by Jonathan Crow
synopsis
Clarence Fok Yiu-leung spins this straight-ahead crime thriller. Ng Chi-lone (Nicky Wu Chi-lung) is a renegade cop who is always running afoul of his superiors. Chiu Kwok-ho (Winston Chao Wen-hsuan) is a crime lord looking for a way out of the business after he learns that his partners are dealing drugs. The two meet in a cocktail lounge, quickly realize the other's identity, and soon form a friendship of sorts. When a gunmen tries to assassinate Chiu, Ng comes to the rescue, something that raises the eyebrows of Ng's superiors. Suspended from the force, Ng starts to work for Chiu, and protects his girlfriend Lai (Carrie Ng Kar-lai) from another assassination attempt.
