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A BODY FOUND, COME NOW!

A Star Ferry ship, carrying 136 passengers and seven crew members,

had an accident while approaching the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier.

It seemed to have lost power due to mechanical failure.

The ship was unable to control the direction

and collided with the pier and OT 200 meters away.

How can I help you, sir?

Is my daughter, Yang Xingyao, here?

- When was she admitted to the hospital? - Yesterday.

- Okay, I'll check it for you. - Thanks.

The 7th annual charity carnival was held in Hong Kong yesterday.

There's no child called Yang Xingyao here.

…including Justice of the Peace, Sir John Anthony Holt Saunders.

Excuse me, miss. Could you spare a coin?

Peijie! Peijie!

Never heard of her!

Peijie! Xingyao!

Still the same place.

What's your problem?

Stop riding the elevator for fun, okay?

Why did you relocate here?

To earn more money. You thought I'm doing this for fun?

Five thousand HKD per client.

However, 70% of it goes to me.

Such a high commission you're taking.

Some clients are very generous. You can keep all the tips.

Really?

We've got a client. You can start work right away.

- What does he do? - An officer.

As in a teacher in school "officer". A cultured man. Satisfied?

Alright.

Give me the down payment first.

There's no such rule.

What if you renege on payment?

I feel assured when paid upfront.

Why are you making things so complicated?

There used to be a bar here called Lido.

Where has it moved to?

Lido? It went out of business long ago.

Thanks.

- Police. You are suspected of-- - Bastard!

Police!

- Freeze! - Police. Freeze!

Police! Show me your ID!

Police inspection. Show your ID.

Police. Show me your ID. ID card.

Police. Show me your ID.

Be cooperative. Your ID.

Show me your ID, please. ID card.

Show me your ID. Please cooperate.

Be cooperative. ID card.

Show me your ID card.

No way.

Police. You can't run away.

No, I'm irrelevant. It has nothing to do with me.

Wait!

You forced my hands!

Would you cut it out?

Freeze! Stop it! Freeze!

Take him back.

What were you there for? Hookers?

Are you a procurer or a client?

Remaining silent, huh?

Do you need to call a lawyer?

Kaiqing.

- Officer Zhang. - How's the leg?

I'm fine.

This guy refuses to say anything.

No cell phone, no ID.

Only a pager and a Swiss Army knife.

A pager? What decade are you living in?

There is blood on the knife. You just stabbed someone?

Why is there blood on the knife?

- Are you deaf? - Tell us!

Show me your Police IDs.

What are you up to?

Show me your Police ID cards.

You want to see it?

Have a good look.

I only talk with higher-ranking officers.

- How's it going, Jiajie? - Officer Liu.

They'll take me to the new hideout.

Be careful.

I guess they don't suspect me, as they've invited me. Keep in touch.

Okay.

- Officer Liu. - Officer.

How is it going? Something happened?

He won't talk, insisting on seeing someone higher up.

Are you looking for me?

Weitao.

You don't recognize me?

It can't be.

Yes, it can.

This is impossible.

Yao disappeared 20 years ago. He won't just reappear.

I chased the suspect through the sewer.

I chased him to Mei Chen Pavilion. Then I fell down from the elevator.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Impossible.

How can I make you believe?

On my first day in the Violent Crimes Unit,

I threw up at seeing the body.

What did Yao tell me?

Press here, Neiguan acupoint. It can help you to stop vomiting.

Thank you, sir.

Thank him instead.

Neiguan acupoint.

Officer Yao.

Where are Peijie and my daughter now?

Take me to them.

We haven't kept in touch.

What do you mean?

Daddy.

Peijie.

Have you found him?

Officer Ye has sent everyone to search for him.

This is typical of him.

Getting too involved in a case, occasionally disappearing for a few days.

He should be back soon, so don't worry.

Okay.

After you disappeared…

MISSING PERSON

…Peijie and Xingyao

searched all over Hong Kong.

She never gave up,

believing you would come back.

Hello, miss. We are reporters from Mango Magazine.

This is my husband, Yang Guangyao.

All I want is for him to come home soon.

My daughter and I miss him terribly.

Hold this for me.

Mommy, are you all right?

Don't worry. I'm fine.

Xingyao, we will definitely find Daddy.

Okay?

Trust me.

Xingyao.

Put on my clothes. Don't catch a cold.

Thanks.

Peijie.

Gale signal No.8 will be issued.

Let me take you home.

You don't need to come every day.

I'll let you know about any news.

No, thanks. I'll just stay here.

It won't do you any good, Peijie.

I'm afraid that, if I'm absent, you all will forget Guangyao quickly.

Officer Yao, this way.

Where is Mai Zhihong now?

Not long after you disappeared, he was taken to Siu Lam

and then sent to a mental hospital.

What do you mean?

One day, he came home,

found his sister throwing his stuff in the garbage station.

He started arguing with his sister, like a madman.

He even tried to strangle her with a dog leash.

However, fortunately,

his mother came home in time and stopped it.

You could never imagine, during the trial,

his mother even told the judge, "My son has a mental illness.

"Send him to an asylum, so he won't hurt anyone."

Is he still in the mental hospital?

After he was locked up, there was no more anesthetic needle murders.

So, we suspect even more that he is the murderer.

But we don't have evidence.

You can stay at my place. We'll sort things out later.

Get in.

Come to think of it, Officer Ye should be in his sixties now.

Where did he go?

He retired but was rehired for another five years,

and this is the last year.

Ask him out for me.

Hello.

My undercover guy is in trouble. Get in.

Jiajie.

Jiajie!

Stay with me, Jiajie! Jiajie!

Wake up!

Jiajie.

Jiajie.

Last night, at Ma Tau Chung Road,

a man was found dead with gunshot wounds, and the deceased was related to triads.

The police are now investigating whether this is a triad vendetta.

Officer Ye.

Officer Yao is here.

Twenty-five years.

I thought you were dead.

Twenty-five years in your world, two days ago in my world.

Why did you ignore my order and look into that case?

Do you know I've been blaming myself

for not stopping you?

How could I know I would have been left for so many years?

You really haven't changed in over 20 years.

Who would believe that?

That's what I thought too.

You changed a lot, though.

Your hair has gone white, and your beard too.

Come here.

- What's your plan from now on? - Reinstatement.

I was investigating that serial murder,

which brought me to the year 2018.

If I can't find my wife and daughter,

I will not go back until I solve this case.

I need your help.

You disappeared for over 20 years and suddenly reappeared.

How to explain to others?

Who would believe you came from 20 years ago?

Officer Ye.

I lost an undercover. Never graduated, so no one knows him.

Still impossible.

Think no one'll recognize him?

How is that impossible?

His subordinates are all young.

Without old folks, no one'll know me.

Undercover agents are recorded.

Records can be changed.

You work in Operations Department, SACP.

Changing records should be easy for people like you.

You have any idea of what this means?

This is illegal.

I have no other choice. What else would I come to you for?

Over 20 years ago,

you caused me trouble every day.

Nothing's changed in 20 years.

Weitao.

Send me the undercover records.

You've got a beer belly.

- These are "abs". - Thanks, Officer Ye.

I've sent it to you. Check it out.

You two are not in cahoots, right?

THE DECEASED, CHEN JIAJIE

You can retire now, Jiajie.

Rest in peace.

Buddy, I promise you,

Chen Jiajie

will be a good policeman.

Officer Yao.

You are Chen Jiajie now, so don't blow your cover.

In 2018, many things have changed.

This is the new police badge. Let's go.

Where's the Guan Gong statue? We must pray to it.

Smoking indoors is banned now. What? You nervous?

Let me introduce you to the crew. They're easy to get along with.

Everyone, this is our new associate, Chen Jiajie.

Shenju, our Station Sergeant.

You're one of us now.

He's Hui. If you have any IT issues, just ask him.

Yep, you got any phone or computer to fix, you can always come to me.

I always do the fixing.

And this is Jiao, the youngest in the crew.

Jiao, put your time to good use, and learn well from him.

- He could teach you lots of things. - Yes, sir.

You seem to be a gym rat too. Let's train together?

No, thanks. The trick is eating more chicken breast.

- Come on. You serious? - Never mind. I'll teach him myself.

Here's Senior Inspector of Police, Zhang Tianming.

Welcome.

Stop beating around the bush!

No fighting, no acquaintance. Let me introduce you to her.

- Don't bother. - Just come.

Are you playing tricks?

- Charge me if you can! - What's wrong?

Officer Liu.

This guy won't say where his boss is.

What, Sheming?

You want to take the fall? You sure?

I'm thirsty, Officer. Got any cola?

No? Some coffee or milk tea will do, then.

None? Such a big police station, you could at least serve water, right?

- You said you wanted some water? - Yeah?

Here, drink slowly.

Didn't you want to drink?

What are you doing? Stop it!

Interrogating the suspect.

Your method will never get you anywhere.

You're an officer, not a hood.

Guys, did you see that?

- He's trouble. - You can't do things like this!

He's one of us, remember?

Shenju, take him away.

Still breathing, right? Get up.

What you looking at?

- Don't make a scene. Come inside. - I wasn't making a scene!

Sit.

What are you doing, Officer Yao?

Didn't I tell you this morning?

- Don't give me a hard time, okay? - Let's put those things aside.

That tomboy out there is such a nuisance.

She's not even entitled to be armed. Just transfer her away.

Since 1995, policewomen are allowed to carry guns.

Kaiqing is an overseas returnee, from Canada.

In CIB, she's the quite capable one.

- Kaiqing. - Officer Zhang, what is it?

You'll partner with Jiajie.

Officer Zhang.

Do you realize, the way you did it,

in 2018, you would get so many complaints and lose your job.

No matter when,

police should catch thieves. Am I wrong?

But your identity now is Chen Jiajie. Am I wrong?

I understand.

You used to be the boss, accustomed to giving orders.

But here, today, you are the junior.

Bear with it, please?

First, put your legs down.

Put your legs down, Chen Jiajie.

CHEN JIAJIE

Officer Zhang.

Officer Zhang.

I don't want to be Chen Jiajie's partner.

- Any problems? - I can't get along with him.

Chen Jiajie was undercover before, so we need to observe him for a while.

You were in Operation Support, so tracking's your forte.

Moreover, among the group, you are the most meticulous one.

You mean, he might not be clean?

Anyway, if something happens, report to me directly.

This is a passcode lock. The password is the date you went missing.

Zero, five, two, eight.

Ending with a number sign, and it'll open.

What do you think?

Not bad, right?

Can't complain. Need to get a housekeeper to clean it up.

This is a safe house, not a hotel.

You can stay here only because you are undercover, Officer Yao.

Nowadays, you can go out without a wallet, but not without a mobile phone.

Mobile phone?

It's so small.

Are people addicted to making phone calls?

Mobile phones are not mainly used for making calls now.

- Not for calling? For what, taking photos? - Exactly.

Yeah, we use phones to take photos, record videos, watch TV and movies now.

They can do a lot.

- Look at the camera. - Look at the camera, here.

Have a look.

Pretty clear.

Teach me how to use it. Where's the antenna?

- Mobile phones don't have antennas now. - Guangyao.

So? Has anyone suspected you?

No idea.

Hello.

Copy that. On my way.

Officer Yao.

You said bad luck got me a murder case three days after joining, right?

Yeah.

You broke my record. You made it less than half a day.

Step back.

POLICE

- What? - The tools.

- What tools? - To protect DNA on the crime scene.

So troublesome. Seriously?

- Go get it, quickly. - Officer Liu.

The victim's name is Ma Furong, 59 years old, single.

His neighbors said he was a full-time house flipper.

He was called "King of Flipper".

Alright, thanks.

How many times have I taught you? Press Neiguan.

Kaiqing, take Jiao outside.

Check inside the house for anything fishy.

Got it.

Out of my way.

What's the situation?

Judging by the environmental evidence,

the victim was fiddling with his phone while taking a bath.

And the phone was being charged.

It fell into the tub and caused his electrocution and death.

And in the living room, there's half a bottle of leftover whiskey.

He might've drunk alcohol and taken a warm bath,

which increased blood pressure.

Then his heart failed and he died.

Coroner, are there any signs of homicide?

I can't answer you at the moment.

We need an autopsy.

- Thank you. - Thanks.

Officer Liu, I gotta go.

Shenju, contact the EMSD.

Check for any other electrical leaks.

What is it?

What's wrong?

Not afraid anymore? No throwing up anymore?

It has been over 20 years. I've gotten used to it.

Not to mention the Neiguan acupoint trick you taught me.

Idiot.

- What do you mean? - That trick is useless.

This is 2018. Don't touch anything at the scene.

We believe the victim died of accidental electrocution.

The current severely affected the heartbeat,

leading to ventricular tachycardia.

The cause of death was cardiac dysrhythmia.

- So, the cause of death is normal. - Yes.

Hold on. Is it possible that someone murdered him

and then staged the scene?

At the scene, there were no signs of a struggle.

Are there obvious wounds on Ma's body?

None.

There were inflammatory reactions in his body, though.

- Inflammatory reactions? - Let me put it this way.

This reaction occurs when the current runs through the body.

White blood cells rush to injured parts.

If the victim's skin is pale yellow,

without any inflammatory response,

we can be sure it was post-mortem electrocution.

Contrarily, if the victim's skin darkened and showed an inflammatory reaction,

that proves the victim was still alive before the electrocution.

Also, we found several needle marks on the body of the victim.

What?

As I said, we found several needle marks on his body.

Where are those needle marks? On the back of the neck?

No.

On his abdomen.

His medical records show

the victim had severe diabetes when alive.

He had to take insulin shots daily.

So, it's actually normal for needle marks to be on the abdomen.

A SENIOR INSPECTOR MISSING FOR THREE YEARS HIS WIFE IS STILL SEARCHING FOR HIM

How much does this cost?

Twenty HKD each.

- I'll take this one, then. - Bruce Lee costs 25 HKD.

- Never mind. Twenty HKD and it's yours. - Thank you.

THE SECRET PLACE

Hey, little girl. Have a cup of iced milk tea. My treat.

What do you mean, "little girl"? We are about the same age.

Being a "man on the brink", I expected to be suspected by you guys.

No idea what that means.

Man on the Brink.

The movie's about undercover agents. You've never seen it?

You mean the Infernal Affairs?

What infernal affairs?

Starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung. You have never seen it?

Which era are you from?

What now?

I've heard you're very capable. I have some questions for you.

Sure, ask away.

Whose poster did I buy just now?

Bruce Lee, the Game of Death.

After buying the poster,

did I put my wallet in my left pocket? Or the right one?

In your chest pocket.

- You're really good. - Any more questions?

How many steps are there along the Morro Street?

Are you kidding me?

- Why are you following me? - I need a ride.

Since you're following me, here's a chance for you. Take me to Ma Furong's place.

You onto something? This way.

What are you doing here?

I can't find the clothes from the Ma Furong crime scene anywhere.

I've checked the washing machine and rummaged through the trash can,

but I can't find them anywhere.

There must be some clues, so keep looking.

I found something.

What is it?

A receipt for a needleless injector.

Someone must have taken the clothes.

You mean, this case wasn't an accident, and it was murder?

This man died so tragically. Why did you do this?

He deserved it.

Actually, I think he deserved more tormenting.

And that police officer, why are you going after him?

Aren't you afraid he will arrest you?

Have you ever played "cops and robbers"?

Yes, I have.

But my classmates bully me all the time.

I'm always the robber. Never got to be the cop.

Silly child. Being the robber is the fun part.

Watching those cops trying to catch you,

yet, they just can't catch you. You play them like a fiddle.

How thrilling.

But this isn't a game now.

If the police catch you,

you'll end up in jail.

Maybe you should turn yourself in.

That way, you could get out of jail sooner.

I did all of this

just to get caught by him.

In Ma Furong's house,

I found this receipt.

Insulin needle-free injector.

Needle-free injector?

So, there won't be needle marks?

This injector

was bought from the pharmacy Ma Furong used to go.

It's called needle-free but causes needle marks.

The needle mark is very small, only 0.17 millimeters.

It can't be seen with the naked eye.

But the forensic expert said

there were obvious needle marks on Ma Furong's abdomen.

Which means

it's suspicious that the forensic expert found needle marks

on Ma Furong's body.

He bought it. However, it doesn't mean he used it himself.

Maybe he gave it to a pal.

Or maybe he found it inconvenient and switched back to a regular one.

I asked the pharmacy owner.

He said

Ma Furong said the injector worked well, and he wanted to recommend it to friends.

But this injector was not found.

If it's as good as Ma Furong said,

he wouldn't have hidden it so well.

It really was hidden.

But it wasn't Ma Furong who hid it.

It was hidden by the murderer.

At the scene of the incident, where Ma Furong died,

I couldn't find his jacket anywhere.

I suspect the murderer took the clothes.

Why did the murderer take the clothes?

The killer didn't want the police to find the clothes with pinholes.

Has anyone ever thought

it's possible that the killer, using a syringe,

attacked the victim,

then staged the scene, and made it look like death by electrocution?

Ma Furong had to inject insulin every day, and the killer knew about this.

So, new needle marks on the abdomen wouldn't arouse suspicion.

However, beyond his expectation,

Ma Furong switched to a needle-free injector.

The plan was initiated. There is no turning back.

He had to take away the injector,

pretending that Ma Furong was still using a regular syringe.

To make extra certain, he took away the clothes as well.

Actually, I found Ma Furong's death suspicious too.

I asked the coroner for a new autopsy.

This time, in his body,

traces of anesthetic components were found.

What kind?

Midazolam.

Bastard.

Just like 25 years ago.

Twenty-five years ago?

Twenty-five years ago, I investigated a serial murder case.

The killer used anesthetic drugs to knock the victims out

and then killed them in various ways.

And the anesthetic he used was this one.

There was only one suspect then,

named Mai Zhihong.

But we couldn't arrest him, due to lack of evidence.

Later, because of severe mental illness, he was sent to a psychiatric hospital.

- Inquire him in the hospital. - You suspect Mai Zhihong?

Who's "Mai Zhihong"?

Never heard of him.

In a mental hospital for all these years?

We got the blood test report for the Indo-Pakistani.

In his body, traces of anesthetic were found.

Apart from him, there are three other bodies.

The Grim Ace, Zhang Jiajian, a social worker,

and Yan Hua, a lawyer.

All three bodies had needle marks on the back of their necks.

Obviously, this is a serial murder case.

The killer first used anesthetic needles to render the targets unconscious,

then killed them by different methods to make it look like vendettas.

Jumping off, falling into the sea.

So, we wouldn't think it was the same killer.

Come to think of it, the Indo-Pakistani was in gambling debts.

Maybe he was thrown into the sea by a loan shark.

Generally speaking, loan sharks only want their money back,

not people's lives.

Alright, let's assume a loan shark indeed wanted to kill him.

- What would he do? - Cut him.

Exactly, just cut him up. Using an anesthetic is too tricky.

Yan Hua's psychiatrist told me

Yan Hua had been in stable condition. No sign of suicidal tendencies.

I checked with the school too.

Zhang Jiajian has been a social worker at Virtuous Academy for five years.

He was popular with students, never smoked, drank alcohol, or gambled.

He was debt-free and clean.

However, a triad leader, a lawyer, a social worker, and an Indo-Pakistani.

What's the connection between them?

Officer Liu, I contacted the mental hospital.

Mai said he was going out to mourn his mother and escaped.

Don't know where he is.

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

Mai Zhihong has escaped. What a disaster! And you were unaware of it at all?

Officer Yao.

For you, this case happened recently.

But for us, it happened 25 years ago.

No one cares anymore.

Mai Zhihong is just a suspect. Even if the mental hospital calls us,

our men could only treat Mai Zhihong as an escaped psychiatric patient.

Any reports from Missing Persons Unit?

Our fellows have checked the funeral home.

He didn't visit his mom at all.

This bastard's gone for only two days.

And Ma Furong was immediately taken out.

What a coincidence.

The timing does match.

But we have no evidence to charge him.

If I had caught him that night, he'd still be in jail by now.

Guangyao.

Was that person really Mai Zhihong?

And this knife.

There's blood on it, Officer Yao.

We could do a DNA test.

Yeah.

Many cases are now cracked with DNA.

The government has a lab.

There's a database inside,

storing DNA data from criminals and suspects.

I'll take it for testing tomorrow.