"Tropical Fish" "Nature works in mysterious ways" "A young man named Liu has written to us from Taipei" "He says he found a hearing aid in the street" "For fun." "He tried it on  and heard something speaking to him" "Since then he hears less of everyday sounds" "But the hearing aid tells him  he is gaining a super power  which he will use to save the world" "Very interesting!" "Do go on sending us your letters" "Tell us your exotic experiences" "Share with us your sensations" "Next we hear more of the legend of King Saloman  the Super Fish-Man But first some music..." "Liu Zhi-qiang!" "Just 31 days to the Joint Entrance Exam I can't go on punishing you" "But if you fail the Exam you'll suffer all your life" "Those who lack confidence..." "raise your hands!" "Okay hands down" "Giving up?" "Throwing in the towel?" "Oowards!" "I had one student who never scored  higher than 400 in any test" "But he passed the Exam!" "You know why?" "Because he never gave up" "He sleptjust 4 hours a day in the final month" "He never let up" "And he made it... as you will" "31 days is plenty" "Work hard and don't lose heart" "Who dares say you won't succeed?" "Now I'll ask you again..." "Those who lack confidence..." "raise your hands!" "Are you giving up?" "No!" "Are you confident?" "Yes!" "Louder!" "Yes!" "Did I ask you to play with me?" "Are you any good?" "Idiot!" "Let's get out of here" "I'm ashamed to have a friend like you" "Have a cigarette" "Juvenile Division?" "Where is the boy?" "Did you see that thing in the paper?" "About girls being slashed in the backside  when they're out walking at night?" "Well meet the wolf himself" "Bullshit!" "You don't believe me?" "I'll show you some action next time" "OK!" "What do you want most after the Exam?" "A tank of tropical fish" "Don't you have a small one already?" "No fish yet?" "Dad won't let me" "He never stops bugging you huh?" "You know what I want most?" "What?" "Get laid" "Hello how are you?" "You don't know me yet but I trust fate" "Amid the sea of people we ride the same bus" "That's fate lt means we could do other things together" "Let's go further than the bus can take us l invite you on a submarine trip" "We'll soon bid farewell to Junior High" "At that historic moment  I'll show you tropical fish on Green Island" "Oai Jia-qi 8 out of 100" "Xu Wei-li 23" "Liu Zhi-qiang 41" "Hands out!" "Have a puff" "Wasn't that a shitty subject for an essay?" ""My dream"?" "What the hell..." "You know what I was gonna write?" "What?" "I was gonna write about my wet dream" "And?" "I changed my mind" "Why?" "Teacher might've had the same dream" "Asshole!" "So what did you write?" "About a deep ocean fish  which feeds on the dreams of kids" "When it's eaten 9999 of them  it will fly out of the sea" "And then?" "If you glimpse it at daybreak  you turn into a Super Fish-Man" "Man aren't you going to Senior High?" "What's all this crap about fish and Fish-Men?" "What goes on in your head?" "How much are Green Island submarine tours?" "Are you serious about this?" "Smoking?" "Which school?" "Lost your tongues?" "Zhengdao junior High" "Olass?" "Well?" "Olass 4 ninth grade" "Names?" "Liu Zhi-qiang" "Liu Zhi-qiang" "You?" "Xu Wei-li" "Same class?" "What's his name?" "Liu Zhi-qiang" "Phone number?" "His is 767-8804" "Smart-ass!" "and yours?" "760-6451" "Don't lie to me!" "Follow me" "Move it" "What happened?" "The fucker touched me up" "He's coming..." "Zhi-qiang?" "This is Wei-li" "Has that guy called your dad?" "No!" "Yours?" "Not yet!" "Fuck I'm staying home tomorrow" "What about you?" "I have to go to school" "Okay tell teacher I'm ill if she asks" "And if that guy calls  say that we were framed" "Got it?" "Okay got it" "Bye" "Yam fries please" "Spicy?" "Sure" "No not on mine" "Okay" "How much is that?" "120" "Any money left?" "I'll get it" "Thanks" "Got enough?" "Yes." "Then let's move!" "Bring your comic books" "100" "He did better in Geography than History" "He only had to memorise the book  and he failed!" "And English Math..." "Ah Mr Liu..." "Liu Zhi-qiang's father?" "Yes" "This is his last test result 427" "Don't be embarrassed about it" "These other parents are in the same boat" "All of you have children  sitting the Exam next month  who are going to fail!" "Zhi-qiang!" "These rooster testicles will do you good" "Good for what?" "It's hopeless" "You got a mark of only 400" "Do you want to study or not?" "If not what do you want?" "You think you could be a labourer or apprentice?" "No-one will want you" "Don't nag him over dinner!" "You were the one who spoiled him!" "It beats me" "Aren't you worried that he's backward?" "What kind of mother are you?" "You go to the next PTA meeting..." "See if you don't feel ashamed" "Students!" "This will be your last test here" "Do your best" "Now put away your books" "What took you so long?" "You knew all the answers and just sat there?" "I didn't have a clue I'll never score higher than 400" "They say the last test seals your fate I'm doomed" "O'mon it's over let's have fun" "How?" "With this..." "Hey Zhi-qiang" "Where's Dad?" "He went to your school" "What for?" "I don't know" "A case of kidnapping in Taipei 7-year-old Wang Dao-nan left home yesterday  and has not been seen since" "His family didn't notice his absence  until they received a ransom call... at noon today" "Head of the family..." "Hey Mom Mom!" "I know who kidnapped that kid!" "Hey Dad look!" "I know who kidnapped him!" "And I know your test marks: 396!" "Wei-li" "Wei-li I'm going home" "Wei-li!" "What the fuck?" "Zhi-qiang run!" "Stop!" "Stop you little asshole!" "Now here's a letter from Xie Fu-lai in Taichung" "He says a beautiful three-eyed girl  appeared in his mirror  smiling at him  when he peeled an apple at midnight" "That's truly fascinating" "Now back to the legends of King Saloman" "Will he rescue the mermaid princess  and escape from the thousand-year-old shark?" "We'll be back after this song" "On your feet!" "You're asking for it" "Telephone number?" "Don't fuck with me!" "The number!" "767-8804" "Get that down" "767... 767... 8804!" "Hello Dad?" "I've been kidnapped" "How do you know?" "Wei-li?" "No this is for real there's..." "Got it straight?" "I have your son lf you want him back get ready 5 million" "That's your problem!" "Listen carefully put it in the trash-can outside Ohung-Hsiao Theatre 5 million at 1 pm tomorrow I warn you!" "If the money isn't there or the cops show up... get ready for your boy's funeral" "So it's your show now" "Are you worth 5 million to your dad?" "What about the little one?" "Shall we let him go?" "You must be fucking crazy!" "Free him to turn us in?" "I'm not that bored with my life" "So what do we do?" "His old man doesn't care he was adopted" "Never mind now this one's father is worried" "Stop gawking!" "Start praying!" "If your dad doesn't show up with the cash  it'll be curtains for you" "Help me with my glasses" "Stop kissing me!" "Long time no see!" "What's your line of work now?" "What are you doing here?" "Me?" "What are you doing here?" "I'm on duty" "No kidding!" "Me?" "This is a stake out for a kidnap" "A kidnap?" "Right!" "A kidnap!" "Why are you here?" "I'm on duty." "How come you..." "Hey isn't that Oai?" "Sure it is!" "And Ohen's over there the whole team" "You've got a small army here" "Right!" "Who are you out to nail?" "Whoever picks up the ransom" "Nobody's showed up yet" "You're in construction?" "How's the money?" "Who told you that?" "Don't forget your old pals now you're rich I'll look you up when I retire" "See if you can give me a job" "Hell yes make sure you do that" "So why are you here?" "Who me?" "Yeah what are you up to?" "I'm meeting someone here" "So where's your friend?" "What time is it?" "He hasn't shown up?" "Odd I don't see him" "Oan't talk now because I'm on duty I'll buy you a drink sometime" "Great!" "Need any help now?" "No you've left this stuff behind" "Well I'll be off then" "Sorry about the rush maybe we..." "Say hello to Oai for me." "Sure!" "You guys have a tough job!" "Bye... I want to watch cartoons" "There's none on" "No cable TV here?" "No." "Eat this..." "A man was knocked off his motorcycle  and run over by a truck alongside works  for the Mass Transit Railway on Roosevelt Road" "The unfortunate victim died immediately" "Deceased was Lai Mao-chun aged 46..." "An ex-policeman now working in construction" "His next-of-kin have been informed" "Oareful!" "Oome on move it!" "Takes two of you to carry one painting?" "This is valuable old stuff" "Oan you manage that alone?" "Be careful..." "Ah Ohing where have you been hiding?" "Deep fuckin' asleep!" "Yeah too much sex!" "Are you hungry?" "What?" "I'm so hungry" "Me too" "Where?" "Here?" "Sorry I'll rub it for you" "Hey don't run away!" "Wait for me!" "Where are you going?" "Wait for me!" "Wait for me" "You'll get us into trouble..." "Hurry up!" "Ah Xian!" "Are you studying?" "You gonna sit the test again?" "No wanna get a job" "Doing what?" "Black Bull says I can collect debts for him" "Fuck that for a game of cobblers" "Ah Ohun long time no see" "Join us it's been too long" "Oome on sit here" "Ah Ohun why isn't Ah Oai with you?" "He's working in Taipei?" "That's good" "My Ah Ohing works in Taipei too" "Please ask Ah Oai to look out for him" "Do you know that man outside?" "You don't!" "Join us... sit here" "Let us feed ourselves we won't run away" "Alright here" "How come they caught you too?" "I was gonna rescue you" "Rescue me?" "You're that strong?" "Heard of King Saloman?" "I'm King Saloman Super Fish-Man" "You're kidding lf you're as good as you say  why didn't you get the bad guys?" "I was on half-power" "Look my power-unit is dead" "Wow!" "So we're gonna die for sure then?" "Shall we try to get help?" "Okay..." "Help!" "Help!" "Okay place your bets!" "Hey Xiong!" "Ah Ohing!" "How ya doing?" "Where's Auntie?" "What is it?" "Gotta talk to her" "Okay hang on" "Be right there" "Lost again?" "Fraid so!" "New game!" "Lay your bets!" "I'll give you two for 500 it's good stuff" "Hey look who's back!" "Ah Ohing when did you get back?" "This afternoon" "Doing well in Taipei?" "Not too great" "Looking for your aunt?" "Right She's inside" "Mum's inside" "It's a swindle ln that costume at your age..." "You chose to buy the ticket" "Did anyone drag you in here?" "Go look at your own mother if you prefer" "You curse my mother?" "Sure if you want" "Time's up out you go" "Orazy!" "It's a con!" "Nobody forced you in I'm going to the police" "Go ahead asshole!" "Whatever you want" "Nobody's stopping you!" "I'm earning an honest penny here!" "Auntie I need to talk to you" "Ah Ohing?" "Wait I'll just get changed" "Okay" "Ah Ohing choose one for yourself" "What's the problem?" "I'll tell you..." "Yes?" "Quality clothing Miss" "Two for 500 or 290 for one" "See the label?" "Department store quality" "Pack up Ming-zhu we're going home" "What's up Mum?" "Tell you later where's Ah Xiong?" "Ah Xiong we're leaving!" "Still gambling?" "You play while we do all the work" "You'll die gambling I didn't bet much" "Empty pockets that's why I've told you..." "We're going broke because of you" "Nobody buys this con-trick any more" "Says who?" "Just as well we don't rely on you" "But this whole thing was your idea" "What's eating you?" "Why are you wearing sunglasses at night?" "You're clueless!" "This way nobody will recognize me" "Fool!" "Let me look!" "Looks so stupid no wonder he got kidnapped I've never seen a kidnap victim before" "Auntie what shall we do now?" "Bring them home" "Too dangerous out here" "Help me Ah Xiong we'll take them home" "Okay" "Get the light off my face!" "Delicious!" "Really good!" "Not bad!" "I want a hamburger" "Keep your voice down damn you isn't this good enough for you?" "Shut up!" "Another word from you  and I'll make hamburger from your willie" "Ah Juan come and join us" "Don't stay in the kitchen" "My dear in-law do join us!" "Oongratulations!" "Grandma it's these two" "These two are your sons?" "Such dear boys" "She's lost it again" "Over here Grandma" "What?" "Whose slipper is this?" "Looks like mine" "Are you eating with your feet?" "Ah Ohing when will the water go down?" "Dunno!" "It might take days" "What caused this anyhow?" "Maybe the dam?" "I really don't know" "Yeah it's because the dam broke lt's our irrigation system water can't flow out" "Listen to Mr. Scholar!" "Why don't you complain about it?" "No point no-one's smart around here" "At least you got that right" "So find someone who is" "Ah Ohung let's see the TV news" "Okay" "Turning to domestic news..." "Singer Lu Fei was mobbed by fans at his concert" "One woman fainted in the crush" "But happily she regained consciousness .after being rushed to hospital" "Lu Fei!" "Lu Fei!" "Events really have a way of telling us  what a kaleidoscopic modern world we live in" "What's up?" "Relax we won't hurt you" "We'll free you when your dad coughs up" "Why the tears?" "Didn't you hear me?" "Auntie he's a bit hard of hearing" "One dumb and the other deaf lf l were your dad I wouldn't pay lt's now three days since Liu Zhi-qiang was kidnapped" "But there are no new leads" "The police suspect a link between this case  and the kidnap of another schoolboy." "Wang Dao-nan" "The kidnapper telephoned only once  on the day that Liu was taken" "The police have issued this picture of Liu Zhi-qiang" "Any citizen who sights Liu Zhi-qiang  is requested to contact..." "Not a bad picture of you" "He looks better in the flesh" "Not much difference" "Why are you crying?" "You sound like a professional funeral waller" "That's enough" "Let's clear up it's bedtime I wanna pee" "Pee anywhere you want!" "We're underwater anyway" "Are you stronger than the four invisible kings?" "Hey are you stronger than the four invisible kings?" "God damn it go to sleep!" "Auntie where do we go from here?" "How do we get him back to Taipei?" "Hell we can't let him go now" "Didn't you promise to take the family to Taipei  and support your brother's schooling?" "And what about your Grandma... I'm totally lost." "The kidnapping was my boss's idea." "Now he's dead." "This wasn't my plan in the first place" "Don't worry I'll help you out" "These tykes will bring us a fortune won't they?" "Nah the little one is worth zilch" "How come?" "His dad doesn't want him" "What kind of father doesn't want his son?" "Right what do you mean?" "He's not his real dad" "His mother had him by an earlier boyfriend" "Then that guy took off" "And his mother married this other guy" "And she killed herself a few years back" "Killed herself?" "Why?" "Because her husband treated her so badly" "And he took a mistress" "The man doesn't consider this kid his son" "So he's an orphan now" "Poor little thing" "This father has no heart at all" "Right and he had dealings with my boss" "He cheated my boss over an illicit payment" "That's why he took the kid" "But the man doesn't want the kid back" "He's happy that we took him!" "Such misfortune" "And he's so cute" "The ninth grade student Liu Zhi-qiang is absent  because he has been kidnapped" "So that he could not be with us today." "I'm sure we all share the same sorrow" "We condemn the wrong-doers" "And sincerely trust that all of you here today will never stray from the path of righteousness" "Shall we observe one minute's silence for Liu Zhi-qiang" "We pray for his safe return" "Ming-zhu!" "You want to shake your baby out?" "Go get some rest!" "See that?" "She could go into labour any minute" "And she's jumping around like a child" "That little one might try to escape" "He wouldn't dare" "Don't be so sure" "Maybe the other one's an orphan too" "No I know he has a father" "Oertain?" "Yeah!" "Look another update on TV ... bring you interviews with Liu's parents and teacher" "Our Zhi-qiang has always been a weak child" "Please be kind to him" "He loves sausages and preserved eggs" "Have a heart feed him well" "Zhi-qiang who were all those letters to?" "I beg his captors to set my boy free!" "I'll do whatever you tell me to!" "Please I beg you give him back to me!" "The Joint Entrance Exam is only ten days away lf he isn't back he'll miss it!" "I beg of you!" "Who are you criminals working for?" "Explain to me what you want!" "You can'tjust abduct kids like this!" "Talk to me city councilors candidate Xu Huo-tu" "My doors are open to you" "Liu Zhi-qiang is a fine student" "He is well behaved" "He doesn't talk much and gets good grades" "This young man has a bright future" "The police call for the immediate release of the captives" "They are confident the case can be cracked in three days" "Auntie." "Let's have a word inside" "What is it?" "Oome inside!" "What is it?" "I'm sorry I'd have let you go if I'd known about the Exam" "But now you're here!" "Oan'tjust let you go!" "But never mind" "You can study here I'll take you home when we get the cash" "Work at it Zhi-qiang!" "Don't end up useless like me" "You can start right away!" "Right!" "See here Zhi-qiang!" "Maybe you can use these books of Ah Juan's" "Geography History the lot lf there's not enough I can buy more in Jiayi" "See where Ah Juan underlined bits of them?" "She used to study hard" "Eight!" "Your turn" "Xian who are those kids?" "Oan't tell you now" "But we're gonna get rich" "We'll move to Taipei..." "no more floods!" "It doesn't flood in Taipei?" "Dope!" "You think the President's Palace floods?" "Eighteen!" "Show your cards" "Why'd you have to show her?" "What's going on here?" "What are you looking at?" "Who can play with her?" "Are these the right books?" "I got them in Jiayi" "It's Math?" "How's it going?" "If you don't get it write it down I can ask someone in the village" "Mr. Lin is very good in Ohinese studies" "And I think he knows Math too I can ask him anything you don't get" "Mrs. Lin is Mr. Lin home?" "I got the answer Zhi-qiang I'll explain..." "Mr. Lin says... this is... ln the triangle ABO..." "Because... well..." "The angle AOB equals... ls greater than..." "Therefore angle E..." "Hang on I'll ask him again" "How old are these?" "They're today's!" "I just got them!" "You sound like a pig in a trough" "You like my idea?" "No too dangerous!" "Dongshi is too small for us to keep it secret" "No it ain't" "What danger?" "Old Hui shot it!" "Never seen such a big fish!" "Grandma we're talking about the ransom" "So it's safe if you don't shoot fish?" "You know Old Hui died in an accident" "Grandma you live in a different world!" "Where the hell have we got to?" "Ah Ohing I've been thinking" "We can't risk getting this wrong" "They'll shoot us if we screw up" "You don't know!" "Firing squad..." "Let's think about this I don't think Zhi-qiang is gonna make it in the Exam" "Why not?" "If he studies hard when he's home..." "That's right" "He can study hard here can't he?" "And it's quieter here" "What I mean is..." "There's still several days to go" "All we must do is clinch the deal before the big day" "Okay" "Okay my ass!" "What's the big deal here?" "Who cares if he passes or fails?" "Well?" "What?" "He brought them here I say we do it his way I got no problem with that" "We'd be right to take heed" "That's what we should do" "Old Hui failed to take heed" "That's why he was struck by that car" "She's off again" "Ma who is this Old Hui?" "How should I know?" "You be the one to humour her" "Talk about Old Hui" "Let's postpone the rest of this discussion" "Sure why not?" "Get some beer Ah Ohang" "O'mon let's play again" "Are you serious?" "It'll cure your headache!" "Think you can win some back?" "No way just don't lose your ass!" "Who's losing what?" "Let's play then!" "Make some space here" "Ming-zhu clear this mess away" "Sit on those papers" "You like this bitter taste?" "Oome on" "Deal me in" "You want her in too?" "As I bought this book..." "The bookseller found his bird dead" "Yesterday it sang today it's gone forever" "Life just slips away" "Just as my youth will slip away" "Are you through in there Sis?" "What the hell's taking so long?" ""Ah Juan why don't you speak to me?"" ""l am the summer slipping into autumn"" ""You can revive me from hibernation"" ""l am the dust you stir up"" ""Ah Juan..."" "I knew you had the hots for her" "You fancy getting clobbered?" "Piss off!" "Only ten days to go to the Exam I'm sure that all students are striving their utmost" "All of them know that the Exam  is crucial for their futures" "But our thoughts go out to Liu Zhi-qiang  who has been missing for more than ten days" "Will he have a future?" "This must be a concern for all of us" "This morning his father and Oouncilor Yang  delivered a petition to the Education Dept  asking for the boy to be exempted the Exam I entrusted my boy to the school" "Now my boy's been kidnapped" "Doesn't the Department have a duty?" "My boy has been denied access to his books" "Who will compensate him?" "What if he's not back for the Exam?" "Wouldn't that be unjust?" "Tired?" "Let's hit the beach" "That tickles!" "How was the beach?" "Great!" "Such beautiful tropical fish in the sea!" "What bullshit are you talking now?" "The sea's full of them!" "You're a bigger liar than I am" "Ain't no tropical fish on this coast" "They're all in the South" "Don't even know that!" "Dunno what they teach you in school" "You're pig ignorant" "Okay enough eat your meal" "When can you recharge your power-unit?" "I need sea-water lt contains idiotic potassium I need that for my recharge" "To regain my super-powers" "The ocean is so mysterious" "There are things we can't imagine" "Will you tell me a story?" "Okay ln the deepest part of the sea  there's a weird-looking fish lt feeds on children's dreams" "When it has eaten 9999 of them  it will fly out of the sea on wings" "If you happen to be out at sea  as the sun comes up  shout out "l'm a fish!"" "Then that winged fish will fly up  and take you on a trip through the sea world" "Right to the ends of that world" "And in the Dragon King's palace  it will feed you a red pearl" "And once you've eaten it  you'll become King Saloman" "Then you'll be so bright..." "You'll be top of your class" "Hey Ah Ohing!" "You're back?" "Didn't look me up?" "Ah Fu long time no see!" "No kidding" "Have a smoke" "Putting on weight!" "And very tanned!" "Really?" "Fishing!" "Who are those two kids?" "Those two kids..." "They're... my friend's sons" "Their parents are abroad right now I hear you're getting rich in Taipei" "Nah can't earn much as a labourer" "You do better then me on your salary" "Then come back and work the boats!" "Fishing's hard work but the hours are flexible" "Everyone's leaving I get so bored here" "How long before you go back to Taipei?" "I'll leave in a couple of days" "Really?" "Look me up before you go I will" "Gotta start my shift now" "Okay..." "Bye!" "Don't forget!" "Sure... see ya!" "Ah Juan!" "When will you be recharged?" "It takes time" "There are now only five days to the Exam" "The police believe that Liu Zhi-qiang is still alive" "This station has received countless calls  expressing concern for his fate" "Our callers are all praying  for his safe return in time for the Exam" "One two three" "Take some rest Ming-zhu" "The doctor told me to exercise" "Ah Xiong!" "The Exam's only five days away!" "Are you blind?" "This is giving me bad luck I'm sorry" "There's only five days left" "We gotta think what to do I've been trying to think!" "You think I like this waiting around?" "You have to think of something" "The main thing is  to fix the time and place for the handover" "Then we can call his father" "How much should we demand?" "One million?" "Just one million?" "Are we running a charity here?" "At least two million leave room to bargain" "Bargaining over two million?" "Why not demand five and then bargain?" "Idiot!" "Okay let's go for five million" "Where will we make the switch?" "Betel nuts!" "Old Hui liked betel nuts!" "I know a guy who sells betel nuts... I have an idea" "When did you last see him?" "I wonder if he's still in business" "We did military service together" "Haven't seen him since we got out" "You mean 20 or 30 years ago?" "Sure smart-ass lt was two years ago!" "We've been waiting for an hour" "This is it!" "Zhong-Zheng Road Betel Nuts!" "There's no mistake!" "There's many Zhong-Zheng Roads in Taiwan" "None of your business kid lt sure is his business!" "Ah Xiong I'm bored silly" "Enough of this waiting let's go home" "All right I'll call Ah Ohing" "Ah Ohing!" "We're giving up!" "Damn!" "Are you through?" "I'm trying to do business here" "Sorry just a bit longer" "Mr. Liu l think this is the wrong place I'm afraid we must give up now" "There are many betel nut vendors on this road" "We have many men on the case" "You go home first" "Maybe the kidnappers will call again" "Don't you worry go on home l'll take care of things here" "Let's move" "Thank you sir Nothing" "One pack of betel nuts!" "Oall it off" "Fuck if I get through I'll add a million  and curse the shit out of them!" "Right!" "Hey aren't they cops?" "Uh-oh..." "A new development in the Liu kidnapping" "The abductor called yesterday  demanding five million in cash  at an address on Zhong-Zheng Road" "The kidnappers are now known to be a gang" "Yesterday's caller was not the man who called before" "Here is the recording of the call" "Hello Mr. Liu?" "Fuck lousy pictures!" "Are you ready to pay for your son's life?" "What's your son's life worth to you?" "I'm afraid we have to charge you a lot" "Out the crap!" "Get to the point!" "Mr. Liu l'll tell you" "Get five million ready in cash" "Or we won't be responsible for his safety" "Let me hear!" "Don't snatch the phone!" "Old Hui why not come over for a drink?" "Hell!" "Ah Ohing take her home!" "Did you hear me Mr. Liu?" "Yes yes!" "Have five million ready tomorrow" "Be at the betel nut stand on Zhong-Zheng Road" "We'll meet you there" "At what time?" "Four... four o'clock" "Ming-zhu will four be too late?" "No" "Okay four it is" "Ah Ohang anything else to say?" "Quick we're almost out of change" "Ma how could you mention Ah Ohang's name!" "You've given us away!" "Damn!" "You have all the details Mr. Liu" "Tomorrow four o'clock!" "Bye!" "Ming-zhu sounded the worst" "You think you sounded better?" "To think we all got on TV!" "Although it sounded like a prank call  the police have gleaned some clues from it" "The police now believe the mastermind  to be a man named Old Hui" "The call was traced to the village of Dongshi" "The police are now combing the area" "They expect to find the boy before the Exam date" "How'd they manage that?" "What shall we do?" "Brother the place is crawling with cops" "They're questioning Ah Fu" "We're done for!" "Ah Fu has seen the two kids!" "Auntie what shall we do?" "It's not safe here!" "Think of something!" "Where can we hide them?" "Grandma what do you think?" "What do you think she knows about it?" "Let's send them out to sea on a boat" "Out to sea?" "Ah Ohing that's not a bad idea" "Right we know the sea" "Yeah!" "Right out to sea!" "Shut up you kids" "What about a boat?" "Where are my schoolbooks?" "What have you done with my books?" "Zhi-qiang has them he's taking the Exam" "What the hell?" "Ah Juan's acting strangely" "He's had her books for days already!" "By what right did you take my books?" "Ah Juan!" "By what right?" "Ah Juan!" "By what right?" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "You hit me?" "You dare hit me?" "I ended up like this  because you forced me to quit school" "You know what people think of me now?" "Do I deserve this?" "Ah Juan don't!" "Ming-zhu look after her" "Who are those two?" "Why are they fighting?" "Black Oarp do you read me?" "Over" "Black Oarp do you read me?" "Over" "Red Dragon this is Black Oarp." "Over" "Had breakfast yet?" "Not yet" "Ah Ohang is so dumb" "Sending you off with books but no food ls Zhi-qiang studying?" "Yes studying English now" "Good" "But what are you going to eat?" "Ah Xiong has a fishing rod" "Says he'll catch something" "So we'll be having sashimi soon" "Auntie the food doesn't matter" "Have you called Zhi-qiang's parents?" "We'll dock when you've heard from them" "All right don't worry" "Ah Xian has gone to call them" "We'll know soon" "Tell Zhi-qiang to study hard" "Read you!" "Bye!" "Over" "Bye!" "This walkie-talkie is quite useful" "Did you get through?" "The line's always busy" "Go and try again I've tried many times" "Just do it" "Go on!" "What a weird family..." "Talking on the phone for so long" "Get in!" "Old Hui has gone South!" "We're ordered to trace him got it?" "Get in!" "Shit we two always get left behind" "You'd rather be in the firing line?" "Get a move on!" "Where to?" ""Snow White's Sex-Orazed Sister"" "Whaddaya call this?" "Snow White's sister?" "Lucky I found this  or I'd die of hunger" "Thought you were an expert fisherman?" "How can Zhi-qiang study when he's hungry?" "I'm doing my best" "Not my fault the fish aren't biting today" "Anyway show some respect!" "I'm trying to feed us all" "Zhi-qiang!" "Ooming" "Uncle Xiong what's that?" "Shit!" "Why?" "Because I'm full of it" "Only when King Saloman was taken  did he realize  the Mermaid Princess was the shark's sister" "The Sea Monster held the princess captive" "So Saloman and the shark teamed up  in a bid to rescue her" "What will happen next?" "But first let's pause for a letter" "Ohen Xiaodong from Hualien writes to say  there's a little green man in his uncle's guitar" "And whenever his uncle plays it  the little green man sings along" "But it's been a while since he heard him" "Because his uncle married and stopped playing" "Oome on whip it out!" "Excuse me?" "Haven't got one?" "Here!" "A club!" "I knew yours was small!" "See I got a big spade!" "Enough!" "How can you play at a time like this?" "You're driving me crazy!" "Pay attention!" "Okay okay" "Ah Xian did you try to call?" "Sure" "There's only one day left!" "You didn't play the fruit machine?" "No I've still got your coin" "See it's the same coin made in 1981 !" "Maybe you're dialing the wrong number?" "No I wrote it on my hand!" "767-8804..." "Right!" "Strange huh?" "Why can't you get through?" "How should I know?" "This is killing me" "Shit only these two tiddlers all day!" "Not exactly a sashimi dinner ls there any mustard?" "Nope" "You're lucky we found this soy sauce!" "You think this is a Japanese restaurant?" "Zhi-qiang have some" "Aren't you hungry?" "Xiong!" "What?" "Let's get Ah Ohang to bring some food out" "No what if the cops see him?" "So we starve to death" "No we won't I'll try the walkie-talkie" "Yeah give it a try" "Red Dragon this is Black Oarp calling" "Do you read me?" "Over" "Well?" "Red Dragon do you read me?" "Shit may be the battery" "Oh no!" "Red Dragon this is Black Oarp calling..." "Let's get up for tomorrow's sunrise" "Why?" "Because that's when the winged fish flies up!" "Oh right!" "Uncle Ohing!" "Please wake us before dawn tomorrow" "Why?" "I want to watch the sun rise" "You can watch that from heaven!" "Okay I'll wake you" "Get up!" "Get up dawn's coming!" "Zhi-qiang get up!" "It's nearly dawn!" "How long to go?" "Not long see that light coming?" "Will the winged fish show up?" "Sure if you wish hard enough" "Be sincere" "Okay" "Here it comes!" "I'm a fish!" "What's all this?" "I'm a fish!" "What's that sound?" "The winged fish is coming" "Fly to me!" "This way!" "This is the last day before the Exam" "There are less than 20 hours to go" "Keep watching for regular updates" "Now we cross to an interview with the police" "This is Ohen Shijie reporting from Dongshi" "Ooming to you live I expected to find a large force here" "But a search has uncovered  only these two officers" "Gentlemen can you tell us why you are the only ones here?" "Yesterday our Ohief had a special..." "Sorry it's classified for student Liu's safety" "Have you found any clues here?" "Notjust yet" "But I'm sure that Liu is here in Dongshi I may be fresh out of Police Academy  but I've always had good hunches" "And my senior here is a sure shot I'm sure we'll nail the villains" "We'll risk our lives if necessary" "Turning to Mr. Sure Shot..." "Do you have an opinion about this?" "We just follow orders" "Thanks for sharing that with us" "Hello?" "Ah Ohing what the hell?" "How come nobody answers?" "The Exam is just hours away..." "Here not over there!" "Stop shouting at me!" "Ah Xian try once more" "We must get through" "Again!" "Yes!" "You're useless!" "Get a move on!" "You walk like you're at sea" "Well?" "Only a few hours left" "The walkie-talkie is dead" "Wonder if they've made contact with his family?" "What shall we do?" "It's three now let's wait till four lf we still haven't heard..." "We'll scrap the deal and take the boy home" "And forget about the money?" "Then what about your family?" "They'll live" "Really?" "What a great kidnap plot!" "Ma it's almost four let's call it off" "Ma we can't play with his future!" "Ah Xiong!" "I'm trying to take a leak!" "What time is it?" "It's too late let's go back" "You really want to give up?" "Oan't start this thing" "Great piece ofjunk you borrowed!" "Now what?" "How do we get back?" "Let me think" "Sure take your time" "What now?" "Get over here!" "What's up?" "Oops!" "Zhi-qiang Dao-nan..." "Put on these life-vests" "What now?" "It'll be quicker to swim" "Swim?" "Ma!" "Ma let's give up!" "Okay  go fetch them" "The Joint Entrance Exam may be flawed  but it's the fairest test we have" "Fair?" "I ranked first in High School  but I didn't pass my first Entrance Exam" "What's fair about it?" "You should have studied more!" "What the hell do you know?" "What was your mark?" "From which school?" "Let's not get over-excited now..." "Ladies and gentlemen we'll be right back  to discuss "Kidnap and the Entrance Exam"" "Juan we're going to fetch Zhi-qiang" "We're sending him back to Taipei" "Hurry they may be ashore by now" "How in heaven will we find them?" "Maybe Ah Ohing is bringing them back" "How could he be?" "He might be" "Hey cops!" "Ah Ohing no need to hurry I can't do it" "Say no more" "You gotta do it!" "Shit how did I get into this?" "The Board should award Liu a special bonus make" "Eighteen!" "Ten!" "I'll give you another chance" "Stop thumping me willya?" "Again!" "Right go for it!" "Eighteen!" "Where the hell are they?" "Ah Ohing I have to take a rest" "Keep going Xiong we're almost there" "But I've got cramp!" "Hang in there Liu Zhi-qiang!" "Ah Ohing go on without me!" "What are you saying?" "Oome on I'll push you" "Look a boat!" "Help!" "God save you Liu Zhi-qiang!" "Eighteen!" "Eighteen!" "Two hundred sausages!" "Senior I have a hunch  we're about to nab Old Hui I feel a vacation coming on" "Hey boss do me a favour" "Heat 40 of them for me" "Okay" "Junior take 40" "Give them to everyone in sight" "My treat!" "Okay" "Shouldn't we see the boat by now?" "Maybe something's happened?" "Out the crap!" "Hello everyone" "My senior won 200 sausages" "Help yourselves on us!" "Thank you" "Thanks a lot" "Waiting for someone?" "Yes for my husband!" ""A sailor boy for me"?" "I've heard that one" "Help yourselves there's plenty" "Okay..." "Asshole!" "Look there's a boat!" "Looks like Xiong" "Ah Xiong!" "Ten!" "I quit!" "You owe me 400 sausages buddy" "Look a boat!" "Shall we treat them too?" "Sure it's all on me" "Let's have'em" "Ooming up!" "Ah Xiong what's wrong with you?" "I'm dying" "Ah Xiong don't die on me!" "He just has cramp Auntie!" "He won't die" "Thank you we owe you for this" "Quick there's a cop coming" "Here sausages for everyone!" "One for you kid" "Don't move!" "Sir!" "Sir!" "What?" "Liu Zhi-qiang!" "Uh?" "On your knees all of you" "Oall the Ohief right now!" "You two stand up!" "Liu Zhi-qiang?" "Wang Dao-nan?" "Did these two kidnap you?" "No!" "They rescued us" "So where are the kidnappers?" "They stole a boat from these guys  threw us in the water and got away" "These men kept us afloat  until we were picked up by this boat" "is any of you Old Hui?" "No No I'm Ah Ohing I'm Ah Xiong" "He's my husband" "Sir!" "Sir!" "Ohief says to send them straight back to Taipei" "So he can sit the Exam" "They're sending back-up now" "Good" "These aren't the villains help them up" "Sorry about that please get up" "You helped us crack the case" "Our back-up is on the way" "Please wait for them" "Liu Zhi-qiang come with us" "You wait a while please l have 400-odd sausages there..." "Help yourselves!" "Zhi-qiang!" "Go!" "Do it!" "Pass the Exam!" "You can do it!" "Bye bye!" "Do well!" "We're with you!" "Do well!" "Bye!" "Still busy!" "Let me try for you..." "what's the number?" "767-8804 ln Taipei?" "02-767..." "What's that "02"?" "Area code" "Oh right!" "Thank you!" "They've found him!" "Get his things ready for the Exam" "No time to lose" "What else?" "Quick!" "Here I'll help you" "What's this?" "For Liu Zhi-qiang from Ah Juan" "What's it?" "I don't know" "Okayanything else?" "Move out of my way!" "Liu Zhi-qiang this is from Ah Juan" "Ah Juan!" "Zhi-qiang you said you saw tropical fish in the sea I used to be a bit like you" "Thinking there were tropical fish here" "Later I found out  there aren't any in the sea here" "But last time we got flooded  I found this tropical fish  left behind in a ditch" "I've no idea how it got here I want you to have it hope you like it" "Although we never talked to each other  I know you're a dreamer" "I envy you" "You can have books and sit the Exam" "But I can't" "My brother took me out of school a year ago" "Sent me to work in Kaohsiung I fell in love with a guy there" "To my horror  he and his friend raped me" "I used to be a dreamer too" "But I have no dreams left" "We have to walk through life not dream it" "Make the best of what you have" "Stick to the road you choose!" "Good luck with the Exam!" "We're at the Taichung exit from the highway" "Liu Zhi-qiang's police escort is due any moment" "Huge crowds are here to catch a glimpse of him" "Liu Zhi-qiang!" "Go!" "This is a touching scene" "Now we hand you back to Ohen Shijie in Taipei" "Since the two brave policemen rescued him  kind people have rushed to help Liu Zhi-qiang" "Offering books and test papers  to welcome him back" "Liu Zhi-qiang!" "Go for it!" "The Exam results are out and so  we'll end our story of King Saloman today" "Now here's a letter from Wang Dao-nan  of Puguang Orphanage in Taipei" "He's written it phonetically" "He says there's a kind of fish  living at the bottom of the sea  which feeds on children's dreams" "When it's eaten 9999 dreams  it will fly out from the sea on wings" "Wang Dao-nan says he saw it a month ago" "A gigantic fish  flying up from the bottom of the sea"