Original subtitles

You playing tricks?

- Don't hit me. - Playing tricks? Playing tricks?

Tell us!

Officer Yao,

I know nothing about this matter.

Still saying you don't know? Tell us!

- Finishing? - Say it!

Tight-lipped, huh?

That's no joke, Officer Yao.

I'll be put in jail!

We found drugs on Temple Street.

We need to search you.

We suspect you're linked to the powder.

Take him back.

- Alright, move! - Wait!

I'll tell you.

They are in Vista Tower.

Fourth floor A.

- How many of them? - Three.

- Are they armed? - Maybe.

- Armed or not? - Armed.

Get lost!

What a scum!

Tian.

Tell our guys to hurry up.

YEAR 1990, VISTA TOWER

We just got this clue from that guy.

Don't know if it's true.

Maybe Nie Jitian's not here.

You, go up there and scout ahead.

Feng,

get to a good position.

Zhi, contact Officer Ye.

Prepare explosives and bulletproof vests.

- Now we're talking. - Okay.

It'll be more secure with bulletproof vests.

Officer Yao.

Three days ago, five jewelry stores on Kwun Tong Mut Wah Street

were robbed by armed gangs.

This afternoon, a jewelry store on Ma Tau Wai Road was robbed again.

The robbers, armed with AK47 rifles, killed two uniformed officers and fled.

NIE JITIAN, MOST WANTED ONE MILLION

Police!

- Zhi, are you alright? - I'm okay!

Headquarters!

We found Nie Jitian at Vista Tower. We are in a gunfight!

Go!

- Chaitou, go after them! - Yes!

Freeze! Stop it! Police!

Police!

Draw your gun.

Stop it!

THE NEWBORN DAUGHTER AND HER MOM ARE SAFE!

Last night, after a two-month hunt, the police arrested Nie Jitian's gang

at the Vista Tower in Kowloon City.

However, at 12 a.m.,

a major fire broke out at the Vista Tower of Kowloon City,

resulting in 39 deaths and 80 injuries. In Hong Kong's history,

it's one of the most tragic fires to date.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

I SPOTTED A CORPSE, COME QUICKLY!

YEAR 1993, MONG KOK

MONG KOK ROAD

Is this car yours?

This is illegal parking. Move the car.

What you want, four-eyes?

You trying to pull tricks? Drive the car away, now!

Call me Blind Dart.

This turf belongs to my boss, Grim Ace.

Fine me. I dare you.

Move it! Don't play tricks!

Never. Go on. Ticket me.

Looking for trouble, four-eyes?

- Don't get so cocky. - What's going on?

Sir.

Parking violation. He refuses to move no matter what.

Your boss owns this car, right?

Move it away.

I don't have the key.

Dart.

Oh, come on.

Don't bother Officer Yao with this.

Give me the key.

Alright, Boss, here you go.

Sorry, Officer Yao.

Clumsy.

I can't help it.

Alright, I've got to go.

Come.

Hands on the wall.

- What's your problem? - What are you doing?

Put your hands on the wall. I'm going to search your body.

What for?

You can't even catch a car key,

showing no respect for authority.

Therefore, I highly suspect

your mental state is influenced by drugs.

What?

Were you taking drugs in your place?

You're trying to frame me?

Move your car away.

What if I don't?

Sir.

Call the Traffic Kowloon West.

Let them get this car locked.

And check if it's illegally modified.

There's more.

Contact Special Duties Squad.

His turf needs a sweep.

I smell drug dealing activity here.

- Yes, sir. HQ, HQ. - Alright.

Dart.

Move that car away. Hurry up!

Satisfied?

A male body was discovered in a private residence.

Police have started an investigation.

- Can you get a clean shot? - Officer Yao.

How is it going inside?

Let me introduce the newcomer, Liu Weitao.

- Officer Yao. - I know you.

Officer Yao, the preliminary investigation

says the man and dog were killed by a sharp weapon.

Found signs of struggle.

No murder weapon found.

The victim, Deng Rongtian,

nicknamed Grim Ace.

He was the head honcho of Jordan Lenco, formerly a hired thug.

He made a fortune in real estate.

Involved in all sorts of crimes.

Nauseated? Swallow it down.

Swallow it down!

I told you the canteen food was unhygienic.

Go throw up outside.

Wait.

Reporters are outside.

You want to make the news?

Disgracing the police force.

Show me your hand.

Press here.

Neiguan acupoint. It can help you stop vomiting.

Thank you, sir.

Thank him instead.

This guy had too many enemies.

How about this? I go ask around at Anti-Triad Unit.

Maybe it's an enemy.

Instead of an enemy,

he's like a butcher.

His aorta was cut open, to make him bleed to death.

Officer Yao.

You, sit over there.

- Weitao. - Officer Yao.

Interrogate them separately. Take him over there.

- Officer, where in the world are we going? - I dunno.

I'm asking your name. You say "I dunno"?

First name is "I", last name is "Dunno".

I'm warning you. Don't ever play tricks!

Officer.

Your name is Lin Minzhi, I see.

- Fancy a dinner tonight? - Cooperate!

Put your leg down.

I said, put your leg down!

Is this place too bright?

What are your sunglasses for?

I'm blind, sir.

I can't see without them.

You're on drugs, aren't you?

You can't keep your eyes open.

Take him to the restroom. Get a urine test.

Copy that.

Get up!

Come in.

Grim Ace's test report came out.

Just as I thought.

The main artery is severed. He died within a minute.

Anti-Triad Unit?

He had lots of enemies.

Especially those from Wo Kee.

They had conflicts,

but not enough to kill him.

Such a brutal method.

Doesn't look like a vendetta.

If it's not a gangland vendetta,

could it be,

a thief broke into the house

and was spotted, so, he killed the witness?

Unlikely. In his house,

we found 200,000 HKD cash and four luxury watches.

Inquiry his rivals.

- See if we can find any clues. - Copy that.

Guangyao.

How many times have I told you?

Don't go overboard like that.

You beat a punk into the hospital.

You were almost called on the carpet.

Not a big deal. You can handle it for me.

I work in DCS, not the bomb squad.

Don't make me cover your ass.

- You always have a way - I never.

Feng, disperse the crowd.

Stop throwing up. Get some cloth.

- Cover the body. - Okay.

- Don't push! - Stop filming!

Step back a bit, please.

Step back!

Stop filming. Go.

- Get it on camera. Hurry. - That's enough. Go away!

TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS

Things have been tense recently.

Maybe brother Tian offended someone?

Even that Indo-Pakistani working for him got killed.

His trade is dirty.

Big trouble is inevitable.

You all had better keep your men in line.

Tian is my brother.

As for the culprit who killed him,

no matter where he hides, I won't let him off.

According to the police, a social worker of a school died by throat cutting.

His body was dumped behind Kowloon Tong.

The police are treating it as a homicide case.

What's going on, Officer Yao?

Officer Yao.

We found the victim's wallet at the scene.

His ID card and social worker's card are in here.

The victim's name is Zhang Jiajian,

a resident social worker at a school.

All the cash inside the wallet was gone, so robbery murder is not ruled out.

It's not necessary for a robber to kill someone.

Throat cutting, again.

It's exactly the same way Grim Ace was killed.

Chaitou, give me another six cans of beer.

Weitao.

Take it to him. Try to talk some sense into him.

He can't hold his liquor.

Officer Yao.

They made me tell you not to drink so much.

There are four victims now.

Can't even find the weapon.

And he drank too much.

How can we find more evidence?

I think it's more likely that the lawyer died by suicide.

Because he had depression?

- Officer Yao! - Officer Yao!

- Oh no, I can't swim! - What should we do?

- Officer Yao! - Dive down!

Dive down!

Keep searching!

- Hurry up! - Yao!

Officer Yao!

What are you doing?

Come up, quickly!

Everyone in my team is an idiot.

You're the dumbest one.

I've looked into it.

There's a grocery store under the Indo-Pakistani guy's apartment.

The owner told me

the guy bought alcohol every day.

He only bought strong liquor.

Six cans of beer are like water to him.

I can't hold my liquor.

I drank twice as much and can still swim ashore,

let alone him.

That's weird.

The forensic report shows there were algae in his body.

He must have drowned.

Take your time to think it over.

Officer Yao, I will take you back.

- Don't do this next time. - Let me do this.

- I second that. - You always do such a thing.

Pull it out.

What now, Officer Yao?

Perform another autopsy.

A diatom test has confirmed drowning.

What else do you want to test?

Let's do a full-body examination.

Bro, I haven't even eaten yet.

Braised tofu and pork with rice.

Iced beverage, less sweet.

Officer Yao.

Onto something?

Onto something.

A needle mark on the right neck.

Look, it's here.

Needle mark.

Definitely, needle mark.

Re-examine the other three deceased again.

As soon as possible.

Gosh.

KINDERGARTEN

Excuse me.

- Where is the principal's office? - There.

Thanks.

- Come in. - It's him.

My apologies, I'm a bit late.

I am Yang Xingyao's father.

- Mr. Yang. - Yes?

You are 15 minutes late.

Had to deal with work. I rushed over as fast as I could.

So, you think your job is more important than your daughter's education?

Right?

Here's the thing.

Principal.

My husband is a police officer.

So, frequently,

he'll encounter unexpected situations.

His work schedule is quite irregular.

Police officers get holidays too.

If he took this interview seriously,

he should have set aside time

for today's meeting.

But my husband is a very responsible and good police officer.

So, sometimes, even on days off, he has to work.

My daughter and I don't mind at all.

- Right, Xingyao? - Yes.

Dad is a good police officer.

Taxi.

Be a nice girl when you go back. Don't make Mom angry.

I'm not the one who made Mommy angry.

It's you who made mommy angry.

Do me a favor. Keep it down.

Pinky swear.

- What are you two talking about? Come. - It's nothing.

Careful, here.

Starry Light 383 Channel.

- 5258. - Password?

20784.

You have two messages.

The first message.

Peijie said it's time for the interview.

You need to hurry up.

The second message.

Someone asked

if you wanted to know who killed Zhang Jiajian.

He said the killer's name was Mai Zhihong.

Officer Yao, we found a clue.

The third victim, social worker Zhang Jiajian,

he once referred a student for a psychiatric evaluation.

He suspected the boy was mentally ill.

He had bitten off a classmate's ear

He quit school after graduating from Form 5

and became an aircon worker.

We found him in Sham Shui Po.

His name is Mai Zhihong.

Police.

WestK DCS.

Do you know this person?

I do.

Who is he?

Zhang Jiajian.

A social worker at my middle school.

Do you know he was suspected to have been murdered a few days ago?

I saw the news.

When was the last time you saw him?

It was on the day he died.

My boss sent me to Virtuous Academy that day.

I happened to run into him.

Sir, just close the door after you finish the repair.

Thanks.

- Mr. Zhang. - Zhang.

School is out. Why are you here?

We have a question and wanted to ask you.

Did you greet him then?

He didn't recognize me because I had a hat on.

He didn't greet you,

so you didn't greet him either?

I had no idea too.

Anyway, I didn't feel like greeting him.

Because he sent you to a mental hospital,

and you are mad at him?

Being angry at him

isn't illegal, right?

On the night of his death, from 21:30 to midnight, where were you?

I was watching a movie.

In which cinema?

- Huayu, in East Tsim Sha Tsui. - Which movie?

The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story.

With whom?

I was by myself.

Do you have any proof?

NORMAL SEAT, TEN HKD

I haven't seen this movie yet.

But I've heard that Li Xiuxian still plays a police officer?

How was his performance?

Not bad.

What about Kwong Leung Wong?

Kwong Leung Wong is not in this movie.

The movie is based on a true story.

However, the protagonist in it is really homicidal.

He killed so many people.

Minced them and made them into pork buns.

But in the end, as always, the villain doesn't end up well.

Eventually, he has to commit suicide.

It's all about how you interpret it.

Sometimes, crime is not necessarily a bad thing.

It can benefit us too.

What are the benefits of crime?

If no one committed crimes,

officers would have nothing to do.

When there are crimes,

it can show society where our moral bottom line is,

let us know what is allowed,

and what is not.

It also lets the public know

what problems have arisen in our society.

Only in this way can we improve our system.

A society without law enforcers

would be hell for most people.

But for some people,

it might be heaven.

Don't you need to write this down?

I can say it one more time.

Chaitou.

Call the pager station.

Ask them

who left me the message.

Copy that.

Zhi.

Ask the cinema staff

whether they have seen this guy.

Weitao,

turn the aircon to the maximum.

No water, no food.

Wait until he can't stand it,

then we ask him again,

with the same questions,

see if it matches.

Officer Yao, I've checked the pager station.

They can't track the one who left you the message.

I asked the cinema staff.

They are all not sure if they have seen Mai Zhihong.

- We still lack evidence. - Officer Yao.

Play the long game.

Excuse me. I want to take a look at this one.

KNIFE, HANDCRAFTED

Officer Yao, he is buying a knife. Should we interrogate him?

Buying a knife is not illegal anyway.

We keep watching.

He's good with both hands.

Excuse me.

- Officer Yao. - Officer Yao.

The deceased was a firefighter.

- Sam. - What's the situation?

Based on our initial estimate, he was hit in the head

many times

and died from blood loss.

We also found needle marks on his neck.

- Bastard. - Daddy!

- Daddy! - Darling!

Ma'am.

Please calm down.

What are you doing?

Step back behind the line.

Stop filming. Get out. Step back.

Go away!

Have you watched the news?

A good father was murdered,

leaving his wife and son behind.

His wife is even pregnant.

Officer, don't you find it strange?

Why does the news always emphasize that the deceased were, like,

good father, good mother,

as if they know them well?

Where are you getting at?

Human nature is very complex.

If a good person did a bad thing,

is he still a good person?

If a bad guy did a good thing, is he still a bad guy?

Killing people is easier than you thought.

Once it reaches a certain point,

everyone has the potential to kill,

including you, Officer Yao.

I would not kill people.

It is you who killed people.

I will personally catch you and put you in jail.

Do you have any evidence that I killed them?

Did someone tell you,

"Mai Zhihong is the murderer"?

Do you want to know which good citizen told you that?

That good citizen is me!

What do you want?

Stop, stop!

- Help! - Stop playing tricks!

No more tricks! Stop it!

Police. What's going on?

- Help! Help! - What happened?

- He hit me, Officer! - Put down the stick.

Return the gun to the armory.

Take some days off.

How many times have I told you?

He hit himself.

You don't believe me?

I do, but that doesn't help.

This order is from higher-ups.

Take a few days off.

How's Mai Zhihong doing right now?

Doing check-ups in the hospital.

I'm telling you,

I've dealt with him a few times.

This guy is full of himself,

quite a poser.

He's very suspicious.

When that firefighter was killed,

Mai Zhihong was working in the store.

His boss can vouch for him.

Was his boss, not even for a second, away from him?

Moreover, could he be an accomplice? Is he lying? Did you check?

Let the other guys handle this case.

Spend some time with your wife and our daughter.

So persistent.

Xingyao.

When you see your grandparents later,

be polite and don't be naughty. Got it?

Got it.

If they ask where your dad went,

you just say dad went to work.

Why do you teach her to lie?

If your parents find out I'm suspended, they will start nagging again.

Xingyao, if Grandma and Grandpa ask about this,

just say Dad is home for some rest, okay?

Got it.

That way, it's not considered lying.

Good girl.

What do you do in the car?

- Fasten the seat belt. - Smart.

Alright, sit over there.

Okay.

See you tonight.

All set?

- Drive slowly, okay? - Got it.

- Bye. - Bye. Bye, baby.

Bye.

Go on. Don't let me keep you.

Bye.

BROADCAST DRIVE

Peijie!

Xingyao!

- Guangyao. - Officer Yao.

Are they alright?

They're hospitalized and are not in danger.

Bomb Disposal checked.

The bomb's homemade.

I drive this car most of the time.

So, it targeted me.

Could it be Mai?

He fixes aircon for a living.

How did he make a bomb?

Do some research for me.

See if he has any friends

with knowledge in chemistry.

Maybe he has accomplices.

Guangyao.

You're suspended now. Don't get involved in this case.

My wife and daughter were almost killed, and you're telling me to stay out of it?

If not for yourself, think about your wife and daughter.

The police force works as a team.

You need to trust the other guys, okay?

I need to reply to that.

Talk to the higher-ups.

Get a safe house to protect my wife and kid.

- Got it. - There's more.

Let me know if any leads.

- But Officer Ye-- - Officer Ye will understand.

If we don't catch the culprit,

my families will remain in danger.

Understood. I've got to go, then.

NOODLES

Officer Yao.

Don't hit me anymore.

It hurts.

I got more than 30 stitches.

The doctor said

these might leave scars.

You become a cop,

just trying to get a promotion.

If you hit me again,

it won't be just a suspension,

you'll face jail time instead.

I didn't become a cop for a promotion

but for catching criminals.

Officer Yao.

You cried?

What happened?

I thought you liked playing with syringes.

Didn't know you liked bombs.

Did you do this?

Do what?

Why did you harm my family?

What happened to your family?

I'm warning you,

whether I have the evidence to catch you or not,

if something happens to my daughter in the hospital,

I will definitely take your life.

Does it hurt a lot, Xingyao?

Mommy, it doesn't hurt at all.

Really, Mommy, it really doesn't hurt at all.

Xingyao, you're so brave,

just as courageous as your dad.

When can I leave here?

You'll be discharged very soon.

Then Daddy will take you to the park, okay?

Don't make empty promises.

Last time you bailed on her, and she was so disappointed.

It won't happen this time.

Dad, let's pinky swear.

Liar liar, teeth fall out.

I've lost all my teeth. Can I borrow yours?

Yang Guangyao.

Where are you going?

Just a moment. I'll be back soon.

You think I have no idea?

You are currently suspended.

So, the police in Hong Kong can't manage without you?

- It's not… - You know,

I have always supported you, haven't I?

You worked on cases, away for weeks. I never complained.

You know all this.

But this time, it's different.

There was a huge incident.

We are still in the hospital, and you're leaving?

What do you want?

Tell me? Are you going to leave?

There's a safe house.

Our men are in the safe house,

protecting you two.

You'll be safe.

What about your safety?

Are you safe?

What should we do if something happens to you?

Darling,

I'm begging you. Please don't go, okay?

I'm really scared this time.

Okay?

Really?

Then, let's go back inside.

Daddy, where are you going?

Daddy's going to make a call.

Xingyao is very scared.

Silly girl.

Didn't I just say that Xingyao is as brave as Daddy?

Just try.

Try to sleep nicely.

When you wake up and open your eyes,

you'll see Daddy.

And you'll also see your favorite food,

omelet rice.

Close your eyes first.

One, two, three.

Don't be afraid, good girl.

Okay.

- Excuse me. May I use the phone? - Sure.

Weitao, what's the matter?

We have a lead, Officer Yao.

We found that Mai Zhihong worked at a construction site for nine months.

According to the contractor,

Mai Zhihong has handled explosives before.

Also,

I searched Grim Ace's house.

The fellow responsible for tailing said

Mai Zhihong went to the sewer of the first crime scene.

We are applying for an arrest warrant.

Police! Drop your knife!

Put down the knife!

Breaking storm news.

The observatory has just issued a No.8 northeast gale signal.

Red rainstorm and thunderstorm warnings have also been issued.

The weather will change dramatically soon.

The observatory urges citizens to stay home as much as possible.

MEI CHEN PAVILION

Sir, sir.

Sir, what happened?

Are you all right?

Wake up!

Don't touch me.

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