The Detective

Asia / Chinese
Drama / Thriller

Tam (Aaron Kwok) is an impoverished private detective. One day, a guy nicknamed Fatty asked him to find a lady, Sum who wanted to kill him. He left Tam a photo of Sum and his offer without elaborating the details. Tam could not resist the temptation of Fatty’s offer and the investigation commences. Knowing that Sum is a regular patron of this store where the picture is taken, Tam tries to get gather clues of Sum’s whereabouts from store keepers. Tam is told to try looking up Sum’s mahjong playmate, who may be able to help him. Tam starts with Ming; he arrives at Ming’s home and is shocked to discover that Ming hung himself at the living room! Tam finds a few photos in Ming’s cell phone and identified Ying, another mahjong playmate in the store. Tam believes Ying is innocent but gather clues that Ming’s business partner, Fong may be involved. Tam follows the clues and found Fong’s address. Fong is found dead in his house! Soon, Tam’s buddy, police officer Jack confirms both deaths are suicide cases due to huge debts. But the most contradicting and puzzling part: large amount of cash are found at the two victims’ houses…