assassin attempts to strangle Ting with a phyton snake, but Ting shocks the snake with a chandelier, causing it strangles the assassin instead. At this time, Fung also invites Hui to his mansion where Hui recognizes Fung as the traitor at the ship. Fung also discovers Hui's true identity and orders his henchmen to kill him, but Hui ends up killing Fung instead while Ching-ching goes insane after witnessing it. Uncle Lau pleads Ting to care for Ching-ching as well as avenging Fung as everyone in Shanghai is fighting to kill Hui. Ting arranges a meeting with Hui in his bar on New Years Eve where Ting tells Hui the latter broke his promise to take care of Ching-ching. Right after countdown, the two engage in a Mexican standoff with Ting on the upper hand as Hui was shooting blanks as he wanted to repay his "debt" to Ting. Ting also intentionally misses shooting at vital organs and arranges Hui to safely leave Shanghai. Ting walks out his bar and tells Fung's former underlings he has killed Hui, which is overhead by a People's League agent (Jung Woo-sung), who shoots Ting dead before he himself was gunned down by Ting's underlings. Cast Andy Lau as Ting Lik (丁力), an ambitious labourer who dreams of being a major triad leader. After killing Axe Gang leader Boss Wing, he reaches his dreams and rises up as a powerful triad leader, gaining fame and fortune. Leslie Cheung as Hui Man-keung (許文強), an agent of the Taiwan People's League (台灣民族同盟會) who is determined to eliminate Japanese troops who intend to invade China. Ning Jing as Fung Ching-ching (馮程程), daughter of Shanghai's biggest crime lord, Fung King-yiu, and object of affection for Ting and Hui, although she is in love with the latter. Wu Hsing-kuo as Fung King-yiu (馮敬堯), Shanghai's most powerful crime lord who is a traitor for the Japanese. Lau Shun as Uncle Lau (柳叔), Fung's butler. Amanda Lee as Lai-man (麗文老師), Ching-ching's personal teacher who has a crush on Ting. Almen Wong as a Japanese female assassin who works for Fung. Chan Kin-yat as "Shorty" Chiu (矮仔超), a cocky triad leader who looks down on Ting and belittles him. Jung Woo-sung as an agent of theTaiwan People's League. Lee Kin-yan as Ting Lik's henchman. Tse Liu-shut as Ting Lik's henchman. Yip Chun as Brother Four (四哥), a triad leader who was assassinated