Hey.
Boss Cheuk, Mrs Cheuk went to a meeting at Virtue and Beauty Society.
She can't join us today.
Let's start then.
Chi Nga, go ahead and talk. We have no problem multi-tasking.
OK. The price of C-coins has gone up a lot.
I think we can launch some C-coin related products like funds and ETF.
Oh, no.
What?
Never mind. Carry on. I'm listening.
This is how we are. We play hard and work hard in this office.
Carry on. Ben.
That's viable.
But first we have to boost the value of C-coin
before launching the financial products. Then they'll be so popular.
I had a dream last night.
The exchange rate for a C-coin was US$800.
We'd be rich if it were really that crazy.
But a lot of people have been making lots of negative comments lately.
They say C-coin can't survive.
Doesn't matter. Soon lots of magazines will be interviewing you about C-coin.
We can use the opportunity to boost your public image.
People will think buying C-coins will make them as successful as you.
OK.
Tiger's office is the most restricted place in our firm.
You let Chi Nga go inside. Isn't that a bit too soon?
What's the problem? You agreed that I should employ her.
I did. But that doesn't mean I don't need time to observe her.
She used to work at CCB. She's still close with the people in CCB.
Maybe she's an undercover agent for CCB. Or she's a spy sent by other companies.
Anyway I think I need more time
to understand her better before I'll feel comfortable.
Of course I know her background. The meeting was about C-coin.
C-coin was her idea. We couldn't exclude her.
Besides, Tiger monitors his office closely.
There won't be a problem.
Why do you keep defending her?
I know why you're unhappy. But are you being a bit over-sensitive?
She appears to be a girl. But actually she's a boy inside.
Your husband's not so hungry to mess with a boy.
Never mind.
Don't worry. She's just someone I can chat and play with.
Don't take things at their face value.
We have too many conflicts with other people.
We must be careful in every respect.
Kato Akira was my good friend when I went to school in the States.
He was a teaching assistant and a genius. He was good at computer and economics.
He helped me a lot when I first switched from acting to finance.
There was a letter in Kato's parcel.
In his letter, he said that he had created with a computer program
a virtual currency called C-coin
That's the C-coin on the market?
Kato thought C-coin would become the perfect global currency
since it's restricted by the algorithm.
No one can control it. No country can print them lavishly.
If we put C-coin to good use, it would really become
a new generation of currency that truly belongs to the people.
Your friend has vision. Too bad people only speculate on it.
Kato expected that this might happen.
So he created a program of destruction at the same time called C-coin's death key.
Once someone abuses the use of C-coin,
he can use this destructive program to duplicate C-coins indefinitely
so that they'll become worthless. Then it would be destroyed.
Kato suddenly discovered that he had terminal stage cancer.
So he mailed me the death key.
You want to use this key against Cheuk Yuk?
If I can make him believe that C-coins can be speculated on like crazy,
I could make him lose all his money.
You'll keep this secret for me, right?
Of course I will.
Thank you.
People have reported that
other people used their credit cards without their authority.
Our investigation uncovered
a criminal gang that uses the credit cards to buy and sell expensive goods
and put them on an underground website called Silver Hole.
Right. Silver Hole trades through a server with mandatory encryption.
Only members can log on.
They sell arms, drugs and stolen goods.
Both the vendors and the buyers are anonymous.
What drew our special attention is that they only accept C-coins for trading.
The reason is simple. There are no laws regulating C-coins yet.
Got it. They're using the C-coin trading platform to exchange currency.
Then they can conduct cross-border illegal activities openly.
They can even launder money directly.
There are so many people exchanging C-coins...
It's impossible that Brainman...
Mentor, you and madam are really a pair.
Don't digress from the subject.
You guys have done a good job.
So I've decided to conduct
a full-scale investigation against this illegal website Silver Hole.
See who's behind it and how it operates.
Most important of all, we must find out if it has a base in Hong Kong.
If necessary, we can ask Interpol to assist us. Yes, madam.
Come in. Boss, it's so late. You're still here?
I have a dinner appointment. I'm leaving.
But I knew you'd still be here. So I came over to chat with you.
Please have a seat.
You haven't made up with Yung yet?
I don't mean to be nosy.
I'm worried that your problem in your relationship
might affect your performance at work and in the promotion interview.
Of course it won't. You see I'm still working.
I know you're competent.
But I've worked in this profession for years.
I've seen many female subordinates who were as competent as guys.
But they succumbed to romance. This isn't sexual discrimination.
But once they talk about getting married and having children,
women tend to compromise more easily than men.
They'd rather give up their career.
Don't worry. I won't do that.
I've dealt with my relationship with Yung already. I've put romance aside.
I was focused at work in the past. I'm focused now and in the future.
I'll seize this opportunity you gave me to attend the promotion board.
Sis Yee.
What is it?
What happened after work yesterday?
Nothing.
Nothing? Didn't anyone go see you?
No.
What?
Yes. Why?
So are you happy?
That's crazy. The boss came to see me. Why should I be happy?
The boss? Didn't Mentor go see you?
He didn't. What's going on? Stop.
I want to know if you've really broken up with Mentor.
Chai Pui-fun came to see me and had a heart to heart talk with me.
She said a successful woman needs both career and love.
She's so tough. I can't believe she would say that.
Actually I don't mind what Yung did for her anymore.
She's a decent and honest woman. I'm not worried about them.
Then why haven't you gotten back together with Mentor?
I'm fine now. But he has to do something first.
He won't say or do anything. What am I supposed to do?
Shall I go to his place and sleep next to him in his bed?
You're like a young girl who needs to be wooed.
This is true for women of all ages. Women like being wooed.
Actually you and Mentor are quite a pair.
Both of you love each other so much. But neither of you will admit it first.
What am I supposed to do?
Shall I talk to him first? He didn't do anything action at all.
Look, I...I mean Chu made a suggestion. You can try that.
Go to his place and pack your stuff. Look really upset.
You have to look like you don't want to leave.
He loves you so much. I'm sure he'll ask you to stay.
You think I'm acting in a Canto movie? That's so touching!
You're treating me like and old dress rather than your older sister.
You want to give me to other people as soon as possible.
No. Never. I really don't want you to become a spinster.
I don't want to talk to you.
Hey, spinster. Don't run so fast.
I've dealt with my relationship with Yung already. I've put romance aside.
I was focused on work in the past. I'm focused now and in the future.
I came to get my stuff.
OK.
Let me help you.
This drawer has been out of order for some time. It's time to replace it.
Replace everything that's broken then.
Chow Sun-yung, do you have anything to say to me?
You've made up your mind already. What else can I say?
You want to pursue your goals. I won't be your stumbling block.
Fine. I get it.
This time Virtue and Beauty Society organized this activity
to encourage people whose living conditions aren't that good
to improve their future with their own hands.
At the same time we want to promote Hong Kong's spirit of hard work and community.
We want to help disadvantaged groups.
We hope we can work together to create a better future.
For this charitable activity
we'll be dividing the participants into teams by a random draw.
Then they'll be assigned to different places.
They'll raise $5 million to help the needy
on completing the experience.
Now we'd ask the participants to come onto the stage for the draw.
The next team will be sent to a partitioned unit in Shumshuipo
and spend a night there.
Chairlady Chai, I hear
you've already consulted the industry on how to regulate C-coins.
You're really efficient.
You're even more efficient. The value of C-coin has soared
exponentially in such a short time.
Ms Chai Pui-fun.
Mr Cheuk Yuk.
Mr Cheuk, there's a rumor that
there are personal conﬂicts between you and Ms Chai.
Now you have to spend a night in the same partitioned unit together.
Will that affect your desire to take part in this activity?
Please say something.
Right. Your comment please.
Mr Cheuk, will you withdraw from this?
Calm down.
This meaningful charitable activity was organized by my wife.
As her husband, I must give her my full support no matter what, right?
Well...
The so-called conﬂict between Ms Chai and me is just a rumor.
It won't affect our determination to help people. Do you agree, Florence?
Of course. We're doing this for charity.
Since we're so happy,
I'll donate 100,000 C-coins to the needy.
They're coming...Ms Chai...Here...
Mr Cheuk, Ms Chai, please say something.
Please say something.
Do you have time to talk? Say something please.
You're not allowed to go inside. Please take the photos here.
You don't get along. Will that affect your experience?
Are you using this opportunity to find out the weaknesses of the other person?
Why don't you get along?
Right. Your comment please.
Mr Cheuk, what don't you like about Ms Chai?
Right. Please say something.
Right. Your comment please.
Guys, Mr Cheuk and I are taking part in this charitable activity
because we want to better understand how people live under the poverty line.
We didn't come here to put on a show.
Please be considerate. I don't want to affect the lives of the people here.
I know you're very interested in this activity.
Actually the organizer has installed a camera inside.
We'll share our experience with you later.
This place is decent. There's a toilet and open kitchen.
You're so sarcastic, Mr Cheuk.
I believe any corner of your closet at home is bigger than this ﬂat.
Not everyone was born with a silver spoon in her mouth like you.
I've been through hardship before.
There's a cockroach.
It's inside.
Just now Florence was scared by a cockroach.
As a man, I had to be the hero.
There's insufficient housing in Hong Kong.
Who will play the hero for that? How can privileged people help the underprivileged?
Well said. I hope you really meant it.
It's going to be a long night. Eat something.
Go ahead.
Hey, the cockroach crawled over it just now.
When I was in school, my dad was heavily in debt.
He jumped off a building and killed himself.
Mom was sick. I had to look after my younger sister.
I worked in an old store.
I've seen all sorts of dirty things and eaten all kinds of expired food.
I'm still fine.
You don't look like you suffered so much hardship before.
Never judge a book by its cover.
I was prepared that the environment would be bad.
But I'm really scared of cockroaches.
I admire their will to live.
They can find a way to survive
whatever the circumstances or without food.
They never beg people to help them. Poor people are the same.
They need not beg people to help them. We should teach them to help themselves.
But if we offer poor people help, it would be much easier for them then.
Why don't you help the cockroaches then?
Why would I help them?
They work so hard to find a way to survive. But you want to destroy them.
Why not learn to live with them?
You want me to co-exist with a pest and allow it to spread germs?
Sorry. Never.
Why don't you be like it?
People try to exterminate it, but it still finds its own way.
It won't let other people master its fate.
But I'm worried that the way of this cockroach is a dead end.
Do you feel better now that you're closer to the city?
Our predecessors built this city with hard work and perseverance.
We should cherish it.
Right. So we must work harder and be more aggressive.
Improvement comes from competition.
You enjoy such a high status already.
Why do you insist on being SMAC's chairman?
What would you do if you really achieved that?
If I became the chairman, I would have greater power.
It would be more convenient for my work.
There are many rules and restrictions the chairman has to follow.
You don't call your own shots.
The rules need to be amended.
Don't you find the regulatory framework really outdated?
The framework maintains fairness in the market. It's valuable.
Do you know Hong Kong is no longer the only capital raising center?
Our equity funds have dropped by sixty percent already.
If there are so many rules and procedures,
Hong Kong will soon be replaced by other cities.
Do you know the price per square foot of many partitioned units
is higher than that of luxury ﬂats?
Do you know how miserable life is for those who aren't capable of living well?
If we don't work hard to maintain a fair and just system,
more people will be exploited.
I used to live that life too. But it taught me four words:
Survival of the fittest. That's the reality.
Actually I really admire you.
You've achieved a lot at such a young age.
You must have worked very hard.
But your background and experience
shouldn't allow you to justify being mean and relentless to other people.
Honestly, I admire you too. You're so competent.
You stick to your mission. There are few like you...
Too bad our stands are different. It's hard for us to be friends.
Spending a night here has enlightened me on a lot.
Hong Kong is a prosperous international city.
But lots of poor people live in it. I feel really bad about that.
I must remind myself to pay more attention to the issue of poverty.
I will contribute more to help the needy.
So cool.
Really? Next time, take off your nail polish and eyeliner
and spend a night there.
I'd rather pull a few more all-nighters than stay there.
It was tough, but the response has been very good.
It's helping you build a socially-conscious image,
which will help you in your competition for the post of vice-chairman.
Thank you for improving my image and promoting C-coin.
I just didn't expect you and Chai Pui-fun
would be assigned to the same team.
It's fine.
After that night, I realized that she's extremely difficult and stubborn.
She's a challenge.
Boss Cheuk, she's going to pay close attention to C-coin.
That's why I want you to enhance the security for C-coin's confidential files.
Ben, create some legitimate materials for C-coin.
I'm worried they might do an audit anytime.
Copy that. OK.
OK. I need to go to a meeting at Virtue and Beauty Society
to follow up on the fund raising event.
We found out that Silver Hole's server
is situated in an industrial building in Kwun Tong.
They can change their location anytime.
So we have arrest them and collect the evidence as soon as possible.
Listen up. Fei and I will stay in the car to monitor the situation in Silver Hole.
Yung, Chu, Solar,
you three go search and arrest the people involved.
Get their computer data too. Any questions?
No, madam.
OK. Action.
The cops are coming up. Delete all the data on the server.
Sis Yee, Silver Hole is deleting their data.
They must know we're onto them.
Yung, they've found out about you guys.
They're deleting their data. You need to move fast.
We're running out of time. Let's take the stairs.
OK.
Is it done? The cops are coming.
The server's really slow. I'm not sure if someones hacked in.
I'm interfering with their server right now
to slow down the deleting of their files.
Mentor, you only have three minutes left.
Hey.
Are you OK?
I'm fine.
Two minutes.
There's just two minutes left. Hurry.
Is it done? The cops will be here soon. Hurry.
One.
One minute left.
Is it done? Hurry.
Open the door...
The cops are here.
OK.
You guys had better hurry.
Yung, hurry.
Open the door...
Get out of the way...Freeze.
Freeze. Police.
Don't move.
We're from CCB...
Get down. Freeze.
We suspect you of using an online platform
to trade stolen goods, arms and drugs.
Cheers...
Thank you for the hard work.
We eradicated the criminal website Silver Hole.
That's because Madam Pushy and Mentor worked closely together
and read each other's mind
so CCB could do such a good job. Cheers.
Yes. Super partners. Cheers.
They're really a pair.
Right.
Mentor, Madam Pushy, cheers.
Cheers.
There are lots of things to follow on this case.
I have to attend the promotion board later. So I've taken leave.
Yung, please lead the junior members.
Yes, madam. No problem.
Thank you.
Yee: How's the Silver Hole case? Any new discoveries?
Yung: We handed the hard disk to the I.T. Team to go through.
I believe there's sufficient evidence
to charge the people we arrested with running an illegal website.
Yee: Well done.
Yung: We found in Silver Hole's online accounts
a list of criminal gangs that traded drugs and arms.
Since they used C-coins to conduct the illegal transactions,
we'll find out if Brainman was involved in this.
Yee: Good.
Yung: We'll keep working hard. You focus on your revision.
You don't need to send messages to me all the time.
Yung: It's late. Don't study so late. Go to bed early.
You need to stay awake during the promotion interview tomorrow.
Why aren't you answering the phone? Did something happen?
Yung? Just you? Where's Madam Pushy? Did she back out?
She's my only adversary in the promotion interview today.
If she doesn't show up, I'll be so disappointed.
Oh, no. I overslept. Hello, Yung.
Where are you? It'll be your turn soon.
Right. I'll come now. I can't talk to you. Bye.
What's going on?
Now what? Hello, I need a cab.
I want to go to Wanchai. I'm at the Central Post Office.
Yes. I need a cab right now. How long do I have to wait?
It's really urgent. Really? Never mind. Get me a cab as soon as possible, OK?
Call me back. Thank you. Oh, no. Now what?
You don't need to hurry.
You didn't show up. I knew you couldn't make it.
So I told the boss that you suddenly got sick.
He's agreed to postpone the interview.
Really? Thank you so much, Yung.
It's fine now, silly. Come on. Wipe the water from your face.
Thank God you're here. I'm really so useless.
The promotion interview is so important. But I was late. I didn't wake up.
Even the car broke down. I'm really so useless...
Hey...You're tired. Get some rest.
You awake now?
Sorry. I fell asleep?
It's OK. You need rest. It's normal.
Yung.
Hey, we know each other so well. You don't need to thank me.
We're still friends, right? If you need help, I'll be there for you.
OK.
Mentor.
I'm sorry to ask you to come out so late.
It's not late. I just got off from work.
You're off so late. You're really busy.
I was afraid you'd be too busy to entertain your mentor.
I have to entertain Mentor no matter how busy I am.
OK. Let's get to the subject.
OK.
I know you're in charge of C-coin in Brainman, right?
Yes.
Did you find anything suspicious with C-coin? Anything illegal?
Not for the time being.
Actually C-coin is becoming more and more popular worldwide.
More and more people are trading them.
It's not that different from other emerging investment tools. Why?
We just busted an illegal website. We found some transaction records there.
We suspect criminal gangs used C-coins to do business.
Then they exchanged the C-coins
for other countries' currencies through a legal platform.
In doing so, they can avoid foreign exchange regulations.
At the same time, they can launder the dirty money through legal means.
Brainman is the largest trading platform for C-coins.
I suspect it's laundering money for international criminal gangs.
Cheuk Yuk does trust me a lot now.
But he's never mentioned any secret account to me.
Of course he won't tell people about his criminal activities so easily.
I suspect he'd encrypt certain information and account names.
If you come across that, please look into it for me.
OK. No problem.
Thank you.
Stanley?
How come only the light on this floor were turned off? Take a look over there.
Hey, excuse me. Do you know where the I.T. department is?
Over there. Excuse me, miss.
Did you see anyone coming in here just now?
I think I saw a guy going that way just now.
OK. Thank you.
Sorry. Security in the I.T. department is really tight.
You gave me the hacker program.
But the security guards got there before I had enough time to find the files.
Never mind. I understand. You'll have another chance.
I'm sorry. I'm afraid I can't help you anymore.
Why? We've worked together for so long. You can't quit now.
You know what Cheuk Yuk is capable of. I go to work in fear every day.
I'm afraid he'll find out that I'm a snitch.
I have a wife and children to take care of.
I'm sorry. Please find someone else to help you.
Please help me one last time.
You don't get it. I don't want to take the risk.
Your former subordinate
has screwed me over several times since she joined the firm.
If I don't perform well now, I'll be eliminated very soon.
I understand. I won't force you to help me.
I know it'll be your daughter's birthday soon.
I bought her a gift. Please give it to her for me.
I'll thank you on her behalf then.
You're welcome. I should thank you.
You've really helped me a lot all along. I do want your family to be happy.
So you're not mad at me?
Come on. You have a family. I didn't consider your situation.
I feel even worse hearing you say that.
But I really can't stand your former subordinate.
Chi Nga was a cop before. Now she's helping Cheuk Yuk do bad things.
Sheung-yee, give me some more time to consider.
Thank you, Stanley.
Brainman's security system is tighter than I imagined.
I tried to cause a power failure near the server room.
But the security guards came very soon. Lucky I distracted them.
Otherwise they would have caught Stanley for sure.
He went there to steal the info too? Is he a spy?
I don't know. I just know that after the alarm was activated,
Cheuk Yuk will be more alert.
OK. That means we can't get info from the sewer anymore.
What else can we do then?
How can we find C-coin's secret accounts?
There's a way.
Do you think Cheuk Yuk monitors the other info just in the office?
I guess not.
Given his character, he'd monitor the situation in the office all the time.
That means he can access his company's sewer at home
to look at C-coin's files.
But it's even harder to gain access to his computer at home.
I don't think so.
I think the security at his home won't be as complex as the security in his office.
Take this USB. Find a chance to go to his home.
Plug the USB into his personal computer. It'll bypass its operation system.
Then you can find the IP address of his computer without using any password.
You can simulate the computer's IP address
and access his company's sewer to look for the files. Take this.
How could I manage without you?
Now you know I'm important?
But there's one thing you need to handle personally.
You need to figure out a way to go to his home and work on his computer.
You could have asked me to come get them.
You didn't need to take the trouble to bring the records here.
I just wanted to go for a drive. These are 60s jazz records.
They're all from my collection. You can't buy them anywhere.
You're really so observant.
I remember I only mentioned once that I like LPs. And you remembered that.
It's hard to find someone who loves jazz like me.
I'm glad to share with you.
Personally I like classical.
But my former boyfriend taught me to appreciate different genres of music.
Now I like rock, blues, folk and jazz.
I have several Dinah Washington records in my bedroom too.
Really?
Why don't I bring them down and play them for you?
OK...Your house is really so beautiful. But it's so big. Do you get lost?
Can I look around?
Sure. The bedrooms are upstairs. The study is downstairs.
Help yourself. Make yourself at home.
OK.
Hey, Mr Cheuk. Why are you here?
This is my bedroom. Why are you here?
Oh, really? I'm sorry. I thought this is Ginnie's room.
She told me to get some records. We're having a mini-concert.
Would you like to join us?
I'll join later.
OK. Sorry.
Never mind.
Thanks for everything. All those special things.
The stolen moments shared when we were unprepared for anything.
Walking in the park. That sudden summer storm.
You, grabbing my hands. Stumbling in the dark.
And wondering where's the warm. Us, feeling so grand.
So thanks, for giving things. All those extra things.
That unexpected call. That put me in free fall. Like anything.
Fund accounts. C-coin trading accounts. They're all confidential.
Last time you said Cheuk Yuk told you
that on a certain day there was an unusually large transaction. You can look for that now
According to the date, it should be these three accounts.
The money in these three account were wired to an island in the Caribbean.
There's a fixed time and amount for the wire transfer.
These accounts must be used for...
Money laundering.
Right.
If you give this information to your mentor,
he can follow the lead and find out if Brainman's involved in money laundering.
Then Cheuk Yuk will go to jail. He'll lose everything.
Not yet
Why not?
If Cheuk Yuk is charged with a single count of money laundering,
he can easily hire a team of good lawyers to get him an acquittal.
There's no point in that.
So what do you think we should do?
After he's lost all his money,
we can then pass the info to CCB to press charges against him.
Do you really have the confidence to do this?
I'll figure out a way to make him put all his money in C-coin.
Then I'll destroy C-coin with the death key.
Then everyone who bought C-coins will go after him for compensation.
Then we'll see how Cheuk Yuk can deal with that.
So how can I safely copy all the files?
Usually this kind of confidential data is encrypted.
It's hard to copy it.
Even if you could copy it, it's easily traceable.
So the best method is to take a picture of it.
Then save it on a USB drive and put it in a safe-deposit box.
That will be the most secure.
OK.
Last night when we were in a meeting,
someone used Boss Cheuk's account to browse the server.
This hacker managed to get your password. He's really good. Have you found him yet?
Working on it.
What files did he open?
C-coin's file.
There's a lot of sensitive information in C-coin's file.
It can't be made known.
Don't worry. I've already transferred all client information to an overseas server.
I suggest deleting
all the transaction records of certain inconvenient clients when necessary.
Then CCB can't find anything even if they come here to do a search.
What if the hacker has copied the files? What if he passes it to the police?
What do we do then?
The info was obtained by illegal means.
The police can’t use it as evidence in court
Three of the clients use C-coin for money laundering.
If this is leaked, there'll be a lead for someone to follow.
Don't worry. I'll clean everything in the sewer room later.
This person used your account to log in. Could he be someone in the firm?
I suspect someone.
Who?
A couple days ago there was a power failure for the CCTV in the sewer room
for a short period of time.
The security guards said Chi Nga was there at the time.
You suspect Chi Nga?
Apart from the security guards, other people have confirmed that too.
Why was she there?
After that incident, our sewer got hacked.
Could there be such a coincidence?
There are so many hackers in the world. It may not be Chi Nga.
It's possible.
Judging from the way the hacker worked, I guess she got close to Boss Cheuk first.
Then she tampered with his computer and hacked into the sewer.
OK. That means she's our prime suspect at this moment.
Honey.
Copy that.
Who are you guys? Why have you brought me here?
Ask her why she put on an act at Brainman all this time.
What's her objective?
I joined Brainman to make money. There's no other reason.
Ask her why she hacked into Brainman's confidential database.
I didn't. I didn't do that.
Who's the mastermind? Chai Pui-fun? CCB? Or other crocodiles?
I didn't work for anyone else. My bosses are Mr Cheuk and Mrs Cheuk.
I haven't double crossed you.
Put her in.
Get in.
Hey, what are you doing? Help... What are you doing? Hey. It's cold. Help.
I'm innocent. What are you doing?
Let go of me. Mr Cheuk, Mrs Cheuk, I'm really innocent. Please let me go.
I'll ask you one last time. Tell me the truth.
Why did you steal Brainman's confidential information?
I didn't. I really didn't. I haven't done anything.
How can I admit to something I didn't do? Please let me go. No...