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BORDER HOSPITAL, MONUNG

TO-PAN, TRILATERAL SLOPES

Guo Limin.

Hello? I need an ambulance over here.

To the casino entrance right now.

Get him out through the back door.

He has been beaten up bad, so keep it down.

Guo Limin.

Thank you.

Xing, no need to queue up.

Is Guo alright?

What do you think?

Lei Ming is not doing well. He's been transferred to Modeler.

He won't make it?

It's not that bad.

I know you're angry now.

But no matter what happened, Lei Ming is Jason Li's guy.

It's best to not bring this up again.

What do you mean?

If Jason Li decides to lay hands on Guo,

think twice, and don't do anything stupid.

Is that so? Guo is already miserable now.

How about this?

Tell him not to go after Guo Limin.

Come to me instead, okay? Just go after me.

Calm down a bit, kid.

Guo Limin is just injured right now.

He'll be fine in a few days.

Lei Ming almost lost his life.

If you really want to protect Guo Limin,

you should keep him away from Monung.

Alright.

About the acquisition of Century Hotel, Mr. Cai already knows about it.

He wants out.

The fire inspection has been called off. It was called off yesterday.

It has nothing to do with that.

I haven't received any calls.

So I am telling you now.

If you don't believe it, you can call Mr. Cai to confirm it.

Anyway, if we still are part of the game, it will make everything difficult for you.

So we don't want to waste any time. Return the principal and profits to us,

then you and that Jason Li can do whatever you want.

Isn't it good?

Rumor has it that someone died at Century Casino.

And now people think a gambler died here. This is not the worst.

The worst is that people say our waiters have contagious diseases.

People get scared and don't want to come.

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

What is this? What do you want with me?

What's going on?

They are the hotel's security.

-The hotel is also affected. -Let me go!

There are always busybodies who want to know what happened.

Is he a reporter?

It seems so.

Mr. Yan.

Should we come up with a solution to dispel the rumor?

How?

No matter what we do now,

it will only make us look worse.

You're right.

People only believe what they want to believe.

If it's neither a scoop nor slander, people won't gossip about it.

Mr. Li.

Contact the blood donation center. Let them have a vehicle sent here.

Organize for your staff to donate blood. The bigger the scene, the better.

It's easy. If you want

to be a good chip stacker, first you must know how to read people.

See if they're wearing the real deal.

Then, it's about striking up a conversation.

When you meet the newly rich,

you can tell them which places are the fanciest.

When you come across those with public money,

tell them you can issue an invoice.

When you meet a woman, it's simple.

If you're good-looking, just go up and talk to her.

Anquan, enough. You don't have to be so specific.

I want him to learn from you.

I'm asking if you can find him a job somewhere else.

Where?

Kyu-lawn. Kinchamba.

Just somewhere he can still be a waiter. A place better than here.

Then you'd better tell him to go back to China.

Why bother to stay here?

He passed that stage long ago.

He just thinks that this place suits him.

I can't persuade him.

I'm talking to you, look at me.

I am desperate now.

You two are in the same line of work. You even praised him for his talent.

Just help me out here, okay?

If he signs a bill, I'll give you an extra subsidy.

I don't care about that. Don't bring up money between us.

The main thing is that Ms. Rong is my major client now.

-I have to entertain her. -I am not pushing you to do anything.

After you get the deal done and get your commission, help Guo out.

-Okay? -I can't get her to sign a bill.

I can't make it happen.

I just found out Jason Li invited her here.

She won't have to spend a dime if she loses.

Century Casino will cover it all.

A big shot.

All I'm thinking about now is making a quick buck while I still can.

Look at me. What happened to your face?

Nothing. I bumped into something.

-You got beaten up again? -It's okay.

I wanted the money.

So she slapped me with the cash.

I got the cash after she was done.

Dollars.

Is it worth it?

I think so.

People who come here,

no matter whether they are rich or poor, are all somehow insane.

If you want to adapt here and have a better life,

you have to get used to this kind of insanity.

Otherwise, how could you go out?

So don't let him follow me.

This is what will happen to him.

Luan Basong has a slogan at Wancai Casino.

"Your dream life can come true at passionate Wancai."

The Oriental Hotel learns from them.

Their slogan is "The sun rising in the east means boundless winnings."

For me, their slogans have no passion in them.

New Century also needs a slogan.

Once the gamblers enter the hall,

you have to go straight for their desires.

Let's go with

"Fortune is on the turn, one card can change your fate."

How about it, Baimei?

Without the hotel's restrictions, you can do everything you want now.

This wall faces southwest.

With the slogan,

it will be in a favorable position and attract wealth from all directions.

Well said.

Mr. Yan, you really know your stuff.

All the key figures in our cooperation are all here now. Come on.

It's time to talk about how to do business in New Century.

Min.

Is your boss upstairs?

Yeah. I just said goodbye to her.

Why? Are you leaving?

Cui doesn't want me anymore.

She helped me get a residence permit at Mwi-syo.

So you're leaving for good?

Be quick. Get in the car. Come on.

Goodbye, Xing.

I was tricked into Trilateral Slopes.

That unregistered household treated me so well.

I didn't have to work in the fields.

I didn't have to wash clothes or cook.

But I still ran away.

For a full five years,

they didn't give me any new clothes.

It was always that same dress.

They wouldn't buy me a new one even if it was worn out.

I never asked for anything.

I was satisfied with everything.

I just wanted to buy new clothes.

When I had no clothes to wear, I actually had a choice.

Now I have countless new clothes.

But I feel trapped.

So the only thing I can enjoy now is putting on different clothes every day.

It's just that I like dressing up nicely.

Those clothes are sparkling and flashy.

I feel comfortable seeing them.

There's a kind…

Do you know? That kind of…

Presence.

Zhizhimin can live a better life than me. She went to school.

She could have more choices.

Actually, she doesn't want to leave you.

But we offended Kunpadi. What do you think will happen?

She will die if she stays.

Since you know it's dangerous,

let's just quit before anything happens.

Cui.

If you like new clothes, I'll buy them for you.

-You can have as many as you want. -Enough!

Cui? Are you getting addicted to calling me that?

Who do you think you are?

I am serious.

Do you even know what you're talking about?

Kindly reminder. Don't come to Kyu-lawn.

Then why don't you leave?

In the Trilateral Slopes,

you can't even get into business if you have no connections.

People like us have already gained a foothold.

Do you think you can just back out if you want to?

You can ask Mr. Cai when you meet him, and see if he'll let you go.

When I was your age, I had already had two kids.

-Hello? -Xing.

How is it? Did you change your dressing?

Yes, Xing.

Can I work at Golden Green KTV?

I want to be discharged tomorrow if that's okay.

I'm sorry, Xing.

I've caused you trouble.

FORTUNE IS ON THE TURN, ONE CARD CAN CHANGE YOUR FATE

Suo Langgong.

Where is Mr. Yan?

Xing. He is entertaining guests at the hotel.

What do you need him for?

Hello? Yes, 30 deluxe rooms.

NUMBER, NAME, GENDER

How can there be one room short?

Why do you tell me now after all the VIPs have arrived?

What's wrong?

Century Casino has started to take group customers now, huh?

They are all big gamblers from Kamon.

Xing, I still have things to do. And it's urgent.

Can you come tomorrow?

Okay.

Hello, Mr. Liang. It's been a long time.

Have fun.

Have fun.

Hello. Welcome. Have a good time

You are not

serious with that Ms. Rong, right?

No way.

I'm just using her.

We agreed

that she would take me with her to Kamon when she leaves.

Think twice.

-She might be using you. -We use each other.

You… Look how miserable she's made you already.

Aren't you the most reliable chip stacker and the toughest Know-It-All?

You really believe that she would take you to Kamon?

And what about your girlfriends? You'll just leave them?

And I just don't get it.

What is this Ms. Rong to Century Casino?

What exactly does she do?

Haven't I told you before?

Jason Li invited her here to set up the game together.

-What kind of game? -A game that corners desperate people.

You don't know anything as the boss.

There are many gamblers over at Kamon

owing the casino money for various reasons.

If you are on that blacklist,

the government will restrict your spending.

You can't get your passport.

You can't leave the country or live in the country.

People like this sleep on the street like living dead.

Jason Li is just taking advantage of this

and calls them over to sign bills in the Trilateral Slopes.

They couldn't repay the money and are already homeless.

Their families don't even care.

What's the use of bringing them to the Trilateral Slopes?

Kamon is a rule-of-law society.

Their families know

they won't get into trouble if they are in Kamon.

This place is different though.

If you want to know more, you should just go ask Xia Wenjing.

There are many tricks in the debt-forcing room.

They will force you to repay the money by all means.

The point is that those people really care about this opportunity.

Fortune is on the turn. One card can change your fate.

FORTUNE IS ON THE TURN, ONE CARD CAN CHANGE YOUR FATE

It just speaks their deepest desires out loud.

So when forcing debt repayments at Century Casino,

what is Ms. Rong's role?

She doesn't have to do anything.

She just sits there, being the biggest cheat of the game.

What do you mean by that?

The millennial gamble queen.

She is the legendary casino killer.

Why did Jason Li invite her over? He wants to tell everyone

that as long as she's here, you can turn the tables.

As long as she's here, you can win money.

Yan Baimei.

What are you thinking?

How can you work with that outsider to sign bills together?

You're quite clever.

You've figured out the ropes already.

Hello, Shen Xing.

I've always wanted to get to know you.

But Mr. Yan never gave me the chance.

Well. You don't need that now.

I'm here. Let's speak frankly, then.

Whatever you two are up to, we won't interfere.

As long as you return the investment for our two halls

plus half a year's profit, To-pan will immediately back out.

Mr. Yan has already told me about this.

Great. Then you just give me an answer.

Such vulgar bargaining. What answer do you want from me?

Think bigger, my friend.

To be honest,

I don't want Mr. Cai to back out.

On the contrary, I would prefer to work with him.

How?

Century and Blue-King. Let's make money together.

-Blue-King Gamble House? -To be precise.

I mean the house behind Blue-King.

As long as Mr. Cai agrees to let Century Casino use it.

His two gambling halls will be able to earn the respective return.

-Based on the contract ratio. -That's not possible.

You and I both know

this is Blue-King's real line of work.

So, does that make it right? This is illegal in the first place.

Blue-King is putting a stop to these dealings.

Putting a stop?

Then how do you explain the coming and going of the chip stackers?

It's no use talking to me about this. I'm just a messenger.

We know it's difficult.

But now Mr. Cai trusts you.

If you can talk to him, I think he will listen.

You want me to be the bad guy here?

No way. You want him to hate me or what?

If you want to persuade him, go do it yourself.

Mr. Yan can't pull this off alone.

You have to go and get it done.

Is your memory that bad at such a young age?

Perfect then.

Walk him down the memory lane.

He already left but somehow got called back. Why was that?

Your friend fell.

His scars were exposed and he scared the clients away.

My employee was kind and told him to rest

and even made an appointment for him to see a doctor.

But he took advantage of the situation and harmed my employee on purpose.

What? Still playing the victim here?

Go on.

Is it interesting?

I don't even know how to explain so that the police will believe

you were not inciting crime.

If they really saw these surveillance videos,

we wouldn't need to do anything.

You two would become wanted men.

You can also choose to drag it out.

After the fire inspection,

there's cable maintenance, personnel rectification,

account verification and equipment refurbishment.

Shorting your two gambling halls, for me, is nothing.

You can sit down and talk.

Yan Baimei.

How could you do this to Mr. Cai?

What did I do to him?

Actually,

the last person who should blame me

is you.

You should know better than I do

the reason Mr. Cai invested here.

Did he do it to help me or just for his own gain?

You know better than I do. You…

In the end, we both are just his pawns.

Don't think Mr. Cai can protect you.

This is ironclad evidence. Not a frame-up.

Xing.

How long have you been here?

Not long. I just arrived a moment ago.

I've just paid your hospitalization fee.

Xing.

What happened?

Lie down.

Tell me.

You hurt Lei Ming

simply because you wanted revenge on him.

Right?

Why didn't you tell me?

What were you thinking?

You had too much on your plate.

I didn't want to trouble you.

There's big trouble now.

They brought out the surveillance tapes right in front of me.

They can call the police anytime.

No. No.

Xing, I was thinking about going back to China.

-Lie down. -I can't afford to go to jail now, Xing.

I got a call from home saying my mom is having surgery.

-It's all so sudden. Xing, I… -What surgery?

I can't go back empty-handed at a time like this.

I just want to make some quick money now.

-I can't delay any longer, Xing. -I know it.

Xing, I'm begging you, I can't go to jail!

-Please help me, okay, Xing? -Can you just lie down?

I can't afford a single day's delay. I'm begging you.

Lie down.

Guo Limin. Don't be scared.

They haven't called the police. I was just scaring you.

No one is coming after you.

We're in this together.

I remember all your kindness towards me.

I will never let others bully you again.

The casino told me.

You have a sizable severance payment. It's quite a lot.

Give me your account details.

I'll send it to your mother.

Mr. Cai. Your trip to the Buddhist temple was very fruitful, right?

Perhaps you can take us there someday.

This is the profit from the Water Hall and Fire Hall for this month.

Here.

Actually, I really don't care whether it makes a profit or not.

I invested in the casino to support you.

You understand, right?

I know.

I know that now is a special time. It's hard to back out.

So, I didn't plan to take back all the money.

But at least help me get an explanation.

Well, Shen Xing and I have already spoken to them in person.

Right, Xing?

That man was very stubborn. We talked and talked with him.

But he just wouldn't agree to refund a single penny.

Only later did we realize

that he didn't want you to leave Century Casino at all.

As for the fire safety renovation, it wasn't him playing dirty.

He didn't mean to target the Water Hall and Fire Hall.

However, he really wants to work with you.

Utilizing the advantages of Century Casino and Blue-King Gamble House

to create a greater synergy.

What advantages does Blue-King have?

The debt-forcing room.

So you mean they want to work with me to make people sign a bill?

In recent years,

those comfortable gamblers no longer come to Monung.

They chose to invest here.

Because there is still room for a secondary market.

Monung is a big place.

So why do you want To-pan?

Because the law enforcement has been too strict lately.

Those authorities conduct a major inspection every few days.

They are also asking if Monung has any suitable places for debt-forcing.

But they won't tell people what they're going to do.

Then nobody wants to rent a place to them.

But To-pan is off the radar and also close to Monung.

And you have got the things we need.

What do you think?

From a business perspective,

they have brought in a large number of broke gamblers from Kamon,

which could generate a large number of bills.

It's indeed a no-lose business.

And they also promise us

a share of the profits according to the contract ratio.

Actually, it could be a solution.

Now Kyu-lawn is so chaotic.

And Parkson Entertainment City was set on fire.

Do you think all this is just a coincidence?

Jason Li is Luan Basong's boy?

Impossible.

After the license for Kinchamba was granted to Luan Basong,

Luan Basong dropped all his business dealings in Monung.

Now he's back?

The bottleneck for Kinchamba is the inconvenience of transportation.

If they can take control of Monung and Kyu-lawn,

it means that the upper and lower reaches of the Mokwel River

would be under their control.

Didn't he want to set up this cruise business a few years ago?

Do you understand?

He wants to get these gamblers on board

to gamble all the way from Monung to Kinchamba.

An all-in-one service.

Gambling tourism.

Century Hotel is just a part of their plan to get that bunch of debt defaulters in,

force them to sign a bill, and recover the costs within a short time.

They do big business.

Their ultimate goal is to buy all the casinos in the area.

They have money and power.

Do you get it? Otherwise why do they want you in?

Baimei.

What exactly happened?

Did they threaten you with your life?

Hello?

Mr. Cai.

Century Casino

is what I have accomplished all these years

and the only realm I shine in.

No matter what the price is,

I can only pay it.

This is just like the time when I joined the army

with you

without hesitation.

The current market is indeed not so good.

So, we want you

to return every single penny to us To-pan.

As for Mr. Yan.

I think you can just let him and Wenjing work together.

Didn't you say it yourself?

This was never a long-term plan.

Mr. Yan

is caught in the middle now.

He has his own difficulties.

He is also in a dilemma.

When you reach out too far,

it's easy to get burned.

Better be careful.

It's gone red. Does it hurt?

No.

It hurts?

If it hurts, endure it until it stops.

I know. It's all my fault.

I didn't look into their background first.

Putting that aside,

why were you siding with Yan Baimei?

I did it for Guo Limin.

Your young friend? What happened to him?

He crippled someone from the Century Hotel,

so they used this to threaten Shen Xing to speak up for Yan Baimei, right?

Yes. Mr. Cai.

It's my fault. I was too naive.

Exactly. So I gave you the scald.

I totally understand.

Yan Baimei agreed to delete all the surveillance tapes just now.

You agreed with him?

Because of me?

It wasn't for you.

Because I looked at Oil Lamp's ledger, and I think you're right.

Withdrawing from Century Casino and taking back all the money

is the only method to get through the tough times now.

What?

Do you feel wronged that I scalded you?

No.

Alright. You found a solution for us to get by.

Then you should see it through properly.

Only after you see the money, can you send the bills to Blue-King.

Mr. Cai.

Can I ask you for one more favor?

My friend Guo Limin.

I want to hire him to supply water in To-pan.

He's quite smart. I'll teach him.

It seems you haven't learned your lesson.

Being loyal is a good thing. But don't let it trap you.

Perhaps some will succeed because of you,

but no one will be ruined because of you.

People will try every means to solve difficulties to survive.

And what you can control is

your own words and actions.

He was discharged.

Wang Anquan.

-Don't you want us anymore? -Let go.

Don't you want us?

-Why are you leaving? -Let go!

-Go. -What's wrong?

Don't go!

Go!

Rat!

Wang Anquan.

-What's going on? -I got busted.

Ms. Rong said no more deal if I don't break up with them.

Anyway, you can't beat a woman.

I didn't. My fingers swelled because of her. You see.

What a poor woman. She followed you all the way to Monung.

-You are heartless. -Heartless?

That's easy for you to say.

Do you want a woman who stays idle at home every day?

We have no future.

What do you want with me?

What happened with your arm?

Nothing. Do you know where Guo Limin has gone?

He has gone back to China.

What? Really?

Yes.

He came to me to borrow money. He really asked the wrong guy.

So I told him to go back to China.

What did he want the money for? I transferred money to him.

How would I know?

Well. He has gone back to China?

Yes, I called the cab for him. It's not easy to survive here, right?

Where are we going?

Hello?

Drive.

Bye then.

Goodbye.

-Why did you stop in such a narrow place? -You are thin anyway.

-Bye. -Bye.

-Your friend? Join us. -No need. I still have things to do.

Thank you.

Speak, what is it?

Can you help me check the exit records at the border?

I want to know whether Guo really has gone back to China.

Guo?

That kid from your uncle's construction site?

Yes. He came to the Trilateral Slopes with me.

His name is Guo Limin. Alright.

Thanks.

Don't thank me just yet.

I happen to have a favor to ask of you as well.

Who is this?

Your fellow countryman.

His surname is Tian.

He was working on that special report about gambling fraud.

He disappeared a few days ago.

A journalist, right?

This has been entrusted to us by your embassy.

It's basically our police station's top priority.

The thing is I don't know whom to ask.

You're the police. Isn't it your job to find someone?

The guy who got off your car.

If it's not too much trouble, you could ask him.

These chip stackers are always well-informed.

How do you know he's a chip stacker?

I am a cop.

Just like those Know-It-Alls, we are good at finding clues.

The point is this journalist has infringed

the interests of those who run the debt-forcing business.

They might kidnap him or worse.

This is what I'm worried about.

Those debt-forcing rooms in the Trilateral Slopes.

You cops know about them?

We've got a grip on it basically.

But you know

in Bokang, as the federal police, if we don't have solid evidence,

we can't obtain a search warrant.

If they don't slip up, we can do nothing.

What has Mr. Cai been up to recently?

Same old thing. Supplying water.

It's been hot lately.

You need to disinfect your wound from time to time.

I'm off. Drinks are on you.

I saw you from far away.

Why are you drinking here alone instead of taking care of my business?

I am out of money.

Can't afford it anymore.

Most of my crew have left.

If your friend doesn't mind, he can come work here.

Forget about it.

My friend seems to have returned to China.

Is it hard to believe

such a big city like Kyu-lawn is undergoing a reshuffling?

I often come here alone for walks,

pretending to have detached myself from all this.

Don't think too much.

That Kunpadi Shachu has already gone to President Chen.

It's all right now.

I might be really unlucky this year.

I ran away from Ming just to make the business more decent.

Who would have known I'd be accused of flying a pigeon.

I didn't dare to say a thing. The KTV also had an incident.

What happened to the KTV?

The ledger is lost.

The accounts made for President Chen have been found out.

So that was why you drove Zhizhimin away.

What else can I do?

She's my friend. I had to protect her anyway.

What? You feel the same, right?

It reminds me of that friend of mine.

Although he returned to China, he should at least have told me first, right?

Indeed.

I care about him so much.

Maybe that's the reason why

he didn't want to say goodbye when he left.

You've finished it all? Already? You love drinking this, huh?

Just occasionally.

It is so sweet. I can't bear it.

My father used to be a beekeeper.

When I was little, he used to collect the remaining beehives

to make honey water for us.

Beehives in our place are not like the ones here.

You have to chew hard to taste the sweetness.

Cui.

You told me last time

you were deceived by someone to come to the Trilateral Slopes.

When I was young, I was rebellious.

I got stupid when I saw a handsome guy.

I hadn't finished school yet.

So I eloped with that guy just like they do on TV.

But he got tired of me

and sold me just for 800.

I was sold all the way to the hillside of Laza.

One time I tried to escape, but they caught me

and even broke my legs. Listen.

-Did you hear that? -I heard it.

What happened after that?

After that, I couldn't have kids.

Then, they sold me to another unregistered household.

I moved with that family to the Trilateral Slopes.

It'd been five years. The price was still 800.

Can you imagine?

So you are not what you look like.

You just don't feel secure and are afraid of being tricked.

So now

you are a free woman.

Haven't you thought about going back home?

Done that.

They're doing quite well. It's all the same with or without me.

There is one thing that I am well aware of.

I have been gone for more than a decade, but they never looked for me.

So why should I go back?

What about you?

What about me?

You left but you came back.

There must be a reason.

It's because there was a problem with my passport.

I don't want an excuse. I want the reason.

Kyu-lawn is a mess.

Maybe you should leave for a while.

Take care of yourself first.

STORY BASED ON THE ESCAPE FROM TRILATERAL SLOPES SERIES

OF STORY HUNTING PROGRAM

NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM