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A film by Pearl city film production ltd.

Presented by dickson poon

executive producer: Vicky leung Lee siu-ha

Tony leung chiu-wai, Irene wan pik-ha, Elaine kam yin-ling

tsai chin, chow yun-fat

guest appearance: Winnie yu ching, Elaine chow sau-LAN

produced by Doris tse ga-wai, Riley yip kam-hung

storyboard artist: Lai kit

screenplay by lai kit, tai an-ping chiu

edited by chow seung-gang

assistant director: Paul cheung wing-hung

original music by Violet lam man-yee

production designer: William Chang suk-ping

director of photography: Johnny koo kwok-wah

directed by: Stanley kwan kam-pang

"years have gone by"

"I never stop missing you"

"I miss you, I miss the time we had"

"I wish the ocean breeze would start blowing again”

"I miss the gentle touch of the waves"

"it felt like the tenderness you showed"

"some day of some month of some year"

"with a broken face"

"it's hard to say goodbye"

"but I have to let everything go"

Good morning, Billie.

Good morning, David.

This hotel is not bad.

Have a seat.

I didn't know you went to Paris. How long were you there?

Two weeks.

- Was it fun? - It was fine.

- You've been back for three days? - Yes.

Don't you want to go home?

I haven't gotten used to the pace in Hong Kong yet.

Is this enough for the room?

I'll pay you back later.

Take your time.

Your pictures were published in the magazine, posture.

Have you seen them?

No. Are they good?

Yes.

You can have this.

"Posture"

I'm acting in Hong Kong now. It's not working well for me.

If this goes on, I'll become an extra soon.

She's said that so many times.

Do you remember the movie I was in?

That ghost movie, it was so pretty.

I floated everywhere.

I had just one close-up in the entire movie.

The director dug a hole in a laundry basket

and stuck my head inside.

The bras and panties were all over my face.

The male lead walked over and opened the lid.

He pushed aside the underwear and screamed.

- Do you remember? Do you remember? - No.

- How about you? - It was 3gun brand underwear.

No.

A female director, miss kwan, asked me to be the female lead.

All actresses she casts need to go nude. “What?

- Ten, five. - Ten, fifteen.

Nil.

- Five, five. - Ten, fifteen.

- Ten. - Ten, open.

- Ten. - Open.

- Nil. - Ten.

- Five. - Hello.

Hello...

- Did you come back from Paris? - Yes.

Have a seat.

- Was it fun there? - It was fine.

I thought you were not coming back.

- One expresso and one white wine please. - Okay.

What did you say?

Weren't you modeling in Paris?

It's not that easy.

That's good. I was worried that you'd become an international model,

shu ling would become a famous singer in Hong Kong and Taiwan,

while I am all useless in Hong Kong.

You're being modest.

- Somebody asked her to be the female lead. - Right.

I finally caught a break.

Brigitte lin had the damsel role when she was 17 years old,

and I was the ghost.

Now, instead of the young damsel role, she's a mature lady.

I'm no longer a ghost either. I'm taking a mature lady role as well.

Impressive...

Yes!

Thank you...

Today is the birthday of our guest, Mr. cheung syu hoi.

I will sing a birthday song for him, wishing him a happy birthday.

"Happy birthday to you"

I love the birthday song.

"Happy birthday to you..."

- Fifteen. - Five.

Nil...

Happy birthday, Mr. cheung syu hoi.

- Wish you good health. - Have some wine...

Sit down. Don't you know it's your birthday?

I know.

"Happy birthday"

how old are you now?

I'll make a wish first.

Go on, make a wish.

- Do you wish to get married? - I have one.

Don't throw up.

What are you doing?

He's throwing up.

- What a dope. What's wrong with him? - How do you feel?

Sorry, everyone.

- Are you all right? - Are you all right?

Get him to the washroom.

Let me help him. Come on.

This is the ladies' room.

Can you go into the men's room?

I'm sorry.

Push your finger down his throat.

Are you all right?

How are you feeling?

Nobody is eating the cake. Let's bring it home.

- Excuse me. Bill, please. - Okay.

Hi.

"Mr. cheung syu hoi"

my name is cheung syu hoi. This is my business card.

Give me a call sometime. Let's get together.

- She doesn't know him. - I am cheung syu hoi.

Cheung syu hoi?

- I am cheung syu hoi. - What?

- He is insane. - I am cheung syu hoi.

Oh, you run a rice store.

- I am cheung syu hoi. - Stop...

Don't be like this.

Stop it.

I am cheung syu hoi.

I am your humble maid, liao yu ping.

I am your humble servant, cheung syu hoi, Tony cheung.

"Why, why, tell me why I can't help but be bad"

- get down here! - I'm okay!

- Be quick... - Tony cheung...

What are you doing?

- This is my business card. - Stop it, let's go.

- Go. Let's go... - Cheung syu hoi.

Tony, call me Tony.

Hang in there. Let's go.

I am your humble servant, cheung syu hoi.

Call me Tony.

Go. Let's go.

- Stop hanging around. Go home. - Where are you going?

- Tony cheung. - Get out.

"Maoyilong store"

"guangchengxing store"

Why are you following me?

I'm asking you, why are you following me?

It's your fault that you're useless. Why are you taking it out on me?

I'm useless? When did I take it out on you?

You still have the audacity to give out your business card?

You almost died.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Can't I go wild at my own birthday party?

Sure.

Right.

Xu guo-fu is willing to buy 50,000kg of our best rice for the price I quoted him.

But he's paying with a two-month promissory note.

It's a month longer than usual. Do you think that's okay?

It's fine. He's an old customer, and he never owed any money.

Of course not.

Last month, they made arrangements to migrate to Canada.

Even the mistress staying at cheung lok street is leaving.

I'll ask your dad.

They are migrating, not fleeing the country.

You never know.

You...

Don't wear a bra if you are flat-chested.

Stop it...

- Dad. - Playing with rice?

Do you know you are in a difficult spot now?

You have your fun with her.

If you don't marry her, she will quit.

She has worked here since she was 18.

It's been eight years.

Even I am no match for her when it comes to doing business.

She's slick with others but loyal to us.

You can never find a more capable woman.

Even if you can let her go, I can't.

So who's in a difficult spot here?

With her help, you won't squander all my money.

I brought a girl home once.

We had fun on top of the rice.

She kept yelling: People have to eat this rice.

I didn't care about that. I only worried that the rice might get into her.

- Did it? - Fortunately not.

When was that? How come I never heard about this before?

She became your mother.

When she had you,

I wanted to name you cheung mai sang, but she wouldn't let me.

Cheung mai sang sounds good.

Hello?

Speaking.

"Summer charm"

"summer charm"

You look pretty.

I'm happy with it too. I rarely say that about myself.

Look at it some more then.

I have looked at it for over two hours.

Have you been here the whole time?

I drank a cup of coffee.

Then I called you.

Then...

"Summer charm"

It's also on the five floors above and the floor below.

How many rounds have you made?

I went outside to see and made a round inside.

The one outside is bigger, but there are more inside.

Nobody recognizes me.

Do you want them to?

Take your glasses off then.

Didn't you say there are two floors below?

I have to look for an apartment.

You can hang a big mirror here.

It faces the ocean and can suck in its energy. It will bring good fortune.

A tantric monk told me that.

He said it works like a charm.

Isn't it too noisy?

I like watching planes take off.

Can you lend me some money?

How much?

Two-month rent and a month deposit, 6,000 dollars in total.

I will pay you back soon.

I don't have that much right now.

I'll give it to you tomorrow.

Are you going to bargain with her?

I tried yesterday.

Mrs. wu, here's 200 dollars as deposit.

Can we sign the contract tomorrow?

Okay. Can you make it at this hour tomorrow?

Yes.

Thank you.

Mrs. wu. “What?

I'd like to stay a bit longer.

You don't have to wait for us. We'll lock the door for you.

- Okay, see you tomorrow. - Okay.

Remember to close the windows too.

Have you bought the furniture?

I'm simple. I'll get around it later.

I'm borrowing money from you on our first date.

Are you scared?

Of what? I like that you're so frank with me.

Not many people are that frank anymore.

Close your eyes.

Why?

Close your eyes.

Open your mouth.

Stick your tongue out.

"My heart is like a lonesome ocean"

"amorous waves sweep away"

"numerous boats sailing between the waves"

"which is the one I've been waiting for?"

"Thousands of passing boats"

"they are all but passersby"

"boats passing by the thousands..."

"I'm still..." - Excuse me. Another glass of white wine please.

Okay.

Don't drink too much white wine. You'll gain weight.

You aren't cute when you're chubby.

Nonsense.

You look happy today.

Can you tell?

Usually, no.

Happy or not, you always looked the same.

I was empty on the inside and on the outside too.

That's why you couldn't tell.

Let's go up and sing a song.

I can't sing.

You sang well when you got drunk the other night.

She's the real singer.

"It is all glimmering and superficial"

she's upset today.

- That's why she's singing mandarin songs. - Why?

Men, money, or maybe her period.

"My heart is still the most lonesome ocean"

You first.

No, you first.

Okay.

I can't sleep. I need to pee.

Zheng xiong.

You can go now.

I've gained weight.

What?

I lost weight.

What do you want for your birthday?

When's my birthday?

Today is the 28th. Tomorrow is the 29th. The day after is the 30th.

I'd be 31 then, right?

Gosh.

Do you remember what the fortune teller said?

If you don't get married this year,

you'd have to wait until you're 50.

Like brigitte lin.

What did brigitte lin ever do to you?

Did you read the newspaper?

Brigitte lin said a fortune teller told her

that if she didn't get married this year,

she'd have to wait until she's 40 or 50 before she gets married.

She'd be like me, wouldn't she?

That's not too bad, if you can get married at 50.

But you probably can't have children.

I won't do justice to my uterus then.

You're 29 already.

I'll wash it with salt for the first time and with starch next.

And then with salt one more time

and then with starch again.

The pig stomach won't stink then.

Let me try.

Does it feel good to massage it like that?

I know what he's thinking.

Shu ling bought this top at swank shop for my birthday.

Is it pretty?

Yes.

- But it's a bit tight on my waist. - It looks good on you.

Thank you.

What is that?

I'm cleaning the pig stomach.

So scary.

It's really disgusting.

In Chinese cuisine, the more disgusting it is, the better it tastes.

It's going to taste so good you might swallow your own tongue.

The inner wall of the pig stomach has a layer of membrane.

You must scrape it off with a knife

or it will stink.

If you can't get rid of everything,

pour hot water on it and then scrape again.

It's done. I'm going to stuff the whole chicken into the pig stomach.

The whole chicken?

- Let me hold the pig stomach for you. - No need.

I bought this for myself as a birthday present,

at Joyce. It cost 3,000 dollars. Isn't it pretty?

Is it worth it?

It's a once-a-year thing.

You really stuff the whole chicken in it?

Yes.

My mother would sew it up. But I'm lazier. I use toothpicks.

Watch out!

Here.

Do you like to cook too?

My father and I both like cooking. My mother didn't.

How many are you in your family?

Three.

My mother passed away a year ago.

Has Billie ever cooked for you?

She only makes coffee.

I found out recently that she smokes camel in the morning and Salem at night.

Actually, I haven't cooked for a long time.

I don't know why, but I have the urge to cook lately.

Since it's yu ping's birthday, this kitchen is my territory.

I'm touched. My house finally feels like a home.

There should always be a man in the house.

It has to be a man like me.

Nonsense.

Some men like to cook, some like to beat up their wives.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

I was checking if they made out behind our backs.

Did they?

No. They are already like an old couple.

They have nothing to talk about.

Maybe they are just enjoying each other's company.

- I'm telling you. I hate Billie. - Why?

She asked me how old I was. I told her to guess.

- And? - She rolled her eyes and said "31 years old".

Really? Did you forget telling her?

No.

If you hate her, steal her boyfriend.

Steal her boyfriend?

Be quiet.

- That boy? - Yes.

Aren't you wicked?

When you used to live here, did you sleep on the couch?

Where's my beef?

- Are we drinking now? - Where's my pepper?

Do you guys want ice in your drinks?

- Yes, I'm going to piss off the French. - Today, I'm making pepper beef.

- Piss off the French. - Have you cleaned the cups?

- Yes, I have. - Not sure if green pepper is enough

no matter what, it's all we have

what are you doing here? Go have a drink outside.

Just a minute.

Can I look around?

Tempted, I see.

How is it?

Why are you laughing?

Why are you laughing?

Have you had an abortion?

My birthday was last month. Yours is this month.

What does that mean?

On your birthday, you got acquainted with Billie and me.

Your characters are quite different.

How did you become friends?

She liked to sleep on my couch.

- Let's play the bengali morra. - Okay.

Come on.

Robert, Robert.

Bengali, bengali.

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

Bengali, bengali.

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

Bengali, bengali.

Robert, Robert.

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

- Ten bucks, ten bucks. - Try my taiwanese soup.

- It's better than your Hong Kong style soup. - Robert, Robert.

Robert, Robert.

Bengali, bengali.

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

Bengali, bengali.

Drink up.

Nice.

Don't drink too much.

Yuen bui yi, your turn.

I only know the "huh and what" morra.

- It's simple. - Zhao shu ling, come.

You have to eat my pig stomach chicken first.

I've been laboring the whole day for this. Forget the bengali.

- Looks good. - Look at my masterpiece.

Eat the pig stomach first. Look.

And then eat the chicken.

Is it nice?

Bengali, bengali!

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

Bengali, bengali.

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

Robert, Robert.

- What? - Huh?

- What? What? - Huh? Huh?

- Huh? - Huh?

"Happy birthday to you"

"happy birthday to Jade screen"

"happy birthday..."

What's Jade screen?

Yu ping.

- Happy birthday to you - Happy birthday to me

go...

Get out...

Hey, no...

It's my birthday today. Does anyone want cake?

I want cake.

We want to eat yu ping's cake.

Are you kidding me? Eating my cake in the restroom?

- A whole cake. - I want cake.

Get out.

I'm just checking if you're changing.

- Get out. - Fine.

Tonight, we're going to make love 10 times.

After that, I'll do 10 more and then 10 more.

Can we do it nine times instead?

Ninety thousand dollars and I have to go nude?

You shouldn't think of it that way.

You should tell yourself

there are different standards when it comes to going nude.

Now you have an opportunity to showcase yourself.

I wouldn't give it up if I were you.

Am I right?

Am I really the female lead?

Hong Kong looks hopeful.

The buildings are going up one by one.

Buildings may go up.

What matters is how the people living in them feel.

When are you going to bring a girl home?

Did jing shan say she's going to quit?

No.

What is she waiting for?

What are you waiting for?

You were watching video tapes at director kwan's house

until 2:30 in the morning

and got home at 3 A.M., right?

Yes.

What were you watching?

As actors,

we need to watch many masterpieces.

You've been in Hong Kong for five years and made three movies.

You bought a house on paterson street.

Not too shabby.

Ms. zhao had been in Hong Kong for a year,

and she had been staying at your place.

Did you know her in Taiwan?

She came to Hong Kong for a career, but I never heard of her.

Could she sing?

Ms. zhao had been in Hong Kong for a year,

and she already had 200,000 dollars in her savings.

You taiwanese girls are very capable.

You said Ms. zhao had two Canadian maple leaf gold coins

and a krugerrand gold coin...

At home, and now they are missing.

The killer might have taken them.

And you lost 300 dollars.

Don't you have any diamonds, jewelry, necklace,

watches, and rings?

I keep them in the safe deposit box.

That's smart.

Do you make her pay rent?

Two thousand per month.

Were you good friends?

I heard the sergeant said

you haven't stopped crying since you found her body.

Are you sad?

What's going on with you?

Ms. liao said you often stayed over at her house.

Two weeks ago,

you moved out to live with your boyfriend, right?

Yes.

Yuen bui yi.

Your english name is Billie.

It's a nice name.

How do you know Ms. zhao and Ms. liao?

They came from Taiwan

and are a lot older than you.

I knew liao yu ping first.

I had a boyfriend who is her ex.

Do you mind taking your sunglasses off?

If it's a request, I would mind.

What if I command you to?

I'm not a suspect.

I'm making a request.

I mind.

Why do you like sunglasses so much?

Chao tzu-Yang likes them too.

Michael Jackson likes them too.

Are they your idols?

I was just saying. I don't have any idol.

Ji peng-fei likes them.

John Lennon likes them too.

I don't like to see my own skin under fluorescent light.

It looks scary.

Too much heat. I've had a lot of nosebleeds.

Do you want to work out?

No.

You've been sitting at the station the whole day.

If you don't work out and sweat a bit, you'd get nervous.

The autopsy report says...

Ms. zhao died at 1:50 A.M.

You were at Billie...

Ms. yuen's house.

She said you weren't asleep then.

She said she could be your alibi.

You can be her alibi too, right?

Yes.

What did you study in Canada?

Chemistry.

Why didn't you graduate?

My mother passed away.

Don't you want to go back?

No. I want to stay here with my dad.

Don't you want to migrate?

You can open a rice store in Canada.

You're 25 years old.

I'm 35.

I look a lot older than you.

That's right.

You're so blunt.

You should be more polite and say something encouraging.

Detective, I don't know what you want me to say.

I just know that since 5:00 this morning,

I've been waiting outside until now, 11:00.

And then you summoned me in to watch you work out

and asked me something unrelated to the case.

Unrelated?

It is related, indeed.

Did you know...

Ms. zhao is missing a krugerrand gold coin

and two Canadian maple leaf gold coins?

You didn't know?

Fai.

Who is he?

Zhao shu ling's boyfriend.

Really?

Before I went to Paris, they were still together.

I haven't seen him since I came back.

We found an audio tape in Ms. Zhao's recorder.

From its content, we know she wanted to make a recording for her boyfriend.

She had a boyfriend in Taiwan.

Ms. zhao told her boyfriend

that when she made this tape,

it was the night Ms. liao had a birthday party.

That was the day before yesterday or yesterday...

No, she was killed this morning.

Because it isn't a suicide note,

I have neither the right

nor the need to tell you what's in it.

I was hesitating...

After a tragedy like this,

her friends have the right to know what was going on with her.

I was going to play you the tape.

But I was worried that it'd still be too raw for you and you'd be sad.

So I will

read out the transcript to you.

Hopefully, this can put a bit of distance between you and the tragedy.

There's a lot of misspelling.

Please go ahead.

Zheng xiong.

After saying this name,

she paused for a long time before she continued.

Zheng xiong...

This is what a woman wanted to say.

She was calling her boyfriend's name.

She had a boyfriend in Taiwan

and a boyfriend in Hong Kong.

She didn't know she'd be dead the next day.

I listened to the tape.

Her voice was mesmerizing and rich.

She used her sweet voice

to call her boyfriend's name.

Zheng xiong,

two days ago, when I was singing onstage,

I burst into tears.

I wasn't crying out loud. I was just weeping.

I was worried the customer might see me, so I quickly turned around,

back facing my customers, and sang to them.

How many packets did you smoke today?

Three.

My throat smells like a chimney.

- Take a sniff. - No.

Hey.

Hi.

I knew you wouldn't sleep early. I was right.

Ms. liao.

Detective, why are you here so late at night?

It's nothing.

Right, do you remember inspector Columbo?

I'm fine. I was passing by,

and I thought I'd visit you.

Is she asleep?

I haven't seen a plane for a long time.

Isn't it noisy here?

Are you sleeping on the floor tonight?

I checked Ms. liao's room.

She can move back in anytime.

But there's a lot of blood on the carpet and wallpaper.

She might need to refurnish.

Would you stay with her?

You have to.

Would she be terrified?

I have a photoshoot tomorrow.

I'll stay with her.

I read the detailed autopsy report.

It says Ms. zhao's uterus was scraped recently.

She had an abortion.

Is it related to her murder?

No. Not related.

I asked her.

But she wouldn't tell me whose baby it was.

We were so close.

I told her everything.

But she kept things from me.

She only said it was a baby boy.

Did you have a nosebleed?

Huh?

No...

I'm going to take the laundry in.

Good morning.

I wanted to see the crime scene again.

I have Ms. zhao's keys.

The laundry hanging spot

was the first place Ms. zhao was attacked.

When you were doing it just now, I was thinking...

When Ms. zhao came home and found a thief in the house,

she ran to the kitchen.

Why the kitchen and not the living room?

Sometimes people get lost. I don't know.

When the thief caught up to her, he stabbed her multiple times.

She ran out of the entrance but unfortunately was dragged back in.

She passed by here, scratched the pictures.

She wanted to get to the balcony.

Unfortunately, before she got hold of the curtains,

she was dragged back in.

She died here.

I was thinking...

Ms. zhao must have really hoped to pull up the curtain,

open the door,

become a bird, and fly away.

How gruesome.

I haven't seen a bird flying for a while.

What kind of rice is this?

I don't know.

Don't you sell rice for a living?

Do you regret it?

Selling rice?

Knowing me.

You got tangled up with zhao shu ling for no reason.

"I don't regret my youth".

What?

It's a line from an Akira kurosawa movie.

I heard about it a lot, but I have never watched it.

We haven't done it for a week already.

"Nnmaoyilong store"

I just found out today...

The tea in the rice store not only has a tea aroma but also the aroma of rice.

Detective, you are funny.

If so, the tea in the butcher shop will have the aroma of meat then.

Maybe I should find out.

Do you know how much one catty of rice costs these days?

I don't.

I found out from chatting with uncle cheung and Ms. zhong

that the wholesale price of the best Jasmine rice from China

is 190 dollars for every 50 kilos.

The retail price is 2.5 dollars per catty, isn't it?

You are great at making deals.

It's fine.

It's fine. It's just a routine. I'll go talk to him.

Are you kidding me?

You're the manager and you go to work at 11:00?

What are you doing here? Are you going to buy rice?

I can see that Ms. zhong likes you.

Your father is happy with her too.

What are you doing?

You have Ms. zhong here and Ms. yuen and Ms. liao out there.

Is this what you came to ask me?

What does this have to do with shu ling's case?

Have you brought shu ling here?

It's nice here.

What did you say?

I have to know all about Ms. zhao.

Do you know what impulse I have when I stand here?

Hail, Hitler!

They wanted to ask you to hang out.

What took you so long in the washroom?

I thought you went to Paris again.

The coffee is cold, the white wine is warm.

When is man coming back?

In about a week.

I wanted to relax, but...

Why is he here?

Who?

He came to my rice store this morning.

What was he doing there?

He asked me if I ever brought shu ling to the rice store.

What are you guys talking about?

Who is that?

You brought shu ling to the rice store?

Of course not.

Hello.

I knew you were going to be here.

I was right.

This is detective Ian. He's in charge of shu ling's case.

- This is Christine. - Hello.

Christine wu?

Ms. wu, is it?

They told me you liked coming here to listen to Ms. zhao sing.

How did you know we are here?

I called and you were not home.

I called Ms. liao, and she wasn't home either.

Even he was not home.

Detective, why do you keep bothering us?

Like you said, we are not suspects of shu ling's murder.

Am I bothering you?

Have I treated you as suspects?

It's tough being a cop.

I just want to be friends,

but everyone thinks I'm out there to get them.

Yes, I know many people are sensitive.

Like when I was little, my classmate lost his stuff.

I was so terrified that my face turned red.

I was worried they'd accuse me of stealing.

If it weren't for Ms. zhao's murder,

I wouldn't have known you.

I just want to be friends.

Why do you want to be our friend?

Is it necessary to ask why?

Liao yu ping, can I be friends with you?

I'm so glad that you're happy tonight.

I was worried that you'd keep crying because of Ms. zhao.

Not anymore. My tears have dried up.

Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom.

Please.

Detective, have a seat.

- Do you want a drink? I'll order for you. - Beer, please.

Why is nobody singing?

- Why don't you go and sing, detective? - Me?

Yes, I'll go with you.

Sure.

- You have to watch out for me. - Don't worry.

Jade screen seems happier today.

Have you brought her to the rice store?

Me?

How many times have you done it with her?

Stop pretending. How many times have you done it with her?

How do you know?

I don't. It's a wild guess.

Did he tell you?

Does he know about you two?

I sent yu ping home the other day.

She broke down when she saw the blood, so I...

You don't have to explain.

It was just one time.

Don't explain after you'd done it.

It's such a cliche. I can't take it.

Crazy.

Detective.

I'm fine...

I don't know why

I thought of Ms. zhao when I took the mic.

She loved her boyfriend.

I can't take it. Excuse me.

Excuse me, please go to connaught road west at west point instead.

Why are you taking me to the rice store?

What are you doing?

Friend, could you take these flowers

and put them beside the lady who is going to be cremated?

How troublesome. Which lady?

The one that just got pushed in.

Burn these with her. Thank you.

I am detective Ian from causeway bay station.

"Libation"

it's thousands of degrees in there. Everything will turn to ashes.

Just let Ms. zhao's ashes...

Have a bit of a flower fragrance.

Why isn't Billie wearing sunglasses today?

Shu ling isn't your friend. Why are you here?

She's the victim in my case.

Where are you going next?

Nowhere.

Why don't you come to my house?

I have beer. We can mourn for Ms. zhao together.

What do you think?

How come there's nothing in your kitchen?

I never cook at home.

Your place is even simpler than mine.

Do you want some?

The bed is in the living room. The rooms are empty.

It's more ventilated

and more convenient to get to the washroom.

Look, your window is broken.

Don't worry. There's nothing to steal from this cop's home.

Have a seat.

There's nothing in here.

My ex-wife left me this.

But I'm all alone now.

I've been divorced for two years.

That's her.

My wife loved me.

She knew I loved steak,

so she bought a fridge home

and filled it with Australian, American, and Kobe steaks.

We used it for eight years.

She sounds like a keeper. Why did you divorce her?

I didn't know any better.

Where is she now?

London. She's about to marry a lawyer.

Can we look at your photos?

Sure.

These are pictures of my wife and family.

Look at them over there.

This is my dad, and this is my mom.

- Do they look like me? - No.

Detective, are you moving out soon?

Yes. After I arrest zhao shu ling's murderer,

I'll be promoted, make more money, and I'll get a bigger house

and become a new person.

Where is your family?

They run a restaurant in Vancouver.

He hopes you'd go to Canada and open a rice store.

Take your time with the pictures.

Isn't this shu ling's audio tape?

Yes, it was found in her room.

I suppose she recorded it herself.

Ms. zhao sang quite well.

The tape is a love letter she recorded for her boyfriend.

Do you want to listen to it?

No?

If you go to Taiwan, give it to her boyfriend.

Come on, bottoms up.

I might have invited you here tonight

to mourn for Ms. zhao.

But in fact, I just don't want to be alone.

I hope you guys would drink with me.

But now, the ambiance...

Is like you're here to mourn for me.

Drink up.

Cheers.

Watch out.

Sorry, sir.

He almost ran us over.

I'll keep spinning.

Detective, your car is so red.

I love you.

- Who do you love? - What are we doing here?

Getting some fresh air.

Don't be so loud. You might wake people up.

Who do you love?

Why don't you guys have the guts to listen to zhao shu ling's tape?

Who do you love?

I am so familiar with it I can recite it.

Why are you so weird?

Why do you like listening to her love letter?

Your breath smells like lemon.

It's mint, not lemon.

Zheng xiong...

Zheng xiong...

That night, I burst into tears.

Was I touched by my own singing,

or was I thinking of you?

Now that I think about it,

I cried...

Because I thought of you.

I love you.

It's nice to say "I love you" in mandarin.

In cantonese, it sounds cheesy.

I love you.

Do you usually say I love you or "I like you"?

I wanted to say "I love you" to my wife.

But it felt cheesy. I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I'd only say, "I like you. I really do".

One time, when she was pooping,

I ran in and told her, "I love you".

She was so pissed that she threw toilet paper at me.

It was hilarious.

I never say it.

How about you, Ms. liao?

When I was in Taiwan, I'd say, "I love you".

In Hong Kong, I say, "I like you".

But sometimes, when I'm worked up, I'd say both,

but in mandarin.

How about you, Tony?

In Hong Kong, I said "I love you" in cantonese once.

I couldn't take it.

In Canada, I'd say "I love you".

How about now?

I don't know how to say it.

I want to find someone whom I can say "I love you" to.

You should have held my hand, not my leg.

Shu ling is coming back tonight. I have to go home.

- What are you doing? - I'm going.

She's going back to her home in Taiwan. What are you doing?

You don't understand. She'd come to my house.

- Don't hold on to me. - Where are you going?

I want to see my wife.

Unfortunately,

I've discarded her number in London.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Auntie...

- Mr. zhou. - Just call me zheng xiong.

Mr. cheung, you are a manager at such a young age, how impressive.

It's nothing. Just call me by my name.

Tony is fine.

Uncle.

You sell rice?

- You make a lot of money. - Nice to meet you.

Mr. zhou, here's shu ling's audio tape.

It's her letter to you.

Play it for everyone.

Are you sure about that?

What did they say?

They said they want to listen to shu ling's love letter.

Auntie, here are some of shu ling's belongings

and her bank passbook in Hong Kong.

She has 200,000 Hong Kong dollars in her savings.

But the bank needs you to be there personally for the paperwork.

Or you can notarize someone to do it for you

before you can get the money out.

I think it's better if you go to Hong Kong personally.

Shu ling still has a lot of clothes that you can bring back here.

Two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars?

Shu ling made a million dollars a year in Hong Kong.

You have to go.

Yes.

Zheng xiong,

shu ling carefully saved up this money for her dowry.

I know.

She's dead...

Yet I couldn't go to her funeral.

Auntie, don't be too upset.

What did they say?

They said shu ling was very capable.

She made so much money in a year in Hong Kong.

Her mother and boyfriend said

this is the money shu ling carefully saved up for her dowry.

She's very upset that she couldn't go to shu ling's funeral in Hong Kong.

What is it?

Isn't it so quiet?

Tony!

Tony!

Hello!

It's zheng xiong.

Zheng xiong!

The family is all separated.

Youngsters nowadays...

Wouldn't want to stay here.

They are going to Taipei to get jobs.

Zhi went to work at a restaurant in kaohsiung.

It's ready.

She insisted on going to Hong Kong for a singing career like her sister

and never came home.

- Juan, tell them. - Okay.

My sister wouldn't smile too much when she took pictures.

She didn't want people to laugh at her thick lips.

The kids are here to play again.

They're here again.

These kids are lovely. Auntie zhao seems to love them.

What did he say?

He said auntie zhao loves the kids. Thank you.

Zheng xiong.

Why don't you visit my home?

We're going for a walk.

Can I borrow your bike?

- Sure. - Thank you.

Don't ride for too long. Dinner will be ready soon.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Drinking coffee.

It's not bad. Want some?

No, I want soy milk.

Where's liao yu ping?

I didn't see you two this morning.

Is she not feeling well?

Didn't you hear her throw up last night?

Impressive. You knocked her up the first time.

Or have you been fooling around with her behind my back?

Here she comes.

Are you pregnant?

Is it his?

Billie.

Hey!

I'll have an abortion.

As shu ling's siblings,

we can't make it to her funeral in Hong Kong,

and we didn't get back in time to receive her ashes.

We would like to apologize to shu ling

wholeheartedly.

I am immensely grateful for your help.

Here, bottoms up.

Cheers...

Thank you.

Please help yourself. We don't have much to serve you.

Don't say that.

Ms. yuen, Ms. liao,

drink more if you like.

- Thank you. - You are welcome.

Xiu zhi, sit down and eat something. Let zheng xiong do it.

Auntie, it's fine.

Xiu zhi is very eloquent.

She helps zheng xiong sell pesticide. Business is good.

Uncle, you're such a sweet talker.

Xiu zhi is very eloquent.

Xiu zhi sells pesticide for zheng xiong,

she is eloquent, and business is good.

Mr. cheung, you can hold your liquor.

You're too kind.

Boss, have some more.

Come on.

One stick, two sticks, three stripes...

The loser has to drink.

Join in.

Tony, let's play.

I don't know how to play.

I'll teach you a Taiwan morra and you can teach me a Hong Kong morra. Come on.

- This is very easy. Come on. - Come on.

It is fun.

- First class... - First class...

Two bliss, trios, four joys, six ways.

Right. That's it.

Come on, it's very simple.

Come on. Let's play.

- First class, two bliss, trios. - Four joys.

- Two bliss, first class. - Six ways.

You taught him the game but lost to him.

Impressive...

- Drink up. - Okay, I'll drink.

- Okay. - Nice.

Very nice. Very high.

Auntie, what's the occasion?

It's nothing. The kids just did it for fun.

- Six ways, eight gods, trios... - Seven skills, four joys, six ways...

Lost.

He's impressive.

That morra is fun.

- Again. - Come on.

- Trios, first class - Six ways, seven skills...

- You lost again. - 1I'll drink.

Actually, you don't need to have an abortion.

What am I going to do without one?

I have to go back to be the female lead.

Would he want to be with me?

What if he does?

Then I'll see if I want to be with him.

I said I was going to have an abortion. He was unresponsive.

How about you?

Are you staying with him?

Seven skills, eight gods...

You lost.

Ms. liao, Ms. yuen, come and have some fish.

- Let me teach you a Hong Kong morra. - Sure.

Bengali, bengali...

Excuse me, where is the restroom?

Inside the house, on the left.

Jing, take Ms. liao to the restroom.

It's fine, auntie. We can manage.

Okay - Robert, Robert.

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

Okay? Come.

Bengali, bengali.

Ten bucks, ten bucks.

Robert, Robert...

Zheng xiong.

Zheng xiong.

Two days ago, when I was singing onstage, I burst into tears.

I wasn't crying out loud. I was just weeping.

I was worried that the customer might see me, so I quickly turned around,

back facing my customers, and sang to them.

Zheng xiong, I didn't know why I burst into tears.

Was I touched by my own singing,

or was it because I thought of you?

Now that I think about it,

I cried because I thought of you.

I love you.

I didn't lose a single morra tonight.

Why are you still here? She's waiting for you.

She's all right. She just wants to talk.

Her operation was quick. It only took 10 minutes.

But she waited for over an hour.

It was cheap, just 2,000 Taiwan dollars.

That's 400 Hong Kong dollars.

Some things are cheaper in Taiwan than in Hong Kong.

Like these sunglasses. They only cost 100 Taiwan dollars a pair.

That's 20 Hong Kong dollars.

I bought them at the stall by the clinic entrance.

They are all French and Japanese brands.

Taiwanese products don't last.

They won't last if you're not careful.

How come you never ask me if I ever had an abortion?

Have you?

No.

At Jade screen's birthday party,

I asked zhao shu ling if she's had an abortion.

She said no, but the autopsy report says she did.

I am not afraid my autopsy report would say I have

because I would never have one.

I know how to protect myself.

If I want a child,

I would only have one with the love of my life,

and I will definitely have the baby.

That night at the rice store,

I felt like I was in love with you

because I suddenly wanted to have a child with you.

But now that I think about it,

I was actually scared of death.

I was scared the rice might suffocate me.

What plans do you have?

You mean after I go back to Hong Kong?

I will go on.

Hopefully, I'll get famous one day.

I'll go to Paris and Moscow.

Are you still staying at the house in Hong Kong?

There's a year of rental contract left.

I still owe you the two-month deposit.

I will repay you later.

No need.

I had a girl friend.

Her father's business went down.

They owed the loan sharks a lot of money and couldn't pay them back.

One day, two men went to their house.

I was there too.

Her father pretended to be sick and lay on the bed.

One man went by the bed,

grabbed his arm, and said,

"are you sick? Let me help you to some iv drip."

Then another man took a bottle of nitric acid

and had it drip into his vein.

My friend and I were crying at the sight.

That's how love feels.

It doesn't matter if it's between friends or lovers.

The Chinese compare love to a debt.

You drip acid into my heart.

I do it to yours.

It's cruel and excruciating.

Only the boldest one can take it on.

I don't know if I'd be brave enough in the future.

Maybe I'd continue to play it cool and stay indifferent.

I'm sorry.

I wanted to keep the baby.

How did we get to this?

If shu ling didn't die, what would have happened?

I don't know.

Maybe you would be with shu ling.

I did like you a lot.

Me too.

But I didn't love you.

Billie loves you.

What?

Billie loves you.

We have made it clear.

I only care about myself.

She only cares about herself.

I don't know.

Maybe we're both a bit scared.

Scared of what?

I'm not going back to Hong Kong.

After some time, I'll go back and sell the house

or bring the things...

I can do it.

- I can do it. - Don't move.

- I can do it... - Can you stop moving?

Don't talk too long.

When you talk to him, press against the tube at his throat.

Okay.

I didn't know you were this sick.

I looked for you at the station this morning.

They said...

When did you find out it was cancer?

Did you know before we went to Taiwan?

Did you look for me at the station?

Billie came to visit me yesterday.

She looked for me at the station too.

We broke up.

How about Ms. liao?

I heard she went to Singapore to sing.

She wasn't cast as the female lead. They chose another actress.

How about...

What?

How about Ms. zhong?

She quit.

Do you have any plans?

Do I have any plans?

My dad is trying to make her stay.

Do you want to pull up the curtains?

I can imagine...

The world outside.

Why did you want to be friends with us?

You said no reason was needed.

Nonsense.

I had an ulterior motive.

I knew I was dying.

I was wasting my life away.

I am only 35 years old.

I wanted to...

I wanted to see how you people waste your lives and passion away.

I wasn't the only one.

You were just like me.

I wanted to feel better that way.

How despicable.

What did we waste?

Tell me.

I was going to be promoted.

My annual pay would exceed 100,000.

I don't remember how many cases I solved.

I've seen 28 corpses, including Ms. zhao's.

I got married and divorced.

I don't know why, but I stopped loving her,

just like that.

I'm 25 years old.

When I was studying in Canada,

I smoked pot for an entire week

and missed the exam.

I've been to many places.

Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan

Paris, New York, Rome.

Many, many places.

Don't ask me how many foreign women I've slept with

or how many girlfriends I've had.

I've gotten drunk many times.

Once, Billie had to push her finger down my throat to make me throw up.

I saw my mother die.

She didn't want to die.

I wanted to make love 10 times a night and then 10 more.

But I fell asleep at the sixth time.

I deeply hurt three women before...

And got a baby killed.

I don't know if it's a boy or a girl.

That's all I've done in 25 years.

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