The Yiks spent a huge sum to acquire land in...
...order to set a feng shui formation there.
Back then the village head helped them acquire the land. Now he's dead.
Did the banyan spirit hypnotize the village head...
...so that he went to the tree without being conscious of it?
Then it hanged him.
The landowner killed himself.
The ghosts of those who committed suicide are the most terrible.
Ming-yin, you arrange a ritual at the site of the banyan tree.
He's the only person who wants me dead. Your grandpa Yik Yuen-kwong.
Banyan Village's Village Office
Yik Sir, what's wrong with you? You bring a murder suspect here?
Sit down.
Don't worry. I'm here. No one will hurt you.
I asked all of you to come today...
...as I want to tell you how the village head died.
The village head's death and Chow Wah-tik's injuries...
...could be traced back to 35 years ago.
It's all because of one thing. Someone is seeking revenge.
35 years ago, the land where the banyan tree's situated...
...was owned by a man named Leung To.
He was found dead hanging on the banyan tree.
But there was nothing underneath for him to step on.
So it didn't appear to be suicide.
But there were only the deceased person's footprints at the scene.
It didn't look like homicide, either.
The scenario was exactly like the killing of the village head.
So the village head's death...
...is the exact replica of what happened to Leung To back then.
The killer did so...
...because he wanted all of us to associate the village head's death...
...with the cold case that happened 35 years ago.
I don't want to know what happened 35 years ago.
I only want to know how the village head died.
Be patient. I'll explain to you...
...how to hang someone but leave only one set of footprints at the scene.
Yik Sir's trying to simulate the muddy condition here...
...as it had rained back then.
Now I will re-enact how the footprints were made.
You want me to wear the pair of heels and carry you over?
The footprints belong to the deceased. I'm posing as the deceased now. Do it.
Ah.
Hey, you don't need to hang me.
You told me to do it. You're the deceased. Of course you must be hanged there.
Come on. Hey.
This is how the killer hanged the deceased.
Then he put the shoes back on the deceased's feet.
He then jumped onto the grass.
So what's left are the shoe prints of the heels only.
The killer could fabricate the footprints of the deceased walking here by himself.
But he must first get into the village head's house to kill him.
The puzzle is solved already.
When the incident happened, this window was opened.
Wow, what's that?
There's really a banyan spirit.
How will there be any banyan spirit?
Who's playing tricks there?
You're so right, Miss Yik. There isn't any banyan spirit at all.
Hello, everyone.
Chow Wah-tik, thanks for your banyan spirit costume.
Dr. Poon, what are you trying to prove?
Sorry. I only want to tell everyone that someone pretended to be the banyan spirit.
But the killer didn't do so.
Just now I demonstrated how the killer killed.
Back then the killer put the loop around the village head's neck and strangled him.
He wasn't so lucky like you. You dodged in time.
But the village head was strangled. Look out the window.
Hi.
The killer would leave his footprints outside the house if he did so.
That's why he wasn't standing outside.
He's standing at a place where no footprints would be left behind at all.
Only one person could manage to do that. He's Lau Tai-yue.
How's that possible? You think I can fly?
It's absolutely possible.
It could be done so long as you were upstairs when you killed.
You lived above the village head.
You just needed to call him with any excuse...
...like something had fallen off your window.
You then asked him to see where it's dropped.
Your objective was to make him stick his head out of the window.
That's how you strangled the village head.
Then you climbed down into his house through...
...the window with the aid of the rope.
You wore his shoes and carried his body to the old banyan tree...
...like we did in the case re-enactment earlier.
In the end only the village head's footprints were left in the ground.
What you said just now is your conjecture only.
Any evidence to prove that I did it?
What I said just now is but my own deduction.
If you need proof, you have to ask Yik Sir.
Lau Tai-yue, we've examined the window sills of the entire house.
We found traces of scraping by ropes on both your window and the village head's.
There's even fiber left behind.
Test in the lab shows the components are a match with the rope...
...that's used to hang the village head.
So? I was attacked by the banyan spirit. I'm a victim. How would I be the killer?
The medical exam report says the cut angles of your wounds show that...
...they weren't inflicted by other people but yourself.
You created the impression that you were attacked.
The so-called attack by the banyan spirit was actually staged by you.
Why would I do that?
It's because you found out that...
...Yik Yuen-kwong had hired Chow Wah-tik to work for him.
You knew they would pose as the banyan spirit to protect the tree.
So you carried out your plan.
First you pretended to be attacked after you had cut the tree.
What happened? You were attacked by someone?
Not by human beings, but the banyan spirit.
You did that so that you could pose as a victim...
...and make yourself less suspicious.
Besides, you could expose Chow Wah-tik for posing as the banyan spirit.
Master Yik.
Weren't you in the bathroom?
I've been in the kitchen all along. I didn't go to the bathroom at all.
You wanted us to follow the lead on Chow Wah-tik...
...and investigate Yik Yuen-kwong.
Then you wounded Chow by burning him so as to expose Yik Yuen-kwong.
Then you set him up for the village head's death.
Why did you set me up? I never angered you.
When did I ever offend you?
It's you. My family broke up because of you. You got my father killed.
You are?
I'm Leung To's son.
What?
Yik Yuen-kwong...
...the village head killed my dad all because you wanted to acquire our land.
Are you sure the village head killed your dad?
I heard him say so. My dad's dead. My mom remarried.
I joined the triad when I was still underage.
About a year ago, a New Territories guy hired us gangsters...
...to repossess some land.
I recognized immediately that he was the village head.
I suspected all along that he was involved in my dad's death.
So I worked for him.
My objective was to get close to him to find out what had actually happened.
One day we watched a soccer match together. I made him drink a lot so that he got wasted.
When he was the weakest, I said, "It's so troublesome acquiring the land.
That guy refuses to move. What shall I do?"
If he refuses to leave, you kill him then.
After you've killed him, hang him there with a rope.
He told me all the details of how my dad died.
He even explained to me...
how he posed as the banyan spirit to kill my dad.
So I'm sure the village head killed my dad.
I asked the village head to acquire the piece of land.
I didn't know he would kill.
You didn't know that? You didn't care only.
You only cared about your so-called feng shui land.
Yik Yuen-kowng, this is your fault.
If you didn't insist on acquiring our land, my father wouldn't have died.
The village head had killed someone. He must pay for it with his own life.
But he's your dog only. You're the culprit.
I framed you as I wanted you to rot at such old age.
But you're lucky.
I don't know if you had done many good things in your previous life.
You have a nice grandson. You have two people to help you.
Fine, Yik Yuen-kwong.
You've done so many wicked things. You will be punished for sure. I curse you.
I want you to lose your family like I did. All of you will die terribly.
Thanks to all of you for proving my innocence this time.
Professor Fu couldn't solve the banyan spirit mystery.
I can't believe we've solved it by chance.
It's by chance for you, not me.
You haven't embarrassed Professor Fu.
You guys have done me such a big favor. I should tell you the truth.
Actually I know Professor Fu.
We knew long ago that you lied.
I didn't tell you because I had asked him to do something personal for me.
What personal matter did you ask him to do? Is it related to feng shui?
I asked him to find something for me.
What is it?
It's treasure to me. It's more valuable than all my assets.
That's all I can say.
We understand that.
Professor Fu and I are friends.
I wanted so much to know if he'd found what I wanted.
So I hired a private investigator to check. Too bad it's to no avail.
Oh, you may read the investigation report. But I don't know if it's helpful.
Have a seat. I'll go get it for you.
Okay.
Hey, this is the money Yik Sir's grandpa sent you.
I received payment already for checking the feng shui last time.
He's paying me again?
He said too many things happened last time because of the ritual.
It's for your consolation.
Wow, he really is a rich guy.
Next time if he wants to check the feng shui or his fortune again...
...remember to recommend me. Please.
Feng shui master, I need some advice.
Shoot, professor.
What does a spirit tablet without words stand for?
Back then the setting of the feng shui formation...
...hurt not only the Leungs but also us, the Yiks.
Usually blank spirit tablets are for dead babies.
I worry about ghosts taking revenge.
I don't worry about my own safety. I worry about you.
You're the only male descendant in our family. You mustn't get hurt.
Thank God you're safe now. I feel relieved.
1994 Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens.
Ah.
Boss, there you go.
Nice.
Thank you.
This coconut sago milk has the taste of coconut, sago and milk.
What taste of milk? Why don't you say it tastes of chicken leg?
Cut it out please, Controller. You aren't a food critic.
Hand in your homework now.
Triad gangsters competing for the post of leader.
Isn't that sensational enough?
That's a good topic.
$3,000, please.
Have you lost your mind?
I usually pay you $1,500 only, at most $2,000, right?
Okay. I'll see if any other newspaper or magazine wants this then.
Traitor, $2,500. That's final. Tell me now. Then I'll pay you.
Deal. Have you ever heard of the name Bean Counter Fai?
The gangster who climbed the fastest in Ka Wo?
He's only forty years old.
But he's smart. He's made much money for the gang.
Everyone benefits a lot from it.
Making money trumps everything. No one can compete with him then, right?
But he wants to run the gang like an enterprise.
Whoever makes money can stay.
Ka Wo's elders worry that...
...they will lose their status if he becomes the leader.
But they dare not openly prohibit him from running for the post.
So they've worked out a lousy trick surreptitiously.
Q&A session like what happens in gangster movies?
You're really crazy watching too many such movies.
It isn't that simple.
Ka Wo has a Big Boss token. It's been lost for twenty-some years.
Now the elders say whoever finds it will become the gang leader.
Raiders of the lost ark? So they must fight each other?
It's sensational, eh? There will be chaos for sure.
That's all for now. Pay up now and I'll be out of here.
Oh, no. I forgot to withdraw money at the ATM.
Seriously? Go get it now.
I haven't got the ATM card with me.
Are you kidding?
Hey, there's only $500 in your wallet?
You agreed to pay $2,500 just now after bargaining.
This is God's will. Why fight it? Take it.
You didn't bring the card on purpose.
I didn't?
I got coupons for sweet soup shop. 10% discount for this one...
Hey, that's robbery.
You don't have money. Pawn this to cover the payment then.
Wait. Give it back to me.
Whose phone is it?
It's mine.
I brought it here to pawn for him.
Hey!
Not the latest or the top model. There are even minor scratches.
Do you need to be so negative?
This is a flagship phone. Do you know that, kid?
Don't ever belittle me because I'm a post-90s.
I'm the third generation successor to this pawnshop.
Later I will even take over the shop.
You?
What's the problem?
She's completed her training already. She can take over anytime.
Right. How much do you want?
$2,000 at the least.
What do you mean $2,000? That's less than half the original price.
Give me the maximum it can get.
Sir, you won't redeem it?
No, this phone has sentimental value for me. I will redeem it.
The greater the amount, the more the interest.
Right. It's okay so long as it's enough for paying the informant's fee.
$2,000 then.
$2,000.
Okay. I.D. card.
I'm here to pawn something only.
Do you need recommendation letters, tax demand notes and my resumé, too?
It's prescribed by the law. We're playing by the book only.
Hurry.
So troublesome. Here.
One mobile phone. $2,000.
Copy that.
Listen carefully. The law prescribes that...
...repayment is due by the expiry of four lunar months.
If you repay the principal and interest within this period...
...you may redeem the item you've pawned.
If you don't redeem it but pay the interest in full...
...you may extend it for another four months.
If you don't extend the loan period, you will be giving up the item.
It will then become the property of the pawnshop. Is that okay?
Okay. Hurry.
$2,000. Count it.
No need. Thank you so much. Bye.
Here.
Keep the ticket in your safe custody. We acknowledge the pawn ticket only.
If you lose it, you must report to me. You need to get a duplicate copy.
Hey, I have a lot of other shit. Do you accept that?
You want to pawn Professor Fu's collection? Sis Lai told you not to do that.
She thought you would change after you've moved.
But you haven't changed at all.
How come he's staying in Professor Fu's home?
He's Sis Lai's student, my junior classmate, and Professor Fu's son.
Come on in. My dad left me this pawnshop. Back then business was so good.
Many people pawned their things. Your dad was a regular client.
He was so poor that he had to visit a pawnbroker... regularly?
He didn't come to pawn things. He came here to buy.
He loved things people gave up.
He said they might look worthless. But actually they're valuable.
They got the highest value in folkloristics.
Today we seldom receive jade items.
We get gold, diamonds, expensive watches and mobile phones only.
You're afraid of receiving fake products?
One of the reasons.
Besides, people have too many nice things today.
In the past, they came to pawn their old blankets.
You're Chi-pok, right? Come here.
Come in. Let me show you something.
Wow.
Wow. You said you don't receive these things?
Your dad is a high-class rag and bone man.
We at Wing Sing Pawnshop made an exception to accept those things for his sake.
These items over here aren't forfeited yet.
Those your dad picked will be moved over here once they aren't redeemed.
Then it will belong to him legitimately.
All those are your dad's treasures. They aren't 'shit'.
I was only kidding.
Well? When will you move your dad's treasures home?
Let's talk about that later.
Your dad targeted at this stone lion long ago.
But someone extended the loan period during his disappearance all these years.
Yuen Kee Auto Services Co. Ltd.
Master Yuen.
Pok, you haven't come to see me for so long.
My car is so good that it hasn't broken down.
Has your car broken down today?
I know very well what you want. You need info.
Recently Ka Wo is preparing for the election of the gang leader.
Everyone talks about it.
You were a member of Ka Wo before. It's impossible you haven't got wind of it.
Why do you want to learn so much about the underworld?
Come on out. Get up. Sit down.
Well, what wind have you got about Ka Wo? Tell me please.
You're asking the right person.
I'm going to take part in the election as a candidate.
Didn't you retire long ago?
Recently many brothers came to see me.
They say Bean Counter Fai is very likely to become the Big Boss.
Let them compete for it then. Why are you so foolish to get involved?
You don't understand this.
Bean Counter Fai has no brotherhood or scruples.
So the brothers want me to compete with him for the post of leader.
Okay. I wish there's a big brother like you.
If each person gets a vote, I will cast it for you.
But it's said that you need to find something called a token.
You know that, too?
Look, you're a reporter. Please ask around for me.
See where the token is kept.
I only got wind that it's been lost.
I don't know what it looks like or what it is.
But the elders said before there's a mark on this token.
We can tell it's our property once we see it.
When did the token go missing? You know that, right?
It happened twenty-some years ago.
Back then Mountain Tiger became the new gang leader.
He got killed shortly after he had received the token.
The token was gone, too.
It happened that he had a fight with Yee Fung's leader Poon Mo a.k.a. Daredevil.
So there's a rumor that Daredevil had killed Mountain Tiger and taken the token.
You know the gang loves face. This was such a serious case.
So there's a secret bounty of a million dollars on his head.
Once the order is given, he's out of luck.
Shortly after he got thrown into open waters to feed the sharks.
There was only a severed palm left.
They took revenge. How about the token?
It hasn't been found since Daredevil died.
Hey, I can't talk anymore. I've already told you too much.
I need to fix the car.
Master Yuen, you taught me how to fix cars before. See if I got rusty now, okay?
You're such a boot-licker. Be careful.
Hand me the tools.
Here.
Master Yuen.
Bean Counter Fai. Rising chief in Ka Wo.
Bean Counter Fai.
Big brother.
What's the matter?
Say hello.
Master Yuen.
Master Yuen was famous before. His nickname was Fit Yuen.
You guys were babies when Master Yuen retired. You know that?
Big brother, how's business lately?
So-so.
Good. But you want to play again. Don't. Be content with your business here.
It's good for retirement.
It's dangerous outside. You may get killed easily. And what for?
Give the junior members a chance, okay?
Bean Counter Fai, do you know why cars today break down so easily?
It's due to poor quality.
The steel used before was much stronger.
But now people want to floor it. They lose control and crash easily.
The car will be wrecked and the people killed.
Neighbors will get hurt too. So there's nothing to gain going too fast.
The quality is really poor.
Bean Counter Fai, don't do anything reckless.
Enough.
I'm a nice brother, eh?
We are gangsters. We never make trouble. I will pay. Master Yuen, I'll back you up.
That guy Bean Counter Fai's so violent? How can he become the leader?
I understand at last why you want to take part in this again.
Good morning.
Pok, over here.
What's the matter, Brother Tong?
You're writing a story about Ka Wo, right? You need to balance the bloody scenes.
Write a cautionary side story to balance it out.
This is the boss of the sweet soup shop I often go to. What's happened?
He got strangled at home? His right hand's chopped off?
He's but an ordinary sweet soup shop owner. How come he's killed this way?
His background isn't ordinary at all.
This guy Chung Yat-fat was a member of Ka Wo.
His nickname was Mediator Fat. Everyone liked him.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
When he was young, he was once...
...the personal assistant to the previous leader, Mountain Tiger.
He could fight really well.
He's a cripple. He could fight?
He became lame subsequently.
It's said that he got ambushed in a deal. So his leg was broken.
Then he retired from the underworld.
Afterwards, he set up a sweet soup shop. It's been 8 to 10 years now.
How would he expect getting killed this way though he had retired for so many years?
That's why it's a cautionary tale. Once a gangster, forever a gangster.
His enemies found him though he holed-up in a sweet soup shop.
I'm not trying to trick you.
Okay. Consider it done.
Mom.
It's the first day of the month again. Another four months have expired.
The owner of the stone lion will come again to extend the loan period.
He's done so for about twenty years. It isn't easy.
Right. He keeps extending it.
He's still extending it even when Professor Fu's gone missing or dead.
Hey, don't say that in his son's presence.
It's true. The stone lion has been kept there ever since I was born.
The interest he's paid during this period is ten times the principal.
Why is he doing this?
Who cares? He's a good customer. We must be nice to him.
Right.
Wing Sing Pawnshop.
Mom, this is unbelievable.
The owner of the stone lion didn't come to extend the loan period at last.
Really? Professor Fu will own it then.
Let me see...
Mom, how come there's something red on the head?
Perhaps the stone got tainted.
There are two rectangles.
Right. What are they?
What do we know about antiques?
This is a male. Where's the lioness then?
The lioness has been absent for years. He must feel so happy.
You're never serious. Anyway, it belongs to Professor Fu now.
I, Fu Chi-pok, am a hardworking mature student who's eager to learn.
I work while I go to school.
Please don't disturb me all the time...
...or I can't make enough money for tuition or even for food.
Do you need to say so much?
My mom Sis Fortune said the stone lion...
...Professor Fu's waiting for is available now.
She asked you to go get it, as well as the things stored there earlier.
They've been stored there for some time. There's no hurry.
You're so lazy. Let's be formal.
Don't you need to pay a fee for storing the things there?
I've been busy lately. Can I get them later?
Hey, your mom's really kind.
Your father is a long-time client. He gave me the name Poon Doh-lai.
He tricked you this way?
I really didn't know our parents are such good friends.
Seriously, could you be my younger sis?
This is crazy. I got a dad. But it's like I haven't a dad.
Go on.
What?
I've told you everything about myself. But you're holding back on me.
So?
Go on.
Fine.
There was only mom at home ever since I was born.
One day, older brother and I went home after school.
We saw a stranger at home. Mom told us to call him 'dad'.
Then we dined together.
After dinner, the man showed us how to play with a top.
He left the following morning. Shortly after, mom got pregnant.
Has the man ever come back after your younger sis was born?
No. But one day, mom told us to wear a black mourning-band.
She said dad was dead.
So sudden?
Mom said he was thrown into the sea by gangsters.
Only his severed palm was found.
Was your dad a member of the triad gang Yee Fung?
How do I know?
Is it possible that he's Poon Mo a.k.a. Daredevil?
I think mom called him Brother Mo.
I'm writing a story about triad gangs.
It's said that twenty-some years ago, Poon Mo was killed by his enemy.
Your last name's Poon.
He got eaten by sharks. Only his hand was found.
I guess it must be him.
Is that right?
How come you're so cool?
Your dad's eaten by sharks. Only a hand's left. You don't feel anything?
Triad gangsters kill each other often. What's the use of feeling anything?
Isn't it true that folklorists stress family history and inheritance?
Your dad's dead. Shouldn't you dig into it for the truth?
Hey, he's my so-called dad only. I met him just once.
Did the dad ever give you anything?
Sure. A big gift. My younger sis.
Anything special like a Big Boss token?
What's that?
Recently I'm writing a special article on triad gangs.
If your dad was really Yee Fung's leader, you could help me then.
I'm sorry. I can't help you.
Brother Wah, I need to trouble you for receiving the goods that aren't redeemed.
I make profits through the price difference.
You need to refurbish them. Then you have to sell them. It's tedious.
It isn't easy money.
Never mind.
Hey, this is nice.
You like stones, too?
I collect them. Will you sell it to me?
It isn't for sale.
How about I pay you a higher price? Sell it to me, please.
It isn't mine. I'm keeping it for someone else.
So it won't be available for sale?
He's waited over 20 years.
You want to compete with him? I can't account for it to him that way.
Wing Sing Pawnshop.
I can't believe this.
Who's so noisy?
The roar of animals? How can I sleep?
Hey, the noise comes from downstairs.
Is it the roar of a lion or a tiger?
You think there's a zoo here? Is the lecher upstairs watching animal porn?
Seriously?
It's quiet now. Go back to sleep quickly. Go.
Hey, don't watch animal porn anymore.
Mom.
You came so early. Going to buy breakfast?
You came in so early, too?
I didn't sleep well last night due to the noise. So I came in earlier.
I wonder if my mind's playing tricks. I can still hear the strange noises.
People have too much free time for this.
I'm not afraid of human beings. I worry it's a ghost.
Seriously?
I need to offer joss-sticks to Lord Kwan and ask him to keep our family safe.
Go.
Hurry.
Lord Kwan?
It was so noisy last night.
Was there a thief?
Let's check if anything's missing.
Okay.
Nothing missing over here.
Nothing here, either.
Only Lord Kwan and the things at the shrine were smashed.
Shall we report this to the police?
There isn't property loss. The police will keep a record only.
Our security system is like that in a bank. How come the alarm didn't sound?
That means it's a locked-room.
How come Lord Kwan and the things at the shrine were lying on the floor then?
Don't say something so spooky.
Don't worry. We have two experts at home on arcane lore and locked-rooms.
Sis Lai, have you solved the puzzle yet?
I've solved locked-room mysteries.
But I've never disarmed a security system before.
If the alarm didn't sound, that means no one came in here.
What's the explanation in occult studies?
None.
What?
But I've found something. The noise.
What noise?
It's like the roar of lions that movie companies use.
Did someone watch movies the whole night last night?
But no one would loop that all night.
Wrong. He could be watching the Great Migration.
Tigers eating elephants and elephants eating hippos.
I'm eating you.
What's this?
Mothball, I guess.
I don't remember Lord Kwan got that.
It has the same color and texture like the stone lion.
But I don't recall there's such a ball in the stone lion.
Of course. The stone lion is so small. How would it get such a big ball?
I remember the stone lion story in the 30s.
Back then two lovers passed by...
...the Zoological and Botanical Gardens Memorial Arch at night.
It's suspected that they were attacked by a hard object. The man was injured.
He told the police he saw a stone marble shooting out from the stone lion's mouth...
...to attack him.
Subsequently the police sent...
...a male constable and a female constable to patrol the place.
The male constable was hit by a stone marble during the patrol.
In the end he died of the serious injury.
So scary? How's the problem solved in the end?
The brass wanted to pacify everyone. A Taoist monk was hired to perform a ritual.
The stone marble in the stone lion's mouth was smashed.
The red paint at the eyes was erased, too.
Then the stone lion never hurt people again.
I see. No wonder there isn't a stone marble in the mouth of the stone lion.
Sis Lai, you said the incident happened...
...at the Zoological and Botanical Gardens' Memorial Arch.
Yes.
Look. It's written on the Arch that it's built in memory of the Second World War.
How would the incident happen in the 30s then?
The story seems unreliable.
Your degree in Folkloristics is solid. You know when to query.
The Memorial Arch was built in 1928. The words were written on it subsequently.
Listen, the stone lion killing incident is fake.
That pair of lovers made it up in order to murder the cop.
It's hard to find out as it happened so long ago.
But a similar case happened in 1994.
Professor Fu mentioned that in the outline of his thesis.
Even Professor Fu paid attention to it? What's the case?
It's an exact replica of what happened in the 30s. But the victim wasn't a cop.
He was a triad gang leader.
There was blood at the stone lion's mouth, too.
It's called a replica.
But how could the stone lion kill without the stone marble?
You're really ignorant. All auspicious animals have super power.
They can materialize virtual stuff. Do you understand?
So the lion's roar last night was made by the stone lion?
That's possible. Lord Kwan fighting the stone lion.
Poon Tak-lei, please don't bring home the scam you perform on your online program.
Right. The stone lion has been kept here for so many years.
Why wasn't there a problem before?
Think about it, mom.
After the stone lion's forfeited, we put it in the cabinet facing Lord Kwan.
You're crazy like him?
Why did you hit me?
I like to.
Excuse me.
You want to pawn something?
There's a demon here, a demonic beast.
Sir, please leave if you aren't pawning anything.
I can see with my celestial eye.
One of them is Lord Kwan. You have a Lord Kwan statue here?
Every pawn shop has a Lord Kwan statue. Are you playing games?
The other is a demonic stone lion.
Good against evil. They will fight each other.
Too bad Lord Kwan is weak and the demonic beast is strong.
I'm afraid the Lord Kwan statue is broken already.
What else do you know?
This demon is a male lion. There are too many women here.
Something will go wrong easily. You guys must give me the beast now.
Take this, my friend.
How will I extort money with this?
To prevent this demonic beast from hurting people...
...I will take it to a place of extreme yin and purge its anger with positive air.
It must be done now. Give it to me so that I can perform the ritual.
What's your name?
Call me Brother Kwan.
I'm sorry, Brother Kwan.
The stone lion belongs to someone else. We'll return it to him.
Don't. The demonic beast will hurt people if you allow it to stay.
It will be really troublesome then.
Brother Kwan, I'm the owner of this pawnshop.
I will take responsibility of whatever happens, okay?
You guys take care then.
Something happened in the shop. We didn't report it to the police.
We haven't told anyone about it. How did he find out?
Wing Sing Pawnshop.
Again.
Hey, give us a break, okay? I can't sleep.
No, listen. It's really like a lion's roar.
Is it like what Brother Kwan said? It's a bad idea keeping the stone lion?
You're crazy. Let's call the police.
Hey, it's stopped. There's no more noise once you said we should call the police.
Smart.
He can feel my angry brain waves. He's smart.
Sis Fortune isn't woken by the noise.
Never mind. Can't envy her. Let's go back to sleep.
That isn't the tiger's roar. Now there's the fire alarm. What's going on?
It's like the fire alarm in our shop.
There's so much smoke? How come the door's opened?
Right.
Over here.
Why is there so much smoke?
Hey?
So you are here?
The fire is put out.
Is everyone okay?
Thank God the fire was put out quickly. Otherwise you would have been killed.
Several items were burned.
Thank God the gold peach is fine. But its brocade purse is burned.
I guess we can afford the compensation.
Sis Fortune, why are you here in the middle of the night?
I couldn't fall asleep thinking of the strange noise.
So I came here to check the stock.
Did you see how the place catch fire while you're checking the stock?
I heard some noise in the room once I got here. I was frightened.
But I needed to check it out. There was a fire. I tried to put it out.
Sis Fortune, there's something on your butt.
Really? Perhaps I got it when I tried to put out the fire just now.
This is weird. Last time Lord Kwan's statue was broken. Now there's a fire in the shop.
This is really spooky. I need to go to the bathroom.