The Knockout (2023) s01e17 Episode Script

It's over now.
Let Chengcheng handle the project from now on.
I
No.
I can't do it, Boss.
I don't know how to do it.
Besides, Mr. Gao
has been
doing this project.
It's not appropriate.
Mr. Gao, I
I really don't know anything.
How about this?
In the future,
we can do this project together.
You take charge and I'll cooperate with you.
There are so many things
that I don't understand
in this area.
Please help me with it in the future.
What do you think?
Mr. Gao, I
Ms. Cheng.
I'll learn more from you.
No, Mr. Gao.
Congratulations.
No.
Dad.
Health is the most important.
As long as you're healthy,
I'm happy to do whatever you like.
Mr. Gao, listen to me.
Mr. Gao.
Come on. Let's do this again.
Go on.
Your blood pressure is high.
You really have to be careful.
Don't do that again.
Excuse me, how much is the fish?
Excuse me, how much is the fish?
15 yuan for half a kilo.
The fish is dying.
Your price is too high.
Can you give me a cheaper price?
Make it cheaper and I'll buy more.
You can take it for free then.
No, no, no.
Do you want it?
Mo.
Xiaohu.
Have a seat.
Is Yaoyao doing well?
She's in the sixth grade,
studying hard.
Here, this is the money for this month.
-It's okay. -Give it to the boss.
There's no rush.
Take it.
It's different.
I have to pay back.
Do you have something to say?
No.
Boss
asked me to check on you.
He asked you to work hard
and take good care of the business.
Don't worry
about the things happened outside.
He will handle it.
What happened in Mang Village is a total mess.
What should he do?
Calm down.
Trust our boss.
There's no problem.
Did the boss ask you
to keep an eye on me?
Of course not.
Boss just asked me to check on you.
You're overthinking.
I know you very well.
He asked you to keep an eye on me.
So do your job.
Don't run around.
Here.
Awesome, son.
How difficult is this song?
It's a level 5 song.
The teacher said
many people failed to play it
for years.
I just managed to play it within a month.
Really?
You can play it within a month?
Teach me.
You've been practicing it for a month and this is your result?
How dare you say that?
-Why did you stop? -It's good enough.
Very good.
He just
played a song of level 15.
Seriously?
There are only ten levels of assessment for piano.
He'll be spoiled by you.
Really?
Good, son.
Aren't you busy?
How do you have time to
play the piano with him?
No matter how busy I am,
my wife and child always come first.
Right?
I even removed my phone battery.
Your hands!
Very good, son.
Play it for your mother.
How can you practice playing the piano without being hit?
He's
Wait a minute.
Yaoyao.
I might not
come home tonight.
There's money in the right drawer of the table.
Take it and buy some food for yourself.
Eat something good.
Then go back and do your homework.
Where are you going?
Nothing.
I'll hang up now.
Mo, I need to go to the toilet.
I drank too much tea.
Mo.
Mo.
Well, you
Can you stop messing with me?
Boss asked you to keep an eye me.
Just stay here
and do your job.
Don't run around.
No, Mo.
Maybe you misunderstand.
Boss didn't mean that.
Look, my phone is dead.
He just won't answer my call.
Ask him to come here and talk to me in person then.
Have some tea.
Water.
Water. Is my pronunciation correct?
Brother.
Water.
Something happened.
We're having a class.
Water.
Water.
Water.
Water.
Yes.
How do you spell it?
W.
A.
T.
E
R.
Water.
Stop it.
Excuse me, sir.
We have to go now.
Emergency!
Let's go, brother. Something big happened.
What are you doing?
He's having a class.
No, next time.
Something big happened. We need to
go out right now.
You didn't answer my calls.
What happened?
I turned off my phone.
Do you want some coffee?
No.
You're
a different person now.
Please. Come to your senses.
You're now like a hen-pecked husband.
Hen-pecked husband?
You'll know
when you get married.
It's happy to have a strict wife.
Nonsense.
I can't stand her.
She's not young anymore.
And she has a child.
She's always acted
so bossy.
It's like she is in charge in the Gao family.
Who does she think she is?
Enough.
She's your sister-in-law.
Okay, I'll shut up.
You didn't leave last night?
Yes.
Have some breakfast.
Thank you.
Well,
I need to go to the toilet.
I asked him to come.
Why do you make it hard for him?
Boss,
I'm just a fish seller.
If you don't want me to take care of your business,
what do you want me to do?
You can do important stuff.
You sure will be useful to me
in the future.
I can take care of the Mang Village.
Don't worry.
How?
They almost killed your son.
Almost
He's alive now.
My son is
safe and sound at home.
He's fine.
You really want to help me?
I've been worried about Sheng lately.
He always tells me
he hoped the Construction Engineering Group
could give him more projects.
But actually I don't want him
to get involved too much.
The group is too complicated.
I don't want him to get involved in this.
He's going out of town in a few days
to buy a batch of PHS.
I heard that
it's not safe there.
Can you go with him?
I hope
you can keep an eye on him for me.
No problem.
But what about you?
Don't worry
about me.
Are you under a lot of pressure lately?
Someone famous told me
you should eat lollipops when you feel stressed.
See you.
This breakfast is for you.
And this.
This is the rent for this month.
Remove me?
No, not that.
You just have to
be removed from your leader position
of the special investigation team for now.
Do you think it's appropriate to replace me
now?
You can stay low for a while.
It's also a protection for you.
Who will take over my job?
Zhang Biao.
Because Li Xiang is from Mang Village.
He can't get involved in this case.
Don't you think
you are completely threatened by public opinion?
I just follow the rules and know when to retreat.
There's no problem about that.
Besides, you have a new mission.
What is it?
You
should go to Yu
and reduce
the negative impact of the article
to the minimum.
I
Don't think this is a trivial matter.
How can we do our job
if we lose the trust of the masses?
How can I transfer you back to be the team leader again?
Is there any new progress
in this case?
The people in Mang Village have made the same confession.
They insisted that
Li Qing did it alone.
A man with mental illness
drove a car
and kidnapped a child?
How's that possible?
Have you found the hard drive of the camera
at the entrance of the village?
No.
Xiang.
You're from the Mang Village.
You are familiar with the villagers.
Where do you think it is?
The safest place
to hide it
is the person's own home.
The one who took it
must have hidden it at home.
Li Youtian's home?
Who else could it be?
But we have no evidence
nor a warrant.
We can't get in.
There's another thing.
Just tell me what you think.
Spit it out.
The article written by Meng Yu
made her a heroine
of the Mang Village.
Meng Yu is sort of our acquaintance.
Can we talk to her
An Xin, are you done?
What?
I'm the team leader now.
Why are you shouting? I know that.
Don't you think
eavesdropping
is immoral?
Which eye of yours saw
Which ear of yours heard
-I -What?
I never
Alright.
Zhang Biao.
Although An Xin is not
the leader of the special investigation team now anymore,
you can still ask him to do something
for you.
Let me tell you.
I don't care
about promotion.
As long as you give me a task,
I promise I'll finish it.
OK, An Xin.
Go to
Meng Yu now
and ask her to find the commenter.
So we can make a breakthrough.
Understand?
I'm sorry.
I didn't hear anything just now.
Sorry. You can go on.
Go on.
You're the team leader.
Do something.
Xiang, I
I just want to treat you to a meal.
I've been so busy lately.
More busy than before.
I don't have time for that.
Are we still friends?
If we're friends,
let's
talk about our life these years.
Wouldn't that be nice?
We can have a good chat,
watch a movie,
and listen to music.
You can talk to me
on the phone.
Okay.
About that article
If you're talking about this,
save your breath.
Do you know how much trouble
your article caused?
Of course,
it's nothing
for you.
But in such a small place
like Jinghai
Did you see the comments?
They said
I was the protector of the gangs.
What do you think?
It doesn't matter what I think.
What matters is what I saw.
But is what you saw the truth?
Let's talk face to face,
okay?
I told you.
An Xin, I’m really busy.
Anything else?
You weren't like this before.
I never changed.
Bye.
Sir.
Are you crying?
No.
But you look like you're crying.
You can fix a kite yourself?
Grandpa said I broke it myself,
so I should fix it myself.
Yu.
I'm off tomorrow.
Let's go hiking together.
I don't want to go. Dad.
I finally can
take a day off
to get more sleep.
Hiking is so tiring.
-I'm not going. -Enough.
You haven't exercised for a long time.
It's good to go hiking with your dad.
I have a lot of articles to write
and a lot of work to do tomorrow.
Stop talking.
I don't know
when you'll be back
next time.
Who goes hiking nowadays, Dad?
We can take a cable car.
What are you talking about?
Cable car?
You want to take a cable car?
You're still young. Why would you want to take a cable car?
Enough.
Enough.
Tomorrow at 7:30 a.m.
Be on time.
Are you full?
Just go with him.
You rarely come back.
Hurry up, Yu. Hurry up.
I can't run anymore.
-You run so fast. -Hurry up.
You're so weak.
Dad.
Hurry up. What are you doing?
Yu.
I have something to deal with.
I need to go back.
You go first.
Take a photo of the pavilion
half way up the hill.
Why?
Then I know you're there.
-Go. -Seriously
Come back quickly.
Long time no see.
What a coincidence.
Well,
can we talk?
I want to apologize to you.
Please stay out of my way. Okay?
I have a lot of things to do.
Your dad said
you're free today.
Then don't let me
waste your time.
You're a good cop in Jinghai.
You're busy.
Right, Officer An?
Let's talk.
Okay.
What do you want to talk about?
I'll talk with you.
What are we going to talk about? Work?
Okay, let's talk.
I know.
All you think about is work.
All you do is work.
What are you going to talk about?
About the Mang Village, right?
Let me tell you first.
I didn't take the photo.
Anything else? Tell me.
It's been six years.
Have you called me
or even texted me once?
Have you even looked for me?
I definitely have texted you.
I sent so many messages but you never replied to me.
So later,
I realized that and
I dared not text you.
Don't you know I changed my number?
Then
why didn't you tell me?
Well Why didn't you ask others?
What's the use of your mouth?
You just care about eating or what?
Of course eating is very important.
What's next?
What are you going to do?
I plan to
text you
and say hello to you
every day.
That's not what I meant.
I'm talking about the Mang Village.
We plan to
start from the poster.
We've found out
his username is Mystery.
According to the IP address,
we've located his place near the Mang Village.
I know.
His name is Li Hongwei.
How do you know him?
I have his QQ.
Why?
I met him
when I was doing the investigation
in the Mang Village.
Okay. Well
Give me your QQ account
and password.
Why?
I'll asked our policewoman
to talk to him
in your name.
No.
I've had a video call with him.
What? Why did you
It has nothing to do with you.
No.
I just think it's not safe.
Listen.
Don't think we journalists
are all useless.
Come here.
Come here!
Hurry up.
Officer Yang, someone is looking for you.
Who is it?
Are you okay?
How did you drive?
What? You
Who is looking for me?
I am.
You
You are
Why are you looking for me?
Do you want to get a case?
You have to. You've hit me with your car.
What case?
We've been investigating another case.
But now,
I found that
you're related to it.
The target is Li Hongwei.
My informant has been talking to him
for months.
Li Hongwei
might be interested in
my informant.
He's been asking her out,
saying he'd like to have a drink or dinner with her
in Mengyuan Bar.
They've
talked a lot.
And he let his guard down.
He said
they could do anything if she agreed to meet.
Besides eating and drinking,
they could also have some good stuff
So,
you're related.
Do you want to go?
Well
Is it reliable?
Yes.
We've been following him for months.
Didn't I tell you?
Judging from what he said,
Mengyuan Bar
could be a safe place
for them.
I think he meant
they could do anything there.
And there are parties every day.
You
Does your informant look good?
Fine. Alright.
Let's do it.
Don't always
stick around here.
Watch where you're going.
You hit me
My informant
is really obedient to me.
She likes to
get involved in our police's stuff.
It must be hard for her.
Of course.
Go back.
Go back.
Me?
Come on.
Hello. Sorry.
I was in a traffic jam.
-I was stuck in traffic. -It's okay.
Be earlier next time.
Let me introduce.
-She is -I'm Meng Yu.
-He is -Yang Jian.
Hello, Jian.
Captain of Narcotics Control.
Thank you
for giving us such an important clue.
It's okay.
But let's be clear first.
I'm the informant.
As for searching Li Hongwei's house
Shut up.
As for searching Li Hongwei's house,
that's your job.
You've already exposed your identity as a journalist
to Li Hongwei, right?
How dare he?
How dare he talk to a journalist about drugs?
I don't know.
He's just a pervert.
Shut up.
Then
Are you going in later?
Of course.
Don't worry.
You're here, right?
You can protect me.
Of course.
One more thing.
If I go in,
he'll let his guard down.
And he's been wanting
to see me in person.
Don't worry. I'll be fine.
No.
We made a deal.
-You're only responsible for -Shut up!
I know.
It's settled then. Okay.
I'll go now.
Wait a minute.
I have something for you.
What?
This is multienzyme tablets.
The color and appearance
are basically the same as the colorful Magu.
If they force you
to take Magu,
just take this.
Alright? It's safe.
Well,
I think
Okay, don't worry.
Okay.
-I'll go now. -Okay.
Be careful.
Drink. Come on.
Welcome, madam.
Come on.
You never came out when I asked you.
What?
I said I asked you out so many times
but you didn't come out.
Why are you out today?
What? You don't want me here?
What are you talking about?
Of course I want you here.
I'm so happy.
You must have been attracted
by Hongwei's charm.
Otherwise, you wouldn't come, right?
Yes.
Let's drink.
Come on, don't call me that.
I'm not his girlfriend.
Come on.
Yes.
Have a drink.
Young people
should hang out more
and communicate with each other.
How old are you?
You call yourself young people?
Take a guess.
You're over 40, right?
I'm 32.
Looks like you've been taking good care of yourself.
Hongwei.
Come on. Drink.
Cheers.
Brother, you're here.
Please be safe.
Why are you so nervous?
I think the girl
is quite smart.
Does the drug you gave her
really look like Magu?
What if
What if someone finds out?
It should be fine.
They look alike.
And the light is dim
in the bar.
They are all drunk.
No one will find out.
If something happens, I
I can't explain to her father.
Who is this girl?
Meng Dehai's daughter.
Our former director,
Meng Dehai?
Are you crazy?
What's your problem?
You asked she to come here?
You agreed.
Have you taken it before?
I know this better than you do.
Then take it.
No?
I like the red one.
Alright!
Come on. Cheers.
-Cheers. -Come on.
We received a signal from inside.
Narcotics Control Team, action!
Turn off the music.
Police! Don't move!
Let's go.
Hands on your head.
Here.
Easy, bro.
It hurts.
Easy.
Please, sir.
It hurts.
Come on.
Please.
Slow down.
I sprained my arm.
What are you doing?
Untie me.
Do you hear me?
I didn't bring the key.
I got it.
Heroine.
An Xin.
Why are you
police officers so rude?
I
Come here.
All right.
Are you done?
Leave him alone.
Those kids are so mindless.
This is for your safety.
Because you can't be exposed.
Right? Please understand.
Fine.
Give me the spray.
Where is it?
There.
Here.
Your skin was scraped.
Be careful.
Scraped?
-Here. -It's okay.
It's okay. Just give it to me.
I can do it myself.
Okay.
Thank you.
OK.
I told you
not to let her do this.
It's so dangerous.
Look at her.
She got hurt.
Next time
No, you can't do this.
Why didn't you say that earlier?
I just wanted to laugh
when I saw you two
today.
Actually, six or seven years ago,
we met once.
You drove her
to the airport.
And you were stopped by a police officer
on the way.
I was that traffic cop.
That bastard was you?
Watch your mouth.
Now I'm anti-narcotics police.
How?
You were a traffic cop.
At that time,
the bureau
started a rotation system.
You came late, so you missed it.
We were working outside every day,
exposed to toxic emissions.
All we did is directing the traffic.
I didn't know
why I was sent to do that.
Are you complaining?
No.
I think
your father's decision
was definitely right.
Really.
That experience
has a decisive influence
on
my future career.
Please send my best regards to your dad.
Give me the car key.
What?
Give me the key. I'll drive.
I'll drive.
I'll sit in the back.
Have a chat with me.
Come on. Buckle up.
That's right.
I just heard about
Li Hongwei.
Yes.
No.
He wasn't caught by the Criminal Police Unit.
The Narcotics Control Team arrested him.
Then this case
is more serious.
I have to ask
Yang Jian from Narcotics Control
about the details.
Yes.
Please wait a moment.
Zhang,
call Yang Jian of Narcotics Control
here.
He's still interrogating suspects?
Fine.
Tell him to come to me
after the interrogation.
Okay.
Did you hear that?
He's too busy
to talk to me.
How about this?
If there is any result,
I'll inform you right away, okay?
Okay.
Okay, bye.
The word spread so fast.
Officer An, the protective umbrella.
How does it feel to be famous?
I know.
This is my first time.
You can't do anything to me.
Who do you think you're talking to?
Your friends told me
this is not the first time
that you took drugs, right?
Those bastards!
Cowards.
I mean them.
It's not their fault.
Everyone is supposed to protect themselves.
They all want to get a lenient treatment.
Right?
But Captain Yang
just told me.
Others are drug addicts.
You're a drug dealer, right?
Drug dealer?
Yes.
The bartender said
you asked him to get the drugs.
Well, he did his job
and gave the drugs to you.
You sold the drugs.
Nonsense!
The drugs are all for me.
Did you give them to others?
Yes.
But I didn't take any money.
They said you took their money.
They paid you
at the party last night.
Each one of them paid you money.
Right.
That's for drinking.
Men are usually charged 300. Girls can come for free.
That's the rule in the bar.
You can ask around if you don't believe me.
We are really ignorant then.
Really.
But
your friends said
the money was not for the drink.
They paid for the drugs.
So many people confirmed it.
Who do you think we should trust?
What?
You think they're telling the truth just because they outnumbered me?
They are in trouble now.
So they push all the blame
on me.
They're your friends.
You chose them
to be your friends in the first place.
Also,
the police need evidence.
Of course.
Evidence is more important than statements.
The statement is just a supporting evidence.
Of course we need evidence.
And we actually have it
now.
Right?
According to the facts we know,
we're certain that
you're the organizer of drug trafficking.
What are you going to do now?
I need a lawyer.
Sure you do.
Get a lawyer
and ask about your situation.
Okay?
We won't wrong you.
Alright?
How many years
will he have to stay in prison?
It depends on the value of the case.
The drugs we found
on him doesn't value that much.
Then it's not a big problem for you.
But the bartender
carried a lot.
He'll probably face a death sentence with reprieve.
He brought it himself.
It has nothing to do with me.
You're his boss.
It's all on you.
Then you'll face a death sentence with reprieve.
No.
Then I really need a lawyer.
Go ahead.
If you can't find one,
we'll provide legal aid.
But let me tell you.
Your case
involves so many people.
It will take a long time to close this case.
During this time,
you'll have to stay in jail.
Stop talking to him.
Just send him to jail.
I need to get some sleep.
Call Xu to take my shift.
What's your problem?
Officer An,
to be honest,
they are really framing me.
I'm serious.
Please forgive me.
Investigate it carefully.
I'm in no part of this.
This case belongs to the Narcotics Control.
I'm a detective.
It's none of my business.
They're short of hands.
So I'm just a filler here.
Someone will come later.
This is not my case.
But let me tell you.
Now,
the amount of drugs in this case
is a bit large.
Any department
will take it seriously
when they get a case like this.
We won't treat anyone unjustly
or let go of any bad guy.
Your friends
are trying to make contributions
and get a lenient treatment, right?
So you
But
Officer An.
I really didn't do that.
I'm telling the truth.
Think about it.
Even if it's a small matter,
you'll make contributions
if you say it.
Don't you understand?
I'll tell you.
I'll tell you the truth.
-What? -About the case.
The Chu brothers.
They all took drugs.
Why don't you understand?
Why are you still talking about this?
And that woman also took drugs.
She was caught too.
She took the pill.
Nothing else?
No, really.
I've told you everything.
How about this?
Let me give you a hint.
That person from your village named Li
Li Qing.
Li Qing.
Are you involved in
Li Qing's kidnapping case?
I don't know about this.
If you tell me now
I really want to tell you.
I'm not hiding anything.
You can still
have a chance to get a lenient treatment.
-You're here. -Yes.
Okay, I'm leaving.
Officer An.
I have something to say.
Uncle.
Xiang. What
It's late at night.
What are you doing?
We are the police.
We've received a mission
and have to search Li Hongwei's residence.
Well
Hongwei isn't home.
How about
you do it when he's back?
Hongwei is already at the police station.
What did he do?
The Narcotics Control Team caught him.
I don’t know the details.
We're just cooperating with the investigation.
Be gentle.
Get the tools.
No.
Li
Captain Li.
Did I offend you or what?
Are you going to tear down my house?
You