIFICATION CERTIFICATE

These keys belong to the equipment at my uncle's construction site.

And these are the invoices for the equipment that he purchased.

I checked for how much the equipment can be sold for now

and calculated the total amount.

They can be sold for 1.2 million yuan.

You lend me the money,

and I'll give you 300,000 back to repay the material cost.

Then take the rest back to the construction site to pay salaries.

Shen Xing.

We lend you money,

and you use our money to pay us back?

Do I look stupid?

No.

It's not the same thing.

I borrow money from you personally.

Because you have partners, right? I'm doing this to shut your partners up.

I don't have that much money myself.

Besides, when you really can't pay the money,

I can't sell the equipment for this price you said.

The market price is very accurate.

Young man, do you think this is China?

We don't have Chinese speed. We can't build a skyscraper in one day.

Besides,

not many people know how to use the equipment.

Right.

I don't want to sell.

Don't be so negative.

I'm sure I can repay the money. I am offering them to you as collateral.

When my uncle really gets the money, we'll definitely take back the equipment.

I am mainly buying time.

You see, we're about to celebrate the New Year.

Those workers are counting on the money to go back home.

If we don't pay them now, then they won't work for us next year.

If they are disappointed,

my uncle and I won't have any men to work for us.

How can we cooperate then?

How will you make money?

Mr. Tipan.

We Chinese are grateful people.

I will surely remember your kindness.

-Without you, the equipment is worthless. -Yes, I know.

I can only introduce you to someone who doesn't know the ropes.

Fine. That would be okay too.

Just

make sure it's not a loan shark.

Just a rich man with some idle money.

Anyway, there will be some interest.

How much exactly?

Bazi supplies his fruit

directly to the biggest cross-border trader, Mrs. Ma.

He has been earning a lot of money.

I'm really surprised that he agreed to such a low interest rate.

Don't say anything after you guys meet.

The quicker you sign, the better.

Otherwise, he might change his mind.

Okay.

Ten percent isn't really that high.

Let's confirm it one last time.

You borrow 1.2 million in one go

and hand over the construction site to Bazi right after you pay the salaries.

Within a month, you repay 1.32 million, interest included…

and take back all your keys.

Understood.

I am acting as your guarantor for free. Don't you dare trick me.

Don't worry, Mr. Tipan.

Bazi.

Bazi.

Bazi.

Bazi.

Who are you?

It's me.

Wish you good luck.

He's with me.

Bazi, Tipan is here.

I'll leave him to you. Don't stop.

Bazi. Wish you good luck.

You want to borrow 1.2 million in RMB?

He doesn't understand.

You must understand Mandarin, right?

Yes.

Bazi. Hello.

Go faster.

Keep spinning.

Bazi.

Bazi.

Be careful.

20,300 yuan, thank you.

Zhang Le, come forward. Zhang Le, 20,000 yuan.

I'm really sorry about before.

-I haven't been home for two years. -I understand.

-17,000 yuan. -Take it.

400, make sure it's the right amount.

-17,000 yuan. -17,000 yuan.

Take another 10,000 yuan.

Spin it. Dig in.

20,400 yuan.

15,200 yuan.

15,400 yuan.

16,300 yuan.

16,300 yuan.

How about that? I didn't lie to you.

I said I would pay you.

Xing, you are the best.

PLEASE WEAR A HELMET AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE

You have a month.

No need to rush.

Repay the overdue interest in full,

then I'll give you back the keys.

I'll definitely pay on time.

JIANDONG CONSTRUCTION DILIGENCE - HONESTY - RESILIENCE

Xing.

The construction site is all locked up. Where do we stay now?

The subscriber you have dialed is not available.

What's wrong?

You can't get through to the chief engineer again?

It wouldn't solve anything anyway.

At least the salary issue is resolved. I'll go find him.

Find him? Do you know where to look?

BOMO, KYU-LAWN

AUTOMOBILE REPAIR DEPOT

ANG TUN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR DEPOT

Mr. Ang Tun.

-Please stop. -Who asked you to do this?

Mao Ba.

I'll cut out your tongue if you lie to Ang Tun.

I'm not lying. It's really Mao Ba.

He told me to mark the counterfeit alcohol.

Is this your first time marking Ang Tun's alcohol?

No, I've done it once before.

Please stop.

Which batch?

The batch that left the day before yesterday.

Go check that batch.

Intercept it.

It went through customs and arrived in Mwi-syo yesterday.

Mr. Cai's people

have already taken the goods away.

Who's out there?

Mr. Ang Tun.

Friendly here.

Easy. Easy. I see you're busy.

We've met before. I am Shen Jiandong's nephew.

-Chinese? -Yes.

He knows me.

What are you doing here?

I just went to your factory.

I didn't find you in the office on the second floor.

What do you want from me?

I know you know Sangkang.

He owes my uncle money for a construction project.

My uncle went to ask him for the money.

But that place is under lockdown now.

I just want to know if you have Sangkang's number or anything.

Don't bother. He's gone.

What do you mean?

Get him out of here.

Mr. Ang Tun. Please at least tell me what's going on.

Sangkang and his crew were fighting over territory

with the Nanbo guerrillas.

If your uncle really went in there to collect debts,

do you think he could have made it out alive?

Then can you tell me where that place is?

Go west from Kyu-lawn.

Follow the Mwi-syo River to the Luoke River.

Okay.

Got it.

You know that's a restricted zone.

Do you want to die?

Thank you.

Get out of here.

Are you sure the goods have left?

I'll make up for that case next time.

I just made a call.

I have an acquaintance in the Bomo army who can help you.

I am driving past there.

You can come with me.

Great. Thank you so much.

I don't have any money right now.

Once I get my uncle back,

-we will definitely repay you properly. -Did you bring your passport?

I did.

Let me have a look.

What do you need the passport for?

Even though I have an acquaintance,

the Federation needs to verify your identity

before letting you in.

Right.

TRILATERAL SLOPES, KYU-PON

I've reached the fork.

Are there many people there?

Are you sure it's the usual path?

How can you be sure he took that road?

If you're wrong, I'm dead.

Mr. Ang Tun.

Isn't the restricted zone in the west?

Local forces change their location at any time during war.

We're taking a detour.

No need to be nervous.

Have a nice nap and we'll be there soon, okay?

TRILATERAL SLOPES, MOPON

Mr. Ang Tun.

Aren't we going to the restricted zone?

What are you doing?

After I get my things done, I'll take you to the restricted zone.

You help me, then I will help you in return.

We had an agreement.

You should take me to my uncle first.

Then go by yourself.

I've got things to do.

Friends are important when you leave home.

Give me a hand, will you?

What is this?

Chicken blood.

You want to rob the people who pass by?

Do you still want to go to the restricted zone?

Play dead.

It's very simple.

-Lie down! -All right.

PASSPORT

Hey, bro. Someone died on the old road to Mopon.

It's a Chinese guy.

A Chinese guy?

I've never seen him before.

Let me see.

His name?

Shen.

Xing.

Shen Xing.

Don't kill me.

Why are you playing dead? Who are you?

I don't know anything.

-Fuck you! -I really…

Mao Ba. Mao Ba.

Why are you running?

You didn't tell me you would…

Still going to the restricted zone?

This isn't your country.

If you still want to go to the restricted zone,

then don't leave, okay?

REWARD OF 2,000,000 BOMO CURRENCY WANTED: SHEN XING

JIANDONG CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING

DO NOT CLIMB OVER

Xing.

Xing.

Stop yelling!

There are still people outside.

-Some are still here. -Make sure no one is here!

We're searching.

Search every room thoroughly. Television.

Air conditioner.

Anything valuable, take it out.

How come someone's here?

Scared the heck out of me.

How did you get in?

Son of a bitch.

Where is Shen Xing?

You're the one who is close to Shen Xing.

Where is Shen Xing?

He… he went to find his uncle.

It's been three days.

I can't get in touch with him.

Isn't the deadline in one month?

Why are you asking for payment now, sir?

Bazi.

What has he been up to these three days?

Does anyone in Monung know?

Do you?

No.

Not just the police.

Mr. Cai from To-pan is also looking for him.

I'm going to take a loss on this debt.

I really don't know.

I really don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

Take all of these. Sell everything we can.

I just want the principal back.

-Forget about the interest. -Hurry up.

Come on.

If he comes to see you, tell him to contact this human trafficker

to get back home quickly.

It could save his life.

Xing.

You can come down now. They're really gone.

Just go now!

Where am I supposed to go?

Go back to China.

I can't go back.

I've lost my passport.

Contact this human trafficker and sneak back to China.

Now your photos are all over the streets,

so you can't take a car to get out.

We have to…

I can't go back.

My uncle has worked for half of his life to earn all of these.

I ruined everything.

If I leave him here and go back to China,

then I am a monster.

Don't worry, Guo.

I won't hide here. I won't drag you down.

I'll find a place where Bazi can't find me.

No, Xing.

You have no idea how serious this is right now.

You can get rid of Bazi. But can you get rid of the police?

Even if you manage to get rid of them, you can't get rid of Mr. Cai.

What does this Mr. Cai do?

He is the biggest smuggler in Trilateral Slopes.

Do you know what he is smuggling?

Drugs for the dealers in the mountains. Those drug traffickers are no joke.

Even the boss of Century Casino where I work

is just a nobody compared to Mr. Cai.

What does that have to do with me?

The man who died had worked for Mr. Cai for many years.

The word on the street now is

that Mr. Cai has already issued a kill order.

There are many people out there who want you dead now.

I didn't kill that guy.

I know.

But who else would believe you now?

Just come down.

Xing, come down.

If you don't want to run, then turn yourself in.

Who told you to do it?

Mao Ba.

Mao Ba. Mao Ba.

Tell the police that

you'll cooperate fully with their investigation.

Then it makes you a witness. You will be protected.

That's good. Let's go. I will go with you.

I won't go.

You don't know what these cops are like.

I am a foreigner. Even if I die here, they won't care.

What else can we do, Xing?

Xing. Where did you get this gun?

It isn't mine.

Ang Tun gave it to me.

Ang Tun?

Why did he give you a gun?

What's wrong?

What are you looking at?

Do you see it?

These bullets all have numbers on them.

They are the same.

The bullet that killed that man would have the same number on it.

In the desk in Ang Tun's office, there are bullets numbered like this too.

Doesn't this prove that this gun is Ang Tun's

and has nothing to do with me?

Right, Xing.

You are smart as always. Just tell that to the police.

We can't go to the police.

They won't believe it.

Ang Tun could say I stole the gun.

It wouldn't be able to prove that Ang Tun was the one who killed that man.

You… You just said the guy who died was Mr. Cai's man.

His name was Mao Ba.

I'm not lying. It's really Mao Ba.

He told me to mark the counterfeit alcohol.

Mao Ba was the one

who found out that Ang Tun was making counterfeit alcohol.

Which batch?

That's why Ang Tun wanted him dead.

He was afraid it would be exposed.

Then what Ang Tun fears the most is Mr. Cai knowing this.

So I don't need to go to the police.

I need to go to Mr. Cai.

Mr. Cai, all the belongings have been burned.

Are you Shen Xing?

I…

You killed Mao Ba.

No.

-It's you. -It really is him.

Dan Tuo.

Dan Tuo.

Tuo.

Mr. Cai.

Look, Mr. Cai.

It's the same.

The bullet?

This is for Mao Ba.

Drag him out.

Move.

-Move. -Mr. Cai, he seems to…

There's a funeral today. No killing.

Tie the bag tight.

I am exhausted from dragging it all the way here.

STORY BASED ON THE ESCAPE FROM TRILATERAL SLOPES SERIES

OF STORY HUNTING PROGRAM

NO ANIMALS WERE HAMRMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM