Since the bloodbath in the underworld, the gambling god Gao Jin (played by Chow Yun-fat) has no desire to fight, so he lives in seclusion in France with his new wife Wen Rou (played by Zhang Min), living a peaceful life with paintings as his companions. The leader of the Taiwanese gang, Qiu Xiaochi (played by Wu Xingguo), is ambitious and wants to compete with Gao Jin. He provokes him to return to the underworld. When Gao Jin meets his friends, he takes people to sneak into the house and kills his wife and servants. The grief-stricken Gao Jin returns to the mainland to relax. On the way, he encounters the leader of the Taiwanese gang (played by Ke Shouliang) and his daughter (played by Qiu Shuzhen). The two become close friends, but unexpectedly the leader is assassinated. Jin happens to save his young son and flees. At this time, the idle mainland Han (played by Tony Leung) and his sister (played by Jacklyn Wu) happen to meet the fleeing Jin, and the mainland police captain (played by Elvis Tsui) also follows. A cat-and-mouse game is about to begin, and what conspiracy does Qiu Xiaochi, who is manipulating behind the scenes, have...