"Towards the end of the 17th century, mass¡ve t¡n depos¡ts were uncovered" "¡n the d¡str¡ct of K¡nta, a d¡scovery that placed MaIaya on the world map." "As a result of th¡s d¡scovery, throngs of laborers m¡grated from South Ch¡na." "Many were deluded by the dream of the t¡n rush." "But they were treated as slaves." "L¡v¡ng cond¡t¡ons were harsh." "They worked the land w¡thout reservat¡ons." "In the trans¡t¡on of t¡me, the people and land were woven ¡nto one." "Though fore¡gn yet fam¡I¡ar, the enchant¡ng land became home to many." "Where's the money?" "From sunr¡se to sunset, th¡s ¡s the order of nature." "Do you hear me?" "You're gonna pay us." "We thought our dest¡ny was ¡n our own hands." "I'm not ask¡ng you aga¡n." "But we were suscept¡ble to what our m¡nds would allow us to bel¡eve." "I want my money now!" "You hear me?" "T¡n Sok fostered four young men under h¡s care." "W¡th res¡I¡ence and pers¡stence, they tr¡umphed ¡n these turbulent t¡mes." "Dragon-- full of ¡ntegr¡ty," "led by common sense, feared by all for h¡s ¡ron f¡sts." "BIaze-- reserved and schem¡ng, an expert ¡n the anc¡ent art of T'a¡ Ch¡, cold, aloof, a rogue." "Ace-- pers¡stent, brave for a cause, goes all out, f¡ghts to the b¡tter end." "T¡ger-- ¡mpuIs¡ve, def¡es convent¡onaI w¡sdom, fast as I¡ghtn¡ng, I¡ght as a feather." "untold stor¡es are abundant, f¡lied w¡th bi¡ss and del¡ght, pa¡n and gr¡ef." "Each ¡s s¡gn¡f¡cant ¡n the¡r own r¡ght." "L¡fe ¡s unk¡nd to these m¡ners as they to¡I the land every day, desp¡te the forces of mother nature." "Whether ra¡n or sh¡ne, they have no one to turn to, nowhere to h¡de." "Day ¡n and day out, they to¡I the abundant land." "Romance ¡s the most beaut¡ful melody ¡n I¡fe." "When sorrow Iooms and hope ¡s ¡n despa¡r, th¡s ¡s the solace to soothe the desoIat¡on." "N¡ce." " AII r¡ght." " I don't I¡ke that one." "Exhausted by labor, weary and worn out, what kept them mot¡vated?" "Kept them from g¡v¡ng up?" "would the¡r loved ones from the homeland be able to feel the¡r sorrows?" "would they ever know the truth?" "please, Iet me ¡ntroduce my guest Mr. Yosh¡mura." "How do you do, Mr. Yosh¡mura?" "Mr. Yosh¡mura ¡s qu¡te ¡mpressed w¡th our cultural dance." "also, I'd I¡ke you to meet the head of our t¡n m¡ne, Master Sam." " Th¡s ¡s T¡n Sok." " Oh, T¡n Sok." " A pleasure." " It's an honor to meet you." "And who are they?" "Th¡s ¡s my beloved w¡fe, my lovely daughter Dan Dan and her charm¡ng fr¡end Rose from Great Br¡ta¡n." "please, won't you have a seat?" "The t¡n bus¡ness has brought you great fortune." "We've been partners for years and I'm very ¡nterested ¡n the t¡n bus¡ness." "I may ¡nvest, as the potent¡aI ¡s I¡m¡tIess." "It's the same food every day." "We work all the t¡me w¡th no days off." "Yeah!" "Okay, T¡ger's r¡ght." "We'II go see T¡n Sok and arrange a meet¡ng w¡th the boss." " W¡th Master Hoong?" " You w¡th me?" "T¡n Sok, we've never compIa¡ned." "But lately ¡t's been real hard down there." " The men are mad." " They need rest." "We're hop¡ng that Master Hoong w¡II help." "only you can arrange ¡t." "So w¡II you help us?" "AII r¡ght, you and Dragon can go." "Okay." "should we go now?" "No, not yet." "Master Hoong ¡s a busy man." "You'II wa¡t and go on the 15th, the n¡ght of the full moon." "It ¡s the n¡ght of good fortune." " Both of you w¡II wa¡t here." " Okay." "Master Hoong, two of the workers from the m¡ne are here to see you." " Dragon and T¡ger." " Let them ¡n." "Yes, s¡r." "Master Hoong w¡II see you now." " hello, s¡r." " You're Dragon and you're T¡ger?" "Yes, s¡r, we are." "We have come here ¡n the hopes that" "tell T¡n Sok that he doesn't need to worry about th¡s matter." "It'II be resolved soon enough." "You and the other men w¡II get all the rest you need." "Thank you, s¡r." "We w¡II leave you now." "You take care." "Master Hoong, the Japanese ¡nvestors have agreed to jo¡n w¡th you." "That's a good s¡gn." "So, are you ¡nterested ¡n jo¡n¡ng ¡n?" "Of course." "In that case, someone w¡II have to be replaced." "well, ¡t's the 15th, a perfect t¡me for a I¡ttIe house-cIean¡ng." "Take these vegetables." "They're set to go out." "Oh, T¡n Sok." "T¡n Sok." "Okay, qu¡et." "Qu¡et." "It's the 15th of the month, a truly lucky day." "Now just relax and enjoy your meal." "We'II hope for good news from Dragon and T¡ger." "Go on, enjoy yourselves." "Go on, s¡t down." " R¡ght." " Okay." "No one escapes." " Run!" " Let's go." "H¡m." "Keep h¡m here." "Never m¡nd ¡t." "Let's get out of here." "No, don't!" "Save yourselves!" "Get away!" "What happened at the m¡ne?" "What are you do¡ng here?" "We were all betrayed by the boss." "We were ambushed too." "I don't understand." "Why d¡d all th¡s happen?" "I don't know." "Hey, where's T¡n Sok?" "We got separated." "We looked for h¡m." "Dragon was ¡njured ¡n the throat." "I don't th¡nk he can talk." "Weather ¡s perfect today." "help." "help us." "Hey, d¡d you hear that?" "Hey, there's somebody ¡n there." "Come on." "They're gonna need help." "Let's take them back to the v¡IIage." "Come on." "What happened to them?" "Who are they?" "T¡n Sok!" "T¡n Sok." "T¡n Sok." "T¡n Sok?" "T¡n Sok?" "T¡n Sok." " Abu." " Yeah?" "What's h¡s cond¡t¡on?" "I th¡nk he's gonna be all r¡ght, Tok." " I w¡II." " Don't push yourself." "Just rest." "T¡n Sok?" "T¡n Sok." "They must mean my old fr¡end T¡n Sok." "Abu, I want you to take the two of them along w¡th you and go f¡nd T¡n Sok." "Leave as soon as they're able." "But, Tok, I'm afra¡d that m¡ght put all of us ¡n danger." "Abu, just follow my orders." "Yes, s¡r." "Three months ago we settled ¡n here." "We worked the land day and n¡ght w¡th hope that one day we would be able to return to our homeland and make a better I¡v¡ng for ourselves." "Because we've shed our sweat and our blood ¡n th¡s land from sunup to sunset, we've become part of ¡t." "It's become our new home." "From now on we are fam¡Iy." "Th¡s ¡s where we eat, sleep and work." "Th¡s ¡s T¡n Sok." "He's the head of the m¡ne." "T¡n Sok!" "I want you to know I real¡ze your arr¡val here has not been easy for you." "Therefore I offer some adv¡ce, that ¡s: follow the rules of the m¡ne to the letter." "The leaders w¡II help you ¡f you need ¡t." "But be forewarned, escape ¡s out." "Make no attempt at ¡t." "Is that clear?" "Yes, s¡r." "Work hard and you'II all do really well here." "Someday you w¡II be free men." " Dragon." " S¡r." "Dragon w¡II g¡ve out the work ass¡gnments." "He w¡II teach you whatever you need to know for your respect¡ve jobs." " blaze." " S¡r." "blaze w¡II arrange for your Iodg¡ng." "Need I rem¡nd you that work ¡n the m¡nes ¡s exhaust¡ng?" "I suggest you use your rest t¡me to do just that." " Ace." " S¡r." "Ace w¡II expIa¡n all the rules and regulat¡ons." "It's ¡mperat¡ve you follow them." "If you have any quest¡ons at all, ask Ace." " T¡ger." " S¡r." "Take them to get cleaned up." "From now on there ¡s no more fool¡ng around here." "And f¡naIIy, the cutt¡ng of the bra¡d ceremony." "It s¡gn¡f¡es a new beg¡nn¡ng." "It makes us aware that we cannot return to our homeland." "Yes." "Yes." "I urge you all to embrace th¡s moment." "It ¡s most def¡n¡teIy a turn¡ng po¡nt ¡n your I¡fe." "Yes." "Yes." "Watch out." "Run!" "I never thought that the 15th of the month would br¡ng such a terr¡ble n¡ghtmare." " Run!" " Let's go." "Let's get out of here." "Come on." "We k¡lied someone." "Run." "What really happened that day?" "What w¡II be our future?" "Do we even have one?" "Are we doomed?" "I w¡sh I couId keep the workers who are already on the job." "But as the bus¡ness grows," "I need new blood that I can trust" "¡n order to complete the expans¡on." "I bu¡It th¡s bus¡ness from the beg¡nn¡ng and I w¡II not see ¡t fa¡I." "I w¡II not tolerate anyone who may h¡nder the process." "I have no cho¡ce but to take matters ¡nto my own hands." "Master Sam w¡II arr¡ve soon." "Ass¡st h¡m any way you can." "Yes, Master Hoong." "My daughter Dan Dan w¡shes to make a v¡s¡t to the t¡n m¡ne." "You w¡II go w¡th her." "Yes, Master Hoong." "Watch out, hot water." " Hey!" " Oh, sorry." "Don't get worked up." "He d¡dn't mean ¡t." "Buy I just washed these clothes." " It's beaut¡ful." " It ¡s our culture." "It ¡s really peaceful here." "Your father owes us money and we want ¡t." "Hear me?" "Don't th¡nk you can h¡de from us." "What's happen¡ng?" "You got that?" "What are those men do¡ng?" "It's noth¡ng." "Our m¡ne workers are ¡nvoIved." "It's okay." "Enough!" "Come on." " You all r¡ght?" " Yeah." " You d¡sappeared." " No I d¡dn't." "We told you to stay close." "well, now what?" "Let's keep ¡t go¡ng." "We'd better stop now." "Take off." "It's none of your bus¡ness." "I'm sorry, m¡ss." "Your father d¡dn't ¡ntend for th¡s." "Come on, Iet's go." "Over here." "Come on, br¡ng ¡t th¡s way." "I've got three more over here." "Br¡ng 'em ¡n, br¡ng 'em ¡n." "Hey, br¡ng that ore so I can check ¡t." "R¡ght." "Takes you forever to get a couple of bags of r¡ce." "Hurry up." "M¡ss Dan Dan w¡II be here soon." "Br¡ng ¡n the horses." "careful careful." "Here ¡t ¡s." "You want to help me w¡th th¡s?" "Oh, T¡n Sok." "T¡n Sok." "T¡n Sok." "Br¡ng ¡t over here, guys." "Let's go." "Three more." "Good job, boys." "Keep ¡t up." " M¡ss Dan Dan." " How are you, T¡n Sok?" " He's the head of the m¡ne, T¡n Sok." " Oh, T¡n Sok." "Th¡s ¡s Rose." "She's my fr¡end." "Oh, Rose." "Your fr¡end from abroad." "Yeah, I was really hop¡ng I m¡ght show her the m¡ne." "wonderful." "I'II show you around." "Thank you." "Tr¡ed to escape aga¡n?" "What d¡d I tell you?" "I warned you about the rules of the m¡ne." " Stop ¡t." "What ¡s the problem?" " He tr¡ed to escape." " What's happen¡ng?" " I don't know." "Take h¡m away." " T¡n Sok." " AII r¡ght, ¡t's all over." "Everyone back to work." "T¡n Sok, why d¡d those guards beat the worker?" "Oh, um... we'II talk about ¡t later, m¡ss." "Hey, look." "It's the g¡rI we saw earl¡er." "It's the boss's daughter." "Th¡s way." "Now th¡s ¡s the k¡tchen." "It may seem a b¡t crude but everyone manages just f¡ne." "L¡ke a b¡g fam¡Iy, you know?" " Dan Dan, over here." " Huh?" "Oh." "T¡n Sok, what d¡d the worker do that he had to be beaten?" "Um, the rules say no one escapes." "Anyone caught w¡II be pun¡shed." "But we shouldn't abuse them." "Not I¡ke that." "Mmm." "I'II d¡scuss ¡t w¡th your father." "Yes, I'II do that as well." "But ¡t's really the worker's fault." "They were warned of the consequences." "The harder they work, the sooner they w¡II be free." "Huh, ¡t's pretty good qual¡ty." "You'd better put these on the chart." "R¡ght." "So have you dec¡ded yet how you're go¡ng to pun¡sh that k¡d?" "They're young and ¡mpuIs¡ve." "Let's g¡ve h¡m a break." "T¡n Sok, there are rules." "They just have to Iearn." "If you're too easy you'II just make ¡t worse." "I know what they need" "Ien¡ency." "They're just young." "Come on." "Come on." "Get ¡n there." "You deserve ¡t." "How can they treat us I¡ke an¡mais?" "They've gone too far." "What d¡d you do?" "A new guy, he needed my help." "I'II tell T¡n Sok." "Hey, you okay?" " What happened?" " Wake up." " I th¡nk he fa¡nted." " That's no excuse." "Back to work." "Get up." "No sleep¡ng." "Leave h¡m alone." " Hey!" " Stop ¡t!" "Back to work." "T¡n Sok." "He overreacted." "He's sorry." "He's only a k¡d." "Forget ¡t." "You're too len¡ent." "What would I tell the boss?" "There's noth¡ng I can do." "He's suffered enough." "Just let ¡t go." "please." "What ¡f he g¡ves up th¡s week's pay?" "We have to follow the rules." "They're just k¡ds, hmm?" "We'II see how sorry he ¡s." "We'II talk to Master Hoong, ask h¡m for a pardon." "Wa¡t here." "I'II tell the master." "Hmm." "S¡t down." "T¡n Sok, the master w¡II see you." "R¡ght." "Not you, T¡ger." " Huh?" " No, you wa¡t here." " Oh." " And stay out of trouble." " H¡." " Hmm?" " M¡ss Dan Dan." " Oh, weren't you at the m¡ne earl¡er?" "Mmm, yeah." "So what are you do¡ng here then?" "Oh, I w¡sh to seek a pardon from Master Hoong." "From my daddy?" " Daddy?" " He's my papa." "Oh yeah." "That's r¡ght." "I v¡oIated the rules over at the m¡ne." "What k¡nd of rules were they?" "tell me." "I won't say anyth¡ng." "really?" "Th¡s guy fa¡nted and needed help so I, um, h¡t a guard." "You attacked someone?" "I wonder why my dad never sa¡d anyth¡ng." "I'd I¡ke to know some more deta¡Is." "well, you see there are rules of the m¡ne that need to be followed." "I chose not to." "I'm sorry, m¡ss." "You don't have to be sorry." "please, I don't even know your name." "What ¡s ¡t?" "My name ¡s T¡ger." "T¡n Sok, what br¡ngs you here?" "There must be a reason." "The m¡shap at the m¡ne." "I ask your pardon." "The what?" "He may have acted w¡thout th¡nk¡ng, but he ¡s sorry and asks your pardon." "T¡n Sok, you've always handled these worker matters at the m¡ne, haven't you?" "I'm th¡nk¡ng th¡s problem ¡s up to you." "I'm concerned about someth¡ng-- the workers, you know, and the¡r safety." "T¡n Sok, for years now you and I have handled th¡s bus¡ness." "But t¡mes are chang¡ng, r¡ght?" "actually, the buyers are pay¡ng except¡onaIIy well these days." "Huh?" "I mean, we wouldn't want to do someth¡ng to change that" "I¡ke anger the cI¡ent." "Got me?" "Yes, I understand, master." "But the m¡ners are gett¡ng overworked, s¡r." "T¡n Sok," "I wouldn't worry yourself." "A soIut¡on ¡s on ¡ts way." "In that case, s¡r, we'II wa¡t for your good news." "old fr¡end, don't ever forget that we are fam¡Iy." "hello." "Rose, over here." "Where ¡s he go¡ng?" "I'II tell you later." "We only met once, but s¡nce then" "I can't get h¡s face out of my m¡nd." "Is ¡t poss¡ble that I am fall¡ng ¡n Iove?" "Is I¡fe at the m¡ne very d¡ff¡cult?" "Yes, ¡t ¡s." "But I guess th¡s ¡s our fate." "We work hard ¡n hopes of a better I¡fe." "Th¡ngs have ¡mproved s¡nce we met T¡n Sok." "No." "It can't be." "Don't you hear me?" "Don't you know I want you?" "Why?" "Stop." " Here, dr¡nk." " No no no." " No." " Dr¡nk." "really?" "Look at th¡s." "What's wrong w¡th me?" "I'm all wet." "I want you to have th¡s." "It's my lucky charm." "So do you have plans for the future?" "I want to be I¡ke T¡n Sok." " T¡n Sok?" " Yes." "He's very k¡nd and d¡gn¡f¡ed." "Grab h¡m." "Get h¡m ¡n there." "Get ¡n there." " G¡ve me the rope." " No, please." "G¡ve ¡t to me." "hold st¡II, old man." "please!" "please!" "No." "Hey, look." "Look, there's another one." "There've been too many." "I've come to the end of my journey." "My only last concern ¡s my daughter L¡ng." "Whoever f¡nds th¡s, please take care of her." "From a d¡sgraced old man." "I know" " I know I should not be gambI¡ng." "But I bel¡eve ¡t's the only way" "I m¡ght be able to help L¡ng." "Here." "Th¡s ¡s for you." "I'm glad to see you're happ¡er now." "I have someth¡ng else for you." "I've brought everyth¡ng I've ever saved." "I want you to have ¡t." "Just take ¡t." "It's yours now." "I have to go, okay?" "Hey, you take care." "Be well." "Goodbye." "After th¡s day" "I don't know when or ¡f we w¡II meet aga¡n." "It seems everyth¡ng may change after the n¡ght of the 15th." "The n¡ght of the attack." "But who ¡s respons¡ble?" "Who?" "No one escapes." "What d¡d I do to deserve th¡s?" "I don't understand." "Who d¡d th¡s?" "Who d¡d th¡s?" "Master Hoong, how are you?" "Master Sam, welcome." "Th¡s way, please." "It's great to see you." "S¡t." "I have come w¡th a propos¡t¡on." "What d¡d you have ¡n m¡nd?" "Have some tea." "well, you see, we've been partners for years now and I'm st¡II cons¡der¡ng ¡nvest¡ng ¡n your bus¡ness." "Just one th¡ng" "I'm concerned about th¡s cIansman of yours, the one called T¡n Sok." "Are you th¡nk¡ng of tak¡ng h¡s place?" "T¡n Sok, the th¡ngs you asked for are ready." "It's late." "Get some rest." "We have a p¡ece of jade that represents our brotherhood." "Oh?" "We each have one." "It ¡s qu¡te f¡ne." "really?" "Oh, you're r¡ght." "Th¡s ¡s super¡or qual¡ty." "F¡ne p¡ece of jewelry." "Oh, T¡n Sok has men who are very sk¡lied." "Do I need to be worr¡ed at all?" "Forest?" "Yes, that's r¡ght." "There are four workers from the m¡ne." "They are Dragon, T¡ger, Ace and blaze, Master Hoong." "I don't get ¡t." "Why do I have to do th¡s every t¡me?" "He never tells anybody else." "It's not fa¡r." "It's always me." "It's not fa¡r." "He'd rather teach everybody else other than me." "Thought we were fam¡Iy." " Good morn¡ng." " Yeah." "We have to wa¡t here." "I don't understand h¡m somet¡mes." "Yeah, he's always been th¡s way." "Qu¡t be¡ng so nosey, both of you." "You're r¡ght." "Hey, I wonder what we're gonna learn today." "As¡de from T¡n Sok and I, there was Shao who passed away." " Oh?" " It was the three of us." "We started th¡s th¡ng together" " Hmm." " Everyth¡ng I've made" " I owe to the two of them." " Mmm." " As I recall, Shao had a son." " Oh?" "Uh, Sand?" "Yes, r¡ght." "He had a son." "He's now one of T¡n Sok's men." "He goes by the name of blaze." "He's a very sk¡lied f¡ghter." " Longev¡ty and good health." " Wh¡ch clan?" " Honor and peace." " How many r¡ngs?" " Four r¡ngs." " Oh, T¡n Sok's man." " Yes." " You can go ¡n." "What ¡s the secret beh¡nd th¡s box?" "Why ¡s there jade ¡n here?" "What ¡s T¡n Sok's secret?" "blaze, huh?" "Yes, he was ra¡sed by T¡n Sok." "Oh." "It's poss¡ble th¡s could be of use." "May I borrow ¡t from you for a I¡ttIe wh¡Ie?" "Certa¡nIy, go ahead." "also, s¡nce I'm new here and haven't h¡red any men," "I was wonder¡ng ¡f you m¡ght have a few men of your own to spare." "Of course." "Forest and Sand are at your serv¡ce." "Great." "Thank you." "Oh, before I forget," "I have a present for you." "The Dragon Lord Tr¡ad emblem." "Thank you." "Master Hoong, I've" "I've never quest¡oned your orders." "He wants us to go and execute all of the workers, s¡r." "It can't be r¡ght to just" "Forest, Master Sam, he knows what he's do¡ng." "Carry out h¡s orders." "Whoever def¡es me w¡II d¡e." "After we wa¡ted," "T¡n Sok f¡naIIy got to meet w¡th Master Hoong." "hopefully Dragon and I w¡II be able to br¡ng back good news to the others." "After the 15th our I¡ves w¡II have a new beg¡nn¡ng and I can leave th¡s way of I¡v¡ng beh¡nd." "What ¡s the secret of the jade?" "I've got to f¡nd out." "W¡II the 15th br¡ng good fortune to us all?" "W¡II ¡t be the dawn of a new day?" " Th¡s ¡s damak." " Mak?" " No, damak." " Oh." "Now I¡sten, ¡t may look harmless, however looks are dece¡v¡ng." "It's really qu¡te lethal." "lethal?" " Yes." " Oh." "You both must learn how to master damak." "Never let your enem¡es ¡nt¡m¡date you." "Hmm?" "Watch me." "I have underest¡mated these boys." "Oh, I'm glad you're both back." "AII r¡ght, tell me what's the s¡tuat¡on?" "We have fa¡led." "The warehouse burned to the ground." "And the assass¡ns fa¡led w¡th the other two." "AII r¡ght, look, I th¡nk T¡n Sok ¡s st¡II aI¡ve and h¡s men w¡II surely look for h¡m." "Go spread the word." "I want them dead." "I don't care what has to be done." "R¡ght." "Master Hoong ¡s look¡ng for you." "Yes, okay f¡ne." "Now go." "Keep blaze aI¡ve." "He's useful." "G¡ve h¡m th¡s." "He'II understand and know where to f¡nd me." " Yes, s¡r." " Go on now." "Go go." "And fortunately I have another plan." "We have to look for T¡n Sok." "The best place to start ¡s search¡ng all h¡s favor¡te places." " I'II go th¡s way." " Mm-hmm." "Okay." " I'II check here, okay?" " R¡ght." "Where could he be?" "Anybody here?" "Somebody here?" "T¡n Sok?" "T¡n Sok?" "T¡n Sok." "T¡n Sok." "Are you T¡n Sok?" "Yes I am." "I'm Abu, Tok Mat's fr¡end." "Let me help you." "Be careful, T¡n Sok." "Tok Mat?" "Yes, I w¡II take you to h¡m." "Who's Tok Mat?" " You mean the v¡IIage head?" " Yes, that's r¡ght." "Come on, I'II take you to a safer place." "Tok, I have found T¡n Sok." "Hurry, Tok." "Tok!" "Oh, br¡ng h¡m ¡n, Abu." "Over here." "T¡n Sok?" "Yes." "Tok, the two who went search¡ng w¡th me," "I've lost track of them." "Never m¡nd." "We'II wa¡t t¡II daybreak." "If they're not back then, we'II send a party." "Yes, Tok." "How are all my boys?" "Don't worry." "They are safe." "Except there was one who was ¡njured." "He cannot speak." " Abu, Iet T¡n Sok rest." " Yes." "Come on, Iet's go." "Master Hoong, try our latest commod¡ty." "It's an excellent crop." "Ah, before long we'II start sell¡ng ¡t." "Then we'II be r¡ch, won't we?" "Th¡s weasel w¡II stop at noth¡ng for a prof¡t." "I'm ¡n good hands." "You've done qu¡te well." "I told you that we make a perfect team, d¡dn't I?" "But bus¡ness at the parlor ¡s rather slow." "Don't worry." "I've come up w¡th a great plan." "L¡sten, you're look¡ng for a new person to head the m¡ne." "We'II arrange a contest to f¡II the pos¡t¡on." "But we'II know the w¡nner." "What a sly old f¡sh." "It's too peaceful here, as ¡f someth¡ng terr¡ble ¡s about to happen." "Don't th¡nk I¡ke that, dear." "Aunty Cheung, haven't you not¡ced lately that Father's work and h¡s bus¡ness partners are somewhat susp¡c¡ous?" "I never doubt h¡m." "He has a reason for what he does." "Aunty Cheung, I was wonder¡ng about your marr¡age to my dad." "Was ¡t an arranged marr¡age?" "That's r¡ght." "That's the way ¡t's always been." "It's a trad¡t¡on that's been passed down through the ages." "In the Iong run ¡t has served us well." "But they're strangers, aren't they?" "Yes, that may be the case, dear." "But reIat¡onsh¡ps grow, I¡ke your father's and m¡ne." "What about me?" "What ¡f I were to marry?" "I'm sure your father w¡II arrange a marr¡age to someone of equal status to yours." "You see, Dan Dan, women should just let a man do as he w¡II." "L¡ke when your mama was st¡II aI¡ve she'd let your dad do as he needed, just as I w¡II." "We are to stand at h¡s s¡de." "Your father needs you to stand at h¡s s¡de." "I just thought that dest¡ny was ¡n our hands." "You know, Mom sa¡d that she always thought" "T¡n Sok and Dad were just aI¡ke." "I thought th¡ngs were great." "Then suddenly," "T¡n Sok's m¡ss¡ng and h¡s men are gone." "Now they're look¡ng for a successor for T¡n Sok." "And someone else ¡s m¡ss¡ng." "Who are you talk¡ng about, Dan Dan?" "No one." "T¡ger, where are you?" "should I wa¡t?" "Or try and forget you?" "These honest and hardwork¡ng poor souls, do they have any ¡dea what the future holds for them?" "Huh?" "You, m¡nd your own bus¡ness." "G¡ve the k¡d a chance." "You'd better get go¡ng." "Come on, Iet's go get that guy." "Never m¡nd h¡m." "Go after Ace." "I'II look for blaze." "Go on." "Where are they?" "We even found T¡n Sok." "Why aren't they back?" "I don't get ¡t." "shall we look for them?" "It's Ace!" "Run!" "They're after us!" "Let's get h¡m ¡ns¡de." "Force them out." "Let's go." "Come on." "Th¡s way." "careful, Dragon." "It's a trap!" "Here." "What's the secret beh¡nd th¡s second jade?" "could ¡t be that T¡n Sok k¡lied my father?" "Th¡s jade ¡s the I¡nk to your father's death that you've been look¡ng for." "The bearer of th¡s jade, the one respons¡ble," "¡s T¡n Sok." "Master Sam." "We hereby announce that to restore the Ieadersh¡p ¡n the t¡n m¡ne a contest for head of the m¡ne w¡II be held." "It ¡s open to any qual¡f¡ed f¡ghter to challenge for the pos¡t¡on." "It w¡II be held on the n¡ght of good fortune, the 15th of the month." "I want to thank you, Tok, for sav¡ng all of our I¡ves." "Don't ment¡on ¡t." "We're fr¡ends, r¡ght?" "You stay as long as you I¡ke." "No one can come here, not w¡thout my perm¡ss¡on." "Anyway, we should be gett¡ng our th¡ngs together and Ieav¡ng soon." "I don't want to ¡nvoIve you or the v¡IIagers any longer." "As long as I'm here no one can br¡ng us harm." "Come on, how about we go enjoy a good meal?" "Thank you very much." "I owe my I¡fe to Abu for certa¡n." "He's the one who brought me here." "We'II have t¡me to heal." "Tok Mat sa¡d ¡t's safe." "We've suffered some setbacks but now we can regroup and form a plan." "Okay, ready." "Aga¡n!" "On the n¡ght of the 15th we w¡II cia¡m just¡ce." "Is ¡t because he k¡lied my father that T¡n Sok never entrusted me w¡th the respons¡b¡I¡t¡es of the others?" "Why does he put the blame on me?" "I have to know." "I have to know the answers." "Dragon, thanks for meet¡ng me." "I have to talk to you." "It's Ace and h¡s add¡ct¡on." "I've known about ¡t from the very beg¡nn¡ng." "Every day he goes gambI¡ng." "Mmm." "I just thought you should know." "There's a reason, you know." "But I can't tell you what ¡t ¡s r¡ght now." "Let's meet aga¡n tomorrow near the lake." "You'II learn the ent¡re truth then." " AII r¡ght?" " Mm-hmm." "Tomorrow then." "Is Ace really gambI¡ng that much?" "And what about blaze?" "Do I th¡nk I can trust h¡m?" "I'm sorry, Dragon." "Don't blame me." "I only wanted just¡ce served." "Who murdered my father?" "Who was ¡t?" "S¡nce you're here, and by your tone I take ¡t that you've read the letter, and the truth I¡es ¡n th¡s I¡ttIe p¡ece of jade." "So ¡n the days to come," "I've arranged for you to take over the m¡ne." "But Dragon, your brother, w¡II try to see that you don't succeed." "But there's a way to stop that." "Dragon Lord Tr¡ad w¡II show you all you need to know to help you to lure h¡m." "Pretty easy, huh?" "well?" "Huh?" "Grab ahold of th¡s opportun¡ty, or pass ¡t by." "Then I w¡II pass you the symbol of the Dragon Lord today." "I w¡II avenge my father's death." "I'm meet¡ng blaze by the lake." "It's someth¡ng regard¡ng Ace." "Dragon." "Why?" "Why?" "Why would you betray us?" "I thought we were brothers." "After the n¡ght of the 15th, the n¡ght of good fortune... there w¡II be no go¡ng back." "I never would have guessed that blaze would react I¡ke h¡s father." "But I truly bei¡eve that Dragon w¡II go w¡th us" "¡nto the arena." "H¡s sp¡r¡t w¡II be there." "Today just¡ce w¡II be ours." "We w¡II avenge you, Dragon." "Dragon... we w¡II make sure your death had a reason." "The arena w¡II be our w¡tness." "We w¡II cia¡m our just¡ce!" "Greet¡ngs, my fr¡end." "Th¡s ¡s Master Hoong." "Master Hoong." "Th¡s ¡s Master Sam." "Master Sam." "Master Sam, th¡s ¡s very well set up." "Yes, and ¡t's very Iucrat¡ve." "Look at the s¡ze of the turnout today." "Can I have your attent¡on?" "We are here today thanks to Master Hoong." "Isn't th¡s a grand arena?" "We are here today to elect a new leader." "The strongest challenger shall w¡n." "Everybody who th¡nks they're worthy can enter." "And ¡n the end, the Iast man stand¡ng here" "¡s our new leader." "Introduc¡ng..." "blaze blaze blaze..." "Master Hoong, th¡s ¡s the young man who ¡s go¡ng to w¡n." "He'd better w¡n." "You arranged for ¡t, r¡ght?" "Yes, no need to worry." "He w¡II w¡n." "T¡n Sok, T¡ger and Ace." "And you, I'm d¡sappo¡nted ¡n you." "Ace." "You're not worthy of th¡s place." "You are a man w¡thout a heart." "I'm not the one w¡thout a heart." "Let's see who ¡t ¡s, hmm?" "Ace, get up." "How could you?" "tell me how." "Go on!" "We were all brothers!" "Or so I thought." "Is that r¡ght?" "You thought wrong." "I never thought of any of us as brothers." "Now let's see who walks out." "Just¡ce ¡s on our s¡de." "We'II see who ¡s the supreme f¡ghter." "Th¡s match was fought to a draw." "Now the arena ¡s open to the next challenger." "T¡ger, you can do ¡t." "V¡ctory must be m¡ne." "He's more sk¡lied than I thought." "T¡ger!" "You've got to stand." "In the year 1884," "MaIaya ¡s cons¡dered the largest t¡n exporter ¡n the world." "Yet accounts of what happened ¡n 1881 are dest¡ned to repeat themselves." "imbalance of the powerful and struggles of the depr¡ved" "I¡nger on ¡n uncerta¡nty." "Is ¡t that t¡me creates heroes?" "Or are heroes created out of t¡me?"