The Knockout (2023) s01e09 Episode Script

Handsome, hang out with us.
What are you interested in?
Take a look.
Lad,
choose anything you like.
Black, white, yellow ones.
Things I didn't take it out.
As long as you like it,
I have everything.
I'm not here to buy things.
Not to buy things.
Are you here to sell something?
Do you take anything here?
Sure.
I'm in charge of this street.
If it's precious,
I'll take anything.
Will you take this?
Bro, can we talk in private?
In private.
Handsome.
Okay, let's get on with it.
Master,
this is Chen Shuting's monitoring report.
Anything unusual about
the report from the police?
Nothing unusual.
But look at the list.
Gao Qisheng.
Gao Qisheng.
Officer An.
What are you doing here?
Officer An.
Why are you here?
I was planning to
But you
You aren't making enough money.
A fish stall
isn't enough for you.
You came here for another job?
No.
I lent
the fish stall to others for now.
This is
our new store.
Yes, it's ours.
Yours?
Didn't you invite Officer An
on the opening day?
I forgot.
Forgot. You
Pour some tea.
Qiangsheng PHS Store.
-Your store. -I'm Qiang. He's Sheng.
Have a seat and a cup of tea.
It's okay. I'll take a look.
Take a look.
The floor is slippery. Be careful, Officer An.
-Have some tea. -It's okay.
I'll put it here.
Okay.
So large.
Here, take a look.
It's only 30 yuan per month.
Isn't it half of the price of
our mobile phones?
-Right? -It's really cheaper.
Shall we get one?
You want to earn my money.
No.
If you want to use it,
I'll waive
your monthly plan.
Let me think about it.
OK.
Why am I always hungry
every time I see you?
Me too.
I get hungry every time I see you.
Is there anything to eat?
Yes, a noodle restaurant over there.
-It tastes good. -My treat.
My treat. Let's go.
I'll treat you.
Let's go together.
No, thank you, Officer An.
I have to look after the store.
-Okay, we're going. -Let's go.
Okay, see you.
Someone must be at the store.
This way.
Okay.
I used to come here often.
Recently,
I've been too busy.
What have you been up to?
You're still working on
Huang Cuicui's case?
More than that. A lot of things.
If there's anything I can help,
just tell me.
What a coincidence. There is one thing.
There is this person
who has some evidence that we want
for a case.
But this person
refused to cooperate.
What's his name?
Her name is
Chen Shuting.
I've never heard of her name.
Sheng works as a tutor
at her home.
She is Chen Shuting?
Yes.
Sheng used to tutor
at a student's home.
Your PHS store
just recently opened.
He must be quite busy.
Sheng still got time to work part-time.
It just opened. There's no profit.
Sheng said
the family gave him
a lot of tutoring fees.
It's several times higher than usual.
He said
he wanted to help the family.
How long will he work in tutoring?
I don't know.
You can ask him.
Someone is already asking.
Gao Qisheng.
We're the Criminal Investigation Unit.
Please come back with us
to assist in the investigation.
Here are your noodles.
Beef brisket noodles.
Pork knuckle noodles.
Enjoy your meal.
Do you want some chili?
Okay.
I might need to eat faster.
Do you want some vinegar?
I'm good.
Somebody is questioning Sheng.
I have to hurry back
to look after the store.
Well,
is Tang Xiaohu back?
No.
Where did he go?
I don't know.
I asked you to call the police last time.
But you didn't.
What's the logic?
I told his brother.
His brother said he wouldn't report it.
What can we do?
Tang Xiaolong
got involved because of some incident
a few days ago.
Two of my colleagues
went to investigate him.
When they arrived at his home
What a coincidence. You were there too.
Yes.
On the day they came for Tang Xiaolong,
I was at his house.
I was persuading his brother to call the police.
But he refused.
Are they close?
Yes.
Then tell me,
with a younger brother
who we don't know if he's alive or dead,
the man didn't report to
the police and he isn't nervous.
Why is that?
I don't understand what he's thinking.
You can ask him.
Don't worry.
Tang Xiaolong is also being questioned.
Tang Xiaolong?
I'm from Criminal Investigation Unit.
Take off your gloves.
Can you let me finish the noodles first?
Sure.
I'm not full yet.
Can I have another bowl?
Sir, another bowl of pork knuckle noodles.
Okay.
Handcuff him.
The police questioned my brother
and Xiaolong.
Why didn't anyone find me?
Do you want to go to the police station?
I don't care where I go.
I was really hungry.
Me too.
But actually there are many things
I want to
confirm with you today.
No problem.
I'll tell you everything I know.
Gao Qisheng,
what's your education background?
Bachelor's degree. Graduated in July.
Which school?
The Provincial Tech University.
What major?
Finance and trade.
What did you do
last Saturday?
Officer, if I can answer
everything smoothly
What did I do last Saturday?
With whom?
What time and place?
Does it seem like
I have everything prepared?
Just answer my question.
Cut the crap.
Officer,
I need to go to the toilet.
Where were you last Thursday night?
Officer,
I need to go to the toilet.
Are you still fooling with me?
If we don't have any evidence,
will you be sitting here?
I really need to go to the toilet.
I can't hold it anymore.
I need to go to the toilet.
Fu, are you busy?
Here, cut in line.
Do a DNA test.
Check
if it is the person
who attacked An Xin that night.
OK, put it there.
Please help, Mr. Fu.
It's urgent.
How soon?
Two hours.
Can it be faster?
You really don't know Xu Lei?
I saw him on TV.
Have you ever been to
the lake where Xu Lei drowned?
I don't even know the place.
Do you remember this car?
Yes.
Do you remember them?
Tang Xiaohu.
This is his brother, Tang Xiaolong.
What about the one in the middle?
That's me.
Who took this photo?
The surveillance camera on the road.
Are you sure you've never been to
that lake?
Yes.
Then what were you doing?
We went to a suburb in the south four kilometers away.
I usually stock
the supplies from
the wholesale fish market.
But it's a bit expensive there.
If we drive to
the fish pond four kilometers away
in a suburb in the south
and buy fish there,
it will be cheaper.
That day, the two brothers
said they were driving there.
I thought I could save fuel money,
so I tagged along.
Do you remember this road?
Yes.
The road leads to the suburb
in the south four kilometers away.
But it's also
less than two kilometers
from the place where Xu Lei drowned.
The time matches as well.
What a coincidence.
I don't know.
I have all the purchase orders.
Do you want to take a look?
You went just to purchase fish supply.
Did you see anyone else after purchasing?
No.
Here, your noodles.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Do you want another bowl?
How is it?
The result came out.
Are you done?
Tang Xiaolong.
I'll ask you one last time.
How did you hurt
your hands?
I remember.
I got scratched by a cat.
Fine.
Do you know what this is?
Your evidence.
Can you read?
No. I'll read it to you!
Tell me.
Who is your accomplice
that attacked Officer An Xin that night?
If you say it now,
it's voluntary confessing.
I'll confess.
I
I
I do have an accomplice.
Do you know why I like
pork knuckle noodles so much?
When I was young,
when my parents passed away,
the three of us were quite young.
We relied on
the compensation paid by the factory.
A penny would be split into two cents.
One cent for my younger brother.
One cent for my younger sister.
Nothing for me.
They liked pork knuckle noodles.
So I bought a bowl of pork knuckle noodles.
Sheng, my brother, would eat the noodles.
Lan, my sister
would eat the pork knuckles.
Thank you.
I only drank the pork knuckle broth.
For many years,
I wouldn't eat pork knuckle noodles anymore.
Now
Tang Xiaolong confessed.
He's the one who attacked you.
And he also told us the accomplice.
His name is
Give me some time.
Could you two please
wait for me outside?
Okay.
Okay.
Thank you.
What were you saying?
I said
my life has gotten better these years.
I started to
enjoy pork knuckle noodles again.
In the past,
I got scared when I saw this broth.
I didn't know why.
I still enjoy the broth now.
Can I ask the boss
-for one more bowl of noodle broth? -No.
Why?
You're running out of time.
Gao.
My hands are injured.
Help me take my watch off.
Gao,
I believe you are a good man.
You're honest.
But good people sometimes also
make mistakes.
Maybe it's not on purpose.
But if you committed it,
you should know.
If you tell me now,
I can help you.
This is the last chance.
And your only chance.
So no more broth.
I can only give you one more minute.
Thank you.
One minute is enough to finish the noodles.
Thank you.
I'm done.
Let me put it on for you.
We made a mistake.
It's not Gao Qiqiang.
Bye, sir.
An Xin,
I've always treated you
as my best friend.
In a few days,
I'll send you a gift, okay?
We were cheated.
That woman wasn't
in the car.
An acted like a girl.
Look how he scratched me.
This is done by that officer?
Xiaolong, you're in trouble.
What's wrong?
Brother.
The officer must have
Xiaolong's skin tissue in his nails.
Now the police
use DNA tests.
They'll know it's you after testing.
You can't deny it.
Qiang, if the police find out,
I'll take the blame on my own.
You said
when you were there,
the officer didn't pass out.
Right.
He must knew
you had an accomplice.
If you and my brother are both jailed,
who will save your brother?
Sheng, is he okay with it?
No problem, brother.
To be a scapegoat for Brother Qiang.
No problem.
You're an accomplice.
The police won't give you a hard time.
I didn't repay you
for your favor at the DVD store.
This kind of thing
It's nothing.
More practice. Come on.
What did you do
on the night of March 7?
Drinking.
With whom?
Tang Xiaolong.
-What did you drink? -Beer.
-How much did you drink? -Six bottles.
Six bottles. Do you usually get drunk?
No.
Why were you drunk that day?
If I won't be released,
take care of my brother for me.
What did you rob?
I stole a truck.
Stole what? A big or small truck?
A small truck.
A small truck.
That night,
I was drinking at Tang Xiaolong's home.
I was a bit drunk.
After that,
he said we were going to steal a car
and rob someone.
I thought he was joking,
so I followed him.
Who knew
he really stole a big truck.
At that time,
I couldn't be a coward.
-So I got on the truck. -Stop. Stop.
Tell the story in reverse order.
Reverse.
Say it again from the end to the beginning.
Start from you couldn't be.
All the way to the beginning.
I can't remember.
I have a headache, officer.
How did the interrogation go?
It's fabricated.
He couldn't say it
in reverse order.
Once we pointed out his mistakes, he'd say
he had a headache and pretended to be sick.
Someone must have taught him.
The Gao brothers.
As far as we know,
the Gao's elder brother is mentally tough,
but he's not well-educated.
He probably couldn't predict that
the skin tissue
left in
An Xin's nails
can be a source of DNA.
But he has a brother
called Gao Qisheng.
He's a top student
from the Provincial Tech University.
It should be his idea.
What about Tang Xiaolong?
The statements are exactly the same.
We can conclude that
they colluded in advance.
Where's the gun?
They both said they didn't see it.
Even their collluded statements
are prepared so well.
They must have cleaned
all the traces at home.
We searched for a long time,
but found nothing.
But I basically can put
the whole story in order
piece by piece.
I'm all ears.
Gao Qiqiang's brother, Gao Qisheng, graduated
from university to start his business back home.
But he had no money.
So he found
Tang Xiaolong and Tang Xiaohu.
The two brothers
accepted Bai Jiangbo's order.
They went to collect debt from
the deadbeat, Xu Lei.
So,
with Bai Jiangbo's instructions,
the Gao brothers
found Xu Lei.
But during the process,
there was a conflict.
Xu Lei and his friends
were electrocuted
and drowned.
Xu Jiang couldn't accept it.
It's because his son died.
He took revenge.
So the first thing he did
was to kill Bai Jiangbo.
But Chen Shuting,
Bai Jiangbo's wife,
had the evidence of
Xu Jiang's murder.
So Xu Jiang must find
Chen Shuting and kill her.
So,
he kidnapped Tang Xiaohu
and threatened Tang Xiaolong
to hit me with a car.
But they missed it.
Chen Shuting wasn't in the car.
And then the Gao brothers
went to find Chen Shuting.
What you said
can be connected.
Unfortunately,
we still lack evidence
at a few key points.
What is the reason for
the Gao brothers
to approach Chen Shuting?
Is it to kill and silence her
for Xu Jiang?
An Xin,
I've always treated you
as my best friend.
In a few days,
I'll send you a gift, okay?
Mr. Gao.
Thank you for coming all the way here.
Officer Li.
Hello, sir.
We're here to
listen to a top student's lesson.
It's for primary school students.
It's very easy.
Not necessarily.
What's in your bag?
Open it.
I regret it.
I didn't study hard
when I was young.
Otherwise,
it'll be much easier to
deal with
educated suspects,
right?
Officer, I think
your living conditions should be good
since you were young.
People from poor backgrounds like me
don't have a chance to play.
Young man,
it has nothing to do with your background.
The so-called background
is just
a good excuse.
Raise your hands.
Mr. Sheng! Mr. Sheng!
Mr, Sheng, look at my gun.
This is the new gun you bought?
Mr. Sheng.
Let's start the lesson.
Okay, let's begin.
Sorry, Mr. Sheng.
Thank you.
Two times four equals eight.
Two times four.
Two times four
Tell the kid
we all trust him.
How about watching TV?
Don't mind us.
He must improve his grades.
-Feel free to add water. -OK.
I only want to see the result.
This is not right.
Mr. Sheng, have some fruits.
Okay.
Thank you, Ms. Chen.
Let me see.
How is it going?
He's great.
Why did you make so many mistakes?
Turn around.
Did you study hard?
Ms. Chen,
these math problems are for third graders.
It's good enough
for Xiaochen to do this. He's smart.
Then tell me.
Did you study hard?
Yes.
How could you not solve the problems
when the police are here?
The police are after bad guys,
not you.
Tell me.
Can you do a good job?
Yes.
Promise me. Come on.
Erase these answers
and redo them.
Remember what the teacher taught you.
Got it?
Okay?
Mr. Sheng,
please explain
these problems to him again.
Thank you.
Here.
Xiaochen, let's erase them.
Here.
Hello?
Hello, this is Gao Qiqiang.
Are you the elder or the younger?
The elder.
You got this number.
It means Chen Shuting
really trusts you.
You're willing to avenge them.
Xu Jiang must be killed.
Otherwise, we'll all be doomed.
I heard that the police couldn't get
the goods on you brothers.
They had to let you go.
But I have to remind you.
You're lucky this time.
But maybe not next time.
I only need one time.
I'll tell you
the address of the escaped driver.
Remember.
Hello?
It's me.
I know.
It's the number
especially set up for you.
I've done everything.
Chen Shuting is dead?
She's alive and well.
Then why did you call me?
Is Chen Shuting important?
Xu Jiang.
If you killed Chen Shuting,
the police'd be delayed for a few days at most.
In a few days,
they can still find the man.
The person you're looking for,
if I'm not mistaken,
is the driver, right?
Let me tell you.
The police will find him sooner or later.
How do you know?
I have his address.
Here.
Tell me.
Let Tang Xiaohu go first.
You're lying to me.
How could you know
if the police couldn't even find him?
Forget it if you don't believe me.
I'll tell the police now.
OK?
Let go of Tang Xiaohu.
Hello?
Hello?
Did you remember
what I just said?
Yes.
Kick him off.
Get lost!
I need your phone.
I didn't bring my phone.
I didn't bring mine.
No.
Mrs. Rong. Mrs. Rong.
-Aren't you Xiaohu? -Your phone.
Phone! Hurry!
Hurry up!
Checkmate.
Hello?
I'm Xiaohu.
I'm back.
Xiaohu.
Let the person next to you
answer the phone.
Say something.
What should I say?
Anything.
Hello.
I'm Mrs. Rong.
Who is this?
Is it okay?
Yes.
Xiaohu, listen to me.
The police will come to you soon.
So don't go to my house
nor the store.
The police?
A lot has happened
when you were away.
I can't explain everything
in a few words.
Let's catch up later.
If the police finds you,
what I'm about to say
will be very important.
Listen to me.
Okay.
Got it.
Got it.
I got it.
According to what you said,
you didn't owe money nor make enemies.
They kidnapped you but didn't ask for money.
Why did they kidnap you?
I don't know.
Think carefully.
We are not always
by your side 24 hours.
If you don't give us some useful clues,
so we can't catch him,
and find the motive,
you may get kidnapped again.
I know. I know.
Let me think about it.
Brother Qiang is back.
What did you buy?
I don't have a place to eat.
Let's have dinner together.
I often invite you over
for a meal.
Let me take it.
It's okay. I'll take it.
Where do you live?
There. Fifth floor.
There's no elevator.
This is the old factory's flat.
Sheng.
Brother.
Officer An is joining us for dinner.
No need to take off your shoes.
You can just come in.
Hello, Officer An.
I'm here for a free dinner.
Here.
I'll take care of it.
Okay.
Take a seat.
l sleep in the small attic upstairs.
Are all the flats
on this floor like this?
No.
It was like this when we moved in.
My dad said
there wasn't enough room to live.
He welded the small second floor for us.
You can have a look upstairs.
The racks need to
be really high, right?
The height is 3.4 meters.
Really?
Watch your head.
Are you okay?
It's my dad's fault.
At that time, he thought
I wouldn't be over 1.7m tall.
The ceiling was built up to 1.7m.
But I can't stand it anymore.
You sleep here.
Those books.
These are the books you told me about.
I bought them all.
They are good books.
I've always wanted
some small space like this.
Thank you.
Sheng, get dinner ready.
Okay.
This is my brother
and sister's room.
Come in and have a look.
Lan and Sheng live here.
My parents used to
stay in this room.
There's another one inside.
Yes, another one.
It's Lan's room.
Sheng made it
when he was in primary school.
He's good at crafts.
He's good.
Sheng,
did you win
the first prize for
the district craft competition
when you were in primary school?
It's the municipal competition.
Really?
Brother, I'm almost finished.
It's your turn now.
Can I use the toilet?
I want to make room for dinner.
Over here.
Okay. Here.
The gun must still be in
the real accomplice's hand.
Gao Qiqiang.
You still suspect him.
But we don't have any evidence.
We can't get the search warrant.
I'll figure it out.
Let's eat.
Have a seat.
It looks delicious.
Where did you usually eat
every day?
The canteen.
I ate in the canteen at school.
I can still eat in the canteen at work.
So I don't know how to cook.
In the future, you can come to
our place to eat, if you have the time.
I want to have the time too.
Unlike you,
you have your own business.
You can open and close as you like.
Look at this.
If you're free,
you can work as a part-time tutor.
Are you still tutoring?
No.
Why?
My brother doesn't want me to go.
Your brother finally made
a right decision.
Well, Tang Xiaohu
was released by someone?
Yes, I just heard about it
this afternoon.
Did he contact you?
Yes.
He called me.
Tang Xiaohu called you
on a public phone.
Not through your PHS phone?
My brother's phone was out of battery all day.
I tried to contact him all day.
Didn't you say
when you recommended this thing,
it had a long battery life.
I almost bought one.
Because it had a long battery life,
I always forgot to charge it.
The two brothers. One was arrested for
assaulting the police. One was kidnapped
for offending someone.
I was touched
when I visited your place today.
It looks
simple.
But it's really cozy.
It's all old furniture
left by our parents.
I've never bought anything new.
There's nothing valuable in the house.
I know
where the valuable things
are in your house.
But
we have nothing valuable.
It's locked.
It's just some things
we don't use anymore inside.
Things you don't use.
Why did you lock it?
Sheng.
I don't remember
there was a lock there.
You asked me to lock it a few days ago.
You saw me
when I installed the lock.
I really don't remember
there was a lock.
Have you forgotten?
Sheng.
Officer An said we have
valuable things in there.
I want you to open it for him.
Why should I see?
Officer An didn't mean that.
Officer An is here to
have dinner.
Not to investigate.
If he needs to investigate,
he has to go back to the police station,
and apply for
a search warrant.
-Give me the key. -Officer An.
Give it to me.
Officer An is here
to have dinner.
Give me the key.
You make me
What?
Officer An, I really want to know
what's inside.
Give me the key.
Let's eat first. It's not important.
Give me the key.
Why did you lock it?
What's locked in it?
Let me see.
Give me the key.
Brother, don't open it.
I don't want others to laugh at us.
Have people ever stopped
laughing at us?