The Knockout (2023) s01e21 Episode Script
Episode 21
[The Knockout]
[Episode 21]
I wasn't talking about
Zhang Daqing.
It was just a rumor that I heard.
There are many people who could use
rat poison to kill rats.
It could be me.
Or it could be Meng Dehai.
Who?
Meng Dehai, Secretary Meng.
What do you mean?
Secretary Meng wants to use Gao Qiqiang to
counter with Li Youtian.
Isn't it similar to
this story?
Focus on your own problem.
Me?
To be honest, Officer An.
I really don't know
why I'm here.
Then you should think about it again.
Master, Lu Tao confessed.
What did he say?
He helped move the body
and hide the tool at Gao Qiqiang's house.
He checked in the hotel to hide Zhang Daqing.
He said he did it all by himself.
Could he handle all those things
by himself?
I checked.
Lu Tao matched the crime time.
The it wasn't
fabricated all of a sudden.
It was already planned in advance.
Give up on Lu Tao. Focus on Chengcheng.
Why?
Find out the relationship between
Lu Tao and Chengcheng.
Got it.
What are you doing?
Are you crazy?
What do you want?
Zhang Daqing withdrew a confession.
Does it have anything to do with me?
You interrogated him.
Why doesn't it matter?
You two were alone together.
What did you tell him?
There are notes and recordings.
Listen to them if you don't believe me.
When you were registering
When you were registering,
-what did you tell him? -You were the one
who asked Ying to register.
It has nothing to do with Biao.
What do you mean?
Before Zhang Daqing changed his statement,
I was always with Biao.
I can prove it.
An Xin.
You are always suspicious.
All the members are here in the team.
Shi Wei. Liu.
We all know each other well.
Is it possible that
they have discussed it beforehand?
No way.
Zhang Daqing is not Chengcheng. He won't
change his mind unless somebody told him to.
Other than them, who else
has had contact with Zhang Daqing?
Who?
Nobody.
I handed it over to the Chief after registering.
Lu and I interrogated him.
Li Xiang met him?
He's the Chief.
Why can't he meet him?
How long did they talk?
What did they talk about?
I don't know.
Take care.
Okay.
You can really drink.
I can't catch up no matter how hard I try.
Come on.
Here.
This way.
This way.
Okay.
Take care.
Ask Secretary Wang to tell me if you need anything.
Okay.
Okay, Chief Li.
Let's keep in touch.
Take care.
Drink more water.
Why are you here?
Shouldn't I ask you this first?
Why were you
with that official?
For dinner.
For drink.
You don't even try to hide it now.
He's the Mayor.
I'm only a Chief. How can I refuse if
the municipal official asked me to a dinner?
No wonder I haven't seen you
in the Criminal Police Unit.
You came all the way here
to social with the officials.
Are you the Li Xiang I know?
Do you really know me?
Why did Zhang Daqing suddenly
change his statement?
I'm asking you!
Are you crazy?
Don't waste your time
on Chengcheng.
It's a waste of energy.
She's just a nobody.
Did she kill anyone? No.
She has little threat to the society.
I want to ask who
is worth your energy.
Zhao Lidong.
Do you think I have dinner and drink with
him just for connections?
Shopping cards.
Fuel cards.
Membership cards.
Are you going to drag him down through
these cards? Are you out of your mind?
These cards are already worth
tens of thousands of yuan.
Why do you need that money?
This is the admission ticket!
The more favour I do for him,
the more he trusts me.
I can collect more materials to
report him in the future.
You know nothing!
You'll ruin yourself.
I can't turn back anymore.
Since I'm in this uniform,
I want to do something good.
You should take the chance now to
report to the Discipline Inspection.
I can testify for you.
Chengcheng's case won't be filed.
No need to interrogate her anymore.
This position is not good.
Hurry. There's someone.
-Hurry. Hurry. -Come on.
-Come on, Hu. -I'll go.
I'm out of bullets.
Come on!
Boring.
You should've covered me!
What were you doing?
Brother, let's have some fun.
Fun?
Well
This?
Get lost!
Let me tell you.
Last time,
the bastard in the bar
tricked us with fake drugs.
Do you know?
That reporter girl
was the police's bait.
She got us into big trouble.
Do you know who her father is?
Who? Who is her dad?
Her father is Meng Dehai.
Meng Dehai.
The Secretary of our district?
Brother, forget it.
We can't mess with them.
[Secretary of District Committee's Office]
I asked you here today
to discuss with you about
the resort construction project
in Mang Village.
Yes, I'm all ears.
The notice of the highway planning
has been publicly announced for a long time.
The notice has been issued,
asking villagers to stop building a resort.
Why haven't you stopped the construction?
Mayor Gong,
the decision
is not up to me.
The villagers have to all vote
at the village committee.
But the village committee has held a meeting
for several days.
I tried to persuade one after another,
but it wasn't working.
Why not?
Here's the thing, Secretary Meng.
This resort
got the approval
prior to the project announcement.
I know.
Now you want to stop the construction.
The villagers
aren't happy about it.
Don't forget.
Mang Village
is within our Qinghua District's jurisdiction.
But you
handed the approval files
of this project directly in
to the Municipal Government.
What's your problem?
Do you have any respect for our District Committee?
Secretary Meng.
Here's the thing.
I didn't understand this at first.
Later, I asked around.
I heard from somebody that
that new projects must be reported to
the municipal planning bureau.
So
Who did you hear it from?
Well,
last time
Well
Who did you talk to?
Sir, it's my fault.
I know I made a mistake.
But Secretary Meng, hear me out.
The villagers
have high hopes
on this resort.
If you stop
it now,
aren't you shattering
the villagers' dream?
The government won't occupy the land for nothing.
There are rules for compensation.
Yes, Mayor Gong.
I know there's land compensation.
But
this project has been undergoing
for months.
Think about it.
We've invested a lot of
labour and materials.
If we are given
the land compensation,
it's a great loss for us.
Our District Committee
has prepared
a backup plan for you.
We'll approve another plot of land
to the north of your village.
By then,
you can move the resort
and factory there, okay?
Secretary Meng.
What type of land
did you give us?
There are no mountains or water.
No humans as well.
If we move the project there,
we'll definitely die.
It's not promising now.
When the highway is built,
it will be a valuable plot of land.
Li Youtian,
you're a grassroot leader of the CCP.
Can you make it?
Tell me.
Well
Yes.
I'll put in more effort.
I'll try my best to
propose a plan that everyone
approves at the next village committee.
Okay.
When is the next meeting?
I need to
mediate door to door.
It'll take at least a dozen of days.
Three days.
Is it enough?
No way, Secretary Meng.
Three days is absolutely impossible.
If you think
there's a capable man,
you can assign him to work on it.
-I'm sure -What did you say?
One more week.
You can't postpone anymore.
Okay, I'll try my best.
I am totally
out of luck.
What should I do?
This old man is only
postponing things.
When the highway reaches Mang Village,
the resort
will be almost finished.
By then,
it won't be about land compensation.
It will be a great loss for the country.
I heard that this resort
was funded by all the villagers.
Li Youtian
wanted to drag everyone into this.
It's hard to meet everyone's expectations.
If more people
get involved in the interests,
there will be a bigger trouble.
Just watch.
No matter how much time you give him,
it won't end well.
Shall we try to go with Gao Qiqiang?
The tender hasn't been publicly announced yet.
Construction Engineering Group
is not the contractor.
It's not justified.
Sir, it's changed.
078, let's go.
Brother.
Jinghai has changed a lot these years.
Our business
is getting better.
Don't worry.
I've arranged everything for you.
Where are we going now?
To get something to eat.
Let's have a feast.
Do you remember the small car
we used to drive?
Look at this car now.
BMW.
It's so classy.
How much did it cost?
Not much.
There are several at home.
I've arranged them for you.
In the past few years,
Brother Qiang has treated you well, right?
Yes, he has.
By the way,
do you still remember our old house?
It has been demolished.
It's a tall skyscraper now.
I'll show you some other day.
That whole area belongs to us.
Why are we here?
Let's go.
I've arranged everything for you.
What are you scared of?
Aren't we getting something to eat?
Eat what?
They have bigger things.
Are you scared now?
What's there to be scared about?
What are we doing here?
Just listen to me.
I've arranged everything for you.
Don't worry.
Move forward. Hurry.
Let's go.
Don't be shy.
We'll be there soon. Look.
We're here.
-Hello, Mr. Tang. -Hello, sir.
Brother, the Platinum Palace
belongs to Brother Qiang now.
They are Brother Qiang's stylists.
They'll style you up.
Here.
Sir, do you usually wear suits
or casual clothes?
Can you take off your coat
so that I can measure your size?
Relax, brother.
Okay, let me measure your size.
Well
Sir, stretch your arms please.
Brother Qiang signed you up for a course.
What course?
A course in the business school.
To learn about financial management.
We all took the course.
You're the only one left.
I didn't graduate from middle school.
Don't.
Can I understand?
It's okay. Don't worry.
I didn't graduate either.
I still managed to learn everything.
Don't be angry. Relax.
Brother, look at this.
A mobile phone. It's for you.
It'll be more convenient to contact me.
I don't need it.
When will he come?
He's on his way.
He'll be here soon.
Xiaolong!
Brother Qiang.
Brother.
Hello, Mr. Gao.
Is everything ready?
Yes, sir.
Okay, you may leave now.
Okay.
Jimmy.
Mr. Gao.
My suit
feels a bit hard.
Tailor the suit softer next time.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
Greet him.
Brother Long!
Xiaolong.
I'll make it up to you
for everything you missed in there.
Your sister-in-law bought you a gift.
Let me show you.
Let's go.
Go!
Brother, let's go.
Brother.
When you got incarcerated,
there was nothing here.
Now,
it is a business center.
Look at these machines.
There are over 200 of them.
Honey.
Sister-in-law.
Let's take a look.
Tang Xiaolong.
Xiaolong.
Meet Sister-in-law.
Hello, Sister-in-law.
We're family.
It has been six rough years for you.
Look.
Do you like this arcade?
It's good.
Your brother bought it.
It's for you.
You are in charge from now on.
Thank you, Brother Qiang.
Thank you, Sister-in-law.
We're family.
You're back.
Don't underestimate this place.
When the customers increase during
the weekend, you'll make a lot of money.
One token used to cost 50 cents.
Now it's one yuan.
Enough.
Stop teasing him.
Tang Xiaolong.
Here.
You're out. Relax.
This is nothing.
I'll show you a big deal.
-Let's go. -Let's go.
Xiaolong.
Is this the end?
Yes.
Your life has just begun.
It's not the end.
Watch carefully.
Come here.
Open it for me.
Wait.
Look.
Your life has just begun.
Xiaolong.
It's a cover-up outside.
This is the real business.
Big project!
Xiaolong.
These slot machines
are professional.
You can decide
the payout rate yourself.
You can totally decide
how much you want to earn.
I've calculated it for you.
It's at least forty per month.
Net profit.
Xiaolong.
Listen,
from now on,
you can take 80% of the profit here.
The remaining 20%
will be used to pay back your Sister-in-law's cost.
What do you think?
Alright, alright.
Thank you, Sister-in-law.
You're one of us now.
Thank your Brother.
Brother Qiang.
Great!
If you don't have a shower,
don't hug me again.
Brother Qiang,
I don't want money.
I was just afraid that when I was out,
you wouldn't have me anymore.
Then you'd better want money.
If you want something else,
I can't give you that.
Anyway, from now on,
we'll share each other's fortunes.
I have something to tell you.
Yang Jian from Narcotics Control Unit of the Municipal Bureau
told me that
in Jinghai
there's a new type of drug,
a kind of colorful pills.
Help me find out
who is selling it,
and tell me.
Why should we help him?
It's just a favor in passing without too much trouble.
Sheng,
remember to ask around for me.
What's wrong, Sheng?
Brother is talking to you.
You look pale.
Do you have anything to say?
No.
Xiaolong.
Yes.
There's a rule in the Gao family.
You can make money anyway you can,
but don't ever touch drugs.
Got it, Sister-in-law.
Got it.
You'd be a fool to not make money when you can.
Right?
Listen.
In Jinghai, even if a coin fell from the sky,
it'd belong to Gao.
Right, Brother?
Yes.
In Jinghai,
all the money
will end up in our hands.
Yes.
Yes.
-It all belongs to Gao family. -Gao Qiqiang.
I'm going to pick up the kid.
Is it time?
Yes.
Okay, go pick him up.
Sister-in-law, let's eat later.
I'm full.
Brother.
Let me show you
how to adjust the machines. Let's go.
Her temper is getting worse.
Shut up!
She's your sister-in-law.
Watch your mouth.
I'm talking to you. Do you hear me?
Yeah, yeah.
Sheng.
What I said just now
The drug of colorful pills
in Jinghai
that Captain Yang said
Are you selling them?
I
You like to hit people so much?
Hit me. I'm selling.
I'm selling.
I'm selling. Are you satisfied?
Do you want to die?
Who let you touch it?
Who allowed you to touch drugs?
Where did you hide the drugs?
Let's go.
Go burn them.
Let's go.
Listen to me.
Gao Qisheng.
Listen to me.
Are you out of your mind?
Listen to me.
There was a channel
to buy PHS.
The purchase price is half cheaper than normal.
Even more than that.
Well then
I stocked up hundreds of thousands of them.
I don't know why
I was so unlucky.
The market has changed.
I have hundreds of thousands of them in stock.
I can't even give them out for free.
If you have any trouble,
you can discuss with me.
I'm your brother.
Now you're questioning me like this?
Gao Qiqiang,
haven't I gone to you?
Haven't I told you
that I wanted to join the Construction Engineering Group
and to work with you?
What did you say back then?
You said two brothers
couldn't work for the same company
and be tied up like that.
We couldn't burn our bridges like that.
Didn't you say that?
Do you really know how Construction Engineering Group is like?
Do you know how complex it is in the group?
Do you know
-Now -that I can't
even get out even if I want to?
So don't question me now,
saying that I never came to you.
Okay, keep selling then!
If something happens to you,
I'll send you to the guillotine.
Do you want to die or what?
Listen to me.
Brother.
Sit down.
Sit down and listen to me.
Shoot.
So the drug I sell
is called Magu.
Do you know?
The profit is very high.
Those addicted people
are begging me to give me money.
Why shouldn't I make that money?
What?
Enough.
I'm not taking it.
Here, take a look.
Here.
I'm clean.
Sheng.
Promise me.
You're my only brother.
No matter what you touch,
don't touch drugs.
I didn't do drugs in the past.
More so in the future.
Sell all your goods in stock
and fill in the deficit
of the PHS,
and then don't touch drugs anymore.
Come in.
What a loud voice.
You sound just like a director.
Meng, what brings you here
in my place today?
Have a seat.
Let me see.
Nothing seems to have changed
from the time when I was here.
We must keep
your glorious tradition.
Be honest and dedicated.
Besides,
I have nothing to add.
Please.
This sofa is so comfortable,
unlike the one in the District Committee.
That sofa is so hard for my butt.
It's not the sofa that's hard.
It's all kinds of troubles
that make you unable to sit still.
You are the one who knows me well.
Today,
another group of investors
came to investigate Qinghua District's
investment environment.
Good.
I have to receive them at noon.
Go and get ready then.
Why are you hiding in my placee?
What hiding?
I came specially
to invite you.
Come with me today
to make a good impression.
No, no.
I'm not an impressive person.
I'll mess it up for you.
Guo,
these investors
must have lost out
somewhere else.
When they came to Qinghua District,
they didn't ask for anything else,
but only
that the security must be good.
Go and tell them
with your uniform on,
and they'll be reassured.
Meng,
please spare me, okay?
I specially took the day off
to see a doctor.
What's the matter?
Do you remember my wrist?
Back then at the hospital,
I didn't take it seriously.
But now,
it hurts
whenever it's overcast or rainy.
So I made an appointment
with a specialist today.
I'm going to check it out.
I mean it.
It's not overcast today.
I mean
It
Meng, I really can't accompany you.
Guo.
[Deputy Director's Office]
An Xin.
Yes.
Come on.
Let me ask you.
The place you often go
to have an acupuncture treatment of your shoulder pain,
is it good?
Just so-so.
My wrist hurts badly
these days.
Come on. Come with me for acupuncture.
Now?
Let's go.
But I
-We -It's okay.
The development of Jinghai
Let's eat.
has attracted more talents and investment
and Jinghai has become the focus
of our province's economic development.
Dad, there's a call for you.
Under the leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and the Government,
the people of Jinghai are united
Mrs. Wang, get me a glass of water.
OK. Coming.
Coming.
Hello?
Okay, I'll be right there.
Where are you going?
Work.
Dad, won't you practice piano with me?
I'll listen to it when I'm back.
When you come back,
remember to bring my bag back too.
OK.
Brother Qiang.
You're sure there are only two of them,
right?
Yes.
I saw them get off a car
at the entrance of the TCM Hospital.
The car is still parked there.
Later I'll go in myself.
Don't follow me.
OK.
Do you feel anything
or not?
Yes, I do.
It feels hot
and swelling.
-Swelling. -That's it.
Doctor.
What a coincidence.
What are you doing here?
I'm not feeling well.
A friend
recommended
Dr. Guan to me.
Please wait outside.
Okay?
Sure.
I guess you are
Director Guo, right?
Let's get to know each other.
I know you.
General manager of Jinghai Construction Engineering Group.
I've always wanted to visit you
and report my work.
As police officers,
we are not in the same team
with you entrepreneurs.
Yes.
I heard
your injury
had something to do with Construction Engineering Group.
Although I wasn't there that day,
but when I found out,
I felt very sorry.
I've been thinking about how to make it up for you.
Please leave.
I'll say one last sentence.
Don't affect his treatment.
What are you trying to say?
Here's the thing.
I heard that
when Mang Village riot happened,
someone was dissatisfied
with the work of the police,
and he even tried to hold the police accountable.
I found that person right away.
I said we should support
the work of the police.
After I talked to him,
he understood
and said he wouldn't pursue it.
I just want to report to you about this.
OK.
We'll have to thank you
for this matter.
It's our duty.
Doctor,
my waist is not feeling well.
Can you perform acupuncture on my waist?
Okay. Lie down.
Okay.
Dr. Guan, I'll help.
-Slow down. -Sir.
Could you please wait outside?
Okay. It's up to you then.
Officer An.
I'll be right outside.
Call me
if you need anything.
Are you ready?
Brother Qiang, everything is ready.
Li Youtian and Li Hongwei are not here.
No one is in charge of the construction site.
Then do it.
The bigger a scene you make, the better.
[No open flames. Recruitment]
Give it to me.
Is it so good?
No?
What is it about?
You won't understand.
Well then let me tell you something you understand.
You have to attend piano class tomorrow.
Don't you need to practice?
"Ode to Joy" is so simple.
I don't need to practice.
What are you talking about?
One.
Give it to me.
What's your name?
I'm Fang Donghai.
How old are you?
Ten years old.
Ten. Then you're in fifth grade?
Fourth grade.
Why don't you go to class today?
It's the weekend. Who's going to class?
I have a son.
He's about your age.
Whether it's weekends or vacations,
his mother will arrange for him
the classes of French, English,
taekwondo, piano
Poor boy.
Why are you flying a kite
in the hospital?
My grandpa is in hospital.
So I come to accompany him after school.
Why don't your parents accompany him?
My parents
have gone out of town to make money.
My grandpa said
they are greedy for money.
Greedy
If adults don't make money,
how can they raise you?
Gao Qiqiang
is really hard to predict.
What's so hard?
You can see him right through.
He just wants to get close to you.
You're the one
who can be seen through.
Can you get out too?
I can't work with you here.
Go. Go.
I'll be at the door.
Call me if you need anything.
You really can eat two.
Let me tell you.
When I was young,
I used to like to eat
pig hock noodles the best.
My dad
bought us a bowl of pig hock noodles.
My younger sister got the pig hock.
My younger brother ate the noodles.
All I could have was the noodle soup.
So when I grow up,
I eat a lot of pig hock noodles.
If you like hamburgers,
you have to make money.
If you have enough money,
you can have as many burgers as you want.
Why are you
telling a kid
all this nonsense?
I'm just telling him that
we have to work hard.
That is not working hard.
You're stimulating others' greed.
With greed,
one can't control himself.
If one can't control himself,
he might commit a crime.
He's only a kid.
Don't do this to him.
Besides, kid,
has no one in your family told you
you shouldn't eat food
from strangers?
Do you know what might be
in these things?
People like you are so annoying.
You always preach
at the kids.
I really didn't preach at him.
I was preaching at you.
You don't understand?
Then you're no better than a kid.
Here, Hai.
Let me ask you.
Imagine there's a hamburger here.
And there's a heap of hamburgers there,
so many that you can't finish them all.
Which one would you choose?
Thank you, uncle.
You'll vomit if you eat too many hamburgers.
Thank you, uncle. Goodbye.
Do you want to go inside to have acu
Control the situation first.
I'll be there soon.
An Xin, come with me.
What's wrong?
The construction site in Mang Village was demolished.
About a dozen workers were hurt.
I knew it couldn't be so coincidental.
We went to see a doctor.
He was here too.
He made us
his alibi witnesses.
Oh no.
Today, some investors
have come to Qinghua District
to inspect the investment environment.
Meng Dehai
wanted to drag me to receive them.
They pick this time to start a riot.
It's like a slap in the face of Qinghua District.
How is it going?
The situation is under control.
I'll go back to the bureau, Director Guo.
Okay, go ahead.
Get in.
Qingkai, get ready to go.
Is Gao Qiqiang crazy?
He starts such a big riot.
It's not that simple.
It'll be easy if he's crazy.
[Jinghai Public Security Judicial Expertise Institute, Medicolegal Expertise of Human Injury Degree]
You saw it all, right?
These assaulters acted
in a measured way.
Most of the injuries are minor ones.
None of the victims
even suffered from a fracture.
This Gao Qiqiang
It was "much said but little done.'
With all the trouble,
his purpose
is to draw attention of the city authorities.
Yes.
But actually,
it's good
for the city authorities.
There's something wrong with your position.
If the city authorities pay more attention,
the demolition work
can be done more smoothly and fairly.
Without extortion,
all the money
can be used in more important areas.
Whether you use it as education subsidies
or to build bridges and roads,
it'd be better than being extorted by Mang Village.
That's a dangerous idea.
If you keep thinking like that,
you should be suspended and reflect on yourself.
Secretary Li,
this time
our construction planning
was turned into a forced demolition.
I think this is a deliberate smear
to Jinghai's image.
It's abominable.
It sabotaged our reform and opening-up
and our plan to attract investment.
It also obstructed Jinghai's economic development.
The criminals must be punished severely and not be tolerated.
Meng,
what's the situation now?
Tell us.
[Episode 21]
I wasn't talking about
Zhang Daqing.
It was just a rumor that I heard.
There are many people who could use
rat poison to kill rats.
It could be me.
Or it could be Meng Dehai.
Who?
Meng Dehai, Secretary Meng.
What do you mean?
Secretary Meng wants to use Gao Qiqiang to
counter with Li Youtian.
Isn't it similar to
this story?
Focus on your own problem.
Me?
To be honest, Officer An.
I really don't know
why I'm here.
Then you should think about it again.
Master, Lu Tao confessed.
What did he say?
He helped move the body
and hide the tool at Gao Qiqiang's house.
He checked in the hotel to hide Zhang Daqing.
He said he did it all by himself.
Could he handle all those things
by himself?
I checked.
Lu Tao matched the crime time.
The it wasn't
fabricated all of a sudden.
It was already planned in advance.
Give up on Lu Tao. Focus on Chengcheng.
Why?
Find out the relationship between
Lu Tao and Chengcheng.
Got it.
What are you doing?
Are you crazy?
What do you want?
Zhang Daqing withdrew a confession.
Does it have anything to do with me?
You interrogated him.
Why doesn't it matter?
You two were alone together.
What did you tell him?
There are notes and recordings.
Listen to them if you don't believe me.
When you were registering
When you were registering,
-what did you tell him? -You were the one
who asked Ying to register.
It has nothing to do with Biao.
What do you mean?
Before Zhang Daqing changed his statement,
I was always with Biao.
I can prove it.
An Xin.
You are always suspicious.
All the members are here in the team.
Shi Wei. Liu.
We all know each other well.
Is it possible that
they have discussed it beforehand?
No way.
Zhang Daqing is not Chengcheng. He won't
change his mind unless somebody told him to.
Other than them, who else
has had contact with Zhang Daqing?
Who?
Nobody.
I handed it over to the Chief after registering.
Lu and I interrogated him.
Li Xiang met him?
He's the Chief.
Why can't he meet him?
How long did they talk?
What did they talk about?
I don't know.
Take care.
Okay.
You can really drink.
I can't catch up no matter how hard I try.
Come on.
Here.
This way.
This way.
Okay.
Take care.
Ask Secretary Wang to tell me if you need anything.
Okay.
Okay, Chief Li.
Let's keep in touch.
Take care.
Drink more water.
Why are you here?
Shouldn't I ask you this first?
Why were you
with that official?
For dinner.
For drink.
You don't even try to hide it now.
He's the Mayor.
I'm only a Chief. How can I refuse if
the municipal official asked me to a dinner?
No wonder I haven't seen you
in the Criminal Police Unit.
You came all the way here
to social with the officials.
Are you the Li Xiang I know?
Do you really know me?
Why did Zhang Daqing suddenly
change his statement?
I'm asking you!
Are you crazy?
Don't waste your time
on Chengcheng.
It's a waste of energy.
She's just a nobody.
Did she kill anyone? No.
She has little threat to the society.
I want to ask who
is worth your energy.
Zhao Lidong.
Do you think I have dinner and drink with
him just for connections?
Shopping cards.
Fuel cards.
Membership cards.
Are you going to drag him down through
these cards? Are you out of your mind?
These cards are already worth
tens of thousands of yuan.
Why do you need that money?
This is the admission ticket!
The more favour I do for him,
the more he trusts me.
I can collect more materials to
report him in the future.
You know nothing!
You'll ruin yourself.
I can't turn back anymore.
Since I'm in this uniform,
I want to do something good.
You should take the chance now to
report to the Discipline Inspection.
I can testify for you.
Chengcheng's case won't be filed.
No need to interrogate her anymore.
This position is not good.
Hurry. There's someone.
-Hurry. Hurry. -Come on.
-Come on, Hu. -I'll go.
I'm out of bullets.
Come on!
Boring.
You should've covered me!
What were you doing?
Brother, let's have some fun.
Fun?
Well
This?
Get lost!
Let me tell you.
Last time,
the bastard in the bar
tricked us with fake drugs.
Do you know?
That reporter girl
was the police's bait.
She got us into big trouble.
Do you know who her father is?
Who? Who is her dad?
Her father is Meng Dehai.
Meng Dehai.
The Secretary of our district?
Brother, forget it.
We can't mess with them.
[Secretary of District Committee's Office]
I asked you here today
to discuss with you about
the resort construction project
in Mang Village.
Yes, I'm all ears.
The notice of the highway planning
has been publicly announced for a long time.
The notice has been issued,
asking villagers to stop building a resort.
Why haven't you stopped the construction?
Mayor Gong,
the decision
is not up to me.
The villagers have to all vote
at the village committee.
But the village committee has held a meeting
for several days.
I tried to persuade one after another,
but it wasn't working.
Why not?
Here's the thing, Secretary Meng.
This resort
got the approval
prior to the project announcement.
I know.
Now you want to stop the construction.
The villagers
aren't happy about it.
Don't forget.
Mang Village
is within our Qinghua District's jurisdiction.
But you
handed the approval files
of this project directly in
to the Municipal Government.
What's your problem?
Do you have any respect for our District Committee?
Secretary Meng.
Here's the thing.
I didn't understand this at first.
Later, I asked around.
I heard from somebody that
that new projects must be reported to
the municipal planning bureau.
So
Who did you hear it from?
Well,
last time
Well
Who did you talk to?
Sir, it's my fault.
I know I made a mistake.
But Secretary Meng, hear me out.
The villagers
have high hopes
on this resort.
If you stop
it now,
aren't you shattering
the villagers' dream?
The government won't occupy the land for nothing.
There are rules for compensation.
Yes, Mayor Gong.
I know there's land compensation.
But
this project has been undergoing
for months.
Think about it.
We've invested a lot of
labour and materials.
If we are given
the land compensation,
it's a great loss for us.
Our District Committee
has prepared
a backup plan for you.
We'll approve another plot of land
to the north of your village.
By then,
you can move the resort
and factory there, okay?
Secretary Meng.
What type of land
did you give us?
There are no mountains or water.
No humans as well.
If we move the project there,
we'll definitely die.
It's not promising now.
When the highway is built,
it will be a valuable plot of land.
Li Youtian,
you're a grassroot leader of the CCP.
Can you make it?
Tell me.
Well
Yes.
I'll put in more effort.
I'll try my best to
propose a plan that everyone
approves at the next village committee.
Okay.
When is the next meeting?
I need to
mediate door to door.
It'll take at least a dozen of days.
Three days.
Is it enough?
No way, Secretary Meng.
Three days is absolutely impossible.
If you think
there's a capable man,
you can assign him to work on it.
-I'm sure -What did you say?
One more week.
You can't postpone anymore.
Okay, I'll try my best.
I am totally
out of luck.
What should I do?
This old man is only
postponing things.
When the highway reaches Mang Village,
the resort
will be almost finished.
By then,
it won't be about land compensation.
It will be a great loss for the country.
I heard that this resort
was funded by all the villagers.
Li Youtian
wanted to drag everyone into this.
It's hard to meet everyone's expectations.
If more people
get involved in the interests,
there will be a bigger trouble.
Just watch.
No matter how much time you give him,
it won't end well.
Shall we try to go with Gao Qiqiang?
The tender hasn't been publicly announced yet.
Construction Engineering Group
is not the contractor.
It's not justified.
Sir, it's changed.
078, let's go.
Brother.
Jinghai has changed a lot these years.
Our business
is getting better.
Don't worry.
I've arranged everything for you.
Where are we going now?
To get something to eat.
Let's have a feast.
Do you remember the small car
we used to drive?
Look at this car now.
BMW.
It's so classy.
How much did it cost?
Not much.
There are several at home.
I've arranged them for you.
In the past few years,
Brother Qiang has treated you well, right?
Yes, he has.
By the way,
do you still remember our old house?
It has been demolished.
It's a tall skyscraper now.
I'll show you some other day.
That whole area belongs to us.
Why are we here?
Let's go.
I've arranged everything for you.
What are you scared of?
Aren't we getting something to eat?
Eat what?
They have bigger things.
Are you scared now?
What's there to be scared about?
What are we doing here?
Just listen to me.
I've arranged everything for you.
Don't worry.
Move forward. Hurry.
Let's go.
Don't be shy.
We'll be there soon. Look.
We're here.
-Hello, Mr. Tang. -Hello, sir.
Brother, the Platinum Palace
belongs to Brother Qiang now.
They are Brother Qiang's stylists.
They'll style you up.
Here.
Sir, do you usually wear suits
or casual clothes?
Can you take off your coat
so that I can measure your size?
Relax, brother.
Okay, let me measure your size.
Well
Sir, stretch your arms please.
Brother Qiang signed you up for a course.
What course?
A course in the business school.
To learn about financial management.
We all took the course.
You're the only one left.
I didn't graduate from middle school.
Don't.
Can I understand?
It's okay. Don't worry.
I didn't graduate either.
I still managed to learn everything.
Don't be angry. Relax.
Brother, look at this.
A mobile phone. It's for you.
It'll be more convenient to contact me.
I don't need it.
When will he come?
He's on his way.
He'll be here soon.
Xiaolong!
Brother Qiang.
Brother.
Hello, Mr. Gao.
Is everything ready?
Yes, sir.
Okay, you may leave now.
Okay.
Jimmy.
Mr. Gao.
My suit
feels a bit hard.
Tailor the suit softer next time.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
Greet him.
Brother Long!
Xiaolong.
I'll make it up to you
for everything you missed in there.
Your sister-in-law bought you a gift.
Let me show you.
Let's go.
Go!
Brother, let's go.
Brother.
When you got incarcerated,
there was nothing here.
Now,
it is a business center.
Look at these machines.
There are over 200 of them.
Honey.
Sister-in-law.
Let's take a look.
Tang Xiaolong.
Xiaolong.
Meet Sister-in-law.
Hello, Sister-in-law.
We're family.
It has been six rough years for you.
Look.
Do you like this arcade?
It's good.
Your brother bought it.
It's for you.
You are in charge from now on.
Thank you, Brother Qiang.
Thank you, Sister-in-law.
We're family.
You're back.
Don't underestimate this place.
When the customers increase during
the weekend, you'll make a lot of money.
One token used to cost 50 cents.
Now it's one yuan.
Enough.
Stop teasing him.
Tang Xiaolong.
Here.
You're out. Relax.
This is nothing.
I'll show you a big deal.
-Let's go. -Let's go.
Xiaolong.
Is this the end?
Yes.
Your life has just begun.
It's not the end.
Watch carefully.
Come here.
Open it for me.
Wait.
Look.
Your life has just begun.
Xiaolong.
It's a cover-up outside.
This is the real business.
Big project!
Xiaolong.
These slot machines
are professional.
You can decide
the payout rate yourself.
You can totally decide
how much you want to earn.
I've calculated it for you.
It's at least forty per month.
Net profit.
Xiaolong.
Listen,
from now on,
you can take 80% of the profit here.
The remaining 20%
will be used to pay back your Sister-in-law's cost.
What do you think?
Alright, alright.
Thank you, Sister-in-law.
You're one of us now.
Thank your Brother.
Brother Qiang.
Great!
If you don't have a shower,
don't hug me again.
Brother Qiang,
I don't want money.
I was just afraid that when I was out,
you wouldn't have me anymore.
Then you'd better want money.
If you want something else,
I can't give you that.
Anyway, from now on,
we'll share each other's fortunes.
I have something to tell you.
Yang Jian from Narcotics Control Unit of the Municipal Bureau
told me that
in Jinghai
there's a new type of drug,
a kind of colorful pills.
Help me find out
who is selling it,
and tell me.
Why should we help him?
It's just a favor in passing without too much trouble.
Sheng,
remember to ask around for me.
What's wrong, Sheng?
Brother is talking to you.
You look pale.
Do you have anything to say?
No.
Xiaolong.
Yes.
There's a rule in the Gao family.
You can make money anyway you can,
but don't ever touch drugs.
Got it, Sister-in-law.
Got it.
You'd be a fool to not make money when you can.
Right?
Listen.
In Jinghai, even if a coin fell from the sky,
it'd belong to Gao.
Right, Brother?
Yes.
In Jinghai,
all the money
will end up in our hands.
Yes.
Yes.
-It all belongs to Gao family. -Gao Qiqiang.
I'm going to pick up the kid.
Is it time?
Yes.
Okay, go pick him up.
Sister-in-law, let's eat later.
I'm full.
Brother.
Let me show you
how to adjust the machines. Let's go.
Her temper is getting worse.
Shut up!
She's your sister-in-law.
Watch your mouth.
I'm talking to you. Do you hear me?
Yeah, yeah.
Sheng.
What I said just now
The drug of colorful pills
in Jinghai
that Captain Yang said
Are you selling them?
I
You like to hit people so much?
Hit me. I'm selling.
I'm selling.
I'm selling. Are you satisfied?
Do you want to die?
Who let you touch it?
Who allowed you to touch drugs?
Where did you hide the drugs?
Let's go.
Go burn them.
Let's go.
Listen to me.
Gao Qisheng.
Listen to me.
Are you out of your mind?
Listen to me.
There was a channel
to buy PHS.
The purchase price is half cheaper than normal.
Even more than that.
Well then
I stocked up hundreds of thousands of them.
I don't know why
I was so unlucky.
The market has changed.
I have hundreds of thousands of them in stock.
I can't even give them out for free.
If you have any trouble,
you can discuss with me.
I'm your brother.
Now you're questioning me like this?
Gao Qiqiang,
haven't I gone to you?
Haven't I told you
that I wanted to join the Construction Engineering Group
and to work with you?
What did you say back then?
You said two brothers
couldn't work for the same company
and be tied up like that.
We couldn't burn our bridges like that.
Didn't you say that?
Do you really know how Construction Engineering Group is like?
Do you know how complex it is in the group?
Do you know
-Now -that I can't
even get out even if I want to?
So don't question me now,
saying that I never came to you.
Okay, keep selling then!
If something happens to you,
I'll send you to the guillotine.
Do you want to die or what?
Listen to me.
Brother.
Sit down.
Sit down and listen to me.
Shoot.
So the drug I sell
is called Magu.
Do you know?
The profit is very high.
Those addicted people
are begging me to give me money.
Why shouldn't I make that money?
What?
Enough.
I'm not taking it.
Here, take a look.
Here.
I'm clean.
Sheng.
Promise me.
You're my only brother.
No matter what you touch,
don't touch drugs.
I didn't do drugs in the past.
More so in the future.
Sell all your goods in stock
and fill in the deficit
of the PHS,
and then don't touch drugs anymore.
Come in.
What a loud voice.
You sound just like a director.
Meng, what brings you here
in my place today?
Have a seat.
Let me see.
Nothing seems to have changed
from the time when I was here.
We must keep
your glorious tradition.
Be honest and dedicated.
Besides,
I have nothing to add.
Please.
This sofa is so comfortable,
unlike the one in the District Committee.
That sofa is so hard for my butt.
It's not the sofa that's hard.
It's all kinds of troubles
that make you unable to sit still.
You are the one who knows me well.
Today,
another group of investors
came to investigate Qinghua District's
investment environment.
Good.
I have to receive them at noon.
Go and get ready then.
Why are you hiding in my placee?
What hiding?
I came specially
to invite you.
Come with me today
to make a good impression.
No, no.
I'm not an impressive person.
I'll mess it up for you.
Guo,
these investors
must have lost out
somewhere else.
When they came to Qinghua District,
they didn't ask for anything else,
but only
that the security must be good.
Go and tell them
with your uniform on,
and they'll be reassured.
Meng,
please spare me, okay?
I specially took the day off
to see a doctor.
What's the matter?
Do you remember my wrist?
Back then at the hospital,
I didn't take it seriously.
But now,
it hurts
whenever it's overcast or rainy.
So I made an appointment
with a specialist today.
I'm going to check it out.
I mean it.
It's not overcast today.
I mean
It
Meng, I really can't accompany you.
Guo.
[Deputy Director's Office]
An Xin.
Yes.
Come on.
Let me ask you.
The place you often go
to have an acupuncture treatment of your shoulder pain,
is it good?
Just so-so.
My wrist hurts badly
these days.
Come on. Come with me for acupuncture.
Now?
Let's go.
But I
-We -It's okay.
The development of Jinghai
Let's eat.
has attracted more talents and investment
and Jinghai has become the focus
of our province's economic development.
Dad, there's a call for you.
Under the leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and the Government,
the people of Jinghai are united
Mrs. Wang, get me a glass of water.
OK. Coming.
Coming.
Hello?
Okay, I'll be right there.
Where are you going?
Work.
Dad, won't you practice piano with me?
I'll listen to it when I'm back.
When you come back,
remember to bring my bag back too.
OK.
Brother Qiang.
You're sure there are only two of them,
right?
Yes.
I saw them get off a car
at the entrance of the TCM Hospital.
The car is still parked there.
Later I'll go in myself.
Don't follow me.
OK.
Do you feel anything
or not?
Yes, I do.
It feels hot
and swelling.
-Swelling. -That's it.
Doctor.
What a coincidence.
What are you doing here?
I'm not feeling well.
A friend
recommended
Dr. Guan to me.
Please wait outside.
Okay?
Sure.
I guess you are
Director Guo, right?
Let's get to know each other.
I know you.
General manager of Jinghai Construction Engineering Group.
I've always wanted to visit you
and report my work.
As police officers,
we are not in the same team
with you entrepreneurs.
Yes.
I heard
your injury
had something to do with Construction Engineering Group.
Although I wasn't there that day,
but when I found out,
I felt very sorry.
I've been thinking about how to make it up for you.
Please leave.
I'll say one last sentence.
Don't affect his treatment.
What are you trying to say?
Here's the thing.
I heard that
when Mang Village riot happened,
someone was dissatisfied
with the work of the police,
and he even tried to hold the police accountable.
I found that person right away.
I said we should support
the work of the police.
After I talked to him,
he understood
and said he wouldn't pursue it.
I just want to report to you about this.
OK.
We'll have to thank you
for this matter.
It's our duty.
Doctor,
my waist is not feeling well.
Can you perform acupuncture on my waist?
Okay. Lie down.
Okay.
Dr. Guan, I'll help.
-Slow down. -Sir.
Could you please wait outside?
Okay. It's up to you then.
Officer An.
I'll be right outside.
Call me
if you need anything.
Are you ready?
Brother Qiang, everything is ready.
Li Youtian and Li Hongwei are not here.
No one is in charge of the construction site.
Then do it.
The bigger a scene you make, the better.
[No open flames. Recruitment]
Give it to me.
Is it so good?
No?
What is it about?
You won't understand.
Well then let me tell you something you understand.
You have to attend piano class tomorrow.
Don't you need to practice?
"Ode to Joy" is so simple.
I don't need to practice.
What are you talking about?
One.
Give it to me.
What's your name?
I'm Fang Donghai.
How old are you?
Ten years old.
Ten. Then you're in fifth grade?
Fourth grade.
Why don't you go to class today?
It's the weekend. Who's going to class?
I have a son.
He's about your age.
Whether it's weekends or vacations,
his mother will arrange for him
the classes of French, English,
taekwondo, piano
Poor boy.
Why are you flying a kite
in the hospital?
My grandpa is in hospital.
So I come to accompany him after school.
Why don't your parents accompany him?
My parents
have gone out of town to make money.
My grandpa said
they are greedy for money.
Greedy
If adults don't make money,
how can they raise you?
Gao Qiqiang
is really hard to predict.
What's so hard?
You can see him right through.
He just wants to get close to you.
You're the one
who can be seen through.
Can you get out too?
I can't work with you here.
Go. Go.
I'll be at the door.
Call me if you need anything.
You really can eat two.
Let me tell you.
When I was young,
I used to like to eat
pig hock noodles the best.
My dad
bought us a bowl of pig hock noodles.
My younger sister got the pig hock.
My younger brother ate the noodles.
All I could have was the noodle soup.
So when I grow up,
I eat a lot of pig hock noodles.
If you like hamburgers,
you have to make money.
If you have enough money,
you can have as many burgers as you want.
Why are you
telling a kid
all this nonsense?
I'm just telling him that
we have to work hard.
That is not working hard.
You're stimulating others' greed.
With greed,
one can't control himself.
If one can't control himself,
he might commit a crime.
He's only a kid.
Don't do this to him.
Besides, kid,
has no one in your family told you
you shouldn't eat food
from strangers?
Do you know what might be
in these things?
People like you are so annoying.
You always preach
at the kids.
I really didn't preach at him.
I was preaching at you.
You don't understand?
Then you're no better than a kid.
Here, Hai.
Let me ask you.
Imagine there's a hamburger here.
And there's a heap of hamburgers there,
so many that you can't finish them all.
Which one would you choose?
Thank you, uncle.
You'll vomit if you eat too many hamburgers.
Thank you, uncle. Goodbye.
Do you want to go inside to have acu
Control the situation first.
I'll be there soon.
An Xin, come with me.
What's wrong?
The construction site in Mang Village was demolished.
About a dozen workers were hurt.
I knew it couldn't be so coincidental.
We went to see a doctor.
He was here too.
He made us
his alibi witnesses.
Oh no.
Today, some investors
have come to Qinghua District
to inspect the investment environment.
Meng Dehai
wanted to drag me to receive them.
They pick this time to start a riot.
It's like a slap in the face of Qinghua District.
How is it going?
The situation is under control.
I'll go back to the bureau, Director Guo.
Okay, go ahead.
Get in.
Qingkai, get ready to go.
Is Gao Qiqiang crazy?
He starts such a big riot.
It's not that simple.
It'll be easy if he's crazy.
[Jinghai Public Security Judicial Expertise Institute, Medicolegal Expertise of Human Injury Degree]
You saw it all, right?
These assaulters acted
in a measured way.
Most of the injuries are minor ones.
None of the victims
even suffered from a fracture.
This Gao Qiqiang
It was "much said but little done.'
With all the trouble,
his purpose
is to draw attention of the city authorities.
Yes.
But actually,
it's good
for the city authorities.
There's something wrong with your position.
If the city authorities pay more attention,
the demolition work
can be done more smoothly and fairly.
Without extortion,
all the money
can be used in more important areas.
Whether you use it as education subsidies
or to build bridges and roads,
it'd be better than being extorted by Mang Village.
That's a dangerous idea.
If you keep thinking like that,
you should be suspended and reflect on yourself.
Secretary Li,
this time
our construction planning
was turned into a forced demolition.
I think this is a deliberate smear
to Jinghai's image.
It's abominable.
It sabotaged our reform and opening-up
and our plan to attract investment.
It also obstructed Jinghai's economic development.
The criminals must be punished severely and not be tolerated.
Meng,
what's the situation now?
Tell us.