The Untold Story (2019) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

After brutally assaulting Keung in 1978, Wong destroyed his identification documents to erase his old identity and disappear without a trace. This act allowed him to reinvent himself as a new person, eventually taking on the name Wong Chi-hang at the Eight Immortals Restaurant. The destruction of his documents was a calculated move to escape legal consequences for his violent act and start fresh under a false identity.

• wong chi-hang
• identity
• 1978
• assault
• disappearance

When a waiter caught Wong cheating at Mahjong and confronted him, Wong murdered the waiter in a violent fit to silence him. He then dismembered the body and actually transformed the remains into pork buns, disposing of them in a dumpster. This horrific act was meant to eliminate the witness who could expose his cheating and potentially reveal his true identity to others.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Wong had already killed Keung and destroyed evidence of his identity, establishing a pattern of violent elimination.

• waiter
• murder
• dismemberment
• pork buns
• mahjong
• evidence

Wong is actually Chan Chi Leung, a notorious figure with a violent criminal past. This revelation shocked Inspector Lee when two Hong Kong detectives arrived. The discovery was significant because it connected the present-day murders to a dangerous criminal with a history of violence, explaining why Wong was capable of such brutal acts and why he was so desperate to hide his true identity.

• chan chi leung
• real identity
• inspector lee
• criminal past

Wong harbored an obsessive desire to take control of the Eight Immortals Restaurant, which belonged to Cheng Lam. After losing a rigged game of Mahjong, Wong's desperation culminated in a hostage situation where he violently killed Cheng Lam's family members. This tragic climax was driven by his fixation on the restaurant and his deteriorating mental state under the pressure of being caught.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Wong's obsession with the restaurant was revealed when he tore up a letter meant for Cheng Lam and tried to claim ownership.

• cheng lam
• family
• restaurant
• hostage
• murders

Inspector Lee grew suspicious of Wong after investigating the restaurant and noticing inconsistencies in his story about purchasing the establishment. As forensic evidence linked one dismembered arm to Chan Lai Chun (Cheng Lam's mother-in-law), Lee pieced together the connection. When Robert and Bo caught Wong attempting to flee into China to destroy evidence, Lee realized Wong's innocence was an illusion and that he had orchestrated the murders to take over the restaurant.

• inspector lee
• investigation
• evidence
• capture
• murder

Pearl, a waitress at the Eight Immortals Restaurant, became a victim when Wong brutally assaulted and dismembered her. This killing followed his pattern of eliminating anyone who threatened to expose his secrets or stand in his way. As police closed in on Wong, his paranoia intensified, leading him to silence Pearl in a calculated act of cruelty similar to his previous murders.

• pearl
• waitress
• murder
• dismemberment
• restaurant

Inspector Lee and his team subjected Wong to intense torture during interrogation, using both physical beatings and psychological torment, including drug injections, to extract a confession. Despite his denials, the relentless pressure eventually broke Wong's spirit, forcing him to confess to the murders. Lee resorted to these extreme methods believing Wong was responsible for the brutal killings.

• torture
• interrogation
• confession
• inspector lee
• police brutality

Wong attempted suicide by slashing his wrist while in jail, driven to despair by the relentless brutality he faced from both Inspector Lee's interrogation tactics and his cellmate Cheng Poon (Cheng Lam's younger brother), who inflicting constant torment. The suicide attempt was a desperate escape from his suffering, though authorities rescued him just in time.

• suicide
• jail
• desperation
• cheng poon
• torture

The dismembered limbs found on a Macau beach in 1986 belonged to several victims, including Chan Lai Chun, who was Cheng Lam's mother-in-law. This forensic link revealed that Cheng Lam's family members had been murdered and their bodies dismembered, connecting the restaurant owner to the gruesome discovery. The revelation suggested Wong had killed Cheng Lam's entire family before setting the restaurant on fire.

• macau
• dismembered bodies
• chan lai chun
• cheng lam
• forensic

Wong attempted to flee across the border into China to eliminate evidence linking him to the murders. However, Robert and Bo caught him in the act of attempting to escape. Rather than achieving freedom, Wong was apprehended, tightening the investigation around him and leading to his eventual capture and exposure.

• escape
• china border
• capture
• evidence
• robert
• bo

The rigged Mahjong game served as the trigger for the story's tragic climax. After losing the rigged game, Wong's desperation reached its peak, leading to the hostage situation where he killed Cheng Lam's family members. This moment represented the final breakdown of Wong's sanity and his violent response to losing control over the situation.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Wong was caught cheating at Mahjong by a waiter, which led to that waiter's murder.

• mahjong
• rigged game
• climax
• hostage
• desperation