S Storm

S Storm

Year: 2016

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: David Lam Tak-Luk

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A suspect is killed while the ICAC team is investigating illegal soccer gambling in Hong Kong.

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1

Luk witnesses trader's murder

ICAC Principal Investigator William Luk tails a Jockey Club football betting trader and witnesses the trader's murder by the lone assassin Song Yan-sheun. The brutal hit immediately signals to Luk that a larger criminal network is at work.

Hong Kong
2

Lau assigned to the case

Inspector Lau Po-keung is assigned to investigate the murder, but Luk refuses to share details from his own investigation, creating tension. The ICAC and the Serious Crime Unit begin a delicate collaboration to unravel the case.

ICAC offices
3

Lau proposes joint effort

Facing pressure to abandon Luk's line of inquiry, Lau instead proposes that they work together to crack the case. Their tentative partnership marks a turning point in the investigation.

Hong Kong
4

Case points to Teacher

As the police follow leads, the investigation converges on 'Teacher', the elusive kingpin who controls illegal football betting in Hong Kong. The pursuit expands beyond a single murder toward the larger betting syndicate.

Hong Kong
5

Intercepted instructions

Authorities intercept instructions Teacher sent to the assassin Song, revealing a direct link between the hit and the syndicate's operations. The evidence tightens the connection between the murder and the larger crime network.

ICAC operations room
6

Song escapes using Ebby

Lau closes in on Song, but the assassin uses Lau's sister Ebby to slip away. The close pursuit underscores the personal stakes of the case for Lau.

Hong Kong streets
7

Terry Lun's discovery and murder

Terry Lun, the Security Manager of the Jockey Club, uncovers suspicious bank transactions, but is murdered by Song before he can relay the information. The violence intensifies as the investigation widens.

Hong Kong
8

Big Boss escalates and orders killings

Big Boss, the mastermind behind international match fixing, orders the assassination of Teacher and hires someone to kill Song. He tries to destroy evidence linking him to the scheme.

International syndicate operations
9

Abduction to force compliance

Big Boss kidnaps Ebby to pressure Lau into handing over evidence. Lau arranges a secret exchange, leaving hints for his team about the location.

Rendezvous point
10

Showdown at the exchange

Lau arrives first at the exchange and confronts foreign henchmen. A chaotic shootout erupts as he fights to protect Ebby and recover the crucial evidence.

Rendezvous point
11

Song's revenge and his death

Song arrives to take revenge on Big Boss, but is killed by the assault rifle-wielding henchman who is then shot dead by Luk. The deaths punctuate the collapse of the hit team.

Exchange scene
12

Big Boss captured

Big Boss attempts to flee but is cornered and captured by Luk's team. The mastermind's hold over the operation ends here as the net closes.

Scene of capture
13

Luk arrests Ha Chi Yin

With the evidence recovered, Luk arrests Ha Chi Yin, a director of the Jockey Club and the presumed next Chairman, tying up the main political and financial threads of the case. The arrest signals a major victory against the syndicate and signals reform within the Jockey Club's leadership.

Jockey Club building

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