Johnnie To

The story takes place in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, when many warlords were rising and there were both external and internal troubles. Ruan Tingshen (played by Stephen Chow), whose parents made a fortune in the green forest, meets Zhuang Mengdie (played by Miriam Yeung), a prominent daughter whose ancestors were once high-ranking officials in the Qing Dynasty, on his way home by train. The man was talented and the woman was beautiful. They fell in love at first sight. Although the Ruan and Zhuang families lived close to each other, their status remained uncertain

When the bandit Zhang Peter (played by Andy Lau) learned that he only had four weeks left to live, he decided to avenge his father who was killed by the gangster boss (played by Li Zixiong). For this purpose, he meticulously planned to rob the finance company next to the gangster boss's transportation company and took hostages to attract He Shangsheng (played by Lau Ching-wan), a senior negotiation expert who was transferred to a clerical position for offending his superiors

Police officer Ah Hai (played by Andy Lau) is shrewd and capable in his career, but his relationship with his wife (played by Ruby Lo) is extremely bad. His wife is even pregnant with someone else's child, and their marriage is on the verge of breakdown. Ah Hai was shot in the head while fighting with a criminal and lost his sense of taste ever since. The wife took full care of them, and their relationship began to improve. no

After the death of his beloved, the assassin O (Takashi Tomimachi) completely shut himself off in a safe and secluded residence. In his life dictionary, there was only killing and loneliness left. But when the innocent girl Chin, who looked very much like his ex-girlfriend and was hired to clean the residence, appeared, his heart was opened again. However, they had never met before