Half Cigarette (Ban zhi yan)

Is this the Roxy Nightclub?

It was, they pulled it down years ago

Him, in the white shirt

Bastard! I'll teach you to grope girls on the subway!

Jerk! I was groped! Why didn't you come when I called?

Stop it, you're as bad as him!

What's your name?

Brother Chai!

I'm on your case, you little fart!

Been busy?

Forgotten the sound of my voice?

Brother Chai... give me a break

I promise I'll pay, but right now I'm broke

I'm freelance, I'm doing my best

Sure you are! Tell you what...

You can have a discount if you pay me now, okay?

Brother Chai, I...

I really am broke! How can I pay you?

I'll pay you back in six installments, I promise!

One payment a month, okay?

Is that a joke? You said the same last time!

And what about the other debts you said you'd cover?

Your mother, Dee Dee, Candy, May and Cat's?

If you're broke, we'll have to take one hand instead

Brother, you're real tough! Which gang are you with?

Who the hell are you?

You want to hear my triad password?

Get him!

What? You think I'm beneath you?

Calm down, calm down

We can talk it over, no hassle

I was just teasing him, what's your name?

That's my business, you scumbag!

See if your boss knows Mountain Leopard

You know? As in the mountain cat?

Fine, I'll remember you...

Move!

Kiddo!

You'll pay for this!

Now I'm in deep shit

Uncle... where are you from?

When I...

Never mind, why are you following me?

You want to report me for what happened in the bookstore?

I need help to kill someone... Interested?

Uncle, stop kidding

Aren't you getting on a bit to be a hitman?

Who do you want killed?

I'll tell you later

You know somewhere I can lie low?

Hey, what's your name?

They call me Smokey

I'll carry your things

Thanks

Uncle Wah...

I know, mixed, extra sesame oil and one to go

- Has your ma remembered yet? - No.

Try it

Haven't had these for ages

Have you been abroad? The way you talk is... odd

Odd?

Old-fashioned!

It'll come back!

Sure

Yes, I'm just back... Been in Brazil for 30 years

Brazil? Where the girls dance in feathers all day?

Famous for soccer too

Did you have a girlfriend?

Scored some goals too

By the way, what do you do?

Checking up on me?

Just asking, you don't have to say

I sell pirated CDs, have the odd fight...

Play a bit of snooker and find johns for my friends at night! Get it?

Sure, I used to be much the same

What's your name?

I just told you!

I mean your real name

Marlboro

That rings a bell...

Stay here, I have to deliver something

Mister, come on in!

- Nice, legal-age girls! - No.

Upstairs you can have fun... a drink, a smoke, a dance...

- No... - Come on...

Dee Dee!

Hey, I was only joking!

Two can play at that game

Cool it, I won't do it again!

Really?

You know why I've stuck with you all this time?

Because you didn't treat me like a hooker!

I know, I really didn't mean it

I was joking, I won't do it again

Go joke with your mother!

Don't bring my mother into it...

Why is she so pissed off?

I made fun of her

She's a hooker?

Make fun of a hooker and you deserve what you get

What's with your hair?

You live alone? What's all this stuff?

My ma lives here too, but she isn't here much

We rent storage space to the stallholders downstairs

So when does it happen?

What?

Don't you want to kill someone?

The police are right opposite! Keep your voice down!

Hide in plain sight! Are you really a killer?

What are you shooting?

Nothing, I'm watching for jay-walking cops

If I catch one, I'll sell it to TV

Who made the bed?

Who are you after?

- Nine Dragons. - Nine Dragons?

We should go shopping today

For what? I know where to buy a gun

Clothes! Come on

You're going out like that?

Just checking for danger first

So who's this Nine Dragons?

He was notorious in Yaumatei 30 years ago

We were bitter rivals, evenly matched

30 years ago? How do you expect me to find him?

He might be dead by now!

Maybe your 'brothers' can help

Ask them where he is and what he's doing

But don't let on that Mountain Leopard is back in Hong Kong!

If he's not dead, he'll be around your age

You think he'll come for you?

What's your beef with this guy anyway?

He stole my woman

Two oldsters fighting over a girl?

That's why you want him shot?

He also betrayed his boss and cheated his 'brothers'

He stole money, stole his boss's woman... you want more?

I get it

I can see you're a righteous guy

How long have you been at this game? Who's your boss?

You could say I was born into it

Oh, I took you for somebody with rank!

I thought you were in this big time

You seemed so brave last night

No big deal

Hookers are people too

Right, hookers are people too

Come on

Let me see!

Ma, I'll be making big money soon

We can move somewhere better

Hold it!

Never mind, you can go

Crazy!

Huh, you couldn't be my father with a face like that!

Let's move, okay?

Where to?

That the hell are you doing? Taking a dump?

Come on, can we go?

Hi, Smokey

On the job early today?

- Yes. - Okay, let's go.

Don't I look younger now?

Why are you dressed like that?

Uncle, we're only looking for leads

What if I run into my old girlfriend?

Come on, Smokey

Mister, full service is only $800

Who's first?

We're looking for Nine Dragons

It was really something!

Four of them, waving choppers, cornered me

Believe me, those were big choppers!

But I wasn't scared

I could see one of the bastards was trembling...

Those guys are old enough to be my father

They dye their hair, but they're past it

All they can do is brag

That guy was bleeding from a head-wound

Didn't know where he was!

Be he still came for me with his chopper

So I leapt in the air...

...and gave him a side-kick

Believe me, I may have kicked him too hard...

The bastard flew in the air...

...right over a truck, and hit the ground out cold!

There were four of them, you said. What about the other three?

They stood around watching?

I need a pee, I'll tell you afterwards

Come on, you can't take a pee now

Those kids are just street-punks

Small-time, but full of themselves

Boss...

What is El Nino?

You jerk, you don't even know that?

El Nino is... a big really deal!

It pours with rain, there are hurricanes

Floods, earthquakes...

When El Nino shows up, everyone runs!

You're so dumb, you really are

Boss, you're just like El Nino!